103: Zulong Sword

“How did you know?”

Perhaps due to surprise, the Ancestral Dragon spoke without thinking.

After saying that, he suddenly realized he had misspoken.

“If I’m not mistaken, you must be Xu Fu from the story.”

The next sentence made the Ancestral Dragon freeze.

After only a brief hesitation, he nodded: “You’re right, I am indeed Xu Fu. How did you figure that out?”

After he admitted his identity, the name above his head had changed to Pseudo-Ancestral Dragon, Xu Fu.

From this, it could be seen that the other party seemed capable of disguising himself.

“Actually, I didn’t figure it out. I just felt there were many loopholes in this story, which is why I asked. Who knew I’d be so lucky and guess correctly so easily?”

Li Changkong shrugged, saying indifferently.

“No one knows where the real Ancestral Dragon went. I originally planned to trick him into the Imperial Mausoleum, but he just wouldn’t fall for it.”

“So, I could only enter the Imperial Mausoleum myself. That’s the whole story.”

Xu Fu chuckled, unsure if he was laughing at Li Changkong’s cleverness or at how easily his identity had been exposed.

Hearing the other party admit his identity, Li Changkong’s expression became serious once more.

The task he had received this time was to kill the Ancestral Dragon. Since the Ancestral Dragon in front of him was fake, killing him would definitely not count as completing the task.

The task’s time was running out. If he couldn’t complete it within a short period, he would face the risk of death.

“Then do you have any news about the Ancestral Dragon?”

Li Changkong asked in return.

“I haven’t heard anything, or rather, he disappeared thousands of years ago.”

“It is said that he went overseas to search for famous mountains, and at that time, he even colluded with his son to fake his own death.”

Xu Fu shook his head quite directly and continued to answer.

After hearing what Xu Fu said, Li Changkong’s face clearly looked a bit grim.

If what Xu Fu said was true, wouldn’t he be doomed?

Just as he was feeling uncertain, a cold mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

“Congratulations, player, for completing a five-star task. You have received the rewards: Stone of Luck, Rank +5.”

This sudden task completion left Li Changkong a bit bewildered.

He hadn't killed the real Ancestral Dragon, yet the task had been completed so strangely.

If it weren't for the very clear voice in his ear, and even an announcement, Li Changkong might not have believed this.

And the rewards he received made Li Changkong feel even more at a loss.

This was a five-star task. Li Changkong had originally thought there would be very generous rewards, but now it seemed the rewards were a bit too simple.

He still didn't know what the Stone of Luck was, but Rank +5 was good.

He had just burned three Ranks, and now not only had they been restored, but he had also gained two more Ranks.

Rank 36 was already considered a high Rank even among the senior students at school.

But it took them several years to reach Rank 30-something, while Li Changkong had only taken two or three months.

If those people truly knew Li Changkong’s leveling speed, they would definitely exclaim that he was a monster.

He wasn't in too much of a hurry to check these things; instead, he directed his gaze towards Xu Fu.

Xu Fu was already extremely weak. Li Changkong could even make him completely disappear with a casual move.

“The grievances between you two have nothing to do with me. You just attacked me, so do you think I would let you go?”

Li Changkong had little interest in what exactly happened between Xu Fu and the Ancestral Dragon.

“I understand what you mean. If I can offer something in return, you should be able to spare me, right?”

Facing the hope of survival, Li Changkong asked without hesitation.

Upon hearing these words, Li Changkong nodded.

Xu Fu slowly stood up, his gaze falling upon the throne behind him.

In the center of the throne was a broken sword.

Ancient patterns were also engraved on this broken sword; one look and you knew this item was extraordinary.

The surface of the broken sword was already stained with blood, and the Killing Intent surging from it was unfathomable.

Li Changkong almost without hesitation began to examine the attributes of this broken sword.

As before, no attributes were displayed on the broken sword in front of him.

“This isn’t just an ordinary broken sword? Are you kidding me?”

Li Changkong was slightly stunned, then asked.

“This broken sword was the Ancestral Dragon’s personal sword, and it is also an extremely terrifying Divine Artifact.”

“However, in a battle thousands of years ago, this personal sword was tarnished, which is why it broke.”

Hearing this, Xu Fu immediately explained.

But Li Changkong still found this explanation somewhat hard to believe.

Nevertheless, he took the personal sword from his hand and carefully held it in front of him.

Once in his hand, the feeling this broken sword gave off was completely different.

In just a moment, he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

As if he and this broken sword had some special connection.

“This sword can actually grow. As long as it can obtain the corresponding items, it can evolve.”

Xu Fu looked at Li Changkong and continued to speak.

“What do you mean?”

Li Changkong was a bit surprised.

“It means it can evolve from white equipment to green equipment, and from green equipment to blue equipment.”

“As long as all the corresponding Materials are prepared, it can even become a Sacred Artifact from legends.”

As he spoke, there was a hint of fanaticism in Xu Fu’s eyes.

Above Dark Gold Rank was Divine Artifact, and above Divine Artifact was the legendary Sacred Artifact.

In today’s world, even Divine Artifacts were extremely rare.

For example, their Dragon Country only had three legendary Divine Artifacts, of course, this was only what was known publicly.

The Dragon Country had always advocated biding its time, so they might have quite a few Divine Artifacts hidden in secret.

But at most, the number of Divine Artifacts would not exceed twenty.

If this equipment could truly upgrade to a Sacred Artifact, it would definitely be a supreme treasure.

“How do I upgrade it?”

Li Changkong asked in return.

“According to what’s written on this paper, go buy or acquire these Materials.”

Xu Fu threw out another piece of yellowed paper and continued to speak.