Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Acid Rain

Cost: 100 Mana per second

Duration: 30 seconds.

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Tsunami.

Cost: 1000 mana

Cooldown time: 15 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Fire Bomb.

Cost: 150 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Ice Bomb.

Cost: 150 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Wind Bomb.

Cost: 150 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Thunder Bomb.

Cost: 150 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon imagined he would be able to level up at least fifty new spells up to the level fifty that week, but that hadn't been the case. Instead of suddenly disappearing, the effect of enriched soil by mana slowly disappeared. So, its effectiveness decreased slowly, as well. It was a bit disappointing, but it couldn't be helped.

"It is time for your training," Ilyana said via Telepathy.

It was hard to tell since everyday Leon did nothing but train his spells. Besides, he only would sleep once every four or five days. Still, he was pretty sure that only six days have passed since the last torture session. Although his body was back to its normal weight, he wasn't that interested in doing that training more often.

"The fact that I'm increasing my health to increase the speed of this training also bothers me... Still, it isn't like I have any other choice. I don't want to rely on tools anymore, so keep my max health at a low level would be more than stupid. It would be insane."

After another successful resistance training session that made Leon feel like crap, Leon started to walk toward the exit, but Ilyana stopped him.

"I noticed that you don't have many utility spells," Ilyana said and then tossed two tomes toward Leon. "These two eventually will be useful, since you can't solve all your problems with brute strength alone."

Leon already knew that, but given that he was training, it couldn't be helped that he would always learn and buy offensive spells. Those were the easiest ones to use and level up, after all.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Transformation.

Cooldown time: 1000 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Transmute.

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon frowned when he touched both tomes and received those notifications, it looked like those spells could be useful, but it would be a pain in the ass to train them.

"Don't look at me like that," Ilyana said. "You don't have to level those skills like a madman. Besides, you can level up Transform just by keep it active while you fight. Your status won't decrease, and you will also be able to use your skills."

That was precisely why Leon couldn't see the point of having those. He wouldn't lose anything, but he wouldn't gain either. If anything, he would only assume a shape that he wasn't used like a four-legged animal. Using magic, there wasn't a thing a monster or animal could do that Leon couldn't. Besides, even if he uses that kind of skill to hide near an enemy, he doubted that the skill would make anyone unable to sense his massive mana pool.

As for Transmute, he already could create things and change the nature of elements. Leon couldn't imagine any real application to that kind of power that he couldn't do using magic... at least for the time being.

"How much do I have to pay for those?" Leon asked.

"You can have for free, as a real payment," Ilyana said.

Leon doubted that he could force Ilyana to accept some of his coins, so he just made a mental note to force her to accept the payment first before sending the tomes. Regardless, Leon left the castle and decided to make use of Transformation. Leon tried to transform into a dragon, but the skill failed. Leon tried to transform into a giant, but the skill failed. Leon also tried to transform into a Cerberus, but the skill failed.

"The hell is wrong with this skill?" Leon frowned.

"The skill is at the level one..." Celsius said. "You are crazy to think that can transform into a dragon with the skill at that level. Try to transform into slime or a stone."

Leon was speechless, it made sense, but it also made Leon notice that the Transformation was worse than he had imagined. But then he understood a few things, once Transformation is at the right level, he could transform into anything, like a Cerberus, and he would be able to use Fire Breath, Frost Breath, and Thunder Breath at the same time. It wouldn't be easy, but eventually, he would be able to transform into a human being that has several arms, and then he would be able to use several weapons at the same time.

"I guess this skill isn't half bad..."

Leon didn't waste time and turned into a slime, immediately he felt the difficulties he would have to face in moving such a body. Walking in a slime form was like crawling without using arms or legs. Leon didn't know if it was due to the low-level of the skill or if it was because he wasn't used to it to that form... Regardless, at least he managed to use magic and fire Thunder Ray toward the mechanical spiders.

Congratulations! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Transformation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

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