Full-Time Magister: Rebirth of Mo Fan as the Primordial Evil Phoenix

Chapter 28 Harvest: A Complete Holy Spring, Mid-Tier Fire Element

Tang Yue gripped Mo Fan's shoulders tightly, casting a shadow magic spell—Shadow Escape—Flying Shadow.

"Teacher Tang Yue, where are you taking me?" Mo Fan asked.

"Those who were relocated to the Holy Spring might encounter trouble." Tang Yue finished speaking and quickened her pace. "Originally, you weren't needed, but we're short-handed, and I can't find a second candidate."

Mo Fan's heart sank.

Earthly Sacred Spring!

This thing was the biggest trigger of the night from beginning to end. The Black Vatican made such a big fuss, to put it bluntly, because of this. He just didn't expect things to have gotten so chaotic that even the relocation of the Holy Spring had been forced to this point.

"Isn't such a treasure always protected by someone?" Mo Fan asked.

"Of course they are," Tang Yue said coldly, "but I suspect the Black Vatican might also be watching."

The two walked through a diagonal street and had just turned into the old town's crisscrossing low-rise buildings when Mo Fan's little mudfish pendant on his chest suddenly felt warm.

The little loach was trembling slightly.

Mo Fan paused slightly.

Tang Yue immediately noticed: "What's wrong?"

"There's something wrong here." Mo Fan looked up at the rows of dark, old buildings in front of him. "I sensed something similar before in the branch area. The aura of the Earthly Holy Spring is unstable; it's not directly in front, but to the left. It should be behind those warehouse buildings."

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Tang Yue glanced at him, but didn't press him on how he could make such a detailed judgment. She simply changed the route.

"lead the way."

This is Tang Yue.

Most people would have asked for clarification first. But she didn't utter a single word of nonsense. It was either believe or gamble, and there was no third option right now.

Mo Fan rushed ahead, and the little mudskipper's tremors became increasingly pronounced. It wasn't just simple heat, but a kind of attraction, like water flowing into a gap, forced to rush in the same direction. The further he ran, the stronger the reaction in his chest became, even his heartbeat became a little erratic.

This area of ​​old warehouses was originally a place for storing miscellaneous items and discarded building materials. The buildings were not tall, but there were many walls, which fragmented the view.

As soon as they got close, Tang Yue raised her hand to stop Mo Fan.

There's a bloody smell ahead.

It wasn't just a trace or two; it was the kind of stench that hadn't yet dissipated after someone had just been killed.

Tang Yue leaned out along the wall, her gaze piercing through the rain, and quickly locked onto the small, half-collapsed open space behind the warehouse.

"It's still a step too late," she whispered.

Mo Fan saw it too.

Three mage corpses lay on the open ground, one of them with a severed arm, clearly trying to grab something before he died. Broken shards of vessels were scattered all over the ground, and in the center was a more intact black container, held in someone's hand.

Yu'ang!

Rainwater slid down his pale face, making his already cold expression look even more like a dead man's skin. Beside him stood a dozen or so black beast demons, heads bowed and backs hunched, like a pack of mad dogs that had caught the scent of blood in the rainy night.

The one further back was the most eye-catching. It was a whole size larger than the ordinary black beast demon, with bulging shoulders and back, and its skin and flesh looked as if they had been forcibly sewn together. Its claws left marks on the ground.

General-level!

Mo Fan stared at Yu Ang, his eyes suddenly turning cold.

In his past life, it was this bastard who made Bocheng even worse. Now, seeing this face, the anger in Mo Fan's chest was completely ignited.

Yu Ang also saw them.

He first saw Tang Yue, his expression changed slightly, then his gaze fell on Mo Fan, but he didn't recognize him. He just regarded him as the student mage who had come with him, let out a short, cold laugh, and turned to leave.

"Stop him!" Tang Yue raised her hand, flames flickering between her fingers.

But the warrior-level black beast demon charged forward first, like a moving piece of black iron, directly smashing down the crumbling wall at the edge of the open space. A dozen or so servant-level black beast demons also scattered, splitting into two groups, one to entangle Tang Yue, and the other to pounce on Mo Fan.

Their purpose is clear.

Hold them off.

If they could buy a few seconds, Yu Ang could leave with the vessels.

"Is that the Earthly Sacred Spring in his hand?" Mo Fan exclaimed.

"Yes!" Tang Yue unleashed a crimson flame from her hand, instantly knocking down two black beast demons. "Don't let him get away!"

Mo Fan's feet trembled, and he was swept out of the floodwater.

A black beast lunged at him from the side, its foul stench hitting his face. Mo Fan raised his hand and unleashed a lightning seal; dark lightning exploded in his palm, blasting the black beast flying through the air. The powerful destructive force cleaved its body in two!

But there's more to come.

The second and third heads came biting in quick succession, as if they were not afraid of dying at all.

The warrior-level creature was even more ferocious, charging through the curtain of fire despite Tang Yue's fierce punches. Its flesh was burning and smoking, but its speed didn't decrease much. It wasn't charging at Tang Yue; it wanted to pin her down here.

Yu Ang had already taken advantage of this opening to climb over the low wall on the other side.

"Mo Fan, the vessel!" Tang Yue shouted.

Without her reminder, Mo Fan had already caught up.

The moment his feet touched the ground, the little mudfish on his chest suddenly twitched violently, the sensation ten times stronger than before, as if something inside had come to life, and it desperately rammed into the container in Yu Ang's hand.

A thought flashed through Mo Fan's mind in an instant.

It is not simply the liquid from the sacred spring.

There's something even more crucial inside that vessel!

Yu Ang clearly noticed something amiss with the vessel. He glanced down at it, his expression turning grim. Fine, shimmering gold veins were visible on the surface of the black container, as if something inside was colliding with the outer shell.

"Behave yourself!" Yu Ang cursed under his breath, increasing the pressure on his hand, trying to use the power of shadow to press the container down again.

But it was this stop that allowed Mo Fan to catch up.

"You're worse than an animal, why are you running away!"

Yu Ang turned around abruptly, a murderous glint flashing across his face. With a flick of his arm, an ice vine shot across the ground. The water on the ground instantly froze into white frost, and the ice spikes coiled around Mo Fan's legs like snakes.

Mo Fan dodged to the side, and the fire and lightning star trails simultaneously unfolded in his mind.

Thunder in the right hand, fire in the left.

Dark black and dark red lights lit up together at that moment, forcing away the surrounding moisture and filling the air with crackling electrical activity.

Yu Ang's expression finally changed.

This kid has two systems? He didn't expect this kid to connect the star orbits so quickly, and he didn't expect the two forces to collide at this moment.

"Die, you son of a bitch!"

Mo Fan pushed his palms forward.

The thunder and fire did not separate and blast out, but instead intertwined in mid-air into an extremely violent energy, like a dark, furious python burning with raging flames, rushing straight towards Yu Ang and the war general-level black beast demon that pounced to protect its master.

The thunder exploded first.

The area behind the low wall was instantly engulfed by dark lightning, followed by a wave of fire that swept up the wall, engulfing the scattered arcs of electricity in a torrent of heat, creating a massive shockwave of fire and lightning.

The Black Beast, a warrior-level demon, raised its arms to block, but half of its body was torn apart by lightning and fire, leaving a mixture of burnt and bloody stench.

It tried to lunge forward, but the second burst had already exploded inside its body, and its massive body plunged straight into the mud and water, never to rise again.

Yu Ang fared even worse.

He was too close; the defense formed by the ice vines couldn't withstand such a direct impact. His chest armor was first torn apart by the electric arcs, and the next second, flames poured in, throwing him off balance. He crashed into the iron gate of the warehouse and fell down, the black vessel slipping from his grasp and rolling far away.

The several servant-level black beast demons that followed were also swept up in the swarm, their fur charred and torn, and they roared twice before falling silent.

The open space was briefly empty, with only the sound of rain and the lingering echoes of electricity remaining.

Mo Fan strode over and stepped on Yu Ang, who was still struggling.

Yu Ang's mouth was full of blood, and the sinister look on his face hadn't dissipated. He seemed to want to say something, but Mo Fan didn't give him a chance, sending a wisp of lightning directly down his throat.

The body twitched, then went completely silent.

"Someone like you deserves to be struck by lightning, that's too lenient."

"Mo Fan, take it and go!" Tang Yue's voice came from the other end of the line while she was still playing.

Mo Fan bent down to pick up the utensils, and the moment his hand touched them, the little mudfish on his chest suddenly scalded as if it had gone mad.

The next second, all the gold patterns on the surface of the black container lit up.

"Buzz!"

A deep, resonant sound came from the vessel.

Mo Fan's heart skipped a beat, as if a spring of water, compressed to its absolute limit, had suddenly opened before him. It wasn't the sensation of ordinary liquid surging, but a living pulse, pure, profound, and imbued with an indescribable spirituality. The Earthly Holy Spring within the vessel seemed to have been completely awakened by something, and began to frantically pound against the seal.

Tang Yue noticed it too and turned around abruptly.

"Stay away from it!"

Mo Fan had wanted to back out, but it was too late.

The little mudfish pendant jumped out of his collar and hung in front of his chest, its dark patterns lighting up in concentric circles. Unlike usual, it didn't just generate heat; this time, it truly "absorbed" everything—the surrounding air, the moisture, even the aura of the sacred spring emanating from the cracks in the vessel—all drew towards it.

The black container suddenly cracked open.

Then came the second and third rounds.

Mo Fan could see what was inside.

It wasn't a large mass of spring water that anyone could see, but rather a primordial spring seed encased in its liquid, only the size of a fist, yet it seemed as if an entire ley line of earth had been pressed into it. It trembled constantly within the vessel, emitting a light that wasn't dazzling, but which made one's heart feel heavy.

This is the true core of the main spring!

The previous branches and the springs that spread out were not on the same level as it.

"Don't touch it, this isn't something you can..." Tang Yue rushed two steps in this direction.

Before she could finish speaking, the Source Seed was forcibly pulled by the little mudfish.

It wasn't that Mo Fan took it voluntarily, nor that he drank the Earthly Sacred Spring. It was as if there was a pre-existing connection between the little mudfish and the source spring seed, and once the vessel cracked, this connection could no longer be suppressed.

The outer layer of spring liquid was first drawn away, transforming into wisps of pure essence that flowed into the little loach. Immediately afterwards, the primordial spring seed also detached itself from the vessel, as if grasped by an invisible force, and crashed directly into the little loach.

Mo Fan could clearly feel that the inconspicuous pendant on his chest had turned into a deep well at this moment.

The moment the primordial seed touched it, a muffled thud came from inside the little loach, as if some long-sealed space had been opened. The entire seed disappeared into it without any hindrance, leaving not even a trace of leakage.

It's swallowed!

Moreover, what was swallowed was not the scattered spring liquid, but the complete source of the main spring!

Mo Fan's mind went numb from the shock. Then, a surge of the purest nourishment welled up from inside the little loach, rushing down his chest and into his entire body.

First, rush towards the fire element.

In his mental world, the already scorching fire-elemental stardust was as if a bucket of volatile oil had been poured over it, causing the entire space to tremble violently. The edges of the stardust expanded wildly.

Mid-level barrier!

Under the purest power of the Earthly Holy Spring, the barrier was shaken and cracks crept in inch by inch. The fire elemental aura rose steadily, and it was only one final step away from truly breaking through.

The Lei Group was the next to benefit.

The lightning-type stardust seemed to suddenly swallow a large mouthful of thunderstorm, nourishing the entire purple world and making it more solid. The lightning patterns on the stars became clearer, and the aura also rose a notch.

Unlike the fire element's near-door-crashing impact, the lightning element is more like having its foundation strengthened, like an already solid tower with added new stones. It's very close to a breakthrough, but it's not yet time to truly cross that threshold.

Mo Fan's forehead veins were bulging.

The feedback was so intense, it was like throwing someone into a scalding, violent spring and washing them over. The water beneath his feet steamed, and his skin shimmered with a faint glow of lightning and fire.

Tang Yue had already rushed forward, and with a burst of flames, she burned back the two black beast demons that were trying to pounce from the sides.

She looked at the little mudfish on Mo Fan's chest, then at the broken vessel, and then at the still churning fire and thunder aura on Mo Fan's body. Her gaze darkened.

This time, she genuinely had no idea what a little loach was.

But she could see clearly that what had just been swallowed was not ordinary holy spring liquid, but the very core of the main spring.

Mo Fan, on the other hand, was being fed by that thing.

This can no longer be explained by simply saying "luck".

But I don't have time to ask now.

More black beasts, drawn by the aura of the Earthly Holy Spring, were converging on this side. Further afield, the roars of demons began to shift direction, like a swarm of sharks drawn by the scent of blood.

Worse still, the aura of the Earthly Holy Spring, which had been sealed by the vessel, was now truly dissipating.

Even if the seed of the primordial spring had already entered the little mudfish, that brief leak just now was enough.

"Can you still move?" Tang Yue grabbed Mo Fan and helped him up.

Mo Fan gritted his teeth, forcefully suppressing the burning sensation surging in his chest: "Don't worry, I won't die."

"Enough talk, let's go!"

Tang Yue didn't look at the broken vessel again. There was no going back; staying there would be suicide.

She raised her hand and hurled a ball of flame at the entrance to the warehouse, blocking it completely. Then she turned and led Mo Fan out.

Mo Fan didn't hesitate either, raising his hand to unleash several lightning seals, blasting the two black beast demons that were charging at him to the ground.

Although the lightning element didn't break through, after being replenished with a large dose from the Earthly Holy Spring, the magic energy flowed much more smoothly, and the lightning seals were even more powerful than before.

But this smooth sailing did not make him feel at ease.

The fire element was still relentlessly attacking the barrier, like a fiery hammer constantly pounding deep within my mind. With every step I took, my brain throbbed.

The little loach then fell silent again, hanging on its chest, its surface now bearing much deeper dark patterns than before, as if it had truly sealed away an entire living spring vein.

Tang Yue led him over two walls and turned into a back street so narrow that people could only pass side by side. As soon as they landed, she suddenly stopped for a moment and looked back at the night sky.

Mo Fan also stopped.

A wolf howl echoed from the sky above the city, which had been largely swallowed by the night and rain.

The sound was long, like sharp claws tearing down from the sky, slicing through the entire night. The windows of several nearby buildings trembled in response, and the already frenzied demons on the street seemed to be ignited by the sound, going even crazier.

Mo Fan's expression changed.

He had heard that whistling sound before.

Winged Wolf!

But Tang Yue's expression was even more unpleasant than his. It wasn't because of the wolf's howl itself, but because it had already happened once before.

The exact same tearing sound of airflow.

The first one was clearly moving in another direction, and now a second one has appeared here.

Tang Yue was clearly stunned for a moment, and then her face began to turn pale.

"Not the same wolf!"