Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death.

Chapter 69 Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River

Time flies, spring comes and autumn goes, and a year has passed.

Qinling.

After a long winter's hibernation and a whole spring of territorial division, the bright sunshine of summer brings forth all things, making it the perfect time for reproduction and growth.

The demons flirted with their fellow demons of marriageable age, and once they made eye contact, a fierce battle ensued.

Their reproduction rate far exceeds that of humans; it is common for them to produce dozens of offspring at once, and they would be embarrassed to leave their caves if they could not produce ten offspring in one litter.

Therefore, every year during this season, the Magic Association and the military organize personnel to go into the mountains to raid and separate couples, trying to kill off their offspring before they are born.

On a big tree.

Xu Fang and Jiang Shaoxu hid behind a lush green grove, where the faint ice-type magic energy perfectly shielded them from the demons' senses.

"Look over there, a line has formed."

Xu Fang pointed to a spot and chuckled softly.

Jiang Shaoxu looked over and saw two giant apes with silver fur entangled together. The male was a whole size smaller than the female and was pinned down. His proud silver fur was torn and stained with blood.

Nearby, at least five or six male giant apes waited, anxiously scratching at the ground.

"This is a silver-haired monster ape, a warrior-level ape."

Xu Fang said, "Demons are different from humans. In order to ensure that the offspring produced by the females are of their own bloodline, they will fight for the last mating position. Moreover, the females are also more tired at this time, so the possibility of tearing them apart and eating them is smaller."

Jiang Shaoxu looked disgusted: "That sounds really nauseating."

"Forget how disgusting it is, let's get to work! Let's finish this job and call it a day!" Xu Fang dusted off his hands, and magical energy surged: "Sun Halo!"

Click, click...

The warm sun in the sky dimmed, and solid ice formed everywhere on the ground. The male silver-haired monster ape, which had been working hard, let out a painful howl.

That place is frozen solid!

The female ape was the largest and more resistant to solar halos. Seeing her good time interrupted, she angrily charged around, trying to find her enemy.

With this movement, even the male ape's screams took on a different meaning.

broken.

"Winter Wonderland!"

"Ripples of the Soul - Restlessness!"

In an instant, snow covered the vast wilderness, and the female ape slipped and fell heavily to the ground.

Before I could calm down, my mind went blank, and my emotions became uncontrollably volatile, frantically crashing and tearing at everything in my sight.

Several male apes, no longer timid, joined the fray, drooling as they fought.

Every now and then, a strange ape would be pierced through the abdomen by ice spikes, or fall into an ice cave.

Instead of coming to its rescue, its berserk companions, stimulated by the blood, rushed forward and ripped open its skull.

The battle was fierce and lasted for a full ten minutes.

Up in the tree, as the battle was drawing to a close, Xu Fang gentlemanly extended his arm, which Jiang Shaoxu naturally took.

The two jumped directly down from the tree, and two chains of ice and snow wrapped around their waists in mid-air, bringing them to the ground.

The female silver-haired monster ape was not dead yet; half of its body had been swallowed by the ice trap, and its thigh had been pierced through by ice spikes that looked like steel needles.

As the two approached, the silver-haired monster ape stared with its bloodshot eyes, opened its mouth wide, and shot out silver rays of light.

"The Sea Shield Without Light!"

The struggle before death was so futile that it could only cause a small ripple on the black shield.

"Crimson Fire Light Array!"

The light of the flames turned the silver-haired monster ape into ashes.

A vital essence, suspended in its previous position, was devoured by the light array as soon as it took shape, becoming a nutrient meal for the golden star.

Jiang Shaoxu couldn't see any of this. At most, she was just puzzled by the low drop rate of demons in the Qinling Mountains. How could she kill so many demons and not get even a single spirit?

The monster-hunting teams that go into the mountains all have mission targets.

Generally speaking, a mid-level mage's squad is required to kill ten high-ranking servant-level demons or one high-ranking general-level demon each day.

The average strength of the Forbidden City Army is five generals.

Xu Fang and Jiang Shaoxu, on the other hand, would send at least twenty warriors a day, specifically targeting demons and monsters who were doing shameful things. They would strike when the demons were halfway through their actions, focusing on their despicable behavior.

A year of fighting side by side has made their cooperation even more seamless. They hide in the shadows, controlling the field with both their bodies and minds, guiding the demons to kill each other, and finally coming down to take away the demon heads.

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Mission accomplished, returned with a full load.

Emerging from the Qinling Mountains and entering Anjie, Xu Fang casually turned on his phone, which had been switched off.

"Ding ding~"

The phone system showed two missed calls, and seeing that the IP addresses were both in Bocheng, Jiang Shaoxu casually asked, "Who were they?"

"Mo Fan, an old friend."

Xu Fang called back, and after two rings, the call connected. Mo Fan's distinctively loud voice rang out from the other end:

"Yellow Hair, next week is my coming-of-age ceremony, when are you coming back?"

Xu Fang said, "Your coming-of-age ceremony? Your family is dirt poor, what kind of coming-of-age ceremony would you have?"

Mo Fan chuckled: "This is what Mu the old dog prepared for his dog son. Good heavens, it's like celebrating the New Year. The whole city of Bo is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and all the big shots will be attending."

"Let me guess, are you planning to beat Mu Yuang to a pulp on this glorious day, then laugh three times and say, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential,' and turn his coming-of-age ceremony into your own?"

"Holy crap, blondie, you know me like the maggots in my stomach!"

"Damn it, you illiterate! Those are called roundworms!"

"The same meaning."

The two hadn't seen each other for almost two years and hadn't been in much contact, but when they talked again, there was no awkwardness between them.

"The day after tomorrow, I've booked my train ticket for tomorrow."

"OK, call me when you get there, I'll buy you a drink!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shaoxu smiled and said, "It sounds like you and this Mo Fan have a pretty good relationship."

"Just a shameless person." Xu Fang dialed another number, and to his surprise, it was Principal Zhu who called.

Principal Zhu is the principal of Tianlan Magic High School. He has a very high prestige in Bocheng. Many grassroots magicians without any background have been able to stand out through his training.

Principal Zhu's purpose was simple: to invite Xu Fang to participate in the magic duel a week later.

Every so often, grassroots mages, represented by Tianlan Magic High School, would compete against members of powerful families like the Mu family of Bocheng.

Every year, Principal Zhu would select the most outstanding students with the strongest practical skills from the school to challenge them, but without exception, they were all brutally defeated by the scions of powerful families.

The original choice was Xu Zhaoting, after all, his Thunder skill is very rare and his chances of winning are greater.

However, during the year-end assessment, Mo Fan emerged as a dark horse, achieving an impressive score of 3S. Furthermore, he cleverly killed a slave-level demon during subsequent trials, shocking everyone.

As for Xu Fang, Principal Zhu hadn't originally planned to assign him any roles; no matter how strong his light-elemental abilities were, they wouldn't be useful in combat.

But back at Xuefeng Mountain, Zhan Kong was always cheerfully saying that "my second brother is invincible." Even when Mo Fan slaughtered the wolf, he said that "he's just average and far inferior to my brother." Principal Zhu began to have designs on him.

Could it be that Xu Fang has some incredible trump card up his sleeve?

Or perhaps, he broke through to the middle... No, no, no, impossible, absolutely impossible. Xu Fang is only eighteen years old this year, he's not Mu Ningxue!

Principal Zhu is more inclined to believe that Xu Fang obtained a rare attack magic tool by chance.

Principal Zhu said sincerely, "I hope you can come back to participate in the duel, not only to bring honor to our high school, but also because the winner will have the opportunity to cultivate at the Sacred Spring!"

"Principal, I understand," Xu Fang said. "Perfect timing! I also want to see the strength of the strongest young generation in Bo City!"

(End of this chapter)