When Lin Qian arrived here, Meryl had already fainted once, and the male elf had all explained the facts. The confessions of the two are very consistent, and the whole incident is just a scene directed and acted by Meryl, in a vain attempt to transfer Xiao Yi away from the world. However, according to what she said, it is a fact that she wants to cooperate with Lin Qian, and not letting Xiao Yi go is just because she is afraid that Lin Qian will not agree, so she has one more condition.

"I'm sorry, if you took the initiative to cooperate with me, I might still agree, but you have hidden evil intentions, I will never believe you anymore. Lin Qian no longer had pity for the jade at this time, and watched her slowly suffer.

Lin Qian...... I didn't do it right," Meryl said, struggling to endure the sharp pain in her abdomen,* "but I absolutely ...... No ill will towards you, if you are willing to cooperate with us...... I can add more conditions. ”

Meryl's idea is very simple, as long as she has enough chips, she is not afraid that Lin Qian will not agree to cooperate. Any transaction can happen in this world, and the key is that the price to pay is big enough.

"Tell me about it. Lin Qian asked with squinted eyes. If it weren't for the elf queen's faction encountering some big trouble, it is estimated that Meryl would not be so eager to win over Lin Qian, so he wanted to see what conditions the other party could propose.

"Come here. Meryl said with some weakness.

What conditions should be so secret, Lin Qian leaned his ears over in confusion. Meryl's heavy wheezing squirted a little tickle on his ears, and what made him blush even more was the content of the words.

"This thing...... Can you do it?" Lin Qian was a little uneasy.

"Of course, this operation ...... In fact, the queen has long known that the only one who is in the dark is actually her. ”

"It turned out that everything was in your plan, and I just accelerated the process. ”

Lin Qian understood a little, thought about it for a while, personally helped Meryl untie the rope, and found someone to unseal her magic, and sent her to the door of the cell step by step, completely restoring her freedom.

"I need to see your sincerity. Lin Qian said.

"After three months, it will be clear. Meryl took a deep breath of the outside air and disappeared from the crowd.

"Brother Lin, do you really believe her?" asked Elena softly, looking at the deserted street.

"Didn't you leave her a hand?" Lin Qian had an expression that he had seen through a long time ago, he didn't believe that the bottle of magic grass juice would be so simple.

"Hehe, it's still Brother Lin who understands me. With a slight wave of Elena's hand, a small bird flew out of the cell and landed on her shoulder, her body trembling......

Meryl's matter has come to an end for the time being, and now for Lin Qian, the most important thing is to improve his strength. He felt more and more that he was too dependent on others, and that he had to be taken by others for things like flying.

Lin Qian's dark magic was practiced to the seventh level, and he barely entered the third stage of what the old fox called "annihilation". Dark magic has always been known for its domineering and destructive nature, as long as it is in its way, it must be destroyed, and there is no way to compromise. And in the third stage of annihilation, this characteristic is brought into full play, directly destroying things completely, leaving no trace.

For several days, Lin Qian locked himself in his room and groped carefully, and the last time he forced himself to study so seriously was before the college entrance examination. Except for Xiao Yi sending some food when he arrived at the meal, basically Lin Qian did not have contact with the outside world, and sometimes he didn't even care about eating, and when the next meal was delivered, Xiao Yi had to sigh and silently put away the last meal that had been cold.

She knew what Lin Qian was working so hard for, during this time she also had some contact with Ysera, although the two were not on good terms, but they also had a good relationship, and now seeing Lin Qian working so hard for another woman, it was inevitable to feel melancholy in her heart. However, Xiao Yi was not jealous of Ysera, she knew her status in Lin Qian's heart, when she was away, Lin Qian had been thinking about tea for half a month, and she knew Lin Qian the most.

And Sophia, who has always been jealous, didn't say anything this time, although she and Ysera didn't talk much, but since they did something with her that day that would make them blush when they remembered it, they couldn't even feel any jealousy of her, maybe they had already accepted her existence in their hearts, so although Lin Qian didn't manage the family, he was also happy to live a prosperous life.

"Next, focus on meditation, perceive the destructive energy contained in the surrounding space, and observe the form and trajectory of these energies......" Lin Qian read the tutorial written by Elena for her, while rubbing a huge black crystal nucleus in front of him with both hands—this was a ninth-level dark crystal nucleus that had been snatched from Ysera's mouth. He really didn't have the magical talent of Elena and Sophia, so he had to rely on this crystal nucleus, which was obtained without any effort.

The tentacles felt cold, and then a terrifying destructive energy transmitted to Lin Qian's mind, he had no doubt that the energy in this crystal nucleus would directly destroy his body, so he was extremely cautious in his operation. The Crystal Nucleus is an extremely strange object, unlike magic crystals, it has a single energy and can absorb the energy of the surrounding space on its own. When in the beast's body, it relies on the energy in the food provided by the beast to convert it into the specific energy it needs, and after taking it out, it is much slower to absorb the energy by itself, but it is also very suitable for making some magical items with magical powers.

This crystal nucleus was taken from the belly of a hydra, and Lin Qian could even feel the ferocity and viciousness of that creature from the crystal nucleus. When hunting, the hydra first extracts energy from the crystal nucleus, converts it into corrosive venom to kill the prey, and then several snake heads cooperate with each other to tear the prey apart and swallow it into its belly together. It can be said that the crystal nucleus is the reason why a beast can compete with humans with magic, and these beasts are also practical with magical energy, which is an alternative way of magic from human magic.

What Lin Qian has to do is to constantly observe and simulate the release of this energy, and then achieve that he can release this magic when his mental power is sufficient, and then after continuous practice, he is familiar with this magic release method, and the entire magic will be mastered. It's easy to say, but it's really hard to do, even if you simply observe Lin Qian, you have to find a few more crystal nuclei opportunistically, and then compare the similarities and differences among them, and finally draw conclusions.

Dark magic and light magic do not exist in nature, unlike the four types of magic that can be touched in reality, so it is difficult to learn. Dark magic and darkness in nature are completely different concepts, it is more like the dark side of the human heart, a desire to destroy everything.

Does Lin Qian have this desire? Yes, but rarely, since he came to this world, he has never had a deep grudge against anyone, even Calvin, after Lin Qian returned from the ice field, he did not choose to kill him, but imprisoned him. As for the old fox, Lin Qian couldn't hate it at all, he chose to lurk in Lin Qian's body for his own survival, which was understandable, and if it weren't for this relationship, he Lin Qian would not have come to his current position step by step.

The only time he really wanted to destroy everything was when Xiao Yi died, when he wanted to kill Lipsus with his own hands, and he wanted to destroy one of his gods who had been passively resurrected. What I thought at that time...... Lin Qian thought about it carefully, and there seemed to be countless hatreds surging up in his mind, encroaching on his heart step by step, until his whole heart only thought about how to take revenge, ignoring everything around him.

Suddenly opening his eyes, Lin Qian held his breath and concentrated, a small vortex composed of black gas formed in the palm of his right hand, and then this vortex began to rotate violently, and there seemed to be a destructive force in it. He looked at the small whirlpool in his hand with satisfaction, not noticing that his eyes were all occupied by black, and his smile became more and more eerie.

Sophia and Elena downstairs immediately noticed that something was wrong, glanced at each other and hurriedly ran upstairs, and saw Lin Qian holding a crystal nucleus and smiling faintly. The jet-black eyes and purple-black lips all indicate a very serious problem - Lin Qian has gone into a demon.

"Wait, don't touch him!" After all, Sophia was born in a magical family and was well-informed, so she didn't panic when she saw this situation, and first stabilized Elena who wanted to come forward to help Lin Qian.

"What should I do then?" Elena was so anxious that she wanted to cry, but Lin Qian had to explain it if she was a little careless.

"Don't worry, wait for him to put down the crystal nucleus, and we'll stop him together. Sophia glanced at the crystal nucleus, it was actually a ninth-level one, and she couldn't help but be a little worried.

The so-called madness is actually because he is eager for quick success and wants to master magic quickly, and the mind is affected by magic, or the magic affects his body, Lin Qian's current situation...... I'm afraid it's hard to solve both.

"I really shouldn't let him use those crystal nuclei to learn, the dark beasts are bloodthirsty and murderous by nature, and the energy in the crystal nucleus itself is very violent, and it is easy to affect the magicians who are not very capable, and it is not good for me for Brother Lin to become like this. Elena cried and said, Lin Qian, who was indoors, didn't notice the two girls near the door.

"Don't talk about it, let's help Lin get through this first, maybe the matter is not very serious. Sophia was also very painful in her heart, but this was not the time for her to vent her emotions wantonly, how to help Lin Qian get through the current hurdle was the most important thing.

The corners of Lin Qian's mouth squirmed, and he pressed the vortex in his right hand on the crystal nucleus, and the vortex absorbed the destructive energy of the sea in the crystal nucleus like a black hole, and then Lin Qian's right hand, right arm, and right shoulder all turned purple and black, and there were several places where the skin could not withstand this energy, and even black and red blood appeared.

"It seems that the worst has happened. When Sophia saw this, her heart felt like ashes, a situation she was all too familiar with.