308: Chapter 308 A third-tier cosmic-level guardian, Li Fan arrives!

"This is the opportunity?! immaculate origin stones!"

Inside Li Daguo's private manor on the virtual network, Li Daguo had also recognized the origin of these stones.

Usually, when he was bored, he liked to pass the time by reading information about cosmic treasures.

So, he had a bit of an impression of these immaculate origin stones.

"immaculate origin stones? What are those?"

Huang Lan, who was nearby, couldn't help but ask.

Not just her, but Lu Qilai, Gu Ling, and the others were also full of confusion.

They knew absolutely nothing about this treasure.

Following that, Li Daguo gave Huang Lan and the others a brief explanation.

After learning about the effects of the immaculate origin stones, all of them showed the same shocked expressions as Li Daguo had just moments ago.

"The universe is vast; it truly has everything. I wonder if Brother Fan can take these origin stones for himself?!"

Lu Qilai couldn't help but sigh with emotion, his eyes fixed on the screen of the official channel.

Currently.

More and more people were drawing closer to the origin stones.

Although Li Fan was walking quite far ahead, he wasn't at the very front.

Whether he could arrive first and obtain all the origin stones would depend on the subsequent situation.

...

Returning to the Swamp Zone.

As time continued to pass.

A three-person team had already successfully arrived not far from the small hill containing the immaculate origin stones.

When the three first saw the corpse of the dead giant beast, they thought it was a commotion caused by a ferocious beast and hurriedly prepared to flee.

But after hesitating for a moment, they realized that the giant beast had long since stopped breathing, and they noticed the surging cosmic primordial energy on the hill as well as the multicolored stones contained within.

"Those are... immaculate origin stones?!"

The youth leading the team recognized the origin stones inside the hill immediately, and his eyes instantly lit up.

"Holy crap! Am I seeing this right? There are so many!"

"Hiss! We're rich! If we split them equally, each of us can get over a hundred!"

The other teammates were also incredibly excited upon recognizing them.

Immediately.

Without any hesitation, the three of them sped directly toward the hill.

Even though they all came from great families and didn't lack cultivation resources, they were still very happy to take something that could freely raise their level by one rank with absolutely no side effects.

Of course.

More importantly, these immaculate origin stones were extremely valuable. If they could get them all, it would be very beneficial for their subsequent advancement issues.

However.

Just as the three prepared to take all the origin stones before the other Contestants arrived.

Boom!

A terrifyingly loud sound rang out.

An incredibly massive, strange snake with a mouth full of fangs suddenly burst out from the ground, blocking the path of the three speeding people.

Unable to dodge in time, the three of them charged straight into the giant snake's mouth, instantly pierced by those terrifying fangs. Their flesh was mangled, and they died on the spot.

Immediately following that, the strange giant snake swallowed the three of them whole.

Such a scene was truly terrifying beyond measure!

"This?!"

"Dead?"

“So... so tragic!!”

"Wait, where did this thing suddenly pop out from?"

"What a strong aura! This giant snake's realm feels like it's almost at Universe Level Three, right? It should be the strongest ferocious beast to appear so far!"

"I didn't expect the immaculate origin stones to have a guard?! At this realm, I'm afraid the Contestants rushing over are going to suffer!"

"We can only wait and see if Li Fan or Fang Tong can kill it."

"Forget about Li Fan; he has a mark on him. It'll be a miracle if those Contestants don't attack Li Fan along with the giant snake later."

The Wushan Seat Public were currently stunned by the sudden appearance of the giant snake.

This entrance was truly too hardcore—it started off with a triple kill!

And to be fair, the aura of this strange giant snake was indeed a bit ridiculous.

Of all the ferocious beasts they had seen in the secret realm during this time, this one was the strongest.

Looking back at the giant snake.

After swallowing the three people, it simply swung its head.

In an instant, the entire small hill was smashed to pieces, and all the origin stones were revealed.

Then, with a shift of its body, the giant snake coiled itself on top of the hundreds of origin stones.

Following that.

After finding a somewhat comfortable position.

The giant snake actually began to close its eyes and rest.

It was directly using the immaculate origin stones as a warm bed for resting.

Such a scene.

Truly made the corners of the Wushan Seat Public's mouths twitch.

If it was like this.

This opportunity wouldn't be very easy to seize.

And that was indeed the case.

Soon.

Other Contestants began to arrive one after another.

After noticing the giant snake's figure, every single one of these Contestants was scared into retreating, not daring to step forward.

However, they also saw the immaculate origin stones below through the gaps between the giant snake's body and the hill.

To be honest.

The origin stones were very tempting.

But as for making them go and snatch them, for a moment, they really didn't quite dare.

"These immaculate origin stones might be a bit hard to seize, but there's no rush. Let's lie in wait here for a bit. That golden point is about to arrive soon; perhaps he has the ability to fight this giant snake."

"When the time comes, we can take advantage of their struggle to step in and take them both out at once. Not only can we get that person's opportunity, but we can also take the origin stones while we're at it!"

In a four-person team that had already arrived nearby, a strategist provided the next plan.

So they didn't retreat, instead choosing to lie low by the nearby vines and mud pits, waiting for Li Fan's appearance.

As time slowly passed.

More and more Contestants and teams arrived at this location.

Soon, they also made the same decision as the four-person team: to lie low.

If this giant snake had X-ray vision.

It would only need to look around to discover that nearly a hundred people were now surrounding it from all directions.

The scene was both tense and exciting, heart-pounding, yet also a bit comical.

After all, there were nearly a hundred of them.

Yet not a single person dared to be the first to stick their head out.

And soon.

With the arrival of a figure.

The gazes of everyone lying in wait around the area all converged together.

And who else could it be?

Naturally, it was Li Fan!

"Is this... Li Fan?!"

"That golden point is actually Li Fan!!"

"Holy crap! It's actually Li Fan! That Tank!"

"This Li Fan not only has incredibly powerful Mental Energy, but his physical body is also heaven-defying. If we had gone to intercept him, there's a high probability we would have failed. Good thing we didn't go!"

"The golden point is Li Fan—that's a good thing! With Li Fan's strength, I think there's a chance he can tangle with this giant snake for a while. We can proceed according to the original plan and find a good moment!"

Almost all the Contestants lying in wait around the area recognized Li Fan.

Their first reaction was shock.

The second reaction was joy.

Because if the person carrying the golden point was too weak and got instantly killed by the giant snake.

They would have to fight the giant snake if they wanted to get the opportunity.

And trying to snatch the golden opportunity back from its mouth was no simple task.

Now, the golden point was actually Li Fan.

Then it was fine.

They basically all had some understanding of Li Fan's strength.

Even if he ultimately couldn't beat the giant snake, he would definitely make it pay a huge price.

"Just one ferocious beast?"

"No, the treasure is underneath it. These are... immaculate origin stones?!"

Li Fan's gaze was currently fixed on that giant snake.

After a bit of observation, he also recognized the immaculate origin stones beneath the giant snake.

For a moment, a bright light flashed in his eyes.

This stuff was good!

In cultivation, the further one went, the higher the difficulty of breaking through became!

Even with aptitude like his, if he wanted to quickly break through one rank now, it would take at least one or two months, or even longer.

And now, placed before him was actually a miraculous treasure that could allow for a rapid breakthrough of one rank.

This was simply too enticing!

Although he also knew that besides the first piece being useful, the ones after would have no effect, he could completely leave them for Li Daguo, Huang Lan, Gu Ling, and the others.

Strengthening the power of his home base would set his mind at ease.

Just as Li Fan showed a look of excitement and prepared to make the giant snake move.

Li Fan couldn't help but look at the surroundings.

"It seems things are quite lively here?!"

Indeed.

His Mental Energy was currently extremely strong.

Besides attacking, Mental Energy also had a certain investigative function within a certain range.

Right now, as long as he spread out his Mental Energy.

It was as if he had opened a heavenly eye.

All the figures lying in wait in the surroundings were clearly visible.