Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death

"We've made some progress on the first place. The student will receive a Divine Seal Praise ceremony, which will be held by the Parthenon itself, atop Mount Olympus in Athens," said Chief Mage Panglai.

Praise to the Divine Seal!

Xu Fang's heart started pounding.

This is really good stuff!

The Divine Blessing increases a mage's power, but unlike Spirit Seeds or Soul Seeds, it doesn't attach to the mage like a weapon; instead, it directly increases the mage's own power!

This is just the basic power!

To put it another way, it's like teachers' salaries. Bonuses and subsidies are nothing compared to what's to come; who knows, the higher-ups might run out of money one day and take it all back.

A raise to the basic salary would be such a dream come true, it would make people so happy they'd forget their own name!

Besides the first place winner, the rewards for second and third place are also enough to make anyone drool.

The second place winner can cultivate at the Void Altar, located at the Holy Altar of the Australian Magic Association, which is a recognized sacred place for cultivation.

Data shows that the proportion of people breaking through to the transcendent realm is the highest here!

As for the third place, it's a complete set of magical artifacts. Currently, only Xu Fang and Zhao Manyan in the team can collect all the magical artifacts: the Shoe Magical Artifact, the Shield Magical Artifact, the Armor Magical Artifact, the Slash Magical Artifact, and the Wing Magical Artifact.

"In addition to the top three teams, the remaining teams will also enjoy the open resource pool."

Feng Li explained to everyone:

"The rewards you receive during your training are just a small incentive; the real good stuff is still stored in the resource pool."

"After this first round of elimination matches, we will enter the second round of the treasure hunt. The treasure in this treasure hunt is the vast gold mine in the resource pool. How much each country can win depends on the students' abilities!"

Let's collect some of the coolest tricks from the treasure hunt!

Chapter 320 A general who doesn't want to be a commander is not a good Insect King

"Don't get too excited yet. Although the treasure hunt is great, it's much more dangerous than the elimination rounds. Every treasure hunt has a death quota."

Feng Li is the kind of rigid, old-fashioned teacher who jumps out to pour cold water on things once the atmosphere gets heated up.

“That’s right, and the rules of the treasure hunt change every year. Without solid skills, you might end up with nothing!” Han Ji added.

After the instruction was completed, everyone was free to do as they pleased.

It's unrealistic to expect to improve one's strength through cultivation in just a few days.

The contestants focused more on "external things" like magical artifacts and tools, which caused the price of magical artifacts in Venice to rise.

Xu Fang also spent a lot of money, renting a fighting arena in Venice where land is extremely expensive.

He was on one side, El Niño and the Insect King were on the other.

With the aid of the Liquid of Time, El Niño successfully entered the level of rulership. Once the Warm Wind Domain was activated, all beings below the level of monarch were equal.

Besides the warm air domain, El Niño also controls a completely new domain, which Xu Fang named the entropy increase domain.

As the name suggests, it transforms elements from ordered to disordered.

The specific effect is to disrupt and make the gathered elements of others uncontrollable, and to wipe out all elemental magic, doubling the effect on water and ice elements.

Compared to it, the Insect King is slightly inferior.

Back in New York, its strength was already stuck at the peak of the Warrior level, and it just couldn't get past the Commander level.

The original underlings, Swamp Poison Centipede and Azure Poison Locust, have emerged one after another at the Warrior level.

It is thanks to its undead form and the toxins honed through countless trials that it can still maintain its status as the insect king.

Once their cultivation level is surpassed, their former underlings will turn on them without hesitation.

—Especially the Swamp Poison Centipede, its bloodline is definitely at the commander level!

The Insect King's Death Worm bloodline usually stalls at the mid-level...

"Stop, we're not fighting anymore!"

Xu Fang called a halt; he was genuinely out of breath.

Without using his true trump cards like the armor robe and the purple demonic cloud, fighting El Niño and the swarm of poisonous insects was incredibly difficult.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

El Niño is asking for hugs and praise.

Xu Fang had just finished being disgusted by the cute little guy, so he took out a fragment of a water-type spirit seed and let the little guy gnaw on it for fun, and then looked at the Insect King.

"Hiss~~~~~~"

The insect king emitted low chirps.

"Let's go," Xu Fang said.

The Insect King curled up and was taken into the space as usual.

Xu Fang was fully aware of its despondency, and he had also observed its usual behavior.

When Xu Fang first became a high-level mage, he spent 25 million to buy ten death worms. During that time, they were raised in various ways and fought to the death. In the end, only the one in front of him survived.

Unyielding, fiercely combative, and capable of flawlessly executing orders and commanding the swarm in coordinated attacks...

If subordinates like this aren't rewarded, is there any justice in the world?

—Jiang Yu even knows to give the working giant rock beast a little treat!

As for the inability to advance, that's a matter of bloodline, and has nothing to do with the Insect King itself.

Since he happened to have some spare cash, Xu Fang decided to spend some money to buy some advancement materials so that the Death Worm King could transform into a higher-level worm!

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Xu Fang initially planned to bring Pang Lai along, but Pang Lai was invited away by Mo Fan. Judging from the timing, she should have advanced to the Flying River White Wolf.

Xu Fang then turned to his old acquaintance Han Ji for help. Han Ji was a top expert in the plant field, and he was proficient in the fields of poisons, insects and plants.

Han Ji readily agreed and suggested that he take a look at the Insect King first.

When the Insect King appeared, Han Ji exclaimed softly, "This insect's body is quite sturdy. It seems to have experienced many battles and has been well-trained."

Poisonous insects are broadly considered a type of demon, and the methods for advancing to higher levels are not significantly different.

That's energy, beast souls, bone powder, and bloodline!

As for energy, ordinary demons, such as the one-eyed demon wolf of Bo City, will steal the Earthly Holy Spring as an energy source for advancement.

Contract beasts directly absorb energy from their master's magic system.

Xu Fang doesn't need to worry about this; there's still plenty of Time Essence left.

Bone meal is easy to obtain. The Insect King is an undead entity, so while other things might be lacking, undead and skeletons are not in short supply.

Bloodline doesn't matter; you can buy that with money. At that time in Venice, apart from the rankings in the National Revolutionary War, everything else could be bought with money.

The most troublesome thing is the beast soul!

Beast souls are mutated from essences and are not only extremely valuable but also exceptionally rare.

"Do you have any thoughts on the evolutionary path of venomous insects?" Han Ji asked.

"Suitable for naval warfare, and extremely resilient," Xu Fang said.

"Your request is quite unusual." Han Ji considered for a moment, then asked, "Are there any requirements regarding the combat strength of the poisonous insects themselves?"

"No." Xu Fang shook his head.

“That makes things easier.” Han Ji nodded. “They are suitable for naval battles and have strong vitality. We can consider the two major races of salamanders and shell monsters. These two are also the most common and can be found in every magic market.”

"Thank you for your trouble," Xu Fang said gratefully.

"Not at all. If anyone should be thanking me, it should be me."

Han Ji smiled broadly: "Our researchers have expanded upon the dolphin model and have already received the first batch of orders!"

"That's a good thing." Xu Fang was also happy for them.

Since the undead retreated en masse, the ancient capital's economy suffered a severe blow and remained stagnant for some time.

Now that there are dolphins, it will create some new jobs.

Moreover, based on our experience with bombs and bee swarms, once dolphins are put into actual combat, they will inevitably be modified by researchers with wildly imaginative ideas, turning them into products most suitable for magical babies.

Without saying a word, Han Ji pulled Xu Fang to the magic market.

The two strolled around for a long time, and almost every stall had Siren products.

This is actually a sign that the day when the sirens launch a full-scale attack is not far off.

"Wait."

Han Ji suddenly called out to stop Xu Fang. He stopped in a very inconspicuous little shop, his eyes fixed on the display case.

"Pay up, I'll take this." Han Ji pulled out his card directly.

Before Xu Fang could even offer a polite gesture, a "beep" sounded, and the card swipe was complete.

Oh, this... I'm so sorry.

"I've struck gold! As expected of Venice, the city of water, we can even find something this rare." Han Ji said with a broad smile.

In the vessel in his hand lay a square, yellow beast soul.

Xu Fang felt a strange sense of familiarity with this thing.

"If it were anyone else, they would probably be too blind to notice and let it slip through their fingers. Only someone as knowledgeable as me could have seized it in the first place."

Han Ji was in a good mood and even started to boast, which was rare for him.

Xu Fang carefully examined the beast soul, using his sonic analytical power to probe it. The beast soul seemed to be asleep, offering no resistance whatsoever.

"This thing comes from the center of the Pacific Ocean and is called the Bob Sponge. It is peaceful and not good at fighting, but its regenerative ability is quite strong."

Han Ji said with great interest, "There was once a mage who used wind magic to cut Bob Sponge into thousands of pieces. Guess what happened?"

Xu Fang cooperated, saying, "What's up?"

Han Ji: "Thousands of sponges have regenerated, forming a sponge colony!"

"What the hell?"