CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 57: AGREEMENT

Just as Yun Canghai and the others were anxiously awaiting inside the Yuewu Mountain Range, about to enter the mountains in search of Yun Sheng, two long-lost figures emerged, stepping out into the moonlight.

Seeing the two of them safe and sound, albeit looking somewhat fatigued, Mu Shuiyue let out a sigh of relief.

"It’s good that you’re back. Even if you didn’t find a soul stone, it doesn’t matter. In fact, very few magicians obtain their first soul stone by hunting it themselves," Mu Shuiyue, with some reproach aimed at Chi Wu, lamented the rigorous experience that the young lady had gone through. Gazing at her dirtied with blood and thin from weight loss, these three days must have been the toughest in her life.

Yun Canghai also saw his daughter. Unlike Mu Shuiyue, he noticed something different in his daughter’s eyes. She had grown up a bit more compared to when she first entered Yuewu Mountain three days ago.

As for Chi Wu, he was dumbstruck, "You two..."

He wasn’t seeing things, was he? Miss actually walked out hand in hand with Yun Sheng. Moreover, when Mu Shuiyue handed over water and dry food to the young lady, she actually offered it to Yun Sheng first.

My goodness, was this the same willful and capricious young lady he knew?

"Who says we didn’t find a soul stone? Look at our Magic District Wand!" Donghuang Lingling proudly presented her magic wand, from which hung a purple soul stone.

Chi Wu and Mu Shuiyue were startled at the sight of that purple soul stone.

It was a Thunder Element soul stone and at least eighty or ninety years old.

"Miss! How could you fuse such a high-age soul stone? It’s too dangerous!" Mu Shuiyue was so frightened that she nearly stopped breathing.

Even if one were to fuse with such a high-age soul stone, it would only be advisable with the assistance of a higher-level mage. Remembering that the young lady had achieved the fusion alone, Mu Shuiyue’s hands and feet turned cold with fear.

"What’s the big deal about that," Donghuang Lingling retorted, not willing to concede. She pointed at Yun Sheng: "Yun Sheng is even more amazing than I am. She fused with a Fire Attribute soul stone that’s at least a hundred years old, and she’s perfectly fine too."

What, a soul stone more than a hundred years old!

What kind of little monsters were these?

For ordinary magicians, their first magic soul stone would usually be ten to twenty years old. Only after reaching the level of a Great Magic Director would they start fusing with Demon Beast Soul Stones ranging from fifty to a hundred years old.

And yet, they had skipped right over that step.

Mu Shuiyue suddenly felt as if she had shrunk in stature, knowing that her first soul stone was only twenty years old, and even the soul stone from her second Great Magic Director only had eighty-five years.

All the martial artists present, including Mu Shuiyue, and even the always composed Yun Canghai couldn’t help but change their expressions.

Yun Canghai grabbed Yun Sheng, thoroughly examining his daughter from top to bottom.

"Father, I’m fine. In fact, magic fusion isn’t as dangerous as you all say. Lingling and I are both alright, aren’t we?" Yun Sheng, seeing the worry on her father’s face, proactively took out her magic wand for him to inspect.

Fire Element Magic Wand, magical affinity, eighty percent.

Thunder Element Magic Wand, magical affinity, seventy percent.

After inspecting the magic wands of the two, Yun Canghai found that their magic wands had fused very well with the soul stones.

Generally, as long as the fusion between a magic wand and a soul stone exceeds fifty percent, it is considered good.

The higher the affinity of the magic soul stone, the smoother the fusion with the second magic soul stone will be next time.

Moreover, what was even more gratifying was that after obtaining such high-age Demon Beast Soul Stones, both children had improved their ability to apply magic.

Without any external influence, the fact that the two of them could so perfectly merge a soul stone with only their own Magic Power, whether it is due to their luck or true talent, is already commendable.

Even so, Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling were nevertheless severely reprimanded by their elders.

After the reprimand, Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling exchanged a glance, and the expression in their eyes seemed very odd to several of the elders who saw it.

Mu Shuiyue, being a woman and more thoughtful, suddenly thought of a question, "Where did you two get your soul stones from?"

A hundred and thirty-year-old soul stone and a ninety-year-old soul stone, that would mean...

"We were just about to tell you this; we encountered a Fifth Rank Mutated Demon Beast, which seemed to be a Wanted Magical Beast. When we found it, it was already near death, and there were also a few Hunter Soldiers nearby. It looked like they had both suffered damage. The beast had been poisoned, and we waited by its side for two days and nights before it finally died. We then took the opportunity to extract the soul stones from its body," the two girls explained vividly.

This story had been practiced over and over by the two on their way back, and they recounted it with vivid detail.

Wanted Magical Beast!

Mu Shuiyue felt a blinding flash before her eyes, and the next second, she fainted from shock.

In the end, it was Chi Wu who, accompanied by a few Martial Artists, had carried the Fire Lion Bull out from within.

The Fire Lion Bull’s massive body and robust Beast Bones made Chi Wu and the others gasp in awe.

This Fifth Rank Wanted Demon Beast was very strong, but it had been fatally wounded by a poison at the heart.

Indeed, there were a few dead Hunter Soldiers around it, and combining this with what Yun Sheng had said made it quite plausible.

The adults believed the two girls’ words.

When Chi Wu and his companions carried out the Demon Beast Bones, and learned that the beast was indeed a Wanted Magical Beast - a C-grade beast at that - they handed it over to the local guards and received a considerable reward.

Yun Canghai and Chi Wu each received half of that reward.

This journey for the trial in Yuewu Mountain turned into a blessing in disguise; not only did the two become Great Magic Directors, but Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling also became good friends.

Still, the moment of parting eventually arrived.

After obtaining her first Demon Beast Soul Stone, Donghuang Lingling was set to return to the Eastern Capital.

"Yun Sheng, you are my first friend," Donghuang Lingling looked at Yun Sheng with reluctance.

"Lingling, you are my first friend, too." Although their initial interactions were not harmonious, after experiencing life and death together and sharing each other’s secrets, they now treated each other with sincerity.

In the carriage, Mu Shuiyue was already urging Donghuang Lingling to hurry.

Who says friendships between men can only be forged with fists? Friendships between women can be just as strong.

"Will we have the chance to meet again?" Donghuang Lingling wiped the corner of her eyes, genuinely unwilling to leave Yun Sheng.

"If it’s destined, we will meet again," Yun Sheng watched Donghuang Lingling get on the carriage and waved goodbye.

The carriage rumbled on, and as it turned a corner, Donghuang Lingling suddenly poked her head out, "Yun Sheng, I’ll be attending the Magic Academy in the Eastern Capital. If there’s a chance, let’s meet again in the Eastern Capital!"