Chapter 242: Chapter 48: Instructing the Maid Corps (Part 2)

Also, by skillfully utilizing the recently learned low-level magic ’Magic Touch,’ there are six cuts and three holes, causing the maids to cry and continuously beg for mercy, admitting defeat.

A single dragon battling hundreds of maids, even while holding back most of its power, is effortlessly without pressure.

Three days later, the internal ranking tournament within the Black Castle concluded.

Without a doubt, the Black Dragon Lord emerged victorious, and the maids were defeated.

"Eat more, strengthen your body training, you can’t even last three days of fighting. With such weak physical strength and such lacking abilities, how can you set a good example as the Maid Chief for the maids below?"

By the Dragon Pool, Udi, in the fully restored true form of the Black Dragon, reprimanded a maid who was as tall as three meters with fair skin.

Sofia, who was being scolded, slightly lowered her head, nodding repeatedly, not daring to retort.

Around the Dragon Pool, water vapor lingered, the defeated maids lay haphazardly, many with wounds still left, blood oozing out.

Clamman Rouyu of the Mo Shao Race rested within the white shell she had shed, her body limp.

Wolf Maiden Tina, from the Wolf tribe, gasped heavily, her whole body covered in quite a few wounds, even if she was among the most caring maids, Udi couldn’t hold back too much for their own good.

Harpies Ava and Isha still had the strength to stand, as they were naturally among the strongest in combat among the maids, and, as monsters by birth, they had better constitutions.

"Alright, fall back." The Black Dragon Lord looked at the group of unsatisfactory maids, his brown-yellow dragon eyes showing disappointment in their incompetence.

As the core location of the Black Wing Nest, the maids guarding the Black Castle naturally couldn’t be too weak.

However, he did not grant them a reward of Dragon Blood to enhance their bloodline concentration.

After all, a reward ten times better than Dragon Blood had already been given out during the three days of battle — referring to the combat guidance.

As for how much benefit could be gained from it, and how much essence absorbed, it all depended on how well they learn during the battle.

In this world, effort is also a kind of talent.

The Black Dragon Lord has never been stingy with his rewards for maids who diligently learn and make progress.

"Yes." Sofia replied softly, then, together with Ava and Isha, helped to carry all the other maids, who were too exhausted to move, away from the Dragon Pool.

The Dragon Pool, which had been noisy for three days, finally quieted down.

The Black Dragon Lord closed his eyes, with elemental spiritual light flickering all over, began researching and cultivating magic.

Up to this point, he hadn’t mastered even a single Returning to Truth Level high-tier magic.

Though he did master two high-tier magics at the Master Level.

One was the Water Dragon Skill, and the other was the Otherworld Teleportation Technique.

Compared to the Dragon Body Strength continually and stably increasing, though the caster’s spiritual power was also consistently rising, the Banquet primarily strengthened the soul. Spiritual power is merely a derivative developed from the soul; it’s a power cultivated postnatally.

For something cultivated postnatally, effort must be exerted.

Even for a Black Dragon like Udi, whose soul is overwhelmingly stronger than others of the same tier, a single drop of training sweat yields tenfold returns.....

"The caster level is currently at Level 13 High Tier. Following the primary mission to cultivate magic, with spiritual power cultivation as the secondary task, it’s estimated it will take a few more months to break through to Level 14.

And rising from Level 14 to Level 15 is a massive hurdle....." Udi pondered.

Back when the biological level was stuck transitioning from Level 14 to Level 15, it stalled Udi for four to five years, assuming the caster level would likely take even longer.....

"Not necessarily, the key to advancing the caster level lies in three aspects: First is spiritual power, second is magic power, third is the mastery of Spell Runes."

As spiritual power continues to be enhanced by the Banquet, Udi’s soul will grow stronger, and subsequently, the efficiency of cultivating spiritual power will naturally get faster month-by-month.

Not to mention magic power, for dragons, it’s a power that is half innate and half developed through training; as long as dragons live, even if they don’t transition to a caster, the magic power within them will continuously purify and deepen over the years, and this is not unique to dragons, but a shared trait among all demons.

It’s just that the difference in the quality and quantity of magic power that can be enhanced significantly varies among demons of different bloodlines.

Low-Level Demons are inferior to Middle-Level, Advanced not as good as Top-Level, and an ordinary Top-Level Demon is incomparable to a dragon.

Back to the topic, since for a dragon, magic power is a semi-innate force, it’s naturally within the enhancement scope of the Banquet.

Though the fortification effect isn’t as significant as on the body and soul, magic power for Udi is considerably easier to cultivate than spiritual power.

He rarely sets aside time for cultivating magic power, relying completely on passive growth and the Banquet’s enhancement.

The last aspect is Spell Rune.

From a High-level Mage breaking through to Master-level Mage requires mastering at least three Returning to Truth Level upper-tier Spell Runes.

"For me, magic power isn’t the requirement. Currently, my magic power’s quality and quantity have long surpassed those of ordinary Master-level mages; for spiritual power, even without dedicating extra time to cultivate, three years should roughly suffice to meet the requirements for advancing to Master level," Udi muses,

realizing that the most crucial need is to cultivate magic and master Returning to Truth Level upper-tier Spell Runes.

"The Water Dragon Skill and Otherworld Teleportation Technique at the Mastery level are a must, considering their highest skill level....."

Besides these two pre-selected spells, Udi currently has three other upper-tier spells in his repertoire.

Tier Six Instant Transmission Technique, Sixth-Ring Eye of the Storm, Tier Five Spatial Storage Technique.

All three are at Entry Level skill level.

In terms of difficulty, the Tier Five Spatial Storage Technique is the easiest.

However, in terms of the greatest aid in combat, the Tier Six Instant Transmission Technique is undoubtedly the best.

Thus, after a brief contemplation, Udi decides to make Instant Transmission Skill one of the core three spells to cultivate.

Under normal circumstances, Udi wouldn’t bother making any choice — whichever spell he feels burdened cultivating, he switches to another; after all, mastering more Returning to Truth Level Spell Runes has only benefits and no drawbacks for a caster.

To ascend on the caster’s legendary path requires the mastery of numerous Returning to Truth Level Spell Runes; Illusion, Lower-tier, Middle-tier, Upper-tier, Top Tier, Super-tier Spell Runes all have specific quantity requirements.

If regarding special professions among casters, the demands may be even stricter.

Compared to ordinary warriors, advancing as a legendary mage presents much greater difficulty, with a ratio surpassing ten to one.

Yet, correspondingly, becoming a legendary mage, under the same tier, even a legendary giant dragon would be somewhat courteous.

The master-level warrior of the Elite Template advancing to legendary warriors, the template might just be an ordinary legendary template among legends.

But for a caster, it’s different; a master-level mage of the Elite Template advancing to legendary and becoming a Legendary Mage is an elite template among legends. Overcoming tiers in battle is not challenging for them.

Returning to the point, that’s under normal conditions, without the urgency to quickly learn magic. Currently, the situation on the Tal Plane is tense, perhaps ready to escalate at any moment to ignite the ultimate showdown between the two great factions. At that time, likely, few beings on the Tal Plane will be able to escape this massive storm vortex.

Thus, in terms of strength, hastening progress is essential if possible.

Unlike the enhancement of biological levels that elevate the body, magic-like skills, or talent ability, post-advancing to the Master level as a caster, the physical enhancement is minimal. However, there will be qualitative leaps in spiritual power and magic power.

Then, under the same magic power, the power and effect of the spells unleashed will be significantly stronger than during the high-level mage period.

It’s quite normal for a Middle-level magic released by a Master-level Mage to kill an Advanced Warrior.

Simultaneously, the qualitative transformation of spiritual power enhances the five senses substantially, expands the range spiritual power encompasses, refines spell control, and also births an intuitive premonition talent ability, capable of perceiving danger directed towards oneself, alerting them.

Of course, this ability is personal, as well as depends on the danger source’s level and can’t truly compare to prophecy.