Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 196: The World of Flowers
Zhao Hai and the others were sitting in the living room, but the atmosphere was very different now. Galen and the others all wore cheerful expressions, and Meg smiled as she said, “Grandpa, Grandma, you don’t know how nervous I was back then. We were facing a ninth-level expert, yet the young master was completely calm and could chat freely. That’s truly impressive.”
Zhao Hai chuckled and replied, “Who said I wasn’t nervous? That was a ninth-level expert; I’m not looking for death. I just felt that Zhao Wen didn’t seem to have any malicious intent toward us. Besides, we had already left, so being nervous was pointless; I naturally wanted to say everything I had to say.”
Galen and the others laughed. On the screen, Zhao Wen was flying toward Flower City with the Evil Spirit Staff. Zhao Wen was fast, and she knew where Flower City was, so she wouldn't fly off course.
Their good mood stemmed from Zhao Wen's presence. With Zhao Wen joining them, they felt more secure. Now, they weren't afraid of the Magedel family, and even the Aksu Empire seemed less daunting.
In this continent, only those large families with ninth-level experts stationed could be considered true powerful families. If the Budah family had a ninth-level expert, they wouldn’t have fallen to their current predicament.
Moreover, the benefits were not limited to this. Ninth-level experts have a strong deterrent effect on ordinary magical beasts. If those magical beasts dared to cause trouble in the Black Earth Wilderness, they could send Zhao Wen out to intimidate them. Even if they couldn’t drive the magical beasts away, they could ensure that the beasts wouldn’t harm the people and crops in the fortress.
However, Zhao Hai and the others also knew that Zhao Wen couldn’t act recklessly. Zhao Wen was herself a magical beast from the Corpse Swamp. If other ninth-level experts on the continent learned of this, it could lead to greater trouble, especially since there was an agreement between the Flower Guardian Alliance and the ninth-level experts on the continent.
Nevertheless, they now had a ninth-level expert, which gave them some confidence and made them more certain against the Magedel family.
Sure enough, not long after, Zhao Wen was almost at Flower City, and on the way, they didn’t encounter any troubles. Although there were some magical beasts, as soon as they saw Zhao Wen, they immediately lay down on the ground, not daring to move, let alone come forward to obstruct her. Beasts have an instinctive fear of strong beings, and for magical beasts, a ninth-level expert was undoubtedly a god-like figure that no one dared to provoke.
Zhao Hai also discovered that he could communicate with Zhao Wen through the Evil Spirit Staff, almost as if he were issuing orders. The Evil Spirit Staff acted like a remote control.
Zhao Wen stopped and said to Zhao Hai, “Young Master, Flower City is just ahead. There shouldn’t be any magical beasts around here. If I go any further, I might disturb the Seven-Colored Flowers, which would attract others.”
Zhao Hai understood that "others" referred to other ninth-level experts. At this moment, he certainly did not want to draw the attention of other ninth-level experts, so he nodded and said, “Okay, hand the staff over to the flying eagle.” After saying this, he released a phantom beast, the flying eagle, and Zhao Wen returned to the space.
As soon as the flying eagle went out, Zhao Hai noticed the differences in it. He couldn’t help but enlarge the image of the flying eagle on the screen and observed it closely.
Galen and the others also watched carefully. This flying eagle was significantly different from the previous one. The original flying eagle had black-brown feathers, while the current one had turned blood-red. Its beak was now more curved and sharper, and its claws appeared even sharper. Zhao Hai also noticed that the tips of the eagle's claws had become hollow, resembling the mouthparts of a soul-eating blood mosquito.