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Chapter 290:
Freya was contemplating the future of Crystallization while bringing a glass bottle filled with a large number of Red Beads closer to her.
This item was the Blood Compression Essence she had exchanged for thirty Magic Stones.
One Red Pearl was equivalent to the total blood volume of a Steed.
Freya purchased this primarily for the absorption technique of King Cobra, to enhance her overall mental capacity.
Even though the Bloodline Power of ordinary horses was weak, there were still a few thousand beads in this glass container, enough for her current needs.
In two months, if she were to rely solely on the Meditation Method, it would take about five years to reach Crystallization Level.
However, with the Ancient Inheritance, Freya had drastically shortened that time frame.
At that moment, she also felt the terrifying power of the Ancient Wizard.
In many ancient tomes that had been left behind, most depicted the strength of Ancient Wizards and rarely mentioned any information about Low-Level Wizards from that time.
Looking back now, it wasn't that there was none; rather, there were hardly any low-level wizards in that era.
Or perhaps, in that time, what was considered a Low-Level Wizard might have been on par with today's Fourth-Level Archmage.
Removing the stopper from the bottle, Freya took out five Red Beads containing purified blood essence and held them in her palm.
Feeling the Bloodline Power contained within these five beads, she slightly squinted her eyes.
"Then let's begin!"
She murmured softly, opened her mouth, and tossed the beads into her mouth, chewing them randomly a few times before swallowing.
Immediately, a green aura appeared on her face.
The green dot in the palm of her hand slowly emitted a faint hissing sound.
Feeling the rich blood gradually rising in her stomach before settling down, Freya slowly closed her eyes and began to enter a deep meditative state.
This time, she was determined to focus entirely on her goal. She had cut off almost all means of contact.
Moreover, to maintain secrecy, she had set up a type of Rune Array in this treehouse to isolate herself.
Unless an Archmage specifically detected it, no one would notice the rapid advancement of her mental power at this moment.
Time passed second by second.
Outside the treehouse, the sky transitioned from white to night and then back to white again.
...
More than a month later.
Inside the treehouse, Freya sat on the bed with her eyes slightly closed.
The green aura had become extremely dense, as if a green Serpent Face was reflected there.
The passage of more than a month had made her once full face appear somewhat haggard.
Yet she felt an unrecognizable strength within her.
Her surrounding Mental Field seemed to have thickened to an extreme level, causing the air around her to slightly distort.
The bottle filled with Red Beads beside her was now completely empty.
A faint sound emerged from the palm of her right hand.
The surrounding condensed Mental Field suddenly shrank and then returned to normal.
Freya slowly opened her eyes, and the two Azure Symbols in her Azure Blue Eyes were slowly rotating, shining brightly in the dim room.
She moved her gaze slightly, and the two Rune Arrays in her eyes immediately vanished.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, she got out of bed and walked to the window, pulling open the curtains that had been closed for over a month.
A warm breeze blew in from afar, invigorating her spirit and clearing the stale air from the room.
It seemed to be Afternoon. In the tranquil forest house, one or two wizards dressed in Robes could be seen walking by.
After gazing for a while, she turned back into the room.
Looking at the Crystallization Ritual resources that had been on the table for over a month, she finally broke into a smile.
"Ha ha, as expected of Ancient Inheritance. It arrived even earlier than I anticipated."
She had utilized thousands of concentrated blood essences completely.
Not only had her mental strength successfully reached the level she desired, but her physical quality had also greatly improved.
Although her physique hadn't changed much, her inner self was no longer comparable to what it was a month ago.
She even felt that the Piercing Sword Technique she had mastered was close to being obsolete for her now.
Once power reaches a certain level, all techniques become meaningless.
After all, the Piercing Sword Technique is merely a mortal-level swordsmanship; using it now does not tarnish its reputation.
Taking a gentle breath, she allowed her wildly growing mental strength to gradually calm down.
"Her mental power has now met the conditions for advancement, so the next step is to take a break and then directly break through!"
Crystallization is the stage where the liquefied mental power undergoes another qualitative change. This process is similar to the previous compression method.
However, unlike the previous two qualitative changes, the significance of condensing Mental Crystals also relates to the opportunity for further enhancement of the Empowerment Spell.
Freya has already thought this through; her innate ability is a rare Force Field Affinity.
This affinity greatly enhances her Wind Element-based spells.
The spells she frequently uses are almost all based on her Empowerment Spell.
Therefore, her plan this time is to strengthen the energy compression characteristics within the Empowerment Spell and improve the Casting Speed of her spells.
Energy compression affects the power and penetration of spells; the stronger the compression, the greater the power and penetration of the Archmage's spells.
Combining this with her advanced compression techniques learned from the Black Forest, her spells are nearly twice as powerful compared to ordinary templates.
This is still without undergoing multiple refinements.
Thus, this idea has always been a decision she had set for herself long ago.
After ordering some nutritious meat for dinner and having a simple meal, she began preparing for the Crystallization Ritual.
The preparation for the ritual was not complicated; with sufficient preparation, it only took two short hours to complete.
A large Rune Array occupied the entire room.
Dense patterns were distributed across various corners of the Rune Array, with six light blue glowing diamond-shaped crystals floating in its center.
On a table beside the Rune Array were previously purchased books, sculptures, and those two green scales.
Freya's gaze swept over the items on the table before gently picking up the two green scales at the front.
The scales were not actually green; instead, they were covered with a faint halo.
These scales belonged to the Azure Wind Antelope, enhancing its affinity for the Wind Element, and felt cool as if brushed by the wind.
After playing with it for a moment, she placed it back on the table.
Pausing for a moment, she took out a silver human skull from her waist pouch and set it on the table as well.
In fact, if other wizards were to assess Freya's chances of breakthrough this time, they would undoubtedly be pessimistic.
Firstly, although her mental strength had reached the required standard, the foundation of her mental power was still too low. The time was too short; she lacked the gradual accumulation that other wizards had, resulting in an unstable foundation.
Secondly, the materials she had purchased. Aside from the Ritual Crystal, which was of the highest quality, the rest could only be considered average and not the best.
Only those who were desperate or had a gambling mentality would choose such materials.
However, her confidence in choosing to break through now came from that silver human skull.
This item was a gift from Glenor and served to increase the chances of advancing her Crystallization Level by at least twenty percent.
For Freya, that twenty percent was already sufficient for her to make a breakthrough.
It is important to note that even well-prepared wizards gamble their fate and can only hope for high-quality materials.
In contrast, she had a tangible increase in her chances of success.
Moreover, even if she failed, she could minimize damage due to her Ancient Inheritance's Secret Art and her own strong physical constitution.
After standing still and gathering herself for a while, Freya took a deep breath and walked into the Rune Array.
Looking at the six crystals floating in the air, she softly recited the incantation to activate the Rune Array.
'Buzz'
A faint sound emanated from the six crystals, and the originally light Azure Light instantly transformed into a rich deep blue.
The crystals then suddenly expanded, forming six deep blue slender pillars that plunged into the ground, surrounding her in the center.
Feeling the oppressive Force Field gradually encroaching from all sides, Freya pointed at the table.
The green scales resting there flew into her hand in an instant.
With a slight exertion of her palm, the scales turned into a pile of green powder as if being consumed by her hand, disappearing completely in no time.
After devouring two Azure Wind Antelope scales, an uncontrollable Azure Wind suddenly spread from her body.
In that moment, Freya felt the surrounding Wind Element energy at her command, as if she could unleash powerful Wind Magic with just a wave of her hand.
"The scales of the Azure Wind Antelope can allow me to maintain this affinity state for half an hour. Next, I must eliminate all impurities from my mental power."
After a brief contemplation, she expressionlessly extended her hands to grasp two of the Crystal Pillars.
As her hands made contact with the Crystal Pillars, a dense cluster of blue light points surged into her palms.
This caused the previously heightened affinity to come to an abrupt halt.
An indescribable pain surged from her head, and Freya's previously somewhat haggard face turned pale.
Eliminating impurities from mental power was painful, especially for someone like Freya who was undergoing this process without any medicinal buffer.
Although it was more effective, only those with great confidence in their mental fortitude would dare to attempt it.
As time passed, a layer of fine cold sweat covered Freya's forehead, and her face became frighteningly pale.
However, her expression remained unchanged, as if the tearing pain in her mind did not originate from her at all.
The deep blue light around the Crystal Pillar gradually weakened.
Ten minutes later, the Crystal Pillar between her hands had completely turned grayish-white, and Freya once again grasped a new Crystal Pillar with her hands.
This state continued for half an hour.
At this moment, Freya seemed as if she had been pulled out of water, her entire body covered in cold sweat, with veins on both sides of her forehead pulsating like worms, looking particularly fierce.
With a sharp sound, the pain made her unable to help but crush the hard Crystal Pillar in her grip, dense cracks appearing on its surface.
Slowly releasing her hands, she slightly closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The experience of half an hour felt as if it had lasted many years, leaving her in a state of extreme mental clarity that brought her no joy.
After resting for a full five minutes, she opened her eyes again and pointed at the sculpture resembling an eyeball.
With a snap, the sculpture flew into her hand.
Freya touched the cold eyeball sculpture in her hand and gently tapped the center of the eyeball with her finger.
A layer of fine black ash quickly peeled away from the eyeball, falling onto the Rune Array.
The eyeball seemed to come alive, its pupil slightly contracting as a deep and hoarse voice emanated from it.
"Hello young one, I am the Eye Spirit. If you release me, I can grant you three wishes."
Before it could finish speaking, Freya furrowed her brow and lightly snapped her fingers.
A layer of dense Azure Wind Flow instantly enveloped it, and then the runes beneath the Rune Array began to surge rapidly, forming a massive Black Eye.
In the center of the eye was a special rune resembling a Hexagram, slowly rotating.
The ground beneath Freya's feet became somewhat sticky, as if she had stepped into a swamp.
"Begin compression!"
As she whispered, she threw the sealed Black Eye in her hand into the pupil at the center of the Rune Array.
'Plop.'
The eye sank directly into it.
A faint transparent ripple quickly spread out from the Rune Array.
An unusually familiar pressure suddenly emerged in the mental space, causing the droplet of Liquefaction's mental power to pause abruptly, followed by an unpleasant creaking sound.
Because her mental power was exceptionally pure now, this level of compression was not as painful for Freya as it had been before.
However, the sound of compression was extremely piercing, akin to someone vigorously drilling with a spike or a cat scratching glass.
The mental power within the Liquefaction spun continuously under this force, and transparent fragments swiftly emerged from the center, dissipating into the air.
Freya felt her accumulated mental power rapidly depleting, yet she sensed something particularly solid being generated automatically within it.
If it weren't for her exceptionally strong physical constitution, she might have collapsed directly under such consumption.
The pressure grew increasingly intense over time, and Freya unconsciously hugged her head, closing her eyes tightly.
Meanwhile, the Azure Wind Flow's Empowerment Spell surrounding her flickered as if on the verge of collapsing.
Suddenly, a crisp voice appeared in her mind.
"Crash!"
The pressure caused the liquid's spiritual energy to collapse, and in the center of the scattered liquid, there seemed to be some translucent shards of sand.
"Oh no!"
Freya's expression suddenly changed.
She felt her head lighten abruptly, and in the depths of her eyes, the two Azure Symbols were gradually fading, seemingly transforming back into a single Azure Rune.
This sensation was uncomfortable, as if something in her mind was slowly being stripped away.
Tiny, crystalline grains of sand overflowed from her eyes, drifting in the air.
Time seemed to slow down in that moment. She widened her eyes, slowly turned her head, and her gaze fell upon the Silver Skull placed on the table as she suddenly reached out. (To be continued)
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