Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 349 Essendel
The cabin was not very big. When Mu Nujiao opened the door, Xu Shen saw Mo Fan sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating.

Mu Nujiao stopped the visitor at the door, and only let down her guard a little after seeing that it was Xu Shen.

"How did you come?"

Mu Nujiao was very smart and naturally guessed that Mo Fan's abnormal behavior in the past few days could not escape the attention of those who were interested. She hesitated, but didn't know what excuse to use to explain it.

"Is Mo Fan about to break through?"

Xu Shen just gave a plausible reason to start talking.

Mu Nujiao's eyes lit up: "It seems so. He has been meditating most of the time these days. It seems like he is about to break through."

Xu Shen looked at Mo Fan a few more times, smiled and suddenly said, "Would you like to play Mahjong? We are short one."

"Ah?" Mu Nujiao was stunned: "Call me?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why would I come here?"

"But, Mo Fan..."

"It's not a big deal. He's not in deep meditation. It's okay to be away for a while."

There was a hint of hesitation in Mu Nujiao's eyes. She looked back at Mo Fan and said, "Okay then. I'll pack up and come over."

Xu Shen's face was as gloomy as he turned and left.

His perception was correct. Something was definitely wrong with Mo Fan. The dark aura on him was exactly the same as that of the assassin who had escaped that night!
Mu Nujiao was the one sleeping next to him, so she must have discovered it earlier. But since she didn't say anything, it was probably because she was threatened, or the assassin was harmless to them.

But no matter what the situation is, I have to confirm it personally before I can feel at ease. Sending Mu Nujiao away is just for her safety.

After a while, Xu Shen returned to Mo Fan's cabin.

As soon as I entered the door, an extremely difficult to detect dark aura quietly permeated over.

As the faint shadow under his feet solidified, Xu Shen suddenly felt that he could not move.

This magic is somewhat similar to the intermediate shadow magic "Giant Shadow Nail", but its casting process is more covert and the magic power is much greater.

However, with Xu Shen's physique comparable to that of a monarch-level demon, it was not difficult to break free from such control. In order to prevent the mysterious assassin from raising his vigilance, he only made a brief attempt and then stopped struggling.

"Who are you?!"

Xu Shen's acting is very good. There is just the right amount of tension in his eyes, and no one can see any flaws.

The cabin was silent for a long time, and then a helpless and old voice sounded: "Little kid, I have no ill intentions."

"No ill intentions?" Xu Shen "forced himself to be calm" and said, "You mean that the person who secretly manipulated my friend and restricted my actions when we met took advantage of my unpreparedness has no ill intentions?"

The voice was silent for a long time before saying, "I am doing this so that you can talk to me properly."

"speak nicely?"

Xu Shen's eyes were deep.

It's now!

His keen sense finally caught this flaw.

The long-unused small sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

The invisible and intangible fluctuations of time spread silently like ripples in the water.

"Breath of Time - Delay!"

His body forcefully broke through the shadow's restraints and rushed in front of Mo Fan like a bullet in the blink of an eye, without giving him any chance to react. The sword blade pierced his forehead and a cloud of black mist fled in panic.

Xu Shen's lips curled up into a smile.

A transparent glass-like diamond-shaped light shield suddenly appeared in the inconspicuous cabin, blocking the way of the black fog.

The black fog changed direction, and there was another light shield ahead.

The light shields were connected together, wrapping the entire room tightly like a cage.

Seeing that escape was futile, the black fog slammed heavily into the light shield.

But he underestimated the light magic that Xu Shen had prepared in advance.

The light shield instantly burst out with a blazing white light, piercing the black mist and causing it to struggle like boiling water, emitting wisps of black smoke, along with a low, muffled groan.

This mysterious shadow wizard is definitely a real man. He didn't even make a sound despite such torture.

Xu Shen's mind moved, and the incandescent magic stars in his palm changed their formation at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye. The light shield covering the entire room gradually tightened, leaving less and less space for the black fog to move.

Black Wu was unwilling to give up, but the cabin was so small that there was almost no space for him to cast spells. Every time he tried to counterattack with telekinesis, the young man was like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, punching him and making him dizzy. The star tracks that had just gathered could not even be connected into a star map and they dispersed.

Finally, the black fog stopped resisting and gradually condensed into a human shape.

This is a dishevelled old man, and his ragged clothes still vaguely reveal the exquisite workmanship and high-quality fabrics.

His forehead was pierced by the sharp little sword, and blood flowed all over his face like watermelon juice, making his appearance particularly hideous.

Xu Shen picked up the tissue on the table and threw it to the old man: "I think we can talk properly now."

"There are so many heroes in the world, I underestimated the young talents of today!"

The old man was not angry, and there was even admiration in his eyes.

He took the tissue and wiped the blood off his face, revealing a tough and cold face.

Xu Shen shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm a young talent, but that you look down on me. You are confident that I can do nothing to you, so you remain indifferent even though you know that I must have something to rely on when I return. Your failure is due to arrogance."

The old man opened his mouth and was speechless.

"Tell me, who are you and what is your purpose?"

"My name is Essendel," the old man said, covering his wound with paper. "First of all, I have no ill will towards you. Otherwise, with my strength..."

Thinking of the inhuman strength of the overly handsome boy with peach blossom eyes in front of him, he suddenly found that his own strength did not seem to be very convincing.

"How about your strength?"

Essendel smiled bitterly: "Nothing, you are right, I am too arrogant."

Xu Shen smiled and took out his cell phone.

This old man is definitely not an unknown person as he was able to escape from the hands of so many Holy Inquisition Mages.

Soon, he retrieved a bunch of information.

Essendel, a former judge of the Holy Inquisition, is known as the world's most powerful shadow mage.

There is no need to look at other titles and resumes, just these two are dazzling. "The world's strongest shadow mage?"

Xu Shen raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Essendel's eyes slightly avoided and he felt his face burning.

Although Xu Shen didn't say anything, Essendel himself interpreted his meaning from his expressive peach blossom eyes - that's it?
Essendel said with some embarrassment and guilt: "I have never admitted it."

Xu Shen smiled and said, "You haven't denied it, have you?"

"Cough cough!"

Essendel coughed violently, and blood gushed out from his brow.

Xu Shen kindly handed over a few tissues.

With his level of cultivation, his vitality is very strong. This kind of injury that would be fatal to an ordinary person is just a serious injury to him.

It won’t kill you.

Xu Shen didn't dare to heal him.

The world's strongest shadow mage's status is by no means exaggerated.

When he caused such a big commotion in the Holy City, only the Holy Inquisition Mage was dispatched.

To target this old man, a group of Holy Shadows with angel souls set up a trap for him.

Even so, he was able to escape.

The title of the world's strongest shadow mage is absolutely well-deserved.

Xu Shen put away his phone and said, "Tell me your purpose."

"Take a favorable boat ride and go to the extreme south to avoid the wind."

"To avoid the Holy City?"

Essendel looked at Xu Shen in surprise: "The light magician at the Melbourne beach that night was you?"

"Yes, it's me."

Xu Shen did not deny it. He stroked his chin and looked at Essendel with an attitude of scrutiny as if he was a rare commodity.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This old man seems to have some truth to this.

"Let me guess, you assassinated Paniga for the position of the goddess of the Parthenon?"

"Yes."

There was no need to deny this, as anyone with a bit of common sense could see it, so Essendel readily admitted it.

"Can you tell me who you support?"

Essendel shook his head in silence.

Xu Shen did not ask any further questions.

He was not an interested party in this matter, so it didn't matter whether he knew about it or not. He just mentioned it in passing when the words came to his lips.

"It can be seen that Paniga seems to be in the same boat with the Holy City. It's not that she wants to be in the same boat with every force on an equal footing."

Essendel sneered, "What's the difference between pleasing every power equally and offending every power equally? Her so-called balance is nothing but a way to death, especially dragging the Holy City into the Goddess election. She is afraid that the Parthenon will not die fast enough."

Xu Shen also agreed with Essendel's point of view.

There is an old saying in China that goes, "If you rise by this, you will fall by this."

Relying on the holy city to seize power is like trying to grab chestnuts from the fire.

If Paniga succeeds in taking power, it will provide a shortcut for the Holy City to annex the Parthenon.

Xu Shen suddenly thought of something interesting.

"How about we make a bet."

"What are you gambling?"

"Betting on who will be the goddess."

Essendel sneered: "Even if you want to trick me, you don't have to use such a crude method. Do you think I will tell you who I support?"

Xu Shen was slightly stunned.

He really hadn't thought of this.

I just suddenly felt that since I knew the result, I had to make some money by relying on the advantage of rebirth.

"Okay, forget it if you don't dare to gamble," Xu Shen said, "What are your plans for the future?"

Essendel sighed and said, "Originally I didn't know where to go, but I attached myself to this kid because his dark aura allowed me to barely escape the Holy City's pursuit. God also helped me, as you chose the southernmost ice realm as your training ground. That place is a restricted area for us humans, but it allowed me to escape the Holy City's pursuit."

"So, you're really just taking advantage of the situation?"

"Yes."

Essendel was a little depressed. If he had known that the young man had an ambiguous attitude towards the Holy City, why would he have come up and started fighting?

He had been severely injured by those old coins of the Holy City before, and his strength had already been greatly reduced. Then he was tricked by this little bastard, which made the situation even worse.

I don’t know if he can survive in that broken place if he really reaches the Antarctic ice world.

"It's no problem to take a ride on a boat," Xu Shen rubbed his fingers together and said in a tactful tone, "Look at this boat ticket?"

"You kid!"

Essendel was furious: "I just donated the Dark Lord's cloak to support your World Government Competition."

Xu Shen curled his lips: "It wasn't donated to me."

"That's right, you eat my food, live in my house, and don't even have to pay rent. You're taking advantage of me, Mo Fan, for free. If this gets out, how will I, Mo Fan, save my face!"

At this moment, Mo Fan, who had been pretending to be dead and eavesdropping for a long time, could no longer sit still.

If you want benefits, how can you do without him?

Essendel's mouth twitched.

These two shameless little thieves from China have absolutely no traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and loving the young!
What's even more outrageous is that he, the strongest shadow mage in the world, the uncrowned king in the super-class field, the big boss on the Earth List who is only one chance away from stepping into the forbidden spell field, is threatened by two yellow-haired brats!
(End of this chapter)