Chapter 786, Gambling Contest Results

Translator: Silavin

What Lu Fan gave him was, naturally, the Fallen Corpse Ancient God’s Skin.

Lu Fan explained. “It’s something that dropped after killing an Ancient God Shadow Guard. It seems to come from the Fallen Corpse Ancient God. That is, from that terrifying existence in the Far North. I believe through this skin, perhaps our Dragon Country’s scholars and experts might be able to uncover something.”

“They might be able to deduce the Attributes, Skills, and weaknesses of the Fallen Corpse Ancient God. Previously, I’d also obtained similar items, which I’ve already handed over to the scholars in Dragon Capital. That item was not from the Fallen Corpse Ancient God itself, but it was from the same type of existence as the Fallen Corpse Ancient God.”

“In future, existences called Ancient Gods will inevitably become the greatest threat to Humanity. Being able to understand them earlier on has countless benefits and no harm to us. So, help me hand this skin over to the relevant personnel for urgent research. I can’t be bothered to make another trip. After all, as you know, although I’m Dragon Country’s Spark and Dragon Country has given me tremendous authority, but regarding the machinations of the country, I understand far too little. I don’t even know which scholar to ask, who to help me solve this issue. So, it’s better to hand it to you. You should know who would be best to give this to, right?”

Jin Zhan thought for a moment, then took it. “That’s not a problem. I’ll have people find the best scholars to research this thing.”

He stored the Fallen Corpse Ancient God’s Skin in his Inventory, then looked at the second Ancient God Shadow Guard that had already died, smiling bitterly. “Regardless, thank you for saving my life. Without you, I might truly have died in battle here. Actually, my death would not have mattered much, but Uncle Tu values me so highly, training me as his Successor. If I died, Dragon Country would probably face considerable chaos.”

“If Dragon Country suffered greater losses because of this, I wouldn’t rest in peace even in death. It seems I’m still too young. In future, I need to learn not to be so impulsive. After all, I’m not just Jin Zhan. I now represent part of Dragon Country’s stability.”

These words were not Jin Zhan boasting. He was merely stating the facts.

If he had truly died today, the entire Far North frontlines would be leaderless, and the battle line would probably be impossible to defend.

One had to also consider, how difficult would it be to cultivate another person like Jin Zhan, capable of carrying Tu Jing’s mantle?

Lu Fan chuckled, pointing in the direction they had come from. “Right, there’s no point discussing this. In any case, you survived, didn’t you? Come, let’s return first. The time agreed upon is almost here, and we still need to compete to see who killed more Monsters during this period!”

Jin Zhan did not move, instead smiling bitterly. “What’s left to compete? Just on the matter of you saving my life alone, I’ve already lost. Moreover, I clearly recognise that compared to you, my strength truly has far too great a gap.”

Speaking thus far, he looked at Lu Fan’s Pet Dragon, saying sincerely. “Each of your Pet Dragon is incredibly powerful. I can’t compare to even a single one of them. Since the strength difference is so vast, I believe that no matter how hard I tried and fought during this time, the final result would still have an enormous gap compared to yours.”

After hearing this, Lu Fan could put on a stern expression. “According to what you are saying, you want to admit defeat directly without seeing the results?”

“Hey, that’s far too boring. I treated this wager between you and me so seriously, yet you admit defeat over such trivial matters. Doesn’t that make all my efforts during this time worthless? What you and I were originally competing over isn’t who is stronger, but who killed more Monsters. What’s the point of bringing up the gap in strength between us and matters like me saving your life!? I highly value this wager between you and me, yet you want me to win it just because I saved you? Do you really think I’d be satisfied with this?”

Jin Zhan was stunned, feeling Lu Fan’s words made some sense.

He looked ashamed. “Indeed… I indeed didn’t consider things thoroughly. Then according to what you are saying…”

Lu Fan smiled, removing his own Soul Medal while also taking out the Piercing Dragon Roar that Tu Jing had previously given him, which he had upgraded both in terms of Grade and Level, but was originally Epic Grade. “What else? Everything continues as before. You and I will directly reveal the results here! If you win, you take this ‘Epic Grade’ equipment. If you lose, you obediently give me one Epic Grade equipment. We must both completely accept the results, win or lose, both willingly.”

Jin Zhan was stunned for a long while, then burst into hearty laughter. “Interesting, truly interesting! Lu Fan, I discovered you’re far more interesting than I thought!”

“Previously finding you disagreeable was my mistake. If I’d known your temperament was like this earlier, I’d probably have willingly acknowledged your qualification to become Dragon Country’s Spark, and would be more than willing to become friends with you! You’re right. A real man keeps his word. Once the wager has been established, we must see it through to the end! Come then, we don’t even need to leave this cavern. Let’s see right now who’s the winner!”

Having said this, Jin Zhan removed a ring he was wearing, while also taking off his Soul Medal.

Lu Fan and Jin Zhan simultaneously revealed their Soul Medal counts, and the results indeed differed by a great margin.

The number of Monsters Lu Fan had killed already reached over eight million, an astonishing figure!

Looking at Jin Zhan in contrast, it was just over six hundred thousand.

Honestly speaking, the number Jin Zhan had killed was already extremely high. In the entire Dragon Country, probably few people could compare with him.

It was just unfortunate that his opponent was Lu Fan, who some would not even consider to be Human!

Seeing that Lu Fan had killed a full eight million plus Monster, even though Jin Zhan had been mentally prepared, he still could not help but draw in a sharp breath.

After a good while, he finally said with a face full of bitter smiles. “You… you’re truly Heaven Defying. To think you’ve actually killed over eight million Monsters! Since the Far North frontlines was established until now, all people combined probably haven’t killed as many Monsters as you alone…”

Lu Fan chuckled. “I didn’t pay attention to the numbers. I just felt that to defeat you, I needed to work harder, so I killed as many Monsters as possible, and ended up killing this many.”

“To defeat me? You’ve really given me too much face.” Jin Zhan shook his head with a smile, casually throwing the ring in his hand to Lu Fan. “That is my best equipment. It’s yours now.”