Chapter 234: Big Brother, listen to my sophistry

"Really? You aren't lying to me, are you?" Duan Ling looked at Ye Lin, feeling aggrieved.

"Of course not! I can swear to the heavens; if I'm lying to you, may I go out and have a run of bad luck! The kind where the driver is just divorced, drunk, and overloaded by twenty tons!" Ye Lin vowed solemnly.

Duan Ling wiped away her tears and looked at Xie Xiaoxiao to ask.

"Hey! You dead green tea! How did that Poison Warlock you mentioned manage to do it?"

Xie Xiaoxiao tilted her head and then said.

"It's very simple: find a poison-attribute divine artifact! Infuse all the innate poison within your body into the divine artifact! That way, you can freely control the appearance of the toxins!"

"WTF!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Ling immediately cursed.

She was now increasingly suspicious that Xie Xiaoxiao and Ye Lin really had something going on; the way both of them bragged was exactly the same.

It was already as hard as ascending to heaven to find an ownerless divine artifact, let alone one that also had to be poison-attributed!

This difficulty was no less than making Duan Ling go challenge the entire Great Xia Academy all by herself.

"Why are you cursing!" Xie Xiaoxiao also grew anxious.

"I'm not cursing! I'm saying the abbreviation for our Great Xia Missile Defense System; if you don't believe me, look it up yourself!" Duan Ling said righteously.

"Stop being a smart aleck!"

"You were the one being a smart aleck first! Is finding a poison-attribute divine artifact what you call simple?"

The two women were at daggers drawn, glaring at each other.

Ye Lin also felt that the method Xie Xiaoxiao proposed was a bit difficult for people. He had only seen two divine artifacts: one was the Star Puppet Thread in Xie Xiaoxiao's hand, and the other was his own Imperial Gold Spear.

Moreover, his divine artifact was something Professor Shen helped him snatch from the Demon race, which was enough to show how precious divine artifacts were.

If an ownerless divine artifact really appeared, top-tier powerhouses would also be attracted.

Ye Lin was terrified that the two women would start fighting, and just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade them, he heard Xie Xiaoxiao speak.

"It really is simple; there is one right here in the Dragon Pool Secret Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing became rapid. There was actually a divine artifact in the Dragon Pool Secret Realm?

"Where?" Duan Ling asked.

"At the very bottom of the deep pool in the deepest part of the Dragon Pool Secret Realm!" Xie Xiaoxiao replied.

"Heh." Duan Ling suddenly sneered. "At the bottom of that ghost pool? It's false that there's a divine artifact at the bottom; it's true that you want to trick us into going there to die, right?"

The deep pool in the deepest part of the Dragon Pool Secret Realm was the most poisonous place in the entire realm; even Duan Ling, a Poison Warlock, dared not touch the water there.

"I didn't! There really is a divine artifact at the bottom!" Xie Xiaoxiao explained anxiously.

"If there really were one, it would have been taken away long ago; would it still be your turn or mine?" Duan Ling said coldly.

"I told you! It's a poison-attribute divine artifact; for ordinary class-changers, it's completely useless! You'd even get poisoned just by touching it! And since Great Xia currently has no top-tier poison-related class-changers, that is the reason why the divine artifact hasn't been taken away!"

Xie Xiaoxiao said in a deep voice.

"Besides! The fact that there is a divine artifact at the bottom of the Dragon Pool Secret Realm's deep pool is something ordinary people could never know!"

Ye Lin also roughly understood what was going on.

To put it bluntly, those who wanted that poison-attribute divine artifact couldn't get it, and those who could get it didn't want it.

"Duan Ling, why don't we go take a look? Anyway, we came to the Dragon Pool Secret Realm to improve our strength; if we can get it, it's a huge profit, and if we can't, we don't lose anything." Ye Lin persuaded.

Duan Ling narrowed her eyes, then looked at Xie Xiaoxiao and said.

"You had better not be lying to us, otherwise I will definitely let you know what it feels like to have ten thousand poisons devour your heart!"

"You are welcome to try." Xie Xiaoxiao didn't take Duan Ling's threat to heart at all; she was confident in her own strength.

The three of them explored toward the depths of the Dragon Pool Secret Realm, with Ye Lin and Duan Ling returning to their old trade.

One wanted toxins, the other wanted corpses, only this time, there was one more pair of eyes for Ye Lin to cover.

So he came up with a good idea: when activating Endless Devour, he would have Xie Xiaoxiao wear gloves to cover Duan Ling's eyes, while he would cover Xie Xiaoxiao's eyes.

Although they didn't know why Ye Lin wanted to do this, both women tacitly asked nothing at all.

As his level increased to 59, Ye Lin's leveling progress also became very slow.

But fortunately, the number of monsters in the Dragon Pool Secret Realm was sufficient; before reaching the deep pool, Ye Lin successfully reached level 60!

【Name: Ye Lin】

【Class: Forbidden Spellcaster】

【Level: 60 (0. 1%)】

【Strength: 1511】

【Agility: 1230】

【Spirit: 2333】

【Class Talent 1: Endless Incantation, for every level the Forbidden Spellcaster increases, one forbidden spell can be unlocked.】

【Class Talent 2: Ultimate Sublimation, all skills used by the Forbidden Spellcaster will automatically sublimate into forbidden spells.】

【Class Talent 3: Heaven Grants Wishes, starting from level 50, for every ten levels the Forbidden Spellcaster increases, one self-created forbidden spell can be obtained.】

The moment he heard the level-up notification sound, the corners of Ye Lin's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.

At level 60, without any equipment bonuses, his base three-dimensional attributes totaled over 5000 points; this attribute panel was something he wouldn't have even dared to imagine before!

Even if he weren't a Forbidden Spellcaster and didn't have an Undying Body, by virtue of his level 60 status, he would be enough to run rampant in Qingcheng now.

What was more critical was that after reaching level 60, Ye Lin had another chance to create a forbidden spell; if used well, this thing could turn the tide and turn decay into magic.

If it weren't for relying on a self-created forbidden spell, he wouldn't have been able to escape from the Soul-Devouring Empress last time.

"Almost there, almost there!"

With excitement on his face, Ye Lin continued; if things kept going like this, he wouldn't have to live a life of wearing masks and hiding his identity for much longer.

Once his level reached around 80, and he was equipped with the Imperial Gold Spear and a legendary set, even if he couldn't beat those top-tier powerhouses, saving his life under their hands shouldn't be a problem.

By then, he could walk in the world openly and honestly!

"What's almost there?" Xie Xiaoxiao poked her head out and asked.

"Oh, nothing, I was saying, are we almost at the deepest part of the Dragon Pool Secret Realm?" Ye Lin changed the subject.

"We're almost there; just cross that small hill in front and we'll be there." Xie Xiaoxiao nodded.

At this moment, Ye Lin noticed that on Xie Xiaoxiao's fair skin, there seemed to be quite a few scars; although they had healed well, if one looked closely, one could still see some faint traces.

"What happened to you?" Ye Lin couldn't help but ask.

"You mean this?" Xie Xiaoxiao glanced at her scars. "When I first came to the Dragon Pool Secret Realm, I was injured by those monsters."

"My father said that if I don't realize my mistakes, I can't leave here, but I think... staying here is actually quite good; at least it's relatively freer than being at home."

Ye Lin fell silent; he wanted to comfort Xie Xiaoxiao about something, but his current persona clearly wasn't appropriate.

"That person you're looking for, the one named Ye Mushuang, will definitely take you away from the Xie family one day."

Xie Xiaoxiao raised her clear eyes to look at Ye Lin, then smiled brightly.

"Alright, then if you see him, help me tell him that I will always be waiting for him."

Ye Lin originally wanted to say something else, but at this moment, a great force struck his waist; Duan Ling had dealt a lethal blow, and Ye Lin instantly gasped.

"You two are chatting quite happily, huh?" Duan Ling's tone was indifferent, and cold light surged in her green eyes.

"Don't mess around! There's someone here!"

Ye Lin removed Duan Ling's hand from his waist.

"Don't try to fool me!" Duan Ling gritted her teeth.

"He's not fooling you; someone really is coming." Xie Xiaoxiao slowly retracted a fine thread that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Duan Ling was not someone who couldn't distinguish between what was important and what wasn't; she immediately settled down, and the three of them crept forward.

The people in front were a small team, six people in total, and those people seemed to be having a dispute!

As they got closer, Ye Lin also heard the words of their dispute clearly.

"Big Brother! Listen to my sophis... explanation! You really wronged me; Sister-in-law was just feeling hopeless and wanted to hang herself, so I climbed up the tree to try and untie the rope, but when the rope was half untied, I lost my grip and fell from the tree!"

"The tree branch just happened to scrape my pants off, and at that moment, Sister-in-law fell down too! I hurriedly cushioned her from below because I was afraid Sister-in-law would get hurt!"

"But who could have guessed, she wasn't wearing any panties, and as luck would have it, she just happened to land right on me and slid in; I really didn't betray you, Big Brother!"