Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 458

Chapter 456 Testing Magic

Lance’s identification skills were impeccable. Even against ancient dragons and three-headed dogs of higher levels than himself, he could still identify their information.

Who was this person? Did they possess a shielding skill, or were they above Legendary?

Lance had yet to encounter anyone who could shield him from his identification skills.

Above Legendary was the level of God and Demon, attained only by gods and demon kings.

Lance suspected the other person was one of the Seven Great Gods.

“Let’s talk?” Jiang Li invited.

“Let’s talk,” Lance replied. He was disheartened and needed a distraction.

And judging by the other person’s expression, whether he wanted to chat or not wasn’t up to him.

Lance wanted to ask the other person’s identity directly, but he couldn’t gauge their personality and hesitated.

Seeing Lance’s dilemma, Jiang Li laughed.

“Relax, I’ve just arrived in this world and I’m looking for someone I like to chat with.”

The weight of information contained in Jiang Li’s words made Lance uneasy.

“You’re not a god?” Lance unconsciously used honorifics.

“If all beings that wield the power of faith are considered gods, then I was indeed a god for a time.”

Jiang Li was referring to his time in the Tribulation Crossing stage, when he relied on the faith of the Nine Provinces for strength.

Lance didn’t understand what Jiang Li meant. As

usual, Jiang Li explained the relationships between the various worlds and the situation in the Nine Provinces.

Jiang Li was also troubled. Every time he arrived in a new world, he had to explain common sense to everyone.

Judging by Lance’s bewildered expression, it seemed he hadn’t yet accepted Jiang Li’s words.

Even if the Nine Provinces were severely tormented by the extraterritorial demons, their foundation was there. They knew about the existence of the heavens and the myriad worlds, and that their ultimate destination was the Immortal Realm.

People in other worlds were different; they always believed their own world was everything.

Lance secretly used his identification skill on Jiang Li.

The identification panel showed no information about Jiang Li, only a single line: “Don’t identify, there’s no result.

” Jiang Li looked at Lance with a half-smile. Lance

used it again, and this time the text changed: “I told you there’s no result, why don’t you believe me?”

Lance believed Jiang Li’s words.

“As a fifth-level magician, your magic skills should be quite good,”

Lance nodded, not daring to speak in front of Jiang Li.

His magic skills were more than decent; a fifth-level magician was already world-class.

“Let’s go, let’s find a place so I can see the magic of your world.”

Lance had barely nodded when he realized he had left town and arrived at a vast grassland.

“Is this spatial magic?” Lance was surprised. Spatial magic was extremely difficult to master. Even he could only use it to store objects, not to move himself.

Jiang Li said seriously, “Yes, this is my unique spatial magic—high-speed movement.”

Fusion-stage cultivators all mastered the basic principles of spatial magic and could perform space jumps. However, these techniques were too simple, and moving could distort space between the starting and ending points.

Using space jumps on the Jiuzhou Continent could easily result in the deaths of those near the starting and ending points.

For safety reasons, Fusion-stage cultivators used flight within the Jiuzhou Continent. Only after leaving the continent would they leap light-years and travel the universe.

Jiang Li also only used space-shattering to move within the universe.

On the Kyushu Continent, only the Sumeru Buddha and the Brahma Tower could use spatial manipulation.

Jiang Li signaled Lance to use magic.

“Silent Lord of the Earth, benevolent deity who understands the laws of mountain transformation, please answer my call, hold high your boundless chest, grant me greater magical power, and bury my enemies!”

Two hemispherical mounds rose from the ground and rumbled together, forming a complete sphere.

An enemy trapped in the middle would be crushed by the two hills, a powerful blow.

“Not bad,” Jiang Li casually pressed the two mounds back to their original positions.

Lance had never seen anyone return the land to its original state: “My Earth-Splitting Technique is famous for its ability to alter the terrain.”

Jiang Li said this level of terrain modification was nothing compared to a Kyushu map. Commander Liu wouldn’t even need to create a new map.

“Do you all have to chant such long spells to cast magic?” Jiang Li found it cumbersome.

Lance blushed. “Not really. If I had a staff, I could shorten the chanting time. But I got so angry just now that I left all my equipment with the Hero Squad.”

Jiang Li bought a staff from the system store and handed it to Lance.

“Here, try again.”

“God of the Silent Earth, bury my enemies. Earthshatter!”

This time, the casting speed was significantly increased.

“Is there any magic that can be cast without chanting?”

“No, even the simplest Wind Bringing requires chanting.”

“God of Wind, show your power. Wind Bringing.”

Lance’s fingertips swirled a whirlwind.

“For example, Wind Blade, the advanced spell of Wind Bringing, also requires chanting.”

“Great Lord of Wind! Borrow your power to test the path ahead. Wind Blade!”

Lance unleashed a wind blade so powerful that it couldn’t even cut Jiang Li’s hair.

Jiang Li touched his chin and concluded, “Magic is different from spells. When a cultivator uses spells, they must follow established rules within their body to activate them, which requires a strong body. Magic, on the other hand, uses the power of the gods to mobilize the spiritual energy in the air to attack. The process of chanting magic is equivalent to strengthening faith.”

“The air is filled with the power of faith. Your mental energy and voice will resonate with it, aiding the caster in mobilizing the spiritual energy within the air.”

“Yes, mental energy is key to our advancement.”

Jiang Li pondered for a moment, then pulled out a recorder and played back what Lance had just chanted.

Unfortunately, the recorder was just a recorder; it couldn’t unleash wind blades.

“Let me try.”

“Wind…”

Jiang Li barely uttered a single word before a massive wind blade materialized, piercing the clouds and breaking through the sky before dissipating into the universe.

Jiang Li smiled, “The Wind God is quite easy to talk to. He can cast magic with just a single word.”

Lance was stunned. This was the most powerful wind blade he had ever seen.

A legendary wind blade?

Lance didn’t know that if the universe were devoid of air and wind, Jiang Li’s casual wind blade would be powerful enough to split several planets apart.

The price, however, was the complete draining of the surrounding spiritual energy.

“How did you master your skills?”

“We pray to the gods. Different gods grant different skills. Some skills require prayers to multiple gods. For example, Wind Blade Technique requires prayers to the God of Wind. For example, Space Magic requires prayers to four gods before a god can grant you Space Magic.”

“The more gods you pray to, the harder it is to master the skill.”

“For example, my Appraisal skill requires prayers to seven gods.”

The more Lance spoke, the more he felt something was wrong. How did this person learn Wind Blade Technique?

(End of Chapter)