"Little girl, your Shadow element has been successfully awakened. Now I will guide you in casting techniques. Practice hard, and you should be able to master the basic Shadow Escape spell within three days. With the Invisibility effect on you, you should be able to move freely in the central part of the forest."
The black panther retracted its forepaws, and its mental dialogue revealed some fatigue, but its words were full of confidence in shadow magic.
"Do we still need to practice for three more days?" Lu Shi replied, then continued, "Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated. We shouldn't delay, I can go in and investigate... to rescue the little leopard right away."
"You've just awakened, you're not even familiar with Stardust Drawing, let alone Shadow Escape..." The black panther's words came to an abrupt halt.
Lu Shi suddenly disappeared from the spot, and then reappeared in the shade of a large tree not far away.
"What did you say?" Lu Shicai asked at this moment.
"Oh, it's nothing. It seems you do have some talent for summoning me." The black panther was speechless.
Once the awakening was successful, Lu Shi added points to the Shadow element.
[You begin meditation. After burning your soul to a weight of 4G, your Shadow magic reaches the intermediate level, your Shadow Escape skill upgrades, and you learn a new Shadow magic skill, Shadow Spike.]
Shadow (Intermediate)
Magical skills: Shadowmeld, Shadow Spike
...
Unleash Shadowmeld and experience the wonders of shadow magic.
Lu Shi was very excited.
The feeling of appearing and disappearing without a trace is both mysterious and cool.
In the space of consciousness, a tiny soul with the number 148 on its head waves its hands, eagerly anticipating the number 52 on the container.
"It's not the right time yet."
Lu Shi suppressed the urge to immediately change the weight of her soul, deciding to wait until she was alone tonight before taking action.
Raising her head, Lu Shi looked at the black leopard again and asked politely, "May I ask how I should address you?"
“Call me Yalin. I’m so happy you have such a talent for shadow magic. I’ve resonated my child’s magical energy with you; you should be able to sense its presence.” Yalin’s voice was even weaker, but she still forced herself to continue, “I must return to recuperate first. I hope you can find my child successfully. Yalin awaits your call at any time.”
"Don't go yet, wait a minute!" Lu Shi hurriedly called out, "I have something to ask you. I hope you can take care of these four classmates for me."
As he spoke, he pointed to Zhou Rui and the other three people not far away.
When Zhou Rui and the others saw Lu Shi pointing at them, they looked puzzled and confused. They felt that Teacher Lu was becoming more and more mysterious.
"Them? They're much weaker than you. They can't even get into the central region. With their strength, they'd be in danger even in this outer area," Yalin said dismissively. These low-level human mages were nothing more than ants in her eyes.
"Don't worry, they're just outside. They're not coming in with me. I'm just worried about them while I'm gone. Can you keep an eye on them for me?" Lu Shi asked persistently.
"Ugh, doing business with you is exhausting."
As Yalin spoke, her right claw slashed through the air, and a dark magic enveloped Lu Shi's entire body.
Several dozen breaths later, an identical Lu Shi appeared before everyone's eyes.
Shadow Copy
High-level shadow magic.
“This is your clone. It has no consciousness; it’s just a puppet that knows shadow magic, with strength equivalent to a mid-level human mage. But it’s enough to protect these people.” Yalin said, then added, as if remembering something, “The spell only lasts for ten days. So you need to hurry and rescue my child as soon as possible and get back.”
After saying that, Yalin disappeared without warning, leaving only a faint shadowy aura in the air that continued to dissipate and eventually vanished into nothingness.
Looking at the copy that was exactly like herself, Lu Shi couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of high-level magic and yearned for it even more.
When Zhou Rui and the other three saw that Teacher Lu had suddenly appeared, they were all dumbfounded and couldn't understand the situation at all.
Lu Shi sighed, walked over with the clone, and said to Wu Lie, "This is my clone. She's a bit simple-minded, but she's definitely strong enough to protect you. Of the four of you, you're the most mature. Now I'm handing over command to you."
With his eyes fixed on Wu Lie, a black light flashed, and a dark magic wrapped around Wu Lie's right hand.
Wu Lie nodded, waved his right hand, and the clone Lu Shi silently walked behind him.
Zhou Rui quickly stepped forward and asked, "Teacher Lu, are you really going to go deep in alone? Why don't we find some people to go in with us?"
"No." Lu Shi patted Zhou Rui's head, comforting her, "It's more convenient for me to do it alone. You guys sweep through the outer areas and wait for me to come back. Besides, I said I'd lead you to first place this time. By the way, how many points are a Tier 5 magical beast worth?"
"Huh? No one in the first year of high school has ever hunted a fifth-tier magical beast." Zhou Rui replied, looking down.
"Alright, then I'll bring back a fifth-tier magical beast limb this time, so Class 3 can get first place this time." Upon hearing this, Lu Shi was filled with heroic spirit.
“Teacher Lu, the central region is extremely dangerous. The second-year high school students are even facing fifth-tier magical beasts in their actual combat. Although fifth-tier magical beasts are difficult to kill, the older students can team up to fight them. Teacher Lu, if you really encounter danger, you can ask the older teachers and students for help,” Zhou Rui said worriedly.
"Okay, I understand. Take care, everyone. Goodbye." Lu Shi waved goodbye to the four of them.
The wind trails beneath their feet flickered, transforming into a blue phantom as they moved deeper into the forest.
The four watched as Lu Shi crossed the yellow line and stepped into the depths, and could only turn back with the clone to begin a new round of perimeter cleanup.
...
Compared to the newly learned Shadow Cloak, Lu Shi still prefers Wind Track.
After all, standing in the sunlight makes one look more like a hero, while sneaking forward in the shadows feels a bit too gloomy.
However, in actual combat, shadow magic is very useful. Just look at the members of the Shadow Society; they are all top-notch.
Saying goodbye to her four burdens... Little Lu Shi was in high spirits and ran with all her might.
Yalin channeled a stream of shadow magic into Lu Shi. This allowed Lu Shi to sense a distant resonance of similar shadow magic. However, the aura was very weak, as if it might vanish at any moment, and was quite unstable. It seemed the little leopard wasn't in good condition.
After running quickly in that direction for ten minutes, the resonance became more and more obvious, so Lu Shi couldn't help but speed up a bit more.
Just as Lu Shi dodged past a large tree again.
A sudden change occurred.
A ball of flame shot out from behind the big tree, heading in the direction Lu Shi was heading.
Given Lu Shifeng's forward speed, he would inevitably be hit by this ball of flame.
Before he could stop or turn, Lu Shi's figure suddenly vanished mysteriously, only to reappear under the shade of the big tree.
Shadow Escape
Fortunately, I released a shadow-based movement spell in time and avoided colliding with the flame.
Then, Lu Shi saw what was spewing flames. It was actually a large tiger-like magical beast.
Its fur has a rare reddish-gold color, like burning flames leaping in the night, shimmering with a mysterious and majestic light.
Most terrifyingly, its gaping maw revealed two rows of fiery red teeth, sharp as red-hot iron spikes. Sparks were spewing from its mouth, clearly indicating that the flames had originated from this monstrous beast.
Tier 3 magical beast, Flamefang Tiger.
Lu Shi recognized the magical beast at a glance.
Moreover, I've heard from Zhou Rui several times how terrifying this guy is.
However, if you dare to block my way, I'll burn your soul.
Playing with fire?
Come on, who's afraid of who?
Lu Shi felt a surge of anger, and with a flick of his right hand, he shot out a dragon-shaped fireball.
A majestic fire dragon flew towards the Flame Fang Tiger. Its powerful aura caused the Flame Fang Tiger's eyes to narrow and its hair to stand on end. Facing the fire dragon, it even forgot to dodge.
The fireball struck the Flame Fang Tiger squarely on the head.
However, the scene of the tiger's head being torn to pieces did not occur.
The Flame Fang Tiger opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the dragon-shaped fireball that was shot at it without hesitation.
He smacked it twice, spat out a puff of sparks, and ignited a small patch of dry grass on the ground.
Okay, my mistake.
This is a fire monster.
It would be impolite of me to burn it with fire magic.
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