Scarlett Jennings instinctively felt that Aaron Hearne had no good intentions.
However, ever since she first encountered him, it seemed he never had any good intentions.
Although she didn’t know what trick he was playing, but...
since she was already here.
Following what Aaron Hearne said, she tried to channel a wisp of demonic power and send it into the bell.
Ring, ring.
The bell continued ringing non-stop. Scarlett glanced at Cassian, seeing no reaction from him, so she tried sending in another wisp, this time clearly using too much force, sending in both a white and a red wisp of demonic power.
The moment the demonic power entered the bell again, the bell on the tree finally stopped ringing.
Just when Scarlett thought it had worked, the previously quiet bell started shaking violently, as if signaling something, and in an instant, more than half of the bells on the entire Soul Tree began to ring.
Ring! Ring!!
It was as if thousands of bells were ringing simultaneously in her ears, the noise was so great that it left Scarlett stunned on the spot.
Not only her, but even Aaron Hearne was clearly taken aback.
And in this moment when the bells on the tree rang, everyone in the Fox Tribe who was connected to the Soul Bell felt a jolt in their spirits, instinctively looking towards the direction of the Soul Tree.
Aaron Hearne didn’t let the commotion last long; as soon as he saw the majority of the bells on the tree ringing, he lifted his hand and forcefully sent a wisp of his own demonic power into the Soul Tree.
The entire tree’s vibrations finally returned to tranquility.
Scarlett had no idea what had happened, she instinctively looked towards Aaron Hearne.
The latter was silent for a moment, with an unreadable expression, and at that moment, a tender leaf suddenly fell slowly next to the bell that belonged to Scarlett on the Soul Tree.
The yellowish young leaf didn’t seem to have fallen naturally; rather, as if it was intentionally carried by a strange force, it floated gently to Scarlett’s hand.
Scarlett instinctively reached out to catch it, puzzled.
Then she noticed Aaron Hearne beside her, looking at the leaf in her hand with an even stranger expression.
"Cassian?" Scarlett called him for the first time since entering.
This call instantly brought Aaron Hearne back to his senses, his cold gaze swiftly swept over her, only to say,
"Call me Mr. Wen."
After a pause, he added, "Or uncle."
Scarlett didn’t respond, simply looking at him, while Aaron Hearne let out a cold snort inwardly, casually pointing at the leaf in her palm.
"The Soul Tree uses demonic power to assess the strength of the Demon Soul; this leaf represents your current strength, and it also signifies that you have acquired the qualification to study at the Mystic Academy."
"Mystic Academy?"
Scarlett raised an eyebrow, wondering if it was her imagination, but she felt he seemed to have a look of anticipation, as if expecting a good show when he mentioned this.
"Mystic Academy is a demon academy established under the Mystic Regulation Office, primarily responsible for teaching the Demon Clan magic and some human rules and regulations."
In short, it’s an academy similar in nature to the Taoism Academy but specifically founded for the Demon Clan.
Callum Yuan and Panda Bamboo Hill, who previously participated in the academy competition, were students of the Mystic Academy.
Aaron Hearne said,
"If you want to learn how to use your demonic power, that’s the most suitable place."
Upon hearing this, Scarlett contemplated for a moment, then replied,
"I am a student of the Sea City Taoist Academy."
Although she wanted to learn to master the demonic power within her, it didn’t mean she wanted to abandon her identity as a Xuan Master.
She wasn’t opposed to joining the Mystic Academy, but she couldn’t accept the idea of withdrawing from the Taoism Academy.
Because before her identity as a member of the Demon Clan, she was first a Xuan Master.
A human Xuan Master.
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