41: Having withstood a fourth-tier alien beast, the mortal god was injured?

The next second.

He erupted with his full strength!

Ancient Desolate Sacred Body fully activated! Pale gold patterns spread!

rubber-rubber fruit! His arms instantly expanded!

Fire Cloud Art! Three fire clouds circled him!

"Gum-Gum..."

"Buddha's Angry Fire Cloud Palm!"

A giant palm fused with rubber power, the blood-qi of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, and the flames of the Fire Cloud, slammed ruthlessly onto the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon's head!

Bang!!!

The newly-broken-through Steel-Armored Earth Dragon's head was knocked askew, its scales shattering!

But it was a Fourth-Order after all. With a roar, its giant tail swept across!

Lin Fan neither dodged nor avoided it, his hands forming seals:

"Minor Five Elements Trapping Formation! Rise!"

Beams of light rose, temporarily trapping the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon.

Though it couldn't trap a Fourth-Order for long, a few seconds were enough.

Lin Fan seized the opportunity and closed in!

"Six Meridians Divine Sword!"

Two bursts of Sword Qi erupted simultaneously, accurately piercing the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon's eyes!

"Roar!!!"

The Steel-Armored Earth Dragon howled in agony, struggling frantically.

The Formation began to crack.

Lin Fan's gaze turned sharp as he pulled out his last offensive Talisman.

This was the [Thunderstorm Talisman] he had just bought from the System for 3,000 prestige value.

[Current prestige value: 2,270 points!]

"Go!"

The Talisman activated, transforming into a bucket-thick purple lightning bolt that blasted into the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon's wound!

Boom!!!

The Steel-Armored Earth Dragon finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed heavily to the ground, at its last gasp.

But it wasn't dead yet.

The vitality of a Fourth-Order Exotic Beast was too tenacious.

Lin Fan landed and took a breath.

This wave of eruption had consumed quite a bit.

But he smiled.

Because the plan... was a success.

The bullet-chat was already flooding the screen like crazy:

[What did I just see?! Lin Fan solo-killed a Fourth-Order Exotic Beast?!]

[Even if it just broke through, it's still a Fourth-Order!]

[What was that Talisman he used at the end? A lightning-type Talisman?]

[He played all his trump cards! But it was worth it, 500 points secured!]

[God Fan is awesome!!!]

...[Current prestige value: 4,270 points!]

Meanwhile.

Lin Fan directly gave the System a command.

Use the enslavement scroll!

Target: Steel-Armored Earth Dragon!

The enslavement scroll took effect directly, so it wouldn't be seen by others.

[Enslaving...]

[Target: Steel-Armored Earth Dragon (Fourth-Order Early Stage, heavily injured state)]

[Strength Comparison: Host (Martial Master Middle Stage / actual combat power Great Martial Master), Target (Martial Ancestor Early-stage / heavily injured and weakened)]

[Calculating success rate...]

[Target's strength exceeds the Host's by more than one major Realm, but it is in a heavily injured and dying state with a weak will...]

[Success rate adjustment: 75%]

[Enslavement... Successful!]

Buzz!

Lin Fan felt a mysterious connection established between himself and the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon before him.

A weak but respectful consciousness entered his mind:

"Mas... Master..."

Lin Fan smiled.

He turned around and looked at the six-person team in the distance who were dumbfounded, as well as other teams arriving from further away after hearing the noise.

Then, he gave the System another command.

Use 10 Energy Crystals.

Target: Steel-Armored Earth Dragon!

Roar!

The previously dying Steel-Armored Earth Dragon let out a soul-shaking roar!

"Watch out!"

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly shouted.

But they were still a step too late.

The Steel-Armored Earth Dragon's powerful tail had already whipped toward Lin Fan.

Thud!

A dull sound echoed.

Lin Fan was sent flying directly.

Actually, it wasn't really flying.

At most, he was knocked back a dozen meters.

His feet plowed two clear furrows into the ground.

"Not good!"

"You guys run first!"

"I'll cover the rear!"

Lin Fan roared.

Kicking off the ground, his figure once again charged explosively toward the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon.

At this moment.

Lin Fan's image in everyone's eyes instantly became tall and heroic.

It was comparable to the generals in 'Shao Song' seeing the Psyduck Dragon Banner pushing forward.

"Lin Fan, we'll help you!"

In this instant, a fire in some students' hearts was about to... explode!

Before, they just thought Lin Fan was arrogant and annoying.

But when they saw Lin Fan protecting them without regard for his own life,

that bit of dislike had long since vanished completely.

Even if Lin Fan was doing it for money... for points.

Being able to fight to such an extent for them, how could a few points offset that?

Putting themselves in his shoes, they couldn't do the same!

"We'll help you too!"

In such situations, where there's a first, there's a second.

To put it nicely, young people have a surge of hot blood.

Instantly.

The original two teams, plus Lin Fan's two teammates and several other teams that came to watch the commotion, all rushed forward in a swarm.

Lin Fan: ...Wait, bro, how did the plot develop like this?

"In that case, you guys fight, I'm stopping..."

Lin Fan had to exert immense effort just to barely suppress the heavily injured Steel-Armored Earth Dragon.

This group of students—what were they going to fight with, their heads?

One round.

Not many.

Just one round.

However they came, they were sent flying back the same way.

"Satisfied now?"

"None of you know your own limits."

After scolding them, Lin Fan charged forward again.

For a while, he fought the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon on equal terms.

In everything, it's the comparison that matters.

Comparing people leads to death; comparing goods leads to the trash.

Originally, everyone didn't have a true understanding of Lin Fan's strength.

Now, with this group of students as a comparison,

everyone's understanding of Lin Fan's true strength became clear at once.

This time, Lin Fan really had to thank them.

If they hadn't failed so miserably, Lin Fan's awesomeness wouldn't have been highlighted.

Otherwise, everyone would think, 'I could do that too.'

[Ding! Facing the same powerful enemy, the combat gap is vast, prestige value +2,000!]

[Current prestige value: 6,270 points!]

Meanwhile.

The audience watching the live stream also exploded.

[I knew God Fan was strong, but I didn't expect him to be this strong. He truly crushes his peers by a massive margin!]

[God Fan, my God Fan, don't go to university, just start streaming! I'll send you gifts!]

[Too strong, there's no harm without comparison. All those students together couldn't even withstand one move from the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon, yet God Fan alone...]

[My mom asked me why I'm watching the stream on my knees. I said God Fan is soloing a Fourth-Order Exotic Beast, and now we're both kneeling...]

[Jie jie jie, Lin Fan has piqued my research interest. I want to slice him up!]

[Sorry everyone, the guy above escaped while I wasn't looking. I'm catching him now — Director Yang of the Abnormal Human Research Center.]

...[Current prestige value: 8,270 points!]

prestige value continued to rise.

8,270 was not the limit! Not the limit! Important things must be said twice... The Steel-Armored Earth Dragon eventually escaped.

Maybe it was exhausted after that burst of power.

Maybe it saw how strong Lin Fan was and didn't want to tangle with him anymore... These were all guesses in other people's minds.

The real reason was simple.

Lin Fan let it run.

After all, the acting was almost done.

To prevent a situation like the one just now, Lin Fan feigned using a big ultimate move.

The Aura was strong, and the scene was very intimidating.

The Steel-Armored Earth Dragon took the big move head-on and then used its Earth-escape talent to slip away.

Once the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon fled,

Lin Fan's Aura instantly withered.

Clutching his chest (faking it), he looked up with a "pale" face: "A Fourth-Order Exotic Beast... is indeed troublesome... It used its Earth-escape talent to run."

In reality, he was sending a command to the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon via the Enslavement Contract:

[Go three kilometers to the northwest. There's a team with two injured people. Scare them, don't actually kill them, and wait for my signal.]

A respectful response came from deep underground: "As you command, Master."

Qin Yue stepped forward quickly to support Lin Fan, her eyes full of worry: "Are you okay?"

Su Muyu stared at the hole in the rock wall, her cool brows slightly furrowed: "A Fourth-Order Exotic Beast actually fleeing... it's not like their usual behavior."

Lin Fan waved his hand and took the opportunity to lean "weakly" against Qin Yue (soft, so soft): "Maybe it just broke through and its Realm is unstable, or it was scared by our numbers..."

The bullet-chat was blowing up at this point:

[God Fan is injured?! First time seeing him so disheveled!]

[That was a Fourth-Order! Being able to drive it away is already freaking awesome, okay?]

[But the Steel-Armored Earth Dragon actually ran? Don't these kinds of beasts usually fight to the death?]

[Maybe it just broke through and wanted to save its life...]

[The way God Fan protected everyone just now was so cool! I'm a fan now!]

[Those students thought Lin Fan only cared about points before. Now they know who the real big brother is!]

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