Chapter 123 – Leiguhart Magic Mirror

Volume 3: Rising Winds and Clouds

After pondering for a while, Wen Yu gave up on the inefficient approach of examining every item individually and spoke directly to Kaldor.

"I need a Skill-the higher the rank, the better-that can amplify my Physical Attribute."

Kaldor waved his hand again. Only two items remained on the entire list.

Enhanced Acceleration (Rank B, Passive Ability): Increases the Host's speed by twenty percent. Exchange cost: 50,000 Demon Hunting Points.

The Ability was nearly identical to Shadow Step.

Amplification (Rank B, Passive Ability): Increases the Host's overall Physical Attribute by ten percent. Exchange cost: 80,000 Demon Hunting Points.

Neither Skill was particularly impressive. After weighing his options, Wen Yu ultimately chose Amplification.

He tore open the Skill Scroll and placed Amplification on Faceless, giving Faceless another Skill-one specifically meant to strengthen Wen Yu's Combat State.

Then Wen Yu looked at Kaldor.

"Do you have anything that can nullify fatal damage?"

Kaldor nodded.

…

Half an hour later, when Wen Yu finished his conversation with Kaldor, he had acquired another pile of potions, Scrolls, and similar items.

They were all common goods: Berserk Potions, short-range Spatial Teleportation Scrolls, simple protective items, and the like. Of course, every one of them was suitable for Level 5, so Wen Yu did not need to worry about them becoming obsolete anytime soon.

In addition, his Spatial Ring now contained an item he had encountered once before.

Scapegoat Doll (S-Rank Item): Activates when the Host suffers a fatal blow and completely restores all injuries to the Host's body.

Wen Yu kept the item as a final life-saving trump card. It also consumed the last of his Demon Hunting Points.

Before leaving, Wen Yu asked about the Ruler and the Demon Race. Unfortunately, Kaldor's answers amounted to statements such as how long remained before the Demon Realm Gates opened and that Wen Yu's authority was temporarily insufficient to access information about the Ruler.

In short, the answers were completely useless.

Wen Yu returned to the Exchange Pillar and equipped One-Eye with High-Frequency Blade (A-Rank, Active Ability). Then he reviewed the Skills of the Little Soul Beast and his three Soul Pets once more. He nodded in satisfaction, sat directly atop the Exchange Pillar, and took out the most expensive purchase he had made: the Leiguhart Magic Mirror.

Leiguhart Magic Mirror (SSS-Rank Item): Forged by a supreme powerhouse named Leiguhart from an unknown world. Possesses the ability to reveal the quality of a Skill that will be obtained after Promotion. This item is unique.

Method of use: Touch the body to the Leiguhart Magic Mirror. The Magic Mirror will automatically devise the most suitable Promotion method for the creature in contact with it.

After reading the description, Wen Yu touched the Magic Mirror with one finger.

After a while, a waterlike ripple spread across the mirror, followed by a mental wave.

"Target's Class is unique. Promotion cannot grant a Skill. Recommended method: Promotion with Level 5 Attribute-Less Magic Crystals."

"Oh? Not bad."

Wen Yu grinned at the Leiguhart Magic Mirror's performance and pressed the Little Soul Beast against it.

Another mental wave followed.

"Target's current Attributes: Dark, Space, and Soul. Select an Attribute preference?"

In Wen Yu's understanding, these Attributes referred to the nature of the target's existing Skills. As for choosing a preference…

Wen Yu hesitated briefly, then sent a complex mental wave to the Leiguhart Magic Mirror.

"If I want it to obtain an SS Rank Light Attribute Skill after its next Promotion, what should I do?"

The Leiguhart Magic Mirror did not respond for a long time.

Disappointment flashed through Wen Yu's eyes.

"In the end, it's still an inanimate object…"

Before he could finish the thought, the Leiguhart Magic Mirror gave its answer.

"Target's aptitude is insufficient. Attribute conflict detected. Promotion cannot grant an SS Rank Light Attribute Skill. Target may first obtain an A-Rank Light Attribute Skill, creating a chance to obtain an SS Rank Light Attribute Skill during the following Promotion. Warning: the probability of obtaining an SS Rank Light Attribute Skill through Promotion will not exceed twenty percent."

The answer made Wen Yu's eyes light up. The odds were low, but at least there was hope.

Still…

"Devise the optimal Skill configuration. Do not select an Attribute preference."

After receiving Wen Yu's instruction, the Leiguhart Magic Mirror suddenly emitted a faint glow. The light flickered for nearly ten seconds before gradually subsiding, and another mental wave followed.

"Based on the combination of existing Skills and Attributes, the recommended materials are three Level 5 Ancient Demon Magic Crystals, twenty-five Level 5 Dark Attribute Magic Crystals, twenty-five Level 5 Light Attribute Magic Crystals, one hundred Level 5 Beast Attribute Magic Crystals, and Space Attribute Magic Crystals for all remaining materials. After Promotion, the target will have a forty-percent chance of obtaining an SS Rank Spatial Skill and a sixty-percent chance of obtaining an S-Rank Spatial Skill."

"Now that's professional! This was money well spent!"

Wen Yu's mind was filled with the feeling that he had struck gold.

The Leiguhart Magic Mirror's answer proved that Wen Yu's experience from his previous life had been inaccurate. A single Attribute could indeed increase the probability of obtaining a high-rank Skill, but combining Magic Crystals of different Attributes in an unknown ratio could raise those odds even further.

The Leiguhart Magic Mirror could also use existing Abilities to devise a Skill best suited to the target's current Attributes. The fact that it did not recommend a Dark Attribute Skill made that obvious. Now that the Little Soul Beast possessed Dark Divine Light (SSS-Rank), it truly had no need for another Dark Attribute Skill.

Wen Yu summoned One-Eye and Xing and tested them one after another.

"Recommended materials: Level 5 flesh in massive quantities, a small quantity of Level 5 Ancient Demon flesh, a minute quantity of Level 5 Demon Seed flesh, six Level 5 Ancient Demon Magic Crystals, fifty Level 5 Fire Attribute Magic Crystals, fifty Level 5 Earth Attribute Magic Crystals, fifty Level 5 Wind Attribute Magic Crystals, ten Level 5 Dark Attribute Magic Crystals, ten Level 5 Space Attribute Magic Crystals, and Level 5 Beast Attribute Magic Crystals for all remaining materials. After Promotion, the target will have a twenty-percent chance of obtaining an SSS-Rank Beast Attribute Ability and an eighty-percent chance of obtaining an SS Rank Beast Attribute Ability."

That was One-Eye's method.

Xing's was even more difficult.

"Recommended materials: Level 5 flesh in massive quantities, Level 5 Ancient Demon flesh in large quantities, a small quantity of Level 5 Demon Seed flesh, three Level 5 Demon Seed Magic Crystals, one hundred Level 5 Ancient Demon Magic Crystals, one hundred Level 5 Space Attribute Magic Crystals, one hundred Level 5 Time Attribute Magic Crystals, and equal quantities of Fire Attribute and Beast Attribute Magic Crystals for all remaining materials. After Promotion, the target will have a three-percent chance of obtaining a Foundation Rank Ability of an unknown Attribute, a fifty-seven-percent chance of obtaining an SSS-Rank Fire Attribute or Beast Attribute Skill, and a forty-percent chance of obtaining an SS Rank Beast Attribute Skill."

Wen Yu sighed and shook his head at the results.

"If only I had met you sooner…"