Ascension: Strongest Fateless Mage

After triggering their evolution, all of them disappeared physically and arrived at different mystical places.

Zevien arrived at the peak of a mountain with beautiful scenery of nature present on the horizon.

In front of him was an ethereal-blue magic circle floating mystically.

"Guess I need to comprehend that magic circle," Zevien muttered. He knew from others that the first evolution process was about comprehending a magic circle related to the path of magic.

Suddenly, an hourglass materialized before him and floated in the air.

'So that's the time limit? Hmmm, from the speed of sand moving and the amount of sand, it seems that I have 8 hours,' Zevien thought before he quickly sat down and focused on comprehending the magic circle.

He needs to sense the intent of that magic circle and grasp it before comprehending the entire thing.

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Zevien didn't realize the passage of time as he was absorbed in comprehending the magic circle and succeeded as he saw a panel inside his head and was startled. "T-this? It looks like the evolution process and things related to it are also changed or rather…upgraded."

[You have succeeded in the test by managing to symphonize yourself with the Magia Realm through that magic circle]

[Please choose two sub-spells of your 1st awakening magic spell of the Violet Spectrum magic labyrinth for upgrade and choose a 2nd awakening spell of Inviolable Blood Garden magic labyrinth before commencing the evolution.]

Zevien knew that his 1st awakening spell of the Violet Spectrum magic labyrinth would have a level up since he had heard that such awakening spells with multiple sub spells get that treatment. However, he was surprised to see that they could now select their next awakening spell instead of randomly getting it.

'Let's choose the sub-spells first.'

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[Somatic Anger into Somatic Rage]

—> External cast, Rage Ball:- A raging dark purple ball deals pure destructive damage. Its attack can slightly increase if you are angry when casting the spell. There is a new way to use this spell but you will have it learn it yourself.

—> Internal cast, Raging Body: Increases your overall raw physical prowess by 20% for a maximum of 2 minutes. (max mana cost for max duration, 1000 mana.)

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[Somatic Happiness into Somatic Joy]

—> External cast, Healing Ray:- Conjures a ray that can heal wounds.

—> Internal cast, Joyful Rendering:- Increases all of your spell's effects by 20% for a maximum of 2 minutes. (max mana cost for max duration, 1000 mana.)

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[Somatic Fear into Somatic Dread]

—> External cast, Dread Injection:- Attacks your opponent's mind and stuns them for a maximum of two seconds. (Max mana cost: 1000 mana. Higher mana, higher damage)

—> Internal cast, Dreadful State:- Makes you fearless to a certain extent, suppresses physical and mental pain you suffer to a certain threshold.

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[Somatic Sadness into Somatic Sorrow]

—> External cast, Omni-Barrier:- Conjures a barrier that absorbs all incoming spell's damage and their effects. (max mana cost for maximum durability, 1000 mana)

—> Internal Cast, Despair Aura: Ooze out despair aura that invokes a feeling of hopelessness from those you consider as your opponents, as this aura only affects those you intend to affect. (max mana cost for max aura range, 1000 mana.)

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Zevien thought for a few moments before deciding on Somatic Rage and Somatic Dread.

Afterward, he looked at the two options he got for his 2nd awakening spell of Inviolable Blood Garden.

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[Blood Corruption]

—> External cast: You can conjure corrupted blood particles that work as poison. Beings who inhale or intake these particles will be poisoned with one out of three effects: severe drowsiness, severe physical weakness, and severe organ malfunction. (More debuff effects can be unlocked by combining this spell with your Blood Morphing Art as you can produce different types of corrupted blood particles when you transform into other creatures.)

[Blood Hook]

—> External cast: You can conjure a hook of blood by expending mana and if you manage to hit someone with the hook, you can instantly absorb 1 liter of their blood. There is another hidden effect of this spell but you will have to comprehend and find it yourself by focusing after this spell is weaved in your magic core.

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After thinking for a few moments, Zevien decided to take [Blood Hook] as his 2nd awakening spell of his Inviolable Blood Garden.

Right as he finished making this choice, the hourglass stopped, and…

[Evolution process starting. Prepare to receive the magic essence of Magia Realm for your first evolution]

Zevien saw the hourglass stopping while some mystical energy entered his magic eidos body and started whirling around his magic core before entering inside it. A second later, his magic core became twice as big, and a horizontal dreamy disk with the same structure as his magic core formed around his magic core while being attached to it. The magic spells he weaved into his magic core disappeared and appeared on the disk's surface.

The entire surface of the disk was wide and big enough such that his upgraded 1st awakening spell, his 2nd awakening spell: Blood Morphing Art, his 3rd awakening spell: Blood Hook, and his tier-1 fusion spell: Brilliant Burn only took 40% of the disk's space. Naturally, Zevien will be filling up the remaining space of the disk by learning tier-2 magic spells.

From now on, he will have to weave his magic spells on that round disk attached to the magic core. Even if he tried to weave the spell formation of a magic spell into his round magic core's surface, he wouldn't succeed.

Suddenly, the scenery in front of him changed, and he appeared back in the training room.

He looked around him and saw that Vernisia and the others were still not here yet. As such, closed his eyes and focused inside his magic eidos body, and observed the spell formation of his new awakening spell: Blood Hook.

'Another effect, huh? I wonder what it is,' Zevien wondered as he quickly wanted to master the new awakening spell and find its other effect.

"Oh, Zevien. You are back?"

Zevien opened his eyes after hearing Vernisia's voice, and laughed, "It's been a few seconds since I arrived back. Anyway, since you are here, then let's spar. I want to try out the new spell."

"Yep, me too," Vernisia chuckled happily and stood up as she and Zevien started sparring after wearing the expensive full-body armor suit.