[Extreme Frozen Weapon], Attempting Law Domain Fusion
Before coming to White Stone Fortress, Ronan always thought that the so-called "Talent Transplant" was a highly secret technology, tightly controlled by the major wizard families of White Stone Fortress. Ordinary people would have to pay a huge price to obtain it, or have the face of Third Level Wizard like Kosti.
As it turned out, the middle-aged man with brown hair told us that the "Talent Transplant technology" was indeed firmly controlled by a few major wizard families, but any wizard who came to White Stone Fortress could undergo "Talent Transplant" as long as they could afford magic stones.
Almost every year, a large number of wizards specializing in ice magic come to White Stone Fortress for this purpose: to perform "Talent Transplant." Under the operation of the major wizard families in White Stone Fortress, a complete and mature "service chain" has long been formed.
The so-called letter of introduction in Ronan's hand was completely superfluous and unnecessary.
"However, sir, your timing is unfortunate. Most of the ice-type magical beasts in White Stone Highlands that meet the Talent Transplant requirements are dormant this season. Each family doesn't have many transplant slots available. I need to inquire about any vacancies first."
The middle-aged man with brownish-yellow hair added.
Ronan glanced at him and asked casually, "What's your name?"
"Barisha Ababok".
The middle-aged man answered quickly.
Ronan casually tossed him a Mid-Level Magic Stone and said, "Hurry up, I don't want to wait too long."
The middle-aged man named Barrysha happily accepted the magic stone Ronan had given him, nodding quickly and saying, "Don't worry, sir, you won't have to wait too long."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Indeed, Ronan didn't have to wait long.
Ronan had thought it would take at least a few days, but Barrysha returned in the time it took to drink two cups of hot tea at the tavern.
Barrysha handed Ronan several sheets of neatly ironed parchment, on which some information was clearly listed in beautiful handwriting.
"... On our Ababok Family's side, the only remaining second-tier slot is the Blue Claw Gryphon, while the first-tier slots include the Six-Legged Ice Salamander, the Frost Wolf, and the Yalan Ice Bat."
Ronan listened to Barrysha's explanation while flipping through the contents of the parchment.
The different monsters introduced by Barrysha represent different types of talents that can be obtained through Talent Transplant technology.
After reviewing them all, Ronan discovered that these so-called talents were basically all about "instant spell casting"—instantly casting an ice-type spell that the corresponding bloodline monster was most proficient in.
The different types of talents are actually just different instant-cast ice spells.
For example, by transplanting the talent of Six-Legged Ice Salamander, one can instantly cast Frost Torrent comparable to a first-tier spell.
The Frost Wolf's talent is the instant-cast "[Exploding Ice Bullet]".
Of course, the Yalan Ice Bat has a unique talent that can be obtained by transplanting any magical beast: it can increase a wizard's affinity for ice-type energy particles to a certain extent.
In other words, if Ronan completes the transplant, his "Non-attribute Energy Affinity" under the "Talent" column will likely change to "Ice Attribute Energy Affinity".
Once the transplanted talent traits are exhausted, it will return to its original state.
The parchment also specifically pointed out that this technique would cause certain side effects, namely, regardless of whether the transplant was successful or not, it would cause a certain degree of pollution to mental and Soul Power. Ronan frowned slightly after reading the entire contents of the parchment.
Indeed, the more vivid one's imagination, the more skeletal one's reality.
The "ice-type Talent Transplant technology" from White Stone Fortress not only didn't significantly improve strength, but also had a host of limitations and side effects. Ronan almost considered giving up on the transplantation on the spot.
However, considering that the effect of this talent is not very useful, if it can instantly cast an additional ice spell and apply it to the [Frozen Earth] rune, the Spell Anchor of the Domain of Despair can be increased by one, or even two, which is a relatively large boost to the domain's power.
The contamination of mental and Soul Power is a bit troublesome, but we can find ways to resolve it later.
With the Mirror Garden secret realm about to open, it would be good to temporarily boost one's combat power, especially since Kosti and Bennigo had both suggested so. Ronan thought about it and finally decided to give it a try.
However, since the decision has been made to transplant a talent, it is natural to try to choose a good one.
Ronan ruled out first-tier magical beasts, and the only second-tier magical beast option was the Blue Claw Gryphon, which is a dual-elemental magical beast with a mix of ice and wind. Its innate spells are also mixed-elemental spells, making it unsuitable as Spell Anchor for the [Frozen Earth] domain.
"Are second-tier magical beasts really left with no other options?"
Ronan put down the parchment and asked Barrysha.
The latter shook his head, "At this time of year, you can only catch Blue Claw Gryphon in White Stone Highlands."
If you're not in a hurry, you can wait three months. After three months, there will be more second-tier magical beasts to choose from.
Ronan definitely can't wait three months.
Ronan took out a High-Level Magic Stone and placed it in front of Barrysha, calmly saying, "I believe you have a way. Help me inquire about the other families."
Barrysha quickly picked up the magic stone Ronan had placed on the table and stuffed it into her bosom. She glanced around, leaned closer to Ronan, and whispered, "The other families are in similar situations to us. But I can ask a few individual wizards for you..."
"Can solitary wizards also master this kind of technology?"
Ronan was surprised.
Barrysha explained, "The core knowledge of 'Talent Transplant' was originally shared by all wizard families in White Stone Fortress."
Later, some families declined and their population dwindled, and now only one or two people remain in White Stone Fortress.
These types of wizards don't require a lot of resources to support the entire family's operation; they only occasionally accept one or two requests for 'Talent Transplant.' Therefore, they usually accumulate quite a few suitable ice-type magical beast bloodlines, giving adults a much wider range of choices..."
"Okay, you take care of it for me."
Barrysha patted his chest, assuring everyone he could take care of it.
Then comes another waiting period.
This time, the waiting period lasted a full month and a half.
During this time, Ronan kept hearing news of wizards conducting "Talent Transplant" ceremonies presided over by certain families, including a group of Arcane Circle wizards who had come with him.
It is said that five people failed.
Ronan had secretly observed his fellow wizards, and from their appearance alone, wizards who had successfully Talent Transplant did not have any obvious characteristics.
The only difference from before is that the icy aura surrounding him is much stronger, making him more like a "genius wizard" with a single-attribute elemental affinity.
After completing the ceremony, the Arcane Circle wizards quickly left White Stone Fortress. The Talent Transplant technology in White Stone Fortress was expensive, and these people were probably willing to invest heavily in themselves in order to gain greater benefits as the Mirror Garden Secret Realm was about to open.
Ronan was still waiting patiently. There was still no news from Barrysha. The search for the person named "Soraya" was also ongoing. In the meantime, Ronan had almost collected all the second-tier ice Spell Inheritance, which cost him nearly a thousand High-Level Magic Stone.
Amidst the vast snow-capped mountains and high ridges, on a flat, snow-covered clearing at the top of a broken mountain peak, Ronan stood quietly.
He stood tall and straight, wearing only a metal robe made of Neumann Metal. The cold wind blew, making him look rather thin, but it only added to his cold and murderous aura.
"After a month and a half, I finally cultivated my mental strength to its limit once again."
Ronan gazed at the vast snow-capped mountains, the sea of forests, and the sky so white it was almost entirely devoid of impurities, and opened his Character Panel.
The progress in the Strength column is now at (150%).
After reaching this point, no matter how much Ronan meditated, his mental strength no longer increased.
At this moment, the solid-liquid coexisting mental energy cluster in his mind had grown to be twice as large as before purification.
Ronan's total mental strength was also about three times that of a typical late-stage level one wizard who was about to break through to level two.
His spiritual power emanated naturally, and the viscosity and distortion of the surrounding air and light became even more intense, giving him an aura that was somewhat similar to that of a second-level wizard.
In addition, Ronan's Expert Level proficiency in the zero-tier advanced [Ice Blade] was finally Master Level and successfully developed into Extraordinary Magic Domain power.
It has to be said that grinding a level 0 high-level spell to Master Level is indeed much more difficult than grinding a level 0 low-level spell.
I wonder what it will be like when I finally unleash the first-tier spell.
As he thought this, Ronan's eyes flashed, and in an instant, his spiritual power surged forth, causing a sudden snowstorm and gale to rise on the mountaintop, with a large number of ice-type energy particles rolling in from all directions.
Mysterious energy surged from Ronan's body, weaving into a narrow domain of power in the void.
"[Ice Blade - [Extreme Frozen Weapon]]!"
Within the domain of magic, a point of icy white light bloomed, then rapidly extended upwards, stretching and finally condensing into a Pure White Ice Blade more than half a meter long, resembling neither a knife nor a sword! The Ice Blade was crystal clear, shimmering with a strange brilliance under the cold sunlight.
A chilling and Keen Edge aura emanated from the Ice Blade to tremble slightly and leaving a clearly visible light black cut in the void.
Ronan manipulated the Pure White Ice Blade, Ice Blade slashed across the ground at high speed, leaving a long, light black trail in the air where it passed.
A deep knife mark silently appeared on the snow, parting the snow to reveal the hard Frozen Earth underneath, which was then quickly filled and sealed by ice that appeared out of nowhere. The ice filled with knife marks also exuded an unusual Keen Edge and bone-chilling cold. "Lanny is right."
The power of the Extraordinary Magic Domain is the sword, but spiritual power is the hand that wields it.
The power that Extraordinary Magic Domain can unleash largely depends on the strength of the spiritual force driving it.
Ronan looked at the magical damage caused by the [[Extreme Frozen Weapon]], and several thoughts raced through his mind.
He had only recently grasped the extraordinary realm of [[Extreme Frozen Weapon]], and his Master Level proficiency was only in the double digits. Yet, the power he was unleashing was already almost equivalent to the [Ice Ball - Desperate Ice Seal] or [Frost Ray - Frost Veins] he had used a few months ago when he participated in the Seventh Magic Ring selection!
This is the huge difference caused by the strength of mental power.
Ronan manipulated the Pure White Ice Blade, which danced rapidly around his body. The void within a 500-meter radius around him was quickly covered with countless light black cuts by the [[Extreme Frozen Weapon]].
In the end, the Pure White Ice Blade were so fast that even mental energy could hardly detect them. To the naked eye, all that could be seen were faint black cuts in the void constantly disappearing and then reappearing, growing ever more numerous. [Ice Blade] is a continuous consumption spell. Once summoned, it can exist indefinitely and launch attacks as long as it is not destroyed and one has enough mental energy.
The process of mastering the spell gave Ronan the feeling of controlling a "flying sword".
In a fleeting moment, the Pure White Ice Blade suddenly stopped, transitioning from extreme motion to extreme stillness, and hovered quietly in front of Ronan.
Ronan stared at the Pure White Ice Blade before him, his eyes flashing slightly. Then, countless mysterious energies surged from his body.
[Desperate Ice Seal]! [Frost Veins]! Two more Extraordinary Magic Domain have formed outside Ronan's body!
Following closely behind were the frozen spheres exuding a Despair Aura, the icy veins that condensed and grew around Ronan like blue and white plant roots, and the Pure White Ice Blade that radiated extreme cold and Keen Edge.
Three Master-Level Spell, each imbued with Extraordinary Magic Domain power, began to slowly revolve around Ronan.
Ronan's eyes gradually turned into a pure ice blue, all emotions and distracting thoughts were frozen and quickly sank to the bottom of his heart.
The three spells rotated faster and faster.
The Extraordinary Magic Domain power emanating from each other seemed to mix and merge during this rotation, expanding and growing. The cold air permeated each other, the Despair Aura spread, and the Keen Edge force was wrapped around. Frost and snow particles formed a hurricane that soared higher and higher, growing stronger and stronger.
Ronan stood right in the center of this frost tornado, enveloped in streaks of icy blue, his white hair and long robes fluttering wildly!
Just as the frost tornado grew to a height almost touching the Sky Dome, and the three Extraordinary Magic Domain powers contained within it were about to form a mysterious connection, "Boom!"
Three Master-Level Spell, each carrying the aura of a different magic domain, exploded simultaneously. The tornado collapsed, unleashing a tsunami-like wave of extreme cold in all directions, directly triggering a heavy snowfall on the small mountaintop.
"Crackling and popping—"
Thick snowflakes mixed with fist-sized hailstones kept falling, but before they could get close to Ronan's body, they were directly crushed by the powerful Spiritual Force Field naturally emanating from his body.
Ronan stood alone amidst the hail, snow, and rain, the icy blue in his eyes slowly melting away.
"It's still a bit lacking."
Ronan pondered, his brain, which had just emerged from the [[Thoughtless Lake]] state and had been developed by six bottles of "Murphetira's Kiss," now as cool Awakening as the world before him.
"But my line of thinking should be correct."
These three Extraordinary Magic Domain powers all belong to the ice element. Although their effects are different, they are entirely possible to merge.
As for the reason for the failed fusion, perhaps it's because the difference in their proficiency levels was too great?
Ronan kept pondering it.
He also drew inspiration from the Dual Law Domain Superposition.
Since it's just a simple superposition of magic domains, the power can achieve an effect of 1+1>2.
The effect of fusing those domains should be even more terrifying! Ronan now possesses three Extraordinary Magic Domain powers of the same type. He has great ambitions, thinking that fusing two domains is the same as fusing three domains, so he simply skipped the dual domain fusion stage and directly attempted the Three Law Domains fusion! "I'll postpone my training in [Desperate Ice Seal] for now, until I catch up with the Master Level proficiency of [Frost Veins] and the newly comprehended [[Extreme Frozen Weapon]]."
"If the level of comprehension of the three Dharma domains is similar, forming a delicate balance, perhaps that will achieve the result I desire."
"If that still doesn't work, then lower the difficulty and start practicing from the dual-domain fusion step..."
Ronan, lost in thought, raised his hand to disperse the wind and snow, intending to return to White Stone Fortress.
At that moment, a message suddenly came from a Communication Stone inside the Space Ring.
From Barrysha.
After a quick glance, Ronan's eyes gleamed.
"The Talent Transplant is finally showing some progress!"