Advancement and Magical Atrophy

"What an enviable power."

Keosius couldn't help but sigh, even Tiamat's terrifying body seemed to lack something in the face of those Progenitor Dragon illusions.

But he speculated that this Dragon Queen probably wasn't in her current form in ancient times. How could a god who rules the world, a dragon, be merely a weak and ordinary deity?

However, this is just his conjecture.

Keosius looked at the panel again, and then many more messages appeared.

[You killed [Dragon Mad Black Wizard - Wagnerd (Challenge Rating: 16)], gaining 15000 XP][You killed [White Dragon -Transformed Centaur].][You killed [White Dragon -Transformed Gnoll].][You killed [Wagnerd's Dragon Mad Abomination (Challenge Rating: 19)], gaining 22000 XP] Destroying the Polar Night Demon Tower this time granted him a massive amount of experience, totaling 50,000. Combined with the 20,000 experience gained from killing [Solem's Winter Avatar] not long ago, this was enough for him to level up to the next level, with a considerable surplus. This experience mainly came from Wagnerd and the monster he transformed into, and the dragon-transformed monsters he killed along the way also accumulated a significant amount of experience.

If Keosius were a standard player template, without level restrictions, this experience would be enough to level him up to level 15 in one go.

[You choose to upgrade [True Dragon Sorcerer] to level 12][Due to the innate spellcasting ability of dragons, your current Caster Level is: 15] Keosius couldn't help but lick his lips expectantly, and Sulfur Scent smoke billowed from his nostrils.

Caster Level fifteen is a new milestone for a True Dragon Sorcerer, meaning he can cast eighth-ring level spells without external assistance.

Exploring to the eighth level of the Weave is a realm that countless mages have spent their entire lives trying to reach but have never been able to attain.

[Gain additional Dragon Spell [Magical Atrophy]] [Magical Atrophy]

8th Ring Conjuration [The dragon fires an anti-magic energy ray from one of its raised claws. The dragon must perform a ranged contact attack assessment to strike a target creature. If successful, the magical ray dispels all effects on the target creature caused by spells, spell-like objects, or magical items. Furthermore, any magical items carried by the target are permanently demagicized unless they successfully pass a Will assessment.] Keosius's breathing suddenly quickened.

Anti-magic, removes magical effects, and demagicizes magical items.

"Is this... a dragon-like version of Mordenkainen's Disjunction?"

[Mordenkainen's Disjunction] was a famous spell in the past. There was even a reckless mage player who sneaked into a god's church and disintegrated the Holy Grail enshrined in the church into an ordinary water glass, thus "as desired" triggering the god's curse.

He was hunted down hundreds of times by legendary powerful figures of the church who guarded his corpse, and finally survived only by signing a slave contract and agreeing to work for three hundred years.

This is also an extremely powerful tactic for Keosius.

The [Spell Invalidation Barrier] can only block the effects of spells below the fifth ring, which is no longer sufficient to keep up with his increasing combat level.

Keep in mind that his current enemies are all near-legendary figures like the Frost Giant Chieftain and Wagnerd, who possess countless methods at the sixth ring level and above. [Magical Atrophy] undoubtedly brings a qualitative leap to his anti-magic abilities.

If he had already possessed the Magical Atrophy, there would have been no need for him to gather intelligence and scheme with Lang Pu; he could have simply swept through the Polar Night Demon Tower.

[Gain additional Dragon Spell: Omniscient Eye of Omniscient Eye]

4th Ring Prophecy, School of Evocation [A bright light briefly flashed in the dragon's eyes, opening its mind to every nearby object.]

You gain a vast field of vision that allows you to see everything in the surrounding area clearly and is immune to the effects of blindness.

Furthermore, if you have target vision, you can also cast the Faerie Fire effect on any nearby invisible creatures or objects, but doing so will immediately end Omniscient Eye. ] "A very interesting spell, a combination of Prophecy and School of Evocation. Although the spell's ring isn't high, the effect is obvious."

This is Keosius's assessment.

While the Calamity Dragon Eye is good, it is still a seventh-ring level spell. With his spellcasting level, he can only cast it twice a day. The Omniscient Eye undoubtedly makes up for this deficiency. In certain situations where it's better to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, it can have a miraculous effect and save his already limited Spell Slot.

As the information was refreshed, a vast amount of magical knowledge flooded into Keosius's mind, causing his brain, which had just recovered from resisting the dragon's madness, to ache faintly.

Although he had already cast eighth- or even ninth-level spells with the Storm King's Eye, those were after all relying on external power. He was more like an indirect, foolish manipulator, casting spells through the medium of the Storm King's Eye. Now, however, he needed to completely control the casting of Eighth Circle Spell with his own will. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.

It was only a few months ago that he first mastered Seventh-Circle Spell; it was practically a rocket-like leap.

As Dragon Sorcerer, he has memorized far more spells than ordinary Sorcerer.

It's important to understand that ordinary Sorcerer specialize in a few spells, more like magical turrets. Although they only need to rely on their own confidence to exert influence and cast spells, and are jokingly referred to by mages as "Barbarian with staffs," this still requires a mastery and understanding of spells.

Simply put...

It's just that Keosius's intelligence isn't quite up to par.

Fortunately, this is level twelve, and he still has one chance to improve his attributes every four levels.

[Your Class Level has increased to 12. You can choose 2 points in a normal attribute, 1 point in a special attribute (for attributes above 20), or an additional feat.][Choose to increase Intelligence to 16] As an invisible force surged into his mind, Keosius immediately felt his mind clear. His memory, analytical skills, and logical thinking abilities all experienced a qualitative improvement. His intelligence finally leaped to—close to the level of Lang Pu when he first started out seven years ago, although it sounds a bit strange.

His headache was then slightly relieved.

Keosius carefully reviewed the [Magical Atrophy] in his mind. This eighth-ring level Dragon Spell was indeed somewhat similar to Spell Invalidation Barrier, but its complexity was exponentially higher.

It will probably take him several months to fully master this spell.

After all, the Red Dragon itself is a magical creature. If it doesn't master magic well and gets torn apart by an anti-magic ray, it will definitely become a new Red Dragon joke that will make Bahamut laugh out loud and spread widely among Metallic Dragon.

"Phew, it's finally over."

After digesting the basic knowledge of magic, the Red Dragon came to its senses and slowly opened its eyes.

To his astonishment, he discovered that Tinia had licked his front paws clean, and the long, slender claws even gleamed, her rough tongue having worn a patina onto the surface of the claws.

"Awooo~"

The White Dragon looked up at him innocently, its tongue slightly protruding, its tail swaying from side to side, and its eyes full of ingratiation.

Keosius: "."

It seems that wild White Dragon are indeed lacking in manners and must be thoroughly reformed!