Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

She had no choice but to pack her things in her room and take out blank scrolls to draw some scrolls as backup.

By the second day, the excitement of Celia's return had gradually faded. The temple, which had remained unchanged for decades, began to feel rather boring, except for the mornings when she helped receive the worshippers who came to pray.

This place is close to the Celestial Tree, and the Celestial Network is good, but it's not yet developed to the point where you can use a fitness tracker for entertainment anytime, anywhere, or watch videos or play games.

In the town outside, Celia had to deal with people she knew or didn't know greeting her from time to time, which made it difficult for her to cope. In the end, she could only run back to the temple and bury herself in drawing scrolls.

On the third day, she gave up.

It's much more interesting to go on adventures with Lord Ross!

After informing Vanessa, Celia prepared to sneak out and venture into the Protoss Forbidden Lands.

Seeing this, the female acolyte who was helping the believers asked, "Celia, where are you going? Take me with you."

"I'm going to the Protoss Forbidden Lands," Celia said. "Do you want to come?"

"Huh? The Protoss Forbidden Grounds? Never mind, you go by yourself, I'm too scared to go."

The two acolytes of the Star Ash Temple are not very talented in magic. At most, they know some basic healing and prayer spells, which are fine for treating minor injuries, but they are helpless when the wounds are deeper.

As for attack and defense spells, he doesn't understand them at all. Compared to ordinary people, he's just a slightly stronger ordinary person, not even as good as those musclemen who have worked out.

Near the Celestial Tree, they also knew how terrifying the Celestial Forbidden Land was.

The female deacon asked worriedly, "Celia, I've heard that the Protoss Forbidden Grounds are very dangerous. Even High Priestess Vanessa doesn't dare to go in easily. Are you really going?"

"Of course, if we come back and don't go to the Protoss Forbidden Land to see what's inside, wouldn't that be a wasted trip?"

Celia smiled, waved goodbye, and left the temple.

The temple was right next to Star Ash Town. Without having to deal with the many neighbors who knew her but whom she didn't, she simply boarded her flying broom and took off, flying all the way to the edge of the Protoss Forbidden Land.

At this point, more than an hour had passed.

Instead of using her usual snail's pace of 40 mph, Ross accelerated her to her limit, which she wouldn't normally vomit at, around 180 mph.

In other words, Star Ash Town is very close to the Star Spirit Tree, but it is still about 200 kilometers away from the Star Spirit Forbidden Land where the Star Spirit Tree originated.

Looking towards the Star Spirit Tree from the outer perimeter of the forbidden area, it still feels very far, probably two or three hundred kilometers away.

"Is the Protoss Forbidden Land really that big?" Celia exclaimed in surprise.

Ross glanced at it and said, "It covers an area of ​​about two or three hundred thousand square kilometers."

He added in his mind: It's about the size of three Chongqings.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the forbidden area was actually filled with dense demonic energy pollution.

On the edge of the designated restricted area, the pollution concentration is weaker, even less than that of the lost lighthouse.

However, judging from this range, the pollution near the Star Spirit Tree has probably solidified into tangible form, transforming into mountains and rivers.

Ross's gaze was deep; he didn't look at the Celestial Tree, but rather looked in a direction to the side.

After a moment, he looked away and said, "Let's go, in this direction."

"it is good."

Celia nodded, unsuspecting, and followed Ross's directions.

As she approached the boundary of the forbidden area, a thin, transparent barrier appeared before her. Celia paused for a moment, then passed right through it.

"So there's a magical barrier at the edge of the forbidden area to prevent ordinary people from entering. If I had come out of curiosity, I probably wouldn't have been able to get in either," Celia muttered.

"Didn't the high priest teach you magic when you were in the temple?"

Celia shook her head: "From the age of 8, when I was able to lay the foundation for magic, my mother Vanessa always made me lay the foundation and never rashly absorb magic to become a sorcerer. Until I entered the Holy Magic Academy, I had never learned any magic or condensed any magic."

Ross nodded. "Your mother seems to treat you exceptionally well; she spends over 100 gold coins on you every year."

Celia was taken aback. "So many? Why didn't I notice them before?"

Ross said, "At that time, you had no concept of it, and she wouldn't have been able to explain it, so it's normal that you didn't know. The various foundational medications that remained in your body were all relatively expensive, which already met the standards for nobles to lay a foundation for their children."

Celia's expression became complicated.

Ross continued, "A sorcerer's innate talent is important, but a solid foundation is also crucial. Without a foundation, directly meditating and practicing spells will not only slow down one's cultivation speed compared to others, but also prevent one from entering the deeper realms of the gods to acquire a higher foundation for advancement, unless one undergoes repeated training for many years before each advancement, tempering one's body to the point where it can withstand a massive input of magical power."

"Is the reason the temple is so poor because it's throwing all its money at me?" Celia seemed to realize something.

“I don’t know.” Ross smiled slightly. “But judging from Vanessa’s personality, it might not be the temple’s money, but her private savings, or money she earned in secret.”

Celia nodded. "I understand!"

The conversation didn't continue because after entering the forbidden area, a lurking monster attacked from the shadows.

She stopped speaking and raised her hand, casting a Slowing Water and Frost Condensation spell to freeze the monster.

She observed it for a moment and said, "This monster doesn't seem to have much pollution on it."

Ross nodded: "Although this place is full of pollution, the monsters inside are quite peculiar. Most of them are not affected by the pollution, with only a small amount of pollution remaining in their bodies. Isn't that interesting?"

"Why haven't you been polluted despite being in a polluted environment for so long?" Celia asked curiously.

Ross looked ahead and said, "The magical beasts living under the Star Spirit Tree are protected by the Star Spirit Tree and are immune to some of the demonic energy pollution."

"However, this is only part of the reason. There is another reason, which is related to the place we went to this time."

"what is the place?"

Celia followed Ross's gaze and looked ahead, but she couldn't see anything in the dense forest.

To avoid any accidents, she did not continue flying.

Flying in polluted areas is tantamount to courting death.

"The hiding place of an 'old friend' - you'll find out when you get there."

Ross smiled slightly but offered no explanation.

Within his vision, a faint thread was being tightly bound and pulled by his mental power, pointing directly into the depths of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

Finally finished writing! Now I'll start writing tonight's!

Chapter 179 Passive Spell: Danger Sense

Several months ago, Celia followed a clue to Crimson Town and destroyed two Deepsea Aid outposts around the town.

In the latter stronghold, Ross possessed the body of the stronghold, destroyed the self-destruct rune, and took the spiritual object used to collect faith from the stronghold—a fish scale from an unknown fish.

After returning to school, Ross secretly set up a reverse tracking and positioning array, successfully locking onto the location of Ethel, the sea god who collects faith.

Because Celia's strength was too low, Ross put his plan to find the sea god on hold.

Now, he felt very close to the sea god, and after thinking about it carefully, he decided to ask Celia to come and check on the situation.

"Judging from the state I sense, Ethel's condition is not good, and he may even be in a deep sleep. Although I have never seen his divine fragments, his condition must not be good."

“With Celia’s strength, she can’t fight a god, but if the opponent is a soul, that’s a different story. If she has a physical body, she’s just in a normal slumber, so there’s nothing to worry about; she can just leave.”

Ross possesses a passive ability to sense danger. This ability enabled him to react naturally when he was ganged up on, avoiding many fatal injuries and allowing him to survive the attack by the twelve main gods before being sealed away.

Now, having entered the area of ​​influence of the Celestial Tree and feeling the rich magical environment around them, Ross looked at Celia and said, "Celia, this is the perfect place to learn [Danger Sense]. Try it out and see how this passive spell works."

Celia paused for a moment, then became excited: "Okay!"

Passive spells—Sirius had heard of them. It was a very peculiar school of magic; once mastered, it granted a long-lasting magical effect.

However, learning it doesn't mean you can rest easy. You still need to practice it regularly. In addition to improving the passive effect, it also prevents you from forgetting it and losing the passive ability if you don't use it for a long time.

“Our instructor once told us in spell class that the Age of Calamity caused a large number of passive spells to be lost. There are very few passive spells left today, and most of them are treasured. Moreover, even if you learn them, it is difficult to teach them to others. Teaching and learning are like two different systems.”

“Yes, teaching and using are indeed not the same system.” Ross nodded. “For example, teaching danger perception requires two conditions to be met: first, the student must be in a dangerous environment at all times during the learning period; second, the student must be within the coverage area of ​​the Protoss Tree or be carrying a branch of the Protoss Tree.”

"If I don't tell you these two conditions, how will you teach others after you've learned them?"

Upon hearing Ross's example, Celia immediately understood.

"No wonder, no wonder I didn't understand what my mentor was saying. He didn't give any concrete examples. It turns out that passive spells require specific conditions to learn. Why didn't my mentor say that?"

"There are two possibilities: either the tutor is using professional terminology from class, complicating a simple matter, or the tutor doesn't know what the requirements are either, hence the ambiguous description."

"I see. Does Lord Ross have any other passive abilities?"

"Don't aim too high, focus on sensing the magic circuits of danger perception."

"Okay!"

Direct spiritual transmission, with the power of the gods enhancing the memory, skipping the memorization process, and directly starting to use magic to attempt learning.

"Danger perception requires the combined use of magic and mental power. In addition to the two conditions I just mentioned, mastery of the Mage's Hand is also a non-essential but very important condition. Your proficiency with the Mage's Hand is sufficient for you to learn it."

As Celia sensed the danger, she suddenly felt a sense of crisis coming from her right rear. She turned her head sharply and pointed, and the puppet immediately unleashed an ice blade strike.

The monster that attempted to ambush was instantly cleaved in two, its blood spraying everywhere.

"Is this what danger perception is?" Celia asked excitedly. "It feels even better than the natural perception that mages are born with."

"Danger perception allows you to sense danger and quickly determine how to deal with it, with its effectiveness increasing with proficiency," Ross said calmly. "While the natural perception that mages possess can only be used out of combat."

What does "disengagement from combat" mean?

"It's the sensation generated when you're suddenly attacked right after entering combat. It's only useful at that moment. After you've defended against the sneak attack, it's hard to find any weaknesses or countermeasures quickly."

"Oh."

Celia seemed to understand, but not quite.

As she moved forward, she learned the passive spell.

As Ross said, this is the perfect place to learn this spell.

Celia was attacked by monsters almost every few steps she took.

At first, she killed them all in one go.

But after killing too many, I felt a bit uneasy, because these were monsters, or rather, magical beasts, that hadn't been affected by pollution. Indiscriminate killing might actually harm the ecosystem here.

Especially since these monsters are all low-level and no longer of much help to her, it's better to leave them for the mages who will come in to adventure later.

As a "reward" for helping her learn [Danger Sense], Celia decided not to kill them. Instead, she froze them and left them standing there until the spell's effect wore off and they thawed.

They continued onward until they sensed a change in the concentration of pollution in the surrounding area.

"You've arrived in the second-tier area," Ross's words reached Celia's ears.

Celia looked ahead, and the trees seemed to grow even taller.

Even the weeds and vines growing on the ground became as thick as her arm, directly hindering her progress.

Celia looked up at the sky, and from there she could see the glow of the Star Spirit Tree above the clouds.

These branches and leaves seem to radiate a golden light, shining on all the trees at their feet instead of the sunlight, making them grow even stronger than those outside.

"It's so hard to walk here. I want to fly, but I feel like my magic is still a little short."

"Don't fly, listen to me," Ross said calmly.

Celia asked curiously, "I know flying in polluted areas is dangerous, but could Lord Ross explain what the dangers are in flying through the Protoss Forbidden Zones?"

Ross pointed in a direction: "In that direction, about a kilometer up in the treetops, there is a large fourth-order bird. If you fly up to the treetops, it will immediately lock onto you, swoop down, and take you to feed its young."

Celia then asked, "And what about flying under the canopy?"

"Many flying monsters lurk among the tree canopies here. Do you have the ability to fight in flight?"

Celia shook her head. "No."

Although she can use magic while flying, putting aside whether she can aim, she is clumsy at dodging attacks, which is incomparable to her ground skills. She has not seriously studied spells for aerial combat, and the puppet does not have the ability to fly.

"Before the fourth level, there is no need to specifically learn flight combat, because you do not have the ability to fly for a long time. If you rely on an aircraft to fly, you will be in danger if the aircraft is destroyed."

Celia nodded repeatedly.

Just then, a strong sense of crisis came from above.

Chapter 180 Fragments of the Sea God's Divine Essence

Without hesitation or looking up, Celia lunged to the ground, narrowly avoiding the attack from above.

She rolled on the ground to her feet before looking at the monster that had ambushed her.

A hawk-like monster, half her size, flew over the spot where she had just stood, then flew upwards again and landed on a tall tree.