"Dean Xiao, I don't understand," Cheng Xiao said.
Dean Xiao slowly explained:
"That Commander Level dark creature is very special. I took a liking to its special ability to transform into various weapons.
"It can hide in the darkness and even erase its own existence. It only becomes visible when it is stained with blood.
"The darkness has extremely strong corrosive properties, and coupled with the piercing power of the weapon formed by this special creature, it can be instantly fatal even to demons of the same level!"
At this point, Dean Xiao was filled with emotion:
"After I subdued it, I found an old friend with superb forging skills. I erased its soul source, leaving behind spirituality that could be imprinted with a mage's soul mark.
"Without its soul source, it fell from the Soul Level to the Spirit Level, but its spirituality is still there, which means it still has room for improvement.
"Unfortunately, I, this old man, have limited resources, so I could only cultivate it to the Soul Level before leaving it in the warehouse to gather dust."
Cheng Xiao digested these words, greatly shocked, and tentatively asked:
"Do you mean, it can grow and level up like a summoning mage's contract beast?"
Dean Xiao nodded:
"After all, it retained all the characteristics of its former life, and its spirituality is still there. As long as it is cultivated properly and supplied with the same materials, it's no problem for it to reach a higher level."
"I'll take it!" Cheng Xiao chose it directly.
As expected of something from a Forbidden Curse Mage, there are probably only a few such special Magic Tools that can level up in the entire world.
In other words, this demon-slaying Magic Tool is a contract beast with powerful offensive capabilities.
It is a special dark creature itself, and it can also be used by mages like a Magic Tool.
If used properly, it can even silently take the enemy's head!
It's simply a divine artifact for assassination!
If Dean Xiao hadn't cultivated the Shadow Element, he would have probably continued to cultivate this demon-slaying Magic Tool.
"Are you sure?" Dean Xiao asked.
"Sure." Cheng Xiao replied without thinking.
Dean Xiao didn't ask any further. After putting away the Magic Tool on the table, he said:
"You can try signing a contract with it now."
Cheng Xiao had intended to do so.
His mental consciousness probed into the mini short sword in his hand, and he successfully imprinted his soul mark within the short sword.
Instantly, he felt a special connection with this demon-slaying Magic Tool.
With a thought, the mini short sword, like black mud, grew many dark substances and transformed into a short sword fifty centimeters in length, which Cheng Xiao held in his hand.
Cheng Xiao knew this was just one of its forms. It changed again, transforming from a short sword into a long saber.
Swords, sabers, spears, hammers, bows, daggers... The Magic Tool was manipulated by Cheng Xiao at will, transforming into various different forms.
The most exaggerated thing was that it could even be controlled by Cheng Xiao to separate and fight on its own.
Of course, in that case, Cheng Xiao would have to split his attention, so he wouldn't usually do this.
But if it were used for remote controlled assassination, it would definitely be a divine artifact!
"I'll call you 'kamish'," Cheng Xiao played with the demon-slaying Magic Tool in his hand, unable to put it down.
Dean Xiao smiled:
"Besides that, after discussion, we have decided to grant you an opportunity to cultivate in the Three Step Tower for seven days."
"Is this deducted from the overall resources?" Cheng Xiao tentatively asked.
Dean Xiao coughed twice:
"Of course not, the Academy wouldn't go that far."
"Then I'm relieved."
...
Dean Xiao was embarrassed. This kid really guarded his wealth, keeping things clear and distinct.
He then changed the subject and said:
"If you decide when you want to go to the Three Step Tower, you can tell me in advance."
Cheng Xiao nodded in agreement. He didn't plan to use this opportunity to cultivate in the Three Step Tower so early.
The Space Element and Chaos Element had just awakened not long ago, and he still had a lot of resources waiting to be digested.
Then, he would enter the Mingzhu Academy's cultivation sanctuary, the Three Step Tower, and break through his second element to the Middle-Rank in one go!
...
After receiving the resources, Cheng Xiao's first thought was naturally to digest all of them.
Cheng Xiao planned to invest these resources into his co-existing Space and Chaos Elements, first breaking through his second element to the Middle-Rank.
Having already experienced breaking through to the Middle-Rank once, his spiritual realm had already risen to the third realm.
Breaking through the second element to the Middle-Rank again would be much simpler than the first element.
Although his second element had only awakened a few days ago, Cheng Xiao was confident he could break through to the Elementary Level Three before the end of this semester.
Boring and monotonous campus life.
For other students, it was routine, but for Cheng Xiao, it was a rare holiday.
After all, in the past year, Cheng Xiao had either been killing monsters or on the way to kill monsters.
The original is being read!
"Cheng Xiao Gege, I heard from my roommates that a big star is holding a concert at the stadium tonight. Should we go see it?" Ye Xin Xia asked expectantly.
"Concert?" Cheng Xiao was stunned.
If he remembered correctly, this timeline should be when the Scaly Mother Demon appears.
Scaly Mother Demons are parasitic creatures. These parasitic demons are much rarer than common demons.
And Scaly Mother Demons are even more special because they are contagious, as terrifying as a plague.
Such a contagious parasitic demon, if used well, one Scaly Mother Demon can be worth the combat power of a group of demons.
Cheng Xiao agreed to Xin Xia's invitation.
Soon, the two of them bought tickets for the concert at the stadium.
Unexpectedly, they met a new friend they had just made at the concert venue.
When Cheng Xiao and Ding Yumin saw each other, they asked in unison:
"Why are you here?"
"I'm accompanying my sister to a concert." X2
After speaking, both looked at each other's sister at the same time.
The sister in a wheelchair, and the sister with excessively pale skin?
They introduced themselves.
Ding Yumin's sister is named Ding Yumeng, and she is Ding Yumin's cousin.
Unlike Ding Yumin, this sister is not as outwardly cold as her older sister, nor is she as mature as her older sister.
Her figure is graceful but shows a hint of youthfulness, coexisting with sexiness and liveliness, full of youthful vitality.
However, what was most attractive about her was her skin as delicate as a baby's. If one got closer, one could even smell the faint body fragrance she emitted...
This sister of yours, she's not human... Cheng Xiao's gaze lingered on Ding Yumeng for a few seconds before he withdrew it.
Ding Yumin's sister hid her death aura very well, but Cheng Xiao still discovered it.
After all, Cheng Xiao's current identity is the Shadow Monarch, and any creature tainted with death is very sensitive to him.
Let alone, a living dead like a vampire!
However, Cheng Xiao did not expose her true identity...
"Since you're my sister's friend, let's be together," Ding Yumeng said with a smile.
Cheng Xiao didn't agree immediately but looked at Xin Xia.
To this, Xin Xia did not refuse:
"Okay, let's be together then. It's more fun with more people."
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