Holy Spirit Mage, a Secondary Class

Holy Spirit Mage, a Secondary Class

Moxis was actually quite conflicted. He really wanted to tell William, No, it wasn't me, I didn't...

But after thinking for a long time, he still chose to give Holy Spirit Magic to this second-generation lord.

What had William been doing just now?

Naturally, he had been gambling—gambling that his father and Moxis had some sort of connection, and that he might be able to get something out of it.

But he did not think their relationship could possibly be that good.

Still, even if the two had fallen out completely, based on what he knew of Moxis's character from his previous life, Moxis would not attack him.

But thinking about how Border Town had been razed in his previous life and this guy had not stepped in...

That was enough to show that Moxis would not harm him, but neither would he go to great lengths to help him.

To Moxis, William, this connected kid, was not all that important. He simply wanted to keep himself hidden.

If Border Town got flattened, he could just find another place and keep loafing around...

Still, everything had gotten off to a good start.

After getting benefits from Moxis, William believed the others would be even easier to deal with.

"After all, no one in this world should understand them better than I do, right?" As a Tombstone-Class Player reborn into this life, William had studied all kinds of history and dug deeply into the deeds of NPCs above Epic-Class.

He had long since memorized legendary life stories like Moxis's.

"Could it really be that he left some letters for this little prince and wanted William to squeeze some benefits out of me?" Moxis suddenly recalled the scruffy former lord and curled his lip. "I only set you up once. It wasn't like you were definitely going to die..."

He had no idea how that guy had managed to woo an Elf princess. Before leaving, he had even resorted to such filthy, underhanded tactics, making Moxis's imagination run wild.

As an All-Element Mage, what intrigued Moxis even more was that he could not see through William's thoughts at all. That could not help but pique his interest, especially since William himself was rather handsome and fit his tastes quite well.

Of course, that was not the important part. There were too many good-looking men, but far too few he could truly appreciate...

"In any case, ever since this kid was nearly schemed to death, the soul in his body seems to have become more interesting..." Moxis yawned and waved a hand lightly. The wooden door shut.

He beckoned, and the black cat leaped gently into his arms before following him to bed for a nap.

A normal Mage would naturally spend every waking moment, even forgoing rest, researching all kinds of magic.

But for Moxis, cultivating magic was simply too easy.

Elemental Magic?

Oh, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, lightning...

Spacetime Magic?

Oh, space and time...

Other Mages: Oh what? After saying "oh," shouldn't you meditate and study?

Moxis: Oh? Wasn't magic something you learned after looking at it once?

All the Mages of Gods Continent died.

Anyway, for Moxis, any magic clicked the moment it was explained. As long as his proficiency was high enough, he could even cast forbidden spells instantly.

Pew pew pew—something like that.

So making Moxis live on the same schedule as other Mages was simply impossible.

Of course, that also had something to do with the curse placed on Moxis, which made it difficult for him to study other magic now.

"Two years left?" Moxis sat on the bed and looked at his bare upper body in the mirror, covered entirely in some kind of dark-red curse.

Those strange symbols constantly flickered with chilling red light, terrifying beyond measure.

It was almost impossible to imagine what kind of curse he had suffered!

Yet this was already what it looked like after the curse had weakened.

When he had first escaped from the Magic Sanctum, his entire body had almost been covered by the curse from head to toe. Not a scrap of skin could be seen, and it was then that he had come to Border Town...

In short, this curse not only suppressed his strength, but also forced him to endure soul-deep pain at every moment, as if it wanted to extinguish his soul.

"And precisely because it is so painful, because this curse wants to erase my soul, I instead developed a deeper level of Soul Magic. Holy Spirit Magic is not just empty talk..."

"You called me a traitor to the gods, punished me, tormented me, abused me, without caring whether I wanted it or whether I wanted to become a god's..." Moxis recalled his mentor, a cold smile appearing on his face. He casually pulled the black cat into his arms, yawned, and went back to sleep.

The grudges between Moxis and the Magic Sanctum were not something that needed to be resolved now.

As for Nature Magic, aside from wind and lightning, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and ice were all ordinary magic. After awakening at level 40, anyone could learn them easily. Low-Class Mages could only toss around common spells like fireballs and water arrows.

They did not really count as attribute magic. They were all basic magic.

Wind and lightning required a few extra twists and turns, but as long as one awakened either attribute, finding a mentor was not too difficult. They were not hidden classes either.

That was not to say Nature Magic was inferior. Mastering any one kind of magic could make someone extremely powerful. They were simply more common...

Soul, will, and illusion magic, as Psychic Magic, were all hidden classes by nature.

And on top of that, there was the inheritance scroll personally created by Moxis.

Its quality had actually reached Legendary-Class!

Holy Spirit Mage Inheritance Scroll

Grade: Legendary-Class

Usage requirement: Bloodline potential must not be below Epic-Class.

There were two ways to learn a class.

The first was to find a mentor to learn magic, skills, and so on.

But whether it was battle aura, magic, or skills, all had levels. To learn better ones, one naturally had to spend more money, perhaps even grind a mentor's favorability, and it also depended on whether the mentor was qualified enough.

Players generally followed the version updates to improve the favorability of newly available mentors, or bought skills and manuals with money.

The second method was inheritance scrolls.

Everything was stuffed into a scroll at once, and as one's level rose, the skills of the corresponding level would gradually unlock.

A scroll's grade was determined by the skills, battle aura, or magic grades it contained.

Although William did not know how much Moxis had invested into this scroll, "Holy Spirit Magic" was definitely powerful—at the very least, it was no weaker than Dawn Watcher.

William lightly tore apart the inheritance scroll in his bedroom.

An indescribable blue Ghostlight surged into his body.

In an instant.

A blissful sensation like an orgasm spread through his entire body. The energy in his mind kept expanding, making his consciousness clearer and his perception sharper. It was the purest form of soul energy.

A mass of mana also gradually formed inside his body.

This was his magic power. At the same time, two kinds of energy began circulating within him: battle aura and magic!

The two did not interfere with each other, each following its own route.

Ding dong: You have successfully changed into the secondary class, Novice Holy Spirit Mage.

Ding dong: All your basic attributes +10.

Ding dong: Your Intelligence +10.

Ding dong: You have activated Basic Mana Talent. 1 point of Intelligence = 1 point of magic attack.

Ding dong: Because your secondary class is Holy Spirit Mage, each character level-up will grant an additional 2 free attribute points. (8 free attribute points per level-up.)

Holy Spirit Magic

Grade: Legendary-Class

Level: Lv1 (0/100)

Mana: 300 points.

Recovery Speed: 10 points/second.

Effect: All your magic resistance increases by 1%.

Effect: Strength +2, Constitution +2, Agility +2, Intelligence +4

Effect: HP +200

Effect: Magic attack increases by 3%.

Life Sacrifice: You may extract the soul of a weakened enemy (HP below 10%) to restore 10% of your HP.

Range: Within 3 meters.

Cast Speed: Instant

Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Holy Spirit Mage Skill Tree.

Soul Control

Level: Lv1 (0/100 EXP)

Skill Effect: You may control an enemy in a weakened state (below 10% HP).

After being controlled, that enemy's HP will recover to 50%.

Cost: 50 mana points.

Cast Speed: Instant

Cooldown: None.

Restriction: Can only control 1 person.

Restriction: The higher the bloodline potential, the greater the chance of failure. For every level the enemy exceeds you, the chance of failure increases.

Restriction: If you successfully enslave an enemy, you must use Soul Control once per day to reinforce the brand. Otherwise, the chance of betrayal will increase. Long-term enslavement can form a permanent Soul Brand.

Soul Tentacles

Level: Lv1 (0/100 EXP)

Skill Effect: A pair of Soul Tentacles suddenly emerges from the ground, grabs the enemy, and restrains them for 3 seconds.

Weakness: The higher the bloodline potential, the greater the chance of failure.

Range: Within 10 meters.

Cast Speed: Instant

Cost: 30 mana points.

Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Soul Shockwave

Level: Lv1 (0/100 EXP)

Skill Effect: Centered on yourself, releases a Soul Shockwave that deals 100 + (150% × Intelligence) damage to enemies within a 5-meter radius, triggers a 2-3 meter knockback effect, and has a 10% chance to stun for 3 seconds.

Cast Speed: Instant

Cost: 50 points.

Cooldown: 3 minutes.

Ding dong: Will Holy Spirit Mage and Dawn Guardian generate a new skill tree?

William narrowed his eyes. "Yes!"

He had waited all this time for this skill fusion. The reason he had insisted on choosing Soul Magic as his secondary class was precisely because he had seen this absurdly powerful dual-class combination in his previous life...

Holy Soul Skill Tree.

Holy Soul Enchantment

Level: 1 (0/100 EXP)

Skill Effect: Can enchant weapons and arrows, adding (150% × Intelligence) soul damage.

Cost: 3 mana points.

Cooldown: None.

Holy Soul Assault

Level: 1 (0/100 EXP)

Skill Effect: After your arrow or sword aura hits an enemy, you may cover your entire body with Holy Soul energy, cross space to arrive beside the enemy, and attack, dealing 180 + (130% × Strength) physical damage.

Range: Within 40 meters

Cost: 30 mana points

Cooldown: 5 seconds

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, this is it! Life Sacrifice, Soul Control... and Holy Soul Assault!" At this point, William could no longer contain himself.

There was no other reason.

Legendary-Class Soul Magic was simply too rare...

Even normal Soul Magic was already difficult to obtain, yet it was nowhere near this powerful. Holy Spirit Magic was an all-around upgrade in every respect.

The sheer absurdity of Life Sacrifice went without saying. In this game world without large-scale healing spells, Life Sacrifice was a god-tier skill.

It could be said that only a handful of Soul Mages across the entire Legendary Continent possessed such a skill, much less had William's close-combat capability.

After Holy Soul Assault hit an enemy, he could choose to cross space in soul form, then have his body reappear before the enemy and attack. Whether for offense or escape, this god-tier skill could not possibly be any better...

He vaguely remembered seeing this god-tier skill only once in his previous life, during a time reversal. It had belonged to a legendary powerhouse from the Second Era.

In this era, no one had any chance to learn such a skill, because he had never seen it before.

William had not expected himself to be this lucky.

And there was Soul Shockwave...

Soul Tentacles...

Holy Soul Enchantment...

Even a god-tier skill with such a terrible success rate as Soul Control...

In short, these soul skills were all immensely practical support and control abilities...

But the most crucial part was this: he had never expected one of Holy Spirit Magic's effects to increase all magic resistance. That was simply outrageous.

Although the current effect was weak, raising all magic resistance by only 1%, once its level increased, the results would be extraordinarily significant.

Because talents, abilities, and equipment that increased magic resistance across the board were exceedingly rare, this effect was like picking up a growth-type Legendary item—though it would take a little longer to fully develop...

"I have to say, I'm getting farther and farther down the road to becoming a Legendary Boss..." William happily looked over his stats. He was only a level 15 weakling, yet without any other defensive gear, and counting only the Epic-Class inner armor, his health had already reached 3,021. Was that terrifying or what?

If he used Mithril to forge a full suit of armor, his health would definitely surpass 5,000!

It couldn't be helped.

That was what a Legendary Boss was.

Tanky, high defense, hard to beat down.

This was a Legendary Boss's basic respect for players!

No matter what class a Legendary Boss belonged to, when facing players, a Boss had to be durable!

Thanks to Mu Xinyouyu and Woofer for the tips.

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