Above The Sky
Chapter 1039 - 1039 127 Magnetic Field Turns

1039: Chapter 127 Magnetic Field Turns…

Oh, It’s Electromagnetic Psychic Power (1/2) 1039: Chapter 127 Magnetic Field Turns…

Oh, It’s Electromagnetic Psychic Power (1/2) Ian’s breathing paused for a moment.

He felt a bit taken aback but quickly regained his composure, sensing the spiritual key emerging within him.

This spiritual key was essentially an encrypted stream of information… In theory, nothing from the simulation could truly materialize in Ian’s hands.

After all, simulations are not about altering the past or twisting future cause and effect to create something from nothing—rather, it extracts information from the Domain of Void and, combined with the Forest Ocean Spirit’s simulation abilities, provides Ian with a virtual possibility.

However, most of the information within this virtual possibility actually once existed but never came to fruition due to various coincidences and circumstances.

For instance, like the research on the Domain of Extremes belonging to Hiliard that Ian had seen earlier.

The teacher had surely intended to pass it on to him at some point, perhaps even drafting it mentally long before.

But because, in reality, Hiliard’s health held up for a couple more years, there was no rush to consolidate his learnings and lessons, allowing him to teach Ian little by little at a leisurely pace.

Then came Senior Brother Weges in his demon-possessed state, and everything was thrown off course.

Hiliard had no choice but to give Ian the initial version of the Domain of Extremes for him to study on his own.

It was like the branching storylines of a game—choosing one meant forfeiting the other; heading in one direction closed off another possibility.

Such was the regret borne of the real world.

But thanks to the power of simulation, Ian gained access to the knowledge of that alternate possibility—it was as though he had hacked the system, claiming both options instead of just one!

The last child of Leyan, Alos Lian, represented a potential that required the successful resurrection of Baron Leyan and, moreover, the baron taking his own life for it to be realized.

In reality, Ian had resolved the situation while passing through the Leyan Territory.

There was no way he would allow such a potentiality to occur.

Additionally, Alos caused Leyan Territory to collapse into subspace, shattering any opportunity for Ian to establish it as his domain or uncover the “Sombre Crystal Engine” clues there—not for at least ten years, as the subspace contamination needed to dissipate first.

Yet, thanks to the simulation’s power, Ian still obtained the spiritual key of this true Dragon God’s Emissary.

Spirit energy and Origin Quality are fragmentations of the “Primal Aether” that transcends space-time.

The information they carry only requires a grasp of the details to replicate—in simpler terms, if someone in a simulation learned that one plus one equals two, they would not forget it upon returning to reality.

This was how Ian acquired the spiritual key.

“But…

I’ve already inherited the Qing Steel Dragon’s legacy through the Silver Chip!”

Initially, Ian felt somewhat conflicted.

After all, in the simulated timeline, he had no Silver Chip and hadn’t even ventured into the South Sea Great Labyrinth…

Patrick’s plans might have succeeded, and Yisen Gard could have already died.

In the simulated timeline, Ian couldn’t open the Iron Dragon Nest, and Alos’s key represented his only chance at becoming the Dragon God’s Emissary.

But in reality, not only was Yisen Gard alive, but Ian had also claimed the South Sea Great Labyrinth and the Aether Crystal Dragon.

He even secured the Iron Dragon Nest—nothing had slipped through his fingers.

Alos’s key was no longer a significant acquisition.

However, Ian quickly noticed a crucial difference.

The Qing Steel Dragon left behind its spark and its treasure, but the essence of Alos’s key was its power.

A method of life spirit energy manipulation named [Lurksteel’s Radiance]!

Steel corrodes and decays, but with refinement and forging, it can emerge polished and resplendent.

The word “lurksteel” encompassed meanings of “purified metal” while also symbolizing “rust-coated metallic surfaces,” representing both rust and renewal, death and life.

The Qing Steel Dragon’s most formidable capability lay in its ability to rely on the earth to heal even fatal wounds—its “self-healing ability.” This was the process of shedding rust and rejuvenating itself into radiance once again!

Lurksteel’s Radiance encapsulated precisely this—an enigmatic life spirit energy revealing the mysteries of life and death.

And its essence…

Was a method of harnessing electromagnetic force!

“The essence of life… the binding force of all creation…”

Sensing the core of the spirit energy encoded in the key, Ian murmured, “This legacy left by the True Dragon sure has a way with words.

Isn’t it just the binding of atoms into complex molecular structures to establish the foundation of life?

Why make it sound so esoteric, as if worried the mountain people couldn’t grasp your meaning?”

“Ah, they really wouldn’t have read about that.

Never mind, then.”

Indeed, Lurksteel’s Radiance was a way to use electromagnetic forces to stabilize one’s soul, repair their body, regenerate, and strengthen their physical form!

The reason Alos could endure death as a child yet maintain his soul was not just because he was a Chosen One—it was the power of Lurksteel’s Radiance.

Instinctively, he transformed his form into a kind of electromagnetic aggregation.

This allowed him to sustain an extended presence through simple energy inputs and spirit substance replenishment.

During the battle between Ian and Baron Leyan, Alos’s ability to protect his younger siblings stemmed fundamentally from an electromagnetic repulsion shield!

However, this was merely the most basic application.

If one could master Lurksteel’s Radiance to a high degree, they could solidify the atomic structure of their outer layers, surpassing steel’s flexibility and accelerating movement to supersonic speeds at will.

If injured, they could lock their wounds in place, making reattachment of severed limbs seamless, leaving no decrement in combat ability.

At the highest level, one could emulate the Qing Steel Dragon itself—healing without relying on the Glimmer Cradle System, drawing solely from the planet’s magnetic field to achieve miraculous regeneration.

“That ability… I recall it being mentioned within the Iron Dragon Nest… Yes!

The Iron Dragon Nest was specifically designed as the training ground for cultivating this life spirit energy!”

Ian thought of the unique geological structures within the Iron Dragon Nest.

In hindsight, they clearly functioned to create a powerful magnetic dragon field, perfect for cultivating Origin Quality and practicing Lurksteel’s Radiance.

Theoretically speaking, as a life spirit energy reserved for high-level Sublimators, only Chosen Ones or Sublimators with True Form Bloodline Inheritance who reached the Third Energy Level could practice it.

That effectively made it an ability exclusive to the selected few.

But Ian’s spirit energy happened to match the Third Energy Level.

He had not just the spiritual key of a Chosen One but also the Qing Steel Dragon’s spark and its training grounds.

Moreover, he could utilize tools like the Glimmer Cradle System and the Sombre Crystal Engine that even the Qing Steel Dragon failed to exploit.

Now, Ian wasn’t merely on par with the Dragon God’s Emissary—even the Qing Steel Dragon itself might not match him in strength anymore.

He had become the embodiment of the Qing Steel Dragon!

“Moreover, this gives me great inspiration for modifying the ‘Lord of Stone’ inheritance!”

Ian carefully sensed the spiritual key.

His work to overhaul the “Iron Lord” inheritance revolved around creating a new form of inheritance based on electromagnetic force.

He had considered drawing from the Qing Steel Dragon’s legacy to refine the Iron Lord over the span of a year through deliberate study.

Ian wasn’t in a hurry—he prioritized building a strong foundation for his progress.

However, with the acquisition of Lurksteel’s Radiance, his development inexplicably took a giant leap forward.

Now, the Iron Lord’s progress had shifted from “further data required for calculations” to “ready for preliminary experimentation”!

“No rush.

I’ll wait until I return to Xiawei Territory to begin.”

Ian withdrew his focus.

For now, he set aside his inheritance and training of new abilities; the simulation was still ongoing.

Within the simulated timeline, after resolving the Leyan Territory incident, Ian gained the favor of both the Great Prince and the Second Prince.

Thanks to their admiration, Ian secured resources and benefits from both sides.

It was at this point that Ian confirmed that in the simulated timeline, as he had traveled to the Imperial Capital early to join the Knight Order of Inspectorate, he completely missed the events surrounding the Ellen Family.

In this timeline, Yisen Gard and Patrick had perished in the Southern Sea, and the South Sea Great Labyrinth remained unopened, with no great storm arriving that year.

The battle between the Worm Nest and the Aether Crystal Dragon probably hadn’t even begun.

Furthermore, due to the altered timeline, Ian lacked the Fairy Bloodline and hadn’t been in the right place at the right time.

As a result, he didn’t establish connections with An and other Fae, let alone become acquainted with Master Gossay or enter the alchemy field of the Imperial Capital.

He was simply a promising young inspector knight—nothing more.

But it was exactly because of this that the simulated Ian received far less attention.

Unlike the real Ian, he wasn’t overly famous and didn’t have to flee the Imperial Capital to avoid being unmasked.

Instead, he remained in the Imperial Capital, quietly honing his craft and absorbing insights from the Grand Library’s wealth of knowledge.

Lacking the Silver Chip, he had to frequent the Grand Library.

There, he struck up a friendship with the book-loving Count Phoenix, becoming a confidant despite their significant age gap.

Because of these developments, the simulated Ian skipped involvement in the Avak Domain incident altogether, missing out on events involving Sio, the King of the Mountain, and the deceased monarch, King of the Dead Adalbert.

But this wasn’t exactly a regret—these weren’t events he could have intervened in anyway.

With that said, the Ian from this timeline quickly advanced to the Second Energy Level Peak through his quiet dedication.

In the meantime, on the real timeline, the Avak Domain incident had just occurred.

Thanks to Lurksteel’s Radiance, the simulated Ian awakened his Heart Light Body before reaching the Third Energy Level.

His Heart Light Body in this timeline wasn’t the Guiding Star; instead, it manifested as a strange power named “Abyssal Fire.”

Since this was merely a simulation, Ian himself couldn’t fully comprehend the true essence of this Heart Light Body.

But it didn’t take long for him to uncover the answer.

The simulated Ian returned to Harrison Port.

At the height of the Fiery Flame Land’s war against The Empire, amidst the raging rebellions of the Naling Mountain People and the chaos engulfing the entire Southwest District, Ian came back.

He returned to the homeland of his current life, just as the real Ian had.

But unlike the real Ian, the simulated Ian carried only a side sword on his back.

His gaze, devoid of any hesitation, burned with an unwavering conviction bordering on insanity.

His goal was singular.

He intended to kill Viscount Grant, seize Harrison Port, and establish it as his stronghold, laying the foundation for his future dominion amidst the war between nations.

He aimed to ignite a single, solitary flame in the infinite darkness of the chaotic abyss—

Fueled by the dreams of others.