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

The crystalline light entered the pitch-black spiritual world, like a starry sky suddenly appearing in the darkness.

As soon as these lights appeared, they immediately headed towards Bai Mo's summoning star sea.

The light, blending into the already dazzling sea of ​​stars, becomes inconspicuous.

Bai Mo only saw his entire 2401 stars in his Summoning Star Sea flash slightly before falling silent again.

After a careful search, apart from the fact that his summoning contract with the water unicorn had become more solid, there were no other obvious changes.

Bai Mo opened his eyes and looked at Feng Ling.

The wind spirit was also floating there perfectly fine, without any abnormality.

"Do you sense anything is wrong?"

He asked, "If there are any unusual circumstances, you must speak up."

"Hmm~" Feng Ling shook her head, indicating that she hadn't felt anything at all.

Seeing this, Bai Mo felt slightly relieved.

He gathered up the bronze mask and the bronze fragments scattered on the ground, then met up with Lingling at the entrance, and the two walked out of the arena together.

As he walked, Bai Mo thought about the battle he had just fought. He felt that the bronze giant's fighting style was somewhat familiar.

"What are you thinking about?" Lingling asked.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo snapped out of his reverie. "I'm wondering if we'll be surrounded by the army of bronze beasts. If I don't get this Beast King title, then I'll have to find another way to break through."

Lingling nodded slightly, understanding his method, and continued, "It's a bit energy-intensive, though. Why did you collect those bronze fragments? What's their use?"

Based on her understanding of Bai Mo, she knew that this person was not the type to enjoy collecting trash.

He probably wouldn't even touch something like this under normal circumstances.

"Those bronze fragments contain a special, pure energy that can restore magical energy."

Upon hearing this, Lingling's eyes lit up, and she nodded.

"Then it should definitely be put away."

Bai Mo gestured to the arena where they were.

"The appearance of the bronze mask here should not be a coincidence, Lingling. We can't just focus on the bronze tree."

When they first came in, they thought the bronze mask had flown up to the deepest bronze tree.

But it doesn't seem that way now. This mask can be in the Colosseum, so why do they think that other masks must be on the Ancient Bronze Tree?

What Bai Mo could think of, Lingling naturally thought of as well.

In fact, she had been speculating about this matter while Bai Mo was fighting.

Even if Bai Mo didn't ask, she would still bring it up herself.

However, it seems that her partner is not as smart, invincible, pure, and cute as she is now.

But he's not the type who grows up to be an idiot.

"It's true that it can't be done. Our initial approach was wrong, but it wasn't entirely wrong either."

Lingling crossed her arms, but unfortunately that didn't really highlight anything; she simply continued:

"I've thought about it before, what's so special about this arena, why the mask ended up here and not somewhere else."

"But if we connect it with the ancient bronze tree, it's actually quite easy to deduce that this colosseum is the largest building in the outer city and also a landmark building."

"And the bronze ancient tree is a landmark building of the entire city, which is what they have in common."

Therefore, our initial idea wasn't entirely wrong. There might be a mask on the ancient bronze tree, but other masks might be found on other landmarks within the city.

Bai Mo nodded slightly, confirming Lingling's guess, and smiled as he gave a thumbs up:

"As expected of you, you're quick-witted."

Lingling raised her chin, her expression turning serious.

At this moment, they had arrived outside the Colosseum.

You can see bronze beasts all around, some lying on the street, and others squatting on the buildings.

These buildings, larger than normal houses, can easily support the weight of these ancient bronze beasts.

The ancient beasts, densely packed together, were each over ten meters long. Some resembled majestic tigers, others cunning hunting dogs, and still others soaring eagles in the sky.

These ancient bronze beasts stretched from the front to both sides until they disappeared beyond their field of vision.

At the very front, two even larger monarch-level bronze ancient beasts blocked the entrance.

If the doors of the Colosseum hadn't been so enormous, the two of them probably wouldn't have been able to see what was behind them at all.

One of the bronze monarch beasts was badly damaged and battered, while the other was majestic, imposing, and gleaming.

The moment Bai Mo and Lingling stepped out of the arena, their stiff eyes immediately turned and stared at them.

Immediately afterwards, the bronze beast army from all directions suddenly turned their heads and stared intently at them.

Bai Mo felt a mixture of anticipation and worry, and calmly met the gazes of these ancient bronze beasts.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Without any movement, these bronze beasts seemed to have turned back into bronze statues, without making the slightest move.

If their eyes weren't all turned towards him, Bai Mo would probably have thought these guys had turned into statues.

"It seems I've obtained the title of Beast King, and it's proving very useful."

Bai Mo and Lingling exchanged a glance, saying nothing, yet both understood each other's thoughts.

So the two of them stopped standing there and started walking forward.

As Bai Mo advanced, the army of ancient bronze beasts that had blocked his path slowly parted.

It looked as if it were an army waiting for the marshal's inspection.

The Colosseum is not very close to the city gate connecting the outer city to the inner city.

Previously, he needed to teleport with Lingling to get here, but now he strolled by leisurely.

The bronze beasts on both sides automatically stepped back, and Bai Mo hadn't experienced that smug feeling in a long time.

Reaching the city gate leading to the inner city, Bai Mo once again came to the golden roundabout.

Summon the Wind Spirit and the Orange Blossom, with the two beasts and one person positioned at the sharp corners of the turntable.

I glanced at the big orange cat that walks on its hind legs and rests its front two limbs on the turntable handle.

Bai Mo inexplicably wanted to laugh and take a picture. It was indeed a bit difficult to make a feline do this.

After all, not every cat is like Night Rakshasa, with little leather boots and gloves.

He quickly composed himself and said to the two summoned beasts:

"Ready? Let's begin."

Feng Ling and Da Ju responded in unison and started walking together with Bai Mo.

The first attempt failed because Feng Ling was a little too fast.

The second attempt also failed.

On their third attempt, with the help of wind spirit mind magic, they finally succeeded.

It is said that they can communicate with each other through a contract, but unfortunately, to achieve 100% coordination and synchronization, apart from robots, ordinary tacit understanding is probably not very effective.

Even when twins are brought in, the result is the same.

Fortunately, they succeeded.

Bai Mo finally understood the weight of Lingling's words before he arrived: that this was a civilization that valued beast taming.

In his opinion, this test was a complete waste of time, even though it was supposed to be a great way to cultivate the synergy between the summoner and the summoned beast.

However, this requirement is a bit too high.

Perhaps this is why beast taming is so prevalent here.

Bai Mo suddenly remembered that the bronze giant and four bronze beasts in the Great Colosseum could be interpreted as a super-level mage and his four summoned beasts.

As for where the four summoners came from, he didn't know either.

He just suddenly guessed that if those bronze beasts were the summoned creatures of that bronze giant,

Are those outside the Colosseum, for example?

Originally, they were all located on their respective houses, either as statues on the eaves or as stone carvings in front of the doors, and so on.

But in the end, they all became bronze beasts, and these bronze beasts all came down from the roofs of civilian houses.

If a house has an owner, then do the animals decorated and styled on the house by the owner also have an owner?

If you think about it this way, then almost every household in the entire outer city is a summoner, or has a summoner.

Such a ratio is simply terrifying.

Bai Mo was lost in thought when Lingling's words pulled him back to reality.

"Bai Mo, we need to find an altar in the inner city."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo was taken aback. "The altar? Why?"

"The altar can be considered the second symbol of this civilization. It was depicted in detail in the maps and texts of the Yelang Kingdom, and it was like a grand arena."

"So, the second mask is very likely on the altar?"

As soon as Bai Mo finished speaking, Lingling nodded.

So, he subconsciously used sound waves to probe the entire city.

Perhaps it's because he earned the title of Beast King. Although the buildings in the inner city are more magnificent.

There are more statues and images on the houses, but none of them seem to have any intention of breaking through the dimensional barrier and stepping out.

The sound waves swept across the entire city, and a large blank area appeared in Bai Mo's perception.

These blank spaces are all occupied by residential houses or other buildings.

"There are methods to prevent dimensional detection here."

Bai Mo muttered to himself, but when his gaze fell on what was in front of him, he suddenly paused.

"Bai Mo, the altar is just ahead, we don't need to look for it anymore."

On this straight road leading to the city center, a few kilometers ahead of them, an altar rose from the ground.

Before, because it was far away, I didn't pay attention, but now that I'm closer, I can clearly see that it is an altar.

A massive altar that cuts off the road.

"What's going on? Do we have to pass through the altar to continue inwards?"

What kind of design is this? If there are residents in this city, do they have to go up to the altar to worship every time they pass through this section of the central avenue?

Offerings were required for going up to the altar, especially in ancient times when people's minds were not yet enlightened.

What's the difference between this and simply building a tollbooth on a main urban road?

Bai Mo's face was full of question marks, as was Lingling's.

However, they couldn't draw any conclusions just by looking, so the two quickened their pace and headed towards the altar.

This altar is about 1.5 meters high and is octagonal in shape. The eight outer surfaces are decorated with ancient patterns, making it look quite unusual.

However, neither Lingling nor Baimo appreciated the patterns. Apart from their unusual shapes, they were not much different from other decorative patterns.

The altar also appeared to be cast in bronze. Standing beside it, the two could clearly see a huge array engraved on the surface of the bronze altar.

After glancing around, Bai Mo's gaze finally settled on a notice board-like structure in front of the altar.

The entire notice was written in special script, which Bai Mo couldn't read at all. He could only wait quietly for Lingling to decipher it.

Lingling's interpretation speed was not fast; she still needed to organize her understanding into Chinese and tell Bai Mo.

After an unknown amount of time, the two of them finally stopped standing there like two wooden stakes.

"It says that this altar is used to ensure the success of the contract. The person who walks onto the altar needs to use summoning magic to draw the array on the altar in one go, otherwise they will not be able to get down."

Furthermore, if it is not completed within a long period of time, the altar will directly drain the magical energy of the person on it.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo raised an eyebrow. It wasn't that the condition was difficult, but rather that it was too strange.

"Lingling, I feel that there's something wrong with this altar being here."

Lingling nodded. "This is like a level. Only by defeating the dragon can the warriors rescue the princess. We can only get the mask by clearing the level."

"What you say makes sense, but why are there checkpoints here, and the previous gates too? Normal city gates, why do they need to be opened in such a complicated way?" Bai Mo asked with a hint of confusion.

"Bai Mo, this is a secret realm."

Lingling looked up at him. "We don't know why this place is arranged like this, but it's clearly not a normal city. Just think of it as a tomb of civilization. I also feel that this is a tomb."

"What kind of burial site?"

"It has buried a civilization," Lingling said.

Bai Mo shrugged; he thought Lingling's words made sense.

But putting all that aside for now, if they want to get out, they need to retrieve their masks.

Therefore, no matter how illogical it may seem that this altar is located here, Bai Mo needs to go up, complete the mission, and then clear the level.

Stepping onto the altar, Bai Mo began to carefully examine the formation.

He possesses some knowledge of formations.

Drawing a formation is not like graffiti, where you simply copy someone else's design and create an identical pattern.

Each line in the formation has a specific order, much like solving a math problem.

The answer can be a simple number.

However, the solution process is essential.

Furthermore, there must be no inconsistencies or contradictions between the beginning and the end.

The same applies to formations; each step lays the groundwork for the next, and none of them can be disrupted.

Therefore, Bai Mo needs to take a good look and analyze what kind of formation this is and how to proceed.

If he didn't understand and tried to solve the problem by exhaustive search, he felt that all his spoils from the Colosseum would be lost here.

Therefore, Bai Mo watched it with exceptional care.

At first glance, it seems somewhat complicated.

At second glance, it looked somewhat familiar.

At first glance, I've done this question before.

After Bai Mo scanned the entire array again with his third eye, he suddenly realized that this array was very similar to the contract array he had used when he summoned the creature.

Especially the core parts!

It's like a sentence, expressing contempt for someone.

The ancients said, "Why not look at yourself in the urine?" Nowadays, people say, "Take a piss and look at yourself."

Although the wording is different, the central idea is similar.

This magic circle is a variant of the contract magic circle.

Of course, in terms of time, the current contract array is more like a variant of this contract array.

But in any case, now that Bai Mo has a direction, things become much easier.

Below, Lingling was undoubtedly worried when she saw that Bai Mo hadn't made a move for a long time.

She didn't know formations, but she knew how difficult they were.

She knew that Bai Mo knew a little about formations, but she was afraid that this formation was too profound and that even Bai Mo would not be able to break it in a short time.

Lingling didn't know the time limit set for this altar, but a day or two was definitely out of the question.

Because that would take too long. Since it's a test, a challenge, they won't give us that much time.

In short, the sooner it is completed, the better.

Lingling finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Bai Mo start to move.

As for Bai Mo, he had just been reconstructing the contract formation in his mind, clarifying the sequence of events.

After all, Lingling had said before that the array on this altar needed to be drawn in one go.

Bai Mo didn't know if there would be any punishment for failure, but he didn't want to fail.

Because the entire altar was so large, it blocked the entire central street.

The array diagram was also enormous; to draw it using summoning magic would consume the equivalent of casting a super-level spell.

Although Bai Mo has enough magic power now, it shouldn't be wasted like this.

After he had mentally outlined the steps, he began to sketch them out.

A cool, pure white light emanated from him. At that moment, Bai Mo used the moonlight as ink and his fingertips as a brush to slowly draw the array patterns on the surface of the altar.

The Contract Array can be considered a typical inner core array.

In this type of magic array, the patterns at the center of the array are usually the most important, because this is where the entire array takes effect.

The other array patterns all serve this central function.

Therefore, Bai Mo arrived at the very center and needed to first depict the core.

If array formations are classified according to their core functional array patterns, they can be divided into two types: inner and outer.

And this contract formation, which dates back countless years, also has a secondary core.

After finishing the main core, Bai Mo moved on to the secondary core pattern, which was slightly to the left.

He didn't quite understand the function of this pattern; it seemed to be used for exchanging something.

If the previous core was responsible for establishing a soul connection contract with the summoned beasts and opening up the contract space.

So this secondary core is more like an equal transaction between the two parties, allowing the summoner to gain something from the summoned beast, and also allowing the summoned beast to gain something from the summoner.

However, Bai Mo couldn't understand it, and he didn't have the ability to conduct experiments.

After all, each radish needs its own hole, and now the hole is full.

Even if you asked someone else, the current Star System, when summoning mages were still at the intermediate level, couldn't depict such a complex contract array.

While drawing, Bai Mo also had time to let his mind wander.

After all, he only needed to draw according to the question, and he already knew the solution steps. He didn't need to worry about anything else.

When the last line was drawn, the entire contract array flashed for a few seconds before sinking into the ground along with the entire altar.

Bai Mo stood there, looking down at his feet, stroking his chin, lost in thought.

Lingling approached him, glanced at him, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I beat the game, why didn't I get a reward?"

Lingling rolled her eyes, and once again understood why Ding Yumin and her sister would say in private that this guy was childish.

This isn't a real game where you beat levels, so how could there be a reward for every level?

"Isn't that formation? It's a contract formation from such an ancient time. I'm afraid even the Holy Father has never seen it before. It's very valuable for research."

Bai Mo nodded, reluctantly accepting the consolation.

Then Lingling said, "There's no reward for this level, but maybe there will be in the next level. There's also an altar there."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo subconsciously turned around and looked ahead.

On the same central avenue, about seven kilometers ahead, a much taller altar stands.

The altar is over ten meters tall and looks like a small pyramid. On the golden platform, there is a bronze statue.

The figure was facing away from them, so they couldn't see its face, but that was enough for the two of them to let their imaginations run wild.

There must be a mask on its face.

Strangely enough, neither of them saw the altar, which was over ten meters high, before it sank into the ground beneath their feet.

"Chaos magic".

As a chaos mage, Bai Mo easily came up with this idea.

Leading Lingling, we arrived at the tall altar, and ascended the stairs one floor at a time.

The bronze steps, gleaming with a faint golden light, seem to beckon people to step onto them.

It's as if it's saying, if you don't have the ability, don't come.

A dozen meters isn't particularly high, but at this moment, the altar exudes a sense of oppression.

It makes one feel as if they are facing a Mount Tai, rather than a small slope of a dozen meters.

There was only one line of text beside the altar. Lingling glanced at it and whispered to Bai Mo:

"The summoned beast and the summoner must go up together."

"Multiple people can come, why don't you come with me?"

Bai Mo looked at Lingling.

Her delicate eyebrows twitched. Although she enjoyed adventure, this was clearly not the right time.

This ancient city is strange. It's not exactly dangerous, but there's always a sense of unease about it.

Moreover, this altar is unlike the previous one, which looked difficult, but everything is clear and straightforward.

This is too vague; the summoner and the summoned beast must go up together.

Is it enough to just climb up? And once you're up there, what's the purpose of that bronze figure?

These were not mentioned at all.

Therefore she refused:

"Forget it, besides, I'm not a summoned beast." Lingling glared at him. Then she added:

"Beast taming is prevalent here. Once it involves summoned beasts, it won't just be you who gets tested."

"Alright, you wait here."

Bai Mo nodded and was about to step onto the stairs, but it felt as if his feet were hitting steel.

"So you really need a summoned beast to go up there."

Bai Mo summoned Feng Ling and Da Ju as if talking to himself.

The altar, which cuts off the entire central avenue, is spacious enough that people can walk side by side without any problem.

Bai Mo was initially worried about the pressure on the steps, but after walking up more than ten steps, he found that there was nothing there.

However, he did not let his guard down. Daju and Fengling were also very careful after his reminder.

But when they reached a certain height and could see the back of the bronze figure standing on the high platform, an immense aura and pressure crashed down upon them!

In an instant, it seemed as if thunder roared throughout the inner city!

Bai Mo felt as if he were in a deep abyss, unable to move. The image of facing the demon possessed by the emperor in the deep ditch in Leizhou not long ago resurfaced in his mind. (End of this chapter)