pertwk 057: Pure Fire Fairy
057: Pure Fire Fairy
"Haha, thank you for your generosity, Lynch's apprentice. May you find truth and eternity soon!"
The raven Duncan flew away happily.
As the lowest-ranking familiar of the Gray Tower, it can only receive magic stones as a reward from Lynch every time.
"Thanks."
Lin Qi returned to the house with the package.
Lynch made two preparations for the materials needed to construct the Pure Fire Fairy Crest: on one hand, he had Lilith organize a search party, and on the other hand, he arranged for Lucy to search in Tree Town.
Ultimately, news came back first from the bustling market town of Tree Town.
Actually, Lucy had heard about it when she first went to Tree Town, but the other party's initial price was quite high, asking for 5000 magic stones. After several rounds of bargaining, the price was reduced to 3600 magic stones.
This was all done through Lucy, which caused a lot of delays before it was finally finalized a few days ago.
Approaching the table, Lin Qi opened the package, inside which were:
A cluster of "Earth Vein Fire" sealed within an insulating crystal, never to be extinguished; a small bottle of "Lava Essence" extracted from the depths of an active volcano, constantly bubbling; and several pieces of "Blazing Flame Butterfly Wing Powder" that appear to be formed from flames, shimmering with iridescent light.
And most importantly, the complete corpse of a pure fire fairy, bound by a special force field, only the size of a fist, with a crimson body that seemed to be made of liquid flames, and two pairs of thin flame wings on its back.
Even through the container, you can feel the waves of heat emanating from them.
Preparations are complete.
Lynch lifted a cover in the corner of the ground and entered the newly dug, rune-reinforced cellar in the room, preparing to refine the energy here to prevent energy leakage or accidents.
After clearing the ground, Lin Qi first used a special silver-red powder mixed with "fire phosphorus powder" to draw a magic circle on the ground.
This array is more complex than the one created by the forest fairy. At its core is a constantly rotating vortex of flames, surrounded by three confinement rings to stabilize the raging fire element and prevent energy backlash, as well as eight auxiliary nodes representing different stages of combustion.
He placed the "Earth Vein Fire Seed" at the center of the vortex, serving as the energy source and anchor point for the entire refining process. "Lava Essence" was evenly dripped into the eight auxiliary nodes, while "Blazing Flame Butterfly Wing Powder" was finely sprinkled at the key connections of the constraint ring.
Finally, he carefully dispelled the force field, suspending the pure fire fairy's corpse directly above the fire seed.
The indoor temperature rose sharply, and the air became distorted due to the high temperature.
Lin Qi held his breath and stood in front of the formation, beginning to chant the secret incantation recorded in the "Guide to Answers," which was specifically used to guide the essence of high-level fire fairies.
The voice was deep and rhythmic, each syllable seemingly sparkling.
As the incantation progressed, the magic circle suddenly lit up with a dazzling, intense golden-red light!
The ley line fire at the center suddenly expanded, transforming into a small, blazing sun that completely engulfed the corpse of the pure fire fairy.
The corpses did not burn in the flames. Instead, like refined gold thrown into a furnace, they began to melt and vaporize rapidly. But instead of disappearing, they transformed into countless pure and dazzling golden lines of fire!
These crimson fire lines were more violent and energetic than the forest fairies' filaments of light. They danced and intertwined in the air, emitting subtle crackling sounds, as if they possessed an independent will to live and were trying to break free from their restraints.
The triple constraint ring shone brightly, forcibly suppressing and guiding these fire lines, weaving them according to a specific trajectory and structure.
A complex, three-dimensional, fiery emblem, seemingly composed of flowing magma and solidified flames, gradually took shape in mid-air. It continuously contracted and condensed inward, emitting light and heat that made the entire quiet room feel like a furnace.
When the emblem was condensed to its extreme and transformed into a dazzling golden stream of light, shooting towards Lin Qi's brow like a meteor, he even felt a real, intense pain, as if he were being burned by flames, coming from his brow and sea of consciousness!
"Hmph!" Lin Qi grunted, his body trembled slightly, and his forehead was instantly covered with sweat, which was then dried by the high temperature.
He could clearly sense that a fire emblem model, heavier, more active, and more aggressive than the forest fairy emblem, was deeply imprinted in a corner of his mind, standing in stark contrast to the previous ice-blue emblem, yet subtly forming a kind of dynamic balance.
It worked!
Lin Qi didn't even bother to wipe his sweat; he immediately had an idea and tried to summon it.
He raised his right hand, palm up, and used his mental power to activate the blazing emblem.
"call--!"
The air ahead seemed to ignite, and a more intricate and magnificent fairy emblem, outlined by leaping flames, suddenly appeared!
A great flame erupted from the center of the emblem, and a brand new summoned creature took flight!
This is a pure fire fairy, roughly the size of two fists. Its body appears to be composed of translucent, orange-red liquid flames, with slowly flowing, bright golden veins visible inside.
Two pairs of broad, delicate, glass-like flame wings vibrated at high frequency, scattering sparkling sparks.
Its features are exquisite, its eyes are two leaping white-gold flames, and the high temperature emanating from its body causes the surrounding air to distort continuously.
Summoned creature: Pure Fire Fairy.
Attributes: Strength 0.7, Agility 1.1, Constitution 0.8, Spirit 16.
Mana: 160.
Skill: Flame Nova.
Flame Nova: Creates a blazing ring of fire centered on the caster or a designated location, covering a radius of 5 meters and dealing continuous fire damage to all targets within the area. Costs 102 mana.
Seeing these amazing attribute ratings, Lin Qi couldn't help but marvel.
He then took out a pre-prepared test puppet and placed it in the center of the room, and then controlled the pure fire fairy to begin the spell test.
Lynch's instructions were conveyed in his mind.
The pure fire fairy let out a bursting shriek and suddenly soared into the air above the quiet room, spreading its arms wide, and the golden light veins inside its body suddenly shone brightest!
"boom!"
A deep, explosive sound!
Centered on it, a visible ring of blazing fire, a mixture of orange-red and platinum, suddenly spread out! Wherever the ring of fire passed, the air crackled and popped as it burned, and the temperature instantly soared to a terrifying level!
Although Lin Qi had restrained his power and controlled the range in advance, the sudden burst of high temperature and light still made the entire quiet room feel like it had been thrown into a steel furnace, and the protective runes on the walls began to flash rapidly!
The ring of fire lasted only a moment before dissipating, but the lingering scorching heat and the pervasive burning sensation in the air proved its powerful area-of-effect damage.
Lin Qi hurriedly looked at the test puppet.
The apprentice-level test puppet can absorb magical energy below 50 degrees Celsius, but even so, burn marks can still be seen on the puppet's surface.
At the center of the puppet is a diamond-shaped crystal, which now displays the intensity of the spell.
36 degrees!
"Tsk tsk tsk!"
Despite having been mentally prepared, Lin Qi still couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement at the power of the spell.
If this were used to strike an enemy, without a strong spell, even a high-level apprentice would likely be instantly vaporized.
The only drawback is that it consumes too much mana, costing over 100 mana per cast. Currently, a pure fire fairy can only cast it once at most.
But that's okay, the power of the emblem summoned creature will increase as the summoner's power increases, until it reaches its limit.
Like the forest fairy before Lynch, whose initial magic power was only a dozen points, now it has increased to more than 100 points as Lynch's strength has improved, and the magic power has also increased from the initial 6 degrees to the maximum of about 12 degrees.
The limits of a pure fire fairy are far from being reached. As long as Lin Qi's strength continues to improve, there will still be further growth.
"Next..."
"It's about increasing our strength."