Transcendent Magic

"We've found Izpalut's promotion report from when he was level 1!"

The Promotion Hall records the promotion process for every profession.

Data from tests will be archived.

Izpalut's promotion was only a few years ago, so it was easy to find.

Besides, it's not a secret.

Not only is it recorded in the Promotion Hall, but it's also documented in various civilian books and records.

"Magic measurement... Magic value."

"10000"

"Elemental senses... All elements 100%"

Everyone looked at Lu Cang, who was full of spirit on the promotion stage, and then at Izpalut's past achievements.

Exactly the same.

They were carved from the same mold!

But the difference was, this child...

He was only 8 years old.

Izpalut completed his job awakening at 15, one year earlier than normal.

And from a level 1 Mage to a level 2 Mage.

He only took a week.

But this child in front of them...

He was 7 years earlier than Iz.

And he was promoted to a level 2 Mage in just 3 days.

Compared to each other.

It seemed this child's talent was even more terrifying than Iz's.

However...

Lu Cang also heard the records they were talking about.

Huh.

Was Iz's magic value at the time of his breakthrough also 10000?

Doesn't this mean that when he was a level 1 Mage, he had already broken through the magic limit and learned Void Magic?

Wait...

Didn't he create Void Magic?

He was promoted to a level 2 Mage 7 days after changing jobs?

Doesn't this mean that in just 7 days, he created the Magic Tide's enhancement technique from scratch and even broke through it to become Void Magic?

So strong...

Iz's strength level rose a notch in Lu Cang's heart.

"Don't rush..."

"We can't jump to conclusions yet."

"There's one last part to the test; he might not surpass Iz."

"Mastery of spells?"

"That's right."

"He's only been a Mage for three days."

"The day before yesterday, he was drinking with us and slept until morning. Where did he have time to practice spells?"

"Most likely, there will be some shortcomings in his spells."

"For a spell to reach the level of no incantation requires years of practice."

"And to reach the legendary limit of spells requires dedicating one's life to practicing a single spell."

"Iz's feat of reaching the peak with eight spells back then is something no Mage can replicate."

"And even Iz took seven days."

In their opinion, three days was too rushed.

It was too rushed no matter what.

Moreover, this little guy spent a whole night drinking with them... which wasted a lot of practice time.

Lu Cang's lips twitched.

I heard everything you said. Whose fault do you think it was that we were drinking the day before yesterday...

"The final test is to gauge your mastery of magic."

"Promoted individuals may freely choose eight learned spells to cast."

"We will use the testing array to determine your level of magical proficiency."

As Kumiloni announced the procedure.

The walls of the Promotion Hall gradually lowered, revealing a spacious clearing in the distance.

Simultaneously, a complex magic array lit up on the ground.

Iz had mentioned something.

He had once accepted a quest in Rhein Town to [Optimize the Promotion Hall's Testing Array].

It was an A-rank adventurer quest.

Adventurer quests weren't limited to exploring dungeons.

It really depended on the client's requirements.

Generally, dungeon-related quests were issued by the Adventurer's Guild officially, because if dungeons were left unattended for too long, Demonic Beasts would escape and endanger the general populace.

Besides that, there were quests to harvest crops from farms, find lost cats, escort people, and sometimes even delivery quests...

Delivery quests are too much, are adventurers food delivery drivers?

Lu Cang felt the surrounding magic surge.

A magic testing array?

In the magic systems he had encountered so far, there wasn't a single mention of magic arrays.

In Lu Cang's opinion, magic that appeared with a complex array when casting was cool.

"Now, please cast spells at the distant magic dummies."

In the clearing ahead, there were several dummies dressed in clothes.

They weren't wooden posts, but silver dummies made of special materials, with a faint, flowing iridescence on their silver surfaces.

Looking at them gave the impression that they were very expensive and would cost a lot to repair if broken.

If I break it, I won't have the money to pay.

With that thought, Lu Cang raised his hand towards the dummy.

Whoosh--

Cold air gathered around him!

Seven blasts of cold energy condensed beside Lu Cang, but they weren't in the form of Ice Cones.

Instead, they were shuttle-shaped.

"Ice Shuttle (LV: 101)"

Spinning Ice Shuttles.

Smaller than Ice Cones, but spinning much faster.

The mastery limit for spells was LV: 100.

This was the limit of a skill; no matter how much one practiced, the skill itself wouldn't become more powerful once this limit was reached.

This applied to both combat skills and magic spells.

At most, one could maximize the skill's effectiveness through precise execution.

But the skill itself would not undergo qualitative change.

However, the spell Lu Cang was now casting...

Hum--

The array in front lit up with a brilliant azure glow.

Almost simultaneously, the seven Ice Shuttles struck the distant dummy!

Bang bang bang bang!

This time, however, the Ice Cones did not stop after hitting their target.

The surface of the dummy was covered in a thick layer of frost, and then, the Ice Shuttles bounced off again!

Bouncing and shooting like billiard balls!

Bang!

Bang bang bang bang!

The seven Ice Shuttles repeatedly struck the dummy's body!

This was no longer a single-hit attack like an Ice Cone.

"Ice Cone Technique Evolution Direction - Control"

"Ice Shuttle (LV: 101): Forms a persistent shuttle that can continue attacking until destroyed, possessing all additional properties of Ice Cone Technique."

The Ice Shuttle moved incredibly fast, too quick for the naked eye to follow.

In just a few breaths, seven Ice Shuttles crisscrossed and pierced the dummy, delivering hundreds of attacks.

Bang!

With a crisp sound.

The Ice Shuttle dissipated, and Lu Cang canceled the spell.

It wasn't that he couldn't maintain it, but Lu Cang had actively canceled it.

Kumiloni looked at the test results: "Spell Control."

Kumiloni's tone paused slightly.

The testing light didn't form a number, but instead, a red glow.

"Transcendent."

Transcendent?

What level was "Transcendent"?

Spell proficiency levels were divided into 1 to 100.

Although they couldn't be seen normally, professional tests could measure them.

The promotion ceremony was precisely such a professional testing occasion.

Level 1 was Level 1, and Level 100 was Level 100.

"Transcendent? What does that mean?"

Iz: "It means exceeding Level 100."

"This testing ritual is an improved version I made."

"Based on the original 1 to 100 levels, I hypothesized a possible existence."

"Transcendent Magic."

"When a magic is practiced to its extreme, it breaks through its original limit and gains the possibility of an additional evolution."

"And this improved testing ritual of mine, compared to the old one, not only yields more precise results."

"But it can also additionally detect a type of magic I envisioned but hadn't discovered yet—Transcendent Magic."

"And this child has pushed the limit of the original magic... another small step forward."