Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 347 The Temptation of the Fallen Angel, Kindred's Deal with Asha'ruya
In the biting Siberian winds, Su Lu's plans were proceeding smoothly.

The air was filled with increasingly intense magical fluctuations and a sense of oppression.

Not far from the mountain hollow where the black dragon Austin was resting, a slender black figure was quietly hidden behind a cluster of rock pillars covered in ice and snow.

She was dressed in a form-fitting black outfit, with a dark cloak over it to protect her from the cold. Her face was stunningly beautiful, but at this moment it was filled with deep worry and anxiety.

Those deep eyes pierced through the howling wind and snow, fixed on the massive, scarred dragon body in the mountain hollow. Their gaze fell on the broken dragon scales, the rolled-up flesh, and especially the two terrifying wounds that almost revealed the bones in the back.

Her heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by Kogas's claws, sending waves of sharp pain through her.

This woman is none other than Asha, who was driven away from the Parthenon by Izusa and whose whereabouts are now a mystery!

On that day, Yizhisha's forces launched a swift and decisive attack, not only accusing her of "practicing forbidden dark arts and blaspheming the temple," but also dispatching elite forces to capture her.

Asha'ruya does indeed possess some power originating from the Dark Dimension, which leaves her speechless in certain situations.

More importantly, she knew that Yizhisha wielded far more power within Parthenon than she did at the time, and that confronting her head-on would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

At the same time, she learned that the Black Dragon Emperor had been severely injured and defeated after a tremendous battle with Cho'Gath, the Void Terror.

Overwhelmed by worry and concern for Auster, she voluntarily and swiftly left the troublesome Parthenon, following the trail of her lover across thousands of miles to reach this harsh and cold land.

During this time, she has been trying everything she can to help the Black Dragon Emperor recover.

However, the trauma suffered by an Emperor-level being, especially the corrosive damage from the fear of the void, is far beyond what she can heal with her current abilities and resources, and all her efforts have yielded little result.

At that moment, she keenly sensed the unusual gathering of magic in the surrounding environment and the shadowy figures, and alarm bells immediately rang in her mind.

When she recognized the insignia on the mage robes as belonging to the Asian Magic Association, and even saw Su Lu in person, her heart sank to the bottom.

Given the current state of the Black Dragon Emperor, who is exhausted and on the verge of death, he has almost no chance of winning against the well-prepared and ambitious Su Lu and his elite troops!

Just as Asha's heart was burning with anxiety, desperately trying to figure out how to deal with this desperate situation.

Unbeknownst to her, a transcendent figure was strolling through the void high above, coldly surveying everything below.

It was Qianjue.

The "great harvest" on the European continent allowed him to collect a massive number of powerful souls, including those of the two archangels of the Holy City, Raguel and Uriel, which greatly enhanced his power.

His primary goal in coming here was to find Su Lu—the prey he had marked.

Defeating him would allow the feedback from the two layers of the Thousand Jade Seal to raise his power to the next level.

However, when Qianjue's gaze swept down, he saw Su Lu and the others meticulously setting up a contract formation targeting the Black Dragon Emperor.

He decided to postpone his actions.

“Perhaps… I can reappear later.” Qianjue murmured silently. The sheep spirit’s face was expressionless, but the wolf spirit’s eyes gleamed with greed. “At that time, not only can I obtain Su Lu’s soul, but I might also be able to take this dying imperial dragon into my collection.”

This "waiting for the bird in the back" plan might save some effort.

But then, he spotted a black figure on a distant hillside that stood out from its surroundings and exuded a unique aura—Asha'ruya.

"Hmm?" Qianjue's attention was instantly drawn to it. In his perception, this woman's soul strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, and deep within her core, there was an extremely hidden, pure, and high-level dark power!

The aura of this power is the same as the power of the being he sensed when he pulled Yizhisha's soul and fought against the Dark King Wentai from afar, but there are also some subtle differences.

"A...fallen angel?"

Kindred immediately recognized Asha's true identity—she was an envoy sent to the human world by the Dark King Ventay, yet she seemed to maintain considerable independence.

This instantly piqued Kindred's interest.

In his Death Realm, there were already two angels of light from the Holy City, Raguel and Uriel, whose radiant souls were slowly sinking into deathly silence.

It would be great to add another angel representing darkness and depravity.

More importantly, she has connections with the Dark King, Ventay.

Qianjue has never forgotten her brief encounter with Wentai.

Then a brand new, more enticing idea took shape in Kindred's mind.

He descended silently, and not far behind Asha's body, the inhuman aura of death around him quickly subsided and transformed, eventually turning into the image of a seemingly ordinary human man with a handsome face, dressed in ancient European traveler's clothing.

Then, he spoke in a deep, ethereal voice:
"Do you want to save it?"

Yang Ling's voice seemed to resonate directly in the depths of his soul!
Asha's body stiffened abruptly, and an extreme chill instantly surged from her spine to the top of her head!

She turned around abruptly at top speed, her magical power surging instinctively to form a protective barrier. Her beautiful eyes were filled with unprecedented vigilance and horror as she stared intently at the "person" behind her who had appeared out of nowhere.

The other party was able to sneak up to such close range of her without making a sound!

Moreover, judging from his tone, it seemed that... he saw through the secret relationship between her and the Black Dragon Emperor at a glance?

"Who are you?!" Asha's voice was icy, every word filled with wariness and hostility, her hand already prepared with fierce magic, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

“I am someone who can help you, and Su Lu is my enemy,” Qian Jue said.

"Help me? Ha." Asha's red lips curled into a questioning smile. "Why should I believe you?"

"I don't need you to believe me. You just need to know that I will soon make my move against Su Lu."

"And once I make my move, the ultimate fate of your cherished black dragon... may well depend on your next choice."

These words made Asha's vigilance even greater.

"What exactly do you mean by that?!" she pressed.

Qianjue took a small step forward, and the surrounding wind and snow seemed to freeze at that moment.

He slowly revealed his purpose in an almost seductive whisper:

"In other words, we can make a deal: you can exchange your soul for the life of that black dragon. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)