The Eye of Darkness exists within the Shadow Space, and it is generally difficult to detect unless the other party has specialized means to explore the Shadow Space.

This kind of investigation relying on the Shadow Space is indeed quite hard to guard against.

For instance, right now Duke cannot determine if there is an Eye of Darkness-like existence watching him.

Thinking of this, Duke purchased another Dark Attribute Magic spell, which is Shadow Perception.

Shadow Perception can enhance a wizard's perception ability of the Shadow Space. If something exists within the surrounding Shadow Space, there is a certain probability of sensing it.

The Shadow Space is a special space within the Endless Plane, also referred to as Subspace or Inner World in some planes. It is said that the spatial jumping technology of Space Fortresses and Space Airships is accomplished with the help of the Shadow Space.

Generally, life within the Shadow Space cannot directly affect the real space; at most, it can only observe quietly like the Eye of Darkness.

However, entering the Shadow Space actively is different; there are certain risks involved.

This is why Duke does not use the Shadow Cloak frequently, only at crucial moments.

Duke spent over eight hundred contribution points to exchange for these two Dark Attribute Magic spells, leaving him with just over two thousand contribution points.

After obtaining these two spells, he began to study and learn them.

The casting system of a wizard is such that mastering each spell requires a great deal of time and effort; only by thoroughly understanding the spell can one truly master it.

Unlike the casting system of the Oracle Plane, which is quick and efficient, where mastering a single curse and having enough spiritual power is sufficient to use magic.

Duke discovered that these two Dark Attribute Magic spells require a very high level of talent.

The prerequisite for mastering these two spells is having a high enough Dark Attribute Affinity; otherwise, it is impossible to master them.

In these two spells, Duke also learned more detailed knowledge about the Shadow Space, mostly experiences summarized by previous wizards and theories deduced from certain phenomena.

The Eye of Darkness spell relies on the power from the Shadow Space, condensing energy within the Shadow Space into an eye, through which the wizard can observe and scout.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Perception spell involves extending one's spiritual power into the Shadow Space to perceive movements within it.

Duke spent some time successfully constructing the magic models of these two spells, both having begun to grasp them.

[Eye of Darkness: Level 1 (1/100)]

[Shadow Perception: Level 1 (1/100)]

Duke infused magic power into the magic model of the Eye of Darkness, and then a black eye condensed within the Shadow Space beside him.

He could share the vision of the Eye of Darkness, allowing him to see not only the real space but more detailed aspects of the Shadow Space.

The Shadow Space appeared very ordinary, almost identical to the real space, except the sky was always gray.

This seems to be a characteristic of the Shadow Space; it is filled with a large amount of Dark Attribute Energy, the scene it presents is essentially just a projection of the real space and may change at any time.

This is why some planes refer to the Shadow Space as the Inner World, as it seems like a replica of the real space, but in reality, it is not, and different people may see different scenes.

Duke manipulated the Eye of Darkness to move swiftly within the Shadow Space, quickly seeing scenes from other places.

He saw Shari under a tree in the island forest, sitting with her back against the tree, carefully reading a thick Magic Potion book.

He also saw the Cat Girl, Nina, laboriously practicing with a single-handed sword, her clothes soaked through with sweat.

Duke also saw Yala holding and studying a book on spell theory, her other hand constantly accumulating magic power, seemingly attempting something.

He continued moving the Eye of Darkness forward, delving deep into the sea to observe the underwater scene.

After testing, Duke discovered that the maximum distance he could manipulate was ten kilometers; beyond this distance, the Eye of Darkness would gradually lose its signal, only able to be controlled if pulled back in time.

For him, the ten-kilometer range was sufficient for detection and exploration purposes.

Duke then tested the Shadow Perception spell and found the surrounding Shadow Space was temporarily void, with nothing existing except some flowing Dark Attribute Energy.

The range of Shadow Perception was only thirty meters, much smaller than his spiritual power perception range.

In ordinary circumstances, extending spiritual power encounters no obstacles, entirely dependent on its strength.

The higher the spiritual power, the farther the distance it can extend outward.

However, within the Shadow Space, with Dark Attribute Energy everywhere, expanding one's spiritual power is not easy.

Duke dared not recklessly expand his spiritual power within the Shadow Space, fearing accidentally touching something formidable and inviting trouble.

After testing the effects of the two spells, he continued enhancing the proficiency of his Curse Magic spells, with five of them not yet reaching full level.

Duke planned to maximize these five Curse Magic spells and then rely on refining magic potions and spells to gain free attribute points.

Currently, his spiritual power had just surpassed a hundred, leaving a long way to the goal of 150 spiritual power points.

At the same time, Duke had to consider the matter of advancing to a Crystalized Wizard once reaching 150 spiritual power points, needing to prepare crystal cores of five different attributes.

The thought of needing five crystal cores gave Duke a headache, and he felt that by the time he was ready to advance to a Crystalized Wizard, he might still lack enough cores.

For now, he had no better method, with his only channels being the Commerce Association and the Black Sail Treasure Vault.

Alternatively, he could see if there were opportunities to participate in Plane Wars, where he might obtain such crystal cores on other planes.

However, recently there had been no large-scale plane development wars on the Black Sail side, at least not with significant actions involving the Third Legion, requiring him to await opportunities.

The Beastman Plane had just been conquered, its development and exploitation still in the initial construction stage.

Since the Beastman Plane upgraded to a Middle Plane, Black Sail placed great importance on it, investing significant human and material resources in construction, meaning new Plane wars would likely not start soon.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.