Chapter 35: Growth Nutrients

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"This is only temporary!" Shendu said.

"Once his soul grows stronger, his appearance will change accordingly. Just like me—I grew into this form not because I could only look like this, but because I wanted to look like this."

"…Appearance stems from the heart?" Lv Cheng said.

"You could understand it that way." Shendu nodded.

"Then what is my situation?" Lv Cheng asked.

"Xiaolong was catalyzed, but what about me?"

"You…" Shendu found it somewhat difficult to describe for a moment.

"From the process, you are my child, but in terms of how you were born… you could also say you are my twin brother."

He is "Yin Power," and Lv Cheng is "Yang Power."

Essentially, they are both the "Li" of the Eight Trigrams; however, while Lv Cheng was born based on him, they are equal in status and standing…

It was a bit messy; even he couldn't make sense of their current relationship.

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Demon Hell.

Eight demons, including Xiaolong, watched the entire process by relying on the surveillance magic they had previously placed on Shendu.

Then, they all fell into a state of bewilderment.

"You can even play it like this?" Zhou Lan was unable to react for a moment.

The Yin-Yang Balance Contract is extremely dangerous; he had almost forgotten the effects of this magic spell, barely remembering only the method of use and the danger of the spell itself.

Yet, Shendu actually dared to apply it?

Was he not afraid of something going wrong?

"No, what we should be focusing on right now doesn't seem to be the usage of this contract." Zhou Lan had an extremely ominous premonition.

Regardless of whether Lv Cheng is Shendu's son or his brother, it signifies that they have already established the closest of alliances.

Because these two fellows are now, in the true sense, bound by honor and disgrace.

He did not believe that this human, who was willing to bring demons out of Hell for the sake of power, would be willing to return to Hell with Shendu to accept eternal imprisonment!

"Could Shendu really be teaming up with this brat to deal with us?" Bogang worried.

They had intended for Shendu to be the sacrificial lamb from the start!

"This…"

The remaining demons, including Xiaolong, immediately fell into silence.

Would Shendu do it?

Of course he would!

"Then what should we do now?" Zhong Su worried.

He had previously blasted Lv Cheng with lightning, and based on his observations of this brat over this period, he was quite vengeful!

"Perhaps we can try a different approach," Zhou Lan said.

"Since he is already half a demon and has that kind of relationship with Shendu, in a sense, he can also be considered our… younger brother."

"Huh?" Xiaolong looked bewildered.

He had inexplicably gained an uncle?

"Not necessarily. Don't forget, his soul still carries the aura of an Immortal God. Unless he completely abandons that power, he will never become a true demon," Basha said.

"On this point, I believe Shendu has a solution," Zhou Lan said.

The Tiger Talisman!

Essentially, it is a magic spell used to balance power attributes. A demon's attributes are basically fixed; if one masters too many and too messy powers, the attributes of the Demon Qi will be affected, and then, they will weaken.

Shendu is indeed the one among them with the strongest learning ability and the smartest; in the ancient era, Shendu solved the impact that too many magic spells had on his own Demon Qi.

The Tiger Talisman, that seemingly most useless talisman, is actually the most important and most dangerous magic spell on Shendu!

Yin-Yang Balance—Shendu was the first demon to know this rule, and also the first to integrate this rule into his own power.

What Luo Pei said—the one who created the Yin-Yang Balance Curse in the ancient era was none other than Shendu!

However, during the thousands of years of being cast into Hell by the Eight Immortals, Shendu, like them, had almost forgotten the magic he once mastered, and could no longer even play with the magic power of the talismans on his body.

Of course, they were about the same.

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Time flies, and the Magic High School Entrance Exam is approaching.

Tianlan Magic High School once again welcomes a tense graduation season. The students are both excited and worried; after all, the upcoming Magic High School Entrance Exam can almost be called the only turning point in the lives of children in such a small city.

If one can get into a good magic university, they will have the opportunity to obtain more resources, and only then will they have the chance to rise higher.

"Old Lv, are you really planning to give up on the Earth Holy Spring?"

Walking out of the principal's office, Mo Fan's expression was somewhat strange.

With Lv Cheng's ability, if he wanted to compete for the Earth Holy Spring, it could almost be said to be within his grasp.

After all, a Warrior-level sub-dragon is something that even an Intermediate Mage would need a whole squad to risk their lives to have a chance at defeating!

If it faced an Initial Stage Mage, one slap down, and they would all owe several lives!

"First of all, I have no interest in the Earth Holy Spring."

"Secondly, you've already caused such a scene with the Mu Family; if I were to steal your thunder at a time like this, do you think that's appropriate?" Lv Cheng said.

He was already an Intermediate Mage; the Earth Holy Spring was of no use to him. Moreover, that thing was one of the resurrection materials for the Azure Dragon on Mo Fan, and it would be useless for him to take it. It was better to leave it for Mo Fan, allowing him to safely grow into a qualified tool.

After all, he needed these Totem Holy Beasts.

Although he had been forcibly twisted by the Yin-Yang Balance Contract and the Fire Demon Qi into the "Yang Power" corresponding to Shendu, he was currently just a Young Dragon in the Infant Stage.

Furthermore, this Young Dragon of his is different from a normal dragon; he is a dragon, but also counts as half a Demon, and he is not a naturally born Demon either. If he were to grow naturally, according to Shendu's judgment, it would take him at least three hundred years at the fastest to enter the Juvenile Stage!

One thousand years to barely enter the Growth Stage!

After another three thousand years, he should be able to step into the Mature Stage!

This is the normal life cycle of a dragon.

Shendu originally relied on killing a large number of Demon Wizards during the ancient Demon wars and devouring a massive amount of Demon souls, allowing him to grow to the Peak Stage in just a few hundred years.

However, it was also because he devoured too many impurities that some problems appeared in Shendu's soul form; his physical body has a dragon head and a human body, similar to a Western Dragon, but his soul is closer to the soul image of an Eastern Dragon, yet it lacks limbs.

And for this, there is no other reason; it is simply that he absorbed too much impure soul energy, which caused Shendu to be underdeveloped!

Although this has no impact on Shendu's power, it just doesn't look good.

He does not want to wait for a growth period of several thousand years, nor does he want to end up in Shendu's situation, so he needs a large amount of high-quality soul energy as nourishment for his growth.

These nearly immortal Totem Holy Beasts can be said to be an infinite buffet for him.

Once a normal soul is devoured, it will quickly shatter and disappear, but Totem Holy Beasts are different; once this thing is eaten, it can autonomously recover!

What a thoughtful food source!

So, Mo Fan, keep it up!

"You wouldn't happen to..." Mo Fan felt a bit guilty.

Ever since that incident back then, Lv Cheng had never stepped foot into the Mu Clan Manor again.

"Look, back then, I was indeed a bit impulsive, but I promise you! That night, Mu Ningxue and I really didn't do anything, and after she ran out, she regretted it. At the time, I wanted to take her back, but she didn't dare to go back, saying she didn't know how to..."

Before Mo Fan could finish his sentence, Lv Cheng brushed past him and walked away quickly.

"Hey! Old Lv! Brother Cheng! I swear! Everything I said is true!"

Mo Fan stood there awkwardly, stunned, not daring to chase after him.

He had already learned the truth about that year from Ye Xinxia some time ago.

The engagement banquet!

The engagement banquet of Lv Cheng and Mu Ningxue had been ruined by him!

But that night, he truly didn't know what the Mu Family was doing; he only knew that the entire Mu Clan Manor was very lively, and Mu Ningxue was feeling unhappy at the time.

He was impulsive for a moment, and Mu Ningxue also said she wanted to go out and hide, and then...

He really didn't know that night was the engagement banquet!

Damn it!

(End of this chapter)