Chapter 1128, Found It!

Translator: Silavin

 

After hearing everything, Lu Fan smiled and said, “You think we don’t know that? Especially Teacher Ouyang. She’s already taken action to go and search for the Bronze Qilin.”

 

“Huh? Teacher Ouyang has already thought of a way to find the Bronze Qilin?” Tao Xiaoman’s words were filled with bewilderment. “When did that happen? How come I didn’t know about it?”

 

Lu Fan smiled and said. “You three were fighting up at the front, so of course you did not notice. Actually, every time Teacher Ouyang stepped in to deal with the Bronze Monsters, she used two types of Void Insects. One type seemed to be the Bronze Monsters’ natural predator. It can corrode the bodies of Bronze Monsters, causing them to truly die, and the components they left behind won’t be reassembled into a new Bronze Monster.”

 

“There’s another type of Void Insect that looks much the same, but whose function is entirely different. The former, once used, dies and becomes a carcass resembling grains of sand. The latter, cannot deal any Damage whatsoever to the Bronze Monsters. But it can Conceal itself within the Bronze Monsters’ carcass and bide its time, sensing everything in the surrounding area.”

 

As he spoke, Lu Fan looked towards Ouyang Bai Ge and said: “If I’m not mistaken, these Void Insects can also stay in contact with Teacher Ouyang. They should be able to share their vision, or rather their perceptions. By now, the entire Three Star Bronze Forest should already be within your perceptive range, right?”

 

“Huh? Is Teacher Ouyang really that formidable!?” Tao Xiaoman was instantly struck with astonishment.

 

Ouyang Bai Ge smiled and gave a small nod, silently confirming it.

 

She then turned to Lu Fan and said. “You are quite sharp. To think you’d even notice there were two types of Void Insects. Moreover, you’ve already deduced what they’re used for.”

 

Lu Fan laughed heartily and said. “I simply had nothing better to do, and I was curious about your Ancient God Power, so I made a point of carefully observing. As for the Void Insects’ purpose, it honestly wasn’t that difficult to guess. From start to finish, you’ve been leading us through this Three Star Bronze Forest searching, and yet even when we found nothing, you weren’t the least bit alarmed.”

 

“Normally, searching for a killer would not require traversing the entire Map. After all, this place is vast. If the target is deliberately hiding, there would be no way for us to locate it. The best approach would still be to find a way to identify the Bronze Qilin’s traits and either lure it out or force it into the open.”

 

“Yet you insisted on making a full circuit of this place, which was unusual. Taking everything together, it wasn’t difficult to deduce the true significance of releasing those Void Insects.”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge nodded with quite evident admiration, saying: “That’s right. Actually, all along this route, I never expected we’d be able to find the Bronze Qilin that easily. Throughout the Bronze Forest, I have left surveillance Void Insects at various points. By now, the entire Bronze Forest has ears and eyes belonging to me. I can learn of every movement here at the earliest opportunity. The moment any Bronze Qilin appears, we simply need to get there and subdue it.”

 

“That puts my mind at ease,” said Lu Fan, nodding to himself and thinking inwardly that Ouyang Bai Ge’s Void Insects really were far too formidable in terms of their Functional Skills.

 

Had Ouyang Bai Ge not been present, no matter how strong he might be, finding a Bronze Qilin wandering somewhere in this place would still have been nothing but a pipe dream.

 

Han Ke thought for a moment and cut in. “Since Teacher Ouyang has already laid down her network of eyes and ears here, are we still going to keep searching this place for the Bronze Qilin? Or do we wait here? We can also carry on grinding through the Bronze Forest to force the Bronze Qilin out.”

 

Lu Fan smiled and said: “Of course we carry on grinding. The Monsters here are all High Level and the Experience Points they provided is exceptional. This place is perfectly suited for us to Level Up.”

 

“Since there’s nothing else to do, we may as well grind some Levels. Though we are all Ancient Gods, in order to bring out the full might of our Ancient God Power, we still need our Levels to serve as its foundation. Let’s make good use of our time here to keep Levelling Up while we wait for Ouyang Bai Ge to locate the Bronze Qilin.”

 

“Okay…” Han Ke nodded and raised no objection.

 

Ye Wuxian, Jian Ying, and the others naturally agreed with what Lu Fan said as well. They all knew their own Levels were low, and that continuing to bolster them would raise their Combat Power.

 

And so, no one sat idle. They continued to roam the Bronze Forest, slaying every Monster they encountered and converting each kill into Experience Points towards Levelling Up.

 

It had to be said, the Bronze Forest truly was an exceptional grinding spot.

 

Because the Monsters here were all High Level, not only were the Experience Points plentiful, this was also a Forbidden Area that even Supreme Tier Ancient Noble Families were unable to explore.

 

As such, the Monster density here was high. Every few steps, one would encounter a group of Monsters.

 

These Monsters were no longer the same as at the beginning, when they had launched a collective assault on Lu Fan and the others as outsiders.

 

But as they journeyed onwards, the sheer number of Monsters was still far from small.

 

Added to that the fact that the Bronze Monsters were High Level and yielded a lot of Experience Points, everyone’s Levels shot upwards like a rocket.

 

Ye Wuxian had only just reached Level 100 not long ago, yet after grinding here for a few days, she had already climbed to Level 110 in the blink of an eye.

 

Jian Ying and the others had similarly broken through the Level 100 threshold one after another, with their Levels sitting at around Level 107.

 

Only Ouyang Bai Ge, whose Level had already been high to begin with, showed no sign of Levelling Up at all.

 

Even Lu Fan himself had already reached Level 123.

 

This sensation of frenzied Levelling Up was genuinely satisfying. Yet in the blink of an eye, five days had passed, and Ouyang Bai Ge had still not picked up any trace of the Bronze Qilin’s movements, which was equally baffling and difficult to bear.

 

Lu Fan had even begun to suspect that something had gone awry during the interrogation of Yei Xiu, and that they had all been played by him.

 

But Ouyang Bai Ge was firmly convinced that her Spiritual Tapeworm would absolutely not have any issues. The reason the Bronze Qilin had not yet been found was most likely that this creature appeared at some unusual time.

 

Lu Fan had no doubts about Ouyang Bai Ge’s abilities either, so in the end he decided: then they would simply wait a few more days.

 

Finally, on the tenth day after everyone had arrived here, Ouyang Bai Ge suddenly felt something stir within her heart. She snapped her head up sharply and said to everyone. “My Void Insects have found the Bronze Qilin!”

 

“Oh!?” The moment those words landed, instantly, every single person was electrified with excitement.

 

At that moment, everyone had been engaged in fierce combat against a Boss known as the Bronze Serpent.

 

This Bronze Serpent was a Level 160 Epic Grade Boss. Its Combat Power was comparable to that of a Divine Being. Even when set upon by the entire group, it remained ferociously vigorous, forcing the Asura King back again and again.

 

The Bronze Serpent was domineering and mighty, hissing and roaring without ceasing, as though bent on avenging the countless Monsters that had fallen in the Bronze Forest. It was truly overwhelmingly aggressive.