novelraw Chapter 327: Are You Sure You’ve Never Been Branded Before?
Chapter 327: Are You Sure You’ve Never Been Branded Before?
"If I hadn't captured this information in advance, I believe it wouldn't be long before that world would be noticed by certain evil existences, then influenced and infiltrated, bringing them immense misfortune."
Lynn immediately thought of Wang Tao's mother, that spiritual medium.
She merely glanced into this world and was unfortunately noticed by an evil demon.
In short.
Don't randomly peek at or summon things you don't understand, otherwise...
"Curiosity killed the cat..." Lynn said with dead fish eyes.
Sir Aiwen smiled and said, "Yes, let's return to our previous topic. In short, your strength determines the cost required to summon you. The stronger you are, the greater the consumption."
"And based on the intensity and power level of summoning, I've roughly divided summoning into four stages."
Several words slowly appeared on the four pages floating before him.
First Stage [All Living Beings]: The most ordinary summoning, small-scale sacrificial rituals and offerings can complete the descent. The range is relatively broad, but still within tolerable limits for low-magic worlds.Second Stage [Transcendent—Death Omen]: After entering this stage, ordinary summoning rituals can no longer be used. Each descent requires massive offerings and large-scale summoning rituals. For low-magic worlds, any such ritual would cause world-scale massive upheaval.
Third Stage [Monarch—Root]: Creatures at this stage can also be summoned, but the energy consumption is completely beyond what low-magic worlds can bear.
Fourth Stage [Above Root]: The Dark World has no related summoning records for this stage yet. In existing information, the Supreme Will of the Sight seems to be at this stage. The Matriarch also possesses fourth-stage summoning magic circles.
Aiwen smiled:
"This is a rather broad classification. You can understand it this way: each stage has its corresponding summoning magic circle. But if you grow to the next stage, that equals breaking through the limit that circle can bear, and you'll need a stronger circle to match your strength intensity."
What he divided were the three nodes where the magic circle must be replaced.
Magic circles can only be downward compatible, not upward compatible.
Lynn nodded, thoughtfully looking at the four completely different magic circle formats on the pages. He also noticed that the higher the tier of the circle, the more complex its patterns became.
Lynn looked up, grinning, "I'm still at the first stage. I'll probably stay at this stage for a long time. The latter three don't have much meaning for me yet."
Aiwen shook his head, smiling, "No, the Matriarch thinks so highly of you. Your future achievements definitely won't be poor. So besides the first-stage circle, I can also inscribe the second and third-stage circles for you."
"As for the fourth stage, if you truly reach that position, you can create it yourself."
As he spoke, he floated up.
Gently waved his hand.
Instantly, the surrounding scenery changed again like a kaleidoscope.
When Lynn regained his senses, he found he was no longer in the library from before, but had appeared in a dark, empty environment.
Thick darkness surrounded him on all sides.
Around him, six burning red candles were lit, forming a strange hexagram centered on him.
"Don't be nervous."
Aiwen's floating figure slowly materialized, smiling:
"Exclusive magic circles require layered construction. Most importantly, they need this world's recognition. What we need to do now is bind the constructed circle to you, then brand it onto this world."
"Let the world remember you."
Lynn nodded.
In plain terms: I draw a diagram first, then upload it to the authorities for verification. As long as the authorities find no issues, I can use this circle to wreak havoc.
"The outer circle construction is largely similar. I'll handle the inscription. The center of the circle is your own symbol and characteristic. You can decide it yourself. Once you've thought it through, share it with me."
After speaking.
Sir Aiwen slowly floated to a high altitude, fingers gently tracing through the void.
Lynn immediately saw crimson lines appearing on the ground centered on him. The intricate patterns and words fully demonstrated Sir Aiwen's expertise in this area.
Lynn closed his eyes. Following Sir Aiwen's instructions, he began constructing his own identifier in his mind.
Human, flesh and blood, tentacles, loli... pah!
Soon.
It didn't take long.
When Lynn opened his eyes again, rolling crimson light appeared on the surrounding ground. A roughly ten-meter-wide blood-red magic circle centered on him had been inscribed by Sir Aiwen.
And at the circle's center was the symbol he had just conceived.
A special symbolic identifier formed by a human and twisted flesh.
"Have you decided?" Aiwen asked with a smile.
Lynn said seriously, "Decided!"
"Good!"
Aiwen slowly closed his eyes, spread his arms, and began chanting a series of obscure, difficult-to-understand incantations.
"Next, I will brand this circle onto this world. Wait patiently, it'll be done soon."
Lynn nodded.
As Aiwen chanted, Lynn soon saw the image of the blood-red circle beneath his feet slowly float up, then drift bit by bit toward the high altitude.
Illuminating this thick darkness.
And in the very next moment, Lynn suddenly saw with astonishment that black, void-like thin threads extended from the darkness all around, then gradually spread toward his circle.
Dark patterns continuously spread along the circle's veins.
Slowly enveloping that circle within.
"Don't be nervous. This is this world's void will recording this circle. Once it's completely copied, this circle will be officially bound to you."
Aiwen's gentle voice sounded in his mind.
Lynn immediately held his breath and focused, carefully watching the spread of those black threads.
Slowly.
Under Lynn's gaze, those black threads completely covered his blood-red circle.
But at this instant, the spreading black threads suddenly stopped.
"Huh?"
Aiwen's puzzled voice surfaced in Lynn's mind.
"What's wrong?" Lynn immediately asked.
Aiwen, floating mid-air, slightly furrowed his brows. The obscure incantations from his mouth sped up, as if trying to accelerate this circle's branding.
The black threads moved again, but the next moment, they immediately retreated from that blood-red circle like a receding tide.
And that circle also shattered with a boom into countless fragments.
Lynn exclaimed in shock, "Shattered?! What's going on?"
Aiwen opened his eyes, looking gravely at this scene, then slowly landed on the ground. He turned to look at Lynn, frowning as he said:
"Are you sure you've never..."
"branded a summoning circle before?"
Ps: Writer's block hit, just two chapters today, will make up for it later.