The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 383

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Chapter 383
Chapter 383
Transcendent-grade Magic Stone.
Red Eternal Crystal.
Until now, every Eternal Crystal I had created was a rechargeable magic stone.
As such, without any special abilities, its function was limited to merely filling it with mana, storing it, and using it.
But this was different.
A growth-type magic stone, the Red Eternal Crystal.
It possessed so many powerful abilities that I wondered if it should be classified as equipment rather than a magic stone.
Let me verify each one from the beginning.
[ 1. Crimson: The power and range of skills, magic, and unique abilities using the Red Eternal Crystal’s mana are enhanced. ]
An incredible ability appeared right from the start.
It seemed the Blue Spirit God’s power had manifested itself.
Every technique I used with the Red Eternal Crystal would be enhanced.
Since it received a transcendent-grade rating, its efficiency was beyond imagination—it seemed superior to most Sage staves or orbs.
[ 2. Violet: Increases the efficiency of mana storage, circulation, and output, reducing mana loss and increasing mana amplification upon release. ]
The second ability appeared to manifest through the materials of the Violet Machine God.
A straightforward excellent ability, but the numbers were exceptional for a transcendent-grade item.
The phrase “simplicity is best” seemed perfectly fitting for this ability.
[ 3. Growth: Each time a magic stone is absorbed, total mana increases, and as total mana increases, the abilities of the ‘Red Eternal Crystal’ are strengthened. ]
The long-awaited third ability.
This was the ability I had desired most.
By absorbing a magic stone’s mana, my total mana increases.
This alone would be satisfying enough, but the item’s abilities strengthen as total mana grows.
The following abilities also included automatic mana recovery and other functions I had envisioned—they were all properly attached.
Having confirmed this, I retrieved the five premium-grade magic stones the Emperor had given me to test this ability.
As I brought the magic stone close to the Red Eternal Crystal.
Uuuung—.
A subtle resonance occurred.
Whoosh.
“Hmm, how fascinating.”
“It’s not simply extracting mana. It appears to absorb the magic stone itself, completely absorbing its structure and growing in that manner.”
“Ooh…!”
The premium-grade magic stone had been absorbed.
After absorbing all five premium-grade magic stones.
“It has truly grown.”
Red Eternal Crystal.
Since the name was too long, I changed it to ‘Crimson Gem’, and I could feel the Crimson Gem’s total mana had increased by the equivalent of five premium-grade magic stones.
But that wasn’t all.
Just as the saying went—as total mana increased, abilities strengthened—the efficiency of its abilities had risen.
I didn’t stop there.
[Eternal Crystal]
A rechargeable mana stone crafted from supreme-grade mana stones.
I absorbed all of the Eternal Crystals as well.
Once I had absorbed every mana stone, the total mana capacity of the red crystal expanded dramatically.
Well, it couldn’t be otherwise—the Eternal Crystal was also a mana stone made from supreme-grade materials.
I had worried whether there might be mana loss during the absorption process.
“There’s no loss at all.”
“Remarkable. Normally, when mana transfers between mana stones, some loss rate is inevitable.”
“This must be an ability of the Red Eternal Crystal.”
That wasn’t it at all.
The mana from the supreme-grade mana stones and Eternal Crystals had transferred completely intact.
In other words, from now on, I could wield mana equivalent to the combined total of all my supreme-grade mana stones and Eternal Crystals simply by carrying this single red crystal.
“From the look on your face, you’re eager to test the stone’s power immediately.”
The Knight Commander had read my expression perfectly.
Perhaps, as a fellow Sage, he understood my feelings.
Given that.
“Follow me. I’ll let you use my personal Magic Practice Room.”
He guided me to the Magic Practice Room.
In truth, it seemed less about accommodating me and more about his desire to witness firsthand how powerful my magic would become with this red crystal.
* * *
The Knight Commander’s Magic Practice Room.
It wasn’t my first time entering it.
The Knight Commander had brought me here before to demonstrate the power of the pendant he’d crafted from the “Silver Feather of the Evil God” I’d given him.
The magic he’d displayed then.
The formidable might of “Despair of Wind” had reaffirmed that he was truly the Empire’s greatest Sage.
However.
“It’s changed quite a bit.”
“Heh, you witnessed how that single spell destroyed the practice room, didn’t you? Leaving it as it was would have made further practice impossible, so I had it renovated.”
The practice room looked vastly different from what I remembered.
Not only had it grown larger, but the entire space was now covered with more expansive and powerful magical formations.
If the Knight Commander was right, even the “Despair of Wind” he’d shown before shouldn’t damage this room now.
“Go ahead and test it. I’m curious myself.”
“Didn’t you just absorb nearly twenty supreme-grade mana stones and Eternal Crystals? A transcendent-grade mana stone that absorbed that many stones!”
“It’s unimaginable!”
Not just the Knight Commander, but Owen and Jorn were also gleaming with excitement.
Well, they’d helped create it too, so they’d naturally be curious about how powerful the red crystal truly was.
I paused to consider.
What should I use to verify the red crystal’s capabilities?
I could use the item’s unique skill, or I could employ my basic skills or magic.
‘As expected, magic.’
All three people behind me are Sages.
For their sake, it’s better to verify this through magic.
Then, what magic should I use?
I’ve reached level 600, but I haven’t learned 7th Circle magic yet, and the strongest magic I’ve mastered is 6th Circle magic.
‘Hmm….’
After deliberating for a moment.
– I will use the 1st Circle fire magic ‘Fire’.
Whoosh.
1st Circle magic.
I used Fire.
At the same time, a tiny flame appeared above my palm.
Of course.
Fire was, as its name suggested, a 1st Circle magic that created fire.
It had no other abilities—Fire’s entirety was simply creating this small flame.
“Hmm?”
The Knight Commander initially harbored doubt.
“Heh heh, I see. What we need to do now is not a display of power, but to verify the strength of the Red Eternal Crystal. That would be best.”
“A wise judgment, sir!”
“Excellent!”
Soon they understood my intention.
1st Circle magic.
With this, I could properly gauge the Red Eternal Crystal’s power without worrying about damaging the practice room, considering Fire’s scale.
Thinking thus.
[ Red Eternal Crystal ]
I drew out the crimson crystal.
Immediately after, I began releasing the mana dwelling within the crimson crystal and channeling it toward my magic.
Whoosh!
The tiny flame’s size grew progressively larger.
The flame that had fit in my palm expanded to cover my upper body, then grew to the size of an adult.
But this was only the beginning.
The tiny flame expanded in size to a degree where the word ‘tiny’ no longer applied.
Eventually.
“Ooh, it’s turned orange.”
“That must mean the temperature has risen considerably.”
The color of my flame had changed.
From red to orange.
In truth, when using fire magic generally, temperature-induced changes rarely manifested meaningfully.
No matter how high-circle the flame magic, magical results took precedence over chemical ones.
Since magic was implemented through imagery, even at extreme temperatures, most manifestations appeared as red flames.
But Fire is such a fundamental spell, isn’t it?
Because of that, the color shifts caused by temperature were displaying themselves with striking clarity.
Whoosh!
“The flames have turned white!”
“The flames are already filling roughly half of the Magic Practice Room!”
“Heh, even I would struggle to increase the size and temperature of Fire to that degree simply by pouring mana into it. Impressive indeed.”
Behind me, I hear the Knight Commander, Owen, and Jorn exclaiming in admiration.
But my thoughts were somewhat different.
Of course, even now it’s impressive.
‘Still far to go.’
The Red Eternal Crystal.
The mana of the crimson crystal had not yet been depleted by half.
As the size expands, mana efficiency inevitably drops, but from what I can see, Fire’s limits are still far away.
Whoooosh!
The flames, growing ever larger, soon began to emit a blue radiance.
* * *
While Mir was expanding the Fire spell.
The Knight Commander, true to his nature as a Sage, observed this with an intrigued expression.
Since he had participated in the work itself, he too was intensely curious about the power of the transcendent-grade magical stone.
‘White flames created from Fire, a first-circle fire spell.’
It wasn’t merely that the size of the flames was increasing.
The temperature of the flames was steadily rising as well.
White flames represent a temperature that even ordinary mages would struggle to reach no matter how much magical power they poured into it.
Because of that, even from a considerable distance away, the heat of the flames was reaching us here.
‘Still, perhaps it’s time soon….’
This much is already sufficiently impressive.
Pouring mana into Fire, a first-circle spell, was far too inefficient.
And that’s not all.
The stronger a spell becomes, the more mana is consumed in maintaining it.
So the more one enhances a spell, the lower the efficiency becomes.
Eventually, no matter how much mana one pours in, the mana required to maintain the spell overlaps with the mana being poured in, making it impossible to strengthen the spell through pouring mana alone.
But then.
Whoooosh!
“Hmm…?”
The size of the flames continued to grow.
And that’s not all.
“Azure…?”
The color of the flames was shifting to blue.
When we speak of blue flames, it’s a color that only appears when the flames have reached their ultimate heat.
Naturally, reaching azure means the temperature has risen accordingly, resulting in extreme mana consumption.
Yet the flames did not stop there—they continued to swell, growing ever larger.
Expanding without restraint, the inferno soon filled the entire Magic Practice Room.
And yet.
“Is this not the end?”
The flames, unsatisfied even with this, burned hotter still.
From pale azure to deep azure.
Fire, a first-circle flame spell, was transforming into the most scorching blaze imaginable.
“Gasp, the heat…!”
“I can’t… breathe…!”
The three of us gasped as the tremendous heat stole the very air from our lungs.
“Aqua Wall!”
I conjured the barrier in desperation.
The rising wall of water managed to block the heat, but only for a moment.
Ssssshhhhh!
It boiled and evaporated rapidly under the searing temperature.
That alone would have been manageable, but the true problem lay elsewhere.
“The… the Practice Room!”
The Magic Practice Room that the Knight Commander had constructed to safely channel his eighth-circle spells.
It was being damaged.
The reason was simple.
Persistence.
Most of my spells end in a single explosive burst, but Mir’s flames burned with such tremendous intensity that they continued to consume everything relentlessly.
At this rate, a mere first-circle fire spell would reduce the Knight Commander’s entire Magic Practice Room to charred ruins.
Desperate now, the Knight Commander.
“A Practice Room burned by Fire? That cannot be allowed!”
He urgently reinforced the magical formations of the Practice Room, doing everything in his power to protect it from Fire.

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