Chapter 247: Chapter 247: High Level Fire Elemental Body, High Level Mana Control, New Curse

Back inside the manor, Li Wei secluded himself in his room.

"Just leave dinner outside the door. Don’t disturb me."

Li Wei instructed the puppet maid standing at his door.

"Understood."

Li Wei spread out the Ritual Cloth, his heart pounding with excitement. His hands trembled as he set up the ritual.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself and prevent any accidents during the ritual.

He skillfully drew the Ritual Array.

He ignited the ritual with Firefly Grass, held a Pure Crystal in his mouth, and clutched a Red Flame Fruit and a Fire Elemental Crystal Core in each hand.

Power slowly seeped into Li Wei’s body,

performing the final transformation.

After a long time, the ritual reached its end.

[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier Two Awakening)] 9999/10000

Awakening Progress +1.

Instantly, Li Wei felt a massive explosion detonate in his mind.

He felt as if he had been completely reborn.

His entire being was filled with active Fire Elemental Spirits and searing Fire Elements.

He opened his eyes and saw that he had completely undergone Elementalization.

The full-length mirror opposite him reflected the figure of a man made of fire.

The flames slowly died down, and Li Wei returned to normal.

He could feel the immense Power surging within him.

[Fire Elemental Body (High Level)]: Elemental Awakening, Flame Power +2, instant casting for Low-level Fire Element Magic, Quick Casting for Fire Element Magic, greatly reduced Mana cost for Fire Element Magic, Elementalization.

[Mana Control (High Level)]: Spiritual Awakening, Mana Control +2, Casting Level +2, Spiritual Power +1, Multiple Casting, Quick Casting, instant Magic casting.

Although the Power within him was immense and vast, under the effect of the High Level Mana Control Extraordinary Trait, Li Wei could effortlessly control it.

The further awakening of his two Extraordinary Traits also signaled Li Wei’s breakthrough to Tier Three.

[Crystal Meditation Method (Tier Three)] 0/10000

Li Wei carefully assessed the changes after his breakthrough.

His Spiritual Power’s range had expanded to a hundred meters.

Before the breakthrough, his Spiritual Power’s range was less than forty meters.

Normally, after breaking through to Tier Three, a Mage’s Spiritual Power would only reach fifty meters at most.

The Spiritual Power range of most Tier Three Mages was around that distance.

The High Level Mana Control Extraordinary Trait gave Li Wei a Spiritual Power intensity that surpassed his Level.

Now, Li Wei’s Spiritual Power intensity was comparable to that of a Tier Four Mage.

A hundred-meter perception range was not considered weak even among Tier Four Mages.

This was thanks to his original Spiritual Power already being stronger than his peers.

After being amplified by the Extraordinary Trait, his Spiritual Power had become even more formidable.

Flame Power +2.

This meant that when Li Wei cast Fire Element Magic, the Magic’s power was boosted by two levels.

A Tier Three Fire Element Magic in Li Wei’s hands could unleash power comparable to Tier Five Fire Element Magic.

But it was merely comparable.

In terms of scale and intensity, it was still a far cry from a true Tier Five Magic.

After all, Tier Five Mages also possessed powerful Extraordinary Traits.

A Tier Five Extraordinary Trait’s effects would only be stronger, not weaker, than Li Wei’s High Level Fire Elemental Body.

With the High Level Fire Elemental Body, Li Wei could achieve full-body Elementalization.

He could essentially cast Tier Zero and Tier One Fire Element Magic instantly.

The Casting time for Tier Two and Tier Three Fire Element Magic was also drastically reduced. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Coupled with the casting speed boost from his Mana Control Extraordinary Trait...

The two effects stacked powerfully.

Fire Element Magic in Li Wei’s hands was countless times faster than that of other Mages.

Most importantly, Li Wei could now perform Multiple Casting.

Previously, he relied on his own powerful Mana Control ability.

He could manage a form of Double Casting, controlling the Fire Snake Skill while forming a Charged Fireball.

The Multiple Casting granted by High Level Mana Control was completely different.

Li Wei could now truly multitask.

He would need to train to split his focus further.

But at the very least, a Fireball in his left hand and a Fire Serpent in his right was no problem at all.

This was true Double Casting.

His previous "Double Casting" was merely staggered, not a genuine case of splitting his focus in two.

The significance was immense.

Many Mages shared a fatal weakness.

They could only cast one spell at a time.

If they were casting a Defense Magic, they couldn’t cast a Control Spell or an Attack Magic.

To cast another, they would have to stop and begin casting anew.

Li Wei, however, could now cast a Control Spell with his left hand and an Attack Magic with his right.

Or he could just go all out with both hands, doubling his firepower.

In short, Li Wei’s combat prowess had been strengthened once again.

The improvement was enormous.

Mana Control +2 and Casting Level +2 meant that Li Wei had a chance to learn Tier Five Magic.

Li Wei was already starting to think about learning new Tier Four and Tier Five Magic.

Breaking through to Tier Three.

The Ring of Greed shattered. The curse dissipated and merged into Li Wei’s body.

Li Wei shuddered as he felt his Mana rapidly increasing.

A look of pleasant surprise appeared in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected the effect of breaking this curse to be so astonishing.

Soon, the Mana boost ended.

After carefully sensing the change for a moment, Li Wei revealed a satisfied expression.

His Mana had increased by more than forty percent.

Achieving this through Cultivation would have taken several months at least.

"The Ring of Greed is a real treasure!"

Li Wei exclaimed in admiration.

Ring of Greed: Just a few days ago, you were cursing me, saying I was worse than the Ring of Arrogance. Today you’re calling me a treasure?

Li Wei’s happiness was short-lived. He felt a new curse manifest outside his body.

The third Ring of Greed now coiled around him.

"Advance to the Purple Level Class in the year-end exam. Failure means you get to retire fifty years early. (Lifespan -50)"

The smile vanished from Li Wei’s face.

’I may have chosen this path, but it’s not going to kill me, right?’

When Li Wei saw the benefits of the Purple Level Class, he had thought about becoming one of its students.

That was how the Ring of Greed had been born.

The price of failure was a bit steep.

A fifty-year reduction in his lifespan.

Li Wei didn’t even know how long he was supposed to live.

If he was fated to have a short life, losing fifty years could mean dropping dead on the spot.

’When I break this curse, it wouldn’t happen to give me fifty years of life, would it?’

Li Wei thought, trying to make light of the situation.

However, since this curse’s deadline was the year-end exam, he wasn’t too worried for now.

There were still over two months until the year-end exam.

Seventy to eighty days.

Enough time for him to get a lot done.

Suddenly, Li Wei had an idea: maybe he didn’t want to get rid of the Evil God Curse just yet.

At least, not until he had reaped the benefits of the Ring of Greed.

Li Wei suddenly had a bad feeling.

He quickly shook his head, clearing the stray thought from his mind.

’If that thought also turns into a curse from the Ring of Greed, I’m screwed.’

"There are still seventy or eighty days until the year-end exam. No rush."

Li Wei chuckled, his mood quite good.

He was about to go out for a nice meal to celebrate.

Suddenly, two lines of text appeared before his eyes, and his smile froze.

"You’ve got to be kidding me! My luck is this bad?!"

[Ring of Gluttony]: No stopping allowed.

[Ring of Sloth]: No diligence allowed.

Two brand-new curses were placed upon Li Wei.

Li Wei was completely dumbfounded.

The Gluttony curse: endless absorption. The gluttony cannot stop for a single moment, or the stomach of gluttony will begin to self-devour.

Self-devour, just as the name implies.

It would devour his own flesh and blood.

The Sloth curse: a reversal of "heaven rewards the diligent." The harder and more diligently he worked, the worse the results would be.

If he tried to cultivate all night, his Cultivation wouldn’t just stagnate—it would regress.

The more he exercised and trained, the weaker his body would become.