Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 358 Advancing the Three-Step Tower

After Wang Teng left, Dean Xiao immediately contacted Chief Pang Lai and explained his detection plan in detail.

This involves the participation of members of the Palace Mage Council, and as the chief member, he is qualified and obligated to know.

"I'm planning to make arrangements on my end..."

"Yes, yes..."

"Thank you very much for Chief Executive Officer Pang Lai's support..."

Dean Xiao quickly finished communicating with Pang Lai, who clearly supported him, so it could be considered that Wang Teng had completed his mission.

Next is the preparation of the detection equipment, which is relatively easy. There are still some devices in stock, so we can just pick them up when the time comes.

"Hopefully things won't get that bad."

Dean Xiao sat in his office chair and rubbed his temples. The situation in Shanghai was incredibly complex, with various forces entangled in a complicated web.

Therefore, they couldn't exert their strength in one place at all, especially Su Lu from the Magic Association, who was the biggest source of chaos.

He strongly suspected that after the siren's attack, the enemy would even stand idly by and lead his men into Dubai's embrace.

Obsessed with power struggles, dissatisfied with the status quo, and wanting to challenge the Holy City's position, etc., will keep the other party preoccupied with other matters.

If a demon were to come, it might not even be able to make him frown.

Besides the Magic Association, there is naturally the Pearl Mage Corps, which is the local power and is closely related to the survival of the Magic City.

The two are truly sharing the same fate. The foundation of Shanghai's existence is its trade with various countries, which is how the city developed.

Once the sirens attack, it's like cutting off a large part of the trade routes, and the city will lose any possibility of development.

There is a sense of division between dharma practitioners and ordinary people. It's better in China, but it's more polarized abroad, with figures like Su Lu representing the Western mainstream.

Almost everything was done with the monk's interests at the forefront.

Wang Teng returned to the interior of the Three-Step Tower. It was truly remarkable that he was still able to enter, considering he had already graduated.

On the sixth-level platform, Wang Teng was surrounded by dense chaotic magical energy, which made it difficult to break through the super-level barrier.

"After this mission, I need to exchange for the Star Sea Celestial Vein to cultivate."

Wang Teng sighed softly, took out the last Star Sea Celestial Vein, and quickly integrated it into his Chaos System Star River.

To this day, he doesn't remember exactly how many resources he used; he basically used resources to build up his cultivation level all the way.

Once you start, it's hard to stop and diligently practice. After all, the thrill of cheating is something only those who have experienced it truly understand; it's like an addiction that's hard to quit.

Once you reach the Transcendent Realm, the Star Sea Heavenly Vein can be used once, but its effect will be greatly reduced the second time, and it will basically be useless.

Each magic system operates independently in the spiritual world without interfering with each other. A significant number of high-level mages have not broken through after using a Star Sea Celestial Vein, which basically cuts off their path to becoming a higher-level mage.

Usually, only those who major in magic are qualified to break through first. If they fail in that area, they naturally won't consider other magic systems.

Not everyone possesses the powerful auxiliary force of the Ninth Spiritual Power, which in some ways has surpassed the effect of the Star Sea Heavenly Vein.

Wang Teng's chaotic magical aura suddenly surged, and the surrounding chaotic magical energy poured back into his newly formed star sea.

The Exquisite Heart was now able to exert its full effect, with all nine threads operating simultaneously. Apart from continuously guiding and absorbing magical energy, Wang Teng could naturally devote eight parts of his attention to refining the star.

The refining speed and effect reached a level that even he found unbelievable. What originally took more than half a month can now be shortened to about 3 days.

If word got out and the mages struggling to control the stars found out, they'd probably all go crazy and come looking for us.

Without the control of the Stars over the magical artifact, it would take two years to control all 2401 super-grade Stars alone, let alone release super-grade magic.

Even if they manage to control the stars, the long mana recovery process after casting a super-level spell can drive them mad.

This is why super-level mages don't usually go out easily; the downtime of super-level magic skills is too long. Unless resources are spent to restore them, but are they willing to do that?

Seven days later, Wang Teng left the Three-Step Tower in high spirits. This absorption was the ultimate, raising the Chaos Star Sea to the second level of the Super-Order.

I imagine Dean Xiao must be looking quite troubled right now after seeing the amount of resources consumed. The resources a super-level mage consumes for a single cultivation session are simply incomparable to those of a mid-level or high-level mage.

The Three-Step Tower Formation is spread throughout the vast earth's veins and inherently possesses the function of absorbing and storing energy; it simply requires activation and the guidance of resources.

This process is also quite costly, especially when it involves training a high-level mage, where the cost is doubled.

dong dong dong~

"Come in~"

Wang Teng pushed open the office door and saw Dean Xiao smoking. The office was filled with smoke, making it look like he was cultivating immortality.

"Dean Xiao, what's wrong?"

He noticed three black, barrel-shaped objects next to the desk and quickly realized that these might be the items for the mission.

"You're really something, kid. I just received the bill. You almost used up our entire year's Chaos System resource budget in one cultivation session."

"What else did you say I did wrong?"

Dean Xiao spoke with a somewhat bitter expression, now regretting agreeing to let the other party enter to cultivate.

Of course, he only complained a little, after all, the other party had donated a large sum of money to the school, so he considered it a return gift for now.

"Oh, that's a small matter. I'll just donate some more money to the school, enough to cover your budget."

"However, I will probably continue to use the Three-Step Tower for training later. High magic power is just too awesome to use."

Wang Teng chuckled and sat down on the sofa. He didn't care about any of that, as long as the service continued to be available to him.

"You've got your eye on this, kid~ I can afford to pay for it once or twice, but if you want to donate money, I'd welcome it!"

"By the way, where did you get so much money?" Dean Xiao asked curiously, his smile returning to his face.

Wang Teng has only just graduated and shouldn't have time to make money. Even though he collected a lot of resources at the Venice World University Competition, he should have used them up by now.

"That's complicated. Let me put it simply: I've made tens of billions just from betting on major tournaments, and I can't spend it all right now."

"As for other rare resources, there are so many that they are more than enough to support my future cultivation."

Wang Teng didn't go into too much detail, only vaguely revealing some information. As people who both liked to keep things to themselves, he felt that the two of them should have some common ground.

If he continues to cultivate, he has already secured a future where he is fully mastered in all four elements and possesses two forbidden spells.

The keys to advancing the Mind and Lightning spells to forbidden spells are already in my hands. If all else fails, I can always consult with Commander Hua and exchange them for the Earth Core.

He still has one water-type gem available, so he can go and collect one or two other types of earth cores when he has time.

After all, Dimensional Cores are more precious and rare, and he wouldn't mind exchanging two for one.

(End of this chapter)