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Chapter 767: The Mirror Demon Acquires an Astral Path Beast Skill, Southern Mu Family
Chapter 767: The Mirror Demon Acquires an Astral Path Beast Skill, Southern Mu Family
"Feeling a bit overused, this Astral Path Beast Skill for instantaneous movement," Qin Muye said, looking at the Beast Skill the Mirror Demon had acquired after being assimilated by the crystalline structure. He was not entirely satisfied.
How could one describe this Beast Skill? It had a long cooldown, high mana cost, and a short range. If it weren't for being a spatial-type skill, it would be virtually useless. However, it was still useful for survival. In a real fight, it could only be used once, given its nearly five-minute cooldown. Although the cooldown could be reduced later, the Mirror Demon couldn't withstand it, as it wasn't known for its physical strength.
However, there were some benefits. Since it was a Heavenly Treasure-level inheritance, the Mirror Demon not only learned it but also immediately upgraded its proficiency to the Mystic level, allowing it to teleport with one person, though only one person at a time.
"This is an Astral Path Beast Skill, how can it be overused? Besides, your Mirror Demon doesn't even have Astral Path attributes. If it weren't for this Heavenly Treasure, the Mirror Demon wouldn't have learned it at all," Fan Hua rolled his eyes, thinking Qin Muye was being ungrateful.
Although this instantaneous movement Beast Skill wasn't as valuable as his Crimson Snake Child, it would still cause a stir if it were out in the open.
After all, it had a 100% learning rate. Even with the method to teach a Beast Skill, it wasn't certain that the Beast Skill could be taught to a spirit beast, especially if it involved cross-attribute learning.
"Oh, if I hadn't rejected the Crimson Snake Child, maybe the instantaneous movement would have been more suitable for you. With you being pursued, having instantaneous movement might have saved your life," Qin Muye teased, knowing the value of the skill. The main issue was the long cooldown, but this wasn't due to the skill itself but the Mirror Demon's limitations.
Beast Skills didn't have a cooldown. As long as the spirit beast could endure it, it could use the skill continuously. The short range wasn't a problem either; it could be overcome with multiple uses. The high mana cost was the only real issue, as it was used to tear through space. If the cost were lower, it wouldn't be effective.
"Tsk, you can't even afford to raise your Mirror Demon, let alone a Crimson Snake Child. The evolution secret technique probably can only be maintained by major clans," Fan Hua initially wanted to mock Qin Muye, but thinking about his own Crimson Snake Child, he lost the urge, as he couldn't afford it either.
From the time he had spent with Qin Muye, it was clear that the latter possessed a powerful evolution secret technique for the Mirror Demon. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a dire situation.
"So, if you just lower your pride and kill the Mu family—oh, your Uncle Mu San seems to have already taken care of that step. Then we can head straight to the Mu family, and you can seamlessly take over the position. When that happens, you'll have a soft life, and I can follow you to gather some resources," Qin Muye thought about it and found it feasible.
With his golden-haired protagonist aura, he was sure to have the Mu family's upper echelons wrapped around his little finger.
"If we really go to the Mu family, we might be killed before we even reach the door. They could send a Mystic Immortal to eliminate us, which shows that the internal conflicts within the Mu family are very intense. The position of family head is still undecided, and going there would definitely make us thorns in their sides," Fan Hua was not convinced by Qin Muye's suggestion, after all, he wasn't a fool.
From Mu Heng's attempt to eliminate them, it was clear that his soft life in the Mu family was also fraught with struggle.
"Ouch~ I thought you'd be happy to follow me back. So, you're not worried that your soft life will be reduced to porridge?" Qin Muye asked.
Given the dangers within the Mu family, Fan Hua's soft life wouldn't be easy, otherwise, someone wouldn't have tried to kill him.
"We won't die, but she will survive," Fan Hua replied matter-of-factly.
This left Qin Muye in deep thought. Which Miss Mu had such capabilities?
First, she was already married, then she had considerable influence within the Mu family, and third, she possessed sufficient strength.
It seemed there was no one who met all these criteria.
Qin Muye was also puzzled. He had gone through a lot of names, and while many met one or two conditions, none met all three.
"Oh, then let's find another place to continue our lives, preferably far from the Mu family, so we can gather more resources to cultivate our spirit beasts," Qin Muye suggested constructively.
His Mirror Demon had already acquired an Astral Path Beast Skill, and the next step was to increase its proficiency. As for evolution resources, if it came down to it, he could always ask his main body for help.
And if we can find a place, that would be even better, saving us from all these troubles.
After meeting Fan Hua, Qin Muye found that his protagonist aura had been overperforming. Initially, he had planned to seek treasures, but he ended up receiving protagonist treatment.
So now, he didn't need to rely on treasure hunting to spread his protagonist aura and grow; he just needed to continue following Fan Hua and causing trouble.
He believed in Fan Hua's potential!
"Alright, do you have any good places in mind?" Fan Hua asked. After all, they had not only successfully escaped danger but also picked up a stroke of luck, so he had a deeper impression of Qin Muye's ability to calculate heavenly chances.
Although the process might be very complicated, there were basically no major issues, so Qin Muye should choose the place.
"Well, if not, we can just head south and see where we end up. It's not a big deal," Qin Muye said, indicating that he had no idea about heavenly chance calculations and was just guessing.
So he randomly chose a direction among the four cardinal points.
"But the Mu family is in the south," Fan Hua paused for a moment before saying. Don't ask how he knew; he had run from the south after all.
"Cough, what a coincidence? No, have you heard of the saying 'the darkest place is under the lamp'?"
"As the famous saying goes, 'the most dangerous place is the safest,' which was said by the renowned Lu Xun. This is an absolute truth." Qin Muye didn't know who said it, but as long as he didn't know, he could always attribute it to Lu Xun, who couldn't refute it anyway.
"Are you sure?" Fan Hua looked at Qin Muye suspiciously, suspecting that he hadn't performed any heavenly chance calculations and was just making it up, randomly choosing a direction.
"Of course, why wouldn't I be sure? You have to believe in my abilities," Qin Muye said, holding his ground.
He couldn't lose this image; otherwise, his previous deception would be exposed.
"I believe in your abilities, but your character..." Fan Hua thought about Qin Muye's unreliability and said, "is quite problematic."
Indeed, Fan Hua thought Qin Muye was quite problematic. Even though the heavenly chance calculations had been done, the process was fraught with danger. You could say they avoided it, but it was due to their strength. On the other hand, if they hadn't avoided it, it would be too unfair to the heavenly chance calculations. They were relentlessly pursued, and even a Mystic Immortal was mobilized.
Fortunately, they had good luck and managed to escape; otherwise, they would be buried under lava by now.
"This is the result of the heavenly chance calculation, not something I can control. If we don't go south, we can continue heading north." Qin Muye indicated that if something went wrong, he wouldn't be blamed, using a provocation tactic.
Fan Hua thought for a moment and then said, "Could it be a case of 'putting oneself in a desperate situation to gain a new lease on life'?"
Otherwise, who would run back to the place they just escaped from?
"Right, right, that's exactly what I mean." Qin Muye felt they should indeed head south; when Fan Hua and the Mu family clashed, it would be quite a spectacle.
With two protagonist auras, he didn't believe the Mu family could withstand it.
If the Mu family had a Great Perfection Golden Immortal, there might be a chance of success, but now, with the highest rank being a Golden Immortal, Qin Muye was confident they wouldn't be able to shake his protagonist aura.
Just 7th Rank, how could they possibly win against a 9th Rank protagonist aura created by the main body.
"The Mu family will never expect us to return. When the time comes, we can not only lie low but also secretly target those in the Mu family who dared to act against us." Qin Muye's words were quite fake; with the capabilities of a major clan, they would likely be detected as soon as they entered the clan's territory.
Especially now, with the Mu family in a power struggle, even the slightest disturbance could raise alarms, and Fan Hua had even sent a Mystic Immortal to eliminate witnesses.
Under normal circumstances, there would be no issues, but now that the Mystic Immortal was dead and Fan Hua was still alive, didn't that say something?
"Alright, let's head south to the Mu family." Fan Hua gritted his teeth and ultimately trusted Qin Muye's nonsense.
"As long as we work together, the Mu family will be nothing more than a small obstacle."
Qin Muye's words made Fan Hua feel a bit strange. Wasn't this a bit too bold? They were still at the Mortal Realm and might not even be able to defeat the clan's disciples.
(End of Chapter)
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