This Young Man's Potential Was Immeasurable

Wang Yang wholeheartedly agreed with Kamar-Taj's words. Although he had absorbed some talents, he knew his modest achievements amounted to very little, and the Magic Shield he conjured was far weaker.

After all, he had only practiced for a single day. Naturally, he could not compare with Master Kamar-Taj and the others, who had trained for who knew how many years.

Let alone the Sorcerer Supreme.

Watching Wang Yang nod repeatedly, Kamar-Taj struggled to keep his composure.

He was an honest man who had never been good at lying. If he had not felt that praising the young man too much might waste a genius, he would never have described his aptitude as merely average.

Having to suppress his shock made it even harder.

Fortunately, age had made him shrewd, and his acting skills were seasoned enough that Wang Yang noticed nothing unusual.

"You're very receptive. What is your name?"

Kamar-Taj cleared his throat, then realized he still did not know the young man's name and asked.

"Master Kamar-Taj, my name is Wang Yang!"

Wang Yang answered respectfully.

"Good, Wang Yang. Since you've already learned the Magic Shield, you can indeed begin learning other spells!"

Kamar-Taj nodded, very pleased with Wang Yang's attitude.

Then, putting on an air of profundity, he said, "The Magic Shield is merely Kamar-Taj's most basic spell. Countless spells are built upon its foundation!"

"By condensing runes, you can create whatever weapon suits you!"

Wang Yang was delighted by Kamar-Taj's words and continued listening.

"This is another application of the Magic Shield's runes. However, stabilizing the structure of a weapon won't be easy!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I'll be sure to practice more when I get back!"

Wang Yang spoke respectfully. He had long envied the Sorcerer Supreme's dazzling magical transformations.

After all, now that he had transmigrated to Kamar-Taj, he could learn those things too.

At present, however, all he could do was conjure a Magic Shield.

In the Sorcerer Supreme's hands, those spells could draw energy from the universe and other dimensions, shaping it into shields, fans, whips...

The Sorcerer Supreme alone was the equivalent of an entire army.

That power was enough to send the renegade Kaecilius and his companions fleeing in panic.

Such strength already offered the ability to protect oneself in this world, and Wang Yang naturally envied it greatly.

While Wang Yang's thoughts wandered, Kamar-Taj began the next part of his explanation.

"Next, I'll teach you how to arrange runes and stabilize the structure of magical weapons!"

Kamar-Taj began explaining.

As Wang Yang listened, his expression remained respectful, but inwardly, he was utterly lost.

What was all this supposed to mean?

Although he could hear every word clearly, once they were strung together, he had no idea what they meant.

Ding! Basic rune Talent Fragment detected. Fuse?

So every kind of magic really does require talent, and even this sort of theory needs talent as its foundation!

Hearing the system notification, Wang Yang was overjoyed and realized that his earlier assumption had been correct.

All magic required talent.

The physical techniques of magic were like physical aptitude, while basic runes were like an aptitude for the humanities. Channeling and condensing magic required logic, making that an aptitude for the sciences.

Fuse!

Wang Yang chose to fuse it without the slightest hesitation.

As the fusion began, a vast amount of knowledge appeared in his mind, all concerning basic magic runes.

Now, as he listened to Kamar-Taj, he began to understand.

Sure enough, with talent, nothing was a problem.

Wang Yang listened attentively to Kamar-Taj's explanation. Although Kamar-Taj's magical talent was not particularly outstanding, he was still a seasoned sorcerer.

His many years of teaching had also given him extensive experience.

Many sorcerers had good aptitude, but when it came to teaching, they did not know how to progress from simple concepts to complex ones.

Under Kamar-Taj's instruction, Wang Yang's understanding of magic was now improving at an incredible rate.

Before long, he had gained a certain understanding of basic runes.

Moreover, whenever the lesson covered new knowledge, the system could detect Talent Fragments.

For him, this was the perfect opportunity to learn.

Still, Kamar-Taj would not cram everything he knew into Wang Yang's head all at once.

After well over half an hour, Kamar-Taj's mouth had gone dry from talking, and he finally finished covering all the necessary basics.

With great patience, Kamar-Taj asked, "Well, Wang Yang? Did you understand?"

"It's all right if you didn't. Go back and think it over carefully first. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come find me again!"

Kamar-Taj looked at Wang Yang earnestly as he spoke.

"All right. Thank you for your guidance, Master Kamar-Taj!"

Wang Yang bowed respectfully.

"Go back and build a solid foundation. That foundation is your only path to becoming a powerful Master of the Mystic Arts!"

Kamar-Taj offered Wang Yang those words of encouragement.

"Yes, Master Kamar-Taj!"

Wang Yang respectfully said his farewells before leaving.

Kamar-Taj watched Wang Yang depart. Only after Wang Yang disappeared from sight did he let out a long sigh of relief.

It was truly difficult to hold back in front of someone so talented.

Especially when Wang Yang was also so levelheaded, humble, and courteous.

"At first, I thought Wang Yang was too arrogant. It turns out I underestimated him. This young man's potential is immeasurable!"

Then he shook his head and muttered to himself, "With an apprentice this talented, I must discuss things with the other masters!"

Kamar-Taj raised his hand and traced a circle in front of himself.

A golden portal appeared before him, and he stepped through it.

In an open clearing, Wang Yang raised his hand, and a Magic Shield appeared in his grasp.

It seems that after practicing the fundamentals of runes, my Magic Shield has more runes, and their arrangement is tighter too!

The increased strength of this shield of magic runes also reflected his grasp of basic magic runes.

If he could master controlling more runes, his Magic Shield would become even stronger.

With a wave of his hand, the shield dissolved into a glimmer of light and disappeared.

Wang Yang was now eager to try. The magic of this world was truly wondrous.

Simply by using magic runes, he could create all sorts of weapons at will.

Fans, whips, even guns were all possible.

Shields and whips were used more often, however.

After all, even the Sorcerer Supreme used them, and they were relatively easy to practice.

As a result, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj mostly relied on those two spells.

Of course, that did not mean those were the only ways to use magic.

In theory, through the arrangement of runes and the construction of weapons, he could create all sorts of melee weapons. Even complex firearms seemed possible.