Chapter 1030, Purgatory Broodmother

Translator: Silavin

 

Lu Fan flew across the surface of the magma lake, searching intently while simultaneously dealing with the meteorites falling from above.

 

Just as he had anticipated, these meteorites posed no real threat to him.

 

The chain hooks of the Little Blade Armour Dragon King alone could easily shatter them. So, Lu Fan barely needed to expend any effort to concern himself with them.

 

Thus, he could devote his full attention to tracking down the faint source of that Ancient God Power he had sensed earlier.

 

However, this trace of Ancient God Power was far too faint. So weak, in fact, that Lu Fan even began to doubt whether he had sensed it correctly at all.

 

His flight speed across the magma lake remained deliberately measured, ensuring he would not miss even the slightest opportunity to discover the Ancient God.

 

That feeling persisted. It was present yet elusive. Like something in his hand but out of his grasp.

 

Just as Lu Fan’s frustration mounted, the magma below suddenly erupted in towering waves that surged towards him, as if attempting to drag him down into the lake’s depths.

 

[Lost your patience, huh!?] Lu Fan’s expression showed no panic at this sight. Instead, a faint smile crossed his face.

 

With a flick of his wrist, the Mountain Moving Titan Greatsword materialized in his grip.

 

These days, this greatsword feels increasingly natural in his hands. Lu Fan was gradually coming to understand why Sun Wukong favoured his staff.

 

Because truly massive, heavy weapons were exceptionally effective. Of course, provided one possessed enough strength to wield them. Something both weighty and enormous, yet sharp, guaranteed devastating Damage.

 

Lu Fan gripped the sword with both hands and swept upward in a fierce arc.

 

Instantly, violent winds erupted. Lu Fan did not even need to activate any Skills. The sheer force generated by the Mountain Moving Titan Greatsword’s swing alone created wind blades that cleaved straight through the incoming massive waves.

 

After this first wave was split apart, the magma lake showed no signs of calming.

 

On the contrary, it seemed to boil over, with successive waves surging towards Lu Fan and Xiao Ye one after another.

 

This spectacle left everyone watching from the shore profoundly unsettled.

 

Especially Situ Hengxing. If he had been the one to venture onto the magma lake just now, he would likely have been slapped down to the lake bottom by these magma waves by this point, with nothing remaining of him whatsoever.

 

Only Lu Fan could face such monstrous waves while remaining this composed, handling them with apparent ease.

 

Lu Fan cleaved through several more waves in succession with his sword, but his opponent showed no intention of stopping.

 

Lu Fan’s patience gradually wore thin. He called out loudly. “I know you can hear me! Come out now, or don’t blame me for what happens next!”

 

No one knew who Lu Fan was speaking to.

 

The waves continued rolling across the magma lake, offering no response to Lu Fan whatsoever.

 

This non-response stirred Lu Fan.

 

He directly used Dragon Language Replication to copy Lin Dong’s Deepfreeze Breath, then sneered. “You won’t come out, is that it? In that case, let’s see whether you come out after this!”

 

With those words, Lu Fan opened his mouth and exhaled. Immediately, a breath of extreme cold gushed forth, cascading down to blanket the magma lake below.

 

When the magma lake’s waves met Lu Fan’s Deepfreeze Breath, they instantly froze into blackish-red stone, losing their water-like fluidity.

 

The area of frozen magma expanded continuously with Lu Fan’s exhalation. Like some tireless machine, he maintained his release of Deepfreeze Breath, causing the ice-sealed region of the magma lake to spread ever wider.

 

Not only that, Xiao Ye took a deep breath as well, drawing in the Fire Element gathering from within the magma lake.

 

Xiao Ye’s Profession Characteristics granted her exceptionally powerful control over the Fire Element.

 

Absorbing her opponent’s Fire Element Skills, and converting them to her own use was precisely one of her Fourth Profession Skills.

 

This meant that any Fire Element Monster or Player who encountered Xiao Ye had absolutely no chance of victory. After all, whatever Skills they unleashed would simply be countered by Xiao Ye.

 

Xiao Ye directly extracted the Fire Element from the magma lake, causing the temperature of the affected areas to plummet further. This allowed Lu Fan’s Deepfreeze Breath to spread outward at an even faster rate.

 

Through their coordinated cooperation, one Master and one Pet working in perfect unison, the ice-sealed domain expanded at a visibly accelerating pace. Soon, within everyone’s field of vision, the magma lake had vanished entirely. It was now replaced by frozen black stone.

 

At this rate, even if the magma lake would not be completely frozen over, a substantial portion would certainly be thoroughly locked in ice.

 

Whatever lay below had only two options: flee, or emerge to battle Lu Fan directly.

 

Lu Fan wanted to force whatever lurked beneath to the surface!

 

His method proved effective, as expected. As the frozen area of the magma lake rapidly expanded, that thing could not hide any longer.

 

Just as the ice-sealed region was about to spread further, the magma lake below suddenly erupted violently, and an enormous spider leapt forth.

 

This spider stood approximately a hundred metres tall, resembling a massive high-rise building. It exuded an overwhelming pressure.

 

Its entire body appeared cast from magma itself. While hiding within the magma lake, detecting its presence would be exceptionally difficult. But now, having emerged from the magma lake, its existence was naturally completely captured by Lu Fan.

 

Simultaneously, as it appeared, Lu Fan’s heart stirred with tremendous delight.

 

Because emanating from its body, he could distinctly sense a trace of Ancient God aura. Though faint, it definitely existed.

 

Lu Fan had no idea why the Ancient God concealed here had granted these Monsters Ancient God Power, yet only bestowed such a minuscule amount.

 

This tiny portion of Ancient God Power was not enough for the Ancient God to fully control such a formidable Monster.

 

However, it was clearly not the moment to contemplate such matters.

 

The instant this High Level Boss named Purgatory Broodmother appeared, it spat from its rear a massive web woven of intertwining flames.

 

This web was not aimed at Lu Fan. Instead, it blanketed the ice-sealed portion of the magma lake.

 

Where the web contacted the ice layer, towering flames immediately erupted with a tremendous *sizzling* sound, followed by geysers of steam shooting skyward.

 

Subsequently, the entire ice layer dissolved at a visibly rapid pace, transforming the frozen black stone back into rolling magma, thereby expanding the Purgatory Broodmother’s territory.

 

Having unleashed this Skill, the Purgatory Broodmother leapt its entire body upward, apparently intending to return to the magma lake rather than engage Lu Fan in prolonged combat.

 

It felt far more comfortable hiding within its home territory, where it could launch sudden attacks against Lu Fan.

 

Unfortunately, Lu Fan would not grant it such an opportunity!

 

“Since you’ve come out, what makes you think I’d let you go back in again!?” Lu Fan spoke in a low voice. Four chain hooks shot forth in succession from his back, stabbing towards the Purgatory Broodmother.

 

Though the Purgatory Broodmother’s body appeared composed of magma, it proved exceptionally tough. When the Little Blade Armour Dragon King’s chain hooks struck it, they merely produced crisp metallic collision sounds before bouncing away.