Full-Time Magister: A Hellish Start, But the Shadow King

Chapter 74: Subduing the Flame Witch, the Shadow Witch is Born!

"whisper!!!"

After killing the ghost woman, the Flame Witch turned her attention to Zhao Yulin and the others.

Facing her former lover, the Flame Witch felt no emotion whatsoever; her eyes were filled with rage.

However, unlike with the ghost woman, she did not directly eliminate Zhao Yulin and his group.

Cheng Xiao used his mental powers to read the Flame Witch's thoughts and transmitted them telepathically:

"Jiang Feng is telling you to put down your things and get out of here, or don't blame her for being ruthless and merciless."

Zhao Yulin knew he had wronged Jiang Feng and felt indebted to her; he had no face to ask for anything more.

The Zhao family's group quickly put down their treasures, for even the most valuable items could not be retrieved without a life to spare.

Knowing that the Flame Witch Jiang Feng didn't intend to kill them all, they quickly fled the area.

"Father, I want to stay a little longer," Chenying said.

Upon hearing his daughter's words, Zhao Yulin didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

"Mother, Mother?"

Chen Ying looked at the Flame Witch Jiang Feng and spoke cautiously.

"Ring~~~"

The Flame Witch showed no sign of blame, and opened her arms to embrace her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for over a decade.

The intense flames vanished instantly, and Chen Ying didn't even feel the scorching heat; she only felt the warmth from her mother.

For Chen Ying, the Flame Witch Jiang Feng felt only guilt and indebtedness.

She wasn't there for her daughter when she was little, and because of her, her daughter ended up spending more than a decade with a toxic woman.

Even now, they are still being exploited and experiencing this indelible psychological pain.

"Wow, what a touching scene!" Bell exclaimed, moved.

This touching plot, similar to the reunion scenes of mothers and daughters or mothers and sons in historical dramas, always brings tears to the eyes of viewers.

Unfortunately, Bell couldn't shed tears.

Cheng Xiao:

..............................

The Flame Witch released Chen Ying.

That delicate, translucent hand stroked her daughter, wanting to see what her daughter would look like when she grew up.

"Mother."

Just as Chen Ying was about to say something, the Flame Witch's life force deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.

Looking at her mother lying in her arms, Chenying was at a loss.

Cheng Xiao and Bell were also stunned, and quickly went forward to check.

"Your Majesty, it's the cold poison that was left in her body before," Bell said.

"I can see that, but it shouldn't be that fatal."

Cheng Xiao frowned and used healing magic on the Flame Witch, but it had no effect.

"Ring~~~"

The Flame Witch shook her head.

"Is the Cold Poison specially made by the Ghost Woman? Can it be used to generate toxins by leveraging her mind and the power of her curses?" Cheng Xiao was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, the ghost woman had such a trick up her sleeve before she died.

The Flame Witch had been afflicted by the cold poison before, and the Ghost Woman unleashed all her power to generate the cold poison before her death.

Even a demon at the level of a Grand Commander would likely die on the spot in such a situation.

The reason why the Flame Witch has been able to persist until now is entirely due to her powerful life force.

If it were a true Flame Princess, she would have little to fear in this situation, but the Flame Witch is ultimately human.

Even at the sub-monarch level, the Heavenly Tribulation Flame is only at the Soul level, insufficient to burn away the cold poison within the body.

"Mother, Mother!!" Chen Ying cried out in panic as she held the Flame Witch, whose life force was fading away.

She looked at Cheng Xiao with a pleading expression:

"Cheng Xiao, you know so much, you must have a way to save my mother, right?"

"Her body has been corroded by the cold poison. She can survive by eating a new Fire Calamity Fruit and changing her body."

Cheng Xiao looked at the Flame Witch: "But in this way, the Flame Princess who has not yet been born inside the Fire Calamity Fruit will be replaced by her."

Upon hearing Cheng Xiao's words, the Flame Witch quickly grabbed his hand and placed the Fire Calamity Fruit in it.

Clearly, Jiang Feng rejected Cheng Xiao's suggestion.

Old Flame Princess has already paid the price of one Flame Princess in order for her to survive.

She has taken on the responsibility of protecting Yan Ji, so there is no reason for her to continue doing so.

Moreover, this is the last Flame Princess born from the Starry Sky Tree, the final Flame Princess in its lineage.

In the end, the Flame Witch's life ended, and she collapsed in Chen Ying's arms. The latter, holding her mother, couldn't believe it.

"I can save her life, but I don't know if she'd be willing to live like this," Cheng Xiao said.

A faint light appeared in Chen Ying's eyes as she stared intently at Cheng Xiao.

Cheng Xiao looked at the Flame Witch and slowly uttered the king's command:

A flawless version after careful inspection!

"Stand up!"

The Flame Witch, now completely lifeless, emitted eerie black smoke from her shadow, which quickly dissipated.

Was she resisting, or had she already resolved to die? Cheng Xiao frowned and spoke again:

"Stand up!"

The second attempt also failed.

"Logically speaking, as long as the other party doesn't refuse me, even if there's a certain level difference, I should be able to extract the shadow," Cheng Xiao thought to himself.

He took a deep breath and tried a third time:

"Stand up!"

The third time, the Flame Witch responded to him.

The shadow of the Flame Witch began to emit the eerie black smoke that had appeared before, and then a crystal-clear jade hand reached out.

That jade hand was wreathed in black flames!

When her full appearance was revealed to Cheng Xiao and Chen Ying, the latter stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.

The Flame Witch, now transformed into a shadow soldier, looked remarkably similar to her former self, except that the red flames on her body had turned into black flames.

Her once flowing, fiery red hair was now completely black.

The vital parts were covered, and the Calamity Flame Soul Fire swirling around his body turned into black flames.

The powerful aura he possessed during his lifetime, at the level of a sub-monarch, has also declined to the level of a commander.

"whisper???"

The Flame Witch stared at her current appearance in disbelief.

She glanced at her daughter first, then looked at Cheng Xiao.

"If you can't accept living like this, I can let you return to peace," Cheng Xiao asked Jiang Feng for her opinion.

Flame Witch Jiang Feng smiled and shook her head, expressing her gratitude to Cheng Xiao.

Having been reborn, she no longer felt the violent fiery energy she had possessed in her previous life.

Instead, there was a sense of tranquility, and they quickly accepted their new identity.

She could accept the fact that she had become a demon, so she had no reason to find this new identity unacceptable.

The biggest difference between the Shadow Soldiers and their living counterparts is simply that they possess absolute loyalty to their monarch.

Cheng Xiao had helped her so much, and she had no way to repay him. Repaying his kindness in this way seemed like a good idea.

"Mother?" Chen Ying asked cautiously.

But when she saw the Flame Witch, who had transformed into a shadow soldier, showing her tenderness, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Her mother's love for her did not change because of her new life.

At this moment, the Fire Calamity Fruit in Cheng Xiao's hand stirred slightly.

(End of this chapter)