97: A shark has been caught, and things are about to escalate (bonus chapter).

Entering the room, Lin Chuan immediately lay on the bed and began to replenish his Clone's energy.

It was a good thing he had replenished a large amount earlier, otherwise, in a few tens of minutes, his Clone would have disappeared.

Now the Clone still had great use, so he could only sustain it with energy fruit for the time being.

Lin Chuan hadn't expected to catch such a big fish; it was practically shark-level.

If he wasn't careful, he might be gone.

Wu Dahai, needless to say, was definitely a Diamond Rank powerhouse; he could kill Lin Chuan with a single breath.

Once he escaped, Lin Chuan would only be able to hide under Qin Yan's protection forever...

From the Man in Black's perspective, Lin Chuan followed his view and found the location of the storeroom.

He knew without thinking that it would be heavily guarded inside.

After getting the demon god pill, the Man in Black eagerly returned to his room, then summoned his Beasts.

A leopard wreathed in black smoke, a three-eyed crow, and a black and white striped thin snake—these appeared to be all of the Man in Black's Beasts, a Gold-rank Beast Tamer.

All three Beasts stared at the Man in Black with crimson eyes, looking as if they were about to devour their master at any moment, clearly abnormal.

However, as the Man in Black took out the demon god pill, their crimson eyes revealed a strong desire.

Finally, a bottle of demon god pill was shared among the three Beasts, and their expressions returned to the normal appearance of a Beast.

"Damn, this stuff is poisonous; can't touch it."

Lin Chuan estimated that if he didn't agree, even if he didn't contract the Beasts they offered, he would be forced to make his Beasts take their demon god pill, and he would still be controlled.

If he wasn't even willing to do that, then it would definitely be a dead end.

Damn, no wonder they dared to challenge the Beast Tamer Association; they certainly had some tricks up their sleeve.

At least, under the control of the demon god pill, the Demon God Cult as a whole should be relatively cohesive.

The Man in Black should be considered a significant figure in this stronghold, second only to Wu Dahai.

Lin Chuan didn't act rashly; after having the Gray Snake give a psychological suggestion of 'go to the storeroom to steal demon god pill' every few minutes, he left it at that...

Lin Chuan's room.

Stretching, Lin Chuan felt a bit listless.

Multi-tasking was simply too mentally draining.

Taking out some spirit wine and gulping down a few mouthfuls, Lin Chuan finally recovered somewhat.

Then, he took out another spare antique phone and sent a message to Qin Yan.

A few minutes later, Qin Yan's call came back.

"Lin Chuan, what's wrong? You're so cautious," Qin Yan said with a serious tone.

Because in the message Lin Chuan sent him, he explicitly asked him to ensure that he wouldn't be overheard or seen, and that his phone wouldn't be tapped, before calling back.

"Old Qin, do you know about the Demon God Cult?"

"Of course, I know about those rats; have you encountered them?" Qin Yan said, suddenly realizing something, "No, the Demon God Cult has been quite active in the central district in recent years, but they haven't appeared in District 81 for many years.

And they definitely wouldn't let you go easily.

Damn, you haven't been drugged, have you!"

Qin Yan instantly became frantic, apparently quite familiar with the Demon God Cult's methods.

"Old Qin, calm down, calm down.

It's just the demon god pill; I haven't been drugged.

I know the Demon God Cult's stronghold in District 81.

Can you guarantee to wipe them all out?"

Lin Chuan didn't want to beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"What?"

This time, it was Qin Yan's turn to be confused.

If they were so easy to find, the Demon God Cult wouldn't be called rats by him.

"I'm telling the truth; there's an Elder, a Diamond Rank, and more than one Gold Rank, and some ordinary members on the periphery."

Hearing Lin Chuan's clear description, Qin Yan had no choice but to believe him, then said with a half-believing, half-doubting tone, "You haven't already joined and now regret it, wanting to betray them, have you?"

Lin Chuan's description was too detailed; he must have had an in-depth understanding to know all that.

Lin Chuan: "..."

"No, there's still one day left.

You decide what to do."

"Damn, give me the address.

You must hold on and absolutely not let your Beasts eat that demonic demon god pill."

"The address is Jinlin Mountain Villa.

There are many villas there, and everyone inside has problems.

Their lair is underground, accessible through the underground secret door of the third villa from the entrance..."

Qin Yan listened to Lin Chuan's description, becoming more and more alarmed.

This was even clearer than describing his own home address.

There was only one possibility: Lin Chuan was truly captured.

"Damn, what are those people downstairs doing!" Qin Yan didn't have time to get angry; the most important thing now was to destroy the Demon God Cult's stronghold and rescue Lin Chuan.

Although Lin Chuan wasn't sure how many people were monitoring him, he had Clones, and he had long since led the people monitoring him all over the world.

At this moment, Brother Chen and his subordinates were still wondering why Lin Chuan had entered a red-light district two days ago and hadn't come out yet...

One day later, in the underground palace.

"Chief Priest..."

"Chief Priest..."

Ordinary cult members greeted the Man in Black one after another.

The Man in Black, with crimson eyes, ignored them.

Others were also a bit puzzled; how could the Chief Priest, who was rarely seen, suddenly enjoy idly wandering around?

The Man in Black was originally a Cultivator who practiced asceticism; he was either Cultivating or performing tasks, almost never idle.

However, throughout this entire day, he couldn't Cultivate at all.

Voices constantly told him that only the demon god pill was the most important, and arduous Cultivation was completely unnecessary...

The Cult clearly had so many demon god pills, yet they only occasionally gave him a little, which was completely insufficient.

He had King-level Aptitude, yet he was constrained by the demon god pill...

If he had enough demon god pills, what were Elders, what were Bishops...

These voices looped, making him restless.

This was naturally the Gray Snake's doing, but not entirely.

Anyone controlled by the demon god pill would naturally have such thoughts; the Gray Snake merely amplified the effect.

With Wu Dahai in charge underground, the Man in Black couldn't cause much trouble and could only wander aimlessly outside.

Wu Dahai sat in his study, also feeling a bit restless, as if something bad was about to happen.

These past two days, the only variable was Lin Chuan.

Logically, when Lin Chuan was captured, he had nothing but his clothes, so it was impossible for him to contact the outside world.

There was no major movement from the Beast Tamer Association either...

However, Wu Dahai just felt that something was wrong.

"No, I can't wait any longer; I'll transfer Lin Chuan to headquarters tonight."

Wu Dahai suppressed the unease in his heart and made a decision...

In the sky, the Giant Rock Eagle King circled in the clouds.

On the Eagle King's back stood two people.

Besides Qin Yan, there was also Minister Jin.

This was a helper Qin Yan temporarily found, primarily for the purpose of completely annihilating the target.

Although there were still many Diamond Rank Beast Tamers in District 81, Qin Yan didn't fully trust them; even if some had a good relationship with Lin Chuan, they might not dare to openly offend the Demon God Cult.

Only Minister Jin had a strong background and shared interests in Lin Chuan's matter.

Although the two had a minor disagreement, it didn't affect their cooperation.

The Demon God Cult's actions had long been blacklisted by the Ministry of Education's headquarters.

Being able to take them down would be a great achievement.

"Old Qin, is your information accurate? Don't be fooled.

I think that kid Lin Chuan is very clever; he definitely wouldn't be caught so easily," Minister Jin asked with a smile.

"Don't let your guard down.

In this battle, we must strike decisively and not give them time to react.

I understand Lin Chuan; he wouldn't make such a joke," Qin Yan said seriously.

"No problem." Seeing Qin Yan so serious, Minister Jin also put away his playful expression, and his eyes became deep and dangerous.