Pink Puchi's achievements were so great they overshadowed her master, and she held a heavy army in her hands; she must be suppressed immediately!
Of course, what Lin Jun feared wasn't that. Lin Jun knew very well what kind of Puchi Pink Puchi was.
What made Lin Jun feel fear was that this [Elemental Spirit Favor] thing seemed to have a hint of being a "Rule-Type" ability!
At least an existence at the level of an Elemental Lord could only resist for a moment.
Previously, when Inanna commanded those storm elemental spirits, or even when she was getting cozy with the Ice Elemental Lord, Lin Jun hadn't thought in this direction.
Because those elemental spirits all appeared to have not-so-high IQs, so it was justifiable that they would show goodwill toward Inanna after some means of increasing favorability.
But this Fire Elemental Lord was obviously different.
Although it didn't have a true soul either, at least like the Yellow Book, it possessed complete intelligence.
Yet such an existence with intelligence, one second resisting and launching attacks, the next second acted as if mind-controlled, completely turning into a docile appearance.
In the [Inspiration] perspective, its core was even directly dyed with a layer of pink.
Lin Jun felt this ability shouldn't be called "Elemental Spirit Favor," but rather "Brainwashing Elemental Spirits."
And since there was one Rule-Type ability, there might be more.
This time it was controlling elemental spirits; what if next time one popped up that controlled Puchis and Mushrooms?
Would he be hit by it without being able to resist?
Facing this possibility, Lin Jun really found it hard to feel at ease.
Additionally, there was another point regarding Pink Puchi's bloodline.
Unfortunately, Puchis didn't have the ability to analyze the components just by drawing a tube of blood. He could only try to find Fatty Xi later and beat around the bush to test it out.
Of course, right now, Pink Puchi successfully controlling the Fire Elemental Lord was definitely a good thing.
Hmm... it should count as controlled, right...
That Fire Elemental Lord, which had just whipped up a lava giant wave threatening to burn everyone to ashes a moment ago, now had half its body submerged beneath the churning lake surface, trying hard to compress its massive presence to the minimum.
It cautiously approached the shore inch by inch. With every bit of movement, it would pause to observe Inanna's reaction.
Seeing that the existence making its soul sway did not reveal discomfort or fear, it dared to continue forward.
That posture was cautious to the point of being nearly servile, deeply afraid that the flames burning around its body would scorch Inanna.
In fact, at this distance, the vast majority of dwarf warriors could already no longer bear it. The terrifying high heat roasted the air, making even breathing painful; they had to gasp for breath while retreating backward.
Badul was about the same, also sweating like rain. The sweat vaporized instantly as soon as it seeped out of his skin, steaming up wisps of white smoke on his body surface.
But he still nailed himself firmly in place, gripping his war hammer tightly, guarding against any possible sudden violent outburst.
Inanna, on the other hand, didn't seem very hot.
This nonchalance clearly made the Fire Elemental Lord extremely delighted. It tentatively moved a bit closer again; right now, the distance to the shore was less than ten meters.
The Fire Elemental Lord slowly raised a giant hand composed of condensed flames. From the palm, a small ball of pure crimson fire without any destructive intent separated and floated gently toward Inanna.
It wanted to bestow a blessing upon her so she could be exempted from the intrusion of the flames.
However, the instant that warm firelight was about to touch Inanna, a crystal-clear formal gown condensed from ice crystals emerged around Inanna's body!
Frost patterns flowed, and cold air permeated.
[Blessing of Frost]
Clearly, Inanna hadn't been relying on her own resistance to withstand the environmental heat earlier.
Toward a power diametrically opposed to itself, the ice crystal gown unhesitatingly erupted with the terrifying energy within it.
The cold current not only extinguished that fireball but also directly blasted open a ring of ice in this scorching space of rolling lava!
"Cough!" Badul grunted, half his body covered in white frost. Shaking his body, he managed to struggle and shatter these ice crystals with great difficulty.
If not for his tyrannical strength, he might have achieved the unprecedented feat of freezing to death beside a lava lake.
The blessing wasn't applied. The Fire Elemental Lord fell into a brief silence.
Immediately after,
"Who? Who is it? Actually dared to... actually dared to be before me...!!!"
Confusion, disbelief, and rage!
"Unforgivable!"
More power was actively drawn from its body, transforming into an even more surging and majestic scorching torrent, flooding toward Inanna regardless of everything.
"Wait... wait, calm down!" Inanna advised.
But the Fire Elemental Lord only repeatedly roared "Unforgivable," its movements not stopping at all.
The ice crystal gown autonomously intercepted again. Cold wind and heat waves collided fiercely. For a moment, it actually managed to keep that violent power of flame out.
However, in this lava lake environment, the frost was ultimately rootless duckweed. The range of resistance was compressed inch by inch, and the ice crystals began to melt.
Finally, the magnificent robe turned into a puddle of clear water, which was immediately evaporated by the terrifying high heat, dissipating without a trace with a hiss.
And on Inanna's body, a long robe woven from flames replaced it. After a burst of rising, the brilliance became restrained and quietly faded away.
[Blessing of Fire] replaced [Blessing of Frost].
Lin Jun hadn't expected to see a drama of a mistress forcibly taking the position.
Additionally, he had to say, aside from the special effects, this flame robe had absolutely no stylistic features, unlike the ice crystal gown which had decorative patterns.
Clearly, this Fire Elemental Lord was completely not on the same level as the Ice Elemental Lord in terms of aesthetics.
Knight extended a tentacle and tried touching the current Inanna.
The blessing effect was about the same as the ice crystal gown; when not posing a threat to Inanna, it would only make people feel warm.
After the blessing was added, the Fire Elemental Lord, whose will had been tampered with, finally touched Inanna.
Badul was fortunate enough to witness from close range the scene of a human hand-rubbing a Fire Elemental Lord's dog head...
Badul, whose entire armor was scorching hot and whose skin sent waves of burning pain, endured the discomfort, and an absurd thought actually popped up in his mind: Perhaps... he could also try touching it?
"SCRAM—!!!"
If not for Inanna stopping it in time, Badul, who had just made a slight movement, would have nearly been slapped by the Fire Elemental Lord.
In the end, he could only retreat further away while cursing.
Activating the Imprisonment Ring was simple. With Pink Puchi taking action, the Fire Elemental Lord had absolutely no intention of resisting.
In front of Inanna, the Fire Elemental Lord was docile without any will to resist.
However, Inanna did not completely follow the instructions provided by the dwarves for the operation. Instead, referencing the suggestion proposed by the Fire Elemental Lord itself, she made a few subtle adjustments to the activated rune sequence.
If it were any other situation, Lin Jun would somewhat have to jump out to remind Inanna to be careful of the other party scamming her.
But the Fire Elemental Lord's will had been tampered with, so naturally, it couldn't possibly harm Inanna.
As the adjusted runes lit up one by one, the giant ring on the Fire Elemental Lord's chest began to rotate slowly, emitting a low hum. The surging flames around its body, along with that massive physique, were continuously sucked into the ring.
Different from the situation where dwarves activated the seal in the past, this Imprisonment Ring actually became smaller and smaller, finally turning into ring-size and falling into Inanna's palm.
Sword Saint looked at this outrageous scene and scratched his mushroom cap.
He couldn't help but ponder: if Inanna had subdued this Fire Elemental Lord back during the great battle at Threehill City, how much would his odds of winning have increased?
That fellow Alama, what kind of dog-shit luck did he have to actually birth a child with such talent?
The Fire Elemental Lord disappeared, and the high temperature dropped slightly. Only then did the dwarves dare to gather around again.
They looked at the ring-sized circle in Inanna's hand, their faces written with shock and incredulous admiration.
Of course, there was also joy; this meant the Molten Dungeon was finally about to be retaken!
However, when everyone prepared to return, Inanna suddenly bumped into an air wall!
More accurately, the Imprisonment Ring in her hand was blocked by the air wall.
[Guardian Prohibited from Leaving Core Area]
(End of Chapter)
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