Chapter 469 - The one with the last laugh (2/2)
The current Lord of Darkness was like a goat waiting to be slaughtered with its four hooves tied to the board, only waiting for the cut at its throat. Lin Li took out the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction and recited the demonic runes that he’d just learned. The magical crystal that was originally plain like a rock was now slowly emitting faint light.
“Roar!” The Lord of Darkness seemed to have sensed something, and instinctively struggled desperately, trying to avoid the knife that was aimed at its throat. Maybe after tens of thousands of years, it could actually gain its own sentience while retaining the ident.i.ty of the Dragon of Destruction’s clone. Unfortunately, it only had some basic instincts. It could not produce any significant resistance against the absorption from the Dragon of Destruction’s magical crystal. With a sad cry, the Lord of Darkness’ body disintegrated, losing all semblance of a human form. It transformed into a patch of black energy, and flew towards the magical crystal in Lin Li’s hand.
Hutton landed on the ground and raised his head, looking at Lin Li in the sky with shock and a wide open mouth. He had already absorbed Mephistos’ soul fragments into the Summoning Lamp without leaving a single one behind, and was ready to watch how Lin Li dealt with the Lord of Darkness. However, he did not think that what’d appear before him was a shocking scene. An unknown stone in Lin Li’s hand was swallowing the Lord of Darkness like a whale swallowing water, and the overbearing Lord of Darkness did not have any power to resist.
Finally, the last bits of the Lord of Darkness’ strength were absorbed into the Dragon of Destruction’s magical crystal. The rock that was radiating light returned to its original state, without anything looking unusual except for it being ugly.
“This thing really can hatch into something like Tutankhamun? What did the Immortal King do as a nanny back then?” No matter how much he knew Connoris would not lie to him, Lin Li could not imagine a scene where this rock would hatch into a two-headed dragon.
“Hoho, I like this name, ‘nanny’. Of course, what the Immortal King provided was not milk, but mana and mental strength.” Connoris laughed twice, and continued, “To hatch the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, the mana and mental strength required are immense. Mana can be replaced with other magical crystals. It’s not too much, about 100 Legendary level magical crystals would be enough.”
“100…? It’s not too much…?” Lin Li almost choked on his saliva. Were Legendary magical beasts so fun to provoke? Even if he could deal with Legendary level magical beasts, where would he be able to find 100 of them? The Summoning Lamp from the Brilliance Shrine was already something only for a lavish spender of magical crystals. Now, there was a magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, and it required Legendary magical crystals. Each and every one of them was a bottomless pit.
“Be content with that. Think about the Dragon of Destruction’s power and Tutankhamun that sent you here. 100 Legendary magical crystals really do not amount to much.” Connoris words somewhat meant that talk was cheap.
“Fine. After all, it does not require so many at once. Continue speaking. What’s next?” Lin Li knew that what Connoris said was the truth, so he could only resign himself to his fate.
“So far, I’ve mentioned the requirements in mana. As for mental strength, only you can bear the burden. Use mental strength to slowly awaken the Soul Brand within the magical crystal, and make it develop a feeling of reliance and intimacy through communicating at the pure mental level. This is something that others can’t replace. After all, you wouldn’t want to let others enjoy your hard work’s fruits.” Connoris had merely seen the records of hatching the Dragon of Destruction’s magical crystal in the Immortal King’s diary. He was rather interested in seeing the process and results of hatching it.
“I’ve talked about how mana and mental strength could only be done by you. The best way is the keep this magical crystal by your side so that every time you utilize mental strength when casting a spell, it will bathe the magical crystal in your mental strength waves. During this process, you will communicate with the magical crystal at the pure mental level, and the Soul Brand in the magical crystal will be slowly awakened, thus developing a sense of reliance and intimacy towards you. Of course, this is a work like grinding rocks with water. It is not something that can be completed in a few days.”
“So troublesome…”
“During this process of hatching, you will obtain the knowledge, experience, and rules contained within as your mental strength and the magical crystal’s Soul Brand are communicating. Of course, how much you will obtain depends on how strong your mental strength is. At the same time, the power of your mental strength will also affect the length of time before you successfully hatch it. Back then, the Immortal King needed 100 years. As for you…” Reaching this point, Connoris thought of the scene when he directly sent demonic runes into Lin Li’s consciousness. He had not seen the consciousness of the Immortal King or Geresco, but Lin Li’s mental strength was definitely the strongest he had ever seen. As for whether Lin Li would surpa.s.s the Immortal King or Geresco, it really was worth waiting to find out.
Lin Li placed the Dragon of Destruction’s magical crystal back into the Ring of Endless Storm. This hatching process was the work of grinding rocks with water, so this little bit of time was insignificant. What was the most important now was how to find the Throne of Darkness and exit this place. Of course, before leaving, the good stuff here could not be left behind and continue to collect dust.
“Do you know where the Throne of Darkness is?” Lin Li gazed into the distance, but the world constructed of the void and stars was the same everywhere. There seemed to be no end. Only G.o.d knew where the Throne of Darkness was.
“The Throne of Darkness is actually this world constructed of the void and stars,” Connoris said.
“F*ck, why couldn’t they find a chair? Which stupid person gave it this name, actually calling this place a throne without thinking who would dare to have such a large a*ss…” Lin Li swore with resentment. No wonder he saw the Lord of Darkness standing when he first entered. There was no throne at all.
“Uh… This s.p.a.ce was created by the Dragon of Destruction for his clone. Here, the Lord of Darkness’s abilities would be strengthened immensely, while other demons would suffer from suppression. Hence, as long as the Lord of Darkness was here, the whole Abyss of Tharlen would be almost an unbeatable area. Previously, you were able to go against the Lord of Darkness, and other than the demise of the Dragon of Destruction and the Lord of Darkness’ powers weakening, it was also because you had your own magical domain. While being in this world, you also created a mini world where you called the shots, causing the influence of the Dragon of Destruction to be at the lowest,” Connoris explained.
It really was “you have to listen to me when you are in my territory”. This was the power of the Magical Domain. Lin Li thought for a bit, and asked, “Then, how are we going to get out?”
“As the Dragon of Destruction has already fallen, this s.p.a.ce exists because of the Lord of Darkness. Once the Lord of Darkness disappears, this place would naturally collapse and disappear.”
“F*ck! Why didn’t you say so earlier!?” Lin Li was shocked when he heard this explanation, and quickly said, “What about the treasures over there? When is this s.p.a.ce disappearing? I have to collect those items.”
After all, he was now a president. The Tower of Dusk was a gold-guzzling machine. Making potions was profitable, but he could not just stay in the pharmaceutical lab and concoct potions all day while doing nothing else. If he could obtain these treasures, he would not have to be fl.u.s.tered over money for a long period of time. He could focus on consolidating his magic practice and do what he wanted to do.
“Don’t be hasty. I did not aim for these treasures for just a few days. I prepared the solution a few thousand years ago.” Connoris laughed complacently.