ebookland Chapter 175 Blood River Host
Chapter 175 Blood River Host
Ji Xingyi's pupils shrank sharply: "Did you already know? That's why you chose to enter the underground palace?"
“We need the real Beauty Fan to pass the level. Su Yuning is in the underground palace, and we will have to go into the underground palace sooner or later. However, I didn’t expect Chi Xuan and Guo Xinwen to be captured. They are too weak.” Jiang Lin would not have explained these things before, but now, he did not want to have any grudges with Ji Xingyi.
Ji Xingyi looked at Jingkang and the others: "Is there a way?"
Jiang Lin turned to look at the man's profile and sighed inwardly, "You still want to save them?"
Ji Xingyi thought for a moment and said seriously to Jiang Lin, "I want to save you, but I know you need to abide by the rules of Dead Soul Island. Linlin, I don't want anything to happen to you. If it's beyond what players can do, then..."
Ji Xingyi shook his head as he said this. He had promised Jiang Lin that his life belonged to Jiang Lin, and he could only give up on things that were beyond his control.
Jiang Lin's lips curled up slightly: "It's not that there's no chance. As I said, making a beauty fan only requires skin, not necessarily life. You might be able to live."
Ji Xingyi's pale complexion improved slightly.
“Tracing back to the source, I think the power of Qingxi, the Blood River mentioned by the old beggar, is most likely a power from another world. This power has no consciousness and relies on its life instinct to find a host.” Jiang Lin had only just learned of the BOSS’s true intentions.
"Humans are the masters of our world, so it chooses its hosts from among humans."
"However, this power is extremely strong and violent, and it belongs to another world, which is in fundamental conflict with the power of the human soul."
Ji Xingyi understood a little: "Is it like the immune rejection reaction in organ transplantation?"
“Yes.” Jiang Lin nodded: “The purer the soul attribute, the higher the acceptance rate. My soul is the least pure, so it eliminated me directly in the first round.”
Ji Xingyi thought about it carefully and asked in return, "She likes me, so she actually wants to choose me as her host?"
When the man discovered this, Jiang Lin had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but she still told the truth: "It is the next host, but it is possible, and we still need to see the strength of the soul."
The next one? Ji Xingyi asked in surprise, "Is it the woman I saw? Who is she?"
No wonder, the BOSS's intelligence exceeded their expectations. This monster is actually controlled by a human soul, which makes sense.
Jiang Lin: "I didn't know at first, but she told us about it two hours ago."
Ji Xingyi frowned as he recalled what had happened two hours earlier. They were suddenly attacked by the BOSS, Wang Bo died, and the BOSS rescued A Zhao and the old beggar.
In an instant, all the clues came together, and Ji Xingyi had a flash of inspiration: "She is Jin Lushan's wife, Yingniang!"
No wonder a dungeon boss can be kept as a pet by an NPC!
Ji Xingyi initially thought that Jin Lushan had ordered the BOSS to rescue Azhao, but it turned out that Yingniang's spirit was worried about Azhao's safety and acted spontaneously. It wasn't a BOSS rescuing an NPC, but a woman rescuing her grandson.
Ji Xingyi asked curiously, "Does Jin Lushan know?"
Jiang Lin: "Judging from his tone, he probably doesn't know." Jin Lushan used respectful terms for the person in the blood pool from beginning to end; if he knew, he wouldn't have made such a habit.
The four people in the blood pool were all dragged into the endless nightmare by the BOSS. Ji Xingyi was pulled back to his senses by Su Yuning's sudden scream.
Ji Xingyi looked at Jiang Lin: "Linlin, what can I do?"
Jiang Lin shook his head: "The opportunities I'm talking about depend on them themselves; you can't help them."
Knowing that Jiang Lin was afraid she would take risks, Ji Xingyi said softly, "I'll listen to you."
Upon hearing this answer, Jiang Lin couldn't help but kiss the man's lips. He used to always try to control the man's behavior and mind, but now, without trying to control him, he still got the answer he wanted. This feeling made Jiang Lin even happier.
It felt like bubbles were constantly rising in her heart. In a good mood, Jiang Lin didn't mind talking more.
"Yingniang's soul is actually not enough to completely control the power of the Blood River. Her soul should be nearing its limit, so she has been urgently searching for the next host. As long as someone can take over the power from another world, she will be able to be free."
So just now, the faint soul hidden in the blood vine tentacles, upon discovering Jiang Lin's immense power, kept pleading with him for help.
She wanted to be free.
Ji Xingyi: "Those human skins..."
Jiang Lin: "If the human soul cannot bear that power, it will disintegrate, and the body, flesh, and internal organs will also turn into blood."
"I think it's because this otherworldly power is quite peculiar. After all, the world is full of wonders. The collision of two different types of power caused fragments of the soul to be preserved on the human skin by chance. In the end, the human skin remained and became what we see now."
After drinking three cups of Qingxi Tea, Ji Xingyi began to peel, which was also due to his body's rejection of the excessive Blood River Power he had absorbed.
The eerie yet beautiful luster emanating from the beauty fan originates from the power of the human soul. The fan possesses the ability to attract and steal souls, because it is itself an attraction between souls.
“After Yingniang selected the potential inheritors of the Blood River's power from among you, she ranked them according to the purity and strength of their souls. This must have been her habit in life; she liked to save the best for last,” Jiang Lin guessed.
Just like some people who like to eat their favorite food first, while others prefer to eat the average food first and save their favorite for last. Yingniang is the latter.
Ji Xingyi suddenly realized: "You mean, as long as one inherits the power of the Blood River, one can survive?"
Jiang Lin: "Yes, if Su Yuning can successfully inherit this otherworldly power before everyone else dies, then as long as her skin is used to make a fan, I think not only Su Yuning can live, but everyone else can also live."
"Of course, there is another chance. If Su Yuning dies before the others, I can still use her skin to make a beauty fan. In that case, it depends on whether the remaining people can hold on to the end. There is still a chance."
Jiang Lin would not risk his life to save these people, but he would also not interfere with their fate.
"That's why I said it's up to them. You can't interfere."
Ji Xingyi nodded and gently hugged the young man: "Linlin, thank you." Knowing Jiang Lin's personality, Ji Xingyi thought that saying this was already a concession.
"Thank you?" Jiang Lin scoffed. "Just a hug?"
Ji Xingyi was slightly taken aback. Jiang Lin raised his hand, grabbed the man by the back of his neck, and pulled him towards himself.