Chapter 2123 Loss and Gains

Chapter 2123 Loss and Gains

When one reaches the magus level, sleep becomes an optional activity. However, for thousands of years, apothecaries have struggled to find medicines that can heal mental exhaustion as effectively as good quality sleep. There were a few high-grade pills or divine ingredients that could instantly heal such conditions, but none could match the rejuvenation of sleep, an activity that comes at no cost.

After the exhausting soul battle, Emery felt he could sleep for two days straight to fully recover. However, knowing he still had immediate matters to address, he allowed himself only eight hours of sleep—just enough to alleviate the pain from the battle. Once he felt somewhat refreshed, he swiftly returned to his Magus Domain. Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com

His first act was to visit his companions: Twik and the Chizpur brothers, at the Chizpur village. He was relieved to see that they were all recovering well. Twik was in full health, while the five brothers were still weak, fortunately, they showed no concerning side effects from their spirit attack.

While visiting the plant creatures, Livi the Baphomet appeared next to Emery. "Master... what about me? Aren't you worried about me?" she asked, her eyes full of expectation.

Emery smiled and complimented her. She had proven her value and even more so, her loyalty by protecting him. Understanding her needs, Emery took out a pouch filled with her favorite food: [Blood Grass]. These tier 5 materials were the beast's favorite delicacy. Livi's eyes lit up with joy, and she quickly consumed the one million spirit stone's worth of materials in seconds.

Excitedly, Livi shared some good news with Emery, and together, they teleported to the caves where the [Shadowflame Bees] hives were located. Emery's eyes widened with satisfaction as he saw the glowing hives. There were now a total of 16 hives, meaning four new queens had emerged and started to create their own colonies. This development was partly due to the bees devouring Ramos's flames during the battle.

Emery couldn't help but feel satisfied with their rapid growth, which would further boost the production of their tier 4 [Ivy Flame Honey]. While he was at it, Emery went to check his losses and gains from the battle. Aside from the 25 million spirit stones he had given to Magus Yord, the only significant loss was the broken tier 7 construct. Fortunately, most of the high-grade metal was not lost, so Emery only needed to wait until Master Borin was available to repair the device.

As for the gains, they were all stored in a separate chamber. Emery walked into the chamber and saw a dozen adult Chizpurs diligently working, dissecting the collected beast's remains. These were primarily from the lizard beasts that had come with the first tide.

As the battles continued, Mo Yan began to grasp the dire situation he was in. Realizing Emery's intention and the futility of his resistance, he decided to negotiate.

"Release me! And I will consider giving you what you want,"

Emery ignored Mo Yan's pleas and continued to fight. Under these conditions, it had become a one-sided battle, and Emery mercilessly beat the hunchbacked old man's soul into submission.

"Alright... I will give you what you want... but you must release me," Mo Yan finally said, his tone was much more polite.

Despite the shift in Mo Yan's demeanor, Emery remained unyielding. He ignored the plea once again and beat him mercilessly. When he thought it was enough, he kept the beaten soul, imprisoned before emerging from his Magus Domain.

Standing up from his lotus position, Emery walked to an empty corner of the cavern. He took a deep breath, then laid Mo Yan's corpse on the ground. As expected, the body itself held no valuables as most grand magus carried their treasures within their apertures.

This was precisely why Emery had extracted Mo Yan's body.

Utilizing his spirit reading ability, Emery detected a concentrated lump of energy on the solar plexus. With a deft motion, he extracted this energy and threw it into the empty space of the cavern. The lump of energy seemed to suck the air around it, rapidly expanding into a massive cloud of dark smoke.

As the smoke swirled, it began to take form. Before Emery's eyes, Mo Yan's aperture revealed itself, a sprawling, intricate realm filled with the grand magus's possessions.

"Now, let's see if I can get inside."