Chapter 147: Chapter 102: Divine Plane, The Astonishing Power of Stacking Runes

Pei Ze raised his hand again and swiftly traced in the void. A Lightning Rune materialized in the blink of an eye. He didn’t stop there, however, instead condensing two more Lightning Runes in quick succession before guiding all three to merge into the body of the sword.

With a sharp CRACKLE, countless electric arcs danced across the surface of the sword. It looked as though the blade was coated in a slowly flowing, azure halo, its shimmering light exceptionally beautiful.

Yet Pei Ze could sense the ferocious power contained beneath that beautiful surface.

His gaze hardened, and he abruptly swung the sword, slashing at the crystal target before him.

The poor crystal target had only just regenerated when it suffered another heavy blow. Moreover, the power of this attack was far more terrifying than the previous two.

BOOM! Nearly half the target abruptly exploded. Crystal fragments shot out in all directions like bullets, peppering the ground with countless small craters.

’Category: Physical, Elemental Power, Lightning’

’Power: 102.1 degrees’

"Incredible!"

Pei Ze drew in a sharp breath, an irrepressible joy flashing in his eyes.

’This is far more powerful than I anticipated!’

’It’s almost half the power of Silverstar!’

After all, Silverstar was a top-tier Tier One Witchcraft Artifact, only a single step away from the next tier.

A single casual strike possessing half the power of a top-tier Tier One Witchcraft Artifact... If word of this got out, countless Wizard Apprentices would be utterly astounded.

"I never expected that stacking three Elemental Runes combined with the Power of Thunder Element would be so astonishingly powerful. I’ve really hit the jackpot this time."

Pei Ze marveled at the result. The technique of stacking Elemental Runes was even more potent than he had imagined.

After composing himself, he tried stacking four Lightning Runes.

However, as soon as the Lightning Runes merged into the sword’s body, the blade cracked with a sharp SNAP, and its surface even began to melt.

Pei Ze couldn’t help but frown.

This Longsword wasn’t an ordinary weapon. It was a Magic Weapon enchanted with Blacksteel and Sharpness—a piece of loot he had taken from a Wizard Apprentice.

Yet even a Glimmer-grade Magic Weapon like this couldn’t handle four stacked Lightning Runes.

An Alchemy-grade Magic Weapon probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand even three. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

’I wonder how many Lightning Runes a Witchcraft Artifact can withstand?’

Feeling no sense of loss, Pei Ze tossed aside the ruined Magic Weapon and switched to Silverstar.

This time, it went smoothly. Silverstar withstood the four stacked Lightning Runes with ease.

Pei Ze then ran a test. A full-power strike combining both effects reached a power level of 274.3 degrees.

Pei Ze was instantly filled with amazement. ’With this much power, even a Tier Two Legendary Knight would be killed instantly.’

Pressing on, Pei Ze attempted to stack five Lightning Runes.

This time, he could clearly feel the heavy strain on Silverstar, evidenced by the rapid drain on his Spiritual Power.

Apparently, Silverstar had to draw on his Spiritual Power to maintain the burden of the five fused Lightning Runes.

Pei Ze estimated that under these conditions, he would be completely drained of Spiritual Power in half a minute at most.

Thus, not daring to delay, he immediately began to test its power.

As expected, the power of this strike surpassed three hundred degrees, reaching an astonishing 304.4 degrees.

Satisfied, Pei Ze stopped the test and didn’t attempt to stack them any higher.

Five Lightning Runes were clearly approaching Silverstar’s limit. He had no desire to see his precious, hard-won Witchcraft Artifact get destroyed as well.

Regardless, the Elemental Rune stacking technique had been an immense and pleasant surprise.

It had given him another powerful tool for combat.

Stacking the Lightning Runes onto Silverstar, in particular, could serve as a trump card.

A trump card powerful enough to turn the tide of battle at a critical moment!