The Offensive and Defensive System Was Complete!

Being constantly annoyed by Li Yao, Old Man Lu gradually became somewhat used to it, and it felt like he was being "cultivated and tempered."

Sometimes, Second Uncle felt bitter. "I'm an old man who has shed blood for the country and contributed to the people! Why is it that you're always getting on my nerves? I can't hit you, and I can't win an argument with you..."

Holy crap!

I'm so angry! After tutoring Chen Xi, Old Man Lu went back to the bar next door. Chen Xi finished her work and went back to the bar to do her own thing as usual. Li Yao lay down for a while and then went to study and interpret magical knowledge.

He doesn't have many skills right now: offensive skills like "Ice and Fire Double Heaven," general skills like "Mage Hand," and defensive skills like "Kelin's Malicious Protection Series." The Klin series is a combination spell, ranging from first to third rank. At the third rank, he can activate "Thorn Magic Shield," which can reflect some of the damage when attacked maliciously.

Li Yao doesn't have any movement or control skills yet. Li Yao sent a message to Lin Xiaowei, but she hasn't replied yet.

In the evening,

After completing his alchemy training, Li Yao received a reply from Lin Xiaowei: "I didn't expect you to be able to analyze Second Circle Spell so quickly..."

Li Yao: "It's alright, it's alright, I'm still working very hard."

Lin Xiaowei: "..."

While hard work is important, being a mage still largely depends on talent.

There are always people who comfort others with "You've already tried your best" when they fail or succeed.

actually,

That's utter nonsense.

There must be heroes in this world like Liu Xiu, who win by sheer luck and even manage to overtake time travelers.

But for the vast majority of people,

If you want to achieve anything, hard work is essential. Sometimes, even the person involved might feel that it's okay, that they haven't put in much effort.

That's because they have enough talent and enough passion.

When you feel that you've worked very hard, it means that you've put more effort into this than you have the talent and passion for it.

It's difficult to do.

Only then will you feel like you're working hard.

True talent isn't about learning everything quickly or doing anything effortlessly; it's about being able to focus intently and invest in something without considering the cost.

When you look back sometime in the future, you'll suddenly realize that...

You've left most people in this world behind.

At that time, they might call you a "genius," and some might say you work very hard... but only you know that you are just doing what you want to do.

Lin Xiaowei was a genius to begin with. Her transmigrator physique, coupled with a cheat-like advantage, allowed her to make rapid progress on the path of a mage, so her understanding was even deeper. The Magic Association was full of Novice Mage who worked even harder but couldn't even touch the threshold of Intermediate Rank Mage, and there were even aging Magic Apprentice over eighty years old! In short...

Lin Xiaowei was very happy with Li Yao's progress.

This means that she doesn't need to worry too much about things at home until she returns to Earth.

That's good.

After a while, Lin Xiaowei said, "I'll teach you ' Ghostly Steps ' now, and also give you the spell skill ' Frozen Chains.' That way, you'll have a full set of offensive and defensive tools for a mage."

soon,

Li Yao received two documents.

Looking at the document, Li Yao pursed his lips.

It had been a long time since the last teleportation skill, and his spell interpretation speed was still relatively fast. To prevent him from trying to learn too much at once, Lin Xiaowei wouldn't give him too many spells, so Li Yao was starting to miss that exciting feeling.

He raised his hand and tapped it! Immediately,

A stimulating sensation, so intense it made his scalp tingle, like countless tiny needles pricking his brain, almost sent Li Yao soaring to heaven. "Ahhhhhh~~"

Once the excitement has passed,

Li Yao now has two more pieces of information about Second Circle Spell in his mind.

The most outstanding movement skill in the second stage is "Ghostly Steps". By absorbing the energy of the Etheric Plane, it attaches to the body to increase movement speed. The phase fluctuations generated when moving in the Aether Energy can even offset some of the attack damage.

The subsequent three-ring displacement skill "Flash Spell" allows the user to directly enter the Etheric Plane and instantly teleport to the designated location.

"Flash" is considered a divine skill by mages who love battle. When a figure appears and disappears on the battlefield, it is incredibly flashy and unrestrained.

In the Naruto anime, the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique was already pretty flashy, but the Flash Spell is even flashier.

The Flying Thunder God Technique requires a fixed direction and a traceable path. While the Flash Spell may be slightly inferior in terms of distance traveled, it leaves no trace whatsoever, truly appearing and disappearing without a trace!

In addition to the other skills mastered by mages, they can create a variety of strategies!

It truly allows for both offense and retreat!

Li Yao had long yearned for the Flash Spell, but unfortunately, his skill level wasn't high enough to learn it. The third ring was already the minimum standard for learning after years of tireless refinement by the Magic Association; initially, it was Fifth Circle skill that only Intermediate Rank Mage could learn! As for "Frozen Chains," it was a relatively classic spell from the Evocation school, using ice elements to freeze the target, slowing their movement speed due to the cold and frost.

It has a complete promotion mechanism.

The third ring can be upgraded to "Ice Shackles", and the Fourth Ring can be upgraded to "Ice Barrier".

After learning these two skills,

Li Yao's offensive and defensive capabilities as a mage can be considered to have formed a complete system.

That night,

Li Yao began to deconstruct the two spells, and only after his magic power was exhausted did he enter into meditation to recover his spirit.

The next morning, after washing up, Li Yao went downstairs. In order to increase his proficiency in the two new skills as soon as possible, Li Yao even gave up some leisure time. After practicing Qi Refining Technique, he once again deconstructed the circuit of the spell model.

Because Li Yao learned "Frost Death's Wrath," the skill "Frozen Chains" wasn't too unfamiliar to him, and he could release it with focused concentration.

The "Ghostly Steps" is the most difficult to deal with.

This requires sensing and drawing upon Aether Energy, attaching it to the body.

However, Aether Energy is rather elusive! Therefore, Li Yao focused most of his energy on "Ghostly Steps," a skill he absolutely needed to master. This skill was a prerequisite for "Flash Spell," and if he couldn't even handle Ghostly Steps...

How am I supposed to learn Flash now?! Outside the tavern, Old Man Lu, who was instructing Chen Xi on sword practice, felt rather uneasy.

He was used to Li Yao lounging around next to him, but today Li Yao was suddenly not there, and he felt like something was missing.

Damn it!

Could it be that I, an old man, have developed some strange complex from being criticized?

No, no, no, it's because I didn't teach that kid a lesson today, and I feel a bit uneasy about it.

Thinking about it this way makes me feel much better.

Old Man Lu comforted himself, then heard a ringing sound coming from inside the tavern. Li Yao called out from inside, "Chen Xi, it's your phone."

Chen Xi: "Boss, could you answer this for me?"

She was practicing her sword and didn't have time.

This is the first update. I've been busy with trivial matters lately, so the update is late. The second update will be here shortly. Hope you enjoy reading.