Ian waved his hand, and a piece of paper flew out from a small circular portal; it was Asta's test score card.
When he saw the column "Willpower", the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Asta's willpower is as high as 5, or even very close to 6. This means that he has reached the threshold for using "Conceptual Magic" in some weak universes.
With a little more training, he should be able to reach 6 points.
Over the years, Ian has been fighting against Cosmic Will. Even so, his willpower can only reach 4. Although it is very close to 5, the gap still exists. Now it seems that this kid's score is simply outrageous.
I learned from Merlin that most Tenth Tier strong people only score like this in terms of willpower.
This is one of the reasons why Conceptual Magic is so difficult to control, and it is a key factor in measuring whether a spellcaster truly ranks among the elite.
After all, this is a magic that gives individuals the ability to control the basic laws of the universe.
Many people or spellcasters can control the laws or "Authority" in their own universe.
However, once they leave their home universe, they will lose this ability - unless they can master the "True·Conceptual Magic" taught by Merlin to Ian.
With it, the caster can force Cosmic Will to hand over any Authority they know and use it in the home universe.
"Is this the aura of the protagonist? The power of destiny?" Ian thought to himself.
Over the years, he analyzed the curse and discovered a way to lift it.
That is to counteract the curse by interacting with "Chosen of Destiny" - characters who have a significant impact on the plot of the <Black Clover> universe - and stealing part of the power of destiny from them.
Of course, this kind of interaction cannot completely change the plot direction and lead to uncontrollable consequences, and the theft process must be secretive.
The most important thing is that he must also play the role of "Julius" well.
To be precise, Ian inherited most (if not all) of Julius's fate and used most of it to resolve the curse.
Finally, when he arranged Asta into "Black Bulls" - the place where he was destined to go - he finally got the straw that broke the camel's back and regained his freedom completely.
After quickly browsing the results of Asta, Ian secretly nodded with satisfaction.
One of the main reasons why he came to this world is for Time Magic of Julius, Anti-Magic of Asta, and his willpower.
Ian didn't want to use that long and painful method of penance to improve his willpower, so he set his sights on people like Asta, Captain America and Thanos; these people who were born with or acquired horrifying willpower were his shortcuts.
"Show me your sword," Ian said. Asta handed it over without objection.
The moment his fingers touched the sword blade, Ian felt that the magic power in his body was being drawn out at an alarming speed.
At the same time, he noticed that the sword body released a strange energy.
"Anti-Magic energy? Is this the answer to Dr. Jekyll's 'Theory of Magic Polarity'?"
Dr. Jekyll is one of the scientists brought back by Ian from his last journey.
This man's scientific research on the soul benefited Ian a lot after becoming Arcanist.
His main research involves the polarity of the soul, or yin and yang.
He divided souls into "good souls" and "evil souls" for research.
He even speculated that magic power not only has different frequencies, but also polarities.
That is, positive polarity (yang attribute) and negative polarity (yin attribute).
Ian believes that the so-called negative polarity is the Anti-Magic energy used by Asta in this story.
"As long as I collect enough data, I can change the polarity of my own magic power and use Anti-Magic."
Ian then checked Grimoire of Asta. But what made him frown was that except for a Space Magic that could store objects, there was no record of Anti-Magic.
"Boy, I will launch several magic spells at you next. All you have to do is block them," Ian said after reading the book.
"Yes, sir!" Asta grasped the giant sword with both hands and stood ready.
Subsequently, Ian threw a lot of elemental magic at him, and Asta waved his giant sword to offset them one by one.
Ian then tested different attributes and found that as long as it was made of magic power, this sword could neutralize it.
"Now, I have to increase my efforts and get ready."
"I'm ready!"
Ian paused and remembered something. "Let me add a status to you first."
"Knowledge Magic: Body Enhancement."
Instantly, Asta felt a great power surge through his body.
"I'm feeling on fire!"
He waved his sword towards the sky, and the pure physical power directly dispersed the clouds above Kikka Town.
"Concentrate."
"Yes!"
"Liquid Mana Tips: Miniature Sun."
"Liquid Mana" and "Crystalline Mana" are alternative methods created by Ian to use magic in this world.
Because his Magic Core is sealed, every time he forcibly uses the core, he will feel a repulsive force trying to kick him out of the universe.
Therefore, he created this technique of temporarily liquefying and crystallizing magic power to enhance the power of spells.
It is precisely with these skills that his Magic Knights, who are all civilians, can compete with the nobles despite the lack of magic power.
A Miniature Sun rushed towards Asta, and he tried to cut it open and neutralize it.
Unfortunately, this power is beyond his current ability. Ian frowned and then interrupted the spell.
"Boy, come here."
When Asta came to the front obediently, Ian explained:
"Your sword contains a special power that can neutralize magic. However, your body must be strong enough to control this power. Do you understand?"
Asta nodded, Ian continued:
"There is a natural Limiter in your body, which prevents more energy from entering, so that you can die in an explosion-proof body. Now, I want to remove this restriction so that you can have future power in advance."
"However, this power will try to swallow your mind, so don't be controlled by it. Are you ready?"
Asta patted his cheeks with both hands and shouted, "Ready!"
He understands that this is an opportunity to become stronger and will never miss it.
"Very good."
Ian then cast Blood Magic, removing Limiter from Asta's body.
Immediately afterwards, Asta fell to the ground, twitching all over.
Black lines and aura erupted from his body, and a wing sprouted from his back.
"Devil Power," said Yami, who was smoking silently at the side.
He was not the only one to recognize this power, all the group leaders present recognized it.
For a moment, the atmosphere became tense, and everyone stared at Asta. But then they remembered who the person standing in front was.
They all know that if Demons really appears in this country, it should be Demons that should be afraid.
A few seconds later, Asta stood up from the ground. At this time, he had two pairs of wings, eyes of different colors, and black lines running through his body.
"Phew, what a terrible experience. But I feel so powerful now! Yuno, come and fight with me!"
"Boy, don't be too arrogant, you are still far from mastering this power," Ian said.
"Yes, sir."
"Okay, let's continue testing."
Ian threw Miniature Sun at him again. After half a minute of stalemate, Asta successfully cut it open and neutralized it.
Finally, Ian used "Crystalline Magic Technique" to create a Miniature Sun with a diameter of at least 10 meters.
This time, Asta could barely bounce it away, but could not neutralize it.
"It seems that Anti-Magic can neutralize liquid and Crystalline Mana. However, this requires a certain concentration and strength."
"If this kid can condense a Anti-Magic Core, then he will create a new Arcanist subspecies profession."
"As long as some people in the Empire are compatible with Anti-Magic, they can transfer to that new profession."
After collecting data and planning for the Empire's future, Ian has one last thing to do: talk to Demons--Liebe inside Asta.
This thing Sickle may involve the core secrets of this world - even if it itself may not know it.