Chapter 527: Chapter 22: Advanced Rune Power
Misty Forest, Guardian Tower.
In the wide and spacious laboratory, Lynch was busy at the experiment table.
The long table was filled with all kinds of strange experimental materials, all of which were inscribed with complex runes.
While continuing the experiment, Lynch glanced at the data panel.
[High-level Rune Structure Alpha Configuration max]
[High-level Rune Structure Beta Configuration max]
[High-level Rune Structure Sigma Configuration max]
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The rune knowledge categories acquired from Fat Blue had all been upgraded to max level.
These were advanced rune knowledge that Lynch had never encountered before, and their complexity and mystery had elevated Lynchâs related rune knowledge level by an entire tier.
With this abundance of new rune knowledge, Lynchâs advancement in Rune Power was finally starting to be possible.
[Rune Power Level 0: 32686/50000] (Second Rank Middle Level)
On the data panel, a new entry for Rune Power appeared, indicating it was at Second Rank Middle Level, a whole tier higher than before.
The energy limit for Second Rank Lower Tier could only reach 300 degrees, so what about the limit for Second Rank Middle Level?
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Letâs wait and see!
Lynch grabbed a corpse and placed it flat on the experiment table, beginning his attempt to advance his Rune Power.
This was the corpse of a Split Claw Bear, specially treated, with skin tough as demonized leather. In life, this Magic Beast had notable magic resistance, and now it became an excellent vessel for his new knowledge.
âRustle!â
The Rune Pen danced over the corpse, leaving behind streaks of azure marks.
With every imperceptible flick of his wrist, the arcane crystal core enhanced by high-level runes at the pen tip projected a beam of condensed, substantive stream of light.
This light was no longer the previous dark blue but exhibited a more complex, profound liquid gold hue, with faint ebbs of the unique spiral patterns of the recently mastered Alpha Configuration and energy node glimmers of the Sigma Configuration.
âSizzle sizzleâŚâ
The energy beam descended, no longer a simple imprint but a microcosmic level energy weaving.
The golden stream of light flowed like a living entity, precisely along the prearranged, incredibly complex rune array tracks on the bearâs skin, âflowingâ and âweaving.â
Each crossing, each turn, came with extremely subtle spatial ripples and magic sparks.
Lynchâs gaze was sharp as an eagleâs, his spiritual power highly focused, monitoring every trace of energy flow and the pressure balance at the nodes. He even, at crucial energy hubs, used floating micro spiritual power probes as his surgical tools to make real-time adjustments to the vortices within the nodes.
The complexity of the high-level rune structure far surpassed the past. The Beta Configuration provided an energy framework supporting the entire system, the Sigma Configuration was responsible for efficient conduction and compression of energy, and the Alpha Configuration endowed the rune array with powerful stability and impact resistance.
They nested and interwove with each other, forming a three-dimensional energy network more compact and mysterious than before, deeply embedded in the Magic Beastâs resilient muscle tissue and residual magic loop.
âBuzz buzz buzzâŚâ
With the final stroke, the entire rune array suddenly lit up! It was no longer a blinding outburst but a deep, restrained dark golden glow akin to a molten core.
This light flowed and pulsed across the bear corpseâs surface, emitting a heavy, power-laden buzz. The air in the laboratory seemed to freeze, even the eternal background hum was suppressed by this stronger force field.
Lynch took a deep breath, calming himself.
He raised his right hand, fingers spread, palm aimed at the core node of the rune array.
This time, his spiritual power did not force its way in but transformed into numerous precise âfusesâ and âstabilizing anchors,â carefully and stepwise lighting and activating the entire network.
âZzz⌠buzzâŚâ
With the activation, the bearâs muscles suddenly tensed, expanded, and the tough leather skin bulged with pronounced lines from the surging energy underneath, emitting a teeth-gnashing taut sound. The dark golden rune light surged stably, without any sign of collapse.
âBeep beep beep beep!â
The alarm of the nearby Alchemy Energy Detector sounded again, but this time it wasnât a rapid bursting, but a continuous, high-pitched buzzing! The metal needle swung wildly to the right like a runaway horse!
degrees!
degrees!
degrees!
degrees!
The needle ultimately trembled violently, fixated firmly near the 700-degree mark! Far surpassing the previous limits!
However, just as Lynchâs eyes caught a fleeting glimmer of lightâ
âCrack⌠snap!â
It wasnât the skin fracturing, but the stout bones inside the bearâs body groaning under intolerable stress!
Though the skin, tough as demonized leather, wasnât torn by the energy, the supporting bone structure of the Magic Beast had started to crack under the pure energy pressure far exceeding its lifetime limits! The dark golden rune light began flickering unstably, and from the core node of the energy network emerged uncontrollable, dangerous incandescent sparks!
âWooâ!â
The beeping of the Energy Detector abruptly heightened, the needle violently jumping, pointing to the edge of 750 degrees!
âIs this the limit?â
Lynch rubbed his chin, his spiritual power burst instantly; he no longer attempted to maintain or elevate it but forcibly guided it!
âConstrain! Dissipate!â
The invisible Spiritual Field clamped inward like a giant hand! The energy-absorbing runes inscribed at the edge of the experiment table instantly glowed, forming a strong gravitational vortex.
At the same time, Lynch guided the rampant energy flow along a prearranged safe dissipation pathâa few rune conduits connected to massive underground crystal clustersâto pour out frenziedly!
âSssâboom!!!â
An eye-searing platinum energy torrent rushed into the conduit like an angry dragon, causing the entire laboratory to tremble! The underground crystal cluster at the conduitâs end instantly lit up, emitting dazzling light, producing unbearable cracking sounds as a lot of magic power was forcibly converted, absorbed, and neutralized.
The bear corpse on the table convulsed violently a few times, the dark golden glow receded like a tide, exposing the charred, partially charred skin and twisted bones, but ultimately⌠it did not explode.
Thin wisps of smoke rose from the conduit opening and the bear corpse. The laboratory was filled with the pungent smell of char and ozone. The heart-pounding buzz and beep vanished, leaving only the faint âcracklingâ sound of cooling crystals post-energy overload, and Lynchâs slightly heavy breathing.
He slowly lowered his hand, looking at the charred and deformed but largely intact bear corpse on the experiment table, and the all too glaring â750â peak value reading on the Energy Detector. He reached out with his fingers, unconsciously pinching the scorching energy dust remaining on the rune pen tip.
Lynch tapped lightly on the cold surface of the experiment table with his fingertip.
âSeven hundred and fifty degrees⌠bone strength, residual interference from the Magic Beastâs own magic loop, the instantaneous energy overload at the core nodeâŚâ
Rubbing his temples, a hint of excitement appeared in Lynchâs eyes.
Although thereâs still a considerable distance to the threshold of the secret skill, thereâs been a noticeable improvement compared to before.
The road ahead remains long and arduous, but at least this time, he already saw a clear ladder he could continue to climb.
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