Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

A wilderness not far from Jinlin City.

Twenty or thirty giant white eagles were quietly perched on the trees.

These eagles are called sky eagles, and their racial rank is no more than slaves. The reason they have such a domineering name is that they are the few avian monsters domesticated by humans and are exclusively used by the military.

At this time, there were faint rustling sounds coming from several tents under the trees. After a while, twenty or thirty neatly dressed military magicians gathered together.

The leading man was wearing a military green windbreaker. His sharp eyes under his thick eyebrows swept over, and the newly assembled team was instantly silent.

If Xu Shen were here, he would definitely recognize that this oppressive man was none other than the crazy military wizard Lu Nian who had extracted Isa's blood to refine the Guillotine for the so-called "New System".

That was two years ago, and the two had met only a few times, but the great commander's sharp temperament left a very deep impression on him.

"We just received news that a monarch-level creature has appeared in Jinlin City. The students who are undergoing this training have become frightened birds and are planning to flee overnight."

"Humph, we have been stationed in Jinlin for many years and have never seen a monarch-level creature appear. These students are probably cowardly and made up an excuse to escape."

Lu Nian frowned slightly, and the man who was speaking in the team immediately fell silent.

"Now, follow my orders, move forward at full speed, and reach Jinlin City before dawn."

"Yes!"

……

The sky is bright.

The students looked tired after traveling all night.

But fortunately, everyone left Jinlin City safely.

"Which bastard provided this information? I will ask the Imperial Capital Magic Association to investigate it thoroughly when I get back."

Liao Mingxuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked gritting his teeth.

"Stop talking nonsense," Hai Dafu frowned and said, "Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue haven't come back yet, how about we wait for them?"

Although Mo Fan and the life-thirsty Zhao Manyan have similar bad habits, they are actually quite loyal.

Last night, not long after following the team, he said he was worried about Mu Ningxue and Xu Shen, and then left despite everyone's objections.

“No need,” Zhao Manyan said, “Before Mo Fan left, he told me that if he didn’t come back in the morning, I would let everyone go on their own. His Phantom Wolf has already reached the general level and transformed into a Swift Star Wolf, so everyone doesn’t need to worry.”

"That's good too." Lu Zhenghe took a deep look at the white dots in the sky and urged, "It's getting late. Let's hurry to Corning."

Mu Nujiao said: "After all, we came here together, let's wait a little longer."

"You wait by yourself if you want to. I won't wait any longer." Lu Zhenghe looked anxious and his tone sounded a little impatient.

Hai Dafu said angrily: "Why are you guys from the Imperial Capital Academy like this?"

"Okay, stop arguing," said Yu Shishi. "Anyway, monarch-level creatures are not something we can handle. There's no point in waiting. Let's go back to the capital and ask for help."

Yu Shishi made the final decision, and Lu Zhenghe breathed a sigh of relief.

After a few people left, Lu Nian and his party also landed on the outskirts of the city.

He took a deep look at the backs of the people leaving and felt inexplicably relieved.

It would be better to leave. If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to let so many people die.

"Now, it's time to find our test subjects," Lu Nian looked at Jin Lincheng deeply, like a ferocious beast choosing its prey.

……

The vast Dongting Lake is shrouded in mist.

The lake is rippling with green waves, and the water and sky are the same color. There are also distant dark mountains, hidden by clouds. No one would have thought that such a beautiful place is also a dangerous place where demons are rampant.

Xu Shen woke up slowly, and was met with a pair of majestic purple-gold eyes as big as a house.

The reason why he could recognize at a glance that these were eyes and not light bulbs was because he had seen a similar pair in Hangzhou.

The golden vertical pupils belonging to the totem black snake are particularly memorable.

The word "Fuck" comes out of my mouth instinctively.

However, before he could say anything, endless lake water poured into his mouth. He wanted to cough it out but couldn't, and his face turned red.

My fuzzy brain instantly switched on and I instinctively held my breath to feel a little better.

Only after he calmed down a little did he feel the piercing pain.

The saliva of the unknown monster that swallowed him before was extremely corrosive. At this time, his clothes had become ragged rags, which was almost the same as running naked.

There were large areas of skin ulcers on the body, and in some places even white bones were faintly visible.

Regardless of the piercing pain, the brain issued the first command to this body.

run!

Run as fast as you can. Run as far as you can.

At this moment, Xu Shen only hated that he was not a wind or space mage.

"Humanity"

The sound is like the ringing of a bell, but also like muffled thunder, and it is impossible to tell whether it is male or female.

An invisible wall of air blocked Xu Shen's way.

Can speak human language...

If he didn't have some talent, then it would at least be a skill that only the top monarch-level creatures could master.

This snake-like creature doesn't seem to have any talent for language.

So, another monarch-level creature.

But fortunately, he could speak human language and he was not taken advantage of before he woke up, which at least meant there was still room for negotiation.

The chance of death out of ten increases to one in nine.

Xu Shen took a deep breath and slowly turned around. A ray of light illuminated the deep and dark bottom of the lake.

Only then did he see the creature's appearance clearly for the first time.

It looked down at Xu Shen, its pair of purple eyes with golden patterns as bright as stars and as calm as water.

"dragon……"

Xu Shen uttered a word in his heart as if he was talking in a dream.

It is not like the dragon defined in the Western world, with a strong and majestic body, hard and sharp scales, and huge and ferocious fleshy wings.

Its entire body is filled with purple-gold fairy aura. Its large and delicate lavender and transparent coral dragon horns are graceful and elegant. Its slender snake-like body stretches as far as the eye can see, but its outline can only be vaguely seen. The long, icy-blue and transparent beard on its dragon spine moves like flowing clouds, and its four feet under its ribs all have five claws, looming in the endless water mist.

The five-clawed dragon is said to be the most supreme true dragon among the dragon clan and a natural king creature!

Apart from the Kunlun Fox Mother, this was the second creature that could be described as perfect in his eyes: noble, mysterious, majestic, and gorgeous.

As graceful as a frightened bird, as graceful as a dragon swimming.

When he was in school, Xu Shen never understood why the ancients used the "dragon", a creature that people believed was full of kingly aura, to describe beautiful women.

At this moment, when a dragon really appeared before his eyes, he understood.

It would not be an exaggeration to describe this harmonious and perfect creature that is recognized by biological instinct with any number of beautiful words.

Unfortunately, the dragon at this moment was wrapped with chains of unknown material from the neck down, which destroyed the beauty.

These chains connected eight sturdy stone pillars in the shape of a nine-square palace, locking the dragon in the center and making it unable to move.

"You kidnapped me here because you want me to rescue you?"

Xu Shen carefully guessed the response.

The dragon's eyes were indifferent, without any emotion fluctuations.

"Hand over the Water Element Seed, and I will spare your life."

Xu Shen was stunned.

Water elemental species?

That kind of thing can only be found in the sea, how could he possibly have it...