Chapter 1102: Radiant Sacred Fire

The Sunlit Clone looked at the many icons on the phone screen and at first glance chose "Power".

The six fused magic souls all possessed the "Power" Element, stacking together to raise its Power to Level 10. Glancing at the Soul Power Pool, it had risen from a Level 1 Holy Warrior to Level 19, consuming only a few hundred energy units, and was still almost full.

He thought for a moment and began increasing Power.

After a few seconds, Power reached Level 12 and advanced to a Legendary Element!

The Sunlit Clone did not stop; as more energy was poured in, Power surged like a rocket, climbing to Level 13, Level 14, Level 15… At the same time, it felt an endless flow of energy within its body, as if the strength were inexhaustible.

After Level 14, each increase in Power caused the energy consumption to grow geometrically, but Lei En didn't care, keeping the button pressed.

The energy in the Soul Power Pool plummeted until Power reached Level 18, then stopped.

The mortal limit for Power is Level 20; the remaining two levels can be easily reached in combat through other Element boosts and weapon equipment, so there's no need to upgrade for now. Later, fusing Saint Rank magic souls can also stack Power to the cap.

Boom!

The Sunlit Clone gently clenched a fist, and a booming crack sounded from its palm, the whole arm throbbing faintly in pain.

The Power was too great, but the physique too weak.

So it immediately proceeded to upgrade "Iron Body", the skin reflecting a dark metallic sheen; amid the glint, Iron Body rose from Level 1 to Level 5, and kept going.

With the progress bar reaching its end, the Sunlit Clone let out a muffled hum.

From the inside out, its whole body underwent a cataclysmic transformation: the skin shifted from dark to silver, growing brighter until it burst into dazzling golden light; the internal bones and muscles became incredibly hard. After a few minutes, the light faded, leaving the body as if forged from gold.

Legendary Element — Golden Sacred Body!

"Huh…"

The Sunlit Clone exhaled, feeling its resilient body.

Lei En also observed: the Golden Sacred Body's defense was comparable to the Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body, but it lacked the latter's magical resistance, so overall it fell short. However, for the Sunlit Clone it was sufficient; the Golden Sacred Body can only upgrade after reaching Saint Rank, and currently it is only at Level 1.

Magical resistance…

The Sunlit Clone looked at another Element, "Holy Helm Armor", an Element from the Holy Helm Apostle, capable of creating a powerful and ornate armor that combines defense with magical resistance.

In fact, the true strength of Holy Helm Armor lies in its magical resistance, forged from "Extended‑Extreme True Gold" that can only be crafted in the realms of the heavenly gods.

The Holy Helm Apostle is the Holy Helm Angel, and Viola had once fused one.

The Longhaired Lady learned from Viola that she had been gathering powerful magic souls, so she proactively offered goodwill and sent a Holy Helm Angel.

The Holy Helm Angel, besides Holy Helm Armor, also possesses "Limb Regeneration" and "Iron Will"; at the Mid-stage Legendary tier, few magic souls are better. Moreover, the Holy Helm Angel is innately attuned to holy light, wielding several techniques that harness holy light, including the extremely rare "Flash Step".

When they stormed the Nakxas Fu Kong Cheng back then, the Apocalypse Knight Mogra had mastered Flash Step, causing himself considerable trouble.

The Sunlit Clone poured in energy, raising Holy Helm Armor to Level 5!

This is the highest level; it cannot go higher.

As holy light surged, the Sunlit Clone donned an exquisite, intricate golden armor, lifted a hand to feel it—its hardness and resilience were astonishingly high, thick and heavy, fitting its form perfectly, looking identical to a magical armor forged from true Extended‑Extreme Gold.

Lei En flicked a finger, and a bolt of lightning shot from his fingertip.

Crack!

A layer of holy light appeared on Holy Helm Armor, but the lightning pierced it, the impact leaving a faint dent on the armor without cracking.

"Not bad," Lei En thought approvingly, "strong magical resistance."

Although it was just a casual lightning bolt, after amplification by several Lords of Thunder, its destructive and penetrating power rivaled an Eight‑Ring Spell, yet it still failed to pierce Holy Helm Armor—demonstrating the high magical resistance that compensates for the Golden Body's shortcomings.

The Sunlit Clone continued upgrading.

"Rapid Recovery" upgraded all the way, advancing from a Rare Element to the Super‑Exceptional Element "Extreme Speed Self‑Heal", then rose to Level 9, merging with "Limb Regeneration" to evolve into the Legendary Element "Blood‑Dropping Rebirth"!

"Frenzy" advanced to "Blood Frenzy", then further to "Infinite Frenzy"!

"Swiftness" rose from Level 3 to Level 13!

"Light Child" had already advanced to "Light Messenger" in previous Soul Transformations, and Sheng Jilesi used Holy Blood Amber to bless the "Dawn Holy Kin". These two Legendary Elements are essentially the same, only named differently.

The initial Legendary fusion was with the "Phase Hunter".

This bizarre magical beast, born in the Star Realm, resembles a gigantic lizard; it can become invisible, leap within space to hunt prey, extremely agile and swift, possessing "Instant Teleport", "Flash", "Portal", and "Void Resonance".

Unfortunately, the Sunlit Clone lacks Soul Power, and holy light cannot trigger spells, so Flash, Portal, and several other spells are unusable.

The Sunlit Clone can only use "Instant Teleport" and "Dimensional Shift".

These two abilities belong to the Psychic Element; any energy or stamina expenditure can trigger them, but they cannot be leveled up.

Instant Teleport is not a spell; its visual effect mirrors Flash, can be activated instantly at a designated spot, but its range is very short, even shorter than Flash's casting distance.

Each teleport can cover at most about thirty meters.

And it cannot be used consecutively.

After each Instant Teleport, one must wait at least three seconds before moving again; it also heavily taxes stamina, originally a drawback, but for the Sunlit Clone it is not an issue.

Dimensional Shift is also a decent ability for escape and concealment.

The Legendary High-rank fusion involves the "Flame Giant" magic soul; this giant has not advanced to a Titan Giant, yet it possesses "Giant Battle Form", "Flame Fury", and "Fire Furnace".

The Sunlit Clone poured in energy, raising Giant Battle Form to Level 9 breakthrough, advancing to Titan Divine Power!

With the boost from Level 18 Power, a Level 1 Titan Divine Power can grow the body up to about eighteen meters tall, already impressive. Without the effect of an "Immortal Battle Soul", Titan Divine Power cannot exceed a twenty‑meter height limit.

Flame Fury is a powerful burst ability; once activated, it wildly consumes internal flame power, massively increasing Power, speed, and damage.

When the flame is exhausted, it enters a weakened state.

The high‑temperature flame released by holy light can trigger the same effect, only renamed "Holy Light Fury".

The Sunlit Clone has energy support; the holy fire is virtually inexhaustible, so there is no weakened period, and the damage from the frantic burst is negligible, thanks to Blood‑Dropping Rebirth!

Moreover, this Flame Giant magic soul also carries multiple Combat Technique Elements.

Other magic souls also have Combat Technique Elements; together there are over a dozen.

The Sunlit Clone used energy to boost each one—Power Burst, Heavy Strike, Angry Strike, War Stomp, Reverse Slash, Tear, Blade Storm, and so on—spending energy freely, all reaching the level cap.

The most powerful is the "Flame Shock" from the Molten Fire Demon, which advanced from a Rare Element to a Super‑Exceptional Element, finally becoming a Legendary Element!

One strike releases dozens of times the burst power, accompanied by high‑temperature damage.

The Sunlit Clone also ignites this strike with Holy Light Fire, thus it is changed to "Divine Shock"; after being amplified by "Heart Demon Blaze" and two "Flame Furnaces", the erupting Holy Light Fire reaches a terrifying temperature.

Moreover, the flame formed by "Heart Demon Blaze" is like a bone‑seeking ulcer; once it contacts even a trace, it spreads across the body instantly and is hard to extinguish.

This flame also attacks the mind; while it ignites the body it scorches the soul, causing extreme pain.

The Sunlit Clone raises its hand, and a ball of golden flame ignites on its palm.

Bright, dazzling, emitting an uncanny radiance.

Strangely, no heat is felt; the flame is as solid as matter, pulsates slowly, yet it evokes an indescribable terror.

"This kind of flame…"

Lei En hesitated, then slipped his index finger into the flame, his complexion shifting slightly.

Boom!

The flame, originally only fist‑sized, burst open instantly, but he reacted in time; his mental force field restrained its spread, compressing it into a tiny area. The entire palm was ignited, yet under the suppression of his willpower the flame retreated to the index finger, burning only the last segment of that finger.

The skin scorched by the flame bears patches of char, but it is healing rapidly and appears to have sustained little damage.

Lei En couldn't help shaking his head.

This is me; if it were someone else, this hand would already have turned to ash.

He watches the burning fingertip; the skin splits, flesh tears, blood spills and instantly vaporizes, emitting a strange meaty aroma.

"What a high temperature!"

Given his magical resistance and durability, there is little fire left that can still burn him; Lei En estimates the current flame reaches at least three thousand degrees Celsius, perhaps even higher!

And this is not the limit.

After the Sunlit Clone ascends to Saint Rank, acquiring additional Holy Light and flame affinities, the temperature still has ample room to rise.

In the future, reaching four thousand or even five thousand degrees is possible.

One should note that the Sun's surface temperature is only a little over five thousand degrees.

The worst part is that this flame's burn is excruciating, comparable to the Tear pain of a Soul Transformation ritual; even with Truth Willpower it is hard to endure. An enemy lacking Truth Willpower and mental protection, once ignited, would feel unbearable agony.

The power of Holy Light remains a Demon bane, delivering stronger lethality against all evil beings.

Even Demon Lords must fear this flame!

Lei En snuffed out the flame on his fingertip, exhaled, and thought, "A flame comparable to the Sun's surface temperature is no longer on the same level as the Sun Knight's Holy Light Fire; its nature and temperature are worlds apart. When human Holy Warriors become public, it will need a new name."

"Hmm…" he thought for a moment, "Holy Warriors are followers of the Lord of Radiance, so let's call it Bright Holy Fire."

Lei En again observes the Sunlit Clone.

After a massive energy upgrade, the Sunlit Clone now possesses nine Legend Grade Elements, and its Holy Light Power is immensely dense. Although he has never seen a Saint‑rank Sun Knight, the "Divine Grace Knight", he can anticipate that even the Divine Grace Knight's Holy Light Power would not match the Sunlit Clone's.

"No need to ascend Saint Rank for now."

Beside them, Sheng Ji Lie Si begins to employ Holy Blood Amber, bestowing Divine Technique upon the Sunlit Clone.

In the meditation chamber, bright light radiates as rows of Divine Technique runes coalesce and merge into the Sunlit Clone's soul. The energy in the Holy Blood Amber quickly depletes; Sheng Ji Lie Si draws a Soul Diamond to replenish it, then commences the next round of Divine Technique blessings.

The Holy Blood Amber almost possesses all the abilities of the "Lord of Dawn", and any Divine Technique the Lord of Dawn can grant, this artifact can bestow.

Over a hundred Divine Techniques cascade down continuously.

The Sunlit Clone's strength grows ever greater, and its Holy Light Power becomes increasingly robust.

Lei En stops watching, activates a phase beacon, traverses the void plane to the 435th layer of the Abyss's Mist Mountains, and enters Black Soul Valley.

After years of development, this narrow valley shrouded in extensive mist now contains swamps planted with endless fields of Black Soul Mushrooms.

Ai Luoti Xi Ya still wages war on this plane, delivering massive batches of Demon corpses almost daily.

The Succubus has already conquered most of the plane.

The difficulty of conquering the entire plane proved harder than she expected; when she became the strongest lord of the Mist Mountains and hoped to unify them, the remaining Demon Lords in the plane were forced to form an alliance to resist her demon army.

Behind these Demon Lords lurk Abyssal Lords from other planes.

Even Demon sovereigns and deities have intervened covertly.

Lei En dares not make any bold moves for the moment; he can only let Ai Luoti Xi Ya advance steadily, minimizing the deployment of Dark Angels.

He has plenty of time and is not in a hurry to make Ai Luoti Xi Ya an Abyssal Lord.

The more brutal the demon war, the better; it allows for planting more Black Soul Mushrooms.

The current state of the Mist Mountains aligns with his interests.

The alchemy factory at the valley's end has been expanded several times, now several times larger than before; the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers disguised as Demons have increased to two thousand, working day and night to plant, harvest, process materials, and forge Black Soul Elixirs.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers show no reaction to Lei En's arrival, continuing their own tasks.

A vampire count hurriedly steps forward.

"Your Majesty!"

The Black Dragon Yi Geng reverts to the bull‑headed Master "Hei Jiao", bowing respectfully to Lei En, his face alight with excitement yet his eyes betraying a hint of unease.

He assumed Lei En was here to inspect the alchemy factory; although he never slacks a day nor embezzles, keeping the ledgers immaculate with not a copper coin missing, the emperor's personal presence makes him feel guilty.

"Yi Geng." Lei En offers a gentle smile.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers watch every move of the Black Dragon; over the years he has indeed been diligent, with no fault found, and Lei En is very satisfied with him.

"I have something to discuss with you, unrelated to the Black Soul Elixir," Lei En says.

The Black Dragon looks bewildered, asking cautiously, "Your Majesty, please speak. I will not refuse any request I can fulfill."

"Very well, you have not disappointed my trust." Lei En nods, his gaze landing on the bull‑headed man's neck, and says bluntly, "The Legend Grade magical item you possess, Sai Lan Na's Soul‑Binding Talisman, could you lend it to me for a few years, or sell it outright—how about that?"

I'm back, thank you all for your patience, and I'll continue updating properly.

(End of Chapter)