Undead Mage from a Cell

Gu Xi, knowing he was temporarily safe, naturally sat down on the sofa and stretched out his hand to receive the cup offered in front of him.

When he held the cup in his hand, Gu Xi could feel the cup pulsating, as if flames were burning.

This situation startled Gu Xi quite a bit.

At the same time, he realized that the person in front of him had reached a very high level of strength.

At the very least, he could make flames solidify in his hand, defying natural phenomena.

This level of strength was absolutely not something that could be achieved at Level 20.

In Gu Xi’s mind, this individual’s status was beginning to approach that of the Great Monarch in the Mirror Image Dungeon World.

Thinking this, Gu Xi took a sip of the liquid in the cup.

As soon as he drank the liquid, Gu Xi felt a heat spread throughout his body, and several messages flashed in front of his eyes.

[You drank the Fire of Life. Affected by the Fire of Life, your Level is forcibly increased to Level 8, you are granted full Life and Mana, all negative statuses are cleared, Constitution +1, and you can choose two skills from the five options below as rewards.]

[Sea of Fire Ripple: Affected by the Fire of Life, this is a special promotion route for Death Ripple. The originally transparent Death Ripple becomes a ripple of flames. Under the power of death, it also has flame attack effects. Even if not killed by the Death Ripple attack, one would suffer at least three minutes of flame burning attack.]

[Flame Storm: Affected by the Fire of Life, this is a special promotion route for Bone Storm. Bone fragments released by the Bone Storm all carry the power of flame, causing a secondary explosion upon entering the enemy’s body, with explosion power varying from 10 to 45 points.]

[Flame Priest: Affected by the Fire of Life, this is a special promotion route for the Skeleton Priest. The released Skeleton Priest will be surrounded by flames. As long as the flames remain, the Skeleton Priest will persist, continuously bestowing effects on the Undead Corps.]

[Flame Domain: Affected by the Fire of Life, this new skill is the fusion of Wraith Whiskers and Flame Trap, with the highest levels of the two skills. Consuming 100 Mana, it lays down a Flame Domain in a specified location, containing trap explosions and tentacle-wrapping attack effects within the domain.]

[Flame Shield: Affected by the Fire of Life, this is a special promotion route for the Secondary Bone Shield. The use of Bone Shield no longer consumes corpses, and the Bone Shield carries a flame reflective damage effect, causing up to 150 points of damage to enemies attacking oneself.]

Looking at the messages popping up in front of him.

Gu Xi looked incredulously at the cup in his hand; how could he just take a sip and level up?

Wasn’t leveling up too easy this way?

Then Gu Xi was shocked to find that the experience required to level up from Level 8 to Level 9 was still the same 55,000 points needed to level up from Level 7 to Level 8.

This meant Gu Xi had essentially gained a free level.

At the same time, the skills of this level clearly had a specific focus; the influence of flame power was pervasive, as all five new skills were related to flames.

Even the Flame Domain skill was evidently a fusion of Wraith Whiskers and Flame Trap, creating a bigger domain-type attack method.

Gu Xi could indeed be said to have gained substantially.

Gu Xi looked up in the direction of the gigantic eye.

Unexpectedly, a hint of amusement appeared in the eye.

"Please don’t be in a rush, take your time, we have plenty of time."

Faced with the situation at hand, Gu Xi paused for a moment before making his choice.

The Flame Domain and Flame Storm became Gu Xi’s upgrade choices this time.

The next moment, in Gu Xi’s skill list, Wraith Whiskers, Flame Trap, and Bone Storm all disappeared, replaced by two new skills.

Meanwhile, these two skill levels also upgraded to the appropriate levels.

The Flame Domain immediately reached Level 5, while Flame Storm reached Level 6, and the enhanced effects previously attached to Bone Storm now fell onto Flame Storm.

Also noteworthy was that the Bone Curtain was a skill based on Bone Storm.

Now that Bone Storm had become Flame Storm, this means that Bone Curtain also carries a hint of flame power within it.

The Bone Storm, transformed into a cloak draped on Gu Xi’s body, now had a touch of crimson red.

Seeing Gu Xi make his choice, a trace of a playful smile flickered in the gigantic eye.

Perhaps having seen many such choices, the eye did not ask Gu Xi the outcome.

Instead, it directly said, "You don’t need to worry about the fundamental impact on you; this Fire of Life only increases levels below 10, and won’t affect your growth.

I previously noticed you wanted to buy a Wishing Chalice; its quality isn’t much different from my Fire of Life.

So I gave you this cup."

Gu Xi smiled without speaking; he couldn’t admit that his interest in the Wishing Chalice was merely a whim.

In fact, he never originally had such an idea.

At most, he just wanted to make the Dragon Valley Teleportation Gate setup easier without any thought of putting all his strength into it.

Though the big shot spoke up, Gu Xi naturally couldn’t pretend to be ignorant, politely saying, "Thank you, this Fire of Life is quite wonderful."

"As long as you like it, but do you want another cup?"

"No, one cup is already enough for me."

Gu Xi knew that the big shot probably had a reason to call him over.

One cup of Fire of Life was like an advance reward for task completion.

Having another cup, Gu Xi couldn’t handle it.

After all, directly leveling up twice by completing a task would be exhausting and taxing.

"Hahaha."

Listening to Gu Xi’s words, the big shot also laughed, "You don’t have to worry; I have plenty of this stuff. You know the situation in our world, everything needs balance.

We have the means to maintain balance here.

To ensure the number of people matches their levels, we often need to employ some methods to raise the levels of our residents.

Therefore, such items are not scarce; you don’t have to worry. If you want to drink more, I have more available.

But keep in mind, the Fire of Life only boosts levels up to Level 9. After Level 10, you’ll use something else."

"No, there’s no need. This distinguished person called me over, surely there’s a reason. Please instruct me; I will do my utmost to accomplish it."

"What is there to instruct, never mind, I knew it. With my temperament, I can’t say anything indirect; I do have something to ask of you. Is the lamp in your hand capable of being immune to mental influences?

If it is, could you do me a favor and take a trip to the Ocean Dynasty?"