The Evil God Summoned by the Saintess

Chapter 261: Chapter 259: Return to the Star Spirit Forbidden Land

Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

Hilia walked slowly through the forest.

At Rose’s request, she had come here to practice her second passive magic spell.

"Water Reversal Disperse has three prerequisites for training."

Rose’s phantom appeared at Hilia’s side and said.

"First, you need to learn Water of Stagnation; second, you must be constantly in a state of crisis; third, your magic talent needs to be high."

Hilia was stunned. "Magic talent... can that really be a prerequisite for training?"

Rose nodded, "That’s how passive magic spells are. There are even more bizarre passive prerequisites—I’ll tell you about them if we get the chance in the future. But even if your magic talent is poor, there’s still a way to train. Someone once developed a Spirit Magic spell that disguises you as a high-talent mage; after using it, you can also practice Water Reversal Disperse."

Hilia: "..."

There was actually such a spell?

She had never imagined that.

It seemed even less useful than the one she had to draw in the scroll exam.

"That spell is actually pretty interesting. If you’re talented and learn it, it shows you’re untalented because your talent is too high... Do you want to learn it?"

Hilia immediately shook her head. "Learning useless spells is just a waste of time for me. If I want to disguise myself, the Disguise Skill is good enough. Disguising magic talent is pointless—your talent can only be detected by special devices, so I don’t see the use."

Rose chuckled softly. "Alright, time to start learning."

With that, all the knowledge of [Water Reversal Disperse] was sent to Hilia.

When all the prerequisites are met, passive magic spells don’t require attribute compatibility—you can learn them smoothly.

Very quickly, Hilia ran the magic circuit of [Water Reversal Disperse] through her body once. She vaguely felt something, but maybe not quite.

"Next, just go charging into the magical beasts’ den."

Hilia dove headfirst into the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

At this moment, the Star Spirit Forbidden Land was no longer the deserted place it used to be.

Shortly after stepping inside, Hilia saw someone fighting magical beasts within the forbidden area.

Hilia glanced at them, didn’t disturb them, chose to quietly leave, and swiftly went deeper into the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

"Vanessa’s mother said to gradually open up explorations in the Star Spirit Forbidden Land, even putting out bounties to encourage mercenaries to find heretic bases, but are these people really here to look for heretics?"

After observing the mercenaries entering the forbidden land, most were Tier One, a few were Tier Two, all operating on the outskirts—just hunting and so on, clearly not thinking about finding heretic bases.

"Although the magical beasts here haven’t been corrupted into demons, after living long-term in a tainted environment, their flesh is much worse than beasts outside. Even for materials, they need to be purified before being collected..."

Hilia muttered to herself and decided not to pay attention anymore.

She was here to practice passive spells. Without Rose’s guidance, it would be nearly impossible for her to find a heretic base.

Last time she found one, it was because she’d followed Rose’s directions.

Now Rose’s guidance was to help her master [Water Reversal Disperse], so there was no need to consider anything else.

"Too many people on the outskirts, it’s not convenient. I’d better head further in."

Hilia looked at the Star Spirit Tree, got on her Flying Broom, and flew low to the ground.

During this time, many hunters in the trees set their sights on her, but thanks to her danger sense, she dodged them with ease.

While dodging, she tried to trigger the effect of Water Reversal Disperse.

All attempts failed.

"The sense of crisis isn’t enough," Rose said.

Hilia nodded.

The outskirts were all Tier One magical beasts, and only occasionally a Tier Two. Even though these First and Second Tier beasts were much stronger than ordinary wild magical beasts outside after living in a tainted environment, they weren’t a threat to Hilia now.

She needed Third Tier.

Soon, Hilia arrived at an area she’d never been to before.

This area was sparsely wooded, so the view was more open.

Hilia felt the surroundings gradually grow colder.

A faint sense of danger slowly surfaced in her mind.

Hilia felt a bit tense. "Lord Rose, we’re not entering a Tier Four magical beast’s territory, are we?"

Rose replied calmly, "We haven’t entered."

After Hilia relaxed, Rose added, "We’re just in a communal Third Tier magical beast’s territory. There are about a hundred magical beasts nearby, with about thirty of them at Tier Three."

Hilia’s heart leaped again.

She didn’t hesitate to turn and leave, but Rose’s voice came again. "This is a great place to practice. You can’t leave."

"Thirty magical beasts—if I don’t leave, I’ll just be giving them takeout! I didn’t even bring many scrolls!"

Even with scrolls, she’d need a Holy Maiden Squad lineup to have a chance here.

She alone wasn’t even enough for the beasts to divide up and eat!

"Thirty Third Tier—as in, thirty Tier Threes, not thirty magical beasts total. There are over a hundred magical beasts," Rose said.

Hilia: "..."

"Awooo—!"

Just then, a piercing howl echoed, startling countless birds and beasts into flight.

The vague sense of crisis instantly intensified.

Hilia took a deep breath, hung her things onto the magic puppet, moved a little away from it, and gripped her magic staff, breathing in and out repeatedly.

"Relax, relax. Lord Rose said I can do it—I definitely can!"

A strong sense of threat rushed from the side. Hilia resisted the urge to dodge and cast [Water Reversal Disperse].

Before becoming passive, this spell required constant active activation.

Just like now.

A gigantic wolf-type magical beast lunged from the shadows. Invisible water elements rapidly condensed, starting from Hilia’s body and surging toward the charging wolf.

Like an invisible shockwave, the wolf’s leaping speed sharply slowed, and, running out of force, it finally crashed down.

It didn’t leave either—after backing up a few steps, it started circling Hilia. freёweɓnovel.com

Hilia watched it, her danger sense alerting her again.

Following Rose’s method, this time Hilia slightly relaxed her control of the spell during activation, so the spell could align better with her danger sense.

But it wasn’t that easy.

Invisible water element condensed again and rushed toward another silently charging wolf, slowing its movements and preventing a proper attack.

Hilia watched the wolves standing to each side.

Both were the same breed—fur snowy white, eyes glowing red, tails like ice crystals, bristling coldly.

Rose studied them for a moment, then said uncertainly, "These look like Ice Wolves, the kind only found in the Land of the Far North?"

"Ice Wolves? But this is the center of the continent, so far from the ice fields. How could there be Ice Wolves here?" Hilia asked, confused. freёwebnoѵel.com

Rose just smiled lightly. "That I don’t know. Maybe history changed, and the Era of Calamity drove them here, who’s to say? The conditions magical creatures need aren’t always so strict. Ice Wolves have a trait—they don’t attack in groups but prefer to wear their prey down in a rotation, slowly exhausting them."

Hilia was just about to say something when her sense of crisis hit again.

More and more Ice Wolves were appearing.

But Hilia wasn’t scared anymore.

She was full of fighting spirit.

"Rotation assault? That’s perfect!"