142: I'm looking forward to it, because it was me who caused it!

Chapter 142 I'm Really Looking Forward to It; It Was Caused by Me! (Please keep reading)

The giant orca mutant beast spewed out a cold current, instantly transforming the sea water teeming with insects and fish into an icy fluid mixed with ice shards.

The fish and insects couldn't move quickly; even those below Tier 2 would be instantly frozen to death.

Then, they were swallowed whole by the giant beast.

Lu Zheng named this Tier 7 sea beast the Ice Breath Orca.

The Ice Breath Orca was already Tier 7. If used as a lamp wick, it would remain effective even if Lu Zheng advanced to Tier 8.

He took out the Beast Taming Ring and began to release it on the Ice Breath Orca.

The Beast Taming Ring could control targets of the same tier. He hadn't used it before because, if it failed, the disappearance of the Beast Taming Ring was minor compared to the mental backlash, which was not easy to recover from.

But now, he had Returning Spring Pills for rapid recovery.

Additionally, having consumed so many Mental Domain fruits, his mental consciousness was stronger than others at the same level.

The success rate was quite high.

First, he used the dimensional spatial barrier to trap this big fellow in place, then threw out the Beast Taming Ring.

The first attempt failed, and a stinging sensation came from his mental consciousness.

He immediately shoved a handful of Returning Spring Pills into his mouth.

He absorbed them quickly, and his injuries healed.

The second attempt still failed.

He continued to take the pills.

Lu Zheng had an infinite supply of Returning Spring Pills and Beast Taming Rings. No matter how low the probability, there would always be a time when it succeeded.

Moreover, there was a one-tenth chance of success when the Beast Taming Ring contracted an individual of the same tier.

Ten attempts would almost guarantee success.

In fact, on the sixth attempt, Lu Zheng successfully controlled the Ice Breath Orca.

Afterward, he immediately took out the Substitute Life Soul Lamp, extracted a bit of the Ice Breath Orca's mental consciousness, placed it inside, and lit it.

He absorbed it into his body.

Thus, he gained an extra life.

Lu Zheng was in a very good mood and ordered it to continue hunting insects and mutant fish.

He left the mutant peaches on the sea surface.

He used spatial barriers to construct a multi-layered space, allowing only the scent inside to emanate.

This would continuously attract insects and mutant fish wandering into this range to come here, where they would then be eaten by the Ice Breath Orca.

It was like an automatic fish feeder.

This big fellow was his second life and needed to be well cared for.

Additionally, it was a crucial force in eliminating the vast insect army in the sea.

Besides this mutant peach, Lu Zheng also used the Beast Taming Ring to control tens of thousands of Tier 1 to 3 mutant marine animals, allowing them to hunt insects and grow together, while also guiding more insects to converge within the Ice Breath Orca's feeding area.

With this comprehensive management approach, the number of octopus insects in a large area of the sea would rapidly decrease to a very low density.

At the same time, he also built a platform fifty meters above the water.

These mutant beasts would also place half of the crystals they hunted onto this platform, as if offering them to the Sea God, awaiting his arrival to collect them.

Having controlled this Ice Breath Orca and completed a set of arrangements,

Lu Zheng gained experience.

Controlling Tier 6 sea beasts would be much easier next.

He made the same arrangements again.

Before long, several of his strongholds appeared on the sea surface.

Life was looking up; he could now collect taxes from marine creatures.

This was no small sum.

There were many marine creatures, and although the number of creatures he controlled was limited, combined, they could contribute five thousand Tier 3 crystals daily.

Enough to cultivate a Tier 6 ability user!

In ten days, he could cultivate a Tier 7 ability user!

Lu Zheng was busy until noon the next day before returning to the cruise ship to rest.

He released Shi Xueqi and smiled at her:

"I delayed your practice time. You won't participate in the quota selection for this competition. I'll give you an additional Substitute Life Soul Lamp as a reward."

Shi Xueqi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

She was merely released to open a door when Lu Zheng needed her.

To receive a reward for that surprised her a little.

"Thank you, husband!"

She pounced on Lu Zheng and gave him a sweet kiss.

Then she smiled alluringly.

"However, my performance will definitely not disappoint you!"

She was a professional in the entertainment industry, and her dance foundation and musical literacy were incomparable to those like Professor Nan Yirou, who had only studied for a few days.

So she was confident she could outperform everyone.

"Then I'm really looking forward to it!"

Arriving at the restaurant, Lu Zheng took out some elaborate dishes that no one had tried before and enjoyed them with the women.

He had just finished eating and was about to take a bath.

But then he received a distress message.

Lu Zheng immediately used a Teleportation Talisman to arrive in front of a teleportation array disc, and then, through the teleportation array disc, he arrived inside a base.

Hongzhou City, Xinyuan High School Base.

Xia Qixuan saw Lu Zheng appear and quickly said:

"Boss, the numbers of Dizzying Ghost-faced Bats and Night Demons are too great. It's likely to cause huge casualties, so I had no choice but to ask you to come."

"We'll discuss the problem later. I'll go solve it first."

Before his words finished, Lu Zheng's figure disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared amidst the Dizzying Ghost-faced Bats and Night Demon swarm, then threw out handfuls of Beast Taming Rings. Hundreds of monsters were controlled, turning against other monsters.

The precarious situation was instantly reversed.

As Lu Zheng threw out a few more Beast Taming Rings, the crisis was completely eliminated.

He looked at Xia Qixuan and Xia Qingmei, who had walked over, and asked:

"What happened? Wasn't it handled quite well before?"

Before Xia Qixuan could speak, Xia Qingmei proactively stepped forward.

"It was caused by me."

"My ability is the Hatred Aura, which can be released on any target, causing all surrounding creatures to feel hatred towards that target."

"Just now, I broke through to Tier 4, and the Hatred Aura released on myself spread directly, attracting a large number of monsters. This led to the current crisis."

"Don't blame my brother; punish me!"

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow; this ability was quite interesting.

He looked at Xia Qixuan.

"Is that so?"

Xia Qixuan quickly said:

"Boss, my sister's actions were unintentional. When her ability broke through, she couldn't predict what would happen."

Lu Zheng nodded.

"Then this also counts as a mistake due to negligence."

"Fortunately, you notified me in time, otherwise, if hundreds or thousands of people had died, this debt would not be easy to settle."

Hearing this, Xia Qingmei couldn't help but lower her head.

She also knew how serious the consequences of this matter were.

"I won't shirk responsibility. Whatever punishment you give me, I will accept."

Lu Zheng said with a smile:

"Then I'll punish you to be my attendant for one month."

Xia Qingmei was stunned upon hearing this, then quickly took two steps back.

"I won't be your woman."

Lu Zheng's reputation was very consistent; everyone knew he liked top beauties the most.

Xia Qingmei's reaction was perfectly normal.

Xia Qixuan, standing by, also grew anxious.

"Boss, my sister is at fault, and so am I. I am willing to accept the punishment on her behalf. Please don't make things difficult for my sister."

Lu Zheng chuckled softly:

"I do like beauties, and I like your sister too."

"But I won't force her."

"Her ability is good. I happen to be hunting insects and Night Demons on a large scale recently, and her ability is suitable to assist me."

"Didn't you say you would accept the punishment? You won't even work for me for a month?"