1358 Lightning Armament Part 1 (2/2)
That magic book allowed the storage of magic spells up to level-16. If the book was required to go further than that, Saleen would have needed to advance above level-16 and re-craft the magic book.
It seemed that the magic book he crafted still paled in comparison to the Demonic Magic Book that ancient humans crafted. He had given that book to Eleanor. That book could store magic spells up to level-18 and there was no requirement for a particular type either.
I shall call it the Lightning Magic Book then.
Saleen was ecstatic: A level-10 mage who could craft something capable of storing level-16 magic? Something like that had only been possible in another crystal wall system. He wanted to check out the secret arts if only he could find the time.
His teacher's powers grew exponentially after learning Water Flame Alchemy and Blazing Flame Soul-refining Technique after all.
Those were secret arts from another crystal wall system that gelled well with magic, which seemed able to accelerate the rate of magic learning while boosting the powers of magic learned.
But, of course, there was a requirement of having alchemical materials of sufficient quality on hand. If it had not been for the materials yielded from the Evil Oracle's body, it would have been impossible for Saleen to craft such powerful equipment. That's exactly how it was with his old Divine Tree Magic Tower.
Had it not been for the dead trunks of the divine trees, it would have been impossible for Saleen to craft something like that in the first place.
Saleen planned to replicate the Starline Bangle next. He had no plans for replicating the Starline Ring at the moment because there was more than enough space to be had in the Ring of Cosmos.
He would have only needed to open any one space of the 64 spaces within that ring, and Saleen would have no longer had any need for other space equipment.
The Starline Bangle, on the other hand, provided slots for equipment. A slot equipped by a mage allowed the unleashing of the original powers, skipping the processes of taking equipment out and equipping them. This was extremely crucial in battle, especially after Saleen advanced to level-10.
His enemies would have basically been people capable of instant-cast abilities, and tempo in battle would have been counted in frames. The time it would have taken to switch gears would have allowed his enemies to kill him several times over.
Thunder dragons, come forth!
Saleen summoned all 24 thunder dragons from his magic amplifier. They had completely awakened and flew outside right away, heeding Saleen's call. He pointed at the liquid golden granules floating around, and all 24 thunder dragons pounced on them immediately and consumed them in a frenzy.
Scales began to develop on the smooth hide of the thunder dragons. The scales were transparent, faint golden colors and there were natural lightning magic patterns on them. Saleen's Water Flame continued to refine the golden granules and let the 24 thunder dragons consume them.
The dragons rolled around in Water Flame and their bodies were tempered growing wings.
The thunder dragons originally resembled snakes, but they then grew wide, golden, physical wings behind their backs and four sets of sharp claws under their torsos. The longhorns on their heads shimmered with lightning.
All 24 thunder dragons' bodies had long been tempered by the Six Element's Heavy Water to critical points. They seemed to advance at the same time after consuming the golden liquid; they all reached the pinnacle of level-12.
All exuded a powerful aura. Rafel saw this and came to realize why Saleen dared to challenge the Heretic God. If the Heretic God was unable to send over beings beyond level-13, they might have ended up digging their own graves.
The thunder dragons intended to grow their powers further but were forcefully stopped by Saleen. The rules of Myers Mainland forbade living beings of level-13 from being present. If the thunder dragons were to advance to level-13, they would have been punished in accordance with the rules.
Dante was one such example. The God of Magic Net at the Floating City was far smarter in comparison, sealing its power as soon as its divine fire was ignited.
Saleen's Water Flame continued wrapping around the 24 thunder dragons and gradually shrank. The thunder dragons had long been made into weapon spirits, which allowed them to adjust their sizes at will. While they were being refined further by Saleen's Water Flame, they coiled around each other and formed a faint golden bangle on Saleen's hand.
Saleen ripped the weapon spirits from the magic amplifier and made the Thunder Dragon Bangle. He had his own reasons for doing so. The magic amplifier had been created from materials left behind by the Goddess of Myers, so Saleen was still wary of it.
The 24 thunder dragons, on the other hand, were beings that he personally raised. He had developed an attachment for them after having them around for so many years.
He feared the day that the goddess would have been resurrected and taken his magic amplifier away right there and then, resulting in the loss of his beloved dragons.
The magic amplifier was no longer capable of conjuring ball lightning following the loss of the thunder dragons as its weapon spirit. The Thunder Dragon Bangle took the magic amplifier's place in performing that function. Saleen was then capable of conjuring ball lightning any time without having to use the magic amplifier.
What's more, there were 24 equipment slots on the Thunder Dragon Bangle crafted from 24 thunder dragons.
According to the usual calculations, those 24 thunder dragons would have allowed Saleen to craft 24 equipment out of them. Every single equipment crafted would have had at least three equipment slots.
The reason Saleen had crafted something like that instead was specifically to allow him to cast lightning attacks at any time.
Twenty-four equipment slots were more than enough for him.
Saleen sensed that the souls of the 24 thunder dragons were rather worn on the Thunder Dragon Bangle he was wearing. Fortunately, even if the thunder dragons were to go into hibernation, he would still have been able to use the power of the bangle right away.
Not bad indeed. While the number of ball lightnings conjured was still eight despite all of the dragons having advanced to level-12, the ball lightnings' powers were considerably amplified and their speed grew 100 times over. They were no longer balls that waggle about when unleashed.
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