Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1081

Chapter 1081 Light Mastery Part 3

Each one of Faluel’s four heads experimented on its respective lightbulb and all of them looked very focused. Every time one of the heads made a discovery, the others would apply it as well and search for a way to further improve their technique.

"Good gods, that’s cheating if I’ve ever seen it." Nalrond said. Just a few minutes had passed, but Faluel’s hologram improved with each passing second.

"She works four times faster than a normal person and her heads can share any breakthrough and brainstorm any issue they encounter. How the heck is a Hydra ’just a lesser dragon’?"

"Yeah, and yet she forbids me to discuss any subject with Lith!" Solus said.

"You are two different individuals, whereas all my heads belong to the same person and follow my thinking pattern." Faluel had just completed her task and after creating a hologram of Lith, she did the same for each one of her students.

"Let me put it this way. Hydras rule." She chuckled.

"They sure do. To add colors to a hologram, you need to use the other elements. Do not mix them to the light, just add a few wisps so that they balance each other while they paint your creations the way you want them." Lith said.

It took Faluel just a few tries to understand how to succeed. Adding colors was akin to giving shape to elements and making them overlap with the hologram. For someone with centuries of experience, it was a simple task.

"Perfect. Now that you’ve grasped the easy part of Light Mastery, let’s move to the real challenge." Nalrond said, resuming his explanation while one of the snake heads took notes and the other three gave him their full attention.

"The technique you’ve just learned is fairly demanding in both mana and focus, yet it can only produce ethereal constructs. Lith, what did you do in the attempt to turn holograms into constructs?"

"At first, I tried using more focus, thinking that the issue lay in my inability to properly visualize what I attempted to replicate, yet it only made my holograms more detailed and lifelike.

"Then, I tried to use more mana, thinking that the problem might be lack of density, but it only made them brighter. Doing both at the same time just stacked their effects. I even tried adding more elements, but it only messed things up." Lith said.

"That’s because Light Mastery only requires the light element. To take it to the next level, you need to use light magic on light magic itself." Nalrond created a hologram of a small knife that suddenly turned real, cutting into Lith’s desk.

The construct then replicated itself and moved to Faluel’s and Solus’s desks, to let them examine it as well.

"Wait, what?" The three said in unison.

Even when using their respective breathing techniques, the golden knife appeared solely as a mass of mana, with no particular features or characteristics.

"As I told you earlier, light is the element of order. To obtain a solid construct, you need to instruct your spell so that part of the light element gives the hologram shape while the rest gives it substance.

"It requires at least double-casting and the amount of mana necessary for making a construct solid varies with the mastery of the caster. For a beginner, even a small construct requires lots of mana while an expert can use the bare minimum according to circumstances.

"Even though we’re starting with first magic, your first construct might require the same mana of a tier five spell. Keep things small and simple or you’ll never succeed." He said.

After finishing his explanation, Nalrond let them tinker with their respective holograms for a few minutes while enjoying the sight of the golems beating the crap out of the girls.