Chapter 458 - 356 The Instruction and Special Training of ’Judgement Flame
Feis Royal Magic Academy, First Magic Workshop,
Underground Level One.
This place had been expanded by the Legendary Arcanist “Judgement Flame” using Space Techniques into an extremely spacious square, with a height of several tens of meters, seemingly capable of fitting the entire Magic Academy inside.
Such a feat was far beyond what Lis could achieve.
This is the wonder of Space Magic, this is Stephens’ power!
On one side of the arena, Mr. Stephens stood with Lis, watching Ludwig’s figure dodging and dealing with countless Magic Missiles.
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However, Ludwig had not revealed his Golden Dragon true body and instead continued to use a human form to respond to the incoming attacks.
He used Protection Magic to fend off attacks formed by various element Magic Elements, and at the same time, tried to neutralize those Magic Missiles with corresponding spells.
This must be the special training the teacher had prepared specifically for him, the ability to automatically generate magic attacks was indeed quite marvelous.
But now, it appeared that Ludwig was having a hard time dealing with it; his clothes were charred and tattered all over, a picture of complete disarray.
Gone was his previous elegant and graceful demeanor.
From time to time, his Protection Magic would be breached by the tide-like onslaught of magical attacks, and though the hits he took did not cause much damage, his grimaced expression indicated they were far from pleasant.
Seemingly noticing Lis’ curious look, Stephens said,
“I heard this guy got that ‘clumsy method’ from you to become an Arcanist?”
“Ah, yes, teacher.”
Lis nodded, recollecting how he had shared the methods from “Boba Ka’s Arcane Notebook” with Ludwig when they first met.
Normally, it should have taken a long time, but now it seemed that Ludwig might have a Talent in this area?
“Hmph, this fool, hurried over to find me.”
Stephens shook his head, seeming somewhat exasperated with Ludwig.
“I built a ‘Time Hut’ for him to practice in, and even then, it took a lot of time.”
Stephens spoke with some disdain, yet he was actually quite pleased with Ludwig’s perseverance.
Back on Dragon Island, there were many young dragons curious about arcane, but in the end, only Ludwig persisted and followed him around daily, later even following him to Bright City to seek his guidance.
It was Ludwig’s persistence that finally moved him to take him on as a disciple, for which he had put in quite an effort.
Ludwig’s talent in this area was fairly decent, but for a dragon whose Strength mostly came from bloodline and time, he was still too young.
Compared with Lis and Risa, however, Ludwig’s gap was significant.
“If one wants to learn arcane, they must start from the beginning.”
Stephens pointed at Ludwig, who was weaving through the myriad-colored Magic Missiles, and said with a smile,
“This child, like the other dragons, relies too much on their dragon’s powerful body and Dragon Magic, which is a hindrance in his learning process of arcane.”
“So, his habits must first be changed; he must become accustomed to solely using spells to feel his way forward, only then can he go further on this path.”
Lis nodded, understanding that the dragons’ exceptional natural talent was also an obstacle to their attempts to embark on other paths.
But if they could overcome this issue, they could greatly increase their Strength.
Then again, such special training could probably only be done by Mr. Stephens, right?
Stephens, looking at Lis, revealed a slight smile:
“Do you know why I’m telling you all this?”
After a moment of thought, Lis replied tentatively:
“Because my situation is similar to Ludwig’s.”
Stephens nodded, confirming with a smile,
“You’re right, you have the same problem now.”
Stephens flicked his fingers, and multicolored Magic Elements swirled around his body, obedient as well-trained soldiers, forming colorful orbs of light that slowly revolved and fused in midair.
“For you, entering the Extraordinary Domain is a brand-new Strength, an ability you could only grasp after breaking through to a new realm.”
“Merging Divinity has allowed you to skip this stage, but while there are benefits, there are also disadvantages.”
“If you can’t grasp how to explore deeper into the world, you could become trapped here instead.”
As Stephens spoke, the Magic Elements in front of Lis formed a small, illusory staircase, leading to a broken end.
“The process of mastering the Extraordinary Domain is like climbing this staircase, aiming for stronger power.”
The elements then created a small silver figure, which struggled to climb the staircase.
“But this staircase is different from the usual ones; all of its steps are made from our own Strength, or more accurately, from the world rules that the climbers have mastered and condensed.”
“Those who have not grasped the Extraordinary Domain are all on the ground, starting from the same line.”
“But one day, once we break through the limit of our understanding of the world rules, creating the first step of the staircase to climb, that step signifies our mastery of the Extraordinary Domain.”
Accompanying Stephens’ explanation, the little silver figure in front of Lis performed various motions.