Myriad Spirits Wizard

Rayne sat up from the recliner and glanced up at the wall clock, even he was stunned.

This Soul Test had lasted a full twenty-five minutes. After subtracting the five minutes each of beginner-level pain and intermediate-level pain, that meant he had endured fifteen minutes under advanced-level pain!

"Damn, I accidentally listened to two extra songs. That was a little too exaggerated."

Rayne secretly berated himself.

As long as one endured five minutes of advanced-level pain, one could undergo the Soul Transformation Ritual.

The longer one endured, the higher the success rate of the soul transformation.

Those who could withstand advanced-level pain for more than five minutes all possessed either outstanding talent or tremendous willpower.

Rayne belonged to this category. Even without using music to reduce the pain, he would still be considered exceptionally talented.

Those who reached ten minutes could be called prodigies. Among those who participated in the Soul Test, fewer than one in a hundred could manage it. They almost never failed the Soul Transformation Ritual and would certainly become Transcendents.

As for those who endured fifteen minutes, they were absolutely blessed with extraordinary talent.

Such people would gain the greatest benefits from the Soul Transformation Ritual. They could fuse with all types of Demon Souls and freely choose the Transcendent profession they liked.

The middle-aged female Plant Tender in charge of the test carefully sized Rayne up, then reached out her hand and said softly, "My name is Talini. I'm a second-level Plant Tender. Congratulations on completing the test, Mr. Rayne."

She had heard the female attendant address Rayne earlier. She had not paid much attention at the time, but now she remembered it.

"Ms. Talini, just call me Rayne."

Rayne politely shook her hand lightly before letting go.

"All right." Talini's gaze swept over the spectators outside the glass window, and she smiled. "Rayne, I haven't seen such an outstanding young man in a long time. With your talent, passing the Soul Transformation Ritual is only a matter of time. Let me congratulate you in advance on becoming a Transcendent."

"Thank you, ma'am." A smile appeared on Rayne's face, and he was in a good mood as well.

Talini nodded. She had intended to use a healing spell to help Rayne recover from the lingering pain caused by the test, but she discovered that he was in excellent condition. His emotions were steady, and there was no sign of fatigue on him. Only a little sweat had appeared on his forehead, as if he had merely gone out for a few laps.

His physical condition is too good. He might not even be inferior to me. How rare!

Talini praised him enviously to herself. She had not forgotten her duties, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Rayne, have you made preparations to undergo the Soul Transformation Ritual?"

Many alchemy shops were willing to provide customers with free Soul Tests. Naturally, they were not doing charity. They were promoting their own Soul Devouring Potions, as well as a series of services related to the Soul Transformation Ritual.

The cost of a Soul Test was not high, yet it allowed them to establish a good relationship with potential Transcendents and develop important clients. The money they would earn in the future could be hundreds or even thousands of times greater than the cost of a few Soul Tests!

The Violet House was the same.

Rayne naturally understood these tricks, but he did not mind. He had come precisely for the Soul Transformation Ritual.

"Yes, I hope to undergo the ritual as soon as possible."

The corners of Talini's mouth lifted slightly. She knew that she had attracted a major client with limitless potential for the shop. If Rayne grew in the future, she would benefit as well.

She stood up and said, "Let's move somewhere else to discuss this in detail."

Once they reached the area outside the partition, Talini instructed the female attendant to call another Transcendent over to continue giving the Soul Tests to the customers waiting behind them. She then led Rayne away under the envious gazes of the crowd.

As they walked, they chatted. Talini probed him with a few indirect questions, trying to find out about Rayne's origins.

Rayne was highly vigilant and revealed no useful information.

Talini led Rayne into a steam-powered elevator. It rose to the fifth floor, which was the top floor of the Violet House. They walked along an elegantly decorated corridor that resembled an art gallery, finally arriving at a door. Talini knocked.

"Manager, it's Talini."

"Come in."

A light voice came from behind the door. It carried a hint of laziness and was extremely distinctive, revealing many indescribably rich emotions.

With this voice alone, she could definitely become a famous voice actress. If she could sing too, that would be even more incredible. Rayne had not seen her yet, but he had already sketched the image of a beautiful woman in his mind and inexplicably felt a little expectant.

Talini pushed the door open and Rayne followed behind her.

Upon entering, he found that it was a spacious office overlooking the entire Brent Street. The Wizard Tower stood not far away. Yet it was not as solemn as an ordinary office; it had been arranged with great comfort. Sofas, a desk, a fireplace, carpets, crystal lamps, and flowerpots were placed throughout the room in a staggered arrangement, making it feel as relaxed as a living room at home.

Even with Rayne's limited knowledge, he could tell that every piece of furniture and decoration in the room was an extremely expensive top-tier item. Everywhere exuded the air of Gold Shields.

For example, the enormous chandelier on the ceiling was a crystal lamp powered by magical energy, both rare and precious.

Any ordinary crystal lamp cost two or three Gold Shields and was only about the size of a fist. This chandelier, however, was over a meter in diameter and consisted of more than a dozen crystal lamps assembled into a magnificent fixture. Never mind its value—the cost of the magical energy needed to light it every day alone could frighten an ordinary family to death.

What a huge tycoon!

Rayne suddenly felt that the dozens of Gold Shields in his arms were terribly shabby and completely unworthy of being brought out.

What surprised him even more, however, was the owner of the room.

In a corner of the room stood a large musical instrument extremely similar to a piano. Its body was pitch-black, with a row of black and white keys. A woman sat in front of it, wearing a simple and elegant robe. Her posture was relaxed, and she held a music score in her hands, reading it intently.

When Rayne saw her for the first time, the first thing that entered his view was a head of brilliant golden hair, dazzling like gold.

Then came a pair of lake-blue eyes. Her gaze shifted as if it could speak.

Her face was so perfect that it seemed carefully sculpted, yet it also looked utterly natural. Her snow-white skin was smooth and delicate, and with her loose golden hair, she seemed to be giving off a faint glow. Looking closely, however, one realized that this was merely an illusion.

Anyone with slightly weaker mental fortitude or insufficient experience might feel inferior upon seeing such a breathtaking beauty.

"Fuck, fuck!"

"She really is beautiful—and an absolute beauty at that..."

Rayne was utterly amazed. He suddenly realized that he was uncultured and did not know how to describe the beautiful girl before him. All he could do was shout, "Fuck."

He also noticed that the beauty's ears were somewhat unusual. The upper parts of her ear rims were slightly pointed, though the curves were not as sharp. They were unlike the long, pointed ears of elves, and would be difficult to notice if covered by her hair. At a glance, they looked no different from an ordinary person's.

Is she a Half-elf?

Rayne immediately understood. No wonder he had always heard that the Violet House was managed by an elf. It turned out that she was not an elf, but a Half-elf.

Half-elves were the hybrid offspring of humans and elves, and might be one of the rarest races in the world.

Elves rarely appeared in human nations, and even fewer formed relationships with humans. Even when they became husband and wife, the chances of having offspring were extremely low.

A hundred human-elf couples could spend years trying day and night without necessarily conceiving.

The Aerenus World had billions of humans, yet there might not even be fifty Half-elves to be found. They were rarer than the dragons of legend.

The birth of every Half-elf was a show of the Goddess of Fortune's favor.

Although Half-elves possessed the bloodlines of two races, because of the Blood Soul Curse, they did not inherit the elves' talents. Aside from having longer lifespans, they were not much different from ordinary people.

Moreover, because elves and humans did not have a harmonious relationship, Half-elves were deeply unpopular among the elves. They were called "half-humans," so Half-elves all lived in human nations.

Rayne had seen elves several times before in the Silver Star District, and they had been pure-blooded elves. They were indeed quite beautiful, just as the books described, but not one of them had been as beautiful as her!

By comparison, the beauty before him looked more like a true elf.

Judging by her skin and hair color, one of this Half-elf's parents should not have been an ordinary elf. It was highly likely that they had been some kind of High Elf.

Rayne secretly used the Soul Eye to inspect her. The form of her soul was almost no different from a human's.

Yet he was still greatly shocked, because this beauty was also a Transcendent—and a sixth-level Wizard at that!

Within her soul core stood a phantom structure resembling a towering structure. A cluster of silver flames burned atop it. Through the structure, one could see that its interior was divided into six levels, with varying numbers of Demon Souls present on each level.

All of these Demon Souls were complete. They seemed to possess lives of their own and could be summoned from the tower at any moment.

"Myriad Spirits Wizard!"

As a student of the Supernatural Academy who had played Myriad Spirits Cards so many times at the Basil Inn, Rayne had long been thoroughly familiar with this renowned Transcendent profession.

Today, he had finally met a genuine Myriad Spirits Wizard.

At that moment, the powerful Myriad Spirits Wizard rose from the piano.

She was very tall, almost as tall as Rayne. He estimated that she was over 1.75 meters tall. Her slender figure was curvaceous, and as she moved, her robe outlined her alluring curves. A faint smile rested on her face, and a fragrant breeze swept toward him. She looked as if she had stepped out of a painting.

Even though Rayne had once lived in an age of information explosions and had seen countless photos and videos of top actresses carefully polished to perfection, giving him a certain degree of immunity, he still lost himself for a moment.

Fortunately, he recovered after only an instant and did not embarrass himself.

She walked over to the sofa and sat down, then pointed to the seat opposite her. "Please, both of you, sit."

"Talini, aren't you going to introduce this gentleman?"

Rayne sat down calmly, and Talini said respectfully beside him, "Manager, this is Mr. Rayne. He just took the Soul Test at our shop, endured it for twenty-five minutes, and is prepared to undergo the Soul Transformation Ritual."

"Twenty-five minutes?"

The Half-elf's face revealed her surprise. She immediately understood what Talini meant: this was a client with tremendous potential.

Her gaze fell on Rayne. In the end, she carefully studied his face, and a hint of appreciation flashed through her eyes. She smiled and said, "Mr. Rayne, I'm Viola, the owner of the Violet House. Which service tier of the Soul Transformation Ritual would you like?"