Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

After leveling up Transformation a few times, Leon felt his slime body becoming more... usable. His movement speed increased, but it looked like it would take a while to transform into something useful. Instead of using other magic attacks, Leon decided to use Transmute at the same time. The cost of mana would be insane, but it would work to level up both skills at the same time.

"Let's see... I guess I can't start trying to create the fricking Excalibur."

Leon decided to create a chair made of wood using the earth under him as a basis. Although he already expected that, it actually worked and surprised him since the wooden chair he had imagined as right in front of him.

Congratulations! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Transmute has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

...

"... I guess this skill will also be very useful."

"Your talent to second guess yourself so often amazes me," Celsius said.

It also amazed Leon, but it couldn't be helped since, at least mentally, he was a battle-freak who focused only on learning offensive magic day in and day out. Regardless, Leon began to wonder if he could create magic weapons using only his mind and Transmute. It seemed a bit over-powered but considering that Ilyana almost forced him to learn that, it was understandable.

"Well, it is understandable since it is a power that grants the ability to change the form, shape, and composition of everything down to a molecular level... Still, the cost of mana is insane."

Leon noticed that he spent two thousand mana points to create a wooden chair, but that much was fine since it was evident the skill would become more efficient as it levels up.

Leon was looking forward to the future things he could do using both skills, so he used them, and after a few hours, both reached level fifty. Leon still couldn't transform into a Cerberus, but he could transform into a three-headed puppy. He also couldn't transmute the Excalibur, but he could create steel spears much sharper than the ones he can make alone.

"It looks like someone found a new toy," Undine said.

It couldn't be helped since the potential of both skills was amazing. Leon could even imagine himself creating something like a spaceship or becoming the size of his zombie snake, but it would be hard with his current mana pool to do so. Besides, Leon could only create things that he knew how were made of. He couldn't build a spaceship, for example. Not even a car was possible to make... unless Leon creates a weird vehicle that consumes his mana somehow. In fact, that was possible, since he also created a chopper using only mithril.

Unfortunately, Leon had to stop his fun time because the number of mechanical spiders was rapidly increasing. Like everything else, he would only have the chance to train in his free time.

The best way to learn new skills, at least for Leon, was by asking his spirits to teach him. But since they were waiting for the mechanical spiders to get strong enough, he decided to them some free time until the time comes. The mechanical spiders were on level three hundred and fifty, so in a few weeks, their turn would come.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Fire Dragon.

Cost: 200 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Water Dragon.

Cost: 200 mana

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill: Starfall.

Cost: 100 stamina

Cooldown time: 10 seconds

You obtained 01 status points.

The cost of the skill was increasing, but at least they were also way cooler than the dull and straightforward magic projectiles Leon currently could use. Fire Dragon and Water Dragon were just that, elemental attacks that had the shape of an oriental dragon. Their effectiveness was a little better than spells like Flamethrower and Water Cannon, but the cooldown time was a pain, as usual.

"Time to test Starfall..."

Leon jumped mid-air and then selected his target, a random mechanical spider. Soon, afterward, he activated the skill, and the gravity around his body changed. Instead of falling downward, Leon fell vertically toward the mechanical spider and hit it with his right leg. The result? Leon broke his leg.

Congratulations! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Starfall has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

...

"It is too powerful... or perhaps the level of the mechanical spiders is too high for someone who has my physical capabilities."

Before some tears could build upon his eyes, Leon used Full-Recover to heal his bones and get rid of the pain once and for all. More and more, Leon was convinced that physical skills were very cool, but more and more, Leon was also confident that he would never become a decent martial artist.

"Leon, it surprises me how much you like to use skills like that," Sylph said, and Leon imagined him frowning. "Even though you always end up hurting yourself, you always smile while you use those."

"Well, it is probably because I didn't grow up mentally all that much," Leon forced a smile.

It looked like Sylph was a bit worried about Leon's mental health, and he felt thankful for it. However, it couldn't be helped that Leon was already getting used to pain. In the end, but he had no choice but too because, in the future, he would be forced to face powerful intergalactic assholes.