Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 372 Treasure Hunt at the Volcano (Thanks to reader Butterfly Shadow for the 3332 book coins reward)

"This...isn't this the same as the parasitic maggots we encountered back then?" After hearing what Staff Officer Shao said, Jiang Shaoxu recalled the events of their training.

"What's so strange about that? I even encountered a group of desert red ant demons that had successfully evolved in the Australian Demon Empire."

"When I went deep into the core area, I found their nest. That was truly devastating. There were swarms of desert red ants above the crater, using the scorching heat from the crater to scorch their bodies and complete their evolution."

"Desert red ants are covered in fiery poison. Even a mage would die from being bitten by one and his body would be burned to death."

"I was also ambushed and attacked by their leader once. The scene was quite terrifying. At least among the guys I've encountered so far, it's the strongest."

Wang Teng was still thinking that Jiang Shaoxu was making a fuss, when he suddenly felt a buzzing in his chest. He was so frightened that he quickly rubbed his chest to calm the black snake.

The original leader of the desert red ants was a supreme monarch-level being. The intensity, speed, and explosiveness of their attacks were such that even forbidden spells couldn't dodge them and would have to kneel down.

Fortunately, his mastery of spatial magic was extraordinary at the time, which allowed him to dodge the attack in an instant.

"Your experience is truly remarkable..." Staff Officer Shao opened his mouth, unable to find a way to describe the other person's words. No wonder he was able to become a member of parliament at such a young age; there was such an unknown side to him.

The Australian Demon Empire is a place far beyond the reach of the Taklamakan Desert. It's unbelievable that they managed to penetrate deep into its core area and emerge safely!

The other person's words also reminded her that once the Demon Beetle completes its evolution, Anjiao Town will be lost, and she will need to find another place to settle down.

After lunch, Wang Teng took Ding Yumin to explore and train in the depths of the desert. Jiang Shaoxu was not very interested in this, but instead chatted happily with Staff Officer Shao and went to talk to her again.

Of course, she was also intentionally trying to avoid Wang Teng's punishment, after all, she ignored the advice and came to the desert alone and almost got caught in it.

Walking above the desert, feeling the clear, cloudless sky, makes one feel refreshed. Even the monsters that occasionally emerge from the sand seem kind of cute.

"Just as Staff Officer Shao said, there are countless insects and monsters here."

Ding Yumin followed Wang Teng, intently watching the receding desert below, each area occupied by different demons.

Soon, Wang Teng led Ding Yumin around the vast desert and found the location of the fire vein, which was the territory of the demonic insects.

"So many fragments of spirit seeds..." Ding Yumin looked at the numerous red dots on the ground, her face filled with undisguised excitement.

Yinyin…………

Little Flame Princess transformed into a streak of red light and swiftly flew towards the fragments, like a diligent little bee gathering nectar everywhere.

"This must be a sacred place for fire-type cultivation, comparable to the North Corner of the Scorching Plains."

Wang Teng sensed the black mountain before him. The influence of spatial power was not outwardly apparent, but the spatial attribute magic energy was also very active.

In addition, the rich fire element energy is contained within the mountain, as if it is accumulating something.

"No wonder the military is reluctant to leave this place... After seeing this scene, I understand them now." Ding Yumin exclaimed in amazement at the wonders of nature.

The resources are incredibly abundant, not just fire-type spirit seed fragments, but also other resources, such as magic stones, which are readily available everywhere.

However, this place is extremely difficult to develop, and it is also a gathering place for dust monsters. It may not be very noticeable during the day, but at midnight, they swarm here in droves.

"We can stay a few more days and carefully collect the scattered resources here. Since there is such a huge fiery mountain, there must be a rich accumulation of fire-type energy inside."

"Both Little Flame Princess and you need this kind of environment, especially Little Flame Princess. If it can absorb all this accumulated energy, it will save you a lot of resources," Wang Teng reminded her.

"Yeah~"

"However... I need you to stay here with me, otherwise I won't be able to defeat a demonic monarch."

Ding Yumin quickly cheered up, but then immediately remembered that this was the deep heart of the Taklamakan Desert, a place fraught with danger.

"Don't worry~ I'll stay with you. I can still find a few days." Wang Teng patted her head and then put her on the ground.

He then began to wander around the mountaintop area, which was divided into two main sections: a scorching crater and a pile of rocks filled with crystals.

"These are stone crystals collected by the Dust Monster, right? There are quite a few."

Upon seeing it, Wang Teng immediately accepted it with a smile. These materials, which had been tempered to the crystal level, contained a huge amount of earth-based energy and were relatively rare resources.

There is also a group of mutated dust bugs guarding the treasure; they have adapted to the high temperatures here.

Upon discovering Wang Teng, the intruder, they quickly flapped their wings, creating a sonic boom.

"This number is still too small. It seems that the evolution speed is still very slow. However, with a start, we can quickly complete the iteration through reproduction."

Wang Teng showed no mercy, instantly controlling the surrounding attribute-less and fire-type magical energy, forcibly transforming it into lightning-type magical energy, and rapidly gathering it to form a lightning domain.

After the domain was formed, countless black and red lightning arcs flashed in the sky. The evolved demonic grasshoppers were instantly struck by the destructive lightning arcs, and the dense lightning arcs blasted the mutated demonic grasshoppers into dust in an instant.

The domineering nature of the Heavenly Thunder Judgment is evident; after reaching the Super Rank, Wang Teng's control over the elements has reached a terrifying level.

Especially since there's the Forbidden Zone, an ability he hasn't used yet. It's only used to deal with some mutated demonic insects, so there's no need to use a nuclear bomb to kill mosquitoes.

Advanced development of a domain allows one to continuously command external magical energy, greatly reducing one's own magical consumption and increasing the power of elemental magic.

The Super-Order is about controlling forbidden realms and having the ability to forcibly reverse and assimilate the attributes of other elements. It is on a completely different level from the High-Order.

Back when he was at the Oath Tree, he ate the Oath Fruit and was fortunate enough to activate the destructive properties of the lightning type, doubling its base power.

Now, with the added blessing of the Judgment Thunder, and with his mastery of the Super-Order level and the inherent level bonus of the Super-Order Star Particle Cycle Structure, a casual strike has already entered the realm of high-Order destruction, making it an extremely low-cost divine skill.

With the automatic and rapid mana regeneration function of Star Cycle, it would be impossible to imagine how large a number of Dust Beetles would be needed to overwhelm him by sheer numbers.

After clearing out the mutated demonic grasshoppers, Wang Teng collected nearly a hundred stone crystals in this area. There were also many demonic stones on the ground, but he was too lazy to pick them up.

They then quickly arrived at the crater and, after carefully sensing the area, discovered that no unique soul seed had indeed been conceived inside.

The mountain's unique structure has the ability to gather energy, and it has even created a mystical effect in the surrounding area.

The volcano contained a massive amount of fire energy, but the accumulated pure fire energy was too vast and had not formed a soul seed condensation. As a result, the mountain was pierced by the fire energy, creating a unique fire vein landscape in the desert.

(End of this chapter)