Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 297 Rich Woman Asharea
Asariya stepped out with an air of nonchalance...

A vertical zither shimmering with magical light appeared, its dazzling colors highlighting her alluring figure.

Asari gently stroked the guqin with both hands, and the tinkling music transformed into a sharp and powerful mental wave that flew towards Jiuxi at a high frequency.

Upon seeing this, Jiu Xi hurriedly used the 'Water Flower Sky Curtain' as a barrier to resist Asha's mental attack.

As the strings continued to vibrate, the tremors of the mind pierced through the water magic defenses and shot directly into Jiu Xi's mind.

Soon, Jiu Xi was forced into a retreat by Asha's Ruya. His soul trembled under the influence of the mental fluctuations, his expression became distorted, and his head began to buzz.

"Help suppress it," Asha'ruya shouted.

In an instant, Fang Yu made his move. The frost surged and raged, instantly cooling the area. The void reverberated, and layers of frost-white light spread outwards.

The frost was condensing faster and faster. Normally, the waters surrounding Jiuxi would not have been so easily affected by this cold air.

However, it was overwhelmed when dealing with the endless mind control. As the frost howled down and the sky shimmered with icy light, Jiuxi was completely frozen.

The icy aura invaded Jiu Xi's body, freezing him with ice and suppressing him with mental control, his consciousness growing weaker and weaker...

After a period of time, Jiu Xi's mind was temporarily paralyzed, and he lost his fighting ability and was controlled by Asha'ruya.

“This ancient zither is a priceless treasure. It can be used for mind control. Isn’t this like having an extra element?” Fang Yu moved closer, his eyes gleaming as he carefully examined Asha Ruya.

There's also the 'Star Source Necklace' on Asha's snow-white neck, used to quickly restore magical energy!
In the original timeline, Asha's escape from the Dark Dragon was also aided by a certain space-related magical artifact.

The noble and high-status Asha Ruya is covered in precious items, and is definitely not on the same level as Zhao Manyan, a nouveau riche!

If you were to steal even one or two of these rare treasures, you'd be rolling in money.

"What do you want to do?" Asha Ruya saw Fang Yu's burning gaze and quickly backed away.

"No, let's do a soul search. This place is not safe to stay for long." Fang Yu scratched his head awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.

After a while, Asha'ruya said to Fang Yu, "Very good, I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain. He just happens to know where Lei Ling is."

"Let's go, we need to act fast now," Fang Yu replied.

……

An hour later, the mages from 'Cape of Good Hope Magic Castle' who had come to provide support arrived at the dense forest. The three of them followed the knotted vines and found Jiu Xi at the end of the forest.

One of the tall men was delighted and quickly walked towards Jiu Xi, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Well done, lead the way. We can finish our task once we get the goods."

Jiu Xi nodded, a hint of sadness in his eyes. Suddenly, he began sketching star charts, transforming each chart into a constellation…

"What are you doing?" the tall man shouted. Then, realizing something was wrong, he quickly said to the two people behind him, "Run! It's a trap!"

The tall man unleashed his shadow magic and instantly vanished into the shadows of the trees, fleeing away from Jiu Xi.

The other two men exchanged glances, suddenly realizing what was happening, and with a flash of light, they released defensive magic.

Jiu Xi's gaze was blank, but his plant-based magic had already been deployed in the forest. Piles of vines sprouted from the soil, constantly intertwining and forming a vast, dense forest of ghost vines that covered the three of them.

Plant magic relies heavily on setup. The mage first infuses magical energy into the soil, filling the ground beneath their feet with magical seeds. When the time comes to launch an attack, all the plants are revived at once, resulting in a power far exceeding that of other types of magic!
The Ghost Vine Trap that Jiu Xi had set up had been in place for a long time. When the three of them stepped into this area, they were already deep inside the trap. The Ghost Vine was raging wildly, growing even more exaggeratedly than those ancient trees, turning into a demonic jungle that seemed ready to devour them whole.

"Damn it, who's behind this?" the tall man roared. He had clearly discovered that Jiu Xi was under the control of mind magic. He continued, "Break through quickly! The situation has changed. Other forces have gotten involved."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, Fang Yu and Asha Ruya had already found Lei Ling's hiding place.

The two hid behind the mountain and soon spotted the black orb of light a hundred meters away.

“This place is guarded by demons, be careful. Jiu Xi fled because she was no match for them,” Asha Ruya said.

"Hmm." Fang Yu took a step back, and icy crystals slid down his palm.

Instantly, frost danced in the air, and crystal-clear powder filled the entire ground, the cold air instantly dispelling all the air here.

The frost transformed into living plants, spreading and covering the area like ivy, gradually enveloping the region where the black orb of light was located...

Looking ahead, the area was covered by the 'Ice Domain', but there was still no movement and no sound.

"Not coming out? You've been hiding really well," Fang Yu said, his eyes flashing with silver light. He moved in an instant and arrived at the black ball of light in the next moment.

As Fang Yu touched the ball of light, a black portal suddenly appeared beneath his feet. On the portal were long, twisted marks resembling centipedes, which intertwined to form the head of some unknown creature with a single horn.

The portal opened, a burst of black light erupted, and a pool of black water gushed out instantly, like a monstrous wave, sweeping upwards.

Fang Yu inwardly cried out in alarm and tried to retreat to the side, but his legs were bound, as if he were stuck in mud, unable to move...

"Roar roar~~~~~~~~~~"

At this moment, a thousand meters away from Fang Yu, a black insect demon broke out of the ground. Its body was still underground, but its head, which had a large cave-like mouth, was exposed.

Pitch black, deep, and full of slicing fangs, this insect demon's mouth could swallow an entire celestial lake when it opened, and all the advancing mages were just a bunch of shrimps being sent into the jaws of a giant whale!

The insect demon stared at Fang Yu from afar.

It released a magician in the hopes that he would attract more humans to this place, but unexpectedly only one came. It miscalculated, but this human is quite energetic and can fill the gap.

"Roar roar roar~~~~~~~~~~"

Fang Yu was swept away by the black torrent of pool water, which churned and rolled back into the gate.

The next moment, the portal closed and began to tremble. Space shifted, and the portal appeared in front of the insect demon, which was then swallowed into its body.

……

At this moment, Asharuya, who was on the other side of the mountain, was dumbfounded. From the moment Fang Yu appeared in the portal, the black pool water surged and disappeared, in less than two seconds, he was gone.

Moreover, the imposing aura emanating from that distant head was not something a leader-level demon could possess.

(End of this chapter)