When Su Xinyan heard this, she didnât comfort Fang Zhou as usual. Instead, she sighed along with him. "Yes, Iâve had my share of struggles with this too. Especially since youâre still in the Apprentice Stage, the only type of Heavenly and Earthly Treasure you can absorb is Nether Amber."
"When you reach the Black Iron Tier, to truly unlock your potential and enhance your aptitude, you will need to absorb a potion refined from two types of Undead Attribute Heavenly and Earthly Treasures: the Bone-Eroding Blood Spring and the Breath of Decay. I also went through immense hardship back then and only managed to obtain the second raw material by a stroke of luck in the final stage, just before breaking through my bottleneck to advance to Bronze. Only then could I refine the required potion."
Su Xinyan continued, "In the Bronze and even Silver Periods, the variety of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures needed is even greater, and they are more difficult to find. Perhaps they might only be available occasionally in the Mythical World."
Realizing she might have discouraged him, Su Xinyan quickly offered some comfort. "But you donât need to think too much about it. Letâs leave future problems for the future. Right now, youâve just absorbed the Nether Amber and are in your peak condition, so letâs begin learning the Mana Conductor Specialty."
Fang Zhou nodded, his expression turning serious.
As for the other high-level Undead Attribute Heavenly and Earthly Treasures she mentioned, Fang Zhou didnât actually feel much despair. After all, he still had the Skeleton Clone as his trump card, a secret that he couldnât mention to anyone. He just needed to carefully study how to achieve energy and material transfer between his main body and the Skeleton Clone. He believed that with the abundant resources of the Undead Realm, this problem would naturally solve itself when the time came. The Berserker Heroic Spirit Mark had already given him a hint about a possible direction for achieving this material transfer. Ultimately, it would likely all come down to the soul.
Fang Zhou suppressed these thoughts, focusing his attention on the Professional Specialty learning chip Su Xinyan had produced. As a product of the Longxia Federationâs most advanced technology, the current Specialty infusion technology still had many imperfections. For example, this expensive learning chip could only be used once. If the user failed to master the corresponding Professional Specialty after one infusion, it would become very difficult for them to master it later on.
Fortunately, with Su Xinyanâa Golden Tier Great Undead Mage who was already proficient in the Mana Conductor Specialtyâacting as his guardian, Fang Zhouâs chances of success were quite high.
Following the instructions, Fang Zhou inserted the chip into his personal terminal and authorized brainwave resonance. Guided by the tutorial that popped up, he sat cross-legged in the Portable Concentration Meditation Array and once again entered a state of deep meditation. Acting as his guardian, Su Xinyan performed a series of operations and adjustments from the outside to ensure the entire process went smoothly.
Meanwhile, Fang Zhou once again received a prompt from the attribute panel.
"Detectable enhancement resource found. Can be perfectly absorbed by consuming Soul Power. Begin consumption?"
Just as I expected,
he thought.
The attribute panel can also be a great help in learning a Professional Specialty.
Without hesitation, Fang Zhou decisively chose to begin consuming Soul Power, accelerating the absorption of the Mana Conductor Specialty from the chip. After the attribute panel consumed 100 points of Soul Power, Fang Zhou entered a familiar stateâa Burst of Inspiration. He felt his consciousness being pulled by a powerful force, entering another level of perception.
He could seemingly see the data and experiences of the Mana Conductor Specialty embedded within the chip with perfect clarity. This information was rapidly absorbed, broken down, digested, and ultimately made his own. The feeling was like being omniscient and omnipotent; wherever his thoughts reached, all mysteries were laid bare in his mind. He felt as if he could see the very trajectory of energy flowing within his body and could even foresee how to apply this knowledge in actual combat.
For a standard Professional Specialty infusion, the process to enhance Spiritual Power and Mana recovery generally takes over an hour. This is a significant test of the userâs Spiritual Power and soul strength. However, with the help of the attribute panel, Fang Zhou absorbed all the knowledge of the Mana Conductor Specialty from the chip in just ten minutes.
Deep in his meditation, Fang Zhou heard the attribute panelâs prompt.
"Resource absorption complete. Professional Specialty slot activated. Successfully acquired [Mana Conductor] Specialty."
Fang Zhou looked at his attribute panel, where the new Professional Specialty slot displayed:
[Mana Conductor]: A general specialty for Magic Professionals that significantly enhances Spiritual Power and Mana recovery rates.
Fang Zhouâs heart leaped with surprised delight. None of the skills or equipment he had encountered so far had ever used the word "significantly."
I wonder just how much âsignificantlyâ is?
He looked up at Instructor Su Xinyan, who wore an expression of concern.
"How did it go, Fang Zhou?" she asked anxiously. "Did you successfully master the Mana Conductor Specialty?"
Fang Zhou nodded, a relaxed smile spreading across his face. "Iâm glad to say I succeeded. Iâve successfully learned the Mana Conductor Specialty, and my Spiritual Power recovery rate has increased significantly."
Hearing this, Su Xinyanâs expression also relaxed, and she smiled. "Thatâs good, thatâs very good. Iâve never operated this Professional Specialty infusion technology from the Longxia Federationâs military before. To be honest, I wasnât entirely confident. But it seems the technology is quite mature. How do you feel now?"
Fang Zhou didnât answer immediately. Instead, he silently cast a Skeleton Flying Spear and then dissipated it, observing the recovery rate of his Spiritual Power. A few minutes later, he looked up at Su Xinyan, his face filled with pleasant surprise. "Instructor Xinyan, with the Mana Conductor Specialty, my Spiritual Power recovery rate has increased by at least fifty percent. Itâs incredible. This level of increase is astonishing."
Upon hearing Fang Zhouâs self-assessment, Su Xinyan nodded, completely relieved. "It seems you have indeed thoroughly mastered the Mana Conductor Specialty," she said. "Based on my experience, it does increase a Magic Professionalâs Spiritual Power recovery rate by about fifty percent. And the most critical part is that its increase to Spiritual Power and Mana recovery rates is effective across all tiers. Itâs giving you a fifty percent boost in the Apprentice Stage, and when you reach Gold, or even high tiers like Glory Champion, the Mana Conductor Specialty will still increase your Mana recovery rate by fifty percent. Itâs only when you achieve the Legendary Crown Stage, and the very essence of your life undergoes a massive transformation, that these Professional Specialties will lose their effect. At that point, youâll need to further enhance them into Legendary Professional Specializations."
Fang Zhou nodded, not dwelling on the issue.
The Legendary Crown Stage is far too distant for a mere apprentice like me, and thereâs no point in thinking about such ethereal matters now. The most important thing is to consolidate my current achievements.
Over the next few days, under Su Xinyanâs guidance, Fang Zhou used the comprehensive equipment of the Undead Mage research group to conduct a thorough examination of all the changes in his abilities. The results were naturally delightful. A series of minor buffs, such as his affinity for Undead Attribute energy, Meditation Cultivation speed, Spiritual Power recovery rate, and the magnitude of his skill effects, all added up. Combined, they increased Fang Zhouâs individual combat power by at least fifty percent compared to before. This was because he had previously laid an incredibly solid foundation. Thus, after obtaining a crucial Heavenly and Earthly Treasure like Nether Amber, his accumulated potential erupted all at once, launching his combat effectiveness to new heights and putting him far ahead of the curve.
He tested himself repeatedly in the lab, finding that his recovery speed after casting skills was much faster than before. This greatly boosted his confidence. Immensely satisfied, Fang Zhou naturally planned to repay Instructor Su Xinyan for her wholehearted assistance.