Full-Time Magister: Dark Lord

When he started cultivating with it, he suddenly had a different feeling!

A powerful spiritual force had unknowingly merged with his own spiritual power?

Cao Le had been fantasizing about finding a treasure by buying a shoddy product for many years, but what he didn't expect was that this time, without any particular intention, it actually became a treasure!

However, even though it's a treasure, the energy is just too abundant. With his current body, he can't handle it at all!

I wonder what grade of stone this was, bought for tens of millions, to possess so much energy...

The power of space fluctuated constantly within his body; he felt as if he were inflating and shrinking... as if he were being inflated...

But this isn't just blowing up a balloon; this reaction originates from one's own body, and the excruciating pain is truly agonizing...

However, even though he digested it quickly enough, the power that filled his body was simply too immense!

This is practically pushing my small frame to its limits...

Just when Cao Le was about to reach his limit, the immersive black nebula suddenly reacted, drawing in a massive amount of spatial energy...

The shadow element activated, and he received some relief... After a short while, Cao Le finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He slowly opened his eyes, surprised that his keen eye had led him to buy such a treasure, almost causing him to explode. However, the reward after the close call was truly remarkable; his spatial ability had actually broken through to the mid-level!

And his mental strength has also reached the fourth level!

This was something he himself hadn't even dared to imagine...

That's absolutely outrageous.

However, that is the truth.

But as he was filled with joy, suddenly everything went black...

When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in the dark dimension.

This is my third time here, so I don't have any particular feelings about it. The only change is that the darkness seems to have taken on a tangible form now?

Yes...it all seemed extremely unreal before.

Perhaps it's because it just absorbed some energy from that stone that it gained some physical form?

"You're quite good, managing to get your hands on such an energy-rich stone." After praising it, the shadowy figure continued, "However, you're overestimating yourself. How could you possibly absorb the energy inside? If I hadn't intervened, you would probably have exploded from the heat."

"Who the hell knew I was so lucky, buying such an energy-rich space crystal for tens of millions?"

Cao Le curled his lip, his boastful expression almost entirely unreserved.

"But you, a dark creature, how can you absorb spatial energy?" Cao Le hadn't paid attention before, but now that he'd been summoned here and seeing his condition, it was clear that he had also benefited greatly.

This puzzled Cao Le greatly. How could a dark creature receive the nourishment of spatial power?

"Who told you that dark creatures can't possess the power of space?" the shadowy figure retorted.

"Forehead..."

He really didn't know how to respond to that question.

Besides, it sounds like it makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

"Why don't you just tell me why you called me here?" Cao Le was too lazy to argue with him about this issue, and then asked.

“Shadow Servant can no longer offer you much help, so I have decided to send you a new assistant to assist you,” the shadowy figure replied.

"Can't it advance?"

Although Shadow Servant was like a machine devoid of any emotions, he had used him for so long that, being sentimental, he still didn't want to give him up.

"It was merely a part of my power, and its disappearance can be considered a form of advancement."

"So what exactly are you? Aren't you going to tell me now?"

The dark creatures mentioned in the original work are of many kinds, so he was really curious about what kind of creature this shadowy figure was and why he had a connection with it.

The most important question is: why would it help itself?

"Now your..."

"If you're not going to tell me, I'm not going to cultivate the Shadow element anymore." Before he could even start bluffing, Cao Le interrupted him directly.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the shadowy figure immediately became somewhat displeased, seemingly making a nasal sound.

Cao Le was almost certain that this thing had a special connection to him. At the very least, if he were to die, it would not benefit it at all.

"What, you want to break up?" Emboldened by his courage, Cao Le looked at the shadowy figure and said without any fear.

The shadowy figure fell silent for a moment, simply watching Cao Le quietly.

Cao Le stared at him in return, as if he were truly unafraid of him.

"Ha ha ha ha...."

Just then, the shadowy figure suddenly laughed. Its laughter was extremely unpleasant, almost like noise, making Cao Le want to curse its mother...

...

45. King of Shadows

After a burst of unpleasant laughter subsided, just as Cao Le was about to curse aloud, the shadowy figure said, "I am the Shadow King of this Dark Dimension."

"Shadow Fiend?"

Cao Le was taken aback. He had heard that the creatures of the Dark Dimension were diverse, but he seemed to have never heard of Shadow Fiend before...

"It's normal that you don't know, because my race has long since perished..."

As the Shadow King spoke, his emotions shifted, seemingly as if he were recalling something he was unwilling to accept...

"Were you tricked by the Dark King?" Cao Le asked after thinking for a moment.

After all, people with such great strength and a compelling backstory usually lose because they're tricked. And its appearance is indeed too fitting.

However, Shadow Demon said, "No, I was defeated by it because my strength was inferior to its..."

"Then why the hell are you acting so agitated? Can't you handle losing?" Cao Le said with a look of utter disbelief.

I'd already started imagining his war with the Dark King, and then he told me he genuinely couldn't win?!

You can't beat them and you're still not convinced?

Isn't this a classic case of being a sore loser?

"It's not that I'm unwilling to admit defeat, but I'm unwilling to accept that after defeating me, it would choose to trick me into coming here and place a seal on me. I have been in this endless dark domain for a full nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-five years. Once the ten thousand-year period is up, I will be completely buried here."

"I refuse to accept this, so I have been searching for someone who can combine with my power. Even if it means becoming a slave, I will leave this place..."

It seems that after Shadow Fiend's defeat, the Dark King offered to recruit him.

But in the end, it led him to a good place where such unkillable creatures could be sealed away.

Of course, it's not that he can't kill Shadow Fiend, but the cost would be extremely high. Here, however, he can kill him without breaking a sweat.

But coincidentally, the Shadowfiend also possesses the ability to travel to other planes, sacrifice its own soul, and thus be reborn!

Of course, this is a choice that will not be made unless absolutely necessary.

For at least tens of thousands of years, it chose to wait here for its inevitable death. However, as time went by, it also began to feel resentful.

Therefore, for the past few thousand years, he has been seeking help from people or other beings in various planes who can integrate his power.

But no matter what kind of creature it is, it will die within a few years of gaining its power...

Because a large amount of energy was dissipated, and ultimately no master was cultivated, it became increasingly illusory.

When Cao Le was seen, it might not even last another year.

To Shadow Fiend's surprise, Cao Le's shadow magic possessed a unique power. Moreover, this power was extremely compatible with its clan... while providing assistance to Cao Le, it essentially became his shadow.

Cao Le did not disappoint it, not only giving it time to maintain its strength, but also allowing it to recover some of its power!

"Hmm, from what you're saying, it's quite pitiful. But you son of a bitch, working as my lackey and acting all high and mighty, do you even want to be resurrected smoothly?"

Never mind what happens to it. Whether you understand it deeply or not, one thing is true!

That means this thing is actually your own shadow.

It turns out that it's not difficult to come here to find it!

The Shadow King looked speechless, seemingly unwilling to speak anymore.

"Alright, I'm a magnanimous man, let's just consider this mutual assistance. However, if you want to go toe-to-toe with the Dark King, I'm afraid you're in trouble. He's now a plane ruler, and he has countless avatars, each of which is at the emperor level. So, unless I can reach that level, your revenge will be hard to come by," Cao Le said truthfully.

He wasn't afraid that the Shadow Fiend might back down, after all, it had been thinking about this for nearly a hundred thousand years. How could it possibly give up now?

"The Dark King is not just the Dark King, and those clones are not all derived from the same source," Shadow Fiend said disdainfully.

Cao Le was stunned again...

However, he didn't really want to know too much about the Dark Dimension. After all, he was practically nothing in his own world, so what was the point of arguing with Shadow Fiend about it?

"It's too early to talk to you about these things," Shadow Demon suddenly shook his head and muttered.

Then, with a wave of his hand and without saying goodbye, Cao Le was sent back to his own world.

"Damn... I forgot, did Shadow Servant actually help me advance?"

As soon as Cao Le finished speaking, a voice echoed in his mind: "You can summon it now. It is no longer a shadow servant, but a shadow general!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Le immediately wanted to summon his upgraded Shadow Servant.

However, upon realizing that a warrior-level creature would be much larger, he left the room.

"Brother, why are your clothes all wet? Where are you going?" Cao Le had just left the bedroom when he heard Cao Ying's voice.

Looking down, I realized that my clothes were completely soaked with sweat, probably because I had been energized too much earlier...

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking I had something to do and I forgot I was all sweaty." Cao Le felt uncomfortable when Cao Ying pointed it out.

After all, the clothes, which were covered in sweat, had a rather pungent smell.

He could only suppress his excitement and turn back into the house. He took a shower, changed into dry clothes, and then went downstairs.

Cao Ying assumed that her older brother had gone to see Sister Xin Xia again. After being warned that she couldn't go to see him while he was there, she ran to the refrigerator, grabbed some juice, and found some snacks.

According to her estimation, Cao Le would be away from Xin Xia for several hours.

I wonder what little secret the two of them have...