Hence, although the Death Knights treated Lin Li as a Retribution Knight and became his subordinates, they did not stop advancing to become Retribution Knights. However, it was still very difficult to advance to a Retribution Knight. After such a long time, only one Death Knight had been promoted to a Retribution Knight, while the rest had been stuck at the peak of level-19.
However, in order to advance to a Retribution Knight, each of them would need a large amount of soul fire, which was difficult to find in Anril. Even if all the Undead creatures in the Shadowglen were destroyed, they would probably only be able to advance three to five Death Knights at most.
In the beginning, after obtaining the first batch of Death Knights, Lin Li had once imagined that he would one day have a team of Retribution Knights. However, at that time, this idea seemed rather exaggerated and distant. It could even be said to be an illusory idea. Therefore, it was just a fantasy.
However, there was a domain constructed by the Double-Realm Psychic Towers that projected the Undead Realm into this world. There was soul fire provided by the endless Undead creatures, and it was simply a paradise that every Undead creature dreamed of. After this seemingly arduous battle, more than half of the 40-odd Death Knights broke through to level-20 and successfully became Retribution Knights. The remaining ones that did not advance only needed a certain amount of time to digest the massive amount of soul fire that they had devoured. The door to level-20 was already open to them.
Lin Li believed that it would not take long for him to truly have a team of Retribution Knights. That was not a simple change in name, nor was it a matter of how much each Death Knight had increased in strength. Instead, it was a huge leap in overall strength.
Due to the fact that Lin Li was not a real Retribution Knight, he could not use many of the skills that the Retribution Knights were born with to enhance the combat power of the Death Knights. Even if all of the Death Knights were at the peak of level-19, they would still be incomparable to the Death Knights under Rodhart.
However, it would be different for the Death Knights to advance to Retribution Knights. Perhaps the skills of a level-20 Retribution Knight would not bring much improvement to the team, but what would happen when the skills of more than 40 Retribution Knights were stacked? It could be said that the combat power of the 40-odd Retribution Knights would probably not be inferior to that of the Death Knights under Rodhart, the Sanctuary-realm Retribution Knight.
More importantly, Lin Li's Retribution Knights could still continue to grow, and what would they be like when they all became Retribution Knights that were at the peak of the Legendary-realm? Although the Death Knights under Rodhart were powerful, their combat power was limited by Rodhart, the Retribution Knight. Besides, it would be extremely difficult for someone of Rodhart's level to advance by one level.
Of course, in addition to the advancement of the Death Knights, Lin Li's two Undead servants and the Crimson Dragon had also benefited greatly from the battle. Needless to say, Ujfalusi and his Humerus Wyrm Crimson and Crimson Wyrms had greatly improved their strength after devouring the massive amount of soul fire.
On the other hand, the Vampire Norfeller finally broke through the bottleneck after a period of digestion, and stepped into level-24 in one fell swoop. He was even vaguely close to the peak. The power contained in the blood essence of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera was almost comparable to that of the Dragon Aspect. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Norfeller's body had undergone a complete transformation. As long as he had enough soul fire, it would not be difficult for him to step into the Sanctuary-realm, let alone the peak of the Legendary-realm.
Due to the blood essence of the Iceblast Wyrm Sindera, Norfeller, who had advanced to level-24, exuded a stronger Menace of the Menace of the Dragon, and there were even faint dragon scale-like patterns on his skin. At this moment, he looked more like a Vampire than a wyrm. In fact, he was not even a descendant of wyrms. The prehistoric aura that he exuded was exactly the same as that of the ancient wyrms. It could be said that he had become a new species that Anril had never seen before.
Bloodline fusion was the characteristic of Vampires. Compared to the mixed bloodlines of the Blood Moon Clan, it was a completely different concept. Of course, it was only Norfeller. The other Vampires would not be so lucky. Even if they obtained the blood of the ancient wyrms, they would not be able to find a pharmaceutics Guru like Lin Li to help them neutralize the domineering power in the dragon's blood. A single drop would be enough to cause them to explode and die.
Hence, although the teams of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom suffered huge losses after such a fierce battle, the strength of the Tower of Dusk's team did not decrease, but instead increased.
However, such an increase was still not enough to satisfy Lin Li. It was not that he was too greedy, but rather that he had realized a more serious problem through the battle. Highlord Osric's current strength was probably far beyond his original imagination.
The 36 Double-Realm Psychic Towers should be rather important facilities in the Sky Castle. Yet, Osric could even control them. He was probably not far from completely controlling the Sky Castle. More importantly, since Osric could control the 36 Double-Realm Psychic Towers, there was no reason for him not to use them to restore his power. Hence, if Lin Li were to go against Osric now, he really did not have much confidence in his current strength.
Hence, during this period of rest, Archbishop Martin and the others were thinking about exploring the treasures, while Lin Li was thinking about how to use this time to increase his strength. Of course, Lin Li did not expect to have the power to trample on Osric all of a sudden, but having more power would at least give him a higher chance of winning, or rather, a higher chance of survival.
At the thought of this, a magical crystal that was only the size of a fingernail suddenly appeared in Lin Li's hand. It looked like a gemstone embedded in a ring. That magical crystal was obtained when he killed the Undead Elemental Dragon previously. Although it looked very small, the mana contained in it was terrifying even to Lin Li.
Lin Li originally thought that he would naturally give the magical crystal to the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua, but he did not intend to use it now. Although the current Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua already had great strength, its body was still in the growth stage. Devouring such a large amount of mana at once was no different from pulling up seedlings to help them grow.
According to Lin Li's plan, he wanted to set up an Alchemy Array that could limit the output of mana from the magical crystal after he returned to the Tower of Dusk to help the tender Elemental Wyrm absorb the mana in the magical crystal slowly and steadily. Although it was slow, it would probably only take a few years at most for the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua to digest all the mana in the magical crystal, and then successfully enter adulthood.
However, Lin Li had no choice but to change his plan now. If he couldn't even get past Osric, his future plans would be useless no matter how perfect they were.
At the thought of this, Lin Li gave a few instructions to his subordinates, and then got up to leave the place where the expedition was resting.
Arriving at a place where there was no one around, Lin Li shrouded the area with his mental strength, and silently brought the area into his domain. At this moment, anyone below the Sanctuary-realm would not be able to detect the slightest change in this area. However, in fact, Lin Li had already become the master of this place, and all the Laws here had already obeyed his will.
After making sure that he wouldn't be disturbed by any accidents, Lin Li's heart stirred slightly, and the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua, who was sleeping in Dream Garden, yawned and stretched its back before emerging from Dream Garden.
Xiao Hua, who was still grumbling at Lin Li for disturbing its sweet dreams, suddenly sniffed twice, and finally discovered the magical crystal in Lin Li's other hand. All of a sudden, Xiao Hua's eyes lit up, and it pounced towards the magical crystal like a woman who had seen a diamond.
However, just as Xiao Hua was about to pounce on the magical crystal, Lin Li suddenly grabbed the magical crystal in his palm. The pitiful Xiao Hua bumped into Lin Li's fist and rolled backwards twice. However, it screamed and flapped its wings, pouncing towards Lin Li relentlessly. It grabbed and scratched Lin Li's fingers, trying to pry his fist away.
Seeing how anxious Xiao Hua was, Lin Li found it amusing, but he didn't have the time to continue fooling around with it. Hence, he used his fingers to push Xiao Hua away, and said, "Don't worry, this was originally prepared for you, but can you chew it like that!?"
"Chirp!" Xiao Hua calmed down when it heard that the crystal was for itself, but its little tongue continued to lick its lips, and there was even a trace of saliva that was glistening.
Although he didn't know the origin of the Undead Elemental Dragon, it was definitely an adult Elemental Dragon that had transformed. The reason why it couldn't exert Sanctuary-level power was because it had transformed into an Undead creature. However, the mana in the magical crystal was probably dozens or hundreds of times stronger than Xiao Hua's.
Although the magical crystal was only the size of a fingernail, it seemed like Xiao Hua could swallow it in one gulp. However, if it really did that, its small body would immediately swell up like a balloon, and then explode into pieces with a loud bang.
Hence, Lin Li's plan was not to let Xiao Hua eat the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon like other magical crystals. There was no time to absorb it slowly, and it was impossible to swallow it directly. Hence, after some consideration, Lin Li decided to use an absolutely crazy method — fusion.
After finally dispelling Xiao Hua's urge to swallow the magical crystal, Lin Li did not waste any more time, and immediately began the first step of fusion according to his plan.
Fusion seemed to be very simple, but anyone with a bit of common sense in magic would know how crazy and impractical it was. It was an absurd idea that went against the supreme laws of Anril.
After all, a magical beast's magical crystal wasn't just an amalgamation of mana. Every strand, and even the smallest particle, had the magical beast's Soul Brand. It was the same for human mages. Through meditation, they would mark the free magical elements that they absorbed into their bodies with their own Soul Brand, and turn them into their own mana.
That was also the reason mages wouldn't burn themselves when casting fire magic, and wouldn't freeze themselves when casting ice magic. Without this Soul Brand, not to mention whether or not he could cast magic, even if he could cast magic, he would be the first to suffer. It would be no different from suicide.
Hence, in order to absorb the mana in the magical crystal, the most important thing was to erase the Soul Brand on the mana. The process was not very difficult, but it couldn't be done overnight. For ordinary level-10 magical crystals, the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua would erase the Soul Brand on the mana during the process of gnawing and digesting them. Ordinary Legendary magical crystals would require some effort.
However, the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon was not comparable to ordinary Legendary magical crystals. Although it was at the peak of the Legendary-level, the mana it contained was not much inferior to that of Sanctuary-level ones. It would probably take at least a few years or more for Xiao Hua to erase the Soul Brand on the magical crystal with its own power.
Lin Li was now going to fuse the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon into the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua's body. Hence, he couldn't slowly erase the Soul Brand on the magical crystal. Instead, he had to completely erase the Soul Brand in the nearly infinite mana in a very short period of time.
However, even powerhouses like the three arbitrators might not be able to achieve that, let alone Lin Li. Perhaps only the Immortal King and Geresco, who were the legends among legends, could do it.
Besides, the Soul Brand in the magical crystal was also a kind of restraint on mana. Once the restraint was suddenly gone, all the mana would erupt in an instant. If a magical crystal that was tens or hundreds of times more powerful than ordinary peak Legendary-level magical crystals suddenly erupted, the power would probably be even more terrifying than the full blow of a Sanctuary powerhouse. By then, even the Sky Castle would probably be torn apart by the explosion of the magical crystal, let alone Lin Li.
However, even if Lin Li had the ability to do so, he wouldn't take such a life-threatening risk. Hence, what he had to do was not to completely erase the Soul Brand in the magical crystal, but to assimilate the Soul Brand.
In fact, there seemed to be no difference in the eyes of others. In fact, assimilating the Soul Brand was even more troublesome than erasing the Soul Brand. It was just like comparing killing and capturing. Besides, Xiao Hua was just a tender Elemental Wyrm, and its body and soul had yet to truly mature. If it wanted to assimilate the Soul Brand of an adult Elemental Dragon, it might even suffer a backlash.
If it were someone else, they might not be able to do anything about it, but it was a shortcut for Lin Li.
When the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua was born, Lin Li did not hesitate to exhaust all of his mental strength to leave a Soul Brand in Xiao Hua's soul in order to subdue it.
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