306 Path Blocked (1/2)

Originally, Lin Yun planned to refer to the Doom Staff he had read about.

Lin Yun had researched the Doom Staff thoroughly, and the more he researched, the more he felt that the creator of the Doom Staff had high attainment in the field of alchemy. The Doom Staff had walked a very simple path.

But it was also rough because of its simplicity.

The Doom Staff described in the books could infinitely strengthen one's casting ability, and once the casting ability was strengthened to its limit, it would reach a realm where the Doom Staff was the world's strongest True Spirit Magic Tool. A mage holding the Doom Staff would be able to ignore all casting difficulty and could cast spells with a flick of their fingers. The lower spells could even be cast instantly.

Moreover, this wasn't the most frightening part. The Doom Staff's Magic Tool Incarnation would also have unrivalled casting ability. How frightening would it be to fight against two such terrifying opponents at the same time?

In those days, the Heaven Rank powerhouse of the Cloud Tower was unrivalled when he held the Doom Staff. He swept across planes and defeated one enemy after the other. Some people even said that if that Heaven Rank powerhouse had been fortunate enough to be born in the same era as Sandro and Charles, he would still be superior to these two legendary powerhouses.

Lin Yun truly wanted to copy this Doom Staff at first.

In fact, copying that Doom Staff wasn't an issue.

He had read countless notes about this Doom Staff in the library and remembered every detail. If he had enough magic materials, he would be able to copy the most powerful Magic Tool within a month.

But...

After entering the Merlin Family's Ancestral Ground and seeing the distant war under the bloodline ceremony, a daring idea sprouted in Lin Yun's mind.

Why was the Doom Staff the most powerful True Spirit Magic Tool?

Why couldn't the Doom Staff break through the limit and become an Extraordinary Magic Tool?

Once this thought came, it never disappeared.

Indeed, the Doom Staff had a Spirit Devourer Behemoth's mana crystal as its core. This mana crystal had frightening capacity, which allowed the Doom Staff to hold as much as 28 Augments, bringing out endless possibilities.

Especially after the huge harvest in the auction just now… This reinforced Lin Yun's decision to try this out.

If he succeeded, the six Augments would make the Doom Staff become a True Spirit Magic Tool. At that time, with 22 Augments left, Lin Yun would have about a 60% chance of transforming the Doom Staff into an Extraordinary Magic Tool.

Naturally, failure was an option.

But even if he failed, he wouldn't have lost too much. He would at most have to give up on his idea and return to copying the Doom Staff from the stories. In any case, with the ability to hold 28 Augments, the Doom Staff would still reign as the strongest True Spirit Magic Tool.

Trying to break away from the Doom Staff that he had read about and instead build a Magic Tool that had the opportunity to reach the Extraordinary realm wasn't a simple undertaking.

Even for someone whose knowledge surpassed the entire era, like Lin Yun, it was only a rough train of thought for now.

Since it was a brand new Doom Staff, it was natural to build it around the Magic Array, because the Magic Array was his foundation, the foundation of his magic path.

After getting that rough idea, he planned the processing of the six magic materials.

To be honest, this was a very costly matter. Each of the six magic materials was a very valuable treasure, and no mistakes could be made if they were used to craft Augments. Lin Yun had to carefully ponder over every detail before finalizing a processing plan.

After the three left the hall, they called a carriage to the Merlin Family Manor. Lin Yun was lost in his plans on the way and didn't speak.

William had always been following Lin Yun blindly and wouldn't dare to speak unless Lin Yun spoke first.

But Ross...

On the way, Ross wanted to speak a few times, but eventually swallowed his words and remained silent because of the silence of the other two. But he was in a complicated mood.

Indeed, Ross had doubts and questions and hoped that they could be answered.

The previous auction was simply too shocking for him.

Originally, Ross had only thought that his distant cousin was a merchant with a few businesses and a decent amount of wealth.

He had heard people saying that Patriarch Ofran had called a young merchant dealing in the alchemy market back to the Family, and Ross had even said some disdainful words when he'd heard that.

In Ross' eyes, the wealth that the Merlin Family needed could be gained from Planar Expeditions, and the Merlin Family's investments in the Raging Plane Flame in the past few years didn't please Ross. The profits one of the two Families of Okland made from the Raging Flame Plane wasn't much different from the Charlotte Family.

Calling back a family member that had been stranded outside the clan for the sake of money felt like a failure to Ross.

It could be said that Ross didn't even put this cousin in his eyes.