Three Profound Mysteries Fusion

Gradually, within Linley's magnetic field perception, wisps of heat like flames began seeping from the Blood Crystal.

It was a wild life energy that seeped into his skin, flesh, and bones, followed by an itch from within and a slight pain, as though countless ants were crawling over and biting him.

"My physique is beginning to strengthen. Although the improvement is negligible, if I have enough Blood Crystals, I can make up for my physique's weakness in a short time!"

A smile appeared on Linley's face. His Magnetic Field Power allowed him to perceive himself and the outside world on a microscopic level, so even the slightest changes that were almost impossible to notice did not escape him.

Thomas had said that the upper limit of a Blood Crystal's enhancement was the Mid-level God Artifact level. However, legends spoke of another treasure called the Blood Marrow Crystal, which could break through the limits of the Human Bloodline and strengthen one's physique to a level comparable to a High-level God Artifact. He simply did not know whether it was real.

Linley thought, Something like the Blood Marrow Crystal is completely baseless. For now, the enhancement provided by Blood Crystals is enough.

Time passed bit by bit...

The efficiency of steadily refining Blood Crystals was indeed rather poor. It took Linley half a year to completely consume an ordinary Blood Crystal the size of an adult man's palm. One could imagine that if the Blood Crystal were of purer quality, it would take even longer.

"Whew!"

Linley took a deep breath and released the Blood Crystal from his palm. It looked like an utterly ordinary crystal and was extremely fragile. With just a little force, it crumbled into fragments. These were useless dregs; all the life energy within had been completely consumed.

"One piece of good news and one piece of bad news."

Linley's expression was slightly complicated as he sighed softly.

The good news was that his Magnetic Field Power had strengthened! This meant his earlier conjecture had been confirmed! Strengthening his physique would drive the evolution of his magnetic field!

The bad news was that the Blood Crystal's strengthening efficiency was far too poor. The improvement to his physique after half a year was only about one percent!

At first glance, this seemed quite good. Half a year was not long at all for a God-level powerhouse. However, the crucial point was that this was his first use, when the effect was at its best. The efficiency would only grow worse in the future!

No wonder the demand for Blood Crystals in Hell was unlimited!

It was easy to imagine how long it would take someone to truly strengthen their physique to a level comparable to a Mid-level God Artifact. It would definitely be an incomparable torment.

The key was that while refining Blood Crystals, his Sanctuary True Body could not focus on cultivating Laws and Rules. He would be left with only his Lightning God Clone. Calculating it carefully, this was a loss.

During the cultivation process, having an extra body was an extremely important aid. Rather than wasting too much time refining Blood Crystals and slowly improving that negligible bit of physique, it would be better to devote himself fully to comprehending and fusing Law Mysteries. That was the orthodox and correct path to becoming stronger.

The difference in importance was obvious at a glance.

Linley said helplessly, "What a pity. My Magnetic Field Power can't assist in refining Blood Crystals for now."

He said "for now" because his current understanding and development of the magnetic field were not yet sufficiently deep or thorough. The future was full of possibilities.

Linley calculated inwardly, Once Thomas and Donald finish nurturing their Mid-level God Artifacts, I'll go annex the Red Demon Tribe. Then I'll head to Red Stone City to purchase Soul Gold Beads. As long as the damage from my torn soul is completely healed and further strengthened, my cultivation speed can improve a little more.

Linley understood that battle always carried risks. Confidence was not the same as conceit!

Who knew whether the Red Demon Tribe's three Mid-level Gods included any tough opponents, such as a Divine Beast? To guard against the unexpected, it was still necessary to prepare offensive and defensive Mid-level God Artifacts.

Linley had only been a god for a little over three hundred years. How could he have had time to forge and nurture his own Divine Artifacts? An adequate Divine Artifact generally required ten thousand years of nurturing with divine power.

Thomas and the others had only the offensive and defensive Divine Artifacts they used themselves. The last time they had possessed an extra Mid-level God Artifact had been over nine thousand six hundred years ago, when they sold it for Ink Stones. They would have to wait another four hundred years at the earliest.

Time passed day by day...

Just as Linley had said, most of the Tianlan Tribe's daily affairs were handled by Thomas, with Donald and Dennis assisting him. Carl, Jess, David, and George, the four Low-level Gods, took turns handling patrol duty.

Linley himself focused on cultivating the Lightning Element Laws. Before obtaining abundant resources, he had no intention of wasting his energy cultivating anything else.

The strength of a God-level powerhouse depended on their strongest Divine Avatar. Having several weaker avatars was not very meaningful. Instead, they would tear the soul and cause damage, and before they grew strong, they would only hold him back.

After Linley watched the Floating Shadow Crystal that Donald had obtained by chance—a crystal depicting a God-level powerhouse of the Lightning Element displaying the Electromagnetic Space Mystery—his inspiration surged, allowing him to enter the basics with ease. Resisting the urge to charge ahead with his comprehension, he began fusing the Lightning Element and Lightning Speed in pairs.

"Crackle... crackle..."

At the center of the Magic Array in the room, Linley sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. Bright electric arcs, resembling feathers or dust motes, coiled around his body. Rubbing against the air, they radiated light and heat, while his black hair stood straight up. If he dyed it another color, he would basically look no different from a Super Saiyan.

Gradually, the countless brilliant electric arcs in the room intertwined into something resembling a spiderweb or fishing net. The energy contracted again, and the space seemed to be squeezed, producing a powerful repulsive force.

The Electromagnetic Space Domain!

"I can do this too... This is the feeling... Keep going... I'm just a little short..."

Linley muttered to himself, his brows twitching. As his thoughts flowed, he opened up more small rooms within this lightning prison, like a stack of boxes covering one another again and again. In his mind, he simulated scenes of enemies trapped inside, along with various methods they might use to counterattack.

"The speed of lightning!"

Linley suddenly had a flash of inspiration. A bottleneck in his constrained thinking surged forth like a flood, violent and unstoppable.

The originally plain and orderly lightning cage suddenly changed unpredictably, as though infused with the vitality of a soul. Wave after wave of thunder and lightning descended with increasing ferocity, containing blazing, terrifying energy.

"Whew..."

Linley slowly opened his eyes, adjusted and stabilized his emotions, and examined the progress of his cultivation. He could not help sighing, "I've finally found the point of compatibility between the three Mysteries!"

Fusing three Mysteries was far more difficult than fusing two. One first had to fuse them in pairs before combining all three into one. As long as an Upper God accomplished this step, their basic strength would reach the level of a Six-star Demon!

That did not yet include the amplification from weapons, techniques, bodies, and innate divine abilities. Some weaker Seven-star Demons had only fused three Mysteries as well. They merely possessed powerful attack strength and had passed the mission assessment of that Demon Castle.

The original work had also mentioned that the gap between Six-star Demons and Seven-star Demons was very complicated. There were occasional examples of the weak defeating the strong.

For example, a Seven-star Demon skilled in material attacks and material defense might encounter a Six-star Demon skilled in soul attacks and be completely countered. Although the former had an absolute advantage in basic strength, in a dangerous life-or-death battle, it was perfectly normal for him to be caught off guard, have his opening seized, and suffer an unexpected defeat.