Chapter 26: Black Dragon Devours the Sun

  No matter what others think, Huo Hai is now considering how to get as many integral cards as possible without exposing himself. If it were usual, Huo Hai wouldn't be so worried.

  It seems that I still lack experience in handling matters, or else things wouldn't have turned out like this. Looking at Ji Mu beside him with a smiling face, Huo Hai felt a throbbing headache. If Yun'er were here, it would be fine. She's my own sister, she won't go around talking nonsense, and besides, family members know each other, so even if they knew something, it wouldn't matter. But this person is different.

  No matter how innocent and simple Ji Mu appeared, Huo Hai would not easily believe it. Having seen many things on earth, he had also encountered many complex human natures, so how could he casually trust people?

  And yet, isn't he a bad person himself? How can a bad person let others know about his situation so easily? Huo Hai didn't say anything all the way, only remotely controlling the Star Gu to find some cards for himself.

  As a result, Huo Hai became even more mysterious in Ji Mu's heart. Huo Hai's path was not straight at all, as if he knew where the cards were, and with just a casual stroll, he would find one or two cards from some corners. Sometimes, he could even find a large pile of cards from small holes or other dens-like places.

  Just now, Huo Hai was in a cave and dug up more than 50 score cards. Even if Ji Mu was as simple-minded as ever, he felt that something was off at this time. "This guy must have a secret, and it's a huge one."

  Ji Mu became increasingly interested in Huo Hai, these caves were where the spiritual beasts lived. How did he find this secret place, it seemed like he knew all along. Moreover, how did he know that the spiritual beast inside was not home?

  One or two might not be there, but so many is a big problem. Just now, Ji Mu even found some traces of fighting next to a cave. This must have been left by the spiritual beasts that originally lived here. But where are the bodies of the spiritual beasts? How did the battle take place and why haven't I heard any movement since I arrived?

  Could it be that Huo Hai also has a powerful team, but how are they connected? Even Ji Mu began to suspect that Huo Hai had raised some kind of powerful pet and let the pet fight outside.

  This pet that can know everything without moving a muscle is too divine. Before reaching the spiritual realm, it's impossible to choose a beastmaster, and if you're not a beastmaster, controlling a spirit beast can only be done with a contract, and there can only be one.

  "Hmph, I'd like to see just how many more secrets you have." Ji Mu continued to follow Huo Hai, not saying a word to him, but instead staring at his every move. Because even with a spirit contract, it can only bind one spirit beast at most. Huo Hai's behavior was truly not as simple as having only one spirit beast. What exactly was going on, Ji Mu knew that in this world, there was also the method of blood contracts.

  Huo Hai was always cautious, afraid of being seen through by Ji Mu. Even some cards, Huo Hai could only reluctantly give up. After half a day, the cards in Huo Hai's hand added up to less than five hundred.

  As time goes by, collecting cards becomes more and more troublesome, and I don't know if I can collect over 2,000 points in the end. Two thousand points, unknowingly, has become a goal, as well as an obsession.

  "I'm telling you, Ji Xiaojie, how long do you plan on following me? This way, you won't be able to earn many points cards. I heard that at Huangcheng Academy, these points are the academy's internal currency. Without points, it'll be difficult to take a single step in the future."

  Ji Mu smiled: "Hehe, I've said it before, call me by my name or sister, just don't call me Miss Ji. You mentioned the card, no big deal, not everyone in the academy is rich. Many people don't have money but have points. They will sell their points to exchange for spirit stones. My family has a specialized business for this, I'm not short on points."

  There's such a thing, I think Father wouldn't be willing to let me do this kind of thing, so he didn't tell me. Never mind, I'll find a way later, after all, getting the Bone Refining Pellet requires a lot of points too.

  For Ji Mu, Huo Hai was really helpless. Just as Huo Hai wanted to say something, the sky suddenly darkened. "What's going on? Why is it dark? No, what is that thing?" Huo Hai raised his head, with a shocked face.

  Ji Mu smiled and looked at Huo Hai: "Little brother, don't use such a lowly trick to divert attention. When I used this trick, you didn't even know... Ah, how did it become like this." Ji Mu slowly raised her head and finally realized that something was wrong. From a distant unknown place in the north, a thick black smoke rose from the ground.

  Even if you still love the mountains and forests, it's impossible to stop. The black smoke rose to the sky, almost covering half of the sky. Thick black smoke, even at such a distance, can't be ignored. The black smoke kept surging, as if it had come alive.

  From a distance, it looks like a black dragon. No, not just looks like one, but has actually formed into a black dragon. The illusory body of the dragon seems to have four claws, with a special shape formed by the swirling black smoke, hazy and indistinct.

  A gigantic black dragon soared into the sky, roaming freely in the nine heavens, its tail still below the ground, invisible to the naked eye. It was truly a divine dragon that showed its head but not its tail. The black dragon rose into the air, blocking out the sun and sky. The clouds in the sky gradually turned black. The world between heaven and earth was pitch black, with thick fog rolling in. At this moment, it wasn't just them, but the entire Southern Cloud Kingdom that could see it.

  No, not just the Southern Cloud Empire, but even the southern nations, clearly saw this strange phenomenon. In the pitch-black sky, a black dragon darker than black, bared its teeth and claws, with its head facing directly at the sun.

  The open mouth, as if to swallow the sun. The sunlight is getting dimmer and dimmer, the sky is getting darker and darker. It's like it's already nighttime, even the faint stars can be seen twinkling.

  Unfortunately, it was blocked by the clouds and only a few stars could be seen. Huo Hai knew that the sun couldn't be swallowed up by the black smoke, but seeing this realistic scene made him worry too. What if the sun really disappeared? The end of the world? Huo Hai thought back to his past life on Earth, where he saw some places without a sun, and his heart couldn't help but feel cold.

  The old man walked out of a grand hall in the capital city of Nanyun Country. Looking at the scene in the sky, his face was extremely solemn.

  "National Master, what's going on? Why is this happening? The black dragon devouring the sun, are you really going to let it swallow the Tai Yao?" Next to the old man, a middle-aged man with a stern face appeared at some point.

  If there were others here, they would be surprised to find that this person was the current ruler of Nanyun. However, the ruler was unusually respectful in front of this old man. Guoshi, who is this person? Probably many people in Nanyun don't even know he exists.

  The old man shook his head, muttering to himself: "Black Dragon devours the sun, I didn't think, I didn't think that I would encounter it at my age. Is the Heavenly Demon's Tomb finally going to appear? The living will be scorched." The old man sighed, his face growing increasingly solemn, as if there was something he did not want to mention. What exactly was going on, even the national master couldn't know?

  After a long time, the old man turned his head and said: "Your Majesty, now let the whole country start preparing for defense. Our southern states are about to be in great chaos, and we may even face a disaster of destruction. This matter is not something that we can handle."

  "A disastrous calamity, Imperial Tutor, isn't this making a mountain out of a molehill? Must the entire nation be put on high alert just because of this phenomenon?" The cost of putting the whole country on alert is no small sum, let alone the highest level of alert. Although the Imperial Tutor didn't say anything, his expression was enough to convey that. After all these years of interaction, it's the first time he's seen Guo Shi with such an expression.

  However, for the State Master, he did not dare to be slow. The State Master had at least reached the level of a super master of the Ling Shuai class, and in the records of Nanyun Country, he was already over 500 years old, making great contributions to Nanyun Country. His prestige was even higher than that of this country lord.

  "Hmph, making a big deal out of a small matter, what do you think this is? The Black Dragon devouring the sun, let alone a tiny country like Nanyun, even if all the southern countries were to join forces, it's not certain we could avoid this calamity. I hope those above will soon discover the changes that have occurred here."

  The vast Tianling continent is boundless, and the southern nations occupy only a small part of it. The strange phenomenon caused by this black smoke can't be seen from afar. I hope that before they discover the changes here, the Southern Cloud Nations can still exist. Now, apart from being well-prepared to face the impending disaster, what other way is there?

  As he watched, the black dragon that was about to swallow the sun whole, Guoshi's face turned somewhat bitter. This time's demon calamity, it seemed, wouldn't be so easy to get through. The place where the black dragon swallowed was the sun, which was practically his own heart and soul.

  "Alright, I'll go prepare then. By the way, what about the Imperial City College recruitment this year? Should we stop them?"

  The Imperial Academy recruits students every year, but the location is different. On average, each place recruits, and it will take about ten years to recruit again. If it stops, it will be a huge loss for the entire country.

  The old man shook his head: "No need, the demon calamity won't come that quickly. Besides, low-level spirit masters may not be of much use, but they can still help resist the invasion of the demon calamity a bit. From now on, all those who are fighting for power and profit will be eliminated by me, if you can't do it then let me do it. We'll respond to the demon calamity with all our might, whether we can survive or not depends on how well we prepare."

  The old man shook his head and walked away into the distance. The old man's back figure, with an unspeakable desolation and loneliness.

  "It's been five hundred years, I never thought that in my lifetime, I would actually see the Black Dragon devouring the Sun. I wonder how those old guys are looking now... The Black Dragon devouring the Sun, I originally thought I wouldn't be able to see it in this lifetime..."