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

Bai Mo seemed to be deep in thought. This thunder beast seemed to be an ancient totem, but it appeared to be dead.

But a merman? This thing probably came to me from my family.

He carefully searched his memory and came up with information about merfolk, who were demons associated with water and mines. It seemed that this was not the case.

After wandering around, they received a text message saying that Sikong Wen had returned, so the two went back to Sikong's house.

This trip to Minglei Cape to find the contracted beast wouldn't be complete without Sikong Wen's help. After all, he's a local expert. In Leizhou's Lei Domain, he knows exactly where the dangers and safety lie, where the demons are changing, and how to handle certain situations. No one knows better than this direct descendant of a powerful family who grew up in Leizhou.

"Haha, Brother Bai, long time no see." Upon seeing Bai Mo, Sikong Wen immediately stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

Bai Mo didn't dodge, but just looked at the thing lying on the ground in the courtyard. Its chest was high and fluffy, with two scales covering its vital parts. Its hands were like fish fins, and its tail was long. It was disfigured by lightning, and its face was snow-white, but it had a pair of dragon horns.

In an instant, Bai Mo thought of the legend he had just heard, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Is this a Thunder Beast?"

"A thunder beast?" Sikong Wen was taken aback. Following his gaze, he suddenly realized, "What kind of thunder beast is this? Brother Bai, have you heard some rumors? There are no thunder beasts in the world."

Sikong Wen shook his head and, before Bai Mo could ask, said, "This is a dragon-human. Leizhou has lightning-attribute sub-dragons and pseudo-dragons that are amphibious. When those creatures combine with merfolk, this thing is born."

"Every dragonman looks different. Some are similar to mermaids, while others are ugly. However, they all inherit dragon blood and are powerful. The worst one is a warrior."

"I see." Bai Mo nodded slightly. "How could you have killed it? Aren't merfolk social creatures?"

"Oh, these things are neither recognized by merfolk nor dragons, so they can only run to other people's territory. They are a kind of solitary demons."

"I see." Bai Mo nodded slightly, and Bai Hanxing and the others who were listening also suddenly understood.

"I've already planned the route," Sikong said, walking into the room, and the others followed him inside.

Then the steward brought out a vertical map, a topographical map of Leizhou.

Leizhou has a rather fragmented terrain, with both hills and plains. Leigu City is located in the center of the eastern coastline, which is considered a place far away from demons, but there is still a small piece of land belonging to the elemental holy land of Leiyu on the side.

"Tomorrow we will go to Guanshan Post Station, and then head southwest, going straight all the way. We will enter the Thunder Domain at Qianshuiyuan and continue straight ahead. It should take about four or five days to reach Minglei Cape."

Sikong Wen pointed to the map, and Bai Hanxing and Gu Changying both nodded slightly. This was indeed the most time-saving route.

Whether it's Bai Mo, the others, or even Sikong Wen, they all don't have much time, so this route is the best route for them.

"Is there anything we need to be careful about along this route?" Gu Changying asked.

"The dangerous places that can threaten super-level mages are not on this route, but there are still some troubles. We may not encounter them. We'll deal with it when we get there."

Sikong paused for a moment, then said, "Minglei Corner is located on the edge of the center of the Thunder Domain. We will encounter many powerful demons there, but with Sister Yumian and Sister Changying here, we shouldn't have too much trouble."

Upon hearing this, the two nodded, preparing themselves to meet the monarch.

These people are no match for the monarch, but they can escape.

Guanshan Post Station is one of the post stations that is relatively deep in the demon territory. Besides military mages, it is also frequented by hunters who come to hunt demons.

Further ahead was the real wilderness, with no roads, and the group simply followed the path the hunters had taken.

Riding on the armored beast summoned by Bai Hanxing was effortless, except for some bumps.

Bai Hanxing's original summoned beast had long since died, and now his dimensional summoning was basically empty. Whenever he needed one, he would temporarily summon a suitable one from the summoning plane, and then terminate the contract after using it.

This enormous, armored beast, suitable for long-distance travel and carrying people and goods, was something he summoned on the spot.

There are many demons within the Thunder Domain, but that doesn't mean there aren't any outside of it. Since leaving the Guanshan Post Station, they have been targeted by at least five groups of demons, and there are many more lying in ambush.

However, thanks to Ding Yumin's emotional reassurance, they managed to evade most of the demons. Furthermore, with the help of Bai Mo and Gu Changying's sonic abilities, even some uncontrollable and extremely bloodthirsty demons posed no threat to them.

The boundary between the Thunder Zone and the non-Thunder Zone is actually quite clear. The most obvious feature is that the plants outside the Thunder Zone are significantly more lush and the land is more fertile.

"Brother Hanxing, you should put away your summoned beast. The lightning-attribute demons in the Thunder Domain are very hostile to non-lightning-attribute creatures from outside."

As soon as I stepped into the Thunder Domain, I heard Sikong ask this question.

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Bai Hanxing immediately put away his armored beast.

"BOOM~~~~~~~~~!"

Thunderclouds roared in the sky, and the lightning that struck illuminated everything below.

As they ventured deeper, the once barren land of the Thunder Domain was filled with shrubs and weeds, but unlike the outside, these weeds were all tinged with an extremely pale purple.

Even the occasional electric arcs or lightning streaks falling from the sky and into the air cannot cause them any harm.

However, the area was still a vast, open space with no trees; the only thing blocking their view was the undulating terrain.

Upon climbing the hill, a tranquil and wide river came into view. The river was over a thousand meters wide and had a faint purple hue, with flashes of lightning occasionally streaking across its surface.

"What kind of river is this? I've never seen it on a map before." Bai Mo frowned, his voice unconsciously spreading out as he immediately realized what was happening.

"Hey, isn't this a river? This is a marshland."

"Not bad." Gu Changying nodded as well.

"This place is called Yinleize," Sikong Wen sighed.

"This swamp covers an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters. It appears sometimes and disappears sometimes. The family suspects it is related to thunderstorms in the lightning field."

"There seem to be quite a few water demons in this swamp. Let's conserve our magic energy and fly over there," Gu Changying said immediately, his ears twitching as he discerned the number of demons in the swamp.

"No, this place can't conserve magic energy," Sikong Wen quickly advised.

"Why is that?" Bai Mo asked.

"The water monsters in the Thunder Swamp will not attack any creatures that enter the water. The only thing we need to guard against is the lightning that they involuntarily emit, as well as the lightning strikes from the sky."

As soon as Sikong finished speaking, everyone saw a white bolt of lightning twist and fall from the gloomy sky, turning a large area of ​​water white.

The pale light clearly illuminated the surrounding water monsters, fish, shrimp, turtles, crabs, and all sorts of creatures. As soon as the lightning struck, they rushed over as if they had seen a delicacy.

"These things seem to like eating thunder?" Bai Hanxing said.

"Does this mean we should use lightning magic to lure them away and clear a path?" Bai Mo thought to himself, recalling the fire-eating Xia Yan Rock Demon he had encountered in Wuyi Mountain.

"No, these demons absolutely hate human lightning. If we expose ourselves, they will see it as a provocation and retaliate." Sikong Wen shook his head and continued:

"If we fly over there, they will think we are blocking their way from bathing in lightning, and thus release the absorbed lightning to attack us. My Sikong family has a guest elder who is a high-level light and earth elementalist. He tried it, but died instantly from being struck by thousands of lightning bolts."

"Then what should we do? You and Bai Hanxing are both lightning-type, so you can't enter this swamp. Should we go around it?"

"Of course there is a way, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen this path." Sikong Wen smiled.

"Just wrap yourself in earth-based energy to block lightning, and these demons won't be able to smell the lightning magic on you. Those of you who don't practice lightning magic don't need to do that; just be careful to guard against the lightning in the water and the lightning strikes from the sky."

"These water monsters really won't attack us?"

Bai Hanxing stared at the water that barely reached his knees, his expression shifting uncertainly. After all, this concerned Bai Mo's safety, and he was somewhat uneasy.

"No, just follow me."

Sikong Wen knew this sounded unbelievable. He couldn't believe it when he first heard about it and didn't want to go there. But after going there a few more times, he got used to it.

As he spoke, he took the lead and came down the mountain, his whole body covered in earth-based light, and stepped into the marsh.

He wasn't afraid of the demons' attacks, but he didn't dare step on the water monsters either. He carefully took a few steps in the water before turning around to look at Bai Mo and the others.

Seeing the surprise on their faces, Sikong Wen smiled calmly and said, "I told you it's nothing, so let's go."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo took two steps forward and patted Bai Hanxing on the shoulder, instantly enveloping him in earth-elemental magic.

"Alright, maintaining this for an hour is no problem. Serves you right for not awakening your Earth element back then, now you're paying the price."

"Get out of here, your sister-in-law minors in Earth." Bai Hanxing raised an eyebrow and took Gu Changying's hand.

Shrugging, Bai Mo pulled Ding Yumin along as they walked into the marshland.

He took out the Di character token, infused it with demonic energy, and the star map immediately lit up.

"Guardians of the Sand!"

The token instantly transformed into dark yellow fine sand, surrounding the two of them, so they were no longer afraid of the electric current in the water.

As for the lightning in the sky, it has reached a high level, and it will probably require high-level magic to withstand it.

After walking through the water for a while, the group felt much more at ease when they saw that the water demons were indeed not attacking them.

The vast marshland was teeming with demons, so their route was winding and circuitous.

While it's necessary to be wary of lightning from the sky, it's not entirely necessary, because the area of ​​the marshland is vast, and the lightning might not necessarily strike them directly.

The frequency of lightning strikes from the dark clouds in the sky is neither fast nor slow, and there is no pattern to it. One lightning strike might be right in front of everyone, while the next one could be thousands of meters away.

It is important to note that lightning strikes tend to attract water monsters. If a monster blocks the path of another monster from being struck by lightning, the lightning strike will also attack it.

"A mental barrier!"

Ding Yumin released ripples like water, and the water demons that were rushing towards the group about a mile ahead seemed to know there was a large rock in front of them, and they consciously went around it.

However, everyone was unable to move at this moment and could only watch as a large group of water demons rushed towards the place where the lightning had struck, forming a water demon swarm that covered a hundred meters in front of them.

"Looks like we'll have to take a detour again," Bai Hanxing sighed.

In such a large-scale gathering of water monsters, there is nowhere to stand; if you step on them, you will be attacked.

They had already tried, fearing that the commotion would be too great and they would be chased back to shore.

"If you ask me, we should disperse those lightning bolts before they strike," Gu Changying said, a murderous glint in her eyes. "There's only one gap in the road ahead. If it gets blocked again, we'll just charge through!"

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! There's no such thing as a coincidence, and we don't even know where the lightning will strike."

"BOOM!"

No sooner had Bai Hanxing finished speaking than a thunderclap was heard, and a bolt of white lightning struck straight down from the gap they were about to reach in the distance.

This attracted a group of water monsters that covered an area of ​​over a hundred meters.

Gu Changying glared at Bai Hanxing.

"I can control a group of water spirits and make them move, but I don't know if it will provoke resistance from other water spirits," Ding Yumin said.

"Well, our family doesn't have a mental mage as powerful as Yu Mian, so I really don't know if it's feasible."

Sikong Wen hesitated. This swamp was strange; they never dared to use any magic when passing through it.

"I'll do it. I can teleport over a hundred meters in an instant."

As Bai Mo spoke, he began sketching advanced constellations.

There are two super-tier members in the team. Although these fish are powerful, they are no match for them. They just need to conserve their mana.

After all, Ming Leijiao is located on the edge of the central area of ​​the Thunder Domain, so it is still possible to encounter monarch-level creatures.

More importantly, according to information from the family's intelligence personnel, the little guy who was suspected to be an elemental holy spirit was guarded by a dragon.

The family sent out a high-ranking spy, and for him to escape, he must not be a Great Monarch, but perhaps a Sub-Monarch. That's why it took action against someone of higher rank.

Whether it's reasoning or anything else, the first thing you need is strength.

The silver constellation was completed, and the spatial portal opened, enveloping the five people.

Instantly, ripples appeared on the water 300 meters ahead, and the five people fell into the water.

"Pop!" A sound like blowing bubbles rang out, as Bai Hanxing slipped and stepped on a giant purple-backed crab.

Instantly, the purple-backed giant crab spewed out countless bubbles, and its two large claws swung up without hesitation, ready to teach this ungrateful fellow a lesson.

"Not good!" Bai Hanxing's expression changed, and he reached out and pressed down, pushing the giant purple-backed crab's claws back in.

"Quick, run! I stepped on a water sprite!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on their faces changed, and Gu Changying's face darkened considerably. "You blockhead, you can't even stand up straight, go back and sleep on the sofa!"

"Sister-in-law, that's just how my brother is, he's a bit slow. You said he'd sleep on the sofa, but I reckon he'd forget about it in a few days. I'd have to beat him up first before he'd remember," Bai Mo said solemnly, her face serious.

"real?"

"That's right, that's what my grandfather told me."

"Haha, my little brother really knows how to do things! What did Grandpa say?"

"They also said that Bai Hanxing likes to talk in his sleep, and he'll say whatever you ask him."

Bai Mo spoke with a straight face. Ding Yumin glanced at her; this was the truth, which surprised her somewhat. (End of Chapter)