Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 42 Demon

dong dong!

dong dong!

A rhythmic pounding sound came from beneath a wooden ball made of countless magical vines. With a loud bang, the rhythm was broken, and a small hole, no bigger than half a person, appeared near the center of the ball. A hand reached out from the hole, grabbed the outer wall of the magical vines where there were no barbs, and with a forceful movement, a man covered in barbs jumped out.

Standing on the ground, he saw the bright white crescent moon hanging high in the sky. He couldn't help but roar to the heavens, vowing in his heart that if he ever encountered that brat again, he would tear him to pieces!

Lu Nian did not lose his mind. He carefully discerned the direction in which they had fled and the bloodstains on the female guard. He breathed a sigh of relief, dealt with the barbs on his body, and followed the trail to find Mo Fan and his group.

Although the Bloodstone is gone, judging from their tracks heading into the desolate city, they must have taken it. Given the presence of a powerful enemy behind them, if he's not stupid, the Bloodstone must be in Mo Fan's possession. He only needs to put pressure on them.

"We'll be discovered sooner or later if we stay here. Where do we go?" Song Xia asked at dawn. "Check the map to see if there are any routes to other cities or around the direction we came from," Zhang Chen said. "There are, but they all involve passing through the territory of the Lizard-Skull Giant." Song Xia looked at the map and said, "Then let's choose the safest route and leave now!"

"good!"

A honeycomb nest made entirely of solidified mud stands alone in the most bustling part of the city, its height exceeding that of the tallest building in Qingrong City by more than a hundred meters, almost reaching the clouds.

Zhang Chen was alone on a distant rooftop, using binoculars to check if there were any commander-level lizard-headed giant lizard pseudo-dragons in the nest.

After observing for a quarter of an hour and confirming that there was no sign of the giant lizard pseudo-dragon, Zhang Chen had just called everyone to rush over when he sensed a magical fluctuation from the side. Zhang Chen instinctively rolled to dodge, but the magic still touched the hem of his clothes.

A sickly laugh came from above: "Hahaha! I've finally found you!"

When everyone looked up, they saw Lu Nian flying high in the air, looking at Zhang Chen with a half-smile.

Only then did everyone realize what had happened and look at Zhang Chen, only to see that his lower body had been completely petrified and the petrification was spreading upwards.

Upon seeing this scene, Mu Nujiao felt a heavy weight in her chest, as if boundless emotions were about to burst forth.

Zhang Chen remained calm, merely smiling faintly at Lu Nian. Then, the sacred tree in his hand actively merged into Zhang Chen's body, transforming into a spiritual entity. With a simple lift of his foot, he stepped out of the petrified leg model.

Lu Nian's expression froze. What was this thing? It was practically challenging Lu Nian's understanding.

Zhang Chen wouldn't wait for him. The tree pattern on his left arm transformed into a spear, teleporting through space to get close to him and thrusting it at him. Lu Nian subconsciously controlled his wind wings to dodge. Zhang Chen continued to teleport through space, chasing after him and attacking. Most of the magic he released was useless against the spirit-like Zhang Chen. Fortunately, his armor was good enough to hold out for a while.

As expected of the commander of the Guard Department, he only needed to try a few times to realize that ordinary physical magic could not attack it; only those imbued with mental power could touch it.

However, all the magic he awakened was elemental magic, which was no match for him. He was chased and was quite frustrated. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Mo Fan and the others fighting in the territory of the Lizard-headed Giant, and a plan immediately came to mind.

Suddenly, hundreds of rock spears appeared around Lu Nian as he used the Rock Demon's Eye - Sky Veil. With a gentle wave of his hand, the rock spears flew towards Mo Fan and his group.

Zhang Chen had no choice but to move closer to them to help them fend off the incoming rock spears. From that moment on, Zhang Chen was put on the defensive. He wanted to pull everyone away through space to escape, but Lu Nian didn't give him a chance, keeping Zhang Chen constantly on the verge of attack.

Fortunately, his state has no time limit, and he can shatter things with his spear without using magic.

The blessing of the Sacred Tree instantly made everyone feel that their magic and physical abilities had increased by at least two times. Knowing that Zhang Chen was now in a passive position, they mustered all their strength and rushed forward.

But fate was unkind; the giant lizard pseudo-dragon returned and, seeing several delicious insects slaughtering its people in its territory, roared and charged into the battle.

"What the hell! Are you out of your mind?! There's someone out there in the sky, and instead of attacking them, you come and attack us!"

Seeing the giant lizard pseudo-dragon rushing towards them at breakneck speed, Zhang Chen cursed. Lu Nian secretly thought, "What a good opportunity!" Wind Wings - Thousand Cones of Swift Shadows' hurricane spontaneously spun around him, splitting into numerous cyan cone-shaped spikes that mixed into the rock spears and pierced towards Zhang Chen and his group.

Behind them were giant lizards and pseudo-dragons, and in front of them were countless wind cones and rock spears. Song Xia and the others stood there in despair.

Zhang Chen shouted helplessly, "Mo Fan!"

Actually, Mo Fan had already crushed the Blood Shard before Zhang Chen even shouted.

A thick layer of blood mist swirled rhythmically around Mo Fan's body, as if sensing the urgency of the situation, and all the blood mist frantically drilled into Mo Fan's pores.

His pupils changed drastically, from endless black to a wild, all-encompassing purple. At the same time, his hair grew wildly, rapidly turning from black to moon white.

Its bones were also growing rapidly, its muscles were expanding evenly, and its suddenly opened mouth revealed saber-toothed wolf fangs, extremely sharp.

The blood mist completely disappeared, and a phantom that had been enveloping Mo Fan grew rapidly, taking full shape in just one second. It was an extremely noble yet violent humanoid wolf shadow.

This was influenced by his summoned beast, the Howling Moon Wolf. He arrogantly looked at the approaching giant lizard pseudo-dragon, but the giant lizard pseudo-dragon ignored him and opened its mouth to bite.

Seeing that it dared to challenge its authority, Mo Fan rushed over and fought it with brute force. He opened his mouth full of sharp teeth, tore off a piece of meat and swallowed it directly, looking as if he had completely lost his mind.

Seeing that his experiment seemed to have finally succeeded, Lu Nian burst into wild laughter. Looking at Zhang Chen and the others below, he thought to himself, "Now I can't let you live any longer! But this kid's condition is worth investigating; it seems to be because of his potted plant. I'll just snatch it away later!"

But at that moment, a person transformed by fire flew over at lightning speed and directly drew the final stroke of the constellation on Lu Nian.

Heavenly Flame Funeral - Flame Rain!

Feeling the intense heat behind him, Lu Nian decisively summoned his already pierced armor to defend himself, shouting to Zhang Chen, "All of you, come here!"

Mo Fan had clearly told them earlier that the girls should immediately pull Mu Nujiao along, while Zhang Chen directly pulled Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao to perform a spatial teleportation.

After traversing through more than a dozen spaces, the distant city came into view.

Zhang Chen put them down and said, "You guys go back first!"

"And what about you?" Mu Nujiao asked. Zhang Chen didn't answer her directly but smiled at her and said, "See, I didn't lie to you, did I? This really is something that can save your life."

Then he said to Mu Ningxue, "You don't need to worry about Mo Fan, I will definitely bring him back!"

He disappeared after saying that.