Chapter 3
Time quietly passed, and the winter vacation arrived.
After five months of exploration, Li Xingze initially understood the function of this golden finger:
Every month, he randomly draws a forbidden spell magic scroll.
Of course, these forbidden spell magic scrolls are one-time use.
There are two modes for using the forbidden spell scrolls: one is to generate directly, which must be used within a ten-kilometer range.
This has a significant drawback, as the gravitational vortex of the forbidden spell is something a small initial-stage mage like him cannot escape from, and it is easy to end up in a "mutual destruction."
Different forbidden spells have different sizes of gravitational vortices. If the range of the gravitational vortex is less than ten kilometers, it's manageable.
Once it exceeds ten kilometers, he is doomed.
The other mode is manual release, but the cost is that it requires consuming an additional forbidden spell scroll. This allows for the direct generation of a forbidden spell mage to release it, who then disappears immediately after casting the forbidden spell.
In five months, counting the fire-type forbidden spell from his awakening, Li Xingze now has a total of six forbidden spell scrolls.
Among them, five are elemental forbidden spells, plus one mental forbidden spell.
"That guy Mo Fan should be able to release it by now, right?"
Li Xingze did not become anxious because of this; his seventh star would still take more than a month.
This speed is already quite good, as the dimensional system is inherently more difficult to cultivate than the elemental system.
Moreover, the summoning system is different from the elemental system; even if he can complete the release, he still needs to summon a suitable summoning beast from the planes.
This process also requires a lot of time, so Li Xingze was not in a hurry.
Rather than finding a mediocre summoning beast, Li Xingze hoped for one with good lineage, at least stronger than the Ghost Wolf Beast.
In the original story, Mo Fan was able to cultivate the Ghost Wolf Beast so well purely because of the protagonist's halo.
Ordinary low-bloodline summoning beasts have a success rate of less than fifty percent when it comes to advancing.
If it's fifty percent, what's the difference from failure?
Li Xingze certainly didn't think of himself as a lucky person; the summoning beast might die during the advancement process.
If that happens, not only would he waste so many resources and time, but he would also have to find another summoning beast.
"Brother Xingze, are you going to run again?"
Just as Li Xingze was about to go out for exercise, a soft and sweet voice came from behind him.
"Xinxia~"
Li Xingze turned around and saw Xinxia looking at him with a smile.
Xinxia had the gentle and lovely demeanor of a neighbor's little sister, with long black hair cascading down to her waist, a small face with fair and flawless skin, and a pair of deep black eyes that were as profound as the night sky, her appearance reflecting her character perfectly.
"Exercising well helps me protect you better," Li Xingze gently pinched Xinxia's small face, which was soft and tender.
Upon hearing Li Xingze's words, Xinxia's small face immediately turned rosy.
"Brother Xingze's awakening is in the summoning system; exercising is good, but don't overexert yourself," Xinxia said with some concern.
"Don't you know my physical condition?" Li Xingze chuckled.
Hearing this easily misunderstood remark, Xinxia's face turned even redder, even her neck was flushed.
After teasing Xinxia, Li Xingze went out and started running along the small path, where he ran into Mo Fan.
Ever since that guy saw Li Xingze start exercising, he decisively joined the ranks to avoid being left behind.
Later, even Zhang Xiaohou joined in.
Li Xingze naturally welcomed this; mages are inherently fragile, so they need to strengthen their bodies.
Not to say they can confront monsters head-on, but at least they need to have the reflexes to dodge monster attacks.
"Hehe, I can release Thunder Seal without any pressure now. When can we see your summoning beast?" Mo Fan asked curiously during their run.
Summoners are very rare in Bo City; it seems like only Bai Yang is a summoner, and he happens to be an undercover agent for the Black Church.
During this time, Mo Fan also searched online for information about summoners and summoning beasts, and he was taken aback by what he found.
Summoners among initial-stage mages are like tigers entering a flock of sheep, completely invincible at the same level!
To this, Li Xingze simply replied calmly, "It depends on luck; if the luck is bad, I might not find a suitable one even next year."
"Ah?"
Mo Fan looked puzzled; is it really that difficult to cultivate in the summoning system?
"By the way, I must remind you, don't do anything strange to Xinxia!"
"Don't worry, I've done even stranger things."
"Beast, I'll fight you to the end!"
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
The latest news was released on June 9th in the book club!
A month ago, Li Xingze had already mastered the control of seven star orbs.
In a month's time, Li Xingze had gone to the summoning realm five times, but he had not encountered a desirable summoning beast; the best he had found was just a ghost wolf.
"Am I really going to give up on summoning beasts?"
Li Xingze was particularly troubled. Most summoners would choose to give up on summoning beasts as "contract workers" after reaching the intermediate level, focusing instead on nurturing contract beasts as their "own children."
It was extremely difficult for low-bloodline monsters to achieve a class leap, much like defying a tyrant.
Not every summoning beast has the courage of an old wolf, and not every summoner has the luck of Mo Fan.
"Let's try again."
Li Xingze closed his eyes, and the seven star orbs arranged themselves in sequence, ultimately forming a trajectory of stars.
Then, with a flash of white light, when Li Xingze opened his eyes again, he found himself in a lush green meadow.
The sky was clear, the grassland was flat, and the view stretched endlessly.
In just a moment, Li Xingze's gaze was fixed on a golden figure.
A dragon lion, engulfed in golden flames, stood majestically on a hill over two meters high, looking down upon all beings.
Its body resembled a statue forged of gold, each scale shining with dazzling brilliance, the gradient of gold and orange-red flowing like lava across its skin.
Sunlight poured through the gaps in the clouds, illuminating it, making the golden flame dragon lion appear to bathe in sacred radiance, exuding an air of solemnity and inviolability.
The dragon lion raised its head proudly, its dragon horns resembling two sharp swords piercing the sky, the light at the tips seeming to be able to tear apart the heavens.
Its golden eyes were deep like ancient stars, burning with an everlasting golden flame, radiating the majesty of a king.
Its lion's mane flowed in the wind, like flames dancing in a storm, each sway releasing a strong wave of heat, as if it could reduce everything around it to ashes.
Its limbs were strong and powerful, with claws deeply embedded in the hard rock.
With just one glance, Li Xingze was deeply captivated by this figure.
"This dragon lion's bloodline is definitely not low; if not, then it's the one."
After a moment of thought, Li Xingze realized that continuing to search like this could take an indefinite amount of time.
This golden flame dragon lion seemed to still be in its juvenile stage, but it was already very close to the battle general level.
If he contracted it, Li Xingze could save a significant amount of resources.