1343 The Fiendish Night Contrac (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The scariest thing about Bei Jiang's Darkness Corruption was the ability to track down its target. Every person, device, and energy ripple of spells that the target had contact with would provide feedback to the caster. No tracking ability was more impressive than that. Mo Fan desperately needed its power to track down the Cold Prince!
The ability to manipulate shadows was even crazier. Mo Fan would never forget how the demonic shadows had left him with injuries and bruises, or the shadow waiting to backstab him at any moment!
”What is it?” Mo Fan asked when he saw Feng Zhoulong glaring at him.
”Do your ears only hear the things you want to hear? Bei Jiang's Soul Remnant is a huge problem. It might inflict serious damage on your soul!” Feng Zhoulong exclaimed.
”Oh, that, don't worry about it, my soul is pretty strong. He won't have any chance to damage it,” Mo Fan said casually.
”You should treat it more seriously. If you want to obtain the Dark Material, you will need to accept it with your soul. It's similar to forming a pact with your Contracted Beast, and since the Dark Material is so close to your soul, Bei Jiang's Soul Remnant can easily inflict serious mental and spiritual damage to you. It will haunt you like your shadow for a long time,” Feng Zhoulong told him.
”Everything will be fine. I wouldn't take the risk if I wasn't confident enough. Just teach me how to accept the Dark Material. I'll deal with the Soul Remnant. Why would I be afraid of his soul if I've already killed him?” Mo Fan said confidently.
”Fine, I can tell you've already made up your mind. The Dark Material is called the Fiendish Night. It's more powerful than a Soul-grade Elemental Seed. It can significantly boost the power and abilities of your Shadow Element, but to freely manipulate it like Bei Jiang, you will have to improve your Shadow Element. Your Shadow Element isn't that impressive at only the first-tier of the Advanced Level,” Feng Zhoulong advised him.
”Of course I will train it harder after acquiring the power!” Mo Fan promised.
”Mm, you can accept the Fiendish Night here. No one will disturb you,” Feng Zhoulong told him.
Mo Fan nodded…
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Feng Zhoulong soon returned with a container. It looked like a typical magic container that was used to contain souls. It was likely that the Dark Material could not be stored like Elemental energy, and could only be stored like a soul.
”The Dark Material will look for a new master on its own, so you won't have to guide it into your body and your soul like an Elemental Seed. You just have to wait for it to approach you and accept it. Remember what I told you; the thing is basically Bei Jiang's Soul Remnant. If you expose your soul to it, it will surely tear your soul into pieces!” Feng Zhoulong said.
”Bring it on, I'm ready!” Mo Fan declared.
Feng Zhoulong did not say a word further. He did not believe Mo Fan was a careless man. He was utterly impressed by the young man after seeing how he had tried to save Leng Qing. Otherwise, he would not have asked Mo Fan to pay him a visit as soon after he obtained the Dark Material.
”I'll be leaving after releasing it. Be careful!” Feng Zhoulong warned him again.
It was necessary to leave, so as to avoid the Dark Material approaching him!
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Feng Zhoulong left the room and closed the door, leaving Mo Fan alone with a black mist in the space surrounded by white steel plates.
Mo Fan could see a twisted face in the black mist. It was obviously Bei Jiang. A wisp of his soul had turned into a vengeful spirit. He wondered if it was Feng Zhoulong's doing.
Mo Fan could see Bei Jiang's hatred of him from the face. The strong hatred soon filled up the space.
Mo Fan waited patiently for the Fiendish Night to enter his soul. He closed his eyes and meditated. As he thought, his Spiritual World was covered in darkness. It even shrouded the brilliance of his other Elements.
”An imbecile like you is trying to claim my power? HAHA, I'll definitely make you suffer!” Bei Jiang's voice echoed in Mo Fan's mind.
Mo Fan was not bothered by the vengeful spirit. He slowly accepted the Fiendish Night. He was not trying to merge the Dark Material with his soul. It was more like expressing sincerity to one another before forming a pact.
The power of darkness was from the Kingdom of Darkness. The process of drawing the Stars of the Shadow Element was actually sacrificing energy to the Lord of Darkness in exchange for its power. It was different from the Elemental energy readily available from one's surroundings.
The Curse Element and the Undead Element were the same, too. They were the powers of the Lord of Darkness.
A long time ago, humans were sacrificing souls and lives in exchange for the Lord of Darkness' power. It was the reason why Dark Magic was forbidden by the Magic Association. Western countries even killed many wizards and witches during a certain era...