Chapter 161 The Next Step
[Mephistopheles – Terra Human (Twilight-type) – Comprehensive Level 6]
[Glorious Spectrum Series – Path of Light Chasing (Stage One) – Supplicant Lv5/Twilight System – The Path (Stage One) – Witch Disciple Lv1]
[Life 100%]
[Mana 32/60]
[Abilities: Glor – Prayer Lv1……]
[Knowledge: Basic Ritual Lv2……]
[Traits (6/6): Witch Stance…..]
[Status: One-eyed, Why would moths sacrifice themselves to fire]
[Experience: 4850]
Successfully killing the Agent brought Li Wen less than two thousand experience, which seemed pitifully low for a Stage Three Transcendent, especially since Li Wen was killing across two stages. However, she only got the killing blow. The Agent was already a candle in the wind due to being chased by Moria and the other. Thus, the experience Li Wen received for the kill was reasonable.
Besides, that guy didn’t reach Stage Three through normal means, that is, accumulating spiritual energy, performing rituals, and then advancing. He wasn’t following the correct path like Sir Wilson, who reached that stage through abnormal means. Therefore, his combat power was considerably weaker than a normal Stage Three Transcendent.
A trace of thought flashed in Li Wen’s eyes.
The current experience was enough for her to raise the Supplicant class to Lv10, and then, with a ritual, she could successfully advance to Stage Two of the Path of Light Chasing. This would give her greater confidence whether she was going to the Abyss of Dettor to find The Emerald Tablet or to search for other original texts of the spectrum series.
So, which ability’s level should she use the experience to upgrade?
For every level Prayer increased, the shield’s damage resistance, duration, or the blindness duration provided by Dark Word Curse would increase. Unlimited Arc Light would increase the enchantment duration by 15 seconds and add 10% additional damage per level. Divine Prayer, from Lv1 to Lv2, was a much simpler and cruder increase, essentially doubling the current value. Thirst for Light’s affected enemies were directly tied to the level. The sacrifice for Light and Fire manifested in the return percentage of life lost due to the ability.
First, enhancing the Sacrifice for Light and Fire would not improve combat power at all, and the life return percentage was also pitifully low. Thus, it was not worth considering. Unlimited Arc Light was mainly used by Li Wen as a ranged attack. The enchantment duration was unnecessary to consider, and the 10% damage increase was too minor, so it was not worth considering for now.
Among the remaining three abilities, Divine Prayer had the biggest increase from Lv1 to Lv2, so it was necessary to upgrade it by at least one level. Prayer was used more frequently, so increasing it by one level was enough for now. Lastly, there was Thirst for Light, which seemed the least necessary ability to level up. However, Li Wen had privately experimented, and at Lv1, Thirst for Light could only affect one target. After using it on one target, using it again on another target would directly clear the effect on the previous target.
Considering the unexpectedly powerful and hard-to-guard-against effect of Thirst for Light, Li Wen had to max it out. After all, her enemies couldn’t always be acting alone.
Thinking this, Li Wen first upgraded its level and then discovered a serious problem – Thirst for Light could no longer be upgraded after reaching Lv3. This indicated that Li Wen had completely mastered this ability, and there was no room for improvement. She thought of the quantity restriction described in the skill, from 1-3, and immediately understood the reason.
Without dwelling on the feeling of being tricked, Li Wen used the remaining experience on Prayer and Divine Prayer, increasing their levels by one and one respectively. In Witch Form, Li Wen did not consider the necessity of life recovery, so Prayer, which provided a shield and control time, was prioritized and upgraded to Lv3.
As 4,000 experience dissipated like flowing water, Li Wen’s maximum mana reached 100, and her Supplicant class level also reached Lv10. At this level, Li Wen clearly felt an invisible barrier appearing on her, preventing her from further advancement on the Path of Light Chasing. To break through this barrier and enter the next stage of the path, she could only rely on the power of the corresponding advancement ritual.
Snapping back to reality, although she had thought a lot, Li Wen had only been in a daze for two or three seconds. She was already considering the various materials needed for the Stage Two advancement ritual of the Path of Light Chasing.
“Those who came for the Sage Ovum Sheath would not be willing to leave, after all, only a few of us witnessed the entire event. Is Miss Mephistopheles planning to return to the Sorcery Anomalies Hand Association?”
Li Wen understood Moria’s implied meaning. As a Holy See Knight, it was expected that he could not ignore the current chaos in Leicester and would have to intervene. However, Li Wen did not have such intentions. If she were not burdened with the responsibility of finding original texts of the spectrum series, she might have gladly brought some extraordinary shock to the players in Leicester. But now, there was no opportunity for that. She had to hurry to collect materials and prepare the ritual to advance to Stage Two of the Path of Light Chasing.
It would be best if all of this could be completed within Leicester.
Thus, the two parted ways. Moria, carrying his sword, left first. Watching his slowly departing back, it was only at this moment that Li Wen could truly feel a hint of the ruthlessness and sharpness of the Eldest Son of the Holy See who had slain countless heretics in “days gone by” from him.
Li Wen walked in the opposite direction.
The transmission candle, which the demon from Dark Dawn had handed her, did not record details about the Stage Two advancement ritual for the Path of Light Chasing. It only emphasized a few key points. Firstly, the ritual required two main materials. One was Dim Candle Blood, used to draw the ritual magic circle. It was usually refined from fire lizards that flowed with a weak dragon’s blood, made from their fat and entire body’s blood. The other main material had no clear description, only abstractly described as a light that formed a shadow under sunlight. The ritual would use this as an anchor, thereby making it the cornerstone for the ritual officiant’s advancement.
As someone with memories of a past life, Li Wen keenly realized that it wasn’t that the recorder was unwilling to describe the other main material in detail, but rather that it could only be described using such vague and abstract terms, just like the twelve symbolic magical materials Li Wen had used when advancing to Witch Disciple.
In the field of occultism, they were collectively called materials from the spiritual realm, substances or compositions that did not belong to the concept of the material world.
Dim Candle Blood was a relatively common magical material. In the past, the underground trading market in Leicester might have had some sellers, but it was hard to say now. As for the light from the spiritual realm…
The spiritual realm was perilous. In ancient times, it was called the old dwelling of the gods. Li Wen, in her current state, did not have the ability to delve into it to find that special light. It was rumored that the spiritual realm would constantly cast spiritual substances into the mortal realm over long ages, including such abstract conceptual materials from the spiritual realm, which were found by lucky Transcendent beings. Li Wen did not count on her own luck. Her only hope might be that there was a being in Leicester capable of traveling to the spiritual realm who would help her search for it, just like the elder priest of the Sublime Gift.
Or… she could use her extensive knowledge of ritual studies to create it herself.
