Chapter 103: The Novice Forbidden Spell—Gate of Blazing Flames! The Hill Giant!

[Gate of Blazing Flames (S): Consumes 10,000 mana points as a catalyst, converging the fire elements between heaven and earth to form a blazing gate from the abyss, unleashing a fire-elemental attack on the target area. The range and intensity of the Gate of Blazing Flames depend on the surrounding fire element concentration. Intelligence and spirit attributes can extend its coverage. Duration: 120 seconds. Cooldown: 72 hours.]

Yi Shen had just finished decomposing this batch of fire element materials. Countless strands of energy flowed into his body, and he finally unlocked this forbidden fire-element spell as he had hoped.

The skill level matched Yi Shen’s earlier predictions. Although the system panel merely labeled it as a “basic forbidden spell,” it had already reached the legendary S-rank!

S-rank skill books were even harder to obtain than S-rank equipment. Even though acquiring these elemental materials cost Yi Shen considerable contribution points and time, it was an absolute bargain for him.

“However, this thing doesn’t seem to display damage values or attribute bonuses?” Yi Shen mused. This was his first time obtaining an attack skill above S-rank, and the forbidden spell’s description lacked any mention of base damage or attribute enhancements. Instead, it simply described the convergence of fire elements between heaven and earth, relating to the elemental concentration of the surroundings.

Compared to other S-rank skills revealed on the forums, this skill was quite different. Yi Shen could only interpret this as a unique effect inherent to the Heart of the Arcane.

He was eager to test the skill but, regrettably, he was in a city area and worried about causing widespread destruction. So, he reluctantly suppressed his desire to try it out and turned his attention to other materials.

These included large amounts of earth and water element materials.

There were fewer water element materials, likely insufficient to reach forbidden spell requirements.

However, earth element materials were cheaper. Yi Shen had collected a batch already, and combined with those in this warehouse, his earth element research points should also meet the threshold for a forbidden spell!

A few minutes later.

Yi Shen’s data panel chimed again!

[Ding! Your earth element research points have reached 5,000. Congratulations on learning the Basic Earth Forbidden Spell: Summon Hill Giant.]

[Summon Hill Giant (S): Consumes 10,000 mana points as a catalyst, converging the earth elements between heaven and earth to summon a powerful Hill Giant. The Hill Giant’s base attributes are 500% of the caster’s, with additional attributes dependent on the surrounding earth element concentration. Duration: 3 minutes. Cooldown: 72 hours.]

The earth forbidden spell’s description differed somewhat from the fire one.

This time, there was an attribute bonus.

Upon seeing the 500% attribute bonus, Yi Shen was momentarily stunned, finding the spell somewhat outrageous.

He knew his average attribute value had already surpassed 50,000.

If a 500% bonus was applied, that would mean about 300,000 attribute points!

The Hill Giant’s base health alone might reach 3 million!

Not to mention the additional attributes linked to the nearby earth element concentration, which would further increase its power!

Still, the 72-hour cooldown for both forbidden spells made Yi Shen somewhat cautious.

As his strength grew, he understood that the system panel wasn’t an absolute judge; many descriptions required personal exploration and experimentation. If this cooldown were reduced or even removed, it would be excessively overpowered.

Upon acquiring the earth forbidden spell, Yi Shen had essentially decomposed all the materials in this warehouse.

Under the cover of night, Yi Shen swiftly approached the northern defensive line.

The monster gatherings near the Moonlight Region were increasing rapidly, even to the point of mobilizing entire corps.

Yi Shen wanted to see what effects his two newly acquired forbidden spells could achieve.

Northern Defensive Line.

Command Center.

As reinforcements arrived steadily, the command room grew increasingly crowded. Currently, the overall commander here was Yu Tian, Deputy Commander of the Jingmen Safe Zone. After Qi Lei’s semi-retirement, Yu Tian had taken charge of most affairs in Jingmen.

Besides him, several major guild bases were stationed here.

Among them, the well-known Phoenix Fire Guild from the Hanzhong Safe Zone and the National Hanzhong Guild.

The Phoenix Fire Guild had once been a large real estate group, later establishing a commerce guild and a general guild based on it.

The National Hanzhong Guild originated from the merger of several universities, now relying on the National Hanzhong Martial School and another research martial school for talent.

Both guilds were significant forces in the Hanzhong Safe Zone and had come specifically to provide support. In terms of foundation, neither was inferior to Jingbei Enterprises.

“The energy readings from the monster clusters are rising. It’s confirmed that at least one Level 2 civilization exists on the other side. The rift in the central light screen area continues to expand. Its energy fluctuations closely resemble those of the Moonlight Region and are nearby. It’s suspected to be a secondary space split off from the Moonlight Region.”

“At this rate, the light screen will formally form in about ten days. The third beast assault will occur around then. Our defensive line is too close to the city and not suitable as a battlefield. We must break through soon and try to push the battlefield to the city’s outskirts.”

In the temporary command room, Yu Tian briefed everyone on the current situation.

The frequency of monster attacks during the past nights had increased, and continuous defense alone was too passive, only allowing the monsters to gain ground.

Most reinforcements had already arrived.

It was time to begin reclaiming the occupied zones.

“Assign troops directly. Standing guard indefinitely isn’t practical. I scouted the monster cluster these past two days. Ordinary monsters aren’t very strong; the main threats are elite monsters and the Moonlight Envoys,” said a man in a purple robe, a sorcerer with a small demonic imp flickering faintly around him.

He was Zhu Kaiyang, the Phoenix Fire Guild’s leader on this mission, level 68. His sorcerer class was a magic damage dealer similar to a mage, but to some extent, a sorcerer could communicate with demons, gaining their power and learning a broader array of skills.

“Currently, we lack enough high-level explorers. Charging in recklessly is impossible. We know too little about the enemy. The plan is to first send an elite team to probe what lies beneath the black mist,” Yu Tian explained.

(End of chapter)