Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

Gu Chen stood at the edge of the rocky slope, his fingertips tracing a cold rock, the faint magic attached to it making his fingertips tingle slightly.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

"The magic concentration here is indeed far greater than that of the outer Black Forest... It is indeed an excellent location for talent enhancement."

After performing the ritual, one will experience a significant loss of mental and magical energy. Performing it here can effectively prevent the subsequent weakness.

Gu Chen felt the flowing magic. The small, chaotic energy flow was like a rushing stream, surging and flowing through the cracks in the rocks, occasionally colliding and making a faint crackling sound.

Of course, mortals can't feel it, but wizards can. The magic here is incredibly active, something they could never experience at Gray Tower Academy.

"What a great place!"

He took a deep breath, the damp air carrying the astringent scent of moss and the earthy smell of rocks, which invigorated Gu Chen!

Of course, this did not mean that Gu Chen would let his guard down... because he could feel a faint sense of oppression enveloping him, as if telling him something.

"Take one more step and I will kill you."

There was a faint, almost imperceptible, pressure emanating from a high-level magical beast, which was probably the reason for the unusual quietness here. Ordinary magical beasts had long been driven away by this latent intimidating force.

"Could it be a high-ranking Bloodhoof Deer?"

"But I don't need to worry... Bloodhoof deer are generally gentle in nature. Although they are territorial, they are herbivorous magical beasts after all. As long as they don't make contact with them, there won't be any problems."

After a moment's thought, Gu Chen made up his mind.

The ceremony will take place right here!

"This is it."

His gaze swept across the slope, finally settling on a large, sunken rock.

The rock is semi-circular, which can not only shield it from wind and rain, but also form a natural defensive barrier with the help of the terrain. More importantly, there is a small spring on the back of the rock. The gushing water flows down the stone trough and forms a stream less than half a meter wide, which can just cover the traces he left behind.

"Well preserved... Indeed, for a blood wizard, the best container for storing blood is the wizard himself."

Gu Chen guided the magic, starting with two drops of crystal-clear blood.

It was the blood he had absorbed when he killed Hans and Morris. Although these two were mid-level first-ring wizards, they had decent talent, and their blood also contained magic and talent fragments, which were very valuable to Gu Chen.

"It's a pity I can't use it; this is just blood obtained from sucking blood."

The blood transfusion method not only requires a gradual process, but ordinary blood essence is different from "wizard blood" or "apprentice blood." These two types of blood, which can be used to enhance talents, must be voluntarily offered by the person being drawn from.

However, if Gu Chen absorbs the blood of Maurice and Hans, he can quickly replenish the magic power he will lose and gain the magical characteristics of a fire wizard and a water wizard.

Jim…

Gu Chen waved his hand, retracting the two drops of blood back into his body. He then stretched out his hand, and this time the blood that condensed at his fingertips was not as crystal clear, appearing dull and lackluster in comparison.

This is the key to his blood transfusion ceremony.

Jim's "Apprentice Blood," the blood of a sixth-rank talent, is still quite poor, but it's better than his own lower sixth-rank talent.

"And this too."

Once again, blood essence condensed on his fingers. This time, the blood essence was not as shiny, but it gave people a clear and vigorous vitality.

This is the essence blood that Gu Chen collected while hunting Bloodhoof Deer along the way. It is more abundant and is used to neutralize the violent properties of the wizard's essence blood to prevent magical backlash during the ritual.

Moreover... the life essence of human wizards is often not that strong. If they rashly exchange blood, they may really die from exhaustion due to insufficient blood and energy.

That's why the blood of monsters is needed; wild beasts often have stronger vitality.

"Check it again."

Using his enhanced mental power from the Star Gazing Technique, Gu Chen scanned the area and, after some investigation, found no dangerous spots.

He was relieved and slowly walked into the cave.

There was only the faint sound of flowing water inside the cave, which seemed very safe.

"start!"

Gu Chen cheered himself up, sat down cross-legged, and turned off his mental energy detection. Every step of the ceremony that followed would be a great test of his mental strength.

We can't waste any mental energy. After the investigation, Gu Chen didn't find anything wrong. We can't hesitate any longer. There's a stream here, which can help us hide our scent and distract other wild animals from tracking us.

"There might be danger... Although my mental strength has been enhanced and its recovery speed is fast, performing the ritual will quickly deplete my mental strength, and the recovery speed cannot keep up with the rate of consumption."

"bring it on"

Gu Chen took a deep breath, his left hand forming the basic rune hand seals of a blood wizard, while his right hand slowly extracted Jim's "Apprentice Blood" and the essence blood of the Bloodhoof Deer, then manipulated them to fuse together!

"laugh--"

The moment the two kinds of essence and blood met, a piercing sound erupted, the liquid churned violently, and dark red blood foam was released and floated in the air.

A surge of violent magic instantly rushed towards Gu Chen!

This startled Gu Chen, and the impact turned his hair into an afro.

Gu Chen frowned slightly, his mental energy tightened abruptly, and he activated the Star Gazing Technique to its limit. The star trails spun rapidly in his mind as he tried to replenish this magical power with his mental energy!

"It's not that simple after all..." he thought to himself. The magic in the wizard's blood essence, carrying the residual will of its master, was far more difficult to control than the blood essence of a magical beast.

Although Jim only provided the most basic apprentice blood, Gu Chen respected him greatly and had no ulterior motives.

But... talent, as a gift, has its own instincts. Forcibly taking it through rituals will inevitably lead to resistance!

He took a deep breath and silently recited the incantation for the blood exchange technique.

"Fortunately, I can barely understand the ancient Tira language..."

Ancient Tira is the common language of the wizarding world, as is the incantation recorded in the Blood Transfusion ritual. Logically, wizards should all be able to master it...

The original owner of this body simply didn't know how, so Gu Chen went to the library and painstakingly learned it word by word using a dictionary.

His voice was deep and obscure, like an ancient murmur. As the incantation was chanted, the two drops of blood emitted an eerie red light, their reflections making them appear even more sinister!

Gu Chen stretched out his right hand, made a small cut with his fingertip, and then guided the strange, fused blood into his body!

The moment his blood came into contact with the mixed semen, a blinding red light suddenly burst forth from the wound!

A tremendous pain came from the wound and then swept through my limbs and bones.

"Well……"

Gu Chen groaned, feeling as if the blood and qi in his body were being forcibly stirred up like a flood, surging endlessly and bringing constant tearing pain!

The essence of the blood transfusion technique is to use the essence and blood of another to cleanse one's own bloodline, extracting the talent fragments contained within and integrating them into one's own talent foundation. This process places an enormous burden on the body, which ordinary wizards simply cannot withstand, but without it, it is impossible to break through the shackles of talent.

It's no wonder that no one stopped the circulation of this method, given its numerous difficulties...

It requires getting people to willingly provide their essence and blood, yet the results are poor, and it's extremely painful!

But can we stop just because of a little pain?

If you can't even bear this little bit of pain, then you can just release the materials in a month!

This is a choice between life and death!

"hiss……"

Gu Chen gritted his teeth and continuously circulated the Star Gazing Technique to regulate the raging demonic energy within his body!

In his mind, the star trails were like gears, breaking down and filtering the essence and blood power flowing into his body!

Gu Chen activated his inner vision, watching the violent essence blood mixed with demonic power swirling around everywhere!

The blood essence surged wildly, and wherever it passed, blood gushed from Gu Chen's skin!

"Hang in there..."

Gu Chen was covered in blood at this moment, and had become a blood-soaked figure.

It hurts, it hurts too much!

Gu Chen frowned. If he hadn't used the Star Gazing Technique to focus his attention and temporarily ignore some of the pain, he probably would have fainted from the pain long ago!

Despite the immense pain, Gu Chen noticed that although his blood was being squeezed out, the violent essence seemed to become calmer and disappear a little bit wherever it passed through.

Although the original blood was squeezed out, new blood was generated in the original place!

Furthermore, he could clearly feel that his blood and energy were much more abundant!

"Again!"

This made Gu Chen overjoyed!

Although it was painful, this new blood was truly more powerful!

Gu Chen could even sense that as the blood transfusion proceeded...

A sudden inspiration struck him!

They've even become smarter!

Gu Chen quickly focused his mind again, trying to guide the essence of blood with his spirit, no longer letting it run wild!

Instead, it controls its movement to actively circulate throughout the body, flowing through major blood vessels and organs as much as possible!

Furthermore, it removes the violent impurities, leaving only pure fragments of talent and gentle blood energy.

As the essence blood flows, the sixth-rank low-level talent is like a barren land, while these talent fragments are like precious nutrients, gradually nourishing this land and making the originally dim talent light gradually brighter.

Time ticked by, and the essence and blood within his body gradually diminished, while Gu Chen's aura continued to shift. A faint blush rose to his skin, the magical energy within him became increasingly condensed, and his spiritual power steadily improved. The Star Gazing Technique now circulated more and more smoothly, even allowing him to separate a second strand of spiritual power!

Gu Chen was pleasantly surprised!

Simply put, he can now multitask!

Gu Chen carefully sensed the changes in his talent, and a premonition rose in his heart.

"Almost done!"

With a thought, he could clearly feel that his talent was slowly improving. Although he was still a long way from the upper level of the sixth-rank star... he had indeed broken through his original limit and reached the middle peak of the sixth-rank star!

After taking this step, Gu Chen's mental energy condensation speed will increase significantly, and his efficiency in analyzing spells will also be higher.

"Jim, you're a true genius!"

"Even though you're a sixth-rank star, your stats are still extremely poor!"

"But that's compared to other people's talent. You're at least a top-tier sixth-rank star! The stats don't recognize your worth!"

A surge of joy welled up in Gu Chen's heart!

So what if I have a sixth-rank talent? If Jim weren't one of the best sixth-rank talents, I, being a low-rank talent, wouldn't even be able to improve!

"Not only has my ability to condense mental energy improved, but I can now multitask! It seems that as my talent improves, my application of stargazing techniques can also improve!"

Although Gu Chen's talent has not yet been successfully improved, he is close to succeeding!

After discovering that he could multitask, Gu Chen focused his attention and tried to sense the faint stars in his mind!

Compared to before when he couldn't feel any light at all, he could now vaguely sense the location of those spiritual stars. Gu Chen could feel that as long as he continued to condense, he would succeed!

What a huge leap forward!

After trying to condense his spiritual power and feeling the hope of success, Gu Chen was happy, but he did not become arrogant!

Because it hasn't succeeded yet!

Being able to multitask means that I can conduct a mental probe again!

Gu Chen released his spiritual energy to explore the surrounding environment.

The breakthrough just now must have resulted in a significant loss of vital energy and blood. I'm afraid the thick rock walls of the cave and the flowing stream alone won't be enough to stop it!

It turned out that what they found was shocking!

As his mental energy radiated outwards, a bone-chilling cold instantly swept over him from behind!

Gu Chen felt a chill run down his spine!

The chill sent a shiver through his soul for a moment!

What terrifying being has locked onto me?

Gu Chen's mental energy instantly receded, and he even stopped breathing!

That chilling aura...

Holy crap!

"A spirit-binding shadow beast!?"

"Why is this thing following me?!"

Gu Chen's hair stood on end instantly!

These things usually have the strength of a second-ring wizard!

And taste the soul and feed on it!

If that really happens, I have absolutely no chance of survival!

Even if a blood wizard can live as long as he has blood, he will still die if he loses his soul!

And according to ancient records... being crushed alive is extremely painful!

"How did I offend this living father?!"

"Didn't I leave behind two mummified corpses?!"

Gu Chen was shocked. He originally thought that by using the stream to confuse the scent, he could at least delay the enemy for longer. By the time ordinary carrion-eating monsters caught up, he would have already run away!

However, the tracking ability of this Spirit-Binding Shadow Beast is far beyond ordinary!

Gu Chen dared not waste any time. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then activated his internal vision and looked inside his body!

Only a trace of essence blood remains... Once absorbed, the ritual will be completely complete.

"We can't afford to fail at the last minute!"

Gu Chen made a decisive move, continuing to maintain the ritual hand seal with his left hand while slamming his right hand down!

"Blood extraction!"

Logically speaking, for a low-level first-ring monster to fight a monster that is guaranteed to be at least a second-ring monster is just courting death!

But Gu Chen had no choice!

Only one last drop of essence blood remains... If it is not successfully absorbed, then all efforts will be in vain, which is a small matter!

The most serious problem is that if the ritual is suddenly stopped and the mind is relaxed, the essence and blood that have been so hard-won to suppress may go berserk again!

This raging blood... will haunt me for the rest of my life!

But if we just hold on for one more minute, the essence and blood can be completely absorbed!