100: Chapter 100 The Year's Evil

"Ding! Detected ancient [Year Demon] clone awakening in the Sui-Suppressing Cauldron."

"This evil entity is a weather magnetic field that evolved naturally. It is impervious to blades and spears, and evil-warding talismans have very little effect. Host, please decide on a battle plan within three minutes and resolve the battle using means that defy common sense!"

The light screen popped open, listing three options:

"[Option A: Cyber Physical Salvation Method—Join forces with archaeological consultant Bai Yu to start the 10,000-volt high-voltage generator in the laboratory.

Connect the high-voltage cable to the bronze cauldron, and together with the [Lightning Summoning Talisman] you just mastered, give this ancient evil entity an electroconvulsive therapy session spanning two thousand years!]"

"[Reward: Husband Points +500, obtain time-limited title [Dreadlord of Lightning] (lightning-attribute spell power permanently increased by 20%), Bai Yu's awe level off the charts.

Consequence: The transformer of Jiangzhou University's School of Physics will be scrapped on the spot, plunging the entire campus into a massive blackout.]"

"[Option B: Fight Poison with Poison, Miao Territory Stew—Order Ayugu to pour all her venomous insects into the bronze cauldron, cover it, shout 'Dinner's ready, boys!', and use Gu poison to forcibly melt the Year Demon.]"

"[Reward: Ayugu's Affection +30. Consequence: The Year Demon will be enraged by the Gu poison, undergoing an irreversible corpse transformation to become a peerless Poison Sovereign, tearing down the entire red brick building.]"

"[Option C: Traditional Daoist Direct Confrontation—Hold the [soul-suppressing copper coin sword], bite the tip of your tongue to forcibly cast the Thunderfire Talisman Technique, and battle it for three hundred rounds.]"

"[Reward: Daoist Magic Mastery +50. Consequence: Your Yang Qi will instantly bottom out, forcing you to crawl into Leng Yue's embrace in front of Bai Yu and Ayugu to frantically absorb Yin Qi, completely shattering your image as a master.]"

Lin Ye looked at Option A, the muscles at the corner of his eyes twitching wildly.

This system really couldn't go a single day without causing trouble. High-voltage electricity paired with a Lightning Summoning Talisman?

This was basically turning a lightning-struck wood dharma artifact into a taser.

But... this method was absolutely brilliant.

The Year Demon was a product of the combination of metal-stone Qi and death Qi.

The bronze cauldron was an excellent electrical conductor.

With fifteen thousand volts of high-voltage electricity combined with the fire of heavenly lightning, even an immortal would be roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The Ninth Bureau's rune bullets could even be mass-produced using industrial machine tools.

His Daoist lightning technique paired with ten-thousand-volt high-voltage electricity was truly keeping up with the times.

If the old man came back to life, he would definitely award him a certificate for "Cyber Heavenly Master."

He just didn't know how good the quality of this school's transformer was.

If it blew up later, he would have to run fast.

"Old Bai, is that high-voltage generator of yours still working?"

Lin Ye turned to look, the beam of his flashlight shining on Bai Yu's face.

Bai Yu pushed up his glasses, completely baffled.

"It works. It's used for limit-testing superconducting materials, with an output voltage of up to fifteen thousand volts."

"Mr. Lin, why are you asking about this?"

"Why? Today, I'm going to show you what the number one electrician of Great Xia looks like."

Lin Ye strode over to the console, pointing at the row of complex switches.

"Go, get ready to switch on the power."

Suppressing the trembling in his legs, Bai Yu quickly walked to the console.

His fingers flew across the complex switches, starting the preheating program.

"I just got a clear look at the seal script engraved on the bottom of this cauldron. This is by no means an ordinary bronze vessel. This is a [Sui-Suppressing Cauldron] from the Western Han Dynasty."

While operating the equipment, Bai Yu provided an academic explanation.

"The ancients believed that movements in the earth's meridians would generate baleful Qi."

"This is an invisible and intangible natural magnetic field evil. They couldn't destroy it, so they could only use bronze cauldrons as containers, supplemented by lead and mercury, to lock it tightly underground. After two thousand years, the baleful Qi inside has condensed into a physical form."

Lin Ye held the soul-suppressing copper coin sword in his right hand and pinched a [Lightning Summoning Talisman] flickering with blue electric arcs between his left fingertips.

"Old Bai, your materialist brain works pretty fast. This thing is indeed a magnetic field mutation."

"So... since it's a magnetic field, it falls under the jurisdiction of physics. Today, we'll use the ultimate secrets of physics to deliver it to the afterlife."

Lin Ye grabbed the thick high-voltage cable on the ground.

He strode over to the ancient bronze cauldron and firmly clamped the copper connector onto the handle on the right side of the cauldron.

The clamp engaged, making a crisp metallic locking sound.

The faceless figure inside the cauldron let out a sharp screech.

The dark red Earth Marrow Yin Blood rolled and surged toward the mouth of the cauldron, attempting to swallow Lin Ye.

Lin Ye took a deep breath, and the Pure Yang Qi inside him erupted.

The title [True Lord of Fire Control] was activated once more.

A spark of pure crimson-gold Yang fire ignited at his fingertips.

"Heaven is round, Earth is square, by the nine chapters of the law, draw lightning into the earth, let ten thousand ghosts hide!"

The Daoist incantation echoed in the empty laboratory, carrying an irresistible authority.

"Old Bai, pull the switch!"

Lin Ye roared.

Bai Yu clenched his teeth, made a fist with his right hand, and slammed it hard onto the red start button.

"Boom!"

The high-voltage generator erupted with a deafening roar.

The dull hum of the machinery drowned out all other noise.

The fifteen-thousand-volt blue high-voltage current surged along the thick cable, turning into a roaring blue flood dragon that slammed fiercely into the bronze cauldron.

At the same time,

the [Lightning Summoning Talisman] in Lin Ye's hand transformed into a bolt of platinum lightning.

The lightning traveled down the blade of the soul-suppressing copper coin sword, striking the bronze wall of the ancient cauldron head-on.

The dual lightning crashed violently inside the bronze cauldron.

The green patina on the surface of the ancient cauldron instantly vaporized under the tens of thousands of degrees of high-temperature electrical shock, exposing its dark red copper core.

The copper core was burned red-hot, radiating terrifying heat.

"Roar!"

The faceless figure condensed from the Earth Marrow Yin Blood let out a sharp, piercing, electronic shriek under the frantic pincer attack of the violent twenty-thousand-volt electric light and the heavenly lightning divine fire.

Its massive Yin Qi body fractured inch by inch under the tearing force of the Pure Yang electric arcs.

The mask made of white paper instantly combusted, turning into a sky full of flying ash.

The electrical light flickered wildly, illuminating the entire laboratory.

Large showers of sparks splashed down from the bronze cauldron, leaving scorched black marks on the floor tiles.

The precision instruments in the laboratory could not withstand this terrifying electromagnetic pulse, and their display screens exploded one after another.

Internal circuits shorted, and billowing black smoke rose.

The boiling Earth Marrow Yin Blood inside the ancient cauldron dried up rapidly under the super-strong electrolysis.

The bloody water was forcibly decomposed, ultimately turning into a pile of pitch-black carbon dust.

The two-thousand-year-old Year Demon was completely wiped out in this cyber electroconvulsive therapy session.

"Bang!"

A dull explosion sounded from outside the building.

The main power switch of the entire red brick building instantly burned out.

Outside the Jiangzhou University campus, the transformer in the direction of the School of Physics exploded into a dazzling fireball.

The lights of the dormitory buildings went out in unison across a vast area.

The entire Jiangda campus plunged into complete darkness in an instant.

The backup cold-light tubes in the laboratory flickered twice, barely lighting up, illuminating the shattered instruments scattered all over the floor.

Frost Star leaped onto the rim of the bronze cauldron.

The little girl closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the residual, extreme Yin vitality in the air, which had been purified by the high-voltage electrical shock.

"*Burp~*"

Frost Star let out a small burp and licked her lips.

"This time it doesn't smell bad. It's a bit like burnt marshmallows, sweet, and with a slightly tingling sensation."

Ayugu rolled her eyes as she watched from the side.

She tightly hugged the glass jar containing her Gu insects and took two steps away from Frost Star.

"You little girl, you even eat ghost Qi after it's been electrocuted. You'll get diarrhea sooner or later, and even the gods won't be able to save you."

Lin Ye leaned on the soul-suppressing copper coin sword with one hand, panting heavily.

Continuously casting lightning talismans and forcibly channeling tens of thousands of volts of high voltage had once again bottomed out the Pure Yang Qi and blood in his body.

His legs felt a bit weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Leng Yue appeared silently by his side.

Her hands reached out from behind, naturally wrapping around Lin Ye's firm waist and abdomen.

She pressed her cold, voluptuous body tightly against Lin Ye's broad back.

Lin Ye's sweat-drenched cotton T-shirt pressed against Leng Yue's warm, smooth silk dress.

The touch of extreme heat and extreme cold collided directly.

An ambiguous, sticky warmth rose between the two.

Leng Yue rested her fair chin on his shoulder.

Her slightly cool breath brushed past Lin Ye's ear, sending a continuous wave of tingling shivers through him.

A wisp of extremely pure Drought Ghoul Yin Qi silently flowed into Lin Ye's meridians from where their skin met, soothing the burning pain caused by the lightning backlash inside him.

Lin Ye relaxed his body, leaning most of his weight into Leng Yue's embrace, enjoying this post-battle tenderness and recovery.