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

Chapter 164 Where is my essence?

The vegetation on this island was unlike that of the other islands they had passed through, which were not very vibrant.

The island is lush with vegetation, vines that twine and grow vigorously, and trees that are gnarled and towering. The air is very humid.

The entire ground seemed to be concave towards the center of the island. Sikong Wen led the way, and they slowly went deeper into the island.

A thin wisp of miasma appeared, and through the constantly plucked strings, Bai Mo could sense the movements of every creature on the island.

There are quite a few demons!

Seeing that the miasma around them was increasing, he controlled the wind spirit with his fingers, stirring up gusts of wind. The wind rustled the surrounding grass, and the fallen grass drew a circle around them, forming a wind barrier that could isolate the miasma.

"Should we continue forward? There's something ahead," Bai Mo prompted.

"Yes, we need to go to the location indicated in the intelligence report to conduct elemental analysis."

Sikong asked with certainty.

"There are four-nest rock lizards ahead; taking a detour would be quite a long way."

"No beating around the bush."

Sikong Wen made a decision. They had indeed spent a lot of magical energy dealing with those Blood-Eyed Cursed Ravens, but that didn't mean they couldn't deal with a few hundred servants.

"And taking a detour doesn't necessarily mean there won't be demons blocking your way."

So the group continued forward.

After discovering the earth spike lizards, Bai Mo became somewhat convinced that there were elemental species here.

Some demons, though weak, have an extremely keen sense of their environment.

The ground spike lizard is a strange creature; it only likes to stay in places rich in earth elements.

Unfortunately, they are weak and not particularly good at reproducing.

In the game of seizing territory, how could they possibly be a match for those powerful demons?

Therefore, even in places where the earth element is abundant, it is difficult to find them.

In other words, there are not many land-dwelling demons on this island, and relatively few earth-elemental creatures, so sea monsters are even less willing to land on the island.

This allowed four nests of ground thorn lizards to thrive here, but unfortunately, these demons blocked their way.

When Bai Mo and his three demonic companions passed by, they refused to move aside and instead charged forward fearlessly, thus leading to their destruction.

The earth-elemental defense of a servant-level mage is clearly insufficient against Sikong Wen, a high-level lightning mage with a soul seed.

The blue-purple lightning could easily shatter their bodies.

But what no one expected was that their massacre attracted even more demons.

There were more than ten giant rock-armored scorpions, each three meters tall, with a body seven meters long and a tail four meters long.

The black color of the sharp needle was barely touching the tree when the potent toxin instantly corroded the tree completely!

At the same time, these sufficiently long tails are also their best offensive weapon.

Bang bang bang! !

Each tail whip slammed to the ground, instantly shattering the soil within several meters and whipping up waves of earth several meters high, creating a deep fissure in the ground!

Fortunately, they reacted quickly and dodged, otherwise they would have been hit by these powerful tail whips or slashed by them.

I'm afraid none of them will survive unscathed!

After repelling them, the rock-armored scorpions immediately shielded the remaining spiked lizards behind them, seemingly there to rescue their servants.

This was a group of powerful warriors, far stronger than the Earth Spike Lizards. Clearly, they couldn't be dealt with by Sikong Wen's few Thunderbolts and Lightning Seals.

"Kill Music - Dance!"

Bai Mo didn't just stand by and watch; he moved his hands in the air as if playing a zither, quickly casting a sonic spell.

The invisible strings of sound were quickly condensed in the air by its powerful will, and with the fluctuation of white ink, musical whips like bowstrings were wildly swung!

A series of clanging and shattering sounds rang out as the Whip of Sound String, carrying immense force, instantly pierced through the armor of the Rock Armor Giant Scorpion.

The powerful sound waves exploded, pulverizing their bodies.

When dealing with such thick-skinned demons, Bai Mo's sound magic is clearly more effective.

The powerful penetrating force of the sound system can easily shatter the armor of these rock-armored giant crabs and destroy their bodies.

"Damn it, the demons on this island are quite united. Killing a mere servant has actually attracted more than ten warriors."

Sikong Wen cursed, not satisfied that he hadn't killed the ground spike lizards in one go.

"No, these thorny lizards are actually food for the rock-armored giant scorpions. This island isn't very big, so they probably don't have much food."

So they're not united; they're just protecting their food. These demons probably see us as competitors for their food.

Bai Mo analyzed the reason for the sudden appearance of these rock-armored giant scorpions.

Sikong Wen was speechless. He was already quite capable of recognizing what kind of demons these were. He had no idea about the intricacies involved.

"Who cares? We've already killed them all, let's keep going."

As he spoke, he continued to lead the way forward.

Bai Mo tugged at Ding Yumin, who was staring blankly at the demon corpses.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing much, just some discoveries."

Ding Yumin gently shook her head, glancing at the two people leading the way. Knowing Bai Mo was about to press for answers, she said:

"I'll tell you after this is over."

"All right."

As Bai Mo pulled her along, he glanced back at the corpses of the demons.

He didn't find anything unusual and scratched his head. He figured he'd find out from Yu Mian sooner or later anyway, so he stopped thinking about it.

As they ventured deeper into the island, the land became increasingly soft and muddy.

If they hadn't used ground waves to maintain the firmness of the soil beneath their feet, the four of them would probably have already sunk into the mud.

Gradually, a swamp, at least 500 meters wide, came into view. There was no living creature on the swamp, not even a mosquito.

They stood at the edge of the swamp, not venturing in rashly.

Bai Mo's sound-detecting string probed the muddy swamp for a long time, but found no signs of life.

He couldn't conclude from this that the swamp was safe; he simply shook his head and turned his gaze to Ding Yumin.

"I did not detect any demons."

Sikong and the other two clearly understood the meaning behind his words, so they did not make a decision rashly. Like Bai Mo, they looked at Ding Yumin.

Mind-based mages are actually quite adept at detection, and in some ways, they are no less skilled than sound-based mages.

Ding Yumin naturally understood their meaning. Her eyes flickered slightly, and her powerful mental perception spread out silently, with mental ripples invading the swamp.

Just then, her brows furrowed slightly, she raised her hand and grasped Bai Mo's hand, uttering a single word with crystal clarity.

"retreat!"

Bai Mo didn't waste any words; a whirlwind instantly surrounded him. Sikong Wen didn't keep asking questions either; the ground beneath his feet rippled.

Facing the swamp in front of them, the two of them instantly flew backward dozens of meters.

Glug! Glug glug!!

Glug glug glug glug!!!

Then the swamp in front of them seemed like boiling water, with mud bubbles big enough to cover a person rolling and bursting.

As the mud churned more violently, the very center of the swamp suddenly began to bulge out! It was as if something was trying to emerge from the churning mud!

Then the bulge grew higher and higher, and the mud churned even more violently!

Gradually, all the mud began to converge towards it, growing larger and larger!

Slowly, a giant mud beast the size of a small mountain appeared before our eyes.

Its entire body was covered in thick black mud, and its shape resembled a cone lying on the ground. Rolling mud surged over its body, as if that were it.

"What is this thing?!"

Looking at the enormous creature before him, Sikong Wen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"It must be some kind of earth-based creature; it's obviously the one that created this swampy mud."

Bai Mo said.

"Never mind, since it's taken over this place, let's wipe it out!"

Sikong Wen made a decisive decision. He had come all this way. How could he back down just because of a mere commander? He had fought commanders before.

"Night Star, give it a bath!"

"it is good."

Night Star was immediately enveloped in a continuous stream of aquamarine light, with star charts constantly surrounding him. Just as the mud behemoth stood up, a magnificent water constellation surrounded him.

The rushing water, instead of transforming into a shimmering curtain of water, was controlled by the night star and cascaded down from the sky towards the mud behemoth!

The mighty river falls from the sky, and the force of its impact is no less than that of a mountain crashing down!

The water, weighing over ten thousand pounds, roared and pounded against the mud behemoth.

The endless flow of water, with its mountain-piercing force, splashed up, broke down, and washed the mud onto the ground.

As the waterfall's waters crashed down, the surging mud finally shed away, revealing the true form of the ruler.

This was a rock-flowing tortoise, its slightly concave shell, a full hundred meters wide, catching countless streams of water. A pair of brown eyes, large enough to fit two people, stared at the four.

Without any visible movement, the water that should have been summoned by Night Star on the carapace surged and transformed into a giant water python, leaping up with a violent and ferocious aura and charging towards the four of them.

Judging from its momentum, it was even more powerful and vast than the waterfall released by the night star!

"Silent Thunder Death Ray!"

Sikong Wen completely ignored the enormous water python that was swooping down with even greater force.

A torrent of lightning had already gathered around his body. With a sudden burst of energy, two brilliant and thick pillars of lightning blasted towards the head of the Flowing Rock Earth Turtle.

Bai Mo stared at the flying water serpent, silver light swirling in his pupils. His powerful will contained the power to shatter everything, drawing upon invisible spatial forces to condense into dazzling silver light.

boom!

The immense force, like a god waving his hand, instantly shattered the giant water python that was swooping down. The deafening sound, along with countless splashes of water, obscured Ding Yumin's view of the Flowing Rock Earth Turtle.

In those already bright and clear eyes, an invisible, crystalline light transformed into threads that controlled the mind.

These threads of the mind are the most unpredictable and ever-changing, and the hardest to guard against.

They obeyed her will, trapping the soul of the Rock Tortoise and turning it into a servant of her will!

Having taken control of the leader, Ding Yumin naturally did not allow it to hide in its shell as it wished, and forcefully used its massive head to withstand a high-level Silent Thunder Death Ray!

In the midst of the deafening thunderstorm, a small portion of the Flowing Rock Tortoise's head shattered, and one of its eyes was completely obliterated by the lightning.

However, what flowed from the enormous wound of the commander was not fresh blood, but countless streams of black mud.

The Flowing Rock Tortoise is a semi-elemental life form, and this mud is its flowing rock, which can repair and heal its wounds. Therefore, it also likes to live in muddy areas.

This mud acts like a passive skill; it automatically repairs wounds once you get injured.

Therefore, even with Ding Yumin's control over the Soul-Capturing Hollow, the mud still flowed out automatically, quickly repairing the nearly broken head of the endangered Rock Tortoise.

"Hmph! I refuse to believe I can't beat you to death!"

Sikong Wen snorted angrily, and lightning began to flow across his body once more.

"Save your energy. The Stream Turtle's Stream Turtle definitely has more Stream Turtle's worth of magic energy than you have left."

Bai Mo stopped him, and before he could ask any questions, she said as the silver hairpin spear appeared in her hand.

"I'll do it. I guarantee one shot and it'll be safe and painless."

"This demon-slaying tool is indeed very powerful, so you can try it." Sikong Wen readily agreed, though he didn't have much lightning magic left.

The earth element should be reserved for subduing soul seeds, so it cannot be used carelessly.

Nodding slightly, Bai Mo said nothing more. Within the spatial star system, surging magical energy poured continuously into the silver hairpin spear.

On the gun barrel engraved with mysterious patterns, silver light flowed slowly, gradually illuminating the dazzling and natural patterns.

The entire gun body was enveloped in these illuminated silver patterns.

The space seemed to tremble, emitting a faint vibration that sounded like the roar of a dragon in the void, and a powerful spatial force covered his hands.

Bai Mo flicked his hand, and the silver spear in his hand, which was emitting a spear light that was more than ten feet long, flew out suddenly!

A clear, silvery light shone from the spear, and the mysterious, ancient silver spear suddenly expanded, transforming into a twenty-meter-long silver dragon that crashed into the Flowing Rock Earth Turtle with unstoppable force!

The head of the Rock Tortoise was directly obliterated by the dazzling spear light. The incomparably sharp silver dragon's momentum remained undiminished, easily shattering the Rock Tortoise's shell and carving out a cave of unknown depth.

Sikong Wen swallowed imperceptibly. He had never seen this move before, and he hadn't expected Bai Mo's demon-slaying tool to have a charging technique. Its power completely surpassed that of ordinary high-level magic!

Bai Mo reached out and retrieved the silver hairpin spear. He raised an eyebrow, waited a moment, and confirmed that the Flowing Rock Earth Turtle was dead.

Where is my essence?!

He glanced at his ghost artifact bracelet, his brows furrowing slightly as if deep in thought.

"Your demon-slaying tool is really good, but that move must consume a lot of magic energy."

Sikong Wen looked at the dead rock tortoise and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Aren't all these magical artifacts like this? You can't obtain such powerful strength without paying a price."

Bai Mo put away the silver hairpin spear, replied casually, and continued to think about the essence of the Flowing Rock Earth Turtle.

Upon careful recollection, it seems that no remnants of the souls of the servants and generals killed in the previous battles appeared.

Sikong Wen nodded slightly. These magical artifacts were indeed like that, but compared to their effectiveness in crucial moments, the cost was acceptable.

He took out his elemental detection device and said to the group:

"The rest is the survey work. I think with this recently deceased commander as a deterrent, no demons should come to disturb our survey."

(End of this chapter)