Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree-Chapter 476: Test

This set of armor is not made of cold metal but is more like a living extension of his body, exhibiting a deep, dull black-gold color that seems to absorb all light.

Most strikingly, the entire surface of the armor is always loosely surrounded by a thin layer of shadow flames that burn silently.

This layer of shadow flames is not only a cool visual effect but also a powerful defensive layer that can deflect and erode energy attacks while causing continuous shadow burns to nearby enemies.

Duke moved his body slightly, and the armor fit like skin, without any discomfort.

"Spiritual power, physical attributes should both improve quite a bit..." He sensed that his current state was quite extraordinary, his strength had increased significantly compared to before.

Duke then glanced at his current attributes, feeling a sense of shock.

[Physique: 34.7 -> 52.5]

[Strength: 36.2 -> 54.3]

[Agility: 33.5 -> 50.5]

[Spirit: 188.7 -> 226.4]

Physical attributes increased significantly, approximately each physical attribute improved by about 50%.

In his Dark Form, Duke’s physical strength was immense, already surpassing that of an ordinary First-level Knight.

Even if he didn’t practice any high-tier Breathing Technique, he could rely on his physique to contend with a First-level Knight.

The increase in spiritual power wasn’t as large but still improved by about 20%.

Duke didn’t expect this Blood of the Dark to be so powerful. He hadn’t even fully tapped into much of the Bloodline Power of the Dark Race yet, merely entering the Dark Form had yielded such an improvement.

No wonder Bell and Samuel from the Crawford Clan would fall out over this, for a Bloodline Mage, this drop of Blood of the Dark indeed holds more significance.

They could better harness the effects of the Blood of the Dark, while Duke wasn’t actually using it in the form of a bloodline.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was in the laboratory, Duke conducted comprehensive tests on himself in the Dark Form with the aid of the newly built laboratory.

After a meticulous, thorough testing, he roughly understood the current situation.

Once the bloodline power is activated, muscle density, bone strength, internal organ resilience, and wound healing speed significantly increase, greatly enhancing physical defense and Life Force.

The body became lighter, with reaction speed, movement speed, body coordination, and dynamic vision gaining extreme enhancement, enabling short-distance shadow teleportation, with the most significant improvement being in agility.

Duke no longer needed the Shadow Cloak to perform short-distance teleportation in the Shadow Space.

However, entering the Dark Form was necessary, so the Shadow Cloak was still useful, and this posture of the Dark Form was best kept secret as a trump card.

More importantly, he could perfectly transform into another person using the Dark Form, requiring minimal disguise.

Upon entering Dark Form, besides significant changes in appearance, his entire aura transformed greatly, with even his soul’s aura showing slight differences from before.

Unless checked thoroughly with a Witchcraft Artifact or Witch Array, it was impossible just from aura alone to identify him as Duke.

However, this didn’t affect certain permissions within the Black Sail, such as the ability to use the Black Sail Badge normally.

His soul’s aura had some changes, but essentially it was still Duke’s soul’s aura, which these Black Sail Badges could sense.

Duke also discovered that the enhancements brought by the Dark Form were not fixed but were based on his own strength.

That is to say, the stronger his own strength, the more attributes can be enhanced, as the ratio is fixed.

But with the improvement of strength, more bloodline power might be discovered at that time, perhaps the ratio would also increase. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

With a thought, the dark golden armor around Duke dissipated quietly like ebbing tide, reverting to pure Dark Attribute energy and Bloodline Power, returning to the imprint deep within the Crystal Core.

The vertical pupils in his eyes returned to normal, the mysterious magic patterns on his skin disappeared, and the oppressive aura around him was instantly withdrawn.

Duke once again reverted to that young wizard seemingly no different from an ordinary one, with just the occasional flash of deep light in the depths of his eyes.

The energy monitoring Magic Array in the laboratory recorded all the data fluctuations during the instant of form transition, which would become invaluable data for his future in-depth research into Bloodline Power.

Duke took out a black robe from the Space Ring and began tidying up the laboratory.

He still felt relatively calm now, only slightly excited when he had just been promoted.

Duke’s gaze fell on a now dim, metallic box that contained the spent pages of the Soul Soothing Holy Contract.

He carefully put away the Soul Soothing Holy Contract, for though it was now temporarily ineffective, its material and the remaining runes still held research value. Perhaps a method to replenish its energy could be found in the future.

The Soul Soothing Holy Contract had lasted for five days, and the promotion took a total of seven days, so the contract had already lost its effect by now.

Duke activated the lab’s cleaning and energy purification Witch Array, a gentle light swept across the space, removing residual energy dust and material fragments from the experiments, ensuring no traces that could interfere with future experiments or leak information were left behind.

He then sorted out and categorized the previously accumulated experimental data parchment rolls, transferring them all to be stored more securely in the Light God Court.

Having completed all this, the laboratory was restored to its original tidiness and tranquility.

Only then did Duke leave the underground laboratory, after spending seven consecutive days there, he inexplicably looked forward to seeing the blue sky and white clouds outside.

On the deserted island, when Duke stepped out of the underground laboratory.

The loyal Dog-man Reed and the Three-headed Magma Lizard immediately raised their heads alertly. Seeing Duke walking out unscathed, a relieved expression flickered in their eyes.

The Storm Dragon Eagle high in the sky also let out a clear cry, spiraling down to lower its altitude.

Warm sunlight bathed him, carrying the sea’s unique salty, fishy scent, distinctly different from the energy-filled, enclosed feeling of the underground laboratory.

Duke squinted slightly, adjusting to the outside light, a sensation like waking from a dream washed over him.

Yala, Nina, and Shari had been waiting nearby for the past few days, never getting too close, checking occasionally.

Though aware of their own weaker strength and inability to offer much protection, they wanted to help Duke deter any trouble that might interfere with his promotion.

Sensing the restrained but now profoundly vast aura emanating from Duke, Yala and the others displayed expressions of surprise and awe mixed on their faces.