<h4>Chapter 229: Present Time</h4>
Charles then retracted his gaze from the spell model and opened the game interface.
''Hmm, which spell model should I construct next? Mind-rted? Defensive? Healing? Or supportive?'' He massaged his temple for a moment and chose to construct the defensive spell model.
He hurriedly opened the spellbook option and focused his gaze on the [Sun''s Shell] spell model.
The next instant, multiple corresponding spells appeared in front of his eyes.
But among them, one spell model named [Sun''s Guard] caught his attention.
''It has simr effect as the Starfall Codex book''s [Sun''s re] spell.'' He also checked other spells, but none caught his attention.
After thinking for a moment, he spent 195,400 Exp points and chose to construct the [Sun''s Guard] spell model!
Unlike thest time, he didn''t enter into an enlightenment state and used his cryptic analytic skill toprehend while the spell model was in the construction process.
Same as before, the [Sun''s Guard] spell model construction process took more than 48 hours!
Once he finished constructing the spell model, a burst of dazzling sunshine came out from the 5-meter tall hexagonal spell model and illuminated the whole Inner World.
Charles gazed at the newly constructed spell model and soon shook his head.
''This spellcks anyw essence. If my guess is not wrong, it could barely stop a normal Rank-4 attack spells. If the opponent usesw-infused Rank-4 spell, the defensive shield might crumble after a second or two. Comparing with the Finger of Destruction spell model, this one is nothing. This is the difference betweenprehended and nonprehended spell model, huh.'' He let out a deep sigh and checked the total amount of Exp he had.
''786,529 Exp… It''s more than enough to rank-up my both sses. But should I spend the free attribute points?'' Charles furrowed his brows for a moment and shook his head.
''No. if the artifact''s n bes sessful, my wisdom power will get arge boost. Then, therees the physical attributes. If I want to increase them to next stage, I have to rely on potions. But from the Holem''s Crown''s earlier words, even the Rank-4 Alchemist seems to have no ability to concoct the Sunset potions (Rank-4). Even if they concoct a potion, they will never put them in the auction. So, spending the free attributes on the wisdom attribute might not be a wise choice. Instead, I should save them and use it when I face obstacle to raise the attributes.''
He let out a deep sigh and spent 355,800 Exp on the main ss.
…
[You became an Lv-2 ze Sorcerer!]
[2 free attribute points rewarded!]
[+1 wisdom point rewarded!]
[10 skill points rewarded!]
…
[You became an Lv-3 ze Sorcerer!]
[2 free attribute points rewarded!]
[+1 wisdom point rewarded!]
[10 skill points rewarded!]
…
[You became an Lv-4 ze Sorcerer!]
[2 free attribute points rewarded!]
[+1 wisdom point rewarded!]
[10 skill points rewarded!]
…
[You became an Lv-5 ze Sorcerer!]
[2 free attribute points rewarded!]
[+1 wisdom point rewarded!]
[10 skill points rewarded!]
…
''Hmm, I currently have 10 free attributes points and 127 free skills points.'' He pondered for a moment and chose to level up the sub-ss too.
He focused his attention on the sub-ss section and poured 147,794 Exp points into it.
…
[You became an Lv-5 Shape-Shifter]
[1 free attributes point rewarded!]
[20 skill points rewarded!]
…
''Good.'' He nodded his head and checked the status.
[Name: Charles Nightwind
Health Status: Normal (Affected by Amber''s Curse)
Race: Shape-Shifter
Main ss: Level 5 ze Sorcerer (0/221,690) [Rank-4]
Sub-ss: Level 5 Shape-shifter (0/221,690) [Rank-4]
Title: Chaos Maker
Health Points: 631/631
Exp: 282,935 Exp
Attributes:
Strength- 20.5
Dexterity- 20
Constitution- 20.4
Wisdom-57
Charisma- 12
SP (Skill Points): 147
AP (Attribute points): 11
ss spells:
Fallen Angel''s Wings (Rank-3 spell- Completed)
Finger of Destruction (Rank-4 spell- Iplete) [5% Extra boost due to the presence of Chaos power in this spell model.]
Fire Born (Rank-3 spell- Completed)
Sun''s Guard (Rank-4 spell- Iplete)
Knowledge Absorber (Rank-3 spell- Completed)
Soul Heal (Rank-3 spell- Completed)
me Teleportation (Rank-3 spell- Completed)
Sub-ss skills:
Sleight of Mystery Hand- 253
Shape-shifting- 234
Foresight- 315
Unique skills:
Wisdom Sight- 220
Conceal- 56
Dark Vision- 50
Intermediate Dagger Arts- 50
Sharpshooting- 44
Elemental Affinity Level:
Fire: Genius
Darkness: Average.]
''I spent almost all the exp points, but only gained 11 attribute points and 60 skill points. Well, the system is just an artifact after all.'' He let out a deep sigh, closed the game interface, and flew towards his Inner World.
Within a few seconds, he reached the ground, flew past volcanic mountains,va pools, and strange fire forests, and soon arrived in front of the System Cube, which appeared around a 3x3 meter cube.
Charles nced at the mysterious red cube for a second and shifted his gaze towards the longitudinal andtitudinal lines of runal letters encircling the cube.
Then, he tried to get near it but soon felt the same invisible force obstructing him from nearing the cube.
But unlike before, Charles felt something was off about it.
After thinking for a moment, he used his wisdom power and began to study the invisible force.
After two hours of deep analysis, Charles squinted his eyes all of a sudden.
''T-This… It''s not some invisible energy is obstructing me, but this particr space seemed to be frozen in time…'' He got dumbfounded for a moment.
"This is the power of Present Time." He couldn''t help but feel excited inside.
''Am I able to master it?'' A thought whirled in his mind.
''I have to try at least.'' He instantly made up his mind and sat on the cross-legged position near the cube.
He used his wisdom power and [wisdom sight] skill for the next ten hours and tried his best to grasp the mysterious present-time ability.
Just when he was about to stop his analysis, he suddenly felt a familiar sensation.
At that moment, a sh of inspiration appeared in his mind.
''My [Fire Born] spell… It actually originates from the Rebirth me… A mysterious fire which abilities are unknown even to Mr. Rh… But when the demonized Elder used his chaos scythe to attack me, not a single scratch appeared on my body… Why? It''s not a chaos me… Wait… Rebirth… Born as new… I think it might be a ''Time'' rted spell.'' As the thought appeared in his mind, he instantly cast [Fire Born] spell on himself and soon felt that his thought processing ability began to elerate.
Simultaneously, he felt that he could think faster than before and analyze the surroundings very carefully!
A momentter, a blue notification popped up in front of his eyes, causing him to be stunned inside.
[Seer ss unique skill obtained!
elerate Thoughts: An ability which allows user to think 1.5 times faster than before!
Caution: Using this skill continuously will drain one''s mental energy.]
''This is indeed a big surprise.'' Charles stared at the notification for a moment and then furrowed his brows.
''elerate Thoughts… If I continue to study the present ''Time'' power, I can indeed improve this skill at a fast speed… elerate Thoughts is just a basic skill. As long as I grasp more secrets, I can even slow down the surrounding movements and act much faster… This must be how the Divines grasped ''Time Stop'' ability.'' His eyes shed.
''Wait… I''m in my Inner World and I''m almost omnipotent like the Divines, right?'' He stood up, raised both of his hands, and tried to stop the surrounding movements.
But soon, a frown appeared on his forehead.
''It''s not working.'' He maintained the same posture, used his full wisdom power, and tried to slow down the surrounding movements instead ofpletely stopping them.
Suddenly, he saw that everything around him began to slow down.
No, he noticed that he could only slow down the ''Time'' around a 1-meter radius!
Still, this caused him to be amazed inside.