booktalesy Chapter 94 At the Cost of Life
Chapter 94 At the Cost of Life
Chapter 94 At the Cost of Life
The outcome was obvious: Lu Nian's men were all wiped out, and the opposing side had three high-level mages who had also experienced the trials of war.
One against three, even Ultraman couldn't stop him, let alone Lu Nian.
Moreover, the fake students in Lu Nian's Eagle Claw couldn't fool Zhan Kong and the others. They already knew about the students participating in the training and were able to recognize them upon seeing them.
Although these fakes were very well disguised, that was only because the two sides were far apart. Now that Zhan Kong and the others have arrived at Lu Nian's side, they can naturally recognize that those are not students from the two academies.
For this reason, Zhan Kong deliberately mocked Lu Nian, saying that his ideas were indeed different from others.
In reality, Lu Nian also had his own difficulties. After Yun Hua escaped, Lu Nian received a message from his staff officer Jiang Yi, informing him that they had been defeated and that the people who came to capture them would arrive soon.
At this moment, Lu Nian thought of Yun Hua's fake body from earlier, and had no choice but to take a risk. He came up with this plan: to have several of his men pretend to be Mo Fan's acquaintances and see if they could lure him over.
Before the plan could be realized, Zhan Kong and his group arrived.
In the end, Lu Nian chose to surrender. Before leaving, he hoped to spare Lu Zhenghe and preserve a lineage for his Lu family. However, no one, including Zhan Kong, had any intention of answering.
Lu Nian's actions this time were extremely serious. If he is not severely punished, the military's image will plummet. Therefore, he will face severe punishment!
After the people from other military regions took Lu Nian away, Zhan Kong remained in the sky above Jinlin Wasteland City, shouting loudly for Mo Fan.
In fact, even without Zhan Kong's reminder, Mo Fan had already witnessed the entire process from the ground.
Besides being overjoyed at Lu Nian's arrest, he also felt a lingering fear, because those fake Zhao Manyan had successfully deceived him. At that time, Mo Fan was running towards Lu Nian.
Although Mo Fan didn't know what he could do even if he ran to Lu Nian's place—would he have to undergo Lu Nian's experiments or kneel down and beg for mercy?—Mo Fan didn't know; he simply couldn't stop running.
Mo Fan, led by Zhan Kong, reunited with Yun Hua and the others.
Upon seeing Zhan Kong again, Yun Hua was very excited. After all, Zhan Kong could be considered Yun Hua's benefactor. If Zhan Kong hadn't recommended Yun Hua to Dr. Mei, Yun Hua wouldn't have become Dr. Mei's student and wouldn't have such strength.
Zhan Kong was also surprised by the change in Yun Hua's strength. Although he had high hopes for Yun Hua, it was beyond his expectations that she could reach such a level in such a short time.
Furthermore, Zhan Kong did not accept Yun Hua's gratitude. Zhan Kong told Yun Hua that he was able to have such strength because of his own efforts and that it had nothing to do with Zhan Kong.
Mo Fan also joined Zhao Manyan and the others, and at the same time, he showed off his achievement of becoming a mid-level level three mage.
After the conversation ended, Yunhua took one of the few Blood Essences she had obtained from Jiang Yi and tossed it to Mo Fan, explaining the function of the Blood Essence.
Mo Fan, who was in the distance, hurriedly caught the Blood Relic, and upon hearing this, he almost threw the Demon Relic away again.
He exclaimed in horror, "Holy crap, Hua Zi, you're not planning to use me for experiments, are you?"
"Let me finish." Yunhua shook her head and repeated what she had said to Zhao Manyan and the others before.
If it were Lu Nian or the others who said these words, Mo Fan would definitely slap them across the face first, and then kick them. But when it came to Yun Hua, Mo Fan believed that he genuinely thought he could succeed and that he was acting out of good intentions.
However, after thinking it over again, Mo Fan quickly gave up and said, "Forget it, I'm not interested. I'm confident that I can grow stronger on my own and not be weaker than this power."
Yunhua chuckled lightly, saying meaningfully, "That's right, but isn't your staying here also a trump card? In case we need to fight to the death, I believe it will definitely come in handy."
Mo Fan had originally intended to discard the demon relic, but upon hearing this, he hesitated and obediently accepted it.
Yes, Mo Fan knew how bad his reputation was in the academy, and he also had a major conflict with the Black Vatican. Thinking back to the helplessness he felt when he mistakenly thought Zhao Manyan and the others had been arrested, Mo Fan felt that he really needed to keep a trump card.
Although Mo Fan agreed, Zhan Kong vehemently opposed it, believing that the demonic system was too terrifying and that Mo Fan's chances of success were too low.
No matter how much Mo Fan tried to persuade Zhan Kong, he refused to budge. In the end, it was Yun Hua who said something that made Zhan Kong agree.
Yunhua said, "Instructor, if someone very important to you is in danger and about to die, but you have the means to save her, the price being a reduction in your magical cultivation, would you be willing to do it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhan Kong couldn't help but think of the person waiting for him at the Tianshan Rift. He sighed, and said in a sorrowful yet resolute tone, "I'm willing, even if the price is my life!"
Thus, Zhan Kong stopped stopping Mo Fan and instead told him about the various taboos of the Demonic Realm: "I don't know if my cultivation will decrease after transforming into a Demonic Realm cultivator, but I do know that transforming into a Demonic Realm cultivator will definitely be accompanied by a backlash to my soul."
The Demonic Magic type can never be considered a true magic type because of its enormous side effects. It's equivalent to prematurely depleting the energy hidden within a person's soul, granting the Demonic user temporary unparalleled combat power, but your soul could very well be destroyed!
"The only way to protect the soul is to acquire a large amount of spirit essence. Spirit essence is an important treasure for nourishing the soul. If you can accumulate a large amount of demon spirit essence in advance, you can easily resist it."
Mo Fan was becoming more and more tempted by what he heard, but suddenly realized that the side effects were not significant at all, and were within an acceptable range. It wasn't the self-destruction and monster transformation he had imagined.
He fell into deep thought: "I, a little mudfish, can collect essences with ease, can't I?"
At this moment, Yunhua suddenly said, "When you advance to a higher or higher level, don't rush to awaken a new element. The Demon element should be the most important consideration, as it will only benefit you in the future."
"Alright, I might not need the Demon Relic. We'll see when the time comes."
Mo Fan was puzzled, but he agreed nonetheless.
Given Mo Fan's meddlesome nature, Yun Hua was certain that Mo Fan would use it sooner or later before reaching the next level, even if he didn't awaken the demon type at the higher level, it would be the same after awakening at the next level.
After settling other matters, Yunhua and her group followed Zhan Kong on their return journey.
Mu Ningxue's health was not good throughout the journey due to the Ice Crystal Bow, and even Bai Tingting's healing abilities were ineffective.
At this moment, Yunhua remembered that her Healing Flame also had a healing effect, and that flames could also suppress ice, so it might be useful.
The results were surprisingly good, so Yunhua continued to use Yu Yan to treat Mu Ningxue on the way.
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