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

Chapter 72 The Abyss of Evil

"Uncle, we're Mu Bai's high school classmates. We just arrived in the ancient capital a few days ago, and we heard he was here, so we thought we'd get together."

Zhang Chen, feigning innocence, said, "Oh, so he's the young master's classmate. Wait a moment, I'll go get him." The butler jogged off to inform him; it's unclear whether he recognized Mo Fan or not.

In fact, Zhang Chen was overthinking things. The Black Vatican wouldn't allow any unexpected events to occur in the plan, and there wouldn't be any complications.

Mu Bai was still dressed impeccably, with his hair styled meticulously, and his outfit, whether real or fake, made him look like a rich kid.

However, Zhang Chen noticed that the guy's brows had lost their former pride and arrogance, and instead showed more composure and steadiness, suggesting that the events in Bocheng had had a significant impact on him.

When he saw that it was Zhang Chen and Mo Fan, his smiling face visibly darkened.

Before he could speak, Zhang Chen said in a manner that suggested they were very familiar, "Mu Bai! Long time no see! You didn't even say a word while you were in the ancient capital. Did you miss us?"

Mu Bai's face darkened further, and he said coldly, "No!"

Mo Fan clutched his heart, feigning heartbreak, and said, "What a heartless man! Have you forgotten the time we spent fighting demons together?"

Mu Bai, being a man of some standing, didn't bother arguing with these two lunatics and said, "What do you want with me? Get lost if you have nothing to say!"

"Your place is pretty nice, isn't it? Can you show us around?" Zhang Chen looked at the manor and said. Mu Bai turned to leave. "Hey, hey, hey, something's up! Let's talk as we walk!" Mo Fan chased after him. Zhang Chen followed, sensing his surroundings to see how many Black Vatican members there were.

"What exactly is going on between you two?!" Mu Bai finally said impatiently after listening to Mo Fan ramble on about all that.

The next second, Zhang Chen's voice echoed in his mind: "Little Sanzi, are you a member of the Black Vatican?"

"Oh, it's not? Why are there so many Vatican personnel in your manor?"

Mu Bai's expression changed drastically. He thought to himself, "Mind! Wasn't he talking about plants and space during the Pearl Academy freshman competition? Could he have broken through to a higher level?"

He used his mental power to actively connect with that spiritual force, saying, "My manor has many Black Vatican personnel? And what do you mean by 'not actually'? Am I that kind of beast?!"

"Yes, do you have any suspects?"

"No, but you said there are many cult members in my house, so I suggest you go and see my uncle."

Mu Bai felt heavy-hearted. Although he didn't know how they had identified the Black Vatican, they wouldn't have come all this way just to make fun of him, would they? If what Zhang Chen said was true, then his uncle had a serious problem.

They didn't know that Yu Ang was from the Black Vatican. When Bo Cheng was searching for Xin Xia, Zhang Chen smashed his head, and they didn't know that it was Yu Ang.

"Alright! You take us there! What's your uncle's cultivation level?"

"have no idea!"

"Oh, let us get closer to you in a bit, I'm afraid he might suddenly attack!"

"Why are you getting so close to me! Damn it! You're not trying to use me as a shield, are you?!"

Soon, led by Mu Bai, they arrived at the office on the top floor of the manor castle.

Just as Mu Bai was about to knock on the door, Zhang Chen's voice rang in his mind: "Okay, just go in. Tell him he's going out with us for a few days and won't be back!"

"Okay, sure!"

As soon as Zhang Chen arrived at the door, he sensed the incredibly dense atmosphere of darkness, corruption, and madness inside. This basically confirmed that the person was definitely from the Black Vatican, but he didn't know their strength, so it was better to be cautious.

Mu Bai went inside and soon came out shouting, "Let's go! Many of our classmates are in the ancient capital now, let's have a good get-together!"

The "hmm!" was clearly meant for Mu He's ears.

Mu Bai heard Zhang Chen's voice echo in his mind: "Is your uncle the only one inside?"

"right!"

In the evening, all the high-ranking members of the Bell Tower Magic Association gathered, including Zhu Meng, a court magic councilor; Lu Huan, the chief of the Imperial Guard mages; two high-ranking members of the Hunter Alliance; Han Ji, the president of the Bell Tower Magic Association; Lu Xu, the military commander; and others.

Elder Ling Xi of the Hunter's Alliance spoke first: "I wonder what brings President Han Ji to call us here?"

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Han Ji said with a solemn expression, "I have received information from reliable sources that the rain these past few days has been mixed with something called the Nine Nether Dew by the Black Vatican, the very thing that caused the disaster in Bo City. It will make the undead no longer afraid of sunlight! It will drive the undead into madness!"

"What! So the Black Vatican wants to unleash a catastrophe in the ancient capital!" Lu Huan, the chief of the Imperial Guard mages, slammed his fist on the table in shock. "Yes! What we need now is to evacuate the residents of the ancient capital into the safety barrier!"

"Please mobilize your forces," Han Ji said. At this moment, Ling Xi from the Hunter Alliance spoke up with a strange glint in her eyes, "Wouldn't this be too much of a fuss? What if it's just a random experiment by the Black Church?"

Zhu Meng spoke sternly: "Are you gambling with the lives of the people? Look at those pitch-black clouds in the sky! A torrential downpour could come at any moment! What if it's mixed with the dew of the Netherworld?!"

Just then, a hurried, fearful voice came from outside: "Guild Master! A Fiendish Abyss has appeared 30 kilometers to the north! The Ghostly Tyrant is leading countless undead out of it and is heading towards the ancient capital!"

Suddenly, everyone stood up. Through the north-facing window, they saw a continuous black cloud formation in the endless distance bordering the land ruled by the undead. At the point where they met, a huge shadow was constantly approaching.

A tidal wave of the dead was surging around it, as if a new king had risen up and was calling on the hungry, wandering, and homeless people to overthrow the tyrannical monarchy and move into the warm city walls.

The longer the Abyss of Evil exists, the greater the resentment and death energy it generates will be. So great that some corpses, skeletons, and evil spirits that were originally supposed to ferment for several more years have gained the qualification to advance ahead of time. Those undead ministers who were supposed to sleep for another ten or a hundred years have also opened their coffins and appeared in this increasingly cold world.

Undead creatures are more particular about rank. Higher-ranking creatures can be summoned by lower-ranking spirits at will. Lower-ranking undead creatures have no brains and are idle. If they are guided to do something by a voice, they will be very willing to be ordered around. They have no fear, no concern for death, only endless greed and desire for living things!

The greater the resentment, the more undead gather. The more undead gather, the more overwhelming the death aura becomes. Even standing on the city wall dozens of kilometers away, one can smell the stench of rotting corpses rushing towards them like a sea breeze.

The roar was like thunder, constantly rolling in the distance. At first, it only made the city walls shake a few times, but as time went on, the roar became deafening, almost piercing the eardrums.

As the dark clouds roared, torrential rain poured down like a waterfall.

The Ghost Tyrant stopped two thousand miles from the city wall, as if waiting for more undead to crawl out of the Abyss of Evil so that it could conquer the ancient capital in one fell swoop.

Han Ji decisively said, "Chief Lu Huan, you go and organize the manpower to arrange for the residents to take refuge inside the safety barrier! The rest of you, come with me!"