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Chapter 158
Chapter 156: Self-Sufficient? The Next Tribe
Tang Zheng immediately looked at the description of Magic Ascension.
The information wasn't complete, but based on his deductions and what was in front of him, he finally figured out the ability of this reinforcement magic.
"It consumed 110 points of magic power in one go. Good thing I didn't cast an even higher-tier spell, though I couldn't have cast one anyway."
Tang Zheng felt his magic power almost completely drained, leaving him with a lingering sense of fear. However, when he saw that he had actually mastered the spell he had just cast, the corner of his mouth twitched. "Self-sufficient, are we?"
The prerequisite for using Magic Ascension was that it had to be a higher-tier version of a spell he had already mastered.
For example, since he had mastered the first-tier spell Light Wound Healing, by raising it two tiers, he could naturally cast the third-tier spell Major Wound Healing.
So, Magic Ascension had a prerequisite; it couldn't be used to cast just any unmastered spell.
Tang Zheng walked out of the magic circle and over to Su Kui·Zhu Zhu. He took out the Orb of Death with his left hand and raised it, aiming at him again.
"Magic Ascension: Moderate Injury Healing!"
A palm-sized magic circle materialized in his palm, followed by a milky white light that once again enveloped Su Kui·Zhu Zhu.
"I've finally figured it out."
Seeing this, Tang Zheng ignored the skill information that appeared on his stat panel again, a smile spreading across his face.
Since he had already mastered Third Tier: Major Wound Healing, there was naturally no need to master Second Tier: Moderate Injury Healing.
Viewed this way, Magic Ascension had obvious drawbacks. For example, a magic like Fireball had no higher-tier version, so even with Magic Ascension, he couldn't cast a higher-tier version of it.
[Orb of Death: 280→210/280]
"Seventy points of magic power. This cost is truly staggering," Tang Zheng clicked his tongue in amazement.
Magic Ascension itself had a cost of 50 magic power, on top of which the spell's cost was doubled. If a magic ritual was used, the spell's cost would be quadrupled.
This level of consumption made Tang Zheng realize that this reinforcement magic couldn't be used as a conventional tactic. No wonder the Old Priest Lizardman thought this magic was useless.
The preparation process for the magic ritual was especially unsuitable for use in combat. It might be more effective in large-scale group battles instead.
However! The existence of this reinforcement magic truly gave Tang Zheng a tangible trump card, as well as a way to acquire high-tier magic.
For instance, with the fourth-tier Papermaking magic, Tang Zheng could use Magic Ascension to produce a fifth-tier effect, and so on, thereby saving a skill point.
Furthermore, he currently possessed the fifth-tier resurrection magic, Raise Dead. If combined with a magic ritual, he could activate the seventh-tier resurrection magic, Resurrection, and thereby master it.
Unfortunately, the seventh tier required a Faith Caster Level of 43-49, a condition he did not yet meet.
"The gains far exceeded my expectations." Tang Zheng watched Su Kui·Zhu Zhu gradually awaken under the two successive healing spells, then glanced at the Evil Spirit Hound.
*Whimper.*
The Evil Spirit Hound immediately understood. It stepped forward, raised a front paw, and slammed it down on the back of Su Kui·Zhu Zhu's head, forcefully pressing his face into the ground.
Thud! Su Kui·Zhu Zhu's head slammed hard into the ground. Having just awoken, he was knocked unconscious once more.
"Help me draw out the entire diagram of the magic circle."
Tang Zheng turned around and went to the Old Priest Lizardman, taking out a piece of magic paper from his item box that could preserve text for a long time and handed it to him.
This magic circle was truly complex.
Although Tang Zheng had watched the entire process carefully, he wasn't confident he could draw it independently, so he had the other draw the entire magic circle in detail on the paper.
He could at least copy a drawing.
By the time the Old Priest Lizardman had finished drawing a complete, scaled-down version of the magic circle on the paper, the sky outside had already darkened.
Tang Zheng carefully placed the magic ritual scroll and the paper into his item box, then looked up at him. "Thank you for your trouble."
Crack! Tang Zheng raised his hands, placed them on the lizardman's neck, and twisted hard. With the sound of a snapping spine, the Old Priest Lizardman lost all signs of life.
[Gained Experience: 510]
Tang Zheng picked up the unconscious Su Kui·Zhu Zhu, walked out of the wooden cabin, and set the entire structure ablaze.
"The next tribe." His faint voice drifted as the firelight danced in the dusk.
He used his usual method.
After Su Kui·Zhu Zhu regained consciousness, Tang Zheng used Racial Charm to easily control him. From him, he learned about the two nearest Lizardmen Tribes.
One was the Green Claw Tribe, and the other was the Dragon Tooth Tribe!
The strength of these two tribes could not be compared to the Little Fang Tribe.
The Green Claw Tribe was the tribe that possessed the sacred treasure weapon, Frozen Fang.
As for the Dragon Tooth Tribe, it possessed another sacred treasure: the Great Wine Jug.
In terms of manpower, the Green Claw Tribe was not weak either. They had over 120 lizardman warriors—twice as many as the Little Fang Tribe—and five priests.
The Dragon Tooth Tribe had similar manpower but only two priests. Additionally, Tang Zheng learned from Su Kui·Zhu Zhu that the former tribe leader of the Dragon Tooth Tribe had been defeated two years ago by the tribe leader of the Sharp Claw Tribe, who originally wielded Frozen Fang.
Therefore, in pursuit of greater strength, he had left on a journey.
This meant the current leader of the Dragon Tooth Tribe was not particularly strong.
Based on this analysis, the Dragon Tooth Tribe was clearly the most suitable target.
Late at night, the faint light from the half-moon barely pierced the darkness.
All the lizardmen in the entire Dragon Tooth Tribe were now deep in slumber. Only the two lizardman warriors guarding the entrance yawned from time to time, leaning against the wooden pillars with their heads tilted, looking as if they could fall asleep at any moment.
From the deep darkness, an expressionless Su Kui·Zhu Zhu and the Evil Spirit Hound emerged with silent steps, their gazes fixed on the two lizardman warriors at the entrance.
Meanwhile, high above the Dragon Tooth Tribe, Tang Zheng used Flight magic to hover in mid-air, his gaze calmly sweeping over the silent tribe below.
"Let's begin," Tang Zheng muttered to himself.
He knew that after dealing with this tribe, he would have to face not just a single tribe, but three.
The next moment, a magic scroll appeared in each of his palms, and he crushed them.
*Fwoosh! Fwoosh!* Two Flame Archangels materialized in mid-air, their sacred, milky white light illuminating the sky.
Immediately after, the two Flame Archangels, grasping the flame swords in their hands, shot down towards the Dragon Tooth Tribe below.
Down at the tribe entrance, Su Kui·Zhu Zhu and the Evil Spirit Hound saw the two streaks of white light descending from the sky like meteors.
"Rapid Shot!"
Su Kui·Zhu Zhu raised his slingshot and, in the blink of an eye, fired two pebbles.
Thwack—
The two pebbles precisely struck the heads of the dozing lizardman warriors at the tribe's entrance, causing two bursts of blood to spray out on the spot.
The two lizardman warriors let out muffled groans and, without even a cry of warning, collapsed to the ground, all signs of life extinguished.
(end of chapter)
Tang Zheng immediately looked at the description of Magic Ascension.
The information wasn't complete, but based on his deductions and what was in front of him, he finally figured out the ability of this reinforcement magic.
"It consumed 110 points of magic power in one go. Good thing I didn't cast an even higher-tier spell, though I couldn't have cast one anyway."
Tang Zheng felt his magic power almost completely drained, leaving him with a lingering sense of fear. However, when he saw that he had actually mastered the spell he had just cast, the corner of his mouth twitched. "Self-sufficient, are we?"
The prerequisite for using Magic Ascension was that it had to be a higher-tier version of a spell he had already mastered.
For example, since he had mastered the first-tier spell Light Wound Healing, by raising it two tiers, he could naturally cast the third-tier spell Major Wound Healing.
So, Magic Ascension had a prerequisite; it couldn't be used to cast just any unmastered spell.
Tang Zheng walked out of the magic circle and over to Su Kui·Zhu Zhu. He took out the Orb of Death with his left hand and raised it, aiming at him again.
"Magic Ascension: Moderate Injury Healing!"
A palm-sized magic circle materialized in his palm, followed by a milky white light that once again enveloped Su Kui·Zhu Zhu.
"I've finally figured it out."
Seeing this, Tang Zheng ignored the skill information that appeared on his stat panel again, a smile spreading across his face.
Since he had already mastered Third Tier: Major Wound Healing, there was naturally no need to master Second Tier: Moderate Injury Healing.
Viewed this way, Magic Ascension had obvious drawbacks. For example, a magic like Fireball had no higher-tier version, so even with Magic Ascension, he couldn't cast a higher-tier version of it.
[Orb of Death: 280→210/280]
"Seventy points of magic power. This cost is truly staggering," Tang Zheng clicked his tongue in amazement.
Magic Ascension itself had a cost of 50 magic power, on top of which the spell's cost was doubled. If a magic ritual was used, the spell's cost would be quadrupled.
This level of consumption made Tang Zheng realize that this reinforcement magic couldn't be used as a conventional tactic. No wonder the Old Priest Lizardman thought this magic was useless.
The preparation process for the magic ritual was especially unsuitable for use in combat. It might be more effective in large-scale group battles instead.
However! The existence of this reinforcement magic truly gave Tang Zheng a tangible trump card, as well as a way to acquire high-tier magic.
For instance, with the fourth-tier Papermaking magic, Tang Zheng could use Magic Ascension to produce a fifth-tier effect, and so on, thereby saving a skill point.
Furthermore, he currently possessed the fifth-tier resurrection magic, Raise Dead. If combined with a magic ritual, he could activate the seventh-tier resurrection magic, Resurrection, and thereby master it.
Unfortunately, the seventh tier required a Faith Caster Level of 43-49, a condition he did not yet meet.
"The gains far exceeded my expectations." Tang Zheng watched Su Kui·Zhu Zhu gradually awaken under the two successive healing spells, then glanced at the Evil Spirit Hound.
*Whimper.*
The Evil Spirit Hound immediately understood. It stepped forward, raised a front paw, and slammed it down on the back of Su Kui·Zhu Zhu's head, forcefully pressing his face into the ground.
Thud! Su Kui·Zhu Zhu's head slammed hard into the ground. Having just awoken, he was knocked unconscious once more.
"Help me draw out the entire diagram of the magic circle."
Tang Zheng turned around and went to the Old Priest Lizardman, taking out a piece of magic paper from his item box that could preserve text for a long time and handed it to him.
This magic circle was truly complex.
Although Tang Zheng had watched the entire process carefully, he wasn't confident he could draw it independently, so he had the other draw the entire magic circle in detail on the paper.
He could at least copy a drawing.
By the time the Old Priest Lizardman had finished drawing a complete, scaled-down version of the magic circle on the paper, the sky outside had already darkened.
Tang Zheng carefully placed the magic ritual scroll and the paper into his item box, then looked up at him. "Thank you for your trouble."
Crack! Tang Zheng raised his hands, placed them on the lizardman's neck, and twisted hard. With the sound of a snapping spine, the Old Priest Lizardman lost all signs of life.
[Gained Experience: 510]
Tang Zheng picked up the unconscious Su Kui·Zhu Zhu, walked out of the wooden cabin, and set the entire structure ablaze.
"The next tribe." His faint voice drifted as the firelight danced in the dusk.
He used his usual method.
After Su Kui·Zhu Zhu regained consciousness, Tang Zheng used Racial Charm to easily control him. From him, he learned about the two nearest Lizardmen Tribes.
One was the Green Claw Tribe, and the other was the Dragon Tooth Tribe!
The strength of these two tribes could not be compared to the Little Fang Tribe.
The Green Claw Tribe was the tribe that possessed the sacred treasure weapon, Frozen Fang.
As for the Dragon Tooth Tribe, it possessed another sacred treasure: the Great Wine Jug.
In terms of manpower, the Green Claw Tribe was not weak either. They had over 120 lizardman warriors—twice as many as the Little Fang Tribe—and five priests.
The Dragon Tooth Tribe had similar manpower but only two priests. Additionally, Tang Zheng learned from Su Kui·Zhu Zhu that the former tribe leader of the Dragon Tooth Tribe had been defeated two years ago by the tribe leader of the Sharp Claw Tribe, who originally wielded Frozen Fang.
Therefore, in pursuit of greater strength, he had left on a journey.
This meant the current leader of the Dragon Tooth Tribe was not particularly strong.
Based on this analysis, the Dragon Tooth Tribe was clearly the most suitable target.
Late at night, the faint light from the half-moon barely pierced the darkness.
All the lizardmen in the entire Dragon Tooth Tribe were now deep in slumber. Only the two lizardman warriors guarding the entrance yawned from time to time, leaning against the wooden pillars with their heads tilted, looking as if they could fall asleep at any moment.
From the deep darkness, an expressionless Su Kui·Zhu Zhu and the Evil Spirit Hound emerged with silent steps, their gazes fixed on the two lizardman warriors at the entrance.
Meanwhile, high above the Dragon Tooth Tribe, Tang Zheng used Flight magic to hover in mid-air, his gaze calmly sweeping over the silent tribe below.
"Let's begin," Tang Zheng muttered to himself.
He knew that after dealing with this tribe, he would have to face not just a single tribe, but three.
The next moment, a magic scroll appeared in each of his palms, and he crushed them.
*Fwoosh! Fwoosh!* Two Flame Archangels materialized in mid-air, their sacred, milky white light illuminating the sky.
Immediately after, the two Flame Archangels, grasping the flame swords in their hands, shot down towards the Dragon Tooth Tribe below.
Down at the tribe entrance, Su Kui·Zhu Zhu and the Evil Spirit Hound saw the two streaks of white light descending from the sky like meteors.
"Rapid Shot!"
Su Kui·Zhu Zhu raised his slingshot and, in the blink of an eye, fired two pebbles.
Thwack—
The two pebbles precisely struck the heads of the dozing lizardman warriors at the tribe's entrance, causing two bursts of blood to spray out on the spot.
The two lizardman warriors let out muffled groans and, without even a cry of warning, collapsed to the ground, all signs of life extinguished.
(end of chapter)
