Wizard Immortality.

Chapter 30 The Flame of the Bones | Promotion to Senior Apprentice

Five months later.

Vik traversed mountains and valleys, adjusting his bones and muscles several times to change his appearance.

Only then did I feel a little relieved.

If Lister Carter was indeed following him, he would be a corpse by now.

Therefore...

The secret of the Lich's Box remains known only to him.

Thinking of this, Vic felt a little more at ease.

But wizards are cautious by nature.

Vic couldn't believe that his impersonation of the alchemist Archie, using some childish pretense and feigned powerful background, could fool a first-level wizard.

but.

His current limitations prevent him from understanding the world as seen through the eyes of a first-level wizard.

Therefore, the specific reasons are still unclear.

Moreover, this incident served as a wake-up call for Vic, who thought his disguise was flawless and that he was keeping a low profile.

But in the worldview of a first-level wizard, something emanating from his spiritual field might be too conspicuous.

This is a very dangerous sign.

This means there is an increased possibility that the secrets of the Lich's Box will be exposed.

Before uncovering this secret, Vic decided that once the energy density of the spiritual body reaches a critical value, the spiritual magnetic field will begin to go out of control.

He would never voluntarily appear before a wizard whose life level is higher than his.

A week later.

Vic arrives at the Death Rift Valley, the only route to the outside world, through misty mountains.

Because this place is teeming with strange creatures and spans a vast geographical area, it is shrouded in mist all day long.

Aside from first-level wizards, it's impossible for wizard apprentices to walk out alive.

The thick fog and the endless stream of bizarre creatures act as a natural filtering mechanism.

This also resulted in the Death Rift Valley region having very little interaction with the outside world, and its power structure remaining largely self-contained.

Choosing a secluded cave on the outskirts of the mountains, Vic planned to spend about three years building his first complete knowledge system of fire magic and attempting to reach the advanced level.

This promotion.

He made so many preparations that he couldn't afford to fail.

Unlike wizard apprentices.

The mystical power constructed from the knowledge system of senior apprentices is true witchcraft, not just apprentice-level magic.

First of all, there are significant differences in how they are used.

Apprentice-level magic uses very few spell materials and has no fixed form. To achieve ranged attacks, it almost entirely relies on throwing by hand.

Transformation requires extremely advanced manipulation skills.

But the witchcraft mastered by senior apprentices is different.

The amount of materials used for casting the spell is extremely small, but its destructive power is astonishing, and it has a fixed form that depends on a knowledge system.

Take fire magic as an example.

Combustion and explosion are the two most basic forms of combustion.

For each form of witchcraft, a sorcerer can gradually distinguish its uses and lethality by deepening their knowledge system.

Vic's specialty is the burning form.

It is also a common form of fire magic chosen by alchemists.

It can help them with smelting, purification, and calcination.

The more powerful and impactful a fire spell is, the greater its destructive force and the more imposing its effect.

The Fireball spell is the choice of most experienced apprentices. Its construction principle is simple, and it is straightforward to use, requiring no profound understanding or control.

But Vic is constructing a different kind of sorcery in the form of burning.

"The Fire of the Feet".

This is a type of fire magic that demands a high level of skill and knowledge from the user.

Choose this fire magic.

Vic thought about it for a long time.

First, the Flame of the Feet needs something to adhere to in order to burn, and it has the characteristic of lasting for an extremely long time, making it very suitable for his alchemist's working environment.

Second.

As a fire magic spell with a focus on functionality, the destructive power of the Bonefire spell is no less than that of the Fireball spell.

Once the flames attach to the target, they cannot be extinguished with ordinary water and soil. The only way to resist them is through defensive magic or by having the caster actively stop the energy supply to the spiritual body.

Vic built the Bonefire in his previous life, and now that he's starting over, he has an experience bonus, which increases his chances of becoming a senior.

The only drawback.

The knowledge system of the Fire of the Feet is very complex.

The time required to construct it is several times that of a fireball.

In the realm of change, apprentices who build the flame of life need a profound understanding of oxidation reactions.

There is no related academic discipline to support alchemy.

It would be difficult for an ordinary wizarding apprentice to construct such a highly complex fire magic, given their limited knowledge and financial resources.

This time, Vic was promoted to senior in the outer reaches of the Misty Mountains.

He filled nine gold rings with the food and water he had prepared.

Although wizard apprentices possess greater physical strength than mortals, their spiritual energy supply efficiency is still not balanced.

It needs to be supplemented with nutrients from external sources.

After advancing to the senior level, wizards can gradually detach themselves from the water and food needed by mortals and can go for up to a year without eating or drinking.

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Two years and ten months later.

Vic, disheveled and covered with a blackened robe, lay on the stone slab with his eyes closed, feigning sleep.

Wizards learn knowledge primarily through visual reading and retrieval.

When using the retrieval method, closing your eyes and taking a nap is the most efficient way to learn, as it can increase focus and concentrate your mind on the knowledge itself.

As knowledge systems become more comprehensive.

Vic's mental energy field is also subtly changing.

The energy intensity began to approach that of a senior apprentice.

Because he chose to build fire magic for his promotion to senior, all combustibles within the range of his mental magnetic field have been burned to ashes, and the high temperature permeates the area.

Some of the fine sand has also been burned into tiny pieces of glass.

If it were an ordinary person, simply standing within the range of Vic's mental magnetic field would result in them being roasted to a crisp within an hour.

When a wizard constructs a knowledge system, his consciousness is completely immersed in his spiritual body, making it difficult for him to perceive the passage of time.

In Vic's perception, the final thread of perfecting the "Flame of the Bones" knowledge system had been completed, and a week had passed in the world outside his spirit.

this day.

The energy density of Vic's spiritual body is about to exceed the limit he can bear.

The depth of his knowledge system also met his expectations.

Vic knew that if he only sought stability and delayed his promotion to senior level, it would be a mistake.

Once his spiritual body shatters and his energy leaks out, he will die instantly on the spot, with no chance of recovery.

last life.

Vic's path to promotion was extremely difficult; he studied diligently for sixty years before finally becoming a senior apprentice.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Even though he had once reached the peak of the sixth-level wizard.

But even though he's only been promoted from wizard apprentice to senior, Vic doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Take out three hundred soul stones and sprinkle them within the range of the spiritual magnetic field radiation around you.

This thumb-sized, naturally formed tetrahedral crystal can stabilize the knowledge system to the greatest extent and enhance the spiritual body's capacity during his advancement to senior level.

Once everything is ready.

Without hesitation, Vic decisively chose to be promoted.

Take out a piece of high-calorie coal.

Through the knowledge system within the spiritual body, the Flame of the Bones is constructed in the real world.

During this process, waves of heat spread outwards from Vic's feet, and the extreme heat distorted the air.

The smaller stones around the perimeter had already begun to melt.

The coal in Vic's hand began to spontaneously combust.

The first spark appeared on the distant rock surface.

All the damage caused by the outflow of spiritual energy was like a whale sucking in water, instantly returning to Vic's spiritual body.

Thereafter.

Vic opened his eyes.

The surging energy within his spirit has been fully integrated with the knowledge system.