Dark nodded and poured more magical energy into the Magitech Card, hoping to receive more information in return.
A moment later, he narrowed his eyes and said, "As expected, it's a Gold Card with four Ultimate Moves. And the first Ultimate Move is the passive-type [Demon King]."
Professor Kazel nodded. "Write it out and let's see."
Dark immediately began copying it down.
[Demon King: As the king of the Demon Race, Aleister was born with immense magical power, granting him strength surpassing that of all Demon Race members. Magic +1000, Attack +1000, Defense +1000, Rank +1. Immune to certain Transform-type Ultimate Moves. All Demon Race members within the reach of his aura become stronger: Magic +500, Attack +500, Defense +500.]
"Rank +1..."
Professor Kazel's gaze shifted, and he sighed with some emotion.
"I didn't expect this synthesis to be so successful. Congratulations. You've obtained a fifth-tier Magic Spirit Card."
Dark gladly accepted the congratulations and smiled. "I've always had rather good luck when synthesizing Magic Spirits."
The so-called fifth tier was a realm built upon the fourth tier, attainable only through the [Rank +1] trait.
Magisters generally called it the [Divine Tier]!
There was an extremely thick barrier between Magic Spirits that had entered the [Divine Tier] and those that had not.
This barrier essentially encompassed damage reduction, abnormal-status reduction, magic-effect reduction, as well as the reverse—enhanced damage, enhanced abnormal effects, enhanced magic effects, and so on.
Though the degree of these reductions varied considerably according to the individual Magic Spirit—
—Magic Spirits that had failed to enter the [Divine Tier] would, in any case, find it difficult to inflict tangible, effective damage upon Magic Spirits that had.
In other words, in an ordinary Magitech Duel, being able to summon a Magic Spirit that had entered the [Divine Tier]—
—basically