Mage Manual-Chapter 87 - 80 Siflin (Seventh Update)

Chapter 87: Chapter 80 Siflin (Seventh Update)

Around the fog-enshrouded sea surface, a small bat was leisurely flying by.

On the bat’s back, there were two drops of solidified colorless liquid continuously absorbing knowledge from the fog, transforming it into its own magic power.

‘The absorption rate is still too slow…’ Siflin sighed inwardly, still very dissatisfied with the speed of her magic power growth.

Two drops of colorless Source Blood = Six drops of Seven-Colored Source Blood = Eighteen drops of Gold Source Blood = Fifty-four drops of Silver Source Blood synthesis. In the Sea of Knowledge, the rate of magic power absorption is 560% of that of ordinary mages.

It seemed pretty impressive, a full 5.5 times the magic power growth rate of an ordinary mage, exemplifying the Blood Saint Clan’s strength to the fullest.

But the Blood Saint Clan only had the advantage within the Sea of Knowledge. If one were to ascend to Two-winged Gold and step into the Time Continent, then the Silver Source Blood would lose its function, and only Gold Source Blood could absorb magic power.

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According to the two drops of colorless Source Blood Siflin currently possessed, it could only be divided into eighteen drops of Gold Source Blood, and the rate of magic power absorption would drop to 200%, merely twice that of an ordinary mage.

Should one advance to the Three-winged Holy Realm, only those six drops of Seven-Colored Source Blood could absorb magic power, with the absorption rate falling to 80%, no longer surpassing that of equal-ranked mages!

Once reaching the Four-winged Legendary level, Siflin would only be able to rely on the two drops of colorless Source Blood, and the efficiency of magic power absorption was a mere 40%, not even half that of a Four-winged mage!

So, despite the Blood Saint clan’s immortality, they were actually the race most short on time: they had to quickly traverse the Sea of Knowledge and the Time Continent while young to unfurl their Gold and Silver Wings and step into the Three-winged Holy Realm. For only Blood Saints who entered the Three-winged Holy Realm could receive the Extreme Master of Blood Moon’s blessing to undergo the Bloodline Purification Ritual.

The later the Bloodline Purification Ritual was performed, the less ideal the results of the purification would be, unable to refine higher-grade Source Blood and unable to experience a second spring.

Siflin had seen many older Blood Saint Mages in the research facility. They often stayed their whole lives in the Three-winged Holy Realm or Two-winged Gold. No matter how long their lifespan, due to the extremely slow rate of magic power absorption, they often could not condense complete Seven-Colored Wings or Gold Wings by the time their souls ceased to exist.

Thus, the disparity between the strong and weak within the Blood Saint Clan was extremely severe: some Blood Saints unfolded their Silver Wings within a few years, but remained Silver Mages their whole lives; some took a hundred years to step into the Three-winged Holy Realm, but they couldn’t fully unfurl the Seven-Colored Wings even in the next four hundred years.

Though the Blood Saint Clan had liberated themselves from the shackles of time, they would ultimately face eternal stillness.

“Hmm?”

The small bat hovered in mid-air, emitting ultrasonic sounds inaudible to normal people, detecting the detailed terrain nearby.

Miracle · Blood Bat Form, this was one of the Blood Saint Clan’s racial advantages. Almost every Blood Saint could easily master this miracle, transforming into a flying bat in the Void Realm. This way, they didn’t have to swim laboriously through the Sea of Knowledge like other mages and could quickly escape if they encountered danger, greatly increasing their exploration efficiency and survival rate.

Ultrasonic detection was an advanced miracle available while in Blood Bat Form, remaining active, allowing Blood Saint Mages to roughly detect the terrain nearby.

Despite the high strength of the fog blocking sound and sight, which made the miracle’s effective range very short, it was still better than nothing.

Vision of an anomaly within the homogenous sea level right to the side was detected by the ultrasonic waves, yet when she stopped to detect it, the ultrasonic feedback changed, and the anomaly disappeared.

Was it a knowledge creature?

Siflin harbored little fear for knowledge creatures; in fact, she was quite excited. She had recently learned a new miracle and wanted to find a victim to test its power.

But the location with the anomaly signal was just a flat sea surface with nothing around.

She was somewhat puzzled, but the Void Realm was full of secrets. If you tried to get to the bottom of every anomaly, even a few hundred years wouldn’t be enough to study a single Sea of Knowledge.

“Ah, I really want to encounter a knowledge creature. There are a few Technique Spirits I want to exchange…”

Just as Siflin was about to leave, she distinctly heard a ‘plop’ from the right front.

The little bat froze in mid-air, unable to react for a moment.

It was her first time hearing such a strange sound in the Sea of Knowledge; it sounded like… someone throwing a stone into the sea?

Could it be that she had encountered another mage?

Siflin hesitated for a second but still flew towards the direction of the sound—she was confident in herself. Even if she couldn’t beat a strange mage, at the very least, she could escape.

Moreover, this was her first time encountering another mage in the Void Realm, and even just to satisfy her curiosity, it was worth risking death to venture into dangerous territory.

Who was the other person?

Could it be a mage from the Kingdom of Blood Moon?

How old were they, and what Magic Faction did they specialize in?

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If it was a mage from another kingdom, could there be a chance for exchange?

With a heart full of nervous yet expectant emotions, Siflin quickly flapped her wings and flew forward until the fog parted, and a small island appeared before her—

The creature was a juvenile Electric White Dragon, its whole body covered in pearlescent soft skin, blind, with a stout neck that supported a head with only a mouth.

For the Electric White Dragon often gave birth to many rare Thunder Technique Spirits, in the Sea of Knowledge, it was considered a knowledge creature of higher value. Even if Siflin didn’t need it, taking it to the research institute would yield a large number of research points.

In the past, Siflin would certainly have been happy about encountering such fine prey, but now she felt somewhat deflated—she really wanted to try chatting with someone else in the Void Realm! Even trading insults would have been good!

But what she found was an ugly Electric White Dragon…

The Electric White Dragon noticed the little bat and let out a piercing scream, powerful sound waves enough to temporarily deafen a Mage.

But Siflin took this moment to revert back to human form from the Miracle transformation. During the 0.1 seconds of the transformation, she was almost one with the Void Realm, immune to all effects, and naturally dodged the Electric White Dragon’s roar.

As she transformed, a burst of blood mist exploded violently, engulfing the Electric White Dragon. When Siflin landed, blue arcs of electricity sparked over the creature’s body, and with a roar, it pounced directly at her!

Moves like this brute force attack by the dragon were the hardest to handle, first because the island wasn’t large and Mages had little space to dodge; secondly, because the Electric White Dragon’s body was wrapped in intense electric arcs. Even a slight brush was enough to inflict serious damage or cause temporary stun to the Mage.

However, Siflin stood her ground and reached out a hand towards the Electric White Dragon, softly intoning, “Miracle·Bloodthorns!”

The blood mist suddenly condensed into spiked ropes, coiling tightly around the body of the Electric White Dragon. As the creature charged forward, countless blood streaks appeared on its pearlescent skin—it was like being flayed alive!

Some days ago, she had some difficulty using “Bloodthorns,” but these days through practice with techniques like Open-Angle Eyelid Surgery, Oral Orthodontics, Nasal Bone Trimming, and similar techniques, her proficiency with this Miracle had increased dramatically, and she could now use it in actual combat!

Suddenly hit with such a brutal attack, the Electric White Dragon’s charge stopped abruptly. It furiously flapped its wings, sparks flying as it tore through the Bloodthorns, and took flight to escape the area cloaked in blood mist.

Knowledge creatures’ learning abilities were no worse than Mages. The Electric White Dragon already sensed that the blood mist was hazardous, so it decided to attack this detestable intruder Mage from the sky!

Siflin remained calm, her hands making strange gestures: “First time using this move in actual combat; there shouldn’t be any problems, right…?”

Whoosh!

The Electric White Dragon suddenly spun down in a charge, thick plasma enveloping it completely. It appeared like a terrifying sphere of electricity!

Even Mages of the Weak Faction who excelled at defense, if they took this blow head-on, would instantly suffer soul damage and be ejected from the Void Realm!

But with a clap of her hands and a strange gleam in her crimson pupils, Siflin uttered, “Miracle·Blood Reversal!”

Hiss!

A ghastly wail followed as the Electric White Dragon lost control of its body, flung out like a broken kite, struggling violently on the ground. Its blood vessels burst one by one, muscles spasming as blood flowed backwards, rupturing through its skin, blossoming like sprays of blood!

While the Electric White Dragon was being wounded by Bloodthorns, Siflin’s “Blood Seed” had already taken root inside it.

With the help of the Blood Seed, Siflin could freely manipulate the target’s blood with Blood Magic Spirits, accelerating bleeding or reversing the flow. These were common Miracles for her — and higher-order Blood Mages could even cause the target’s blood to freeze or boil!

Among the Mages of the Kingdom of Blood Moon, a proverb circulated: “When fighting a Blood Mage, the moment you shed your first drop of blood, you know it’s time to take your own life.”

“Wow!——”

The Electric White Dragon suddenly let out a wail like a baby’s, its body erupting in violent electric arcs once again. Then, with a flick of its tail, it turned around and flung three Technique Spirits in the opposite direction!

As Siflin reached out for the three Technique Spirits, the Electric White Dragon charged into the white mist, and soon, its figure and sound were obscured by the layers of mist, disappearing to who knows where.

Siflin wasn’t surprised by this. Despite the Electric White Dragon’s severely wounded appearance, if it exploded with all its might, Siflin’s Blood Thorns Miracle couldn’t stop it.

This was precisely the cunning of knowledge creatures—even when preying, they would hold back energy to deceive their enemies, estimating their own chances of victory. Once they sensed low odds of winning, they would toss out bait and decisively escape, never engaging in a death struggle with their opponent.

Furthermore, with the mist as cover, unless one had luck, the right conditions, or an advantageous element, it was nearly impossible for a One-winged Mage to kill a knowledge creature alone. Half a year of exploration in the Void Realm, and Siflin had yet to kill a single knowledge creature. This was a true reflection of most Mages’ experience.

When Siflin stored away the three Technique Spirits, her ears twitched as if she could faintly hear the distant cries of the Electric White Dragon.

But with the dense obstruction of the white mist, it was difficult for Siflin to trust her judgment. Upon closer listening, she again heard nothing.

Still, as was said before, there were too many oddities in the Void Realm, and there was no need to waste time on such matters. Time was the most precious resource for the Blood Saint Clan. She needed to make the most of every minute and second for exploration in the Void Realm.

Siflin once again cast a Miracle to transform into a bat and was about to pick a direction to continue on her way when she suddenly heard a ‘plop’ from the right front.

The little bat hovered blankly in mid-air.

Again?