Spell Test (Part 2)

Spell Test (Part 2)

At present, aside from those more complex first-order spells, Anvis could instantly cast most other first-order spells.

The reason he had cast the Wind Blade Spell through chanting was merely to relive the feeling of casting with an incantation.

Then, the Spellbook floating at his side automatically opened, turning to the page containing the Wind Blade Spell.

The page lit up, and another wind blade identical to the previous one appeared.

This was the greatest advantage of casting through a Spellbook. The spellcaster could completely skip the process of guiding magic; they only needed to fill the Spellbook with Mana to activate spells quickly.

The only limitation was that a Spellbook had limited space, so the spellcaster had to choose which spells to record.

Moreover, limited by its materials, a Low-Rank Spellbook could not record overly high-rank spells.

With a wave of his hand, Anvis dispersed the wind blade and began carefully sensing the changes brought about by the increased maturity of his bloodline after advancing to the first order.

Sorcerers in the Mysterious Era were essentially normal mages with boosts to all attributes, Spell-like Abilities, no bottlenecks in cultivation, and level caps limited by Bloodline Concentration.

His physical strength and affinity for Mana had increased. His eyes had gained permanent Lesser Mana Vision and Lesser True Sight, along with the fundamental talents derived from his two bloodlines.

Ice Element Control and Light Element Control.

These two abilities allowed Anvis to manipulate the elements of ice and light as flexibly and naturally as if he were moving his own arms.

Moreover, when using magic of the corresponding attributes, he received an enormous boost, as though he possessed innate Spell Maximize.

With a thought from Anvis, a block of cold, translucent ice rapidly condensed in midair.

The next instant, the ice transformed into a beautiful Ice Crystal Rose, its thin petals marked with delicate veins. Then it became a lifelike ice bird, flying nimbly around Anvis.

Under his control, the hard ice shifted shape like water.

After thinking for a moment, Anvis kept the ice bird flying while attempting to control the light around it.

The ice bird flying in midair suddenly flickered, then vanished into thin air. Yet through Mana Vision, he could still see a strange mass of distorted Mana circling Anvis.

"The consumption has increased fourfold."

After sensing the expenditure of power, Anvis recorded it.

Running both talents at once placed far greater strain on his bloodline. Nearly half of the energy consumed came from the faint mutual depletion between the two bloodlines.

After a simple test, Anvis separated a strand of Spiritual Power and activated the Illusory Light Ice Domain model in his mind.

A large portion of his previously abundant Spiritual Power was immediately drained away. A hazy icy mist glowing with faint White Light spread out in an instant, enveloping an area with Anvis at its center and a radius of thirty meters.

"The area has expanded by nearly half, and Spiritual Power consumption has decreased by around thirty percent."

After sensing the changes in the Illusory Light Ice Domain, Anvis cast Mage Hand, grabbed a Luo Luo Beast from the animal testing area, and placed it in the field. Then, he used Silent Phantom to create a ring of walls around the Luo Luo Beast.

The moment the illusion took shape, the icy mist giving off faint White Light spontaneously filled it, making the completed phantom look exceptionally real.

When he reached out and touched it, Anvis was somewhat surprised to find that the surface of the illusion possessed the same rough texture as a real wall.

The creature placed in the field was an adult male Luo Luo Beast. It was fat and robust, with bright brownish fur and a white stripe along the left side of its back. Its strength barely reached the second rank.

After being enclosed by the phantom walls, it looked around and continuously sniffed the air. It seemed somewhat confused, but eventually lay down in the center of the walls.

Watching the Luo Luo Beast lazily lying there, Anvis cast Silent Phantom again, creating the illusion of another Luo Luo Beast inside the enclosure.

"Hmph—hmph—"

The Luo Luo Beast on the ground warily rose to its feet, its eyes fixed on the illusion. Its instinct to defend its territory made it assume a threatening posture, and it let out a continuous series of menacing grunts.

But soon, it gradually lowered its threatening stance and slowly walked over to the illusion, gently nudging it with its snout.

Anvis controlled the illusion to turn its head slightly, making it appear to be looking at the beast. Another portion of his Spiritual Power was consumed.

The Luo Luo Beast froze for a moment.

Then it continued nudging it.

The illusion did not move at all, but that seemed to send the Luo Luo Beast the wrong signal.

It nudged it twice more, then circled around the illusion while sniffing at it in confusion.

At last, the Luo Luo Beast seemed to make up its mind. It slowly circled behind the phantom, then, while the illusory Luo Luo Beast was "off guard," suddenly mounted it!

"Splat—"

The illusion could not bear its weight and shattered into nothingness. Caught off guard, the Luo Luo Beast slammed heavily into the ground.

"Squeak—!"

Oh, that looked like it hurt a little. Even its cry had changed...

Watching the Luo Luo Beast's series of actions, Anvis's face darkened.

Still, its reaction at least proved that the enhanced illusion was realistic enough.

After casting Quick Healing on it and removing the source of its pain, Anvis tossed it back into its cage.

Surveying the luminous mist drifting around him, Anvis felt somewhat dissatisfied again.

The White Light of the mist was far too conspicuous. It would be better if it were dimmer.

Sensing Anvis's intent, the mist's faint glow began to dim, gradually becoming like ordinary fog.

It really got darker?! Slightly startled, Anvis immediately realized that this was probably another change to his initial spell.

At the same time, he sensed the effect the darkened mist had on Illusory Light Ice Domain: the light-bending effect had vanished, and its enhancement of Illusion Magic had weakened.

"So, Illusory Light Ice Domain has undergone four changes in total: its area has expanded, Spiritual Power consumption has decreased, the increase in illusion realism has grown, and the previously glowing mist can now darken."

As expected of an initial spell.

With that thought, Anvis gradually turned his attention to that mysterious mass of mist.

He had long been curious about the effects of this fog-like spell model. Now, the time had finally come to lift its mysterious veil.

After some thought, Anvis chose neither the Obsidian Crystal Tablet nor a living Magical Beast. Instead, he selected an ordinary stone as the spell's target.

Unsure whether it was single-target Magic or area-of-effect Magic, he placed the stone some distance away. Then, extending his right hand with his palm aimed at the distant rock, he carefully activated the spell model.

Originally, Anvis had prepared himself for his Spiritual Power to be drained dry, followed by the spell's failure.

But to his surprise, after the spell model activated, his Spiritual Power only decreased by a small amount. The consumption was even lower than that of Illusory Light Ice Domain.

A strange sensation came over him. The stone serving as the target showed no outward change, but Anvis knew that some kind of change had already taken place.

Casting Mage Hand, he carefully picked up the stone and examined it closely with Spiritual Power. Then, he scraped off some powder from its surface and cast Detect Composition on it.

The results returned by his Spiritual Power and Magic indicated that the stone's properties...

Had not undergone any special changes. It was still an ordinary stone!

His fine brows furrowed slightly, and a flicker of confusion passed through Anvis's azure eyes.

"Ribbit—"

At that moment, a faint frog croak suddenly came from inside the stone.

"Hm?!"

Anvis froze, a flash of inspiration striking his mind as though he had suddenly grasped something! Recalling that strange sensation from earlier, he immediately identified the name of a famous spell.

Mystery School First Order spell—Mystic Art