131: Technician number one is in place.

They dug out a cave, and both took out their sleeping bags, making do for the night.

Old Hei still blocked the cave entrance, and apart from the occasional thumping sounds outside, they slept quite peacefully.

With a blink of an eye, dawn broke.

After taking care of personal hygiene, they continued their journey.

This time, Lin Chuan was much more low-key, not venturing in rashly.

He was reckless, but not an idiot.

In Commander Rank territory, a Monarch Rank might appear.

A reckless person isn't scary; a reckless person with a brain is.

"I'll scout the surroundings."

Xia Siye said, then directly vanished into the darkness, with a dozen shadows scattering.

Lin Chuan had Old Hei maintain a size of twenty to thirty meters, advancing slowly.

In the Nether Realm, there was no vegetation; gray and white were the only dominant colors.

There were mountains and lakes, but no greenery whatsoever.

As far as the eye could see, jagged rocks abounded.

After walking for a while, they hadn't seen a single Commander-rank Nether Beast.

However, Lin Chuan wasn't in a hurry; Old Hei was now a walking meat bun, so he wasn't afraid of fish not biting the hook.

Just then, a figure appeared in front, it was Xia Siye.

"I'm back."

Xia Siye said as he quickly walked towards Lin Chuan.

When he was less than ten meters from Old Hei, Lin Chuan stopped him.

"Wait a moment, let's use the secret code."

Rule Two: Teammates must not leave their teammates' sight.

"You say it!" Xia Siye replied calmly.

"Heavenly King covers Earth Tiger!"

"Pagoda suppresses River Demon!" Xia Siye answered with a light laugh.

"Excellent ~ Come over."

Just as Xia Siye was less than a meter from Old Hei, Lin Chuan spoke:

"Old Hei, Technician Number One is in position, what are you waiting for?"

Taunt!

The 'Xia Siye's' expression changed drastically, in a physical sense.

His previously normal complexion turned directly gray-white, his disguise faded, transforming into rock-like scales, his fingers receded, extending into blades.

The blades slashed continuously, striking Old Hei's head directly.

"Boom ~"

The scales on Old Hei's head instantly cracked, a small cut appeared, a trickle of blood flowed, and then it healed.

As for the imposter, both blades shattered directly.

Then, it relentlessly pounded with its fists until both arms were battered and shattered, disappearing as wisps of gray Qi.

"Old Hei, how was it?"

"A massage..."

"Damn it!"

A massage level is already pretty good, at least it broke the skin.

Twenty seconds passed, and this Nether Spirit finally stopped its self-mutilation. The look in its eyes towards Lin Chuan, besides endless killing intent, also had a hint of fear.

However, instinct drove them not to retreat.

"Die!"

The Nether Spirit leaped into the air, heading straight for Lin Chuan.

Its two arms reformed, though overall they were a bit thinner.

The blades aimed directly at Lin Chuan... "Be careful!!!"

Behind him, the real Xia Siye, seeing this scene, looked horrified and cried out a warning.

Unfortunately, Lin Chuan seemed to be scared stiff, not moving at all.

At this moment, Xia Siye thought of many things. If Lin Chuan died, could he deal with this Nether Spirit? Could he escape alone?

Moreover, that Nether Spirit even transformed into his own face, causing Lin Chuan to be unprepared???

Everything happened in an instant.

"Hehe..."

Lin Chuan chuckled softly, just staring as the blades slashed towards him.

I've taken a blow from a Monarch Rank Yao Beast's blade, why would I be afraid of a Commander Rank like you?

Old Hei: ??? Wasn't I the one who took the blow?

"Boom..."

With this strike, the Nether Spirit attacked with its life on the line.

And so, it died.

The blades struck Lin Chuan's forehead, but it was like cutting an invisible film, unable to penetrate an inch further.

Subsequently, the Nether Spirit disintegrated, turning into a wisp of gray mist, absorbed by Little Spirit.

The soul orb, on the other hand, fell into Lin Chuan's hand.

Lin Chuan expressed that he'd like a dozen more such considerate Nether Spirits!

"I... Damn!"

Xia Siye only regretted his lack of education, not knowing how to phrase his words.

That strike just now was indeed the strongest attack of a Commander Rank.

An offensive, Nether Spirit, strongest attack.

Although this Nether Spirit was probably only three or four stars, its attack strength was definitely not weaker than a Commander Rank seven or eight-star Yao Beast.

And just like that, it was gone?

He already knew yesterday that Old Hei's counter-damage was amazing, but he didn't expect it to be this amazing!

Is this scientific? Is it reasonable?

More importantly, while the Beast Tamer's Beast was amazing, why was Lin Chuan, as the Beast Tamer, also fine??

Although Beast sharing skills are common, most are for possession-type Beasts.

Old Hei clearly wasn't; such a massive size, what would it possess!

It could only mean that Lin Chuan had other trump cards.

Xia Siye finally understood why Lin Chuan dared to be so brave, completely ignoring Commander Rank attacks, which was enough for him to roam freely here.

"You're back? What did you just say?"

Lin Chuan only then noticed Xia Siye spacing out not far away.

"Nothing much. I've scouted this area; there are roughly three or four Commander Ranks within a ten-kilometer radius." Such a density was many times greater than the Commander-level Demon Beasts outside the city.

Saying that, Xia Siye flashed onto Old Hei's back.

Now, this felt right.

In these two days, Lin Chuan had never seen him walk normally; he basically floated around... As for the so-called secret code, it allowed Lin Chuan to discover some special abilities of the Nether Spirits.

They seemed to be able to sense strong thoughts in human hearts. When you asked a question, the answer would naturally appear in your mind the next second, involuntarily, and could be detected.

No wonder the rules had so many requirements for teaming up.

Compared to mutual distrust among teammates, it was better to go solo; anyway, just kill them all and it's over.

"By the way, how did you discover that the other party was not right?"

Xia Siye asked.

"No, didn't the rules say not to trust anyone when you're alone?"

Xia Siye: ... You still have the nerve to mention the rules?

Unbeknownst to him, even Xia Siye had forgotten the rules, separating from Lin Chuan to investigate the situation.

This was actually a big taboo.

However, Lin Chuan was even more abnormal.

"Then aren't you afraid that I might also be fake?" Xia Siye asked again.

"No, you're too weak. Although Nether Spirits aren't smart, they do have strength."

Lin Chuan said honestly.

"Damn it!!!"

...Feeding the Commander Rank soul orb to the Gray Snake, the progress of the [soul fruit] increased by another sliver, reaching 56%.

It only takes two to increase by 1%, meaning Lin Chuan still had to kill eighty or ninety Commander Ranks.

As for Old Hei's [advancement fruit], it also increased by about 1%, which wasn't much.

However, at least he saw hope, which was a good thing.

Probably when the [soul fruit] ripens, Old Hei would also be able to advance to Gold Rank.

The fifteen thousand Spirit Stones Xia Yuan had given him earlier had long been fully cashed out. Ten thousand were used to absorb and convert into thirty thousand [energy fruit], with the remaining five thousand as backup.

These were enough for Lin Chuan to raise Old Hei to nine stars, with plenty left over for daily rations.

"Let's go. You use your shadow to scout within a ten-kilometer radius, and we'll hunt Commander Ranks."

As long as there were no Monarch Ranks, Lin Chuan was invincible right now... "Alright."

Xia Siye nodded in a daze, agreeing.

He hadn't even killed a Commander-level Demon Beast himself, yet he was already starting to kill Commander-rank Nether Beasts.

This was too damn exciting.