"Hoo..."
Linley let out a long breath of turbid air to expel the impurities from within his body. The blood crystal he held in his hand had turned as translucent as crystal, extremely fragile, and crumbled into fine powder at the slightest squeeze.
The overlapping Magnetic Field Power can accelerate the refinement of blood crystals and the expulsion of impurities. The efficiency is ten times faster!
Linley wore an exhilarated expression. With a flash of inspiration in his mind, he searched his Space Ring carefully and found a piece of purple crystal among the spoils.
Things like purple crystals were abundantly produced in the Purple Crystal Mountain Range of the Purple Thorn Continent.
The effect of a purple crystal was comparable to a Soul Gold Bead, but its actual usage efficiency was extremely poor.
Not only did this thing consume time, but a great deal of energy was also wasted in vain, so not many God-level powerhouses liked it.
God-level powerhouses with the means did not need purple crystals; they could simply go and buy Soul Gold Beads.
Holding the purple crystal in his hand, Linley gradually covered it with overlapping magnetic fields...
The energy contained within it began to be extracted bit by bit. The entire process was not easy and still could not compare to a Soul Gold Bead, but it was ten times faster than his previous attempt to absorb a purple crystal!
Linley thought with a hint of anticipation, My refining efficiency with two overlapping magnetic fields is already ten times. What about three, four, or five?
A hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times?
This was still during Linley's Mid-level God stage. What about when he transformed again as a High-level God? One could only say that the potential of the magnetic field was terrifyingly vast!
It was still very weak during the Low-level God stage, possessing only basic capabilities. It was only after becoming a Mid-level God, when the laws and rules were mastered to a certain extent, or rather, after the soul and physique were strengthened, that it gradually began to display its true might!
Linley's eyes burned with a fiery radiance. As long as he had an absorption efficiency amplification of a thousand or ten thousand times, he could completely make up for the shortcoming of his physique in an extremely short period of time. A physique comparable to a High-level God Artifact was definitely not a dream, and it might even approach the level of a Sovereign Artifact!
Let's see if a Godhead can be refined!
On a whim, Linley took out a Low-level Godhead and began to try...
He had done this kind of thing before, but the result was completely no reaction, and the magnetic field could not destroy the Godhead either.
Looking across the original works, only the God-devouring Rat possessed this defying ability.
Now...
As expected, it still doesn't work!
Linley shook his head and put the Godhead away, but he was not discouraged. He planned to try again after the Magnetic Field Power grew stronger in the future. For a body at the level of a Sovereign Artifact, he would not give up as long as there was even a sliver of hope.
My focus still needs to be on cultivation!
The refining and absorption efficiency of blood crystals was very poor; even with a ten-fold amplification, it was still too slow!
Moreover, Linley had already discovered that the foundation of the Magnetic Field Power lay in the soul, while the body was merely an amplifier. The amplification brought by enhancing his physique was far inferior to the simple and crude method of enhancing his soul.
Once he became a High-level God and absorbed some more Soul Gold Beads, strengthening himself to the limit before becoming a Paragon, the enhancement effect on the Magnetic Field Power would be a hundred or a thousand times greater than exhausting himself and racking his brains for various ways to strengthen his physique!
There are three days left until the auction. Time passes so quickly; I almost missed it.
Recalling the flow of time since his Destruction Element broke through to the Mid-level God stage, Linley could not help but sigh with emotion. He immediately swept his Spiritual Sense across the mansion, summoning the maidservants and Diana to wait upon his side to relax and soothe his mood.
Cultivation emphasized a balance of work and rest.
The young women were enthusiastic and proactive, knowing how to seize every opportunity to serve Linley. No one knew how long this master's secluded cultivation would last.
Inside the bedroom.
The beautiful matron's waterfall-like blonde hair was casually scattered, stained with beads of sweat that clung to her smooth forehead. Like a docile kitten, she nestled in Linley's embrace and said in a soft, gentle whisper, "My lord cultivates much too hard. You should rest for a few more days."
Linley lifted the woman's chin and said with a half-smile, "And keep you company more, is that it?"
Diana's face flushed slightly, yet deep inside her heart, she harbored a sense of urgency.
More than a dozen years ago, there was a time when Thomas came to find Linley to drink, and she happened to overhear them mention the idea of purchasing maids.
It was then she learned that within this Red Stone City, there were specialized slave markets. They were humans and magical beasts captured, selectively bred, and nurtured outside the city by factions backed by Death Element powerhouses.
Although reproduction in Hell was not easy, as long as the numbers were large enough, there were always those who got lucky and conceived.
They made those handsome men and beautiful women mate, giving birth to children one after another to serve as slaves, providing a steady stream of commodities that were regularly transported into the city for sale to make a fortune.
Private fights were forbidden inside the city, but nobody could control the outside!
These slaves were mortals, and many were not even of the Saint Domain. Any Death Element God-level powerhouse, or even God-level powerhouses of other elements, could control countless of them. The concepts of resistance and escape simply did not exist. Coupled with the fact that they were penniless—even the single Ink Stone required to enter the city was paid for by the backing faction—they were tacitly regarded as commodities rather than human beings.
Even if a few occasionally learned of the rules inside the city and wanted to use the opportunity to gain freedom, it was useless. Without an Ink Stone, they could not rent a house, and once expelled, they would lose their lifeline, resulting in an even more miserable end. It was better to accept the fate of being a slave and wait for a buyer.
Every link in the birth, growth, and trafficking of these slaves was tightly controlled, and the chance of turning the tables and staging a counterattack was negligible.
Having heard that story back then, Diana had been terrified. A chilling coldness rose from her spine, and she could not help feeling a lingering fear. A woman of her looks and temperament—if she were caught by those slave traffickers, she might be lucky enough to be spotted and bought by some God-level powerhouse, or unlucky enough to be treated as a breeding tool and endlessly exploited.
Some God-level powerhouses would even turn around and sell the slaves they disliked or grew tired of playing with, or exchange them with others.
Over the years, Linley's fondness for her had not diminished, and she had the highest number of nights serving in bed. But what about further in the future, when more women might join in to vie for favor?
Diana was terribly afraid that one day she would be cast aside and meet such a miserable end. Because she did not even possess a single Ink Stone, she could only survive in the city by attaching herself to Linley. Therefore, she grew increasingly desperate to have a child to consolidate her favored status.
Linley suddenly asked in puzzlement, "Over the years, you seem to have been worried about something?"
Within the sensory range of the Magnetic Field Power, Diana's emotions were completely unguarded, carrying fluctuations of tension, panic, and anxiety.
This discovery made Linley somewhat puzzled. Could there be some threat within Red Stone City?
"Sigh... It's all my fault... Over the years, there has been no reaction from my belly..."
Diana sighed and replied truthfully, "I really want to bear a child for you, my lord."
Sensing the Magnetic Field Power, Linley knew she was not lying. He relaxed after a moment, smiled indifferently, and comforted her, "Why are you in such a rush? Things like this can just follow fate. We have plenty of time."
Three days were negligible to God-level powerhouses, passing in the blink of an eye.
Linley went out toward the Jialan Auction House, and he was not alone.
"I hear the boss of this Jialan Auction House is a Six-star Demon, and a woman at that!"
Thomas, Donald, Dennis, and Jess followed closely behind Linley, talking with great interest about the information they had gathered.
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