Have you had enough, Miss Vampire? It's time to get down to business.

The atmosphere became awkward.

After all, according to common sense, it is impossible for Lor, who is just a first-level rookie exorcist, to possess so much spiritual power!

Of course, in reality his spiritual power is sufficient, but Lor does not want to expose in front of others the fact that his current spiritual power level is far beyond that of ordinary first-level transcendents.

No, wait...

Lor suddenly came up with an idea.

"Uh, my friend, I'm sorry, there seems to be something wrong with my previous calculations..." Vann rubbed his hands and apologized, "Could you please go back to the church and find an exorcist above the second level to see if he is interested in participating in my experiment?"

"No need, my spiritual power is sufficient." Luo Er shook his head calmly, "...if your calculations are correct this time."

"There will definitely be no mistakes. I've checked it several times!" Vann patted his chest and promised, then a look of worry appeared on his face. "Are you... really okay? If I remember correctly, you should still be a new exorcist. Do you really have that much spiritual power? If you overdraw it, it might be bad..."

At this moment, Lor showed a meaningful smile:

"Newcomer? You think so?"

"...Isn't it?" Vann was stunned.

Lor smiled but said nothing.

This time, there was no way Vann could be helped at all.

He thought to himself, could it be that this guy is not actually a rookie who just joined the church, but a senior exorcist transferred from another diocese?

But that's not right. Back then, I saw him walk into the church and take the oath of office with my own eyes... I deliberately staked out the church at the time, hoping to develop a new client...

But now it seems that this "new exorcist Lor" is obviously very confident in his spiritual power level!

Who is he?

"Just think of me as a 'new exorcist'."

At this moment, Lor suddenly said, as if he could guess what the other person was thinking:

"I won't reveal the details of your experiment to anyone. In return, you must keep mine confidential. As for my reward for helping you complete the experiment... well, all you have to do is do me a small favor afterwards."

"A small favor?" Fan En suddenly felt a little nervous.

He already had some guesses about Lor's true identity... guesses that made him very uneasy.

"Don't worry, it's within your capabilities." Luo Er said calmly, "Then without further delay, let's start the experiment now?"

"Okay, okay!" Vann agreed like a chick pecking at rice.

He thought to himself, no matter what the true identity of this so-called "new exorcist" is, it is an internal matter of their "Holy Light Church"... I only need to focus on my own research!

Correct!

This is the most important!

30. Where’s my champagne?

Vann moved swiftly.

First, he swept all the debris and fragments in the laboratory to the corner of the table, and then redrawn the incomplete magic circle on the floor with chalk.

He then rushed out the door and returned a few minutes later with two glass jars filled with turbid solution.

This is his "experimental material".

"These are two living low-level extraordinary creatures. They are not very dangerous, and their activity is restricted using a special solution made by our Mystic Association." Vann explained as he placed the jars on the left and right sides of the magic circle.

Lor walked forward to observe curiously. In one of the jars, there was a dark purple, palm-sized lizard with spikes on its back.

Its tail wiggled slightly, and it seemed to be still alive.

"Hallucinogenic lizard?" Lor recognized the creature.

"Indeed, a low-level monster from the root of 'voodoo,'" Vann said. "Its venom causes hallucinations and makes people see the very things they fear most in their subconscious... Almost every year, some unfortunate people are frightened to death by this creature."

Lor nodded and looked at another jar.

The things inside are even more special.

At first glance, there was no sign of any "living thing" at all, only a hexagonal geometric crystal. The shape of this thing was constantly changing, like a snowflake that kept melting and recondensing.

"This is an 'elemental spirit,' specifically, a water elemental spirit," Vann continued, "a transcendental creature formed from the convergence of energy. It possesses many miraculous properties, such as..."

"No need to go into detail," Lor interrupted. "This one belongs to the root of the 'secret technique', right?"

"It seems that you know a lot about these creatures. You are worthy of your name!" Vann praised. Unconsciously, he began to use respectful titles to address Lor.

……

Vann's plan is to extract all the spiritual power of the "Hallucinogenic Lizard", remove the color of its "voodoo" roots, and then inject it all into the body of the "Elemental Spirit".

If successful, the elemental spirit's extraordinary power will be enhanced; otherwise, if it fails, the elemental spirit will be contaminated by the root of "voodoo", and may go mad, or destroy itself, or go mad and then destroy itself.

The judgment criteria are very clear.

"Hiss—" Mystic Fanen took a deep breath. "If you have no objection, shall we begin now? To avoid interfering with each other, we will both inject spiritual energy into the magic circle one after another. I'll start first."

As spiritual power was injected, the magic circle began to glow faintly.

About a minute later, Vann's spiritual power gradually ran out, and beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.

Next up was Lor's turn.

Vann wiped his forehead and began to observe Lor carefully... He saw that this man was relaxed and at ease. Twenty seconds passed, thirty seconds passed, and he didn't even break a sweat, and his breathing was still even.

What is certain is that his spiritual power level is much stronger than mine, at least at the third level... No, maybe he is a mid-level transcendent above the fourth level!

Fanen thought.

Why would a strong man like him join the Gordon City Exorcist Team as a newcomer? Unless the identity of "newcomer exorcist" is just a cover!

Yes, that’s definitely the case!

I've heard before that there's a special group of members within the Church of Holy Light called "Inquisitors."

Their true identities are kept strictly confidential. At first glance, they may appear to be just ordinary exorcists or priests, or even not affiliated with the church openly... But in fact, these people are elite masters who are extremely loyal to the Holy Light Church, secretly carrying out various secret missions!

For example, dealing with certain scum within the church who have betrayed the "Holy Light" creed; or infiltrating other extraordinary organizations to conduct espionage investigations...

In short, these "inquisitors" are all very powerful. If Lor in front of me is also one of them... it would be easy for me, a mere second-level mystic, to disappear from the world!

"I say, Mr. Vann?" At this moment, Lor suddenly spoke.

"I, I don't know anything. I'm just guessing!" Fan En, who was suddenly called by his name, trembled all over. "Don't worry, I will never reveal your secret to anyone!"

This reaction almost made Lor lose his composure.

It seemed that he had some misunderstanding and thought that I was a dangerous person like the "Inquisitor"... Well, it was exactly as I had expected.

I was originally thinking about whether I could bribe him with money.

Now it seems that this money can be saved.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Vann." Lor said in a relaxed tone, "I mean, I feel like the spiritual energy in the magic circle is almost saturated. Is that enough?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the magic circle suddenly emitted a bright light.

Two glass jars containing different extraordinary creatures slowly rose into the air.

The "Hallucinogenic Lizard" in the jar on the left began to struggle violently, and its body gradually shriveled up... The extraordinary power contained in its body was extracted, becoming pure spiritual power without any "color", slowly flowing towards another experimental material, the "Elemental Spirit".

"Success? My experiment finally succeeded?" Vann cheered, tears welling up in his eyes. "Three years! I've dedicated three whole years of my youth to this research... We have to celebrate! Where's my champagne?"

But his excitement only lasted for a brief moment.

Suddenly, Lor and Vann realized at the same time that the spiritual power flowing out of the "Hallucinogenic Lizard" was gradually becoming less pure and began to emit the foul smell of the root of "voodoo"!

"Failed again..." Vann's eyes went dark.

As a result, he did not completely separate the "roots" and "spiritual power" of the experimental material... Next, the "elemental spirit" on the other side would undoubtedly be contaminated, fall into a violent state, and then destroy itself.

That's how it should have been.

however……

"Wait." Lor frowned.

He observed that the "elemental spirit" in the glass jar on the other side did not seem to have fallen into a frenzy... Its originally regular snowflake-like shape gradually changed.

It first curled up into a ball, and then gradually became more complex, with a head, a tail, and limbs, like an embryo that has not yet hatched in an egg... Then, all its body parts stretched out rapidly, visible to the naked eye!

Snapped!

The glass jar exploded.

The cold air spread out, forming a white mist around.

In the mist, the tiny wings gradually spread, and then a sharp chirping sound echoed throughout the laboratory!

This newly born creature was completely snow-white, radiating a chill. It resembled a lizard, with wings on its back... This appearance was undoubtedly...

"Dragon?" Lor and Vann were stunned.

What surprised them even more was that at this moment, this young dragon, which was not much bigger than a sparrow, was constantly emitting a kind of spiritual power that made people feel very special.

This feeling does not belong to the "voodoo" roots of the hallucinogenic poisonous lizard, nor to the "mystical" roots of the elemental spirits... but is a strange "root" that has never been seen or heard of before!

"How can this be?"

This unexpected and crazy result left the mystic Vann stunned.

31. Knowledge that should not be discovered

The dragon race has long been extinct.

This is a well-known fact.

But now, a living baby dragon is standing in front of Lor and Vann... This is a dragon, a terrifying and extraordinary creature that once dominated the world and made the whole world tremble with fear!

Although the young dragon in front of him was only the size of a sparrow and its spiritual power was quite weak, it had nothing to do with the word "horrible".

but……

"This is a major discovery that will shock the entire academic community!"

Fan En's eyes lit up, his scholarly spirit ignited. "This little fellow's spiritual power is very special. Could this be the source of the long-lost 'dragon'?"

There are countless types of roots, and for various reasons, some of them are no longer practiced today.

"Dragon" is one of them.

After all, now that dragons have become extinct, it no longer makes sense to trace this origin.

However, the origin of "dragon" was once glorious and was one of the "true sources" thousands of years ago.

According to historical records that Lor had come across, the extraordinary people with the root of "dragons" were called "dragon masters" and possessed extraordinary magical abilities. The demigod-level human "dragon masters" could not only command the dragon clan, but also transform themselves into the form of dragons.

As for the dragon race itself, they are born with extraordinary powers. Generally speaking, their strength increases with age. Above the fourth level, they can gain the ability to transform into human form.

"It's incredible... Why? After absorbing the power of 'Voodoo', an elemental spirit can actually transform into a new form? Even its 'root' has changed? What's the principle behind this?"

Vann kept talking to himself excitedly, tentatively extending his index finger towards the white dragon.

As a result, he was bitten hard.

The little guy is quite fierce.

"Although this result is completely unexpected, it is enough to overturn common sense!"

Vann swung his fingers nonchalantly, his enthusiasm undiminished:

"The two roots merged together, not only did they not repel each other, but they merged and transformed into a completely new creature possessing the power of another root... and it was a long-extinct dragon!"

Indeed, this completely goes against basic common sense about supernatural powers.

Whether human or other creatures, theoretically, they can only pursue one transcendental source. Attempting to cultivate powers from other sources simultaneously will result in rejection and inability to acquire them, or, at worst, personal injury or even death.

Of course, Lor, who is both an exorcist of the church and a vampire, does possess the power of holy light and can, to a certain extent, use the extraordinary abilities that belong to the roots of the "vampire"... But this vampire power is ultimately just borrowed from Elizabeth and does not belong to him.

However, now, for some unknown reason, the incredible phenomenon of "root fusion" has indeed occurred.

...It is indeed a major discovery.

But Lor always felt something was wrong.

Meanwhile, Vann was completely immersed in excitement.