378: Chapter 378 Artistic Conception! A Terrifying Boost to Strength!

In the time that followed, Nie Ning officially entered the high-speed lane of cultivation.

Perhaps it was the rebound effect caused by the Mirror Pupil, but Nie Ning's cultivation went exceptionally smoothly.

Most importantly, the study of runes was simply beyond Nie Ning's scope of understanding.

With his high-tier elemental talent, combined with his formidable Spiritual Power and the boost brought by the Mirror Pupil,

even without the guidance of a Rune Master, his learning speed was still flying fast.

In just two months, Nie Ning had finished learning all subjects related to runes below the third tier, and his understanding of runes had reached an inconceivable level.

...

At this moment, Nie Ning was sitting cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Gathering Array in his cultivation room.

On the wall in front of him were dense traces of slashes.

As Nie Ning slightly raised his hand, a cyan-green Wind Blade flew out, slicing a gap into the wall that could withstand Tier 4 attacks.

And this was achieved using less than one-tenth of his strength!

Without any item augmentation, he had reached this level so easily.

Now, Nie Ning could understand why the Rune Knight Jerry he had encountered previously was so strong.

Despite being at the same rank as him, Jerry could display strength far beyond the standard of a normal Tier 4 Transcendent.

Although Nie Ning was still confident of victory if he went all out, the opponent's formidable strength had indeed given him quite a shock.

[Rank: Tier 4 Rune Knight (Late Stage), Fourth-Ring Wizard (Mid Stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[bloodline: ??? (Inactivated)]

[Derivative Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Power of the Tribe, Abyssal Body, Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body, Advanced Self-Healing (Corrupted), Power of a Hundred Beasts (Corrupted), Super-grade Mental Power Amplification, Thought Acceleration, Malice Perception, Intermediate Shapeshifting, Advanced Chaos Affinity, Advanced Life Force Affinity, Intermediate Gluttony]

[Derivative Skills: ..., Assisting Evil, Advanced Chaos Manipulation (Corrupted), Advanced Life Force Manipulation, Light Break Impact, Explosive Fireball, Ice Shackles, Crimson Flame Fire Feather, Light-Shadow Slash, Storm Tornado, Ice Explosion Ring, Cold Wave Invasion, Forbidden Domain of Living Beings, Light-Shadow Fox Spirit Avatar, Earth-Splitting Force]

[Artistic Conception Insight: Wind Element (3%), Lightning Element (2%)]

[Cultivation Method: ..., Great Yi Giant Spirit Art, Shattered Jade Phantom Light Art, Stairway to Godhood]

[Imprint Technique: Exquisite Ten-Element Illusion Extinction Array Map, Earth-Shaking Force]

[Skills: ..., Blood Burst Technique (Mastered), Ice Blue Wing Technique (Mastered), Earth Spirit Puppet (Mastered), Vine Entanglement (Mastered), Rainstorm Condensation Technique (Mastered), Blood Cloud Escape (Mastered)]

Looking at his panel, although his attributes had not changed, a new column had been added.

Artistic Conception!

A mere five percent insight into the wind element had caused his control and power over the wind attribute to increase significantly; the amplification rate was outrageously high.

According to Nie Ning's estimation, with a three percent bonus, the power of his wind element had increased by at least thirty percent!

Nie Ning felt that his previous cultivation had truly been a waste; he had not expected such a heaven-defying means of amplification to exist.

If he reached one hundred percent, that would be a ten-fold strength bonus!

Even without the augmentation of the god-forbidden ring and xueyan bladeless, he was confident of instantly killing any Tier 4, and the same went for a knight as strong as Jerry.

After all, this kind of amplification was simply too outrageous; it even made Nie Ning feel like he was dreaming.

Even now, if he were to face Jerry, Nie Ning was confident he could win even more easily.

If he grasped the timing well, killing him instantly was not impossible.

However, compared to runes, the difficulty of comprehending Artistic Conception was higher; it felt to Nie Ning like an advanced version of runes.

After his wind element insight reached three percent, Nie Ning clearly felt the strain.

It was as if a wall stood before him, preventing him from seeing the core essence of the wind element Artistic Conception.

Whenever he tried to peer into it forcefully, his soul injury would worsen, as if he could not bear this brand-new power.

Must say, Nie Ning even regretted refining the god-forbidden ring.

Because the god-forbidden ring weakened his Spiritual Power and soul, and this was clearly the key to comprehending Artistic Conception.

Relatively speaking, the bonuses between the two seemed similar, but refining the god-forbidden ring was currently very troublesome for Nie Ning.

The only benefit was that both could amplify Nie Ning's own strength.

So, one could not say which was better or worse; it could only be said that order of precedence was still very reasonable.

What he needed to do now was to repair the damage to his soul as quickly as possible and find a way to enhance his soul strength.

Unfortunately, he had been too arrogant before and refined two god-forbidden rings, causing both him and Xiao Guang to fall into a weakened state.

Although half a year had passed, the soul injury had still not fully healed.

...

Returning to the first floor from the basement, Amivika displayed the demeanor of a housewife, preparing meals for Nie Ning almost every day.

Even when Nie Ning was cultivating and did not allow her to enter the basement, Amivika would place the meals at the basement entrance.

Originally, Nie Ning had thought about forcing Amivika to leave, but Xiao Guang, that sycophant who would call anyone with milk 'mother', did not agree with this approach.

And Nie Ning had always been good to his own people.

Having spent so much time together, he had long regarded Xiao Guang as his pet... friend.

For this guy who only wanted to satisfy his appetite, Nie Ning really didn't have a very good method; frequently using the power of the contract would only affect their relationship.

After all, Xiao Guang was a 'person' now.

Apart from not giving him a pleasant look, in reality, Xiao Guang's recognition of him was still quite high, and he wouldn't do anything hypocritical.

Unlike a certain locked-up turkey, who couldn't even be seen when it mattered most.

It was only because Heloise was kind; if it were Nie Ning himself, he would have long since turned that damn firebird into roast chicken wings!

After all, he had only let her sign the contract for Heloise's safety back then...

...

At the dining table.

Amivika rested her chin on her hand, staring blankly at Nie Ning as he ate.

Although Nie Ning knew he was very charming, as a normal person, he still had self-awareness.

After all, Amivika was truly beautiful, and he believed there was no lack of heaven-defyingly handsome men chasing her.

Therefore, regarding Amivika's strange behavior, Nie Ning could only evaluate it with four words...

Ulterior motives!

"You seem a bit different."

Amivika said suddenly.

"I know I'm handsome, but even if you compliment me, I won't accept you."

Nie Ning replied with a narcissistic shrug.

Hearing this, Amivika shook her head slightly.

Although the two hadn't seen each other for a month because Nie Ning was in secluded cultivation, she could still feel the difference in Nie Ning.

If Nie Ning had been sharp and exposed before, now he seemed much more restrained, yet he carried a sharp aura of forging ahead.