Duke ignored the fleeing crowd around him, looking at the familiar scene around him with immense nostalgia, even feeling a strong emotion, wanting to stay here.

He smiled, the lingering smell of tobacco in the air, yet his gaze was incredibly firm.

Duke was very clear about who he was, knowing where he was, and what he was doing.

A giant tree rose from the ground in the high-rise buildings in front, toppling numerous skyscrapers.

This is the Skill Tree.

The scene around him dissipated like foam, and in an instant, he was back in the Meditation Room.

Duke constantly used the Skill Tree as an anchor, always maintaining his clarity.

No matter what kind of illusion struck, as long as his connection with the Skill Tree remained, he would never fall into illusion.

The process of ascending to an Official Wizard is actually quite dangerous, and the step of illusions can easily trap one in it.

Many Wizards, even with the assistance of Spiritual Power Stabilizing Potions, become ensnared in illusions during the ascension process, unable to extricate themselves, leading to failure.

The illusions during the ascension process arise from the depths of a person's extreme desires, stirring the most intense emotions and thoughts, easily plunging one into an illusion.

Duke glanced at his Spiritual Power, which had risen from 51.6 to 53.2, still within the normal range.

Usually, Wizards monitor their Spiritual Power in real-time with some instruments during the ascension process to prevent sudden surges or drops.

A surge in Spiritual Power during the ascension process is not a good thing, as it can quickly lead to a loss of control, turning a person into an idiot, a walking corpse.

The Meditation Room was silent, save for Duke's even breathing and strong heartbeat.

After overcoming the illusion hurdle, Duke began the most crucial step: constructing the Magic Model of Sand Guardian.

The Magic Model of Sand Guardian is the most complex magic he has encountered so far.

But this magic was created and developed by Duke from scratch, so he knows the details of the Magic Model extremely well.

At this time, he manipulated the gaseous Spiritual Power to construct the Magic Model of Sand Guardian, which was surprisingly easy, not as difficult as imagined.

This is the advantage of self-developed magic, having an incredibly thorough understanding of the Magic Model, with no issues in comprehension.

As time ticked by, a Magic Model noticeably larger than others gradually formed.

And during this process, Duke felt that every cell in his body seemed to establish some subtle connection with this Magic Model, as if each cell had extended a nerve connected to the Magic Model.

It was an extremely wonderful sensation, like a completely new organ had grown inside his body.

Until Sand Guardian was fully formed, Duke could feel this magic had become an instinct, as natural as breathing, a talent ability.

With a thought, the Yellow Sand Crystal in Duke's left arm surged with countless metallic luster yellow sand, swirling around his body.

This yellow sand had already become part of his body, able to automatically attack and defend without consuming any Magic Power.

Duke's Spiritual Power directly determined the basic strength of this yellow sand, the strength achievable without investing Magic Power.

The entire ascension process lasted seventeen hours, consuming three full vials of Water of Asu to complete.

[Constitution: 17.8->22.3]

[Strength: 18.1->23.2]

[Agility: 17.2->21.6]

[Spirit: 51.6->57.5]

[Free Attribute Points: 0]

After Duke completed the ascension, he immediately started checking his physical state and the attribute panel on the Skill Tree.

The state of various parts of his body was relatively stable, though heavily consumed, the catalyzing effect of three Water of Asu was too strong, repeatedly activating and breaking through bodily limits.

In terms of attributes, Constitution, Strength, and Agility had all surpassed twenty points, making his physical strength quite strong.

Duke felt that now, based on physical strength alone, he could have decent combat strength, although not yet capable of resisting energy attacks with just physical strength.

His Spiritual Power had also significantly increased, rising nearly six points.

Duke then tested the strength of Sand Guardian, its defense strength in normal state reaching forty degrees, and attack strength reaching thirty-seven degrees.

This kind of strength is considered decent among Level 1 Gaseous Mages, and if Magic Power is invested, the strength of the yellow sand can be continuously increased.

Casually investing some Magic Power, the strength of the yellow sand could reach fifty-six degrees, and that's without channeling all Magic Power.

Duke felt that twenty tons of metallic yellow sand was no longer enough for him.

He could now control a total of one hundred tons of yellow sand simultaneously, with the remaining eighty tons being regular sand particles.

However, it was sufficient for now, at least providing decent combat power among Level 1 Gaseous Mages.

Few Wizards like Duke, upon just ascending, could achieve such combat power relying solely on a Level 1 talent magic; usually, they need to master some Level 1 Magic to have power matching a Level 1 Wizard.

Duke found that with his Sand Guardian talent magic and his High-level Earth Element Affinity Talent, he actually didn't need to learn other Level 1 Magic.

However, he only considered this; it's best not to be too single-minded, preparing multiple methods to handle diverse situations.

After leaving the Meditation Room, Duke headed to a nearby laboratory, wanting to test various abilities after the ascension.

In the laboratory, a Magic Puppet in front sent a Lesser Fireball Technique towards him.

The small fireball flew swiftly, carrying intense heat.

Just as the fireball reached five meters in front of Duke, a sheet of yellow sand floated from the Yellow Sand Crystal, forming a semi-circle shield, blocking the fireball.

The small fireball burst upon the Yellow Sand Shield, scattering numerous sparks before dissipating.

Duke didn't move throughout, nor did he use any Magic Power or Spiritual Power.

Everything that happened was automatic, handled entirely by the Sand Guardian talent ability for defense.

Duke closed his eyes, and his Spiritual Power instantly expanded, grasping everything within a twenty-meter radius, with countless information rushing into his mind.

This is another mark of becoming an Official Wizard, the externalization of Spiritual Power.

As a Wizard Apprentice, Spiritual Power can only be used within the Wizard's body to release magic and call demonized items, unable to leave the body.

But after ascending to an Official Wizard, Spiritual Power can become a new sense, used to perceive surrounding information.

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