Chapter 193: Lightning Spell King

Sea God's Tear is an extremely rare deep‑sea giant clam pearl.

These pearls are produced in minute quantities; even the sea‑dwelling Sea Clan seldom manage to collect them, and they present the pearls as tribute to the Sea God's shrine.

Storm priests embed demonkin souls into the giant clam pearls, forging them into Sea God talismans for casting spells.

However, because of the giant clam pearl's particular nature, it cannot house all kinds of demonkin souls; only essences and elemental beings can be contained, and they are nurtured by soul energy to grow, enhancing the Element within the demonkin soul.

Each Sea God talisman is astonishingly valuable, and its method of creation is one of the Storm Church's most important secrets.

Outsiders cannot use the talisman, but they can destroy it.

Ao Xi Li Ya told Lei En two methods: the simplest is a brute‑force dismantling—crush the talisman outright, letting the demonkin soul escape, then capture it with a Soul Stone.

The other method is more troublesome.

The surface of the Sea God talisman bears many runes; by continuously striking them with soul energy, the runes are gradually erased, restoring the talisman to a giant clam pearl, from which the demonkin soul can be easily extracted.

Regardless of the method, the demonkin soul inside the talisman will weaken and revert to its original form.

Ao Xi Li Ya said with some regret, "This Sea God talisman has been nurtured by Pu Li Xi La for many years, infused with countless soul‑energy to raise the spell's ring count; it is her most cherished magical item, the finest of her three talismans, almost equivalent to an epic piece of equipment. Destroying it would be a pity."

"No matter how good the quality, I can't use it; to me it's just a stone," Lei En shrugged indifferently and asked, "What's the background of this Pu Li Xi La?"

"She is a member of the Pu Mo Er Family."

Ao Xi Li Ya replied, "Pu Li Xi La worships the Lord of Storms, commands the Pu Mo Er Family's fleet and overseas territories, and spends most of her time at sea, so few people know her."

Lei En nodded slowly, a sudden realization dawning in his mind.

The Pu Mo Er Family is one of Mo Du's noble houses; its lord is a countess named Kailin Pu Mo Er. Her domain is a large island at Mo Du's mouth, called Bolas Island, roughly half the size of the Gela Morgan Territory, and the island lies opposite Sea Bridge Port.

The family excels at shipbuilding, possesses several massive fleets, and focuses on maritime trade.

The Pu Mo Er Family holds lands not only in the Empire but also in several human realms, being a recognized noble house, controlling numerous islands and ports along sea routes, and even has expanded vast territories on the New Continent.

Rumor has it that the Pu Mo Er Family maintains a navy fleet.

Lei En was a bit puzzled; his interests hardly conflict with the Pu Mo Er Family. Neither of the two ports in his domain is controlled by them, and even if he reclaimed port authority, he would not refuse their ships to dock or hinder their trade.

Logically, the Pu Mo Er Family should be the one cheering from the sidelines in this conflict, offering covert support.

The true front‑liners are the Ai Deng Family, backed by Marquis Ji Liu and Earl A Ke Lan Te.

Marquis Ji Liu intervened personally; the Ai Deng Family lacks a legendary transcendent, so they summoned that legendary cat‑clan demon‑hunter.

However, the Pu Mo Er Family dispatched Storm Priest Pu Li Xi La, as if bearing a deep grudge.

There must be another reason involved.

Lei En shook his head, unable to understand; since the Pu Mo Er Family stepped forward, they will now be foes.

He stared at the Sea God talisman, infused it with soul energy, and the runes projected one by one.

Then he began eroding those runes.

Lei En chose the second method; brute‑force crushing is indeed simple, but wasteful, as the giant clam pearl is valuable—perhaps he could reclaim a sum from the Pu Mo Er Family as interest on a debt.

Soul energy continuously struck; in under five minutes, the first rune was erased.

On the talisman, the area where the rune had been etched became smooth and even again, clearly showing the giant clam pearl's self‑healing ability—truly marvelous.

At this rate, it would be finished in a single day.

Lei En erased seven or eight runes in succession, and the Electric Mouse's demonkin soul noticeably weakened.

Suddenly, another spell of power fell upon the talisman, also eroding runes. Lei En looked up at Ao Xi Li Ya, surprised that she would lend a hand.

"Thank you, madam," Lei En said.

Ao Xi Li Ya gave a slight nod, saying nothing.

The two sat opposite each other at the desk, erasing rune after rune; the talisman's aura waned slowly. After half an hour, Lei En saw that within the Electric Mouse's demonkin soul, the ring count of the Electric Blast Orb had dropped by one, settling at four rings.

Lei En broke the silence, saying, "Madam, the question I asked you last time…"

"Just call me Ao Xi Li Ya," Ao Xi Li Ya interrupted, thinking for a moment, "Or you can simply call me Hiliya; you don't have to keep addressing me as 'madam', I don't like that."

Lei En's face flashed, and he smiled, "Alright, Hiliya."

That address was clearly more intimate; since he now regarded Master Anxi as his teacher, she was effectively his senior sister, so excessive formality wasn't needed.

"Hiliya," Lei En called eagerly, and continued to inquire about magical knowledge.

The two erased the talisman's runes while discussing questions.

Occasionally they drifted to topics beyond magic; Lei En had a mobile library, covering all corners of the world, exotic curiosities—any subject could be brought up, and he spoke with apparent authority.

Sometimes Lei En even drew upon knowledge from his past life on Diqiu, leaving the erudite dragon mage bewildered, eyes full of curiosity and a hint of admiration.

It was like a medieval scholar confronting a twenty‑first‑century keyboard warrior, only to be soundly beaten.

Although the scholar truly possessed knowledge, he was limited by era and technology; the keyboard warrior's flood of information overwhelmed him, leading him to doubt the veracity of some content, yet the sheer volume made verification impossible.

Moreover, most of what Lei En said was true; he didn't fabricate.

The iridescent dragon's endless thirst for knowledge made this tactic overwhelmingly potent for Ao Xi Li Ya.

Her obsession with wisdom and knowledge reminded Lei En of a term: sapiosexuality.

Gradually, Lei En sensed a subtle shift in Ao Xi Li Ya's view of him, almost making him laugh out loud.

Having a search engine in his head while bragging to others felt incredibly exhilarating!

Lei En is a daring experimenter; having crossed into Ai Lun E Si, surrounded by so many non‑human races, it's both fascinating and novel, and with them constantly swirling before him, his mind can't help but itch, spawning all sorts of chaotic thoughts.

However, he only talks big; he doesn't truly intend to act on them.

Viola's tender words lingered in his ears; Lei En did not forget.

Unnoticed, the sky gradually brightened.

When the final rune vanished, the Sea God talisman's radiance contracted, becoming a round, smooth, luminous white pearl, its surface intermittently flashing water‑like energy—clearly an extremely precious artifact.

The Electric Mouse's demonkin soul within the pearl, bereft of rune support, was slowly dissipating.

Lei En quickly produced a Soul Stone—the one Longhaired Lady had previously given him, imbued with the Willpower of Truth—and pressed it against the Sea God's Tear.

The Electric Mouse's demonkin soul was instantly drawn in, diving into the Soul Stone.

Success!

Lei En let out a sigh of relief, overjoyed.

He held the Soul Stone up to examine it; all seven Elements of the Electric Mouse's magic soul were present, but each Element was not as powerful as before.

The Electric Blast Orb dropped to three-ring, and Electric Flash Teleport was also three-ring.

Thunderclap Technique and Static Field are two-ring, Lightning Arc and Thorn Electric Armor are only one-ring, and Lightning Affinity belongs to a special Element, unchanged.

None of these spells exceed three-ring, indicating that when the Electric Mouse was slain, its strength corresponded to a Mid-stage magic soul, just right for Lei En.

But now is not the time for fusion.

Erasing the runes on the orb consumed a large amount of soul power; his condition was poor, and he needed to restore his soul power to its peak.

Ao Xi Li Ya was also a bit weary, stood up and said, "Lei En, I'm going to rest."

In the castle there was a secret bedroom arranged for her, right next to the study, able to protect Lei En's safety at any time.

"Fine." Lei En watched her vanish invisibly, then began to meditate.

An hour later, Lei En opened his eyes, radiant, with his soul power fully restored.

After breakfast, he instructed Xikalius and the Extreme Warriors to guard outside the study; without his permission, no one could enter to disturb.

Lei En sat cross-legged on the sofa, took a deep breath, and placed the Soul Stone on his forehead.

The next second, the Electric Mouse's magic soul drilled into his mind.

The Soul World Tree began to tremble.

Because this was after the second Soul Transformation, the second magic soul for fusion, a conflict between the Electric Mouse and the Swift Shadow Lightning Blade Leopard was inevitable, but Lei En was well‑versed in fusing magic souls; using the properties of the Yellow Gold Soul Seed and the basis of perfect Soul Transformation, after a dozen soul vibrations he suppressed the conflict and successfully completed the fusion.

In less than half an hour, the Electric Mouse became a new branch on the World Tree.

That branch bore exactly seven leaves.

Lei En watched the seven rune Elements glitter, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Among these seven Elements, Thorn Electric Armor had existed before. Arcane Elements cannot be stacked and strengthened like Physical Soul Elements; two identical Elements exist independently, one upgraded to three-ring, the other only one-ring, and when Lei En casts, he only needs to activate the three-ring one.

The two Lightning Affinities were stacked together, activating simultaneously.

"Add another Lightning Affinity, then perform Soul Transformation; we should obtain the 'Lightning Form', then return to Longshande to take the Thunder God's Hammer!"

Lei En focused his mind, and bright lightning burst from his fingertips.

Having two Lightning Affinity Elements, equivalent to intermediate Affinity, allowed him to sense lightning elements over a larger area, enhancing the potency and resistance of lightning spells when casting.

In the mobile interface, the icons of the five lightning spells were unusually prominent.

Besides the new Element icon, outside that charge circle a second battery circle appeared; Lei En was not surprised at all, as this situation was exactly the same as in the early stage.

The Electric Mouse's magic soul raised the second charge to fifteen slots.

Lei En discovered that after Speed Run reached level five, it could not be further enhanced; it seemed to have hit the limit of this Element, and even the upgrade button and progress bar vanished.

Charge was the same, maxing out at level five.

He carefully probed, accepted the fact, thinking, "The growth space of ordinary Physical Body Elements is indeed far inferior to Arcane Elements."

"Fortunately, Strength and Swiftness are the most basic Elements, with a very high ceiling."

However, after these two Elements reach level seven, they hit a bottleneck like the three-level Iron Body.

Their upgrade button remained, but like a bottomless pit, soul power poured in barely moved the progress bar, not even a slot.

Lei En guessed this might be because his Element enhancement was too rapid, far exceeding the normal range for Mid-stage transcendent beings.

After the third Soul Transformation, ascending to High-level Combat Wizard, it should change.

Lei En didn't dwell on it; his melee ability was already not weaker than a legend.

He now had several Arcane Elements awaiting upgrade, five lightning spells ranging from one-ring to three-ring, each with its own traits.

Electric Blast Orb could replace Fireball; it would become his primary bombing spell, upgraded to four-ring via Azure Sky Song, stronger than the Fireball in the rune book and without usage limit.

Electric Flash Teleport seemed similar to Teleport, but the two were completely different.

Electric Flash Teleport is a lightning spell; it turns the caster into lightning for rapid movement, leaving a trajectory. Teleport is Arcane, using spatial properties to instantly send the caster to the target location.

Moreover, Electric Flash Teleport is noisy, sounding like thunder, unlike the silent Teleport.

However, Electric Flash Teleport has an advantage: a longer displacement; as the ring count increases, its distance grows further.

The power of Thunderclap Technique, Lei En had experienced himself, needs no further explanation.

Static Field is a protective spell; it can be cast on the caster to hinder enemy approach, or released at a designated spot to trap targets within, drastically slowing them and subjecting them to lightning attacks.

Lightning Arc is one-ring, yet its range exceeds the four-ring Rainbow Beam, reaching thirty meters!

Although its power is less than Rainbow Beam, Lei En would not abandon it solely for its range.

If enough charge becomes available later, he will invest in Lightning Arc.

"Hehe, two Lightning Affinities plus so many lightning spells, I now count as a true lightning Elementalist."

"Viola always mocked me as a fake Wizard, unable to cast a spell. If she were here now, I'd definitely let her taste the Lightning Spell King's power."

"It's a pity there's no Electric Light Shield; otherwise the spell system would be complete."

Lei En smacked his lips, feeling a slight regret.

Electric Light Shield's physical defense far exceeds Thorn Electric Armor; an Elementalist without a corresponding shield always feels something missing.

"Fine, I'll first go to the training room to practice."

Lei En, eager, immediately rose from the study, left the castle's magic training room, entered alone, and soon the room rang with fierce thunderous lightning.

I fell asleep halfway through writing last night; this chapter counts as yesterday's.

(End of Chapter)