Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 147: Chapter 47 Soul Talent

“Phew, that was close, almost couldn’t make it out.”

In the Source Sea Abyss, Richard clutched his chest, his heart pounding. If Ulysses had been even a moment slower, the two of them would have been swept into spatial turbulence.

Ulysses might have survived, but as a One Ring Wizard, he most certainly would have perished.

“Caw, don’t worry, I was watching,” Ulysses landed on Richard’s shoulder and said nonchalantly, “Even if not for you, in my current state, getting caught in the spatial turbulence would most likely mean death.”

Calming himself, Richard propped up the Magic Barrier and started to fly upwards cautiously.

Through the steam, Richard saw a Sacrificial Insect and a Second Level Warrior Worm guarding the tunnel he had come through.

“It seems this passage is a no-go anymore. Call that insect again, and who knows, I might actually become a sacrifice.”

There was more than one tunnel leading to the Source Sea Abyss. Although the other tunnel entrances were far from Richard’s current location, for safety, spending a bit more Magic Stones was worth it.

After flying for a long time in the abyss, Richard consumed nearly a hundred Magic Stones’ worth of magic power before finding a new tunnel entrance.

After re-entering the Insect Nest through the new entrance, Richard immediately set about finding a place to conceal himself.

Half a month later, Richard stood in the new Earth Cave, carefully taking out the two balls of Source Material.

Life Essence and Soul Essence as top-tier Magic Potion Materials, they could be consumed directly without the aid of any other materials for a hundred percent effect.

The only thing to keep in mind was that after consuming Source Material, one would fall into a deep sleep, the exact cause of which Wizards had not clearly researched.

This sleep varied from two to three days up to two to three months, not particularly long. In this period of intensive searching through the Insect Nest, it was also an excellent time for Richard to dodge the limelight and hide.

Richard’s current lair was well-concealed; even the entrance was blocked tightly with fungi. If it weren’t for the Imaging Crystal Ball, Richard wouldn’t have found such a hidden cavern.

“Caw, my dear master,” Ulysses perched on Richard’s shoulder, his voice ingratiating, “This Soul Essence would greatly aid my injuries. Considering I helped you find the relics, how about sharing a bit with me?”

Richard glanced at him, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

There wasn’t enough Soul Essence to allow Richard to bypass the Promotion Ceremony and directly become a Second Ring Wizard. At best, it would only take him to the limit of spiritual power of a One Ring Wizard, with any surplus simply being wasted.

Moreover, Ulysses had indeed played a major role in this matter. If Richard didn’t share some with him, Ulysses might opt not to bother helping in such cases in the future.

That would certainly be bad for Richard.

“Ulysses, I need to understand something,” Richard suspended the Soul Essence in the air using his magic power, “How much Soul Essence do you need to reach a Second Level normal state?”

“Caw, to be normally at the Second Level…” Ulysses flew in front of the Soul Essence, dividing out a portion with its claw.

“This much should be enough.”

Richard looked at the remaining Soul Essence; Ulysses had taken nearly a third of it. The remaining amount would definitely not be wasted when he consumed it.

“Fine, you deal with that portion of Source Material.”

To determine how much the two kinds of Source Material would enhance him, Richard took out a Crystal Ball from his pocket and specifically tested his current values.

[Spiritual Power: 59.2, Physique: 75, Magic Power: 5920, Rating, One Ring Wizard]

After the enhancement from the Incubation Liquid, Richard’s Physique had climbed from 64.7 before the war to seventy-five.

Having noted his data, Richard lay on the platform and swallowed the Soul Essence.

The next moment, a cool sensation seeped from his mouth into Richard’s brain, a feeling incredibly comfortable, like the first sip of an Ice Cola on a scorching summer’s day.

As the feeling faded away, Richard suddenly felt extremely drowsy, unable to keep his eyelids open.

Struggling, Richard swallowed the ball of Life Essence; before he could even reflect on the sensations further, his vision darkened, and he fell asleep.

After he had fallen into deep sleep, Ulysses flew in front of Richard and devoured the Soul Essence.

For Ulysses, that bit of Soul Essence wasn’t enough to make him fall into a deep sleep; it didn’t hinder him from protecting Richard at all.

…

In his dream, Richard dreamed that he had once again entered the space known as the Soul Darkness.

But unlike when he was promoted to Wizard, this time the pitch-black space contained a brilliantly luminous Tree of Souls.

The Tree of Souls sprouted and grew leaves before Richard’s eyes, eventually bearing a fruit that shimmered with light.

Looking at the fruit, Richard couldn’t help but walk forward and pluck it.

It seemed as though the fruit had been prepared just for him.

The moment after he picked the fruit, a sudden brightness tore through the darkness of the space.

Back in reality, Richard abruptly opened his eyes and sat up with a jolt.

“How long have I slept?”

“Squawk, about a month, to be precise, thirty-two days.”

Richard, still thinking about the fruit, looked dazedly at his hand and suddenly realized there seemed to be something extra in his field of vision.

He noticed that fine streams of light had appeared in his hand, extending from his palm all the way to his heart.

And his heart, at this moment, looked like a glowing light bulb in his field of view.

“Is this… Energy Vision?”

Richard turned his head to look at Ulysses and saw that similar streams of light were present on Ulysses, extending from every feather inward, constructing an extremely complex energy cycle within his body, a cycle that contained far more energy than Richard’s Magic Rebound.

“Squawk, what are you looking at?”

Ulysses felt the sensation of being seen through from Richard’s gaze and subconsciously went on the defensive.

At the same time, Richard noticed that the streams of light on Ulysses had disappeared.

“Hidden it, have you?”

Richard rubbed his eyes, trying to shut off this vision. As the thought to close his Energy Vision arose, his field of view instantly returned to normal.

“Squawk, have you awakened your Soul Talent?” Ulysses flew up next to Richard, asking curiously.

“Mhm, Energy Vision.” Richard blinked and tried to activate the Energy Vision again, his tone filled with excitement.

Having used Soul Essence, there was a chance to awaken a Soul Talent postnatally, and he hadn’t expected to actually encounter it.

“Squawk, Energy Vision? That’s a pretty good Talent, quite suitable for you Wizards.”

Richard nodded; Energy Vision was a great help to Wizards, whether in battle or research.

After feeling out his Talent, Richard took a Crystal Ball out of his pocket to test his current physical stats.

[Spiritual Power 90, Physique 94, Magic Power 9000, Rating, One Ring Wizard.]

“My Spiritual Power has actually increased by thirty points, Source Material truly is top-tier Magic Potion Materials, saving me more than a hundred years of meditation!” Richard exclaimed in surprise, “And my Physique has also increased by nearly twenty points; if I had to passively increase it using Adaptation Body, who knows how long it would take!”

He moved his body around and prepared to take inventory of the Crystal Fragments he had obtained from the Pioneer Relics.

Those fragments seemed of exceptional material, and they had even come from Pioneer devices; there might even be things like storage chips in there that he hadn’t discovered yet.

However, before he could take out the fragments, the Communication Crystal Ball in his pocket suddenly lit up.

“Wizard 7531, you are being urgently summoned.”