Chapter 427: Temporal Shock

Lei En closed Ha Erken's research notebook, thinking that "Mysterious Touch" was a good name, quite fitting.

Thus he decided to call that legendary Element also "Mysterious Touch".

He walked to the airship window and glanced; the treasures on the field had already been taken away, Ke Lifi Si returned to the Silver Star High Tower with the Wizard.

"We must bring the Mysterious Touch over as soon as possible; if Ke Lifi Si studies it and discovers its unique, unkillable property, and reports that to the Silver Star Duke, they will likely see the true value of the Mysterious Touch."

He looked up at the sky; it was still noon.

This raid on Mazhos lasted less than an hour, swift and ruthless, a classic surgical‑style strike.

Lei En sat down to inventory his loot.

An enchanted longbow and two curved blades were top‑grade gear, pricey, plus a longsword from the Black Knight City Lord, an epic weapon like Ha Erken's short sword. His appraisal showed the longsword was custom‑made for the Black Knight, bearing several shadow‑power enchantments, very powerful, but unsuitable for his own use and hard to find a buyer.

The other relatively valuable item was Ha Erken's Dimensional Space Ring; its capacity was similar to most space rings, only three or four cubic meters, rather mediocre, yet it could fetch tens of thousands of Gold Shields.

For Lei En this time, the biggest gain was Soul Power.

He opened the phone interface; the Soul Power pool read 660, that much energy enough for him to ascend several levels.

But his current strength couldn't be measured by profession level; before Holy Soul Ascension, level meant little.

The key still lay in the fused Demon Soul and Element.

Nevertheless, he could first rise to level eleven.

Lei En drank a bottle of Revive Soul elixir, waited a few minutes for Soul Power to recover to its current cap—37 units of energy—and then began allocating Soul Power.

The circles representing energy filled green, one unit after another.

37, 38, 39…

As the Soul Power pool number fell, it rapidly converted into Soul Power, energy surged, and the World Tree within the soul grew swiftly, reaching higher.

In under half a minute, Lei En's energy filled up, reaching a hundred units.

In the instant of a full gauge, he entered Soul Ascension state.

"Um…"

Lei En felt his whole body soaked in energy, spirit full, thoughts clear and smooth—a familiar upgrade sensation.

He couldn't help thinking that his last Legendary Ascension was not long ago, less than half a month ago he leveled up again; looking across Ai Lun E Si's history, no one could be faster.

Shortly after, the Soul Ascension ended.

The MutatedPhone showed no change in this Ascension; existing Elements didn't advance, only a second energy circle appeared, and the World Tree could fuse a new Demon Soul.

The Soul Power pool still held nearly six hundred units of energy.

Lei En stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and decided to first boost a few Arcane Elements.

A beginner Wizard of Legend could master five‑ and six‑ring spells; his own spells hadn't reached six rings yet, leaving plenty of room for improvement.

However, some spells were rarely used—such as Static Field, Thorn Armor, Vector Shield, and Thunder Cloud—so no need to upgrade them immediately; moreover, some spells have low caps and can't keep increasing rings, like Lightning Arc which tops at four rings, its progress bar under the Element icon vanished, making further Soul Power investment impossible.

Lei En's most used spells now were Flash, Electric Flash Teleport, and Arbitrary Door.

All three were displacement spells, extremely practical.

During Legendary Ascension, Electric Flash Teleport and Arbitrary Door automatically rose to five rings; Electric Flash Teleport capped at five rings, while Flash remained at four rings and could still be upgraded.

Lei En glanced at Flash's progress bar and pressed the upgrade button.

The progress bar lit up and advanced; after consuming over thirty units of energy, Flash became a five‑ring spell!

He nodded slightly; the Soul Power he invested was less than expected.

Those thirty‑plus units of energy equated to one‑tenth of a typical beginner Wizard's Soul Power, enough to raise Flash.

As Flash reached five rings, its progress bar vanished.

"Can Flash only go up to five rings?"

Lei En was a bit surprised.

This renowned spell was almost a must‑have for every caster; the vast majority of Wizards obtained it from a beast called 'Flash Dog', a rare Element, with a minimum of three rings. He hadn't expected the maximum to be only five rings, which was surprising.

He possessed the Key of Doors and Void Resonance, so Flash's range was far greater than other casters', almost double.

Flash was originally a short‑range displacement spell; once upgraded to five rings and doubled, it could flash beyond three hundred meters, comparable to the lowest four‑ring Arbitrary Door!

Lei En's Arbitrary Door was already at five rings; with Mystic Affinity bonus, it could traverse nearly a kilometer in one go.

However, he didn't intend to upgrade Arbitrary Door.

Rotating the three displacement spells was sufficient; he redirected Soul Power to other common spells—Dragon Force, Electric Blast Orb, Rainbow Beam, Thunderclap, Electric Claw, and Wind‑Thunder Wings—all at four rings. Lei En spent over 130 units of energy to raise them all to five rings.

He then found that Dragon Force and Thunderclap could not be upgraded beyond five rings.

He thought again and poured in over forty units of energy to boost Electric Blast Orb to six rings, making it his currently strongest spell.

The Soul Power pool still contained four hundred units of energy.

"Still that much left!"

Lei En felt incredibly thrilled, as if clutching a heap of money not knowing how to spend it, and muttered softly, "I've never fought such a prosperous battle in eight lifetimes…"

In fact, even with more energy he could still burn it.

As long as he invested it into Strength and Iron Body, it would work, but those two Elements are bottomless pits; they're already strong enough, and enhancing them offers poor cost‑effectiveness.

Especially Strength at level ten; Lei En tried it and was shocked to find that five units of energy were needed to advance the progress bar by one step.

That meant five hundred units of energy were required to raise Strength to level eleven!

Not worthwhile at all.

The cost to enhance Iron Body was similar, and there were True Dragon Body, Activated Metal, and Bimonli Claw—these super‑rare Elements were huge energy eaters.

Lei En shook his head; anyway he was already strong enough, and would later strengthen them by fusing Demon Souls bearing the same Elements.

However, there was a rare Element that could be boosted: Blood Frenzy.

Blood Frenzy was already at level five.

He poured nearly sixty units of energy to upgrade Blood Frenzy; the leaf runes on the World Tree flickered for a few seconds, advancing to the super‑rare Element 'Blood Frenzy'!

Activate Blood Frenzy, and strength surges threefold.

Moreover, the Frenzy state endures longer, and the post‑Frenzy weakness period is reduced.

Lei En tried it, and Blood Frenzy can be further strengthened; reaching the second level requires just over thirty units of energy, actually less than the consumption for an Element upgrade.

He poured in over seventy units of energy in one go, strengthening Blood Frenzy to the third level.

Each Frenzy level raises the strength increase by half again; third‑level Blood Frenzy yields a fourfold strength boost, already his most powerful auxiliary skill. From now on, in every fight, the first step will be to enter Blood Frenzy, then combine Dragon Power Technique and battle music, which can drive strength up to level eleven!

"There's still plenty of energy."

After some deliberation, Lei En simply invested his soul power into the Key of Doors, this so‑called strongest Ultra‑Exceptional Element upgraded to six rings, consuming a full eighty units of energy!

He immediately triggered the six‑ring Key of Doors.

Instantly, that dim, deep door opened again before him.

Beyond the door lay an unknown world, where a terrifying mass of countless overlapping bubble‑shaped light spheres emitted billions of glimmers, appearing to exist there forever, all‑knowing and all‑seeing.

This time Lei En, now experienced, closed his eyes beforehand.

A beam of light pierced his soul; on the World Tree, the branch formed by the dim‑glow bubble spirit sprouted a new leaf bearing a mysterious rune, signifying a new Element.

This is the Ultra‑Exceptional Element Space‑Time Shock.

There are many choices for six‑ring Arcane, including numerous powerful and endlessly versatile spells, but Lei En didn't want to linger and directly selected the Space‑Time Shock he missed last time. This spell makes him the caster's nemesis, granting him a decisive edge in combat against the caster.

He glanced at the energy in his soul‑power pool, which still held over 150 units.

"Save it for now; it might come in handy later."

"And I can't use it all myself; dozens of Extreme Warriors are waiting to ascend to Legend, and this hundred‑plus units of energy definitely isn't enough."

Lei En stopped allocating soul power and fumbled in the cabin with the newly mastered spell.

In the evening, the Title: Duke of Silver Star sent a messenger to the airship to inform him that a celebratory banquet would be held that night in the banquet hall of Silver Star Academy.

Lei En arrived on time.

The banquet initiated by the Title: Duke of Silver Star was naturally extremely grand and solemn; participants in Longshande were either rich or noble. Lei En's rank and his astonishing performance today at Matocus made him the most eye‑catching guest at the banquet.

Throughout the night, young beautiful Wizards and noble ladies hovered around Lei En, fluttering and sending covert glances, causing countless men to be envious and jealous.

Even the wood‑elf mage named Alamia frequently conversed with Lei En.

She is the Title: Duke of Silver Star's student, of noble birth and a legendary mage; the elf's nature has cultivated an arrogant temperament, and in nearly a hundred years of Longshande she has never taken any man. Though she expresses herself subtly, anyone can see that this beautiful elf has become interested.

Alamia subtly mentioned Viola, implying she intends to compete fairly with Viola.

Lei En was both amused and exasperated; fortunately Viola has been running all over the Empire these months, so busy she's barely set foot in her own domain, missing the raid plan and absent from the banquet, otherwise he wouldn't know how to conclude it.

His thoughts are now on the Mysterious Touch, and he has no interest in getting tangled with the elf mage.

After much effort he finally endured until the banquet ended, a Secret Fire Guard Wizard stepped before Lei En and respectfully said, "Count, the Title: Duke requests your presence at the tower."

Lei En's spirit revived, thinking to himself that the climax had finally arrived.

I forgot to mention in the previous chapter; anyone interested can look up "Mimic Octopus," a marvelous creature. A new month begins, time to pull oneself together; the office still has a few days left!

(End of chapter)