Chapter 398: Lightning Form

Lei En experienced the effect of the crystal core for a while, and suddenly noticed the battery level dropping.

He quickly shut down the crystal core's operation, exited that mind‑like‑electric state, looked at the battery level on the interface, and found that after this system upgrade, the battery display was a bit different.

The battery level was still a circle surrounding the crystal core, divided into one hundred cells.

After the Soul Transformation, only ten cells of the battery were full.

A simple calculation shows that from a ninth‑level Wizard to a tenth‑level Legend, his Soul Power cap increased tenfold. The previous three Soul Transformations each raised it by roughly ten times, and Lei En guessed this was the limit of soul metamorphosis, with no higher growth possible.

For ordinary super‑humans, a two‑ to three‑fold increase per Soul Transformation is already very good.

Running the crystal core for a few minutes just now consumed one cell of battery.

"The crystal core's power consumption is a bit high!"

Lei En muttered to himself, noticing a brand‑new icon beside the battery circle, shaped like a cell with the number 0 in the middle; after opening it, he learned it was an extra accumulator, also called a Soul Power Pool.

From now on, any Soul Power absorbed from souls will be stored in this pool for later use.

Whether enhancing one's own soul or boosting various Elements, one can draw battery cells from the Soul Power Pool; its displayed number counts cells in units of a single Wizard‑level cell. For example, 24 means the pool holds twenty‑four cells; the current maximum capacity is one thousand cells, and it can be expanded further later.

"This Soul Power Pool is handy…"

Lei En nodded happily; he had many times absorbed too many souls, with no place to store the battery, and the excess was wasted.

Having a Soul Power Pool can alleviate that predicament.

Moreover, the Soul Power Pool can extend his spell‑casting endurance tenfold, equivalent to a Legend Grade soul‑recovering equipment, making Soul Power depletion almost impossible in ordinary battles.

Lei En did not notice any other new phone functions.

But the existing functions all received varying degrees of enhancement.

The range of the Voice of All Things expanded severalfold, reaching beyond three thousand meters and even penetrating underground; the audible frequency range also widened, far beyond what normal human ears can receive.

Combat music also changed; the broadcasted music traveled extremely far, seeming to affect not only himself but also to amplify power for designated targets.

He just lacked a test target, so Lei En could not determine it for the moment.

Next came the most frequently used Soul Eye.

Its vision reached farther and clearer, yet Lei En sensed the Soul Eye had gained some ability; after fumbling for a while, a flash of insight led him to pull several Soul Stones from his ring.

These Soul Stones were obtained from the airships that raided ParrasFloatingCity, each of them quite valuable.

Lei En examined one Soul Stone; inside was a Mid-stage Poison Crab Spider's Demon Soul, its six Elements faintly manifest, but unlike before, the Soul Eye perceived additional details.

Beyond the Elements, he also observed a peculiar phenomenon.

The Demon Soul constantly emitted energy outward at a specific frequency, like radiation, keeping it in perpetual decay; if left unchecked, the Demon Soul would eventually dissipate completely.

Ordinary naked eyes cannot see this dissipation frequency; the Soul‑Detecting Master's probing, insight, and true‑knowledge techniques, as well as various secret‑eye spells, reveal nothing.

An ill‑chosen analogy would be a light beam's wavelength; normal means cannot detect wavelength data.

Lei En even wondered whether any predecessors had discovered this trait.

At least he could find no results in the phone's library, not even any similar studies.

"What should it be called, Demon Soul wave frequency?"

Lei En stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over the Soul Stones; each Demon Soul had its own frequency, some close, some vastly different.

He selected two Demon Souls and brought them close; on the surface, nothing unusual appeared.

Yet the energies they emitted interacted; because their frequencies were close, a resonance quickly formed, making the Demon Souls inside the Soul Stones slightly more active—so subtly that even careful observation could hardly detect any change.

Lei En suddenly realized that the stronger the frequency resonance, the higher the degree of fusion of the Demon Soul.

The Soul Eye solved the Demon Soul conflict dilemma!

"Tsk tsk…"

He was amazed; the conflict mystery that had plagued humanity for millennia had been cracked by himself.

After observing hundreds of Demon Souls in succession, Lei En discovered several patterns.

Similar Demon Souls usually have small differences in radiation frequency, so their conflicts are mild; Demon Souls of equal rank have closer frequencies, and the greater the rank gap, the stronger the conflict—e. g., between a low‑rank and a high‑rank Demon Soul, the difference is vast, making successful fusion almost impossible.

Therefore, super‑humans should preferably merge Demon Souls of the same rank.

Demon Souls one rank apart still have a chance of success; two ranks apart will inevitably fail.

Lei En exclaimed in admiration; with the Soul Eye, he could forge an entirely new super‑human vocation, a capability worthy of standing shoulder‑to‑shoulder with deities!

In addition, the Soul Eye added a recording function on top of its photography capability.

It could also play back the recording, the effect similar to the Four-ring Illusion "Silent Phantasm", but with sound, making one feel present.

"I've upgraded from a music player to a movie player…"

Lei En muttered silently that the ability had few uses, though it could serve for entertainment.

The phone's other functions—gyroscope, monster compendium, translation dictionary, and Pet Master, among others—showed little change.

Only then did he have the mind to attend to his own soul state and Elements.

The towering World Tree spanned heaven and earth; from its roots to its canopy, branches and leaves, every part of the tree radiated a pale golden light, as if forged entirely of gold, filling the entire soul space with golden brilliance—stable, powerful, and exuding an aura of majesty.

"This is Legend!"

Lei En let out a light breath; Legends are, in essence, a different species from ordinary humans.

The biggest change is lifespan; a Legend can live at least three hundred years, and with each upgrade and soul growth, lifespan extends further.

"Live to three hundred years…" Lei En sighed lightly.

He had only lived a little over thirty years across two lives, merely a tenth of a Legend's lifespan; in his previous incarnation, reaching a hundred years was already considered a venerable elder.

He truly didn't know what living three hundred years felt like; living a thousand years like a master is beyond imagination.

"A thousand years!"

That's equivalent to living from the Northern Song to New China…

Lei En shook his head, casting the absurd feeling aside.

Advancing to Legend, beyond lifespan extension, also grants the soul's metamorphosis a powerful shield that can ward off various intangible assaults, curses, deterrents, and mental attacks, thereby boosting bodily resistance and reducing spell damage to oneself.

If it's a Legendary melee class, Strength and Constitution will increase dramatically.

Legendary casters' understanding of magic also advances, gaining corresponding casting proficiencies, such as a breakthrough in a certain technique or a unique insight into a spell.

Additionally, the ability all Legends share: the Legendary Aura!

Lei En found this new icon in the interface.

The icon's design is a simplified silhouette, emitting a burst of energy light outward.

The Legendary Aura creates an intangible pressure, directly releasing a soul‑aura attack that suppresses and intimidates enemies; it is similar to Dragon Might, but not as intense.

For enemies below Legend rank, this soul‑level attack is very effective.

Of course, it is also easy to resist.

Usually, equipment that protects the mind can resist the suppression of the Legendary Aura.

Lei En merged the Willpower of Truth early on, becoming immune to all mental attacks and negative effects, so he has never felt the suppression of the Legendary Aura, as if it never existed.

Nevertheless, the Legendary Aura is often used as a mark of Legend status, leaking out during combat.

This is why Lei En has repeatedly been identified as not a Legend, because he lacks the aura of the Legendary Aura. Of course, this is not absolute; many Legends deliberately conceal their aura, hiding their power, and lacking the Legendary Aura does not mean they lack Legendary strength.

Lei En's thought shifted, and a vast aura radiated, echoing in the Meditation Chamber.

He sensed for half a minute, then gently shook his head.

"What a chicken rib."

The Legendary Aura cannot be cultivated; its power only grows with the strengthening of the soul, useful against those below Legend, but against equal opponents it's about as effective as an itch.

"No wonder few Legends use this ability."

Lei En glanced at his Level‑5 True Dragon Body, whose accompanying mighty Dragon Might far surpasses the Legendary Aura.

Then, he saw an unfamiliar Element icon.

An abstract humanoid surrounded by a ring of lightning.

"Lightning Form!"

Although Lei En had long anticipated it, actually seeing the long‑sought Element still filled him with uncontainable joy, nearly leaping with excitement.

On the Soul World Tree, only one of the four lightning‑affinitive leaves remained.

This Supreme Element belongs to the Extraordinary Ability Type; its effect is simple: it grants super‑affinity to the Lightning Element, mastery of powerful Lightning Power, doubles the potency of Lightning Spells, speeds casting, and provides extremely high resistance to Lightning Spell damage!

Whatever other effects it may have, Lei En does not care.

The only thing he needs is Lightning Power, the key to obtaining the "Thunder God's Hammer"; at this moment he wishes to instantly teleport to Longshande and enter the underground fortress.

Lei En spread his palm, several chopstick‑thick currents of electricity danced between his fingers, emitting a thunderclap.

The small amount of Lightning Element in the Meditation Chamber also began to boil.

"Finally, all this effort was not in vain." After a while, he finally calmed down.

Then he discovered that several Arcane Elements had advanced during Soul Transformation: Electric Flash Teleport upgraded from four‑ring to five‑ring, and Light Burst Technique, Thunder Cloud Technique, Vector Shield, and Arbitrary Door had all become five‑ring spells, saving a great deal of soul energy for the future.

An unexpected surprise: the Supreme Element "Key of Doors" had also reached five‑ring.

Each ring increase of the Key of Doors grants an Arcane.

This Arcane can only go up to five rings; any Arcane of four rings or lower can be chosen. Lei En stared at the Element icon without making an immediate choice. There are too many Arcane options—at least hundreds searchable in the library—so detailed study is required before deciding.

The most important thing now is to fuse the demon soul and truly become a Level‑10 Legendary Wizard.

Lei En rested for a moment, waited until his mind fully settled, then affixed the soul stone of the Bimon Beast to his forehead.

(End of Chapter)