Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brook was just trying to locate the Fire Dragon Cult Leader, wondering how powerful he was compared to the Fire Dragon Commander. Suddenly, a message came from the compass in his backpack. He opened it and saw that the Thunder Crystal had been sold at the auction house.

Someone bought it for 200 yuanbao. I wonder who is so generous.

Brooke thought about it and decided to go to the auction house first. Since Wenren Muxue required two skills to reach level 2, then he would go and meet this condition.

Brooke found the auctioneer he often visited and took out the gold ingots he had earned from the auction, a total of 196. The other four gold ingots were directly deducted as transaction taxes collected by the auction house.

Brook picked out a few cheaper level 35 skill books at the auction house, and finally spent 124 yuan to buy 6 of them. He still had 2 books in his warehouse, and with the pages given by the Tianguan mission, the total number of pages was enough.

Then I went to the East Market and found the skill master.

"Hello, Master. I want to synthesize a level 4 trapped spell."

"Did I hear correctly? Young monk, you want to learn the level 4 trapped spell?" the skill master asked doubtfully.

"Why, can't I learn?" It was Brooke's turn to be confused.

"The Level 4 Magical Trapping Spell is a sealing technique, and only a very small number of high-level cultivators can learn it. Even if you are truly interested in it, you can wait until you become stronger in the future to learn it."

"Why is that?" Brooke asked.

"Because using a level 4 trapping spell alone is almost useless. It needs to be combined with rare materials such as crystals and gems to truly exert the power of the seal. Therefore, this is a very expensive skill. Generally, only the top leaders of the empire or the Marfa continent in the underworld will send people to learn it." The skill master explained.

Brook understood. The art of sealing wasn't something an ordinary person could learn; it required substantial financial support. Was he just going to give up?

Seeing Brook still hesitant, the Skill Master tried to persuade him, saying, "The range of the Sealing Technique depends on the cultivator's level and strength. The stronger the strength, the wider the range. You don't look like you've been reincarnated yet, not even level 50. If that's the case, even if you learn it, the range will only be 5 or 6 yards. What's the point?"

Brook was silent for a moment, then said, "Master, thank you for your reminder. I've taken your advice to heart. I'd like to ask, which crystals or gems are needed for the sealing technique?"

"Hey, young man. Since you asked, I'll tell you." Seeing that Brook was still unwilling to give up, the Skill Master patiently explained:

"The Magic Binding Spell was originally only capable of binding demonic beasts. Later, powerful monks discovered that if the Magic Binding Spell skill is learned to level 4, and special powers, crystals, or gems are incorporated into the spell after casting, a sealing barrier will be formed. For example, if a poison crystal is incorporated, potions cannot be used to restore health within the barrier; if a lightning crystal is incorporated, the power of random teleportation is blocked; and if both a lightning crystal and a fire crystal are incorporated, even returning to the city is prevented."

"In addition, as the cultivator's strength increases, they can integrate various skills into the barrier. With the help of Qi Crystals, they can preserve these skills permanently. For example, integrating Qigong waves or fire resistance rings can block cultivators of corresponding levels from entering. Or they can integrate other offensive skills to prevent monsters from leaving."

"The duration of the spell depends on the Taoist technique. Even for a powerful cultivator with extremely high Taoist skills, the seal can only last for a few hours, or at most a day. If you want to seal for a longer period of time, you need to use rare gems such as blessed gems and Mayan gems. In this way, the seal can be extended to several years, decades, or even hundreds of years."

"Of course, rare gems have other special uses besides significantly extending the seal duration. Someone once went so far as to infuse the power of the Supreme and Hero Gems into a prisoner, immobilizing them from speaking and using their abilities. What a waste! If the criminal's crime was truly heinous, wouldn't it be easier to just kill them? Why waste such precious gems on them? What a shame."

The Skill Master sighed, but Brook understood. Some prisoners weren't impossible to kill, but simply couldn't be killed.

Brooke listened and pondered. He then asked, "Master, you just said that the Ensnaring Spell can be integrated into crystals, gems, and even the skills of a monk. I've heard from the elders that there are artifacts on the Marfa Continent. And I've heard that the reward for this underground palace trial is an artifact. Do you think the Ensnaring Spell can be integrated into the power of an artifact?"

"Of course! A divine artifact is a living gem, even more powerful than rare and precious gems. If we can truly obtain a divine artifact, casting a level 4 confinement spell to form a sealing barrier will naturally be no problem."

"The artifact is a living gem?" Brook asked doubtfully.

"That's right. Gems are disposable; once used, they're gone. Artifacts, on the other hand, only lose their durability after use; and durability can be repaired, so artifacts are living gems." The Skill Master grew increasingly excited. "Not only that, but artifacts can also grow through prolonged use or through forging with special items, unleashing incredible power. So, you want to participate in the underground palace trial and compete for the artifact?"

"Of course!" Brooke affirmed.

"It's not easy to become the first in the underground palace trial. You have to think it through." The skill master reminded again.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I have to give it a try! Even if it doesn't work, the worst that can happen is a waste of 900 pages. It's no big deal. Master, please help me synthesize a level 4 confinement spell!"

"Haha, young people are really ambitious. Okay, as you wish."

The Skill Master took the pages from Brook and quickly synthesized a Level 4 "Trapping Spell" and handed it to Brook.

"Thank you, Master!"

"You're welcome. If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely do the same as you and fight with those aristocratic families for that artifact!"

Brook bid farewell to the Skill Master and then immediately learned the Level 4 Confinement Spell. The Dragon Empire's Level 4 skills were somewhat unique. Once learned, even if proficiency wasn't yet complete, they would still have the effects of a Level 4 skill. Brook had already learned this from learning the Level 4 Divine Beast Summoning spell.

Then, the teleportation ring was activated, and with a whoosh, it moved to the southeast corner outside the city of Shenlong Empire.

This place is remote and sparsely populated, and next to it is a sealing barrier, which is a good opportunity to try out the newly learned level 4 trapped spell.

Trapped spell!

The level 3 magic trapping spell uses the power of the spell to form 6 light pillars, drawing a prison on the ground, making the monsters trapped by the magic trap unable to move.

At this point, the Level 4 Confinement Spell no longer formed six beams of light, but instead formed a hemispherical shield, enveloping the entire space within a four-yard radius. Brook could sense that the four-yard radius was due to the influence of the sealing barrier, as he was currently within it. If he were outside the barrier, the range would be greater.

Brooke donned the artifact and tried to integrate the power of different artifacts into the enchantment spell. Sure enough, a sealing force was formed. Unfortunately, there were no monsters here to conduct further experiments, so the specific effects were not clear. He could only roughly infer the effect of the sealing barrier based on the characteristics of different artifacts.

After trying each artifact, he found that its durability had not decreased. Brook thought that it was probably because the range of his barrier was too small and the power was too weak, so the artifact had hardly used up much energy.

Furthermore, the barrier he had cast, besides having a much larger range, also had a thin barrier. Compared to the barrier in front of him, which had a range of nearly 2000 yards, the 2-yard thickness was completely incomparable.

Brook looked at the large barrier in front of him and suddenly had an idea: What would happen if the small sealing barrier he cast collided with the sealing barrier of this behemoth?

So he walked forward. In front of him was the barrier's two-yard-thick wall. Brook stopped and pointed forward:

Trapped spell!

The 4-yard shield had barely formed when it was immediately crushed by the massive barrier's walls. Like a sword slicing through water, only a fleeting ripple formed.

Brook was too weak, so the barrier he cast was no match for the behemoth before him. However, this seemed to be the correct way to open the sealing barrier.

If one day, the attack magic within the barrier is a useful global mode, then Brook will be trapped inside, and at this time, he will have to find a way to get out.

Brook took out the skill necklace, which he felt was the most useless of the five artifacts, and cast the trapping spell again; at the same time, he immediately integrated the power of the skill necklace into it.

Suddenly, his 4-yard seal barrier was propped up! But Brook could feel that the power of the skill necklace was rapidly fading. After only 10 seconds, the durability of the skill necklace actually dropped by 1 point.

He quickly took back the skill necklace, and the small barrier he had just cast was immediately shattered.

Brook was overjoyed! This method really worked! If he encountered a dangerous barrier in the future, he could use this to get out.