Walking to the familiar laboratory and closing the heavy door, Adil casually looked around and then sat on the bed.
"According to my orders, the manor has been placed under martial law, and the laboratory has also been set up with a defensive spell formation. No matter who tries to enter, I will immediately discover them."
Sitting on the large wooden bed, Adil's heart was calm, "I have already taken all the necessary defensive measures. The rest, I can only rely on myself."
Thinking to this point, he picked up a box on the wooden table and opened it.
Inside the wooden box was a bottle of dark green potion.
The dark green potion was very clear, and the liquid inside seemed to have a life of its own as it constantly pulsated, looking very extraordinary.
This was the sap of the Ancient Bramble Tree, which was very useful in the process of advancing to an official Magus. It was extremely precious to level 3 acolytes.
The bottle in Adil's hand was a gift from a teacher in the academy.
"A.I. Chip, how's the progress of the modification of the Distortion Barrier?"
Sitting on the bed, Adil asked the A.I. Chip in his mind.
After obtaining the appearance of this rank 1 spell from Edith, Adil ordered the A.I. Chip to analyse and simulate this spell, in order to improve its effects as much as possible.
After all, to a Magus, the solidification of a spell in the spirit sea was too important. If possible, it would be best to optimize it.
[Modification complete …] In an instant, the A.I. Chip's robotic voice sounded again.
[Compared to the original version, the modified version has increased stability by 17.1%, and power by 67% …]
The A.I. Chip's prompts continuously sounded in Adil's mind.
"Let's begin!"
Feeling the large amounts of information in his mind, Adil took a deep breath, and his eyes showed determination.
"I've already done all the necessary preparations. What comes next will depend on my luck …"
Drinking the sap of the Bramble Saint Tree in one gulp, this thought flashed through Adil's mind, then he closed his eyes and entered a deep meditative state.
After drinking the sap of the Ancient Bramble Tree, Adil's body felt as if it was on fire, and a feeling of weakness, as if his life force was being sucked out.
[The Host's body activity is decreasing … Spiritual force limit is increasing …]
In his mind, the A.I. Chip's robotic voice sounded again, but at this moment, Adil did not have the mood to care about it.
A dazed feeling appeared in his body, and the dusky spirit sea appeared in Adil's consciousness, illuminated by an indescribable force.
Large amounts of spiritual force were like surging seawater, churning unceasingly. It was like a tsunami that was wreaking havoc in his spirit sea.
Under the effect of the Ancient Bramble Tree Sap, Adil felt that his mental power was unprecedentedly abundant, as if it was inexhaustible. Spells that he had difficulty using in the past could now be used without any pressure.
This feeling of breaking free from the shackles was somewhat fascinating, but at the same time, it also made Adil vigilant.
When he was in Uralto College, Adil used his relationship with Edith to read up on many precious materials in the college's library, including the various problems one had to face when advancing to become an official wizard.
In his current situation, on the surface, it seemed that his mental strength was increasing crazily, but in fact, it was in exchange for burning his body's vitality. Once he reached a critical point and failed to complete the advancement, the advancement this time would completely fail. At that time, it was hard to say whether there would be any sequelae, but the vitality that was burned would really be lost.
Even if Adil's lifespan was long enough, even if he failed to advance, he would still be able to keep his life. However, it would still affect his future advancement, and the possibility of him becoming an official Wizard would decrease.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Sensing the illuminated spirit sea at this time, Adil endured the pain of his life force being burned and tried to construct a Distortion Barrier spell template in his spirit sea.
For a level 3 Apprentice trying to advance to an official Wizard, this was the most difficult stage.
Spell templates, even the most basic ones, were difficult enough to trap countless people. Normal Apprentices would need at least a few months to familiarize themselves with constructing a spell template. This was even more so for a level 1 spell template, which was hundreds or even thousands of times more complicated than a basic template.
If constructing a basic spell template was like visualizing an ant in the mind, then meditating on a level 1 spell template was like visualizing a human in the mind. Every blood vessel, every strand of hair, every detail of the body structure could not be wrong, or else the spell would fail. One could imagine how complicated it was.
It was a huge challenge for any apprentice to directly construct a level-1 Spell Template in their spirit sea when they had never constructed a level-1 Spell Template before. Not to mention that they had to guarantee success on the first try, the psychological pressure was even greater.
This was especially true for those like Adil who used improved spell templates.
Although the improved spell was powerful, its complexity was also higher. To a certain extent, it would only make it harder to solidify the spell.
However, compared to others, Adil also had a huge advantage.
A Magus was a high-powered calculator, and the stronger the Magus' spiritual force, the stronger their calculative abilities. In this aspect, Adil's spiritual force far surpassed that of a normal level 3 Acolyte.
Moreover, with the existence of the A.I. Chip, although Adil had not constructed this spell in his mind, he had tried many times with the A.I. Chip's simulation function.
With these conditions added together, even if the difficulty of the improved Distortion Barrier had greatly increased, Adil still had confidence in himself.
In his mind, the dim spirit sea gradually lit up.
Amidst the surging spiritual force, a dot of light gradually lit up.
This dot of light was extremely weak at first, as if it could be extinguished at any time. Following which, it became brighter and larger, gradually rising in the vast spirit sea, as if it was a sun that illuminated the entire spirit sea.
If one were to carefully observe it in the spirit sea, they would discover that within this ball of light was a pure crystal. There were many complicated runes on it, forming a complete structure.
This entire crystal was the spell template after it had been solidified. At this moment, it was Silent as it stood above the spirit sea, releasing a weak light.
This light was extremely bright and penetrating, but it did not contain any heat. It only appeared in the spirit sea, and could only be observed by Adil.
"Success!"
As the crystal in the spirit sea rose and solidified, Adil was elated as he felt the changes in the spirit sea.
In the vast spirit sea, following the successful solidification of the spell template, the entire spirit sea seemed to have undergone some unknown changes, causing the boiling seawater to calm down.
The changes in the spirit sea would also extend to the body, causing the body of a level 3 Acolyte to slowly transform, completing the change in the hierarchy of life.
However, things weren't over yet.
After the spell template had been solidified, it was still extremely weak. If something unexpected were to happen at this moment, it could cause the crystal formed after the spell template to collapse at any time.
Hence, at this stage, Adil had to do his best to maintain the spell crystal in the spirit sea. Before this, not only could he not use any spells, he also had to concentrate as much as possible, otherwise, the process might fail.
The defensive measures that Adil had taken before were, in fact, prepared for this moment.
… …
Time passed bit by bit.
When the spell crystal in the spirit sea had roughly stabilized, Adil opened his eyes again.
If one were to carefully observe his eyes, they would be able to see a faint light in them. If someone were to look directly at them, they would immediately feel an intense piercing pain.
This was a phenomenon caused by the sudden increase in spiritual force, and it was also a common symptom for newly advanced Magi.
"Finally … Success!"
Sitting at the head of the bed, Adil opened his eyes in Silence. Feeling the sunlight penetrating through the window, as well as the feeling of weakness in his body, Adil felt a little excited, and his eyes showed a hint of joy, "Official Magus!"
At this moment, he felt that his condition was extremely bad. Because he had used the Thorn Tree's sap to break through to an official Magus, a large portion of his life force had been burnt. His current condition was extremely poor, and he seemed extremely weak.
However, under this extreme sense of weakness, he could sense that the power in his body was several times stronger than before he had advanced.
[Name: Adil Farcus. Strength: 13.5 (15.7). Agility: 13.9 (16.1). Vitality: 14.1 (16.5). Spiritual force: 17.6]
The familiar stats window appeared in front of him, allowing Adil to have a good understanding of his body.
Apart from his spiritual force increasing by 4 points, the rest of his physical attributes had also greatly increased, but they were still in a weak state.
As time passed, Adil's physical attributes would still increase greatly after he advanced to an official Magus, and they would only stop after this period of metamorphosis.
In theory, this period of metamorphosis was also the weakest time for an official Magus. Not only could they not use too many spells, their physical attributes had not reached the level of an official Magus. Although their battle strength was far stronger than a level 3 Acolyte, they would not be a match for other official Magi.
Of course, this might not be applicable to Adil.
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