Chapter 49: The Terror of the Artificer

Lin Yu smiled without a word.

He continued, "There are actually many more applications of incantations that you haven't grasped yet."

"Such as?" Ye Piaopiao asked eagerly.

"For example, you can inscribe incantations onto others to weaken their attributes, or onto yourself to enhance your own."

"For example, you can pre-inscribe an incantation at a fixed location, and it will automatically trigger once the conditions are met."

"For example, you can write textual incantations that amplify the enemy's pain, slow down their speed, cause continuous bleeding... basically loading all the negative statuses you comprehend onto the enemy, maximizing the debuffs..."

Listening to Lin Yu's words, Ye Piaopiao's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

In the early stages, these methods might not seem particularly powerful. But later on, when she comprehended the eighth or even ninth-tier incantations, it would become terrifyingly potent.

Ninefold pain amplification, ninefold speed reduction, ninefold continuous bleeding...

Which enemy could possibly withstand so many negative statuses?

"An eighth-tier incantation master, I'm really looking forward to it."

A brilliant light flickered in Ye Piaopiao's eyes. She walked into the small courtyard and closed her eyes.

A moment later, she suddenly opened them. Her long sword slipped from its scabbard, and she rapidly inscribed an incantation in front of her.

[Incantation: Strength increased by onefold!]

The power of rules condensed into a few large characters in the air, which then flew directly into her body.

In that instant, she felt her strength rapidly surge, doubling completely.

"Again!"

[Incantation: Strength increased by onefold!]

Ye Piaopiao once again condensed the rules, writing an incantation to enhance her strength.

However, this time, her strength did not increase; there was not the slightest change.

She frowned.

"Identical rules only apply the highest effect."

Lin Yu spoke up to clear her confusion, "Both of your incantations acted upon yourself, and both were a onefold attribute enhancement, so naturally, only one of them takes effect."

"If you want to continue enhancing, you must write a second-tier incantation with stronger rules, such as: [Incantation: Strength increased by twofold!]"

"I see!"

Understanding dawned on Ye Piaopiao, and she closed her eyes once more.

Her sword danced continuously in the air, carving incantations as she carefully contemplated them.

"Brother Yu, according to what you said, she can become an eighth-tier incantation master in the future. Doesn't that mean she can increase her strength eightfold?"

"That's right, which is why her comprehension is truly formidable. Many powerful individuals awaken S-rank incantations, but she is the only one capable of comprehending the eighth tier."

Lin Yu sighed in admiration.

Normally, someone who awakened an S-rank talent could at most double their primary attribute when unleashing it.

As for an incantation master, as long as they comprehended a second-tier incantation, they could double any attribute at will, reaching the level of an S-rank talent.

And if it were an eighth-tier incantation...

It was simply unimaginable!

Lin Yu unleashed his Dragon Flame state, increasing his strength threefold and doubling all other attributes.

This meant that the enhancement of a fifth-tier incantation could match his Dragon Flame form.

No!

It would be even stronger than his Dragon Flame form!

Because the enhancement of his Dragon Flame form was fixed.

Whereas a fifth-tier incantation master could write various types of enhancements.

For instance, a fivefold increase in strength, a fivefold increase in speed, a fivefold increase in spirit, and so on.

It could also be written as a threefold increase in strength and a twofold increase in speed, offering infinite variations, which made it even superior to the Dragon Flame form.

If their physical strength were equal, but the opponent moved faster than him, how could he possibly fight? Even the Dragon Flame form would be utterly beaten down.

However, this scenario only applied if their base attributes were identical.

Clearly, Lin Yu's base attributes were far beyond anything Ye Piaopiao could compare to.

Therefore, his Dragon Flame form probably required Ye Piaopiao to reach a sixth-tier incantation master to match.

"Calculating it this way, the pressure is still quite heavy."

In her past life, Ye Piaopiao had reached the level of an eighth-tier incantation master.

The next moment, Lin Yu relaxed again.

He believed that the Dragon Flame form was certainly not his ultimate form.

As long as he continued to devour various high-tier fire attributes, he would keep awakening and evolving into even stronger forms.

"Brother Yu, how long do you think it will take her to comprehend the second-tier incantation?" Liu Shiyun asked with a twinkle in her eyes.

Lin Yu had said before:

Her spatial talent belonged to the more powerful category; as long as she kept comprehending it, she too could become a supreme powerhouse.

"Every tier of an incantation's advancement is a qualitative leap, and the first three tiers are relatively simple. Other incantation masters would probably need a month. As for her..."

"I estimate she will definitely comprehend it within a week."

Lin Yu looked at the woman ahead, speaking with absolute certainty.

Suddenly.

Ye Piaopiao let out a soft cry in the courtyard: "[Incantation: Strength increased by twofold!]"

The power of rules condensed, acting upon her.

A powerful aura emanated from her body.

Lin Yu was so startled that he stood right up from his seat.

"She reached the second tier just like that?"

Just a moment ago, he had claimed it would take a week, and the next moment his face was thoroughly slapped.

Did she have to be this monstrously gifted?

"I did it!"

Ye Piaopiao's eyes were red with excitement; she could feel the immense power surging within her body.

"Congratulations!"

Lin Yu was genuinely happy for her. As a second-tier incantation master, she finally lived up to the strength of her S-rank talent.

"[Incantation: Males cannot exit!]"

Ye Piaopiao smiled mischievously, instantly inscribing an incantation all around Lin Yu.

Four beams of light surged upward, forming a barrier of light.

This incantation contained two judgment conditions, making it a second-tier incantation.

The first judgment condition was a person, and the second was male.

Thus, "male" accounted for the two judgments, and "cannot exit" was the outcome.

The second-tier incantation Ye Piaopiao inscribed restricted the range of movement for males, preventing them from stepping out of the incantation barrier.

"This... females are unaffected?" Liu Shiyun asked curiously.

"Why doesn't big sister give it a try and find out?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Shiyun walked inside the barrier and then walked back out, completely unaffected.

"Is it really effective?" she asked, somewhat skeptical.

"Watch me."

Lin Yu smiled, walked over to the edge of the barrier, and reached outward. When his hand touched the barrier, it felt like an indestructible wall.

It was completely unshakable.

"If you're trapped inside, do you just have to wait for the barrier to disappear on its own?" Little Ruke hopped around the edge of the barrier.

"You can use magical power to forcefully shatter it."

Lin Yu smiled, gathering magical power in his hand, and punched the light screen.

The next moment.

The light screen shattered to pieces upon impact.

"If it's broken this easily, doesn't that mean it's not very useful?" Ruke blinked her large eyes and asked.

Lin Yu shook his head. "Silly girl, ask your Aunt Piaopiao how much magical power she consumed for just that incantation."

"For the second-tier incantation just now, I only used 1,000 magical power," Ye Piaopiao replied.

Lin Yu looked at them and said, "The punch I just threw used 3,000 magical power."

"Does that mean you have to consume three times the magical power to break through it?"

"No, breaking an incantation only requires a momentary magical power output greater than double the amount to shatter it."

"But the crucial part is that you have no idea how much magical power the opponent used to write this incantation."

"If your magical power output is too low, it won't have any effect and will be a complete waste, so you must unleash a much stronger amount of magical power."

"For example, Piaopiao used 1,000 magical power for her incantation just now. If you output 1,500 magical power, you won't be able to break it, and it will be wasted in vain."

"You must output over 2,000 magical power to break it open, but since you aren't sure how much Piaopiao used, to play it safe, you have to output 3,000 or even more..."

"I get it, she can use this method to drain other people's magical power."

Liu Shiyun was very smart and caught on instantly with just a hint.