Above the mage

Chapter 712 Phase Two: Storm Soul

Upon returning to Valles Island, God and his group immediately handed over the eyeballs of over a hundred Ironfeathered Eagle Beasts to Leonard, the administrator of Grey Reef Harbor.

Leonard, who had been anxiously waiting, immediately expressed his deepest gratitude to them.

The previous promises were immediately fulfilled.

Knowing that Gao De and the others were in a hurry, Leonard was extremely efficient.

Everything was coordinated in less than half a day, and a medium-sized speedboat that was well-suited to the near-shore environment of Valles Island and had extremely high speed was arranged for them.

The Clippers are equipped with three-gun sails and a low-level wind-elemental amplification array.

It can withstand the wind and waves of the near sea and also use the wind to increase the speed of navigation.

They even specially arranged experienced crew members to personally escort the passengers throughout the journey to ensure their safety.

Without lingering, the group quickly packed their belongings, boarded the speedboat, set sail, and headed towards the Plantagenet Dynasty.

Days at sea are tedious and monotonous.

Looking out, all you see is the endless blue sea and the occasional seabirds soaring across the sky.

The long voyage was particularly difficult.

Fortunately, everyone was a monk, with a calm and composed mind. They usually focused on their own cultivation, so they were able to pass the time at their leisure.

Having fought side-by-side in the battle to exterminate beasts on Shallow Beach Island, the initial awkwardness among them had long since disappeared, and they had gained a general understanding of each other's strengths and methods.

The most noticeable change is in people's attitudes toward Gaode.

Even Cedric, who initially looked down on Gao De and thought he was just there to fill a spot, has clearly stopped being so dismissive and started to treat Gao De as an equal teammate, though he hasn't become overly enthusiastic.

Occasionally, she would even take the initiative to chat with him about her views on magic, and the previous awkwardness was gone.

Space on the ship was limited, and everyone was constantly in each other's sights. As they spent more and more time together, their relationships grew even closer.

It is clear that Fritz's ice-breaking trip was not a random act; every step was carefully planned.

It was this extremely demanding task that truly transformed the previously disorganized team into a cohesive unit.

On the morning of the third day of the voyage, just as dawn was breaking, Gao De was sitting in his cabin practicing the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture".

Suddenly, a faint yet clear mental fluctuation came, carrying a hint of restlessness and joy.

A slight thought crossed his mind, and he stopped his cultivation.

It's Boeing.

Gao De immediately cast [Wild Agility+], summoning Boeing.

A figure in blue appeared in the center of the cabin.

Visibly, the blue light around Boeing was several times more intense than usual, and the wind element energy on its body was fluctuating violently.

However, it did not spread out in a chaotic manner, but rather presented an orderly convergence.

Boeing is finally about to evolve into the second stage of Storm Soul!

A year and a half ago, in the battle in the secondary plane of wind element, Boeing swallowed the energy core of a peak fifth-order wind element creature, and has been in a state of "overeating" ever since.

At that time, Boeing was just the first-stage Storm Soul.

Other first-order creatures would either be unable to swallow such a high-level energy core, or they would collapse due to energy overload as soon as they swallowed it.

Only Boeing, with its extraordinary potential rooted in the wilderness, managed to pull through.

However, digesting this energy core will take a long time.

And it took a full year and a half to develop.

In fact, as early as half a month ago, Boeing had already basically digested the fifth-order wind element energy core that belonged to the Wind Dragon.

This is also why it was able to successfully exert its wind-transforming ability on the shallow island and silently lurk beside the wind-eroded core.

It's important to know that before the energy core is fully digested, its ability to generate wind is actually sealed and cannot be used.

After completely digesting the fifth-order energy core, Boeing entered an evolutionary state.

However, evolution is not something that can be achieved overnight; it will take some time.

For the past two weeks, it has been undergoing a steady transformation, making steady progress towards the second phase of Storm Soul.

Now, this is the final moment.

At this moment, the blue light around Boeing became even more dazzling, and its humanoid figure began to swell slightly.

The body, which was originally loosely formed from wind elements, began to solidify more and more.

Fine blue lines gradually appeared on the skin, like the traces of the wind, flowing with pure wind element energy.

It curled up slightly, its eyes closed.

The wind elemental energy around him began to gather wildly, forming a small vortex that kept spinning around him.

Gao De held his breath and stared intently at Boeing.

The core of the second stage is to condense the energy core, which is a crucial step in the advancement of Wild Soul.

Amidst the whirlwind, Boeing's body suddenly jolted violently.

The azure light around him surged again, and the dazzling light almost filled the entire room.

The next moment, a crisp energy hum rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a small, rice-grain-sized blue light spot began to condense on Boeing's chest.

That was the prototype of its energy core.

This nascent core is entirely white, with a faint bluish halo.

It slowly rotated on Boeing's chest, gradually growing larger, becoming fuller and more solid.

During the process, Boeing's body occasionally trembled slightly, and the energy fluctuations around him were briefly disrupted.

Clearly, even with the foundation of a fifth-order energy core, the process of condensing an energy core is not easy.

At this moment, the wind-eroded core that had been swallowed not long ago came into play.

It acts like a "Rising Ring Potion," providing Boeing with stable and powerful energy, assisting Boeing in concentrating its energy core.

After about half an hour, the energy core on Boeing's chest was finally completely condensed.

It was a diamond-sized cyan crystal, completely transparent, with fine wind patterns flowing across its surface, radiating pure and stable wind elemental energy as it rotated.

Its appearance was somewhat similar to the wind element core of the wind dragon it had swallowed.

As the energy core took shape, the whirlwind around Boeing gradually dissipated, and the dazzling blue light also subsided considerably.

However, the aura surrounding it underwent a dramatic change.

In its first stage, it feels somewhat superficial.

These superficial feelings have now completely disappeared, replaced by a calm and refined sense of power.

Boeing slowly opened his eyes. Those eyes, formed from wind elements, became even brighter, revealing a hint of agility and clarity.

It stretched its body, and its originally solid body became more flexible. The blue patterns all over its body shimmered slightly, as if it had come to life, and slowly flowed along the contours of its body.

With just a slight movement, a faint wind element energy lingers around the body.

It tried to activate the energy core within its body, and the sea breeze was drawn in through the window cracks, dancing around it.

It can even be manipulated to quickly converge into several small whirlwinds, which can then move flexibly through the cabin.

Sometimes it spirals upwards, sometimes it darts down, precisely avoiding the tables and chairs.

The second-stage Storm Soul, with its more precise and powerful "Qi Control" ability than before, is far more powerful than the second stage.

Although precise testing was impossible on the ship at this moment, Gao De observed the abundant and violent energy within Boeing through Mandora's Eye and had already reached a conclusion in his mind:

Its strength is at least at the peak of the third tier, and it even faintly touches the threshold of the fourth tier.

The energy core of a fifth-order elemental creature was used to create a third-order peak Storm Soul, which is an extremely high energy conversion efficiency.

Most importantly, the formation of this energy core signifies that Boeing has truly broken free from its dependence on AutoNavi.

It has the ability to absorb free wind element energy from the outside world on its own.

From then on, it no longer needed to rely on Gaode to provide magical materials and energy crystals for nourishment. It could automatically absorb the wind element energy between heaven and earth simply through the energy core in its chest.

Just like a mage meditating and cultivating, one can steadily improve their strength, and even accumulate energy slowly while asleep, with the growth rate only getting faster and faster.

Glug glug~

Boeing, having completed its evolution, excitedly circled around Gaode, its cyan light growing ever brighter.

It emitted bursts of cheerful vibrations, as if it were trying to curry favor with Gaode, or perhaps it was eager to show off its new capabilities.

"Come on, let me test your quality," Gao De said to Boeing, equally pleased.

Glug glug!

Boeing was even more excited, as it was eager to show off its new power.

Upon hearing Gao De's words, it immediately transformed into a streak of azure light and crashed towards Gao De.

Without any violent collision, the cyan figure gently dispersed the moment it hit Gao De's body, transforming into a layer of fine cyan light patterns that evenly adhered to Gao De's limbs and bones.

This is one of Boeing's core capabilities: possession.

Almost the instant the light patterns adhered, Gao De felt an indescribable sense of lightness instantly fill his entire body.

It felt as if all the weight had been removed from my body, and even breathing became incredibly easy.

In the past, casting the [Flight] spell required consciously maintaining magical power and manipulating airflow.

That sense of suspension carried a hint of deliberate stiffness.

At this moment, he seemed to merge with the wind around him, feeling the airflow flowing around him and supporting his body.

With a thought, without activating any magic, he simply waved his hand, and a gentle yet powerful breeze immediately arose, steadily pushing open the tightly closed cabin window.

Gao De jumped out of the open window.

He didn't use the [Flight Technique], but his body seemed to have its own consciousness, soaring up and hovering steadily above the sea.

A strong sea breeze swept over me, carrying the salty smell of the waves.

If an ordinary mage were to fly, such a sea breeze would be enough to interfere with their flight posture, requiring them to fight against it.

However, Gaode didn't feel uncomfortable at all; on the contrary, it felt quite at home.

Even with the fiercest sea breeze, his body remained as steady as a mountain, and he could even easily adjust his flight angle according to the direction of the sea breeze.

The medium-sized speedboat they were traveling in wasn't very big to begin with, and Cedric and the others were all mages with keen senses.

The unusual wind element energy fluctuations emanating from Gao De's room had already attracted the attention of everyone on the ship.

However, they were all mages with a strong sense of boundaries, so they did not disturb him rashly, nor did they try to find out Gaode's secrets.

But subconsciously focusing on Gaode Maps was an instinctive action.

So, the moment Gao De leaped out of the cabin window and took to the air, Cedric, Gareth, and the others all looked over at the same time.

They didn't take it seriously at first, just assuming that Gaode had been cooped up on the ship for too long and wanted to get some fresh air, so he circled around a few times.

But just as they were about to look away, everyone froze, their calm expressions fading, replaced by undisguised shock.

Under their watchful eyes, Gao De did not pause at all. Following the direction of the sea breeze, he drew a beautiful crescent arc around the ship with smooth and light movements, and then sped away in the direction the ship was heading.

only..

"How can he be so fast?!" Aria exclaimed, her mouth agape as she watched God's figure rapidly shrink in her vision.

She can fly too.

This is an essential skill for a third-ring mage.

However, there is a world of difference between a mage's flight and true flight.

Because a mage's flight is essentially a skill that requires deliberate maintenance.

Just like swimming, no matter how good you are at swimming, you can't compete with a fish in terms of speed or agility.

The same applies to flying.

While in flight, a mage's agility is greatly reduced.

Dodging and changing direction, which can be easily done on land, become slow and difficult in flight, and may even require more mana to adjust posture.

Another factor is speed; a mage's flying speed is far inferior to that of a true bird-like superhuman creature.

The flight speed of the Three-Ring Mage is generally 15-20 miles per hour (24-32 kilometers per hour), which is roughly equivalent to the speed of a galloping horse.

The flight speed of a fourth-circle mage will double, reaching 30-40 miles per hour (48-64 kilometers per hour), like a strong wind passing by, covering a mile in just a few breaths.

For example, her cultivation method is wind-based, which naturally makes her stand out in terms of speed.

Even so, her flight speed was only close to the upper limit of a third-circle mage's flight speed, which is 32 kilometers per hour.

At this moment, although there was no accurate data on the speed that God was displaying, Arya's senses told her that it had definitely surpassed the flight speed of Cedric, Gareth, and other fourth-ring mages.

"Flight speed at the level of a fourth-circle mage..." On the deck, Cedric stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the departing God, muttering to himself.

Not only Aria, but everyone noticed the abnormal speed of Gaode.

Gao De had no idea what a shocking impression his test had left on his teammates.

He was simply thrilled, completely immersed in the excitement of Boeing's evolution to Phase Two and the qualitative leap in its capabilities.

The air currents and breezes in the air became his gentlest assistance at this moment.

It was as if he belonged to this sky all along.

He can clearly perceive the movement of every gust of wind, and can accurately capture even the slightest air current disturbance on the sea surface.

Without needing to consciously exert force, one can simply use a thought to manipulate the surrounding airflow and flexibly adjust the speed and direction of flight.

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The subtle changes of direction, dives, and ascents were all executed with fluid grace, without the slightest hesitation or stiffness, making it even more agile than the most nimble seabirds.

At first, he restrained himself somewhat, but after getting away from the Clippers, he stopped trying to control his speed and let the air currents carry him at high speed.

What he just demonstrated was only the cruising speed in Boeing-in-body mode.

Now, Gaode is testing its maximum speed.

The speed increased rapidly, and the sound of the wind in my ears grew louder and louder, almost drowning out everything else.

The sea below rushed backward, and the once clear waves became a blur.

He could clearly feel the airflow around his body being compressed into a thin barrier, reducing air resistance.

His speed continued to increase, eventually settling steadily at a level close to 100 kilometers per hour.

This flight speed has far exceeded the flight speed limit of a fourth-ring mage!

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