141: Let him take my seat.

“I didn't expect to get a king-rank soul pearl so easily,” Lin Chuan thought, beaming with joy.

As for what Lin Chuan intended to do with the king-rank soul pearl, no one asked.

Even if Lin Chuan planned to give it to his elder brother, what of it?

“No need to thank me. I still have two more here. If you accumulate 200,000 military merit, you can exchange them with me anytime, haha… Even if you don't have enough, I can just go kill two more.”

Xia Jing laughed loudly.

Then, he continued, “Why don't you just join the army directly? Why bother with school? I can still accept your previous conditions; you just need to complete 100,000 military merit annually. How about it?”

“Xia Jing!”

Seeing Xia Jing getting more and more excited, Dean Leng Hong had to stop him again, then said, “This child is only eighteen. Let him enjoy a few years of peace! Such days won't last much longer.”

“You're right.”

Xia Jing nodded, then fell silent.

“Lin Chuan, take this card. You can freely enter most resource Secret Realms in Xuanwu City. Consider it compensation for the unexpected incident in the College Entrance Examination Secret Realm.”

At this moment, Feng Zun spoke.

The College Entrance Examination Secret Realm was clearly also under Feng Zun's jurisdiction.

Since the other party had said so, Lin Chuan naturally accepted it graciously.

However, he found it a bit strange. He shouldn't have such great Face, should he? Was it also because of his elder brother's Face?

Finally, Dean Leng Hong reminded Lin Chuan to remember to attend the school's opening ceremony three days later, then let Lin Chuan and Xia Yuan leave first.

Inside the room.

“Xia Jing, you're asking for 200,000 military merit for one king-rank soul pearl. You really dare to speak!”

Leng Hong said with disdain.

“What's wrong with that? king-rank soul pearls aren't on the exchange list to begin with. Isn't the amount of military merit up to me?”

Xia Jing said nonchalantly.

“Besides, I estimate this kid has a knack for dealing with Nether Beasts. Bringing him to the Nether Realm was the right move. Good heavens, in less than a month, he's got over 130,000 military merit. If that's for a whole year, I might as well give him my position.”

Currently, almost everything that Old Black could expose had been exposed: its colossal size, super strong defense, extreme speed, Taunt, damage reflection… forming a war beast beyond ordinary imagination. Moreover, it was completely unharmed and consumed no resources. As long as it lay there, it was as solid as a rock, unyielding, and military merit would automatically accumulate.

Even Diamond Rank and King-level Beast Tamers, killing tens of thousands of creatures a day, would consume stamina and mental energy!

What's more, tens of thousands a day wasn't Old Black's limit; it was Xia Siye's limit for picking up soul orbs!!!

By the end, he was practically throwing up… As for what Old Black couldn't expose, there was even more of that, each item being fatal.

Perhaps Old Black was simply too eye-catching; 99% of people automatically overlooked Little Ling, not realizing that she was also an indispensable absolute combat force for Lin Chuan.

“Cough, cough…” Leng Hong was speechless by Xia Jing, choking on a breath and almost unable to recover. His already pale Face became even paler.

“Old Dean, how much time do you have left?” Xia Jing put away his previous attitude and asked solemnly.

“Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps next year, who can say?”

Leng Hong chuckled softly, not caring about his own life or death.

“Damn it, is there really no way?”

Xia Jing said angrily.

“No, I've searched all over the Nether Realm in this Secret Realm and haven't found anything that can replenish life origin. Only the moment a Nether King's king-rank soul pearl forms and shatters can it produce a trace.”

“Otherwise, use the king-rank soul pearl. After you transform into a Nether Spirit, I will Seal you in a Secret Realm, and then we can slowly think of a solution.”

Feng Zun spoke at this moment. This was a last resort.

“Heh heh, what difference is there between me now and a Nether Spirit…” As he spoke, Leng Hong's body gradually became illusory and translucent.

“Old Dean…” Xia Jing was greatly alarmed.

At this moment, a small silver bird appeared in the room. The bird flapped its wings, and two silver rays of light instantly enveloped Leng Hong.

The halo swirled, and gradually, Leng Hong's body solidified.

“I just entered a semi-Nether Spirit state again?”

Xia Jing and Feng Zun were silent.

“Actually, the process just looks scary; it's quite enjoyable, haha…”

Leng Hong smiled, then said, “I won't waste this remaining king-rank soul pearl of mine. I'll save it as a reward for that kid. Something like first in his grade, or first in the entire school, just find any excuse.”

“Xia Jing, one last favor. After I completely transform into a Nether Spirit, kill me directly.”

“Old Dean…”

Even Xia Jing, as one of the Nine Venerables, couldn't help but feel sorrow.

This Dean had already been King-level when Xia Jing entered university. To Xia Jing, he was like a teacher and a father… Unfortunately, even King-rank Beast Tamers would die.

“Don't be so wishy-washy. We both know that once I transform into a Nether Spirit, even if I say it's me, it won't be me!”

“I understand.”

Xia Jing could only agree.

He didn't expect that after the Dean had been missing for half a year, he would return only to have to prepare for the worst… After leaving the small building, Xia Yuan and Lin Chuan parted ways directly.

He didn't know if he really had something to do, or if he was eager to earn military merit… Lin Chuan held the king-rank soul pearl and the Secret Realm card, hesitating whether to find a Secret Realm to Cultivate in.

Previously, Lin Chuan had mostly not considered resource Secret Realms, one of the main reasons being that the entry tickets were too expensive.

Hundreds, or even tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

What was the difference between that and robbery?

It had always been Lin Chuan robbing others; how could he be a sucker?

A free ticket, however, was worth considering. Lin Chuan didn't even look at Commander Rank Yao Beasts; it had to be Monarch Rank.

However, he would at least have to wait until Little Ling completed her advancement.

And there was also the school's opening ceremony three days later.

Leng Hong even instructed that Lin Chuan, as the top scorer in this College Entrance Examination, needed to speak in front of all the students and share his Cultivation insights.

Lin Chuan: …What Cultivation insights could he possibly have? He didn't even know what Cultivate was.

However, this didn't prevent Lin Chuan from stirring things up.

If they really dared to let him go on stage, he would dare to cause a stir.

Xia Siye was still in seclusion, with an attitude of not coming out until he reached Diamond Rank.

It was a pity; otherwise, Lin Chuan really wanted to ask him if he had any Cultivation insights he could teach him.

This was called not being ashamed to ask questions of one's inferiors!

Whether it was shameful or not, he didn't know, but it would probably make Xia Siye so angry he'd vomit blood.

In the past few days, the number of students in the academy had increased quite a bit.

Besides the new students, many older students were also returning to school, which dispelled much of the gloom and brought some of the lively atmosphere a normal school should have.

In fact, for ordinary students, entering Yu Ming Academy was a truly rare opportunity. Not only were there more resources, but also personalized education, and even job placement after graduation. Where else could one find such good things?

Even if an ordinary Beast Tamer went to another school, as long as their specialty was combat-related, wouldn't they still have to hunt outside the city or in Secret Realms after graduation? The danger level wouldn't be much lower.