Magic Limit

Such a powerful Magic Enhancement Technique.

"Magic Tide (LV:30) — Requires no control and operates automatically forever. The tide converts more elements into magic power, greatly increasing the conversion ratio. High tide and low tide occur simultaneously, and during the alternating tides, additional lost magic power is restored."

Lu Cang now roughly understood the effect of this "Divine Proficiency Evolution."

Simply put, every time he cast a skill, its proficiency increased once.

And...

It increased ten thousandfold.

Although he did not know what this ten-thousandfold increase was compared against.

At the very least, Lu Cang felt that each use of a skill raised its proficiency level by nearly one level.

However, when [Magic Tide] rose from level 30 to level 31, the number of uses required to level up changed from one to two.

But after reaching level 31, it directly rose to level 33 again.

It seemed that the experience needed for a single level-up was still far below 10,000 proficiency points.

Lu Cang could not see the exact experience required for each proficiency level and could only make a rough estimate based on the leveling speed.

He also roughly understood the purpose of raising proficiency levels.

About every five to ten proficiency levels, the skill would gain an additional useful new effect, or one of its previous effects would undergo a qualitative improvement.

In just a few dozen breaths.

The effect of Magic Tide had already become astonishing.

And Lu Cang's total magic power.

Had already risen to more than three times what it had been before.

This Magic Enhancement Technique.

Really increased it quickly.

Moreover, so far, Lu Cang had not felt the growth rate slow down because his magic power had increased.

On the contrary... he vaguely felt that it had become even faster.

One rise and fall of the tide could increase his total magic power by nearly 9%.

This 9% was not 9% of his original amount.

It was 9% of his current amount.

As his total magic power increased, the rising tide came into contact with more external elements.

As a result, the magic power brought back during low tide also increased.

As for the self-expanding magic power, it too increased along with the total amount.

"Master, this Magic Tide."

"Is really amazing."

Iz smiled proudly. "Of course. This is one of my proudest creations."

"Unfortunately, not many people can learn it."

Lu Cang nodded and continued turning the pages.

But he found that the next few pages mostly explained the principles and sensations of Magic Tide, how to achieve it step by step, and how to combine rituals and other spells to help sense the formation of Magic Tide.

Hmm...

It was not exactly that there was "not a single word of nonsense."

But the writing did not feel cumbersome. Izpalut had indeed written it as clearly and simply as possible.

It seemed he truly was a genius at teaching.

And as he read.

Lu Cang made another new discovery.

He found that while reading the theoretical explanations, his "Magic Tide" gained additional proficiency.

After reading these few pages, he had gained roughly 200,000 proficiency.

If calculated based on before the ten-thousandfold increase, that should have been 20 points of proficiency, right?

Just reading a book was equivalent to practicing twenty times?

Proficiency... really was proficiency.

Lu Cang gained a new understanding of proficiency. It seemed proficiency did not merely represent using a skill.

Learning and understanding were also part of it.

Then in theory, anything that could increase a skill's proficiency should be affected by "Divine Proficiency Evolution" and receive the ten-thousandfold boost.

After turning roughly eighty more pages.

The theoretical section on "Magic Tide" came to an end.

"So much."

A single enhancement technique had taken eighty pages to explain, and that was with every page full of useful material.

No wonder this book was so thick.

Just as Lu Cang eagerly turned to the next page, wanting to see what new spell it recorded.

He saw...

[Magic Tide - Simple]

[If, after attempting the above theory, you still achieve no results and cannot learn Magic Tide, you may try this simplified version.]

Uh...

Was it really that difficult?

Didn't the first three sentences already explain how to practice it?

Iz saw Lu Cang's subtle expression from the side.

He somehow felt that the tiny expression was implying something, and he could not help sighing inwardly.

In truth, he had been standing here because he intended to answer Lu Cang's questions.

With his help during the practice of Magic Tide, the chances of success could increase considerably.

At least the two students who had learned Magic Tide had both done so with his help.

And among those who had learned it on their own after merely knowing the theory... there had not been a single one.

"Further on are all optimized versions of Magic Tide."

As Iz spoke, Lu Cang had already learned "Magic Tide - Simple."

But the moment he learned this enhancement technique, it naturally became "Magic Tide."

The effect of learning it only increased his proficiency by 100,000, equivalent to Magic Tide rising and falling within his body ten times.

"Proficiency level increased — Magic Tide (LV:74)"

"Master, I've already learned this."

Iz sighed.

He already knew, and through his perception of the surrounding elements, he also knew that Lu Cang had trained Magic Tide to an extremely terrifying level.

The surrounding elements were constantly stirring, drawn into Lu Cang's body wave after wave and converted into magic power.

The tide that should have risen and fallen seemed, under Lu Cang's control, to have become a Black Hole that devoured elements.

"After Magic Tide comes the Tier 2 Magic Enhancement Technique."

"We'll stop here."

Lu Cang asked in confusion, "I can't learn the Tier 2 one?"

Izpalut shook his head. "No. At the very least, you must wait until you become a Level 2 Mage before you can learn it."

"Otherwise, it will definitely cause you irreversible damage."

"Learning Magic Tide is already enough for you right now."

"It should not be long before you reach the bottleneck of your magic power limit. When that time comes, I'll teach you how to break through it."

So there was a bottleneck?

The tide surged.

But this time, the magic power Lu Cang brought back no longer remained in his body. Instead, it dispersed outward and leaked away.

The magic power that should have naturally increased no longer increased.

It seemed... it truly would not rise any further.

Lu Cang raised his head and looked at Izpalut.

In a childish voice, he said, "Master Iz."

"I think... I've already reached the bottleneck."