However, while Angor was willing to part with his treasure, Dorcas couldn't.
Dorcas lowered his head in frustration. As expected, Angor was different from Wai. It was impossible to get anything from Angor.
While Dorcas was feeling down, the Wise Ruler spoke again.
"The next match is about to begin. Both sides of the duel may enter the arena. "
After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence. After a while, no one went up on stage.
Their side should have been Wa Yi's, but he was currently in a state of absent-mindedness. The atmosphere around him was so gloomy that it was scary. Anyone who got close to him would turn into black and white like him.
Gray Merchant's group was in a different situation. The other apprentices had already lost, so the golem was the only one left. But for some reason, the golem didn't move. It seemed to be hesitating about something.
Meanwhile, Gray Merchant and the woman were whispering to each other. Gray Merchant looked a little excited, while the woman looked cold. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that they were having an argument. However, they were talking through their Spirit Bond, so Angor didn't know what they were arguing about.
The arena was empty, and it looked like it was going to end soon.
The Wise Ruler spoke in a plain tone, "If no one steps up in the next half a minute, it means you have all given up, and the apprentice duel ends here. There will be no winner."
The words of the Wise Sovereign were tantamount to an ultimatum.
Angor glanced at Ray, but the man didn't respond. He glared at Dorcas and finally looked at Kael.
If Wai couldn't go up, Kael would have to go up.
Kael already knew what was going on without Angor's reminder. He took a deep breath, stood up, and prepared to enter the arena.
On the other side, the argument between Gray Merchant and Gray Merchant finally came to an end. Judging from their expressions, Gray Merchant seemed to have lost. As their argument came to an end, the demonic elephant finally stepped onto the arena.
Kael was about to follow suit, but before he could do anything, a shadow flew past him and landed in the center of the stage at the speed of lightning.
Yes, it was falling.
The one who entered the arena was Wa Yi. However, Wa Yi's method of entry was very special. He was swatted into the arena by a huge stone object that looked like a mosquito swatter.
Because of the special way he entered the arena, before Wa Yi could even react, he was already sprawled on the arena with his head on the ground.
When Wai Yi came back to his senses and opened his eyes, he saw a magic elephant wearing a mammoth mask. Through its eye sockets, he could see the astonishment on its face.
One had a blank expression, while the other had a strange look in his eyes.
In the next two seconds, Wai seemed to have realized something. He quickly stood up from the ground with an ugly expression on his face. Golem, on the other hand, was still surprised.
Wa Yi recalled the way he landed, his face burning. He felt as if something was leaving his body …
When he turned around and saw the astonished look in the demonic elephant's eyes, he only felt that it was extremely dazzling.
He didn't need to think to know that the one who kicked him was his master. Wa Yi didn't dare to complain about his master, but the demonic elephant, an outsider, actually looked at him with such a gaze. Was he mocking him?
When Wa Yi thought of this, the resentment in his heart was instantly ignited, and he glared fiercely at the golem.
The astonishment in the demonic elephant's eyes turned into doubt.
He didn't understand why Wa Yi would suddenly hate him. Moreover, the degree of hatred seemed to be quite high.
If he knew what Wa Yi was thinking, he would probably feel wronged.
The astonishment on the demonic elephant's face wasn't because of Wa Yi's posture. He wasn't Dorcas, and the demonic elephant would never run his mouth. On their side, even the most boisterous Fanny Mo wouldn't comfort herself by mocking someone's posture. It wasn't that they pretended to be virtuous, but that they simply … didn't care.
The only people who cared about you being embarrassed were those you knew. After all, even if they wanted to ridicule or ridicule you, they had to at least know you.
As for why the demonic elephant's eyes were filled with astonishment, it was because he didn't expect that Wa Yi would be the one on the stage.
He had thought that it would be Kal-El against him.
This was because after the battle between Kal-El and the Shepherd had ended, the Shepherd had reviewed the situation. After some discussion, they all agreed that Kal-El's trump card against the Shepherd was the alchemy puppet. This was because the Shepherd had confirmed through the Black-Faced Sheep that the alchemy puppet possessed wind energy that was almost at the level of an official Magus.
The robe that Kal-El was wearing, which was made from Seamus' skin, displayed defensive power that was almost at the level of a Dominator. They speculated that it was specially prepared to deal with the demonic elephant. However, Kal-El probably didn't expect that the Shepherd would force him to use this trump card as well.
Because of this, the demonic elephant was astonished when he saw that Wa Yi was the one on the stage instead of Kal-El.
Apart from that, there was something else that made the demonic elephant feel astonished.
Could it be that the opponent had sent Kal-El because the evil woman's strategy had been discovered?
Before this, the Shepherd had advised the demonic elephant to not compete. As long as the opponent had a robe made from Seamus' skin, he would lose without a doubt. The demonic elephant himself also felt that there was no need to go up and ask for trouble.
The defensive power of Seamus' skin could even withstand a blow from a truth-finder Magus. The demonic elephant didn't think that he could break through such a terrifying defense.
But now, the demonic elephant still went up.
The evil woman insisted on sending the demonic elephant, and the demonic elephant had no right to refuse.
As for why the evil woman insisted on sending the demonic elephant? The reason was simple. She needed Seamus' skin.
Seamus' skin was of a higher grade compared to the Chupacabra the evil woman was looking for. It also had better effects. The evil woman didn't care about the Seamus material at all. She would be satisfied as long as she could get the Chupacabra material. But now that Seamus' skin was right in front of her, how could she not be tempted?
There was no way she could take it by force. As far as the evil woman was concerned, there was only one way to get Seamus' skin. After defeating Kal-El, the demonic elephant would take the robe made from Seamus' skin from Kal-El's body.
Earlier, when Angor took the spoils of victory from the gray merchant, the Sage didn't stop him. This meant that the rules allowed it. In that case, the evil woman felt that they could do the same and take the spoils of war from Kael's body.
But how was the demonic elephant going to defeat Kal-El? Since the evil woman proposed this method, she was prepared to help the demonic elephant as much as she could. She even gave one of her trump cards to the demonic elephant. This was to ensure the demonic elephant's victory.
However, the evil woman's idea didn't gain any support from the gray merchant.
The gray merchant still needed the wizard named "Elmi" to help him retrieve his memories from the mirror. He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
The evil woman believed that these two matters couldn't be lumped together. The gray merchant wouldn't take the memories for free. The gray merchant would pay an equal price. This was a fair trade.
The evil woman wanted Seamus' skin, which was also within the rules. These two matters didn't conflict.
But was there really no conflict? The evil woman probably didn't believe it herself.
The value of Seamus' skin was completely different compared to the mirror. Besides, the evil woman's offer to help the gray merchant retrieve his memories was obviously out of "friendly kindness". It didn't necessarily mean that she was willing to pay the price for the gray merchant. After all, the so-called "price" was still unknown. Whether it was worth it or not was another matter.
Even if one knew what was going on, sometimes greed would blind everything.
The evil woman was in such a situation. She deceived herself into thinking that her matter and the gray merchant's matter were two different matters. They couldn't be lumped together.
If the demonic elephant could see the crux of the matter, how could the evil woman not see it clearly? However, the demonic elephant didn't have the right to speak nor the right to choose. Under the evil woman's coercion, he could only go on stage.
However, after the demonic elephant went on stage, the opponent gave him a "shock".
Kal-El, who was wearing Seamus' skin, didn't go on stage. Instead, it was the descendant of the Noah family who went on stage!
Spiritshadow had already passed through the mycelium barrier and caused this descendant to temporarily lose his combat ability. How did he recover so quickly? Had the mycelium larvae been completely removed?
Also, what should he do now? If the descendant of the Noah family also had a trump card and he couldn't win, should he use the trump card that the evil woman gave him or not?
If he used it, what would happen to him? Also, this trump card was precious. The evil woman used it as her trump card. If he didn't use it on Kal-El, how could he explain it to the evil woman?
Also, if he used such a trump card on the descendant of the Noah family in front of the Black Earl, the descendant would be injured or even killed. What would happen to them?
It could be said that in a short period of time, because of Wa Yi's appearance, various thoughts floated through the golem's mind.
Each of these thoughts made the demonic elephant feel troubled and conflicted.
Under such circumstances, the Demonic Elephant continued to show a look of surprise.
Unfortunately, Wa Yi didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in the story. He was already in a bad mood, and now that he had been "kicked" onto the stage and his opponent had seen him embarrass himself, Wa Yi's anger had reached its peak.
Vay didn't want to fight at all, but his aura was getting stronger and stronger.
The demonic elephant, on the other hand, didn't want to fight anymore because of all these thoughts.
The demonic elephant was supposed to be stronger than the demonic elephant. But now, there was such a huge contrast between the two.
Amidst the surging thoughts of all parties and such a strong contrast, the curtains of this duel finally opened.
…
While Vay was fighting, Angor didn't pay attention to the stage at all.
This wasn't to say that Wa Yi's battle wasn't interesting. Wa Yi's fighting style was completely different from his previous battle with Ghost Shadow. He was more aggressive, like an angry lynx, attacking without any regard for his own life. He followed the Golem and clashed head-on. There were plenty of things to watch, but Angor was more curious about something else.
He looked at the alchemy puppet standing beside Kal-El.
They only talked about Seamus' skin and didn't mention Soren. Still, Kal-El, Black Earl, and Kal-El were all curious about what happened to Soren.
Why did Soren get entangled by the four black-faced goats? Why didn't Soren do anything?
Also, Soren should have told Angor about it as soon as he left the stage. But Angor waited for a long time, and Soren didn't tell him anything.
Angor was curious about all these strange reactions.
When Angor looked at Soren, Soren didn't react at all, as if he was really a puppet.
It wasn't until Angor contacted Soren through the power of the contract that Soren finally realized what was going on.
Angor and Soren talked in private, so no one knew what they were talking about. However, Angor's expression would pause for a few seconds every now and then, as if he was thinking about something. It seemed that there was something fishy going on.
A moment later, Angor and Soren finally finished talking.
"What's going on?" Dorcas asked curiously.
Angor considered for a moment and spoke through their Spirit Bond, "Soren said something interesting. It's not that he can't break through the siege. He just doesn't want to."
Black Earl already mentioned that Soren didn't want to break through the siege, and Angor's words confirmed Dorcas' guess.
Soren was right. Soren didn't want to break through the siege.
"I called Soren …" Kal-El spoke up.
"I did, but he didn't answer. I think he heard your call but didn't want to break through, so he just pretended he didn't hear you. "
Dorcas raised an eyebrow. "What's the point of living an elemental creature that refuses to obey its master?"
Although Dorcas' words were unpleasant to hear, they were the mainstream opinion. Looking at the overall situation in the Magus World, what he said was correct.
Angor shook his head. "He didn't really disobey."
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, Angor explained what Dorcas had gone through and how he came to be.
When Angor signed a contract with Soren and the other captured wind creatures, there was a clause in the contract that stated that they would not be allowed to harm the wind elemental sprites.
Storm Ridge and White Cloud Village in Tidal Realm were enemies. However, no matter how fierce their conflicts were, they rarely went after a newly born wind elemental.
They had experienced it themselves, so they knew very well that it was not easy for any elemental spirit to be born. Besides, most elemental spirits didn't even have intelligence. They didn't have any ideology or hatred. What was the point of going after them?
Angor had been traveling in Tidal Realm for a while, so he understood how the elemental spirits felt. That was why he agreed to the contract.
Because of this, Soren didn't do anything to the four black-faced goats.
"So, those four strange goats are wind elemental spirits?" Dorcas said in surprise. "Why do I feel that they don't look like it?"
Those goats clearly had fleshly bodies. Also, their energy flow was strange, but it didn't follow the rules of elemental creatures.
Angor shrugged. "I'm thinking the same thing."
Angor didn't think the goats were elemental spirits either.
However, Soren was confident. Even if they weren't elemental spirits yet, they were already on the verge of becoming elemental spirits. As long as they could survive an Elemental Tide, they would become elemental spirits sooner or later.
In other words, although the four black-faced goats were not elemental spirits yet, they had the potential to become elemental spirits.
They could be compared to seeds. A spring rain was all it took for them to sprout their heads.
Because Soren believed that the goats were only one step away from becoming elemental spirits, he was worried that if he used too much strength, these "ungerminated seeds" would be destroyed and lose their chance to evolve. Therefore, Su Ling did not dare to act rashly when he was surrounded by them.
This was why Soren didn't break through the encirclement.
"Are you sure he's telling the truth?" Dorcas asked.
"I can only be sure that he's not lying to me. I can't guarantee that he won't make a mistake."
Despite Soren's explanation, Angor still didn't believe that the goats were the "seeds" of elemental spirits.
Angor had seen too many elemental spirits in the Tide Plane. Most of them didn't have sentience. Only a few of them had intelligence and could speak like Dangros.
Even elemental spirits probably didn't have any intelligence. A "seed" that wasn't even an elemental spirit yet had extraordinary intelligence. It could even talk and use tactics to attack and cooperate with others in battle. It could even "cross species to target others".
It sounded ridiculous.
Angor couldn't believe it.
But since Soren said so, it wasn't impossible. Maybe Soren was just too inexperienced?
Speaking of experience, Count Black was definitely the most knowledgeable among them.
With that in mind, he looked at Count Black and wondered what the man had to say about this.
(End of Chapter)
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