Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

I see... so Hateful Gaze decreases the strength and speed of an enemy."

The angry face Leon always was forced to make when he put his arms on the lave helped him to learn that. He just had to emit some mana through his face …Still, even though Leon learned that, he couldn't level up Hateful Gaze without a target. Although those buffs were also very useful… Leon didn't know how to replicate the other versions.

"I guess until I think of ways to learn those buffs, I should resume my task of learning new passive skills."

Soon after, Leon found a dead end. However, that was a problem because he didn't find any bifurcation in a while, and he was sure that he investigated all possible paths. Leon was locked, and to leave that place, he would have to open his path.

"To avoid wasting time, I have to create a weapon that will help me with that… I don't want to rely on weapons, but it is not like I can dig using my own hands. Those damn rocks are sturdy and hot as hell, after all."

It was possible, but it was a bit hard to use Geomancy on rocks since the particles were much more connected to each other. Regardless, creating a decent weapon would help Leon to save mana, and he needed mana to level up his offensive spells since those were his bread and butter.

After creating a hideout, Leon started to develop his next mithril weapon. Leon's best weapon would be a spear, but since he could only produce half a kilogram of mithril per day, that was out of the question.

"I guess I can only create a needle… It will be easy to repair it. Even though I only intend to crack the rocks and let Geomancy do the rest."

Leon could only sigh while he was creating the thirty centimeters long needle. He could create so many things in the past thanks to the help of mana potions, magic items, and blue angel leaves, but now Leon could only create weapons that didn't need to be held by both of his hands…

"I can't rely on recovery forever… now more than never, I have to learn how to drain mana from my enemies. I must learn that myself…"

The list of things Leon had to learn was increasing at a scary pace now that he didn't have magic weapons. It was troublesome, but once Leon overcomes that problem, he would have many more chances to surprise his enemies while moving unarmed, after all.

Congratulations! The skill Craft has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Blacksmith has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Craftmanship has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Magic Blacksmith has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon thought he used his mana pretty efficiently, but since he had a vast supply of blue angel leaves and useful weapons, he understood that wasn't true. Now that he had no choice but to do things slowly since he had limited mana, he was much more precise, and that explained why his skills leveled up. Regardless, Leon felt satisfied with the result of his work.

Sharp Mithril Needle

It grants you Strength +100, Speed + 50, Dexterity + 50.

"Mmm… much better than I expected. I guess this all thanks to the high level of my passive skills…"

Leon spent one day creating the needle… probably. It was hard to be sure of the passage of time in that hellhole. So, he didn't waste time and begun to dig a hole on the dead end. Leon didn't know if he would find the same obstacles as he did when he tried to go upward, but he had to confirm that.

Leon's new weapon proved itself to be very useful, in just a few strikes, the rocks blocking his way started to crumble apart instead of just cracking. That was because Leon's Telekinesis was very powerful and also because he increased the piercing power by making the needle spin. Five minutes later, the hole was already twenty meters long, and Leon found it…

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Health: ????/????

Mana: ????/ ????

Stamina: ????/ ????

Active Skills: ????, ????, ????, ????

Passive Skills: ????, ????, ????¸ ????

Congratulations! The skill Appraisal has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Leon didn't even flinch. He started to attack the flesh of whatever the hell that was without a hint of hesitation. The mithril needle endured the impacts much better than the steel spear, and more importantly than that, it was actually scratching the flesh. Leon thought that once the needle pierces that flesh enough, the wound would flood that place with blood… but much to his surprise, that didn't happen. Leon just found another layer of flesh once he destroyed the first one.

Congratulations! The skill Telekinesis has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

"… Did I just destroy the equivalent of a cell of this creature? It makes sense no one or anything would bleed upon losing a single cell, but…"

It was quite a disgusting sight, but considering what Leon has been eating lately, the destroyed flesh and the living flesh didn't bother him in the least. Despite the heat, Leon could even feel an unpleasant smell coming from the flesh, but he didn't stop. He kept attacking and opening a path until the mithril needle lost its tip. However, Leon repaired it in just one hour. Leon had a long path ahead of him, that much was obvious considering how much he traveled so far. However, nothing would stop him… definitely, nothing or anyone would stop him.