Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

early morning.

The first rays of sunlight pierced through the thin mist over the city of East.

The underground laboratory at 12 Golden Oak Street had been lit up all night.

Ian sat at the lab table, his eyes bloodshot, but his gaze sharp as an eagle's.

On the table was the draft of the fusion recipe that he had just finished last night.

The room was filled with rich earth elemental fluctuations. Last night, he had urgently refined the blood essence of the Earth Savage Bear and the Rock Armor Demon Bear.

Gaga was curled up on a small mat in the corner of the lab table, fast asleep.

The shadow lines on his back rose and fell slightly with his breathing.

Ian's gaze fell on the core part of the recipe draft, his fingertips lightly tapping the refining steps that had just been deduced.

The main ingredient of this new potion is the complete blood essence of a whole Earth Bear, which contains extremely faint traces of the Earth's rules.

And three portions of purified Rock Armor Demon Bear Blood Essence that reached Tier 1 quality.

Add one portion of second-tier rock lizard molting powder, which contains the "adaptive transformation" property, to enhance the compatibility of the medicine.

He also made some adjustments to the auxiliary materials.

100 grams of leyline crystal powder, purity requirement 99% or higher; 200 ml of millennium stalactite, to be collected at dawn from leyline nodes; and the complete rootstock of the Iron-spine Vine King, preserving its active tissue.

The five-hundred-year-old Stone Heart Vine's marrow and the essence of the moon's soul are still needed as an energy harmonizer and buffer.

Ian's gaze lingered for a moment on the item "Complete Rhizome of Iron-Spine Vine King".

This was originally one of the most difficult materials to obtain. Iron-spine vines usually grow deep in the earth's veins and are extremely aggressive.

The roots of a mature Vine King are equivalent to the defensive strength of a late-stage Level 2 Body Refinement Wizard.

But surprisingly, there was such a piece in the last batch of materials that Aisha sent.

Although it was only the length of a palm, the roots were intact and the surface was still covered with fresh soil, indicating that it had been collected recently.

"Aishia... she's really going all out to form an alliance."

Ian muttered to himself, drawing his attention back to the recipe.

He had already perfected the formula and deduced its effects.

He named this potion "Earth Tyrant Potion".

This mixture has completely broken away from the framework of the original two medicines.

It takes the third breakthrough effect of [Original Bloodline Tracing] as its core, and deeply integrates the "source information" of two bear bloodlines.

Then, complex earth vein materials are used to solidify the regular layers.

After taking it, it's not just a simple "strengthening" of the body, but a complete sublimation from the flesh to the blood.

The first effect of the potion is permanent physical enhancement.

The power level can be raised to the late-stage level 2 Body Refinement Wizard, capable of tearing through refined gold with bare hands.

The skin gains natural defense equivalent to a "Level 2 Initial Force Field".

Bone density and toughness reach the level of a second-order extraordinary organism.

The second effect is an enhanced version of Earth Resonance: [Child of the Ley Lines].

You can gain a permanent "Earth Leyline Affinity," which doubles the effects of earth magic when standing on the ground.

Physical impacts are automatically transmitted to the depths of the earth's veins to reduce damage, and the ability to vaguely perceive the movement of medium-sized and larger organisms and the direction of the earth's veins within a radius of tens of kilometers is also possible.

What Ian cared about most was a proactive ability he had derived: the Body of Usa.

Users can activate "Usa Avatar" once a day, which lasts for five minutes.

During the transformation, the phantom of an ancient giant bear appears behind him, its outline synchronized with his movements, enhancing the attack range and momentum.

Gain the "Legion Support" effect, half of all damage received is transferred to the ley lines.

Strength is increased by an additional 500%, and attacks are accompanied by a "shockwave" effect that can transmit attacks through objects.

"This is truly... a perfect bloodline potion!"

Ian put down his quill and took a deep breath.

But this is just a theoretical deduction; it remains on paper.

"To truly master it, several key issues still need to be addressed."

First, a deep integration of information from the two bloodline origins.

The blood essence of the Earth Bear contains the imprint of the "origin of the earth veins," which is profound, domineering, and close to the rule.

The Rock Bear is marked by "flowing solid rock," which is tough, malleable, and possesses ultimate defense on a material level.

They share the same origin, but their forms of expression are vastly different.

Forced fusion can lead to drug conflicts at best, and bloodline backlash at worst, causing the user's body to collapse.

"Also, regarding the guidance for the [Original Bloodline] special effect..."

This is the core of the drug, and also the biggest challenge.

Ian needs to use his own spiritual power as a medium to guide the "source information" of the two bloodlines to resonate, merge, and finally solidify within the alchemy array.

This process requires precise timing down to the millisecond level, as well as a preliminary understanding of the fragments of the Earth's rules.

"The final step is to construct the leyline node alchemy array."

When he modified the formula, he cleverly utilized the earth vein nodes to build a bloodline alchemy array.

The underground laboratory at 12 Golden Oak Street, though close to a small tributary of the earth vein, is not considered a "living node".

Ian needs to find a suitable location first and set up a guiding array to temporarily draw in the earth's ley line energy.

Each question is enough to stump the vast majority of second-tier potion masters.

But Ian's eyes showed no fear, only eager excitement.

Outside the laboratory, the footsteps of early risers began to echo on Golden Oak Street.

Gaga rolled over, opened her eyes groggily, and saw Ian still sitting in front of the lab table. She tilted her head.

"Ian, you're not asleep?"

"It'll be ready soon." Ian didn't open his eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse.

The quack fluttered its wings and flew to his shoulder, its little claws gently scratching his collar.

"You're too tired, take a rest."

"Wait until I solve the last problem."

Ian finally opened his eyes, his pupils flashing with a mixture of silver and blood-red light.

He grabbed a quill pen and quickly scribbled a few lines in the blank space of the formula draft.

"The key to fusion: using the rhizomes of the Iron-spine Vine King as the 'skeleton' to construct a temporary bloodline network."

Iron-spine vines are naturally endowed with extremely strong energy conduction and structural toughness, and their rhizomes contain a natural network of "energy conduits".

First, use the [Original Blood Tracing] technique to inject the properties of the Rock Armor Blood Essence into the vine stem, giving it a "plastic rock structure".

Then guide the "earth vein origin" of the Earth Bear's essence blood along this network, let it flow, permeate, and finally deeply merge with the characteristics of the rock armor.

"The alchemy array is located three meters northeast of the laboratory, seventeen meters underground, at the intersection of a faint energy vein."

Although it is not a true "live node", a similar environment can be temporarily simulated through a complex guiding array.

"The optimal time to guide the 【Original Blood Tracing】 is when the temperature of the medicinal liquid rises to 187 degrees Celsius and the first 'mountain phantom' appears within it..."

After the two bloodline origins resonate initially, the rules must be guided within three seconds, otherwise the medicinal properties will solidify and fail...

Having written this far, all the key issues have been resolved.

Ian put down his pen and let out a long breath.

The cackling dog nuzzled his cheek against his shoulder. "Ian, are you done writing?"

"Yes, the theoretical part is fine now."

Ian rubbed his slightly throbbing temples. "Next... is practice."

He stood up, walked to the storage cabinet in the corner of the laboratory, and opened the cabinet door.

Inside, all the materials were neatly stacked, along with various auxiliary materials that Adele had been procuring over the past few days.

Main materials:

A specially made crystal bottle, inside which is a dark brown liquid like solidified magma, is the complete heart blood essence of a second-tier Earth Bear.

The three smaller crystal bottles contained a dark golden, viscous liquid, which was the blood essence of a first-tier rock-armored demon bear.

A section of the Iron-spine Vine King rhizome, about the length of a palm, with a grayish-brown outer skin and intact rootlets.

The main and auxiliary materials were plentiful, enough for him to conduct three complete refining experiments.

Ian did not begin immediately.

He first walked to the center of the laboratory, sat cross-legged, and entered a state of deep meditation.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the pale golden crystalline core slowly rotated, and the consumed spiritual energy began to recover rapidly.

Half an hour later, Ian opened his eyes again, his eyes no longer tired, but clear and bright.

He stood up and walked to the lab table.

Step 1: Setting up the Alchemy Array

Ian walked to the northeast corner of the laboratory and placed his hands on the ground.

Mental energy, like the finest probe, seeps into the ground.

One meter, three meters, ten meters...seventeen meters.

"Found it."

Two faint energy lines converge here, indicating a stable flow of ley line energy.

Ian took out twelve specially made runestones from his dimensional ring.

These stones are dark yellow and their surfaces are covered with intricate earth runes.

This is the "Earth Vein Guide Stone" recorded in Aisha's Notes.

He buried the runestones in the ground in specific locations, and gently touched each stone with his fingertip.

Pale golden energy threads surged forth, activating the runes.

"Buzz..."

A deep hum resounded, and the twelve rune stones simultaneously lit up with a dark yellow light.

The rays of light connected with each other, forming a complex magic circle on the ground with a diameter of two meters.

At the center of the magic circle, the earth's energy began to slowly gather, and the air became heavy, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on our shoulders.

"Temporary ley line node... complete."

Ian let out a breath; this first step had consumed nearly ten percent of his mental energy.

The second step is the pretreatment of the main materials.

Ian returned to the lab table, reading "The Wizard: My Skills Can Break Through Infinite Limits," enjoying his reading time. He placed the Earth Bear and the Rock Armored Demon Bear Blood Essence together.

With both hands pressed lightly, the "Original Blood Tracing" special effect, which breaks the limit three times, is activated!

The pale golden energy threads split into two strands and penetrated into the two materials.

This time, he's not just activating it, but also "tracing back to the source".

Within the essence of the Earth Bear, a colossal, mountain-like phantom of an ancient Earth Bear began to appear.

The heavy, turbulent energy made the air in the laboratory almost freeze.

On the Rock Armor Demon Bear's side, a slightly smaller but more solid ancient rock bear phantom appeared, letting out a silent roar.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ian's forehead as his mental energy was depleted like a tidal wave.

He carefully guided the tracing process, gradually clarifying and strengthening the "source information" of the two types of blood essence...

This process lasted a full three hours.

When Ian retrieved the energy threads, the two materials had undergone a fundamental change.

The Earth Bear Blood Essence changed from dark brown to dark gold, and the golden law fragments inside expanded into complete law patterns, flowing slowly like the veins of the earth.

The blood essence of the Rock Armor Demon Bear changed from dark gold to amber, and natural rock-like textures emerged inside, indicating a significant increase in its energy level.

"Tracing the source complete... We can begin the fusion process."

The most crucial step is the treatment of the roots and stems of the Iron Ridge Vine King.

Ian picked up the root of the Iron-Spine King and placed it on a specially made jade tray.

Instead of cutting it directly, he first soaked it in diluted lunar essence for ten minutes to soften the skin's defensive structure.

Mental energy pierced the microscopic structure of the vine stem like fine needles, guiding the dormant energy channels to awaken.

"We must not damage the structure...we also need to 'awaken' the extraordinary information."

On the surface of the vine stem, fine, natural vein-like patterns emerge, undulating slightly under the heat, as if they were alive.

Next, Ian used his mental power to atomize the essence after tracing the source into extremely fine dewdrops, which he then sprinkled evenly on the surface of the vine stems.

"Sizzle..."

As the amber liquid seeped in, the originally rigid energy patterns began to soften and become more elastic, without losing their essential rock-like characteristics.

The color of the vine stems gradually changes from grayish-brown to dark gold, with a rock-like luster flowing across the surface.

"The skeleton is complete."

Ian carefully placed the processed vine stems into a specially made obsidian crucible.

The final step is the fusion of the main ingredients.

Ian slowly poured the traced blood of the Earth Bear into the crucible, just enough to submerge two-thirds of the vine stem.

With a light press of the left hand, invisible vibrations seeped into the crucible, resonating with the laws and patterns within the essence blood, while simultaneously activating the rock armor properties already injected into the vine stem.

"Buzz..."

A low humming sound rang out, and the liquid inside the crucible began to slowly rotate.

Dark golden essence blood flowed and permeated along the energy conduit network of the vine stem...

The source information of the two bloodlines began to slowly merge along this "skeleton".

Ian was completely focused, his mental energy like the most precise probe, penetrating deep into the merging medicinal liquid.

He "saw" the dark golden earth vein essence and the amber-colored rock armor characteristics begin to converge and intertwine...

Eventually, they began to merge into a completely new and more advanced form of energy.

This process lasted a full two hours.

When the last trace of rock armor characteristics merged with the earth's ley line essence, the color of the liquid in the crucible suddenly changed!

The mixture of dark gold and amber transforms into a deep, "dark gold liquid".

Inside, a complete golden earth vein pattern slowly flows, and the gaps between the veins reveal natural rock-like textures.

"Initial fusion successful..."

Ian let out a soft sigh and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Step 5: Addition of auxiliary materials and regular curing

Ian evenly sprinkled the leyline crystal powder into the crucible.

The moment the powder came into contact with the liquid medicine, the entire crucible trembled violently!

The pure earth energy within the ley lines surged into the medicinal liquid like a flood, triggering a violent energy surge.

Ian was prepared. He formed hand seals and channeled his spiritual energy into the medicine, forcibly stabilizing its effects.

At the same time, it contains millennia-old stone milk.

The milky white liquid seeped in, acting as the gentlest buffer, calming the violent energy clashes.

Next came the century-old stone heart vine marrow, rock lizard molted skin powder...

The addition of each auxiliary material makes the regular structure of the medicine solution more stable and complete.

When all the auxiliary materials were added, the medicine solution had completely stabilized.

The color was fixed as "dark gold amber," and the central vine skeleton had completely melted, becoming part of the medicinal liquid.

The energy fluctuations were restrained yet surging, like a miniature earth sealed inside a crucible.

The final step: guidance on [Original Blood Tracing].

Ian moved the crucible to the center of the alchemy array.

The dark yellow light of the magic circle enveloped the crucible, and the earth's energy surged in like a tide.

The temperature of the medicine solution began to rise slowly.

180 degrees...185 degrees...187 degrees!

Just as the temperature reached 187 degrees.

The liquid medicine in the crucible suddenly boiled!

In the center of the dark gold-amber liquid, a miniature "mountain silhouette" appeared!

It features mountains, valleys, and a network of geological formations... like a moving, three-dimensional map.

"Now!"

Ian placed his hands lightly above the crucible, activating the full power of the "Original Blood Tracing" effect of the [Bloodline Purification Technique]!

The pale golden energy threads, like the most precise carving knife, seeped into the medicinal liquid, following the veins of the illusory mountain shadows, and began the final guidance of the rules.

It's not a simple fusion of energy; it's a "branding and solidification" at the level of rules.

He wanted to permanently imprint the fusion of the two bloodline origins into the medicinal liquid in the form of rules.

This process requires extreme mental control and a basic understanding of the laws of the earth.

Ian's forehead veins bulged, and he was sweating profusely.

His mental energy poured out like a flood.

Three seconds... two seconds... one second...

"It's done!"

The illusory mountain shape suddenly shrank, transforming into a tiny, complex dark gold rune that merged into the depths of the medicinal liquid.

The color of the medicine liquid changed from dark golden amber to a deeper "earth amber".

There are no longer any illusory shadows flowing inside; there is only a stable, solid-like, heavy texture.

"This is a second-tier bloodline potion... To prevent any accidents, it needs to be encrypted."

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the Seed of Stars began to vibrate.

Ian carefully controlled a wisp of his mental energy, slowly permeating it into the crucible.

This process must not damage the structural integrity of the drug.

Finally, a trace of the rules of a fourth-level Morning Star Wizard silently merged into the potion.

"Sizzle..."

After a slight popping sound, the liquid medicine completed its final setting.

Ian took out a specially made, heavy crystal bottle and carefully poured the medicine into it.

The liquid, viscous like melted amber, flowed slowly inside the bottle, with what appeared to be mountains rising and falling within.

He held the crystal bottle up to the light.

The liquid inside the bottle refracted a thick and brilliant luster, as if sealing a miniature earth within it.

"It's a success..."

Ian said softly, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

The "Earth Tyrant Elixir" should be an extremely special second-tier bloodline elixir.

It is a masterpiece that combines almost all of Ian's current potion-making skills with witchcraft.

Upon consumption, one permanently gains the "Child of the Leyline" trait, their physical body is strengthened to the level of a late-stage Level 2 Body Refinement Wizard, and they can activate "Usa Avatar" once a day...

After Ian closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings for a while, he still felt some regret.

"The timeframe was a bit rushed, and there were some side effects."

Because of the characteristics of "Children of the Earth's Ley Lines," they will gradually weaken if they are separated from the earth for a long time.

The stubborn traits of her personality, which are deeply rooted in the earth, will require additional effort to mitigate when she attempts to become a Level 3 wizard.

"The encryption is good. Every dose of the potion is under my control. Anyone who tries to disassemble it will trigger self-destruction."

He placed the medicine on the lab table and let out a long breath.

Only then did I feel the overwhelming fatigue wash over me.

The high-intensity refining process, which lasted for more than ten consecutive hours, consumed an astonishing amount of mental energy.

Ian slumped into the chair, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing to recover.

The little bird flew over and landed on his lap, nuzzling his hand with its head.

"Ian, you're amazing!"

"It was just one success." Ian opened his eyes and rubbed its little head.

"I have two more sets of materials; I need to refine two more for later use."

"No, you need to rest now!"

Gaga, unusually assertive, nudged his arm with her little paws.

Ian smiled. "Okay, whatever you say."

He definitely needs a rest.

He no longer worried about Adele's upcoming practical assessment.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expressions those eyes hiding in the shadows will have."

This potion isn't perfect yet, but it's already enough to bring about another qualitative change in Adel's strength.

Of course, she needs to pay her a sufficient fee.

He believed that Adeline would definitely give him a satisfactory answer.

"My star crystals... and even star fragments, are finally settled!"

Ian carefully put away the [Earth Tyrant Potion], then stood up and walked to the rest area in the corner of the laboratory.

After lying down, I quickly fell into a deep sleep.