Chapter 20
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Half a minute ago.
"Tell me quickly," Cheng Xuyuan asked the system anxiously, "How can I break the plug-in's seal this time?"
The system replied unhurriedly: "There are three seals on the Qingqiu Fox. It's challenging to break them all. The first one requires a powerful magic energy blast. Once released, it will unlock the Qingqiu Fox's talent skill—Share."
Despite not knowing what the "Share" skill was, Cheng Xuyuan was in no position to choose now.
A strong magic shock, huh...
Due to this, the tiny furball bravely approached Yin Qingcheng, trying to provoke the dark giant python.
It exposed its small sharp teeth to the python and kept emitting threatening noises. However, the python didn't get angry. It casually swept the little fox aside with its tail, lunging directly towards the appealingly tasty human instead.
Looking at the little furball being thrown aside, Yin Qingcheng felt touched but was filled with despair in his heart.
He's probably doomed this time…
The dark python opened its jaws, and dark magic elements swiftly formed into a mighty shockwave. It launched a thunderous attack at Yin Qingcheng.
With a sense of resignation, Yin Qingcheng closed his eyes.
However, quick as a flash, the furball unexpectedly demonstrated a powerful leap. In a heartbeat, a fluffy shadow dashed toward Yin Qingcheng.
"Boom—"
A deafening shockwave rang by Yin Qingcheng's ear, yet the anticipated pain didn't come. After a while, Yin Qingcheng slowly opened his eyes and was surprised to see the furball shielding him.
The blast of strong magic had fully hit the tiny Qingqiu Fox. The dark python also didn't expect this moment. A hint of pity flashed in its eyes before it prepared to launch a second attack.
Looking at the motionless furball, Yin Qingcheng opened his eyes wide, yelling, "Maoqiu—"
As the python opened its mouth, the presumably dead furball suddenly stood up. It once again perked its ears and energetically flicked its tail.
Both Yin Qingcheng and the python were stunned once again.
The dark python hissed, thinking if this little fox was so eager to die, it might as well oblige. It had had some hesitation initially, considering the little fox's cuteness, and didn't plan to kill it.
A murderous intent flickered in the dark python's golden pupils. It raised its powerful tail, ready to strike the furball in the next instant.
However, a white flash passed before Yin Qingcheng's eyes, and the furball disappeared out of thin air!
Before he could react, the furball quickly clambered up to Yin Qingcheng's neck, where it bared its sharp fangs and bit down.
"Ah..." Yin Qingcheng's brow furrowed in pain, wondering why the furball would bite him suddenly.
At this moment, a miraculous event occurred.
The furball’s body became transparent, then disappeared from his shoulder.
Before Yin Qingcheng could understand what had happened, the scars on his body miraculously began to heal rapidly, and his strength slowly restored. He tried standing up and found that he could easily leap off the ground.
An unprecedented surge of energy flowed through Yin Qingcheng, with a vast amount of magic elements pouring into his body. A faint silver-white glow enveloped him.
The Qingqiu Fox's innate ability, "Share," involved transferring itself into a "vessel."
The dark python evidently sensed the unusual surge of energy, instantly withdrew its tail, and refrained from further recklessness.
"Only you can hear my voice. Now..."
Just as Yin Qingcheng's mouth dropped open in astonishment, a mellifluous youthful voice resounded in his ear. He glanced around instinctively but saw no one speaking.
"Calm your mind, take aim—"
The system couldn't help but grumble, "Are you copying lines again? Can't you just properly chant the spell?"
As soon as the words fell, Yin Qingcheng's pupils dramatically contracted. His right hand seemed to lift uncontrollably, his index finger pointing straight at the dark python. A Fire Cloud Arrow formed rapidly at his fingertips, crackling with sparks, it shot swiftly towards the python.
The consecutive actions felt both like his own, yet seemed to be done by another. This contradictory feeling had him enveloped in boundless confusion.
The dark giant python avoided the cloud-piercing arrow, now angry, and hissed before launching a swift attack at Yin Qingcheng.
"Borrow the power of the breeze," the strange young voice echoed again.
Unable to control himself, Yin Qingcheng gracefully leapt over the python's head, effortlessly floating in the air. His body was light, like a piece of paper.
"Sss—"
The dark python opened its mouth and launched a violent dark shock wave toward the airborne Yin Qingcheng, its crimson-colored tongue flicking out like a bloodstained whip.
"Heed the command of my Thunder God," the youthful voice came again.
The moment Yin Qingcheng heard the voice, his body involuntarily moved again.
He instinctually shielded his chest with both hands, and the potent element of thunder magic manifested a thunder shield which successfully deflected the python's attack.
"Banish all darkness—" The voice in Yin Qingcheng's ears held a touch of solemnity.
Immediately after, Yin Qingcheng's shielding hands radiated a dazzling light. The elements of light magic violently gathered, and a powerful Light Lion rushed toward the dark python.
Light has always been the bane of darkness. Moreover, with the magic energy lent by Qingqiu Fox, this Light Lion contained energy far surpassing that of a normal one. The outpouring aura of light magic left the python with no place to hide.
Facing the fast-approaching Light Lion, the dark python's eye diameter shrunk. It had almost no strength to fight back and was forcefully blasted onto the ground the next second. A frightening gaping hole burned into its body by the Light Lion. A moment later, the dead python spat out a dark energy core from its mouth and promptly lost its life.
Yin Qingcheng, while controlling his body, gently descended to the ground. The moment his foot touched the ground, the powerful magical aura disappeared from his body, along with the halo. From his shoulder, the ball of fur leapt down, forcefully diving into his arms.
"Maoqiu... is it you?" Yin Qingcheng looked at the small fox in his arms incredulously, "Just now, the voice of that boy I heard, was it you?"
Maoqiu twitched its ears, looking at him with innocent, adorable eyes. Actually, Cheng Xuyuan was thinking in her heart: Isn't this obvious? The protagonist is truly slow to catch on!
"That... that was amazing..." And furthermore, the voice was so beautiful.
Yin Qingcheng, stunned, looked at his own hands. He could actually use such cool magic, it felt particularly exhilarating.
Unfortunately, he had already been expelled from Shen Wu Academy. If he'd discovered Maoqiu’s ability sooner, he wouldn't have failed even the basic magic test.
Yin Qingcheng tidied his clothes, picked up the space bag from the ground, and prepared to search for a unicorn magic car in the vicinity. He looked hesitantly at Maoqiu and said, "Maoqiu, I just realized you're not an ordinary fox, so you can't return with me to the human world..."
Maoqiu affectionately rubbed its head under his chin.
Suddenly the comforting male voice from earlier echoed in Yin Qingcheng's mind, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable. He felt as if he was being affectionately rubbed, not by a pet but by a boy.
"……Okay, I'll take you home with me, but you mustn't scare people." Yin Qingcheng with Maoqiu in his arms prepared to move towards the nearby relay station.
Suddenly, a dark shadow swept over Yin Qingcheng's head. Once again, the air was filled with a strong aura of dark magic, intensely more potent than the last time!
Yin Qingcheng hugged Maoqiu tightly in alarm, speaking hurriedly, "If another snake appears, you're going to have to help me transform right away..."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xuyuan rolled her eyes internally. 'Transform? You think you're a magical girl?'
However, the cause for worry did not happen. But what appeared before Yin Qingcheng's eyes left him in shock and stunned.
On the ground not far away, countless dark pythons were scurrying rapidly. Wherever they slithered, flowers and trees instantly withered. Their gaze was firm, as if they shared the same mission.
And the direction these pythons were headed was shockingly towards Shen Wu Academy!
"Oh my god…" Having personally experienced the strength of the python, Yin Qingcheng felt somewhat at a loss, "What should we do? Will the school be in danger?"
Cheng Xuyuan said to the system, "Shouldn't this guy run away at full speed? With his strength, he's worrying about the school instead of worrying about getting swallowed in one gulp!"
The system looked down on him disdainfully, "You don't understand, this is called a sense of justice."
Though Yin Qingcheng, with his strong sense of justice, was in danger himself, he still believed that he had the responsibility to save his classmates. He raised Maoqiu in front of him and said seriously, "We cannot abandon our classmates."
This was the first time Cheng Xuyuan seriously observed the male protagonist's looks.
The male protagonist had black hair, which was somewhat messy from the previous battle. His skin was a healthy and sexy wheat color, and the small flames of justice sparkled in his black eyes. He had an erect nose, and his lower lip was full, like a freshly peeled orange segment in the summer.
If Gu Juncheng was a dog-like boy, then Yin Qingcheng was certainly a cat-like boy.
If it wasn't for Yin Qingcheng being a loser, he might have become the target of all the girls at the Shen Wu Academy, wouldn't he?
Before Cheng Xuyuan could recover from the impact of the male protagonist's beauty, he was already carrying Maoqiu and running towards the school.
"How can this guy not know his own limitations?" Cheng Xuyuan couldn't believe that he didn't hesitate at all, "Where does his confidence that I will definitely save him come from?"
"Please remember the first rule of being a plug-in..."
"Shut up." Cheng Xuyuan looked at the densely packed snakes, feeling a headache coming on.
When Yin Qingcheng returned to school, the griffin at the entrance soared high in the sky, continuously attacking the pythons with large fireballs.
However, there were too many pythons, and quite a few still managed to enter the school.
The arrival of the dark pythons undoubtedly caught the attention of all the students at Shen Wu Academy. Known for their strength, how could they be afraid of mere pythons?
Thus, students from all over the world started to display their unique abilities, fighting the giant pythons with various spells. In less than half an hour, almost all of the dark pythons were dead.
Yin Qingcheng's mouth twitched, feeling like he was superfluous.
However, before the students could celebrate their victory, a dark shadow quickly swept across the sky above Shen Wu Academy, casting a massive shadow on the ground.
This time, the powerful dark magic aura even alarmed the academy's leaders.
Yun Yi was the first to rush out of the office, looking up at the faint shadow in the sky. It resembled a giant dragon, with dark clouds gathering around it, appearing as if it might rain at any moment.
Suddenly, a dark rift tore open in the sky above Shen Wu Academy.
In an instant, a strong wind began to blow, and dark magical elements wreaked havoc within the academy!
A long, massive python emerged from the rift, about as tall as a teaching building, its eyes like the biggest clock on the clock tower, a murderous air continuously swirling around it.
"So it has finally arrived..." Yun Yi’s expression was unfathomable.
"Is this the Soul Devouring Snake King?!" Cheng Xuyuan asked the system in surprise. He searched his knowledge base, and the image of the Snake King in his mind matched the creature before him.
The Snake King, one of the four major demonic spiritual beasts, was previously sealed under the Dark Abyss by the Phantom God and has been dormant for over a hundred years.
In fact, the legendary demonic spiritual beasts are like active volcanoes in the human world. Despite being sealed by the Phantom God, they could erupt at any moment. This is not the first time this has happened in the history of the Shen Huan Continent.
However, once the demonic spiritual beasts woke up in the past, they would immediately head to the temple to seek revenge against the Phantom God and launch a powerful attack on the temple, but they never won.
One could say that the Phantom God single-handedly subdued the four beasts, maintaining peace throughout the continent. As a result, the Phantom God is enshrined in the holiest temple.
Why would the Snake King appear at Shen Wu Academy this time?!
Before Cheng Xuyuan could figure out the reason, Yin Qingcheng's voice of alarm was raised. He looked up and saw small pythons continuously falling from the rift. They launched an attack on the teaching buildings of Shen Wu Academy under the Snake King's leadership.
The school's leaders were all magicians of high caliber, bearing the responsibility of defending the academy. Consequently, teachers, led by Yun Yi, rushed to the front line, launching powerful magical curses at the Snake King one after another.
The small pythons died quickly under everyone's attack, but new snakes kept emerging from the rift. Before long, the ground of Shen Wu Academy was covered with the bodies of pythons.
However, everyone severely underestimated the Snake King.
Magical attacks seemed to have no effect on it. It easily withstood all kinds of magical curses without even a scale getting damaged.
Just as Yun Yi was getting worried about this, the Snake King suddenly launched an attack. It spat out a sizzler meter-long tongue, and quickly condensed dark magic in the air. Countless toxic fogs rose in the air, enveloping the entire Shen Wu Academy.
"Boom——"
In the darkness, the Snake King swept his tail, knocking down an office building beside him. The bricks and tiles stirred up dust on the ground.
The next second, it attacked Yun Yi, who was at the front of the team, at a speed that couldn't be captured by the naked eye!
Yun Yi retreated in a hurry, but it was still too late. He watched as the python's giant tail appeared in front of his eyes, ready to fall on him the next second!
At this moment, a small white shadow dashed over quickly.
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