152: You haven't done anything yet.

“This… is for me?”

Ye Yao’s voice trembled.

The moment she touched the eggshell, she felt a familiar pulsation, as if they were connected by Bloodline.

The pet beast egg, upon contact with Ye Yao’s palm, radiated a deep blue light, showing a hint of eagerness.

“Crack, crack.”

Tiny cracks began to appear on the eggshell.

It would hatch in just a few hours.

“Quickly form a contract!”

Lin Chuan reminded her.

Although he had never formally contracted a pet beast egg, he knew that now was the best time.

“But…”

Ye Yao’s mind was a mess, unsure what to say.

“There are no ‘buts’. If you miss the optimal contracting time, and the Yao Beast resists later, I’ll just have to kill it.”

Lin Chuan threatened.

However, his words were pure nonsense.

Given how much of a sycophant the egg had shown itself to be just now, it probably wouldn’t leave even if he chased it away.

Ye Yao was also startled. If that were the case, she might as well jump into a river.

So, she no longer hesitated.

She bit her finger and etched a contract array.

The moment the array was formed, the little thing inside the eggshell accepted it without hesitation.

Now, all she had to do was wait.

“Alright, you watch over it. I’m leaving.”

Lin Chuan naturally had other things to do.

“Ah? You’re leaving already?” Ye Yao asked in surprise.

“Yes, why not?” Lin Chuan said, puzzled.

“You haven’t done anything yet…” Ye Yao’s voice gradually faded to a whisper.

Done what?

Lin Chuan looked at Ye Yao’s expression and could roughly guess what she was thinking.

However, now was definitely not a good time. One had to wait for the egg to hatch, and the other had to go cause trouble.

So, Lin Chuan spoke, “Ye Yao, within the next one to three years, large-scale Yao Beast attacks on cities will occur. This time, Xuanwu City might not hold. Try your best to improve your strength.”

“How is that possible!”

Ye Yao said in disbelief, shocked.

“Remember what I said, don’t doubt it. I have things to do, so I’m leaving first.”

After speaking, Lin Chuan stood up directly and walked out.

“Hey…”

Ye Yao called out, but Lin Chuan was already gone.

“But, it’s even more important to enjoy life while you can…”

…As soon as Lin Chuan left the door, he immediately became invisible.

Since he was out in his true body now, he had to be extra careful.

In a few flashes, he teleported to the room where the children were held during the day.

These children were either starved unconscious or beaten unconscious; in any case, they were all sleeping.

Outside, there wasn't even a single guard, only Lin Chuan working overtime late at night.

He directly opened the Secret Realm entrance, threw all twenty-something children inside, and placed them on a small island.

Afterward, Lin Chuan also entered the Secret Realm.

Inside the Secret Realm, it was almost always daytime.

Lin Chuan scanned the area; they were all unconscious, or had been knocked out by the fall.

Then, a terrifying scene unfolded.

More than twenty ‘people’ instantly appeared in front of Lin Chuan.

These were beings Lin Chuan had created using two life fruits and the remaining small bottle of water of life.

Each of them possessed Monarch Rank strength, but except for Underworld Eleven, the others only had a lifespan of about one year. Once the time was up, they would immediately revert to Nether Spirits.

“Begin. One corresponds to one. Change faces, disguise yourselves.”

“As you command.”

Then, an even more terrifying scene appeared:

The more than twenty standing figures were identical to the more than twenty lying children, one by one.

No wonder Lin Chuan had knocked them out; he didn’t want to save them only for them to be scared silly. Saving people was secondary; the main goal was to perfect his plan.

After dealing with these, Lin Chuan threw the twenty-something fake people back into the room, instructed them to act convincingly, and then left.

On the island in the Secret Realm, Lin Chuan left several boxes of water and food.

He would release them after thoroughly dealing with the Demon Extermination Beast Taming Corps leader.

Currently, Lin Chuan didn’t have time to deal with him; he first had to handle the big fish, the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.

No one who provoked Lin Chuan got away without paying a price.

The next day.

Under the escort of Huang Shan and over ten subordinates, more than twenty Monarch Rank ‘children’ were put into a vehicle heading out of the city.

More than twenty Monarch Rank individuals were being bossed around by a group of Gold and Silver ranks.

This was perhaps the Peak of these people’s lives.

There were still two or three days until the destination, so Lin Chuan naturally didn’t need to monitor them the whole way; they couldn't escape anyway.

Some of the children on the island had already woken up and were ravenously eating.

Lin Chuan went in invisibly, took a look, and then paid no more attention. The food and water were enough for a week. There was no danger on the island; if they still ventured into the water, they could only blame themselves.

Before officially contacting the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, Lin Chuan planned to first inquire about information regarding this organization.

However, Old Qin and Xia Yuan didn’t seem to know much.

Previously, they had only occasionally mentioned a few things:

The Ten Thousand Demon Palace, they all deserve to die… “Dean, are you there?”

Xia Yuan knocked on the door.

“Xia Yuan, come in.” Leng Hong’s voice came from inside the room.

“It’s a good thing you’re here, Dean, otherwise I would have thought you went missing again!”

Xia Yuan pushed the door open and said loudly.

He had come yesterday, but there was no response.

“If I go missing again, I’ll definitely die outside, and this Dean position will be yours.” Leng Hong said helplessly.

He was there when that kid came yesterday, but he was already completely semi-transparent, which was inconvenient.

“How could I accept that so easily.” Xia Yuan scratched his head, “At least wait until I advance to King Rank.”

“…”

“Tell me, what do you need me for?”

Leng Hong’s voice was already very weak, like a flickering candle in the wind, barely holding on.

“Dean, what do you think this thing is?”

Saying that, Xia Yuan took out the ‘mosquito repellent’.

Yesterday, he had tried it himself. Aside from a faint scent of mosquito repellent, there seemed to be nothing else; it smelled quite good.

“Mosquito repellent?”

Leng Hong took it, then sprayed it into the air.

“Hiss…”

Then, Leng Hong’s eyes widened.

He took a deep breath, almost instantly vacuuming the office. The doors and windows couldn't withstand it and creaked under the pressure of the outside air.

“Is it that exaggerated?”

Xia Yuan was completely stunned by Leng Hong’s actions.

“What do you know!”

Leng Hong’s voice was much more vigorous.

His hands trembled. The life origin he had painstakingly searched for years without success was actually contained in a mosquito repellent bottle!

“Where did you get this thing?”

Greed uncontrollably appeared in Leng Hong’s eyes.

“Dean, calm down! In your state, I can’t tell you.”

Xia Yuan said in a deep voice.

After a moment, Leng Hong gradually regained his composure.

“This old man lost his composure. Now that it’s come to this, I won’t hide it from you. I’m going to die, and what’s more, I’m going to directly transform into a Nether Spirit.”

Leng Hong’s opening statement immediately shocked Xia Yuan.

The Dean, who had fought Nether Spirits his entire life, was going to become a Nether Spirit?

Although living beings do indeed generate Nether Spirits upon death, what Leng Hong meant was definitely not that.

“These past years, I’ve been researching Nether Spirits. I even experimented with a King Rank soul orb… The result is this half-human, half-Nether Spirit monstrosity. As time passes, I can clearly feel my life force accelerating its loss.

life origin is the ultimate pursuit of all Netherworld creatures.

However, it cannot be supplemented simply by devouring living beings. In short, it’s very difficult to obtain.”