Mage Manual-Chapter 600 - 485 Golden Blessing

An end always in sight... After experiences with the Sea of Knowledge, White Bull, and Backward Golden Rain among other settings, Ash had become quite calm in accepting this new setting.

"Where are we now?" Ash glanced at the alleyway; the golden-haired little girl peeking from the corner quickly retreated, but soon she carefully poked her little head out again, curiously staring at them.

"Dream Bubble Shadow," Sonia said. "Basically, a dream."

"Whose dream?"

"A mage’s dream."

"A mage’s dream?" Ash was startled, puzzled as if he had been struck by a fist. "Mages have dreams?"

Though occasionally, Ash would lazily nap on the carpet with Liss, he was definitely an anomaly among mages. Most mages would have gotten enough rest in the Void Realm and would be full of energy all day after returning to reality, not needing any rest—and if they did rest, they should have done it in the Void Realm.

What kind of serious mage sleeps!

"It’s strange, I know, but the book described it like this. I’ll investigate more when I get back," Sonia said resignedly. "It is said that the Distant Realm is formed of countless dreams, and to solidify the rainbow wings, a mage must adventure through various dreams. The most common method to traverse between dreams is not flying directly, but through using doors for spatial transmission."

"It could even be said that space gates are the most commonly used exploration method by Holy Sanctuary Mages," the Village Girl said with a bitter smile. "I should have realized when I saw the source of the Seven-colored Tail was a door... The channel between the Time Continent and the Distant Realm is actually a space gate; we were directly transmitted into a dream of the Distant Realm!"

"Then if we tried to go back now—"

"We would only be transported into another dream of the Distant Realm, not back to the Time Continent. The Void Realm only allows moving forward, not backward, and..." Sonia curled the corners of her mouth, looking at Ash amusingly. "Do you dare to pass through a space gate now?"

"What was that feeling just now?" Diya seemed still unsettled, with strands of her hair black and red. Holding onto Sword Maiden tightly, she asked apprehensively, "I almost thought the Void Realm was punishing us for sneaking into the third layer."

"That was space transmission," Sonia stated. "In the future, we will experience it numerous times each night."

"Numerous times! I can’t handle even one more!" Diya shook her head repeatedly. "Are Holy Sanctuary Mages all masochistic lunatics?"

"Holy Sanctuary Mages, of course, are not masochistic lunatics," Sonia shrugged. "But the problem is, we are not Holy Sanctuary Mages right now."

Ash paused slightly, a glimmer of understanding in his eyes. "Holy Domain?"

"Exactly." Sonia said. "Crossing through a space gate is so painful because we...well, I don’t remember very clearly, it’s like we are disintegrated into numerous particles on one side and then reassembled on the other side. Naturally, it’s painfully unbearable. But if we could unfold a Holy Domain and protect ourselves, then we could safely traverse the spatial turmoil and reach the other side."

"This is also one of the reasons why Holy Sanctuary Mages must master the Holy Domain." Sonia gently pressed down the Witch’s cowlick. "Those without a Holy Domain cannot advance in the Distant Realm."

Dreams, space gates, Holy Domain... As Ash tried to digest this information, a crisp ’tick-tock’ sounded, and their Golden Wings suddenly unfurled on their own, radiating a dazzling golden glow!

The three brightened their eyes: "Golden Blessing!"

Whenever a mage climbed to a new layer of the Void Realm, they would receive a blessing of the Void Realm! Moreover, the Void Realm blessing is often custom-designed for mages, allowing them to increase their combat power by 20%~100%!

While the Sword Witch focused on feeling her new power, Ash silently opened the operator interface.

"Death Mad Sword Maiden"

"Human Race · Female · 18 years old"

"Bonds Level: 4 (75% experience sharing)"

"Bonds Resonance·Insatiable Greed: When acting together, there is a chance to obtain better spoils."

"Silver Blessing: Festivity/Brutality: Every time an enemy is defeated (including but not limited to mage projection, knowledge creatures, monsters, mages, artificial beings, etc.), it increases critical rate and critical damage. Depending on the operator’s growth path, different attributes can be triggered (currently on the Festivity route, up to 250% critical damage can be created)."

"Golden Blessing·Starshine/Moon Star: Every time a battle is undertaken, it increases insight, willpower, and charm. Depending on the operator’s growth path, different attributes can be triggered."

"Extra Blessing Attribute·Starshine: Sword Maiden’s yearning for dazzling brilliance, respect from everyone, and being liked by all. This route triggers the ’Starshine’ effect, receiving a bonus to swordsmanship inspiration. The more people who like her, the higher it rises, able to reach a continuous flow (can easily create and improve miracles of swordsmanship)."

"Extra Curse Feature·Moon Star: Sword Maiden’s longing for attachment to others, to be cherished, and to indulge in the gaze of those who value her. This route triggers the ’Moon Star’ effect, receiving a flash of inspiration across factions. The more she indulges in her love, the higher it rises, able to reach a continuous flow (can easily create and improve miracles across factions)."

"Knowledge Curse: Vortex Secret Poison, Expel Secret Poison, Golden Fish Poison, Bronze Dragon Secret Poison, Concept Poison, Seven-colored Tail Secret Poison."

Ah, this...

When did the Sword Maiden’s Bonds Level rise to level 4? Last time I checked it was level 3... Could it have been raised in the past few days?

And this Golden Blessing...

Ash blinked and couldn’t help but give the Sword Maiden a glance.

Sonia noticed his gaze and asked, "What is my Golden Blessing? I can roughly feel it’s a growth-type blessing; the more battles I fight, the higher the growth value."

Diya also looked up, curiously asking, "Observer, do you know about our Golden Blessings?"

Since each blessing is uniquely customized by the Void Realm for mages, with no precedents, mages generally have to slowly explore the effects of their blessings themselves.

"Your Golden Blessing, Sword Maiden," Ash hesitated for a moment, "is Starshine."

"The more your battles catch the public eye, and the more people who like you, the easier it is for you to create miracles in improving swordsmanship. Simply put, as long as you dress up nicely and defeat all who underestimate you on the battlefield, you will grow stronger."

"All right!" The Claw Club president excitedly clenched her fist, "The Void Realm really knows me well, this blessing suits me perfectly!"

"Observer, you seemed a bit hesitant just now." The Witch suddenly said, "It felt like you were making a choice."

Ash immediately shook his head, "Not at all!"

"There are some Two-winged Mages’ Mage’s Handbooks, and they mentioned that their Silver Blessings had multiple choice paths, developing different effects based on different training directions," Diya analyzed, "Does the Sword Maiden’s Golden Blessing also have multiple choice paths?"

When Sonia looked over skeptically, Ash shook his head very firmly, "Absolutely not!"

Ash forcefully maintained his composure and met Sonia’s gaze, who after watching him for a while, suddenly chuckled, "Alright then, if you say it isn’t, then it isn’t."

She hummed softly, "How could I not trust you?"

Ash breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject, "Let’s see what your blessing is, Witch..."

"Black and White Witch"

"Human Race·Female·19 years old"

"Bonds Level: 2 (40% experience shared)"

"Bonds Resonance·Playing with People’s Hearts: Even without a related Spirit Technique, you and the Witch share a supernatural ability to influence people’s hearts."

"Silver Blessing: Witch’s Taboo: Secrecy empowers you, concealment is your weapon. The fewer people in reality know your true inner self, the stronger you become in the Void Realm. Currently, the Black and White Witch’s concealment is at 85% (rarely known), granting an 85% increase in Magic Power recovery speed. (The Observer’s view does not count)"

"Golden Blessing: Witch’s Rebellion: Rebellion empowers you, desire is your weapon. The more you think of betraying those who love you, even harboring malicious thoughts towards them, the stronger you become in the Void Realm. Currently, the Black and White Witch’s Rebellion level is 91% (Degraded Filial Piety), granting an additional 91% Magic Power."

Ash looked at Diya with a strange expression, but Diya just widened her innocent eyes. Ash suddenly remembered something, "Witch, you still can’t see my face, can you?"

"Can’t see it, no."

"Observer’s Appearance" still worked on the Witch, probably because the Bonds Level wasn’t high enough... Ash coughed twice to clear his throat and said, "Your Golden Blessing is called Rebellion, and its effect is to increase your extra Magic Power. If you can train it to the limit, you can gain an additional double of your Magic Power."

The Silver Blessing enhances Magic Power recovery speed, while the Golden Blessing increases the Magic Power limit. The Witch’s future training path is clear to see – a large miracle-casting cannon! Bombarding enemies with high-cost miracles!

"So how can I train it to the limit?"

"Well, you need to rebel against those who love you," Ash thought it was none of his business and just said honestly, "The more you harbor malicious thoughts toward those who love you, the higher your rebellion level. You already have 91%, which means you can push it even further."

"Even further!?" Diya exclaimed in surprise, her expression a bit complicated, "But, but I think we’re rebellious enough already..."

"Since the main direction is okay, then just try to improve the details," Ash suggested, "like how to rebel, what to do after rebelling..."

Nervously, the Witch nodded and then looked down while counting her fingers, muttering, ’one hour in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, three hours in the evening, two in three years’, no one knew what she was counting.

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