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Chapter 65 Seven Elemental Spells

Calming himself down, Jiang Yuan opened the booklet left by Tissa, turned to the last few pages, and prepared to learn a few spells first.

It contains a few of the most basic first-tier spells.

One of them is "The Mage's Hand".

The booklet reads:

It can condense mental energy into an invisible hand that can grasp, move, and manipulate objects remotely.

Jiang Yuan placed the booklet on the table, raised his right hand, palm up.

He closed his eyes and followed the instructions in the booklet.

A thought struck him, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw a faint distortion in the air about half a foot above him.

The distorted mass slowly contracted and shaped, gradually solidifying into the outline of a semi-transparent hand.

It is not as clear as the real thing; the edges are blurry, and the color is almost colorless and transparent. The shape of the five fingers can only be vaguely discerned through the refraction of light.

"It's done?" Jiang Yuan was overjoyed. His mental energy relaxed, and the semi-transparent hand immediately dissipated and vanished into the air.

"----really."

He did not lose heart and rallied his spirits.

The second time, the outline was more solid than before, and the joints of the five fingers were faintly discernible.

He tried to control it to move forward with his mind.

The hand floated out crookedly, like a fledgling bird that had just learned to fly, swaying left and right in mid-air, and crashed into the magic crystal lamp on the table after floating three feet away.

The lamp holder wobbled twice and almost tipped over.

Jiang Yuan quickly steadied his mental energy, and the mage's hand disintegrated on its own after hitting the lamp base.

He let out a soft breath, not rushing to try again. Instead, he opened the booklet and reread the small note Tisha had written at the bottom of the "Hand of the Mage" section: "Beginners need three to five days to learn. At the beginning, their strength is weak, and they can only lift a few pounds. As their mental strength increases, their strength and control precision will improve. Do not rush for quick results; steady progress is the right way."

Jiang Yuan nodded and raised his right hand again.

The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time —

Or perhaps he already had experience using Eagle Eye and Piercing Shot.

Mastering a basic spell like Hand of the Mage is not difficult.

By the tenth time, the mage's hand had stopped swaying from side to side.

It hovered quietly above his palm, its five fingers slightly spread, as steady as a real hand.

Jiang Yuan used his mind to control it, causing it to float towards the quill pen on the table.

The monk slowly reached out, his five fingers coming together to grasp the pen.

Mention it.

The quill pen steadily left the table and hovered in mid-air.

He controlled the mage's hand to move the quill pen above the booklet, then slowly lowered it back down.

The pen fell onto the paper with a very slight tapping sound.

The accuracy is still a little lacking, but the control of force has been basically mastered.

Jiang Yuan withdrew the mage's hand, a thought flashing through his mind, and a fluorescent blue panel popped up in front of him:

[Abilities: Gate of Boundaries, Universal Knowledge, Judgment of All Things, Eagle Eye, Piercing Shot, Mage's Hand]

The new ability bar now displays "Hand of the Mage".

"So I can retrieve things from a distance now?" He smiled slightly.

His attention immediately returned to the booklet, and he turned to the next page.

This page contains first-tier spells with several common attributes.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and then chose the fire-based "Fireball" spell.

The description in the booklet is concise and to the point:

Runes are condensed using magic and spiritual power, drawing upon fire elements to form a spherical flame in the palm of the hand, which can be thrown to attack the target.

Its power depends on the amount of magic power infused by the caster, the amount of magical elements in the environment, and the strength of their mental power.

In the notes section, Tissa wrote a long paragraph: "Fireball is the most basic fire attack spell and the most commonly used combat method for first-tier mages."

"When condensing, attention must be paid to the balance of fire element—too little and it cannot take shape, too much and it is easy to get out of control and backfire."

"Beginners are advised to first gather a flame the size of a fingertip in their palm and gradually mobilize more fire elements, rather than pursuing power from the start."

Jiang Yuan placed the booklet on the table, raised his right hand, palm up.

This time, the feeling was completely different from when I used the Mage's Hand.

He closed his eyes, probed the core of the magic with his mental energy, drew out a wisp of magic from it, and at the same time constructed the runes for the fireball spell according to the method recorded in the book.

At the same time, the seven-colored light in the magic core slowly rotated, and the fire element in the room became restless.

Jiang Yuan steadied his breathing, and a ball of orange-red flame exploded in his palm.

Flames shot up more than a foot high from his palm, almost scorching his eyebrows.

He abruptly withdrew his hand, instantly cutting off the supply of magic power with his mental energy. The ball of flame flickered twice in the air before dissipating into wisps of green smoke.

My palms were slightly warm, and my skin was flushed with a light red, but I wasn't actually burned.

"More violent than expected—" Jiang Yuan muttered to himself.

Beginners who try to cast Fireball for the first time can usually only condense a flame the size of a fingertip, and some even try for several days in a row and can only manage to rub a few sparks in their palm.

It was clearly written in Tissa's booklet that mastering the fire element was much more difficult than mastering the mage's hand.

However, the amount of fire element he just mobilized far exceeded the standard of "finger-sized".

He closed his eyes and began to perform the procedure again.

This time, a small orange-red flame, about the size of a thumb, lit up in my palm, hovering quietly half an inch above my skin, flickering slightly.

Like a tiny sun shrunk countless times.

Jiang Yuan stared at the flame for a few seconds, maintaining its stability while attempting to draw upon more fire elemental power.

The fireball slowly grew larger.

At the same time, he also used his magic to cast a spell.

Then a semi-transparent giant hand appeared in front of him.

Two spells, maintained simultaneously.

The study was quiet, with only the faint crackling of the flames.

The orange firelight reflected on his face.

He maintained this posture for nearly two minutes until he felt a faint sense of fatigue in his mental energy, at which point he withdrew both spells simultaneously.

The flame slowly died out in his palm, and the mage's hand silently dissipated.

Jiang Yuan Huo's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the fluorescent blue panel.

This time, the "Fireball" spell has not been added to the panel.

Although Fireball is only the most basic fire spell, it is still much more difficult than Mage Hand, as it is one of the most damaging first-tier spells.

"I had a very fruitful day!"

Jiang Yuan closed the booklet, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and felt the warm sensation of the magic core slowly rotating in his chest.

He not only became a first-tier mage.

More importantly, he confirmed one thing.

His magic core can condense the primordial magic of the seven elements.

Red, blue, cyan, brown, white, black, and purple each occupy a place in the core seven-colored shimmering light.

This means that he can theoretically cast spells from all seven elements!

Although each spell needs to be learned separately, it requires mastering its own different magic conversion methods and casting techniques.