Chapter 432: Your Name

Just like the day he first arrived at Ai Lun E Si, Lei En's vision displayed the boot screen.

A red flower made of eight petals blossomed before his eyes; unlike before, its inner core was unlocked, no longer a golden mysterious symbol but an icon of a multi-core chip!

Lei En instantly felt great joy.

For him, the most important function of the MutatedPhone was the multi-core chip, an essential auxiliary ability for mastering spells; without it, only his main body could parse spells, causing delays in combat casting and significantly reduced efficiency.

When the device booted, both Lei Ens were pondering.

They wondered why the MutatedPhone had also been duplicated.

When he bought this phone in his previous life, the manufacturer advertised a dual-system feature; could that be related?

Or perhaps, after the transdimensional mutation, the phone became fully bound to his soul, so when the soul separates, the phone generates a backup that follows like a shadow?

If it's the latter, then exploiting this trait could allow mass production of phones!

The Mysterious Touch had no second instance, but similar duplication spells exist; the most famous is the Mimicry Technique, and a few other rare spells are comparable, capable of creating clones, though none as powerful as the Mysterious Touch, yet they do not affect the phone's usage.

"Kill one me, and there are countless me!"

Just as the two were daydreaming, Lei En's mind beeped again, and the boot completed.

The familiar interface unfolded in his vision, indistinguishable from his main body.

A red flower sat at the center, surrounded by a ring of battery, with icons radiating outward like a strange compass.

At the very center was the multi-core chip; the inner ring of icons represented the phone's various functions—Soul Eye, Voice of All Things, Gyroscope, Personal Library, Translation Dictionary, Music Player, and so on—all unlocked and usable; the outer ring displayed the fifteen Elements just duplicated, none missing, and five additional Elements unique to the avatar.

Lei En skimmed over those five Elements.

Naturally, his primary concern was 'Miracle Resurrection', an Element that lets him revive beside his main body after being killed.

The other four were 'Castling', 'Advanced Nightmare Technique', 'Delusion Technique', and 'Psychic Vision'.

All of them are extremely powerful and practical Elements!

Lei En stared at the phone interface; it was identical to his main body's phone, even sharing the Soul Energy Pool, and he thought, "Seems it's not a dual system, but a duplication!"

He had just reached that conclusion when he let out a muffled hum.

Boundless agony surged into his brain; Lei En instinctively covered his head and let out a low groan, the intensity far beyond his imagination, causing him to roll on the ground in pain.

A vast, unparalleled surge of spiritual energy erupted, sweeping the entire meditation chamber.

The avatar's freshly forged body twisted wildly, swelling, with tentacles sprouting from within; beneath the skin countless worms writhed faintly, teetering on the brink of losing control.

"What's happening?"

Lei En's main body was also affected, but fortunately not as severely as the avatar.

He stood within the spiritual storm, thinking calmly.

The Soul Eye focused on the avatar's head and instantly saw a colorless, formless chaos, as if tangible spiritual energy boiled in his mind, forming a vortex— the purest prelude to a spiritual energy eruption; the newly duplicated soul had been pushed to the edge, unable to control the body.

"I see!"

Lei En quickly identified the cause.

The essence of the Mysterious Touch is actually spiritual energy, materialized as an avatar using blood as a carrier; however, the avatar is too fragile and must convert the spiritual energy into other forms of soul power or mana to fully control the body.

The avatar currently possesses only spiritual energy and Elements, yet cannot wield them, making its strength weaker than an ordinary person.

The MutatedPhone is of no help either.

Lei En thought for a moment, retrieved a three-ring 'Calming Spirit Technique' scroll from his ring, tore it open, and a pure, bright spiritual light descended; the effect was immediate— the avatar's pain lessened greatly, the twisted body was temporarily steadied, tentacles retracted, and the spiritual storm subsided.

Seizing the chance, Lei En sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state.

The pre‑prepared 'Lake of the Stars' meditation method streamed through his mind; a mage's meditation lacks external aids, making the entry far more difficult than a Wizard's.

Mages must, through repeated practice, shape their souls into a meditative space.

Different meditation methods yield different soul spaces.

It is an extremely arduous process; the soul must be pure and the Willpower sufficiently steadfast and strong, and only after years of meditation practice can one succeed.

Before mastering a meditation method, one is called a mage apprentice.

Even among the gifted elf race, becoming a mage is rare— less than one in a hundred; other races have even lower success rates, as those with lively, restless personalities who cannot endure tedious meditation, or those with volatile, wild tempers and insufficient intellect, have even slimmer chances of becoming mages.

However, humans fare the worst; because of the Blood Soul Curse, they cannot even begin meditation.

Humans have no chance of becoming mage apprentices.

Lei En lacks the Blood Soul Curse; his main body is a legendary Wizard, making meditation as simple as breathing or drinking water.

The avatar succeeded in meditation within a few seconds.

A deep, tranquil scene gradually surfaced in Lei En's mind, a chaos split top to bottom, birthing a space within consciousness as if in creation.

Above this space lay a dark night sky like a curtain, stars lighting up one by one, scattered like pearls strewn across a jade plate, gently twinkling.

Under the starlight, a crystal‑clear lake formed.

The lake surface was as still as an ancient well, like a mirror reflecting the heavens; faint starlight strands fell like fine threads, forging a wondrous connection.

Spacious, quiet, beautiful!

A marvelous sensation arose in Lei En's mind, as if truly standing beneath a summer night sky, seated on a solitary boat, gazing up at the beautiful stars.

He counted; there were twenty stars in the sky.

Exactly matching his number of Elements.

This is a feature of the Lake of the Stars meditation: each star represents an Element, and as one's power grows, Elements increase and more stars appear.

And the lake beneath the starry sky is mana!

The lake's area, depth, and capacity are proportional to the amount of mana; when casting, the mana consumed is the water of the lake.

Lei En felt the pain waning; his Willpower remained unwavering as he continued meditating.

The Lake of the Stars scene in his mind grew ever clearer.

After a while, the soul trembled slightly, a droplet of water materialized out of nowhere and fell onto the lake, breaking the calm; concentric ripples spread across the surface.

The first cell of the battery ring filled with green.

In that instant, the soul space became completely stable, moving from illusion to reality, like a dream and a phantom.

Meditation succeeded!

This single drop of lake water is magical power derived from spiritual energy, meaning Lei En officially becomes a mage, and the soul enters an ascendant state.

Level‑1 Mage.

Lei En beside him nodded; as long as one successfully masters the meditation method, one is a Level‑1 Mage.

Although only Level‑1, it is a metamorphosis from nothing to something; the star light in the soul blossoms, the constellations shine, and the icons on the phone interface all light up.

The Willpower of Truth takes effect first.

Lei En's mind seemed to don the strongest defense, no longer subject to external attacks or interference; he can still feel pain, yet his spirit is extremely calm, thoughts as clear as electricity, fully mastering his body and consciousness.

The bodily mutation vanished instantly, and the massive spiritual energy was tamed.

Lei En activated the multi‑core crystal.

Suddenly, his thoughts sped up severalfold, meditation efficiency surged, and the spiritual energy in his brain was like being poured into a huge funnel‑shaped device, rapidly condensing under the boost of the meditation method, turning from void to substance, and being transformed into magical power.

Second drop, third drop, fourth drop…

The magical power fell onto the lake surface; at first it appeared drop by drop, then the flow grew larger, the droplets linked into a stream, merging into the lake and splashing.

Ding‑dong ripples…

Lei En seemed to hear the gentle sound of a trickling stream.

The soul's ascension did not affect meditation; the energy bar moved like a clock hand, filling segment by segment, and in just half a minute the bar reached full.

The soul ascended again, entering Level‑2 Mage.

Lei En paused meditation briefly, waiting until the second energy ring appeared on the phone before continuing to convert magical power.

After two minutes the energy bar filled again, rising to Level‑3 Mage.

It was thought that moving from Level‑3 to Level‑4 required a Soul Transformation, but there was none; the ascension alone sufficed.

Instead, the phone rebooted, merging the three energy rings back into one.

Level‑4, Level‑5, Level‑6.

After advancing to Mid-stage Mage, the upgrade speed slowed a bit, each level requiring more magical power than the previous, yet it took only half an hour to pass Mid-stage; after the phone rebooted, he became a Level‑7 Mage.

From Level‑7 to Level‑9 Mage, Lei En spent two hours.

At this point, the lake within the soul had expanded dozens of times, the water deeper, the stars in the sky glittering, each star differing in shape and color, and the Element runes clearly visible shimmering in their starlight.

When the energy bar filled for the Level‑9 Mage, there was still no Soul Transformation; the phone rebooted.

After waiting a few minutes, the phone interface opened before his eyes, and Lei En rose to Level‑10, advancing to Legendary Mage!

From Level‑1 Mage to Level‑10 Mage, he used less than three hours.

Such a rapid ascent can be called epoch‑shaking and unparalleled!

Lei En believes there must be no mage in the world who upgrades faster than he does; this far exceeds mortal imagination, comparable to a deity's power.

And this is not the end.

Lei En's spiritual energy was not fully converted; he continued meditating, and the magical power in his mind poured out like a opened faucet, gushing, rapidly expanding the star‑lake, its clear depths becoming increasingly unfathomable.

Shortly after, the energy bar filled for the Level‑10 Mage, and he rose to Level‑11.

The vast spiritual energy still remained plentiful; Lei En pressed on, converting all the spiritual energy into magical power, entering the final soul ascension.

Level‑12 Mage!

After the breakthrough, Lei En's professional rank surpassed his true body; with the spiritual energy fully converted, his body grew even weaker.

The avatar's physique was originally very mediocre, only slightly stronger than an ordinary person; the spiritual energy is the avatar's life force, so when it becomes magical power, the body naturally declines.

At this moment Lei En's figure thinned another notch.

Although he appears healthy on the surface, eyes bright and spirit full, he gives an impression of being wind‑fragile, as if he could collapse at any moment, perhaps a gust could blow him away.

Even Lei En's age has regressed.

Just moments ago he looked like a man in his twenties; now he has reversed a few years, seeming to return to eighteen, his handsome face bearing a hint of youthful naivety.

Lei En stopped meditating and struggled to stand.

What made him helpless was that his legs went numb, a stumble almost preventing him from staying upright.

"This body…"

"I have not even the strength to bind a chicken; that must be me."

Lei En raised his hand to cast, a star in his soul lit up, the Five‑Ring Dragon Power Technique infused him, and he finally felt a bit better. Yet this was the poorest effect he had ever seen from a Dragon Power Technique, only boosting his strength by a few hundred pounds, utterly insulting the reputation of the Five‑Ring spell.

He examined it carefully, then shook his head.

This body has flesh and blood, can eat and cultivate, everything like a normal human, but in reality it is a silver‑like wax gun head—good looking but useless.

If Ai Lun E Si were a game world that could quantify everything, Lei En's HP might be only a few dozen points, a single sword swing could kill him; whereas Lei En's true body's HP exceeds a million, with defense values that defy the heavens, standing still he would not lose any HP even when struck.

The avatar and the true body formed a stark contrast.

Yet this does not mean the avatar is weak; the star‑lake within the soul is unfathomable, its magical power profound, far surpassing that of a normal early‑stage Legendary Mage!

Lei En's casting ability is far superior to that of his true body.

The Arcane Elements copied from the true body did not lose rings; they are all Five‑Ring or Six‑Ring.

And this is only the beginning; once he masters a multitude of spells and unleashes his potential, Lei En's strength may exceed that of his true body.

Lei En began transferring equipment to the avatar.

He shuffled for a while, gave the avatar Harken's ring to use, retrieved a fine black magical robe from his collection, along with a premium necklace and a protective belt, various elixirs and dozens of spell scrolls, arming himself to the teeth.

Lei En's casting weapon is the Song of Azure Sky.

This epic magical sword is of little use in Lei En's hands now; he intended to give the Arcane Torrent Staff directly to the avatar, but considering he still needs it, he postponed it.

The two Lei En looked at each other and nodded approvingly.

Lei En took out the Weizelan badge, opened a portal, stepped alone into a tower room in Fu Kong Cheng, and after the portal closed, activated Castling.

The scene before the two of them flashed, and they instantly swapped positions.

Lei En returned to the meditation chamber in the castle, while "Lei En" appeared at the Weizelan tower, slipping past the tower's protective barrier unnoticed.

The incarnation could not be exposed to outsiders for the time being, so it hid inside the tower for a while.

However, just as "Lei En" was about to enter the tower's magic training room to study his spells, the door opened.

Ao Xili Ya stepped in from the doorway, and upon seeing "Lei En" her expression changed sharply as she shouted, "Who are you?"

"It's me," the incarnation hurriedly replied, "Xili Ya, I am Lei En."

"You are definitely not Lei En!"

Ao Xili Ya still didn't believe, and immediately prepared to cast a spell.

She sensed no Soul Contract on "Lei En"; just moments ago he had detected Lei En returning to the tower, so she came to find him, only to see a completely unfamiliar face.

Moreover, this person gave her a strange impression: a low, hoarse voice with a hint of magnetism, a detached gaze flecked with starlight, black pupils surrounded by a ring of rainbow light, exuding a familiar yet mysterious aura.

Ao Xili Ya recognized the rainbow‑light pupils instantly; it was the Rainbow Light Element!

The discovery made her pause.

She carefully sensed the Soul Contract and found the real Lei En inside Gramo Gan Castle; at that moment a teleportation portal opened in the room, and a tall Lei En stepped out.

"Xili Ya, it really is me," Lei En said with a smile, "This is my incarnation."

Ao Xili Ya's eyes widened.

She looked at Lei En's true body, then at his incarnation, a look of disbelief on her face; the two before her differed vastly, in appearance and physique.

The aura of this unfamiliar Lei En was exceedingly peculiar.

"Your incarnation is a mage!" Ao Xili Ya finally understood why "Lei En" was odd; he, like herself, was a legendary mage!

"Yes."

"Lei En" snapped his fingers, and a beautiful scene manifested outside his body, starlight glittering overhead, reflected in a tranquil lake beneath his feet.

"Starlake Meditation Method!"

Even the well‑versed Iridescent Dragon was left speechless.

She couldn't help but step closer to scrutinize "Lei En's" body; this incarnation was identical to the True Person, not a spell‑crafted duplicate or Mirror Image, able to persist and be cultivated.

If Lei En hadn't spoken, no one could guess the nature of their relationship.

"How did you do it?" Ao Xili Ya was too curious.

Lei En didn't intend to hide it; the two were Soul Companions and still had one chance to share an Element. Even if he didn't say, she would later recognize the Mysterious Touch in her own soul, so he recounted how he had obtained the "Mysterious Touch."

In this world, the only three people he trusted were Ao Xili Ya and two others.

The other two were Viola and the teacher.

Aside from the fact that time‑travel and the MutatedPhone were unspeakable, Lei En would not conceal anything else from them.

Ao Xili Ya clicked in amazement, a hint of envy shining in her beautiful eyes: "You've obtained another legendary Element, and it's one that has never appeared before!"

She kept exclaiming in awe, feeling both envy and regret.

The Soul Contract allows her to share up to five Elements with Lei En; one slot remains, which could be the "Mysterious Touch," but without a monster's corpse she cannot create an incarnation, even though it's a legendary Element.

Ao Xili Ya stood before the incarnation and suddenly asked, "You are about to appear with a brand‑new identity; you should at least take a name. What is your name?"

"Lei En" thought for a few seconds, a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, and replied, "My name is Reslin."

The third spell in Chapter 411, "Gate of the Void Spirit," has been revised.

(End of chapter)