Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 336: Chapter 52: 3 Divine Arts

“Wizard World Second Level Honor Badge, huh? Teacher, have you had your ears remodeled recently?” Richard repeated.

“…Wizard World Second Level Honor Badge, is that right? Alright, alright, alright.”

Jolod suddenly burst into laughter, but Richard detected a sense of self-derision within it.

Richard tentatively asked, “Teacher, what’s wrong?”

“Haha, nothing at all, nothing. I’m just feeling a bit struck down.”

Thereafter, Jolod explained to Richard the purpose of the Second Level Honor Badge.

The Wizard World Second Level Honor Badge, also known as the Silver Star Medal, is granted by the Tower of Truth as a reward for wizards who have made exceptional contributions to the Wizard World.

The bearers of this badge will have privileges within the Tower of Truth that include, but aren’t limited to, free residence, free rental of experimental equipment, ten free wizard nomination slots, and a twenty percent discount at all commercial establishments operated by the Tower of Truth, among various other miscellaneous privileges.

But the most important of these is the privilege in the selection of Great Wizards.

In the Tower of Truth’s selection of Great Wizards, those with the honor badge will be given priority admission for medal-awarded wizards. If a wizard can obtain the Truth Medal among the honor badges, they can even bypass the selection process and trials, being directly promoted to Great Wizard.

For any Three Rings Wizard aspiring to be a Great Wizard, it was an irresistibly fatal temptation.

Having heard about the privileges of the badge, Richard was quite calm.

A Silver Star Medal isn’t the same as a Truth Medal, and even if selected, one still has to go through numerous trials to qualify for the promotion to Great Wizard.

“So that’s how it is; this ought to save me quite a bit in the future,” Richard joked.

Seeing Richard like this, Jolod did not know what to say for a moment.

Richard’s achievements were too dazzling; in just a few hundred years, he had become a Second Ring Wizard at the pinnacle.

This made Richard never have to worry about research or advancing his rank.

The Silver Star Medal, an object over which Three Rings Wizards would clamor, paled in comparison beneath Richard’s glittering history.

“Sigh, having encountered you, lad, is truly the greatest fortune of my life,” Jolod couldn’t help but sigh.

Others were students following their teachers, but with him, it had become a teacher following his student.

Now, his only role was to use his thousands of years of accumulated connections and experience to help Richard settle those unimportant, trivial matters, so he could focus on his research.

Richard shook his head, “You jest, Teacher. If it weren’t for you leading me onto the path of a wizard, where would I have garnered these achievements?”

Jolod smiled and did not continue on this topic.

“Now that we have these Magic Dwarfs, I’ll allow you to slack off a bit. There’s nothing for you here; go attend to your business.”

Richard rejoiced and hastily thanked him, “Thank you, Teacher.”

…

Having some free time, Richard opened the Secret Realm Rift immediately.

Inside the Secret Realm, Ulysses was, as usual, lazily basking in the sun, while a few Holy Tree Elves were gently fanning him with two large leaves by his side.

For a being of Ulysses’s level, being unaffected by the heat or cold was the most basic ability.

Yet, he still liked having the Holy Tree Elves fan him like attendants.

His own explanation was that a breeze was conducive to rest, but from Richard’s observations, it seemed more like a habit.

Ulysses, once a Divine being, might well have been accustomed to this.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, Ulysses swiftly opened his eyes.

“Yo, my Main God, you’ve finally emerged.”

Ulysses flew to Richard’s side, sounding somewhat ingratiating. However, to Richard, who had grown accustomed to his company, it was all just jest.

Such a title of Main God would definitely not be heartfelt until Richard’s power surpassed that of Ulysses.

But Richard quickly noticed something amiss.

“No, wait, the language you just spoke wasn’t Wizard Language, so why can I understand you?”

Richard had once, in his spare time, learned the “Universal Language” of the Gods Civilization, but his level was basically just enough to read the text; he couldn’t understand spoken language.

Yet Ulysses’s previous words, not only Universal Language, also contained many terms Richard had never heard before.

But Richard understood them unimpeded.

“This is one of your powers as a Main God—comprehension of languages. In terms of status, I am considered one of your Subordinate Gods, so whatever language I speak, the meaning will be precisely and accurately transmitted to you.

In other words, you will receive my language as a message to your soul.”

Hearing this explanation, Richard instantly understood the power of this ability.

“Can I communicate without hindrance with my believers then?” Richard asked.

“Caw, of course, you can,” Ulysses said, as if it was expected, “As long as they join your Divine System, whether he is a Believer, a Pope, or even a Heroic Spirit and Subordinate Gods.

As long as their status is lower than yours, this power will allow you to communicate with them without hindrance.”

“That’s quite useful,” Richard remarked, stroking his chin, then he somewhat inquired, “Do you know the principles behind it?

If we could decipher this amazing ability, it will definitely be of great use in the future!”

As a wizard, Richard possessed a strong curiosity toward things he didn’t understand.

It was also a source of a wizard’s progress.

“Uh… Principles?” Ulysses replied hesitantly, “There don’t seem to be any principles to this.

All Divine beings have this ability, and as soon as one becomes a Divine being, the power automatically manifests.”

“That’s impossible,” Richard stated decisively, “Divine beings aren’t some sort of entity like world rules.”

“Divine beings or Great Wizards, they are but different paths leading to higher levels of life.”

“Though I am a creature at the World Master level, I have never heard that either Great Wizards or World Masters possess such abilities.”

Ulysses was momentarily rendered speechless by Richard’s question.

He had never considered this problem before.

Becoming a divine being and possessing powers was something he knew when he first embarked on the Evolution Road.

To him, it was as self-evident as one plus one equals two, an axiom.

But Richard’s question peeled back the veil before his eyes.

If other World Masters did not possess similar abilities, why then could the divine beings of the Gods Civilization?

There must be something he was unaware of.

“I’m stumped, I really don’t know,” answered Ulysses honestly. “But now you’re on the path to becoming a god yourself, maybe you’ll be able to figure this out in the future.”

Seeing that Ulysses did not know either, Richard felt somewhat disappointed.

“Alright then, I’ll look into this after I become a Great Wizard.”

Putting the question of mastering languages aside, Richard turned to inquire about the use of the Power of Faith.

In the Mirror World, Richard had learned from the Magic Dwarf King how to use the Power of Faith to remove curses, but Richard could feel that the potential of the Power of Faith was far greater than that.

“To be honest, there aren’t many ways for you to use the Power of Faith at the moment. The method that backwoods teacher gave you is one of the few abilities you can use at this stage.

But his method is too crude and consumes too much.”

Richard raised an eyebrow, “So you’re saying that I still have a few abilities that I can use.”

“There are indeed, but what I mean is that you should put more effort into your faith. Those Fire Lizards are perfect materials for preaching, and if you get them all, your Power of Faith will increase hundreds of times more than it is now,” Ulysses said with some resignation.

Richard’s religion had always been managed by him. In the Gods Civilization, to trust religion to someone else’s management was to risk being usurped as a deity and stripped of one’s divine status.

“That much!” exclaimed Richard in surprise.

“Of course, how many people are in that group of Fire Lizards, and how few are these little ones? However, these little creatures are also useful; they are natural Fanatics. Although the Power of Faith they produce is small, its purity is high, which is essential for many important Divine Arts.”

Holy Tree Elves possessed the ability of memory inheritance, and a newborn Holy Tree Elf would quickly become infected with inherited memories, thereby becoming a devout Fanatic.

“Purity… Does Power of Faith also have purity levels?”

“Of course it does,” retorted Ulysses somewhat angrily. “Doesn’t the Magic Power you use have purity levels!”

“Indeed, please continue. What is this purity of the Power of Faith?”

Ulysses explained, “Believers are divided into Light believers, Devout believers, and Fanatics. The Power of Faith produced by these three types of believers is sequentially arranged from low to high purity.

High purity Power of Faith can be used for minor Divine Arts, but low purity Power of Faith cannot drive high-level Divine Arts.”

Richard nodded and then steered the topic back to Divine Arts.

“So how many Divine Arts can I use right now?”

Ulysses paused for a moment, then said, “Three and a half. One is the Purification Skill, which is used to remove curses. Another is the Healing Technique, used to treat wounds, including those caused by rules.

Last is the Divine Speech Skill, which is very useful, but consumes a shocking amount of energy. I do not recommend using it unless it’s a critical situation.

As for the half, you’ve already experienced it, it’s the Faith Armor on your Magic Wand.”

Richard took a deep breath after hearing Ulysses’s introduction.

Each of these three Divine Arts would be held as Secret Transmissions in the Wizard World.

A single Purification Skill would void ninety percent of a Curse Wizard’s abilities, while the Healing Technique could heal rule-caused wounds, much to the chagrin of Undead Wizards.

And though Ulysses did not explain the Divine Speech Skill, the name alone was quite impressive.

“Wow, if I could understand the underlying principles, I would definitely end up on the Curse School’s hit list,” remarked Richard.

“You think you can understand it? You might be a bit optimistic.”

“Is this one of those inherent powers too?” asked Richard, puzzled.

“Not exactly,” Ulysses replied nonchalantly. “Every Divine Art you learn now, its Creator is at least a Main God—what you call a Sixth Circle Great Wizard.

Advanced Divine Arts like the Divine Speech Skill were personally created by the Divine King.”

Richard’s face stiffened and he said somewhat awkwardly,

“Ahem, it’s always good to have goals… Let’s go back to discussing Divine Arts themselves.

How do I learn them?”

“Just wait.”

Suddenly, a gentle Holy Light shone from Ulysses’s body, which then condensed onto three black Crow Feathers, detaching from him.

Ulysses suspended the Crow Feathers in front of Richard.

“There is no written legacy for Divine Arts, so they can only be passed on in this special way.”

As Richard touched the Crow Feathers, the very next instant, various illusions appeared before his eyes.

In the illusions, he saw an infinite expanse of green water that received sacrifices from all beings. As the waves rolled, green rainfall descended, and a plague vanished without a trace.

There were towering, magnificent mountains of immeasurable height. Cursed lives erected altars on the mountainside, worshipping earnestly, and then Holy Light descended to disperse the curses.

Terrifying beings tall enough to touch the heavens sat upon thrones in the stars, and with a single word, they could change the world beyond recognition.

Watching these protagonists in the illusions, a sense of enlightenment emerged from Richard’s heart, and unaware, he comprehended the three types of Divine Arts.

When the illusions faded, Richard exclaimed with an inward shock,

“Such impressive anti-piracy technology!”