Although Dream Garden was wealthy and extravagant, none of these rare spells were above level 6.
Though Cheng Yu's collecting abilities were extraordinary, rare spells above level 4 were also scarce.
There were only a few.
So, after excluding every spellbook above level 4, the shelves before Jiang Han still held more than 270 densely packed spellbooks. The array of complicated names made her eyes blur.
Aisida's Dimensional PrisonAimola's Flash ExplosionAngelite's Gentle Warning...
There were simply too many rare spells, and nearly every one of them was the cream of the crop.
Take Aimola, for example. A renowned Archwitch of dueling, she was famous for her powerful, swift opening flashes—a flash expert in team competitions.
In the witch world, where friendly fire existed, Aimola's flashes almost exclusively struck opponents and never her teammates. Archwitches like her were also called "high-flash" witches, and her Flash Explosion was likewise a famous rare spell.
Ordinary Flash Explosion only inflicted blindness, prevented enemies from attacking, and reduced their Strength and Dexterity.
Aimola's Flash Explosion, however, was incredibly potent. As a level 3 spell—and an evocation spell—it unusually possessed the special effect of reducing an enemy's Intelligence after the explosion. Though evocation was a witch's most direct means of inflicting damage, it also had its greatest weakness:
It was ineffective against spellcasters.
Especially in the early stages. An evocation spell at level 3 with the [Feeblemind] effect could make up nicely for the shortcomings of young witches specializing in evocation. Its mana cost was even more economical than Flash Explosion's, making it cheap and effective—a core early-game spell for evocation-specialist witches.
That was the strength of rare spells.
—They were absolutely, absolutely superior to the common stuff.
Of course, the prefixes of rare spell series were also important... Jiang Han's gaze slowly moved toward the