Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 567 - 43: Arcane Magic? Spiritual Energy!

Not having a complete inheritance is extremely frustrating.

Strictly speaking, Su Ziyu currently only possesses three specialty abilities to enhance his Spiritual Energy: [Electromagnetic Induction], [Telekinesis Mastery], and [Telekinesis Burst].

Of these, the last ability was learned from his own daughter.

This ability is a gift from the collective consciousness of the Wasteland Plane.

After carefully reading the information passed to him by the Space-Time Guardian named Stephen, Su Ziyu finally understood how lacking he, as a demigod, really is. The specialty abilities he has mastered might not even compare to those of an ordinary legendary spellcaster. What fundamentally determines a caster's ability is their mastery of various specialties and techniques. Some spellcasters do not advance for decades just to lay a solid foundation to master the specialty of advanced spells, instant cast, and silent casting.

The same principle applies to close combat professionals and, in fact, they need to master even more specialties.

This is why professionals from unconventional backgrounds are significantly inferior to those with legitimate inheritances.

"No way."

"I must improve my specialty abilities." Su Ziyu's anxiety grew as he read on. After all, his advancement time was still too short. Previously, without any comparison, he thought that as long as his level of Spiritual Abilities was high enough, his power would not be too lacking. But it was only after comparing himself with legitimate Arcane Mage inheritances that he realized how far behind he really was.

Take the art of spellcasting, for example. Su Ziyu has always been accustomed to gathering massive energy to directly inflict massive damage.

This is certainly not incorrect.

Spiritual Abilities like Thunder Spear require enormous energy to cast, and the damage they cause is astonishing. In many worlds, this is the common practice, but within the framework of an Arcane Mage's casting system, this technique is considered incorrect, an extravagant wasteful act.

Arcane Mages place extreme emphasis on [Spell Penetration] in their casting techniques!

In other words, they do not care about quantity, only quality. As long as a qualitative change can occur, the amount of energy is not important. The size of the energy merely supports the qualitative change.

"A caster without sufficient spell penetration ability is just a decoration. —Stephen."

Arcane Mages are extremely frugal with their Mana. If a world lacks a magic network, they might relax a bit in their energy management, but in a world that has a magic network limitation and requires spell slots for casting, Arcane Mages become unbelievably stingy with their Mana, remembering even the consumption of a 0-level trick with perfect clarity.

It's that exaggerated.

They would never cast a 2nd-level spell to defeat an enemy who could be vanquished with a 1st-level spell.

They care less about the power of the spell and more about whether their spells can effectively break through the enemy's defenses. As such, some powerful Arcane Mages have even developed special spells below the fourth level capable of penetrating a Divine Spirit's [Saint Form] energy protection field. Theoretically, casters who have mastered these spells, regardless of how low their ability, can slay gods under specific circumstances.

This highlights the ideological gap between Su Ziyu and them.

Su Ziyu emphasizes quantity, hoping that quantity will lead to a qualitative change, whereas Arcane Mages focus on quality, hoping to trigger qualitative change with the minimum amount of energy, conserving their consumption and maximizing spell power.

Only when absolutely necessary will Arcane Mages unleash forbidden curses that require enormous energy to burst forth.

For example, a forbidden spell known as the 'Eternal Blazing Sun.'

——"Spell Penetration [Spiritual Energy]: A special ability transformed from the casting techniques of the Arcane Empire, harnessing one's own Spirit to concentrate energy, enhancing the penetration ability of all categories of spells, and adding extra damage to barrier-type protection spells. Enhancing consumption of 5 Source Power Value."

——"Spiritual Reshaping [Specialty]: Remolding the outward manifestation of Spiritual Energy, controlling through gathering, dispersing, compressing, etc., requiring a certain degree of mental power and analytical capability for support. Enhancing consumption of 5 Source Power Value."

——"Spell Potency [Spiritual Energy]: Enhancing mind, elemental, sonic, and other types of spells to a certain degree, with energy consumption increasing by fifty percent, thereby enhancing the power of the spell to a certain level. Enhancing consumption of 5 Source Power Value."

——"Spell Maximization [Spiritual Energy]: Conducting extreme compression or expansion of mind, elemental, sonic, and other types of spells, with energy consumption increasing by one hundred percent, significantly enhancing the spell's power. Enhancing consumption of 5 Source Power Value."

——"Mind Penetration [Spiritual Energy]: Greatly enhancing the penetration capability of one's mind-related spells, granting additional benefits from one's own spiritual will when casting mind-related spells. Enhancing consumption of 5 Source Power Value."

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The Source Power Value that Su Ziyu had saved up was consumed instantly.

At this moment, in the spaceship's cabin, Su Ziyu was floating in mid-air, with a swirling ball of golden lightning in his palm, gradually forming a spherical lightning entity. As the energy was further compressed, it seemed to show signs of liquefaction, resembling a highly concentrated glob of golden plasma. Enormous energy was gathered within, and with one careless move, the golden orb could instantly blow through the entire spaceship.

"I see now!" Su Ziyu slowly opened his eyes.

He did not immediately look at the highly compressed Spiritual Lightning in his hand, but first turned his head towards the ship's electronics.

The biggest difference from the past was that previously, whenever Su Ziyu cast Spiritual Lightning, it inevitably caused massive damage to nearby circuits and electronics. He once accidentally caused a large-scale blackout in Tokyo during the March of the Ghostly Legion and nearly incapacitated a third of the Empire's underground base's circuits with a single Thunder Spear in the past.

In combat, of course, this could be somewhat useful, but it was an uncontrollable action.

It represented that Su Ziyu's mastery of Spiritual Lightning was still insufficient. Although the released energy was massive, it couldn't be precisely controlled within the desired range, and the scattered lightning would inevitably have other effects.

In the state of Spiritual Overload, anyone who touched him would suffer severe electric shock damage.

However, this situation had now been effectively controlled, the most direct manifestation being Su Ziyu condensing a substantial ball of lightning, yet the circuits and devices on the spaceship were unaffected. He enhanced five or six passive Special Abilities in one go, among which, the Specialty of Spiritual Reshaping had the most significant impact on him, directly boosting his spell control capabilities by a large margin.

This is the path of enhancement for Arcane Mages; they place extreme importance on their own Special Abilities. A qualified Arcane Mage should be able to master Instant Casting of spells from levels 1-9, Legendary Spell Penetration, Legendary Magic Reshaping, High Tier Spell Sequencing, and other such abilities.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be considered a true Arcane Mage.

Although Su Ziyu's Spiritual Energy differed from their Arcane Magic, the essence of casting was still the same.

Why was the Thunder Spear of the Sun King - Gwyn so powerful?

But when it came to him, it was much weaker?

It's probably not only due to the disparity in divine power between the two but also a significant difference in their understanding and mastery of magic. As the Arcane Mages would say, young one, you haven't mastered enough Specialties.

If you master enough Specialties, it's not just about making a Thunder Spear split into dozens of lightning spears during an attack; even making it twist and turn after being thrown is no problem.

Crackle and pop.

Accompanied by the dancing golden arcs, the spherical lightning in Su Ziyu's palm gradually floated up and began slowly orbiting around him.

This is a technique known as [Aurora Fire].

Aurora Fire is a Supernatural Ability, capable of penetrating all Spell Resistance.

Arcane Mages condense pure primal energy into a mass of deep red flame energy, releasing it directly to cause massive destruction. However, Aurora Fire does not solely refer to pure flame energy; any form of energy can be compressed and condensed in the fashion of Aurora Fire. In ancient times, Arcane Mages would use this method to hone their energy manipulation skills. Some Great Arcanists would even gather various forms of Energy Balls around their bodies, maintaining control over them during daily activities and battles alike, activating Aurora Fire when necessary to inflict substantial damage or to provide themselves with a certain energy boost.

The golden spherical lightning orbited Su Ziyu at a distance of roughly twenty centimeters.

When Su Ziyu raised his palm to try to gather a second golden lightning ball, even before the second ball formed, the first one showed signs of instability, scaring him into dispersing the energy to strive to maintain the first ball's operation.

"Aurora Fire?" The golden-haired angel, Shire, looked up with great interest, exclaiming, "I didn't expect you to master it so quickly."

"Lord Stephen's disciples also like to use this technique to develop their skills."

While controlling the golden lightning ball's rotation, Su Ziyu turned his head, saying, "Really? This technique seems rather difficult to master."

"You'll get used to it over time." The golden-haired angel crossed her legs, her gaze sizing up Su Ziyu, landing on the golden lightning he gathered. Her pupils slightly contracted, as the energy contained within was a bit astonishing. She softly said, "It's a pity you are a Spiritualist; if you had started with Ice and Fire Energy, it would have been much easier."

Su Ziyu nodded slightly, curiously asking, "The information says you must be able to control nine energy balls simultaneously to be considered qualified."

"How many can that Lord Stephen control?"

It wasn't that he was aiming too high; Su Ziyu was simply curious about how strong that Space-Time Guardian truly was. This Aurora Fire training technique could reveal a caster's fundamental ability to control energy.

When reaching the level of simultaneously controlling nine energy balls, a single type of Elemental Energy can already be freely reorganized, disassembled, and compressed.

In other words, an Arcane Mage of that realm could already create their own magic spells.

"Lord Stephen?" The golden-haired angel, Shire, briefly closed her eyes to recall, raising an eyebrow as she replied, "In general, around a hundred or so? He rarely uses this technique personally, only occasionally to instruct his disciples."

"When necessary."

"The number of them would be akin to the stars of the sky; he only used this ability once when facing some ancient evil."

Su Ziyu suddenly fell silent.

He looked down at the golden lightning ball spinning in his palm, feeling a slight speechlessness.

"We're almost there." The sound of Empress Isabella's footsteps echoed.

She lightly stepped into the cabin, her gaze briefly glancing over the golden-haired angel before addressing Su Ziyu, "This spaceship likely can't avoid the radar; we need to find a place to land first."

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