I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

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Meanwhile, based on Lanlong's reminder...

Duanmu Lian, along with Liu Zi and Tokisaki Kurumi, arrived at a place rich in ley line energy.

After banishing all the dragons from the area and the surrounding area, Duanmu Lian obtained a magical book from Shu Ji and began her experiments.

What is he going to do?

It's very simple. Just like how those magicians created primordial spirits, Duanmu Lian wanted to try and see if she could create spirits herself.

"Splash splash splash splash!"

In the canyon where the tangible earth vein energy surged, a magic book floating in front of Duanmu Lian began to unfold its pages automatically without any wind.

Then, incantations flew out from the spellbook, forming array patterns in the void.

Finally, the array patterns rotated to form a mysterious and complex circular array.

One after another, streams of earth vein energy began to transform into thin, snake-like energy pillars, surging into the circular array.

Just as the circular array was about to start operating, it suddenly stopped, cracked, and exploded with energy.

"Hmm... the energy flow here needs to be faster, and we need to add three more spells..."

Despite her initial failure, Duanmu Lian was not discouraged. Instead, she began to improve the technique based on her previous mistakes.

After failing six times, the seventh time the spell array was deployed, it finally started working normally.

Seeing the circular array now functioning normally, Duanmu Lian took out a spirit crystal and placed it on the page of the Illusion Book where the magic array was inscribed.

A circular magic circle enveloped the spirit crystal, and then the magic circle on the other side of the page also began to glow and operate.

“Buzz buzz buzz!!!!”

In an instant, the world began to change color, as a large amount of earth vein energy was extracted and refined, causing significant changes in nature.

However, before Tokisaki Kurumi and Ryuu's eyes, a strange change occurred on the huge magic circle that was spinning at high speed.

A pure white energy sapling sprouted from the core of the magic circle.

Kurumi Tokisaki sensed a very familiar power within it, a spiritual energy fluctuation that seemed to have the same attribute as her spiritual crystal.

At this moment, the energy sapling in front of everyone began to grow rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before it had gone more than a few dozen meters, the energy sapling had transformed into a large tree.

Furthermore, on the longest branch of the energy tree, a flower bud was growing.

"It seems my reverse engineering has succeeded."

Seeing a flower bud growing on the tree, Duanmu Lian smiled.

At first, Kurumi Tokisaki did not understand what the giant energy tree and the flower buds on it represented.

But when the energy tree's buds bloomed, a scene that left her speechless unfolded.

At the heart of the slowly blooming, beautiful flower, a dazzling crystal radiates a mysterious glow.

"Th-that's..."

Looking at the crystal at the core of the flower, Kurumi Tokisaki was so excited that she couldn't speak for a moment.

There's no mistake, she won't admit she's wrong.

The core crystal that bloomed from the flower was clearly a spirit crystal belonging to an elf, and it was the third spirit crystal that Tokisaki Kurumi was extremely familiar with.

At this moment, there is a spirit crystal inside a flower on the tree, and there is also a spirit crystal on the magic book floating in front of Duanmu Lian.

"inverse---!"

Duanmu Lian took the spirit crystal from the magic book and turned to the next page.

The massive energy of the earth veins instantly stopped circulating, no longer being extracted, but instead began to flow in reverse.

The enormous energy tree before the three of them also began to violently twist and distort.

Surrounded by a complex and mysterious magic array, the massive, pure white energy tree began to compress and twist towards the single flower.

In less than five seconds, the entire enormous energy tree was compressed and poured into the flower.

The flower that had been emitting a dazzling light slowly closed at that moment, and all its energy was integrated into the crystal-clear, luminous crystal.

Duanmu Lian guided the spirit crystal to the magic book, and then held it in her hand.

At this moment, Tokisaki Kurumi, who was standing to the side, fell silent as she looked at the two spirit crystals in Duanmu Lian's hands.

She never expected that the experiment Duanmu Lian mentioned was actually about creating spirit crystals.

"Receive Magic - Fusion!"

Looking at the two spirit crystals in her hand, Duanmu Lian took out another magic book and activated the magic within.

"Receive Magic" is a type of magic from the Fairy Tail universe that allows one to receive the power of monsters or animals and use it for their own purposes.

It can be divided into "partial reception," which only receives a part of the target's body, and "whole-body reception," which receives the entire target.

Duanmu Lian has no magic power and cannot use magic.

The magical weapon used in the previous battle against Kamui was a permanent fusion magic that borrowed the power of the Dark Erosion Extinction Fang.

At this moment, he borrowed the power of the magic book and began to use this magic to receive the newly created spirit crystals.

"Buzz—!"

A pale purple circular magic circle appeared on the magic book and then enveloped Duanmu Lian's head.

The spirit crystal in Duanmu Lian's hand also emitted a dazzling light.

Even when his fist was clenched tightly, the light still shone through the gaps between his fingers.

As the spirit crystal was absorbed into her body by the magic, one of Duanmu Lian's eyes, under Tokisaki Kurumi's gaze, transformed into a golden clock.

At the same time, the clothes on his body, under the cleansing of the black and red spiritual energy fluctuations, were woven into a black and blood red trench coat.

"【——Zafkiel——】"

After calmly glancing at the spiritual armor she was wearing, Duanmu Lian spoke in a calm tone.

Then, a black and red spiritual energy storm suddenly rose behind him.

After the spiritual energy storm unfolded, a gigantic clock, more than twice the height of Duanmu Lian, appeared behind her.

After experimenting with bullets one through five, Duanmu Lian stopped the experiments and used magic to safely separate the spirit crystal from her body.

Playing with the two spirit crystals in her hand, Duanmu Lian turned to look at Tokisaki Kurumi, who was completely stunned, and asked with a smile:

"Kurumi Tokisaki, would you be interested in changing your class from 'Elf' to 'God'?"

After understanding the principles and composition of spirit crystals, Duanmu Lian had some wonderful ideas and thought she could strengthen the spirit crystals.

Let the spirit crystals become divine essence, and let the spirits become gods.

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Chapter Sixty-Two: From Elf to God, The Book of Omniscience

"This spirit crystal can indeed be used to strengthen and sublimate a divine essence."

In the eternal void, a memory entity named Duanmu Lian, with a full head of silver hair, silver eyes, and silver horns on its head, carefully examined the spirit crystal in its hand and gave its reply.

Duanmu Lian, standing in front of him, nodded knowingly.

Kurumi Tokisaki has fulfilled her promise to him, handing over the manifestation device and the spirit crystal.

He also reaped considerable benefits from it.

Next, as long as he has some free time, he can analyze the spirit crystals of other spirits in the Date A Live world and then mass-produce these spirit crystals.

In return, Duanmu Lian naturally had to give Tokisaki Kurumi the power to defeat Takamiya Mio.

Based on the characteristics of the Spirit Crystal, Duanmu Lian decided to enhance and elevate Tokisaki Kurumi from her Spirit form into a deity.

I'll also teach them some time-manipulation techniques.

"I need a little bit of [divinity], and your spells related to time."

Looking at the giant dragon lotus in front of her, Duanmu Lian said softly.

The opponent is a pure-blooded dragon, and the strongest among legendary dragons, comparable to the Dragon God, the Time Dragon.

The Time Dragon, as its name suggests, is a special dragon species closely related to time.

This dragon interacts with time in its own unique way, breathing in time, devouring time, and living within it in a way that makes it a tangible representation of time.

In the Dungeons & Dragons universe, this type of dragon is considered the rarest and most powerful of all dragons.

Although Duanmu Lian disliked the influence of the power of [Time], power is still power.

The eternal return of the Mercury Serpent involves profound temporal power, and it is impossible for him not to conduct relevant targeted research on it.

"Yes, but those are time spells that are suitable for 'me' as a Time Dragon. If other people or species cast them, there might be some side effects. You should be careful."

Time Dragon Lotus nodded and kindly offered a reminder.

After returning the spirit crystal to Duanmu Lian, he raised his finger and lightly touched his brow, copying his knowledge and handing it over to her.

As for divinity, you can simply obtain the divine status from the Temple of Seeking the Way.

In the DND pantheon, the gods are called gods, but they are more like a profession.

But in any case, the divine power possessed by this deity is a very versatile and all-purpose power.

If one has enough divine power, one can basically do anything, and in some situations, one can be considered omnipotent.

Of course, the gods in the D&D pantheon are not without their flaws, namely, they are bound by faith.

Once faith is abandoned, the gods will perish.

As long as one does what is in accordance with one's divine duty, one can continuously obtain the power of faith and transform it into divine power.

As for the power of time contained in the spirit crystal, several Duanmu Lians who became arcane sorcerers and gods during the Eternal Abyss gave him good advice.

"The god of time, to be honest, doesn't necessarily need to collect faith in a certain sense."