Chapter 8: The Power of the Fourth Order
Legend has it that a long time ago, the mountain behind the Deep Blue Academy was originally inhabited by dangerous magical beasts. However, in order to ensure the safety of the students, the academy has long killed the demonic beasts living in the back mountains. In the back mountain now, apart from all kinds of flowers and trees, there is nothing else at all.
It is precisely because there is nothing here, so it is rarely frequented by people on a regular basis. After Han Feng discovered this place by chance, he had always regarded this place as a place for him to practice magic. Cultivating here is much better than staying in a dormitory.
"Ice Blade Armor!" The cold air spread throughout his body, quickly condensing a set of heavy ice armor. The armor was crystal clear, looking like the finest work of art, shimmering dreamily in the sunlight. However, this artwork of ice armor is covered with sharp ice spikes. Judging by the cold light that flickered on the ice spikes, these ice spikes were not as simple as decorations.
"Good. Han Feng looked at the Ice Blade Armor on his body with satisfaction, "It is worthy of a fourth-order magic, and it is much stronger than a third-order Ice Crystal Shield in terms of appearance." I just don't know how strong it is. ”
Before the words fell, Han Feng slammed straight into a big tree the size of a bucket with the ice front armor. Under the enhancement of his magic power, Han Feng's physical fitness reached an unprecedented strength, and he actually brought a gust of strong wind.
"Bang!"
The trunks of the trees shook violently, and the leaves fell one after another. On the other hand, on Han Feng's side, the violent collision made him feel a slight dizziness in his brain, and the ice spikes on the ice armor were deeply embedded in the trunk of the tree. Laboriously pulling the ice spikes out of the trunk, Han Feng carefully examined the marks at the point of impact.
The result made Han Feng very satisfied, those ice spikes that looked fragile did not even break a single one, which showed how hard they were. The collision only added a few inconsequential scratches to the ice armor, and it didn't hurt at all.
"It seems that this Ice Blade Armor is even harder than I thought!" Han Feng muttered to himself as he disarmed the Ice Blade Armor. "Next, let's try our hand at attack magic. ”
"Ice Explosion Technique!" Han Feng silently recited the spell that he was mouthful, and a cloud of energy full of cold aura condensed in his hand. The energy mass condensed by the Ice Explosion Technique was pure white in color, and it was surrounded by tiny ice chips. With a low snort, Han Feng smashed the ice blast technique in his hand towards the big tree in front of him.
"Boom!"
The power of the Ice Explosion Technique was beyond Han Feng's imagination, and the big tree that had been standing still under the impact of the Ice Armor was blown off by the Ice Explosion Technique. The fracture was covered with frost marks, and traces of ice could be seen everywhere. It can be seen that the power of the Ice Explosion Technique is not just an explosion. The chill contained in the Ice Explosion will also cause trouble to the opponent.
"Is this the power of the fourth order, it is really very powerful!" Feeling the powerful power flowing in his body, Han Feng's body exuded strong elemental fluctuations. Han Feng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slammed his fist forward, and the bitter punch even affected the leaves on the branches, freezing and cracking them into pieces.
"What a powerful force!" Han Feng looked at the damage caused by his punch in surprise. "This is still the result of using no combat skills and relying on brute force alone. If you use combat skills, the power should be even higher. ”
In the woods three or four miles away from Han Feng, an old mage with a white beard frowned slightly: "This elemental fluctuation should have reached the level of the fourth order. Did the junior magicians in the academy go to the back mountains to cultivate, or did they slip through the net when they hunted the monsters in the first place?"
The fourth order is not worth mentioning at all to the old mage! However, the elemental fluctuations appear here, but he can't help but pay attention to them. If it's a student of the academy, it doesn't matter, but if it's a monster, it's likely to pose a threat to the students, so you can't just leave it alone.
It's better to kill the wrong one than to let it go!
With this in mind, the teacher's feet also quickly rushed in the direction of the elemental fluctuations. The old mage is extremely strong, and he moves like a ghost in the forest.
In just a moment, the old mage came to the place where the tree was a hundred meters away from Han Feng.
Standing on a large tree with lush foliage, the old mage observed Han Feng in the distance. "Ice junior magician, talent is passable. I know all the ice students above the fourth order, but I don't have any impression of this little guy at all, presumably he has just been promoted. I just don't know if it's a first-year student or a second-year student.
After observing for a while, the old mage quietly retreated, not alarming Han Feng from beginning to end.
After testing his fourth-order abilities, Han Feng finally left the back mountain satisfied, preparing to go to the academy's verification office. Naturally, he went to the verification office not only to tell others that he had been successfully promoted to a junior magician, but for the cultivation of combat skills. Deep Blue Academy has always opposed lofty ambitions, prohibiting students from being exposed to too high-level abilities too early. Therefore, each ability needs to be proven to the academy to prove that they have reached the corresponding level before the academy will allow students to learn the relevant content. Han Feng went to Liao Huajie in order to get the combat skills and the corresponding fourth-order magic from him. The Verification Office is the agency responsible for issuing certificates of strength.
After proving that he had reached the fourth order, Han Feng finally got the proof of strength he had always wanted. Although the combat skills and magic provided by the academy are just some common ordinary goods, they are already very rare for students from civilian backgrounds.
The library of the Deep Blue Academy is the largest library in the entire Xianglong Empire, and the library with the richest collection of books. The library is divided into seven floors, with floors 1 to 3 open to all students, and the remaining floors can only be accessed if they have reached the corresponding level. Han Feng looked at the crystal ball in his hand, this crystal ball that looked plain was actually the so-called proof, the proof of entering the fourth floor of the library.
Han Feng walked up to the fourth floor and found that the fourth floor was not an open library like the first to third floors, but was isolated. If you want to enter the library, you will need to go through a counter-like place. This is where the qualifications are verified, and entry will only be allowed upon presentation of the appropriate certificates.
The staff standing behind the counter were two girls who were about the same age as Han Feng, and judging from their clothing, they were also students of Deep Blue Academy. An old magician with a white beard was sitting at a small table behind the counter, sipping tea and flipping through the books on the table.
Seeing that Han Feng wanted to enter the library, one of the girls called out to him: "Hello, classmate." Are you going to enter the library?"
Han Feng nodded, and handed the crystal ball that had been prepared to the two of them: "This is my proof!"
The girl took the crystal ball and carefully placed it in the groove of the counter. With a soft click, a claw-like object protruded from the counter, stucking the crystal ball into the groove. Then, the crystal ball began to flicker and flicker. The change of light and shade lasted for a short time, and the crystal ball soon fell silent again, and the claws that were stuck in the crystal ball retracted back to the counter.
The girl returned the crystal ball to Han Feng: "This classmate, you can go to the library now." Han Feng, who had been waiting impatiently, took the crystal ball and walked into the library quickly.
"How do you choose?" Han Feng walked aimlessly through the shelves, his eyes constantly scanning the books on the shelves. When a magician reaches the fourth order, the magic power in his body will undergo a qualitative transformation and be transformed into pure elemental power. Elemental power can not only be used to release elemental magic, but also to transform into fighting energy and learn combat skills.
"Magic Fighting", "Basic Combat Skills", "Detailed Explanation of Combat Skills", "Magic Purification", "Ice Blasting", "Ice Armor", "Frost Slash", "Freezing Heaven", "Advanced Magic Cultivation Method", ······
The dazzling array of combat skills and magic on the bookshelf dazzled Han Feng and didn't know how to choose. To be honest, Han Feng wished he could learn all the magic and combat skills in the library. However, the amount of combat skills and magic is staggering, and the human energy is limited after all, how can it be possible to learn all of them?
Among them, combat skills must be cultivated! Combat skills may not be as good as magic in terms of destructive power, but they can comprehensively improve physical fitness, and it is a compulsory course for every magician.
Picking and choosing among the many cheats like a vast sea of stars, Han Feng finally chose a combat technique called "Cold Ice Technique". As for magic, I couldn't find any magic to satisfy me for the time being, so I had to give up for the time being.
In Han Feng's vision, he was going to major in combat skills and minor in magic. Although the combat skills are not as good as magic in terms of destructive power, the overall ability is better. Rather than time-consuming and powerful magic, Han Feng prefers to use combat skills for hand-to-hand combat.
"Magic is the foundation of a magician, and it can be used not only to perform magic, but also to strengthen the body. The essence of magic is pure elemental power, and these magic powers have their own properties attached to them. For example, the mana of the fire element will be incinerated by the fire element, and the magic of the ice type will also be accompanied by the low temperature of the ice element······ , and combat skills, are created by using the attributes of magic itself. ”
Han Feng carefully flipped through the contents of "Detailed Explanation of Combat Techniques", his brows sometimes tightened and sometimes stretched.
It seems that magic is the foundation of a magician's life! Both magic and combat skills are inseparable from magic. For low-level magicians, the magic in the body is not pure enough, and the fit between the body and the elements is not high enough, so they cannot use magic to strengthen the body. If you forcibly use magic to strengthen your body, I am afraid that the final result will only be to explode and die. However, after ascending to the fourth order, the magic power will become more pure, and the elemental fit will also be greatly improved. Therefore, only magicians above the fourth order can use the magic power in their bodies to strengthen their bodies.
When Han Feng tried, he purified the elemental power in his body as stated in "Magic Power Purification". The powerful force that erupted from the thin air made him, the initiator, startled.
Han Feng could feel that this power was much stronger than its power when it was tested in the back mountain. Presumably, if you use magic with these purified magic powers, the power will be greatly enhanced, and it is by no means comparable to third-order magic.
It seems that he still underestimated the abilities of a junior magician. Now, he finally understood why only a magician who had reached the fourth order could be called a true magician!