Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 525: See the truth at noon tomorrow (new book content)
The gist of it is that I've already handed over the sacrifice to you, no matter the price, I'm just a magic practitioner, don't look down on me...
After an unknown amount of time, Li Qing suddenly felt something being stuffed into his head; the sensation was bizarre, like a strange essence being injected into his soul.
It made his whole body shiver.
"Gained something... hissing... then destined to lose something... hissing hissing!"
It's at this moment!
Li Qing suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the shadow crouching over the offering. He quickly uttered two strange syllables, and at that instant, the spiritual power in his mind burst forth, instantly pouring into the altar. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Buzz!
Countless magic runes on the altar abruptly released a green glow.
Then Li Qing saw chains made of magic runes tightly bind the shadow.
"Squeak!!!"
A sharp screeching sound suddenly rang out, Li Qing's pupils shrank, horrified to see the shadow being rapidly dragged towards him by the rune chains and slammed into his forehead.
Li Qing fell back, unconscious.
The shadow-covered basement began to slowly brighten, with shadows rapidly shrinking until they disappeared without a trace.
The magic altar also calmed down, no longer showing any signs of the supernatural.
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By the time Li Qing woke up, nearly ten hours had passed.
His head throbbed painfully as he propped himself up against the wall, slowly climbing to his feet, with his blurred vision gradually becoming clear.
"Hm? Sigh?!!"
The information that appeared in his vision left Li Qing completely stunned.
"Devil's Altar: It seems one can receive a devil's response if some items are sacrificed."
Looking at the information displayed, Li Qing shifted his gaze to a nearly dried-out hotpot.
"The sacrifice eaten by the devil, it seems quite tasty and suits the devil's tastes, but the crimson broth appears somewhat spicy~"
So the devil's hissing sound was due to finding the hotpot too spicy?
Can he see his own information now?
With a slight thought, Li Qing's personal panel rapidly appeared before him.
"Surname: Li Qing
Tier: None
Skills: Basic Meditation Technique (Entry Level)
Talent: Identification Skill (Level 1)
Character Evaluation: Cunning Scoundrel!!!"
Cunning scoundrel?
Wow, such enmity, to evaluate me like that.
Li Qing was a bit speechless, then recovered, feeling a dizzy spell hit his head and his body extremely weak.
Displaying the information this way seemed to consume a lot of physical strength and spirit.
Following his inner desires, could it be...
Could it be that after reading so many novels, he also yearned for a system to possess him, hence received the system's golden finger from the devil?
Thinking of this made Li Qing's heart surge uncontrollably. If not for Rosenberg emphasizing that they could only summon the devil once at this stage, he might've tried again.
He bounced around the basement excitedly for a while before calming down, then was delighted to discover the light ball in his mind beginning to change, with the starlight it emitted slowly spreading throughout his consciousness.
The ability to gather magic power!
Li Qing was elated, his face full of impatience.
Without hesitation, given he had practiced simulating this many times to gather magic power.
He quickly tidied up, hurried upstairs, and lay on his bedroom bed.
To gather magic power, the posture doesn't matter, as long as you're comfortable.
What is magic power?
According to the explanation in the magic book "Formation of Magic Power," magic power originates from oneself, a combination of spiritual power and physical power, but is more inclined to a mutated attribute nature released spiritually, with the body making the magic power more cohesive and controllable.
This is why mages focus more on spiritual growth, often neglecting the body, with some extreme mages even transforming into purely spiritual beings.
However, in Gray Magic Academy's book "Formation of Magic Power," the magical path is repeatedly emphasized to be long, with spirit and body complementing each other, both being indispensable.
Li Qing slowly calmed his mind, focusing on the envisioned light ball in the meditation skill, its lines steadily filling with white light.
Eventually, the white light spread and connected with the lines, forming a real light ball slowly rotating in his mind.
This process was quite slow, as the light ball formed, the starlight thrown off by its rotation gradually spread throughout his consciousness, sinking inch by inch into his body.
Gradually, a power deep within began to awaken, merging with the starlight.
Time passed, and at the moment of the spiritual starlight and body energy's completion of fusion, the fused substance shot into the mind.
Boom!
Li Qing felt his head buzz, his face turning pale, overwhelmed by immense pain that made his entire body tremble and roll on the bed.
The bone-deep pain persisted for a good ten minutes, slowly fading as Li Qing gasped heavily, slowly getting up and feeling dizzy for a while before coming to his senses.
Did it succeed?
Li Qing felt the smoky, misty translucent substance around the light ball in his mind, each rotation of the meditatively imprinted light ball secreted traces of mist to join it.
Is this magic power?
Li Qing was very curious. With a thought, the magic power in his forehead began to rotate slowly, flowing into his body. When this sheer veil of magic power spread throughout his body, Li Qing stood up and moved.
"Indeed..."
No augmentation, the main role of magic power was for casting spells, not bodily enhancement.
From a certain perspective, magic power was merely a tool for parsing, forming, and releasing.
He withdrew the magic power, concentrating it in his forehead, and Li Qing's face showed excitement.
Once magic power forms, it will gradually increase with each meditation, and with the special nature of this Gray Magic Academy's "Basic Meditation Technique," once the light ball is formed, it will automatically rotate like a celestial body, thus automatically secreting magic power.
What excited him was that he could finally formally learn magic.
"Surname: Li Qing
Tier: Junior Apprentice
Skills: Basic Meditation Technique (Entry Level)
Talent: Identification Skill (Level 1)
Character Evaluation: A cunning human scoundrel with minute power!!!"
The character panel showed his tier as Junior Apprentice, with the Basic Meditation Technique already entered.
Very good.
Li Qing instinctively glanced at the mirror beside him, then fell silent; he'd expended a lot of spirit and physical strength to gather magic power.
Reflected in the mirror, he appeared so thin, like a stick that could collapse from a gust of wind.
Indeed, before gathering magic power, the meditation skill consumed a lot of spirit and physical strength, and gathering magic power also consumed a ton of blood energy and spirit.
