I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 449 - 352 Threshold with Credentials_3

Chapter 449: Chapter 352 Threshold with Credentials_3

The local elite also wanted their children to have exceptionally capable teachers, and naturally, instructors with credentials were the best choice.

The premise was being able to persuade them to stay.

Metropolitan examination scholar... Well, Zheng Yichen made a somewhat irresponsible and slightly rogue comparison, in this world, for a teacher to obtain a certificate, would they need to have at least a graduate level or above to get started?

Tsk tsk.

"Then I’ll trouble you to stay here a bit longer," Zheng Yichen said to the alien demon Shao Heng. The toxic venom demon had been killed, and now Shao Heng was the only special case. It was impossible to let him go at the moment, as it would affect some of Lin Yaoyao’s research.

"That’s no problem, but I would like to understand more about the situation in the outside world," the alien demon Shao Heng stated. Lin Yaoyao’s side of the dungeon was not too dark or damp; dismissing the fact that it was a dungeon, the place was... fairly decent.

As for how it felt physically, Shao Heng didn’t have any direct sensation as his constitution was different from before. The factors harmful to humans did not apply to him.

As long as his life wasn’t at risk, everything else was negotiable.

This time, the heavy metal door wasn’t shut, and Shao Heng peered through the bars of the cell into the outside passage. When he saw some light bulbs, he showed an interested expression, and after seeing other things in the hallway, he revealed a hint of contemplation.

"It’s the Qi family, huh."

In another room, Lin Yaoyao, looking somewhat nervous, turned to Zheng Yichen after her slim hope shattered, "Brother Chang Qing, is it safe to do it here? Should we find another place? Like those areas with a strong aura of death?"

"Why make it so complicated?" Zheng Yichen shook his head, pulled out the fishing rod and with a swipe, a black ring appeared: "This is a passage to Hell, much more useful than the places you’re talking about."

Lin Yaoyao, clutching an object in her hand that resembled a true love knot, asked, "How do I use this?"

"Use strands of your hair and blood as a medium to ignite this object, the result would probably be even better with your parents’ participation," Zheng Yichen explained how to use the tool. Although there were reusable ones, in order to maintain the best effect, Eileena made this as a single-use item.

A disposable tool, not considering the possibility of repeated use, could naturally maximize its effect.

Lin Yaoyao nervously followed Zheng Yichen’s instructions, then looked at a lighter—somewhat out of place for the era—and asked, "Brother Chang Qing, is it okay to use this kind of fire?"

"A spell’s flame would work too," he replied.

"Would that affect its performance? Maybe I should use a candle instead," Lin Yaoyao swapped the lighter for a candle, lighting one of the necromantic tools. The true love knot-like tool quickly ignited upon contact with the flame.

The speed of the combustion was so rapid that Lin Yaoyao barely had time to react. Even so, she did not think to drop the tool and instead clenched it tightly in her hand; the flames from the burnt tool didn’t feel hot, instead, they left her feeling somewhat chilled.

Moreover, the color of the flames was also unusual. Initially, it was the color of a normal flame, but it soon turned into a murky grey.

Zheng Yichen observed the black ring beside him, noting the absence of changes inside. Necromantic skill, since it involves pulling on the deceased, for those affected by the necromantic skill, opening such a gateway was akin to creating a VIP passage.

Two minutes later, the necromantic tool in Lin Yaoyao’s hand had burnt out.

"..."

"It might not be effective enough; let’s try again," Zheng Yichen hurriedly said to a crestfallen Lin Yaoyao.

Lin Yaoyao nodded, picked up a new necromantic tool, and began operating it. This time, she dropped even more blood on it, but the result was the same.

Even doubling the use of the necromantic tool didn’t make much difference... uh, there was a slight change, Zheng Yichen observed the black ring beside him, blew on his hand, and plunged it straight in. That instant, his hand felt icy cold to the extreme.

Indeed, humans are different from the demonic tribe of this world, who have enough adaptability to the environment of Hell and aren’t affected by it. He could kill a large number of demons, but the environment in Hell still made him uncomfortable.

However, it wasn’t like before when just sticking his fingers in turned them cold.

He pulled out the entity that had been touching the Gate of Death, a silhouette that was extremely faint.

Seeing this silhouette, Lin Yaoyao’s hopeful eyes dimmed, "I don’t recognize him."

"But he was attracted by the necromantic skill, so he must be related to you or your ancestors," Zheng Yichen said as he examined the threadbare soul. More than half of the necromantic tool had been used, and still no success—it was no longer a matter of probability.

It was now certain that Qi Xiangyun’s parents’ souls no longer existed. Nonexistent souls naturally couldn’t be drawn by necromancy, not to mention that the soul that was attracted now was an unfamiliar one. This soul was related to Qi Xiangyun, but it was unknown how many generations the relation spanned.

Seeing the girl’s utter dejection, Zheng Yichen pushed the soul back in and casually threw it into a blood pool.

This world’s Hell seemed to lack the Six Paths of Rebirth. What was related to rebirth were the omnipresent blood pools. The deceased wandered aimlessly across Hell’s expanse, and those who accidentally fell into a blood pool might become something like Hell natives.

If they couldn’t endure, they were cleansed of everything; to others, it looked like dissolving in the blood pool, but in reality, it was ’reincarnation.’ And the impact of the blood pool on the deceased was basically equal for all.

"Sigh... let it be, thank you, Brother Chang Qing," Qi Xiangyun wiped away the teardrop at the corner of her eye, her soul non-existent, and even if they forcibly recalled her parents and transformed them into an alien demon’s new consciousness, they would no longer be her real parents.

Lin Yaoyao held this thought but couldn’t imagine how to face them. Would those parents still be hers? Rather than saying they were her parents, it would be more accurate to say that a new consciousness occupied their bodies, and were strangers with memories about her.

Her parents had died when they became an alien demon.

At this moment, Liu Hongzhao said to Lin Yaoyao, "Shall we take care of them? At least this way you can keep your parents’ ashes, instead of facing a familiar stranger as an alien demon in the future."

"...Let me say a final farewell to them," Lin Yaoyao wanted to give Liu Hongzhao a look, but at this moment she no longer had the heart to do so, "Just give me some time."

"Let’s step out," Zheng Yichen said, and left the room first, heading towards Shao Heng.

Shao Heng didn’t put down the book in his hands this time and asked, "Has the girl given up?"

"She has given up."

"Making a decision early is also a good thing; at least she won’t be perpetually troubled by the past. Her accomplishments shouldn’t be limited by this matter."