Return, unusual conditions in rivers and seas

Facing a watery environment like the Lotus Pond, Lin Xuan didn't rush to make a move.

On the First Level of the Underground Palace, he had suffered quite a loss at the Fish King Pool.

Of course, the result was good.

Later, he converted many Undead Merman Fairies and contracted the Merman King.

Swish, swish, swish—

Lin Xuan turned around and put the two distant Merman Kings and the buddha statue into his summoning space.

Then, he crept near the Lotus Pond, aimed at it, and directly summoned the two Merman Kings.

The Lotus Pond was practically a natural battlefield for the Merman King.

Seeing them appear, the Lotus Nymph and the Tiger-Head Monster, who were drinking tea in the pavilion, cried out and rushed out of the pavilion.

Soon, the two World-Class Lotus Fairies and the Merman Kings began to fight.

As for the Tiger-Head Monster in the pavilion, it couldn't swim, so it naturally couldn't help.

However, its intelligence wasn't low either.

After scanning twice, it spotted Lin Xuan and quickly charged towards him.

This Tiger-Head Monster looked even fiercer than the one at Canhu Temple.

It was also carrying a long-handled saber.

Lin Xuan didn't bother fighting it.

In the Longmen Grottoes Relic, he had subdued more than just the Merman King.

There were also the buddha statues and the BOSSes from these lower levels of the underground palace.

Since the Tiger-Head Monster charging over had a weapon and wanted to fight, Lin Xuan naturally indulged it.

He directly summoned the World-Class Golden Arhat BOSS from the third level of the underground palace.

As soon as the Golden Arhat, holding its demon-subduing pestle and emanating a faint blue flame, appeared, it engaged in battle with the Tiger-Head Monster.

The two monsters seemed to be evenly matched.

Why duel when you can gang up?

Seeing this, Lin Xuan quickly summoned the power-type World-Class Ram-Headed Monster and the Pangolin from the First Level of the Underground Palace.

Three World-Class BOSSes ganging up on the Tiger-Head Monster instantly turned the tide of the battle.

The end of the Tiger-Head Monster's fight was only a matter of time.

Lin Xuan wasn't idle either.

He summoned flying monsters, Bat Spirits and Fire Crows.

These two flying monsters, capable of aerial strikes, were an important part of Lin Xuan's Undead forces.

He didn't want to waste them.

Summoning them out was just to instill some combat methods in advance.

They only needed to attack from a distance.

Of course, the danger was actually not great.

Lotus Fairies, like Peony Flower Fairies, are more support-oriented monsters.

They have few offensive skills and their damage is not high.

Lin Xuan just stood on the shore, directing the flying monsters and giving on-site lessons on some aerial combat formations he had seen in his previous life.

Soon, with the help of the flying monsters, the Merman King's battlefield also became much easier.

When Lin Xuan saw that it was almost time, he summoned Skeleton Soldierss and led them to clear out ordinary monsters.

Irena and Silly Cow were basically in a free-range state.

Switching perspectives, one could see a large group of contracted beasts surrounding a Lord-level Tiger-Head Monster.

Many materials were scattered on the ground.

Lin Xuan looked at it a few times and was very satisfied with the place.

The Longmen Grottoes Relic was extremely worthwhile.

The resources on the fourth level of the underground palace were incredibly abundant.

Time flew by.

In less than an hour, a series of kill notifications popped up on his panel.

All three World-Class BOSSes on the Lotus Pond side were dealt with.

Lin Xuan checked his backpack and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the extra teleportation charms inside.

Ever since he noticed that no professionals had entered the relic entrance for a long time, he had a slight worry that he might be trapped in the replicated relic.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was now resolved.

“It’s time to leave,” Lin Xuan smiled softly, transforming these World-Class BOSSes into contracted beasts.

The two Lotus Fairies were named Little Red and Little Green.

He already had one Tiger-Head Monster, but this one, holding a knife and with fierce eyes, was full of aggression.

Was it like the mother of the previous Tiger-Head Monster?

But this one didn't look like a tigress; it looked more like the previous Tiger-Head Monster's brother.

After some thought, Lin Xuan recalled its valiant appearance and simply named it Tiger Vanguard.

In future Undead Legion battles, he could let it be a leading vanguard general.

Once the contract was complete, Lin Xuan communicated with Irena, telling her to take these newly converted contracted beasts to level up.

Then he transformed into his Lich King Form, rode his purple golden gourd, and quickly roamed the ancient city.

His backpack space was already filled with various precious materials and items.

Materials and equipment dropped from killing monsters along the way could only be left on the ground.

However, even though he still had over ten billion gold coins, he couldn't just leave these things behind.

Now that he was about to leave, Lin Xuan naturally planned to collect them all into his Frost Domain.

The Tier 7 mount's speed was very fast.

Plus, having flown with it on the way before, it had already memorized the map.

Lin Xuan didn't need to specifically control it; the purple golden gourd simply carried him, collecting all the materials along the way.

“Let’s go,” Lin Xuan looked at the small mountain of items and equipment piled up in his Frost Domain and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he exited the space, put all his contracted beasts and summoned creatures into his summoning space, and used the backpack teleportation charm to exit the relic.

The next second, Lin Xuan's figure disappeared.

Arriving at the relic entrance, Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned by the empty square.

“When I came in before, it was clearly packed with people?”

Lin Xuan was a bit curious, but then he noticed something unusual in the sky.

He looked up towards the southeast.

The sky was somewhat dim now.

Looking up, the sky to the southeast was a dense, dark mass.

Staring at it for a long time even gave him a sense of suffocation.

“That direction is?”

“Divine Grace Cemetery!”

As a Life Forbidden Zone near Jianghai City, Lin Xuan still had a deep impression of Divine Grace Cemetery.

After all, after the college entrance examination, he had leveled there for over two months.

His capable assistant, Irena, also came from there.

“Such a major anomaly has occurred in the Life Forbidden Zone, Divine Grace Cemetery.”

“These people must have rushed over there.”

Lin Xuan muttered to himself.

He was somewhat curious about the anomaly in Divine Grace Cemetery.

However, after some thought, he decided not to go.

After all, Life Forbidden Zones were too dangerous.

Even if countless professionals went there now, it would probably still be fraught with danger.

He didn't want to easily get involved in this mess.

It was better to first understand the specific situation and then act after careful consideration.

“Never mind, I should return to the school first.”

Lin Xuan sighed softly and patted the purple golden gourd beneath him.

The Tier 7 mount activated and quickly flew towards the professional school.

Along the way, he also saw many professionals rushing towards the Divine Grace Cemetery.

...

...

Lin Xuan returned to the school and was stunned by the scene before him.

At this time, it should have been afternoon class time.

The normally bustling campus had only a sparse few people.

No classes?

Lin Xuan was a bit puzzled, but then he thought about the situation at the relic entrance and the Life Forbidden Zone, Divine Grace Cemetery, and he understood.

“It seems the anomaly there has a huge impact,” Lin Xuan murmured, returning to his residence.

At this moment, the villa was also empty.

Checking the central control panel records of the villa, the last time the door was locked was this morning.

His two roommates hadn't left long ago.

Lin Xuan thought for a moment and didn't rush, returning to his own room first.

He had been fighting for almost a day and a night in the Longmen Grottoes Relic, and his entire being was mentally exhausted.

Whatever it was, he'd deal with it after a good night's sleep.

However, just as he finished washing up, Lin Xuan was about to rest when his phone rang.

It was a call from Teacher Li Ming.

He answered the phone, and soon the other party's greeting came through.

The other party had learned of his return through the information relayed by the villa's large screen and wanted to discuss some matters with him.

Lin Xuan also had some questions in his mind, so he nodded and agreed.

He left Irena to research data in the villa and went alone to Teacher Li Ming's office.

Since coming to Mingzhu University, Lin Xuan was considered a regular visitor here.

He now knew that this office was also Teacher Li Ming's residence.

To have an independent small courtyard at Mingzhu University showed his strength and importance.

Arriving at the reception room, Teacher Li was already waiting inside.

The two were quite familiar.

After Lin Xuan sat down, he first returned the National Server Medal and expressed his gratitude.

On the fourth level of the underground palace, due to the final three World-Class BOSSes, his level had already reached fifty-nine before he left.

He was only seven percent experience away from level sixty.

After returning the National Server Medal, Lin Xuan got straight to the point, asking about the sky anomaly in the southeast and the situation at the school.

“The exact cause of the anomaly is still unknown,” Teacher Li replied.

“However, the military has issued a related detection bounty, and the rewards are so generous that the school took this opportunity to give the students a short holiday.”

Upon receiving the reply, Lin Xuan nodded and asked Teacher Li Ming why he had sought him out.

“Lin Xuan, do you know why many people choose to become professional players and are willing to cap their level for the championship?”

Hearing this question, Lin Xuan was momentarily surprised.

He had actually been curious about this question before, but he couldn't find information online, and he didn't know anyone who participated in professional leagues.

Naturally, he didn't know the specific reason.

“For honor?” Lin Xuan thought of titles and items similar to the National Server Medal and replied.

“That’s just one of the reasons.”

“The real reason is highly classified, but I can tell you now.”

“However, after I tell you, I hope you’ll consider again whether you can represent Ming University in this professional league.” Teacher Li spoke very seriously.

Lin Xuan nodded.

In fact, during this period, he had received many resources from the school.

He had long harbored the idea of winning some honor for the school.

Even if Teacher Li didn't say anything, he might have brought up the matter of competing himself after some time.

Seeing Lin Xuan nod, Teacher Li began to explain.

“Professional leagues are similar to many competitions before the Great Cataclysm.”

“World-Class champions will receive a champion ring.”

“And this champion ring can provide a professional with an additional ring equipment slot.”

Additional equipment slot!

Swish—!

Hearing this, Lin Xuan instantly stood up.

“Teacher Li, I’ve loved watching... no, playing matches since I was a child.”