Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Magical light flashed and shone, dazzling yet fraught with danger. Countless students fought tooth and nail to enter the stage of the world's top academies, all for the chance to shine in this crucial treasure hunt.

In previous competitions, countless unknown students have risen to fame in this arena, transforming into dazzling magic stars. It is this passion and desire that drives all participants to fight with extraordinary determination. Only by ruthlessly seizing resources on this battlefield can they gain a commanding lead and ultimately emerge victorious in the final showdown!
The eagles frequently darted across the low-hanging gray sky. Numerous in number, they served as the "eyes" of the competition, deployed long ago. These creatures possess unique attributes, making them less likely to attract the ire of demons, and even when flying over the airspace of lord-level beings, they rarely suffer attacks. Because of this, they can freely record the various battle scenes on the battlefield.

Most of the students' outstanding performances are captured by the Eye Eagle, showcasing the true nature of magic to the world; however, some unpleasant and cruel aspects are also exposed, such as the serious disagreements that often arise when teams temporarily formed from different countries distribute treasures.

As it turns out, the mentors' initial advice was correct: don't easily form random teams, and prioritize finding teammates from your own country.

The monsters on the battlefield may be powerful, including some commander-level creatures, but these outstanding high-ranking students are not necessarily incapable of dealing with them. What truly defeats them is often the suspicion and greed in people's hearts.

Unfortunately, opportunities are fleeting, and few have the time to find reliable teammates. Everyone must choose between moving forward and forming a team, which further exacerbates the divisions and conflicts among members.

The more chaotic the situation, the more it fits the rhythm of a particular group.

"Many people, many troubles"—this saying is indeed a truth for those who travel far and wide.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Eileen were all doing something so exciting and naughty for the first time, and they followed Lin Lan's orders. Although they seemed to be outnumbered and outmatched, with the support of the Frost Thunder Eagle, they were much more agile and efficient than those large teams. Naturally, they intercepted quite a few treasures along the way and made a fortune.

To date, they have acquired four rare treasures: the Flying Serpent Bone, the Chaos Crystal, the Source of Water, and the Lightning Attribute Crystal, each worth approximately 400 million; in addition, they have more than twenty other treasures worth between 20 million and 200 million. In total, the amount is close to 5 billion!
Such a huge haul can usually only be achieved by a stable team of about ten people, but even if divided equally, each person would only receive about two hundred million.

Lin Lan's side consisted of only four people. According to the pre-arranged way of dividing the spoils, Lin Lan earned 2 billion, Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue earned 1.25 billion, and Ai Lin, who hardly participated in the direct combat, also received 600 million. It can truly be said that they made a fortune!
"A big target spotted," Eileen, the "intelligence agent," locked onto her prey, her golden eyes gleaming. "They just finished a battle; several are no longer capable of fighting, and the rest are either injured or depleted of mana..."

Having executed several lightning-fast moves, Eileen is now fully in the zone, and her intelligence is becoming increasingly accurate.

"Soul Seeds? I didn't expect that even the battlefield has these things, and that the Egyptian and Spanish teams even got their hands on them!" Mo Fan was also excited when he heard this.

The value of a Soul Seed is self-evident, and if it comes with a domain, the price is even more astonishing. Eileen certainly knows how to pick her targets; just hearing the words "Soul Seed" energized Mo Fan.

"Where are they?" Mu Ningxue asked.

“Downstream of the long river, they hid in a very remote place, probably to avoid being discovered,” Eileen replied.

“We’ll take a break after this one. We’ve been committing too many crimes lately, and it seems like teams from various countries have noticed that there’s a group of people specializing in this kind of work. We need to lay low for a while,” Mo Fan said.

The subsequent attacks were not as successful as before; the opponent's vigilance in the air had clearly increased, and they were obviously on guard.

“I have a bad feeling. You guys go with the Frost Thunder Eagle first, and I’ll catch you in the act from the inside. This way, we can work together from the inside and prevent you from falling into a trap,” Lin Lan suggested.

This is the time for the coalition of nations to unite, so Lin Lan naturally has to be on guard.

Judging from the countries that have been offended so far, the number of people involved may be even greater.

The closer Lin Lan got, the more she could tell that things were not simple.

“Let’s do it this way. This way we can avoid being ambushed. If Lin Lan provides backup, then there won’t be any problems,” Eileen said.

Lin Lan's actions these past few times have made Eileen increasingly confident in his strength. Whether it's having Lin Lan take action or providing protection, she can rest assured.

……

With the help of the Eye Eagle's tracking, the four of them quickly arrived at the lower reaches of the Long River aboard the Frost Thunder Eagle.

Lin Lan found a spot and jumped down, quietly following behind the Frost Thunder Eagle. The area was open and simple, with few students around. A little observation revealed that this place didn't look like a place where treasures were hidden.

Because there was nowhere to hide, Mu Ningxue and Eileen could not conceal themselves, so they had to let Mo Fan, a master of shadow magic, approach the Egyptian and Spanish team members alone.

Without the influence of the Demon element, Mo Fan has now reached the third level in the Shadow element.

Mo Fan approached silently and found that they had set up tents by the river, where the injured were presumably resting.

They paid a considerable price for this soul seed. Unfortunately, Mo Fan is about to accept all of their efforts.

Mo Fan's principle is: steal if you can, and if you can't steal, then rob by force.

Anyway, Lin Lan is there to back us up, so there's no need to panic.

Eileen informed them that the Soul Seed is currently in the hands of Mios, the vice-captain of the Egyptian team.

"Mios, don't doze off," Shreve, the little black guy beside him, reminded him.

“Our undead have done a great service, yet they have to share the spoils with others. I’m not happy about that,” Mios said, still full of arrogance.

"There's nothing we can do; it was agreed upon beforehand. Besides, without that water mage Pinor, we don't know how long we'd be fighting like this," Shreve said helplessly.

Mios snorted coldly, sat down by the river, and stared defiantly at the rushing water.

She casually tossed a pebble into the river, unaware of the shadowy figure behind her, almost blending into the air. The light served as perfect cover for him, and no one noticed him at all.

Mo Fan wasn't in a hurry. After confirming that Mios was completely unprepared, he suddenly attacked! Shadow Nails shot into her limbs, throat, and brow like lightning.

These shadow spikes can instantly seal movement, sound, and mind; even high-level mages will need time to break free after being hit.

Mios sensed the fluctuations of dark power. As soon as she turned around, she saw a familiar half of the cloak beneath. She turned pale with horror, but was already unable to move.

“I’ve accepted the item. As for how to explain it to the Spanish… figure it out yourself.” Mo Fan took the Soul Seed Pouch from Mios’s waist, flipped his hand, and magically put it away.

Catching a glimpse of the almost fiery killing intent in Mios's eyes, Mo Fan impulsively untied the small leather drawstring on her trousers, causing the canvas cropped trousers to slip down to her knees.

Fortunately, Mo Fan didn't go so far as to rip off his underwear as well.

"I never thought such an arrogant woman like you would like pink..." Mo Fan glanced at her, then strode away with a shameless laugh.

The whole process took only a few seconds. Mo Fan vanished without a trace, leaving Mios standing frozen on the riverbank, her pants inexplicably slipped down. At that moment, besides glaring at Mo Fan with a thousand knives, she prayed that no eagle had captured this scene on camera, otherwise the whole world would know she was wearing pink!
……

Mo Fan remained calm and continued to conceal his presence as he slowly withdrew. This area was open and easily exposed.

After walking about a hundred meters, he slightly increased his speed, but unexpectedly bumped into a soft wall—it didn't hurt, but where did the wall come from?
Upon touching him, Mo Fan immediately sensed something was wrong. Just as he was about to turn around, a light blue glow suddenly appeared before his eyes! A huge light blue barrier instantly appeared, forming a hemispherical shape that covered an area with a diameter of two hundred meters, completely trapping him inside!

Laughter erupted from the direction of the camp. Mios had caught up; though his pants were on, the ferocity on his face clearly said: "Today I will kill you, you shameless scoundrel!"
Pir looked around. The Frost Thunderhawks had already spotted him and confirmed that only Mo Fan had come to steal it. He asked with some doubt, "Behind the Frost Thunderhawks are Mu Ningxue and Eileen. Where did the other person go?"

(End of this chapter)