Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 3: A Hefty Reward

After returning home, he stopped by the apartment to have dinner. He hadn't cooked for himself since he started living alone.

He always eats at the small stir-fry restaurants nearby. When he gets tired of one, he goes to another, constantly rotating between them, since he's not picky about food.

After a quick shower, I put on loose loungewear and went up to the rooftop, which is accessible only to residents on the tenth floor.

A steel-framed shed was specially built on top, which is usually used for drying clothes, and can also be used as a rest area.

From here, you can see distant mountains and forests. For someone living in the city, being able to see such a scene is already quite a treat.

He sat cross-legged on the futon that had been prepared, which he had specially arranged for better meditation and cultivation after realizing his magical talent.

He is able to clearly perceive and devour stray spiritual energy during meditation, thereby increasing his own spiritual power.

In open areas, it is easier to come into contact with free-floating spiritual energy, which has a good effect on the growth of spiritual energy.

In the beginning, the range it could absorb was extremely small, only about one or two meters around its body.

So even after a long period of time, his mental strength did not increase much.

However, after breaking through the first realm of mental power, the range of the devouring effect expanded to a radius of five meters around the body. After breaking through to the second realm, the range of the devouring effect reached a radius of ten meters around the body.

This range greatly increases the speed of absorption; any free spiritual energy that enters this range will be automatically captured and absorbed by his magical talent.

I usually spend my time on the rooftop meditating and focusing my will, which helps to refine my mental strength and even allows me to introspect.

His unusual goals stemmed from his formidable physique, comparable to that of a slave-level demon, and his keen insight into his own body, which gave him ample confidence.

These two points are the important basis for Wang Teng's determination to become a demon and to cultivate demonic arts based on ancient martial arts scriptures.

Demons can directly absorb demonic energy to strengthen their bodies and even evolve, which makes their vitality and physique exceptionally strong, and their lifespans very long.

Humans, however, can only rely on their souls, awaken magic through awakening stones, and gradually improve through meditation and cultivation, but this does not benefit their lifespan.

Based on his understanding and speculation of the original work, it is certain that more than once someone suggested learning the growth methods of demons.

However, this kind of cultivation system has not been seen to spread to this day, and the reason is unknown.

Absorbing magical energy must also be dangerous. The magical energy in nature has mixed attributes, and if you are not careful, magical energy conflicts and rampages will occur, which can result in serious injury or even death.

Without a strong physical foundation, it would be extremely difficult for the body to absorb demonic energy and enter a demonic state.

The problem of magical energy conflict is an almost unsolvable problem; if it is not handled well at the beginning, there will naturally be no follow-up.

This is one of his current conjectures, and it's also the reason why he hasn't forcibly absorbed magical energy with his body at this stage.

"call……"

Wang Teng took two deep breaths, closed his eyes, and skillfully entered a state of tranquility, where the tiny speck of stardust appeared in his spiritual world.

Seven of the stars were wandering around erratically.

After observing for a while, I found one of the less active stars and then enveloped it with my mental energy.

"You little brat, wait till I reward you handsomely!"

A strange thought arose in Wang Teng's heart. He felt that his understanding of Xingzi was quite profound.

Mo Fan can use his essence to strengthen the star particles, so it can be understood that the star particles are, to some extent, spiritual particles with attributes.

Simply put, magic energy is stored within stardust, and star particles act as guides, connecting the star particles to form star orbits, thus giving birth to magic.

Therefore, he believed that to control the star, one had to mark it with one's own label; in terms of cultivation, it was to completely refine it.

Wang Teng used the simplest and most basic method: he enveloped Xingzi with his spiritual power and poured it into her.

The star trembled and tried to escape under his rough treatment, but it couldn't.

In the spiritual world, Wang Teng watched the star he had been continuously emitting light on gradually shining brighter, its brightness surpassing that of the other six stars.

He was filled with excitement; his idea had indeed been correct!

The reason why everyone was so slow and had so much difficulty in the early stages was primarily because they couldn't quickly enter a meditative state, and the second reason was probably a lack of mental energy.

I haven't paid attention to meditation to cultivate my mental strength, and my mind is also scattered, which has been consumed a lot during classes and entertainment.

The teacher also instructed everyone to practice after dinner, which made them even more drowsy, so naturally they couldn't keep going for long.

The Stardust Artifact is essentially a soul amplifier, providing additional mental energy, much like taking a powerful Viagra to increase duration and intensity.

After two hours of relentless rewards from Wang Teng, Xingzi finally gave him a different feeling.

That feeling of being connected with someone's heart emerged and completely took shape in his form.

"No wonder Mo Fan always treated Xingzi like a son in the original story; it seems he's nothing special."

"Strong mental power really makes a difference. Although I didn't awaken the heaven-defying talent of dual elements at each level like Mo Fan, my mental devouring talent is not bad either."

Wang Teng felt this unique connection, and under his will, the refined star quietly floated in the stardust, appearing exceptionally bright.

"Next one... next one..."

The effects of refining the star essence exceeded Wang Teng's expectations. If word got out, especially from the Black Vatican, they would probably bring a train over overnight to kidnap him.

Therefore, it is still very necessary to keep a low profile for the time being. Once he has the ability to fight back, we won't be afraid even if we are exposed.

Who can blame us when there are so many people causing trouble in this world?

……

Two more hours passed, night fell, and a slight chill crept in.

"Phew~ Refining two stars in one night, not bad."

Wang Teng's eyes revealed satisfaction. With his current second-stage mental strength, it was still not completely exhausted, although he was slightly tired.

At this point, it is necessary to temporarily stop and rest, or change the direction of cultivation, especially to enhance magical energy through meditation.

In the early stages, without resources or cultivation artifacts, one can only absorb free-floating magical energy through mental guidance, a process that consumes a great deal of mental energy.

Even though it's slow, it has to be done in this tedious way. In the early stages, if you want to increase your magic level, there's no other way.

If he had money...

If you cultivate while wearing a Stardust Magic Artifact, or even a Nebula Magic Artifact, the speed at which you accumulate magic energy will be incredibly fast. As for better magic crystals, don't even dream about it for now.

Unfortunately, for now, all he can do is lament his lack of financial resources...

After calming his excited emotions, Wang Teng began to relax his body and engage in meditation.

The wandering magical energy from the outside world was sensed by Xingzi and slowly drawn into the stardust with his mental power, like a drop of water falling into a bowl.

Stardust, still at the initial level one, has such pitifully little magical energy that even releasing an initial level one spell can completely drain its magical energy.

But it is precisely because of this that one can clearly feel the benefits of meditation practice at the very beginning.

As one progresses to higher realms, it becomes like accumulating magical energy drop by drop in a nebula-like water vat or even a galaxy-like pond. It would take an eternity to accumulate enough.

(End of this chapter)