Suicide! (Seeking follow-ups, don't hoard books)

Lan Yu readily agreed to Mo Fan's invitation.

Beating a dog that has fallen into the water is a fine task, and certainly one of the most worth savoring.

The two arrived at a ruin where Jiang Yi and the others were covered in wounds, clearly having no combat strength left.

"Quite capable, aren't you? To think you managed to cling to life," Lan Yu remarked.

"A bunch of remnants. Your devilish military commander has already been held back by the Chief Instructor; your plan has failed after all!" Mo Fan said coldly.

Winners are kings and losers are bandits; Jiang Yi and her group truly had nothing left to say.

"Take out that thing you were researching and let me have a look," Lan Yu added.

Jiang Yi looked up at Lan Yu, a flash of astonishment crossing her eyes, but she said nothing. She reached into her spatial bracelet and produced two special vessels, bright red and resembling droplets of water.

They radiated an eerie luster. They did not belong to any known magic element, yet Jiang Yi was acutely aware of the terrifying power contained within them!

The Five Continents Magic Association refused to acknowledge its existence, and governments across the world had strictly forbidden any further research into it.

Perhaps it was evil, perhaps it was manic, but no one could deny the immense power it could bestow.

"This is the Blood Li Zi," Jiang Yi's calm voice drifted over. "It brings great power. We call it the Demon Element, and you may classify it under Black Magic."

"Holy shit, are you crazy? Why would you want to look at this cursed thing?!" Mo Fan retreated repeatedly, terrified that Jiang Yi might toss that so-called Blood Li Zi at him.

"It's a great item for hacking the system; why wouldn't we use it?" Lan Yu smiled at Mo Fan.

Hearing this, Mo Fan shook his head like a rattle. "Use it yourself. I'm not touching this life-draining garbage."

"No, you will use it."

"You're that sure?" Mo Fan raised an eyebrow.

"I'm guessing," Lan Yu said.

Mo Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes, cursing, "Then what the hell are you talking about!"

"I didn't say we had to use it right now. We'll keep it as a trump card." As he spoke, Lan Yu took the two Blood Li Zi from Jiang Yi's hands.

"Are you so sure you won't turn into that kind of monster after using it?" The events at the gymnasium still left Mo Fan with lingering fears.

"You won't. You, Mo Fan, are born with dual elements and possess three star nebulae, which can provide the energy required for the Demon Element's sacrifice. Furthermore, you have the Summoning Element. According to our Experiment No. 788, after demonization, you are likely to fuse with the bloodline of your summoned beasts, and your path of demonization will be related to the Wolf Clan," Jiang Yi hurriedly explained.

"As for you? If you use the Blood Li Zi, there is a high probability you will become that kind of monster."

Lan Yu remained noncommittal, but it wasn't as if he had to use it right this second.

Once the Ice-Fire Dragon Soul woke up, he would ask them if they had any way to handle this Blood Li Zi.

They were, after all, descendants of the Dragon God. Even if they lacked the memories from their time in the God Realm, they possessed years of experience; they should have a way to deal with this thing.

If not, he would simply seal the Blood Li Zi away. In any case, his current physical strength had reached an unprecedented level compared to ordinary mages.

Once he unleashed his Martial Soul, he would surely hang that Giant Lizard Pseudo-Dragon up and beat it to a pulp.

Oh no, I've become a little dragon-man!

At this thought, Lan Yu couldn't help but tease himself.

As for Jiang Yi and the others, they now had no means of resistance, like fish on a chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.

"Will you do it yourselves, or do you need us to help?" Lan Yu said.

Hearing this, Mo Fan looked at Lan Yu in astonishment. Was he burning bridges this quickly?

No, wait—was he just going to let them off this easily?

"No need to trouble yourselves; we'll do it ourselves." Jiang Yi gave a miserable smile. In the end, they still hadn't lived to see the birth of the new Demon Element.

Shortly after, Jiang Yi and her group committed suicide in front of Lan Yu and Mo Fan.

Confirming that none of them would be pulling a "zombie sit-up," Lan Yu finally felt at ease enough to loot the bodies.

"Seriously, man? You won't even spare the dead?"

Lan Yu ignored Mo Fan; he'd be regretting it soon enough.

Before long, Lan Yu fished a spatial bracelet and several pieces of wearable magic equipment from the corpses.

Seeing that Lan Yu had looted items worth tens of millions, Mo Fan immediately grew jealous.

"Damn! Shares for everyone who sees it, you know!" Mo Fan reached out for the magic equipment in Lan Yu's hand without any hesitation.

Slap—

Lan Yu reached out and swatted Mo Fan's reaching claw away. "What are you doing? These are all my spoils of war."

"Don't be shy. You and I are brothers of life and death! I don't want much, just give me that spatial bracelet." Mo Fan leaned in, his face thick as a wall.

"Get lost, you're not getting a single piece." Lan Yu stowed the items away, only taking one Blood Li Zi and holding it out to Mo Fan. "This is the only thing you get. Take it or leave it."

"I don't want this jinxed thing." Mo Fan waved his hands and backed away; he had no desire to turn into that half-human, half-ghost monster.

"You really don't want it? I happen to know that after using this, it can improve a mage's physical fitness, and it even enhances things like kidney function and stamina. Plus, the only price you pay is monster essence souls. It really is..."

Before Lan Yu could finish, Mo Fan snatched the Blood Li Zi from his hand without a second thought.

"Why didn't you say it had those functions earlier? It's just a few measly essence souls; that's a piece of cake. I can get those whenever I want." Mo Fan carefully tucked the Blood Li Zi away.

If it weren't for you, Mo Fan, possessing innate dual elements at every tier and the Little Loach pendant, anyone else would truly lack the fortune to endure the side effects of the Demonization.

Of course, Lan Yu didn't mention the side effects, which were merely a one-level drop in every element.

After handling matters here, the two of them headed back the way they came.

The group of trainees had spent over ten days reaching Jinlin Desolate City, but the two of them, each riding their own summoned beast, arrived at Kangning City in less than a day.

Upon returning to Kangning City, Mo Fan hurriedly called Zhao Manyan to ask about Mu Ningxue's condition.

Learning that Mu Ningxue had only suffered soul damage and her life was saved, Mo Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as her life wasn't in danger, everything was fine.

Before long, the two of them met up with Zhao Manyan and the others, discovering that the people from both academies were already there.

The leaders of both academies formed a rescue team with the Kangning City Magic Association to head to Jinlin Desolate City and rescue the other missing students.

After all, everyone had fled in different directions, and many had become separated.

By the next day, the surviving students who had been separated were basically all found, but both academies had each lost two students.

Liao Mingxuan was killed by Lu Nian, and Lu Zhenghe was killed by Mu Ningxue; as for Shen Mingxiao and Luo Song, they were, of course, officially declared to have been killed by demons.