Having one's soul leave one's body was a very interesting experience. Even counting the life experience from her previous life, Aoko Aozaki had lived this long without ever experiencing it before.
The first thing she felt was a sense of "weakness." That was because her soul had left behind her well-trained body. Yet she also felt an incomparably liberating sense of freedom, because her spirit had broken free from the shackles of its shell.
Most mages, when it came to their own magic, actually approached it from both the soul and the body.
In that instant, the entire world seemed to freeze solid, locked in deathly silence. Then, a dazzling streak suddenly burst from the darkness and spread like a spark, until it burned the whole world away.
The first purpose of the surprise attack he had organized this time was to take the opportunity to kill Ren Yu. That man had followed him for quite some time and knew too much... The second was to get rid of Li Ling.
Though it had merely been grilled and sprinkled with a little salt, it still left an unforgettable taste on his lips and teeth.
He put on his fur robe, tightened his belt, and waved his staff to drive them away. The two wolves merely watched him, showing no intention of leaving. Helpless, he stomped the staff against the stone slab before him until it thudded loudly, echoes resounding through the mountain forest... They were frightened and reluctantly left.
He respected Chu Yuling from the bottom of his heart. Chu Yuling was not only Jiang Jianye's teacher, but now his teacher as well.
Inside the enormous rock, those red patterns still remained. Moreover, the deeper his gaze went, the denser and thicker the patterns became, and the searing heat grew