Chapter 78: Perfection Level Spell, Deducing a Tier 1 Spell!

Chapter 78: Perfection-Level Spell, Deriving a First-Rank Incantation!

"Drink, drink."

Li Wei clinked glasses with Merson, Gus, Jimmy, and the others.

Merson was the president of Spark Literary Society.

The society wasn’t large—founded by only three: Merson, Gus, and Monis.

Monis had recently left Maple City.

Only Merson and Gus attended the banquet, along with several employees from Spark.

After chatting with them, Li Wei learned why they’d thrown him a birthday celebration.

It turned out that Gus, having looked into Li Wei’s background, discovered he was an orphan, alone in Maple City with no family or support.

No one had ever celebrated his birthday before. So, taking advantage of the lively welcome feast, they decided to combine it with a birthday party.

The reason left Li Wei both amused and touched—was this kind of spontaneity acceptable?

With the birthday behind him, it was now officially declared: Li Wei had turned sixteen.

"Li Wei, you're only sixteen?! That's unbelievable!"

Gus, drunk and boisterous, slung an arm around Li Wei’s shoulder and shouted.

Merson laughed. "Maple City’s youngest apprentice mage in history—Master Li Wei’s future is boundless!"

"Perhaps Master Li Wei should consider writing an autobiography."

At first, everyone had regarded the mysterious mage with awe.

But once they learned how young he was, their reverence softened into warmth.

After the feast ended, the guests dispersed.

Standing at the door, Gus pulled Jimmy aside and said, "Make sure Li Wei gets back to the Mage Tower safely."

Jimmy thumped his chest proudly. "Don’t worry, Director, it’ll be fine."

Li Wei waved his hands hurriedly. "No need, I’m not even drunk."

But neither Jimmy nor Gus would listen. In the end, Jimmy accompanied him all the way.

"Alright, I’ve arrived. You head back too," Li Wei said.

"Understood, Mr. Li Wei. Goodbye."

Li Wei turned and watched Jimmy walk away.

A faint smile tugged at his lips.

His first birthday shared with strangers—and it had turned out better than expected.

He’d never imagined anyone would remember his birthday.

Even if it was mentioned casually, it stirred something deep within him.

For the first time in this foreign world, he felt warmth.

"Director Gus… truly a good man."

In the days that followed, Li Wei secluded himself in the Mage Tower, training.

When weary, he visited the library or read free preview chapters from the *Codex of the Magic Web*.

After meals, he spent time drafting manuscripts.

At night, he stayed diligently in his safe room, practicing spells—relentlessly grinding through the *Invisible Armor* incantation.

When exhaustion overwhelmed him, he used dreams to craft scenes of leisure and comfort.

Rather than thrilling adventures, he preferred lying quietly on a beach after fatigue, basking in sunlight and sea breeze.

His shadow attendant brought him the nostalgic joy of cold soda.

He swirled the crystal glass, listening to ice clinking and bubbles bursting.

Drinking the icy sweetness in one gulp, he instantly felt revitalized.

"Pity… dreams are illusions, hollow festivities."

Li Wei stood, tossed the glass aside, waved his hand—the vibrant beach dissolved, reshaping into his study.

The shadow attendant, who had been wearing swim trunks, resumed his usual form.

Once refreshed, Li Wei returned to his grueling practice.

Unnoticed, the darkness and mist beyond the window began to fade.

Li Wei knew dawn was near.

He would soon awaken.

Suddenly, his heart trembled. A flood of insights surged from within.

Enlightenment?

No—this was merely the natural culmination. After relentless effort, the *Invisible Armor* spell had finally reached perfection.

[Invisible Armor (Zero-Rank Perfected)] 0/∞

Li Wei closed his eyes, absorbing the torrent of understanding.

Now, he fully grasped the spell—even surpassed its creator.

With this mastery, he could forge spells of his own.

He opened his eyes, extended his arm.

Mana wove the spell structure; magical elements filled the gaps. A blue vambrace gradually formed along his forearm.

This was his creation.

Li Wei shook his head, dispersing the mana.

"This isn't true creation—merely a modification of *Invisible Armor*."

His theoretical knowledge remained limited; he could only reconfigure a few circuits from the original spell.

"The *Invisible Armor* spell is already near-perfect among zero-rank spells. Even if I deconstruct and reconstruct it, I can hardly create a better zero-rank version."

"Rather than that, I should derive a higher-rank evolution of *Invisible Armor*."

Having mastered the perfected form, he now possessed such capability.

A thought stirred, and instantly, multiple pathways for extending, enhancing, and evolving the *Invisible Armor* model appeared in his mind.

After brief contemplation, he decided to follow the original creator’s philosophy:

Pursue longer duration, stronger defense, retain the camouflage trait of the invisible armor.

Drawing from his own understanding, Li Wei added a new function—automatic defense.

Remain hidden normally, activate instantly when danger arises.

Ever since acquiring the *Invisible Armor* spell, he had longed for this very feature.

At long last, he had finally achieved his dream!

After the invisible armor gained its automatic defense function,

Li Wei no longer needed to worry about excessive layers of invisibility hindering his movements.

A flaw had been perfectly resolved.

Li Wei focused his gaze, and several lines of text shimmered into view upon the wall:

【Crystal Meditation Technique (First Tier)】 369/10,000

【Minor Fireball Spell (Zeroth Tier Perfection)】 3,322/8,000

【Fireball Spell (First Tier Mastery)】 434/2,000

【Invisible Armor Spell (First Tier Minor Completion)】 0/10,000

【Great Dream Soaring Heaven Technique (Zeroth Tier)】 9,450/10,000

【Shadow Tendril Surgery (First Tier Initiation)】 360/1,000

【Ice Arrow Spell (Zeroth Tier Mastery)】 389/2,000

【Stone-Breath Method (Initiation)】 567/1,000

...

By advancing the Invisible Armor spell to the first tier—elevating it from Zeroth Tier Perfection to First Tier Minor Completion—

Li Wei had now fully comprehended the spell’s essence, allowing him to skip both initiation and mastery stages entirely.

Progressing from minor completion to great completion, then onward to ultimate perfection, these were subsequent phases of refinement within the First Tier Invisible Armor spell.

With continuous evolution and improvement of the spell model, the power of the Invisible Armor would grow stronger and stronger.

Li Wei cast the Invisible Armor spell.

The mana cost of the First Tier version was triple that of the Zeroth Tier.

Yet this was still not the final form.

When refined to the level of perfection, the mana consumption would become even more terrifying—

and so too would the defensive power.

After testing, he found the defensive strength of the First Tier Invisible Armor to be twice that of its Zeroth Tier counterpart.

This defense surpassed even a First Tier Mastery-level Magic Shield.

Moreover, the maximum number of stackable layers increased along with the expansion of circuitry in the spell model,

surpassing the stacking limits inherent to Zeroth Tier spells.

It reached nine layers!

Nine layers of First Tier Invisible Armor equaled eighteen layers of Zeroth Tier.

It could withstand at least three strikes from Second Tier spells.

Li Wei stood stunned by the terrifying defensive might the spell now displayed.

This was simply monstrous!

Yet after a moment’s reflection, he realized the spell wasn’t inherently overpowered.

Rather, his own supernatural trait—Mana Control—synergized too perfectly with the layering nature of the Invisible Armor.

The result was an effect far greater than the sum of its parts, making the spell appear absurdly strong.

Without Mana Control, even if one could layer the armor, it would barely reach the upper limit of the First Tier,

just enough to weakly resist Second Tier spells.

But with the supernatural trait of Mana Control, the ceiling of the Invisible Armor had been raised dramatically.

(End of Chapter)