I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 368

Chapter 368: The Forest Will Remember Everything

“To classify forbidden spells roughly, there are three types. The first type is offensive forbidden spells, which are the most complex and powerful. Generally, these are ancient magics passed down through the ages, comparable in power to hydrogen bombs on this side, with immense destructive potential.”

As we entered this space through the crack split open by the sickle, walking on the smooth ground together with Xiao Mo, the girl beside me began recounting the history of forbidden spells.

“The destruction caused by offensive forbidden spells of different attributes varies. For example, fire-type offensive spells are considered the most powerful magic. Their effects are truly akin to hydrogen bombs here. Powerful mages collaborate for days, ultimately generating a vortex of flames at the target area, creating a massive mushroom cloud sufficient to devastate an entire city.

“Water-type offensive spells can trigger massive tsunamis and manipulate the water content within human bodies. Fire-type spells may also resist with defensive forbidden spells. Once water-type spells are cast, unless the caster has a change of heart, no living being will survive.”

“Offensive spells, defensive spells, and the last type are functional spells. This category is the most extensive and complex, such as the spell I used to generate a physical body for you, which belongs to functional spells. Spells transported from other worlds also fall into this type.”

“Life spells are the most powerful within functional spells because they defy the world’s rules, creating life out of nothing. It’s like being a guardian, creating a seed myself. I didn’t know what kind of seedling would grow from it, so I planted it in the ground.”

As she spoke, Xiao Mo turned to me.

“Life spells are somewhat like alchemy. They can transform matter and reincarnate it into a different form… Nuo’er, do you know what materials were originally used for your current body’s initial embryo?”

I pondered for a moment. “Items of the hero? Or the body itself?”

“Correct, a bit of both.”

Xiao Mo smiled faintly. “Life spells require a vast array of materials, very complex preparations, and very tedious steps. Even I spent over two thousand years collecting and preparing them, so it’s difficult for me to explain all the processes and materials involved in a short time. However, I can tell you about one material: after a hero’s death, a sprout from a seed of the Elf Tree, grown on the hero’s grave provided by the elves.”

“The soil near the burial place of the hero is exceptionally fertile, but for some reason, only the seed provided by the elves sprouted. Over a thousand years later, it grew into a small sapling, bearing only one new shoot, which is the initial material used to create your current body, Nuo’er.”

“So… strictly speaking, I don’t actually know what the new body created with the life spell looks like.”

Coming over, Xiao Mo brushed aside the bangs that were partially covering my eyes and sighed, “I never expected that centuries later, forbidden magic would bring me such a lovely child.”

I gave her a suspicious glance, “Are you sure this isn’t just your personal preference?”

“That’s also a part of it,” Xiao Mo admitted candidly.

“But using forbidden magic is like how you or those apprentice mages cast spells. I can only roughly simulate a direction. I truly have no idea how it will turn out in the end.”

“Okay, I believe you.”

Seeing Xiao Mo speak so earnestly, I reached out and pinched her cheek gently, “I haven’t been by your side for these thousands of years, not really helping you with anything. Saying this might sound… well, a bit cunning. But I still want to say, my dear, thank you for your hard work!”

“It’s not hard work, and Nuo’er, you’ve helped me too.”

Xiao Mo shook her head, “If it weren’t for that initial belief, I wouldn’t have made it to today. And those days when we finally battled the Demon King were the darkest in the world. It happened to be during those days that you… Nuo’er, you were born.”

“You turned into a little baby in the Crystal Palace I secretly built for you, then slowly absorbed energy and grew into a little girl. Whenever I felt despair, I would go back to that Crystal Palace to see you, talk to you, and watch you grow bit by bit. Those feelings of despair and hardship would just dissipate… Even though you probably couldn’t hear what I said because you had no consciousness.”

“I suspect Nuo’er, the demonic genes in your body originated from that time.”

As she spoke, Xiao Mo seemed to recall something. “At the time when I was battling the demons, my body absorbed a large amount of demonic aura. After returning to the Crystal Palace, it was you, still unconscious, who helped purify it…”

Me? Helping Xiao Mo purify?

“Anyway… that’s roughly the idea.”

Xiao Mo looked a bit embarrassed. “I’ve already told you about the birth and origins of your body, Nuo’er. If you want to visit the place where you were born… these days, you can study the forbidden spells of spatial channels. We can go together to see that Crystal Palace.”

“I’ve just started learning magic and now I’m going straight to forbidden spells?”

I was curious near the underground river. “Can I learn?”

Instead of saying Xiao Mo split open the ground of this plateau with a single blow, it should be said her thunder and lightning magic shook this place.

According to Xiao Mo, the underground caves in this area are too large, and sooner or later they would collapse, presenting a huge safety hazard. Considering the situation of the nearby small county, when the collapse occurs, anyone above is basically in grave danger.

Rather than wait for disaster, it’s better to collapse it first by taking advantage of the high popularity it’s increasing with local specialties and wedding dresses

When the time comes, I estimate there will be geologists or someone coming to inspect, staring at this massive fissure for a while, and coming to a conclusion: this thing wasn’t formed naturally, it was split open by someone.

But here’s the question, who could wield such a huge blade? Aliens? Supernatural events? Immortals? Once the attention on this matter picks up online, this place won’t lack tourists, nor will it lack income.

“What are you thinking, Nuo’er? The forbidden magic you’re going to learn is just ‘using forbidden magic,’ not the forbidden magic itself.”

Seeing my bewildered expression, Xiao Mo burst into laughter. “I’m the one who activates the teleportation forbidden magic, I’m the one who constructs the channels between Earth and other worlds. That’s the core of forbidden magic. What you need to learn is just how to use this forbidden magic. Although its incantations might classify as forbidden magic, it’s limited to using someone else’s channels. There’s still a slight difference from true forbidden magic.”

“So, it’s like how Dolly and Yueyue and the others can use forbidden magic too?”

I thought I was just a novice, barely mastering small spells like ‘Mobius Circle,’ and now I was thinking about diving straight into forbidden magic…

“Then what about…”

Hearing Xiao Mo hinting at taking me to another world, I hesitated.

“If I go, Xiao Mo, how will your former comrades and friends… how will they see me?”

“A big tree provided shelter for everyone, eventually dying in a forest fire. Those who used to cool off under its shade every day preserved a seed for it. After the forest fire passed, they planted the seed, it sprouted, and grew into a small sapling.”

Xiao Mo carefully held my face and kissed my forehead.

“Just as those who were once sheltered by the big tree view the newborn sapling, that’s how they’ll see the new you now.”

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