198: This isn't robbery, this is promoting consumption!

Wei Qing's roar pierced the water surface and echoed into the depths of the Thunder Pool.

Lin Yuan, who was enjoying a Thunder Spirit SPA at the bottom of the pool, paused for a moment.

"Hmm?"

He tilted his head.

"Till death do us part?"

Lin Yuan clicked his tongue, finding it somewhat amusing.

Nowadays, why do people always like to make such absolute threats?

Till death do us part means there will be a continuous stream of trouble later on.

Trouble equals wasted time, and wasted time equals delaying his path to earning money and getting stronger.

This was challenging his professional bottom line.

"It seems the treatment plan just now was too conservative."

Lin Yuan muttered to himself. Several Thunder Spirits that had gathered to rub against him for electricity scattered in fright due to the bubbles from his words.

"For this kind of stubborn ailment, we must increase the dosage and hit the root cause directly."

He no longer hesitated, kicking off with both legs.

*Splash—!*

The silvery-white water surface exploded, and a figure shot into the sky.

On the long corridor, Wei Qing was trembling all over with rage.

Before he could recover from the shock of Lin Yuan jumping into the water again, he felt a shadow fall over him.

Lin Yuan's figure, carrying a spray of water droplets, slammed down.

"After-sales service has arrived!"

*Thump!*

Lin Yuan's feet landed steadily on the ground right in front of Wei Qing, leaving two footprints in the corridor.

Wei Qing froze in place.

He had just been shouting about fighting till death, yet the other party jumped out of the pool the next second and landed right in his face.

"You..."

He had just managed to utter one word.

Lin Yuan moved.

Without any unnecessary talk, he reached out his right hand, splayed his five fingers, and directly grabbed Wei Qing's head.

"You what?"

"As a responsible doctor, when I hear my patient's call, of course, I must rush over immediately."

Lin Yuan exerted force in his arm, brutally smashing Wei Qing's head down towards the ground.

*Dong!!!*

With a loud bang, Wei Qing's face made intimate contact with the ground.

The entire circular corridor shook.

King Kong and Shadow Fiend shivered in fear, nearly dropping the fishing rods in their hands.

"This hit cures your stubborn mouth."

Lin Yuan lifted him up and smashed him down again.

*Dong!*

"This hit cures your arrogance."

*Dong!*

"This hit cures you for disturbing my money-making."

Lin Yuan smashed him down every time he spoke a line, maintaining a strong rhythm.

Wei Qing was stunned. His proud Gravity Ability couldn't even be mobilized in time against Lin Yuan's brute Physical Body strength.

He felt his consciousness spinning; he could sense nothing but the metallic taste of blood and intense pain.

King Kong and Shadow Fiend on the side were completely petrified.

They originally thought Lin Yuan's previous actions were just arrogance, just testing the boundaries of the rules.

Now they understood that this person didn't care about the rules at all.

"Alright, one course of treatment is finished."

Lin Yuan let go. Wei Qing collapsed limply onto the ground, barely breathing, having lost the ability to resist.

He clapped his hands, then squatted down and began searching Wei Qing's body.

"Now, let's talk about the consultation fee."

He quickly untied a seemingly unremarkable gray cloth bag from Wei Qing's waist.

"Storage Pouch? Kunlun is indeed wealthy."

Lin Yuan weighed it, trying to probe it with Spiritual Power, but found a Spiritual Brand on it.

He didn't care, and simply stuffed the cloth bag into his pocket.

"Hey! You're robbing me!"

Wei Qing, sprawled on the ground, used his last bit of strength to protest.

"Robbery?"

Lin Yuan picked his ear, displaying an expression of being wrongly accused.

"You can't say that. I, Lin, have always convinced people through reason and run a legitimate business."

He flipped his wrist, and a lively Thunder Spirit appeared in his hand.

Lin Yuan stuffed the Thunder Spirit into Wei Qing's arms.

"See? This is the merchandise."

He then pointed to the Storage Pouch in his pocket.

"That is the payment."

"I provided you with excellent medical services, and now I've sold you a Thunder Spirit that cures all ailments. I only charged you one lousy bag as payment. Where else can you find such a good deal?"

Lin Yuan stood up and patted Wei Qing's face.

"This isn't robbery, this is stimulating consumption, understand?"

Wei Qing couldn't catch his breath, rolled his eyes, and fainted again.

After finishing up there, Lin Yuan turned around and looked at King Kong and Shadow Fiend, who were standing frozen nearby.

The enthusiastic business smile returned to his face.

"Gentlemen, would you like one too?"

"Freshly produced Thunder Spirits, strengthening the body and curing all diseases."

"Since we share such fate, I'll give you a twenty percent discount!"

King Kong and Shadow Fiend exchanged glances, seeing the same word reflected in the other's black mist and metallic lump face.

Fear.

This man was a lunatic, a demon wearing human skin.

King Kong was tactful; he tremblingly took off his best metal token.

"Boss... I'll buy."

Shadow Fiend also condensed a black crystal emitting a cold aura from the black mist.

"I'll buy too."

"That's more like it!"

Lin Yuan beamed, exchanging money for goods.

*Plop, plop.*

He casually tossed two Thunder Spirits to the two of them.

"Pleasure doing business! Remember to leave a five-star review!"

After completing this "transaction," Lin Yuan walked aside contentedly, completely ignoring the three "customers" who were questioning their life choices.

He fished out another Thunder Spirit from the Thunder Pool for himself.

"After being busy for half the day, it's time to see what this thing is actually useful for."

[Thunder Spirit: An energy lifeform nurtured by the Thunder Pool, containing 'thunder marrow' within its body.]

[thunder marrow: A condensation of the Thunder Law, which can be used to temper the Physical Body, purify energy, or serve as a top-grade Material for Artifact Refining and Alchemy.]

"What a treasure."

Lin Yuan was practically drooling.

Imitating the demonstration provided by the Secret Realm prompt, he exerted force with his five fingers.

The Thunder Spirit let out a mournful cry, and then its entire body dissipated into specks of light.

A drop of silvery-white liquid floated in Lin Yuan's palm.

It was only the size of a fingernail, yet it emitted energy that made the Primordial Thunder God Body within Lin Yuan's own body tremble.

"Tsk, the potency is quite high."

Lin Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed.

"No, consuming it now would waste too much time."

He narrowed his eyes, suppressing the impulse.

Since just one drop of this stuff could cause such a strong reaction, absorbing it would definitely take time.

Right now was crucial "stocking up" time where every second counted. If he delayed the main meal just to eat this snack, he would be picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.

"Just one drop isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap," Lin Yuan said, looking at the moving spots of light in the depths of the Thunder Pool. "If I'm going to do this, I'll go big. Chugging it all down later—that's what's satisfying."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan took out a Jade Bottle and stored the drop of thunder marrow inside.

"Good food is worth the wait. I'll save it for now."

He tucked the Jade Bottle back into his clothes, then looked at the bottomless Thunder Pool with an incomparably benevolent gaze, like a farmer looking at his own piglets waiting to be slaughtered.

"Wait for me, Daddy is coming to move you all."

*Plop!*

Water exploded, and Lin Yuan plunged into the depths of the Thunder Pool once more, initiating a frantic sweeping mode.