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

Chapter 177 The Beginning and End of the Plague, The Water Spirit Lord

That guy is far more powerful than I am when I connect to the spatial system and enter a divine state.

I dare not look any longer

Bai Mo instantly transformed into the river wind, rushing outwards at the fastest speed he had ever seen.

When its magical energy is depleted, it falls to the ground and uses the Ranger skill to speed across the land, as if Death itself is chasing after it.

This was truly a recipe for disaster!

What exactly is that guy?!

Bai Mo was certain that all the demons of Hongjiang and Daoshui had been devoured by it, as well as the sub-monarchs who ruled these two races, including the two super-level mages!

With such a huge vortex, what demon could not be swallowed?

And the plague is probably inseparable from that thing.

There is no evidence, because it's too much of a coincidence.

A sudden plague appeared in Jiangcheng, a plague-infested water demon suddenly appeared in the waters near Jiangcheng, and this powerful creature suddenly appeared!

Dean Lin explained the fundamental nature of the plague's intractability!

If this plague originated from it, then isn't it perfectly normal that Dean Lin, a super-level healer, couldn't resolve it?

Only forces of equal strength can compete with each other!

Even now, Bai Mo has never seen the full appearance of that thing, but only the aura leaked out during that instant of attack.

In his perception, it was many times better than the hollow willow that had become a monarch!

Meanwhile, in the dark river, a pair of enormous eyes, half clear and pained, half bloodthirsty and yearning, flickered like giant lamps in the darkness before closing again.

It wasn't until he reached the border of Lai'an that Bai Mo appeared on the ground and slowly entered Jiangcheng. He let out a long breath.

I thought it was already quite an achievement to encounter an ordinary monarch during this investigation, but I never expected to meet an even more formidable one.

Bai Mo finally calmed down completely after walking slowly from the suburbs to his hotel in the city.

However, when he saw Lingling and Ding Yumin standing at the hotel entrance, he was somewhat stunned.

"Are you alright?"

Ding Yumin stepped forward, the frown lines between her brows dissipating, and asked softly.

Shaking his head, Bai Mo glanced at her, closed his slightly open mouth, then looked at Lingling and asked, puzzled:

"Why are you all here?"

Lingling put down her milk tea. "I'm here to collect your body. I thought someone had died from being a reckless fool. I didn't expect you to still be alive."

"In addition, Sister Yu Mian is now my new teammate. Now you, Mo Fan, and Sister Yu Mian are all my teammates."

"So, you can then legitimately skip school?"

"That's right!"

He twitched his lips, somewhat puzzled. How come Lingling seemed to have grown up a bit crookedly? She was so young and already knew how to raise fish.

I'm like a fish in your lotus pond~

"Why did you suddenly start playing music? And there's only one line." Lingling was puzzled, but after glancing at Bai Mo's expression, she knew it wasn't anything nice, so she changed her mind and said:

"You still haven't told me how you got back alive."

"You cursed me to die the moment we met? What did you learn from those stone carvings and inscriptions?"

Bai Mo was speechless, but he also sensed something strange in Lingling's words.

"You're going to let me talk here?" Lingling looked around.

"Let's find a restaurant, I haven't eaten yet. Have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

"Have some more with me."

Bai Mo led them directly to a restaurant, booked a private room, and ordered several Jiangzhou specialties, such as lotus root and pork rib soup, steamed Wuchang fish, and sweet potato noodles with shredded pork.

I took a few bites to fill my stomach first, and then looked across at the other side.

"You can tell me now, Lingling."

Lingling nodded. She wasn't hungry, so she didn't touch her chopsticks. She looked him up and down a few times, then took out some printed materials from the rubbings of photos that Bai Mo had sent her.

Instead of first explaining the information implied in these things, the question was asked:

Have you been to the Hongjiang River section and the Daoshui River?

"How did you know where I went?" Bai Mo asked, puzzled.

"I tracked your movements through your bank card usage records with the Hunter's Alliance and took over the work of that female hunter. Based on the information she provided and this data, it's easy to deduce the whole story."

"It has to be you."

"Hmph! You'll know to take me with you next time!" Lingling tossed her little head.

"I'll definitely do it next time."

"So, did you go to the Hongjiang River section and the Daoshui River?"

"I've gone."

"Then how did you come back alive, without any injuries? You shouldn't be able to resist finding out why those two groups disappeared."

Ding Yumin, who was listening quietly, also looked up and kept observing him, as if trying to judge his current state.

Bai Mo's face stiffened. "I have a spatial scroll."

"It seems to be a high-quality space scroll, and that guy didn't really want to kill you. After all, a tiger wouldn't use its full strength against a mosquito."

Lingling nodded slightly, then asked, "Did you see that emperor?"

"What did we see?! An Emperor?!

Bai Mo couldn't help but raise his voice eight octaves. He originally thought it should be a creature similar to the totem serpent, but Lingling said it was an emperor!

"No...no, could it be?"

Bai Mo was somewhat uncertain, because Lingling always spoke with a purpose. But if it really was an emperor, wouldn't Jiangcheng be in imminent danger?!

"It is, according to the information you provided. It is called the Water Venerable, or the Water Qilin."

"Yu Mian! Ling Ling! Should we hurry up and leave? It's better to find out what's going on back in Shanghai."

Bai Mo stood up, feeling that he wasn't very safe in Jiangcheng. He didn't know if he could defeat an emperor in his divine state.

But even if we could defeat them, it wouldn't be safe to leave the two of them here.

However, given his current cultivation level, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat him.

"The water unicorn is an auspicious beast. Although it is a demon, it does not actually attack humans on its own initiative."

Lingling remained calm and explained slowly, showing no intention of leaving whatsoever.

This Bai Mo, why didn't you call her for something so exciting? The train is almost at its stop, and if I get on now, I won't see anything interesting.

Hearing this, and seeing that neither of them intended to leave, Bai Mo sat down again, leaning back in his chair indifferently, too lazy to even think about it. He simply asked directly.

"Then tell me, what happened? How can we cure those cursed poisons?"

"Then let me start with this inscription."

Lingling pointed to the paper covered with small seal script.

"This is about something."

"The story takes place at the end of the Qin Dynasty, when a great upheaval of demons swept through the Nine Provinces. In the Jiangzhou region, a plague demon that was about to become an emperor ravaged the land, causing immense suffering to the people. At that time, the water unicorn was the guardian beast of a human city, and the city worshipped it for generations."

"The Water Kirin eliminated the Plague Demon, but he was unintentionally infected by the Plague Demon's curse and poison, and became mentally unstable. In order to avoid becoming a monster to be killed as well, the Water Kirin sealed himself and decided to use time to wear down this power."

"Self-sealing? So it deliberately ran away? I don't think it's quite right in the head yet."

"Pushing my chin up, Bai Mo asked in surprise."

"When the Water Kirin fought the Plague Demon, it was probably in a weakened state. And because they both seem to be water beasts, the Plague Demon, in its dying counterattack, directly merged its curse poison source along with the essence of water into the Water Kirin's body."

"This vicious and violent power is rejected by the Water Kirin's very essence, thus affecting its mind and its power. As a result, it is unable to seal itself."

"Therefore, the sealed space you discovered was constructed by human mages at the time in conjunction with the power of the water unicorn itself."

"That place is a sealed land!" Bai Mo nodded slightly, recalling what he had seen, and it did indeed look like a seal.

"How did it get out? Was it controlled by the essence of the plague demon?"

"Probably not. Humans placed clean water in the place where it was sealed for many days. This is a high-quality water source from the ancient Yunmeng Marsh, and its greatest effect is purification."

I think it has simply awakened from a chaotic slumber, and its mind is perhaps somewhat clouded due to absorbing some of the Plague Demon's primal power. Furthermore, since the sealed place has been sealed for over a thousand years, it could easily escape.

Lingling stated her conclusion and provided some supporting evidence.

"That space is located west of Jiangcheng, equivalent to the upper reaches of the Changhe River, while it is now located east of Jiangcheng, at the lower reaches of the Changhe River. It passed through Jiangcheng, but did not launch an attack."

"Even so, wasn't the plague in Jiangcheng caused by it? How should we solve it?"

Bai Mo frowned, feeling that it would have been better not to know than to know.

"Although it's hard to believe, it should just be caused by some wisp of cursed poison that it couldn't control emanating."

This curse is not very harmful. Mages are very difficult to infect, and the water demons that are infected are basically unharmed except for going crazy. It can only be said that our human constitution is too weak, and we suffer this undeserved disaster.

In fact, according to my investigation, the plague here has stopped spreading further since it passed through Jiangcheng.

Lingling pulled up a table showing the dates of the plague's spread. Sure enough, from half a month ago until now, the spread of the plague had stopped.

Most people would probably just think it's because the prevention and control measures were done well.

However, even a wisp of the curse poison of the emperor level, after being washed away by countless streams of water, cannot be isolated by control alone due to its advanced nature.

Moreover, according to what Dean Lin said that day, as long as one does not actively seek infection, it is relatively easy to prevent.

Seeing that he had finished looking at the form, Lingling continued:

"The inscription says that the Spirit Blood Grass can detoxify, but only for water unicorns. It's uncertain whether it can be used on humans. As for the curse, I don't know anything about that either."

Lingling's expression turned serious.

"However, since the curse originated from the water unicorn, the most effective way to remove it is to kill the creature that planted the curse. Without the support of the source, the power of the curse can be eliminated with just a healing spell or a mind spell."

"Kill it!?"

Bai Mo was somewhat surprised. Judging from the description, this water unicorn should only be a sub-emperor, and it had been sleeping for a thousand years, so its strength had not yet recovered.

Even so, it is still an emperor-level creature!

Killing an emperor wasn't something Bai Mo thought was impossible for the Nine Provinces, but rather how to do it, where to fight, and who would fight.

"Don't worry about that. It's beyond our control."

Lingling reminded her, then couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "You experienced all the exciting parts first, and I'm just here to wrap things up. It's really boring."

"Will the authorities really decide to kill the Water Kirin?"

Bai Mo asked himself, as if talking to himself. He suddenly realized that there was another prerequisite for killing the emperor: someone had to give the order!

He wasn't unaware of the world's filth. Eliminating an emperor and a group of plague-ridden patients silenced everyone who knew about it.

Which of these two things is easier, and which is more difficult?

After all, the plague is unlikely to spread further in Jiangcheng.

Perhaps this shouldn't be a question to be measured, but some people will inevitably try to measure it.

Lingling remained silent, and Ding Yumin also did not speak. Finally, Lingling spoke:

"Based on the Water Kirin's movement pattern, it likely intends to travel downstream along the river. It's hard to guarantee that other riverside cities won't experience a similar situation to Jiangcheng. To prevent this from happening, I think they will."

Bai Mo remembered the bounty pool from the Jiangcheng Hunters' Alliance regarding the investigation into the source of the plague. He had accepted this mission, so he asked:

"Lingling, have I submitted my bounty quest?"

"not yet."

"I think I need to conceal some details and submit the mission report and evidence."

Bai Mo's eyes gleamed, and Ling Ling remained noncommittal.

"You can simply tell them that the source of the plague comes from an extremely powerful Supreme Monarch-level creature, which may currently be in the Hongjiang River section, possibly traveling downstream. Naturally, someone will investigate."

Lingling said, "I can't say where that space is sealed, because I'm not the only one who can understand Small Seal script."

"I can say that," Bai Mo thought for a moment and said, "When I came out of that space, I had a feeling that it wouldn't last more than a few days, at most three days, before it collapsed. Once it collapsed, we could provide some of the discoveries inside, such as the Spirit Blood Grass, or a few words from this seal script."

"Then why not wait a few days?" Ding Yumin suddenly asked.

Bai Mo was taken aback and looked at her. "So you can talk. You were so quiet before, I thought you were a mute idiot."

Ding Yumin rolled her eyes at him and continued, "Perhaps we can go and take a look at the space you mentioned now."

"Good idea," Lingling agreed.

So the three of them returned to the pit. Familiar with the place, Bai Mo led them back to the sealed area located in the inner space.

The elevator mechanism in this space was so old that it couldn't carry three people at once, so they entered one by one.

As soon as Bai Mo entered, he saw Ding Yumin supporting the mental protective barrier, wandering around the remaining half of the intact space with Lingling.

"How is it? I don't think I've missed anything, right?"

Lingling shook her head and pointed to the area opposite that had been occupied by spatial turbulence.

"We don't have it here, and we don't know about the other side since it's already gone."

"That's none of my business. It was pretty much like this when I came in."

Bai Mo shrugged, walked to the stone carving covered with words, pondered for a long time, and finally turned to look at Lingling.

"Which places do you think would be better to destroy?"

"Just break the top half of it."

Lingling glanced at the stone carving, but unfortunately she wasn't a historian and wouldn't treasure it.

"Alright!" He nodded slightly, and the trembling space condensed in Bai Mo's palm. He waved his hand and gently patted the stone carving.

In an instant, the upper part of the stone carving, which was about the same height as Lingling, cracked into countless irregular pieces, and the fragments fell into the pool of water filled with curses and poison.

It's hard to imagine that this pool of water was once the source of the finest water, the Pure Water.

After doing all this, Bai Mo patted his hands, which were not dusty at all, and glanced at the half-destroyed stone tablet. There was no treasure hidden inside.

"Come on, I'll take you out."

Ding Yumin and Lingling stood silently beside him.

The empty air faintly revealed color as the three appeared on the ground outside.

By the time we got back to Jiangcheng, it was already dark.

However, this did not prevent Bai Mo from submitting the prize pool task. In fact, the prize money in the pool was not much, probably enough to buy two Soul Seeds.

The reward offered by the authorities and the family is roughly equal in a one-to-one ratio.

After submitting the task, it still needs to be reviewed and verified. Lingling doesn't plan to return to Shanghai for the time being, so Bai Mo booked a room for her alone.

As for Ding Yumin, of course she would sleep in the same room as him.

After the two finished showering, Bai Mo started to get restless.

"Did you miss me?"

Bai Mo lay on the girl's lap. Her thighs, exposed by no fabric, were smooth and soft, making him want to turn his head and rub his face against hers.

Then the girl, who had sensed his thoughts, stopped him, and at the same time, a calm reply came down.

"I've thought about it."

"Yu Mian's legs are so soft."

"Hmm." Ding Yumin's eyes moved from the book to him.

I miss you too.

"Aren't you tired? I heard you spent a month at Dongting Lake."

"I'm tired, but I don't feel tired anymore when I lean on Yu Mian."

As he spoke, Bai Mo moved his head, feeling that having fabric and not having fabric were completely different experiences.

Looking at the short videos on my phone, I'm bored. Time for the next one.

"Welcome to 'Entering the Demon Realm'! Recently, a killer has suddenly appeared in the infamous Dongting Lake Lizard Demon tribe! The dead are all in bizarre shapes. Hunter Xiaomei will reveal the secrets for you."

Raising an eyebrow, Bai Mo suddenly sat up, resting his chin on her shoulder. The scent of shower gel and shampoo mixed with the fragrance of her hair and neck wafted into his nostrils, perhaps along with her natural body odor? It was somewhat intoxicating.

Although Bai Mo didn't know whether that "body fragrance" thing existed or not.

Look down.

Oh dear, this book is really white.

Bai Mo placed the phone in front of the two of them and said:

"Look!"

The report had now shifted to revealing Bai Mo's identity, which turned out to be that of a hunter mage.

"I recognize him. He's Bai Mo from the Bai family in Shanghai. He's not some legendary peerless demon descending upon Dongting Lake."

Bai Mo ignored the commentary and pointed to several popular comments in the comment section.

"Look, everyone's praising me."

Ding Yumin glanced at it; there were actually many doubts, but she knew this person couldn't see them, so she nodded and gave her assessment.

"Narcissism."

"You're the narcissist."

"I can't be bothered with you." Ding Yumin ignored him, took out her phone, found the video, and liked the first few questioning comments.

Then, unusually, I posted a comment.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"."

Bai Mo silently put his phone away, his head feeling heavier on his shoulder. His eyes were downcast; he wanted to get revenge.

The book is a bit too bright for him; he needs to look at it for a while longer.

(End of this chapter)