Spiritual Power Manifestation

"We've been in classes together for almost two years now, so I guess we're friends, right?"

"Now that you're moving to the third floor, don't forget about us."

"Senior Roy!"

The crowd chattered, some even shamelessly calling him "Senior."

Roy chuckled, "Don't worry, if there are any benefits in the future, I won't forget any of you."

After all, it didn't cost anything to make empty promises, so he might as well say what sounded good.

After chatting for a while, Renion, with keen insight, took the initiative to say, "You're moving to the third floor this time, right? I'll help you move your things!"

He insisted on doing this chore, which was supposed to be for the servants, and carried a large box towards the third floor.

Even the flower snake Roy had kept as a pet was brought along.

"With all 24 Manifested Will Runes, your Spiritual Power will exceed 3 Degrees.

The Spell Power you can leverage should be around 6 Degrees.

By then, you'll probably make anyone standing next to you tremble!"

Along the way, Renion couldn't help but flatter him.

The "leverage" he mentioned was a technique and rule used by spellcasters to borrow natural magic.

The higher the quality of one's spirit, the higher the energy level that could be leveraged, and the Spell Power would increase exponentially!

If the Apprentice level was merely the starting point of the extraordinary path, then entering the Formal Wizard stage, or even Level 2 Wizard, Level 3 Wizard...

That would be a truly inhuman existence!

More than just trembling?

If the witchcraft energy on their body wasn't controlled, the radiation pollution would erupt directly, capable of instantly killing a large group of mortals.

Even if they died unfortunately and became corpses, this witchcraft energy radiation alone would be a fatal danger in the eyes of mortals!

After finishing the moving chores, Roy made plans to meet Renion again in a few days before heading to the study room.

He was going to start learning a very important fundamental ability that could only be mastered at the Advanced Apprentice stage – Spiritual Power Manifestation.

This was somewhat similar to the Arcane Empire's "Magic Tricks" and "Mage Hand." Both were spell-like abilities with very simple models but had a certain learning threshold.

Once mastered, it could, to a certain extent, lead to a comprehensive range of derivative skills such as telepathic communication, telekinesis, Secret Rune, Mental Shock, Mental Scan, and Rapid Reading.

Taking the most brutal and direct improvement in offense, it allowed the casting of Spirit Thorn at close range, directly heavily injuring or even killing weaker targets.

As long as the opponent's spirit was below a certain limit, it could be done smoothly.

It could even be used to transmit through Secret Rune across distances for monitoring and punishment!

A few days later.

In the Advanced Apprentice suite.

Roy's gaze locked onto the glass cup in front of him.

His will surged, and the red light in his eyes suddenly flashed like a turned-on lamp.

"Crack!"

The glass cup, as if struck by an invisible pebble, suddenly developed a fine crack on its wall.

In an instant, the cracks spread rapidly, like a spiderweb.

Roy tightened his spirit, and the glass cup seemed to be squeezed by an invisible hand, shattering into pieces with a "snap."

But the fragments didn't scatter all over the floor. Instead, they were gathered by a mysterious force and held tightly together.

Only after a moment, when the glass shards were crushed into powder, did the invisible hand release them and throw them all into the trash can.

"Spiritual Power Manifestation, I've finally gotten the hang of it!"

Roy smiled faintly.

From now on, he could finally transform his 3 Degrees of Spiritual Power into tangible offensive and defensive means and use them flexibly.

He could even inject it into his hair or other witch-body-like existences for rapid use.

However, this was easy to learn but difficult to master, requiring long-term training.

He rested for a while, put it aside for the moment, and began reading a document titled "Advanced Apprentice Handbook."

"So, the so-called Quasi-Wizard and Elite Apprentice are not strict stages of cultivation. There has never been such a sequence in the Wizard Tower.

But manifesting all 24 Will Runes and being able to display them externally in a three-dimensional projection is indeed a further refinement, worthy of being called elite.

By then, Spiritual Power will increase to above 5 Degrees, allowing for the leverage of greater Spell Power!

Then, it's about condensing one's own 'Source of Magic Power' and sublimating the body, mind, and soul with a 'Wizard's Maxim' to achieve Wizard status..."

The "Source of Magic Power" was an energy core similar to a Magical Beast's crystal core, but it was an intangible entity and the key to advancing to Formal Wizard.

Once successfully condensed, the amplification of "leveraging magic" would become even more exaggerated, entering a new energy level.

That was also the source of the witchcraft energy radiation.

As for the "Wizard's Maxim," it was an imprint engraved deep within the soul. Based on Roy's understanding, it was equivalent to a creed, a vow, or a set of commandments.

Once formed, it could not be changed.

This would largely determine his future path.

The "Handbook" described it in a light and simple manner. His predecessor, as a low-level apprentice, had heard of it before. It appeared very ordinary and commonplace.

But in reality, countless apprentices spent their entire lives and still couldn't complete the extraordinary path summarized by those few sentences.

"My aptitude isn't that great either, I'll have to rely on Alchemy!"

Roy's thoughts stirred, and he remotely controlled the "Handbook" to place it aside before walking out the door.

"Next, I should earn some money first before I have enough resources to utilize."

The Spell Model he currently mastered was "Animate," from which he deduced a series of Animate Magecrafts built upon this foundation.

The reinforced modifications he had already begun were the Hair Ghost Witch Body, constructed with free materials provided by the Wizard Tower, and the low-level Knight reinforcement he achieved with the Blood Persimmon Potion.

Continuing to improve these things required resources.

Without sufficient resources, even if he advanced to the higher stages, he would be unable to make any progress.

"In addition, the recipes for Reinforced Potions, healing potions, and the like, commonly used by advanced apprentices...

I'll need to find a way to get them and learn them too."

While he was thinking, Sailen approached him from the other side of the tower corridor and said, "Roy, Lady Sophia is looking for you."

Roy's heart stirred, and he followed her to Sophia's location.

Sophia was not in her residence at the moment. Instead, she spent all day immersed in her rented laboratory, conducting in-depth research on her own witchcraft.

When Roy entered, he saw her back to him, facing a large, glass-like object, deep in thought.

Roy followed her gaze, directing his attention to the "glass tank." It was filled with a pale red liquid, resembling blood.

Inside, a little girl with blonde hair and fair skin, less than a meter tall, floated, curled up like a naked doll.

Vine-like flesh and blood tubes connected to her navel and the back of her heart, and a powerful witchcraft energy radiation emanated faintly from within.