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Chapter 231 The inheritance of magic seal

Ke Ling's answer can be said to have extinguished Matou Zouken's last hope. There are some things you cannot change, at least not in a short period of time, such as personal preferences.

"Stop! Stop! I have one last request! Please at least pass on the magic seal of the Matou family!"

Amidst the wailing, as the engraving bugs gradually died out until there were only a few left, Matou Zouken finally regained a little bit of sanity. He had realized that he was reaching the end of his rope, and if he didn't make one last attempt, he would have no chance.

Now, there is probably only one thing of some value in his body, and that is the magic seal that has accompanied him for more than 500 years, the crystallization of the magic of the Matou family.

"You have lived for such a long time, but your desire to survive is still so strong. Is it true that the longer a person lives, the more afraid of death he becomes?"

Ke Ling finally stopped while complaining. He was actually a little surprised. It turns out that the Matou family also has magic engraving?
Ke Ling thought that Matou Zouken had never done any magic engraving. After all, this guy had no intention of passing it down to the family. But if you think about it carefully, maybe this magic engraving was passed down from the previous "Zorgen" family?
"What's wrong with being afraid of death?! What's wrong with wanting to live?! Is there anyone in this world who is not afraid of death?!"

In response to Ke Ling's words, Matou Zouken refuted.

"Listen carefully, no matter what truth or state you reach, it is useless. You cannot overcome your own extinction! You already know that death is approaching. If there is a way to prolong your life in front of you, and you can reach it by just reaching out your hand, no matter who you are, you will get it even if you have to sacrifice the world. This is human!"

Facing Ke Ling's questioning, Matou Zouken replied angrily that he had gone completely insane and was completely consumed by the fear of death.

"So, in order to prolong your own life, you can give up everything? Sacrifice everything? Even if it means dragging the whole world with you to be buried with you?"

Ke Ling curled his lips. Of course there are people who are not afraid of death. Not everyone values ​​survival the most. Many things are more important than life.

Looking at the bug that rushed in front of him, Ke Ling understood in his heart that this bug was rather special. Unlike other bugs, this bug had strange patterns engraved on its body. Those were the magic marks, the essence of all the magic research of the Matou family.

The so-called "magic seal" is probably equivalent to an auxiliary engine, which is another magic circuit formed by the influx of the master's magic power.

The magic engraved inside can be activated as long as magic power flows through it. There is no need for complicated chanting procedures. As long as it is running, the magic car can run. It is the ultimate acceleration device. In other words, it is a heritage equipment that comes with a bunch of skills, and it condenses all the efforts of a magic family.

However, for Matou Zouken, he can give up the magic seal in order to survive. He can give up anything, even if it is just to live for one more second.

"Human greed is endless. Even if it were you, if every tree and blade of grass were a magic elixir that could extend life, you would devour a forest in an instant. Even if it could only extend life by one day, people would wipe out part of the world for one day, and they would kill all the trees in the world!"

Although what Zouken Matou said is a bit biased, it is actually somewhat universal and may apply to most people.

But when it comes to Ke Ling, it seems a bit funny, because Ke Ling doesn't need it, Ke Ling already has what he wants but cannot get.

"Eternal life."

Ke Ling sighed. He had naturally seen the attraction of this thing a long time ago. Just think about it and you will understand it with Xiu Changji.

No matter how fearless you are of death and how much you value life over righteousness when you are young, things may change when you get older. The older people get, the more afraid of death they become. Time can devour ambitions, time can wear away great ambitions, and time can change a person into someone else.

If Machiri Zorgen saw the current Matou Zouken, he would probably find it difficult to accept it. His previous wishes have even completely disappeared from his heart, and the only thing left is the desire to survive.

"How sad, Makiri. The man who once tried to eliminate evil in the world has now become evil himself. The dragon slayer ends up becoming a dragon?"

Ke Ling used his shadow to catch the marking bug in front of him, and then killed all the remaining marking bugs. There was no trace of living things in his perception.

This time, Matou Zouken did not open his mouth to refute. He had long forgotten his previous wish, or rather, he no longer cared.

The shadow curtain fell, and the old house burning with blazing flames appeared in Matou Kariya's eyes. His expression was complicated, with pleasure, resentment, and a hint of barely perceptible reminiscence. All in all, this was the place where he had lived for many years, and now it was gradually collapsing and burning in the raging fire.

"Burn, burn all the filth. On the ruins, we will build a new home, a clean home."

Matou Kariya muttered to himself. He held Matou Shinji with one hand and Sakura with the other. The expressions of the two children were completely different.

Sakura's expression was still numb, but she gradually realized what had happened. The Matou family was destroyed, and she seemed to have escaped from suffering?
Tear marks appeared on the little girl's face, and her tears could not stop falling. After being thrown into the insect room, only in the first three days did she wail in pain and cry for help, but after that, she never cried again.

But today, she couldn't help it, and the little girl opened her mouth.

"what!"

Sakura fell to her knees, screaming in pain and crying in release. She had cried so much that she was no longer able to stand. This made Matou Kariya hug her in pain.

“Uncle Kariya! The house is on fire! Let’s go put it out!”

However, Matou Shinji on the other side was very anxious. He was a little speechless. What's the use of just crying? Go put out the fire! The house is about to be burned down. Where will they live in the future? !

Obviously, Shinji Matou still didn't understand the situation. Although he saw his grandfather turned into a pile of bugs, what does that have to do with his house?! Why did he burn the house?!
Although he is only seven years old, Shinji Matou has lived an upper-class life of luxury since he was a child, and he doesn't want to lose it all. Shinji Matou, who doesn't understand the situation, thinks that Sakura and Uncle Kariya are crying because their house has burned down.

"Shut up, Shinji."

Matou Kariya glanced at his little nephew and asked the noisy guy to be quiet. He had just called his brother Matou Tsuruno, who was on a business trip and would be back soon. His brother and nephew, who had no talent for magic, should not be involved in the magic world, as things here were too dangerous.

Shinji Matou shut his mouth because he saw Ke Ling. Amidst the raging fire, Ke Ling walked out leisurely without a single flame on his body, and the engraving bug of Matou Zouken was also protected.

"Is he dead?"

Seeing Ke Ling coming in front of him, Jian Tong Yanye asked, his eyes full of anticipation.

Matou Shinji hid behind Matou Kariya and looked at Ke Ling in fear. He knew that this was the man who burned down his house!
Xiaoying looked at Ke Ling with gratitude. The child was very smart and had already seen the importance of Ke Ling in this matter.

"Not yet. Here, he has the magic seal of your Matou family on him. The question now is, to whom should he be passed on the magic seal?"

Ke Ling's shadow hand opened his palm, revealing Matou Zouken. He looked at Matou Yanye and gave the decision-making power to this man.

Matou Zouken was very honest and did not make any attempt to escape, because he knew he could not escape, he had to find other ways to survive, using this magic seal to survive. Ke Ling himself had no idea about this magic seal, the Matou family did have a lot of magic, and in order to study immortality, they also covered a wide range of areas, but Ke Ling himself had no interest in this power.

The most important thing is that Ke Ling does not have a magic circuit, so the magic mark is of little use. After all, magic power is required to activate the magic mark.

He has collected all of Matou Zouken's books. He can study them himself if he is interested in the future. The books can be regarded as a reward for helping Matou Kariya. Ke Ling believes that Matou Kariya will not have any objection to this. After all, this man himself has no obsession with magic.

As for Matou Zouken, even if he had any opinions, he didn't dare to express them. Now his whole mind was focused on how to keep himself alive.

"Magic Seal."

Matou Kariya was stunned for a moment. The reason he was stunned was because he was a little surprised. It turns out that our Matou family also has magic seals? !

For so many years, generation after generation, the Matou family has never passed down the magic seal. I didn't expect to see it now.

"To Sakura."

Before Matou Kariya could speak, Matou Zōken spoke first, which made Matou Kariya frown, seeming very dissatisfied.

"What should I do if there is a rejection reaction?"

Matou Kariya said that it was not that he, Matou Kariya, wanted it, but that this magic seal could not be passed on to outsiders.

Through inheritance from generation to generation and with the constant nourishment of the human body, the magic mark has become like an organ of the human body. Since it is an organ, there will naturally be rejection reactions. Generally, only one's own bloodline can inherit it. The consequences of forced inheritance by outsiders are often not very good.

It is obvious that Sakura is an outsider, and there is no point in adopting her as her daughter, because her bloodline is that of the Tohsaka family and the Zenjo family.

Of course, it cannot be said that it is absolutely impossible, but the chance of rejection reaction is very high, and Matou Kariya does not want to take the chance.

After all, even if they are blood relatives, normal transplants would be done little by little before puberty, and patience would be gradually improved through regular medication and the help of a [Tuner]. Transplanting a magic imprint is a long and dangerous process.

Shinji Matou was listening nearby, his face full of curiosity and confusion. Since he had never received any magic education since childhood, nor had he secretly started to learn magic on his own, Shinji Matou was still very naive now, and had no idea what important matter was being discussed.

If it was Matou Shinji seven or eight years later, he would definitely rush up to fight for it, hoping that the magic seal could be passed down to him.

"You're a piece of trash! What's the use of giving you that?!"

In response to Matou Kariya's words, Matou Zouken cursed him out loud.

He was only angry at this unfilial son. He had never thought that he would end up falling into the hands of this bastard descendant. This guy still wanted his magic seal? No way!
"I'm not trash!"

Matou Kariya said with gritted teeth, he was indeed mediocre in the past, but now he has been completely reborn, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius, how could he still be a waste?
The real waste is Shinji Matou next to him. If Shinji Matou steps forward to speak now, he will definitely be scolded by Zouken Matou. In Zouken Matou's eyes, Shinji Matou is even worse than waste. He didn't even look at Shinji Matou.

“Give it to you, Kariya.”

In the end, Ke Ling made the decision to give it to Matou Kariya.

The issue of rejection reaction must be considered, and even if there is no rejection reaction, it will be of little use to give it to Sakura now. It would be better to give it to Matou Kariya, which can help him improve his combat effectiveness.

Matou Kariya is only a half-baked magician, but after getting the cheat device called Magic Seal, his strength suddenly increased.

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Matou Zouken's suggestion was directly ignored, but he didn't care because he knew that none of the people in front of him would transplant magic seals.

Although Ke Ling is very powerful, Matou Zouken keenly discovered one thing, that is, Ke Ling is actually not good at magic.

This gave him room to maneuver. He was the only magician present, so this was his chance, his chance to survive.

Since it cannot be transplanted, he cannot be killed. The activity of the magic mark must be maintained. The magic mark actually has a lifespan. Although it may take thousands of years for its power to gradually fade, it is certain that it has a lifespan.

Of course there is a technology to extract the magic mark from the body and preserve it, but it is not something that ordinary people can master. The Magic Association does have this technology, but the people in front of me definitely don't have it.

"Let me reshape my body, and I'll transplant it to you."

Matou Zouken made a suggestion, which made Ke Ling look at him like a fool. This guy, did he really think they were all fools?

"Who said I can't do it? I just saw some relevant books. Once I study them, I will be able to master the methods soon."

Ke Ling flipped out a book and could only say that Matou Zouken's collection of books was indeed very rich, covering a wide range of topics and having everything.

No wonder Shinji Matou, a guy with no talent for magic, can teach himself. Although he can't use magic, he can make various potions by himself. Shinji Matou is actually Tohsaka Tokiomi without magic circuits. This guy is also a hard worker.

"you?"

The body of Matou Zouken's seal worm twisted, obviously a little unexpected. Isn't it a bit too much to learn it right away? ! Even Matou Kariya was a little surprised. Can it really work? !

Ke Ling ignored them and opened the book to read. After reading for a while, he closed the book with confidence.

"a piece of cake."

Ke Ling was very confident. Transplanting it to someone else was one thing, but transplanting it to the current Matou Kariya was a sure thing. This guy wouldn't die anyway, and at most he would just feel uncomfortable for a while.

(End of this chapter)