Chapter 40

"Will you recognize me as your master?"

A seventh-rank unit suddenly wanting to recognize Liu Siyi as its master was as unbelievable as a poor guy walking down the street suddenly hearing that he was the illegitimate child of Li Jiacheng. It instantly bombarded his brain, leaving him momentarily stunned.

"Yes, if you leave a trace of your power within me, you can sense my approximate location, but I cannot sense yours. This way, you can rest assured and there's no need to establish a mental link," the lightning elemental lord said nonchalantly.

Establishing a master-servant relationship with a summoned creature was something that had never appeared in the complex inheritance information. It took Liu Siyi a while to fully understand the situation.

Summoned creatures would automatically disappear when their time was up, due to the rules of the world. They were only projections, and even if your power surpassed the rules, you could only maintain the existence of the projection. Therefore, even if Liu Siyi accepted the lightning elemental lord, having such a powerful subordinate would be almost the same as not having one, as the other party was far away in the lightning elemental plane, and it was uncertain whether their true forms would ever meet.

Moreover, once the other party advanced to the eighth rank and became a hero, they could completely cut off the mental link, giving them complete control. If the other party was truly very powerful, they might even be able to find Liu Siyi through the trace of mental power he left behind.

No wonder the other party was so unconcerned. Liu Siyi finally understood. When the other party's strength reached a certain level, they might even cross planes to seize the law artifact. However, Liu Siyi was not afraid. Such a long time would be enough for him to grow strong enough. By then, he wouldn't be afraid.

"Alright, I agree." Although the other party had a significant advantage, it seemed that the seemingly weaker Liu Siyi also had a significant advantage. It was hard to say who had the upper hand, and a win-win situation might be a good choice.

"Before formally recognizing you as my master, can I see the law artifact?" The lightning elemental lord was also cautious, not wanting to work for the other party for nothing due to a misjudgment.

Liu Siyi nodded, undid his shirt, and revealed his well-developed chest muscles and the lightning rune on them.

"Indeed, it is a law artifact. How did you obtain it?" The lightning elemental lord's deep purple gaze became even more profound, as if he was casually asking.

"Born with it." Liu Siyi smiled harmlessly.

"Uh..." Seeing Liu Siyi's expression, the lightning elemental lord knew that further questioning would yield no results and might even ruin the deal.

"I, the seventh-rank lightning elemental giant Lexus, am willing to serve the summoner before me as my master." At this moment, Lexus's expression was unprecedentedly serious.

"I, the human mage Lewis, accept the submission of the seventh-rank lightning elemental giant Lexus." Liu Siyi was also unusually formal, though he inwardly grumbled about the name, which was a car brand from Japan.

"Haha, being able to feel the power of a lightning law artifact up close is my greatest gain this time." Lexus laughed heartily. "Master, I look forward to your next summoning."

"Of course, with my strength, I will need your help." From the other party's tone, it was clear that he didn't take Liu Siyi as his master seriously. However, Liu Siyi was not bothered by this situation.

Still one hour. Watching Lexus slowly disappear as the time ran out, Liu Siyi was silently calculating the time. The actual negotiation didn't take long; it was the time Liu Siyi "considered" that made it seem longer.

What is this? As soon as Lexus left, Liu Siyi immediately sensed the existence of another plane.

Is it the lightning elemental plane? Just like in the Pokémon world, the perception was unclear and vague, but it was indeed a real perception. Whether it was due to his strength or the distance, it was unclear.

At this distance, with his current strength, he could not reach it, let alone open a spatial passage or dimensional door. Besides, what was the point of going there now? To let the other party seize the law artifact?

Right, Liu Siyi thought, he had met other powerful beings besides Lexus, such as the even stronger Clos and the witch lord of unknown depth. Why hadn't they sensed it? Could it be because the law artifact was of the lightning element, and Lexus was also of the lightning element, so he could sense it?

I don't know, but I can test it.

"XXOO..." This time, Liu Siyi cast the fifth-rank summoning spell, "Summon Firebird."

With the precedent of summoning Lexus, he now felt how difficult it was to cast a fifth-rank spell on his own.

In previous summonings, the incantation only served to activate the spell, and his mental power controlled the magic power through the lightning rune, quickly forming the spell. Whether the incantation was completed or not was irrelevant. Now, he had to use his mental power to control the magic power and gradually complete the spell according to the incantation.

After a while, maybe ten minutes, maybe twenty, Liu Siyi finally finished the last syllable, and the spell was cast.

Damn, Liu Siyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling the mental and magic power consumed by this spell.

Damn, a fifth-rank spell actually consumed half of my mental and magic power, while previously casting two fifth-rank spells, "Thunder God's Spear" and summoning the lightning elemental lord, did not consume as much.

Liu Siyi considered his mental and magic power as 100 points each. Summoning the Firebird consumed 50 points of mental and magic power. The lightning rune reduced the magic power consumption of lightning spells by one-tenth, so the two combined consumed only 10 points. Although it did not reduce mental power, it greatly shortened the casting time, significantly reducing mental power consumption, which was still less than half of the total mental power.

In other words, he now had less than 10 points of mental power and about 40 points of magic power left.

However, the next summoning of the lightning elemental lord would likely consume less. If these three fifth-rank spells could not deal with the opponent, he would have to be prepared to run.

As he cast the spell, the fire elemental magic elements in the surrounding space began to gather toward Liu Siyi, and a burning sensation gradually rose. As soon as the incantation was completed, a large amount of fire elemental magic elements quickly gathered, forming a huge, fiery egg about ten meters in size.

"Crack! Crack!..." A crack appeared on the surface of the fiery egg, and more and more cracks appeared, spreading quickly until the entire surface of the fiery egg was covered with large cracks.

Suddenly, a dazzling red light rose from the surface of the fiery egg, blinding the eyes, and a scorching heat forced Liu Siyi and the others to keep retreating.

"Whistle!~" A long, loud bird call echoed, and as the red light gradually dissipated, a huge, noble, and beautiful bird, covered in flames, became visible.

"Summoner, why have you summoned me?" The Firebird asked the same question as Lexus.

Under Liu Siyi's guidance, the conversation was largely the same as before. The Firebird also came from a fire elemental plane. However, when Liu Siyi proposed establishing a mental link, the Firebird refused without hesitation, stating that as a member of the natural race, while some firebirds enjoyed battle, he did not, and thus did not want to be summoned again.

Words did not go well, especially during the conversation, where Liu Siyi's attitude was gentle and respectful, but the noble Firebird remained haughty and condescending.

Maybe he looks down on me, Liu Siyi thought to himself, instructing the Firebird to guard him as he sat cross-legged to meditate and recover his strength.