Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 114 The Origin of Magic
Blood magic is one of the earliest magics mastered in human history, and it is also a kind of ancient magic called "primordial magic".

The earliest human civilization did not know how to use the magical power of "magic".It can only struggle to survive in the era when giant dragons ruled the heavenly dragons, and monsters and aliens spread all over the land.

In Aslante, all creatures that are powerful enough must use magic power, and the most powerful race among them can even use magic!In order to fight against them, the ancestors of human beings learned from monsters and aliens, borrowed the rules of how they use magic power, and gradually developed and improved their own magic power usage skills, which were given a unique name-magic.

The early magic was still very rough, and people hadn't realized that there was endless free magic power in the air and environment around them that could be used by mages; it's no wonder that the reference objects people studied at that time were giant dragons, vampires, etc. Such creatures exist at the top of the biological chain, and they are basically out of the realm of using free magic power-because these creatures store a huge amount of magic power in their bodies, almost endless!
So misguided humans can only rely on their own magic.But with the weak body of human beings, the magic power that can be stored is really limited.Except for a few freaks with extraordinary talents, the vast majority of human mages can only use some small magic with limited power. Looking at it today, they are basically weak chickens at the level of magic apprentices!

Before the magic circle was invented or discovered, the strongest among human beings was the priest in the tribe.At that time, human beings were still tribal civilizations, and each tribe had a special class - priests.

That is the pinnacle of combat power in the tribe, the backbone of their survival in a harsh world.Only the best children in the tribe can be selected as priests for training, each of them is an absolute genius in using magic, and most of the resources of the entire tribe will be poured into them.

And the only thing these quasi-priests have to do is to eat and drink well, cultivate the strongest physique, and breed the most vigorous vitality.They don't need to take action in ordinary battles. Only when the tribe encounters a powerful threat that cannot be resisted is the time for the priests to dispatch.

Although the magic that each priest is good at is different, but their most essential magic is only one - "sacrifice", or "sacrifice"!
The priests exchanged their blood and flesh, spirit and soul for power far beyond ordinary people; they burned their vitality into magic power and cast powerful magic.

This is how, from generation to generation, countless priests exchanged their flesh and blood and even their souls for the time and space for human survival and development.

Therefore, the magic that human civilization first came into contact with is also the magic that it is best at. It is not a possession-type magic that relies on magic tools; it is not an elemental magic that uses the magic power of the world;It's "sacrifice" magic, it's soul magic!The best tactic is to risk your life and die together!

Equivalent exchange, give your most precious things, exchange the most powerful power!Even now, when every mage is desperate at the last moment, he will desperately use all his strength and burn all his vitality to send out the final blow and kill the enemy together!This is actually the "sacrifice" magic that has been handed down since ancient times.

The soul is an aspect that every mage must pay attention to.Because the ancient priests discovered that the magic power of exchanging souls is far greater than that of sacrificing the body.So in the most difficult stage of human civilization, the study of the soul developed very rapidly.

At the end of the research, the wise men of the tribe discovered that the root of all magic comes from the soul itself!In Aslante, only those with souls have the potential to use magic. Even if the body is dead, as long as the soul is still alive, it is possible to continue to use magic!

The oldest batch of human souls are called "sages". When observing the use of magic by the sages, the wise men discovered that without the body as a medium, the souls that should not be able to obtain the source of magic power subconsciously depict Some mysterious patterns invoked the free magic power in the environment, successfully released the magic, and the power was stronger than before their lives!
So people discovered that they could use free magic power to cast spells, and they could also use some specific runes and patterns to assist in casting magic—the earliest magic circles came into being.

Humanity's magical civilization is advancing rapidly, and it is officially on track.

However, the ancient priestly class is still preserved.Because although the "sacrifice" magic of the sacrifice is costly and inefficient, the power that is sacrificed in exchange for life also has the advantage of all magic that cannot be replaced-the magic cast in this way is almost impossible to exempt!Even for a powerful creature like a giant dragon, facing the "sacrifice" magic of human sacrifices, he can choose to resist or dodge, but it is absolutely impossible to be immune to the effect of that magic!

Blood is the currency of the soul, the carrier of life.

Blood is the fusion and transition of spirit and flesh.On the premise of not wanting to sacrifice the soul in advance, the sacrifice magic that uses blood as a sacrifice has become the most efficient one.

Moreover, the Heiberian family, which has been passed down for half a thousand years, has been continuously improving and researching blood magic.Their blood magic is no longer a one-sided "sacrifice" dedication, but can strengthen the magician's blood power through practice, which in turn can enhance their own soul strength.And through this, they obtained a long lifespan far exceeding ordinary people and an almost ageless appearance, so they were mistaken for a vampire family.

Heiberian, who has been on the mainland for hundreds of years and has always stood at the pinnacle of the magic world, naturally his magic is not purely "sacrifice" magic.In fact, I am afraid that there are very few enemies in this world that can make him use the ancient "sacrifice" magic.

He clasped his hands together, then separated them, and five thin streaks of blood emerged between his ten fingers.Then his hands shook, his ten fingers moved rhythmically, these blood threads danced into a ball in the air, and soon weaved into a mini blood magic circle in the air.

With a "boom", the magic circle burst into flames and exploded. Although it was not big, the shock wave from the explosion swept across the entire study fiercely.

On the inner wall of the room, runes lit up like flowing water, instantly forming a flexible magic shield to isolate the destructive force of the explosion from the furniture.

As for the few people inside the magic cover, it is not within the scope of concern, because usually only Heiberian will experiment with magic here, and his own safety does not need the protection of this magic cover.But fortunately, an explosion of this power didn't pose much threat to them at all.

"How is it? Interesting?" Heiberian said to Woz flauntingly, "Blood Explosion is a very effective magic, and you don't need to use your own blood on the battlefield, you can directly use the enemy's or other dead. With the blood, the power can also be multiplied with the expansion of the magic circle!"

"And I think that blood magic can also be combined with your word magic, just like this magic circle, if I use my blood as ink to write runes, the magic effect will definitely be greatly enhanced!"

The cat interjected and added: "The runes I saw just now were written with the blood of the owner. You know, the blood of the owner is rich in magic power, and it may be the most effective magic ink in the world. We only rely on selling The master's blood is enough for the cost of the castle!"

Heiberian flicked his fingers, and a drop of milk flew out of the cup, hitting the cat's forehead gently.

The cat covered its forehead, shut its mouth and lay down.

"It's just that I only know ordinary magic runes. I have no way to combine them into effective magic. So this time we can say that we can learn from each other and study together." Haibei Lien said with a smile, "I heard that your learning method is very convenient, so let's start now."

Saying this, the old nobleman who has always attached great importance to influence took off his coat and rolled up his cuffs to expose his forearms.Then he slowly repeated the blood explosion just now, and the blood vessels on his arm bulged regularly along the direction of blood flow.It is not known whether he used magic to control the flow of blood, or cast magic through blood flow.

But Woz has only one choice, which is to imitate his blood flow pattern to try to imitate and learn this magic.As for the magic circle, Woz had memorized it the first time he saw it.

"It doesn't involve too much 'sacrifice', it's just using blood as a medium for casting spells." Heiberian said, "I think this kind of magic is the most suitable for you, Mr. Frenner. The real blood magic is powerful, but there is no limitation of blood inheritance, you can also learn to use it. As for its power, I think you must have a way to make up for it and strengthen it."

Woz nodded. He knew that Heyberian had officially started teaching. Although the blood explosion was just a simple magic, the principle was the same—this is what Woz wanted most!What he needs is a technology that can cooperate with and assist word magic, not another powerful main magic.

Heiberian looked at Woz with satisfaction: "How about it? Do you need me to demonstrate it again?"

Woz shook his head: "No... At least it seems that it is not needed at the moment. Let me slowly explore the rest."

Heiberian nodded: "Very well, if you have fully mastered this magic, then it means that your blood magic has started. Next, you can try to search for that wild ghost in your body."

Woz looked stunned, that's right!There is really not much time left for him. Even if the wild ghost does not break through the seal and occupy his body by then, Woz will be in crisis again because of the magic power. In order to seal the wild ghost, Woz unlocked the big cross. It's sealed!
"Then, I won't bother you." Heiberian stood up, "I leave this here for you, just call if you need something."

He walked towards the door, and the cat immediately got up to follow: "By the way, Miss Strauss, let's go to the living room too. The Scarecrow butler has already prepared afternoon tea."

Mirajane looked at Woz with worried eyes, and finally sent encouragement: "Woz, you have to work hard!" Then she followed and walked out.She also knew that being by Woz's side wouldn't do much, and the only thing she could do was not to disturb him.

When I came to the spacious living room on the next floor, the coffee table was already filled with snacks and drinks.But Mirajane didn't have much thought to taste it.

(End of this chapter)