Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  More importantly, the attacks of the shadows seemed to have been launched with complete disregard for their own safety. Each attack was launched as if they were ready to die together with Lin Li and the rest. However, no one wanted to be so selfless as to give up for the benefit of others. Hence, any attack instead of defense would be nonsense at this juncture. The most effective course of action would be to continuously defend.

  Lin Li did not give up on speculating on the origin of the two shadows, because there seemed to be no other way for them to get out of their current predicament apart from finding out where the shadows came from. Although the power of the debris of the stars was infinite, it still had to accurately hit the target in order to work. The movement of the two shadows seemed elusive, as if they were just teleporting. The Legendary Archers had already shot plenty of arrows, let alone Lin Li the mage.

  Just when everyone was feeling puzzled, Ujfalusi, who had just escaped the attack, seemed to have discovered something. He turned to look at Lin Li, who was not too far away, and said, "Master, I seem to feel some traces of Necromagic on the enemy."

  "Necromagic?" Lin Li could not help but frown. The two shadows clearly were not Undead creatures; since they were not, what did they have to do with Necromagic?

  As the blades struck again, a sudden guess popped up in Lin Li's mind. Given the previous doubts and the conditions required for Necromagic to be used, Lin Li could not help but wonder if the two shadow-like enemies were the ultimate alchemy product mentioned in alchemical legends: alchemy puppets.

  Lin Li had once compared the Alchemy Colossus to the two shadows, but he unfortunately could not find a way to explain the unique shape despite the fact that the other conditions had been met. However, if they were alchemy puppets, there would be a good explanation for their physique because controlling the alchemy puppets were souls that did not need a medium.

  If the two shadow-like monsters were really Legendary alchemy puppets, they would undoubtedly be from the Immortal King. At such a level of alchemy, even Lin Li had no choice but to be in awe and think to himself, It's no wonder that the Immortal King is termed as invincible and omnipotent.

  After making several observations, Lin Li affirmed his speculations. Whether the two shadows were moving or attacking, there was no lag or passiveness in their actions at all. From the perspective of others, they were no different from Legendary Bandits. If it were others, Lin Li probably wouldn't associate them with alchemical products at all. However, Lin Li was well aware that that was a very remarkable feature of the Alchemy puppets. It also concerned the Necromagic that Ujfalusi was talking about.

  An Alchemy Colossus had to be controlled and manipulated by someone, for it would just be a pile of scrap iron without any controller. The alchemy puppets were naturally no exception, except that they were controlled by the souls sealed in bodies using Necromagic. It could be said that alchemy puppets were the product of the combination of Alchemy and Necromagic.

  Lin Li also researched quite a bit about alchemy, and was well aware that alchemy puppets were not just a reduced and smaller version of the Alchemy Colossus. The enlargement and reduction of each Alchemy Array was not a simple change in size of the image, because it involved all aspects of alchemy as well. One could imagine what would happen to a giant Alchemy Colossus that was tens of meters tall if it were to be reduced to the size of ordinary humans.

  However, the alchemy puppet was not a reduced version of the Alchemy Colossus, because the knowledge required to create it was much greater than what was needed to create the Alchemy Colossus. The internal structure of the alchemy puppet was so complicated that even if the Alchemy Colossus could be shrunk, it would not be comparable.

  Compared to the Alchemy Colossus, the Alchemy Array used by the alchemy puppets was far from being just elaborate. It was not because of its small size, but because it was required to give the alchemy puppets more power. Not only did the number of Alchemy Arrays not decrease because of the size of the alchemy puppet, it actually increased. Most of the Alchemy Arrays could not be completed even by an Alchemy Guru.

  It was precisely because of the demanding conditions that alchemy puppets seemed to exist only in legends. In fact, it was a far-fetched idea. Almost no one could imagine who could create it. It was also the reason Lin Li had not associated the alchemy puppet with the two shadows at the beginning.

  Indeed, the Immortal King was omnipotent. However, there couldn't really be an omnipotent, almighty existence in this world, for even the deities could not be invincible. Still, Lin Li now knew that the Immortal King was indeed learned in Alchemy.

  However, Lin Li knew even more clearly that what he needed to do now was not to marvel over how formidable the Immortal King was. Since he knew that they were facing alchemy puppets, the most important thing to do next would be to figure out how to deal with the two puppets.

  The alchemy puppets might be small, but their combat power was definitely above that of the Alchemy Colossuses. In particular, it was said that Legendary spirits were sealed in the strong alchemy puppets, thus making them even more horrifying.

  However, just like how an Alchemy Colossus needed a controller, the most crucial part of the alchemy puppets was not the magical crystal that provided massive power, nor the complicated Alchemy Array. Instead, it was the soul that was sealed within.

  Countless rays of light from the reflections of the blades surrounded the crowd. Although there were only two attackers, everyone felt that they were facing several enemies at the same time. When they were faced with the siege of hundreds of wind elementals, they were worried about their depletion of magic apart from continuously putting up the magical defense. However, whenever the blades flashed, it would cause them to be so terrified that they'd break out in a cold sweat. It made them feel like they were dancing on a tightrope all tensed up. They could not afford to be careless at all.

  Although the crystal ball slowed down the speed of the alchemy puppets and showed the opponent's trail of attack, the movement of the alchemy puppets was still not visible to the human eye. Retaliating was still a problem that could not be solved. Lin Li had once tried to continuously cast dozens of Thousand Miles of Ice in a row, but the slowing effects that came with the ice element magic did not have much of an effect on the alchemy puppets. Even if there were a real Master of Curses with them, it would be difficult to make all kinds of spells work on alchemy puppets.

  Anxiety was written all over the group's faces, and their worries could not be hidden at all. They were all thinking hard about how to deal with the two difficult enemies. However, when faced with the two top-class assassins that were coming and going without a trace, it would be a far-fetched idea not to pay any price for retaliating against the full-blown attacks.

  All of a sudden, everyone realized that the environment around them had become a world with only two colors—black and white—without them even realizing. It was the young mage Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain!

  Everyone could not help but be astonished when they finally realized what was going on. Although it was also because they were distracted by the elusive enemies, they still found Lin Li's knowledge in Magical Domains to be incredible because he could activate his domain without alarming anyone.

  Was Lin Li trying to take advantage of his control over the Magical Domain to capture the trails of those two enemies? Although they were surprised by Lin Li's mastery of the Laws of Light and Darkness, they could not understand why he decided to activate his Magical Domain at this moment.

  Mages indeed had great control and power over the Magical Domains that they created. However, the problem now was that the enemy was not invisible, but was just moving too quickly. Hence, using the Magical Domain to capture the trail of their movements would probably be less effective than using the giant crystal ball.

  However, Lin Li did not explain anything to them, and instead proceeded to activate the Light and Darkness Domain, after which the Angels of Light and Dark
began to condense quickly and hover in the air. There were no violent mana waves or fluctuations, and everything seemed as natural as breathing. It was as if the Angels of Light and Dark naturally existed in the first place. It did not seem to contradict with the surrounding environment at all.

  Everyone only started making gains during exploration of the Central Tower of the Sky Castle when they entered and obtained the crystal ball and magical equipment. No one would have imagined that Lin Li had already started collecting some gains right from the moment he stepped into the Orderly Maze.

  Everyone knew what the magic of the Seven-Realm Spiral meant to the mages. The Domain magic that was cast by the powerhouses of the Sanctuary-realm could be said to be the holy grail of all mages, who yearned for it as the ultimate form of their Magical Domain. The application of the nomological power in the Seven-Realm Spiral as well as the changes and creation of Laws had almost reached the level of Creation.

  However, despite knowing this, no one dared to peep at it and try to learn some tricks when they were in an ultimate Magical Domain. The mystery of magic of the Sanctuary-realm could not be peeped at easily. Without the major mental strength support of the Sanctuary-realm, even souls would be immediately destroyed by the formidable nomological power.

  Chapter 670 - Replicating The Soul-devouring Domain

  However, Lin Li was different.

  He initially had massive mental strength that exceeded that of ordinary people, coupled with the ever-increasing-it quality of the ring of the Evil Eye Tyrant that made Lin Li's mental strength reach the Sanctuary-realm. Otherwise, Lin Li wouldn't have been able to retaliate against the power that was greater than the Sanctuary-realm when he was in the last realm of the Seven-Realm Spiral.

  The massive mental strength that was comparable to the Sanctuary-realm powerhouse's, coupled with Geresco's techniques that were recorded in the Book of Eternity, gave Lin Li the chance to explore and observe the mysteries of the Laws in the Seven-Realm Spiral. The gluttony of the Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua casually gave Lin Li a huge helping hand, causing the Domain that was no longer supported by mana to lose its attacking ability. Hence, it could only allow Lin Li to observe it brazenly.

  Of course, the Seven-Realm Spiral was still created based on the Laws of others, and Lin Li could only gain more inspiration and a deeper understanding of the Laws. Lin Li had to continuously digest the new information and gain a better understanding and mastery of his own nomological power through these inspirations rather than immediately advance a few levels to become a powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm.

  Although they had only stepped into the Seven-Realm Spiral not too long ago, Lin Li had already gotten a greater understanding of Laws within a short period of time.

  In the beginning, when Lin Li had obtained Holy Light and Darkness, he had still had to rely on his Frost Domain as the foundation to display the two conflicting forces at the same time. After Legendary-level battles, Lin Li got a clearer idea of the Light and Darkness Laws, especially after the battle with the elven Legendary-mage, Vidas. He then stopped relying on laws of ice, and exhibited his Light and Darkness Domain.

  However, even at that level, Lin Li was still using pure Light and Darkness nomological power. It wasn't until he entered the Seven-Realm Spiral that he could truly fuse the two conflicting Laws together through studying various Laws in the ultimate Magical Domain.

  That was also the reason Lin Li could combine the power of the Light and Darkness Laws to create the Light and Darkness Sword and use the immense power within it to brutally break Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain.

  At this moment, after Lin Li opened the Light and Darkness Domain, he did not target and attack the enemies that were appearing every now and then. Instead, he began to condense his Light and Darkness Sword again under the Angels of Light and Dark.

  In the Light and Darkness Domain, the huge rays of black and white light that contained plenty of mana continuously shot into the air. Lin Li raised the Helios' Scepter high up in the sky, and a Light and Darkness Sword began to form gradually while emitting strong waves of mana. If it weren't for the fact that every layer of the tower was extremely tall and vast, the Light and Darkness Sword would probably pierce through the ceiling.

  Seeing this familiar scene, the people around them could not understand what Lin Li was trying to do. They wondered, Surely this young mage isn't preparing to use the Light and Darkness Sword again to shred the two enemies into bits like how he tore apart Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain?

  Although everyone already knew from Lin Li's battle with Stephen that Light and Darkness Sword possessed immense power, no one had ever seen a battle between Legendary-mages end within seconds prior to that one. Even Elder Randy had no choice but to admit that he might not be able to bear the damage caused by the Light and Darkness Sword even if he were to turn into a silver dragon.

  However, Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain was still, and did not run around like the elusive shadows. Even if the two enemies were surrounded by Lin Li's Magical Domain, they were still moving, and catching them would be terribly difficult.

  They wondered, In other words, this Mage Felic wants to create a huge explosion to eliminate the two enemies that are hard to deal with. However, the two enemies seemed to be much stronger than the Legendary Bandit Lansdale. Besides, they were so terrifyingly quick that they probably wouldn't be affected by the mana explosion.

  No matter how many people were in doubt, the Light and Darkness Sword had already been condensed by the time Lin Li raised the Helios' Scepter into the air. After a while, the Light and Darkness Sword finally reached the point of being as powerful as it was when Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain was destroyed.

  However, when the Light and Darkness Sword was waiting to attack, Lin Li did not look toward the target, and instead kept his eyes fixed at the front. He pursed his lips slightly and seemed to have some feelings in his eyes.

  "Mage Felice, pay attention to your left and right, the two enemies are already charging towards you," Princess Elune suddenly said in her usual cold voice, sounding a little worried yet hopeful. Although no one knew what Lin Li was going to do, they all hoped that he could create another miracle in this situation.

  It seemed that the two alchemy puppets had also felt the threat of Lin Li's Light and Darkness Sword. Although there was no communication between them, they immediately treated Lin Li as their main target.

  Everyone watched as Lin Li lowered the Helios' Scepter and pointed it in front. At the same time, the Light and Darkness Sword that was hovering in the air also slammed against the ground forcefully.

  Seeing this, everyone could not help but sigh, because the Light and Darkness Sword that clearly contained massive mana was slammed into outer space. Even if the aftermath of the explosion could affect the enemy, the effect wouldn't be great.

  However, the disappointment in everyone's heart was replaced by surprise immediately after it emerged because the changes that happened after the Light and Darkness Sword exploded were much different from that of the strike that broke the Soul-devouring Domain. There was no earth-shattering mana explosion or any deafening roars. It was as if the sword was simply raised high up in the air and put down again gently. The solid giant sword condensed by the power of Light and Darkness actually fell silent.

  However, with the collapse of the Light and Darkness Sword, a tiny Magical Domain appeared right at the spot where the giant sword fell in Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain, emitting a familiar magical wave.

  "It's the… Soul-devouring Domain!"

  The people present were definitely not unfamiliar with it, because Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain had left a strong impression on them. Although the Soul-devouring Domain was destroyed by Lin's Light and Darkness Sword not long after it appeared, that did not mean that Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain was weak, but rather that Lin Li's Light and Darkness Sword was simply too strong.

  Everyone could sense that the Soul-devouring Domain in front
of them was much weaker than the one that Stephen had once exhibited. However, its magical waves were exactly the same. The question was, how did the Soul-devouring Domain appear here, and why did it appear in the young mage Lin Li's Light and Darkness Domain?

  Could it be that the young Mage Felic had already understood all the Laws of the Soul-devouring Domain during that battle, and even created a new Soul-devouring Domain? However, that'd be impossible, because even deities wouldn't be able to master a new Law and create a new Magical Domain within such a short period of time.

  Even Lin Li himself was filled with doubts. Although he could already fuse the two nomological powers of Light and Darkness, the fusion brought about various unexpected changes apart from giving him greater power.

  Light and Darkness were two conflicting forces in the first place. When they were fully fused, they would no longer be just Light and Darkness. Instead, they formed an existence that could not be fathomed even by Lin Li. He still had to slowly find out what kind of features and Law it belonged to. What he knew at present was that when he destroyed Stephen's Soul-devouring Domain, the power seemed to be able to devour some of the regular characteristics of the Soul-devouring Domain.

  Although Lin Li did not have much knowledge on nor researched the Soul-devouring Domain, he thought of releasing the Laws of the Soul-devouring Domain after deducing that the enemies were alchemy puppets. Although the Laws that were completely different were not enough for creating a complete Soul-devouring Domain, he reckoned that a reduced version of the Soul-devouring Domain should be able to deal with the two alchemy puppets.

  Since the Laws in the Soul-devouring Domain were not fathomed and mastered by Lin Li himself, it would naturally be impossible for him to apply them at will. Hence, in order to successfully replicate the Soul-devouring Domain, he had no choice but to redo everything. If anyone paid attention, they would discover that the Light and Darkness Sword he had just condensed was not any different from before, be it in terms of strength or whatever.