CHAPTER 72: CHAPTER 72: ARRIVAL AND BREAKTHROUGH

"When I become the Fifth Ring, I will apply for independence from the Faith Wizard Faction. The Bloodline Wizard System cannot encompass Faith Wizards at all," the elder murmured softly.

Although he had heard of several Fourth Ring Bloodline Wizards who switched to the Faith Wizard path without any progress, as if the road ahead was completely blocked.

But he just thought those wizards were foolish, trying to reach the sky without understanding the path of the divine thoroughly.

When he breaks through to the Sixth Ring and releases some of his insights, the Faith Wizard Faction will surely become the first system in the Wizard Alliance.

...

A month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

A Black Cliff Spaceship leapt over layers of volcanoes, eventually flying above a strange volcano of ten thousand meters and stopping.

The peculiarity of this volcano lies in the fact that although thick smoke billows from its crater, as if it might erupt at any moment.

A thick layer of volcanic ash floats in the sky above, blocking all sunlight.

Yet, dense greenery somehow grows on the volcano’s body, offering a breathtaking view at a glance.

"Elemental Mage, transforming nature."

Lor opened the ship’s panoramic mode, looking at the scene before him. Even though he had seen countless strange places, his heart was still touched.

Beneath this unusual volcano, there is a vast city.

In the center of the city stands a towering red and green Wizard Tower reaching the sky.

Although this city is large with numerous buildings and houses, it feels eerily silent.

Only underneath the central Wizard Tower is there any activity, with spaceships regularly landing and departing.

"The people in this city are even fewer than those at Nelson Wizard Tower." Lor looked at the sparse pedestrians in the huge city and shook his head slightly.

However, this is normal. The environment in these volcano clusters is extremely harsh, with volcanic ash drifting everywhere.

Those apprentices who give up the wizard’s path would likely choose to leave here rather than settle.

It seems unlikely for it to truly thrive in the future.

"Phew—"

Lor maneuvered the spaceship toward the center of the city and soon reached the docking area beneath the Wizard Tower.

After casually finding an empty spot to park, he disembarked with Kateya and Levan, heading towards the Wizard Tower.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Wizard Tower, Lor glanced around and casually asked a First Ring wizard from the Fire and Wood Faction for directions.

Upon learning that Agular was currently staying in a third-class laboratory on the 19th floor of the Cooper Wizard Tower, he promptly led Kateya and Levan upstairs.

The layout of wizard towers in this era is generally similar, and before long, the three of them reached the 19th floor of the Wizard Tower and successfully found Agular’s laboratory.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

Lor knocked on the laboratory door, which soon opened.

The familiar face of Agular greeted them.

"Lor, Prince Levan, you’re here." Agular saw his student and Levan and immediately smiled, "Come in, we can talk inside."

"Yes, Mentor." Lor nodded and entered the living room of the laboratory with Levan and Kateya.

Seeing the small laboratory living room, he began to contemplate how to persuade Agular to formally join Cooper Wizard Tower.

After all, his mentor is a Third Ring wizard, living in such a place is truly unsuitable.

But in a moment, he abandoned this thought as it didn’t make sense. Better to patiently wait for four years.

"Lor, your spiritual power has improved a lot over the past two years."

Agular sensed Lor’s spiritual power, discovering it had reached the First Ring limit, he said with satisfaction:

"Not bad, although contribution points are very important, spiritual power should not be neglected. Understanding this is commendable; it seems Speaker Yassen’s training task was quite effective for you."

"Now that you’ve come to Cooper Wizard Tower, you’re probably preparing to break through to the Second Ring Wizard, right?"

"Yes, Mentor," Lor answered with a smile.

"Alright, I’ll call someone over to register you and apply for a third-class laboratory for you."

After speaking, Agular looked at Levan, "Prince Levan, do you need me to inform a Third Ring wizard at Cooper Wizard Tower of your identity?"

By regulations, without third-class laboratory qualifications, it’s not permissible for Levan to be placed in one.

Just like in Nelson Wizard Tower, being just an apprentice, he could only stay in the apprentice area temporarily.

But now it’s different, as he has become a First Ring wizard, coupled with his special identity, arranging a third-class laboratory isn’t excessive.

"No need. I don’t need to conduct any experiments right now; just a standard First Ring wizard residence will suffice," Levan shook his head.

"Okay." Agular nodded, a continental communication board suddenly appeared in his hand, and he began sending messages to a logistics wizard at Cooper Wizard Tower.

Seeing this scene, Lor raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seems that his mentor hasn’t wasted the past two years here; he’s updated his gear.

Space rings are understandable, as smaller ones aren’t too valuable, but continental communication boards aren’t cheap.

This item not only requires 500,000 contribution points but purchase rights are only granted to wizards above the Third Ring.

Lor had originally thought of giving Agular a communication board if he didn’t have one, to facilitate contact.

Now it seems there’s no need to bother with it.

Which is typical, as any task a Third Ring Great Wizard accepts randomly would yield quite a few contribution points.

Once Agular finished sending messages, they chatted for a while longer, when a Second Ring wizard in a red-green wizard robe arrived at Agular’s laboratory to register Lor and the others.

Once registered, he handed Lor a key to a third-class laboratory, while Levan and Kateya each received an ordinary key.

After dealing with a series of trivial matters, Lor again requested Agular to help purchase a continental communication board for Kateya, and they exchanged contact information.

Then he bid farewell to everyone and entered his newly acquired laboratory.

"Second Ring, should be the last realm I can break through to before the Faith Wizard chaos."

Lor closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness sinking into the Sea of Consciousness, observing the Adaptive Rock Barrier Rune Model floating in the Elemental Domain, feeling a sense of tension.

Advancing with the Adaptive Rock Barrier Rune Model might directly reveal the Space Rune known as Barrier.

If the Barrier Rune can be integrated into the Rock Barrier Rune Model, the defensive power will absolutely explode.

Without thinking further, Lor calmed his mind and began guiding the Earth-Fire Meditation Rune Model to undergo transformation.

The breakthrough from the First Ring to the Second Ring is actually not simple.

First, spiritual power must meet the standard, which alone will block many.

Although Lor easily met the standard, the vast majority of First Ring wizards don’t have a Fifth-Level Meditation Talent; increasing 0.1 spiritual power may take one to two months.

And those who took Spiritual Power Growth Potions as apprentices suffer even more, with training speed halved at least.

The spiritual power hurdle alone stops more than 80% of First Ring wizards.

Once spiritual power is sufficient, one must learn, or fuse, or create a witchcraft that aligns with the witchcraft rune at the First Ring breakthrough.

Connecting it with the Meditation Rune to achieve synchronization of the three.

This step is easier for First Ring wizards who directly learn from the inheritance, following its path.

Lor, however, doesn’t need to worry about this. The Adaptive Rock Barrier naturally aligns with Lava Eruption Witchcraft, and Small Meteor Witchcraft is fused from Lava Eruption Witchcraft.

Thus, Small Meteor Witchcraft and the Adaptive Rock Barrier inherently align.

Having met these two conditions, he just needs to complete the Earth-Fire Meditation Rune’s advancement, then connect the Adaptive Rock Barrier Rune for transformation to achieve the Second Ring.