Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 496: Continuous Soul Explosion

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The lightning ball harbored terrifying energy. Flora and fauna around the area had been burnt to a crisp, and no Magical Beasts dared to approach it. However, strangely, Yang Ling realized that the lightning ball did not pose a threat to him. Holding it in his hand, not only did the lightning ball not electrocute him, he instead felt a sense of familiarity. He did not know if it was because he had safely passed the Lightning God Tribulation, or that the lightning had been absorbed and condensed by the Wizard’s Pagoda. The lightning arcs crackled in the wind, quickly entering his body and circulating around his Wizard Core as if it were a magical lightning shield.

Could this be the so-called Heart Armor?

Seeing the lightning ball in his hand gradually become smaller, sensing the lightning arcs circulating around the Wizard Core, Yang Ling had a thought as he remembered the mantra used to materialize the Heart Armor taught to him by the Chief Elven Priest. He sat down, cross-legged in his confusion, forming a hand gesture as he started training.

Crackle...

According to the method used to materialize the Heart Armor, Yang Ling slowly concentrated the bolts of lightning, trying his best to connect them and form a whole. Slowly, the arcs of lightning started circulating around his Wizard Core following a strange pathway, securely guarding the Wizard Core.

Could I have advanced to become a Mid-level Deity in one sitting?

Looking at the lightning arcs circulating around the Wizard Core, Yang Ling shook his head in confusion. The divinity of someone else is not much larger than the size of a thumb, while his Wizard Core was about as large as the mouth of a bowl. Yang Ling did not know if this could be classified as a divinity or not. Someone else’s Heart Armor would tightly envelop their divinity, but this magical shield made up of arcs of lightning spun continuously around the Wizard Core. Both its shape and characteristics were very different from an ordinary Heart Armor. Yang Ling did not know what was going on!

“Sala, all three of you attack me together, let me see how strong you are!” After failing to understand what was going on, Yang Ling decided to toss these strange questions to the back of his mind. He then summoned high-level Magical Beasts such as the demoness, Dark Dragon King, and Giant Ape King, prepared to observe his abilities through practical combat.

Whether or not the Wizard Core was a divinity, or if the magical lightning shield was a Heart Armor was secondary. What was most important was his abilities. As long as he had sufficient abilities, he need not be bogged down by the form of his divinity or Heart Armor!

“Sir, I am here!” After letting out a depressed roar, the reckless Giant Ape King leaped high up into the air, fiercely throwing a fist toward Yang Ling. His thick fists, heavy armor made out of obsidian, massive frame... All of these made him look like a bloodthirsty, human-shaped Gundam.

“Great, great attack!” Looking at the heavy attack of the Giant Ape King, Yang Ling was elated instead of surprised. He jumped into the air and fiercely planted his fist onto the fist of the Giant Ape King.

Boom...

One was pushing downward, and the other was flying upward. The two of their fists fiercely collided with each other. However, just as the demoness and Dark Dragon King had expected that the Giant Ape King who occupied the high ground had a slight advantage, an accident happened!

A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from Yang Ling’s fist, cackling as it coiled around the Giant Ape King’s fist. Wherever it passed, the latter’s skin became burnt black, letting out waves of a roasted scent.

Ah...

After letting out a pathetic cry, the Giant Ape King fell hard onto the ground. His limbs were convulsing, his body numb and helpless as he saw Yang Ling’s fist turn back to normal. Originally, he had wanted to attack Yang Ling using his height advantage. He did not expect the other party’s fist to suddenly release a bolt of terrifying lightning, so fast that he could not avoid the attack.

“Oh, I can add on lightning attacks?”

Looking at his recovered fist with confusion, then seeing the shocked Dark Dragon King and demoness, Yang Ling let out an evil smile, actively releasing an attack. Indeed, as long as there was bodily contact, both his fist or feet could release a layer of lightning attacks, making it extremely difficult on the Dark Dragon King and demoness. The demoness who had learned the laws of the wind element was better off, with only her long hair, which draped over her shoulders standing after being shocked. The Dark Dragon King was tortured by Yang Ling, and his entire body shocked till he was numb and helpless.

After repeatedly testing his attacks on a large bunch of Horned Bee Beasts, spiders, and Evil Eyes, Yang Ling ascertained that he had obtained an indescribable benefit after he absorbed the lightning ball. Other than not being able to release lightning element attacks while using weapons, both his elbows and knees were able to be layered with lightning attacks. Even if he stood still without moving, a person hitting his body would suffer from the automatic retaliation of the lightning. His close combat abilities had again improved by leaps and bounds. His abilities would become even more alarming if he unleashed the Ice-sealing Domain or Thousand-layer Wave Domain!

Tsk tsk, how strong would I become if I further learn the Law of Lightning and layer on the three great Divine Domains together?

After experiencing how powerful the lightning was, Yang Ling became filled with anticipation for his training in the future.

Even though he was unable to learn the Law of Lightning for the time being, but just as the God of Fire Raymond had said, after successfully passing the Lightning god Tribulation, his speed when it came to understanding the Law of Lightning would be much faster than that of an average person. A person might instinctively feel fear when they saw the bolts of snake-shaped lightning, but Yang Ling was the opposite. The more powerful the bolts of lightning, the stronger the sense of familiarity he got from them. As long as he persisted and continued training, he believed that he would one day be able to understand the Law of Lightning, hailed as the skill with the greatest offensive capabilities.

With excitement in his heart, Yang Ling walked into the Wizard’s Pagoda. Just as he expected, the fifth level of the Wizard’s Pagoda has silently opened, within it, a mysterious stele. On the stele was a mass of high-level Wizard Techniques.

“Seize the luck of the universe, subjugate the soul of every living creature...”

In his elation, Yang Ling took in all of the words on the stele, touching the ancient text on the stele as he continued to read on. There were many Wizard Techniques recorded on the stele, but they could be generally split into two categories. One was the various soul attacks and defensive Wizard Techniques, while the other was powerful restrictions. Amongst those included the Soul Restriction, which he was expecting.

Many Wizard Techniques were soul attacks, some soul attacks being able to forcefully enter the brain of another person and instantly wipe out the other party’s consciousness. Others were able to infiltrate the brain without a trace and bury a soul attack as if a landmine. There were also attacks that targeted individuals, as well as large-scale group attacks. Amongst those, what Yang Ling liked the most was a group Wizard Technique called Continuous Soul Explosion.

After breaking through to the level of Soul Wizard and materializing a human-shaped Soul Crystal, his Soul Energy had been strengthened by tens of times. The power of both the Roar of Dead Souls and Soul Assimilating Light Ray had improved by leaps and bounds, while his Soul Explosion Wizard Technique was no exception. All these while, Yang Ling’s favorite techniques were those that could suddenly attack the souls of his enemies and cause the other party to slip into disarray or completely break down, just like the Soul Explosion Technique.

Great power, fast cast time, undetectable, indefensible...

All of these made the usage of the Soul Explosion Technique extremely fluid. Coupled with the five-element Evasion Techniques and the Blood Elf Dagger that could kill without shedding blood, it was the best Wizard Technique when it comes to surprise attacks. With these three tools, he had managed to defeat many Magical Beasts and enemies.

The power of the Soul Explosion Wizard Technique was large, but unfortunately, it had always been a single target attack, leaving Yang Ling with many regrets. Now, the Continuous Soul Explosion solved that problem.

As its name suggests, the Continuous Soul Explosion was a Soul Explosion Wizard Technique that could be used in a large area, being able to ignite the souls of a large number of enemies. According to the explanation on the stele, it could attack the enemies around him in all directions, and the enemies would not be able to avoid the attack even if they flew into the air or dove into the water.

The greater his Wizard Power, the more powerful his soul was, and the larger the radius and power of the Continuous Soul Explosion were! As long as he had enough Wizard Power and soul, he would have no problems instantly destroying a large city, much less defeat the entire army of his enemies!

“Tsk tsk, just what other goodies are there on the sixth and seventh level of the Wizard’s Pagoda?”

After quickly noting down the high-level Wizard Techniques and restrictions recorded on the stele on the fifth level, Yang Ling was extremely excited. He was filled with anticipation for the last two levels of the Wizard’s Pagoda. The power of the Wizard Techniques recorded on the steles was unparalleled. After mastering them, he would at least have the confidence to deal with the Mid-level Deity that was the Chief Elder of the Templars. As long as he meticulously set up an ambush and use his five element Evasion Techniques to launch a surprise attack, it was even possible to kill him in a second.

He had already become this powerful when he had just broken through to become a Soul Wizard. His abilities would become even more insane if he advanced to become a high-level Soul Wizard, or even train to become a Wizard Deity! When that time comes, he might be able to move freely between the dimensions even without the Divine-level Magical Beast Golden Roc, becoming a fabled Dimensional Wanderer!

After exiting the Wizard’s Pagoda, looking at the expansive Wizard Pagoda’s Space, seeing the Magical Beasts groveling on the ground, then looking at the mysterious Wizard’s Pagoda again, Yang Ling was filled with anticipation and confidence for the future. Just as the God of Fire Raymond had said, there would come a day when he would become more powerful than all of the top-notch fighters in the continent combined.

He had to pace himself!

Even though he was filled with confidence for the future, but Yang Ling was not overly ambitious. He was clear of his current abilities. He took out the Great Wizard Altar after leaving the Wizard Pagoda’s Space, sitting cross-legged as he concentrated on training, quickly solidifying his level as a Soul Wizard and Low-level Deity.

After having advanced a level, the speed at which he absorbed energy had become faster. The life force that came from the primordial Terras Forest, the Spiritual Energy that came from all around him, as well as the vast energy from the stars, quickly formed a giant energy vortex above the castle.

After absorbing a large amount of energy, the Wizard Power pushed out by his pulsing Wizard Core became richer and richer. The human-shaped Soul Crystal in his head also became clearer and more lifelike, its facial features identical to Yang Ling himself. It harbored a massive amount of Soul Energy, further pushing the level of his Divine Knowledge upward. Under the effects of the Body Honing Wizard Mantra, his body became further strengthened. Even though the rate at which his body was strengthening was becoming slower, he could still feel the explosive energy within his body become more and more powerful. He could feel his nerves become thicker and stronger.

The training after his advancement made Yang Ling undergo a complete transformation, quickly solidifying him as a Soul Wizard and Low-level Deity. His abilities were now far stronger than they were in the past!