105: Chapter 105 Boss, Good Morning! Hades was forced to bow.

"Business opportunity?!"

The Former Nether Kings Phantom was so shaken by Lin Chen's earth-shattering words that his illusory figure swayed. The bitterness and mockery on his face froze instantly, replaced by a look of disbelief as if he were looking at a madman. "Do you know what the 'ancient nether regret' is?! It is the 'evil malice' that has accompanied the Underworld since its birth, a cancer of the rules! Even at my peak, I could only sacrifice myself to suppress it, unable to eradicate it! You actually dare to call it... a business opportunity?!"

"Boom—!!!"

As if to verify the Former Nether King's words, the shaking of the King of Hells Palace became more violent. At the gate that had been forced open a crack, thick, ink-like black gas surged out frantically, mixed with countless distorted, frenzied ancient whispers. Just hearing this sound caused many weak-willed survivors in the New City below to have their eyes turn red, letting out unconscious roars, showing signs of being contaminated!

Su Qingyu endured the discomfort at the soul level and looked at Lin Chen anxiously: "Master! It must be suppressed immediately! Otherwise, the newly revived creatures in the New City will be contaminated!"

Bai Qi, Xing Tian, and Ying Bu also felt the frenzied will contained in the black gas, which was enough to erode the source of existence for beings like them. Their baleful auras erupted as they stood ready for battle.

"Do you see?! This is reality!" the Former Nether Kings Phantom roared low. "Your so-called business opportunity can turn everything you just built into nothingness in an instant! Give up those unrealistic fantasies and merge with my residual consciousness to strengthen the seal; that is the only..."

"Shut up."

Lin Chen coldly interrupted him. His gaze of absolute rationality swept over the surging black gas of the ancient nether regret, like a quality inspector checking a batch of inferior raw materials.

He showed no panic at all, even carrying a sense of realization as if thinking, "As expected, the quality is concerning."

"Inferior assets are still assets," he spoke indifferently. At the same time, the system interface on his wrist lit up again, its light more dazzling than any time before! "The inability to eradicate it is only because... the bid wasn't high enough."

His consciousness, like the most efficient processor, instantly connected to the backend of the [Underworld Core Equity Structure and Real-time Trading Market]. But this time, he no longer entered equity trading, but a deeper, more hidden module flashing with dangerous red light—[Underworld Core Rule Underlying Operation Permissions (At Your Own Risk)]!

[Warning! User attempt to access core rule underlying layer detected!]

[Warning! This operation may cause unpredictable consequences, including but not limited to rule collapse, loss of authority, and consciousness assimilation!]

[Confirm entry?]

"Confirm."

Lin Chen did not hesitate at all.

The interface changed. It was no longer charts and data, but countless flowing dark-gold code torrents representing the most basic rules of the Underworld! Life, death, reincarnation, order, chaos, end... and even the frantically growing "ancient nether regret" (labeled as [Rule Redundancy Error Code / Malignant Hyperplasia]) were clearly visible in this torrent!

The Former Nether Kings Phantom sucked in a breath of cold air: "You... you actually dare to touch the rule underlying layer?! Madman!!"

Lin Chen ignored his horror, his cold gaze locking onto the [Malignant Hyperplasia] that represented the "ancient nether regret," which was constantly replicating and contaminating other rule codes.

His operations were as fast as lightning!

[Initiate core rule-level command:]

[1. Designate Isolation Zone: Centered on the King of Hells Palace, designate an absolute rule isolation belt. Authority level: Highest. Without permission, rule fluctuations (including ancient nether regret) within the isolation zone cannot penetrate outward.]

[Command executing... Consuming authority source: 1%... Isolation zone establishment complete!]

An invisible yet more absolute boundary than any physical barrier formed instantly around the King of Hells Palace! The surging black gas of the ancient nether regret hit this boundary as if hitting a cosmic wall, unable to spread outward any further! The whispers of contamination in the New City stopped abruptly, and the eyes of the affected survivors gradually regained clarity.

"What?!" The Former Nether Kings Phantom was shocked once again. This method of directly designating an isolation belt from the rule level was something even He could hardly achieve so effortlessly back then!

[2. Initiate rule-level scanning and analysis: Perform deep structural analysis on target [ancient nether regret (Malignant Hyperplasia)] to find its core operational logic and points of exploitable value.]

[Scanning... Analyzing...]

[Analysis report generated:]

[Composition: Highly aggregated fragments of chaotic consciousness, death rule sediments, negative emotion crystals, unknown ancient resentment...]

[Characteristics: Highly contaminating, uncontrollable proliferation, extremely strong erosiveness toward orderly rules...]

[Potential Value Analysis (Re-evaluation):]

· Can be used as a top-tier 'rule toxin' raw material to attack the rule systems of other planes.

· Its inherent 'chaos' and 'erosion' characteristics, after purification and domestication, can be made into 'corrosive weapons' targeting specific rules.

· It is itself a high-density energy aggregate; if a safe stripping method is found, it can be used as a super energy source.

· ...

Lines of analysis reports appeared before Lin Chen's eyes.

The Former Nether Kings Phantom also saw some of the content. His mouth opened slightly, shocked into silence by this unique perspective. Treating the ancient nether regret as... raw material? Weapons? Energy?! This line of thinking was simply... sacrilegious! But why... did it also vaguely seem to make sense?!

[3. Initiate 'Rule Firewall' and 'Anti-virus Program' (Custom): Based on the Underworld's order authority, construct a dynamic defense rule network to continuously purify and suppress the activity of the ancient nether regret within the isolation zone, controlling its activity and harmfulness within a 'manageable range'.]

[Program loading... Consuming authority source: 3%... 'Rule Firewall' establishment complete! 'Anti-virus Program' continuously running!]

Around the King of Hells Palace, countless fine dark-gold networks composed of order rules emerged, as if placing a giant filter over the restless King of Hells Palace. The churning black gas of the ancient nether regret emitted a piercing "sizzling" sound upon touching these networks, as if meeting its nemesis, being continuously purified and weakened. Although it couldn't be eradicated, its activity and harmfulness were greatly suppressed, temporarily downgraded from a "destruction-level" threat to a "high-risk asset requiring continuous management."

After finishing all this, Lin Chen slowly raised his head, looking at the Former Nether Kings Phantom, who was completely stunned, as if his worldview had been reshaped.

He raised his hand and pointed at the King of Hells Palace, which was wrapped in the "Rule Firewall" and still whispering but no longer able to cause trouble. His tone was calm and steady, as if introducing a newly acquired subsidiary with some minor issues but promising prospects:

"Look, solved."

"From this day forward, it is no longer a bottomless pit that requires you to fill it with your life."

"It is a special project department under my Underworld Group that requires investment in resources for technical breakthroughs, with the expectation of achieving profitability in the future."

"I've already thought of the project name."

Under the frozen mask of absolute rationality, the corners of Lin Chen's mouth pulled into a smile that belonged to the "Lin Chen" style—one of extreme confidence and ambition—extremely forced, yet undeniably clear.

"It shall be called—[Ancient Nether Regret Comprehensive Development, Utilization, and Monetization Project Department]."

Former Nether Kings Phantom: "..."

Su Qingyu: "..."

The three Ghost Generals: "..."

All survivors: "..."

The entire New City fell into a deathly silence once again.

Only this time, the silence was no longer filled with despair and horror.

There was only a kind of... dazed state of being at a loss after having one's worldview shattered by some unimaginably impressive operation.

The Former Nether Kings Phantom looked at Lin Chen, then at the "managed" ancient nether regret. His lips trembled for a long time before finally turning into a sigh so complex it seemed to carry both a sob and a laugh:

"You... you win."

"I... am impressed."

Lin Chen nodded slightly, accepting this belated "recognition."

He felt the authority source within him, still vast but significantly consumed by the series of rule-level operations, and the "humanity anchor" freezing barrier that seemed to have loosened a bit under the impact of extreme rationality.

His gaze once again turned toward the endless void.

The Underworld's trouble was temporarily under control.

So, next...

It's time to settle accounts with those so-called "gods" and, while he's at it... expand into some new markets.