It is said that a thief can only steal for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days. Gale failed to guard against Yogg-Saron's schemes for a thousand days, which made him very unhappy.
Being constantly targeted by a thief is not good; a way must be found to deal with the thief.
However, Yogg-Saron was simply too powerful, and Gale currently had no solution. He could only learn some soul spells from Aeon to prevent such situations from happening again.
Although Aeon's strength was not great, its magical attainments were unparalleled. The Arcane spells Sethonis taught were mostly used by it to research soul spells. The soul spells Gale knew were less than one percent of what Aeon had researched on its own.
Having been taught for many years, Aeon enjoyed teaching others, with a wicked sense of humor akin to a dragon turning into a dragon slayer.
"Soul Communication is a simple spell, similar in principle to Arcane Language..."
"Mind Arrow is also very simple, just like Arcane Missile..."
"The principle of Mind Blast is similar to Arcane Explosion..."
Its teaching style was unique; if Gale hadn't had an excellent foundation in Arcane spell theory and astonishing micro-control, he wouldn't have been able to learn the spells it taught.
Aeon, being a good teacher, not only taught Gale but also Meijia, who was interested in soul spells. However, Meijia's comprehension was not as good as Gale's, and his practical application was far behind Gale's, which made Aeon shout in frustration: "How can you be so stupid? My Master learned it so quickly, but you can't even learn one spell in a day?"
Meijia gave a wry smile. With your teaching style, who could learn it except for a prodigy like Master Gale? Even with Arcane Baptism, I can't understand what you're saying.
Unable to cope, Meijia could only turn to Gale for lessons, and his progress became rapid.
Now it was Aeon's turn to be puzzled, "Why is that? My Master and I are teaching the same spell! Why can't you learn it when I teach you?"
Meijia didn't dare to speak the truth, "Perhaps I'm not very familiar with Soul Communication, so a verbal explanation is easier to understand."
"That's possible!"
After finding the "reason," Aeon became lively again.
It loved to play on Shaladrassil and enjoyed Soul Communication with the great tree. As it played, Aeon suddenly began to change.
"Master, Master, look at me, I seem to have gotten a bit bigger."
Gale looked at Aeon, who had grown to the size of a yoga ball, and his face became strange. How did it get so big? It's not cute anymore.
"I'm still very cute!" Aeon said indignantly, then it instantly adjusted its body, shrinking back to the size of a handball.
"Yes, yes, yes, my Aeon is still very cute." Gale quickly hugged it.
"I'm the cutest!" Aeon corrected.
"Yes, you are the cutest!" Gale quickly changed the subject, "Aeon, what was that just now?"
Aeon then remembered why it had come to find Gale, "Master, I think I've changed."
Gale sensed Aeon, as if feeling a ball of life force, "You have indeed changed. What have you experienced?"
"I was just playing with Shaladrassil, and every day I had Soul Communication with it, and then it told me some secrets of life force. Oh, and it said I've already condensed a Life Essence and become some kind of Demigod. It also said that even if I'm killed in the future, I can be resurrected, unless the world of Azeroth is destroyed, otherwise I will be an immortal existence."
Life Essence?
Gale's eyes lit up; that was the source of a Demigod's power. As long as the Life Essence remained intact, a Demigod could be resurrected indefinitely. And a Life Essence, unless given voluntarily, could not be taken.
However, becoming a Demigod also meant being tied to the Emerald Dream. Only if the Emerald Dream had problems would a Demigod go to the Shadowlands.
And now, Aeon had actually become a Demigod?
With its strength? It's probably the weakest Demigod, right?
Heaven is just so unfair; some people are born to be deities. Life Essence is something many animals dream of, yet Aeon condensed it so easily. This innate good fortune, perhaps only Cenarius can rival it!
Gale was also very interested in the method of condensing Life Essence and couldn't help but inquire.
However, Aeon looked bewildered, "I don't really understand either. I was just chatting with Shaladrassil, and as I chatted, I became a Demigod."
Gale was speechless. You really do have the luck of a fool!
Without a method to condense Life Essence, Gale didn't hold out much hope for becoming a Demigod. This method should be a secret art that can only be understood, not explained. If you can grasp it, you'll grasp it even without being told the method; if you can't, you won't, even if you are told the method.
Gale's powerful micro-control was very useful in experiments, but in this method, which required only comprehension and no experimentation, it was completely useless.
He was quite open-minded about it: if I get it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's fate. He didn't expect to achieve much in life force, after all, natural energy only occupied the smallest 36 acupoints in his body, being the least of the three energies.
However, Aeon becoming a Demigod was something that could be put to good use.
He took Aeon into the Emerald Dream, found the Guardian of the Dream, Ysera, and asked her to instruct Aeon. Aeon's strength was too weak, and it should absorb more natural energy in the Emerald Dream.
Gale believed that given some time, Aeon would grow into a true Demigod.
He didn't need Aeon to go to battle, but he needed Aeon to be able to bestow blessings on others and serve as a bridge between him and other Demigods. In the War of the Ancients, Demigods would be the main fighting force, second only to the Guardian Dragon.
Speaking of the Guardian Dragon, Gale thought of the Demon Soul.
He wondered if there was a way to prevent Neltharion from forging the Demon Soul. If so, he wondered if Yogg-Saron's face would turn dark.
Even now, Gale was still thinking about Yogg-Saron. If he didn't get back at him, Gale couldn't swallow his anger!
Returning to the real world, Gale spent a few days finalizing the blueprints, then continued with the upgrade plan.
navoli's swift blades were infused with orichalcum and enchanted thorium ingot, and then had storm energy poured into them using the Hammer of Kaz'goroth, transforming them into wind blades.
Using the same principle to upgrade draksa's duskblade, but with the addition of obsidian, after the upgrade, the Shadow energy became purer and could also enhance its power at night.
lu deng's surge was simpler; runes were cast using orichalcum and enchanted thorium ingot, and after reactivating the runes, it was upgraded to legendary status.
evernight guardian was the most complex; it required redesigning the runes, adding arcanite ingot to increase the magic storage limit, and incorporating some adamantite to increase the armor's hardness. Then, using the Hammer of Kaz'goroth, Shadow energy and natural energy were poured into it, enhancing its defensive and healing capabilities.
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