Chapter 632, Someone Else!

Translator: Silavin

 

Ning Shuan’er said. “We don’t have the key! We’ve only managed to collect six key fragments so far. We still need seven fragments to synthesise the key!”

 

Lu Fan’s heart sank as he realised he seemed to have misunderstood the situation.

 

He gravely said. “If you haven’t synthesised the Divine Tempering Pool Key, what are you doing here then?”

 

Ning Shuan’er replied. “Of course, we’re waiting for the person with the key to come and open the Divine Tempering Pool. Earlier, one pillar of light disappeared, which clearly means someone with a key opened it. This is the closest pillar of light to that one. It’s likely that the key holder will come here. So, Luo Lixiu and I came here to intercept them and snatch the key away.”

 

“Didn’t you come here with the exact same idea?” After a pause, Ning Shuan’er suddenly realised that Lu Fan’s strength far exceeded her imagination. She had originally thought he was like them. But now, she was almost certain that Lu Fan was the one who possessed the first key.

 

So, Ning Shuan’er gritted her teeth and said, “No, wait! The person who opened the pillar of light closest to this place should be you! Logically speaking, you should know that someone else also obtained a key since two pillars of light had disappeared earlier. One was close to this location, and the other was some distance away. If you were the one who opened up the closest pillar of light, you shouldn’t have assumed that we had a key.”

 

Ning Shuan’er’s words received no response from Lu Fan, because his expression had already darkened.

 

Clearly, if what she said were true, it meant that he had guessed wrong.

 

The other key was not in Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu’s hands, which meant that the key holder was still in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm, very likely opening the correct Divine Tempering Pool at this very moment!

 

Lu Fan had originally thought that this pillar of light would surely be the next target of the other key holder. Now, it was clear he had guessed wrong.

 

The other key holder had not come at all.

 

[In that case, who is the other key holder? If they aren’t coming to this nearest pillar of light, where else would they go?]

 

Seeing Lu Fan lost in thought, Luo Lixiu and Ning Shuan’er exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.

 

The next second, both of them suddenly sprang into action, trying to escape while Lu Fan was distracted.

 

Lu Fan did not move, merely saying. “Stay put. I didn’t say you could leave.”

 

As Lu Fan’s words fell, two chain hooks immediately flew out, entangling the pair and dragging them back.

 

However, Lu Fan did not kill them. Instead, he suspended them upside down, dragged them before him, and coldly said. “Hand over all the key fragments you have, and I can let one of you leave.”

 

Seeing themselves at his mercy again, Luo Lixiu and Ning Shuan’er felt desperate to the point of despair.

 

Left with no choice, both of them took out all their key fragments and threw them to Lu Fan.

 

“These are all the key fragments we have, including some we seized after killing two Players. This is really all we have.”

 

Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu’s key fragments totalled six pieces, which strictly speaking was not few. After all, not everyone was as strong as Lu Fan, able to collect so many key fragments.

 

From this perspective, Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu should not have been lying. After all, if they truly had a complete key, they could not possibly have so many surplus key fragments.

 

Unless they could, like Lu Fan, steamroll through the God’s Tomb Secret Realm.

 

The two obviously lacked this capability, so the situation was as Lu Fan had suspected. [Damn. I had really guessed wrong…]

 

Originally, Lu Fan had continued this charade with Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu for half an hour because he thought these two had the key. This would mean he had plenty of time to ‘entertain’ them.

 

But now, the situation was different. The other key holder was still in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm, opening pillars of light to check which one truly contained the Divine Tempering Pool.

 

Time suddenly became pressing, leaving no room for Lu Fan to waste any!

 

Lu Fan’s expression grew ugly. He did not even bother collecting those key fragments and went directly to the pillar of light, taking out his key and inserting it.

 

Subsequently, the pillar of light dissipated, revealing only the mirror-like Undying Reincarnation Lake within, with no trace of the Divine Tempering Pool.

 

Clearly, this was a bust.

 

[No good. I can’t waste any more time! I can’t even tell where the other key holder is! If he isn’t coming to the pillar of light closest to me, then where else could he have gone?]

 

[Could it be… that person is thinking the same thing as me!?]

 

Realising this, Lu Fan suddenly understood. If his opponent also wanted to intercept him, and they were of the same thought!

 

As if to confirm Lu Fan’s thoughts, another pillar of light in the distance went out.

 

This pillar of light was one of those closest to the one Lu Fan had first opened.

 

The other one was the one guarded by Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng.

 

Missing each other and not making contact was truly beyond Lu Fan’s expectations.

 

Now, only two pillars of light remained, and the Divine Tempering Pool was in one of them. Lu Fan absolutely could not fall behind again.

 

Thinking this, Lu Fan immediately set off from the Undying Reincarnation Lake towards the other two pillars of light.

 

His chosen target was naturally the one not guarded by Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng.

 

Yuan Jingang and Li Qingfeng had the God Slaying Ballista. Even if the other key holder sought them out, the two should be capable enough to hold him back.

 

Therefore, choosing the other unguarded pillar of light was the optimal solution for Lu Fan.

 

Lu Fan raced along, his entire form almost becoming a blur.

 

Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu were firmly bound by Lu Fan’s chain hooks, naturally being carried along as he charged out of the Undying Reincarnation Lake.

 

Seeing this, Luo Lixiu asked in alarm. “You… What are you doing!? Didn’t we agree that if we gave you all our key fragments, you’d let one of us leave? Are you going back on your word now?”

 

“Oh, I almost forgot about you two!” Lu Fan said while moving forward. “Don’t worry, I won’t break my word. Only one of you two can leave. So, who goes and who stays!?”

 

As he spoke, Lu Fan had already carried them out of the Undying Reincarnation Lake.

 

Now, if Lu Fan were to kill again, there would be no way for them to resurrect.

 

For a moment, both Ning Shuan’er and Luo Lixiu fell silent.