The secret realm of origin, the trial space.
The scarlet towers bathed in moonlight, casting distorted silhouettes.
Occasionally, from the attic, there could be heard terrifying howls that sounded like a wolf.
This ancient castle is located deep in a pine forest shrouded in mist all day long.
The castle originally belonged to an elf family and was once known as the "Silver City".
It is unknown since when, the noble elves became slaves of vampires, frantically hunting the residents of this land to satisfy their thirst for blood.
The pure white castle was also painted dark red by the blood.
From the once revered "Silver City", it has transformed into the now hated and feared "Palace of the Dead".
The dense forest surrounding the Palace of the Dead has now become a paradise for the dead.
Ferocious zombies roam in the dark woods.
The ghost lights floating in the night sky can easily be mistaken for lights from a distance.
If travelers passing by this place associate the will-o'-the-wisp with a warm fireplace and rush there to stay the night, they will fall victim to the scam.
"Anar!"
A beautiful girl with blue hair and blue eyes chanted a spell symbolizing "light" while her fingertips gently stroked the oak cane.
The cane then emitted a golden light, dispelling the darkness and coldness around it.
The undead lurking in the darkness were also disturbed by the magical light that seemed like the scorching sun, and fled in panic from the area illuminated by the "Daylight Magic".
Tao Na stood on a half-broken tree stump, holding a daylight cane, gazing into the distance at the Palace of the Dead, her eyes solemn and thoughtful.
Behind her, three tents were pitched in the clearing.
A short-haired girl with a dark complexion and dressed in men's clothing sprinkled a circle of silver powder around the camp while chanting a spell.
When the circle of silver powder finally closed, an "anti-evil magic circle" was generated, covering the camp within the barrier.
Tomboy Avril wiped the sweat off her face.
The remaining silver powder on his hands was accidentally smeared on his cheeks, making his handsome face look a little funny.
"Senior Sister Tao Na, the barrier to block the undead has been set up. Come back and rest."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Junior Sister Avril."
Tao Na touched her cane, and the overly strong light was condensed to the size of a lantern.
Back at the camp, Taona stuck her walking stick into the ground to use as a light source.
He opened the storage bag, took out an obsidian-like crystal, held it close to the cane, and observed it carefully in the light.
Avril also came over, staring at the black crystal in Taona's hand, and asked in a low voice: "The black magic stone has absorbed so much soul fire, it's almost saturated, right?"
"It's not that easy. The charge of my black magic stone is only 60%. It's still far from enough." Tao Na sighed.
"60% is good, and mine is less than 50%."
Avril smiled bitterly.
"At this rate, we'll have to spend at least two more weeks in this damn place before we can complete the advanced mission."
Black magic stone is a magic stone with negative energy properties.
Among the various attribute magic stones, black magic stone and light magic stone are ranked as the rarest and most expensive types!
Necromancers like to use this kind of magic stone to assist in their practice.
In addition, the black magic stone also has the magical function of absorbing souls.
After destroying the undead creature, use the black magic stone to get close to the wreckage or the residual soul that has not yet dissipated to absorb the soul fire.
Every time a trace of soul fire is absorbed, a pale texture will appear inside the pure black crystal.
The more powerful the undead creature, the stronger its soul fire. After absorption, the coarser the texture generated inside the crystal.
When the interior of the black magic stone is filled with pale textures and can no longer absorb soul fire, it has reached saturation.
In the eyes of necromancers, a black magic stone saturated with soul fire is worth a hundred times more than an ordinary black magic stone!
Taona and her two companions are all natural sorcerers. They do not need the help of black magic stone to practice, and they will not enslave the souls of the dead.
The reason for venturing to the land where the undead dwell and collecting soul fire is to prepare for the advancement of bloodline.
"We are hunting ghouls and will-o'-the-wisp here. The efficiency of collecting soul fire is too low. We still have to hunt more powerful undead creatures."
Taona said thoughtfully.
"Powerful undead... Senior Sister, from the Ghost Pine Forest to the Palace of the Dead, the most powerful undead creatures are none other than the Vampire Count and the Crimson Mist Demon."
Avril took over the conversation.
"These two monsters are both level six in strength. We definitely can't afford to offend them."
"Next, it's the turn of the vampire elves in the Palace of the Dead. They are all descendants of the vampire lord."
"There are a lot of vampire elves, and they are either skilled in martial arts or good at casting spells. Their combat power is no less than level four. I'm afraid we three can't afford to offend them."
"In my opinion, it's better to proceed step by step. Safety first!"
"We really don't dare to break into the Palace of the Dead with just the three of us, so I plan to ask for help."
Taona smiled slightly, and her blue eyes lit up with anticipation.
"Vice Dean Tanya, and the siblings Julie and Feilin?"
Avril guessed arbitrarily.
Not long ago, she, Taona and Flora teamed up with Tanya, Julie and Feilin to explore the "Eternal Garden", the home of supernatural plants and fairies.
During this period, Avril was impressed by the strength displayed by Tanya and the Griffin siblings.
Tao Na shook her head.
"The three of them are busy with other things and can't spare the time. I invited another old friend, Alan Panthers."
"Ah?" Avril's expression changed. "It's him!"
"Why, do you look down on Alan?" Tao Na's face darkened.
"No... Senior Sister, how dare I look down on your friend? I also admire Senior Brother Allen's strength very much!"
"It's just that... this person's reputation in the academy is not very good."
Avril said weakly.
"I heard that Senior Brother Allen is a playboy and a womanizer. Wherever he goes, from eighty-year-old ladies to eight-year-old girls, as long as they are female, they cannot escape his clutches..."
"If you bring this demon star here, I'm worried that my chastity will be in jeopardy!"
"Avril, where did you hear these ridiculous rumors?"
"Uh, a lot of people say that, could it be fake?"
"Well, let me just say this, except for the fact that he is a playboy by nature, everything else is bullshit!"
Tao Na didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I have a good relationship with Alan. To be honest, this guy is really good at playing with women, but he insists on mutual consent. He has three principles: one, he will not cheat his friends, two, he will not cheat naive girls, and three, he will not cheat poor girls."
"Alan and I are good friends, so he won't do anything to me."
"Besides, I'm not interested in men in the first place, so I won't fall for his tricks."
"As for you..."
Taona glanced at Avril's chest with a hint of pity in her eyes.
"You are the type of innocent girl who doesn't understand romance. Alan is not interested in you, so don't worry. "
"Senior sister! It's fine if you say I'm naive, but why are you looking at me like that? What's wrong with having small breasts? How can you rule the world if you don't have equal breasts!"
Avril covered her chest with her hands crossed, her face full of shame and anger.
"Also, how is Senior Sister Flora?"
"She's pretty, has big breasts, is open about relationships, and is a carnivorous woman nicknamed 'Piranha Plant'. Will she and Senior Brother Allen spark a passionate relationship?"
"Flora, you belong to the third category I just mentioned."
Taona sighed.
"In order to advance to the flower demon Elona, ​​she spent all her money to buy all kinds of elixirs. She even had to ask me for the magic stones she needed for her daily practice. She was so poor that she wanted to pawn her pants."
"That boy Allen is very greedy! He even asks the woman to pay for his casual relationship. His worth is higher than that of a famous prostitute."
"Even if Flora wanted to have fun with him, her empty wallet couldn't afford the price of a romantic affair."
"So, she is safe too."
"What purse? Are you finally going to lend me some money?!"
A surprised sound came from the woods.
A beautiful lady with flying blonde hair and wearing a green dress walked towards us quickly.
"Which of you two can lend me some small change? I'm willing to give myself to you!"
Tao Na immediately turned her head away and held her wallet tightly.
"Senior Sister Flora, we were just talking about Senior Brother Allen."
"Senior Sister Tao Na said he only gets intimate with women for money. How weird!"
Avril was skeptical.
"You are so self-righteous while living off others. Are you still a man?"
"Hey! He is a gigolo. He clearly marked the price for his service. He is not a fraud and he does not force anyone to buy or sell anything. It is something that we both agreed to. Why can't he be justified?"
Flora rolled her eyes at Avril, who was surprised by what she had seen.
"Don't laugh at Junior Brother Allen. To be honest, he is the kind of man who is worth your money!"
"Don't think that I am poor and down and out now, and I can't afford to marry someone of my stature. Back then, I was a wealthy woman who talked and laughed happily with Junior Brother Allen and drank happily with him!"
Flora threw her brilliant golden hair back and held her head high with pride.
Her beautiful face was filled with a proud glow, and she seemed to have become more noble.
Avril was speechless.
Tao Na whistled and said hello in a teasing manner.
"Flora, you have good taste !"
"Of course I am. When Junior Brother Allen first started this business, I felt that he had great potential, so I generously donated money to support his business."
"Now that he's famous, if you want to date him, you have to spend a thousand times more and you have to wait in line!"
"Now that I think about it, the money I spent on Junior Brother Allen was the most valuable service I ever received in my life!"
"It's a pity that I didn't take advantage of him and sleep with him a few more times when he was still unknown."
"Now he is too valuable. I can no longer afford him. I can only think of him in my dreams..."
The pretty blonde girl, who was so poor that she only had her underwear left, looked regretful, as if she had missed out on a business worth hundreds of millions.
"Flora, let's stop talking nonsense. Did you find anything unusual while patrolling outside the woods?" Tao Na asked.
"Ouch! Look at my memory. I almost forgot something!"
Flora slapped her forehead, quickly took out the crystal ball and cast the "detection spell".
"I found two trial participants over at the Mist Demon Swamp."
"The elders of the Human Demon Cult, Miller and Luke, seem to be planning to hunt the Crimson Mist Demon!"
"I remember those two people. I saw them sneaking around the swamp the day before yesterday."
Avril took over the conversation and asked Flora doubtfully:
"Miller and Luke, their cultivation is at most the late fifth stage, where do they get the confidence to hunt the Crimson Mist Demon?"
"Don't tell me, these two evil cult elders have some strange tricks! Maybe they can really succeed. If you don't believe me, just see for yourself!"
As she spoke, Flora had completed the spellcasting process.
The crystal ball reflects a foggy swamp.
On the outskirts of the swamp, two strange figures were lurking in the woods.
The spherical figure suspended in the air looks like a big meatball.
The meat ball is two meters in diameter and is covered with a thick keratin shell.
On the front of the sphere, most of the space is occupied by a huge eye.
Below the eyes, there is a mouth with sharp teeth.
Four long and thin tentacles extended from the eyeball monster's body.
At the top of each tentacle is a small eyeball.
Elder Luke of the Human-Demon Cult has awakened the bloodline of the Eye Demon subspecies.
The fifth-level atavistic form, "Eye of Insight", is this exaggerated eyeball monster.
Next to the ancestral Luke stood an even weirder guy.
At first glance, his body shape is similar to that of an ordinary human male.
He was naked and no physical features could be seen.
The surface of the skin seemed to be coated with a layer of silver, shining like a mirror, reflecting the surrounding scenery.
What’s even more bizarre is that this person has a flat head, which looks like a large hand mirror.
The neck is the handle of the hand mirror.
The face and the back of the head are both smooth and flat mirror surfaces.
There is absolutely no trace of facial features!
This strange man with a mirror on his neck is Miller, another elder of the Demon Cult.
Miller awakened the bloodline of the Mirror Demon and reverted to his ancestral form, which gave him such a strange image.
A throwback Miller with no eyes on his face.
By absorbing light through the mirror, you can still see the surrounding scenery clearly.
He walked up to a big tree and reached out to touch the trunk.
The moment the smooth silver fingers touched the bark, the bark instantly turned silver and the wrinkled texture disappeared, as if it had been painted with a layer of mirror paint.
The smooth silver trunk becomes a cylindrical mirror installation, reflecting the surrounding objects.
Miller shook his flat mirrored head as if nodding in satisfaction.
Next he walked around the clearing.
The surrounding trees are transformed into silver mirror structures.
The light reflected from the tree trunks interweaves and is dazzling.
After doing all this, Miller gestured to his partner.
Luke understood what he meant, and he swung his four eye stalks on his spherical body, quietly floating out of the forest and flying towards the swamp shrouded in thick fog.
Soon, thunder and lightning roared from deep in the swamp!
It seemed like someone was casting a spell.
Not long after, Luke hurried back to the glade.
Not far behind him, there was a human-shaped blood mist following closely.
"The Crimson Mist Demon is coming!" Flora's voice trembled.
Taona and Avril, who were peeking through the crystal ball, couldn't help but hold their breath nervously.
The scarlet mist demon reflected in the crystal ball has a human torso and arms visible in the upper body.
The blurred face revealed two pale soul fires.
The lower body transformed into a ball of steam without a fixed shape, emitting wisps of gaseous tentacles.
Like a cluster of blood vessels extending from the body, pulsating with a scarlet luster.
Fighting alone, Luke was clearly no match for the Crimson Mist Demon.
Without even daring to look back, he flew desperately towards the clearing in the woods.
The crimson mist demon floated behind him in pursuit.
It flings out countless long, thin tentacles of mist to entangle its prey.
If a living creature is touched by the fog demon's tentacles, its blood will be sucked dry within ten seconds.
The Crimson Mist Demon only focused on the prey in front of him and ignored the hidden murderous intent.
As soon as they flew to the clearing in the woods, they triggered the trap set by Luke and Miller.
A whirlwind arose from the ground, trapping the blood mist inside.
The Crimson Mist Demon realized that he was ambushed and tried to escape.
However, the air flow ring formed by the "Wind Wall Technique" just restrained its misty body, and it was blown back as soon as it approached the wind wall.
The Crimson Mist Demon was blown around by the whirlwind.
Realizing that he could not break out from the surrounding area, he stretched himself into a column of smoke.
With the help of the thrust generated by wind pressure, it rises straight up.
He planned to escape from right above the air flow ring wall.
Atavistic Luke had anticipated the reaction of the Crimson Mist Demon.
Extend two eye stalks and release "telepathic rays" at the same time.
The telekinetic field turned into an invisible barrier, pressing down from above the tornado and hitting the Crimson Mist Demon's head hard.
puff!
The Crimson Mist Demon's body trembled and fell from the air.
If this continues, it won't be long before its misty body is destroyed by the combined destruction of the strong wind and telekinesis!
The Crimson Mist Demon's soul fire suddenly became more intense, like two angry eyes, glaring at Luke through the wind wall.
At the same time, balls of ghostly light lit up in the blood mist.
Like countless resentful eyes, they suddenly shot out pale beams of light!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dense negative energy rays penetrated the wind wall and focused their fire on Luke.
Swish!
Miller turned into a silver light and flashed in front of Luke.
With his mirror-like body and flat, smooth head, he helps his partner block the rays of death-containing magic.
All rays that hit the mirror are refracted.
Miller, the mirror demon, is best at fighting against various ray attacks.
However, the Crimson Mist Demon is a sixth-level undead after all, and the rays it emits are too powerful and too numerous.
Miller is under tremendous pressure!
When he was about to collapse, he suddenly twisted his mirror-like head, with the mirror facing a nearby tree.
The mirror reflects the big tree.
At the same time, the silver-painted and polished tree trunks also reflect Miller's mirrored face.
Miller and the tree establish a mysterious connection through the reflection of light.
The next wave of negative energy beams shot at Miller suddenly changed direction in mid-air and collectively turned towards the big tree.
The big tree that served as the scapegoat was eroded by negative energy and withered instantly, and the silver paint on the trunk also dimmed.
Miller had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard a scream from behind him.
Looking back, Luke was already entangled by the mist tentacles!
The Crimson Mist Demon was more cunning than the two had imagined.
When it realized it couldn't break out , it let its misty lower body penetrate toward the ground.
A portion of the blood mist quietly corroded the tree roots and vines, using the plant veins as pipes to bypass the wind wall and sneak right below Luke.
Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, it suddenly broke out of the ground, entangled him, and sucked his blood crazily!
Miller turned his head and looked towards the blood mist.
The mirrored face reflected Luke who was struggling desperately in the mist.
A flash of silver light!
Luke suddenly disappeared in the fog.
The mirror of Miller's face still retains Luke's image.
It can be vaguely seen that Luke in the mirror is wiping away the cold sweat, with fear in his eyes.
Luke escaped narrowly and hid in Miller's mirror space.
But in this way, the Crimson Mist Demon is no longer subject to Luke's telekinetic suppression.
It transformed into a column of scarlet smoke and flew up into the sky.
In a flash, he was freed from the wind wall!
Seeing this scene, Luke in the mirror hurriedly slapped the mirror with anxious eyes.
"Brother Miller, retreat!"
The Crimson Mist Demon's attack came faster than his warning.
Countless mist tentacles surrounded and entangled Miller.
Miller's mirror-like body was corroded by negative energy, and countless dark spots appeared on it, as if it was covered with mold.
He struggled in the blood mist and managed to poke his head out with difficulty.
The mirrored face was pointed at a large tree painted silver.
Swish!
Miller disappeared from the blood mist.
The next second, the big tree opposite withered.
A wisp of blood mist emerged from the collapsed tree trunks.
Two figures emerged from behind the tree trunk. They were Luke and Miller.
The carefully laid trap failed to trap the Crimson Mist Demon, and both of them had lost confidence.
Just as he was about to cast a spell to teleport and escape from the Crimson Mist Demon's pursuit, a strong wave of magical power suddenly arose in the forest.
A teleportation beam rose from the ground, blocking the two people and the scarlet mist demon.
As Luke, Miller, Taona and others looked on in surprise, a petite figure calmly walked out of the teleportation array.
The girl in a red suspender skirt is holding a rag doll in her arms.
The doll's hairstyle and dress are exactly the same as hers.
The girl narrowed her fox eyes and looked like she hadn't woken up yet.
The scarlet mist demon on the opposite side doesn't know how to be gentle with women.
Rushed straight to the little girl in the red dress!
In the mist, the girl's petite body suddenly swelled up.
Bang!
The dress burst apart, revealing her flawless body.
In a flash, the little girl turned into a giantess with an elephant's head and a human body.
Spreading the pitch-black bat wings, the Rakshasa blood wheel appeared behind him!
The elephant-headed Rakshasa raised his long and thick trunk and took a deep breath.
As everyone looked on in astonishment, the Crimson Mist Demon was actually sucked into the elephant's trunk.
In the clearing between the trees, the mist seemed like a surging tide of blood, struggling to escape from the elephant's trunk.
But it was all in vain.
After just a few seconds, the Crimson Mist Demon was sucked dry by the elephant's trunk, leaving nothing behind.
The elephant-headed Rakshasa shrank in size and turned back into the form of a little girl.
The flat belly is bulging like a pregnant woman.
"Well!"
The little girl burped loudly.
A small cloud of scarlet mist gushed out of his mouth and slowly dissipated.
The bloated abdomen became flat and smooth again, as if the food he had just eaten had been digested.
Miller and Luke, who had tried their best to capture the sixth-order scarlet mist demon, were easily eaten by her.
The two cult elders were deeply shocked and their minds went blank.
Tao Na and others who saw this scene through the crystal ball were also stunned!
The rag doll in the girl's arms suddenly flew up.
The small hands, sewn with cloth and filled with cotton, nimbly reached into the chest pocket, pulled out a black cloak, and draped it over the girl, covering her fair, tender and beautiful body.
On the cloak, there are red moon and bat emblems embroidered, indicating the identity of the little girl.
The rag doll hung in mid-air, turning to face Luke and Miller.
With a tender voice, she gave an arrogant rebuke.
"Two old fools, you spent so much effort and still couldn't deal with a scarlet mist demon, what a shame!"
"What are you doing standing there like an idiot? Get out of here!"
Luke and Miller suddenly came to their senses, their faces flushed with embarrassment.
Without even bothering to say a word, he quickly cast a spell and left.
The "ghost girl" Nora didn't even look at the two of them from beginning to end.
He slowly raised his head, his narrow and empty eyes staring at the night sky.
Across a forest, in the camp.
Taona, Flora and Avril all shivered at the same time!
Nora's face was reflected in the crystal ball.
His eyes were like a dark whirlpool, staring at them.
All three of them felt inexplicably panicked.
It was as if her soul was being pulled out by an invisible force, falling into the endless abyss in Nora's eyes.
Just when they were feeling lost and depressed, a girl's cheerful laughter came from the woods:
"Brother Allen! There is a campfire ahead. This should be the campsite of Sister Taona and her friends!"
Then came the young man's voice:
"Let's go over and say hello and have dinner."
"Mom! There are two more trial participants coming over from the Peeping Head!"
"One of the older brothers seems to be very powerful!"
The rag doll with a childish voice spoke to Nora warily.
"Let's go to the Palace of the Dead quickly, or that powerful big brother will steal our prey!"
Nora nodded slightly, closed her eyes, and turned around.
The moment she closed her eyes...
Snap!
The crystal ball suddenly shattered.
Taona, Avril and Flora were frightened and woke up at the same time.
They looked at each other in dismay, with lingering fear in their hearts!