Chapter 302 - 33: Reaching the Level of a Level 2 Apprentice, The Noble Lady’s Special Tutelage (Part 2)

Chapter 302: Chapter 33: Reaching the Level of a Level 2 Apprentice, The Noble Lady’s Special Tutelage (Part 2)

After a bloody battle, he retreated, covered in wounds. He was eventually cornered in a a small canyon, his situation dire.

At the critical moment, the Black Panther appeared again to save the day.

But this time it wasn’t just the Black Panther; an old Apprentice also lent a hand. The latter unleashed a series of powerful Level Zero Witchcraft, slaughtering the goblins and throwing them into chaos.

Soon after, the two of them and the panther broke through the siege, leaping into a raging river and successfully escaping.

On the journey that followed, Mo Ning and the old Apprentice named Kela had many pleasant conversations.

Kela displayed extraordinary knowledge, explaining how to summon Demons from the Chaos Abyss and how to draw power from them to become extremely strong in a short period of time.

Mo Ning seemed possessed. His desire for power reached a fever pitch, and his trust in Kela deepened.

One night, as the two sat talking around a campfire, he once again begged Kela to teach him the method to obtain power.

He had asked many times before, but Kela had flatly refused each time.

This time, however, Kela smiled and said, "If you agree to one request, I’m willing to teach you how to acquire power."

The Black Panther, which had been lying beside them the whole time, suddenly nudged Mo Ning’s right hand with its head.

At the same time, an icy aura suddenly surged from within Mo Ning’s body.

He shivered, and the fervent desire for power in his heart mostly vanished in an instant.

Kela seemed to sense it, his tone growing even more cordial. "My request is very simple; it certainly won’t put you in a difficult position."

He said in a tempting tone, "Don’t you want to become an Official Wizard? I have a way to help you ascend to Wizard within two years, and put you in charge of the Black Tower Academy within twenty."

Mo Ning was not swayed in the slightest.

He didn’t answer. Instead, he smiled and asked a question: "Mr. Kela, may I ask you something?"

Kela was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Of course."

Mo Ning asked unhurriedly, "It is said that time and space are not isolated entities. Some believe time is merely a variable of space. From the perspective of Secret Divination and Divination, can you unify time and space?"

According to his understanding, even the top Strong Persons in the Wizard World had been unable to solve this grand and profound proposition.

One ancient text even predicted that if this Divination Formula were created, it would be powerful enough to give birth to a Sixth Level Witchcraft.

Mo Ning, of course, was only asking this to mock Kela.

Kela frowned, his voice tinged with exasperation. "I was trying to teach you out of the goodness of my heart..."

He never finished the sentence.

Mo Ning reached out and patted the Black Panther.

The Black Panther, already spoiling for a fight, received the command. Faint blue arcs of lightning crackled over its body as it lunged viciously at Kela.

"Damn it!" Kela let out a vicious curse as his body instantly dissolved into a cloud of black mist.

CRACKLE—

The Black Panther spat a Thunderbolt from its mouth, striking the black mist with precision.

The black mist instantly scattered. Most of it vanished as if erased by an invisible hand, while the Black Panther inhaled the small portion that remained.

And then, the entire world rapidly faded to gray.

As darkness devoured everything, Mo Ning woke with a jolt.

He shot bolt upright and turned to look at the [Kara Psychic Badge] on his right arm.

The badge had undergone an astonishing change.

The wave-like patterns that had previously undulated slowly across its surface were now flowing ten times faster.

The waves in the center swelled, as if something was about to burst out from within.

Then, a bizarre scene occurred.

Two jet-black ’droplets’ actually emerged from the waves.

At first, they were illusory, but they soon solidified into real matter, finally transforming into two Stone Beads that rolled onto the bed.

Mo Ning was stunned for a moment.

He knew at once: these were the [Tears of Kara].

Without a doubt, the ’Kela’ from his dream was a projection of the Will of the Evil God.

The projection had tried to tempt him, and just as it was about to release its corruption, the badge activated at the critical moment.

Most of the corruption was converted by the badge into the [Tears of Kara], while the remaining bit of negative energy became nourishment for the Black Panther.

He immediately checked the badge’s remaining Spiritual Value—562 points.

Compared to the initial 588 points, it had dropped by a significant 26 points.

But it was well worth it.

Mo Ning gazed at the Stone Beads, a wave of fear washing over him in retrospect. ’Thank goodness I wore the badge to sleep. Otherwise, I would have really fallen into its trap.’

Although falling into the trap might not have killed him, and the Academy most likely had a cure, he would have inevitably been subjected to a terrible ordeal.

Yesterday, when Wizard Lin Te came to check on him, he had used Witchcraft Items to conduct a detailed examination, confirming that Mo Ning wasn’t tainted by any corrupting aura.

But Mo Ning still wasn’t at ease. He worried that in the instant the Will of the Evil God collapsed, it might have projected a sliver of its power into his body, so he had deliberately activated the badge before sleeping.

As it turned out, his caution had paid off handsomely, helping him resist the Evil God’s corruption.

He stroked the slightly warm badge and murmured, "Thank you, Lady Yi Lin."

’If it weren’t for this powerful item from Yi Lin, I really would’ve been in big trouble this time.’

"Flower."

Mo Ning suppressed his lingering fear and called out.

The Artificial Soul’s gentle voice instantly arrived. "Mr. Mo Ning, what are your instructions?"

She could see that her master’s expression was off, but was smart enough not to ask.

Mo Ning pointed to the Stone Beads. "Seal these two [Tears of Kara] in the Sealing Room."

"Understood."

Flower replied.

The two Stone Beads instantly levitated, flashed in mid-air, and vanished.

The Sealing Room was one of the many functions of the Cabin in the Woods. It had just never been used before. Today, it was finally put to use.