Chapter 544
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As that mountain peak came into closer view, Lex and the rest cast the Windspeed Skill . They still walked for a total of ten hours before reaching the foot of the mountain . At this point in time, the mountain peak no longer appeared to be hundreds of yards tall, it was thousands of yards in height . Half of the peak penetrated the clouds, it stretched for hundreds of miles . The temple atop could no longer be seen clearly .
"Good technique!" Saleen exclaimed . This was actually a genuine colossal world formed by making use of a narrow space . The journey seemed to only require about an hour, but it actually consumed ten times the duration . The real height of the peak could only be determined when one got close to it . One could surveil the temple from afar, but they could not do so at close range .
With such a method of space management, long range spells, trebuchets, magic cannons, or magic crystal cannons would also lose their efficacy . One could not even aim properly . All sense of distance had become illusory, even if magic props were used for measurement, there would be a great deviation too .
The elements in this space were extremely concentrated, it was quite easy to use the magic chords to deploy them . The elements were also arranged in an orderly fashion, it was not chaotic at all . Saleen exclaimed that the goddess' techniques were sophisticated though . This space was not created by some magic array, instead, the goddess had made a completely new rule here .
Even though the journey was undisturbed, Lex still ordered everyone to set up camp at the foot of the mountain, they would rest one night before ascending the mountain . There did not seem to be any danger inside or outside the temple . The temple on the peak seemed to be the place where the goddess had conserved the seeds of the divine trees . If there were any protective magic arrays, or runic arrays from the realm of gods, then a certain magnitude of power would be required to overcome them other than relying on Saleen to communicate via his divine power .
A mythical beast had a life of ten-thousand years . It had been so many years since the goddess had fallen, so all the mythical beasts should be dead by now . Lex did not understand how that mythical beast standing on Saleen's shoulder survived .
Saleen was not tired, he sat under the peak and looked up . The peak was green and lush, emanating a very intense scent of life, but there were no powerful magic beasts around . Saleen's Icy Sight could observe two or three miles into the distance . At this distance, there was no other danger other than some insects and weak animals .
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Tourmaline laid on Saleen's shoulder, in disapproval at the humans' vigilance . Everything in the temple was gone . Other than itself, there were no other mighty forms of life in this space anymore . "These humans are really cowardly, they should just go up and retrieve the seeds of the divine trees, there is no need to beat about the bush . Mother has asked me to protect the seeds of the divine trees, it's not that I never did my best, just let them take them . I shall follow this mage and see what they are going to do with the seeds . "
Jessica hatched the mythical beast forcefully, causing Tourmaline to think that she was its mother . Mythical beasts did not have the notion of a master . If it was not for the scent of the goddess on Saleen's body, it would have escaped at the first opportunity . It also loved Sika's scent, but it was exceptionally guarded against Nailisi .
In front of Saleen, a ball of water flame levitated in mid-air . The quiver crafted by Eleanor was engulfed in this water flame . This mage called Eleanor possessed archery skills which were more horrifying than her magic . It was just that her archery skills needed relevant equipment in order to unleash their full power . Before meeting Saleen, Eleanor possessed a plethora of abilities, but she could not release her strongest offensive power .
If she was in the elf plane, she would have many ideas to complement her skills by using similar materials . On the Myers mainland, the resources were different from those found on the elf plane .
Saleen observed the arrangement of elements in this space, slowly deducing the method the goddess used to fold spaces . It was impossible for him to replicate such an ability, but it would be extremely beneficial if he could just learn a ten-thousandth of it . If he had learned the skill, the quiver he was refining at the moment would be able to store three-hundred and sixty divinecherry arrows .
This would thus compensate for the inadequacy of the long range attacks of Saleen's team . When a divinecherry arrow was paired with an elvish shortbow, the range would exceed most level-6 spells already . Eleanor also was a grade-5 mage, so all attacks within five-hundred yards would not deplete her mental strength . If a divine crystal the size of a rice grain was mosaicked into the elvish shortbow, the problem of Eleanor's insufficient mental strength could be solved immediately . Within one-thousand yards, she would be able to shoot accurately .
A distance of fifty to five-hundred yards was the area Saleen could control . In this range, be it the magic chords or mental strength, Saleen would have an overwhelming advantage over mages of the same grade as him .
Within fifty yards, Saleen had three people he could deploy, Jola, Su, and Nailisi . At less than fifty yards, the four demons and the demonic spirit would be a good offensive forces; especially Cuisi . Even though Cuisi rarely took any action, Saleen knew that Cuisi's offensive power was definitely stronger than that of Nailisi, it was just that he did not have a space for development like what Nailisi had .
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"Saleen, I want a divine crystal . " Sika approached Saleen from behind, coming beside him and then sitting down .
"Hmm?" Saleen was momentarily stunned . The divine crystal extracted from Ismail's brain had been given to Nailisi, while the one obtained from the goddess' statue was to be shared equally with Lex .
Sika laughed, then said, "I have spoken to Lex . You can cut from the top, I can settle for a piece with standard surface area . "
"That's good . " Saleen was also afraid that Lex might become paranoid, so he did not dare to touch that large divine crystal . Lex had many mages serving her, while Saleen had to take care of the population of mages from Sregl Island . Even though this divine crystal was huge and totally sufficient to be shared by two persons, Saleen did not want to arouse anyone's suspicion .
It was not that Saleen did not want to split the divine crystal immediately, but a divine crystal was exponentially sturdier than a magic nucleus . Segmenting a magic nucleus was a task which required days, so this divine crystal might require one to two years to be segmented . Saleen planned to let Lex carry out this task when he returned to Metatrin City where there was suitable alchemical equipment .
Sika demanded a divine crystal with a standard surface area . Even though this task would be very tedious, the required size could still be segmented in one night .
Saleen took out that colossal divine crystal, then he slapped the calabash hanging around his waist, causing a green water flow to spurt out . Saleen then grabbed a handful of black sand . This black sand was refined from the sand in the Purgatory Desert, it could increase the power of the tornadoes by several times . This was something Saleen had learned during the sandstorm . The black sand in strong winds was like countless knives grinding repeatedly . No matter how strong one's defense was, it would also be worn off eventually .
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After the black sand was refined, it had become tougher . Once it got adulterated with the water flow, it would amplify the cutting ability of the water flow by several times .
Currently, Saleen's grade was not high enough . If he was over grade-7, he could make the water flow turn into the essence of the water element naturally, bringing its sharpness to that of a level-7 attack . By then, the Current Cutter would be a really powerful spell .
If Saleen could become a grade-9 sorcerer, he would be able to control the water flow freely and create a crystal drill from the water flow anytime . Basically, all magic shields below level-9 could be cut apart by his water flow in an instant . Even a level-9 magic shield would not be able to hold out for too long .
From this perspective, Saleen did not suffer many losses when he did not use the Shenhe to produce water puppets . The sustained attack duration of the water flow was extremely protracted, and it would not consume any magic chords either . Once it reached level-9, its offensive power would be stronger than most level-9 spells . As long as Saleen did not fight with a Golden Grand Swordmaster, he would always have an advantage over the opponent .
Fortunately, the second Shenhe Saleen had obtained was also condensed from the water element, so it could also be used to produce water puppets .
The water flow permeated the black sand, creating shrill friction noises on the divine crystal . It cut out hardly visible fine marks . Saleen was multitasking . As he used the water flow to segment the divine crystal, he was also helping Eleanor refine her quiver .
From a short distance away, Eleanor observed Saleen at work . At this point in time, she was full of admiration for him . By carrying out two tasks at once, it showed that Saleen's mental strength was at the level of a sorcerer already, normal grand mage could not achieve such a feat no matter what .
So far in his life, Saleen had led very little peaceful days, so his patience had been greatly cultivated . As he was cutting the divine crystal and refining the quiver at the same time, he appeared to be at ease, there was not even a sign of haste . It was as though he had done such things countless times already . Saleen was not doing this without rhyme nor reason though . As the foundation for combat magic, double release, and advanced release required precise handling . Saleen had trained his controlling ability to the maximum limit of a normal mage, and if he wanted to continue making progress, he would have to look for another method .
Displaying two totally unrelated skills at the same time was the practice method Saleen had honed .
The process of refining the quiver required the water flames to refine the holy words and magic array on the divinecherry wood continuously . On the other hand, segmenting a divine crystal required the water flow to be maintained at the right angle in order to cut it into a standard shape so that it could be mosaicked into any equipment .
Be it a magic nucleus or divine crystal, one segmented piece with standard surface area could only have twenty-four facets at most . If the size of the facet and angle it was cut at was wrong, then the segmented piece would waste large amounts of energy during usage . Segmenting a magic nucleus was also a way low grade mages made a livelihood because a normal person would never be up to this task .
The goddess' statue in Luo ka City had been absorbing the power of faith from hundreds of thousands of creatures, thus the resultant divine crystal was of unparalleled purity . That was why Sika only needed a segmented piece with standard surface area . A divine crystal was different from a magic nucleus, it did not mean that the effect would be greater if the size was larger . Instead, the more standard the cut, the better the effect .
Saleen gradually felt that his own mental strength had increased noticeably, the speed of depletion was lagging behind the speed of increase . He had discovered a novel method to control the elements . Saleen giggled secretly . Six tornadoes were released, and after being mixed with the refined black sand, they encircled Saleen .
From afar, Eleanor noticed that Saleen was suddenly enveloped by a huge Wind spell . This Wind spell was originally translucent, but Saleen's silhouette could not be seen at all now . Many black lines encircled Saleen, causing Saleen's image to be greatly distorted, one could not even see his real appearance .
Saleen had actually created a powerful complex spell while working! Other than the tornadoes, falling snowflakes had appeared outside the tornadoes . These snowflakes seemed very fragile when in fact each of them possessed an offensive power equivalent to that of a level-6 spell . As a grade-5 mage, this spell released by Saleen was both offensive and defensive . Even though it could not be considered as a long range spell, it would render a warrior helpless, even if this warrior was a Black Metal Grand Swordmaster .