Chapter 147: Transition

Chapter 147: Transition

Wen Ying met Xiao Le's gaze, only to see the shock on the other's face. For a moment, he was baffled. Did he look that terrifying? Enough to make the other tremble?

Suppressing his inner confusion, Wen Ying surveyed the area. After eliminating Xiao Long, he was unsure which of the exorcists nearby were truly radical. Thus, he concealed himself within the black fog.

In today's battle, he had already had his hands full with just Xiao Long as the "boss". Adding to that, his destruction of the anchor point could be rounded off to him closing the teleportation array. Wen Ying pondered that he would certainly be the first this time.

Lan Jiaying would likely be furious again, and the corners of Wen Ying's lips curled up. His original body retreated from the battlefield.

Lu Qingyuan's magical power had reached its limits. It was time for him to return to the Realm of Magic.

The battle that had stunned the world's ordinary people quickly drew to a close, leaving behind many questions.

Muse City's demons had flooded the internet, and everyone eagerly sought the truth.

Many brave souls, seeing that humanity had triumphed, drove to Muse City to investigate further, among them were numerous new media representatives, all hoping to obtain firsthand information.

The government, however, did not release the details people were eager to know. They merely reassured the public that the incident was still under investigation.

Indeed, the government was still "investigating." Some individuals within the administration were aware of the existence of demons and exorcists. In the past, exorcists had solemnly declared that the gateway between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm was severed, leaving them to deal only with the minor demons in their world.

Who could have predicted that just a few years later, the Church would send envoys, reporting unusual spatial disturbances, followed by the sudden appearance of demons from the Demon Realm!

Many of the government officials in charge of this situation had lost significant amounts of hair due to stress. Dealing with it improperly would lead to severe consequences.

Public morale was already unstable, and they couldn't make any guarantees that the black hole in Mu City wouldn't appear elsewhere or that demons from the Demon Realm wouldn't reemerge. They couldn't publicly declare such promises.

It was likely that many ordinary citizens were also aware of the truth, but they needed the people's trust, hoping that the government would provide a satisfactory answer.

In short, they were in a desperate situation, with inquiries pouring in from abroad. The attention of the entire world was focused on Mu City, in the country of Huaxia.

They couldn't afford to delay any longer; they needed to reassure society. Thus, the day after the incident with the black hole demon, the Huaxia government issued a public announcement.

As the government made its announcement, Wen Ying was staring wide-eyed with his classmates at Yang Shiming's luxurious "golden house."

Surveying his surroundings, he saw Bellerophon, Muershi, Koroy, Ishtar, Lan Jiaying, and Wu Fei—quite a number of demons from his class were present in Mu City alone. His gaze then shifted to the luminous white statue enveloped in translucent black mist.

This is the divine stone, named a stone but resembling a fine jade with an intrinsic luminescence. Wen Ying assumes that humans would probably feel an instant sense of exhilaration upon seeing it, because as a demon, he instinctively feels disgust towards it, much like how one would want to get rid of a rat.

The divine stone resembles a natural carving of an angel, with its arms crossed protectively over its body and wings folded in front, its face partially obscured by the arms, revealing only a portion of its forehead.

Lan Jiaying had seized this opportunity amidst the chaos yesterday to retrieve it from Mu City's church. He is well aware of his current predicament.

His human body, still recovering from the invasion of toxins, has also caused him some harm. Rather than risking the frontlines where other demons might gain more, he chose to loot the church for its treasures.

Not only did he take the divine stone, but he also plundered numerous other items.

Although there is a wealth of loot, the value of the divine stone in terms of final assessment remains uncertain. Thus, Lan Jiaying's brow is slightly furrowed, his lips tightly pressed together, emanating a low-pressure aura around him.

Compared to when he was alone with Wen Ying, he appears significantly more composed now.

Several demons, inhabiting human bodies, are engaged in conversation here.

To Wen Ying's surprise, Wu Fei was not dragged back to the demon realm by Muershi. When he saw Muershi again after encountering Wu Fei, he shot him a look of astonishment—had this guy undergone a change of heart?

"I wonder what everyone thinks about this?" Essence broke the silence as the demons were scrolling through their phones.

Wen Ying propped his chin up and said, "Shouldn't our final exams be over by now?"

Beros replied, "There's no set time frame. We haven't received any notification to return to the demon realm yet."

What he meant was that it would be disadvantageous to go back now. What if the others managed to score more points by lingering and surpassed them?

Aside from the scores, Beros was actually more concerned about another issue—the "one-month boyfriend" that Wen Ying had proposed. There were still quite a few days until the end of the month, and the thought of returning to the demon realm so soon filled Beros with dread.

After the final exams, the academy went straight into vacation mode, allowing them to extract the memory segments from their avatar puppets that counted towards their grades as their "exam answers." They had up to three days for the extraction, leaving plenty of days unused.

On the surface, Beros seemed to express his desire for a high ranking, but in reality, he wanted to stall for another month.

For once, Wen Ying didn't see through Beros's true intentions. After hearing his words, he fell silent for a moment before saying, "Suddenly, I feel like they're very unreliable." He dared not openly criticize the Demon King, so he lumped him together with "they" in his complaint.

What kind of final exam had no specific time limit and only gave a general direction for effort?

Wu Fei spoke softly from the corner, "Will the other students come over when they see Mu City's message?"

Koroy raised her eyebrows playfully. "If they do, they'll only be picking up scraps." There was no trace of anxiety or concern in her tone. After responding to Wu Fei, she directed her gaze at Lan Jiaying.

"Your Highness, did your father give you any specific time or requirements?"

Lan Jiaying shook his head. "I know no more than you do."

Muershi chuckled. "I think it's great as it is. I want to stay here and see how the human world changes. It's a critical turning point, and there seems to be plenty of room for intervention. It's fascinating!"

The wicked tendencies in Muershi's nature stirred. Wen Ying feared that he might really cause unrest in the human world, so he quickly said nonchalantly, "The human body isn't as comfortable as my own. I'd like to return to the demon realm sooner."

Essence leaned back, adopting a relaxed posture with a casual tone. "It may be uncomfortable, but compared to the excitement of being able to intervene, it's bearable."

To avoid arousing suspicion from Wen Ying, Poros echoed "indeed" right after Essence finished speaking. He had no interest in the commotion, but he was highly interested in stalling for time.

Koroy swung her feet and gazed out the window. "The demon realm should be too preoccupied to bother with us now. The extremist demons who activated the teleportation magic need to be dealt with. I think they won't tell us to return until they've taken care of that matter."

A sudden gleam lit up in Lan Jiaying's eyes, his spirits lifting and dispelling the gloom. He exuded an energetic and ambitious spirit as he spoke with elegant poise and rhythm, as if reciting words from a terrorist: "Wen Ying, you said the anchor is hidden in that building, and the demonic mobile game was created by exorcists. Then, destroying that building would be beneficial without any drawbacks."

Wen Ying's eyelids twitched violently. Muershi's words had stirred Lan Jiaying's desire for praise from the devil king, igniting his enthusiasm.

"That makes sense," Muershi slapped the armrest of the sofa, his expression excited. "I like this plan."

Various terrifying scenarios of destroying the building flashed through his mind, and he even began to ponder the details.

Seeing that all the demons present, except Wu Fei, were tempted by the idea, Wen Ying not only felt his eyelids twitching, but also a pulsating vein on his forehead.

He raised his hand to press on the throbbing vein without being noticed, pretending to be interested as well, but throwing out another idea that his brain had hastily cooked up: "I think watching the scene that the divine stone over there could create would be more interesting than destroying that building."

Beros asked casually, "What do you want to do with the divine stone?"

The other demons looked at Wen Ying with interest, it seemed that everyone was in the mood for some trouble. Wu Fei shot Wen Ying a pitiful and pleading look.

In his heart, Wen Ying was someone who could cause trouble, even scarier than an extremely wicked bird.

Wen Ying held up his index finger and lowered his voice. "Awaken and intensify various human reactions."

Muershi's eyes shone brightly. He even leaned closer, almost sticking to Wen Ying, while Beros gave him a cold glance.

"When ordinary people come into contact with the Divine Stones, those with innate talents awaken. For those with average abilities, the magic stored within the stones helps to unlock their potential. In Mu City, we exhaust the magic within the Divine Stones," Wen Ying said with a cunning smile, "and then secretly encourage them to study magic, applying public pressure on the Church and the Association."

The excitement in Muershi's eyes faded as he asked, puzzled, "What benefit does it bring us to increase the number of exorcists?"