Among the three stages of Level 1 Wizards, Crystallized Wizards were vastly stronger than those of the first two stages, almost as if they belonged to entirely different levels.
Generally speaking, only after reaching the Crystallized Wizard stage could one be considered to truly possess the strength of a Level 1 Wizard.
The threshold of 150 points of mental power was a full 100 points higher than the 50-point threshold for a Level 1 Vaporization Wizard. Such a gap was naturally enormous.
After obtaining a Mental Power Crystal, a Crystallized Wizard underwent a qualitative leap in strength, a qualitative change brought about by quantitative accumulation.
Crystallized Wizards could almost sweep aside most Vaporization and Liquefied Wizards. Unless it was an exceptional case like Duke, they could generally crush them through sheer strength.
The process of condensing a Mental Power Crystal was extremely crucial, and it also involved planning one's path toward advancing to Level 2 Wizard.
The Wizard system was immensely complex, with many different branches, such as Elemental Wizards, Bloodline Wizards, Mechanical Wizards, Necromantic Wizards, and so on.
In the early stages, the advancement paths of these branches were largely similar. However, the further one progressed, the clearer their distinctions became, and their methods of advancement gradually diverged.
For example, if an Elemental Wizard wished to advance to Level 2, they needed to elementalize their body. Only after gaining the ability to elementalize could they be called a Level 2 Elemental Wizard.
The advancement method of Bloodline Wizards had always been straightforward: strengthen their bloodline. Mechanical Wizards, meanwhile, could freely transform between flesh and machinery.
Mental Power Crystals played an important role in this process. In particular, the Crystallized Wizard stage was vital for those intending to follow the path of an Elemental Wizard.
Normally, condensing a Mental Power