According to their understanding of magic, domain magic usually relied on space, a fixed position, or large-scale ritual formations.
They were supposed to cover the ground, the air, buildings, or even an entire region.
They were not meant to be compressed into something that could be held in the palm of one's hand.
Yet, that was exactly what Lin Ling was doing.
The layer of miniature Holy Light Stasis contracted bit by bit.
Like a transparent bottle, it firmly locked in the churning, pale blue magic within.
The magic that had been on the verge of exploding was forced to decelerate inside the domain.
The flow slowed down.
The impact decreased.
The direction was reorganized.
Lin Ling gritted her teeth, carefully maintaining it.
She could feel the immense pressure this miniature domain was under.
There was too much magic inside.
So much that it could burst at any moment.
Consequently, the Holy Light Stasis began to react just as it had on the experimental field earlier.
It began to absorb the magic.
The magic striking the boundaries of the domain from the inside was gradually incorporated into its own structure.
It was used to reinforce the domain's shell.
The white light membrane, which had been as thin as a bubble, gradually grew brighter.
Then it thickened.
Then, a faint, solid outline actually appeared.
It was as if the light had been compressed into some kind of transparent hard shell.
Phelan’s pen stopped in mid-air.
“Materialization...”
Aliviel looked at him.
“What?”
Phelan’s voice was very low.
“After being infused with an excessive amount of magic, the Holy Light Stasis is transforming from a pure domain structure into a semi-materialized shell.”
“The domain itself has been forced into a physical form by the massive amount of magic.”
Baroque’s expression changed.
“Domain materialization?”
“Theoretically, that is almost impossible.”
Phelan stared at Lin Ling’s palm.
“But it is happening.”
Lin Ling didn't hear what they were saying.
All of her attention was currently on the increasingly bright little object in her palm.
The pale white miniature domain continued to shrink.
The pale blue magic inside was being compressed into a more stable state.
The chaotic electrical arcs disappeared.
In their place were slowly rotating patterns of light.
Those patterns looked like a galaxy trapped in transparent crystal.
Or perhaps a tiny, sealed magic storm.
“Stay steady,” Lin Ling muttered softly.
“Good girl.”
“Don’t explode.”
“You’re not a bomb right now.”
“You’re a bottle—a bottle used to hold magic.”
“A bottle needs to have the self-awareness of a bottle.”
Everyone: “...”
Cecil said in a low voice, “She’s started talking to magic again.”
Aliviel rubbed her forehead. “You’ll get used to it.”
As the last wisp of white light closed up—
“Click.”
A soft, crisp sound rang through the air.
It wasn't the sound of an explosion.
It was more like the sound of thin ice finally freezing solid.
Above Lin Ling’s palm, the previously churning pale blue magic had completely quieted down.
In its place was a small, crystal-like object.
It was only about the size of a thumb.
Semi-transparent.
The outer layer was a pale white color.
It looked like a transparent shell condensed from Holy Light.
Sealed inside was a dark blue mist of magic light.
The magic hadn't disappeared.
Instead, it was firmly locked within the miniature Holy Light Stasis, flowing slowly along a fixed trajectory.
It looked like a miniature storm sealed inside a crystal.
The air remained silent for a long time.
Lin Ling looked down at the object.
She blinked.
“I...”
“I think I succeeded. Did I compress the magic into a concentrate?”
Everyone: “...”
Phelan slowly walked forward.
He looked at the crystal-like object with an expression more serious than ever before.
“It is no ordinary crystal.”
Lin Ling looked up. “Then what is it?”
Phelan was silent for a moment.
Then he said, “A materialized domain.”
Lin Ling: “...”
She looked down at the little thing in her palm.
“A materialized... domain? Does that mean the magic was compressed to the extreme and then materialized?”
Phelan shook his head.
“It is not a physical form compressed from magic.”
“What truly materialized was the Holy Light Stasis itself.”
“Originally, it was just a domain structure covering an area.”
“But you compressed it into an extremely small range and infused it with a massive amount of magic.”
“To maintain stability, the Holy Light Stasis absorbed the magic to reinforce itself.”
“As a result, the domain boundary transformed from an intangible state into a semi-materialized state.”
“The shell of this object is the materialized Holy Light Stasis.”
“What is sealed inside is that mass of high-concentration magic from earlier.”
Lin Ling listened, dazed.
After a good while, she finally spoke slowly.
“In other words...”
“This is a sealing crystal used to package magic? It’s practically a monumental historical item for Miss Saintess to change the demon race!”
Phelan was silent for a second.
“Though your phrasing is very strange...”
“It is essentially correct.”
Cecil couldn't help but laugh out loud.
“A sealing crystal? It’s certainly much safer than that dangerous magic ball the Saintess was holding just now.”
Baroque said coldly, “It could still explode.”
Phelan nodded. “Yes.”
“If the outer Holy Light Stasis structure ruptures, the internal magic will be released instantly.”
“But as long as the outer domain remains stable, it can continue to seal the magic.”
“It could even achieve a slow release outward.”
Lin Ling’s eyes gradually lit up. “A slow release?”
Phelan looked at the domain core.
“Theoretically, yes.”
“Holy Light Stasis itself can restrict the flow of magic.”
“If the outer structure is adjusted to let the internal magic evaporate bit by bit, a controlled release might be possible.”
Lin Ling looked down at the tiny domain core.
Then she looked back at the seedlings in the experimental field.
A thought suddenly occurred to her.
“Wait.”
“Doesn't that make this... a magic crystal with an adjustable flow rate?”
The air went silent for a moment.
Niya said softly, “If it can slowly release magic...”
“Would that mean it could be like watering plants, giving it to the seedlings bit by bit?”
Lin Ling snapped her head toward Niya. “Exactly!”
“That’s it!”
“High-concentration magic would drown the plants.”
“But if it’s magic that has been controlled by Holy Light Stasis and is released slowly...”
“Maybe it could be used to help plants grow!”
Phelan looked down and wrote on his recording board:
——Discovery: Materialized miniature Holy Light Stasis domain core.
——Structure: Shell is materialized Holy Light Stasis; interior seals high-concentration magic.
——Potential uses: Stable storage, directional release, slow-release magic supply.
Lin Ling took a look and breathed a sigh of relief.
“This time the recording is quite normal.”
Phelan paused for a moment.
Then he added another line.
——The caster temporarily refers to it as: A Monumental Historical Item for Miss Saintess to Change the Demon Race.
Lin Ling: “...”
“Lord Phelan!”
“You don't need to record that either!”
Phelan said calmly, “The source of the name is also very important.”
Lin Ling clutched her chest in agony.
“My dark history is going to be written into the official history of the demons sooner or later.”
Cecil said with a smile, “It sounds very valuable.”
“It has no value!”
“At least it’s very interesting.”
Lin Ling couldn't refute him.
Because in a sense, she thought it was interesting too.
It just wasn't funny at all when she was the one being recorded.
Rate on N.U.
