On the floor of the hall, there was a complicated magic circle drawn with silver liquid.
The magic circle was made up of 13 circles with different strange patterns. Among them, 12 smaller circles surrounded the large circle with the symbol of the earth and six hexagrams.
Between the twelve circles and the giant circle in the center, there were many silver lines connecting them, forming a complicated astrological diagram. Inside the circles, there were symbols of different constellations and different elements.
There was more than one rite to become a senior-rank sorcerer, because many sorcerers focused on different schools and their cognitive worlds. It was obviously wrong to use a rite that focused on necromancy, force field, and illusion to improve a sorcerer who specialized in matter, element, and electromagnetism.
Therefore, there were dozens of such rites for middle-rank sorcerers who were good at different fields. Lucien naturally chose astrology and element.
After checking the magic circle carefully and making sure that it was fine, Lucien rested for a few minutes and waited for his spiritual power to recover naturally so that he could welcome the rite in his best state.
Fernando, the Lord of Storm, stood next to Lucien calmly with his hands behind his back. He had no intention of helping Lucien to set up the magic circles. It was the responsibility of every fifth-circle sorcerer to control the advancement ceremony on their own. If Lucien made any mistake, Fernando would be furious.
Thompson, a member of the Affair Committee, came to watch Lucien's improvement with great shock. He knew very well that Lucien had only become a fifth-circle sorcerer for less than half a year. With the help of potions and rites, it was not a big problem for Lucien to improve his spiritual power and soul. However, there was no shortcut for Lucien to substantialize his cognitive world. Lucien had to improve his perception of the real world to a certain level, or he had to improve his spiritual power and soul to a "crazy" level like the ancient sorcerers and complete the substantialization of his cognitive world with the help of rites.
However, Lucien could not become a senior-rank sorcerer in less than fifty years even with the help of potions and rites.
Currently, when the arcanists were improving themselves, they often chose a combination of the two approaches. First, they explored the world and studied arcana to make their cognitive world close to reality and show signs of substantialization. Then, they improved their spiritual power and soul to two to three times higher than normal. Then, they held a ritual to make it easier for them to substantialize their cognitive world. In such a way, they could reach the senior-rank in about twenty years.
Those who reached the senior-rank before the age of thirty had all substantialized their cognitive world without any assistance during their own exploration.
"Is the microscopic world really that important? Was it really the embodiment of the world's essence? Lucien only discovered a new type of particle, and he gained so much? " Thompson couldn't help but shake his head and shake off his jealousy towards Lucien. He had taken 26 years to advance from Fifth Ring to Sixth Ring, and he was already close to 50 years old at that time.
However, his attitude was different from that of the Lord of Storms. He was very much in favor of Lucien forcefully leveling up. His classmate had caused so much trouble, so it was best for him to level up as soon as possible if he had the ability. This was to prevent him from accumulating power for a long time and accidentally dying when he was fully confident. When that time came, it would be too late to regret.
In Thompson's opinion, even if Lucien didn't cause any trouble, once there was a chance for him to become a senior-rank, as long as the consequences were not too severe, he had to seize it. After all, senior-rank's survival ability was much higher than that of middle-rank, and it would be much safer for him to explore in the future. Arcana talents could not be turned into magic power, and many arcana geniuses had died in the past.
Alferris, on the other hand, did not have such thoughts. It had always been ignorant about time, and it did not even use any ritual to level up itself. Instead, it leveled up naturally by the mutual stimulation of its body and soul after learning arcana and magic, just like its peers who had grown up and were in the prime of their lives. Therefore, as usual, Alferris was playing with the magic items that Lucien took off and wearing the Holm Crown ring on its thick claws to show off.
Although the Immortal Throne robe was not shiny, Alferris held it tightly. It knew very well that no matter how ugly the robe was, it could still be exchanged for a lot of crystals and gems.
After Lucien recovered to his best state, he took out twelve crystal balls from his storage pouch.
They were made of different crystals, sunstone, Wave Stone, Scarlet Tree Sap, and other materials. They were shining in different colors. Some were as bright as the sun, some were as bright as the stars, and some were as bright as the blue ocean. The twelve crystals represented twelve different constellations and twelve different elements.
Putting the twelve crystals in the center of the twelve circles, Lucien activated them one by one. Instantly, the twelve crystals were integrated into the magic circle, and they were supported by the power of the void and slowly floated up.
After that, Lucien hurriedly walked into the giant circle in the center and stepped on the earth symbol. Then he took out another six dim crystal balls and put them in the center of the six hexagons.
Throwing the storage pouch out of the magic circle, Lucien started to activate the circular magic circle in the center.
The six hexagons shone with silver-gray light and rose at a speed visible to the naked eye. They were like six illusory altars, and in the center of the altars were six crystal balls representing the other six elements.
Crimson, blue, dark black, light cyan, dark green, and pure white. Six different colors radiated from the crystal balls and slowly floated up, like six small suns of different colors.
Lucien chanted a spell in a low voice, and his voice gradually became louder, as if he was singing a song of praise for the stars. It was mysterious and profound, as if it came from the depths of the vast universe.
With the sound of the spell, the silver-gray lines lit up one by one, and corresponding illusory light appeared between the crystal balls.
Gradually, the crystal balls began to rotate, revolving around Lucien in the center. There were six in the inner layer and twelve in the outer layer. Their trajectories were different, but they did not collide at all.
Suddenly, the magic circle lit up with a layer of misty light, setting off the surroundings like a dream. Set off by the light, the rotating crystal balls were like stars in the starry sky. Their trajectories were simple, but they contained profound mysteries.
Under the effect of the magic circle, Lucien was caught in the half-illusory cognitive world. The starry sky was still shining, and the invisible gravity was hanging down. The Host Star of Destiny was at the center, shaking and connecting with the reflection in his soul, indicating the unpredictability of fate.
Violent, agitated, gentle, and continuous fire, wind, and water made up the bottom layer of the world. The flow of energy was no longer continuous, but part by part.
The light spots of elements were like materials in the real world, forming the foundation of the cognitive environment. Electrons were revolving, and radiating light was emitted from time to time.
Drops of liquid brought up the world of ice and snow, glittering and translucent.
One crystal ball after another flashed from reality to illusion in an unimaginable way, stirring up the cognitive world. Then, they turned from illusion to reality and returned to the magic circle like brilliant and beautiful shooting stars.
The interaction between reality and illusion made it difficult for Lucien to tell whether he was in the center of the magic circle or in the cognitive world. For a moment, he felt like he was in a dream.
Lucien forced himself to calm down and controlled the reflection of the Host Star of Destiny in his soul as a bystander. The reflection of the Host Star of Destiny trembled slightly, and the brilliant line of stars lit up quickly, connecting to the Host Star in the starry sky.
Then, the line of stars vibrated like the strings of an instrument, affecting the two ends.
The reflection drove the vibration of the spiritual power, and the soul changed. The Host Star of Destiny drove the cognitive world, and the two ends had different energies interacting with each other!
It was something that could only be achieved after the cognitive world had been substantialized. Before, when Lucien meditated, he could only control his own soul, but he could not directly influence the cognitive environment.
A crystal ball turned into the cognitive world according to the predetermined trajectory and hit the line of stars without any deviation. The star trembled violently, and the star also turned into brilliant light spots, flowing into Lucien's soul, the Host Star of Destiny, and the light spots of elements.
A brilliant virtual line of spiritual power appeared in Lucien's soul, and it formed the first line of the spell, Spell Trigger.
There were more and more lines, and the vibration of the cognitive world became more and more intense. Even the interaction of energies became more and more agitated. It seemed that "it" wanted to jump into the real world from the illusionary world.
The crystal balls crashed into Lucien's soul one after another, and an extremely complicated magic model appeared. Lucien's cognitive world was boiling as if it was the end of the world. His Host Star of Destiny became bigger and bigger under the enhancement of the seventeen crystal balls. It pushed the other stars away and occupied more than half of the starry sky.
The light spots of elements were also enlarged as the crystal balls flowed into them. Lucien seemed to have become an electron, looking up at the huge atomic nuclei!
However, they were hiding in the wind, fire, and water, separated from the stars. There seemed to be an invisible wall between them.
The environment of elements and astrology, the microscopic world and the macroscopic world, were so clearly separated!
The last crystal ball, which represented the sun, turned from real to illusory and hit the star power line between the Host Star of Destiny and the reflection of Lucien's soul, and the last melody was played.
In silence, the Host Star of Destiny burst out like a star, illuminating Lucien's cognitive world. The starry sky expanded quickly, swallowing the wind, fire, water, and elements, atoms, and electrons.
With the power of expansion, Lucien's consciousness was not shaken at all, and he successfully drew the last line of the magic model.
A deep and solemn roar sounded, and all the light streamed into Lucien's soul and merged into the magic model.
However, at this moment, Lucien found that his soul power was not enough to control the explosion of the Host Star of Destiny and the expansion of the starry sky. Although the magic model had been built, his cognitive world was in danger of exploding!
Fernando took a step forward and raised his hands in front of him. Bright lightning arcs were jumping between his palms, and a fierce storm was rising in his red eyes.
If Lucien could not control it, he would interrupt the ritual. Even if Lucien would be severely injured, it would still be better than his whole body exploding!
In this case, even Lucien's soul would be completely torn apart!
Thompson's right hand was about to push his gold-rimmed glasses up, but his hand froze in the air. Everything was going so well. How could there be a mistake at the last step?
Alferris also forgot about the shiny ring and the amulet in its hand. It looked at the magic circle in confusion, and it was a bit worried.
Lucien's consciousness did not have any emotional fluctuation. The knowledge he had learned flashed through his mind quickly.
"Now my soul can only control part of the Host Star of Destiny, but the rest is more troublesome."
With the expansion of the Host Star of Destiny, it was equal to a cluster of light.
"I have to try this!"
Lucien knew that the situation would get out of control if it went on like this. Without any delay, he seized the inspiration and controlled half of the Host Star of Destiny, making it burn and explode more fiercely than the other parts.
Lucien had accelerated the expansion of the cosmos "recklessly"!
This part of the Host Star of Destiny was getting brighter and brighter, but it suddenly dimmed when it reached the limit. However, Lucien did not stop there. He continued to control the explosion, which was in sharp contrast to the other half.
As the expansion of the starry sky entered the final stage, this part of the Host Star of Destiny suddenly collapsed. Lucien's reflection in his soul felt a tearing pain.
Boom!
The collapsed part of the Host Star of Destiny formed a black swirl, which absorbed everything around it, including the expanding light!
With the help of the reverse force, Lucien successfully controlled the expansion of the starry sky. The magic model was completely formed, and the reflection in his cognitive world turned into a bright star.
The rest of the magic models in Lucien's soul were also projected into the starry sky. Around Spell Trigger, they formed a "galaxy", which was more closely related to the cognitive world.
In the center of the starry sky, the Host Star of Destiny was much brighter than before. However, when it was rotating, Lucien could not see what was behind it. There was nothing but darkness, as if there was a swirl that could swallow everything. All the light passing by it was twisted.
The two stars were like the Twin Stars of Destiny, the embodiment of light and darkness.
The reflection in Lucien's soul was the same. He could not tell whether the change was good or bad.
But anyway, he had finally reached the senior-rank!
When Lucien opened his eyes, he saw the eighteen crystal balls falling to the ground at the same time and shattering into a pile of dim powder.
…
When the black hole appeared, there was a bright flash of lightning in each of Fernando's eyes, which lit up the whole starry sky. He asked in confusion, "Untraceable Destiny?"
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