Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 500 - 45 Melting of Rules

"Bring... down?"

Richard was somewhat baffled by Ulysses’ suggestion. Since Inhardt wasn’t dead, he was unsure how to do it.

The Miracle Furnace was ineffective on living beings.

Seeing Richard’s puzzled look, Ulysses was taken aback for a moment, then spoke with annoyance, "Indeed, why am I even discussing this with you? Just leave it to me; you focus on adapting to your body. After a while, I’ll give you the stripped rules."

Hearing Ulysses say this, Richard didn’t ask any more questions. He confidently entrusted the matter to Ulysses and devoted himself entirely to adapting to his body.

This body, transcending the limits of third-level creatures, had exceptionally exaggerated data.

Before transcending, Richard’s Magic Rebound could only store one hundred and twenty thousand units of Magic Value, but after transcending, his Magic Circulation still existed, and his body’s capacity for magic reached one million two hundred thousand.

That was ten times the capacity of the Magic Rebound.

In terms of strength, Richard’s ordinary punch could unleash a ten thousand Energy Level of power, and if he struck with all his might, the figure could almost double. With the addition of Martial Skills learned by Richard, the full power of his punch could even reach a fifty thousand Energy Level.

And this was without the involvement of any rules.

With rules involved, that power would increase even further.

Apart from strength, Richard’s agility and reflexes also made qualitative leaps. Ordinary third-level creatures could barely crawl in his presence.

Even Wizards who practiced Physique Evolution were merely somewhat faster turtles.

Only someone as strong as Jimmy could be regarded as a person. But even Jimmy would most likely not be able to defeat the current Richard.

Moreover, Richard’s bodily defense had also made a qualitative leap. Purely relying on his physique, Elemental Magic below eight thousand Energy Level was like a light breeze to Richard.

If Radiation Rule was added, Energy Magic below, fifteen thousand Energy Levels would be virtually ineffective against him.

With just these figures, Richard could walk sideways among third-level creatures.

Moreover, Richard could clearly feel that his body was actually constrained.

After all, Richard had not completed the dual evolution of spirit and flesh, and the shackles of the soul were limiting the development of his body.

It would only be when he became a Great Wizard that his body would truly unleash all its power.

It took Richard a year to adapt to his body, during which he used Soul Essence to forcibly end the Rebound Effect.

The Rebound Effect was indeed beneficial, but it was too slow.

At its pace, Richard estimated the war would be over before it ended.

Due to Richard’s unique state, the Crystal Ball reported errors upon contacting his data.

This left him only able to estimate his spiritual power.

By his estimate, if measured by a third-level creature’s spiritual power quality, he would have around four hundred points of spiritual power.

Although compared to a World Master, this amount of spiritual power was not much different from ordinary third-level creatures, the extra hundred points of spiritual power allowed him to resist most spiritual power attacks.

"Ha!" Richard uttered a low shout and swung his fist violently. In an instant, the world around him seemed to solidify, with magic from the surroundings drawn in by the punch and forming a simple yet sophisticated spiral structure.

The next moment, a piercing whistling of wind sounded.

A condensed fist brightness, like a great arrow, blasted towards the Snake King opposite Richard.

In the golden eyes of the Snake King, a trace of seriousness flickered. Its tens of meters long body swung violently, and when kinetic energy and other forms of energy were transferred to the tip of its tail, a light blade, not inferior to Richard’s fist brightness, flew out from the tip.

Then, there was a thunderous boom.

A brilliant "Supernova" exploded in the air, with the scattered Energy Radiation causing the observing Holy Tree Elves to involuntarily shield themselves with mycelium.

Soon, the light dissipated. Richard withdrew his fist and took out a Wizard Robe from his pocket to drape over his shoulders.

The Snake King slowly swam up next to Richard, speaking admiringly, "You are indeed a prodigy. In just one year, you have already gained such control over your body.

The demands for body control by this Combat Skill must be quite high."

The punch Richard had just thrown was utilizing the Unity of Heaven and Man he exchanged from the Contribution Store.

This combat technique emphasized the integration of spiritual power, body, and environment, and was exceedingly challenging to use.

Yet, Richard had only practiced for half a year, and he already had some accomplishments.

If he continued training, it would not take many years for him to reach Jimmy’s level.

At that time, he might even be able to spar with a World Master using this Combat Skill.

"You flatter me too much, Snake King," Richard responded modestly. "I just happened to have undergone Martial Skill training before. Because the Radiation Rule allows for stronger energy control compared to ordinary wizards, and because this Combat Skill is easier to grasp, that’s why I was able to learn it so rapidly."

"Don’t be modest; your progress is still commendable."

Ulysses’ voice suddenly came from behind him. Richard turned around and saw Ulysses, somewhat fatigued, flying towards him holding a Light Ball.

"There’s good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Richard’s eyebrows raised slightly, "Let’s hear the good news first."

"The good news is that the dissection of rules from that bug is complete. There should be more than enough for your Rule Melter."

Upon hearing this, Richard was pleased, then immediately asked, "And the bad news?"

"The bad news is, if you plan on letting this insect grow, you must supplement it with a fundamental rule."

"...Ah?"

Richard was somewhat baffled by Ulysses’ words. What did he mean by needing to supplement a fundamental rule for the insect to grow?

Seeing Richard’s confusion, Ulysses explained, "This insect seems quite formidable, but the fundamental rule it possesses is not complete. If you intend to cultivate this insect into a Level 5 Creature or even a Level 6 Creature, you must provide it with a fundamental rule as a basis to reshape its Rule Body."

"...That’s it?"

Richard’s expression towards Ulysses was one of perplexity.

"The news doesn’t sound all that bad. Cultivating a Level 5 Creature, don’t you think you’re being a bit too far-sighted?"

He was merely a novice Wizard who had just broken through the mortal limit. Cultivating a World Master was too distant a goal for him.

"Ga... Forget it, pretend I didn’t mention it."

Ulysses paused, feeling that what Richard said made sense. Although a loyal slave to their own World Master was extremely precious, it was utterly useless to the current Richard.

"You go ahead with the melting. I will draft a Destiny Contract for this insect."

Taking the illusionary Light Ball reluctantly offered by Ulysses, Richard gently touched it, and the ball appeared beside the Miracle Furnace.

With a single thought from Richard, the flames of the Miracle Furnace blazed fiercely, and a stream of information also appeared before him.

[Raw materials: Radiation Rule (First Level), Life Rule (First Level) (incomplete)]

[Fuel: Life Rule (First Level) (incomplete), Water Element Rule (First Level) (incomplete), Wind Element Rule (First Level) (incomplete)]

[Melting difficulty: Third Level]

[Expected time: 987 days]

[Melting result: Radiation Rule (modified) (Second Level)]

Looking at the information given by the Miracle Furnace, Richard’s mind moved, and the Life Rule was removed from the raw materials.

After breaking through the mortal limit, his body had automatically comprehended an incomplete Life Rule. And the rules brought by the Mother Worm God might just complete his Rule.

But no sooner had he removed the Life Rule than the Miracle Furnace updated its information with an additional line.

[Insufficient fuel]

Well, the Rule had to be put back.

Placing the Life Rule back into the list, Richard’s mind moved again, and these rules being used as fuel were thrown into the flames.

The next moment, Richard felt as if an invisible force was extracting the rules from within his body. Meanwhile, inside the Miracle Furnace, a glowing light was gradually merging with a small tree.

Without the rules, Richard suddenly felt as if something was missing, a hollowness inside him.

"How long will your rules take to melt?" Ulysses asked just in time.

"About three years, roughly speaking. By the time we arrive at our destination, the melting should be complete."

The Plane they were heading to for this expedition was certainly not close to the Wizard World; otherwise, the Great Wizard traveling through the Star Realm would have detected it.

So, they would definitely spend a year or two on the journey.

Right now, with two years left until the battle commenced, there was ample time.

"Three years? That’s so fast!" Ulysses exclaimed, "When I melt rules, even the most compatible ones take at least five years. If the compatibility is poor, the melting time is no less than ten years.

Your furnace only needs three years; damn, fate really isn’t fair!"

If he had such a furnace, he might have become a Main God by now.

Richard chuckled, destiny was indeed unfair, so he always tried to remain very humble in his dealings with others.

If fate could bring him good fortune, it was certainly capable of doing the same for others.

With the matter of rules settled for the time being, and with two years remaining before the battle, Richard planned to do nothing but focus on strengthening his body control, as well as practicing the Invisible Face technique.

The Invisible Face skill requires precise control over one’s body.

A Wizard must control every inch of skins, every strand of muscle, and forcefully deform bones and twist organs.

Only then could he transform from a human being into a new creature.

The process of training this skill was extremely painful, akin to an unanesthetized full-body plastic surgery.

Fortunately, the training for an Adaptation Body had granted Richard extraordinary neural resilience, which allowed him to endure the most difficult beginning.

However, as the training progressed, Richard profoundly understood how foolish it was to fight pain with willpower.

The feeling of countless sharp needles repeatedly probing his entire body forced even the steadfast Richard to admit,

Such agony indeed affected his combat strength.

His will could endure the pain, but his flesh would instinctively resist his will.

As a last resort, Richard had to cultivate an anesthetic gland implant capable of secreting anesthetic substances into his body.

With the help of the anesthetic gland, Richard’s pain was instantly alleviated by a great deal; the remaining discomfort did not affect his combat capability at all.

Nonetheless, this modification left Richard feeling unsettled.

After all, the technology given by the Great Wizard hadn’t mentioned this, and he wondered if using it would cause any problems.