Chapter 955: Sudden Mutation

But after opening his mouth and looking at the old Emperor, he chose not to speak anymore.

After all, what the other party said hit a sore spot.

If he continued talking, that would be disrespecting the old Emperor.

And the old Emperor on the jade steps, after hearing Lan Qingyou's words, also couldn't help but sit up slightly straighter from his original leaning posture on the throne.

"How truly surprising. I originally thought Lord Lan Qingyou had accomplishments in Alchemy and magic, I didn't expect you to be this strong at reading people too."

Using a languid voice, the old Emperor spoke words that surprised everyone.

Because by saying this, he was completely admitting to Lan Qingyou's words just now.

In other words, the current old Emperor was already not human?

What kind of situation was this?

And at this time, the old Emperor's voice sounded again.

"Or rather... is it because of those eyes of yours that turned red from reaching the pinnacle of the magical path?"

The old Emperor brought his index and middle fingers together.

And then smilingly looked at Lan Qingyou floating below the steps and pointed at the corner of his own eye.

Although Lan Qingyou was below the jade steps.

Because she was floating, in terms of height, she was about the same as the position the old Emperor was in.

So there was no looking up or looking down between the two.

Only looking eye to eye.

"You could say that, but so what?"

Having been pointed out, Lan Qingyou completely had no panic at all, and instead directly threw the question back.

"Sigh..."

The old Emperor sighed.

"Still too greedy, I really shouldn't have summoned you here."

Hmm?

Greedy?

What does that mean?

The originally dumbfounded crowd became even more dumbfounded after hearing this word.

At the same time, they also thought more.

After all, they were all people wielding great power.

Whenever there was a slight rustle in the wind from above, they would unconsciously think deeper.

But the crowd, who had no idea what the two riddlers were talking about, couldn't figure it out even if they racked their brains.

Even Elisa couldn't quite understand it.

But it didn't matter.

Because just as they were scratching their heads.

The thing they couldn't figure out even if they racked their brains happened.

"What is this!"

"Hey hey hey..."

"Someone pull me, I'm sinking in!"

The ground of the Audience Chamber started to soften, and the floor directly turned into something like a muddy swamp.

Many people had both their feet sink into it because of this.

No matter how they struggled, they couldn't break free.

This instantly threw many people into chaos.

Especially those pampered nobles.

And those with solid martial skills, or those who knew jumping magic, jumped onto the surrounding stone pillars or statues after slightly noticing something was wrong.

Only then did they avoid the crisis of sinking in.

The same went for Elisa.

Only, she threw out the Flying Carpet at the very first moment.

And on the Flying Carpet, besides Elisa, there were also Mentor Mera, Albert, and Nicolas, the three of them.

The two of them were lifted up by Mentor Mera, one in each hand.

So they looked slightly in a sorry state.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Driving the Flying Carpet to Lan Qingyou's side, Elisa frowned and asked.

"Just look carefully at the situation of the floor below and you'll know."

Lan Qingyou didn't answer directly.

But she also gave the answer.

So the four people on the Flying Carpet looked down in unison, towards the ground.

Just now they were only focused on escaping and hadn't looked closely.

And when they really started to examine it carefully, they realized something was very wrong with the floor.

Previously, it was polished, smooth, and flat stone slabs.

But now it had become uneven.

Even the color had changed from stone-color to a patch of dark red.

Between the dark red, there were also some white irregular lines.

The key was that these things which should have been stone slabs were actually still pulsing rhythmically with small amplitude.

Looking like...

"Internal organs?"

Elisa frowned first, and then suddenly looked up at the old Emperor who was still sitting on the throne not far away.

At this moment, the old Emperor had his hand resting on the armrest, propping up his chin.

Still maintaining that unhurried posture.

"I see."

Now, the knowledgeable and experienced Elisa understood.

"Lord Elisa, what's going on?"

Seeing that Elisa seemed to have understood, Mentor Mera nearby immediately asked.

"What else could it be, the entire Audience Chamber has already turned into a monster named 'Devour'."

"Ah?"

It would have been better if Elisa hadn't explained.

Once she explained, the three of Mera's group couldn't understand even more.

"The people called here this time, without exception, are all existences who possess magic and have cultivated for a period of time."

"These people, without exception, all have more refined magic in their bodies than ordinary people."

"And this, is exactly what the old Emperor needs."

"Which means the current old Emperor has already turned from a human into a monster that needs to feed on magic."

"Of course, if you want, you can also call it a magic monster."

Although Elisa didn't have Demon Eyes that could appraise all things like Lan Qingyou.

But dealing with magic monsters, especially giant magic monsters all year round made her very knowledgeable in this aspect.

So upon seeing the structure of those things below, she immediately thought of things like magic monsters.

And those people who sank in and were still shouting loudly up to now were obviously the best proof.

Seeing that they had already sunk up to their knees in just a few seconds, it wasn't hard to see what these pulsing flesh chunks wanted to do.

Of course.

Apart from this deduction, there was also one most crucial piece of evidence.

And that was the flow of magic seen by the Demon Eyes.

The magic on those people who sank in was constantly being absorbed by those flesh chunks.

And then continuously transported to the old Emperor.

That's why Elisa used the word 'devour' to describe it.

"Really, why did things turn out like this?"

Mera looked at the old Emperor with some anger and some helplessness.

While Albert and Nicolas were lying on the Flying Carpet, carefully observing those pulsing flesh chunks below one by one.

After all, they were just titled Alchemists.

Fighting or whatever was demanding the impossible from them.

So in this sudden mutation, rather than saying something, they might as well do something.

This way, not only could they find a method to solve the problem earlier.

They also wouldn't disturb the people who had the ability to fight.

No matter what, this kind of place was already not suitable for people to stay.

They definitely had to leave.

They might as well observe as much as possible before leaving.

"What else could it be for, for longevity of course."

Lan Qingyou shrugged, with an expression of indifference.

However, although she said she was indifferent.

In Lan Qingyou's view, this was a very understandable thing.

After all, who doesn't want longevity?

Especially those in power who had already grasped authority.

Of course.

The premise was not dragging herself into it.

Since she was dragged into it.

Then it wasn't a matter of indifference anymore.

"This old Emperor chose to evolve into another species in order to pursue longevity."