Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 198 The Mist Demon Swarm

Wang Teng watched as the island underwent subtle changes, with thick white mist rising from the tranquil forest.

The mist appeared and disappeared intermittently, quickly catching up with Bruce and swirling around him.

Bruce seemed to notice this, and the flight path began to rise, but soon a scene that surprised Wang Teng appeared.

As Bruce flew, his flight suddenly became erratic, his direction becoming chaotic, sometimes soaring into the sky, sometimes plummeting towards the sea.

They tried to use the wings of wind to fan out the gale and disperse the mist, but the white mist remained unaffected.

His movements attracted more mist demons, and gradually the entire area was filled with white mist, with Bruce flying around aimlessly like a headless fly.

The flight path gradually detached from the island and headed deeper into the Misty Islands.

"Are you being misled by interference?"

Wang Teng immediately ventured deep into the fog and observed Bruce's transformation up close; Bruce seemed somewhat dazed.

All around him, chaotic spiritual energy surged incessantly.

Being in the deep void, he was naturally unaffected and could sense the mist demon hidden within the fog.

No fewer than a dozen Mist Demons surrounded Bruce, constantly releasing mental interference to lure him into the center of the Mist Islands.

"What a strange demon! It seems to be nothing more than a chaotic mass of consciousness, without even a soul."

"Let's follow them and see!"

Looking at these mist demons, Wang Teng thought of something. They seemed to resemble a large demon clan with only one main consciousness, while the others were mindless demons.

As they continued forward, passing one small island after another, the fog in the air gradually thickened, and visibility became even smaller.

Fortunately, Wang Teng was a demon, and his vision was not comparable to that of a human, so he could still know the general situation.

Starting from the outer island, Bruce flew aimlessly for over an hour, covering hundreds of kilometers before finally arriving at the central area.

The entire area was shrouded in mist, and compared to the tranquility of the outer perimeter, it was noticeably more active here.

Wang Teng saw a majestic phantom through the mist, and the faint aura it exuded made him instinctively recall the Xuan Snake!

"Supreme Monarch!"

Wang Teng was shocked. The nearly 1,000-meter-tall figure could be seen to be a tree in its main body, with countless branches hanging down!

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a familiar type of landscape plant—the mist willow! Only this mist willow was magnified many times over.

Bruce seemed completely oblivious, flying straight toward the island, toward the mist willow, as countless white mists rushed toward him.

Despite his trepidation, Wang Teng cautiously continued to hide in the void, gradually approaching the enormous creature.

Soon, he witnessed a horrifying scene: Bruce was bound by a willow branch, and countless white mists surged from the branch.

The white mist rushed into Bruce's ears, mouth, and nose, as if his whole body was being filled with it.

"This scene..."

The white mist poured in relentlessly, completely disregarding Bruce's consent. Bruce's body began to tremble violently, and a muffled, painful sound came from his throat.

In just a moment, Bruce shuddered and his body went limp, ceasing his struggle.

At this moment, the white mist was drawn out, and a phantom soul was carried back into the willow branch by the white mist.

The willow branch seemed to have tasted a delicious treat, and the entire branch trembled and shook with joy. After the excitement subsided, a cloud of white mist appeared on the surface of the willow branch and slowly drifted into the mist family.

Bruce, having lost his soul, had his body discarded on the ground, with roots emerging from the earth and penetrating his body.

Bruce's body gradually became thinner, until he was left with only one piece of clothing, giving Wang Teng a live demonstration of how he was completely hollowed out.

"Pinch Mommy's..."

"So that's how the Mist Demons came to be. Not only humans, but sea monsters may have also been harmed, otherwise how could there be so many Mist Demons wandering around?"

Wang Teng cursed inwardly. He had thought that his spirit devouring ability was evil enough, but he hadn't expected that there was an even more evil ability to exist.

Not only was its soul devoured, but it was also turned into a mist demon, leaving not even its body behind, completely consuming and erasing it.

No wonder we haven't seen any sirens along the way. They were probably all tricked and deceived by the mist demons, then delivered to our doorstep and devoured.

After regaining his senses, Wang Teng noticed some details: the concentration of magical energy here was frighteningly high, dozens of times higher than that outside.

All the magical energy was gathered on this small island, where there was not a single weed, only the roots of this mist willow.

Among the chaotic magical energy, water-based magical energy was dominant, given that the entire island's environment appeared to be very humid.

With a heart full of trepidation, Wang Teng cautiously ventured deeper into the island, as he lacked the ability to perceive the deeper layers of the void within the gambling mist willow.

These plant-based demons have very limited spatial perception. Even monarch-level demons can reach into space, but that's about it.

Unless it is one of those special plant demons, and based on his observation, this Mist Willow is a plant-type demon, and most likely it is skilled in mental and water-type demon magic.

Its demonic arts generally cannot escape these ranges. Of course, if it can perceive the deep void, then it's out of luck.

After Wang Teng entered the island to a depth of over 100 meters, his tense heart relaxed slightly. It was highly likely that Wu Liu would not be able to detect his infiltration.

As they continued forward, the island was covered with dense willow branches and various roots, and there were many huge skeletons on the ground.

After circling around, he finally found the source of the gathering magic energy. Under the dense willow branches, there was a small lake.

As Wang Teng ventured deeper into the area, it was as if he had entered the night. He saw the massive branches of the Mist Willow and felt an even stronger surge of magical energy.

"Holy crap... this is...!"

He hurriedly came to the top of the lake, which was tens of meters wide, and stared at the bottom of the water. There, a palm-sized, glassy flower was spinning around in the water.

The surrounding magical energy was constantly converging here, and there seemed to be undercurrents even underwater. Through the dim light, one could vaguely see the mountain of sea monster corpses piled up at the bottom of the lake.

"The Essence of Earth and Water!"

Glug~

Wang Teng's heart pounded, and he forced himself to calm down, resisting the urge to take the precious gem.

He was right under Wu Liu's nose, and any abnormality he showed would be easily detected. He had no doubt about the perception ability of a supreme monarch-level being.

I never expected to find such a treasure here. It's a coveted treasure for any high-level mage, the key to forbidden spells.

Thinking about it now, it makes sense. A supreme monarch-level Mist Willow would be easy prey for any super-class mage to come in. Coupled with Mist Willow's home-field combat ability, who would dare to confront it head-on except for forbidden spells? It's no wonder that such a treasure could be preserved.

After a short while, Wang Teng regained his composure and began to plot how to take away this great treasure.

With his mastery of spatial magic, the distance of the Void Treasury is already very wide, and his spatial control within this range is extremely high.

(End of this chapter)