Chapter 10
The Magic Wand
Word Count:Ā 2008
Last Updated:Ā December 9, 2023
If it had been any other elven princess with this kind of personality,Ā YirouĀ would have ignored her completely. Unfortunately,Ā Murong XiaoĀ also happened to be the disciple of one of her master’s close friends. Moreover, her master had specifically instructed her that if they ever met, she should do her best to become friends with her.
Otherwise, Yirou would have left long ago instead of wasting her time on Murong Xiao.
Still, Murong Xiao’s constant attitude of not wanting to interact with anyone left Yirou feeling rather awkward. For a while, she had no idea how to continue the conversation.
Just as Yirou was wondering how to keep talking to Murong Xiao, the battle outside had already spread to the trunk of the Ancient Tree of Life. Even the elves hiding inside could clearly feel the violent tremors.
Although the Ancient Tree of Life was extraordinary and far from something that could be destroyed so easily, the shaking still frightened the elves.
Yirou once again pleaded with the tree wall beside her.
“Let me out. With my current strength, I can already help them.”
But just as before, the Ancient Tree of Life gave her no response, as though it were nothing more than an ordinary tree.
Outside, the battle on Fairy Planet did not calm down as time passed. Instead, it became increasingly fierce.
In outer space, beyond the sight of the elves, enormous warships emerged one after another through space-jump devices near Fairy Planet. After gathering in sufficient numbers, they advanced toward the planet at full speed, as though something there was the object of their deepest desire.
The defenders of Fairy Planet were not just the elves.
There were also the terrifying magical beasts that lived there, as well as countless plants controlled by the Ancient Tree of Life.
Because elves could communicate with magical beasts, the beasts here did not attack the elves as those on other planets would. Instead, the two races coexisted peacefully.
Therefore, when invaders appeared, the magical beasts did not simply stand by. They all joined the battle to defend their homeland.
As for the plants, under the cultivation of the Ancient Tree of Life, they possessed far greater spirituality than ordinary vegetation on other planets. When enemies invaded, the Ancient Tree could directly command them to fight, making them formidable combatants.
Because of this, whenever enemies were unable to use space jumps directly onto the planet, Fairy Planet was anything but an easy target. Instead, it resembled a planet covered in razor-sharp thorns, making every approach difficult and dangerous.
With Murong Xiao’s current mental power, she could observe only about a thousand kilometers around her. Anything beyond that was outside her range.
Since she still couldn’t find any trace ofĀ Mu Yudie, she couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed.
No matter what, Mu Yudie had taken care of her for so long and taught her so many things. If possible, Murong Xiao genuinely wanted to help.
The other elves were also capable of observing the battlefield with their mental power.
At first, they remained relatively calm.
But as they watched the situation outside deteriorate further and further, many of them, like Yirou, could no longer sit still. One after another, they pleaded with the Ancient Tree of Life to let them go out and fight.
As more and more such requests echoed through the tree, the Ancient Tree of Life finally responded.
However, instead of allowing them to leave, it brought some of the enemies inside, keeping the fighting within an area that it could completely control.
Among the young elves were many children who had not yet developed any combat ability, so the Ancient Tree naturally would not teleport enemies into the same area as them.
After all, it had watched these elves grow up little by little and had a good understanding of each of their strengths.
Thus, the elves who possessed combat capability were teleported once againānot only to relieve the pressure on the battlefield outside, but also to give them practical combat experience.
Murong Xiao was among them.
She only felt her vision blur for a moment. When everything became clear again, all the other elves had disappeared.
She stood alone.
The Ancient Tree of Life did not explain anything immediately.
However, from the lingering spatial elemental fluctuations around her, Murong Xiao quickly realized that the Ancient Tree had used spatial magic to teleport her.
She had merely been transferred to another section inside the Ancient Tree rather than being sent outside.
The next second, an alien over three meters tall with blue skin appeared opposite her.
Unlike Murong Xiao, who remained calm and composed, the alien looked visibly flustered.
He believed he had stumbled into an ambush prepared by the elves.
Several seconds passed.
After confirming that nothing had happened to him, the alien finally relaxed slightly. His attention then shifted to Murong Xiao.
Perhaps because she was alone and looked quite young, he assumed she posed little threat.
As a result, he did not attack immediately.
Instead, speaking in the Interstellar Common Language, he asked from a distance,
“Where is this place?”
Murong Xiao wasted no words.
She immediately took out the magic wand her master had given herāa wand made from some unknown materialāand cast a spell.
As magical power flowed into it, the originally pitch-black wand instantly glowed with a soft blue light.
At the same time, numerous sharp ice spikes shimmering with cold brilliance materialized around Murong Xiao.
The instant they appeared, the alien felt an overwhelming sense of mortal danger.
His relaxed guard vanished instantly as he desperately circulated his power and erected defensive barriers.
It was useless.
Like hailstones smashing through a thin sheet of glass, the ice spikes shattered his defenses effortlessly before piercing straight through his body.
The alien collapsed onto the ground.
Even in death, the expression on his face showed that he still hadn’t fully understood what had happened.
The battle was over.
Yet Murong Xiao did not immediately lower her wand.
She guessed this might be a test arranged by the Ancient Tree of Life.
If that were true, then this was not the time to keep a low profile.
She had to demonstrate her potential and prove her value.
Sometimes, keeping a low profile simply wasn’t the right choice.
A magician could cast spells without using a magic wand.
However, doing so required extremely precise control. Without the assistance of a wand, both the stability and power of the spell would be noticeably reduced.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, magicians would either craft or acquire a magic wand of their own.
Different materials provided different levels of assistance.
As far as Murong Xiao knew, the wand currently used by her master had been crafted from a branch of the Ancient Tree of Life itself.
She had no idea how her master had obtained such a precious material.
Although she rarely saw her master actually use the wand, she often saw her carefully polishing it.
It was obvious that it held tremendous importance to her
