After entering the forbidden zone, Lin Ran took a deep breath.
He hadn't expected to get involved in the Xu family's mess after all...
However, if Xu Sheng, who was extremely friendly to him, were to become the head of the Xu family in the future, it would only bring him benefits.
As for Xu Zheng?
If that guy was going to seek trouble on his own, then he couldn't blame Lin Ran!
A murderous intent still flickered in Lin Ran's eyes.
Luo Qingyan was absolutely safe with the Right Eye Divine Might he had planted with the transcription seal, and she was with Lin Miao.
As for himself, it goes without saying. After receiving Xu Sheng's generous gift, he had countless means of self-preservation.
Before entering the entrance, Lin Ran had already engraved the teleportation coordinates of the emergency escape scroll into the armed fortress.
Even if Xu Zheng led people into the forbidden zone to hunt him down, he could still leave gracefully under the protection of Divine Might and the scroll.
If he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely get rid of this scourge!
Thinking of this, Lin Ran first surveyed the Black Dragon Abyss before him.
It was probably because this was the entrance that Lin Ran didn't see any ferocious beasts.
What he saw were only hunters coming and going.
So, Lin Ran chose a small path different from theirs and began his solo journey.
After a while, Lin Ran could finally hear the roars of ferocious beasts.
With his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan activated, the Black Dragon Abyss, which was dominated by darkness, could not conceal his sight at all.
Some ferocious beasts that relied on darkness as cover were still ruthlessly pierced by Lin Ran.
Gate of Babylon!
From the eight opened Treasury Gates behind him, more than a dozen treasures shot out, instantly killing two black-skinned evil wolves.
Following that, Lin Ran's hunting points increased by 1.3.
Because the golden light of the Gate of Babylon was too dazzling and the commotion it caused was considerable, quite a few more ferocious beasts were attracted and rushed towards Lin Ran.
"Good, come on!"
Lin Ran leaped up and landed on a stone pillar, using the Gate of Babylon to bombard the beast pack below.
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of countless treasures, the first and second-tier ferocious beasts below fell like harvested wheat, one after another, turning into Lin Ran's hunting points.
They didn't even manage to touch the edge of the stone pillar.
"Caw!"
"Caw!!"
Hearing the commotion, a large flock of black crows also flew in the air, rushing towards Lin Ran.
These creatures were basically the most annoying things in the first layer of the Black Dragon Abyss for hunters.
After all, they were flying beasts that fed on carrion. They always disrupted hunters when they were hunting other beasts.
They would peck at hunters and snatch the fur and flesh of dead beasts.
If you tried to attack them, they would only try to evade.
As soon as you started a new hunt, they would come again, truly disgusting.
Unfortunately, this flock of black crows encountered Lin Ran, the god of slaughter.
Room Butcher!
A cyan light screen unfolded from the center of Lin Ran, instantly engulfing the flock of black crows.
Then, the wings of the black crows were all cut off by Lin Ran.
Although this cutting did not cause the black crows and their wings to lose their vitality, it was enough to prevent them from flying at will.
Room Scan!
Lin Ran took out his alloy Tang Dao and swung it lightly, condensing a green laser on the blade, pointing it at the black crow flock that had fallen to the ground.
The next moment, Lin Ran used the spatial power of the Op-Op Fruit to teleport the black crow flock to the bottom of the stone pillar, where they were gathered into a ball.
Unable to move, the black crow flock could only watch helplessly as the treasures shot from the Gate of Babylon crushed them into bloody mist.
Except for specific and rare low-tier ferocious beasts, other low-tier ferocious beasts had nothing valuable on them.
Only hunters who did small business cared about their body parts.
However, relying on his ample storage space, Lin Ran picked out some relatively intact furs or flesh.
Using the Op-Op Fruit's Room Scan and Room Baton to create spatial transfer abilities, he stored them into his Soul Ring.
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, right?
As these basic materials accumulated, they also became a considerable fortune.
Moreover, relying on the spatial transfer ability, the materials Lin Ran collected were still quite fresh and complete, and the cutting technique was extremely precise, which further increased their value.
What's more, with the Op-Op Fruit, Lin Ran had practically achieved automatic hunting.
The only problem was that using the Op-Op Fruit for additional cutting and storage greatly increased Lin Ran's magical power consumption.
Even the constant sacrifices from the Soul Ring were a bit overwhelming.
This forced Lin Ran to drink a bottle of a one-time Gold-grade item—the Fountain of Mana Potion.
This item could temporarily increase the maximum mana and mana recovery speed, lasting for a full half hour, which was quite useful.
Just as Lin Ran was finishing off most of the attacking ferocious beasts, a fourth-tier Steel-maned Grizzly Bear suddenly charged over and knocked over the stone pillar where Lin Ran was standing with its head.
Lin Ran glanced at the several-meter-tall, thick-skinned grizzly bear, smiled slightly, performed a graceful backflip in mid-air, and then channeled his magic power into his left eye.
Amaterasu!
Shua!
A large mass of black flames instantly ignited on the Steel-maned Grizzly Bear. The scorching heat made the grizzly bear howl in pain and become extremely violent, charging at Lin Ran like a madman.
So fast! Is this the speed of a fourth-tier magic beast?
As Lin Ran, who had just landed, saw that he could not dodge, he simply stopped dodging and took a step forward instead.
Susanoo!
A pale blue skeletal arm emerged, holding an energy sword and engaging in a head-on confrontation with the grizzly bear.
Dong!
It had to be said that the attributes of a fourth-tier ferocious beast were still a bit overpowered for the current Lin Ran.
Moreover, this was a Steel-maned Grizzly Bear that was known for its strength?
With its charge, Lin Ran's Susanoo dimmed considerably, and a few cracks appeared on its arm.
The powerful impact, after being blocked by Susanoo, did not completely disappear and even affected Lin Ran's main body.
However, under the protection of the Natural Spirit Body, this remaining impact did not cause any damage to Lin Ran's main body; he was merely pushed back a step.
As for the Steel-maned Grizzly Bear, which had taken a sword from Susanoo, it was not feeling any better.
This powerful sword directly pierced through its abdominal fur, leaving a bloody wound.
The Steel-maned Grizzly Bear was not Luo Qingyan, so Lin Ran naturally did not hold back, clearly aiming to take its life.
Seeing that Susanoo could no longer fight, Lin Ran first retracted it and then leaped high into the air.
While the Steel-maned Grizzly Bear had not yet recovered from the shock, Lin Ran had already jumped onto its head.
Gamma Knife!