Age of Wizards: I Can Analyze All Things

Simply put, the faster the fusion rate increased.

Unlike physical elementalization, the process of soul elementalization was almost impossible to influence with external forces.

In other words, there were almost no rare artifacts or potions that could accelerate soul elementalization.

A Wizard could only rely on steady, patient effort, improving bit by bit over time.

Therefore, upon reaching the level of a Level 5 Wizard, progression depended on one’s aptitude and prior accumulation.

Wizards with insufficient aptitude would be unable to break through to the Sixth Level before their lives ended and their souls dissipated.

Even Wizards with sufficient aptitude but an inadequate foundation would still find it difficult to break through to higher levels.

Pei Ze wouldn’t dare claim his aptitude was exceptional, but when it came to his foundation, he was confident that no one in Chenxi City—or even the entire Star Realm Alliance—could surpass him.

When he advanced to an Official Wizard, he had a full thirty-two Will Runes, while other Wizards had twenty-four at most.

In terms of elementalization, other Wizards advanced with 80% or 90% completion, but he had achieved 100% complete elementalization.

On these two points alone, he had already left other Wizards far behind.

With such a profound foundation, Pei Ze was confident his fusion rate wouldn’t be too slow.

’My teacher said it took him about thirteen hundred years to break through from the fifth to the Sixth Level, and that was considered fast.’

’By that math, it would take over a decade to increase the fusion rate by a single percentage point.’

Pei Ze immediately calmed his mind and focused, beginning his first cultivation session after his advancement.

He wanted to see how quickly he could improve his strength.

High-tier Wizards had long lifespans, and a single cultivation session or experiment could often take years.

Pei Ze was no exception.

This session lasted for two months.

When he opened his eyes, his soul fusion rate had reached 1.2%, an increase of 0.08%.

’A fusion rate of 0.04% per month,’ Pei Ze mused, his brow slightly furrowed.

At 0.04% a month, that was 0.48% a year.

At this rate, it would take a little over two hundred years to raise his fusion rate to 100%.

To be honest, this speed was already very fast.

It was far less than Mo Weng’s thirteen hundred years.

And it was ludicrously faster than other Wizards.

Across the entire Star Realm Alliance, only a few chosen ones with superior bloodlines and heaven-sent talent could break through from the fifth to the Sixth Level in just two hundred years.

In the tens of thousands of years of the Star Realm Alliance’s history, the number of such geniuses could be counted on two hands.

However, Pei Ze wasn’t satisfied.

Two hundred years was too long. He had to seize every moment.

"Omniscience, deduce a plan to accelerate the fusion of my soul and the Elemental Fire."

[Task created. Beginning deduction of plan to accelerate soul and Elemental Fire fusion. Estimated cost: 58,395 units of elemental essence.]

’Over fifty thousand units? It should be done in about a hundred days.’

Pei Ze nodded to himself and checked the task for deducing a plan to upgrade his Wizard Tower.

Previously, the task required nearly two hundred thousand units of elemental essence, but after more than half a year of acceleration, less than one hundred eighty thousand remained by the time he broke through.

Now that he had advanced to a Level 5 Wizard, the required elemental essence for the task had plummeted to 44,723 units.

At most, it would only take 80 days to complete.

Pei Ze thought for a moment and decided to prioritize the task of deducing the plan to accelerate his soul’s fusion with the Elemental Fire.

After all, increasing his strength was his top priority.

The Wizard Tower could wait. Besides, he needed time to save up money anyway.

’Right, there’s also the Power of Rules.’

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Power of Rules that had once surrounded the Elemental Fire had completely vanished.

It had been consumed as nourishment for the fusion of his soul and the Elemental Fire during his breakthrough.

This was precisely why the fusion process had been so swift and smooth.

Stretching, Pei Ze got up and walked outside.

As soon as he left the first floor and arrived at the Stargazing Platform, Tining appeared.

The Half Deer Maiden looked confused at first, her gaze circling Pei Ze a few times before her expression shifted to one of dawning realization mixed with joy.

"Pei Ze, you broke through?"

Just a moment ago, Tining had suddenly detected a powerful energy fluctuation within the Wizard Tower and had rushed over to investigate, not expecting that it was Pei Ze who had broken through.

Pei Ze smiled and nodded, simultaneously using the Eye of Omniscience to scan Tining. The smile on his face deepened.

"It looks like you’re about to break through as well."

Tining was slightly taken aback, but after a moment, she nodded vigorously, a radiant smile spreading across her face.

"It’s all thanks to you. The environment in the Ancient Tree Courtyard is perfect for my clan’s cultivation."

「Meanwhile, in the Ancient Tree Courtyard.」

Leiot rustled his canopy and let out a sigh of emotion.

Pasha, who was beside him, saw this and asked in confusion, "Elder, what’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing. I just suddenly feel that our decision to migrate to Chenxi City back then was a very wise one."

Pasha, only half-understanding, smiled and said, "Of course. Our living environment is so much better than before."

...

He inspected the Wizard Tower and found no issues.

The Golem Factory was still operating smoothly.

Although orders for the Thunder God Golems were fewer than before, they still trickled in, and they had earned a good amount of money during this period.

As usual, Pei Ze didn’t interfere, leaving everything in Nymph’s capable hands.

Under his guidance, the Water Sprite butler was gradually becoming capable of handling things on her own.

After inspecting the Wizard Tower, Pei Ze’s thoughts returned to increasing his strength.

’I wonder how much Power of Rules I can handle now?’

Anticipation surged within Pei Ze, and he promptly set off for the Thunder Elemental Plane.

With his current power, he no longer needed to prepare a Teleportation Array to travel between planes; a single Teleportation Magic spell was enough.

A Rule Wizard wouldn’t even need Teleportation Magic; they could simply tear through the planar crystal wall to reach the other side.

RUMBLE!

A deafening roar of thunder filled his ears.

Pei Ze looked up. The sky of the Thunder Elemental Plane was still thick with thunderclouds, a dark and heavy expanse where occasional flashes of lightning were the only source of light.

But unlike before, Pei Ze could now clearly sense the terrifying energy contained within the thunderclouds above.

The more powerful one became, the more one could appreciate the terrifying might of a plane, and the more one revered power.

Only the weak, like frogs in a well, would think themselves fearless and omnipotent.

Averting his gaze, Pei Ze found a secluded spot.

This time, he had again brought thirty Thunder God Golems to act as guards.

He had the Thunder God Golems stand guard on the perimeter, then sat down cross-legged and began to convert the Power of Rules.

As a thought crossed Pei Ze’s mind, the space within a thirty-mile radius seemed to freeze for an instant.

The next moment, countless streams of Thunder Elemental Energy erupted, surging madly toward Pei Ze as if a hundred rivers were flowing into the sea.

Looking down from high above, Pei Ze’s location resembled a rapidly spinning vortex, frantically pulling in energy from all directions.

And Pei Ze was the center of that vortex.

The sheer scale of it was many times greater than before.

Vast numbers of Elemental Spirits were drawn in by the violent commotion. Even a few Elemental Giant Spirits, which had been wandering the border between the core and outer regions, were attracted.

However, the moment the Elemental Spirits neared the vortex, they were torn apart and pulverized by the ferocious gravitational pull, transforming into the purest form of elemental energy and merging with the vortex.

Only the few Elemental Giant Spirits could resist the vortex’s pull, but they were quickly intercepted by the Thunder God Golems.

The staggering phenomenon lasted for a full ten days before it slowly weakened and finally dissipated.

And deep within Pei Ze’s Sea of Consciousness, there was now a new wisp—or rather, a new droplet—of the Power of Rules.

Unlike the previous lightning-shaped Power of Rules, this new power was in the form of a droplet, incandescent white and translucent.

Flashes of lightning were faintly visible within it, exuding a sense of vast, surging might, like a miniature version of the thunderclouds in the sky of the Thunder Elemental Plane.

From the incandescent droplet, Pei Ze could clearly feel the unique fierce and scorching power of lightning.

He was struck by a sudden realization.

Perhaps this was the true Power of Rules!

The lightning-shaped ’Power of Rules’ from before was just a crude, incomplete version.

’I wonder how powerful it is?’

Pei Ze was eager to try it out, but unfortunately, the Thunder Elemental Plane was only inhabited by elemental life-forms, which weren’t suitable test subjects.

And given the might of the Power of Rules, a test subject would need to be at the fifth level at least, and he couldn’t find a suitable target on such short notice.

Shaking his head, Pei Ze had to temporarily abandon the thought and continue converting the Power of Rules.

He wanted to see just how many droplets of the Power of Rules he could bear.