Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 362: Snow Python
There is a poem that says: The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening.
Although the strange ice invasion force of the extreme south ice world tortures everyone terribly, it can sharpen their mental strength and accelerate the circulation of magic energy during meditation.

Under Xu Shen's coercion, everyone had to be "exiled" outside the mountain in turn every day to deal with the extreme cold and ice invasion alone.

This terrifying Bingqin has become a strict teacher for the Shenzhou Guofu team.

Time flies, and Mo Fan's shadow system quietly breaks through.

"Lao Ai, give me the Dark Emperor!"

Mo Fan looked like he was rubbing his hands like a fly, his eyes full of anticipation and excitement.

"Look at your potential."

Essendel emerged from the shadows and sneered.

The two of them were inseparable these days, and Mo Fan's ignorance of the law was so astonishing that he couldn't control his desire to complain and give advice.

As time went by, we developed a friendship that was more like that of friends of different ages.

Essendel did not keep the little scoundrel in suspense. He seemed nonchalant, but in fact, he was quite reluctant to give the "Dark Emperor" that he had treasured for a long time to Mo Fan.

Mo Fan grinned and said nothing. After he sat down, the deep and quiet shadow galaxy appeared in his palm, swallowing up the black mist handed over by Essendel bit by bit...

"The essence of black magic is exchange, and dark matter like the Dark Emperor is no exception. If you want it to recognize and accept you, you must give it what it wants..."

Essendel was afraid that this ignorant man would act rashly, which would not only lead to the failure of fusion, but also cause the Dark Emperor, a rare treasure of heaven and earth, to dissipate, so he sat aside and patiently instructed the guardian.

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Icefield outside the mountain.

The cold wind howled.

Xu Shen and Nan Jue sat on top of Xiao Bai's head.

Nan Jue closed her eyes, and the invisible strings of music swayed, capturing the information of the demons hidden in the snow.

They had been living in the mountain for nearly half a month, and the snow python's blood was boiling.

If they want to survive here, they must hunt another ice beast.

However, as the daylight hours outside the Arctic Circle become shorter and shorter, more and more demons that should have been active in the ice realm migrate to the Antarctic Peninsula.

The number of demons continues to increase, and the situation in the Antarctic Peninsula is becoming more and more complicated. One move can affect the entire body. It is no longer easy to find indigenous people like the thousand-year-old snow python that was relatively easy to deal with.

As a second choice, they have also thought about choosing a commander-level demon.

However, in order to keep warm and avoid becoming food for powerful monsters, these guys often live together in groups of several, with hundreds or even thousands huddled together to keep out the cold.

With Xu Shen's strength, it is not difficult to kill a few people, but his mobility is very poor. Although he can make up for it with time magic, his magic power is limited.

This vast ice field is not like Dongting Lake where one can "borrow a knife to kill demons". Hundreds and thousands of commander-level demons are coming out in full force, and even monarch-level demons would be frightened.

He was just a high-level wizard, and he had to do his best just to escape, not to mention that he had to drag back a few boiling-blood monster corpses that were extremely precious even to demons...

This nightmare-level challenge is no less than facing a supreme monarch.

"How's it going? Did you gain anything?"

Nanjue opened her eyes and shook her head helplessly.

Xu Shen's expectant eyes gradually faded, and after a long silence, he couldn't help but sigh.

Do I have to admit defeat to Feng Li in the end?

He had thought about it more than once these days, but he always felt a little unwilling.

In the contract space, Apas was holding a textbook and looked as if she didn't care about what was happening outside, but in fact, she had secretly glanced at Xu Shen several times.

With her magic that was more spiritual, even if it was hidden in the contract space, although the power was still a little discounted, it was still a force that could decide the outcome of the battle. As long as Xu Shen gave in and begged her, she, the descendant of the royal mother Medusa, would naturally help out reluctantly.

Xu Shen glanced at Apas calmly.

Every thought of the little snake spirit was under his control, so how could he not know her little tricks?

This guy who can't tell the difference between the big and small kings still needs some discipline.

However, if he had to use Apas's power for just a government trial, wouldn't it make him seem too incompetent?

But then again, with Apas around, I always feel more confident.

Xu Shen punched Xiao Bai on the head and said, "Let's just pick the snow python we picked out earlier. The first time is new, the second time is familiar. We've already fought it once, so we have some experience, so it's safer."

Xiaobai raised his head and let out a dissatisfied roar.

Nan Jue staggered and almost fell into Xu Shen's arms.

Xu Shen smiled awkwardly and patted Xiaobai nonchalantly to calm it down.

Nan Jue sat down and frowned slightly. “But the habitat of the snow python is too close to the icefield holy bear that escaped from the ice world a few days ago. Even if we can kill the snow python, it will be difficult to bring it back under the nose of the holy bear.”

"Bears and snakes are creatures that hibernate. Perhaps we can kill the snow python before the Holy Ice Bear wakes up."

“That’s impossible,” Nan Jue said. “Jiang Yu said that even when bear monsters hibernate, their body temperature won’t drop too much. They can respond quickly to external stimuli.”

Xu Shen frowned, and suddenly said, "Tell me, if you were a hibernating holy bear, and you saw a half-dead snow python right in front of you, would you be tempted?"

Nan Jue was stunned for a moment: "You mean to injure but not kill?"

Xu Shen grinned: "It's easier to talk to smart people."

Nan Jue frowned slightly in thought.

The Millennium Snow Python's strength was not very strong among the lesser monarchs, but it was definitely not weak.

The sub-adult Icefield Holy Bear is even as powerful as an orthodox monarch, and has absolute suppressive power over the Millennium Snow Python.

To what extent should the snow python be injured in order to lure the holy bear out, and also ensure that the remaining strength of the snow python is enough to inflict heavy damage to the holy bear so that they can reap the benefits?
Asking a few high-level mages to do this kind of work that requires both great strength and delicate work, even though there had been such as the astonishing feat of Xu Shen hunting down a snow python, Nan Jue still felt that this plan was too far-fetched.

She couldn't help but glance at Xu Shen a few more times.

This guy really dares to think so.

"Why, do you think my ideas are unreliable?"

Nan Jue nodded sincerely. “It’s very difficult. Even if the Icefield Holy Bear was injured in the process of killing the Snow Python, you must have consumed a lot of energy in the previous fight with the Snow Python. I don’t think it’s likely that you will be able to take down another Icefield Holy Bear.”

"No?" Xu Shen was shocked. "You really think highly of me? How can I dare to touch the Icefield Saint Bear?"

"Isn't this your plan?"

"Of course not," Xu Shen said, "I was just thinking that instead of letting the Ice Bear take advantage of us, why don't we take the initiative to let it go first, wait for the Ice Bear to come out, and then decide the next step based on the situation."

"This is hunting the monarch," Xu Shen said with a smile, "You have to allow me to fail once, right?"

Nan Jue was slightly startled. She was so used to Xu Shen's extremely reliable personality that she had subconsciously never considered the outcome of "failure".

Seeing him smiling calmly, especially his extremely beautiful peach blossom eyes slightly curved, my heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

She somewhat understood why Jiang Shaoxu would stick to him without caring about his dignity.

This person is so toxic, it's hard not to fall for him.

I was audited and suffered a lot. I'm sorry... I'll try to be more...

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(End of this chapter)