Chapter 9

Long time no see." Lei Xiaoqing greeted Lowe casually.

"Ah, it really is Master Xiao Qing." Hearing Lei Xiaoqing's voice, Lowe no longer had any doubts. He immediately planted the tip of his spear on the ground and knelt on one knee before Lei

Xiaoqing.

"Get up, Lowe. I didn't expect you to break free from the restrictions of the Undead Summoning Technique. Your strength has grown quite a bit." Lei Xiaoqing looked at Lowe's hand bones.

Under the radiance of the Elf King's aura, the bones in Lowe's hands gave off a faint silver glow. This was a sign that a Skeleton

Warrior was about to advance.

"Yes." Lowe rose to his feet and stood respectfully before Lei Xiaoqing.

Lin Hanxuan tugged at Lowe's left hand and asked, "Dad, you... how do you have a weapon? And you're even wearing armor?"

"Yeah, Uncle Lowe, your spear is so pretty." Hal chimed in.

"Let me explain that." Lei Xiaoqing said, "Generally speaking, summoning techniques can be divided into two types. One is the elemental summoning and contracted magical beasts that are more common across the continent now.

The spirits or magical beasts summoned through this kind of technique cannot receive enhancement or support from their summoner. Even if the summoner's magical power is exceptionally high and pure, they and the summoned creatures are basically two

independent entities, with little connection between them."

Hearing this, Lin Hanxuan recalled what Uncle Kun had told him: the Balance Summoning Technique could grow. Most obviously, summoned creatures that came through the energy storm

would receive greater power after being tempered by its energy. Could this be the second type of summoning technique?

Lei Xiaoqing continued, "As far as I know, the second type of summoning technique has already been lost, which is why it is called ancient summoning

technique. Its defining trait is that as the summoner's control over the summoning technique increases, the summoned creatures become stronger, and the number of creatures that can be summoned is unrelated to the summoner's magical ability.

Originally, I thought the Undead Summoning Technique was a type of ancient summoning technique. But after studying it for a long time, I discovered that although the Undead Summoning Technique had a major advantage in the number of summons, the strength of undead creatures was still limited by the summoner's own ability.

They could not be summoned beyond the summoner's level."

After speaking for a while, Lei Xiaoqing looked at Lowe and said excitedly, "Judging by Lowe's appearance, he seems close to becoming a Skeleton

Knight. This phenomenon goes against the Undead Summoning Technique. So what you learned, Lin Hanxuan, should be an ancient summoning technique."

Lei Xiaoqing left the Rotting Swamp that very night and returned to where the World Tree was. Sihaier also expressed her gratitude to Lin Hanxuan. Fortunately,

Sihaier had noticed someone entering the Rotting Swamp early on, and the World Tree Dunya had hurriedly sent Lei Xiaoqing over, so the Elf King's existence had not been exposed.

But this accident made Lin Hanxuan even more eager to learn the Balance Summoning Technique. He wanted to quickly reach the second stage and do more to protect Sihaier and the World

Tree.

During the academy's daytime lessons, Lin Hanxuan was rather listless. It was not because he lacked energy, but because what he was learning in class had nothing to do with what he currently knew.

None of the academy's teachers knew what kind of magical beast the naked woman appearing in his spiritual imprint was, so they had no way to judge his aptitude. After several discussions, they finally decided to place Lin Hanxuan in the Light Tiger Class to study restoration

magic.

Lin Hanxuan let out a long yawn. The teacher was talking animatedly at the podium when Nora, seated behind Lin Hanxuan, viciously struck the top of his head with the wooden

talisman in her hand and whispered, "Yi Lin Hanxuan, pay more attention in class."

The main magical tools used by restoration mages were all sorts of talismans, usually made of wood. This was because talismans made from long-lived trees strengthened the healing spells used by restoration mages.

Nora's talisman had a hollow circular opening at the front, while the handle at the back was somewhat curved.

Lin Hanxuan winced in pain and nearly cried out. He helplessly rubbed the top of his head. Sigh, what rotten luck. That female tyrant is sitting behind me.

As he idly wondered what Hal might be doing, Lin Hanxuan noticed that the sky seemed to have suddenly darkened.

The teacher also unconsciously stopped his lecture, and everyone raised their heads to look out the window.

A vast patch of pitch-black clouds in the distant sky was rapidly drifting toward Axon Town. Before long, a deafening buzzing sound

reached everyone's ears.

All the residents of Axon Town noticed this unusual phenomenon. They stopped what they were doing and began discussing it.

"This is so strange. Why are those dark clouds making noise?" Everyone had the same question.

Saguli Academy's vice principal, Luo Lun Hobbs, was sitting in his office at that moment, looking at an announcement that had just arrived from the imperial capital.

It stated that people throughout the country were to remain alert for attacks by unfamiliar magical beasts. If any unusual phenomenon occurred, they were to report it to the imperial capital immediately. Noble territories and garrisoned troops in particular were to maintain strict vigilance.

"Hmm, could the natural disaster in the continent's northwest this time be related to some unknown magical beast?" Luo Lun looked at the official document in his hand,

his brows furrowed.

In order to prevent the people from becoming worried, frightened, or even causing unrest, Lei Chen had not publicly revealed Fields's speculation. Luo Lun, who had not returned to the imperial capital to attend the Mages' Association meeting,

knew nothing about the magical beast disaster.

"Second Brother." Duoduo Hobbs burst into the vice principal's office, looking flustered and furious.

"What is it? Why are you panicking?" Luo Lun asked.

"Look outside." Duoduo pointed at the sky beyond the window.

Luo Lun turned around, only then noticing the distant