SORCERER: I WANT TO BE AN ACADEMIC PRODIGY

Chapter 531: Chapter 529: Innate Soul Technique

Compared to the original solidified crystal, the Arcane Core was even smaller and more delicate, almost halved in size, and was a cinnabar red, like a rare gem in the world, radiating an ineffable sacred aura.

Placed in certain worlds, this object was also known as “Godhood,” which indicated its uniqueness.

In the sorcerer world, the Arcane Core was also called the “Lord’s Heart,” which actually comprised two parts: one was the Soul Energy Core, and the other was the Power of Elements.

As for the ordinary lords and strongmen, they usually only had a single Power of Elements, like the Thunder Race, Feather Race, Black Scale Race, and others.

The Arcane Core of an Arcane Wizard equaled twice the amount of others’, making their combat abilities naturally incomparable to those of ordinary lords, and from this perspective alone, it was not difficult to understand why the wizards were feared by the surrounding Alien Race.

One could sense that inside the Arcane Core, there was an extremely complex array of arcane runes.

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In fact, these arcane runes could also be divided into two parts, interrelated yet relatively independent: one represented the Soul Energy Core and also the sorcerer’s innate soul abilities.

The other represented the Power of Elements and also the sorcerer’s elements domain.

“It’s said that not all Arcane Wizards can awaken their complete innate soul abilities immediately, mine, however, is completely intact and just as domineering as described in the data.”

“Star-picking Hand?”

“Not quite fitting, let’s call it ‘Star Soul Hand’ instead.”

The innate soul abilities could be considered an Arcane Wizard’s greatest secret, never publicly disclosed. After delving into his own innate soul abilities, Ivan was also somewhat shocked.

This Star Soul Hand, put simply, could be seen as an advanced version of the Domain Aura ‘Sacrificial Light’.

The leap to advancement, however, was quite significant, turning it into a terrifying capability that, according to his own perception, could be described as a minor divine ability or divine powers.

Sacrificial Light could silently steal the surrounding power, including mental energy, life energy, element energy, and so on.

Star Soul Hand further expanded this ability, adding effects like memory modification, will manipulation, and obliteration of all things, with the power deepened many times over.

“Why does it feel a bit evil?”

Ivan muttered to himself, immediately shaking his head, dismissing the thought from his mind.

After all, the innate soul abilities were purely soul-oriented spells, so it was normal for them to be somewhat eerie.

‘Star Soul Hand.’

The next second, an invisible wave occurred in front of him, and as his thoughts shifted, a tentacle radiating pale red divine light became visible, which was only as thick as an arm at its widest and moved without a sound.

This tentacle was the external form materialized by the Star Soul Hand, which could be seen as a sort of illusion, inherently part of the innate soul abilities.

Thinking that his own innate soul abilities had originated from the Meditation Method ‘Black Demon Ceremony,’ which was derived from the Meditation Method Black Beard Chapter, he wasn’t surprised by its external form.

To Ivan himself, the tentacle looked naturally harmless.

After a moment of thought, he called Jenny over.

Once Jenny arrived at the testing ground, he demonstrated the Star Soul Hand again, soundlessly.

“How is it?”

“It feels eerily creepy, as if I’ve fallen into the maw of some terrifyingly huge beast.” Jenny, fighting the urge to step back, seriously gave her feedback.

No sooner had she finished speaking, a pale red tentacle stretched towards her, causing her to involuntarily take a half step back.

Jenny quickly realized that Ivan wouldn’t harm her. She steadied her steps and began to examine the strange tentacle in front of her, sensing that it could bring disaster upon her at any moment without any chance for her to resist.

“Soul-oriented spell?”

“Innate soul abilities, born from the Arcane Core, exclusive soul-oriented spells of an Arcane Wizard.”

Ivan had nothing to hide from Jenny, so he briefly explained the innate soul abilities.

Then, with Jenny’s cooperation, he conducted various tests, gaining a more detailed understanding of the Star Soul Hand, though it also exhausted him considerably.

The innate soul abilities consumed soul energy when used, not involving any Power of Elements, and this type of consumption was not to be underestimated.

Therefore, sorcerers would not lightly use innate soul spells when unnecessary, as other spells were sufficient to handle the situation.

“Sorcerer Ivan, in a few days, I must return to the underground world—that’s a promise I made to Lady Lilabet, and I cannot break my word,” Jenny suddenly said.

“Do you need me to accompany you?”

“I’m afraid that won’t be possible, Lady Lilabet has arrangements.”

“That makes sense.”

Ivan knew that it was futile to insist. Even though he had become an Arcane Wizard, he still couldn’t provoke entities like the Dark Night Mother Goddess, and besides, Jenny’s trip was a great opportunity; the next time they met, she might have ascended to a lord-level powerhouse.

“When exactly are you leaving?”

“Let’s wait until Lady Lilabet starts urging,” Jenny said with a blink, teasingly.

Ivan was dumbstruck; only she could dare to treat the Dark Night Mother Goddess that way. Another person might have provoked the Goddess to descend to the surface in anger.

“Up to you. If you’re not in a hurry, we can return to Moon Pincer Peninsula together,” Ivan thought for a moment then added, “I have good news for you—Locke is still alive.”

With that, he rolled up the right sleeve of his robe, revealing a sealed mark on his arm.

“What’s this?” Jenny asked as she furrowed her brow.

“The Crimson Mark, left by the dragon-shaped black insect from the Crimson War Banner, appeared at a crucial moment during my ascension to Arcane status. It tried to influence and even control me. Luckily, I received protection from Mavis, who helped seal it, and now it has become like this.

That dragon-shaped black insect obviously used Locke to locate me, so Locke must be alive.”

Ivan was grateful that he had made a special visit to Mavis beforehand; otherwise, his ascension process might have faced numerous hurdles.

“It tried to control you?”

“More accurately, it had chosen me. It probably wanted me to inherit something left by the Crimson Legion, like Quieler from Black Beard Chapter did, perhaps even his legacy.”

Honestly, Ivan was puzzled. Back in the Black God Abyss, that dragon-shaped black insect didn’t save Quieler but targeted him instead.

However, after he developed the Star Soul Hand, he seemed to have understood a bit.

It might be due to the Black Demon Ceremony of the Meditation Method, making it think that he naturally belonged to the Crimson Legion, a fit replacement for Lord Black Beard.

The ways of the Insect Race were no different.

“Sorcerer Ivan, do you plan to go and save Locke?” Jenny was more concerned about his thoughts.

“That’s the idea,” Ivan nodded. “Locke is in their hands, and sooner or later I’ll have to confront them. Otherwise, it’s too passive.”

“Wait for me,” Jenny immediately said, indicating that she meant after her own ascension to lord-level.

“I’ll try my best,” Ivan didn’t hide his thoughts. “You should understand that any delay might lead to complications. Moreover, as an Arcane Wizard, it’s not so easy for me to run into trouble, so rest assured.”

Jenny was naturally reluctant, but she knew she couldn’t sway Ivan’s decision.

She immediately resolved to ascend as quickly as possible.

Ivan didn’t know her thoughts at the moment; if he did, he might have regretted sharing the news with her.

After testing his innate soul spells, Ivan went on to test the elements domain related to the Arcane Core.

The range of an elementary elements domain typically spans between three thousand to five thousand meters. His fire elements domain astonishingly reached nearly five thousand meters; as soon as the domain was activated, the surrounding area turned into a raging sea of flames, burning everything, even the air.

“The elements domain can evolve into Domain Magic, and it requires individual exploration. I’m not sure if Black Magic Hand is still applicable.”

The elements domain is another reliance for an Arcane Wizard. The power of the domain is not only used as a domain itself but can also evolve into various forms, such as spells.

Spells derived from the domain are commonly referred to as ‘Domain Kill Moves’.

As the name suggests, these are techniques that can determine the outcome of a battle in one strike, underscoring the uniqueness of Domain Magic and its importance, ranking just below innate soul spells.

Of course, evolving spells from the elements domain isn’t an overnight task; he needed to explore slowly.

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