Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 361 Siren Swarm

After paying, Wang Teng walked along the coastline until he saw the driver drive away, then he teleported towards the open sea.

The outline of the mainland disappeared behind him in the blink of an eye, and what came into view was the boundless ocean, with a few ships sailing on the surface.

The furthest target detected this time was only a little over 600 nautical miles away. After walking just a few steps, Wang Teng saw a chain of islands appear in the vast sea.

The size of each island varies greatly, with the largest being no bigger than a small town. Most of the islands are mountains with very little flat land.

The small islands consist only of protruding reefs, with not a trace of green to be seen.

Standing hundreds of meters in the air, Wang Teng carefully sensed the demonic aura on the island in the sea. In this small place, there were no fewer than fifty groups of different types of sea monsters gathered.

"According to the last detection information, the number of demons has more than doubled. It seems that something has indeed happened."

He did not disturb the group of demons for the time being, but continued to observe the intelligence of the sea monsters along the island chain.

Compared to the search capabilities of instruments, his sensory abilities were in no way inferior; he could still sense the approximate level of demonic power.

We have not yet sensed the aura of monarch-level sea monsters; they are all demons of the Grand Commander level and below.

Just half an hour later, Wang Teng had surveyed the waters within a 300-nautical-mile radius of the island chain, gaining a clear understanding of the distribution of demons. His reconnaissance efficiency was simply unparalleled.

However, that still won't work. He needs to submit the instrument's detection data so that people will believe he is really working hard.

"Troublesome~"

"Fortunately, we didn't encounter any Emperor-level sea monsters. There was only one Monarch-level sea monster hiding its aura in the deep sea, so it's a minor problem, right?"

Wang Teng took out his tablet, brought up the map, and began manually calibrating the location coordinates. He didn't need very precise positioning; just a general range would suffice.

He chose to survey the island chain from north to south, and then move towards the inland sea area, making the choice of the survey route very arbitrary.

After using spatial power to fold and wrap the buoy, Wang Teng casually tossed it onto the sea surface.

He stood a hundred meters above the buoy and quickly activated it via a tablet. A piercing signal wave assaulted his ears, sounding exactly like the scraping of glass.

"Damn, is the power really that high?"

Startled, he quickly used his demonic power to block out the shriek, then rubbed his ears vigorously until he felt better.

Looking down, he noticed that the totem bead was also trembling slightly, as if protesting against him, so he also shielded the totem bead from the shrieking signal wave.

Those sirens of average rank did not possess this intelligence, and the sea within a radius of thirty nautical miles boiled as if a volcano had erupted.

Hidden beneath the sea surface, the sea monsters charged madly toward the source of the signal wave, becoming increasingly frenzied the closer they got.

That shrill signal wave seemed to be rapidly eroding their remaining rationality.

Beep be ...………………

Suddenly, a beeping sound rang out from the tablet, and countless red dots appeared on the map, turning the originally green map blood red.

The alarmingly large number of sirens nearly brought the tablet to a boil.

Wang Teng nonchalantly turned off the sound prompts and continued to control the buoy, releasing maximum power to detect and give those guys below a good time.

Those ordinary sea monsters naturally couldn't touch the buoy. With the spatial layers maintained by him, how could those minions possibly cross this barrier?

They can only rage helplessly, constantly fidgeting and agitating at the signal source, then realize they are powerless and finally snap their rationality.

Just ten minutes later, the sea beneath their feet turned blood red, demonstrating just how terrifying the battles were when these sea monsters lost their minds and went berserk.

Wang Teng was busy above, tearfully accepting thousands of fragmented souls and devouring their origin.

The number of complete spirit essences is relatively limited, only about ten. Considering that there may be more to be gained later, he specially made a space box to store the spirit essences in it and put it on the shelves of the Hall of Heroes.

This replenishment caused his soul to show signs of growth, as if his mind had been nourished and his thinking had become more agile.

"I feel like I'm starting to get a brain!"

Wang Teng scratched his head, put away the buoys below. He had already obtained the data in ten minutes, and he was too lazy to bother them anymore, so he kindly let them go.

Most importantly, one-tenth of the buoy's reserve magic energy has been used up, and there are still many areas to scout ahead. He only has three buoys on him.

Unexpectedly, a mission I casually accepted yielded additional rewards, so I continued south to scout (provoke) the siren.

As he moved, the entire island chain gradually connected into a blood-red area several nautical miles wide, with figures moving within it, stirring up blood-red waves.

The sirens, who once had clearly defined territories, could no longer distinguish one from another. Whenever they met, they would vent their pent-up rage and engage in endless battles.

Without a powerful siren to intervene, it's hard to say how long this massacre will continue.

Perhaps only when the shrill signal waves in their minds subside will these sirens regain their senses.

After two and a half hours of hard work, Wang Teng tested a total of thirty locations, barely covering the more than 300 nautical miles of inland sea area.

In total, they collected over 100,000 fragments of souls and nearly 100 essences. A considerable number of fragments of souls could not be found and were wasted. The nearly 100 essences were equivalent to making a small fortune.

After devouring such a massive amount of remnant soul essence, Wang Teng felt that he had undergone some changes. He sat cross-legged on a cloud, hiding in a white cloud.

Originally at the peak of the monarch level, the soul within his body stepped out first and entered the next level.

However, his cultivation level did not improve; he remained at the peak of the monarch level.

However, I suddenly felt that my control over my physical strength had increased by an order of magnitude, reaching a level of perfect clarity.

With the advancement of the soul, the bloodline power within the body deepens, the demonic power is refined, and the tempering of the physique all accelerates.

"As expected~ When determining the realm level of a monarch-level demon, bloodline power and demonic power account for a larger proportion, while the soul accounts for a smaller proportion."

Wang Teng gained a clearer understanding of the path of demons. Unlike other demons who relied on instinct to cultivate, he stood on the shoulders of giants, knowing more and understanding more deeply, so he was naturally able to grasp the correct direction for progress.

The soul is different from bloodline power and demonic power. It belongs to the invisible realm, characterized by nothingness, strong inclusiveness, and its improvement can be fast or slow, making it extremely malleable.

This is very similar to the characteristics of mental power.

Bloodline power and demonic power are fused energies, leaning towards the visible aspect. Both are closely related to the physique, which itself is a very complex and massive system, so transformation and improvement are relatively slow.

Therefore, his current position is that of a void demon with the soul pressure of a great monarch, but whose realm is at the monarch level.

This is in stark contrast to most demons in the world, who are mostly weak in spirit but have superhuman physical strength.

(End of this chapter)