After entering the Earth Sacred Spring's secret chamber, Mo Fan headed straight for the cushion in the middle of the small river of Earth Sacred Spring water. There, he could enjoy the blessings of the entire Earth Sacred Spring.
A special energy sharing the same origin as Little Loach radiated through Mo Fan's body. He focused all his attention on his Lightning Star Dust. After sensing the Earth Sacred Spring's power, the already perfected Lightning Star Dust suddenly became like an infant.
It crazily sucked in the Earth Sacred Spring's power. Visible to the naked eye, the Lightning Star Dust pulsed like a lively heart, expanding a little with every beat.
The Lightning Empress was quite promising. The Fire Consort had already broken through to the intermediate tier long ago, so of course it was unwilling to fall behind.
Time passed unnoticed in the mountains. Mo Fan no longer remembered how long he had meditated. He only remembered that not long after beginning his meditation, his Lightning Star Dust had transformed into a nebula.
Within the nebula, several times larger than Star Dust, forty-nine stars rested quietly. Magical energy flowed between them, and the surging power that had once been a small stream now gathered into a river.
With both his fire and lightning elements entering the intermediate tier, Mo Fan finally possessed the strength to fight in the Bocheng disaster. There was also the matter of collecting spirit essences. Whether it was the Celestial Spirit Codex or strengthening stars, both required an enormous number of spirit essences.
"Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz—"
Just as Mo Fan was about to consolidate his cultivation a little further, a violent tremor suddenly shook the Earth Sacred Spring's secret chamber.
Mo Fan immediately opened his dark eyes. It had finally begun, but this time, he, Mo Fan, was no longer the same Mo Fan as before.
He stood and walked toward the heavily sealed door. If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be a General-level Demon Beast outside. He wondered whether his luck would be good enough for it to drop a spirit essence.
The sealed stone door slowly opened, and a woman in a creamy white uniform rushed in. She was Lin Yuxin, the vice-captain of the Guard Team.
Mo Fan looked outside. Most of the guards lay sprawled across the ground, blood flowing everywhere. It looked like a demon's lair.
The Intermediate Mage Mo Fan had seen before was now flung like a sandbag into a pillar in the underground hall. The pillar snapped cleanly in half.
Fortunately, a layer of Water Shield still circulated around the Intermediate Mage's body. Otherwise, his spine would definitely have broken.
Mo Fan took the opportunity to slip out through the sealed stone door. Lin Yuxin's beautiful eyes widened. "Don't go out."
There was a powerful General-level creature outside. Didn't he see that even Captain Liang had been defeated? What was he going out for, to serve himself up?
Mo Fan merely waved his hand casually and looked toward one end of the underground hall. There stood a demon beast the size of a truck. It somewhat resembled the Giant Eyed Stinky Rat he had killed before, but twisted blood patterns covered its body, making it look exceptionally savage and terrifying!
A Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat, the king of the Giant Eyed Stinky Rat clan. Its strength could rival that of a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf, and it was even more formidable in demon arts.
Lin Yuxin looked at Mo Fan in confusion and anger. She could not understand why this student was going out at a time like this. Was he trying to play the hero?
Did he really think that cultivating in the Earth Sacred Spring for a few days made him stronger than Captain Liang, who had studied magic for years? Besides, hadn't he seen that Captain Liang had already lost?
Mo Fan snapped his fingers, drawing the Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat's attention. Having just emerged from cultivating in the Earth Sacred Spring, he still carried its aura.
He crooked a finger, as if saying, "Come here, little rat!"
The next second, dazzling Golden Flame suddenly ignited beneath Mo Fan's feet and swiftly climbed to the top of his body. It was as though he had suddenly donned a grand golden-flame robe, while a divine halo resembling the sun appeared behind his head.
Golden Radiance Solar Divine Halo, activate!!
Crimson Sky Divine Fist
This was Mo Fan's first time using the power exclusive to the Golden Radiance Titan. It did not consume as much magical energy as he had imagined. Instead, the divine halo could gather Fire Elements, causing Mo Fan's magical energy to drain very slowly.
He raised his hand and threw a punch. Golden flames surged!!
The terrifyingly hot Black Spot Golden Flame formed a massive fist imprint and blasted into the Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat. In merely three seconds, the golden radiance ignited the Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat's body.
Silence!
Silence!!
Silence!!!
Lin Yuxin froze. Captain Liang, who was coughing up blood, froze as well.
That young student had just instantly killed a General-level creature with a single punch. Was he seeing things?
With the danger gone, Lin Yuxin walked out in disbelief. Only after the golden flames on Mo Fan's body extinguished did she confirm that Mo Fan had been the one to instantly kill the General.
"You..." Lin Yuxin was too stunned to speak.
Mo Fan ignored her, but a sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. Could his luck really be this good?
Mo Fan looked toward the place where the Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat had died. Aside from a pile of ashes, there was now a spirit essence shining with an eerie blue light.
This luck was unbelievable. His first General kill had dropped a spirit essence!
Little Loach shook excitedly and, with a powerful gulp, sucked in the spirit essence. A General-level spirit essence could only light the Life Fire of the General Level.
Fortunately, Mo Fan had prepared for this and did not waste time on it. He knew that with his current strength, he could only obtain Servant-level and General-level spirit essences, so he had long since made plans for this.
Within the Celestial Spirit Codex, the first demon beasts Mo Fan had set his sights on were lightning-element demon beasts, such as the Red Moon Thunder Demon and the Illusory Thunder Spirit.
The Dark Star in the Red Moon Thunder Demon's soul shadow had seven points, while the Dark Star in the Illusory Thunder Spirit's soul shadow had five. The Dark Stars probably represented potential.
Actually, to Mo Fan, it made no difference which one he chose, because he only valued one ability of elemental demon beasts: Elementalization.
However, in the long run, the Red Moon Thunder Demon had greater potential. Therefore, Mo Fan guided the Blood-Patterned Demonic Rat's spirit essence into the Red Moon Thunder Demon's soul shadow.
The spirit essence entered the Dark Star at the heart end. The dim Dark Star was lit up in an instant, and the Life Fire burned vigorously within it.
Mo Fan also gained a new power: Lightning Elementalization.
Absorbing the spirit essence and lighting the Dark Star took only a dozen or so seconds. He turned to Lin Yuxin and asked, "Help me carry him into the Earth Sacred Spring's secret chamber first, then tell me what happened outside."
"Alright."
Lin Yuxin's anxious emotions miraculously calmed under Mo Fan's influence.
The two worked together to carry Captain Liang into the Earth Sacred Spring's secret chamber. The chamber had a High-level Magic Seal, so ordinary demon beasts could not enter.
After entering the secret chamber, Captain Liang said, "Xiao Lin, don't worry about me for now. Take the Earth Sacred Spring and leave. You absolutely cannot let it fall into those people's hands."
Lin Yuxin nodded heavily, then after a series of actions, stored the Earth Sacred Spring inside a blue bottle.
"Come with me. This is the Earth Sacred Spring's emergency protection plan. There is another passage in the secret chamber, and it should lead to the back mountain of your Tianlan Magic High School." Lin Yuxin said, grabbing Mo Fan's wrist.
Lin Yuxin walked to the wall and began pressing it with her fingers as though entering a password.
With a soft click, the sealed stone wall suddenly opened, revealing a pitch-black passage. This was the hidden tunnel leading to the school's back mountain.
"Let's go first. I'll explain as we walk!"
After taking only a few steps, Lin Yuxin suddenly made an important decision. She stuffed the bottle containing the Earth Sacred Spring into Mo Fan's hands.
"Everyone from Black Flood Pavilion outside is targeting the Earth Sacred Spring. If they discover us, their main force will definitely target me. When that happens, run amid the chaos. You must deliver the Earth Sacred Spring into Boss Zhan Kong's hands."
High-energy activation