Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?

Chapter 716 : Chapter 716

Chapter 716: The Train of Thought for Self-generating Magic Power

After a round of casual conversation, I went over to Mentor Belica.

At this moment, Mentor Belica and her team were in the process of creating the Spellbook, specifically the "Metamorphic Incubation" Resurrection Spell that we had developed earlier.

According to Big Sis Belica, this Spellbook might take a few more days to complete.

After all, this was equivalent to a brand new Resurrection Spell derivative Spell, although it seemed somewhat insufficient when compared to the Reincarnation Spell.

"Xiao Han I see your laboratory is so large, you probably wouldn't mind us doing a few small experiments here, right?"

At this moment, Belica took the opportunity to ask me during a pause in the Spellbook creation.

"Eh? Big Sis Belica wants to do experiments in our laboratory? Is it convenient to ask what kind of experiment?"

"Oh, just some small experimental projects. It won't bring you too much trouble, just some project research. I saw that your utilization rate of this laboratory isn't very high, so I thought it would be a shame to waste it."

"Ah? Is it because Big Sis Belica's Spellbook creation is going to take a long time, so you were reluctantly choosing this method?"

"You're overthinking it. I just couldn't get a laboratory after applying for one and wanted to freeload here for a bit. In Academy Head Mei's words, I'm just a smelly Spellbook maker, and she even said my project was worthless because others had researched it long ago, suggesting I'd be better off watching a videotape… Can't I just try to replicate it myself?"

"Uh… alright then, Big Sis Belica, you're welcome to use it as you please, as long as you don't mind us bothering you here."

I awkwardly agreed to Belica's suggestion.

Earlier, when Yi Rui said they couldn't get a laboratory after applying with their mentor, I thought they were joking.

Turns out it was true…

"This is your laboratory; how could you bother us? Don't worry. I won't take advantage during this time. After all, I am a knowledgeable Transcendent Witch. You can directly ask me if you encounter anything you don't know. If you have any Spells you want to be made into a Spellbook, you can also come to me. I'm a professional at Spellbook creation!"

"Mhm, mhm, thank you for the trouble, Big Sis Belica."

I quickly replied.

But I still softly complained internally, didn't you just say you were a smelly Spellbook maker…

But there's no need to worry about such details.

After simply dividing the laboratory into areas to ensure non-interference, the research on Self-generating Magic Power finally restarted due to my arrival.

And at this moment, the others were also full of drive.

However, even so, we still spent a long time organizing the existing data from our research.

The current progress was still at the starting point of the "Metamorphic Incubation" Spell.

The derivation of the Metamorphic Incubation Spell was intended to better and more conveniently complete the process of physical body reconstruction.

But Self-generating Magic Power was clearly more than just physical body reconstruction.

I achieved the metamorphosis through Metamorphic Incubation because of Self-awakened Body Cultivation.

The physical body reconstruction of Self-awakened Body Cultivation had deeply penetrated my life essence, and I completed this feat unintentionally.

So, even if I replicated the method to simulate the process of Metamorphic Incubation, without a means for the experimenter to reach their own life essence, it would merely be imitating the form without capturing the substance.

Moreover, there was one notable point, a key focus that I had always considered a breakthrough point.

When I first gained the ability of Self-generating Magic Power, the Magic Power I could generate was… a strand.

But now, my body was generating Magic Power all the time, which was then absorbed and assimilated by the Magic Power Source.

Otherwise, the freely scattered Magic Power would cause very serious consequences if it became rampant.

As for what the consequences were…

I vaguely remembered Academy Head Mei telling me that Witches in the past, before the Magic Power Source project, relied entirely on Self-generating Magic Power to control Magic Power, leading to frequent dissipation of their Magic Power, which then caused continuous calamities.

That's why Witches were generally considered the source of disaster and so on.

Therefore, dissipated Magic Power was inherently very dangerous.

It was as troublesome as dissipated Fire Element Energy causing a fire.

And what was Magic Power?

Magic Power was the Transcendent Energy with the highest energy level that Void life forms could control.

The consequences of its dissipation were simply unimaginable.

"Xiao Han, not to interrupt, but you are conducting research on Self-generating Magic Power, right?"

At this moment, Mentor Belica, seeing me lost in thought, couldn't help but interject.

"Hmm? Yes, Mentor Belica, do you have any insights?"

I was somewhat surprised that Mentor Belica would strike up a conversation with me at this time.

"Actually, regarding this research, there were indeed groups of Witches who studied it. At least, I remember seeing some sisters who spontaneously researched Self-generating Magic Power before I came to the Main World."

"Eh?! Really?"

My eyes widened.

I hadn't expected Witches to have researched this!

This seemed a little different from what Academy Head Mei said?

"Did they have any results?"

"No If they had, it would have been famous throughout the Void long ago, and you might all be using it."

"I see…"

To be honest, I was a little disappointed.

"That makes sense."

"I was curious and participated back then, so I learned a few things. But they disbanded later. It's a shame."

"Is it convenient to ask why they suddenly disbanded? Witches have eternal longevity, so they shouldn't give up halfway, right? And they were doing something so grand; if they succeeded, it would be an unparalleled honor."

I asked, puzzled.

"That's certainly true."

Belica scratched her head, seemingly recalling something.

"I apologize, the memory is a bit old. The reason for the disbandment… seemed to be related to their own ability. They couldn't find a starting point for the research on the existence of Self-generating Magic Power."

"The existence of Self-generating Magic Power is like a talent that is automatically generated after advancing to Transcendent Witch. Trying to research it is like trying to open a box with no access points. They concluded that unless they could obtain the ability of Self-generating Magic Power through a method other than automatic generation, they would never be qualified to research it."

"So that's what they thought?"

After listening to Mentor Belica's words, I suddenly somewhat understood why Academy Head Mei said she believed I might succeed.

It was because I had achieved it through a method other than automatic generation.

Had Academy Head Mei also researched Self-generating Magic Power with this group of Witches before?

But it made sense.

Self-generating Magic Power was a foundational capability of the Witch race, and it was already widespread throughout the entire Witch race.

To research this thing was like an ordinary person researching a nation's ultimate weapon.

Putting it that way… the difficulty suddenly increased significantly.

"Yes, that's exactly what they said. I hope this gives you some inspiration. After all, I know that your Self-generating Magic Power, Xiao Han, was not generated automatically through the Body Cultivation talent of advancing to Transcendent Witch, but through other means. Perhaps you really can create a miracle."

"Thank you for the encouragement, Big Sis Belica. I also think we can succeed."

"No problem, it was just one of my observations. I hope it helps you. Oh! I remember a few more things. Just listen and take it as a reference; don't take it too seriously. After all, all the experience I'm sharing comes from the summaries of those who failed."

"It's fine, Sis, just tell me."

I said, not minding at all.

"Although they couldn't find a starting point for Self-generating Magic Power, they could still test the ability. So, from the beginning, their hypothesis about Self-generating Magic Power was that if one wanted to give birth to Self-generating Magic Power, the process must be gradual, not the type that is suddenly acquired upon advancing to Transcendent."

"Gradual?"

I repeated these two words.

I have to say, this actually seemed correct.

I also thought it should be this way.

Witches were a race born with Self-generating Magic Power.

Their upper limit was so high that research into the lower levels was extremely difficult.

It wasn't that they lacked the ability, but that without that process and experience, they couldn't imagine it.

Thus, they found no starting point.

But my existence once again lowered this threshold.

I experienced the entire process from the initial state of possessing Self-generating Magic Power to before advancing to Transcendent.

I can state with certainty that this was a gradual process.

From the initial strand of Magic Power to the continuous stream now.

This indeed completed the process of Self-generating Magic Power from "having it" to "completeness."

Transcendent Witches went from "completeness" to "higher."

But now, what was hindering me was the process from "nothing" to "having it."

I was stuck before a threshold of lack of experience, just like that group of Transcendent Witches.

Transcendent Witches advanced to Transcendent, reaching the platform of the initial "complete" Self-generating Magic Power, while I reached the platform of "having" Self-generating Magic Power through Self-awakened Body Cultivation.

Therefore, the process of "nothing to having" must be hidden within the power of Self-awakened Body Cultivation.

So… a bold conjecture: Could the process of nothing to having also be considered a gradual process?

Although "having" and "nothing" are phase changes, there must also be a process of accumulation that leads to the phase change.

So what is this change?

This is the question I've been pondering, but I'm currently very confused.

I've been looking for reasons and inspiration within myself, but I shouldn't be!

If I'm treated as an individual case, how does an ordinary person obtain Self-generating Magic Power?

Accumulate Magic Power Sources, and advancing to Transcendent is enough!

And they skip all the intermediate processes in one go!

But what I need to do is to refine this distinction, allowing a person to gain this ability in advance.

So what is the fundamental driver of this entire process?

It is Witchification.

Witchification is a Body Cultivation system, so Self-generating Magic Power is inseparable from the path of Body Cultivation.

The Witchification Body Cultivation system obtains Self-generating Magic Power.

Self-awakened Body Cultivation is not a mandatory condition, so the threshold for acquisition soars to the Transcendent level.

And I acquired Self-awakened Body Cultivation, lowering this threshold.

Then the "Truth Witch" who incorporated the ability of Self-awakened Body Cultivation into the Witch race system must have also been downward-compatible from a higher-level perspective.

Perhaps Transcendent is not the only threshold, but it is certainly the most cost-effective one.

Advancing to Witch grants Self-generating Magic Power, and the Witches' lower limit is exactly Transcendent.

Therefore, for the Truth Witch, research below the Transcendent level is thankless labor.

No wonder Academy Head Mei said that if one tried to persuade a Truth Witch to research Self-generating Magic Power below the Transcendent level, they would be beaten to death.

This might also be a part of her consideration.

But with this line of thought, I seemed to be getting closer and closer to the correct answer.

I just needed to find the correct line of thought and method, and everything would be complete.

Moreover… there was one thing I hadn't utilized yet.

That was the… Totem, which originated from my life essence, born from Self-awakened Body Cultivation and Self-generating Magic Power!

Yes, that Totem was still only half-formed at the moment.

One half belonged to Self-awakened Body Cultivation, and the other half belonged to Self-generating Magic Power.

I had sufficient reason to suspect that these two architected abilities were the source of the Totem's birth.

But unfortunately, no one could teach me how to learn and understand the Totem.

However, if I wanted to fully manifest the complete Totem, perhaps I could discover some clues.

"Oh right, Big Sis Belica, your experiment hasn't started yet, has it?"

After figuring things out, I suddenly asked.

After all, the commotion caused by the Totem was too immense.

One carelessness could tear open a Void Crack.

Who could handle that?

"Of course, it hasn't started yet. We are currently helping you perfect this Spellbook. Moreover, our experimental equipment and materials haven't been prepared. We wouldn't have everything ready before getting your permission, would we?"

Belica said.

"That's good. Well, I'm going to conduct an experiment later. It might help advance our research, but the commotion from this experiment might be very large, just like when I was in the Expansion Realm."

"The time in the Expansion Realm?"

Belica asked, confused, as she hadn't gone to the Expansion Realm at that time and wasn't fully aware.

But Yi Rui and her team were different.

They still remembered Xiao Han saying something similar back then.

And then… she caused such a huge commotion, even triggering a multi-school standoff!

They would never forget that scene.

"That means, I might trigger a Void Crack later, and the commotion will be quite large."

"Void Crack? Xiao Han, what are you going to do… wait, you're going to use the Totem again. Oh, you're referring to that incident!"

Belica quickly reacted at this moment.

Although she wasn't entirely clear about what happened in the Expansion Realm, she did know that Xiao Han possessed a Totem and caused a disturbance in the Expansion Realm.

"Yes, it looks like Big Sis Belica knows a few things."

"Of course. That's a Totem!"

Speaking of the Totem, Belica's eyes showed a hint of envy.

"But Xiao Han… does that Totem have anything to do with the research on Self-generating Magic Power? Do you insist on experimenting with this?"

"Oh, my Totem might be related to both Self-awakened Body Cultivation and Self-generating Magic Power. I suspect that this Totem was very likely catalyzed by these two abilities, so I want to find a breakthrough from it in a different way."

"In that case, alright. Do you need my help? A Void Crack is no joke; one carelessness could lead to absolute death."

"It's fine I won't die so easily."

I waved my hand and said with a smile.

After all, with the Soul Dream State, even if my body couldn't be saved if an accident occurred, my soul could hide in the Soul Dream State.

However… mentioning the Soul Dream State made me think of other things.

My Soul essence carried two abilities and the Totem… I wonder if I could experiment with them in the Soul Dream State?

But I wouldn't be so foolish as to mindlessly experiment with such dangerous and unknown actions; that would be irresponsible to myself.

"Never mind. I'll just stand by and watch. After all, if something happens to you, Xiao Han, I might not be able to freeload this laboratory anymore."

In the end, she stayed and spoke to me with a random excuse.

"In that case… thank you, Sis."