Black Dragon Abyss, First Layer.
Near a clear spring.
A heroic and handsome man was washing his body by the spring.
Above his strong and powerful muscles was an extremely handsome face.
This person was none other than Lin Ran, who had already spent 25 days here.
While Lin Ran was comfortably enjoying the immersion of the spring water, he opened his personal status panel.
[Name: Lin Ran]
[Gender: Male]
[Current Identity: Dragon Country Citizen, Qingjing Yanyun University Class of 3077 Special Recruit]
[Identity Code: 306002290000835671]
[Awakener Rank: One]
[Combat Power: 6778]
[Executor Level: F]
[Military Rank: Corporal]
[Hunting Points: 3768.5]
[Merit Points: 0]
After more than twenty days of hunting, he had successfully digested a total of nine bottles of advanced gene modification fluid. Thanks to the effects of these modification fluids, his combat power had soared to 6778.
With improvements in physical fitness and relentless development of his various talents, Lin Ran had undergone a comprehensive upgrade.
Now, his Gate of Babylon could open twelve treasury gates simultaneously, further enhancing his output firepower.
His control over the Gate of Babylon had also significantly improved.
Not only could he achieve effects like curved shots, angled shots, and spinning attacks, but he could also freely control the force of the Gate of Babylon.
He no longer experienced the situation of firing with full power when he intended to capture alive.
The development of the Op-Op Fruit and Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had yielded similar results.
Both quality and control had achieved a qualitative leap.
Lin Ran could now even control the intensity of abilities like Amaterasu quite well.
The ribs of Susanoo had also become considerably more pronounced.
If a Rank Four Steel Mane Grizzly were to provoke him again, it would certainly not be able to scatter him.
The Natural Spiritual Body was also continuously improving.
Currently, the vitality, stamina, and recovery speed it provided were about 13 times that of a normal person.
This was an increase of 3 times compared to when he first acquired this talent.
Lin Ran was now even more outrageously durable.
In addition to these personal ability enhancements, Lin Ran had also accumulated a total of 3768.5 hunting points.
He had killed nearly ten thousand beasts of Rank One and Two.
With the nearly infinite sustain provided by the Natural Spiritual Body and the Ring of Souls, the large-scale volleys from the Gate of Babylon, the manipulation capabilities of the Op-Op Fruit, and the observation skills of the Sharingan, Lin Ran's speed in slaughtering beasts was faster than a harvesting machine.
Selecting loot from fallen beasts was also highly efficient.
When he left, not to mention how much he could exchange these 3768.5 hunting points for, the materials from these low-level beasts alone could fetch a considerable price.
Thanks to the spatial preservation ability granted by the Op-Op Fruit, his materials were of superior quality and would definitely sell well.
As for the three quests he had undertaken upon entering, two had already been completed.
Plenty of Luminous Stones and Nirvana Mushrooms had been found, more than enough to submit the quests.
He had also used the bio-chip to record videos with clear beginnings and ends as reliable proof of his personal completion of the quests.
Only the Magic Horned Rhino had not yet been found.
However, Lin Ran was not in a hurry.
Since there was no penalty for failing quests, completing two quests worth several hundred credits was already quite lucky.
The first layer of the Black Dragon Abyss was so vast; how could it be easy to find a specific fierce beast within it?
Moreover, it was possible that there were no Magic Horned Rhinos left in the first layer of the Black Dragon Abyss anymore.
After Lin Ran finished washing his clothes, he quickly put on a set of clean attire and glanced at the map in his bio-chip.
After a period of rampant killing, his current location was already quite close to the entrance to the second layer of the Black Dragon Abyss.
Furthermore, today was July 20th, and with only a few days left until the Newcomer Grand Competition, it was about time for him to return to school.
Perhaps he should go and take a look at the entrance to the second layer of the Black Dragon Abyss before returning.
Having made up his mind, Lin Ran immediately headed towards the entrance to the second layer of the Black Dragon Abyss.
After a period of travel, Lin Ran soon discovered the seemingly bottomless, downward-sloping large hole.
At the entrance of the hole, not to mention Awakened ones, not even a single fierce beast was seen, which was quite strange.
Lin Ran ran to the edge of the hole and peered inside. Finding nothing of interest, he sighed and prepared to leave.
But just then, he heard a low roar not far away.
Lin Ran glanced over and immediately saw a rhino with purple skin and a large horn on its head behind him.
A Magic Horned Rhino?!
Lin Ran rejoiced immediately.
It was truly a case of searching high and low and finding it right before your eyes.
The Magic Horned Rhino he had been searching for so long had appeared right in front of him!
Could he let it escape?
Lin Ran immediately lowered his stance, the gates of his treasury shimmering behind him, and prepared for battle.
From the energy analysis of his Sharingan, this Magic Horned Rhino contained a vast amount of energy, likely a Rank Five fierce beast.
Moreover, as the Magic Horned Rhino was a rare fierce beast, its combat power was considerably higher than that of ordinary fierce beasts.
If he did not deal with it seriously, he might suffer a great loss.
Logically speaking, fierce beasts exceeding Rank Four should not appear in the first layer of the Black Dragon Abyss.
Perhaps it had wandered down from the second layer to the first and was now intending to return to the second layer?
Regardless, Lin Ran was determined to keep it.
Gate of Babylon!
To Lin Ran's utter astonishment, as his twelve gates of Babylon had only just begun to show signs of firing, the Magic Horned Rhino in front of him turned and fled.
And it ran with incredible speed.
This completely stunned Lin Ran.
In this forbidden zone of the Black Dragon Abyss, every fierce beast he had encountered previously had adopted an offensive stance.
He had never encountered a creature like the Magic Horned Rhino that would turn and flee without firing a single shot.
His aura should be much weaker than the Magic Horned Rhino's.
From its perspective, it clearly had the advantage, so why was it running?
Lin Ran was bewildered.
But if the Magic Horned Rhino wanted to run, he certainly couldn't let it go and could only chase after it desperately.
While chasing, he manipulated the Gate of Babylon to fire at the Magic Horned Rhino's hindquarters.
However, the Magic Horned Rhino was both tough-skinned and extremely fast, so Lin Ran's attacks had not had any significant effect.
Damn it, I'll just use Kamui!
Seeing that the Magic Horned Rhino showed no signs of stopping, Lin Ran gathered his demonic energy in his left eye, preparing to use Kamui to twist the Magic Horned Rhino's leg.
Let's see where you can run after I break your leg!