Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Yang Ling did not reveal the way to enter and exit the Maze Formation to anyone other than Alice and Sofia, not even the tactician Goode. After all, the Maze Formation was his last and most reliable defense. Otherwise, if a heaven-ranked assassin managed to get near him while he was meditating, the outcome would be disastrous.
Even though warriors were patrolling day and night, Wissen Castle was just too big. There was no way to keep every single corner under tight surveillance. Yang Ling believed that with the current abilities of the patrol team, even a Great Swordsman or Great Spellcaster could infiltrate the castle easily, much less a heaven-ranked assassin.
Also, the Anca family had occupied Wissen Castle for many years. Who knew if they had dug any secret tunnels within the castle. Yang Ling would not be happy if someone crawled out from under his bed while he was sleeping in the middle of the night. But with the Maze Formation, everything was more secure. Any enemy that entered the radius of the formation would immediately be hypnotized by the illusory formation.
The patrol team was not very effective against top-notch experts, but Yang Ling still expanded their patrol radius to cover the entire Wissen Town in hopes of making things more difficult for any enemy scouts and limiting their movements. However, he wasn’t foolish enough to entrust his safety to the low level warriors on the patrol team. In this dog-eat-dog world, the only option was to improve one’s abilities quickly.
Advancing to the level of Spirit Wizard had allowed Yang Ling to set up a few simple spell formations, but it also gave him access to offensive and defensive capabilities through the use of amulets. Being a Spirit Wizard made him much more powerful than his previous rank of Blood Wizard, where he could only tame Magical Beasts using his Blood Essence.
Wizard Amulets, as the name implied, were various amulets created using Red Sand, Goddess Clay, Blood Essence, and other unique ingredients. Creating them required a large amount of Wizard Power.
For the time being, Yang Ling did not know where to find weird objects like Red Sand and Goddess Clay in this foreign world. He intended to create the amulets entirely out of Magical Beast Blood Essence. With the success of the Spirit Gathering Formation and Maze Formation, perhaps Wizard Amulets made purely out of Magical Beast Blood essence would produce unexpected results as well.
After instructing Alice, Murbaqi, and the rest not to disturb him, Yang Ling closed himself off and started creating Wizard Amulets. In place of Red Sand and Goddess Clay, he was going to use Magical Beast Blood Essence; and instead of high-quality paper, Yang Ling was going to use the hides of various Magical Beasts. He was making do with what he had.
Taking a large brush made of Wind Wolf fur in hand, Yang Ling gently dipped it into some well-mixed Magical Beast Blood Essence. He then drew a Palm Lightning Wizard Amulet onto a handkerchief-sized piece of hide.
The low level Palm Lightning was the simplest amulet technique within the Wizard Mantra. It only required a small amount of Wizard Power to activate, and it would attract a bolt of lightning when used. It was easy to carry around, like a magical grenade.
While the blood on the Palm Lightning Wizard Amulet was still drying, Yang Ling lightly touched it with his finger and cautiously injected a shred of Wizard Power into it. Quickly, a mysterious ripple spread from the hide. It slowly released streaks of light.
Feeling a strange power quickly gathering in the air, Yang Ling tossed the amulet at a nearby tree. It rumbled, the sound it released was rather shocking. Unfortunately, the small tree, about the thickness of a thumb, remained undamaged. The lightning was more visual than it was useful.
Oh Yiblis, is this just a prop for scaring people?
Wizard Amulets were one-use items, and after being used, they shattered into fragments. Yang Ling couldn’t have found and analyzed the Lightning Amulet’s remains even if he wanted to. With no other choice, all he could do was draw another one. The outcome was rather depressing. His previous amulet might have scared someone, at least, but this one just made a fart-like noise.
Unwilling to give up, Yang Ling drew another amulet. This one’s performance was even worse. Previously, even though he had been unsuccessful, the amulets still managed to make a sound. This amulet refused to show any reaction, no matter how much Wizard Power he infused into it.
Three experiments and three different results. Yang Ling shook his head and laughed bitterly, thinking back to the chemistry experiments he did back when he was in high school.
Back then, under the guidance of their teacher, anyone who was not a fool or mentally disabled could easily complete the experiment. The proportions of water and alcohol they were supposed to add were clear. Sometimes, the teacher would have prepared the entire experiment himself, and all that was left for them to do was to flick a switch or light a fire.
This time around, there was no teacher. There was no Internet he could use to research questions. He did not even have the required materials. All he could do was slowly experiment and hope for the best.
After many failures, Yang Ling looked at the large pail of well-mixed Magical Beast Blood Essence and shook his head. He could have made a hundred Blood Orbs with this much Blood Essence.
Well-mixed?
Suddenly, thinking of how many different Magical Beasts were represented by the soup of Blood Essence in the pail, Yang Ling had a thought. Without hesitation, he immediately took out a small bottle of Wind Wolf Blood Essence and carefully drew a simple Palm Lightning Wizard Amulet.
After confirming that there were no mistakes, Yang Ling clenched his teeth and infused it with a shred of Wizard Power. In the blink of an eye, the beast hide released an incandescent silver glow. He barely managed to toss it away from him when it attracted a bolt of terrifying lighting, rumbling as it blasted the small tree into pieces.
In his joy, Yang Ling continued using the Wind Wolf Blood Essence to draw several Wizard Amulets including Palm Lightning, Sky Blasting Cannons, and Dolphin Sonar. Without exception, all of them were resounding successes.
Comparing the different Magical Beast Blood Essences, Yang Ling noticed that in ordinary cases, the power that the Wizard Amulet created would increase if the Blood Essence were from a higher level Magical Beast. But some Magical Beast Blood Essences would provide unexpected results when used for certain unique Wizard Amulets.
For example, a Palm Lightning amulet created with Wind Wolf Blood Essence could sever a tree as thick as a pail, but a Palm Lightning amulet created using the Blood Essence of a Twin-headed Deer, also a low level Magical Beast, could completely destroy a tree of the same size.
Similarly, Dolphin Sonar created using the Blood Essence of a Devouring Mouse could make an opponent dizzy, but Dolphin Sonar created using the Blood Essence of a Bugu Bird could directly attack the soul of an enemy using powerful soundwaves. A few barbarians passing by were almost reduced to idiots by the sudden onslaught of the Dolphin Sonar.
After understanding the technique of creating Wizard Amulets, Yang Ling spared no effort in creating various Wizard Amulets. Until he advanced to the level of Earth Wizard, these Wizard Amulets were his best options for offense, and they could make the difference between living and dying in a fight. He meditated and rested whenever he felt tired, and he consumed Magical Beast Blood Orbs or absorbed spiritual energy in the yard whenever he ran low on Wizard Power. After five days, he had created a full five hundred various Wizard Amulets and finished all of the Magical Beast Blood Essence he had purchased with thousands of Purple Crystal Coins.
Ten Purple Crystal Coins per Wizard Amulet?
After making a brief calculation, Yang Ling shook his head. An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to afford this. Luckily, after having found the treasures accumulated by the Anca family over the generations, he had not only gathered a large number of art pieces and Magical Beast Essence Crystals, he had also found considerable stores of crystal coins. It would not be a problem for him to create tens of thousands of Wizard Amulets.
At the same time, through the stele in the Wizard’s Pagoda, Yang Ling understood that the level of Blood Wizard was merely a foundation of cultivating wizard techniques. The level of Spirit Wizard was also merely an initial step in the journey. Only by cultivating to the level of Earth Wizard and developing the Wizard Core would he truly be on the path of cultivation.
Even though the Wizard Amulets like Palm Lightning and Dolphin Sonar were powerful, they were merely low level Wizard Amulets compared to the mysterious wizard techniques. Only by breaking through to the level of Earth Wizard and gathering his Wizard Core could he created mid level to high level Wizard Amulets and take one step closer to the various mysterious and powerful wizard techniques.
Wizard Core?
Yang Ling was full of hope for the future. With the help of the forest elves and barbarians, with the many hunters and troops that came forward to trade with him, along with the spider army he left in the Terras Forest to hunt for him, Yang Ling believed that he would be able to obtain a large amount of Magical Beast Blood Essence. As long as he was determined in his cultivation, he would one day successfully advance to the level of Earth Wizard and gather the mysterious and powerful Wizard Core.
