Demon God's Holy Scripture

"Whew—"

The free Magic Power in the air was still rushing desperately into the wind blade, as though one hundred meters was far from its limit.

Lin Yu came back to his senses, quickly shut his mouth to interrupt the chant, and reached toward the terrifying wind blade ahead.

In an instant, the hundred-meter wind blade collapsed downward, transforming into a torrent of Magic Power that surged madly into Lin Yu's body.

Only after all the Magic Power forming the wind blade had been absorbed did Lin Yu finally let out a sigh of relief.

"It's already been downgraded, so why is it still this ridiculous...?"

"Look on the bright side. At least you can cast magic now."

Flamme dispelled the barrier and said with a smile, "Next, as long as you find a way to suppress your affinity for Magic Power, you'll be able to use magic like an ordinary mage."

"That's true!" Lin Yu perked up again.

Just as he was about to ask about other magic, he suddenly noticed that Flamme's gaze had become a little too eager.

After a moment's thought, Lin Yu understood what Flamme meant. He shook his head with a smile. "I know what you're thinking. No chance."

"My entering this world was the result of a compromise with the world itself. The price of successfully coming here is that I can't leave this forest, much less kill the Demon King for you."

The eagerness in Flamme's eyes faded slightly, replaced by disappointment.

So that was why. No wonder Lin Yu had never left this place. She had thought he remained here because he feared that his overwhelming power would bring terrifying natural disasters to the outside world with every move he made...

Lin Yu smiled. "Of course, if you can lure the Demon King here, I wouldn't mind dealing with him for you."

Flamme's eyes brightened at first, but she soon sighed. "Honestly, I'd like to do that too. Unfortunately, this forest lies along the border east of the central region of the Unified Empire. If I lure the Demon King here, it would mean abandoning every living being in the entire north."

Lin Yu spread his hands. "Then there's nothing to be done~"

Flamme shook her head and smiled. "It's fine. At least I know now that even the Demon King cannot cross this forest. That counts as good news, doesn't it?"

Four months later, the secluded two-story Attic in the forest had become a Stone Castle covering more than a thousand square meters.

The enormous pit before the Stone Castle, over a hundred meters across, had also been filled with clear water and turned into a lake.

By the lakeshore, a Unicorn Giant Beast over thirty-five meters long lay sprawled out. Its entire body was covered in earthy yellow scales, and it dozed while savoring the pleasure of the surrounding Magic Power flowing into its body.

Atop the Unicorn Giant Beast's head, a black-robed youth sat cross-legged on smooth, warm scales. He held the Holy Scripture in his right hand and continuously communicated with the free Magic Power in the air.

As the surrounding magical particles poured in as if cheering with delight, lines of text gradually appeared on the blank pages of the Holy Scripture.

Unlike the rune-like writing of this world's magic, these characters were square and neatly formed, steady and dignified. They were precisely the simplified Chinese characters Lin Yu had brought from another world.

After discovering that magic manifested far too extravagantly when used by Lin Yu, Flamme changed her teaching approach. She abandoned practical exercises and instead began with theory, first teaching Lin Yu the principles behind the construction of magic.

Thanks to Flamme, Lin Yu had been exposed to the deepest and most essential magical knowledge from the very beginning.

This unique teaching method made his initial studies somewhat difficult.

Fortunately, once he got through that period, Lin Yu's mastery of magic began advancing by leaps and bounds.

By now, he had not only learned how to restrain his mental power and Magic Power, but had also used the magical knowledge in his mind and the Holy Scripture's runes as a medium to reverse-engineer Holy Scripture magic belonging to himself.

Before long, Lin Yu opened his eyes and smiled at the Holy Scripture before him, now filled with Chinese characters.

"Another page inscribed!"

That brought his Holy Scripture to a full thirteen pages, one step closer to his grand goal of filling the entire book!

"Another new magic?"

A slightly curious voice came from below.

Lin Yu turned and saw a figure leap up from beneath, moving right beside him and eagerly peering at the book.

"Let me see. Hmm, it's about stories from Zhuangzi and Liezi. What are the chant and effect?"

"Liezi rides the wind, shedding like a cicada without a trace; borrowing shadows from the void, with the six breaths as a boat. Its effect is to disperse the body into hundreds of wind blades. Besides launching wide-area wind blade attacks, the main body can move at high speed between every wind blade, shifting positions. I suppose it draws on the principles of the cicada shedding its shell and Zhuangzi's theory of dispersing into qi."

"Amazing!"

Flamme praised him from the bottom of her heart.

Lin Yu smiled and shook his head. "The amazing one isn't me. It's the goddess who gave me this Holy Scripture."

"Officially, I created these Holy Scripture spells, but in truth, I merely brought over stories from my previous life and roughly decided on the direction of the magic. I don't actually know what kind of magic it will ultimately compile."

"Take this spell, for example. The other effects are my work, but this elementalization magic that disperses into wind blades is an unknown spell whose principles even I, its creator, can't figure out."

"That must be the power inherent to the Holy Scripture itself," Flamme said.

Lin Yu nodded, unable to stop himself from complaining inwardly.

The Holy Scripture was certainly convenient for creating magic, but the requirement to hide magic within stories was completely unnecessary.

If he did not still remember the myths of various nations from his previous life, it would have taken at least ten times longer to inscribe even one page.

"This Destruction Scripture now has thirteen pages. It barely counts as a half-finished product."

Flamme smiled. "So, how about it? Want me to spread the faith for you?"

Lin Yu rolled his eyes. "What Destruction Scripture? I don't remember ever giving it that name."

Without a word, Flamme directly flipped open the first few pages of the Holy Scripture.

"[Gonggong Hits Pillar], capable of tearing apart the earth and shaking mountains; [Drought Demon Descends Upon the World], capable of raising the air temperature across a vast area and scorching the land for thousands of miles; and [Nine Heavens Gale], capable of summoning dozens of hundred-meter hurricanes and effortlessly destroying a small nation..."

"Look at these spells yourself. If the Holy Scripture records such magic, what else could it be but a Destruction Scripture?"

Lin Yu coughed twice and explained, "You can't blame me for that. Blame this Holy Scripture instead. I'm only a transporter of myths. It came up with all those large-scale spells itself."

Besides, Destruction Scripture sounded way too awful!

Even if it had to be named, it should at least be called Demon God's Holy Scripture, right?

The Demon God of the Dimensional Demon God!

Thinking this, Lin Yu merely smiled and said, "As for spreading the faith, there's no need. I don't require faith, and this Holy Scripture isn't written in the continent's Common Tongue. In this entire world, you're probably the only one who can read it..."

"That's true."

Flamme nodded with a smile on the surface, but there was little mirth in her eyes.

After staying here for four months, she had finally decided to formally leave this forest.

The only question was how she should tell Lin Yu...

As Flamme hesitated inwardly, Lin Yu glanced at her and suddenly tossed the Holy Scripture in his hand over. Then he stretched lazily on his own and said with a beaming smile, "Before you officially leave, I have one last favor to ask."

"Go find another Holy Scripture for me. You can have this one for protection!"

Flamme caught the Holy Scripture on instinct and looked at Lin Yu in surprise.

Lin Yu said regretfully, "It's a pity there wasn't enough time. Otherwise, I could have added a few more pages."

Flamme lowered her head, looked at the Holy Scripture in her hands, and asked:

"...When did you figure it out?"

"Ever since you started going out frequently last month."

Watching the silent Flamme, Lin Yu smiled faintly. "Don't worry. I expected this day long ago!"

"Human lifespans are limited. You have the grand ambition to change the world, so you can't remain in this forest forever."

"Though I'd really like to force you to stay, that would mean losing a friend I found with such difficulty..."

Flamme's fingers gently brushed over the embossed cover. Suddenly, the corner of her lips rose. She lifted her head and looked at him with radiant vigor. "As expected, I still couldn't hide it from you."

"Of course!"

Lin Yu said with a smile, "How long do you think we've been together?"

Hearing that, Flamme froze again, then gave a soft laugh. "Lin, as fellow immortals, you and my stubborn, prickly elf teacher really are completely different!"