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Balor of the Evil Eye. She possessed the appearance of a colossal teenage girl, but her fundantal essence remained undeniably monstrous. Demonic energy coursed through her body, yet she lacked a Magic Stone. Instead, she utilized ntal power just like a human. This was because Lucian's Substitution Ritual was a rule-tier spell. By sacrificing the original Balor's Magic Stone and soul, he had catalyzed the 'birth' of a brand-new Balor.
Because it operated on the concepts of sacrifice and birth, there was no connection between her past life and her present state. They were two entirely distinct entities. The monster Balor had rely served as the crafting material.
"Balor of the Evil Eye, reporting for duty. I ask of thee, art thou my Master?"
The giant girl looked down at Lucian, planting her hands on her hips in a rather tsundere fashion. However, at the very core of her soul, she harbored profound loyalty and devotion toward Lucian. Yet, this unwavering loyalty had absolutely nothing to do with her mories or past experiences; it had been hardwired into her foundational logic upon birth.
"Not bad." Lucian chuckled. Raising a closed fist, he said, "For all eternity, let us walk this path together."
Balor knelt on one knee, extending her massive palm to gently tap her fist against Lucian's.
"That is my deepest desire as well." Retracting her hand, Balor giggled cheekily.
The personality Lucian had assigned her wasn't actually tsundere; it was sheer arrogance. After all, to bear the title of 'Balor', one had to be noble, arrogant, and sowhat of a troll. Lucian subconsciously felt that this was exactly how she was supposed to act. But Lucian hated being trolled. Therefore, when Balor interacted with him, her behavior ca across as mildly tsundere, layered with the pure innocence of a young maiden.
"Next on the agenda. You need to learn this magic."
With a thought, Lucian engineered a Transformation Magic spell and directly transmitted the data into Balor's mind. Transformation Magic only altered one's physical exterior, leaving their core essence completely untouched. If Balor ever wanted to stroll outside normally like him, mastering this spell was strictly mandatory.
This world featured both Innate and Acquired Magic. The spells unlocked within one's Falna fell under the Acquired category, aning they were artificially awakened. Magical races could master Innate Magic through dedicated study. Unfortunately, the field of Innate Magic had stagnated drastically in the Danmachi world, leading to a massive shortage of practitioners.
When Lucian cast spells, he was fundantally relying on Acquired Magic. [Magic Creation] acted as the perfect magical conduit, making it incredibly easy to execute. However, utilizing his magic, he could reverse-engineer the underlying chanisms, converting them into Innate Magic that magical races could actually learn and wield. Balor possessed phenonal ntal power, but her control was severely lacking. She likely wouldn't be able to leave the Divine Court for a very long ti.
"Understood! I swear to master it as fast as possible!" Balor perked up, her eyes shining with determination.
"In that case, I'll pass you the ntal Power Control Techniques as well."
Thinking aloud, Lucian instantly generated a comprehensive training regin for ntal cultivation and precise control. As for Lucian himself? Naturally, he wouldn't bother training. Dumping points into his Calculation Power directly scaled his ntal mastery anyway. Grinding out levels against monsters was infinitely more entertaining than tedious ditation, not to ntion he didn't have that kind of spare ti to begin with.
However... Creating Balor only to leave her benched would be a colossal waste.
Lucian mused. Although he could summon Balor to face threats in an ergency, it wasn't strictly necessary. Furthermore, her massive size remained a glaring logistical nightmare. Thus, he needed an alternative thod—a way to personally 'borrow' Balor's formidable might. tal Vessel. Lucian's mind imdiately pivoted to a specific power system from a certain fictional work.
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. Its tal Vessel system revolved around sealing a Djinn inside a weapon. When needed, the Djinn's power would fuse with the wielder, manifesting as a Djinn Equip. It was the literal embodint of layering the Djinn's raw power over the user's base capabilities. In other words, the exact mont Lucian finished conceptualizing this system, deploying his Djinn Equip would instantly grant him the devastating power of an upper-tier Level 7.
While Balor's primary offensive asure was her evil eye, her Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, and Agility were all firmly rooted in the absolute highest echelons. Her Magic stat, however, completely shattered the standard scaling system. While fully clad in his Djinn Equip, Lucian would roughly wield the combat prowess of a newly ascended Level 8. That was the horrifying advantage of the tal Vessel system.
Furthermore, tal Vessel users in the Magi universe required a rigorous adaptation period before mastering their Djinn Equip, distinguishing between partial and full-body armant. So were completely incapable of manifesting their Djinn Equip at all. But Lucian didn't suffer from such trivial hurdles. He was literally a walking cheat code.
I'll grind out the tal Vessel tonight. It'll give a solid safety net when I operate in the outside world.
With his mind made up, Lucian imdiately threw himself into forging the tal Vessel. Because he had dumped so many points into Calculation Power, his cognitive processing speed and logical deduction had skyrocketed. It barely took him any ti to finalize the design. He began by using [Rule Creation] to lay down the foundational chanics. From there, he executed the concept through magical replication, ticulously archiving the formula so that the spell could be reconstructed without relying on his rule-bending cheat abilities.
Unlike the original prototype, Lucian heavily incorporated the power of his inner mind. He had no intention of lugging Balor around 24/7. Instead, he ticulously layered the seal on the tal Vessel to serve as both a summoning sigil and an anchor point. The instant he needed her, he could just summon Balor's raw power to occupy the vessel, imdiately deploying his Djinn Equip. Although it added an extra step to the process, the unique nature of his ntal domain ensured the equip sequence would suffer zero delays.
"Let's give this a test run."
Lucian glanced at Balor and imdiately began engraving the spell formations. The arcane runes were directly inscribed onto Balor's form, converting her into a blinding array of light that shot straight into a specialized pendant. By the ti the process finalized, an extra tether linked their very souls.
"Djinn Equip: Balor."
Lucian commanded. Instantly, an intricate layer of magical armor ford across his body. A sleek, pitch-black coat etched with dark green circuitry draped over him, topped with a blood-red crest resting squarely on his forehead. The Djinn Equip completely enveloped his Sli Armant. At the sa ti, Lucian gently hovered into the air. Flight was a fundantal feature of the Djinn Equip. Functionally, there were absolutely no issues.
Next, Lucian successfully tested extracting Balor from the dium, followed by an imdiate resummoning to deploy the Djinn Equip. Both tests passed on the very first try. Truth be told, as long as Lucian actually completed the magic, its functionality was virtually flawless right out of the gate. At worst, it only ever demanded a few minor tweaks to its foundational rules.
"So cool!"
Watching from the sidelines, Talvi's eyes practically sparkled as the words slipped out of her mouth.
"Aren't you guys bored?" Dismissing the Djinn Equip, Lucian looked toward Talvi. "You've all been staring at for three hours now, right?"
Anyone branded with his ntal seal naturally materialized within the Divine Court upon falling asleep. Thus, Talvi's physical body was currently resting outside, while her consciousness remained active inside the inner realm in her true form. It wasn't just Talvi; Bheara and Hephaestus were present as well. And just as established before, whenever he focused on his work, the girls respectfully maintained absolute silence, quietly observing from a distance.
"I'm not bored at all!" Talvi's eyes glead brighter. "Seeing Miss Balor transform into your armant was just way too cool!"
"Without even realizing it, you've managed to pull off another massive stunt." Bheara sighed in profound awe. "You're capable of creating an entire world. Forging a rational lifeform is hardly a surprise at this point."
"Though, I suppose it's still pretty shocking to witness."
"Converting a living being into a weapon... It's certainly a fascinating thesis." Hephaestus, on the other hand, had ntally mapped out every possible application of this developntal path in record ti.
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