Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 198 The Trip to Tianshan: Why Was She Not Wearing Clothes?
The National University team needed a healer, and Nan Rongni stood out from the Ocean Academy and was selected for the National University team.

Her entry into the National Team must have come at a considerable cost to the Nanrong family behind her, as they were, after all, vassals of the Mu family.

And Mu Tingying of the Mu family.
Unlike the Zhao family, the Mu family, with its vast resources of magicians, has been able to guarantee at least one member of its clan a place in the main selection process in previous academy competitions.

However, this year, due to the intervention of multiple factors.

Mu Tingying's inclusion in the National Team's reserve team was already a result of the Mu family gritting their teeth and making a huge sacrifice to force her into the position!
Of course, the main reason is that Lu Ran did not find anyone to make things difficult for Mu Tingying.

Given Lu Ran's current status in China and the momentum he generated by storming Mount Mupang a few days ago.

Even if the Mu family has all the connections and influence, at this point in time, they have lost the right to compete with Lu Ran!
Otherwise, even if the Mu family could send someone into the National Government team, it would most likely not be her!
However, Lu Ran disdained to engage in such petty theft.

After leaving the Imperial Capital Academy, Lu Ran inquired about the Summoning System from Mu Ningxue.

"Thanks to the vast cultivation resources and my training at the Wild Goose Pagoda, my summoning skill has successfully broken through to the advanced level. With the help of the summoning items you provided, I am confident that I can form a summoning contract with the Flying River Snow Beast that I had my eye on before!" Mu Ningxue said.

Lu Ran nodded and continued:

"Not bad, it seems your summoning skills have improved quite a bit from your training at the Wild Goose Pagoda. You seem very confident."

"In the end, it is still a commander-level summoned beast. To complete the contract, summoning items alone are not enough."

“Making good use of your location might help your contract.”

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ran took out an ice-attribute magical artifact, a cloak that could imbue the wearer with the aura of ice elements, and even temporarily affect the soul and spiritual perception, thus achieving the function of concealing one's own life force.

Mu Ningxue instantly understood. Wearing the cloak and forming a contract with the ice-attribute creature would definitely be twice as effective!
“Of course, the success rate is even higher in areas with abundant ice elements!” Lu Ran then laughed.

Mu Ningxue pouted and asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

Lu Ran smiled, a slight upturn to his lips.

"Tianshan!"

The next day.

Inside the room, Lu Ran and Mu Ningxue were practicing.

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Only after both parties were satisfied did they pack their things and prepare to head to Tianshan!

Tianshan!

Gazing at the vast, snow-capped mountains, the two joined hands and began their mountain climbing journey.

"Now that you've found a summoned beast, have you considered a contracted beast?" Lu Ran asked.

Mu Ningxue pondered for a moment, then shook her head.

Her constitution is hard to describe; for ordinary beings to form a contract with her is simply courting death.

Special beings that are not of the ice attribute cannot form a contract at all.

Lu Ran glanced at her and said quietly:

"Now that we've reached the Tianshan Mountains, we might be able to find a suitable contracted beast for you."

Within the Tianshan Mountains, the ice element is extremely abundant, nurturing many rare and precious materials with ice attributes.

He traveled to Tianshan with Mu Ningxue, and had many goals.

First, we need to find Qin Yu'er, the sealed general. This super-ranked, calamity-stricken beauty could be recruited into our ranks. Even if she is unwilling to contribute, she would still be an eye-catching beauty.

The second purpose was to help Mu Ningxue find a contracted beast with a high bloodline.

If possible, that white tiger cub with imperial blood would definitely be Lu Ran's first choice!
Now that he has merged with the armor and controls the Abyss of Fiends, he can unleash the power of an emperor.

Even if you forcibly seize it, catching a white tiger cub is still a piece of cake.

However, if a deal could be successfully reached with that totem white tiger, that would be the best outcome.

The two walked quickly and crossed several snow-capped peaks in the blink of an eye.

Venturing deep into the Tianshan Mountains, one might encounter commanders or even monarch-level demons—a forbidden land that even high-level mages would find difficult to traverse!

But along the way, Lu Ran and Mu Ningxue encountered hardly any demons. This puzzled Mu Ningxue greatly, but she knew it couldn't be because of her; she didn't have that kind of power.

It must be because of Lu Ran.

Thinking this way, Mu Ningxue admired Lu Ran even more.

Even when walking in such a forbidden zone, he remained calm and composed.

Slowly, the two arrived at a place called the Deep Rift Valley.

Seeing that Lu Ran had stopped, Mu Ningxue was somewhat surprised:
"Are we going to go down?"

Lu Ran nodded: "Besides helping you complete the summoning contract, I also need to find a sealed person on this trip to Tianshan. And based on the information I have, that person is probably down there!"

Lu Ran put his arm around Mu Ningxue's slender waist and jumped down with her.

The chasm was bottomless, and as the descent deepened, the surrounding cold grew stronger and stronger, so cold that it felt as if even the air itself was about to freeze!

Fortunately, Lu Ran's protection was very effective, keeping Mu Ningxue firmly in place.

Reaching the bottom of the ravine, Mu Ningxue, panting slightly, asked with great curiosity after regaining her senses:

"The sealed person?"

Seeing Mu Ningxue's interest, Lu Ran chuckled and teased, "Want to hear a story?"

"Okay, tell me quickly~"

Mu Ningxue hugged Lu Ran's elbow, squeezed it in front of her chest and swung it around, acting coquettishly in a charming way.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow; this was the first time.

Then, Lu Ran began to prepare, and the two talked as they walked.

After explaining the situation of Qin Yu'er, a victim of the ice-type disaster, and her relationship with Song He and the Court of Judgment, Lu Ran looked at Mu Ningxue and said:
"She has a tough life, isn't it much worse than yours?"

After listening, Mu Ningxue nodded silently, looked at Lu Ran, and suddenly smiled:

"It's a good thing you're here with me, otherwise, I'm afraid I would have ended up in such a miserable state."

"Her fate was indeed more tortuous and difficult than mine."

After hearing Lu Ran's story, Mu Ningxue was indeed moved with compassion and wanted to save this older sister who had such a tragic and miserable fate.

but.
Her first concern was Lu Ran's safety!
"She is someone who has been hunted and sealed by the Court of Judgment. We rescued her. Won't you be targeted by the Court of Judgment?" Mu Ningxue asked this question because she was very worried.

Lu Ran shook his head and chuckled:

"Don't think of the Court of Judgment as something too divine. This is China! This is our territory!"

"Given my status in Kyushu, if they dare to cause me trouble, it wouldn't be difficult for me to kill them on the spot."

"Besides, I've just become the savior. If I'm hunted down by foreigners, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Kyushu leadership?"

Lu Ran easily charmed Mu Ningxue with just two simple reasons, leaving her completely bewildered.

Seeing Lu Ran's disdain for the Holy Judgment Academy, Mu Ningxue was no longer worried.

Ultimately, it was because her vision was too narrow.

We followed the path through the rift valley forward.

Soon, a crystal-clear ice wall appeared in their field of vision!

Inside the ice wall was a stunningly beautiful woman with skin as white as snow.

At this moment, her beautiful eyes were closed, like Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale.

Beside her, unlike Lu Ran, Mu Ningxue blushed and muttered:

"Why isn't she wearing any clothes?"

(End of this chapter)