Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

"What do you think Teacher Tang Yue is thinking? Why didn't she make a move while he was still conscious? Only by breaking his defenses could we launch a sneak attack."

Zhang Chen said, puzzled.

Mo Fan said with a grin, "What do you think will happen after we get killed by Chao He? Hehehe."

"You'll just keep spouting nonsense here, and then you won't get any more... you'll be like this later..."

Zhang Chen looked incredulous and made a gesture towards him.

Finally, Tang Yue roared, "Sparrow Flame - Fierce Fist - Nine Palaces!"

The moment the words fell, the surface of the barren, sunken land within a hundred meters appeared as if it had been smashed open by countless ferocious beasts. Cracks in the ground seemed to be preheating, spewing out scorching heat. Finally, a crimson flame, like a giant fiery whale, leaped from the ground and soared into the air, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Following closely behind, eight other equally magnificent flames burst forth from the ground and surged about.

The flames rolled in all directions and collided to form an even more ferocious wave of fire that devastatingly struck Chao He.

Zhang Chen exclaimed with delight, "Wow! It's a spirit seed! Mo Fan, get your Star Chart Book ready!"

"What the heck! What is a Spirit Seed?!" Mo Fan's face was filled with shock as he picked up the Book of Star Charts, ready to...

The flames slowly dissipated. Chao He crossed her arms in front of her head, holding a light blue fragment in one hand. It seemed that she had taken out a defensive magical artifact the moment she cast the spell. She knelt on one knee, and pieces of her already cracked armor fell off.

He coughed twice, his face charred, and when he looked up, the composure in his eyes was gone. Just as he was about to stand up...

Just like before, countless vines appeared under his feet to bind him, and then he felt a wave of heat rushing towards him.

He died

Mo Fan walked quickly towards Tang Yue.

Tang Yue forced back the urge that surged into her mind: "Get out!"

Mo Fan, looking completely innocent, kept walking: "Teacher Tang Yue, are you really alright? Let me take a look at you!"

"You two go up to the upper class and see for yourselves. If you can't find the reason why the town is barren, you'll see what happens to me..."

Flames erupted from Tang Yue's hands as she glared at Mo Fan, her face flushed.

Mo Fan chuckled twice, turned and walked upwards, ignoring Zhang Chen's ambiguous smile.

But how could Zhang Chen let him off the hook? "Why are you back again? A moment of passion is worth a thousand pieces of gold!..."

……

Mo Fan didn't respond at all, and Zhang Chen, finding it boring, stopped teasing him. Before long, the two of them found the source of the stream.

The source of the stream was actually enclosed and stored up by people, forming a small reservoir. Now, this reservoir has long since become a dry mud pit, with some dried fish bones in it.

When the two of them came up, there were already two groups of people fighting each other in the reservoir.

They both spotted the patch of burning magenta flames next to the two teams at a glance.

"What's this again? It looks pretty rare." Mo Fan pointed to the patch of earth fire.

"It's all over the place, we can't see what's inside from this distance! Judging from their appearance, they're wild. Whatever, we'll find a chance to rob them of their ducks later."

Zhang Chen said with some excitement

Mo Fan was also very excited.

"Is this what they call the struggle for opportunity in science fiction novels?!"

One of the teams consisted of ten hunter mages, but they fought hesitantly and cautiously against the four opponents.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the team of hunter mages was defeated one by one by the four mid-level mages.

"I'm giving your Hunter Alliance some face today. If you don't get out of here, I'll burn you all to ashes. I'm sure the Inquisition won't be able to find a single piece of evidence!" the four mid-level mages roared, and a ball of blazing golden light condensed in their palms!

The group of hunter mages slunk away. They were clearly out of mana and had little fighting power left, so they didn't linger there.

The four mid-level mages, having finally driven away their competitors, breathed a sigh of relief; their magical energy was actually almost depleted.

Just as they relaxed, they suddenly felt the surrounding space compress rapidly, and the four of them were instantly squeezed together. Then, countless vines like giant pythons appeared under their feet and locked them firmly.

Only then did they realize what was happening, their faces filled with panic as they tried to control their bodies and break free from their restraints, but it was too late.

Mo Fan and Zhang Chen strolled out from the other side. The four men who had been leading them saw that the two were dressed in tattered clothes and clearly had come from some hidden corner. They angrily threatened, "Those are our Dongfang family's things. If you dare to touch them, you'll be facing our Dongfang family's retaliation... Let us go!"

The remaining three immediately concealed their panic and, along with the man who had spoken, displayed anger.

"Why don't we just kill them? They're so noisy!" Zhang Chen said loudly, deliberately trying to scare the four men, while Mo Fan laughed loudly.

"Great! Great!..." Mo Fan instantly understood his meaning and smiled back.

The moment they finished speaking, the two of them, their faces contorted with rage, walked towards the four of them.

"Ahhh... Don't come any closer... I was wrong... I'll give you anything you want, I'm very rich... Please don't kill me!"

"I……"

……

Seeing the freakish looks on Mo Fan and Zhang Chen's faces, the four of them immediately cowered.

Zhang Chen held a small knife to his lips, licking it with a sickly expression. Every now and then, he would blow on the back of their necks, make a hissing sound with the back of the knife.

Mo Fan, meanwhile, was looking at them from the front as if he were examining ingredients.

They were terrified.

……

A while later

The four of them fainted at the same time, and Zhang Chen and Mo Fan came to the front of the earth fire together.

Zhang Chen exclaimed, staring at the rose-red flame at its center, "A fire-type spirit seed! We've struck gold! Mo Fan, you're in luck!"

Mo Fan also became happy, but asked, "What is a spirit seed?"

"Heaven and earth nurture elements, and elements are classified according to their environment. In some special places, where the elements are particularly active, spiritual fire seeds are produced. If these fire seeds are refined and absorbed by a fire mage, the power of that fire mage's fire skills will be multiplied! Moreover, even the most ordinary fire spirit seed costs at least 20 million on the market, and most of them need to be auctioned off!" Zhang Chen said excitedly.

"Damn, the power has increased! This is awesome! Let me absorb it!" With that, Mo Fan closed his eyes and began to try absorbing it.

Seeing Mo Fan's impatient look, Zhang Chen couldn't help but facepalm.

"I don't have any fire-type abilities, why are you in such a hurry?..."

Zhang Chen began to dismantle the equipment of the four members of the Dongfang family.

We can't have come all this way for nothing.

Zhang Chen sat next to Mo Fan, looking at the various magical tools in his hands, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The equipment is truly comprehensive: armored magical artifacts, demon-slaying tools... and even a mortal-grade stardust magical artifact. The quality of this one is even considered high-grade—it's outrageous! A rough calculation shows it's worth about seventeen million in total. Looking at it this way, I don't think I'm losing out."

The Stardust Magic Artifact accounted for the majority of the cost; Zhang Chen estimated it at nine million.