, Charter, Confession

Chapter 31 The Return Journey, Confession

After killing the demon wolf, Ling Tianyu felt a sense of relief, but the pain in his back intensified, causing him to lose his balance and collapse to the ground.

"plunder!"

Ling Tianyu summoned the vines to absorb the life force from the three demons, which would nourish himself and aid in the recovery of his injuries.

If another one-eyed wolf were to appear now, he'd probably be done for.

"Phew~ As expected, my flaws in the first battle were still too great. My actions were not decisive enough, and I almost perished here!"

As Ling Tianyu was marveling at this, eight souls glowed brightly as they were absorbed by the little Qilin.

"Another essence dropped? Haha, this is a windfall!" Ling Tianyu was overjoyed, then carefully sensed it. "Wait, this is... dropped by that servant-advanced level demon wolf? Its value is even higher!"

The market price of a servant-level spirit is over five million, while that of a warrior-level spirit is five times higher. At auctions in Shanghai, it can fetch a premium. The value of an advanced-stage spirit should be between the two, around ten million.

"Young man, you're not dead, are you?"

The voices of Luo Bin and the others came from afar. Seeing this, Ling Tianyu calmly withdrew the vines.

To avoid being noticed by the three, Ling Tianyu only absorbed half of the blood and qi contained in the demon beast's flesh and blood, making it difficult to distinguish the difference from the outside.

When the three arrived at the scene, they saw three one-eyed demon wolves lying dead on the ground, and their hearts were shaken.

"This... he really killed three servant demons all by himself. Even we veteran hunters can't do that..."

Shocked as they were, Ling Tianyu was injured and there was no healer available, so it was not appropriate for him to stay in the wild any longer. The group agreed to return first. The hunt for nine demonic wolves, excluding the value of their souls, would yield hundreds of thousands in profit just from the unusual bones and the like. For the four of them, this trip was more than enough.

There were no unexpected complications on the return journey. The servant-level demons could only flee in disarray when facing the mid-level mage. As for the warrior-level demons, they had already been wiped out by the previous teams. Even if a few were left behind, they would be like frightened birds and would not pose much of a threat.

This battle was certainly risky, but it also honed his combat abilities. While the plant-based magic didn't consume much energy, his stamina was severely depleted, and coupled with his injuries, a period of rest was essential; a week of summer vacation would be wasted.

Looking back, he realized that his on-the-spot response was lacking. If he had used a curse spell to interrupt the one-eyed wolf's innate magic, he could have escaped unscathed.

His injury has greatly slowed down the team's progress, and I really feel bad about it.

However, apart from themselves, none of the three seemed to have any complaints.

Upon arriving at the Xuefeng Mountain inn, the group sorted out their spoils, settling the commission amount and the demon materials, totaling one million. Given that Ling Tianyu had contributed the most effort and even suffered an injury as a result, he received the lion's share of the spoils, with four hundred thousand going into his pocket.

Of the remaining 600,000, Luo Bin, as a hunter reinforcing the military, received a relatively high percentage, getting 200,000. Li Shi, a mid-level mage and the pillar of the team, took 300,000. Zhang Li, whose role was more supportive, received 100,000.

Once the funds were received, Zhang Li and Luo Bin quickly left, and the temporarily formed team was disbanded.

"Brother Yutian, I'm a member of the Blazing Fire Squad. Let's grab a drink sometime!" It has to be said that Luo Bin is a cheerful person, easy to get along with, and not sentimental at parting.

"It was a pleasure working with you this time!" Zhang Li said with a rare smile.

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Of course, before heading home, there's one more thing I need to confess...

"What?! You're Tianyu!" Li Shi stared in shock as Ling Tianyu removed his face mask, revealing his true face.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, Uncle Li, do you want everyone to know?"

"oh oh!"

Shocked, Uncle Li explained, "As far as I know, there aren't many people who have awakened the plant element besides you, not even in our military. The Magic Association does have a few, and they're all second-element awakened. So I did suspect that Yutian might be you, but given how short your awakening time was, I didn't think you'd be so reckless... I didn't expect you to actually step in when something happened!"

Suddenly, Uncle Li seemed to remember something, his expression turning grim. "Luckily, I didn't know your true identity before, otherwise I would never have let you leave Anjie to hunt demons!"

"From now on, you're staying obediently in Anjie and not going anywhere! All the other high school students are diligently cultivating at home, but you're going to directly face demons! Even the geniuses in the military at your age wouldn't be as reckless as you. Fighting demons, the slightest lapse in concentration will lead to annihilation. If something really happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to your parents!"

Uncle Li's tone was sterner than ever before.

"Uncle Li!" Ling Tianyu absolutely could not accept this result. He was still hoping to kill more demons to cultivate plant-type stardust and collect essences to sell for money! Moreover, he had already realized that without the experience of hunting demons, his cultivation was growing abnormally slowly. Not to mention reaching the intermediate level before graduating from high school, he might not even be able to break through to the third level of the initial stage of dual-type cultivation.

Since his magical awakening, Mo Fan has reached the second level of the initial stage of fire magic and the first level of the initial stage of lightning magic in two years. After joining the city's demon-hunting team, he reached the third level of the initial stage of both magic types in just one year. Although the training bonus from advancing to the Little Mudfish was a factor, it also reflects the importance of actual combat.

"No discussion!" Uncle Li's attitude was clear, determined not to let Ling Tianyu go to the wilderness again.

Ling Tianyu could tell that Uncle Li was still angry. Talking to him now was like talking to a brick wall. Just like parents in his previous life who were furious after their children failed an exam, they used whatever the child said as an excuse, thinking that a beating would solve the problem. Little did they know that this was only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. How could a child's playful nature be changed so easily? On the contrary, it would stimulate the child's rebellious psychology.

"Uncle Li, calm down!" Ling Tianyu temporarily gave up on trying to persuade Uncle Li.

"You'd better go to the hospital for a thorough check-up as soon as possible!" Uncle Li reminded him before parting, explaining that many hidden injuries might not show up for days or even half a month, but once they flare up, they could be enough to take a mage's life.

"I see!"

Ling Tianyu boarded a taxi in the afterglow of the setting sun and left the front line of Xuefeng Mountain Station.

"This child..." Uncle Li watched Ling Tianyu's departing figure, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He had watched Ling Tianyu grow up. From a young age, he was more mature than his peers, with a strong learning ability, like a "little adult." He just never expected that his magical talent would be so good... In the future, this small place called Bocheng will definitely not be able to limit him.

"This kid..." Uncle Li shook his head, a faint smile appearing on his weathered face, as if he had finally made up his mind.

"I'll go crazy with him just this once!"

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