Am I a god-tier talent in all my professions?

Chapter 108 Alien Competitors

"The Night of the Demon" is written in Miniese, the language of vampires, demons, ghosts, and high-ranking undead.

It is a language used by creatures hidden in evil and darkness.

It is also a language that has been passed down from ancient times.

"The ritual of desecration."

"A ritual that utilizes the soul for sacrifice."

"It requires the blood of evil creatures to inscribe the corresponding magic circle, and enough souls to be sacrificed."

"It can... gather a massive monster tide?"

That really is strange.

We've truly uncovered an incredible secret...

Lu Cang reproduced the ritual formation on fire-writing paper and recorded it.

Afterwards, Lu Cang began to consider whether or not to destroy the book.

If other scholars who study deciphering have seen this book, they will probably be able to decipher this ritual as well.

If this sinister ritual were to spread to the world, it would feel very ominous.

For the first time since coming into this world, I've struggled with keeping a secret.

Forget it...

Let's borrow this book and pretend we forgot to return it. Let the library deduct the deposit from our account.

The following few secret books.

Each entry details the method for making a poison, the forging of a special magic sword, and the requirements for changing jobs to the Metamorphosis class...

Poisons require the profession of pharmacist.

Forging a magic sword requires both the enchanter and blacksmith professions.

Those who undergo metamorphosis... must possess a secret scroll for job change.

These hidden pieces of knowledge are not very relevant to me, but if I memorize them and sell them for money, I estimate I could make a lot of money.

However, I am not short of money at the moment.

Therefore, I will not consider this aspect.

After that, Lu Cang walked around the different floors of the library several times.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise; a total of ten books containing hidden knowledge were discovered.

Three of them can be interpreted.

The remaining seven books are beyond my current knowledge to decipher; they require demonology, creationism, advanced cryptography, jungle studies, bird songs...

Is this the dilemma faced by codebreakers?
Although you have some innate knowledge after changing jobs, there is still a lot to learn in addition.

Lu Cang thought for a moment.

I packed up all the books I hadn't read yet and paid a deposit of 10 gold coins at the library front desk.

If the deposit is not returned by the due date, it will be deducted directly.

The deposit deduction was quite severe; it wasn't a full refund or a charge based on the overdue period.

Instead, if the 30-day period is exceeded, the deduction will be 10 times the book price.

Ha, what a heartless library...

After leaving the library, Lu Cang pulled down his hood, and with each step he slowly grew taller.

After walking about a kilometer and making three or four turns,

Lu Cang is already about 1.6 meters tall.

Although he's not a 1.8-meter-tall hunk, he's still considered a relatively short adult male, and his appearance has matured considerably.

"Flesh and Blood Reconstruction"

This magic is really useful.

Even the vocal cords were modified.

"what--"

Lu Cang tried to pronounce it, and it did sound like an adult.

However, flesh magic is a forbidden art in this era, so it's best not to reveal your mastery of flesh magic unless absolutely necessary.

Furthermore, it's best not to let others know about this kind of magic that can fundamentally change one's appearance.

The essence of this magic is "shaping flesh and blood," not illusion.

This means that even if it is tested, the problem will basically not be detected.

Because Lu Cang actually looked like that at that time; it wasn't a disguise.

Wearing a robe enchanted with "Weakening Existence," almost no one noticed Lu Cang's change.

Lu Cang's original height was about 1.2 meters. He slowly grew to 1.6 meters. Even if there was no effect of slowing down his growth, it would be difficult for people to notice.

Aside from flesh magic, there are many other ways to increase height to achieve the same effect.

【Magic Bookstore】

As the name suggests, it's a place that sells magic books.

Lu Cang entered the bookstore with a new look: a rather short man with an average appearance and a slight stubble.

"I want to buy some Tier 3 spellbooks."

"Guest, what type would you like? Elemental, spiritual, or arcane?"

Lu Cang pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking, "All of them."

all?

Lu Cang nodded affirmatively: "Yes, all the Tier 3 spellbooks."

"guest……"

"The magic books in this shop cannot be previewed."

Lu Cang flicked his wrist, and a money pouch appeared on the table.

"Is this enough?"

The boss picked it up and weighed it in his hand.

Holy crap? Thirty thousand gold coins?
"No, not just the third tier..."

"Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, I'll buy them all."

"If the money isn't enough, I can add more."

The boss instantly sobered up.

Yes! I'll wrap them all up for you right away!

The shopkeeper quickly and efficiently packed the beautifully bound magic books from the shelf into his spatial ring.

He ran into the inner room again...

He returned about three minutes later.

“本店一共八十本魔法书，3阶魔法书20本，2阶魔法书30本，1阶魔法书30本。”

"They are all different."

Lu Cang scanned the storage ring with his senses and found that there were indeed 80 magic books.

There are really few...

"Each Tier 1 magic book costs 1 gold, and a few rarer ones are 1 gold and 50 silver."

"Each Tier 2 spellbook costs 10 gold. Some are spells created by a certain mage, which are more expensive and cost 20 gold."

"A level 3 magic book costs 100 gold coins each, and a few special ones can sell for 400 or 500 gold coins."

The shopkeeper weighed the money pouch in his hand...

"Hehe, distinguished guest."

"We've already calculated the money, here's your change."

That's really expensive.

One book is worth 100 gold coins, which is the income of a level 3 adventurer working for three months straight.

Just buy one magic book?

Without this spellbook, even if I reach level 3, I still won't be able to learn level 3 magic.

The profession of mage is different from other professions.

When a warrior reaches level 3, they undergo a qualitative change, their physical strength increases by a whole level, and their fighting style unlocks subsequent moves. Furthermore, as their physical strength improves, the power of their moves also increases by a whole level, so it doesn't really interfere with anything.

But the monk.

The strength of magic is basically related to proficiency and rank.

After the upgrade, the magic power increases significantly, and the casting speed may be a little faster, but there are no other noticeable improvements.

To achieve a significant improvement, you need to learn higher-level spells.

However, high-level spells cost money...

Only mages with magical abilities are called "master mages"; mages without magical abilities are just "juniors."

No wonder... High-level mages rarely practice independently; they almost all enroll in academies.

I heard that the magic books at the academy are free to borrow, and professors personally teach you the key tricks. Listening to one spell explanation class is equivalent to a whole day of arduous spellcasting practice.

Every monk has to study for a few years.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to afford to learn magic...

"Yes, I'll come back again if any new spells are introduced."

Lu Cang took the storage ring away.

Lu Cang didn't care how much money the boss made. Even if he spent tens of thousands more gold coins now, it wouldn't matter to him.

Killing 10 monsters of national annihilation level in a dungeon earns you 200 million.

Instead of wasting time arguing with others over trivial matters, you might as well casually run a Tier 4 dungeon.

"Mental Resonance Shield, Thunder Wave, Daylight Spell, Dark Vision..."

Tier 3 spells are significantly more advanced than Tier 2 spells.

First, there are the mental spells that won't appear in Tier 2 spells. These are mental attack and defense spells.

In addition, various elemental spells are showing a trend of being able to clear the field.

It has a wide range and deals considerable damage.

Furthermore, starting from Tier 3, these elemental spells are no longer singular, but show a trend towards dual-element fusion.

Starting from level 3, mages are no longer the kind of trash who spend ages chanting and barely manage to break a monster's leg with an ice spike.

Perhaps because his main profession is a mage, Lu Cang has always felt that the mage profession is weak.

I always feel that... ordinary mages are so weak.

Why is it that ordinary mages' spells are so complicated yet so weak?

As for other professions, I don't have much experience with them, so I don't have much of a feeling about them.

Lu Cang even developed a good impression of warriors after meeting Atrendo in the battle arena, feeling that warriors were a strong and powerful class.

"The thunder of betrayal, the shockwave of upheaval..."

Lu Cang looked around halfway through his chant.

Forget it.

It's not appropriate to perform magic in the street.

After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the [Battle Arena].

Lu Cang plans to get 500 wins first.

Enter the battle gate once again.

You are currently a Level 3 Competitor.

You have achieved a 200-game winning streak – unlocking World Quick Matchmaking.

[Should we perform a quick match?]

We will match you with competitors from other battle zones outside of the City of Circles.

"It even has this function... This God of War's spectacle is really flashy."

"Let's do a quick match then."

I wonder how many battle arenas there are in this world.

There are three kingdoms of Loren, located in the City in the Circle, the capital of Loren, Knoloa, and Baihan City.

The Kingdom of Loren's arch-rival, the Kingdom of Rega, has four kingdoms.

I've heard that battle arenas are found all over the world. Not just on the continent of Ruilen, but even in the legendary hell and heavenly realms, there are wonders of battle arenas.

Of course, the existence of hell and heaven is a matter of much debate among the people.

[Matching successful]

hum-

A beam of light descended.

A creature with black wings on its back, crimson skin, and two horns on its head appeared before Lu Cang.

Oh?
The first one wasn't even human?

"Roar!"

The moment it appeared, it let out a roar! A faint aura of blood emanated from its body.

He was already holding both scimitars in his left and right hands.

"A warrior...?"

Different races cannot be judged by common sense; I've heard that different races have different professions.

For example, humans have a profession called Witcher, but demons can't have Witchers too, can they?

I hunt myself?
Lu Cang became somewhat cautious.

[Countdown - 2]

However, since the opponent doesn't have any special title above their head, they don't seem to be a character like the Ultimate Warrior.

However, we must not underestimate our opponent.

Let's take this seriously.

[Countdown - 1]

【The battle begins】

Swish!
Lu Cang sensed that the other party appeared behind him almost instantly.

Not a warrior, but an assassin?

At the same time, layers of shields instantly covered Lu Cang's body!

"Protection of a Thousand Waves of Resilient Water (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

"Ring Lava Layer Protection (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

"Protection from the Storm (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

"Erosion Black Shield (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

……

Thirty-six layers of shields instantly covered Lu Cang's body, while on the outermost layer were four layers of "Source: True Protection Barrier," an upgraded version of the protective barrier.

when!
The scimitar had not yet struck.

Lu Cang had already raised his hand.

"Explosive Wind Blast (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

An upgraded version that rejects wind-driven attacks.

boom!
The compressed gust of wind exploded in front of his body in an instant!

Unlike the previous straight-line blast of wind, this attack's wind directly exploded onto its body, blasting it away like a physical explosion!

The explosive power it possessed was on a completely different level from before.

With a gust of wind, the spikes behind him pierced out!

In an instant, it pierced right through his body, which had been blasted away!
"Spindle Black Thorn (Tier 2) (LV: 301)"

The thorns of the crystal wood are extremely hard and sharp, and also poisonous.

Stone thorns are hard and plentiful, ice thorns are cold and freezing, and wood thorns are sharp and poisonous.

This is an evolved combination of Lu Cang's Earth Spike magic.

[Winner: Lu Cang]

what?
died?

It killed him instantly with a single blow; I thought he would be very strong.

Since it was his first time encountering a different race, Lu Cang became much more serious.

But now it seems that the alien races aren't much stronger either.

They easily lifted it away.

Surprised, Lu Cang also learned the spell he had just bought.

Then continue with the matching process.

Sure enough, it was much faster. What used to take several minutes to match was now matched instantly.

[Opponent - Free Void: Night Devourer]

What the hell?
This name has a pretty high-class feel to it.

Lu Cang saw the creature descending before him; it was pitch black, and its hair wriggled like Medusa's snakes, only black.

Its hands are clasped together.

"Human race?"

"interesting……"

"I have never encountered a human opponent. I thought the human race was extinct."

Oh?
This person's name even has a title.

What is the free void?
But what he said sounded a bit pretentious.

"No one among the human race..." means they look down on the human race.

Is it really that powerful?
Lu Cang doesn't have the habit of talking to his opponents during battle, unless the situation is special.

[Countdown - 1]

Swish!
They appeared behind me again. These people are really relentless. Can't they just charge at me head-on?

Thirty-six layers of shields activated instantly!
The wind roared out in an instant!

Almost simultaneously, a hand emerged from the other's body, its palm covered with a dark sphere.

boom!
The dark ball and the wind collided simultaneously!
A look of shock appeared in the single eye on its forehead!

Almost instantly, it was sent flying backward!

What kind of spell?
Can't it be offset?

However, just before it was about to hit the splinter, its body disappeared again.

Then, in the next instant.

It reappeared beside Lu Cang!

"Instant White Flash (Tier 3) (LV: 301)"

Swish!
The moment it appeared, four white flashes pierced through its body!

Such fast magic!
Something is wrong!
After being thwarted twice in a row, Tun Ye disappeared once again, and this time he quickly created a large distance between himself and the enemy!
However, even at a distance of one kilometer, the flash still tracked after them!

call out--

Following the flash of light, a devastating magic that scorched the earth and plunged the sky into ice swept in!

I suddenly realized it in an instant.

It was...

Hundreds of spells were being unleashed at him simultaneously?

Is this a human?!
(End of this chapter)