Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 162 Getting By Deception

Ding Yumin pursed her lips, gesturing for him to come a little closer.

Worried about giving himself away, Bai Mo moved away while talking, subtly observing her.

"I noticed that the frosted glass seems different from last night; it's become clear now! Isn't that amazing?!"

Ding Yumin nodded calmly, glancing at the now-transparent frosted glass in the mirror. She rubbed the facial cleanser evenly onto her face, her voice slightly muffled but certain.

"magic!"

"Right?"

Bai Mo nodded in satisfaction, then pretended to analyze, "I think this should be a magic glass. It can sense changes in time or light. It's transparent during the day, and turns into frosted glass at night."

She rinsed the foam off her face with water and dried it with a washcloth. Ding Yumin glanced at him lightly and nodded imperceptibly.

"That makes perfect sense."

"Haha, I think so too."

Bai Mo was glad that she hadn't been discovered, and silently watched her fuss over her face with skincare products.

Then I'll have some for myself too.

Zhongshan Station may be small, but it has everything you need.

There are quite a few breakfast stalls.

Bai Mo was initially wondering why a monk would set up a breakfast stall here, but after spending 500 yuan to buy a basket of steamed dumplings that could be bought for 5 yuan in Shanghai, he realized something was wrong.

Understood.

The dumplings weren't even handmade.

The day was for rest, mainly because Sikong Wen and the now-named water mage Yexing needed to restore their magical energy, and also to buy magic stones to repair magical tools.

Bai Mo accompanied Ding Yumin on a stroll around Zhongshan Island; Bai Ze wasn't just idly dating.

"According to the information I have, the soul seed is right here."

Inside a small private room, Bai Mo and his three companions sat around a square table, on which lay a map of the Zhongshan Islands. Sikong Wen's finger landed on an island that was neither too far nor too close to Zhongshan Island.

It was an island that was neither too big nor too small, called Swamp Island.

Because most of the island is swamp.

"We can enter Zhongshan West Island from the northwest side of Zhongshan Island, and then follow the island chain all the way. In some places, the water area is not very large."

Sikong Wen explained his plan, gesturing with his fingers accordingly.

Ye Xing was someone he had brought with him, and also a guest retainer of the Sikong family, so naturally he would cooperate with his actions. Therefore, there was nothing to say, he simply nodded.

Years of adventure experience had taught Bai Mo that information was often the most crucial element; knowing what lay ahead made things much easier. So he said:

"So it seems we need to cross three islands to reach this swamp island. It's not too far, but have you found out exactly how to get there and what kind of demons we'll encounter along the way?"

"Of course, I can't be careless when it comes to finding a soul seed for myself! By the way, the earth-type technique you used the day before yesterday was a soul seed, wasn't it? Its power is making me so envious."

Sikong Wen smiled and said something, then began to recount the demons he encountered on the road.

"We can't walk along the beach, and the sea is even more dangerous. Every island's coastline is inhabited by many sea monsters, both aquatic and land-dwelling. We must conserve our magical energy and avoid battles as much as possible."

He pointed to Zhongshan West Island with his finger, "We can just go through the middle of it."

"This island has been explored by hunters many times, and its center is a territory of dark herbs. Originally, we tried to avoid getting close to these mind-controlling plants that could silently bewitch minds, but with Miss Ding here, we've avoided that trouble."

As he spoke, Sikong Wen looked up and smiled at the two men, seemingly feeling a little embarrassed that he had paid the price of one person for two thugs.

"However, a group of the Blue Ling evil demons we encountered that day inhabit the trenches of Zhongshan West Island."

"Is there a commander?" Bai Mo asked.

"No, and the number isn't very large, about half a clan. It's a pity that at this time of year, the area that originally connected these two islands is submerged. Otherwise, you could have used teleportation to take us directly across."

How wide is this strait?

"Six hundred meters."

Sikong asked a question and then pointed to the desolate rock island.

"The surface of this island is inhabited by creatures called Rock-Clad Terrors. They are very similar to the wastelands on the Barren Rock Island. They will riot if any living thing gets close."

"We two faster mages need to scout out the area first and find a place without Rock-Clad Demons to cross over. Fortunately, there's a spot on this island that's only 250 meters apart from the two islands next to it, which you can use Teleport to get us across."

Bai Mo nodded slightly, gradually dispelling his initial impression that Sikong Wen was a reckless fool; he did have a plan. He then asked:

"What about the last island?"

Taking a deep breath, Sikong Wen's expression turned serious, and he pointed to the last island.

"We must prepare the magic before crossing from the Desolate Rock Island to the Cursed Raven Island."

"This island is inhabited by only one kind of demon, the Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven! The entire island is their territory, and there are enough of them to form a whole colony. Their bodies contain very powerful curse energy, and the higher their level, the stronger the curse energy."

Bai Mo's expression also turned serious. He had read about this kind of demon in a book. It was a demon with strange, cursed powers.

Strictly speaking, there is only one Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven, and that is the leader of the Blood-Eyed Cursed Ravens. No one knows where it came from.

In short, it appeared on this island, which was originally inhabited by a large number of black crows.

But when the Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven swept across, its powerful curse directly turned the flock of black crows into its servants, transforming them into a swarm of Blood-Eyed Cursed Ravens.

Thus, every bird that passes over this island is cursed by a flock of blood-eyed cursed crows and transformed into one of their kind.

Some experienced high-level mages came to try to nip the growing Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven flock in the bud, but they found that the Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven leader was extremely powerful, and all the servant warriors and cursed ravens were substitutes for that Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven.

When the Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven Commander is on the verge of death, it will unleash its curse power, causing the servants and warriors infected by its curse to die in its place.

As long as one of its cursed ravens remains alive, this ruler will never die.

Therefore, after discovering that eradicating these cursed crows would require a large amount of manpower, they observed the situation for a long time.

After confirming that these cursed crows would not leave Cursed Crow Island, the Zhongshan Island authorities abandoned the idea of ​​eradicating them, except to periodically come to clear out a batch of cursed crows.

"Miss Ding's mind magic can resist curses, as can Night Star's light magic. What we need to be careful about is not getting close to the center of the island, not attracting the attention of the Blood-Eyed Cursed Raven leader, and not getting hurt by those cursed ravens. If we can do this, we can reach the swamp island relatively easily."

"The curses of these warrior-servant level ravens are not substitute curses, but corrosive curses that directly corrode the flesh and are very difficult to eradicate."

Sikong Wen's gaze swept over the three of them. "This is the plan for our trip to Swamp Island. If there are no problems, we'll set off immediately."

"Okay." Bai Mo nodded slightly.

So the group left Zhongshan Post Station.

In just one day, Zhongshan City, which is relatively close to the sea, has been restored to its original state, no longer as dilapidated as it was the day before.

The inn is located on a small hill in the center of the island, and it is also the only place on the entire island with relatively lush vegetation.

The area had long been desolate due to the constant attacks by sea monsters and the continuous battles.

Heading west.

Standing not far from the sea, you can see Zhongshan West Island across the water.

If you look at the waters separating the two islands, you can see groups of Blue Ling evil demons swimming through the shimmering surface.

These catfish-like creatures have exceptionally sharp claws, and their dark blue scales come together to make the light blue seawater even bluer.

However, the seabed can be seen through the water surface where the Blue Demon is not swimming, indicating that the water between the two islands is not deep.

"I'll clear the way; you guys are responsible for blocking the attacks of the evil demon Lan Ling."

As Sikong Wen spoke, waves of earth surged beneath his feet, carrying Ye Xing forward first.

His eyes gleamed with an earthy yellow light, which instantly transformed into stone gray just as he was about to reach the water's surface. Under his control, the vast petrifying power of the misty waves continuously transformed the water in front of him and the Blue Ling Evil Demon beneath it into solid stone.

A stone floating bridge was built, and Bai Mo followed closely behind Ding Yumin. The petrification power did not solidify the water at all depths into stone. Once they crossed, the stone bridge would be shattered in anger or break and sink into the water.

Sensing that humans had intruded into their territory, the Blue Ling Evil Demons, who had been being soothed by Ding Yumin, went completely berserk. They surged forward, leaping out of the water one after another, their long, gleaming claws outstretched, ready to tear the humans apart.

"Dismissed!"

A silver streak of light flashed by, and a ten-meter-wide retreat zone was quietly set up, enveloping the group.

Intense spatial fluctuations persisted at the edge of the domain, and any Blue Ling evil demons that approached were directly blasted away by the powerful repulsive force.

No attack could land in this silver domain without Bai Mo's permission.

Sikong Wen's power of the Rock Demon Eye could not sustain a distance of six hundred meters. When it reached two hundred meters, it could no longer continue.

So the task of paving the way was left to Ye Xing. Ye Xing's ice magic was only a secondary skill and not very powerful; she didn't even have a spirit seed.

It can only freeze into a narrow ice path, like a log bridge, and it won't last more than a few seconds before it melts away with the seawater.

Since Sikong Wen did not use the space of ground waves on such an ice path, the silver light in Bai Mo's eyes turned into light and ethereal clouds.

A wisp of pale white wind spread out, forming a wind field that connected to the opposite bank, carrying the three of them forward at an undiminished speed.

So the task of stopping those demons was left to Sikong Wen. There, patches of lightning scattered and spread across the waters in all directions.

With the blessing of his soul seed, even though it was only a rudimentary lightning seal, the immense current it carried could turn a small area around everyone into an electric field.

The lightning, with its soul-paralyzing effect, easily restrained these low-level demon servants, clearing away obstacles for the group's advance.

Although the Wind Spirit was gone, Bai Mo quickly led the four to the other side thanks to the Origin Wind Spirit and his extremely proficient control over the wind element.

A large group of Blue Ling evil demons were on the beach, presumably sunbathing.

They had already noticed the four people, Bai Mo and his companions, who were approaching at great speed.

They had already chosen their lodgings and gathered around, just waiting for the breakfasts to be delivered to their door.

"Hmph! Some insignificant demons dare to plot against us!"

A defiant purple lightning flashed in Sikong Wen's eyes. He pointed to the sky, and a dark cloud suddenly condensed, with countless wildly dancing thunderbolts crashing down.

In a short while, he turned the large group of Blue Ling evil demons below into charred corpses. Taking advantage of the demon vacuum zone he had cleared, Bai Mo waved his hand.

A broad wind spread out again, heading straight into the center of the island.

In an instant, they stepped onto the land, and in the blink of an eye, the four of them vanished from the seaside and arrived deep within the island.

This is a flat, open space, with a sea of ​​grass composed of three-meter-tall thatched plants. Occasionally, a tall tropical tree peeks out from among these sky-blue thatched plants, but that's all it can do.

The sea breeze could only sway the tall thatch slightly, and the wind carried a faint, strange fragrance.

Upon contact, Bai Mo felt a ripple in the wind that was protecting his soul.

Sikong Wen and Ye Xing were stunned for two seconds before recovering. If they had entered this sea of ​​dark herbs without protection, they would probably have been bewitched by the fragrance of the soul and lost their senses in an instant.

"The Wall of the Heart!"

A mental energy sphere lit up on Ding Yumin's hand, and an invisible wave swept through the minds of the three, building a protective wall for them.

"Let's go."

Bai Mo said to the two who had just come to their senses, "With Ding Yumin, a master of the mind-body system, here, no matter how many of these Dark Fragrances there are, their mind-bewitching properties are just showing off and are not worth a laugh."

Walking among these tall, dark herbs, it's hard to tell whether you're in a dense meadow or a forest.

These grasslands are actually not very large; it's just that their towering heights and continuous stretches give people the illusion that the grasslands are vast.

After all, it only covers the center of a small island, so how big can it be?

It took them a lot of effort to push aside the grass, but it didn't take them too long to cross the meadow.

Behind the meadow was a sparse woodland.

The group headed towards a beach near the desolate rock island.

These beaches seem to be the home of many amphibious siren, and the four people walking in the forest could see siren on almost every beach.

On the contrary, there were not many demons in the forest.

As they approached the beach closest to the barren rock island, they were instantly spotted by a group of giant, thick-legged water monsters that inhabited the area. These monsters had enormous bellies, thick legs, heads and necks as thick as millstones, and purplish-black skin that looked like polished concrete.

As they walked, a sound like beating drums arose, and gradually, the thunderous drumming sounds from the chests and bellies of all the water beasts reached a consensus, transforming into an even louder thunder.

A deafening roar of thunder surged into everyone's minds with overwhelming force, like a dragon stirring up the sea!

It constantly churned in the spiritual world, disrupting everyone's magic.

At the same time, the water beasts that came rushing in with churning sand waves opened their huge mouths and suddenly spewed out turbid water cannons with the force to shatter mountains and split rocks, forming a water cannon array that shot towards the crowd.

If you were hit, your internal organs would probably be shattered into pieces by the powerful impact!

(End of this chapter)