Free Web NovelLocke held the magic moon in his left hand and cradled a piece of witch porcelain in his right. He brought the witch porcelain and the magic moon together, and the two fused through the spirituality of the Cancer constellation on the spiritual level.
The entire process was simpler than Locke had imagined.
This was likely because Full Moon Growth itself was a spell Locke had obtained by observing the Void Beast, and the Void Beasts that fed on devouring planar hearts were essentially another form of planes themselves.
Every inch of marking on their bodies represented the principles of planes.
The spell model Locke obtained by observing it was a crude imitation of the world's principles, and this magic moon naturally possessed some attributes of a true moon.
Of course, whether in terms of mass, scale, or principles, it was merely an influence of the true 'moon' structure of a plane.
The spell model of Full Moon Growth extracted one part of the true moon's influence on this world. Because Full Moon Growth was relatively crude compared to the moon structure, it could exert certain effects to an extreme degree.
A flash of delight crossed Locke's eyes.
The witch porcelain, which resembled mutton-fat jade in color, rose into the air and completely fused with the magic moon. On the spiritual level, using a wizard's spiritual vision, Locke saw that within the magic moon, a piece of witch porcelain was placed.
The organic fusion of the magic moon and the Cancer witch porcelain created a new power.
Locke witnessed the fusion process and knew that the two forces had not yet truly merged. He needed to modify the spell model of Full Moon Growth to adapt it to the witch porcelain.
He glanced at the time. It was currently four in the morning, and there was still some time before the first match began.
Locke quickly adjusted the spell model, and during this process, he continued to enter the No-Thought state. His spirituality entered a blank state, and the fleeting glimpse of the Void Beast kept appearing in his mind.
The overall appearance of the Void Beast's feathers, and those details.
Three hours later, Locke's face was pale, as if devoid of any trace of blood, and his entire body was drenched in sweat.
But when he raised his head, he saw before his eyes a moon-sphere shaped white porcelain approximately the size of a house.
Every detail looked like perfect, flawless porcelain.
The porcelain emanated a faint glow.
It was moonlight.
This cool moon porcelain was naturally not true porcelain. It was simply that Locke had adjusted the spell model of Full Moon Growth to a state where it fused with the Cancer natal witch porcelain. The two overlapped on the spiritual level, and from a physical perspective, the magic moon created by Full Moon Growth indeed looked like an exquisitely beautiful piece of porcelain.
A heterogeneous existence between moonlight and porcelain.
Like a semi-transparent celadon glaze.
When Locke tapped it with his finger, it actually produced a resonant sound like chime bells.
Through this semi-transparent celadon glaze, Locke could even see what appeared to be liquefied lunar essence flowing within.
As Locke's thoughts stirred slightly, as the porcelain moon rotated, this lunar essence swayed endlessly within it like water in a container.
Locke drank a bottle of Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion, temporarily recovering some energy, then looked at the porcelain moon and said, "As I suspected before, Full Moon Growth and Magic Pivot City's natal witch porcelain have a very high degree of fusion."
Locke recalled a rumor, "Many people have speculated why, among the numerous witch porcelain production sites in Cloud Marsh Wetland, only Magic Pivot City's witch porcelain has the best quality."
"Some suspect that Magic Pivot City once captured a resource-type colonial plane, a moon plane in the void."
"One of the main materials of Magic Pivot City's porcelain is very likely the core substance of that plane. From the looks of it now, this speculation is not without merit. Unfortunately, I only have one piece of witch porcelain. If I had three pieces, I could synthesize them and see the attributes."
A thoughtful gleam flashed in Locke's eyes.
However, he was too exhausted now, and his thinking was a bit slow.
He would need to consider the specific details later.
Generally, he didn't synthesize very important resources because those important resources were scarce in quantity.
And synthesis didn't necessarily make things better. Without sufficient data, synthesis could potentially make items worse.
He wasn't wealthy enough to synthesize items worth hundreds of thousands, so he hadn't done it.
But Full Moon Growth might potentially become the blueprint for his Grand Magic. If he ultimately confirmed this as the blueprint for his Grand Magic, then obtaining enough witch porcelain and synthesizing them for the sake of Grand Magic would be worthwhile.
However, Locke still hadn't determined what to use as a blueprint. The books Witch Yekaterina wanted him to read had taken him a long time, and he still hadn't finished them.
"Right, I need to apply what I've learned," Locke thought. "That ecological magic knowledge can also be applied to Full Moon Growth. But from the current perspective, Full Moon Growth seems more like a support-type magic rather than an attack magic."
"And Grand Magic is best created from attack magic, because attack magic can instantly amplify magic power multipliers. Grand Magic created this way best fits my goals."
This little-known secret knowledge was told to him by Witch Yekaterina of Golden Crown Mountain.
Wizard Kelt had said he didn't even know this.
He only knew that everyone used attack magic to make Grand Magic, so he didn't question it and followed suit.
Later, thinking back, he was terrified. If he hadn't used attack magic as the blueprint for his Grand Magic, his future prospects would have been greatly damaged!
Wizard Kelt had previously been somewhat envious of Locke in private conversations, as Locke could receive careful guidance from a Throne Wizard.
This allowed him to avoid many wrong paths in advance.
Perhaps in the world of Second Circle wizards, one must explore on their own to know what is correct.
But for some things, predecessors can directly tell you they are wrong.
After all, hitting some walls can be fatal.
Locke summoned a First Circle vaporization-stage stone golem and placed a Shining Sea Gold Sand plant before him.
He rotated the porcelain moon, and the lunar essence liquid inside the porcelain moon churned. At the same time, the porcelain moon released moonlight.
That cool, noble moonlight was intoxicating.
As the moonlight enveloped the ground, the Shining Sea Gold Sand began to continuously grow and become active. Although Locke hadn't established a magic grafting relationship with it, he surprisingly gained brief control over it through this moonlight.
Though not as intimate as a magic grafting relationship, the difference between the two was like comparing oneself painting directly versus hiring someone who then conveyed one's commands to a painter one had employed.
Several layers of separation.
But under the moonlight's illumination, he still managed to control this magical plant.
Locke could feel the Shining Sea Gold Sand's resistance to him, but this tree fern sea gold sand was simply too weak compared to his current magic pressure.
Soon, under his manipulation, the sea gold sand engaged in battle with the stone golem.
About five minutes later, the stone golem was covered in wounds, its power core destroyed by the golden sand torrent summoned by the sea gold sand, and it ceased functioning.
Locke observed this scene and said, "First, the witch porcelain as an energy source has amplified the range of my magic moon. At least threefold."
"Second, this natal witch porcelain has greatly reduced my consumption. Originally, my magic pressure could only support using it for about ten minutes, but now I can use this magic for over two hours..."
Locke calculated the current rate of magic power loss.
Locke said, "Because the energy has been enhanced, the energy of this porcelain moon has also increased. Not only can I use it like Full Moon Growth to rapidly increase a magical plant's power, I can also use moonlight to briefly control this magical plant and slightly increase its power."
In fact, both were the same thing.
It was just that previously, Locke's contemplative understanding of the patterns on the Void Beast's feathers was insufficient, and most importantly, he lacked sufficient magic power.
This caused Full Moon Growth to only crudely and forcefully make a magical plant bloom in a brief moment of glory.
But since he started using natal witch porcelain to provide energy, things had changed again.
Sufficient energy allowed Locke to perform more refined operations.
For instance, this gradual increase in magical plant power and brief influence and manipulation of it.
However, Locke didn't yet understand the specific principles of how the growth and manipulation worked.
He checked the time, then rushed to Arena No. 3, quickly using Peach Bow Thorn Arrow to defeat an opponent, then quickly left and headed toward the public laboratory for breeders at the Origin Academy.
Meanwhile, the Second Circle wizard host, in order to boost viewership ratings, began saying exaggeratedly, "Here it comes again! Locke Augustine has once more used a single Peach Bow Thorn Arrow to defeat his opponent."
"Could it be that the ancient Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic has finally come to life, issuing the most silent condemnation to the wizards who once looked down upon it!"
At this moment, many wizards watching the Spell Combat Tournament in viewing halls at various wizard academies fell into deep thought.
Indeed.
If the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic was so powerful, why didn't they learn it?
This magic was very ancient, so the materials were actually easy to find. There was a large pile of related literature.
Beside the arena, two Second Circle wizards from the Tower of Transmutation who had been paying attention to Locke's matches shook their heads slightly.
One Second Circle wizard scoffed, "It's Locke Augustine who is strong, not the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic. The backlash risk of Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic is high enough to offset its advantages."
The other Second Circle wizard also nodded, "But I estimate there will inevitably be wizards who believe what that host says. That host is just trying to increase viewership ratings."
"However, that's how this world is, truth and falsehood are hard to distinguish. Many people seem to speak the truth with conviction, but they're actually just speaking casually, yet listeners take it seriously."
This Second Circle wizard sighed slightly, "I used to be such a person."
...
In the public breeder laboratory, there were few people present at this time, so after Locke submitted a request to use the Cold Ice Magic Mirror to Wizard Kelt and borrowed thirty thousand magic stones from him, he was able to enter the Cold Ice Magic Mirror room.
Locke thanked Wizard Kelt, "Team Leader, I'll return the money to you the day after tomorrow. I'll calculate it according to the basic interest rate of the Big Five Banks."
Wizard Kelt waved his hand, "No need, it's just thirty thousand magic stones, and you're only borrowing it for a little over a day."
"Besides, we won't see each other for quite a long time after this."
Locke's eyes froze for a moment, "Team Leader, were you fired?"
Wizard Kelt's expression changed, his face darkening somewhat, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Throne's Ten-Person Plan at the Origin Academy has a total of six groups, each responsible for different directions, but the team leaders of each group rotate after a period of time."
"This is to prevent situations where some Second Circle wizards suddenly resign or have something come up, and there's no one to take over."
"So, the six groups originally always had two leaders. Oh, I don't think I mentioned this to you before, the first three groups even have three Second Circle wizards."
"The first group has five Second Circle wizards, because Group One's work is the most important."
"Otherwise, how could we Second Circle wizards, with just one or two of us, get all the work done?"
Wizard Kelt said, "Recently, because of you, and because I haven't given up on myself and have started working hard, I've passed an academy assessment."
"This allows me to relax a bit."
Wizard Kelt muttered in a low voice, "Of course, I can't completely relax. Unless I become a sun ring wizard or obtain a position as a senior wizard instructor, there will always be elimination pressure. In any case, I'm going to the Longevity Peach Garden next to complete some other teaching tasks and my own projects. The Throne's power base outside the Origin Academy is primarily at the Longevity Peach Garden. She also has many students there."
"You indeed haven't been to the Longevity Peach Garden, having only stayed at this Dragon Fern Garden."
Wizard Kelt said, "But this is also normal. You've only been at Golden Crown Mountain for half a year. When you've been here longer, you'll understand."
Locke nodded. Golden Crown Mountain's main campus alone had twenty-two gardens, which were twenty-two academies, all on equal footing with each other.
In addition, there were fifteen academies located throughout Cloud Marsh Wetland, and even in Thunder Marsh Lowlands and Rain Marsh Swampland.
After greeting Wizard Kelt, Locke turned and walked into the Cold Ice Magic Mirror room.
Before a massive magic mirror, Locke's appearance was reflected. The 'Locke' in the mirror said in a completely emotionless voice, "Please insert the sample and add the developing potion."
Locke cut off a leaf from the sea gold sand and used an ordinary grafting knife to make it into an ultra-thin slice. He then placed it into a vessel, poured developing potion over it, and placed it into the magic mirror.
Soon, Locke's reflection in the magic mirror disappeared and was replaced by the vessel.
Locke used the control console to temporarily stop the mirror spirit and freeze it, then first retrieved the porcelain moon from his star realm ring and illuminated the leaf slice with moonlight.
The moment he confirmed he had gained control of the ultra-thin slice of the sea gold sand leaf, Locke commanded the mirror spirit through the control console to automatically freeze the sample.
He froze that instant moment of cellular change within the sample using ice magic, then decoded it using the electron beam impact of microscopic lightning magic.
Locke repeated this operation several times.
He wanted to know why his magic moon could briefly seize control of magical plants.
Locke noticed that another fine crack appeared on the surface of his magic moon porcelain, but as he stopped using it, the crack on the porcelain moon would disappear on its own.
Regarding this new magic, there were still too many mysteries, so it was best to understand this magic further before encountering truly powerful opponents. Otherwise, accidents could easily occur during matches.
Moreover, further understanding would allow him to further perfect and strengthen it.
"Right now, I actually have two major magics that could serve as blueprints for Grand Magic. One is this porcelain moon. Of course, this magic only has value because it's my original magic."
"But it still lacks attack magic characteristics."
"The second one... is Peach Bow Thorn Arrow."
Thinking carefully, Witch Yekaterina having him learn Peach Bow Thorn Arrow might not have been without the intention of having him use it as the blueprint magic for Grand Magic.
Wizard Kelt had said he didn't know this.
He only knew that everyone used attack magic to make Grand Magic, so he didn't question it and followed suit.
Later, thinking back, he was terrified. If he hadn't used attack magic as the blueprint for Grand Magic, his future prospects would have been greatly damaged!
Wizard Kelt had previously been somewhat envious of Locke in private conversations, as Locke could receive careful guidance from a Throne Wizard.
This allowed him to avoid many wrong paths that would inevitably be mistakes.
Perhaps in the world of Second Circle, one must explore on their own to know what is correct.
But for some things, predecessors can directly tell you they are wrong.
After all, hitting some walls... can be fatal.
Locke summoned a First Circle vaporization-stage stone golem and placed a Shining Sea Gold Sand plant before him.
He rotated the porcelain moon, and the lunar essence liquid inside churned. At the same time, the porcelain moon released moonlight.
That cool, noble moonlight was intoxicating.
As the moonlight enveloped the ground, the Shining Sea Gold Sand began to continuously grow and become active. Although Locke hadn't established a magic grafting relationship with it, he surprisingly gained brief control over it through this moonlight.
Though not as intimate as a magic grafting relationship, the difference between the two was like comparing oneself painting directly versus hiring someone who then conveyed one's commands to a painter one had employed.
Several layers of separation.
But under the moonlight's illumination, he still managed to control this magical plant.
Locke could feel the Shining Sea Gold Sand's resistance, but this tree fern sea gold sand was simply too weak compared to his current magic pressure.
Soon, under his manipulation, the sea gold sand engaged in battle with the stone golem.
About five minutes later, the stone golem was covered in wounds, its power core destroyed by the golden sand torrent summoned by the sea gold sand, and it ceased functioning.
Locke observed this scene and said, "First, the witch porcelain as an energy source has amplified the range of my magic moon. At least threefold."
"Second, this natal witch porcelain has greatly reduced my consumption. Originally, my magic pressure could only support using it for about ten minutes, but now I can use this magic for over two hours..."
Locke calculated the current rate of magic power loss.
Locke said, "Because the energy has been enhanced, the energy of this porcelain moon has also increased. Not only can I use it like Full Moon Growth to rapidly increase a magical plant's power, I can also use moonlight to briefly control this magical plant and slightly increase its power."
In fact, both were the same thing.
It was just that previously, Locke's contemplative understanding of the patterns on the Void Beast's feathers was insufficient, and most importantly, he lacked sufficient magic power.
This caused Full Moon Growth to only crudely and forcefully make a magical plant bloom in a brief moment of glory.
But since he started using natal witch porcelain to provide energy, things had changed again.
Sufficient energy allowed Locke to perform more refined operations.
For instance, this gradual increase in magical plant power and brief influence and manipulation of it.
However, Locke didn't yet understand the specific principles of how the growth and manipulation worked.
He checked the time, then rushed to Arena No. 3, quickly using Peach Bow Thorn Arrow to defeat an opponent, then quickly left and headed toward the public laboratory for breeders at the Origin Academy.
Meanwhile, the Second Circle wizard host, in order to boost viewership ratings, began saying exaggeratedly, "Here it comes again! Locke Augustine has once more used a single Peach Bow Thorn Arrow to defeat his opponent."
"Could it be that the ancient Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic has finally come to life, issuing the most silent condemnation to the wizards who once looked down upon it!"
At this moment, many wizards watching the Spell Combat Tournament in viewing halls at various wizard academies fell into deep thought.
Indeed.
If the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic was so powerful, why didn't they learn it?
This magic was very ancient, so the materials were actually easy to find. There was a large pile of related literature.
Beside the arena, two Second Circle wizards from the Tower of Transmutation who had been paying attention to Locke's matches shook their heads slightly. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
One Second Circle wizard scoffed, "It's Locke Augustine who is strong, not the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic. The backlash risk of Peach Bow Thorn Arrow magic is high enough to offset its advantages."
The other Second Circle wizard also nodded, "But I estimate there will inevitably be wizards who believe what that host says. That host is just trying to increase viewership ratings."
"However, that's how this world is, truth and falsehood are hard to distinguish. Many people seem to speak the truth with conviction, but they're actually just speaking casually, yet listeners take it seriously."
This Second Circle wizard sighed slightly, "I used to be such a person."
...
In the public breeder laboratory, there were few people present at this time, so after Locke submitted a request to use the Cold Ice Magic Mirror to Wizard Kelt and borrowed thirty thousand magic stones from him, he was able to enter the Cold Ice Magic Mirror room.
Locke thanked Wizard Kelt, "Team Leader, I'll return the money to you the day after tomorrow. I'll calculate it according to the basic interest rate of the Big Five Banks."
Wizard Kelt waved his hand, "No need, it's just thirty thousand magic stones, and you're only borrowing it for a little over a day."
"Besides, we won't see each other for quite a long time after this."
Locke's eyes froze for a moment, "Team Leader, were you fired?"
Wizard Kelt's expression changed, his face darkening somewhat, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Throne's Ten-Person Plan at the Origin Academy has a total of six groups, each responsible for different directions, but the team leaders of each group rotate after a period of time."
"This is to prevent situations where some Second Circle wizards suddenly resign or have something come up, and there's no one to take over."
"So, the six groups originally always had two leaders. Oh, I don't think I mentioned this to you before, the first three groups even have three Second Circle wizards."
"The first group has five Second Circle wizards, because Group One's work is the most important."
"Otherwise, how could we Second Circle wizards, with just one or two of us, get all the work done?"
Wizard Kelt said, "Recently, because of you, and because I haven't given up on myself and have started working hard, I've passed an academy assessment."
"This allows me to relax a bit."
Wizard Kelt muttered in a low voice, "Of course, I can't completely relax. Unless I become a sun ring wizard or obtain a position as a senior wizard instructor, there will always be elimination pressure. In any case, I'm going to the Longevity Peach Garden next to complete some other teaching tasks and my own projects. The Throne's power base outside the Origin Academy is primarily at the Longevity Peach Garden. She also has many students there."
"You indeed haven't been to the Longevity Peach Garden, having only stayed at this Dragon Fern Garden."
Wizard Kelt said, "But this is also normal. You've only been at Golden Crown Mountain for half a year. When you've been here longer, you'll understand."
Locke nodded. Golden Crown Mountain's main campus alone had twenty-two gardens, which were twenty-two academies, all on equal footing with each other.
In addition, there were fifteen academies located throughout Cloud Marsh Wetland, and even in Thunder Marsh Lowlands and Rain Marsh Swampland.
After greeting Wizard Kelt, Locke turned and walked into the Cold Ice Magic Mirror room.
Before a massive magic mirror, Locke's appearance was reflected. The 'Locke' in the mirror said in a completely emotionless voice, "Please insert the sample and add the developing potion."
Locke cut off a leaf from the sea gold sand and used an ordinary grafting knife to make it into an ultra-thin slice. He then placed it into a vessel, poured developing potion over it, and placed it into the magic mirror.
Soon, Locke's reflection in the magic mirror disappeared and was replaced by the vessel.
Locke used the control console to temporarily stop the mirror spirit and freeze it, then first retrieved the porcelain moon from his star realm ring and illuminated the leaf slice with moonlight.
The moment he confirmed he had gained control of the ultra-thin slice of the sea gold sand leaf, Locke commanded the mirror spirit through the control console to automatically freeze the sample.
He froze that instant moment of cellular change within the sample using ice magic, then decoded it using the electron beam impact of microscopic lightning magic.
Locke repeated this operation several times.
He wanted to know why his magic moon could briefly seize control of magical plants.
Locke noticed that another fine crack appeared on the surface of his magic moon porcelain, but as he stopped using it, the crack on the porcelain moon would disappear on its own.
Regarding this new magic, there were still too many mysteries, so it was best to understand this magic further before encountering truly powerful opponents. Otherwise, accidents could easily occur during matches.
Moreover, further understanding would allow him to further perfect and strengthen it.
"Right now, I actually have two major magics that could serve as blueprints for Grand Magic. One is this porcelain moon. Of course, this magic only has value because it's my original magic."
"But it still lacks attack magic characteristics."
"The second one... is Peach Bow Thorn Arrow."
Thinking carefully, Witch Yekaterina having him learn Peach Bow Thorn Arrow might not have been without the intention of having him use it as the blueprint magic for Grand Magic.
Wizard Kelt had said he didn't even know this.
He only knew that everyone used attack magic to make Grand Magic, so he didn't question it and followed suit.
Later, thinking back, he was terrified. If he hadn't used attack magic as the blueprint for Grand Magic, his future prospects would have been greatly damaged!
Wizard Kelt had previously been somewhat envious of Locke in private conversations, as Locke could receive careful guidance from a Throne Wizard.
This allowed him to avoid many wrong paths that would inevitably be mistakes.
Perhaps in the world of Second Circle, one must explore on their own to know what is correct.
But for some things, predecessors can directly tell you they are wrong.
After all, hitting some walls... can be fatal.
An hour later, Locke received the results transmitted by the mirror spirit.
He looked at the results.
"I see. When plants are illuminated by the magic moon, the liquid within their cells is pulled by the moon's tidal gravitational force."
"This lunar tidal gravitational force can accelerate the flow of liquid between their cells, causing corresponding changes in the plants. It can also affect the production, secretion, and flow of natural magic structure components within the plants. For instance, the sea gold sand... under the acceleration of tidal gravity, the flow speed of several key natural magic structure components within increased somewhat, and this increase in speed caused the metabolism of internal natural magic structure components to strengthen by about 10%."
"The accumulation of overall local changes becomes a macroscopic phenomenon, which is why the sea gold sand can be manipulated by me and has become slightly stronger."
Locke spent another hour observing the changes in each moment of the sea gold sand leaf cells under Full Moon Growth's illumination.
The Cold Ice Magic Mirror could freeze plant cells, freezing a certain moment of change, so that wizards could see what exactly happened within the plant cells at that moment.
