Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

The layers of leaves on the tree canopy have always been the habitat of many birds, and many demon nests are hidden in these thick tree canopies. At some point in time, they may fly into the sky in groups, or even form a huge and dense net, completely covering the mountains and forests here.

In the center of the forest, there is a forest that has been soaked in mud. The water here is not deep, almost reaching people's ankles. The clear water flows slowly. Under the starlight and moonlight, it looks like a forest growing on the lake, sparkling with silver light.

This forest in the water was very quiet, but suddenly a hellhound with a foul odor stepped in rudely. The small creatures living here were immediately frightened and panicked, and then fled far away.

"Are you sure it's here, Lian Xishan?" the dog man asked impatiently.

"I can't be wrong. That man and I have already found this place before. From his description, this totem beast obviously lives here. But I don't know why he suddenly chose to leave. But he has always been very weird." The man named Lian Xishan said with certainty.

"I also feel that this is the place we are looking for." At this time, Ke Lingxi from the Research Institute also said.

Many races have their own living habits, and it was the first time that Kelingxi knew that there was such a special water forest in the Nanling Mountains.

Moths live near water and like to live in woods, so Ke Lingxi believes that a place like this with such beautiful natural beauty must be the best place for the Moon Moth Phoenix to sleep!

"This place is not too big, we should be able to find it quickly. You guys go to the top of the tree canopy and look, we'll walk towards here." Zeng Guanglie said.

Several people quickly separated and acted separately. After a while, a Cursed Hellhound sniffed, as if it had smelled something.

"Go this way." The dog man knew what his summoned beast meant, so he said to the others.

The others quickly followed the Cursed Hellhound and soon they saw an empty pond with only water but not many trees. The clear water in the pond actually reflected the stars in the sky, which was so beautiful that it was unbelievable.

Above the clear pond in the empty forest, an oval and very huge pupa was suspended in the center, and the shadow of the pupa was reflected in the clear pond. When Quan Nan, Ke Lingxi, Zeng Guanglie and others discovered this scene, they immediately took a breath, and after looking at each other, their faces were filled with ecstasy!

found it!
They actually found it!!

This is an ancient totem beast. They found an ancient totem beast. If they give it to Su Lu, they will be completely successful.

The significance of totem beasts is quite important, just like the totem black snake in Hangzhou, which is extremely terrifying.

The giant cyan pupa looked like it was suspended between the night sky and the stars in the water, but if you looked closely you would find some silk holding it up, with the other end of the silk wrapped around the tall trees. It looked like the giant cyan pupa was hanging, a sight that was rarely seen. The giant pupa that could be sealed in such a special place was the totem beast, the Moon Moth Phoenix, that they had been searching for...

The moonlight and starlight are carefully protecting the giant green pupa. The giant pupa seems to be absorbing the essence of nature. It is like a beating green heart!

"Should we knock open the pupa directly or take this pupa back with us?" Zeng Guanglie suddenly asked.

"Let's just take it back. This cocoon may not be so easy to tear open." said the dog man.

"You guys, hurry up and break the silk." Ke Lingxi said to the men he brought with him.

These subordinates were all mages as well. They quickly jumped onto the trees wrapped with silk. However, no matter what means they used, they could not break the silk. Even if they used flames to burn them, it did not have much effect.

"Hmph, get out of here, you are such a bunch of useless things!" Zeng Guanglie, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, sneered, and then golden flames immediately burst out from his body.

His golden fire flew towards the silk threads and burned for a long time before the silk threads gradually showed signs of melting.

"It really is worthy of being a totem beast. I didn't expect that even this kind of silk needs soul fire to burn." Seeing this scene, Ke Lingxi at the side couldn't help but sigh.

After a long time, the flames burned off part of the silk that supported the giant pupa, and then the entire giant pupa tilted slightly due to uneven force. Now the remaining silk is sticking it together, preventing it from falling directly to the ground.

"Do you think the thing inside is really still alive?" The dog man suddenly looked at the giant pupa and said with some curiosity.

After saying that, the dog man ordered the Cursed Hellhound to go forward and check the situation.

The Cursed Hellhound quickly walked under the giant cocoon, raised its nose and began to sniff continuously. Suddenly, this guy raised his head abruptly, grinned, and a mouth full of fangs was exposed in an instant, and it also let out a low growl.

The dog man looked over at this time and found a woman with moth wings growing on her back in the tree canopy. She was staring at them with weird eyes. Her face even had an evil blue color and she looked extremely angry!
"Oh, it's you. I'm sorry about what happened before, but we are no longer interested in you. If you don't want to die, you'd better get out of here." When the dog man found out that it was the moth girl Yu Shishi, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face. Before, they were almost killed by Lin Ran because of a sneak attack on Yu Shishi, but now Lin Ran was not here, so he was not afraid at all.

"What on earth are you going to do!!" Yu Shishi shouted angrily.

"It's nothing, it's just that our master has a hobby of collecting antiques, so this Moon Moth Phoenix will be the best gift we can give him for his 50th birthday. I guess only a special creature like the Totem Beast can become our master's mount and contracted beast." The dog man said with a smile.

"It is impossible for a totem beast to sign a contract with a human, and it is impossible for it to be someone else's slave beast or mount!" Yu Shishi said angrily. "Don't bother you to worry about that. Our master will naturally have his own way. Let's go quickly." The dog man said.

"I won't let you take it away!" Yu Shishi said firmly.

When Yu Shishi finished speaking, a large number of green moths quickly flew out from the treetops. There were so many of these moths that they quickly surrounded those who wanted to steal the giant pupa in the underwater forest.

“Puff, puff, puff~~~~~~~”

The sound of the moth flapping its wings made Zeng Guanglie a little irritated.

Zeng Guanglie couldn't help but laugh as he watched more and more moths fly around him, "You tried your best to protect these little creatures before, why are you letting them come out to die now?"

Yu Shishi bit her lips tightly. There were really not many moths left alive now. Many of the moths surrounding these people were not yet adults. These young moths had a short lifespan to begin with, but they could not even enjoy the last bit of life. This was a painful torture for Yu Shishi.

However, she could not let these people take the giant cocoon away, because sleeping inside was all their hopes and their queen.

These moths are far from being as powerful as demons. In fact, they are often food for other creatures. They are homeless most of the time. They are like a group of tiny flying insects living in the cracks of this world. Life and death are insignificant to the natural world.

The only time they can revive and have a slightly stable life is after the Moon Moth Phoenix wakes up. At that time, they will have their own territory, a stable environment to continue their tribe and tribe, and they will have enough power to protect themselves...

Therefore, even if all their adult and semi-adult moths will die, they will never let these people take the Moon Moth Phoenix away, because now they have no way out. If the Qing'e clan can't wait for the awakening and protection of the Moon Moth Phoenix, then they will be completely eliminated by this world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong!
Yu Shishi is an abandoned person. The reason why she can still live until now and enjoy all the beauty is because of Yue Moth Phoenix and these Qing E's. From the moment she was reborn, she vowed that she would never let them go to extinction!

"If you want to take the Moon Moth Phoenix away, you have to step over our corpses!" Yu Shishi said.

Afterwards, she ordered these adult and semi-adult green maidens to fly in an orderly manner towards the giant pupa of the Moon Moth Phoenix. They quickly formed a protective screen to prevent the people from the Research Institute from getting any closer to the giant pupa of the Moon Moth Phoenix.

"It's ridiculous. Lin Ran is not here this time. It's easy for me to kill you little things!" Zeng Guanglie said with great disdain.

The golden flames surged up fiercely, like a devouring wave of flames, which suddenly pounced on the barrier formed by the green maidens.

This barrier is formed by the bodies and wings of the Qing'es, so after the flames engulf them, they will ignite their bodies in a short while. It can be seen that these Qing'es ignited by the flames will break away from the entire barrier when the fire on their bodies is about to spread to their companions, like burned fireworks and gunpowder, and then fall into the clear water.

The water caught these weak, burnt corpses. At first, there were only dozens of them floating on the water like withered petals, but soon the water surface was covered with them.

The golden fire was extremely fierce and the Qing'es died very quickly. With tears in her eyes, Yu Shishi could not bear to watch any longer.

Although the lifespan of moths is short, they are also gorgeous and brilliant. Yu Shishi can feel their curiosity, enthusiasm and love for nature. In Yu Shishi's opinion, the emotions of these moths are even richer and more sincere than those of some cold-blooded people. Yu Shishi has seen many people who have made her discouraged. Now, as she watches these green moths guarding the Moon Moth Phoenix and seeing them dying continuously, her heart is heartbroken.

"There's no need for you to be so sad. As far as I know, these little green elves can only survive for seven days. Seven days is just a blink of an eye. Anyway, being burned to death by these flames is death, and burying themselves in the soil is also death. What's the point of living a few more days!" Zeng Guanglie said with a sneer at this time. He had his leg broken by Lin Ran before. If he didn't have a powerful healing magician, he would probably have a limp for the rest of his life. He hated Lin Ran very much, and of course he was also very afraid of Lin Ran, so he didn't dare to kill Yu Shishi.

Zeng Guanglie's words instantly angered Yu Shishi!
Seven days. It is true that most Qing'e can only survive for seven days. But does that mean there is no meaning in living just because they have a short lifespan?

“The Moon Moth Phoenix is ​​an ancient totem beast and one of the protectors of mankind, but now you want to make it your slave! That’s right, although these little guys only have a lifespan of seven days, they are now risking everything to take back the future and hope of their children. They will never give in even if they perish! What qualifications do you have to criticize them, you dirty human, you ungrateful people.” Yu Shishi said angrily.

She was given a new life by the Moon Moth Phoenix, which included her abilities and bloodline as a moth girl. In Yu Shishi's eyes, the Moon Moth Phoenix was just an elderly mother who carefully nurtured her as she grew up. Yu Shishi also learned some things about the past from the Moon Moth Phoenix!
For example, the disappearance of totem beasts.

It is because human desires and ambitions are expanding crazily, and it is also because they are ungrateful and want to kill everyone!!

For a long time, no wizard would take the initiative to mention the ancient totem, and no one would admit and believe that it was humans who drove the totem beasts that once protected them out of their territory and even killed them.

For a long time, humans have been protected by totem ancient beasts. They created an environment for humans to survive, gave humans time and energy to create magic, and helped humans through their weakest stages.

But when humans mastered one powerful magic after another, they no longer needed the totem ancient beasts. Some people even began to think that the totem ancient beasts were demons and kept them in captivity.

So humans began to expel and kill totem ancient beasts. Many powerful totem ancient beasts felt betrayed, and they chose to die in the deep mountains and forests.

The Moon Moth Phoenix treats her gently like a kind mother. She can feel that the Moon Moth Phoenix has a very pure heart and will be at a loss because of her complaints.

These ancient totem beasts possessed great power, but they revealed their pure hearts to humans, but humans crushed them without a care.

Disheartened, they fell into a deep sleep, and some even did not want to wake up, as they did not want to face the betrayal of their children.