Chapter 1036: th Level Wizard

Obsidian Tower, Ninth Floor.

The spacious hall stretched endlessly, and a massive Hes Magic Array was etched onto the floor.

Lei En's spirit leapt in, standing in the center of the Hes Magic Array; Reslin and Sheng Jilesi guarded outside the array, just like the last Holy Soul Ascension Wizard, the two strongest avatars protecting themselves, feeling more at ease than anyone else.

The Master and Bulesi have been studying the Hes Magic Array for years, and with the help of hundreds of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers behind them, they have already achieved great results.

Only a few key issues remain; once solved, the Hes Magic Array can be fully refined for Wizards.

While researching, the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers also reworked the Obsidian Tower's rune array, allowing Lei En's several Wizard avatars to be the first to enjoy the results and smoothly achieve Holy Soul Ascension.

Now it's my turn to use it.

The refined Hes Magic Array not only stabilizes the soul structure, eases the pain of soul Tear, draws energy from the Mage Tower to quickly restore soul power, but also soothes the fused demon soul, reduces conflict, and markedly raises success and fusion rates!

Wizards of the Law Seal school who fuse Law Seals also achieve similarly excellent results.

In fact, other transcendent professions can also use it.

It requires materials worth several hundred thousand Gold Shields, unlike the original Hes Magic Array which only needed tower energy.

However, for transcendants seeking Saint Rank, a few hundred thousand Gold Shields are well worth it.

To Lei En, that sum is merely a drop in the bucket.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers had long prepared the materials and placed them within the rune array; they sat down in the magic array and took out several items.

A 300-gallon batch of 'Soul‑Devouring Elixir' and two Divine Technique scrolls that stabilize the soul.

Several bottles of top‑grade magic elixir.

And a precious 'Eluna's Tear', produced by the elves using golden seeds of the World Tree and the essence spring water of Moon Lake as primary ingredients; it is the best magic elixir for combat Wizards to break through bottlenecks, increasing fusion success by thirty percent and causing no side effects even on failure.

The last time Lei En achieved Holy Soul Ascension Wizard, he used an Eluna's Tear, a gift from Grand Mage Teklis, and still owes that favor.

The Eluna's Tear before him now was bought.

Years ago, a high‑elf mage brought this bottle of Eluna's Tear to the Empire, attempting to sell it at an auction house in Mo Du.

Lei En received the tip, observed covertly, and confirmed it was not a trap aimed at him; though he knew the Eluna's Tear's origin was dubious, he still spent over a million Gold Shields and three epic magical items to purchase it.

Then he produced the Purple Source Soul Crystal that contained the Moonlight Toad demon soul.

After inventorying the prepared items, Lei En took a light breath, calming his mind.

A hum.

Reslin activated the Hes Magic Array; the Mage Tower's Ninth Floor trembled gently as energy flowed along the rune lines on the ground, converging on Lei En, forming a transparent shield that merged with his body and penetrated his soul to establish a link.

Sheng Jilesi held the holy blood amber, consecutively releasing 'Dawn Will' and 'Morning Light Technique', bestowing Lei En with blessings.

Lei En tore open the Divine Technique scroll, drinking the magic elixir and Eluna's Tear.

Then he injected the Soul‑Devouring Elixir into his own neck.

When searing pain surged into his brain and the array, elixir, and scroll took effect together, Lei En swiftly pressed the Purple Source Soul Crystal to his forehead; the Moonlight Toad's demon soul was instantly drawn out, and in the next instant appeared in the soul space.

The fusion began.

Alchemical materials in the Hes Magic Array were consumed, the Obsidian Tower's energy poured in continuously, and the entire Ninth Floor was filled with intense energy fluctuations, trembling gently.

Lei En, seated within, wore a calm expression, not a hint of fluctuation.

Outside the array, Reslin and Sheng Jilesi stared motionlessly at Lei En, their two avatars simultaneously sensing the main body's soul condition, each with an unruffled face.

Time passed minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour later, the Hes Magic Array suddenly ceased operation, and the Obsidian Tower's energy subsided, becoming very quiet.

Lei En opened his eyes, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

"Soul Transformation successful!"

"th Level Wizard!"

This ascension was far easier than expected: first, he had the experience of breaking through the Holy Soul before; second, the Hes Magic Array's effect was outstanding, and he had made the most thorough preparations, the Moonlight Toad's demon soul frequency matched his own soul vibrations closely, with little conflict.

Most importantly, the Moonlight Toad's demon soul had once been the core incarnation of the God of Magic; its sentient intelligence had long been eroded, making the fusion succeed with almost no effort.

Conversely, his own Soul Transformation ritual was somewhat difficult.

But everything went smoothly.

Lei En felt his changes; in the soul space, the towering World Tree had sprouted its seventh layer, currently with only a single branch.

He had long known about this change.

The uniqueness of the World Tree meditation method is that the first six Soul Transformations make the World Tree grow taller, each adding a layer of branches; only at the seventh Soul Transformation does the World Tree develop downward, the fused demon souls turning into roots that embed deep within the soul.

The eighth Soul Transformation sees the World Tree grow upward again.

Ouroin Master told himself that after the seventh Soul Transformation, the World Tree's growth direction alternates; from th Level to Level 29, the five fused demon souls all turn into branches.

If he breaks through to Thirty-level, the demon souls will again become roots.

One cycle of roots, one cycle of branches.

As the Soul Transformation succeeded, his phone rebooted.

Lei En, while waiting for the phone to reboot, observed the soul World Tree.

The sole branch on the highest layer sprouted over thirty leaves, emitting a faint moonlight; only the tip leaves were golden, the rune Element formed an hourglass shape, enveloping a faint glow that seemed to contain the mystery of time.

"Hourglass of Time!"

Lei En, satisfied, immediately felt the effect of this legendary Element.

It accelerated his "Time Stop" casting to within one second, and shortened the cooldown from thirty seconds to twenty seconds!

Time Flashback, Time Acceleration, Time Leap, Time Plunder!

The other four time spells are also present.

The Moonlight Toad's fusion process lost no Element; Lei En fully mastered its over twenty spells: Malevolent Transformation, Astral Projection, Astral Travel, Astral Leap, Plane Jump, as well as Magic Siphon, Starfall, and Moonlight Domain, all of which were previously unknown to him!

"Ah…"

Lei En clenched his fist hard.

In the past, merging demonic souls had never yielded so many powerful spells, and half of them were nine‑ring; even those that weren't nine‑ring could be instantly upgraded with electricity.

"Beep!"

The phone rebooted, and the interface unfolded in view.

Lei En quickly sensed with some anticipation, found no new functions, and couldn't help feeling disappointed, shaking his head: "It seems the MutatedPhone's potential has been largely uncovered; those gray icons will probably never be activated."

The range for absorbing electricity and the sounds of all things has been enlarged.

The Soul Eye can also see farther.

The Soul Power pool's cap has risen to 30,000; it was useful before, but now it's barely worthwhile.

This Soul Transformation also didn't upgrade or advance any Elements; the Lord of Thunder remains three, and the three Void Resonances failed to evolve into a Space Overlord.

Lei En doesn't really mind that.

He has raised his own Elements to the rank cap using electricity; once the rank rises, the cap naturally increases, so just invest electricity.

First are the three most important physique Elements.

The Titanium Golden Body, Energy Furnace, and Titan God Power are all at level five, and have been stuck at this rank for several years.

Lei En's gaze fell on the Titanium Golden Body icon; indeed, a button appeared to the right of the progress bar below, indicating it can be upgraded.

He pressed it without hesitation.

The progress bar surged forward, but the Soul Power pool's electricity drained even faster, emptying in seconds. Lei En took out a massive pile of Soul Diamonds from the Pixel World, stacked them several meters high, sat on them, and the huge Soul Power was absorbed into his body, filling the pool.

Half a minute later, the Titanium Golden Body rose to level six.

"Can keep going."

Lei En doesn't care at all how much electricity is needed; he holds the button down, the progress bar shoots up again, and the Soul Diamonds beneath his seat diminish.

Soon, the Titanium Golden Body reached level seven!

"Can't upgrade anymore?" Lei En looked at where the button had vanished, shook his head helplessly; the eighth Soul Transformation could only raise the Titanium Golden Body by two levels.

He didn't test the strength of the level‑seven Titanium Golden Body, and switched to the Energy Furnace.

Not long after, the Energy Furnace also rose to level seven, then stopped.

A level‑seven Energy Furnace can absorb the energy of seven standard nine‑ring single spells, or the energy of one Ten-ring Spell, fully absorbing it without taking damage, and uses the absorbed energy to heal injuries and restore stamina.

"Energy Furnace plus Magic Siphon!"

Lei En glanced at the newly acquired nine‑ring Magic Siphon.

It can also absorb spell damage; although its capacity is only half that of a level‑seven Energy Furnace, the absorbed energy can be converted into mana or Soul Power for self‑casting, pairing perfectly with the Energy Furnace.

The Titanium Golden Body has innate magical resistance, able to offset a portion of spell damage.

Combined with a nine‑ring Rainbow Light Cloak and a series of protective spells that resist various energy damages, staying still while the Holy Soul Wizard bombards him for several rounds might not even ruffle a single hair!

However, Magic Siphon, the Rainbow Light Cloak, and energy‑damage resistances—all these protections—can be broken by spells.

The most reliable remains the Energy Furnace.

"Should gather a few magic gear pieces that resist spells," Lei En thought. He's always favored melee, and after mastering the anti‑magic field he's even less reliant on magical equipment, since they fail within the anti‑magic field.

But next year, he'll have to face the world's most proficient spellcasters.

Being prepared is always better than regret.

Next, Lei En also raised the Titan God Power to level seven, teleported to a cave outside the Obsidian Tower for testing, and found his size still topped at only about fifty meters.

The Titan God Power originally could boost strength and enlarge size, but his own power had already hit the Level 20 cap, and the Immortal War Soul's enlarged form far exceeded the Titan God Power's effect, so raising it to level seven made little difference.

"Wasted tens of thousands of electricity units..."

Lei En felt a bit helpless.

Then he invested electricity to raise the "God's Staff" to level two, increasing its killing power and attack range by roughly half.

This Legendary Element, a single Soul Transformation could only increase it by one level.

Other melee Elements—Heavy Strike, Power Burst, Angry Strike, Reverse Slash, Blade Storm, and so on—had long reached their level caps; these Elements have little potential, the Soul Transformation didn't trigger advancement, and they're seldom used in combat.

The most explosive "Destruction Strike", after advancing to a Legendary Element, simply could no longer be upgraded.

Lei En scanned the icons on the phone interface.

All the spells he previously mastered had reached the ring limit; the newly fused Moonlight Toad's attached Arcane Elements that hadn't hit the cap were all resolved by investing electricity. He also filled the Wizard level to the peak, reaching Level 25!

The fresh batch of Soul Diamonds he pulled out was only partially used; the electricity was so abundant it couldn't be exhausted.

After looking around, Lei En's gaze finally settled on the "Brain Core", the only Element left to upgrade, and a huge electricity consumer.

More than three years ago, the Brain Core was raised to level thirteen, capable of creating 32,768 Sub‑brain Crystals.

Currently about three thousand remain unused.

Raising the Brain Core to level fourteen requires one million electricity units, more than the total electricity spent upgrading all other Elements combined!

Lei En pondered briefly, taking inventory of his reserves.

In the past three months he had just eliminated twenty million demons and monsters, harvested over five million electricity units, and together with Ai Luoti Xiya in the Abyss Demon War, the Dark Angel harvested countless demon souls; most of the electricity was spent, but some remained.

Currently, about 600,000 Soul Diamonds are stored in the Pixel World.

One Soul Diamond equals ten electricity units, meaning the total now is six million electricity units!

"More than enough."

Raising the Brain Core by one level doubles the number of Sub‑brain Crystals, and creating a Thundercast Celestial Soldier requires forty electricity units...

Most importantly, a level‑fourteen Brain Core could likely raise the rank cap of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers.

Legendary High‑rank Thundercast Celestial Soldiers!

For a long time, Lei En has had a hypothesis.

When he was a level‑17 Wizard, he fused the "Spirit‑absorbing Monster Brain" and obtained the "Ougulevi Creation Technique"; if the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers he creates are also Legendary High‑rank, might they also possess the Brain Core and the Creation Technique?

If the hypothesis proves true, then Thundercast Celestial Soldiers could also create clones?

Can the Thundercast Celestial Soldier's Brain Core be upgraded?

A series of questions churned in Lei En's mind; he suddenly grew impatient, instantly locked onto the Heart of the Main Brain's icon and poured in power to the maximum.

Every second, several thousand units of power were consumed.

The progress bar of the Heart of the Main Brain grew very slowly; Lei En sat on a pile of Soul Diamonds, frantically absorbing, while the power in the Soul Force Pool rose and fell, the Soul Diamonds melting rapidly like ice and snow. He immediately took out another batch from the Pixel World.

This was Lei En's longest attempt at raising his Element level.

Finally, after a few minutes, a full one million units of power were invested, the progress bar reached its end and began flashing rapidly.

On the World Tree, the Element leaf of the Heart of the Main Brain blossomed with strange radiance.

Lei En felt his soul undergoing an indescribable change, as if he had gained a very important powerful ability. When the light faded, the icon on the phone interface reappeared, and he instantly sensed its information.

Level‑14 Heart of the Main Brain!

(End of Chapter)