Chapter 613, I’m Just a Bit Stronger, Just 100 Million Points Stronger

Translator: Silavin

 

The Immortal Crane he had transformed into continuously cried out, while simultaneously manifesting ribbons of light that took the form of red silk, striking towards the chain hooks in an attempt to intercept them.

 

However, when faced with the chain hooks, these red silks, which could even wound the Divine Lake Crocodile Ancestor, proved too weak. The chain hooks pierced straight through them without encountering any resistance whatsoever.

 

As the chain hooks tore through the ribbons of light, Li Qingfeng’s despair deepened further.

 

In the blink of an eye, the chain hooks had already reached Li Qingfeng, seeking to bind him.

 

Li Qingfeng naturally would not surrender without a fight. Utilising his High Agility Attribute granted by his Immortal Crane Form, he circled left and right under the assault of the chain hooks, escaping perilously from their entanglement on multiple occasions.

 

However, as all eighteen chain hooks converged together, forming an impenetrable net with no gaps whatsoever, Li Qingfeng finally found himself with nowhere to flee and was ensnared by the chain hooks.

 

At the tips of the chain hooks were razor-sharp blades.

 

These blades were curved, piercing into Li Qingfeng’s body and making escape even more difficult.

 

Li Qingfeng let out a mournful cry from his mouth. In an instant, he was firmly bound by all the chain hooks, then dragged back without any capacity for resistance.

 

Lu Fan folded his arms, manipulating the chain hooks to retract while laughing. “Want to run? How could it possibly be that easy? Among the two options I gave you, there was no option of allowing you to escape!”

 

As he spoke, Lu Fan had already dragged Li Qingfeng back.

 

Subsequently, all the chain hooks retracted. One of them, before departing, rose high and viciously struck Li Qingfeng.

 

Li Qingfeng cried out in pain once more, directly reverting from his Immortal Crane Form back to his Human Form. A wound deep enough to reveal bone appeared on his back as he tumbled into the water.

 

The injury Li Qingfeng sustained was neither light nor severe, so after falling into the water, he did not lose consciousness.

 

Li Qingfeng emerged from the water, spat out the lake water from his mouth, then gasped for breath in great gulps, appearing utterly wretched.

 

Nearby, Yuan Jingang also groaned, struggling to cling to a massive white bone while blood continuously flowed from his mouth.

 

Clearly, Lu Fan’s kick from earlier had severely injured Yuan Jingang, not only forcing him to revert back to his Human Form but also inflicting serious Internal Damage.

 

Both Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang’s faces were filled with despair. They could tell that Lu Fan’s strength was far more terrifying than they had imagined. Perhaps only Murong Sheng could match him.

 

After being targeted by such a person, they could forget about escaping. Even if they wanted to die, they would probably need to seek Lu Fan’s opinion first.

 

“You… How are you so strong?! Are you hiding your Level? With such formidable strength, you should be around Level 119, shouldn’t you!?” Li Qingfeng asked while gasping for air.

 

Lu Fan touched his nose and laughed. “Level doesn’t necessarily represent strength. Well, don’t overthink it. I’m still just in my Third Profession, currently Level 67. I’ve only Levelled up twice while in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm. Compared to others of the same Level, I’m just a bit stronger, just a100 million points stronger.”

 

Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng truly felt like vomiting blood.

 

[Only Level 67!? At Level 67, you’re already this outrageous, capable of beating us to a pulp. If you reach Level 110 or above in future, wouldn’t you be slaying Divine Beings like cabbages!?]

 

Lu Fan observed these two looking as though they had swallowed dead children and immediately found it amusing.

 

He had originally intended to simply kill these two and take the items from their Inventory.

 

However, Lu Fan had now changed his mind.

 

If he really killed them just like that, it would be too wasteful. He might as well bring them under his command and temporarily use them as his hands and feet.

 

Wang Tianlang had lost his Combat Power and could at most serve as a guide, lacking any practical utility.

 

While Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng possessed decent Combat Power, keeping them to deal with miscellaneous Bosses would mean having more hands to rapidly collect more key fragments.

 

More crucially, Lu Fan did not trust Wang Tianlang. Rather than keeping only Wang Tianlang as a guide, it would be better to find two more subordinates. This way, with both parties unable to secretly collude, they would find it difficult to lie since any deception would likely expose flaws to him.

 

However, what Lu Fan needed to do now was ensure that Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng were completely convinced and understood how strong he was.

 

Just as Lu Fan was considering whether to give these two another thorough beating to completely subdue them, sounds suddenly came from the distance. It was unmistakably Wang Tianlang’s laughter.

 

This laughter did not originate from the lake but from the direction where the Red Treasure Chest was located.

 

Lu Fan looked up and saw that Wang Tianlang, who had been quiet for quite some time, had somehow reached the Red Treasure Chest. He had dragged the Treasure Chest onto a white bone and had already opened it.

 

Moreover, he was now wearing a suit of massive black armour that, while different from the Purgatory Lord, bore some resemblance to it.

 

It appeared that Wang Tianlang had made extremely thorough preparations for the God’s Tomb Secret Realm. He possessed not only the Purgatory Lord as a Pet Equipment Type but had also prepared another backup of the same calibre.

 

Although he had nearly been killed by Lu Fan, he remained calm and calculative. He had never revealed that he possessed a backup Pet until now, when he finally shed his disguise as a weakling.

 

“The Red Treasure Chest! How did he manage to open it!?” Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng turned to witness this scene and were immediately shocked, their expressions extremely complex.

 

Clearly, while they were engaged in combat with Lu Fan, Wang Tianlang had reaped the benefits while they fought, quietly opening the Red Treasure Chest that no one had time to attend to and claiming the Rewards for himself.

 

If Lu Fan had obtained the Red Treasure Chest’s Rewards, that would have been acceptable. After all, Lu Fan was that strong, and claiming the Treasure Chest would be perfectly reasonable.

 

But who was Wang Tianlang? He had not even reached Level 110. What right did he have to claim the Red Treasure Chest?

 

Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng were practically mad with jealousy towards Wang Tianlang.

 

What made them even more envious followed immediately.

 

Wang Tianlang knew that his loud laughter had attracted everyone’s attention, particularly Lu Fan’s, whose eyes even contained some killing intent.

 

However, he showed no fear whatsoever. Completely abandoning his previous submissive demeanour, he taunted. “What are you looking at?! Did you really think that just because I called you Brother Lu this whole time, I would obey your every word? Didn’t expect it, did you? Besides the Purgatory Lord, I also have a Dark Lord that can provide me with Attributes no less than the Purgatory Lord! From now on, this God’s Tomb Secret Realm will be under my command! After all, I have now obtained it!”