Chapter 411 – 【Illusion Impact】

Villa, Su Ming’s room.

Approximately five minutes later, Su Ming set down the spell formula book titled “Dawn Star Orbit” in his hand.

He closed his eyes, his Spirit Power gently fluctuating.

Then, something incredible happened.

“Clang!”

One after another, circular arrays rapidly emerged on Su Ming’s body, flashing briefly before quickly fading away.

Immediately after, Su Ming’s entire body transformed into a streak of starlight, swiftly darting around the room like a meteor streaking through before returning to his original spot in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Su Ming’s figure reappear, his Spirit Power retracting.

“Good.” Su Ming opened his eyes, smiling slightly as he murmured to himself: “Learned it.”

Less than half an hour after obtaining 【Dawn Star Orbit】.

Five minutes of practice.

As a result, Su Ming successfully mastered this decisive spell formula that could overturn a Sorcerer’s disadvantage.

Such an astonishing feat remained completely unknown and unnoticed at this moment, with only Su Ming repeatedly savoring the experience, eventually clicking his tongue in wonder.

“This should be the fastest I’ve ever learned a Spirit Art, right?”

Before consuming the Purple Snow Essence, Su Ming could never have achieved this level.

Not to mention a notoriously difficult-to-learn Advanced Spirit Art like 【Dawn Star Orbit】 – even a low-level Spirit Art had never been completely mastered by Su Ming in just five minutes.

Even when practicing 【Mirror Heaven and Earth Shift】, which had excellent compatibility with him, Su Ming had spent who knows how long studying the spell formula book in the wilderness before inspiration struck and he successfully constructed the circular arrays of 【Mirror Heaven and Earth Shift】 through sheer will.

Only this time, Su Ming used merely five minutes to completely learn and master 【Dawn Star Orbit】, a technique coveted by every Sorcerer in the world – a speed that could truly be described as earth-shattering.

But this was Su Ming’s current Comprehension Ability.

After consuming nearly an entire pool of Purple Snow Essence, Su Ming’s Aptitude, potential, and Comprehension Ability had soared to a Rank beyond human reach and even comprehension.

For the current Su Ming, there might no longer be any Spirit Art he couldn’t learn.

Even Spirit Arts he previously considered incompatible, lacking talent for, or unable to learn would probably take only a few minutes for the present Su Ming to master.

This demonstrates just how high Su Ming’s current Comprehension Ability has reached.

“With this 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell formula, as long as my Spirit Power doesn’t run out, I’ll be almost impossible to injure from now on.”

Su Ming was quite satisfied with this.

Especially since 【Dawn Star Orbit】 not only allowed the caster to transform into light matter, entering a semi-invincible state, but also enabled movement at near-instantaneous speeds – this held strategic significance for Sorcerers, not to mention its absolutely tremendous utility for Hunters.

Just imagine – how terrifying would a high-Rank Hunter be who couldn’t take enemy attacks while being able to fight with near-instantaneous movement?

While the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 Spirit Art in a Sorcerer’s hands only served to create distance and buy time for casting Spirit Arts without being interrupted or threatened by enemies at close range, in a Hunter’s hands it could bring about a revolutionary enhancement to the Hunter’s combat power.In other words, if a Hunter could master this spell formula, it would be far more useful and practical than if it were mastered by a Sorcerer.

Originally, a Sorcerer who learned this spell formula could already be considered as having overturned their disadvantages. If it were in the hands of a Hunter, who could utilize it more effectively, it would be even more terrifying.

“Unfortunately, aside from Dual Professionals, no Hunter can learn this kind of Spirit Art.”

“Not to mention an Advanced Spirit Art like 【Dawn Star Orbit】—even a low-level Spirit Art is beyond the reach of Hunters.”

“Even for Dual Professionals, learning the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell formula is extremely difficult.”

Globally, fewer than the fingers on one hand can count the number of Sorcerers capable of learning the revolutionary Spirit Art 【Dawn Star Orbit】, which is enough to prove that this spell formula is not easy to master.

Dual Professionals may be special, but they are only special—it doesn’t mean they have strong talent or potential in both professions.

In history, some Dual Professionals never even advanced either of their professions to the upper ranks, remaining lower-level Professionals for their entire lives.

As for the notoriously difficult-to-learn Advanced Spirit Art 【Dawn Star Orbit】, even Seven-Star Sorcerers rarely manage to acquire it. For Dual Professionals who practice two professions, the difficulty of learning this spell formula is undoubtedly even higher.

To give an example, Old Ling, the Guardian Deity of Tianfeng City and humanity’s Ultimate Weapon, failed to learn 【Dawn Star Orbit】, didn’t he?

If Old Ling could have learned 【Dawn Star Orbit】, he might have been able to defeat top-tier Seven-Star Professionals using only his Six-Star Peak-level Sorcerer power, without relying on his Hunter profession.

Just as some Hunters with powerful mutation abilities can challenge those above their level, mastering the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell formula, which is comparable to a powerful mutation ability, can also allow a Sorcerer to challenge opponents beyond their rank.

Unfortunately, Old Ling couldn’t learn the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell formula, nor did he possess any mutation abilities.

Yet, relying solely on the uniqueness of being a Dual Professional, he was able to challenge higher levels, and now he has even achieved a dimensional suppression over all Seven-Star Professionals, with no one able to rival him.

Of course, Su Ming is different.

He possesses powerful mutation abilities.

Now, he has even learned the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell formula, which is comparable to a powerful mutation ability.

Combined with the strength he gained by consuming countless resources and the fundamental transformation from ingesting numerous Purple Snow Essences…

Su Ming suddenly felt a strong desire to spar with Old Ling, to see exactly what level of power he now possessed.

Moreover, his training was not yet over.

“Next is the supplementary spell formula 【Soul Lock】.”

After confirming that he had fully mastered the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 technique, Su Ming tossed the 【Dawn Star Orbit】 spell book back into his backpack and instead took out the 【Soul Lock】 spell book, flipping through it to study.

A short while later, Su Ming gained some understanding.

As previously mentioned, this supplementary spell formula is a rare attack technique targeting the mind and soul.

Once released, it generates an intangible wave that is completely undetectable and unperceivable, directly impacting the enemy’s mind and soul.

Therefore, this spell cannot be defended against or dodged—it can only be endured.

Those with resilient minds or strong souls can quickly react and withstand the impact when attacked by 【Soul Lock】.On the contrary, those with fragile mental states and weak souls face the risk of directly losing consciousness when attacked by [Soul Lock], or even suffering complete mental collapse, becoming vegetative and never waking again.

To this day, Qin Yue has defeated countless powerful enemies relying on [Soul Lock].

Even among fellow Seven-Star Professionals, unless they possess exceptionally resilient and powerful mental fortitude, none can escape losing consciousness under [Soul Lock]’s assault, leaving them completely at his mercy.

Even those with particularly strong mental resilience will experience temporary stupefaction, dizziness, and delayed reactions when struck by [Soul Lock].

As one might expect, suddenly becoming dazed, dizzy, or slow to react during combat is equivalent to defeat.

No matter how brief this window may be, if Qin Yue can precisely seize the moment, he can decide the battle with a single high-offensive Spirit Art.

This is why Qin Yue has become the foremost expert beneath the Guardian Deity, the world’s second-strongest Professional. Aside from Old Ling who can overwhelm him with superior power, no one can match him.

Even Old Ling finds [Soul Lock] nearly impossible to counter, forced to passively endure this mental and soul assault through sheer resilience.

This demonstrates how immensely powerful and terrifying this supplementary spell formula truly is.

However, the spell’s weaknesses are equally apparent.

As a supplementary spell formula, it suffers from slow casting speed, unstable construction, easy interruption, and high vulnerability to countermeasures – flaws even Qin Yue as its developer cannot overcome.

In the hands of other sorcerers, this spell would be as impractical as any supplementary formula, largely useless.

But when wielded by a sorcerer who has mastered [Dawn Star Orbit], it becomes terrifying.

The semi-invincible state of [Dawn Star Orbit] allows the caster to calmly focus on constructing and releasing the spell formula under any circumstances.

Thus, Qin Yue’s most frequently used and most unfair combat style involves activating [Dawn Star Orbit] to enter a semi-invincible state, ignoring enemy attacks while leisurely releasing [Soul Lock] to decide the battle with a single strike – an effortless victory.

Though monotonous and straightforward, this combat pattern proves exceptionally effective, serving as the most easily imitated model.

If someone could simultaneously master both [Soul Lock] and [Dawn Star Orbit], they could essentially become a second Qin Yue, defeating all opponents into despair.

Were it not for the extreme difficulty of learning both [Soul Lock] and [Dawn Star Orbit], Tianfeng City might have attempted mass-producing experts with this combat style.

The Qin Family has indeed tried teaching others, but so far, no second Qin Yue has emerged – no one who has mastered both [Soul Lock] and [Dawn Star Orbit] simultaneously.

Today, that record was broken.

Approximately ten minutes later, Su Ming closed his eyes again, then reopened them, extending his hand to construct a pitch-black circular array.

The circular array consisted of only one ring, constantly fluctuating in size and appearing extremely unstable.

“Is this [Soul Lock]?”

Su Ming gazed at the hovering black circular array in his hand, beginning to understand why this spell formula bore such a name.The fundamental reason is that the essence of this spell formula is not purely a mental or spiritual shock.

Previously, after being attacked by [Soul Lock], Su Ming had felt as though his very soul was bound by invisible chains and forcibly dragged out of his body.

That was no illusion.

The essence of [Soul Lock] is to etherealize Spirit Power, lock onto the target’s mind or soul, then violently and rapidly wrench their consciousness and soul from their physical form, creating shockwave-like effects.

Because it locks onto the target, evasion becomes impossible.

Because it employs brutal force to drag out the consciousness and soul, it generates tremendous impact.

Just as a person suddenly yanked backward would experience disorientation, this violent pulling inevitably creates shockwaves that cause dizziness.

Operating on this principle to target the mind and soul, [Soul Lock] earned its deceptively restraining name despite being fundamentally an Offensive Spirit Art.

Having mastered this technique, Su Ming suddenly conceived an idea.

“Perhaps this spell formula can be improved.”

Indeed.

Su Ming wanted to refine the [Soul Lock] formula.

Unofficial spell formulas were originally human-created Spirit Arts that deviated from spiritual principles, containing numerous unstable elements.

Yet to present-day Su Ming, these instabilities appeared rectifiable.

With slight modifications to align the formula’s structure closer to spiritual laws, many of its flaws could be eliminated.

For the former Su Ming, this would have been impossible.

But with his superhuman Comprehension Ability, current Su Ming might just succeed.

“Let’s give it a try.”

Immediately, guided by mental blueprints and flashes of inspiration, Su Ming began deconstructing, analyzing, and reconstructing the spell formula in his hands.

The dark circular array started transforming under the drive of his Spirit Power and spirituality.

Internal structures gradually dissolved, replaced by increasingly intricate, profound configurations.

Under Su Ming’s adjustments, the entire black circular array slowly morphed, undergoing visible changes.

As modifications progressed, the array’s state became fundamentally different.

Its color shifted from pitch-black toward pure white.

The previously unstable fluctuations in size steadily diminished.

During this process, Chi Qian and Mu Yan came by with meals and knocked, but receiving no response while sensing faint yet oppressive spiritual fluctuations from the room, they suppressed their curiosity and ceased disturbances.

Outside, daylight gradually yielded to nightfall.

When the moon hung high and the world fell into slumbering silence, Su Ming’s room began pulsing with brilliant white radiance.

The formerly black circular array in his hands had transformed completely into immaculate white, devoid of any blemish.And its state had completely stabilized, no longer fluctuating violently or constantly expanding and shrinking.

Only an extremely astonishing Spirit Power and spirituality flowed within the circular array, causing one’s heart to palpitate.

“It’s done.”

Su Ming revealed a smile.

Then, he gave a new name to this Spell Formula that he had modified beyond recognition.

“From now on, it shall be called 【Illusion Impact】.”

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