Full-Time Magister: A Unique Divine Gift, A Fusion of Magical Systems!

The combined attack of the group managed to stop the Black-Patterned Stone Demon, a warrior-level monster, from its tracks. Its body was covered in cracks, but the demon was incredibly resilient. Its massive body only swayed slightly before it remained standing.

Shao Peiyu's eyes sharpened, and the golden stars around him surged again, condensing into a dazzling holy arrow, the arrowhead flowing with immense purifying power.

He drew the bowstring taut, aimed at the largest crack on the stone goblin's body, and released the string!

"call out--"

The sacred arrow, like a golden ray, precisely pierced the crack.

Immediately afterwards, a loud bang erupted, and divine power burst forth in full force. The body of the Black-Veined Stone Demon shattered inch by inch, turning into countless fragments of stone and completely dissipating.

When Shao Peiyu saw the spirit floating out from a pile of rubble, his pupils contracted slightly, and his breathing became a little rapid.

A warrior-level essence! This time, we didn't miss it after all!

The last time, with the White Demon Eagle at the Warrior level, because there was no Soul Vessel, Shao Peiyu could only numb himself in his heart: it was a remnant soul... it was a remnant soul.

This time, when he witnessed the spirit floating away, he finally felt relieved of the regret he had missed last time!

The essence was collected into the vessel, and the Black-Veined Stone Demon was thus completely eliminated.

Inside the cave, the remaining Clawed Shadow Cats were tightly bound by Mu Nujiao's vines. These creatures were extremely fast, but their defenses were weak. Their dry fur would instantly ignite upon contact with fire magic, making them excellent targets.

"Lin Lin, get ready!" Shao Peiyu shouted in a deep voice.

Dongfang Linlin was already poised to act. With a light flick of her fingertips, silver space-element stars slowly emerged, gleaming with an unusual luster in the sunlight.

Space-type mages are extremely rare in China, and her move instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Jiaojiao, don't rush to remove your vines. Wait until I tell you to." Dongfang Linlin looked at Mu Nujiao somewhat embarrassedly. "My intermediate-level spatial magic isn't proficient enough yet; it might take a long time..."

Everyone then realized that casting intermediate-level spells was not easy, especially for a young mage who had only recently advanced to the intermediate level.

Even if you connect one star per second, a complete intermediate star chart will take 49 seconds; if the star connections are unstable, it is normal for it to take a minute.

Dongfang Linlin took a deep breath, focusing all her attention on guiding the magic. Silver starlight spun rapidly around her, causing the space to ripple slightly and the surrounding air to distort.

A minute later, beads of sweat appeared on Dongfang Linlin's forehead as she shouted, "Now!"

Mu Nujiao immediately removed the plant vines, and the cave entrance opened instantly, with hundreds of sharp-clawed shadow cats swooping out like black lightning.

"Spatial Rhythm - Compression!"

Dongfang Linlin unleashed her magic. The surrounding space instantly distorted, swaying as if scorched by a heatwave.

Affected by the power of space, the Clawed Shadow Cat's speed dropped drastically, its movements became extremely sluggish, and it became an easy target.

"Now! Focus fire!"

At Shao Peiyu's command, everyone unleashed their magic simultaneously. Dongfang Lie's Fierce Fist, Yu Li's Wind Tornado, and Mu Nujiao's Thorn Whip, all intertwined with various colors of light, instantly engulfing the Shadow Cat horde.

These guys had weak defenses and couldn't withstand a concentrated barrage of fire; they were quickly wiped out.

Only when the valley was completely quiet and there was no trace of demons did Lingling take out a palm-sized device from her backpack and place it on the ground.

"Little consultant Lingling, what are you doing?" Dongfang Lie asked, puzzled. It was the first time he had ever seen something like this.

"Demon detector." Lingling didn't even look up, adjusting the equipment. "You're carrying out a cleanup operation without even bringing detectors? How are you going to be sure there aren't any demons hiding around here?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked slightly embarrassed; they had been so focused on the battle that no one had thought of this.

Seeing this, Shao Peiyu immediately shifted the blame: "Of course I know about detectors, it's just a test to see if you're qualified. As a special consultant, how can you not even prepare such basic equipment in advance?"

Lingling glanced at him but didn't expose him. She simply handed the instrument to everyone and said, "Look for yourselves. The red dots on the instrument are the hidden demons."

The crowd gathered around, and all they could see on the instrument screen was a few faint red dots, nothing else.

"It seems this area is indeed clean now." Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

With Lingling's methodical planning, everyone worked together and within a day, they completely cleaned up the demons surrounding the entire mine.

As the sun set, the group sat down to rest at the foot of the mountain.

After a long day, everyone was covered in sticky sweat, but when the cool breeze swept through the valley, they felt refreshed.

Shao Peiyu sat on a flat rock, while Mu Nujiao sat beside him, took a water cup out of her backpack and handed it to him: "Brother Peiyu, try the flower tea I brewed. I specially prepared it before we came. It's made with the petals of thorn roses."

"Thank you." Shao Peiyu didn't stand on ceremony, took the water glass, and took a big gulp, only to find that the glass wasn't full of flower tea, obviously Mu Nujiao had already drunk from it...

"Forget it, don't overthink it. An upright person has nothing to fear. We're all friends, and we're out in the wild; we should be grateful for even a drink of water!"

Shao Peiyu decisively extinguished any thoughts of indulging in fantasies. Although Mu Nujiao's attitude towards him was indeed more special than towards others, matters of love and romance could wait until they returned to Anjie to discuss them more slowly.

Mu Nujiao, standing to the side, remained expressionless, lost in thought, but too embarrassed to look up at him. Meanwhile, Dongfang Linlin, not far away, noticed this scene after Dongfang Lie's winking and prompting. She immediately pouted, thinking to herself:

"Damn! Jiaojiao acted fast enough, how come I didn't think of that!"

Although everyone is friends, it's obvious to anyone with eyes to see who is the most outstanding and who is most favored by girls.

Admittedly, Dongfang Lie is outstanding enough, but he has a childhood sweetheart as his goal and is quite principled, never getting involved with other girls.

Lingling put away the detector and said, "The demons have been cleared out, and we can arrange for the mining team to enter the site. However, we still need to hire a professional hunting team outside the mine to patrol at all times to prevent foreign demons from suddenly breaking in."

"Don't worry! Leave the hunter teams to me!" Dongfang Lie patted his chest confidently. "The hunter teams my Dongfang family partners with are all elite; they're absolutely reliable!"

Shao Peiyu nodded and looked at everyone: "This operation was a complete success. Everyone worked hard. Tonight, it's my treat—the Extreme Club will host a banquet to celebrate!"

Everyone cheered and looked at Lingling with admiration. With this little advisor around, their future operations would be as safe as a rock.

Meanwhile, Shao Peiyu silently calculated the gains from this trip: fifteen servant-level spirit essences, one warrior-level spirit essence, and over a hundred fragmented spirit essences!

The essence alone is enough to recoup the mining team's costs. The only pity is that ordinary soul vessels don't have the function of condensing remnants of souls into essence, so these remnants can only be used for other purposes...