80: Chapter 80 Wizard Advancement

Three days later.

The tower basement.

"Are you really ready?"

Audrey looked at the confident Nie Ning, feeling a bit puzzled.

Did Nie Ning not see the last page of the book?

"No problem, it will definitely be a success!"

Nie Ning gave a thumbs up, indicating that he had no issues at all.

The encyclopedia of elemental spheres provided strict guiding strategies for attribute fusion.

Although he hadn't tried the ultimate five-attribute fusion, he had already attempted simplified versions.

For instance, Fire and Earth would become magma, Metal and Wood would increase an item's hardness and toughness, and Earth and Wood would enhance the strength of the Wood attribute, and so on.

"In that case, go on in. I wish you success."

Audrey opened the door to the room.

Nie Ning nodded and walked into the room, immediately sensing a dense surge of elemental power.

A black magic circle was inscribed in the center of the room, and on a nearby bookshelf sat a deep blue promotion potion.

As the door closed, the black circle on the floor lit up with a gentle white light, making Nie Ning feel much more relaxed.

Without much hesitation, Nie Ning picked up the promotion potion from the table and drank it in one gulp.

He then sat in the center of the magic circle, concentrating his mind to circulate his Meditation Technique.

As a cool sensation washed over him, Nie Ning's consciousness entered his mental sea.

The mental sea was a vast, special space. There was nothing inside, yet Nie Ning could feel the existence of his own soul.

It was a very unique feeling, as if he were observing himself from a third-person perspective.

Furthermore, he could only sense it; he couldn't truly see his own existence.

At this moment, the potion began to take effect, and the Spiritual Power within his consciousness sea grew restless.

The effect of the promotion potion was actually similar to the water cloud vine; it could be used to 'soften' one's Spiritual Power to make it easier to manipulate.

Without the help of a potion, it was nearly impossible to imprint sorcery with Spiritual Power; forcibly changing the nature of Spiritual Power would only cause soul damage.

Time was limited. Nie Ning had to complete the sorcery imprinting before the potion lost its effect.

Under Nie Ning's control, the Spiritual Power in his consciousness sea became exceptionally active.

As the Runic Formulas for the five-attribute Elemental Spheres surfaced in his mind, Nie Ning began using his Spiritual Power to perform the imprinting.

Facts proved that what was written in the book was indeed not random guesswork, and the subsequent deductions also followed a logical path.

It was like a math problem from his previous life; since he already had the answer and some key values, he only needed to perform a reverse deduction to get what he needed.

And the difficulty of learning the Elemental Sphere was not high—at least, that's what Nie Ning felt.

After experimenting with his Five Elements Manipulation skill, the attributes did indeed achieve a fusion effect, and their power increased.

So after much consideration, Nie Ning still decided to imprint the more powerful five-attribute fused Elemental Sphere.

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Perhaps due to the Spiritual Power boost, Nie Ning quickly inscribed the Runic Formulas belonging to the Five Element Orb.

However, this was only the beginning. Because he was forcibly imprinting five types of Runic Formulas, his entire consciousness sea began to vibrate violently.

If left uncontrolled, it would eventually destroy the entire consciousness sea, causing severe damage to his soul.

Nie Ning desperately controlled his rampaging Spiritual Power while simultaneously carrying out the inscription of the fusion formula.

This step was much more difficult than imagined.

The principle of the Five Element Orb was to use the corresponding runic power for elemental conversion, but it also faced the risk of conflicting forces.

Furthermore, every rune inscribed caused his mental pressure to double.

Gradually, Nie Ning's clothes were soaked with sweat.

As the sorcery imprinting continued, the elemental power around Nie Ning began to gather.

The five colors of elemental power sometimes intertwined and sometimes repelled each other.

It seemed even the promotion magic circle was affected, becoming unstable.

Within the consciousness sea, Nie Ning had reached a critical moment.

As long as he inscribed the final rune, the promotion would become a natural progression.

But things were far from being that simple.

The excessive consumption of Spiritual Power caused Nie Ning to enter a weakened state, making the final rune difficult to write.

At the same time, his entire consciousness sea began to fluctuate violently, as if inscribing the last rune would cause the entire mental sea to collapse.

Nie Ning was caught in a dilemma; he felt that there was something wrong with the Runic Formula in his consciousness sea.

But he quickly dismissed that thought and understood the key issue.

It wasn't that there was a problem with the Runic Formula; it was that his mental sea could not withstand it!

To put it bluntly, the power of the Five Element Orb was too strong; an Apprentice-level mental sea simply could not contain such a Runic Formula.

It was clearly too late to switch to another sorcery; the violent runic power would tear his mental sea to shreds in an instant.

What awaited him now was not just a failed promotion, but potentially a life-threatening situation!

'Do I have to give up?'

Nie Ning was unwilling.

It was no longer a matter of whether he could promote or not.

Even if he were lucky enough to survive, his path as a wizard would be cut off here, and it would be even worse if he became an idiot.

Based on the information he got from the wizard's notes, wizards were a bunch of perverts who loved dissecting corpses.

If Audrey discovered the secret of this body, he wouldn't be able to escape the fate of becoming a lab rat.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit Nie Ning as he thought of something.

Corruption!

What would happen if he used the Power of Corruption to transform the runes?

He had experimented before: elemental power would undergo a special mutation, allowing it to damage eerie soul bodies while weakening damage to normal matter.

Although he didn't know if it would work, it was better than just waiting.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning began to try and activate his Element Manipulation skill.

Under the influence of the Power of Corruption, the elements around Nie Ning slowly turned gray, as if the world had become monochromatic.

When the Power of Corruption reached its peak, the Runic Formulas representing the five elements in his consciousness sea began to transform, and a sinister, discordant feeling filled Nie Ning's mind.

In just a moment, the five-element runes were transformed into an eerie gray.

Under the influence of the corrupted runes, the Power of Corruption spread toward the runes used for elemental conversion.

At this point, Nie Ning felt his mental pressure lighten. Knowing he couldn't miss this chance, he immediately began drawing the final rune.

The process was not easy, but compared to before, the difficulty had dropped significantly.

Using his will as a pen and Spiritual Power as ink, Nie Ning inscribed the final rune stroke by stroke.

When the final rune took shape, the Power of Corruption spread to it as well.

In that instant, Nie Ning's mental sea jolted violently, and then the entire Runic Formula flashed with an eerie gray luster.

The elemental power around Nie Ning began to riot, then quickly gathered into his body, and the crystal core in his chest grew within this elemental tide.

As if his soul had been sublimated, Nie Ning felt an ethereal, otherworldly sensation.

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