143: Black witch sacrifice spell

Although Christina had never learned the official script of the Pedan Kingdom, her learning speed was very fast.

Before long, she had learned most of the characters on the Wizard Scroll; even with her powerful Spiritual Power, it still exceeded Lister's expectations.

If she didn't study Wizardry and instead studied cultural knowledge, she could definitely become an excellent scholar.

Feeling both happy and relieved, Lister looked at Christina with a soft gaze and said, "Christina's talent is amazing. Brother will continue to teach you the Wizard Contract Art."

"Okay, Brother," Christina nodded heavily, her eyes filled with curiosity about new things.

Nodding, Lister continued, "First, to learn the Wizard Contract Art, you need to master the release of Spiritual Power."

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"Releasing Spiritual Power requires high concentration, then imagining the Spiritual Power in your Conscious Sea as a controllable substance."

"Brother will do it once slowly; you sense it carefully."

As he spoke, under Christina's expectant gaze, Lister slowly drove the Spiritual Power in his Conscious Sea and then slowly released it.

"Next is a very important part of learning the Wizard Contract Art: using Spiritual Power to find the connecting singularities in the air, and then completing the establishment of a sub-contract."

As his voice sounded, Lister drove his Spiritual Power to search for singularities deep in space; in an instant, a strange point of light appeared before him and Christina.

Seeing that strange point of light, Christina's eyes showed surprise, but she refrained from shouting, fearing she might disturb Lister.

After maintaining it for a while, Lister dispersed his Spiritual Power, and the singularity before them along with various phenomena in the air quickly vanished.

"Christina, come, you try," Lister said in a soft tone.

"Mhm, Brother."

Christina nodded heavily, then just like when she was learning the characters, she concentrated and immersed herself in her mind.

In just a few seconds, a wave of Spiritual Power that made Lister feel very comfortable emanated from Christina's Conscious Sea.

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Lister's face. He knew that people with natural elemental affinity must have inherently strong Spiritual Power, but he hadn't expected it to be this strong.

When he first became a knight, he hadn't been able to mobilize Spiritual Power this quickly. By comparison, calling Christina a favorite of the gods wouldn't be an issue at all.

"Christina, slowly mobilize your Spiritual Power to condense together."

Seeing that Christina's Spiritual Power was not yet solid enough, Lister spoke up to remind her.

Christina was very smart and immediately followed the advice to drive her Spiritual Power to condense in one place. In less than a minute, it reached a completely solid state.

"Well done. Next is the perception of the singularity. The singularity exists in a sub-space between substance and nothingness. Don't worry; relax your mind and follow the flow of energy in the air to slowly search for it."

Lister's reminding voice reached Christina's ears again, causing her heart to relax quickly.

In less than a few minutes, a glowing strange point of light appeared before Christina and Lister.

Even though Lister had prepared himself mentally, he still didn't know what to say at this moment.

This isn't just a favorite of the gods; she must be the daughter of a god.

But shock aside, he still reminded her, "Hold it. Next is to establish a sub-contract with Lihuo."

"Lihuo, release your spiritual shackles."

Lihuo, who had been waiting for a long time, let out a "moo" and immediately opened its spiritual shackles.

The next second, its released Spiritual Power was instantly sucked in by the singularity in space.

Following that, two fiery Red streaks of light shot into the foreheads of Christina and Lihuo respectively. At the same time, the magic power within Lihuo was rapidly transferred into Christina's body through the singularity.

The next second, the aura around Christina began to rise rapidly.

With a "boom," a magic seed formed of fiery Red magic power was created within her body.

Apprentice Wizard!

Feeling the aura on her, Lister showed a joyful smile and said, "Christina, you succeeded."

"Moo~" Lihuo echoed with a cry.

"Thank you, Brother," Christina said with a bright smile.

She had no doubt about Lister's words; if Lister said she succeeded, then she had succeeded.

And she did indeed feel a special energy in her body that she had never had before.

Then, under Lister's instruction, she began to carefully sense the changes in her body and familiarize herself with the use of magic power.

Sitting on a large rock nearby, Lister waited patiently while taking out the storage ring of Mackintosh, the grand executor of the Black Witch Church, which he had obtained earlier.

The magic imprint energy on the storage ring was much stronger than he had previously estimated; it had taken ten days of grinding to leave just the last bit.

Releasing his Spiritual Power to form a blade, he drove it to continue grinding away that last bit of magic imprint energy.

Soon, as the magic imprint energy dissipated into space, the corners of Lister's mouth couldn't help but curl up; he had finally opened it.

Impatiently, he released his Spiritual Power to probe into the storage ring, and there was no sense of rejection.

There weren't many things inside the storage ring, but it wasn't a small amount either. Besides various cultivation resources...

The most prominent items were an entirely black scroll, a staff inlaid with a silver-blue gem, and a circular emblem made of an unknown material.

Lister first took out the staff and examined it carefully.

The material of the staff felt like an unknown but very high-grade wood. The surface was very smooth, and under the perception of Spiritual Power, its flexibility and hardness were extremely high.

Among the woods he knew, the wood used for this staff was definitely the best in all aspects.

As for the silver-blue gem at the top of the staff, he estimated it should be a rare crystal resource similar to amethyst.

The next second, he used his Spiritual Power to mobilize magic power and then, through the staff, released a Fireball Technique toward an empty direction.

Whoosh—

Wherever the fireball passed, the scorching airwaves were like sea waves, violently overturning to both sides. The burning flames danced and flickered in the air, only completely disappearing after a few breaths.

"Good stuff!" Lister praised.

The Fireball Technique he had learned was still only at the primary level, but the power released through the staff just now had clearly increased by a lot.

However, as good as the item was, he really couldn't use it, or rather, he never had the intention of using a staff.

The main path he was currently taking was the path of a knight, and the Wizardry he studied was mainly for defense.

Furthermore, a knight needs to ride a horse; holding a weapon in one hand and a staff in the other wouldn't be easy to control.

So compared to a staff, the knight gloves inlaid with amethyst were more suitable for him.

As for this staff, it would naturally be for Christina's use. With her talent in learning magic power, the staff and she were the best match.

Glancing at Christina, who was still sensing her power, Lister put away the staff and took out the circular emblem.

The first sensation the emblem gave him when he held it was a cold, chilly feeling, followed by a weird aura.

If it were an ordinary person or a low-level Transcendent, they might be influenced by this weird aura, but Lister's current strength was already close to a Silver Knight, so he didn't feel much.

On the front of the emblem was a human whose face couldn't be clearly seen, with a sun in the background, surrounded by a ring of mysterious patterns.

Turning to the back of the emblem, several characters that did not belong to the Pedan Kingdom were engraved on it. Lister had no information about these characters in his memory.

However, he didn't dwell on it. Since it was Mackintosh's item, it likely had a lot to do with the Black Witch Church—perhaps it was some kind of identity token.

Without much hesitation, he put away the emblem and took out the entirely black scroll.

The material of the scroll wasn't animal skin, but he couldn't perceive exactly what material it was.

Opening the scroll, a few lines of text appeared before his eyes. Fortunately, they were all in the official script of the Pedan Kingdom, saving him from being clueless.

Then, Lister focused his gaze on the text and read carefully.

Black Witch Sacrificial Technique:

"This is a mysterious and ancient Wizardry. By sacrificing a certain price, one can summon a supreme existence from hell."

Sacrifice is not death, but eternal life (an entirely black magic imprint with unknown patterns).

The text was very brief, but it made Lister's eyes narrow.

Summoning a supreme existence from hell!

Although he had heard that the group of mages in the Kingdom Church could summon some creatures, he had never heard of being able to summon creatures from hell.

Hell in this world had always been a mysterious, weird, and awe-inspiring existence.

As he looked, a strong urge to try this Black Witch technique suddenly rose in his heart.

"Something's wrong with this scroll!"

Lister, suddenly snapping back to his senses, hurriedly closed the scroll, and that strong sense of temptation vanished.

At this moment, a layer of fine sweat had broken out on his forehead. Just a scroll could have such a strong tempting effect on him, a Bronze Rank 9 knight.

For a moment, he directly labeled this scroll as "dangerous goods" in his mind.

If there were no absolute necessity in the future, he was determined not to open this scroll again.

After putting away the scroll and calming his mind, Lister took stock of the resources in the storage ring.

Although there weren't many resources, they were all very good items. Any one of them, if sold, would likely be worth at least a hundred gold coins.

He even saw a familiar dragon blood fruit among them. Although there was only one, it still gave him a huge surprise.

Originally, he had been unhappy about those guys lurking in Aetheria to cause trouble, but now that feeling had suddenly faded quite a bit.

It's a pity such good things aren't common. Otherwise, if it happened a few more times, I'd strike it rich.

After indulging in an unrealistic fantasy, Lister looked at Christina not far away.

At this time, the magic energy around her, which had been somewhat unstable, had now become completely solid. At the same time, she involuntarily emanated a feeling that made others want to be close to her for some reason.

Lister knew that, barring any accidents, her talent must have completely awakened.

In this way, as long as there were enough magical beasts for her to contract in the future, her strength would improve rapidly.

Of course, even without them, relying on her own powerful Spiritual Power, she could also learn those Wizardry techniques very quickly.

After letting out a soft breath, Christina looked at Lister and asked, "Brother, is the result of my cultivation good?"

"Of course." Lister showed a "you're very great" expression and said, "Your talent in learning Wizardry makes even Brother feel inferior. Therefore—"

As he spoke, he took out the staff from the storage ring, handed it to Christina, and said with a smile, "This staff is a reward from Brother. With it, the Wizardry you release in the future will have even greater power."

"But in the future, never mention the words 'Wizardry' to others. If someone asks, just say you're learning magic, understand?"

"Thank you, Brother, I'll remember. I will definitely work hard on my cultivation and help Brother in the future," Christina said with a face full of joy as she took the staff.

Smiling, he stroked her head, and then Lister led her and the little ones like Baize toward the training grounds outside.

Seeing Lister slowly walking out, Red, who was guiding the knights' cultivation, stepped forward with joy on his face and said, "Lord Lister, congratulations on your Storm Spear Technique improving once again. I wonder—"

"That's right, my Storm Spear Technique has entered the mastery realm," Lister said with a calm smile.

Hiss—

Since Lister hadn't lowered his voice, the surrounding knights heard him clearly, and the sound of people drawing in cold breaths rang out one after another.

Red was no exception. mastery realm Spearmanship skills were something even he hadn't reached.

Now that Lister could cultivate to this level at such a young age, he was definitely among the best of his peers in the entire kingdom.

Even most of those older geniuses couldn't compare to him.

For a time, various voices of praise rang in Lister's ears. Although he was used to hearing them, it still made him feel very good.

Of course, Lister was very clear about his own talent. If he hadn't relied on various resources for nourishment, it would be absolutely impossible for him to have such cultivation achievements now.

Take Red, for example; although he hadn't mastered any specific skill yet, his swordsmanship and Spearmanship had both reached the mastery realm.

He was only lacking in Spiritual Power, but after the boost from the purple soul fruit, he had already made up for it.

The influence of the purple soul fruit, besides the initial enhancement, would slowly and subtly affect the user's spiritual talent over time.

Therefore, in the final analysis, Lister's own talent really wasn't high—it was even a bit poor. But even a poor student can succeed with many tools; with the help of resources, he had still caught up.

After the praise from the crowd died down, Lister signaled for everyone to continue their cultivation. Then he looked at Red and instructed, "Red, today after dinner, assemble half of the Bronze Rank 1 knights and all knights of Bronze Rank 2 and above, including the Bronze Rank 2 ones, and wait outside the castle."