0th-Level Spell Templates and Demonic Items

By studying Tsunade's cells, Shiraha discovered that his current Medical Ninjutsu proficiency was still "not enough."

At Tsunade's reassurance, he decided to study properly and wait until he had learned the Mystical Palm Technique and improved his medical skills before resuming his cellular research.

Shiraha left the laboratory, looking somewhat "disappointed."

After returning home, Shiraha wanted to begin meditating immediately and advance to Second-Class Apprentice, but since it was still daytime, he suppressed his excitement.

Eleven o'clock at night.

Shiraha, who had been resting in bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

"It's about time."

In his previous life, it had taken Shiraha six years to advance from First-Class Apprentice to Second-Class Apprentice.

Now, he was practicing the more complex Advanced Meditation Method. If he succeeded in advancing in one go,

then the time he spent advancing to Second-Class Apprentice would be nearly four years shorter than in his previous life.

The earlier one advanced to Formal Wizard (Warlock), the greater one's future potential.

For the Shiraha of his previous life, that had been unimaginable.

Shiraha got up and sat cross-legged on the bed, his excitement having completely settled.

He took out a bottle of Vitality Potion and drank it in one gulp. Then he began meditating and quickly entered the state.

Shiraha's consciousness returned to the pitch-black space of consciousness. The blue-gold Book of the Ancient Warlock hung high above his head, radiating a pale blue glow.

But Shiraha's attention was focused in front of him.

Thirty-six gleaming Will runes floated in the air. Under Shiraha's Mental Power, they swiftly danced through the sky before lining up one by one before him.

Under the effect of his Mental Power, the mysterious patterns on the Will runes glowed ever brighter, while finer and more intricate markings began to emerge.

The cultivation of a Wizard apprentice was a process of continuously strengthening and tempering Will runes until they became strong enough to construct a First-Level Spell model. Only then could one begin preparing to advance to First-Level Wizard (Warlock).

Just like that, Shiraha continuously strengthened his Will runes until blue patterns appeared on every one of them.

"Pop~"

It was like a bubble bursting.

The advancement process went so smoothly that Shiraha was somewhat surprised.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky outside the window was already faintly bright.

At that moment, Shiraha felt better than ever before, and his Mental Power had risen sharply.

Thinking of this, he used Eye of Truth, and streams of data swiftly converged in his mind.

Name: Yagami Shiraha

Class: Second-Class Apprentice, Apprentice Knight, Prospective Genin

Constitution: 1.52

Strength: 1.46

Agility: 1.33

Mental Power: 3.9

Magic Power: 39

Charm: 5.4

Chakra: 1240 (normal theoretical value)

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Third-Class Apprentice advancement requirements: 1. Mental Power ≥6, Constitution ≥2.0, incomplete; 2. Cells or Tears of a Powerful Radioactive Creature (0/3), incomplete

"Constitution increased by 0.4, and Mental Power increased by 0.9."

Shiraha could not help but marvel inwardly at the power of the Advanced Meditation Method.

Under normal circumstances, advancement would merely have allowed him to break through the bottleneck so his Mental Power could continue to rise. Now, in addition to the usual post-advancement gains of 0.25 Constitution and 0.6 Mental Power, the supplementary effects of the Advanced Meditation Method had given him an extra 0.15 Constitution and 0.3 Mental Power.

Beyond that, his Strength and Agility had improved as well.

Of course, Mental Power was still the most important.

Without taking potions, gaining 0.3 Mental Power would have required more than half a year of meditation.

At that moment, not long after Shiraha's advancement, the Book of the Ancient Warlock in his consciousness space suddenly radiated an even more dazzling deep-blue light.

When Shiraha touched it with his Mental Power, new words appeared beyond the previously blurred pages.

"This is..." Shiraha calmed himself as a vast number of 0th-Level Spell models and descriptions came into view.

Message

Flash

Light

Shadow Touch

Sensory Enhancement

Barrier

"How are there so many 0th-Level Spells?!"

Dozens of spells dazzled Shiraha's eyes. He read through their descriptions one by one, and many of them were spells he had never even heard of at the Wizarding Academy.

Being able to master five or six 0th-Level Spells during the apprentice stage was already considered exceptional, because a Third-Class Apprentice's Will runes could withstand no more than ten 0th-Level Spells.

Learning spells and constructing spell models required effort and proficiency.

After all, if a spell was not practiced until it could be cast with a one-hundred-percent success rate, then a single failure in actual combat would mean the end.

After reviewing every 0th-Level Spell, Shiraha noted down those he could potentially learn soon and those with a certain degree of learning value—

Lesser Fireball description: Summons a small fireball to attack the enemy. Its power is relatively low. Attack range and power are proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5, high fire-element affinity.

Acid Splash description: Releases an Acid Splash with intense corrosive properties to attack. Its power is relatively weak, but it travels quickly. Attack range and power are proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5, mastery of the fundamentals of negative energy studies and basic chemistry-related knowledge.

Shadow Touch description: Forms negative energy into tangible shadow tentacles that can hide in shadows to attack. Attack range and power are proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5, high yin-element affinity, mastery of advanced mathematics-related knowledge.

Sensory Enhancement description: Enhances sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The degree of enhancement is proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5, Constitution greater than 0.8.

Message description: Uses Mental Power to condense sound and transmit it to the target. Mental Power can be linked for communication. Transmission range is proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5.

Barrier description: Constructs an all-directional Magic Power defensive shield that can be used to create automatic defensive Demonic items. Defense is proportional to Magic Power consumed; can be upgraded.

"Prerequisites": Mental Power ≥3.5.

Looking over the spell descriptions, Shiraha thought to himself:

Lesser Fireball, Acid Splash, and Shadow Touch are all offensive spells.

For now, increasing my Mental Power should be my top priority.

The village is still safe before graduation, and there won't be many opportunities for battle.

The other three spells, on the other hand, are very useful to me right now, and their prerequisites are low.

Shiraha planned to learn offensive spells after advancing to Third-Class Apprentice. By then, with stronger Mental Power and sufficient Magic Power, he would learn them faster.

In any case, once he advanced to Formal Knight, his combat ability would not be inferior to a Jōnin's. It would not matter even if he did not know offensive spells.

Sensory Enhancement could increase Shiraha's reaction speed, which was equivalent to strengthening his taijutsu.

Message could allow him to tell certain "truths."

Barrier could not only strengthen his defensive capabilities; more importantly, it could be used to create Demonic items.

Demonic items were weapons specially used by Wizards. By sealing certain special spells in advance, they could be activated with a small amount of Magic Power and Mental Power when needed, making them extremely convenient.

However, in his previous life, whether creating or using Demonic items, one needed "money power."

Barrier was one of those "special spells" that could be sealed in advance and used to create automatic defensive Demonic items.

In other words, when sudden danger arose, it could automatically release a Magic Power defensive shield without needing any Magic Power or Mental Power to activate it.

Shiraha planned to make a small number of Demonic items. They would definitely come in handy in the future.

Tsunade and Nawaki had both treated him rather well.

Shiraha only knew that Nawaki would die within the next few years, but he did not know the exact time or place. He only knew that Nawaki would be killed by Exploding Tags.

But he could not directly tell Nawaki to be careful in the future or he would be blown to death by Exploding Tags.

As the saying went, good advice could not save one determined to die. Nawaki was impulsive and reckless, and he did not have the fate of a protagonist, so Shiraha might as well directly give him a Demonic item to save his life.

It would at least make their friendship worthwhile.

As for the final outcome, that would be left to fate.

With that in mind, Shiraha focused all his Mental Power on the three spells: Sensory Enhancement, Message, and Barrier.

A large amount of related knowledge flooded into his mind.

Among it were the detailed steps for sealing the Barrier spell and creating Demonic items.