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Chapter 1013: Chapter 354: Refinement and Advancement (Double-Length Chapter) (Part 3)

“However, ‘dense’ doesn’t seem to be the focus of the bloodline…”

“Moreover, the enhancement of bloodline concentration has an immediate effect on the improvement of one’s own strength!”

“It seems that, in the future, it’s still possible to enhance and elevate bloodline concentration by absorbing the genes of other Dragons.”

“Although as the bloodline concentration increases, the chance of migrating again might become increasingly difficult, this path has not yet reached its end. I can pay attention to information about other Dragons or Dragon Descendants.”

Rein clenched his fist, feeling the surge of power in his body, and thought to himself.

Then, Rein reviewed the previous battle prompts:

[Congratulations, you have defeated a strong enemy and earned 19 Golden Skill Points!]

[Congratulations, your hidden Will attribute has increased!]

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[Congratulations, your King of Thousand Blades (Epic) profession level has increased!]

Following this battle with Kolaxius, the King of Thousand Blades (Epic) profession level successfully advanced to lv10, allowing Rein to gain 1 attribute point and 1 Skill Point once again.

In addition to the points he originally had, he now has a total of 5 remaining attribute points and 3 remaining Skill Points.

Since he consumed 12 Golden Skill Points last time, and now gained 19, the total reached a new high of 56 points.

Seeing so many Golden Skill Points, Rein couldn’t help but ponder.

“So many Golden Skill Points…”

“Previously, when breaking through the Extraordinary Battle Technique checkpoint, Golden Skill Points were needed, besides that, there were also….”

“Right, during the fusion of similar Extraordinary Battle Techniques, a large number of Golden Skill Points were also used, such as the fusion of Giant Bear Sword Technique and Arcadian Swordsmanship, the fusion of Knight Breathing Method, etc.”

“Could it be that their only use in witchcraft is for enhancement breakthroughs?”

Thinking about it, Rein decided to try again and see if there are other choices after reaching a trigger condition.

He focused his attention on the lv20 ‘Sharpness Technique’, planning to add points again.

As Rein added one Golden Skill Point to the witchcraft ‘Sharpness Technique’, it smoothly advanced to lv21.

At this moment, a system prompt suddenly appeared:

[Detected that the witchcraft ‘Sharpness Technique’ mastered by the host has reached lv21, unlocking the improvement restriction of this witchcraft, improve it? This improvement requires consuming 7 Golden Skill Points.]

(Note: After improvement, the witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to cast, with enhancements in power, attack range, or other aspects.)

(Note: The level of the improved witchcraft will not change.)

“Hiss~”

“I didn’t expect that a certain trigger condition must be reached to enable it!”

Rein immediately felt like he’d hit the jackpot!

“Improvements in power, attack range, or other aspects after improvement, is it?”

“That’s great!”

Rein couldn’t help but feel overjoyed in his heart.

Now, he’s no longer the ‘novice’ from half a year ago; he’s very clear about how difficult it is to enhance the power of witchcraft.

So, without any hesitation, Rein immediately chose ‘yes’!

At the same time, an enormous flow of information about the improvement process of the witchcraft ‘Sharpness Technique’ began to pour into Rein’s mind…

It felt as if Rein spent over a hundred years in some mysterious space, improving the Sharpness Technique according to his casting habits, physical conditions, etc., fine-tuning its witchcraft model to better suit himself.

During this time, Rein did not know how many times he failed or how many attempts he made…

After he absorbed this memory, the system prompt came again:

[Ding! The witchcraft ‘Sharpness Technique’ mastered by the host has been successfully improved, the new witchcraft model has been adjusted, witchcraft power has increased by 17%.]

…

“17%?!” Rein’s eyes instantly brightened.

“This increase is not a small figure!”

“It’s equivalent to a 34% increase in the fogging level of spiritual power.”

This made Rein look even more fervently at the First Level Witchcraft Metal Barrier.

“Sharpness Technique is just a Zero Level Witchcraft, so could the effect be even better for First Level Witchcraft?”

This doesn’t require guessing, as Rein currently has enough Golden Skill Points to verify this directly.

As Rein added 1 Golden Skill Point to the lv20 First Level Witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’, the system prompt similarly appeared:

[Detected that the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ mastered by the host has reached lv21, unlocking the improvement restriction of this witchcraft, improve it? This improvement requires consuming 13 Golden Skill Points]

(Note: After improvement, the witchcraft will be more suitable for the host to cast, with enhancements in power, attack range, or other aspects.)

(Note:…)

Having had prior experience, Rein immediately chose ‘Yes’!

In an instant, a massive influx of improvement details on the defensive witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ started flooding into Rein’s mind…

Seconds later, the system notification came again:

[Ding! The host’s grasp of the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ has been successfully improved, the new witchcraft model adjustment is successful, witchcraft power increased by 18%, witchcraft effective range enhanced by 25%.]

“The increase in witchcraft power is not significant, last time it was 17%, this time 18%.”

“That’s normal, after all, it’s just an improvement, with minor adjustments for personal circumstances.”

“If the increase was forty to fifty percent, that would be abnormal!”

“Oh, the witchcraft range has increased?” Instantly, Rein’s eyes lit up.

This deepened Rein’s understanding of the annotation—’Power, attack range or other aspects will be enhanced’.

With a brief thought, Rein focused his attention on the profession panel for the Warhammer Wizard, regarding the description of the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’:

Metal Barrier lv21 effect: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power, drives a certain amount of metal fragments with a specific witchcraft model, drifting within a range of two meters and five around the caster, blocking any attempts to harm the caster.

“Indeed, the previous description was ‘two meters’, now it’s ‘two meters five’, a 25% increase!”

The improvement in Metal Barrier brought Rein unexpected delight, and immediately, to test the effect, he briskly walked to the small training room in the suite.

As Rein’s thoughts slightly moved, he saw three Kite Shields slightly larger than before surrounding him.

The most apparent change was the distance, from two meters around him, increased to a range of two meters and five, providing more space for him to wield weapons.

“So, is it possible to also improve other witchcraft?”

“No way, the recent improvements on two witchcraft surprisingly used up 22 Golden Skill Points.”

“Originally having 56 Skill Points, suddenly there’s only 34 points left… This…”

Rein’s expression slightly changed.

“I thought I could use them freely, but it turns out I need to plan rationally.”

“Then let’s postpone the improvements for now.”

…

“Knock, knock, knock!” At this moment, the sound of knocking suddenly echoed.

“Please come in!”

“Lord Rein, sorry to disturb you.”

To Rein’s surprise, the visitor was Mrs. Werti, the vice-president of Winterfort Academy.

“Lady Werti, please come in.”

After some pleasantries, the graceful Mrs. Werti explained her purpose with a smile: “Lord Rein, during the process of slaying Ancestor Dragon Kolaxius this time, thanks to your assistance.”

“I heard from Merita that you have a need for Soul Energy Crystals. Here are five Soul Energy Crystals, representing Winterfort Academy’s gratitude to you.”

Mrs. Werti smiled as she placed a small deep brown wooden box on the coffee table.

“This… is too valuable.”

“Actually, I have an agreement with Lady Merita from your academy. So, there’s really no need for Winterfort Academy to particularly thank me for slaying Kolaxius.” Rein waved his hand, refusing.

“Lord Rein, if not for your timely intervention, the academy would have suffered heavy casualties this time. This is also the unanimous opinion of Dean Batalov and us, so we urge you to accept it.” Mrs. Werti insisted.

“Well… alright, then I’ll accept it.”

“Lord Rein, then I won’t disturb you further.” The graceful lady smiled slightly, got up, and left.

After sending Werti away, Rein opened the small wooden box, as expected, five Soul Energy Crystals lay quietly inside.

“Indeed, the Wizard Schools are truly wealthy.”

For a wizard school like Winterfort Academy, Soul Energy Crystals are naturally highly sought-after items; offering Rein five pieces this time is quite generous.

Previously, the Norton Tribe could only accumulate three pieces with significant difficulty, having passed through many battles.

“If calculated as a 4% increase per piece, I could enhance my Fogging progress by 12%, not bad.” Rein’s lips curved slightly.

After thinking for a moment, Rein decided to absorb these five Soul Energy Crystals.

After all, to switch to a Dragon Vein Wizard, the last requirement—liquidization wizard, he would naturally want to step into Second Level Liquidization Wizard as quickly as possible.

He grasped these five Soul Energy Crystals in his hand, and swiftly started operating the Steel Heart Advanced Meditation Method, and the system prompt followed suit:

[Ding! Detecting Soul Energy Crystals capable of enhancing spiritual power fogging degree, accelerate absorption? (Note: System absorption can eliminate impurities and absorb thoroughly in one go.)]

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