Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy

Chapter 530: Chapter 528 Elementary Soul Energy
 

“Right, the Prophet’s Power.”

“The Prophet’s Power gives one a feeling akin to the Light of Wisdom. All Prophet’s Power originates from the Five Leaves Spear’s Prophet’s Treasure Tome, and that tome might be related. In a few days, I should take a good look into it.”

“And then there’s Mavis, she once said that I carry a rhythm of wisdom about me. I wonder if she knows something.”

My mind drifted to the inheritance of wisdom’s power. Under the push of ambition, Ivan’s thoughts started to become restless.

He remembered the Prophet’s Treasure Tome that Tanaya spoke of.

He also thought of the Goddess statue on the Moon Pincer Peninsula. It was definite that he needed to visit Mavis soon, not only to probe for information but also to check on her situation. If she hadn’t recovered, he would think of some way to repay her.

At the same time, to tell Mavis the good news of his promotion in arcane and to share a delightful moment with her.

The two had previously made a century-long commitment to journey to a certain layer in the Fairy World to rescue Mavis’s sealed divine true form. Previously, his power had been far from sufficient and they had not talked in detail about it.

Now, although he might not necessarily be able to save her, he could start planning. Even a little preparation was better than doing nothing.

“Vermilion Bird Lord, pardon my bold visit. I hope I haven’t disturbed you.”

Outside of Golden Rock Tower, a cheerful voice rang out, snapping Ivan back to reality.

“Whom do I have the pleasure of addressing, if it isn’t the esteemed Fire Phoenix Lord himself,” Ivan said as he stood up and welcomed the visitor into the tower.

“Ha ha, simply call me ‘Jim.'”

“Likewise, ‘Ivan’ or ‘Sorcerer Ivan,’ whichever you prefer.”

The title ‘Fire Phoenix’ was clearly not used often, especially within the circle of Arcane Wizards. His words seemed to hit Jim Bernard’s funny bone, making the Fire Phoenix Lord burst into laughter.

Ivan readily agreed to Sorcerer Jim’s small request.

“Sorcerer Ivan, I heard there was important action before, and help was needed. You sought Hotter, Philomena, and others, but you should have come to me—I still owe you a favor.”

“Time was too tight; I simply reached out to those who were nearby.”

The two had interacted long ago, and back then, under pressing circumstances, Ivan had released the Black Demon Fire Silk Array. Once the Formation spread, several Arcane Wizards gained considerable Witch’s Favor because of it.

Jim Bernard was one of them—he had just mentioned owing a favor.

However, Ivan didn’t take it too seriously. At that time, their statuses were unequal, and Jim had sent plenty of resources to East Capital Xunmu Tower. The favor in question could hardly be considered significant.

Before the hunt for the Black Beard Lord, had Ivan approached him for help, whether Jim would have been willing to assist was debatable.

Since Ivan wasn’t short on help, he naturally didn’t seek him out.

“What about my invitation to visit the Bernard family? You never came, surely you’re not saying you’ve been too busy to find the time?”

Jim followed up with another question.

“Well, indeed, up until now, I’ve only been to Truth City twice. The first time was to report back to the city tower, and I left soon after with President Hardy.”

“That means you had the time.”

“But the situation didn’t permit it. I’m someone who tends to be on the cautious side, and back then the circumstances were special. After much thought, I figured it was wiser not to descend from the Peak of Truth, ha ha.”

“Ha ha ha, it seems Sorcerer Ivan has a habit of being careful, which indeed is wise.”

“—–”

In the reception room, Jim gave the impression of someone making conversation for the sake of it.

The reason being, they weren’t particularly familiar with one another, and their shared history was limited. Naturally, he had to start with the interactions they had in the past when initiating friendship.

Those who came to form good relationships clearly weren’t limited to the Fire Phoenix Lord.

In the following three to five days, people continued to visit consecutively, and Ivan received each one of them, thereby becoming acquainted with quite a number of arcane wizards.

During this period, according to the rules of the Peak of Truth, he moved the Golden Rock Tower from No. 7 Heaven Street of the Great Scholar’s Court to No. 3 Heaven Street, becoming neighbors with Hotter.

As for the higher-level Arcane Court, there was truly no extra space available.

The Peak of Truth had three rings of Heaven Streets, from top to bottom: the Great Sage’s Court, the Arcane Court, and the Great Scholar’s Court. These three courts had 9, 27, and 45 dwelling places respectively.

With 46 arcane wizards in the sorcerer world, the Arcane Court was obviously not spacious enough to accommodate everyone.

The Great Sage’s Court housed four Void King sorcerers and three arcane-level Great Sages, leaving two vacant spots. However, he was not yet a Great Sage, so naturally, he did not qualify to move to the topmost layer.

There were plenty of empty spots in the Great Scholar’s Court. After weighing his options, he chose to become neighbors with Hotter.

What he found somewhat ironic was that Hotter spent most of the year travelling around his own territories outside the city, returning to the Peak of Truth only occasionally. Being neighbors in name seemed somewhat superficial.

In fact, after becoming an arcane wizard, Ivan was entitled to his own territory in the outer city to develop his family.

He hadn’t made his selection yet, and there was no need to rush this matter.

Before that, he needed to properly adapt to his drastically enhanced strength. As long as he hadn’t perfectly mastered his strength, there would always be worries about potential problems. Hence, once the visits ceased, he began another period of seclusion, practicing to perfect his various capabilities.

Strength: 32.1, Agility: 33.7, Body Constitution: 34.1, Spirit: 330

On the attribute panel, Ivan’s stats were laid out in full. His spiritual power had risen from 280 graduated degrees to 330, an increase of precisely 50 degrees.

On the other hand, the strengthening of his body was not as significant.

Ordinarily, promotion to arcane would bring a sizeable increase in physical enhancement, but his body was already strong enough, and he was a Knight of the Knight’s Path, so the current increase was naturally not very pronounced.

“Becoming arcane, once you begin to inscribe lordly spell marks onto your body, a sorcerer’s body will indeed grow vastly stronger.”

“It seems then, the Knight’s Path really does have its drawbacks.”

“Why overthink it? The legacy of the Ancestor of Justice leads straight to the Level 6 strength of the Undying Star Lord. Just for that reason alone, it’s impossible to cast it aside unused.”

Ivan stared intently at the attribute panel in front of him, feeling that the figures were no longer adequate to summarize his condition and that a more precise adjustment was necessary.

As his resolve grew stronger, the invisible screen began to flicker and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into another picture.

Constitution: 34, Spirit: 330, Soul Energy (Elementary): 33

The data re-emerged, and he nodded in satisfaction. Compared to the previous spiritual power, an arcane wizard now clearly relied on soul energy and the soul spells emitted by wielding empowering abilities.

In reality, both soul energy and spiritual power were closely linked to the power of the soul.

According to the saying of the higher-level sorcerers, spiritual power is a reflection of the power of the soul, like a person’s shadow, which is inevitably connected to the person but cannot represent the person.

After ascending to arcane from a Level 3 sorcerer, the spiritual power had taken a step further, transforming into a kind of actual soul power.

However, after research by sorcerer ancestors, it was found that this could only be considered an outer layer of soul power, and to distinguish between inner and outer, sorcerers named it ‘soul energy.’

The same spell, driven by spiritual power or cast with soul energy, brought about a strikingly different effect.

Additionally, soul energy came in varying levels; Level 4 arcane corresponded to elementary soul energy, Level 5 Void Kings to intermediate empowerment, and Level 6 to advanced.

Elementary soul energy existed in a gaseous state within the arcane wizard’s ocean of soul energy.

Within the ocean of souls, apart from the pale red soul energy, there was also an arcane core at the very center. His arcane core had formed from the fusion of three solidification magic crystals.

For this, he had endured many hardships, but fortunately, after over a decade, he finally succeeded in one fell swoop.