Over the years of continuous upgrades, the training ground has shed its initial crude state.

The internal space has been expanded, more than doubling in size.

The walls and floor are made of a special material capable of absorbing and dispersing energy, ensuring that witchcraft experiments do not affect the outside.

The ordinary targets in the center of the room have been replaced with various standard targets and simulation devices for testing, and the walls are equipped with energy launch ports for testing defensive capabilities, as well as three-dimensional obstacles for testing speed and agility.

In the corners of the room, there are even several controllable elemental energy release points, capable of simulating different ambient element concentrations.

Jeming first picked up the prototype of the attack-type talisman witchcraft artifact.

“First… initiate the test!”

The attack-type talisman witchcraft artifact is shaped like a palm-sized metal disc, its surface engraved with complex glowing talisman patterns.

He held it in his palm and infused it with a trace of spiritual power so faint it was nearly imperceptible.

Instantly, the attack talisman was activated, and the talisman patterns on the disc’s surface lit up with a gentle red glow.

Immediately, the light gathered swiftly, and a fist-sized fireball materialized from thin air in front of the disc.

“Initiation successful. Next, attack test…”

Whoosh!

The fireball shot towards a heavy metal target in the center of the training ground with lightning speed, like an arrow leaving the bow.

Boom!

A muffled noise sounded as the fireball precisely hit the target.

Although it was merely a Third Level Wizard Apprentice’s fireball technique, the fireball instantly cast and fired by the talisman witchcraft artifact, drawing on the surrounding fire element, clearly surpassed the power and speed of a fireball cast by a wizard apprentice of the same level.

The metal target was blasted with a deep concave mark, the surface charred and even beginning to emit blue smoke.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Jeming’s eyes.

Instant casting! Low consumption! Sufficient power!

“Control test…”

He activated the attack talisman again, and this time, at the moment of fireball formation, he infused a more subtle trace of spiritual power into the talisman, attempting to manipulate it.

The fireball, about to launch, gently quivered and instead of flying straight, carved a graceful arc in the air, bypassing an obstacle beside the target, then redirected to accurately hit the other side of the target!

He continued experimenting, attempting to split the fireball into two smaller flames during flight, or expand it to enhance the explosion range right before impact…

Although every delicate manipulation required additional spiritual power, overall, the flexibility of the talisman witchcraft artifact far exceeded that of ordinary witchcraft artifacts.

Next was the defensive talisman witchcraft artifact.

It was a bracelet-style metal ring, which Jeming wore on his wrist and activated with spiritual power.

A translucent energy shield instantly unfolded over his body, emitting a faint milky white glow, enveloping him entirely.

Jeming approached an elemental energy release point in the corner of the training ground, first drawing a large amount of earth element towards him.

As the earth element surged in, the shield’s glow immediately thickened, appearing like a brown crystalline structure, incredibly sturdy.

With a wave of his hand, several energy bullets of varying sizes appeared over the training ground.

“Let’s start directly with Second Level Wizard Apprentice-level magic!”

After thinking for a moment, the smallest energy bullet dissipated into nothing, and an egg-sized energy bullet flew straight towards Jeming’s shield.

Poof!

When the energy bullet hit the shield, it dissipated almost without a ripple.

“Next level, Third Level Wizard Apprentice.”

The second-to-last largest energy bullet sped in.

Thud!

The shield emitted a low boom sound; though slightly concaved, it firmly absorbed the impact.

The weighty, reliable sensation left Jeming extremely satisfied.

Then, he guided the wind element, and the shield turned azure.

Jeming had the training ground continue launching some energy missiles, and the azure shield didn’t completely withstand them. Instead, when struck, the surface runes rotated, generating a weak repulsive force, deflecting some missiles just off the shield’s edge.

Lastly, the fire element…

Jeming conducted consecutive tests with perfect results.

After thinking for a bit, Jeming took off the bracelet and placed it on the target, maintaining the bracelet’s active state while having the training ground release an Official Wizard Level energy missile.

Boom!!!

The deafening explosion resounded, and surrounding protective force fields immediately lit up, absorbing the dissipating energy.

Jeming stood behind the protective force field, eyes filled with amazement as he gazed into the turbulent energy stream.

Though there was only one level difference between a Third Level Wizard Apprentice and a First Level Official Wizard, the gap was unimaginably vast.

If a Third Level Wizard Apprentice fully exerted themselves, they might destroy a three to four-story building, but a First Level Wizard could easily obliterate an entire street. The two are on entirely different levels.

Accompanying the explosion’s dissipation, the target at the attack’s center appeared.

What should have been reduced to ashes was only slightly deformed, its surface flickering with the shield’s light, and when the shockwave passed, the flickering shield finally shattered.

Crackle… Bang!

With a clear sound, smoke rose from the defensive talisman witchcraft artifact installed on the target, declaring its demise.

Witnessing this, Jeming was exceedingly pleased.

Under normal conditions, a Third Level Wizard Apprentice’s shield shouldn’t withstand an attack from a First Level Wizard, even after Jeming’s modifications.

The reason this bracelet barely managed was due to the talisman witchcraft artifact’s fundamental capability, which was Jeming’s primary research goal—continuous casting.

Layering shields has its limits; conflicts arise among magic energies. The more layers of similar enhancement spells, the greater the conflicts.

Normally, low-level wizards can layer only two or three shields, and these must be different types of protective spells. The defensive power diminishes due to interference among energies.

In contrast, spells controlling substantial physical materials for defense lack such restrictions.

This talisman witchcraft artifact can impose three different attribute shields simultaneously, though due to energy conflicts, the effective defensive power equals about two layers of standard shields.

So the artifact’s ability to withstand the attack just now is simple; as one shield breaks, it promptly releases a new one. In theory, as long as shield deployment is quick enough, even the lowest-level shield can fend off a High Tier Wizard’s attack.

Practically, however, achieving that consistently is nearly impossible; typically, one tries to layer more shields as extra protection.

Yet, this talisman witchcraft artifact accomplished it, even at the cost of self-destruction, which was satisfying enough.

“However, this reminds me, just in case, I should manufacture several backup units of each type of talisman witchcraft artifact for the trials.” Jeming quickly noted this thought in his mind.

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