Chapter 635, The Last Pillar of Light

Translator: Silavin

 

The Dark Poison Forest was completely different from the Undying Reincarnation Lake.

 

If the Undying Reincarnation Lake was a place where one wanted to die but could not, then the Dark Poison Forest was an absolute death zone.

 

The poisons here were particularly fierce. Unless one was a Fifth Profession Player with mysterious and special Defensive Skills, they would not be able to traverse this land without perishing. After all, the poison here would cause Players to be directly corroded, leaving only bones behind.

 

Therefore, there was not a single Monster here. What existed were only these extremely troublesome vines.

 

Anyone who came within a certain range of the Dark Poison Forest would be targeted by these vines, which would reach out and drag people into it.

 

Not only that, but apart from the vines, other trees would also emit a special colourless and odourless mist. Once inhaled, it would cause hallucinations.

 

Once caught by these hallucinations, Players would be unable to distinguish whether this was actually the Dark Poison Forest or not. In their eyes, this might appear to be an ordinary forest. They might even see an opened Divine Tempering Pool filled with Divine Tempering Liquid.

 

In short, the hallucinations would do everything possible to lure people inside.

 

Once they approached, those vines would strike, strangling the Players and turning them into nutrients.

 

Therefore, the Dark Poison Forest was extremely dangerous. Every Player entering the God’s Tomb Secret Realm had to be on guard, ensuring they could distinguish between reality and the illusions created by the Dark Poison Forest.

 

Of course, this Dark Poison Forest posed no danger whatsoever to Lu Fan. After all, Lu Fan already possessed Debuff Immunity, which includes poison. The poison from the Dark Poison Forest was essentially useless against Lu Fan.

 

The hallucinations that others might see were also caused by poisons.

 

Since Lu Fan could not possibly be affected by poisons, the true appearance of the Dark Poison Forest was laid bare before him.

 

Even if those vines wrapped around Lu Fan, what could they do?

 

Whether it was Little Blade Armour Dragon King, or Xiao Zuo and Xiao You, Lu Fan’s Defence was simply too great. Since these vines’ poison proved useless, how could they possibly break through Lu Fan’s defences?

 

On the contrary, Lu Fan could easily use chain hooks and Blade Armour to completely flatten this Dark Poison Forest!

 

Lu Fan looked around and discovered that the Pillar of Light he needed to reach was right in the very centre of the Dark Poison Forest. Therefore, without delay, he continued flying towards the Pillar of Light.

 

Along this journey, whenever any vine was foolish enough to block his path, they were all directly severed by Lu Fan’s chain hooks, completely unable to hinder Lu Fan in the slightest.

 

Along the way, Lu Fan did see two corpses hanging from a purplish black tree in the Dark Poison Forest.

 

Both corpses had only dried bones remaining, wrapped layer upon layer by vines and hanging high in the treetops.

 

One could see that amongst these two corpses, one wore clothing that seemed somewhat familiar to Lu Fan. It was most likely one of the Level 100 Players participating in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm who had carelessly become an unfortunate soul who perished in the Dark Poison Forest.

 

The other corpse was completely decayed, most likely a Player who had participated when the God’s Tomb Secret Realm had opened previously.

 

This Dark Poison Forest had quite a fearsome reputation amongst Players. It seemed that the number of Players who had perished within should be more than just one.

 

In such a large area, Lu Fan could see two corpses just flying across. The frequency of such a sighting was already quite high compared to other areas.

 

The fact that this Pillar of Light appeared in such a dangerous place actually gave Lu Fan some reassurance.

 

After all, if the Dark Poison Forest was an obstacle for the other key holder, Lu Fan’s chances of obtaining the Divine Tempering Liquid would be greater.

 

At present, the Dark Poison Forest was completely silent, and it did not seem like anyone else had set foot here. Lu Fan estimated he could gain the initiative and be first to activate this Pillar of Light.

 

Soon, Lu Fan finally arrived before this Pillar of Light.

 

Directly ignoring the continuously extending vines, Lu Fan used Black Dragon Perception to confirm that there was no one else in the vicinity.

 

Only then did he take out the key and open this Pillar of Light.

 

If this Pillar of Light contained the Divine Tempering Pool, then the God’s Tomb Secret Realm would essentially conclude here.

 

There was a fifty percent chance. Now, it would depend on Lu Fan’s luck!

 

*Crack!* Accompanied by a soft sound, the Pillar of Light shattered. Lu Fan looked at the empty ground before him and felt like grinding his teeth.

 

[Damn it! Just my luck!]!

 

It seemed that after opening a Divine Grade Treasure Map, all his luck had been used up. He had actually opened his three Pillars of Light without being able to get the Divine Tempering Liquid!

 

Out of six Pillar of Lights, he had opened half of them but had not even struck once. His luck was truly in the gutter!

 

At the same time, Lu Fan’s heart also sank.

 

Because after he extinguished this Pillar of Light, there was now only one Pillar of Light remaining in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm. It was the one guarded by Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang, which he could have gone to immediately after he opened his first Pillar of Light!

 

The target was now clear, and the site for his next battle with the other key holder had already been determined!

 

At this moment, there was no room for the slightest delay.

 

Because Lu Fan’s failure this time meant he had already lost the initiative.

 

If Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang could not put up a good fight, then Lu Fan would inevitably lose! Therefore, Lu Fan did not linger for a moment. He immediately took flight again, flying towards the direction of the last Pillar of Light.

 

At the same time, through their spiritual connection, Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang also began inquiring about Lu Fan’s situation.

 

After all, at present, what they were guarding was the very last Pillar of Light in the entire God’s Tomb Secret Realm.

 

Lu Fan used his spiritual connection to inform them of the current situation and told them to guard this Pillar of Light with all their might. They must absolutely forbid anyone from making contact with it!

 

If they could hold their ground until Lu Fan arrived and Lu Fan could obtain the Divine Tempering Liquid, he could consider sharing some with them.

 

With the incentive of the Divine Tempering Liquid, Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang became even more motivated. Moreover, the two of them still had the God Slaying Ballista and were relatively confident they could intercept the other key holder and delay until Lu Fan’s arrival.

 

However, after merely half an hour or so, Li Qingfeng used spiritual connection to inform Lu Fan that the opponent had arrived!

 

The identity of the second person holding a key was revealed. It was Murong Sheng, who had not shown himself up till now!

 

Learning of this situation, Lu Fan inevitably became anxious.

 

Because the distance for him to cover in order to reach Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang would take at least three more hours!

 

With no other choice, Lu Fan could only tell Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang that they must hold Murong Sheng back and not allow him to open the Divine Tempering Pool!

 

Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang naturally agreed to do their best, but unfortunately, after mere ten-odd minutes, terrible news arrived.

 

Li Qingfeng and Yuan Jingang had already been defeated.

 

Murong Sheng was even more Heaven Defying than the two had imagined. He had actually used Skills to directly withstand the God Slaying Ballista, and severely injured both of them one by one!