Chapter 56: Magic Crystal Core
"Where there is wind, my sword can appear!"
Hearing these words, Mackensie felt a tremor of fear in his heart. If he had heard them before fighting Lin Lei, he would have dismissed the other as boasting. But he had just experienced it firsthand—that terrifying speed of the sword strike was ten, even a hundred times faster than his own.
He couldn't counter it, only defend with a Dou Qi Shield.
Being pushed to this extent, Mackensie accepted his defeat wholeheartedly.
"Lin Lei, you say you merge with the wind... that, I still can't understand." Mackensie frowned.
Lin Lei didn't hide the truth and smiled. "Mackensie, you must understand, the wind is inherently formless and shapeless. It can be as swift as a rushing thunderbolt, or as slow as stillness. My Wind Obedience is actually just a small part I've comprehended from the laws of the wind element."
"Laws," Mackensie's eyes filled with reverence. "Those are the highest."
The laws of the various elements were simply too profound. In truth, one only needed to comprehend a sufficient part of them for their soul to completely connect with the 'elemental world.' Then they would obtain a divine spark and ascend to the divine realm.
As for the current Lin Lei, he was only at the very edge of these laws.
Whether it was 'Earth Obedience' or 'Wind Obedience,' they were merely a single scoop of water from the boundless ocean of law.
"Merging with the wind allows my sword to appear anywhere within the wind. However, this method places extremely high demands on the material of the sword itself. Because during that near-teleportation traversal, the sword endures immense pressure." Lin Lei smirked. "If this technique had no material requirements, couldn't I myself teleport?"
Lin Lei could indeed merge himself into the wind, but his own body could never withstand the near-teleportation speed of movement.
"Haha, teleportation— even a Saint Realm expert can't do that, can they?" Mackensie sighed.
No matter how powerful an expert was, even someone like the War God, their speed could only be as swift as lightning. They couldn't truly teleport. Although the term 'teleportation' existed, it was merely something weaker people had spread after witnessing the battles of Saint Realm experts.
The movement speed of Saint Realm experts was so fast that ordinary people only saw them appear here one moment and there the next, and assumed it was teleportation.
In reality, true teleportation simply didn't exist.
Perhaps it did, but at least a level like the War God couldn't achieve it.
"Mackensie, what was the deal with your attack just now? I couldn't sense your aura at all. It felt like every single spear影 around me was real." Lin Lei also looked at Mackensie with confusion.
Communication between Saint Realm experts indeed helped both parties progress, and Lin Lei certainly wouldn't let pride stop him from asking.
Mackensie smiled. "Actually, my method of attack is rather common. Generally, peak Saint Realm experts do it this way."
"Oh?" Lin Lei looked at Mackensie in surprise.
"Back when the War God fought the High Priest, many experts witnessed the terror of a Divine Domain. Afterwards, many Saint Realm experts tried to create an attack of their own that could achieve a similar effect to a Divine Domain. What I just did could be considered a 'pseudo-domain' attack," Mackensie said with a self-deprecating smile.
Lin Lei continued to look at Mackensie.
What Lin Lei wanted was the principle behind this attack.
"Actually, this attack is very extravagant," Mackensie sighed. "For example, my path is the comprehension of the 'fire element law.'"
Saint Realm experts all walked the path of comprehending laws. It was only the subject of their comprehension that differed.
"This 'pseudo-domain' technique involves detonating all the accumulated Battle Qi in an instant while simultaneously igniting all the surrounding fire-system elements. This causes the area within a hundred-meter radius to be instantly flooded with a sea of flames. Because my Battle Qi also merges with the fire elements, the entire sea of flames contains my aura. That is why you couldn't distinguish my true body."
"I can control the surroundings to form various attacks while hiding myself within the sea of flames. Just now, I used Battle Qi to form one attack while my real body launched a sneak attack from behind."
"However, my control isn't strong enough yet. I can only control the Battle Qi and elements to form one attack. If I could make all those other spear影 solid attacks, you'd have been in real trouble," Mackensie laughed.
Lin Lei understood somewhat.
The principle of this attack was simple; the difficulty lay in the control of the elements.
For instance, 'Momentum' was merely a borrowing of the world's own momentum, but a 'pseudo-domain' was different—it was pure control! Generally, controlling the elements within a space was something a Saint Realm expert simply couldn't do. That was something only a divine-level expert could achieve.
But Saint Realm experts were clever. They released a massive amount of Battle Qi all at once, allowing the Battle Qi to fully synchronize with the elements, thereby indirectly controlling the elements. Although it consumed a tremendous amount of Battle Qi, it could barely form a 'pseudo-domain.'
Even so, the control over elements was still far inferior to a true 'Divine Domain.'
Lin Lei had experienced it firsthand. The Assassin King, 'Xisai,' using his Divine Domain, had frozen both Lin Lei and the peak Saint Realm expert Stettler in an instant, rendering them immobile.
That level of elemental control was terrifyingly powerful.
In comparison, the 'pseudo-domain' was much weaker.
"This pseudo-domain does have its merits. Although it consumes a lot of Battle Qi, as long as one's realm is high enough, it can form millions of attacks in an instant. Moreover, it can conceal the user's true location, making it even more powerful than my 'Wind Fluctuation.' Its only drawback is the excessive consumption of Battle Qi, far too wasteful."
But in the next instant, Lin Lei shook his head.
"This is merely a clever trick created by referencing the 'Divine Domain.' While it does test one's control over elements, it contributes almost nothing to the comprehension of the law itself." In his heart, Lin Lei believed this was a deviation from the true path, not the righteous one.