The waves of heat ultimately converged entirely into his Sea of Consciousness.
Leilin watched as the numerous streams of liquefied silver Spiritual Power began to boil. Even the triple-layered nested core Spiritual Body at the center radiated surges of light, and the strange blood-red runes were nearly complete—only the very center point remained before they would be fully formed!
"Activate the Crystallization Wizard Formation!"
The Crystallization Wizard Formation arranged throughout the room immediately let out a thunderous roar, its blood-red runes lighting up one after another.
Leilin shuddered from head to toe.
Unlike the previous wizard formations, this Crystallization Wizard Formation brought not only a terrifying compressive force, but also a bone-piercing cold!
Streams of frigid air pierced straight into Leilin's Sea of Consciousness, merging with the boiling liquefied Spiritual Power within.
Heat on one side, cold on the other—Leilin even felt his head swelling a size larger, as though it were about to explode.
Under this alternating assault of heat and cold, his Sea of Consciousness underwent tremendous changes, its edges ceaselessly expanding outward.
The vast quantities of liquid Spiritual Power condensed continuously under the tremendous pressure, tempered again and again by the waves of heat and cold, until they finally took on a faint crystalline sheen.
These crystalline traces of Spiritual Power marked the transformation from liquefied Spiritual Power to crystallized Spiritual Power!
Leilin gazed at these Spiritual Power crystals. Every Wizard's crystallized Spiritual Power naturally carried its own distinct personal style.
His own Spiritual Power crystals were dark black, resembling shards of black crystal threaded through with faint veins of fiery red—a perfect reflection of his elemental affinity.
The liquefied Spiritual Power crystals had shrunk by several times in volume. Meanwhile, the heat currents generated by the Diamond Jellyfish continuously stimulated the production of additional Spiritual Power, filling in the gaps.
"Ding! The host has broken through current genetic limits. All physical parameters have increased!"
The Chip's monitoring voice chimed in once more.
When a Wizard entered the Crystallized rank, because this was the foundation of the Morning Star realm, the entire body would undergo transformative changes. Physical constitution was only one aspect of it.
"Truly an evolution at the genetic level!"
Joy surfaced on Leilin's face. Opportunities to break through the genetic limits of the human body were exceedingly rare among low-level Wizards, making them all the more precious.
"Ding! Main body's Spiritual Power has broken through the threshold, advancing to Crystallized Wizard. Re-collecting data!"
The Chip's notifications came one after another, and at this moment, the waves of heat and cold had also stabilized, gradually fading away. Leilin's sea of consciousness was filled entirely with crystallized black Spiritual Power, carrying an impression of indestructibility.
And his data had been refreshed once again.
"Leilin Farell — Warlock Rank 3 (Crystallized). Bloodline: Giant Komoan Serpent. Strength: 35. Agility: 35. Constitution: 50. Spirit: 351.7. Mana: 351.7 (Mana is synchronously determined by Spiritual Power)."
"Strength and Agility both jumped by five points in one go — that's pretty good. As for Constitution, if I hadn't previously obtained rare materials like Blood Dragon Fruit, I wouldn't have been able to reach this value..."
Leilin looked at the data the Chip had refreshed and nodded with satisfaction.
Moreover, his Spiritual Power had completely broken through the 350 barrier, entering the realm of crystallization.
Leilin raised his hand. He could feel that this crystallization of Spiritual Power's transformation of his body had only just begun. Although the pace had slowed and was no longer as obvious as during the breakthrough, this gradual, subtle change — once accumulated over time — would unleash terrifying power!
"Senior Lucy didn't advance to Crystallized Rank 3 until she was over five hundred years old, and that speed was already considered quite fast within the Ouroboros Circle. Senior Robin is only three hundred some years old, and his last advancement immediately shook the entire Ouroboros Circle, earning him the title of the most powerful bloodline genius in three hundred years..."
Leilin tidied up the items in his room, a bitter smile appearing on his face.
"I'm only two hundred some years old — far too young. If word of this advancement speed got out, it would probably cause another sensation!"
Advancing to Crystallized Wizard more than a hundred years before Robin, and without even borrowing any external influence — even Gilbert would be startled.
Yet Leilin urgently needed strength right now and had no choice but to break through as quickly as possible.
"I'll have to wait a while. Once the great upheaval begins and everyone's attention is focused on the war, although my advancement speed will still cause waves, the impact will definitely be smaller than it would be now..."
Having made up his mind, Leilin decided not to go out for the time being, sequestering himself in the Wizard Tower.
Relying on the concealment formations he had set up, supplemented by the Wizard Tower's amplification, unless Gilbert came in person, no one would know that he had secretly advanced to Crystallized.
Such hidden strength would be enough to deal a devastating blow to those enemies who miscalculated!
At this thought, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Leilin's mouth: "Let's see who will be the first to come knocking..."