"Brother, there is something I am curious about!"
"The move you used to destroy the Palace of the Dead was so cool! Can you tell me what kind of martial arts it was?"
Cynthia's lively personality is completely different from Nora's introverted and autistic personality. It is hard to imagine that they are mother and daughter.
"I can tell you, but you have to be polite to me."
Alan reached out and touched the doll's soft cheek, and said to her patiently:
"I am your mother's equal and older than her. You have to call me uncle or brother. It's too rude."
"A smart, cute and beautiful girl like you shouldn't make mistakes about your generation and make people laugh at you for having no upbringing."
"I just won't!!" Cynthia flatly refused to change her words.
Alan couldn't help but wonder, even if we count from the time Nora was pregnant, Cynthia was only six or seven years old at most. Wouldn't her rebellious period be a little too early?
Nora lowered her head slightly, squinted her fox eyes and said nothing.
From the looks of it, Alan couldn't expect her to discipline his daughter.
After changing his mind, Alan walked to Nora's side, put his lips close to her small earlobe which was white and almost transparent, and whispered softly.
"That move is called 'Thunder Finger'."
He wanted to test whether Nora and Cynthia had a sense connection, like a master and a pet.
As expected, Cynthia let out a smug laugh.
"Idiot! Do you think you can keep secrets from me just by telling mom a secret?"
"Finger-flick thunder, huh?"
"Strange, neither the South Island Warlock Academy nor the Silver Moon Monastery has this inheritance, could it be that you created this martial art yourself?"
Alan nodded, admitting it frankly.
"Wow! That's awesome, little brother!"
How did he change from “big brother” to “little brother”?
Alan frowned. This devilish girl was getting more and more outrageous. She must be doing it on purpose!
"Cynthia, the knife your mother used to chop the vampire lord apart was also a martial art she created herself?"
"Yes! Level 7 Sky Slash, my mother's strongest move."
The rag doll proudly stood with his hands on his hips and chest puffed out.
"Your mother is also very capable, but why doesn't she speak for herself and has to let a little girl like you speak for her?" Allen asked Cynthia.
"Because mom is shy, I'm not! Haha...wow!"
Nora, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly reached out, twisted the doll's cheek, and rotated it 90 degrees.
The unfortunate girl's face was twisted.
The doll's mouth was deformed, it couldn't smile, and it cried out in pain.
Alan stared at this strange mother and daughter pair suspiciously.
Will a rag doll feel pain when its face is pinched?
He hadn't had time to ask about this question.
Nora had already picked up Cynthia and disappeared into the teleportation array.
…
The next day.
Trial space, eternal garden.
This secret place perfectly simulates the ecology of the "Fairy Wilds".
The four seasons are like spring, with sunny days, singing birds and fragrant flowers.
Fairies and supernatural plants live together in this paradise.
But to outsiders, Evergarden is not as peaceful and beautiful as it seems.
Goblins are moody and few people can stand their mischief.
Not to mention, among the seemingly beautiful woods and flower gardens , there may be living plants that are more ferocious than tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves lurking.
Looking down at the Eternal Garden, you will find that the distribution of animated plants is very regular.
From the outside to the inside, three concentric circles are formed.
The outermost layer is level 2 plants, the middle layer is level 3 plants, and the inner layer is level 4 plants.
In the center of the garden, there are 5th and even 6th level plants, as well as mysterious elegant spirits and tree herders, protected by a barrier.
You must be a warlock with plant or fairy blood and sacrifice a certain amount of saturated black magic stones before you can enter.
As for the animated plants below level 2, the creator of the secret realm believed that they were not enough to pose a threat to the trial-takers and were not qualified to be transplanted to the Eternal Garden.
The sky is clear and there is not a single cloud in sight.
The sudden roar of thunder destroyed the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere of the Evergarden.
The defense circle formed by activated plants is being broken through by a blue lightning.
Angel, Taona, Flora and Avril followed Alan, who was riding thunder, through the scorched earth zone in the dense forest.
"In fact, Brother Allen, there is no need to use such an extremely violent method to open a path in the forest."
Avril couldn't bear to see the flowers and plants under her feet that were accidentally damaged.
"Before, Taona, Flora, and I flew directly over the jungle and landed in the center of the garden, which saved time and effort."
"Sister Avril, you don't understand this."
An Qi smiled helplessly.
"If you just want to save time and effort, my brother can teleport directly to the center of the garden. The reason why he walks through the forest is to pick food and taste wild fruits."
"That's right! Alan looks like a starving ghost reincarnated!"
Tao Na was also well aware of her old friend’s quirks and complained to her sisters with a smile.
"When you see something new, the first thing you think about is whether it is edible and whether it tastes good! Of course you have to try it to know!"
There is indeed no shortage of supernatural plants that bear delicious fruits.
Alan ate while walking along the way, and everyone was used to it.
But when everyone arrived at the third defense circle of Evergarden, they saw with their own eyes that Alan used the vortex dragon claw to pull a poor and helpless burrowing root out of the hole, cut open the hard skin with a hand knife, and swallowed the sweet and juicy ovary...
Avril couldn't help but gasp and put her hands on her chest, feeling a strong phantom limb pain.
Tao Na looked at her best friend with sympathy and could understand her feelings.
Avril's ancestral form happens to be the burrowing root.
Witnessing Alan's brutality, one can't help but feel sympathy for him, as if one's own body was also being bitten and devoured by him.
"Avril, you're not covering a big area, right?"
Flora was still in the mood to joke.
"Junior Brother Allen is eating the pistil of the burrowing root vine. If you really feel the same way, you should feel pain down there."
"You're the only one who talks too much nonsense!"
Avril blushed and glared at her fiercely.
Flora, who loved to make jokes, soon received her retribution.
Not far ahead, I saw Alan catching a carnivorous plant and tearing off its colorful and thick petals one by one.
Seeing this, Flora broke out in cold sweat on her forehead.
"Hehe...dear Senior Sister Flora..."
Avril missed no opportunity to taunt.
Flora laughed dryly twice, and her cheeks suddenly flushed.
"To be honest, when I first saw Junior Brother Allen destroying the Piranha Plant, I felt a little uncomfortable!"
A cool breeze blew through the woods and Flora sneezed.
He took out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face, and suddenly an idea came to him.
"This damn place is so cold and wet that I can't help sneezing!"
"Three junior sisters, how many clean handkerchiefs do you have? Lend them to me."
"What do you need so many handkerchiefs for?" Tao Na asked.
"I'm sweating a lot. If I don't wipe it off quickly, I'll get sick!"
Flora smiled slyly.
Borrowed handkerchiefs, plus her own, ten in total.
Holding the handkerchiefs, Flora ran to find Allen.
Not long after, he came back triumphantly.
In her left hand she held a tube of lipstick and in her right she held a stack of handkerchiefs.
On each handkerchief, Alan signed his name using lipstick as a pen.
Flora sat in the shade of a tree and sent a group of magic messages.
"Sisters! I have Junior Brother Allen's original autographed handkerchief! There are only ten pairs, and each pair costs only 99 magic stones. Hurry and buy it now!"
Less than two minutes after the message was sent, red communication light balls appeared around her like boiling bubbles.
"Ahhh? Really? I want it, I want it."
"I'll buy all ten pairs of handkerchiefs. Can I give you a 20% discount?"
"Flora! I recognize you as my sister! Leave one for me!"
…
"Hehe... I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Flora sold ten handkerchiefs signed by Alan and made a net profit of 990 magic stones. Her pretty face was filled with joy.
An Qi saw this and couldn't help but question, "Senior sister, the handkerchiefs you're selling are not what you ordered, right?"
"It's called an original handkerchief, but in fact my senior brother only signed his name on it and never used it. How can it be original?"
"Junior Sister Anqi, I am honest in my business. Every handkerchief is stained with Junior Brother Allen's masculine sweat. If you don't believe me, smell it for yourself!"
Flora waved her handkerchief triumphantly.
"I just went to find Junior Brother Allen, and he said that everyone felt sorry for him exploring alone and that he had worked hard along the way, so he asked me to wipe his sweat on his behalf and give him a kiss to express his condolences..."
"Junior Brother Allen was quite shy and declined my kiss. He only accepted my helping him wipe his sweat. Afterwards, he readily signed each handkerchief as a souvenir..."
"Wow! Senior Sister Flora, you are so cunning!"
"Alas, isn't this all due to poverty? In order to make a living, I have to use my brain more."
"Junior Sister Anqi, you can actually do this business too. With your close relationship with Junior Brother Allen, it would be easy for you to get his underwear. It would be really convenient to sell peripherals!"
"Forget it. I can't bear to sell my senior brother's personal belongings for money. Besides, I don't need this little money... I can't spend all the pocket money my senior brother and Sister Kelly give me every month."
Angel's last unintentional words stabbed Flora in the heart, and she suddenly became unhappy.
Angel doesn't mind Flora making money through shady means, but Tona and Avril can't stand her using their names to flatter Alan, cheat for his autograph, and keep the windfall for herself!
The two men looked at each other, then approached Flora from the left and right with great momentum.
"What do you two want to do...Don't, don't come over here!"
Flora stepped back again and again until her back hit the tree trunk.
Taona and Avril rushed over and pressed the cunning blonde against the tree, pinching her neck to demand the debt:
"Flora! Pay me back now!"
"Pay it back with interest!"
…
Evergarden, Central District.
Alan sat on the ground with his back against a big tree, holding a bunch of grape-like berries in his hand.
Opposite is the center of the secret realm, which is covered by a barrier.
It was like a huge golden bowl, lying on the grass.
After Angel, Taona, Avril and Flora sacrificed the black magic stone filled with soul fire, they were teleported into the barrier.
Alan had neither fairy blood nor was he a natural sorcerer, so he could not enter the barrier and waited outside alone.
Fortunately, his trip was not in vain.
Phew!
Bite into a berry and the sweet taste rushes into your mouth.
Alan opened the system page and checked the special ingredients he had received along the way.
Didi——
"Eat special ingredients: creeping monster berries!"
"Spirit +1!"
"Potential +2!"
"Special edible ingredient: the ovary of the burrowing root vine!"
"Agility +1!"
"Potential +3!"
"Eat special ingredients: man-eating nectar!"
"Physique +1!"
"Potential +3!"
"Eat special ingredients: Treeman's heart!"
"Physique +1!"
"Potential +3!"
Current attributes: 64 physique, 60 agility, 64 spirit
Current resistance: Virus level 8 / Electric shock level 7 / Sonic level 7 / Cold level 5 / Negative energy level 7
Potential reserve: 40 points
…
Swish!
A beam of teleportation light appeared.
Angel came out of the barrier, dejected, and returned to Alan.
"Brother, I...failed."
"It's okay, as long as everyone is okay."
Alan held the little junior sister's hand and encouraged her to cheer up.
Taona, Avril and Flora challenge the high-level tree people, primitive magic vines and Elona, ​​and their chances of winning are more than 60%.
Only Angel, with her cultivation level at the late fourth stage, challenged the sixth stage Ya Ling, so it was normal for her to fail.
Despite the huge gap, she still had the courage to try, mainly because this advanced trial did not require her to defeat Yaling.
Yaling has four forms: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
If Anqi deals a small amount of damage to one of its forms, Yaling will switch to another form.
After all four seasons have rotated, Angel can still hold on without being defeated, which means the challenge is a success.
After that, Yaling will stop fighting, give her blood essence, and recognize Anqi as a new member of the Yaling family.
Defeating Yaling is an impossible task, but holding on for a few rounds shouldn't be that difficult, right?
With this mentality, Angel spent three saturated black magic stones to get the opportunity to challenge Yaling.
As a result, he was kicked out after less than five minutes.
"It's not shameful to lose to Yaling. What's important is not the result, but the process." Allen caressed the little apprentice sister's hair and asked softly, "Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered? Maybe I can help you solve them."
An Qi nodded and recounted the challenge in detail.
The four seasons of Yaling correspond to different combat modes and the spells they are good at are also different.
In the spring form, the mental attributes are greatly enhanced, and the body is surrounded by "rejuvenating aura", which continuously provides healing effects.
The Elegant Spirit of Spring is good at medical and buff magic, but its one-on-one ability is the weakest among the four forms.
Summer form, greatly improves physical attributes, prefers close combat, is fierce and domineering.
The body is surrounded by "scorching heat aura", which continuously causes high temperature damage to the enemy.
The elegant spirit of Autumn, whose agility attribute is significantly enhanced and whose fighting style is similar to that of an assassin.
"Wind and Rain Barrier" comes with its own wind wall and rain curtain, combined with erratic body movements and incredibly fast speed, it appears and disappears like a ghost!
The last "Winter Form" also strengthens the spiritual attributes, radiating "severe cold aura" and causing freezing and slowing effects on the enemy.
The Elegant Spirit of Winter, whose fighting style is mainly based on spellcasting, is proficient in various cold magics.
Regardless of their form, the Eladrin share three common traits: Damage Reduction Armor, Superb Grace, and Anti-Magic Barrier.
The damage reduction armor of Yaling has a lower limit of defense penetration of level 3 enchanted cold iron weapons.
Extraordinary and elegant, the ability to use spiritual power to strengthen defense, similar to Qi sensing.
Yaling's anti-magic barrier is at the same level as that of the Gaiding Celestial Clan and the Rakshasa Evil Ghosts, as high as level 4!
Most of the martial arts and magic that Anqi mastered could not penetrate Yaling's anti-magic barrier.
The only thing that could break through her defense was the "Vortex Dragon Claw" that Allen instilled in her through meditation and dual cultivation.
With this move, plus her ability to improvise, Angie barely managed to survive Yaling's weakest "Spring Form".
And when Ya Ling switched to the "Summer Form", facing the huge gap in power, An Qi didn't dare to confront it head-on.
You can only fight and run, looking for opportunities.
However……
"Brother, Xia Zhiya Ling's 'Scorching Summer Spirit' is too unreasonable!"
Angel complained to Alan in a wronged manner.
"As long as you get within 60 meters of her, your whole body will feel like it's on fire!"
"I can only hide at a distance and use the Dragon Claw to deal with her."
"It's a pity that we are finally trapped in a dead end. If we don't surrender, we will be roasted to death..."
Alan nodded, took off the ring and put it on her hand.
"Junior sister, this ring can resist fire damage below level 5."
"If you wear this ring, you can fight Xia Zhiyaling and survive this round with great hope."
"Thank you, Brother! But..." An Qi said shyly, "I only have one saturated black magic stone left. I need two more to get another chance to challenge Ya Ling."
"Saturated Black Magic Stone, I still have a lot of it here."
Alan smiled and comforted the little junior sister.
The eight saturated black magic stones traded from Nora, plus the remaining one by Angie, are enough for her to challenge three times.
Angel accepted the black magic stone, kissed Alan on the face, and ran excitedly towards the barrier to challenge again.
Not long after, another person was teleported out.
Avril came back first, followed by Flora.
After a hard battle, the two finally passed the trial and obtained the qualification to advance to the original magic vine and Elona.
Elona is the "Flower Fairy Queen" of Silvermoon Island.
In order to escape her devouring, Allen specially fused the 4th-level martial art "Bone Crushing Explosion".
Alan has never seen the original magic vine.
It is said that this giant plant can transform its captured prey into half-plant, half-flesh puppets.
Through telepathy, remote-controlled puppets fight for her.
It sounds like a fungus beast created by parasitic spores.
In addition, the acid spewed out by the primitive magic vine is as corrosive as that of an adult black dragon.
As soon as Avril and Flora came out, Alan smelled the fragrance of special ingredients from them.
Flora's scent comes from the essence of Elona's blood, and its ingredients are similar to nectar. Alan has tasted it before.
Avril's scent was quite fresh.
"Junior Sister Avril, can you give me a drop of the original magic vine's blood essence as research material? I will exchange it with you for the wood magic stone."
"Research materials..."
Avril was stunned for a moment, then a look of realization appeared on her face.
"That's right! Senior Brother, you are a master of medicine. You invented the world-famous Panthers Holy Water, a special medicine for curing lycanthropy!"
Alan smiled sheepishly.
I’m not in a position to reveal that my alchemy skills are actually mainly based on cheating with plug-ins.
Avril, this tomboy, was really generous. She handed the blood bottle to Alan without saying a word.
"Brother, you have helped us before. It is so vulgar to talk about money between friends!"
"You only need one drop anyway. It won't hinder my advancement. Just take it."
"Wait a minute!" Flora interrupted quickly, "Is it too vulgar to talk about money between friends? Then why did you force me to pay back the money just now!"
Avril gave her a fierce look.
"For a shameless friend like you, I can only be a little vulgar."
Flora snorted angrily, hugged Avril and whispered in her ear.
"Bah! Stop giving me such bad advice! I don't have any dirty thoughts about Senior Brother Allen!"
Avril pushed Flora away, turned her head to look at Alan, but blushed and avoided his gaze.
Alan laughed to himself.
Pretending not to hear their whisper, he extracted a drop of amber liquid from the blood collection bottle and put it into his mouth.
Didi——
"Eat special ingredients: nectar of the original magic vine!"
"Potential +3!"
"Spirit +1!"
"Do you want to extract acid resistance?"
"Acid resistance increased to level 6!"
Current attributes: 64 physique, 60 agility, 65 spirit
Current resistance: Virus 8th level / Electric shock 7th level / Sonic 7th level / Cold 5th level / Acid 6th level / Negative energy 7th level
Potential reserve: 43 points
…
On the other side of the barrier, another beam of teleportation light appeared.
Taona is back.
Her advancement mission was only half completed.
Challenge the high-level tree man, win by a narrow margin, and obtain the blood essence.
However, to be promoted from a high-level tree man to a "tree shepherd", there is still a key sacrifice missing.
"Alan, you have many friends and connections. Please help me find out where I can get the core of the 6th level evil construct."
"After getting this thing and making a sacrifice, I can separate my body and soul in the ancestral form. My body will become a high-level tree man, and my soul will exist in the form of a tree spirit."
"No problem, I'll ask for you right away."
Alan was about to send a letter to ask his relatives and friends about this matter when he suddenly heard Avril and Flora's screams from behind.
Looking back, An Qi stumbled out of the teleportation array, with bloodstains on her body and her hair dyed pale by frost...
He took only two steps before he fell to the ground and became motionless.
Alan's heart trembled, and he rushed forward and picked up the little junior sister.
An Qi was seriously injured and fell into a coma.
Fortunately, she has a strong self-healing physique, and external injuries can heal quickly on their own, but the coldness in her body is more troublesome.
Taona, Avril and Flora also came over.
The three natural sorceresses all knew some medical spells.
The three of them cast a spell together to help Anqi heal her wounds and relieve her pain.
After working for a while, An Qi finally woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the concerned faces of Alan and the others.
An Qi's eyes suddenly turned red, she pouted her lips, and called out "Senior Brother" in a crying voice.
"I'm sorry... I screwed up again..."
This time, Angel borrowed Alan's fire-resistant ring and successfully passed the first two levels.
Yaling's "Autumn Form", accompanied by violent storms and extremely fast speed, was originally the most difficult level to deal with.
Fortunately, An Qi herself is known for her agility and is familiar with the fighting tactics of "Autumn Elegant Spirit".
He relied on "insect armor" and "rapid self-healing" to exchange injuries and survive this level.
By this time, Angie was exhausted.
As physical energy is overdrawn, the body's self-healing ability also declines significantly, making it impossible to treat trauma in time.
In this situation, Angel did not give up and insisted on challenging Yaling's final "winter form".
"If I just hold on a little longer, I will succeed. Unfortunately..."
An Qi's choked words revealed her resentment.
Unfortunately, Yaling is too strong.
No matter how much she wanted to win or how strong she was, spirit could not make up for the huge gap in strength.
Ya Ling switched to the "winter form", with long hair like snow and a bone-chilling coldness gushing out of her body.
He raised his hand and cast an "Ice Ball", freezing Angel instantly.
…
After listening to her story, Tao Na couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Junior Sister Anqi, with your strength, it's a little too early to challenge Ya Ling."
"Listen to my advice, go back to practice in seclusion, and after you break through the fifth level, go to Mr. Mi Rui to buy an anti-cold potion, and then come back to challenge Ya Ling."
"That's right. Instead of being reckless and wasting magic stones, it's better to improve yourself first and be well prepared before taking on the challenge."
Flora and Avril also advised her not to rush for success.
An Qi bit her lip and remained silent.
Allen saw the persistence in the eyes of the junior sister, and held her hand and said, "Say what you think in your heart, don't care about what others think."
"Well... Brother, I know what everyone said makes sense, but I still want to give it a try."
An Qi raised her head with a stubborn look on her face.
"There are so many people participating in the trial. I may not be the only one who advances to the Elegant Spirit. If someone else gets ahead of me, it would be a waste of time."
The top bloodlines in the trial space, such as Yaling, Crimson Mist Demon, Vampire Count, Sky Behemoth, and Kraken, are all unique existences.
Whoever comes out on top will cut off the hopes of those who come later.
Alan had experienced similar things personally, so he knew that his junior sister's concerns were not groundless.
In fact, because he killed the only Kraken and wiped out the entire family of deep-sea squids, he really attracted a lot of hatred in the trial-takers circle.
However, if someone else were in his position, they would also make the same choice that harms others and benefits themselves.
There is only one opportunity. If you don't fight for it, someone else will take it away.
If you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences!
"Brother, I'll try one last time. If it doesn't work, I'll go home and practice in seclusion, okay?"
Angie begged.
Alan nodded slightly, took out the "Tears of the Snake Mother" from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand.
"Junior sister, I'll lend you this gem as well. It can resist Ya Ling's cold attacks."
"In addition, I will grant you the power of 'freedom of movement', which will allow you to fly freely in the storm, free from the slowdown and restraint caused by magic."
Taona, Avril and Flora also came to help Angel cast various enhancement spells and offer advice.
"Thank you everyone! I must succeed this time!"
With everyone's encouragement, An Qi regained her courage.
After resting for a while and regaining his strength, he challenged Yaling again.
Alan, Tona, Avril and Flora waited anxiously for half an hour.
Finally I saw the transmission beam light up.
A small figure was kneeling on the ground in a mess.
He supported himself on the ground with his hands, breathing weakly.
Swish!
In a flash, Alan rushed to Angie and gently held her in his arms.
“Senior Brother…”
An Qi raised her bruised face and grinned.
"I'm grateful for the blessings of my ancestors... No, I should thank everyone for their help... I passed!"
Alan breathed a sigh of relief and kissed Angie's haggard little face.
"Poor baby, thank you for your hard work!"
"Honestly, I can't believe that you can pass such a difficult challenge."
"Your performance makes me proud... Whatever reward you want, I will satisfy you!"
"Hehe...Brother, I want to turn into a cat and lick you in bed at night while enjoying your caress, and then..."
An Qi was too embarrassed to tell about what happened next.
The shyness and charm in the corners of the eyes and eyebrows speaks for itself.
Alan's heart was moved, and he kissed the little beauty in his arms again.
He took the blood collection bottle from her and spent 10 potential points to pre-blend the blood essences of Anqi and Yaling.
Make sure that Angel's fusion of Yaling bloodline is 100% successful.
The reason why I chose fusion instead of a more stable advancement.
The objective reason is that Angel's cultivation is only at the late fourth level.
However, the minimum standard for advancing to the elegant spirit is the late fifth stage!
There are only fifty days left in the hundred-day trial, and it is almost impossible to advance two levels!
The subjective reason is that Alan is reluctant to let his junior sister give up her beastly bloodline and be unable to transform into a cute cat and cat-eared bee girl.
For him, it would be a huge pity if his little wife lost her cute pet attributes.
What's more, by choosing to fuse bloodlines, one can also retain the "rapid self-healing" physique, which is a talent that even Ya Ling does not possess, and it is second only to the life-saving capital of the "regeneration" physique!
In order to help my junior sister retain these bloodline talents, it is worth spending 10 points of potential.