Chapter 110: Demon King's Castle

Lvqi possessed not only Special Skills but also Ultimate Skills that surpassed Special Skills. After all, he had reached Level 74, and breaking through the bottleneck at Level 70 proved just how extraordinary he was. From what was known, he could summon a massive army all at once, possessed an Alien Space capable of sustaining life, and had an exceptionally profound mastery of Magic. Beyond this, Zhai Guangyi knew little else about Lvqi.

However, Ultimate Skills were generally evolved by upgrading a Special Skill to Level 10, or by killing and devouring someone who already possessed an Ultimate Skill to evolve through absorption. Lvqi was clearly the former, having launched wars to amass vast amounts of Soul Power and Skill Points. Yet, given the Soul Absorption efficiency of a Demigod, it likely required many large-scale wars to accumulate so many Skill Points.

In contrast, Zhai Guangyi had an absolute 100% absorption efficiency for souls, without the hardships they endured, naturally allowing him to acquire more Skill Points. However, his expenditures were also significant. Not only did he have his own needs, but his Followers, or rather his dependents, also required resources, with basic consumption largely spent on them.

During his discussions on Magic with Lvqi, Zhai Guangyi also discovered that he had unconsciously mastered a technique for highly efficient Magic Power usage.

For instance, to create a fireball requiring 100 points of Magic Power, using incantations or drawing magical inscriptions could improve efficiency, reducing the Magic Power cost to 50 points. Yet, with his own method, Zhai Guangyi could generate a fireball requiring 100 points of Magic Power using only 10 points.

The principle lay in Zhai Guangyi’s precise control over every point of Magic Power for collision. Each collision of Magic Power generated immense energy, and through fusion, this energy formed Magic Power of higher quality. Subsequent collisions and separations not only increased the quantity of Magic Power but also enhanced its quality. This was the reason behind the astonishing power of Zhai Guangyi’s light beams.

This was akin to the proposition that one plus one does not equal two. A more fitting analogy would be a family: one person remains just one person, but a man and a woman together can give birth to new life. Magic Power possessed a similar nature.

Although Lvqi’s control over Magic Power was already precise, it still fell significantly short compared to Zhai Guangyi’s. He could not achieve the fusion and separation of Magic Power, which was why issues like unstable magical explosions occurred.

Exchanging ideas with Lvqi gave Zhai Guangyi a deeper understanding of Magic Power. This method of utilizing Magic Power was not limited to spells like light beams; it could be applied to other forms of Magic as well. However, Zhai Guangyi’s knowledge of other Magic was limited. Those mysterious Magic Circuits were as incomprehensible as ancient texts to him. Without the System’s guidance, aside from relying on his own Skills, Zhai Guangyi could not cast a single spell, despite possessing abundant Magic Power.

Lvqi suggested that Zhai Guangyi could enroll in a Magic University for further study. He greatly admired talented students, believing they could help him advance further on the path of Magic. Primordial Spirits were still exceedingly rare, and as the race closest to Magic, they might even provide an opportunity for the Demon Race’s Magic University to reach new heights.

Zhai Guangyi naturally would not refuse. His education in magic was essentially zero. Although the System had a more comprehensive interpretation, it did not teach. It was like comparing a single book to a teacher holding that book. With his learning ability, Zhai Guangyi did not believe he could learn much from tens of thousands of pages of System analysis.

Now, in the Demon King City, he not only enjoyed generous benefits but could also study while being paid. If in his previous life he could have been an executive at a major company while freely studying at a university, that would truly be a life without regrets—having the freedom of university and success in his career. He would have woken up laughing from such a dream.

However, the current situation was different from Earth. In a place like the Demon King City, which revered strength, it was difficult to be a slacker. Moreover, the Demon King had specifically spent resources to invite him here, so the tasks assigned were certainly not simple. Zhai Guangyi had to prepare himself mentally with caution. Aside from coming into contact with the Elven Divine Tree, Zhai Guangyi felt he could accept anything else. He had already encountered the Elven Divine Tree and did not believe there was any possibility of survival from touching such a terrifying thing.

Back then, he had used a false will generated by the “World” to peer at it from tens of millions of kilometers away, and even his distant True Body soul had suffered damage, let alone using this Elven Body connected to his own soul. That would be no different from seeking death. Feicui’s claim that all the Primordial Spirits who came into contact with the Elven Divine Tree had perished made sense. If he were asked to touch the Elven Divine Tree, Zhai Guangyi would be the first to object. After all, the contract did not grant absolute control; it was merely an equal Labor Contract.

The carriage had already arrived at the Demon King’s Castle and came to a stop. Lvqi stepped down with an expression of lingering satisfaction. Lanni, following behind Zhai Guangyi, was left speechless. At first, she could barely understand the conversation between Zhai Guangyi and Lvqi, but later, topics like magic motion efficiency, magic fusion and fission reactions, and magic decomposition and recombination left her bewildered.

The earlier knowledge had already benefited her greatly, but the later content she could only rely on her memory to retain as much as possible. After all, this was an exchange that even Lvqi, a professor and Magic Mentor at the Magic University, humbly sought advice on. Many people would have given anything to hear such a discussion, and today she had listened to it throughout the entire carriage ride. She now felt there was a reason the Demon King held Zhai Guangyi in such high regard. Being assigned to serve Zhai Guangyi might very well be her opportunity.

As for Zhai Guangyi, walking behind Lvqi, his mind was filled with thoughts like, “Where am I? Who am I? What astronomical and geographical topics did I just discuss?” After all, conversations could be like that—even when one knew little, every chat could give the impression of knowing everything from astronomy to geography. Zhai Guangyi was currently in such a state, unsure of what he had even discussed with Lvqi.

Looking up at the majestic Demon King’s Castle, Zhai Guangyi felt as if he had arrived at the Milan Cathedral in Italy. The entire castle was immense, stretching beyond sight at a glance, and its decorations were extraordinarily lavish. Sculptures adorned it from top to bottom, intricate and densely packed with small structures. The scale was simply awe-inspiring in its grandeur. If Lvqi hadn’t mentioned that this was the Honored One Demon King’s castle, he would have doubted whether he had arrived at some holy temple of art or a Deity’s church.

The Demon King’s residence is truly artistic, slightly different from what I imagined the Demon King’s Castle would be like. At least there are no dark clouds looming overhead; the sky is still clear and bright. Under this expanse of blue sky, the Demon King’s Castle appears even more magnificent and holy.