Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree

Duke was slightly taken aback; he never knew that his thesis had once attracted Albert’s attention.

But he quickly gathered his thoughts, bowed towards the void, and directly stated his intentions.

After hearing him out, the Book of Truth was silent for a moment before responding in a tone so calm it was nearly indifferent: "Rule fusion has never been something learned from books, that statement is accurate. Because the essence of rule fusion is to forcibly impose one’s will on two or more rule frameworks, and everyone’s situation is different."

"You’re right, what I want to know is how the most successful multi-rule fusers in history managed to achieve their feats. I don’t need to learn fusion directly; I simply want to know their paths, methods, points of entry."

The Book of Truth was silent again for a moment, then an invisible wave of spiritual power swept over.

"Among four rules, the rarest are Light and Dark. These two attributes, which are completely opposed on a base rule structure, can stably coexist in the same spiritual sea without causing rejection reactions. This compatibility is recorded in the history of the Wizard Plane not more than five fingers."

Before Duke had the chance to respond, that wave of spiritual power swept again to a deeper level of his spiritual sea.

Then the voice of the Book of Truth abruptly halted.

Duke could sense through the spiritual power fluctuations emitted by the Book of Truth that this silence was distinctly different from before.

The previous silence was about examination and evaluation, a high-level treasure calmly assessing the value of the visitor.

But this time the silence was of surprise.

A world-class treasure that has archived the Wizard Plane’s knowledge for tens of thousands of years, and witnessed the rise and fall of countless talents, just sensed something that surpassed its usual judgment framework.

"Six-element high-level affinity." When the voice of the Book of Truth resumed, its tone had returned from fluctuating to calm, yet the unextinguished solemnity in its phrasing was still unmistakable, "Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Light, and Dark. All six-elemental particle affinities have reached high-level, and none are acquired modifications; they are all innate affinities. Even if the search range is expanded to the entirety of known history within the Endless Plane, there aren’t many examples to be found."

Duke’s heart skipped a beat; six-element high-level affinity was one of his greatest secrets.

Normally he only shows Earth Element specialization outwardly, and he has never simultaneously revealed his mastery of Fire Attribute Rules and Shadow Rules before others.

Yet now, just within a quarter-hour of entering this space, the cards he hid for so many years were seen through by the Book of Truth in one glance.

"You don’t have to worry." The Book of Truth seemed to have sensed the flash of vigilance in his spiritual sea, its tone returning to the initial calmness yet with an unprecedented layer of solemnity in its wording, "Within this space, I resonate directly with your spiritual power, hence I can perceive such clear details.

Outside this space, even the spiritual power scans of a Level 6 Mage wouldn’t be able to derive so much information merely through scanning. As for Albert, he respects the privacy of every Wizard and would never proactively investigate anyone’s spiritual sea.

Moreover, the secrets you’ve revealed will not be known to another person from me; this is the foundational promise of the Book of Truth to every seeker who steps into the 6th Floor."

As a world-class treasure, the Book of Truth is not an ordinary object.

Besides storing the most extensive knowledge of the Wizard Plane, it also possesses the ability to analyze all things.

This is why, upon stepping in here for an instant, Duke was thoroughly understood by the Book of Truth.

However, the Book of Truth still could not discover the existence of the Skill Tree.

This fact made Duke slightly relieved, as the Skill Tree was his greatest secret.

Now it seems that not even a world-class treasure with the ability to analyze all things could discover the existence of the Skill Tree.

"With your current foundation, you indeed have the qualification to attempt rule fusion, though knowledge exchange adheres to the principle of equivalence. I can provide a practical guide to rule fusion, covering frameworks for entry points and balance node construction methods between different attribute rules.

Yet, the original content of this guide is not from the Wizard Plane but originates from the Four Spirits Elemental Plane. After my sorting and verification, it can serve as standard reference material applicable for Level 3 Mages. You must pay an additional ten thousand Contribution Points as the access ticket for this guide."

Without hesitation, Duke once again paid ten thousand contribution points to the Six-Ring Tower, leaving a balance of only five thousand points.

Then, a wave of spiritual power information flooded into his mind.

The guide provided by the Book of Truth was entirely different from any document Duke had read in the library before.

It was not some lofty theoretical exposition, but a technical manual precise to every operational node, energy threshold, and critical value of repulsions corresponding to each rule combination.

The manual detailed the coefficient of repulsions produced when different attribute rules fuse, the number of balance nodes corresponding to different affinities, and recommended entry frameworks for more than a dozen common rule combinations.

All of these data pointed back to a singular research subject—Jin Mo.

Duke’s gaze rested on the research subject file on the manual’s title page, and his pupils slightly contracted.

The one who shattered the Molten Fire Fortress with a single palm in the Four Spirits Elemental Plane, forcing him to plunge into a lava lake to escape, this four-element fusion powerhouse, now lay coldly in data form within his mind.

The file documented Jin Mo’s complete capture process, with the Wizard Council spearheaded by Alviss, a team of Level 5 Mages laying an ambush after the Black Stone Plain battles, in a fissure of a mineral vein deep within Ashfire Continent. After meticulous planning, they successfully captured this Child of the Plane from the Four Spirits Elemental Plane with minimal loss.

Duke wasn’t aware of the specific details of the hunt; the archive only briefly skimmed over it, but he could imagine.

To capture someone who is a Level 4 Middle Tier four-attribute fusion powerhouse and a Child of the Plane, the Wizard Council’s deployed power definitely wasn’t just a surface number.

The archive’s research conclusion pointed out that multi-attribute Divine Life forms do not rely on spiritual power to forcibly construct balance nodes during rule fusion like wizards do.

Their rule fusion is instinctual; to them, the repulsions and attractions between different rules are as naturally distinguishable as humans can differentiate hot, cold, sour, and sweet.

And the basis for this instinct is their inherent High-Level Elemental Affinity Talent.

The higher the affinity, the weaker the repulsions between rules, making balance nodes easier to construct, thereby elevating the efficiency and stability of fusion.

Duke’s six-element high-level affinity happens to be the wizard version of such a talent.

The voice of the Book of Truth reappeared: "Given your endowed talent, achieving rule fusion is not challenging. Yet, even with your six-element high-level affinity talent, each additional rule power fused exponentially increases the difficulty. Proceed with caution, and do not be overly aggressive."

Duke thoroughly examined the information from start to finish, acquiring a clear grasp of the guide’s core framework.

The manual’s underlying logic is not complex; using attribute affinity as an anchor, precisely controlling the output ratio of each rule to reduce repulsions during fusion, completing the final compression at the nodes of intersection with spiritual power leverage.

The higher the affinity, the smaller the repulsion, and the higher the success rate of fusion.

For ordinary wizards, separating perceptions in the first step alone might take years since they inherently lack sufficient affinity for the second attribute, merely activating two rules simultaneously already maxes out their spiritual power.

But for Duke, six-element high-level affinity means he perceives every rule he has commenced with clarity, each of the four rule frameworks occupying independent regions in his spiritual sea; instead of confusion, they maintain a subtle balance thanks to the mediation of the Light Divine Status.

Nevertheless, training for multi-rule fusion must progress step by step, beginning with two rules and gradually increasing once stable. Any attempt to skip intermediary stages and directly challenge high-numbering fusions is essentially gambling with one’s own life.

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