Full-Time Mage: Double Return, Niu Ma Mo Fan

Chapter 26 We've been set up; the waters of the Styx come down from the sky!
"No need to be nervous, my name is Xuanjia."

"Of course, back in the human world, humans liked to call me Xuanwu!"

"Xuanwu?!" Meng Qiuzhen was stunned. Just half a day ago, he had been showing off in front of Mo Fan and the others. Now he had encountered the real thing?
Moreover, in his mind, shouldn't Xuanwu be a majestic and domineering super beast that dominates a region?
The short, ugly old man in front of me is clearly not one of them.

Seemingly sensing Meng Qiuzhen's inner thoughts, the old man who called himself Xuanwu smiled and said:
"This is indeed not my true form. After reaching the seventh level, I can freely transform into human form. In terms of your human hierarchy, I would be a high-ranking emperor."

Dreams seek truth in silence.

Seventh Rank? High-Rank Emperor?
If he remembered correctly, the Azure Dragon in the original novel didn't have the combat power of a high-level emperor when he appeared, even if he wasn't at full strength.

You're telling me you're Xuanwu, and that you have the cultivation of a high-level emperor?

"Xuanwu, how come you're in the Summoning Plane? How did you become a High Emperor?" Meng Qiuzhen asked in confusion.

Xuanwu shook his head, seemingly unwilling to say anything more.

Then, out of nowhere, he pulled out a black magatama and an egg covered in runes!
When the magatama appeared, the small black fish on the yin-yang diagram became extremely excited.

Xuanwu made the black jade float in front of Meng Qiuzhen, and it was swallowed by the little black fish in a flash.

The rune egg was then sucked into the fish's belly.

"You have another stop to go, let's meet again if fate allows." As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanwu disappeared as if fleeing.

Meng Qiuzhen frowned deeply; things were too passive!

Without enough information, it feels like being a puppet on a string.

Filled with doubt, he followed the little white fish to the next location indicated.

Meng Qiuzhen wanted to see what kind of scheme was behind this. Anyway, he was just a wisp of thought, so what if he died? If he had the guts, he could come and find him from another realm.

Guided by the little white fish, Meng Qiuzhen met a beautiful woman who claimed to be Zhuque under a giant sycamore tree.

They obtained a white jade and an egg that was also covered in runes.

Once he finished doing all this, the spiritual body sustained by a wisp of will also perished.

It was as if he had never been in this world at all.

"Mother, do we really have to do this?"

A young girl suddenly appeared beside the beautiful woman.

It also transformed into a human form, clearly indicating that its cultivation had reached the level of a high-level emperor!
"A last resort."

The beautiful woman, Zhu Qin, sighed softly.

People like to call her Zhuque, but her real name is Zhuqin.

“But one of your daughters was just sent out!” Zhu Yao said through gritted teeth.

"Alas, Yao'er, would you choose to die one person or have your entire clan perish?"

"Hmph! I choose neither! My flames only allow me to die in battle, even if it means the death of a god-king."

As crimson flames surged in Zhu Yao's eyes and her anger rose, the entire sky suddenly transformed into a blazing inferno!

The fiery red glow stained the sky like blood, and the clouds stretching for hundreds of miles twisted and billowed under the oppressive force, as if even the air itself was about to be ignited.

"Insolence!" Zhu Qin snorted coldly.

She simply patted Zhu Yao on the shoulder, and the fiery red in the sky vanished completely!
This silent and stealthy method is infinitely more sophisticated than Zhu Yao's.

"Watch your tone next time. Even if it's just a god-king from the old era, we can't afford to offend him!"

"As for your unborn sister, it's simply a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils."

"The God-King intends to use this to connect the two realms; who within the divine realm dares to disobey?"

"Yao'er, don't act so impulsively in the future, or you will bring endless disasters to the clan."

"Isn't there an old saying among humans? It's better to die for your fellow Daoist than for yourself."

Zhu Yao fell silent, feeling powerless even though she had been promoted to a high-level emperor.

"Mother, you've changed!" Zhu Yao's eyes were firm, and she made up her mind.

As the mother and daughter argued, an empty eye in the sky was watching them intently.

……

Meng Qiuzhen, who returned to the real world, was unaware of what happened after he left.

But he could sense that he had been tricked.

He was probably already involved when he acquired the Yin-Yang diagram.

It is a game of chess where dreams seek truth but cannot be seen or touched.

However, since it's a summoning plane, I'm not worried.

If you're so capable, then cross over into this field!

At his current rate of growth, he will definitely reach the pinnacle of this world in less than twenty years, and then it will be uncertain who will defeat whom.

Inside the room, Meng Qiuzhen examined the two eggs, sensing the life fluctuations emanating from them.

It's unknown what kind of egg the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, who claim to be high-ranking emperors, will provide.

Meng Qiuzhen used his summoning-type perception, but found no connection between the two eggs and him.

Finally, he could only turn his gaze to the yin-yang symbol on the back of his hand, which had swallowed the magatama.

Sure enough, something unusual was discovered there.

These two eggs have actually formed a contract with the two magatama pieces from before!

The magatama is the black and white fish in the Yin-Yang symbol!

The Yin-Yang diagram is also tied to him, which indirectly connects him to the two eggs.

After hatching, perhaps they can be controlled using a yin-yang diagram.

When attempting to use summoning abilities to enter the summoning plane again, it was discovered that it was impossible to enter.

This means he cannot use the summoning-type dimensional summoning function.
Frowning for a long time and finding that nothing could be changed, Meng Qiuzhen probed the Yin-Yang diagram with his mind. He discovered that the items previously stored inside were still intact, but the originally static space had changed.

Meng Qiuzhen couldn't understand these changes, but his intuition told him that they were chaos!
"Is this chaos going to evolve into something?"

Meng Qiuzhen started making wild guesses.

The space that was once still has now come into motion.

Could this be interpreted as death approaching life?

Previously, sentient beings were not allowed to enter the Yin-Yang diagram space, but perhaps they can now.

Wouldn't that turn it into a world in the palm of your hand?
While he was using summoning magic to hatch two eggs and explore the Yin-Yang diagram.

Teacher Lu, who was in charge of the reception in Beijing, found Gu Han, the teacher in charge of the exchange students from Shanghai.

They proposed to start the magic duel once all the other universities had arrived by tomorrow.

The teacher, surnamed Lu, had a smile on his face and was very polite to everyone in Shanghai, but when making arrangements, he lumped Mingzhu Academy together with other universities.

Such a seemingly considerate but actually disrespectful manner is obvious to anyone with discerning eyes; the politeness that doesn't reach the eyes is nothing more than a perfunctory facade.

Gu Han had a bad temper and wanted to snort coldly on the spot.

What are you pretending for? Everyone knows that your capital city universities have always acted like they're the best in the world.
"I wonder if Mo Fan and Meng Qiuzhen can suppress the arrogance of the capital," Qiu Yuhua said.

"I hope so," Gu Han sighed.

The reason why the capital's universities dare to act this way is naturally due to their unparalleled strength across the country.

……

Teacher Lu Yiming walked out of the reception apartment and headed towards the training field.

At their Imperial Capital Academy, they put in extra effort every year at this time. To ensure their first place, the students responsible for exchanging with students from other schools are absolutely selected from the best of the best, with strength that even some teachers admire!

"Professor Lu, have the exchange students from Mingzhu University arrived?"

"Well, here we come."

"Hahaha, these mediocre students from Mingzhu Academy are always arguing with our Imperial Capital Academy. Well, they've finally been picked by us. Once I beat them all down, let's see if they still dare to question us!"

"Mingzhu Academy has always been all talk and no action. They're unwilling to be second to us, but they don't have the real skills."

The two universities, Pearl and Capital, have a long-standing feud. The regional rivalry between the two major cities has extended to the universities, and the hot-blooded young students naturally clash and fight each other constantly.

In previous years, universities in the capital city would draw other universities and win, which was quite normal and somewhat monotonous.

With a pearl arriving this year, things are going to be very interesting!

Mingzhu is undoubtedly the top university in Shanghai.

The Imperial Capital is home to the highest magic academy in the capital.

When the two most prestigious magic academies in the country clash, that's going to be incredibly exciting!!

"Where is your captain?" Lu Yiming asked.

"The team leader said she's tired and wants to go back to rest. Teacher Lu, let a few of us compete tomorrow, so we won't trouble the team leader."

"Yes, yes, we'll go."

Upon hearing the name of the captain, the group couldn't help but show a hint of awe.

The job assignments in this group are very simple: whoever is the most capable becomes the captain.

When that person was chosen as the captain, even the arrogant Lu Zhenghe had no objections whatsoever!
In front of others, Lu Zhenghe's War General-level Ghost Pattern Berserker Wolf is a berserker wolf, but in front of her, it's frozen into a dog in no time.

……

At the reception apartment, Meng Qiuzhen refused all invitations, including those from Mu Nujiao.

He was intently copying the runes on the two eggs.

Although he couldn't understand it, his intuition told him that this was definitely a good thing! He had to keep it!
[Ding! Mo Fan synthesized one servant-level spirit essence, and received two more servant-level spirit essences in return!]

In the middle of the night, a message suddenly popped up in the system. Meng Qiuzhen glanced at it and then stopped paying attention.

It was already guessed that Mo Fan had discovered the little loach's hidden function: it could condense its remnant soul into a true essence.

He looked at his Yin-Yang diagram. Although he had never personally acquired any remnant souls or essences, he felt that his current Yin-Yang diagram might not be inferior to the little mudfish.

Especially after so many changes, even someone like Meng Qiuzhen, who has read the original work, feels that he can't grasp the direction of the story.

……

Mo Fan had been fiddling with the little mudfish pendant all night and hadn't slept. He took a nap and didn't remember the competition until almost noon.

With the enthusiastic help of several senior female students, he finally found the fighting arena.

The arena is also very large and imposing, with huge white pillars outside that evoke the grandeur of the Colosseum in ancient Rome.

The style of the arena is quite different, and it is also modeled after the Roman Colosseum. It is shaped like a circular ring, and some specially designed honeycomb-like openwork makes it stand tall and more visually appealing.

As soon as Mo Fan stepped into the fighting arena, he felt the air around him become stagnant, as if even his breathing was being choked by some kind of pressure.

Looking up, I discovered a gruesome gaping hole in the dome!
The sky was torn apart like a fragile silk ribbon, and the dark green waters of the Styx poured down from the void!

The towering, turbid waves carried the force to destroy the city, swallowing up even the light in their wake, as if the entire arena would be crushed into dust at any moment.

The people seated in the arena were mostly mid-level high school students, and now they all had only one thought in their minds: 'Is this immense power still considered mid-level magic?'

"The waters of the River Styx... coming from the heavens?!" Mo Fan's pupils constricted.

He could tell at a glance that the green color was the work of Meng Qiuzhen.

I just didn't expect that this lazybones wouldn't slack off today, but instead took the initiative himself.

But when he saw a silver-haired figure beneath the River Styx, Mo Fan was dumbfounded!

Isn't that Mu Ningxue?!

(End of this chapter)