Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 360 Inherited Witchcraft Array

The Shadow Assassin Wizard clearly hadn't expected that he would be no match for Su Nan.

Based on his own assessment, even if Su Nan was a second-ring wizard, he, as a peak first-ring wizard, should at least be able to withstand one or two spells.

Then, he used his most proficient shadow magic to escape.

However, because of the blood magic absorption, he didn't even have the strength to escape.

"No! Even a second-ring wizard can't just kill me like this. Open the inheritance magic array!"

The Shadow Assassin Wizard used all his magic and whispered a short incantation.

With this short incantation, a powerful shadow energy erupted from him, enveloping the entire laboratory in a pale shadow.

A magical force from a distant place descended upon this laboratory.

Su Nan saw that the Shadow Assassin Wizard was surrounded by 317 unique shadow runes of their school, each with many meanings.

Different shadow runes combined to create thousands of low-level shadow magic spells. These shadow magic spells then combined again to form the pale shadow that now covered Su Nan's laboratory in Peter Castle.

Su Nan frowned. Just now, the Shadow Assassin Wizard, who had almost lost all his magic power, chanted a spell, and then a magical amplification that could resist his own power erupted from his body.

"A inherited witchcraft array?"

"I didn't see him use it when I fought the Shadow Sword Wizard before. Is it a special magic circle that the Pure White School recently built?"

The Arcane Leap Ring on Su Nan's hand flashed, and he teleported to the outside of Peter's Castle. At that moment, the Shadow Assassin Wizard had also used Shadow Step to arrive in the woods outside the castle.

Seeing Su Nan chasing after him, the Shadow Assassin Wizard was filled with a mixture of terror and madness. "Don't force me!"

"Shadow Thorn".

His shadow stretched rapidly, turning into a sharp spike that pierced towards Su Nan.

However, before the Shadow Assassin could get close to Su Nan, it was blocked by Su Nan's Permanent Defensive Field.

Seeing this, the Shadow Assassin Wizard became even more frightened and recited the incantation again. Then, after 0.7 seconds, magic from afar descended upon him, and he once again unleashed tremendous magical power.

The Shadow Assassin was enveloped in shadow magic, and three hundred and seventeen shadow runes appeared around him once again. At the same time, pale shadows appeared beneath his feet and spread outwards.

Upon seeing this, Su Nan raised an eyebrow.

"I see."

"The Pure White School seems to have a formation that can draw magical power, amplify it in a wizard at a great distance, and unleash magical power beyond his original level in an instant."

"This is different from the Wizard's Tower."

The Shadow Assassin continued chanting incantations. Under the blessing of the Shadow School's inherited magic array, the Pale Shadow Array, his own shadow split into two, and each shadow changed, donning a mask from which crimson eyes shone.

This is a special spell of the Pure White School—Shadow Demon.

Then, the two shadow demons rose from the ground, each wielding four shadow daggers. They roared and charged towards Su Nan.

In Su Nan's perception, each shadow demon, amplified by the inherited witch array, possessed an aura surpassing that of a first-ring wizard.

Moreover, what Su Nan was even more concerned about was how this spell of the Pure White School could have a trace of the aura of a real abyss demon.

Either they had encountered an abyss demon and captured it through special means, obtaining a wisp of its aura, or... the Pure White School has some issues.

Two shadow demons, one on the left and one on the right, simultaneously used four shadow daggers to frantically stab at Su Nan.

They sometimes use stealth steps to exchange positions, and sometimes they use stealth steps to disappear into the shadows, making them impossible to guard against.

The Shadow Assassin Wizard was clearly going all in. He had already had most of his mana drained by Su Nan, and even with the blessing of the inherited magic array, he was burning his own life force as mana.

However, because the fear that Su Nan had instilled in him was too great, he could only fight desperately.

The Shadow Assassin Wizard, his eyes red, said, "Let me go."

"Once I leave, these shadow demons will disappear. These shadow demons are relentless; even if I burn all my life force, as long as I don't break the spell, they can still draw enough magic power from the inherited magic array I've opened to deal with you."

"I just want to leave."

Su Nan gave him a strange look, and at the same time, in human form, he condensed his permanent defensive field into two Brown Shields, and then easily blocked the attacks of the two shadow demons.

The Shadow Assassin Wizard's eyes widened. "Could it be that even as a peak first-ring wizard, having activated the inheritance magic array, I can't harm a second-ring wizard? Is this the power of a second-ring wizard?!"

Su Nan said, "You seem to have misunderstood something."

He snapped his fingers, and instantly the Shadow Assassin Wizard saw a huge wound appear on his waist, from which blood gushed out. Su Nan raised his right hand, on which five semi-transparent blood rings swirled, each ring rotating at a certain speed and in a certain order.

Su Nan activated [Blood Magic Absorption] again, absorbing all of the opponent's blood and mana. He even used this magic to strip away the mana amplification from the inherited witch array and absorbed that mana as well.

Su Nan said, "I just found it interesting because you used two types of magic that I've never seen before, and I wanted to observe them more closely."

"However, the observation is now complete."

The next moment, Su Nan used the magical power absorbed by [Blood Magic] to unleash Blood Arcane Missiles. Instantly, five blood-red arcane missiles appeared in front of Su Nan. Four of the missiles struck the two shadow demons, completely disintegrating and destroying them.

One of the shots struck the Shadow Assassin Wizard in the abdomen, shattering his defensive barrier and knocking him unconscious.

If Su Nan hadn't deliberately held back, he would be dead by now.

After all, from the start of the battle until now, Su Nan had been using [Blood Magic Drain] to absorb his mana. The absorbed mana was temporarily stored in the five blood rings, and then burst forth all at once when Su Nan cast Blood Arcane Missiles.

In other words, the Shadow Assassin Wizard was defeated by the power of the inherited magic array he himself had obtained.

A werewolf hunter messenger leaped over and injected the Shadow Assassin with wolf venom, crippling his fighting ability. Meanwhile, Su Nan used a Thousand-Year Sleep Curse to seal his magic.

Looking at the small piece of Rye Mistress's blood remaining in his hand, Su Nan said, "In this way, the path of the vampire mage is mostly clear."

"The core of Blood Arcane Magic is Blood Magic Absorption. By combining Blood Magic Absorption with Blood Magic Absorption, one can absorb the opponent's blood and mana during battle, and use this mana to launch more powerful spell attacks."

"Judging from the data from the actual battle just now, the effect is outstanding."

Su Nan pondered, "Thanks to the Pure White School's inherited witchcraft array, I have better practical data."

Aside from his own permanent defensive field, he hadn't used any magic outside the Blood Arcane system.

"The rest are just minor issues. Even high-ranking vampires find it difficult to master arcane magic, such exquisite and complex magic."

"Therefore, I also need to devise a simplified version of blood arcane magic, so that even high-ranking vampires with lower aptitude can learn it. Besides that, I need to add arcane bloodlines to vampires."

Su Nan looked at the Shadow Assassin Wizard, whose neck was being held by his werewolf hound. "And that Pure White School... looks like their background isn't clean enough."

"Information regarding the inheritance of witchcraft formations is also worth questioning."

Southern Jiangsu is very interested in this.

That inherited magic array could powerfully amplify a wizard from a thousand miles away. If I could obtain it, it might be of great help to me.

Su Nan said to the werewolf in front of him, "Lock him up in the same cell I used to imprison Rye Mistress. That should be enough."

"After I deal with the black hole creature, I need to find time to interrogate him."

"The number of prisons in the Rye Underground is still too small. They need to be expanded."

Su Nan turned and entered the laboratory, snapping his fingers to restore the items in the laboratory that had been rearranged due to the battle.

"AI, develop a plan to simplify blood arcane magic and reduce casting costs."

Su Nan gave the order, and at the same time, he continued to conduct experiments using the blood of the Rye Muse.

(End of this chapter)