60 God’s Left Hand Part 1 (2/2)

Saleen’s mental power was strong, but it was very taxing to control the movement of the magic shields. Upon formation, each magic shield had a fixed coordinate. Even if the movement was only an inch, movement was not an easy feat. The coordinate was generally a certain point on the mage or a point on another object.

Elemental energy was centered on this point for the spell to be completed. Any movement required the constant movement of the magic coordinate at the same time, and this was unusually taxing.

Saleen had not created them out of nowhere. He had known that it was possible, because mage masters handled their low-grade spells in this way while sorcerers were able to control their mid-grade spells freely. Although what he had done was ahead of his time, he had not done the impossible.

Phew…

Saleen’s head emerged from the surface of the water and saw Nailisi’s face.

”Nailisi, what are you doing?”

”I’m watching you taking a bath.” Nailisi used her finger to draw circles in the water, forming ripples. The flower petals were sinking and floating with her movement.

”I am practicing.” Saleen stared at Nailisi.

”I know, but magic is not this way…” With her body still hidden, Nailisi stretched out her arm and used her finger to poke at the water shields beside Saleen’s body. Her long black hair drooped down, spreading out in the water softly like smoke.

Saleen twitched his mouth. He now knew that Nailisi was still unable to deploy any demonic magic. He was not keen to hear an outsider’s view; a mage had their pride, or as some said, arrogance.

”I remember…”

Saleen was suddenly alert, having heard this sentence from Nailisi. Although Nailisi was a little underaged imp, she had nonetheless met powerful human beings tens of thousands of years ago. She would definitely know some secrets.

”What do you remember?” Saleen was so worked up that he nearly stood up. Human beings tens of thousands of years ago had been able to transcend planes. Such power actually exceeded that of a Grade 9 mage.

”I remember that the magic that human beings deployed was full of energy, as though it were alive. I saw it with my own eyes then. A pair of hands pulled the air and tore into a space, stuffing more than ten supreme demons into it. All the elements were maneuvered by those hands. It was trust, as well as devotion,” Nailisi recited this as though she were a poet, with a glimmer of awe in her eyes.

Saleen listened patiently, and felt it in his heart. It was impossible to get such a valuable recollection anywhere else anymore.

”That demonic hunter, even with a twitch of his eyebrow or a blink of his eyes, could make the surrounding elements oscillate together.” Nailisi’s voice was getting softer and softer as she remained immersed in the memory she was capturing.

Elemental resonance?

That was not correct. Elemental resonance was not reversible. But going by what Nailisi had described, the movement of the elements back then could be changed at anytime. Such control was something even a sorcerer could not do.

Could Nailisi be luring him into committing wrongdoings?

That was not possible. Nailisi could not be lying. She could not even get rid of her nightmares from back then on her own.

Magic resonance that had life? Saleen remembered the mysterious leaf in the Ring of Gifts. That piece of leaf had a type of vitality hidden inside it. He made a decision in that moment, as he could no longer suppress the thought of experimenting with it. The second mantra of the Ring of Gifts slowly flowed in his heart, and Saleen began to recite it aloud.

Gift of Life. This was the half spell that the Goddess of Nature had created. The green ray on the blessing ring lit up again but faded away quickly. Saleen had been able to feel the motion of the elements, but could not complete this half spell.

Would help from divinity be needed? Saleen suspected that this spell was combined with divinity. If this was so, he would never complete it. This was because with the fall of the Goddess, he would probably need to pray to the Lord of Glory?

Even if he were to pray, he would probably not receive any response, for he had killed the oracle from the Holy See, the ascetic, and the zealots.

Saleen had no ill intentions towards the people of the Holy See. He was, after all, the one who had started the fight. The holy master had not taken any initiative to attack him. After he had heard Aini’s story, he realized that he had taken the Holy See too lightly. He had no delusions of receiving redemption, and could only try to run as far as he could so that the people of the Holy See would have no chance of catching him. Saleen did not give up hope. He retrieved that piece of leaf with hidden vitality from the Ring of Gifts. This piece of leaf was withered and yellowish, and was far from appealing in terms of looks. Saleen held the leaf in his palm and recited the Gift of Life mantra again. This time, a green light shone in Saleen’s palm. A mysterious energy emanated from the leaf and formed a green ball of light which infiltrated the water shield specified by Saleen.

Saleen immediately felt that this water shield had formed a mysterious relationship with him. He attempted to use his mental power to nudge this water shield. The bubble-like water shield left Saleen’s body, flew up, and was moving in the air according to Saleen’s will in an increasingly complicated path.

Saleen was thrilled. If the water shield could be controlled like this, his own security would be much higher. He could not wait and deployed the second Gift of Life. The second water shield left his body and flew upwards.

Nailisi grabbed the second water shield immediately and put it into her mouth to bite it. Saleen was furious. Without waiting for him to say anything, Nailisi spit out the water shield which was still a whole bubble.

”Master, it can’t be broken. You have succeeded,” Nailisi said tactfully, as though she had not tried to eat this magic shield filled with life just a moment ago.

Saleen was disheartened. This little imp was getting more cunning.

Shaking his head, Saleen wanted to continue deploying the Gift of Life. The remaining eighteen water shields broke one after another. He then recalled that he had been in the water for an hour. The water shields could remain in the water for a long time but the maximum was one hour. What surprised him was that the two water shields with life had not disappeared and were still dancing actively in front of him.