Chapter 924, Encountering Old Acquaintances

Translator: Silavin

 

Ultimately, he simply stopped overthinking, deciding first to obtain these three Ancient Gods’ Divine Seats first.

 

After all, killing the Ancient Gods yielded their Ancient God Essence.

 

With these Ancient God Essence, he could seize the Ancient Gods’ Divine Seats at any time.

 

Of course, Ancient God Essence had time limitations.

 

If within one month the Divine Seat did not get stripped from the Ancient God Essence, then the Ancient God Essence would disappear, entering dormancy at some random location in this world, waiting for the next era to begin.

 

Thus, this era’s crisis would be resolved, but that would not satisfy Lu Fan.

 

Because his goal was defeating all the Old Gods, seizing their Divine Seats, thereby permanently ending the Ancient Gods Struggle for Supremacy.

 

Merely defeating them, letting them slumber… when the next era’s Ancient Gods Struggle for Supremacy began, these Ancient Gods would still pose a problem.

 

Still, one month was enough for Lu Fan to find suitable inheritors for the Divine Seats.

 

Whether giving them to Elder Jin, Tu Jing, or travelling to Shadow Isle to find Han Ke and grant her a Divine Seat… all were viable options.

 

Therefore, even with three Divine Seats awaiting allocation, Lu Fan felt no panic whatsoever.

 

[There are definitely more wolves than meat for these Divine Seats.] Thinking this, Lu Fan prepared to activate the Transport Array returning to Shadow Isle, departing from here.

 

However, at that moment, he suddenly sensed something.

 

With Black Dragon Perception’s assistance, he discovered nearby that surprisingly, there were some old acquaintances.

 

“How coincidental…” Lu Fan laughed wryly, then mounted Ye Sha, having Ye Sha enter Concealment Form, flying towards the location of his ‘old acquaintances’.

 

Twenty kilometres from Lu Fan’s previous location.

 

Tao Xiaoman, Jian Ying, and Qin Qiu were hurrying along.

 

Their expressions showed some panic, because moments ago, they had sensed earth-shattering sounds transmitting from somewhere not far from their position.

 

Just hearing those sounds’ intensity, they knew it must be some existence beyond their capacity to handle.

 

Currently, the three were still trekking towards the Western Border.

 

Along this journey, they had traversed Forbidden Areas, killed Monsters, eliminated Bosses. They had faced dangers at every turn.

 

Ultimately, they had persevered through everything.

 

The Forbidden Areas they had crossed already numbered three.

 

Bosses dying at their hands were countless.

 

Among them were even High Level Bosses possessing Level 100 Divine Skills.

 

Throughout this journey, the three finally understood why Lu Fan had suggested they travel to the Western Border.

 

Through this journey, their strength had explosively increased!

 

Their Levels had not risen dramatically, as they were currently all at Level 94.

 

However, regarding Combat Power, the three had grown several times stronger compared to before!

 

Because through continuous combat in the Wilderness, struggling between life and death, they had exponentially more experience fighting.

 

Simultaneously, coordination between the three had become increasingly refined.

 

Otherwise, they could not have killed Bosses over Level 100.

 

Precisely because their strength had surged, the three felt relatively confident in themselves.

 

When they had arrived here, learning this place contained a Forbidden Area, they had not chosen to avoid it.

 

Because this Forbidden Area blocked their route, and detouring would require at least a month of additional travel.

 

Plus, the three had previously traversed a few Forbidden Areas already, so even knowing a Divine Being might exist here, they had still chosen to fight through.

 

The result? When the three reached the midpoint of this Forbidden Area, they had heard continuous abnormal sounds transmitting from within.

 

The momentum was so tremendous it had already far exceeded what they could handle.

 

Jian Ying even said that it was very likely some Fifth Profession Player or equivalent Divine Being was battling .

 

Whether battles between Bosses or between Players, both posed extreme danger to them.

 

They had not yet reached Level 100 yet. Encountering Level 120+ experts, if the opponent harboured malicious intent, meant no chance of survival for the three.

 

Therefore, the three hastened their escape, fearing they would get involved and perish within the Forbidden Area.

 

“…This is too dangerous. Had I known this Forbidden Area was so chaotic, I’d have voted to take the detour!”

 

“Ah! Who knew that trying to save one month of travel time is going to cost me my entire life!” Tao Xiaoman was despairing, wailing while running frantically.

 

Qin Qiu, face covered in sweat, said irritably. “Enough, Tao Zi, at a time like this, what’s there to complain about? Besides, passing through Forbidden Areas, this isn’t our first time doing this.”

 

“The strongest Bosses that we have encountered are beings we can still kill. Who could’ve imagined we’d encounter something so terrifying this time? Just listening to those sounds, we know their strength definitely far exceeds ours.”

 

Jian Ying sighed deeply. “Actually, it’s fortunate. At least we still have a chance to escape. If the opponent appeared before us, we would absolutely have no hope of escape.”

 

Tao Xiaoman and Qin Qiu nodded in complete agreement.

 

Now, the sounds had gradually subsided. Seizing the time, the three might still manage to safely leave this Forbidden Area.

 

Just when the three believed they had narrowly missed danger…

 

Suddenly, the earth beneath their feet shook.

 

A hundred-odd metres ahead, an enormously massive serpent burst from underground, blocking their path.

 

This massive serpent was precisely the Flame God!

 

The Flame God loomed over them, its pressure was released without reservation, immediately halting the three, preventing any advance.

 

Jian Ying and the others could clearly perceive that the opponent’s Level and strength absolutely far exceeded theirs. This was a genuine Divine Being, not merely a Level 120-ish Boss possessing some Divine Power.

 

It was a true Divine Being that was above Level 140!

 

The moment the Flame God appeared, all three faces turned ashen.

 

Clearly, they had been targeted.

 

The instant they were targeted meant they had no hope of escaping.

 

Tao Xiaoman nearly burst into tears, “What… what Level is it!? Why did I even come out to train!? We’re finished! Completely finished… *wuuu…*”

 

Though Jian Ying trembled with fear, she still waved her hand, summoning all her flying swords.

 

“Draw your weapons!” Jian Ying gritted her teeth. “Don’t give up so easily! We must find a chance to escape!”