Episode 4: Dragon Blood Warrior Chapter 14: Liquefaction

Reynolds, George, and Yale looked at this stone sculpture dumbfounded, they were completely shocked by this stone sculpture, in their eyes, the five human figures of this stone sculpture seemed to have souls–that leftmost one, the kind of softness and weakness embedded in that stone sculpture, was so compassionate.

In the second figure, the cute and lively, how heartwarming it is.

That third humanoid stone sculpture, it was like a girl blushing shyly in front of herself. ……

The five people in this stone sculpture possessed separate divine qualities.

Linley gazed at this stone sculpture, but he had the feeling that it was like a dream, that these five silhouettes were the memories of a dream, and now the dream had woken up.

“Linley.”

Drinkwater walked over, that moon white robe still spotless.

Linley looked towards Derinkelwalt.

There was a hint of gratification on Derinkelwalt’s face, “Stone carving skills, you’ve already reached the height of a master. This stone carving work of yours can be considered a representative work of our Flat Knife School of stone carving. After this time, I’m sure you have a deeper understanding of stone carving again.”

Linley nodded slightly.

Only after truly completing such a piece of work did Linley truly understand why some stone carving masters only had one or two pieces of work that would live on for generations to come. It wasn’t that those stone carving masters didn’t have enough ability, but …… truly the kind of work that could be called a masterpiece was unattainable.

For example, Lin Lei can complete the stone carving “dream awake”, but you let him carve out such a piece, I’m afraid it is difficult.

A stone carving that can be called a masterpiece requires exquisite skill, wonderful inspiration, and passion. Only with absolute passion, 100%. Only with absolute passion, with 100% unreserved emotion, could a work of art be completed that would shock the hearts of the people. Linley had now completed the stone sculpture “Awakening Dream”, but to complete another work comparable to “Awakening Dream”, it would be years and years before he would be able to do so.

However – after ten days and nights of carving, Linley’s mind had clearly memorized that wonderful realm, and in terms of the realm of carving, Linley had actually improved. Now that Linley was allowed to carve out another piece, although it wasn’t as good as the stone sculpture “Awakening Dreams”, it was still much better than a stone sculpture that was worth 5,000 or 6,000 gold coins.

“Linley, can you feel the change in your spiritual power?”

Drinkwater smiled triumphantly.

Linley was stunned.

Spiritual energy?

That surging spiritual energy was much more vast than in the past. The intensity was much stronger than it had been in the past, and if ten days ago Linley’s spiritual energy was just a small tree. Nowadays, Linley’s spiritual energy was a lush, sky-high tree.

“How did it increase so much?”

Linley’s heart was shocked.

Delinquent Corvette smiled smugly, his white beard curling, “Ten times! Your spiritual power in just ten days. It has gotten a terrifying boost, all of a sudden reaching as much as ten times what it was ten days ago! Ten short days catching up with decades of cultivation by others, your spiritual power has directly jumped from being a beginner level six magus to the point of being a level seven magus in a single leap.”

Linley also felt a bit incredulous.

The increase was too much, ten times!

“The effect is great, isn’t it? Hmph, the Flat Knife School of Carving that I, Derinkelwalt, founded, that effect is unquestionable. But …… I really envy you.”

Drinkwater narrowed his eyes with a smile. “Linley. You should know that incorporating absolute emotion. A state that allows the soul to be completely attuned to nature is very rare, very rare.”

Linley nodded in acknowledgement.

If that state was easy to enter, I’m afraid divine works wouldn’t be rare.

“I’ve been alive for nearly thirteen hundred years. And I’ve only entered that state three times to complete three of my proudest works.”

There was a touch of pride on Derinkelwalt’s face, and then he added, “But the time it took me to carve those three pieces was two days, four days, and three days respectively. It only added up to nine days, not as long as you once.”

Linley had just heard Derinkelwalt say that he had spent ten whole days and nights carving.

“This state, is the fastest state to increase mental power in the Flat Knife School of Carving, and in that state, I’m afraid it exceeds that of a normal person by a thousand times! This kind of state, is a state that we can only dream of. Maintaining in this state for as long as possible is the better, so the larger the stone sculpture you carve, the more benefits you gain.”

Linley admitted in his heart.

The stone sculpture “Awakening Dream” was a giant stone sculpture with five figures carved out, which was a very rare large stone sculpture.

Derinkelwalt sighed longingly, “But when inspiration and passion come, there’s already a model of the carving in my head, so there’s no choice at all.”

Linley also understood in his heart.

It was as if when he saw the boulder, he saw those lines and marks, plus he naturally conceived five human figures in his mind for emotional reasons. That kind of passion came when one forgot the world, forgot oneself, and only knew the stone sculpture!

All the spirit, all the feelings, are on the stone carving.

When entering that state, there was no other spirit to think I’m going to refine a giant stone sculpture, it was impossible to be distracted, and once distracted, that state was destroyed.

“Linley, I wanted to ask, this piece of work of yours, what is it called?”

Drinkwater inquired.

“Dream Awakening.”

Linley replied.

Derinkelwalt savored it in his mind for a moment before nodding slightly, “Not bad, good name.”

The rare heavy snowfall had long since stopped, the sky and earth were white, the entire ground of the back of the mountain had a thick layer of snow, enough to bury up to the knee position, such a large snowfall was still relatively rare. After the snow, the temperature also plummeted.

Yale, George, and Reynolds set up a tent directly next to them in this cold weather, Yale ordered some underlings to bring food over, and they just watched over Linley.

At the moment all three of Yale were marveling at this work of art of Linley’s.

“Boss Yale, what’s he doing standing in front of a stone sculpture now that Lao San has succeeded in carving it?”

Reno said with some concern, they had no idea that Linley was in soul communication with Derinkovot, who existed in soul form and was invisible to them.

Yale shook his head slightly, “I don’t know either. But this piece of work by Lao San is definitely comparable to Master Proulx’s work.”

At least in Yale’s eyes, this work of Linley’s was so mind-blowing.

“Yale boss, oldest two, oldest four.”

Linley’s voice rang out suddenly, which caused Yale, George, and Reynolds to be slightly startled, and Reynolds even exclaimed excitedly, “Linley, you’ve finally spoken… it’s been eleven whole days… eleven whole days… ah. You haven’t eaten or drunk for eleven days.”

Linley had stood still in front of that giant stone for a day, and the carving had taken another ten days and ten nights. It was indeed eleven whole days.

If it was some ordinary person, they would have died long ago after not eating or drinking for eleven days. If it was an ordinary person, they would have died a long time ago, or if it was an ordinary level 4 or 5 magician who didn’t eat or drink for eleven days, they would probably be very weak and breathless. However, Linley was only slightly hungry now, and his body was not the least bit uncomfortable. Because when he entered that special state, when he was completely attuned to nature, the earth and wind elements were constantly pouring into his body to replenish his energy consumption, and were constantly improving Linley’s physique.

“Eleven days, eh, I’m indeed a bit hungry.”

Linley said with a smile.

“Hungry?”

George was the first to rush to the tent not far away. Taking out two large boxes wrapped in fur. The fur was used for insulation, and the fur was unwrapped. Inside was the iron box. Open the two iron boxes, inside is the sumptuous dishes.

“Wait a minute, why don’t you drink for dinner?”

Yale laughed.

Linley watched as his three best brothers one was busy putting away the dishes. One was preparing to fill the rice, and the other was pouring the wine. Watching them busily, Linley suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.

Eleven days of accompanying himself like this, how could Linley not be touched in his heart?

It was just that Linley had buried everything in his heart, buried deep.

“Boss, second, fourth, we’ve been good brothers all our lives.”

Linley said firmly in his heart.

“Oldest three, come on, eat.”

George said enthusiastically.

“Good.”

Linley ate and drank with his own three good brothers on top of such a pale, snowy backcountry, laughing and joking with each other, and Bebe the Shadow Mouse was also excitedly gorging herself on the side.

After eating.

“Boss Yale, this stone sculpture you can save for me.”

Linley got up and stood up, looking around, his surroundings a snowy pallor, “I went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to try out when I was fifteen years old, and by all rights I had to go out to try out when I was sixteen years old in July or August, but at that time, because of Alice, I didn’t go to try out then, and now I’ve decided to go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and try out for a good while.”

Yale, George, and Reno were stunned.

“Old Three, you’re going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range?”

Yale was anxious, and so were George and Reno.

In their opinion, Linley had just experienced a blow and now had eleven days of not eating or drinking, and had just gotten better and was going to go to the number one ferocious place in the entire Yulan Continent, the Devil Beast Mountain Range, which had to make Yale and the three of them worried.

Linley smiled and said, ”Alright, you guys don’t worry about it either, I’m very sensible right now. If I haven’t come out of the shadows, I’ll destroy this stone sculpture “Dream Awakening”.”

Turning his head, he looked towards the stone sculpture “Dream Awakening”. Looking at this stone sculpture, it was as if Linley was seeing his past year, and now Linley’s heart was unprecedentedly serene.

“That, is just a memory, just a setback in life. Because of Alice, the pace of my cultivation has slowed down, and now I shall not delay any further.”

Linley smiled faintly at the Yale trio and picked up his parcel, “I’ll just set off directly without returning to the academy.”

“Boss, second, fourth.”

Linley’s gaze coalesced on his three good brothers and he smiled faintly, “I really thank you all, I, Linley, am very fortunate to have brothers like you.”

After saying that Linley carried the package on his back and brought Bebe with him, he stepped through the snow towards the east.

Yale, Reynolds, and George watched as Linley’s silhouette grew farther and farther away, and finally disappeared into the snow-colored heavens and earth.

In the middle of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Towering trees, dense thorns, messy wildflowers and grasses, withered leaves, the entire Wraith Mountain Range was still so primitive, and Linley sat cross-legged in the middle of a grassy area, absorbing the earth and wind elements from the outside world and refining his magic power.

Although Linley’s spiritual power had reached the seventh level magician realm, his magical power was still at the sixth level.

It had been a whole month since Linley had set foot in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

During this month, Linley had occasionally killed some magical beasts, and the rest of the time, he had either been studying the wind system’s level seven magic flying technique or meditating and cultivating his magical power.

The Ernst Magic Academy didn’t teach seventh level and higher magic at all. However, the Flight spell was almost as simple an extension of the Float spell, and Linley had been experimenting with the magic incantation for the Flight spell based on the books he’d read in the academy’s library that had information on the principles of wind magic.

After a whole month of experimentation, Linley could already easily fly between heaven and earth.

Although Linley didn’t know if the magic incantation he’d researched was the same as the flight art magic incantation that was uniformly prescribed in the outside world, but with the flying speed he had today, Linley was considered relatively satisfied.

A level 6 magician to a level 7 magician was indeed a big hurdle, but the hardest part of this big hurdle was the increase in spiritual power, which Linley’s spiritual power had already increased to nowadays, and the refining of magical power only required enough time.

Linley’s elemental affinities were all superlative, and the speed of magical power refining was extremely fast.

Bebe the Shadow Mouse was looking around beside Linley, carefully protecting him while Linley was on his knees quietly refining his magical power.

Inside Linley’s body, in the middle dantian position of his chest.

That earthy yellow mist and cyan colored mist had been appallingly dense, yet now there was still that earthy yellow gas and cyan colored gas entering the middle dantian, and as the density grew greater and greater, finally …… the mist in the dantian reached a limit.

A drop of earthy yellow liquid water and a drop of cyan liquid water appeared in Linley’s middle dantian.

Immediately afterward, the earthy yellow and cyan colored liquid water droplets became more and more numerous, from one to ten, a hundred, a thousand ……

One of the differences between a level six magician and a level seven magician was that – magical power began to liquefy!