The laboratory lighting had been adjusted to a soft, cool white, focused on the floating three-dimensional model at the center of the workbench.
Benjamin stood before the bench, countless flowing runes and energy trajectories reflected in his eyes.
His fingertips traced through the air, each touch causing subtle adjustments within the model's internal structure. It was not the geometric layering commonly used by wizard runes, but a natural evolution closer to the "growth of meridians" found in Cultivation World spells.
There was still one year before his departure for the Samsara Plane, and he had finally completed this research project that had taken nearly a century.
Strictly speaking, the dizzyingly complex three-dimensional framework before him could not simply be called a "Wizardry Model."
Its core originated from a Spirit Transformation Stage offensive spell recorded in the Great Dao Library: Li-Fire Extinction Divine Light.
"Using the essence of Li-Fire as the foundation, fuse it with the intent of extinction, transform into light and travel forth; wherever it passes, all things return to the void."
Those were the original words inscribed within the jade slip.
In the Cultivation World, this spell was known for its concentrated power and extreme speed. At profound levels of mastery, it could even burn through the barriers of space.
Yet it had one fatal limitation: it had to be powered by pure fire-attribute Spiritual Power, and it placed extremely high demands on both the cultivator's realm and reserves of Spiritual Power.
The modification process had been more difficult than imagined.
First came the replacement of the power source.
Li-Fire Extinction Divine Light had originally relied on the unique "unceasing vitality" within Spiritual Power to sustain its undying light-flames, whereas elemental energy in the Wizard World leaned more toward "explosive release."
Benjamin had no choice but to sacrifice