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After Principal Zhu's barrage, seeing Tang Miao standing there perfectly fine, he was utterly dumbfounded… Fire magic was his main cultivation, and arguably his strongest offensive method. But… but… his strongest attack didn't even scratch his opponent?
Looking at the bewildered Principal Zhu, Tang Miao's hands were covered in lightning, and he scoffed, "High-level magic? Nothing special."
As he spoke, the ice domain receded, and then thunder crackled around him.
"Lightning Sword!"
A physical object condensed from lightning, like a demon-slaying artifact, appeared in Tang Miao's hand.
With the sword in hand, Tang Miao charged straight at Principal Zhu. Although a few more attacks could still shatter his armor magic, this lightning sword, like a demon-slaying artifact, was currently his strongest offensive method!
But similarly, the consumption of magic energy was also extremely high. The lightning sword condensed from the domain could only be sustained for ten minutes with his current magic energy.
"Even if my fire can't hurt you, don't forget, I still have heavy armor magic!"
Principal Zhu shouted in exasperation, then immediately connected his star map.
"Forest of Kun! Prison!"
Green star trails appeared like winding plants, intertwining at Principal Zhu's feet, quickly forming a natural diagram, symbolizing the vibrant growth of all things!
Because Tang Miao had removed the thick layer of ice, the plant magic that he couldn't use before was now unhindered.
Suddenly, countless strange trees, vines, and sprouts of bizarre appearance shot up from the ground beneath Tang Miao's feet… They pushed aside the soil, and most terrifyingly, they were growing at a visible speed!
Some of them entwined together, then rapidly proliferated more branches and roots, while others continued to spread across the surface, quickly enclosing a large territory for these wildly growing plants!
This was a cage, a prison of trees that grew from the ground up, enveloping even the area above his head!
Then, it completely encased Tang Miao.
Principal Zhu looked at the trapped Tang Miao and threatened, "Kid, I, this deacon, will let you off the hook today, but if you go against the Black Vatican, you'll surely die a horrible death!"
With that, he deactivated his heavy armor magic and turned to flee.
"Sparrow Flame!"
Just then, Tang Yue, who had been hiding, leaped out of the tree.
"Heavenly Flame Funeral!"
Although she had only recently entered the high-level stage, she could already cast fire magic, and Tang Miao's prolonged delay had given her enough time to complete the connection.
The power unleashed by the falling flames was in no way weaker than the high-level magic Principal Zhu had just cast.
This caught him off guard, as he had just removed his defenses… Although his reaction wasn't slow, and he used light magic to defend, his low-level magic defense was almost powerless against high-level magic!
"Ah~!"
The burning flames made him scream in pain. Although he also had spirit fire, it was clearly not as high a grade as Tang Yue's.
Behind him, the prison controlling Tang Miao was also burned down by the flames. The moment the prison broke open, Tang Miao unleashed a lightning strike, and Principal Zhu's right arm vanished.
First, the burning flames, then a severed arm, Principal Zhu directly fainted. Tang Miao didn't deliver the killing blow directly.
This was Tang Yue's intention.
If it were up to him, he would have simply finished him off. At the level of a Blue Deacon, it was even less likely that he would confess any information.
Because once they revealed anything, it wouldn't significantly impact the Black Vatican, but they themselves would truly face inhumane treatment. But whether captured alive or killed, the bounty was the same, so tonight wasn't a wasted effort.
After Principal Zhu was taken care of, Ye Ying, who was in charge of this area, also arrived. Although he was a bit late, he still acknowledged the bounty.
However, Tang Miao's situation of a mid-level mage crushing a high-level mage truly astonished him. In fact, if it weren't for Tang Yue, he would have wanted to recruit Tang Miao… Before Ye Ying left with his people, Tang Yue also instructed him to go to the assessment site, as Mo Fan should still be fighting the Black Vatican members there.
At the assessment site, Mo Fan had also successfully dealt with the priests and cultists. After all, even without a Spirit Seed, he still possessed four elements, three of which had reached the intermediate level.
Of course, Yu Ang, that half-human, half-ghost, still managed to escape… After dealing with this Blue Deacon, Tang Yue sent Tang Miao back. The rest of the matters were for their Judgment Court to handle.
Tang Miao wasn't greedy; after all, he had already received the bounty for a Blue Deacon… Dark clouds still hung over this bustling metropolis, so dense that not a single star could pierce through.
The city was vast, like the body of a giant, with countless crisscrossing, densely packed roads twinkling with lights, and numerous red lights pulsing like blood throughout its entire form.
In the dead of night, it was still operating, like the constantly beating heart of a giant.
And in certain corners, certain hard-to-detect dark places, forces clinging to this metropolis like parasites, tumors, and pseudo-worms, were completely swept clean by the Judgment Court overnight!
Tang Miao didn't return to his love nest with Tang Yue, as she was clearly not going to be back tonight. So he went back to the shared apartment.
"Where have you been all night? Do you know, our school actually has members of the Black Vatican!"
As soon as he entered the room, his vision was dominated by Ai Tutu. What was before him wasn't her pouting face, but that pair of… ahem, about to burst forth… and she was wearing a camisole nightgown, which was practically adding fuel to the fire!
Seeing Tang Miao stunned standing there, Ai Tutu complained, "Damn it, you stinky Tang Miao, are you even listening to me?"
"Hmm, I heard you," Tang Miao nodded, his eyes fixed on her.
After feasting his eyes, he walked towards the sofa. It had been a tiring night for him.
Ai Tutu watched him deliberately brush against her, then pretend not to notice as he walked to the sofa. She followed him, puffing out her cheeks and muttering, "Stinky… pervert!"
Mu Nujiao, who was meditating on the bed, looked at Tang Miao, who had returned and was now lying there, and asked in confusion, "Did you also fight with people from the Black Vatican tonight?"
Tang Miao had once said that he had killed members of the Black Vatican, and today there were Black Vatican members at the school, but he hadn't appeared. This suggested that Black Vatican members were not only present in Mingzhu Academy but also in other places!