Chapter 773: Eighteenth‑Level Wizard

Viola handed the soul to Lei En, "Mrs. Luoxita readily agreed to exchange demon souls, and asked me to thank you on her behalf."

"She was of course willing to trade," Lei En twitched his mouth.

The Sandworm demon soul can create a powerful Earth nun; besides the core Element Earth Pulse, it also has a twelfth‑level Legendary Power, the super‑extra Elements Limb Regeneration, tenth‑level Toughness, ninth‑level Iron Stomach and Stone Intestines, and the two Supernatural Elements Earth Traverse and Earth Bind are not to be underestimated.

With so many formidable Elements, the Sandworm demon soul could fetch as much as 450,000 Gold Shields at auction.

Even among a hundred Legendary High-rank demon souls, none might surpass the Sandworm.

If it weren't for the difficulty of resolving affinity conflicts, the Sandworm's several Element abilities would be optional for him, and Lei En would have fused it long ago.

He won't make such a loss‑making trade again.

Lei En thought to himself, glanced at the Soul Stone in his hand, the Thunder Elephant's demon soul materialized, and his Soul Eye sensed fifteen Elements, instantly brightening his eyes.

The first was the Lightning Form, which he knew all too well.

Then he saw Power, also a twelfth‑level Legendary Element, which surprised Lei En a bit. The Tadora Giant Thunder Elephant is an aberration among Thunder Elephants; its name includes "Giant," indicating its massive size. The *Book of a Thousand Souls* records the largest specimen over ten meters tall, more than thirty meters long, weighing many times a dragon of the same length, like a mountain.

The larger the size, the stronger the power.

Thus the Tarado Giant Thunder Elephant's power would not be low, and reaching a twelfth‑level Legendary Element was still a pleasant surprise.

Just this Legendary Power alone makes its value roughly equal to that of the Sandworm demon soul.

Additionally, it has tenth‑level Toughness and ninth‑level Self‑Healing, giving it extremely strong defense, though for Lei En it's only a marginal gain.

Among the demon souls he previously fused, several already carried Toughness and Self‑Healing, their levels stacked very high, and later were merged into a Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body, rendering them of little use.

Not to mention Self‑Healing, even Limb Regeneration is meaningless.

The Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body plus the effect of activated metal, along with mobile‑phone charge repairing injuries, and now the Energy Furnace converting energy for treatment, all work together, far surpassing the Legendary Element "Undying Body."

Therefore Lei En has never cared about recovery or healing Elements.

The Tarado Giant Thunder Elephant has mastered several Lightning spells, such as Call Thunder, Chain Lightning, Arc Lightning, Thorny Electric Armor, Lightning Storm, and so on. It also possesses a "Thunder Stomp" that Lei En knows well, whose effect is similar to War Stomp combined with Thunder Flame.

Savage Charge, Shockwave, Heavy Strike—Lei En glanced at them and dismissed them.

There is, however, an "Elephant Trunk Technique," though only a rare Element, it is rather satisfactory. An elephant's sense of smell is among the strongest of all magical beasts; the Elephant Trunk Technique is their innate ability, able to distinguish thousands of different scents, and the higher the level, the farther the tracking distance.

In this demon soul, the Elephant Trunk Technique is fifth‑level, able to detect any scent within roughly three thousand meters.

In dim or obscured environments, smell is more useful than sight, and combined with the Voice of All Things, it becomes virtually infallible.

The last two are both Supernatural Elements.

Thunder Roar—Lei En had seen this Element in books before; it's similar to a dragon's roar, killing enemies within its sound‑wave radius. The difference is that Thunder Roar carries a lightning strike instead of dragon might, and both power and Lightning affinity amplify its strength.

It's a very good area‑damage method, but unfortunately its level cannot be increased.

Lei En looked at the final Element, unable to hide his curiosity: "What is this Element?"

He had never seen this Element; its runes were complex, and from their structure it was clear they related to Lightning, and it was a Super‑extra Element. The Soul Eye probed deeply for several seconds, finally discerning its effect, and his eyes widened.

"So that's how it works!" Lei En exclaimed.

Its function is simple: after fusion it remodels the heart, enlarging it into a super‑human organ, like a high‑power engine fueled by Lightning, accelerating the whole body's blood flow, ultimately amplifying strength!

During this process, the blood inside is transformed into a plasma‑like state.

The higher the Lightning affinity, the stronger the power amplification.

"Not bad!"

"Really good, another ability to boost strength."

This Element is certainly a pleasant surprise; it does not conflict with Dragon Power, Infinite Fury, Titan Divine Power, or Battle Music, and can activate simultaneously. Though it is a Supernatural Element that cannot be leveled up, raising Lightning affinity can achieve the same effect.

Six Lightning Forms—how much strength could they amplify?

What if it were the Lord of Thunder?

Lei En stroked his chin, suddenly feeling a bit hopeful. It now seems that swapping the Sandworm demon soul for a Tarado Giant Thunder Elephant wasn't a loss, perhaps even a gain.

"An Element never recorded—let's give it a name."

He quickly settled on an answer in his mind, deciding to call it "Elephant Heart Electricity."

"Lei En." Viola, seeing him spaced out and thinking something was wrong, asked with concern, "Is this demon soul suitable? Do you want to fuse it?"

"Of course."

Lei En smiled, having resolved this demon soul; only one more remained to reach Legendary Peak, and he nodded, "Rest a while; I'll be right back."

He said that and vanished.

Fusing demon souls is a serious matter requiring much preparation, but for Lei En it is as simple as eating and drinking, and Viola has long become accustomed to it.

She was in a pleasant mood, ordering the servants to prepare dinner.

In the meditation chamber of Marlinge Manor, Lei En sat quietly, swiftly entering meditation, then placed the Soul Stone on his forehead; the Tarado Giant Thunder Elephant's demon soul entered the Soul Space, appearing at the roots of the World Tree, and the fusion began.

After a dozen minutes, he opened his eyes.

The fusion was complete.

As the Transcendent's rank rose, the difficulty of fusing demon souls rose dramatically. At Legendary High-rank one must fuse four demon souls, each time harder, with the failure rate increasing. The last time he fused the Spirit-absorbing Monster's main brain, the fusion degree was mediocre, losing five Elements.

Lei En originally thought this would be difficult too, but unexpectedly it was completed relatively easily.

Perhaps the Tarado Giant Thunder Elephant's demon soul frequency matched his own, maybe its Lightning Forms conflicted little, and the final fusion degree was high, with no Elements lost.

The soul's structure, from inside outward, comprised exactly eighteen layers.

Each layer resonated with a branch of the World Tree deep within the soul, the Element runes flashing brilliantly, exceedingly dazzling.

The massive Soul Power was like a deep ocean, filling every corner of the soul.

"Eighteenth‑level Wizard!"

Lei En opened his mobile interface, and around the Little Red Flower formed by eight petals, a new third energy circle was added on the outermost edge.

He poured charge into it, filling the circle to full.

One hundred small slots, clockwise, were instantly filled green, reaching 100% and triggering Soul Ascension.

When the ascension ended, a fourth energy circle formed.

"Nineteenth level!"

Lei En was overjoyed, but only after fusing a demon soul to form the nineteenth layer of his soul structure would he truly be a nineteenth-level Wizard.

"Still missing one demon soul," he thought to himself.

As long as he fuses one more demon soul, his Legendary realm will be complete.

Scrolling through the Element icons on the phone interface, the three new Elements of the Talado Giant Thunder Elephant stood out: Trunk Technique, Thunder Roar, and Elephant Heart Electricity.

The number of Thunder-Electric Forms increased to seven.

He had already mastered the other Thunder-Electric spells, so there was little change. The twelfth-level Legendary Power stacked with his own fifteenth-level power pushed the progress bar under the icon forward by less than 20%, yet he still could not invest energy to boost it.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

Lei En suddenly heard his heart pounding, like war drums beating.

Immediately, his heart beat faster and louder, as if it would leap out of his chest.

He felt his heart undergoing violent change, its size expanding while its internal structure grew more intricate, Thunder-Electric Elements converging from all directions like oil in a raging fire, the heartbeat accelerating to over five beats per second.

A surge of lightning‑infused power coursed through his body, numbing his limbs and making every hair stand on end.

Golden lightning streamed across his skin.

"Huh…"

Lei En opened his mouth and exhaled, unexpectedly spitting lightning; the visual effect resembled the "Lightning Breath" that comes with a Blue Dragon Soul.

On the World Tree, the leaves of the seven Thunder-Electric Forms lit up.

Countless Thunder-Electric Elements poured into Lei En's body; after a few minutes, the heart's reconstruction finished, its mass swelling to about three times its original size. The large heart now pumped not blood but golden plasma‑like energy, like molten gold.

At a mere thought, Lei En's heart began to throb at high frequency.

In an instant, his blood boiled, its flow rate accelerating dozens of times, as if genuine lightning raced through his veins.

"So powerful!"

"I'm becoming less and less human."

Lei En felt his body was like a power plant, with his heart as the generator, burning the surrounding Thunder-Electric Elements and delivering endless power!

He gently clenched his fists a few times, gauging his current state.

Sixteenth-level power!

A single Elephant Heart Electricity boosted his power by one level. After the fifteenth level, each power increase is as hard as scaling a mountain, yet this modest Ultra‑Exceptional Element grants such an effect—tailor‑made for him. Of course, this terrifying result only occurs when all seven Thunder-Electric Forms act simultaneously.

When he advances to become Lord of Thunder, the power amplification of Elephant Heart Electricity will be even greater!

Lei En was eager to try: unleash infinite berserk, battle music, and Titanic Divine Power, don the Titanic Power Armor, wield the Thunder God's Hammer to invoke the Thunder God's Fury, and see how many levels his power could reach.

Perhaps it could reach the eighteenth level!

Given the weight of the Thunder God's Hammer, how many people in the world could withstand a single strike?

He halted the Elephant Heart Electricity, his power waned, and Lei En performed a spiritual jump to the manor's dining hall; Viola looked over and asked, "Is the fusion complete?"

"Yes," Lei En nodded slightly.

"So fast."

Although Viola had anticipated it, seeing that less than ten minutes had passed still left her amazed, and she curiously asked, "Lei En, what level are you now?"

The two had met frequently over the past six months, sharing a bed at night and discussing many matters in depth, but regarding the most private topics of demon‑soul fusion and levels, Viola remained cautious and rarely spoke openly; today, however, she could no longer hold back.

Lei En answered candidly, "Eighteenth level."

"How is that possible!"

The Half-elf's beautiful eyes widened instantly.

She recalled that half a year earlier, when Lei En went to Nuosiruier, she had given him a mithril angel demon soul; at that time he was only thirteenth level, one level below her.

Six months later, under the goddess's full cultivation, she had reached fifteenth level.

After a bit more preparation she could hold a Soul Transformation ceremony and ascend to Legendary High-rank.

Such a rate of advancement was unparalleled in Empire history; Viola said nothing aloud, but felt deeply satisfied, silently competing with Lei En. Learning that Lei En had reached eighteenth level, surpassing her by three tiers, instantly shattered her lingering pride.

Lei En admired the Half-elf's blunder, laughing, "Anything is possible."

What he thought, however, was that if she also had a phone cheat, she could climb four levels in half a year, or even more.

Viola was at a loss for words for a long time.

During dinner, despite the delicious dishes, there was no real flavor.

Until night fell, Lei En exhausted all his tricks, serving her a sour, mushy dish that left her unable to move even a single finger, finally untangling his own knot.

After a pleasant night, Lei En left Marlinge Manor invigorated, returning to Glamorogen to continue his research.

Half a month later, he teleported to Gotham City.

Today, the Gotham City wall would be completed. Lei En watched the dwarf craftsmen finish the last section, linking both sides into a complete wall.

"Finished!"

"Mo La Ding on top, it took us a full four months to finish this wall,"

The dwarves cheered.

Below the wall, many blood elves and some human supernaturals gathered to watch.

A few days earlier, Countess Li Fulin led all the blood elves of Sangte La to settle in Gotham City. Five thousand blood knights had arrived, along with three to four thousand blood elves, including a group of mages, rangers, and assassins who were originally members of Sangte La and now became Gotham's subjects.

Everyone was watching the wall's progress.

When the wall closed, it truly meant Gotham City's safety was assured, at least on the ground, capable of blocking the massive Undead Army.

The blood elves, dwarves, and human supernaturals all breathed a sigh of relief.

Lei En was also very pleased.

He immediately announced a three‑day holiday for the dwarf craftsmen; after the break, construction of Gotham would formally commence, and the city plan had been set months earlier.

After the announcement, Lei En messaged Countess Li Fulin, "Madam, please come over later."

"Very well, Lord."

A moment later, Li Fu Lin pushed open the office door on the third floor of the highland fortress and stepped inside, seeing Lei En fiddling with a soul gun in his hand. Her eyes instantly brightened, and she stepped forward, bowing and saying, "Lord, I have arrived. Is this the soul gun you newly forged?"

(End of chapter)