After investigating intermittently for two days, Lu Ye had examined every burning leaf. In total, he obtained four new Spiritual Patterns; all the rest were those Linking Spiritual Patterns.
Sunlight—this was the strangest Spiritual Pattern. Once constructed, it could erupt with an intense radiance...
Lu Ye tried it once and nearly blinded himself.
The effect of this Spiritual Pattern reminded him of Luo Ji from Boundless Island. That fellow had once used a spell called White Scorch. The spell possessed no real power; it merely erupted with a blinding flash. Lu Ye had suffered a loss from it the first time they fought.
Sunlight worked much like that White Scorch spell, except the light it unleashed was even stronger.
It was hard to say this Spiritual Pattern was useful, since it was not particularly useful. Yet it was also hard to say it was useless, because it did have its uses. It all depended on how it was used.
Foundation Strengthening had a reinforcing effect. Lu Ye compared it to the Spiritual Pattern within his Crag Mountain Saber and found that the pattern reinforcing the blade was seventy or eighty percent similar to Foundation Strengthening. They likely shared the same origin. This Spiritual Pattern was somewhat like Guard in nature, but its effect was different.
The Defense Spirit Pattern could create a protective barrier to ward off external damage, while Foundation Strengthening could make whatever it enhanced sturdier. Lu Ye tested it on himself, and the flesh where it was applied squirmed and became more compact. However, the aftereffects were obvious as well. Once the Spiritual Pattern dissipated, the altered flesh felt sore and painful.
Lu Ye felt that this thing was not meant to be applied to the body, but to Spiritual Artifacts.
Windwalk enhanced the user, making the