Mid-First Ring.
7
Inside the Elemental Pool, Ian had his eyes closed.
Within the Mental Power Space.
The scenery had already changed.
Beside the original mental power crystal, there was now a new one, radiating a faint azure glow.
There were also rows of runes—the Flowing Wind Barrier Wizardry, which was Ian's second solidified wizardry.
"The change is enormous."
Ian sensed the changes in himself.
First was his mental power. With the condensation of the second mental power crystal, his mental power scale had increased by at least half.
Its quality had also risen somewhat.
The range of his mental power field had increased considerably as well.
When he had first advanced, it had been roughly ten meters. As his mental power improved, it had reached about fifty meters by the time he hit the limit of the early First Ring.
But now, it had directly increased to a hundred meters.
Within this range, all living creatures would be suppressed.
"Next is the second mental power crystal, along with the changes brought by solidified wizardry."
Ian drew a deep breath.
The next instant.
Dark azure wind swirled around him like flowing water, forming a semitransparent barrier that constantly shifted.
It could be used for defense.
"But it's not that simple..."
With a thought from Ian, the Flowing Wind Barrier surrounding him spread outward like an expanding bubble.
Within a range of nearly a hundred meters, everything seemed to transform into a realm of wind. Here, he could freely manipulate every wisp of wind.
Combat, acceleration...
"What a fine piece of wizardry."
Ian was very satisfied. However, after advancing to the mid-First Ring, this was not the true qualitative change. The next instant, rows of fiery tentacles slowly appeared.
They then waved within the wind.
In the blink of an eye,