Although Xiao Hua did not completely become Lin Li's summoned creature due to the interference of the Elemental Dragon's projected avatar, the Soul Brand between the two of them was extremely close.
It was naturally very difficult for Xiao Hua to assimilate the Soul Brand on its own, and it could even be said to be impossible. However, Lin Li could directly protect Xiao Hua's soul through the Soul Brand, which would greatly increase the success rate. Although Lin Li had just stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, his mental strength was probably incomparable to that of the three arbitrators.
Through the Soul Brand, Lin Li communicated with Xiao Hua, and conveyed his intentions to it. Although it could not taste the delicacy of the magical crystal, and did not know much about Lin Li's intentions, Xiao Hua still swallowed its saliva and nodded its head, seemingly understanding Lin Li's intentions.
Lin Li was relieved, and slowly increased the output of his mental strength. Through the Soul Brand in Xiao Hua's soul, he gradually connected their souls together. Lin Li turned the entire space into his own Magical Domain, and while connecting with Xiao Hua's soul, he also incorporated Xiao Hua into the Laws of the domain.
Everything in this world, be it alive or not, was an amalgamation of various origin Laws. The Legendary-realm of mages was to understand the Laws of the world, and then borrow or use the power of the World Laws. The Sanctuary-realm involved changing the Laws of the world, and truly turning the Laws of the world into one's own. The peak of the Sanctuary-realm was the creation of Laws, and only those who had reached the level of creating Laws could leave Anril and enter the endless chaos of time and space to explore.
Now, Lin Li was the master of this domain, and had absolute control over all the Laws in the domain. After incorporating Xiao Hua into the domain, Xiao Hua itself became a part of the domain to a certain extent, and became an amalgamation of the Laws. Although Lin Li could not really change the Laws on Xiao Hua, his understanding of those Laws was not comparable to anyone else's.
When Xiao Hua was completely integrated into Lin Li's domain, it immediately released its mental strength under Lin Li's command, and targeted the Elemental Dragon's magical crystal that was already floating in front of it.
With the help of Lin Li and the connection between their souls, Xiao Hua's mental strength had already reached an unprecedented level. It was several times stronger than that of an adult Elemental Dragon. Such a massive amount of mental strength poured into the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon, and began to wash away the Soul Brand on every trace of mana mercilessly.
Under Lin Li's guidance, Xiao Hua's mental strength scouring did not aim to destroy, but to continuously erode and assimilate, replacing the symbol of the Undead Elemental Dragon in the Soul Brand with Xiao Hua's own.
If Littleflower did this himself, it would definitely take a long time. He might even suffer the backlash of the other's soul imprint. After all, Littleflower was not an adult yet. The other might even take the opportunity to take his body away. However, things were different with Lin Li's help. His massive mental strength was like an invincible army that was constantly taking over the enemy's territory.
At the same time, Lin Li used his control of the domain to exert heavy pressure on the Laws in the magical crystal, and disintegrated the resistance of the Soul Brand in the magical crystal with the irresistible Will of Domination. That also increased the speed of Xiao Hua's assimilation of the Soul Brand to the extreme.
Hence, it only took Lin Li and the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua about 15 minutes to assimilate the Soul Brand, which was something that was against the World Laws and impossible in the eyes of others.
Soon, Lin Li could clearly feel that the Elemental Dragon's magical crystal had been completely accepted by Xiao Hua's Soul Brand through the connection between their souls. At this moment, the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon was almost no different from the magical crystal in the body of the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua. It could be said to have become an external magical crystal of Xiao Hua.
However, that was only half of what Lin Li envisioned. What was an external magical crystal? He couldn't possibly let Xiao Hua carry it to battle. Besides, without the support of the mana circulation system, even if Xiao Hua really became the owner of the magical crystal, it wouldn't be able to use the mana in it like it did with its own magical crystal.
The second step was the real fusion. Lin Li wanted to fuse the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon with the magical crystal in Xiao Hua's body to become a more powerful magical crystal. That was the only way for Xiao Hua to truly benefit from the magical crystal and improve its strength.
Fusing two mana crystals together, even if the two mana crystals had the same master, was still a very dangerous thing to do. In particular, the difference in mana contained in the two magical crystals was too great. The difference in power produced during the fusion process was a problem that had to be considered. If he didn't control it well, it would likely cause damage to the magical crystal of Xiao Hua's body, and even endanger its life.
However, Lin Li had already thought about those problems beforehand. Without sufficient confidence, he wouldn't let Xiao Hua take the risk. He spread his hand, and the debris of the stars, Nothingness, emerged from the Ring of Endless Storm. It then turned invisible and integrated into the domain.
With the help of the debris of the stars, Nothingness, Lin Li had a more detailed and in-depth control of the Laws of time and space in the domain. The magical crystal that was floating in front of Xiao Hua also flickered slightly. Although there didn't seem to be any changes, those who had a deep understanding of the Laws of Space would be able to feel that the magical crystal actually no longer existed in this space at this time.
Lin Li was not a surgeon, and if he wanted to fuse the magical crystal for Xiao Hua, he couldn't cut its stomach open. Of course, that was only one of the reasons he used the Laws of Space. The other reason was to use the changes in space to balance the difference in mana between the two magical crystals.
Lin Li stretched out his finger and gently tapped on the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon, and the magical crystal slowly floated towards the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua like a balloon that had been touched.
After Xiao Hua was incorporated into the domain, it was no longer a tender Elemental Wyrm in Lin Li's eyes. Its so-called body of flesh and blood was just an aggregation of various nomological powers. In the eyes of others, the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon slowly sank into the petite body of the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua. However, in Lin Li's eyes, it was just entering from one type of Law composition to another.
Finally, the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon overlapped with the magical crystal in Xiao Hua's body. However, due to the fact that they were on different levels of space, it was not a true fusion yet. Next, under Lin Li's control, all the characteristics of the four elemental Laws in the space were changed in an instant. Even the violent fire element became extremely peaceful. All elemental Laws only had one characteristic, and that was tolerance. The magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon also gradually returned to this world from another level of space.
At the same time, the fusion of the two magical crystals also began. With the help of Lin Li's change of Laws, the magical crystal in Xiao Hua's body gained a false sense of power, and made up for the difference in power between the two magical crystals.
However, that was only the first step of the fusion of the magical crystals. Xiao Hua's body was not an Alchemy Array, and it was impossible to connect the two magical crystals as a source of mana. It was also impossible to make the two magical crystals contain each other. The real fusion was to make the two magical crystals become one.
The fusion was precise to the smallest mana particles. It was just like pouring two glasses of water together. No one would be able to tell which water came from which cup. That was the only way to achieve a perfect fusion. Otherwise, it would have an unpredictable impact on Xiao Hua's future growth.
Lin Li still hoped that Xiao Hua could grow into an existence like the Dragon Aspect in the future. Of course, he dared not be careless at this juncture.
However, magical crystals were not water, and it was impossible to mix them together and make them indistinguishable. Although they now had the same owner, they were still two independent entities, after all. That had already involved a subtle control and change of the Laws. Even with Lin Li's massive mental strength, it was not easy to do.
Fortunately, Lin Li's mental strength had already been purified by the magical crystal that controlled the Sky Castle when he first explored it. After stepping into the Sanctuary-realm, that benefit had been greatly enhanced. Under Lin Li's extremely subtle control, every mana particle in the two magical crystals became active, just like when they were casting spells. However, they were unable to maintain that state due to the restraints of the nomological power that they could not resist.
At this moment, the two magical crystals turned from solid to liquid like steel that had been melted by a high temperature. Of course, it was just a change of the Laws, and there were no high temperatures or other conditions. It was purely a change of the Laws caused by the activity of the mana particles.
Under the control of Lin Li's mental strength, the two magical crystals began to slowly fuse, and the active mana particles intertwined and penetrated each other. During the process of mutual penetration, Lin Li also had to take into account the structure of the magical crystals. Every substance had its own stable structure, so it could exist in a certain state in the world. Magical crystals were no exception.
Besides, the structure of the magical crystals was some kind of Magic Array composed of countless mana particles. The Magic Array was naturally arranged when the magical crystal was formed, and the innate ability of magical beasts to cast a certain kind of magic came from it. The Magic Array in the magical crystal of every magical beast was different. There were low-level ones, high-level ones, Master-level ones, and some that surpassed the Guru-level.
That could also be considered a kind of aptitude of magical beasts. For example, if there was a low-level Magic Array in the magical crystal, it would be impossible for it to surpass level-10 no matter how much it grew in its lifetime. Magical beasts with Master-level Magic Arrays in their magical crystals would naturally reach the Legendary-level as long as they had enough time to grow. Guru-level Magic Arrays corresponded to the Sanctuary-level, and those that surpassed the Guru-level would only be existences known as divine beasts.
As an ancient wyrm, the Elemental Dragon was once the overlord of the sky in Anril. It was a powerful existence at the top of all creatures, and the Magic Array in its magical crystal had already reached the peak of the Guru-level. What Lin Li was going to do now was not only the fusion of the mana particles, but also the fusion of the Guru-level Magic Array. Only by doing that would it be a true fusion.
The Magic Array was not a building block. The mana particles formed the Magic Array, and the Magic Array formed the Magic Array. They were all interconnected, and there was no room for error. Once it was stable to the extreme, it would be easier for it to collapse. Perhaps a wrong arrangement of the invisible mana particles could cause the entire magical crystal to collapse. That was the so-called extreme would lead to the opposite.
With Lin Li's attainments in Magic Arrays, it was not beyond his ability to deal with a Guru-level Magic Array. However, the problem was that the Magic Array was too large and complicated. It was like the difference between building a wall with bricks and sand. Besides, the sand had to be built one grain at a time, and the wall of sand had to be as sturdy as a brick wall.
Hence, compared to the assimilation of the Soul Brand, the fusion process of the magical crystal was much slower. It took three to four hours for the two magical crystals to finally fuse completely.
During the fusion process, the body of the tender Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua also underwent considerable changes at the same time. Although Xiao Hua's body did not grow significantly, the color of its body and the patterns on its body had changed from a dazzling color to a more reserved one.
On Xiao Hua's back, the pair of wings that were as thin as cicada wings were also shrouded in a faint halo. If one were to use their mental strength to detect it, they would discover that the halo was actually composed of countless extremely tiny magic symbols. Every mysterious magic symbol contained extremely pure Elemental Laws that resonated strangely with the elemental origin of Anril.
Under the massive infusion of mana, Xiao Hua finally reached the peak of its growth period, and was only one step away from true maturity. That also meant that Xiao Hua's strength was already infinitely close to the Sanctuary-realm. Perhaps it only needed an opportunity to truly become an adult Elemental Dragon in the Sanctuary-realm.
Although it had yet to break through to the Sanctuary-realm, Xiao Hua's strength was probably not inferior to that of an ordinary Sanctuary powerhouse after fusing with the magical crystal of the Elemental Dragon. Besides, Xiao Hua had also assimilated the Soul Brand of the Elemental Dragon, which allowed its soul to grow tremendously. Otherwise, it might not have been able to control such a powerful force with its original strength.
The assimilation of the Soul Brand also meant that Xiao Hua had obtained a part of the soul inheritance of the Undead Elemental Dragon. Although that part of the soul inheritance was incomplete, it came from an adult Elemental Dragon, after all, and the combat experience it contained saved Xiao Hua a considerable amount of time.
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