Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 41 A Frugal Compensation

After the banquet ended, everyone left the Mu family manor.

Although it was agreed that the news of Mo Fan's magical talent would not be revealed, who can say for sure about such things?

"You seem a little unhappy?"

Inside the car, Tang Yue, driving her red sedan, turned her head slightly, her eyes filled with concern.

"I'm not upset at all; this banquet has answered some of my inner questions."

"Let's not talk about that. How's your magic training going?"

Wang Teng composed himself, put on a smile, and changed the subject.

At this point, Tang Yue's mood immediately improved, but she quickly regained her playful expression.

"So you still care about me? I haven't heard from you in so long about my cultivation progress."

"I thought you didn't care."

"Hmm~ It's my fault. I'll make it up to you when we get back."

"Tch~ Don't give me that~"

Tang Yue glared at him fiercely. She had to admit that this guy was really stronger than an ox, and she was always the one who had to give in.

"Originally, I was majoring in fire magic, but now I'm making the fastest progress in shadow magic. You have no idea how much that shadow magic crystal has helped me."

"The fire element is still at the first level of the advanced stage, while the shadow element is already at the second level of the advanced stage. Every time I cultivate, it's like I'm immersed in magical energy mist. The speed is incredibly fast."

"I've used up almost half of the Shadow Crystal, and it gave me an unexpected surprise. It seems to contain shadow matter, which has greatly increased the power of my shadow magic."

"This is very similar to the concept of purity you mentioned. Absorbing Shadow Crystals for a long time has caused some changes in my Shadow Magic."

"You've already mastered the basic level of Wind magic. What you said is indeed correct. In actual combat, Wind magic and Shadow magic do complement each other."

As Tang Yue spoke, her face lit up with a smile. She had never experienced such abundant cultivation before. Her magic level could break through at will, and she didn't have to worry about running out of magic energy.

She had seen those high-ranking judges before; they were constantly taking on tasks and accumulating contribution points every day in order to obtain resources—they were incredibly busy.

"Hmm...very good..."

Wang Teng was very satisfied with her progress. Apart from advancing to the next level, which requires some precious resources to increase the success rate, the minor realms are simply a matter of accumulating magical energy, which is much simpler.

"When you reach a higher realm, don't rush to break through. You must comprehend control before you transcend the realm. This ability is very important."

"I have a feeling that control will play a significant role not only at this stage, but also later on."

"The core of control involves the degree of control over the stars. At a superficial level, it involves changes in the form of magic, and at a deeper level, it involves changes in the nature of the magic."

"If you follow my cultivation method now, it will take you a long time to accumulate spiritual power before you can complete the refining of the star."

"There's no other way; this step must be completed at a higher level. Once the refining is complete, the benefits will be immense."

"This involves very complex structural operations, which I am still trying to understand, but I have encountered some obstacles. I should be able to find the answers when I get to Mingzhu University."

Wang Teng had a bold idea in mind, but his theoretical knowledge was insufficient to support his current operations, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

He roughly summarized his advanced control into three stages. He had completed the first stage, which was the perfect control of the stars, a long time ago. He is currently working on the second stage, magical form transformation.

This is why the magical skills released at higher levels begin to differ; it's a result of each person's different research directions.

Just in the Shadow element alone, some people have mastered the effects of the Summoner element, some have mastered the effects of the Assassin element, and some have even mastered the effects of Han Laomo (a legendary assassin). There are all sorts of different forms.

Given the limited magical energy of a single magic system, the focus of the second stage is on how to change forms to better suit oneself. As for fully mastering all form changes, that will take an extremely long time to complete.

The third stage involves a change in nature, which is a truly advanced operation that requires great patience and comprehension, as well as the successful completion of the two preliminary stages before research can begin.

Some resources also need to be drawn upon, since the formation of resources is a natural process of purification, and it is normal for them to have special characteristics, such as spirit seeds.

Taking fire as an example, ordinary fire is burning and bursting, which is the common characteristic of fire. Better fire is the overlapping burst of power, and even better fire is the penetration of elemental defense, ignoring a certain level of defense.

On a deeper level, it involves destruction, rebirth from the ashes, and other characteristics that are difficult for ordinary people to imagine.

This is very similar to spirit seeds, soul seeds, and heavenly seeds, but these naturally formed treasures are very rare and difficult to form, and their characteristics are fixed.

The principle behind nature change can be continuously analyzed by humans, and then magical energy can be manipulated through star particles, that is, spiritual particles, to achieve the effect of evolving these characteristics. This is the control of nature change.

The rank of a high-level mage is a huge dividing line. Below the rank can be considered the novice stage, while above the rank is where one truly grasps the essence of magic.

This is why some people are confused: even though everyone is at a high level or above with full cultivation and their configurations are almost identical, their combat power is vastly different.

Some people exert all their strength but still end up being utterly weak, while others can destroy the world with the slightest movement.

This is the result of different levels of individual magical skill.

In the current world of magic, those who can accomplish this are all at the pinnacle of magic.

And no one has come forward to spread this information.

At most, there's a concept of control at a higher level, and then everyone is told that it all depends on luck. That kind of complete theory probably doesn't exist.

Those who know how to write it won't, or are too lazy to write it; those who do write it generally don't, relying entirely on conjecture without empirical evidence.

This would lead to a generational gap in magical combat power, with the truth of magic being held by only a very small number of people.

Most people cultivate step by step, following the rules of the stars; few can break free from these rules.

Those who are able to break free from their own demonic path are even fewer.

Another factor is that certain human factors have caused the stagnation of magical theory, which is a topic that cannot be even mentioned.

Tang Yue nodded silently as she drove. Wang Teng always made the decisions on this matter, and she wouldn't ask too many questions to avoid touching on any secrets.

That could easily affect the relationship between the two of you. If you can avoid touching certain things, then don't. Everyone has their own secrets.

Wang Teng rarely interfered with her, whether she was busy tracking the Black Vatican or working as a teacher at the school, he never said a word of unnecessary concern.

In other words, they would give her some advice on cultivation, and she found this advice to be very useful.

After experiencing the effects firsthand, she found them to be remarkably effective, which made her wholeheartedly convinced of Wang Teng's advice.

(End of this chapter)