Chapter 494
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Saleen did not detect the changes happening to his own body . Every time he trained, he would use the clan badge to stretch his mental strength . In the process, the badge had altered his constitution .
As his soul vibrations emulated that of the fluctuations from the lightning dragons, the magic patterns in his pupils became clearer and more complicated .
As the soul vibrations became more intense, Saleen's mental strength was also adjusted, causing his eyes to release an azure light . The power produced by mental strength was far weaker than that produced by the elements though . This ray of light could only travel for about one foot before it dispersed .
Even though the change was so slight, the world was already different in Saleen's eyes .
Everything seen through his eyes was now gray in color . I was like the best piece of magic paper which got incinerated by the flames of the elements, forming a bunch of delicate ashes, then a gentle breeze blew, causing the ashes to break down .
Everything became gray particles, and they were constantly disintegrated . In front of Saleen's eyes, a complete magic patterns appeared in that azure ray of light .
This three-dimensional magic pattern was almost identical to the one found on Saleen's badge, it was just smaller in size . Before Saleen could make sense of it, this magic pattern quivered ever so slightly before disappearing . Pitch darkness filled Saleen's vision, he could not see anything at all .
Saleen was greatly alarmed, he immediately halted the mental training with the lightning dragons . He then closed his eyes and started meditating .
Half an hour later, Saleen opened his eyes again, and everything was back to normal . He recalled everything which took place just now in great detail, then he mustered his mental strength on his own accord . Then his eyes released the azure light once again . Once more, the world was thrown into grayness, and a magic pattern appeared in front of Saleen, but it quickly vibrated before disappearing .
This time around, Saleen captured the principle guiding the vibrations . Even though it was very slight, it was at the same frequency as that earth-shattering vibration in the badge .
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This was the power of lightning!
In various languages, within the system of the ancient Myers language, lightning and electricity were two separate words . Lightning represented the agitation of the elements between the skies and the earth, releasing immense power . Electricity was another kind of power . These two powers always shared an association . In nature, lightning and electricity were inseparable .
Lightning was invincible, while electricity was impenetrable .
In stormy weather, mages did not dare to fly as they were afraid of becoming struck by electric currents, and turning into ashes . If one was struck by lightning, they might simply disintegrate .
The similarity in being struck by these two powers was death, no one was an exception .
Mages did research into many materials, some materials could obstruct the flow of an electric current, but an electric current wielded tremendous power . Even if these materials were used, they could only block electric currents which contained less power . Almost no materials could resist the electric currents launched from the clouds .
As a mage's magical tower was very tall, they would bury metal needles into the ground in order to lure lightning into the ground . Only the earth had an infinite withstanding ability .
The magic pattern which Saleen saw, was a lightning pattern . It was just that it existed for a brief period, so in other people's eyes, it seemed like it had never appeared . Only Saleen could see some trace of it .
This did not mean that the magic pattern was useless . The power of lightning could destroy elemental stability . Any spell which got struck by lightning would be dispersed, and this was the logic behind why Nailisi's body was protected by lightning . As long as the enemy was not at a much higher grade than her, elemental spells could hardly injure her .
Saleen's magic pattern could also be utilized in this manner, it could even be more autonomous . As long as he could make the lightning pattern form at a farther distance, he would be able to destroy his enemy's magic at will .
In the second experiment, Saleen also lost vision of everything in front of him . He did not panic this time around, because there was no damage to his body, the blindness was only temporary .
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The eyes were the weakest organs in humans, while lightning was the strongest power in the world . After Saleen understood the reason, he immediately stopped the practice . He could not possibly stop only after getting injured, otherwise, many mages would lose their lives during experiments .
He had gained much more this time around . He did not meditate, he recovered naturally . In only ten minutes, his eyes had reverted to normal . In just a few months of training, Saleen could finally muster the magic pattern on his own, and he was really surprised . He did not expect the acquired power to be released through the eyes .
No mantras were required . By using mental strength, the speed of spell casting would reach maximum magnitude, and the spell would be instantaneous . Other instantaneous spells required repeated practice in order to achieve the instantaneous effect . This spell was immediately instantaneous upon mastery though, it could not be any slower .
Saleen's heart was ablaze with the flames of passion . The power of the lightning pattern released via his eyes was so weak, it might not even be a ten-thousandth of the lightning from the clouds power . With sustained practice, the might of this lightning pattern would get increasingly larger though . Even if it could not be used to damage someone, it could be used to disrupt the enemy's magic .
"If this lightning pattern was illustrated, and made into a three-dimensional magic array, such as the one in my temple, then a magic-prohibiting space could be formed . Other than myself, no one would be able to cast any elemental spells there . "
The more Saleen pondered, the more unbearable he felt . He wanted to practice so badly, but was worried that his eyes could not withstand such frequent training .
"Forget it, I will train one more time before going to sleep!" Saleen could not resist the temptation . Once again, he mustered his mental strength and formed the lightning pattern two feet from his eyes . As the lightning pattern broke into pieces, Saleen felt a soothing comfort in his heart .
After regaining vision in the eyes, Saleen again could not resist the temptation and began practicing one more time .
"This is the last one, once I am done, I will sleep . " Saleen kept telling himself that until dawn . It was only when the swordmasters in the camp were preparing breakfast that he had no choice but to stop training .
There were no anomalies in his eyes, the temporary blindness arose due to the over-consumption of mental strength . The lightning pattern did not break in his eyes, so it would not cause injury to them . If light was involved, then it might have scalded his eyes .
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It was not Saleen's fault that his determination was so weak . Any mage could not be more restrained than Saleen after acquiring such an ability . In fact, most mages would be more enthusiastic than Saleen . Saleen was already considered a more prudent mage .
The mages disembarked from the chariots and walked about, consuming breakfast with the swordmasters . That was the difference in Lex's mages, they rarely treated the soldiers protecting them with condescendence .
A mage was powerful, but in comparison to a warrior, a mage spent less time in battle . If there was a large number of sand scorpions in the desert, a grade-4 mage and a high grade swordmaster could easily kill all of them . A mage would be slightly exhausted after killing a dozen sand scorpions . After killing more than one-hundred and twenty sand scorpions, their magic chords would be almost fully depleted .
As long as the high grade swordmaster had a powerful weapon, they would be able to soldier on until their Sword Aura was gone .
With a powerful weapon, a swordmaster could easily pierce the shell of the sand scorpions without using much of the Sword Aura . As long as a high grade swordmaster was not besieged, he would not feel tired even after killing hundreds of these sand scorpions .
Lex had brought along ten swordmasters in order to take out the weaker magic beasts . The Purgatory Desert was fraught with perils . If a mage had to deal with all the dangers themselves, then the mages would get into a precarious situation as they would exhaust their magic chords every day .
Saleen did not notice that Lex did not rest well . He was immersed in his new spell, and just like any other fanatic mages, he had become oblivious to his surroundings .
After Nailisi failed to sow discord between Saleen and the winged skeleton, she returned and managed to discover the hatchet between Sika and Lex . She then immediately teamed up with Sika, greatly angering Lex . She was just worrying that Saleen would discover that something was amiss, but Saleen looked like he was out of sorts . Nailisi rejoiced secretly, before summoning the four demons to serve Saleen's breakfast .
All along, Lex was waited upon by other mages, but these mages were only involved in magic practice . Nailisi's four demons looked totally powerless, they looked just like normal beautiful women, causing Saleen to be portrayed as a nouveau riche . As Saleen was still pondering about the spell, he did not notice anything wrong . Under the service of four demons, he finished a standard meal which was usually prepared for an army .
As Lex was feeling very upset, she did not even share her tea leaves with Saleen .
At this moment, Sika then saw the good in Nailisi . If it was not for her hunger, she wished to have a longer chat with Nailisi . They had a good conversation yesterday, which led to Lex being infuriated .
Sika was in a dilemma herself too . She was clear about her responsibilities, but she did not want Saleen to live with anyone else . "If Saleen married Lex, he might even be conferred an imperial salutation and be involved in various matters . If Lex could dismiss this notion of hers, that would be great . "
Unbeknownst to Sika, Lex would not feel the importance of Saleen if it was not for her and Nailisi . This was a small girl's mentality, but Lex had never loved a man before, so she was not mature in this aspect .
The only thing Lex rejoiced about was that her mages had regained a portion of their offensive power . In another two to three days, they would recover fully . It was so different having a magic war chariot . Lex turned her attention to the issues in the Purgatory Desert, but those four demons kept hovering around her . They were serving tea and food to Saleen, cleaning his face and tidying his outfit . They just stopped short of massaging him .
Lex was so furious that she went into another magic war chariot, unwilling to sit in the same one as Saleen .
Nailisi felt bored . Lex had a large withstanding ability, there was no use making further provocations . Thus, she instructed the four demons to protect Lex .
Saleen noticed this though . He felt that Nailisi had matured a lot . Right then, she knew how to show concern for her companions . Secretly, Nailisi was laughing so much that her tummy hurt . For a demon, Nailisi's muscles were hurting so badly from all that laughter .
This time around, the only ones left in the chariot were Saleen's subordinates and the two female mages who served Lex . Without any order from Lex, those two female mages would not switch chariots . The journey continued, with Saleen having the company of four beautiful ladies .
As Saleen did not sleep a wink that night, he immediately plunged into a deep slumber the moment he reached the chariot . Nailisi sat on the floor of the war chariot, serving Saleen meticulously . As the four women watched Saleen sleep, each one of them had a different expression .
Nailisi was jubilant, Sika was satisfied, and Narnia was slightly disappointed, while the last female mage was curious .
"Was this young mage really the heir to a great inheritance from Alchemy City? He looks really handsome and talented, somewhat like a noble from Cloudflow . "