153: Dean, are you a spirit of the underworld?

"The life origin, is it this?"

Xia Yuan pointed at the 'mosquito repellent', incredulous.

"Indeed, I wouldn't be mistaken. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lost my composure just now," Leng Hong said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"No wonder," Xia Yuan understood. It seemed this kid Lin Chuan was specifically used to lure Nether Spirits.

"Now, you can tell me the origin of this thing, can't you? If I had any intention of seizing it, I would plot in secret, not reveal a single hint. Having lived so many years, I've lived enough. I only wish to die as a human, not a Nether Spirit."

"I confiscated this from a student," Xia Yuan could only say.

"Lin Chuan?"

As soon as Xia Yuan mentioned it, Leng Hong guessed.

Even if Xia Yuan didn't say it, if he wanted to investigate, he could easily find out.

"He uses this, it's not to trigger a Nether Beast riot, is it?"

Leng Hong recalled how, in the past month, almost every time there was a Nether Beast riot, Lin Chuan was in the Netherworld and came out unscathed.

Nether Beast riots were inherently unpredictable.

Without this 'mosquito repellent', no one would have thought it was related to Lin Chuan.

"He thinks the density of Nether Beasts is too low, not enough for him to kill..."

Xia Yuan explained.

"Damn it! I... I'm going to beat him to death..."

Leng Hong was so angry that his beard stood on end.

"Dean, calm down, calm down. This thing is his own to begin with, he can use it however he wants. Besides, maybe his big brother gave it to him..."

Xia Yuan advised.

After all, his big brother might be a Divine-Grade Bloodline Great Yao King, so it's normal for him to give him some good stuff to play with. You're this old, it's not certain who would beat whom.

"Forget it, my century-old state of mind has been broken by this kid three or four times; how strange!"

Leng Hong took a deep breath, then said, "Call him over. If he has any more, and it can extend my life for three to five years, I'll be content. Even if I die, I want to die at the hands of Yao Beasts."

"Dean, does the higher-up know about the impending Beast Tide?"

Xia Yuan hadn't had time to report Lin Chuan's news yet.

Listening to Leng Hong's tone, it seemed the higher-ups already knew.

"Hmm, there's been some talk. A branch of the Su Family, which has business dealings with White Tiger and Vermilion Bird City, has had its trade routes completely cut off in recent months. It's said that those two cities are currently being impacted by the Beast Tide."

"It's already started? It seems Xuanwu City is lucky to be the last to face the Beast Tide..."

Then, Xia Yuan recounted the news Lin Chuan had brought.

"That makes sense now," Leng Hong sighed, then said, "Since things have come to this, we'll deal with it as it comes. This old man will be content if I can slay a few Yao Kings before I die. Let that kid come over."

...Lin Chuan was just about to look for the old Dean when he received a call from Xia Yuan.

The Dean is looking for me? mosquito repellent?

Listening to Xia Yuan's somewhat awkward rambling, Lin Chuan finally understood.

Xia Yuan hadn't expected this thing to be so important to the Dean, to the point where he had to ask a student for it.

Of the original ten [Life Fruits], Lin Chuan, Xiao Ling, and Gray Snake each ate one, and three were used to make water.

Four were left.

Lin Chuan didn't need this stuff for now, but he certainly couldn't just hand it over directly.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chuan infused another one, then poured half of it into a separate bottle before heading towards the Dean's small building.

He knocked and entered; Xia Yuan and Leng Hong were both there.

"Dean, you were looking for me?"

Although Xia Yuan had already roughly explained, Lin Chuan still asked knowingly.

"Do you still have this thing?"

Leng Hong shook the mosquito repellent in his hand.

"You know what this is?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

Logically, the life fruit, diluted to this extent, shouldn't be attractive to humans anymore!

"Of course I know..." As he spoke, Leng Hong released his suppression and directly transformed into a grayish-white, translucent form.

"Holy crap..."

Xia Yuan and Lin Chuan were both startled.

Leng Hong at this moment was almost indistinguishable from a Nether Spirit.

Then, Leng Hong gradually returned to his human form, smiling as he looked at Lin Chuan: "Since you know the effect of this thing on Nether Spirits, you should understand why I know, right?"

"Dean, are you a Nether Spirit?"

Lin Chuan asked, but without fear.

If the other party had any ill intentions, he wouldn't be able to escape anyway.

"Mostly transformed, with only a few months left to live."

Leng Hong said indifferently.

"Originally, I had already prepared for my end, but I never expected to coincidentally discover the life origin. Perhaps, this is fate."

"I do still have some of this thing," Lin Chuan said, directly taking out half a bottle.

"There's actually so much left, your big brother is really good to you!"

Xia Yuan said enviously.

Big brother?

Lin Chuan suddenly understood.

"Big brother, being a Divine-Grade Bloodline, these are just small potatoes to him."

Lin Chuan boasted, since it didn't cost anything.

"It's really a Divine-Grade Bloodline?" Xia Yuan and Leng Hong were both shocked.

"Yes, it is. Big brother has the True Dragon Bloodline, but it's difficult to advance to Divine-Grade."

This time, Lin Chuan was telling the truth.

"Tsk tsk... your luck, there's really nothing to say," Xia Yuan expressed, unable to feel envious.

"Dean, I'm only eighteen, this isn't very useful to me. If you have anything good, we can just exchange directly."

Lin Chuan said indifferently.

"Damn you, kid," Leng Hong cursed with a laugh. He hadn't expected Lin Chuan to be so straightforward, but on second thought, it was normal.

"When you reach my age, I hope you don't regret it. Three to five years could be the last hope for advancement."

Leng Hong sighed.

Then he said, "I've spent my entire life in the Netherworld, with nothing to my name, only this king-rank soul pearl is somewhat valuable. Last time I saw you, it seemed useful to you."

As he spoke, a king-rank soul pearl was handed to Lin Chuan.

"How can I accept this... Deal."

With that, Lin Chuan directly accepted the king-rank soul pearl and pushed the half bottle of water of life over.

"This..." Leng Hong hadn't expected Lin Chuan to be so straightforward, he was somewhat disbelieving.

Could it be that this bottle was fake? No way!

So, Leng Hong directly opened the bottle and took a big gulp.

Instantly, an invisible Aura erupted directly.

All the items on the desk were shaken to the floor.

The Aura, originally King Rank Eight Star, rose again at this moment, directly advancing to King Rank Nine Star.

"Holy crap..."

Xia Yuan was completely dumbfounded. What kind of divine water was this, its effect so strong?

"The effect is much better than I expected."

Leng Hong exclaimed.

"Originally, I thought it could only purely increase lifespan, but I never expected it could completely counteract the corrosive effects of the Nether Spirit and fully restore human form. However, the moment of death would be the moment of instantaneous transformation into a Nether Spirit."

This result was much better than simply clinging to life for three to five years.

Leng Hong, originally at King Rank Eight Star strength, had most of his five tamed beasts used to resist the Nether Spirit's corrosion, unable to exert even half of his strength. Now, he could completely let loose, how could he not be happy?

With this ebb and flow, he actually directly advanced to Nine Star.

This time, the increase in lifespan was significantly more than what was gained from the gulp of water of life he just drank.