Jiang Yu knocked on the door, trying to tell Pang Lai why he was here, but Pang Lai's stern voice suddenly came from inside the room.
"Forget it, master might have something urgent to attend to. Let's sit in the courtyard. I'll tell you about the treasure hunt too," Jiang Yu asked someone to prepare some drinks and brought them over.
Mo Fan glanced at the closed door of the room. He was confused by Pang Lai's tone. If he really had something urgent to attend to, there was no need to scold him so anxiously.
Mo Fan did not overthink it. He proceeded to tell Jiang Yu about the treasure hunt. The treasure hunt was crucial for Mo Fan. It was also a great opportunity for the students of the national team to improve their strength. Normally, if an ordinary student had a rare opportunity in the treasure hunt, it was very likely that they would turn into a shining star. There were too many variables in the treasure hunt!
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Inside the tightly shut room, Pang Lai sat on a cushion and stared at the old man with a long scar on his face with a stern expression.
"Old friend, please save me, I've come here because I have nowhere else to go," the old man with a long scar said in a pleading tone.
"How do you expect me to help you? The people of the Holy Judgment Court have collected solid evidence of what you've done … how stupid are you? You're already famous, and no one can compare to you in terms of power and wealth. Why would you do something like that? Even your old friends like us are bitterly disappointed in you!" Pang Lai said coldly.
"The evidence hasn't been delivered to the Holy Judgment Court yet. You have to help me this time …" the old man with a long scar said.
"Are you out of your mind!? Essendale, why have you fallen so far? Why don't you show any sign of repentance? Do you know that Ying Can has been regretting his stupid decision for the rest of his life? Look what happened in the end! The disaster of Bo City, the calamity of the Ancient Capital … Salan will never forgive you! You should turn yourself in now. For the sake of your clan, your descendants, and your reputation, this is all we can do to protect you. Leave some dignity for yourself, and leave some leeway for your descendants. You have nowhere else to go! "Pang Lai said sternly.
"This is just my standpoint, not my fault. I admit that I chose the wrong candidate, and I have done a lot of disgraceful things for this candidate. However, isn't the Candidate Selection always like this? On the surface, it looks sacred and dignified, but behind the scenes, blood flows like a river!" Essendale said.
"You call what you did 'disgraceful'? Old friend, you've crossed the line, you've crossed the line. I can't let you go on like this … since you're not willing to turn yourself in, I'll send you to the Holy Judgment Court, "Pang Lai's eyes glittered.
Essendale immediately stood up, his body emitting a dark aura that could almost turn the entire room into nothingness!
Pang Lai did not expect that Essendale would be alerted. It would be difficult to subdue him.
"Do you really only think about yourself?"
"I don't want to die, and I don't want to be dragged into Nether Prison like Wen Tai …" Essendale's dark aura grew stronger.
Pang Lai could not move at all. The dark aura had transformed into countless black dragons, trapping Pang Lai like a prison. Pang Lai was suppressed before he could even cast a single spell.
Pang Lai let out a sigh looking at Essendale.
"There's still a chance, there must be …"
"I don't want you to keep making mistakes."
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In the courtyard, Mo Fan was chatting with Jiang Yu when he suddenly sensed a strong gust of wind coming from the house. For a moment, Mo Fan even felt like the God of Darkness had descended upon him. His pores immediately widened as if the God of Darkness had arrived.
Mo Fan turned around and stared at the tightly shut door.
At that instant, the door was pushed open. An old man with a scar on his face stepped out. He glanced at Mo Fan and Jiang Yu coldly, before leaving the place.
Jiang Yu was startled too. When he realized that the room was filled with dark energy, he subconsciously rose to his feet and rushed into the room.
Mo Fan glanced into the room too. He saw Pang Lai sitting in the room surrounded by darkness, unable to move like a statue.
When Mo Fan looked at the old man again, the old man had already disappeared.
The old man did not just take a turn and move to a place he could not see. He had already gone a great distance.
It was the Fleeing Shadow, but it felt like the old man's Fleeing Shadow was even stronger than Blink. Mo Fan could not find anything.
"Master, master, are you alright?" Jiang Yu quickly went up to him.
The force of darkness sealing Pang Lai's figure soon dissipated. Pang Lai, whose body was filled with dark energy, let out a cough. His eyes were filled with helplessness.
Mo Fan glanced at Pang Lai. It was obvious that Pang Lai had suffered a great loss in the battle against the old man. Mo Fan was even more shocked. Who exactly was the old man? Even Pang Lai was no match for him?
"Sigh …" Pang Lai let out a long sigh. He sat down on the ground without saying anything to Jiang Yu.
Mo Fan had no idea what had happened, but it was unlikely that Pang Lai would tell him.
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On the day of the treasure hunt, the whole world received a piece of shocking news.
The international Dark Master, Essendale, had been found guilty. The Holy Judgment Court was going to arrest and execute him without a second trial!
Mo Fan heard everyone discussing the news as soon as he arrived at the gathering point. The news had shocked the whole world!
Essendale was a Magician ranked above Pang Lai. He was the Dark Master, an unparalleled man.
To Mo Fan's surprise, the Dark Noble Mantle he had received was a generous gift from Essendale, as a reward for encouraging the students of the national team.
Mo Fan had more or less heard of the man's name before. A Magician of his level was on equal footing with the leaders of a country. He could not imagine how the man had become a criminal that was condemned by the world in just a single night.
"Apparently, the Holy Judgment Court has solid evidence. They won't give Essendale any chance to defend himself," said Jiang Yu.
"No wonder your master let out such a heavy sigh. He must have known the outcome," said Mo Fan.
Mo Fan only learned that the person who had imprisoned Pang Lai was the Dark Master, Essendale, after the news broke. He had no idea what he had discussed with Pang Lai.
"Speaking of which, Essendale is so strong. Even your master is no match for him. If he's on the run, can the Holy Judgment Court really arrest him? I don't think anyone in the world can stop a Dark Master like him, right?" asked Mo Fan.
Mo Fan was a Dark Mage, too. He was well aware of how powerful the Dark Element was when it came to escaping. It was impossible to arrest someone like Essendale, unless they hired a Forbidden Magician.
"God knows. I really can't imagine that a person of this level would do such a crazy thing. Moreover, I heard that this is related to a certain candidate. I wonder which candidate it is …"
"I don't think the treasure hunt will be postponed because of this, right?"
"It's hard to say, Essendale's incident is just too sensational."
Essendale's incident had indeed affected the World College Tournament. The treasure hunt was postponed for two days so that it would not be held on the same day as Essendale's trial.
Generally speaking, no matter how big or sensational something was, people would be attracted by new things after a few days and gradually forget about it.
However, Essendale's influence was ridiculously strong. It was still spreading like wildfire across the world two days later. Apparently, a candidate had disappeared from the world, too.
Mo Fan had never cared much about international affairs. He only cared about the treasure hunt of the World College Tournament.
The treasure hunt continued. Apart from the sixteen countries that were eliminated, the treasure hunt would be held by the remaining sixteen countries in Venice.
The gathering place for the treasure hunt was at the opening ceremony. Unlike the previous venue, there were many magic stones that were emitting a silver luster placed in the middle of the venue.
The silver magic ores were arranged in a long formation. Mo Fan could sense the power of the Space Element flowing vigorously in the formation.
"A Space Magic Formation, it looks like we are going to be teleported to the treasure hunt!" Ai Jiangtu said.
"Such a huge Space Magic Formation, where are we being teleported to? Don't tell me we're at the edge of a world?" Zhao Manyan's eyes widened.
The Space Magic Formation was ridiculously huge. Who knew where it would lead to?
There were two types of Space Magic Formations. The first type was a random teleportation formation. When Mo Fan and Asha'ria were messing with the Black Dragon, Asha'ria had set up a random teleportation portal, without a clear destination.
The second type was a specific teleportation portal, which would teleport people to a predetermined destination …
Many Space Mages had suggested setting up Space Magic Formations in the major cities all over the world, allowing people to travel to and from distant cities in just a few seconds. However, it was an unrealistic idea. The further the distance, the more energy it would take. In this world where resources were scarce and demon creatures were fighting for them, the resources it would take to teleport a traveler would be enough to train an outstanding military officer on the battlefield.
As such, only a huge tournament like the World College Tournament would use Space Magic Formations to teleport the students to the real battlefield.
"Allow me to explain the rules." The main referee stood up and announced in standard English, "The 160 students from the 16 countries will enter the Treasure Seizing Space in a disorderly manner. Each of you will land in a different place. Because the place chosen for the competition is a dangerous and demonic place, you will need to be extra careful when searching for the treasures we have placed inside. Even if we have sent assistant referees inside, we will do our best to distribute as many Eagle Eyes as possible to ensure your safety. However, accidents can happen. When the time comes, I hope you will be able to deal with it calmly and call for help in time. Don't lose your life because of a moment of greed and a moment of madness."
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