133: Advance to Gold, Netherworld Space

A week later.

Academy dormitory.

"Damn, where are those two kids?"

Xia Yuan looked around but didn't find Lin Chuan and the other.

It was currently summer vacation, and most people at the academy had gone home to relax. After all, once school started, they would have to face the Netherworld constantly, which most people couldn't bear.

Of course, a small number of students directly entered the Netherworld for training.

He took out his phone and called Xia Siye directly.

"Siye, where did you and Lin Chuan go?"

"Uncle, we're in the Netherworld."

"Hmm, Lin Chuan just arrived at the academy and isn't familiar with the situation. Take him around more, especially the outer perimeter of the Elite Rank area."

Xia Siye: ..."Okay, Uncle, Lin Chuan is adapting very well."

"That's good. What's that sound on your end? Is there a battle?"

Xia Yuan's voice suddenly rose.

"Uh, I guess so. It'll be over soon. I'll hang up first."

"Damn, that kid." Xia Yuan chuckled, thinking they had only encountered Elite Rank creatures, which would be easy to deal with.

It seemed Lin Chuan was adapting well, which relieved him. Next, he still had to handle Yu Ming Academy's enrollment arrangements.

Every year, Yu Ming Academy certainly didn't just recruit these two people; instead, they selectively recruited based on talent. All students in Xuanwu City would be given priority for selection here. As for the selection criteria, it was naturally what Xia Yuan had mentioned before: they must be extreme, and then teammates would be assigned according to each student's characteristics... Hanging up the phone, Xia Siye looked into the distance.

Old Hei was currently transformed into a hundred-meter giant beast, smashing three or four Commander-rank Nether Beasts into the ground, completely embedding them in stone pits, the kind that couldn't be dug out.

Finally, after four or five more slams, their painful lives came to an end.

"Done, call it a day."

After collecting a few Commander Rank soul orbs, Lin Chuan finally decided to go back and rest. Seven or eight consecutive days of hunting had left both of them somewhat fatigued, primarily mentally.

The monotonous scenery had caused some visual numbness.

Fortunately, after Lin Chuan had Old Hei challenge three Commander Rank nine-star Nether Beasts at once, the advancement fruit finally matured.

The combined absolute combat power of three Commander Rank nine-star Nether Beasts already exceeded that of ordinary low-star Monarch Rank Yao Beasts.

However, they couldn't act in unison; if they attacked separately, Old Hei could completely withstand them.

Injuries would certainly occur, but the healing speed was faster.

The soul fruit, after absorbing these soul orbs, had also fully matured. Now, everything was ready, only lacking the final push.

"It's done?"

Seeing the joy on Lin Chuan's face, Xia Siye eagerly asked.

"Yeah, we can go back now." Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"Good."

Xia Siye had been with Lin Chuan for several days and had become half a savage, sustained only by sheer willpower.

He wanted to know if Lin Chuan could really advance to Gold so quickly.

"Old Xia, is there an upper limit to your beast's strength increase from killing Nether Beasts?"

On the way back, Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"Theoretically, no, but it can only stack if I kill creatures whose strength is not weaker than mine."

"Is it strength, not star rank?"

"Yeah, if it were star rank, wouldn't I be invincible? I can already instantly kill Elite Rank nine-star Yao Beasts now. Haha..."

As he laughed, Xia Siye found himself unable to laugh anymore.

The one in front of him was the true anomaly. What was he so proud of?

"Got it."

This Netherworld was also the best training ground for Xia Siye.

Theoretically, Xia Siye's attacks could be boosted to the strongest in every stage.

As long as he was given enough room to grow, he could one-shot same-tier Nether Beasts.

Normally, this was already the most invincible attribute in the Netherworld.

"Don't worry, I'll help you. I hope you don't get tired of killing by then, haha..."

"I'd be willing even if it kills me, haha..."

Xia Siye thought of the scene in the Elite Rank area before and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

If he could really grow quickly, at least he might be able to catch up a little... The journey back was uneventful, and the two returned directly to the dormitory.

After feeding the two fruits to Old Hei and Gray Snake respectively, Lin Chuan didn't bother with them anymore. Over these seven days, Lin Chuan had already fed Old Hei to nine stars.

He took a comfortable shower, then collapsed into bed and slept.

Lin Chuan slept straight until the afternoon of the next day.

During that time, he seemed to have a dream, dreaming of a colossal beast, treading on the Milky Way, devouring the cosmos... When the giant beast was about to swallow the world he was in, Lin Chuan woke up in fright.

Then, he heard Old Hei continuously crying out for food in his Sea of Consciousness.

This time, the advancement to Commander Rank caused less commotion than the previous advancement to Elite Rank.

Perhaps it was because, during the Elite Rank advancement, it coincided with the activation of the Xuanwu Bloodline, which was a complete metamorphosis.

Now, Old Hei's normal size had reached twenty meters, which was considered large among Commander Rank creatures.

As for its attributes, they had changed to:

Beast: Xuanming Turtle (Commander Rank One-star)

Skills:

Extreme Series: ... Scattered Skills: Cranial Super Strength, Aura, Support, etc...

Longevity as Heavens Equal: (Unique Passive, Xuanwu Bloodline activated 40%. Lifespan automatically increases by 100 days daily.)

Loyal Protection of Master: (Racial Passive, when the master is attacked, the attack is transferred to itself, equivalent to directly attacking the beast.)

Nether Domain Space: (Racial Passive, opens a Nether Domain Space within the body for storing and generating Nether Spirits. The master can explore and control the Nether Domain Space. Nether Spirits generated in the Nether Domain Space completely obey the master and can transmit will remotely.)

Potential: Unknown

Strength Assessment: ???

Lin Chuan's premonition came true; Old Hei indeed had a slight connection with the Netherworld.

Xuanming, Xuanming, this name was not given in vain; it had directly opened its exclusive Nether Domain Space.

With a thought, Lin Chuan felt himself enter a space surrounded by mist.

Here, the environment was quite similar to the Netherworld, but there were no Netherworld creatures yet.

Generate Nether Spirits? How to generate them?

Suddenly, Lin Chuan remembered that he had so many Elite Rank soul orbs that he hadn't used yet.

Over a thousand of them, still in sacks.

So, he temporarily withdrew.

Three seconds later, Lin Chuan returned and threw a handful of a dozen Elite Rank soul orbs into the Nether Domain Space.

He saw clusters of gray mist enveloping each soul orb.

Then, a dozen gray figures gradually took shape.

They were entirely gray and white, without any distinct appearance, no different from the Nether Spirits on the Netherworld.

As for their appearance, Lin Chuan could adjust it himself.

Once the Nether Spirits took shape, they stood by, awaiting Lin Chuan's command.

"Free action!"

Lin Chuan issued the command with his mind.

The moment the command was given, the dozen Nether Spirits instantly engaged in battle, tearing and fighting each other.

"Holy crap..."

Lin Chuan hadn't expected this, but he didn't stop them; instead, he observed quietly.

In less than a minute, only one of the dozen Nether Spirits remained.

It had devoured all the other Nether Spirits, and its body became more solid.

"Crack, crack"

It was as if something was cracking.

Suddenly, the surface of this Nether Spirit shattered like porcelain, and a brand new Nether Spirit stood up—a Commander Rank one.

It was still entirely gray and white, with a layer of gray mist floating around it, but its surface was smoother, and it could change its appearance at will. With a slight disguise, it would be indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

This reminded Lin Chuan of the one that had previously disguised itself as Xia Siye, but this one was completely under his control.

In that case, the role of soul orbs became much more significant.

If handled well, it really had great potential!

Instantly, Lin Chuan thought of countless ways to scheme against people...