Chapter 127 - 114: A Special Place in the Special Gate World

Chapter 127: Chapter 114: A Special Place in the Special Gate World

Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Beast corpse before him.

And the item it had dropped.

He walked over, bent down, and picked it up.

Then, he took out a dagger and plunged it into the Demon Beast’s head.

With a slight bit of force,

a Demon Core appeared in Fang Xiu’s hand.

After all, he had hunted so many Demon Beasts with Kajimi.

Fang Xiu could now extract a Demon Core with ease.

’No Skill?’

Fang Xiu was a little disappointed. He placed the Demon Core and the dropped wooden box together.

"Ye Fan, do you know where there are more Demon Beasts around here?" Fang Xiu asked, looking at Ye Fan.

"The Demon Beasts in this Special Gate World don’t really gather in one place. They usually appear alone, and never more than seven at a time!"

Ye Fan must have been in this Special Gate World for quite some time.

He was now sharing what he had learned during his time here with Fang Xiu.

"Oh, I see. Then I guess I’ll just have to go look for them myself!"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

’Looks like I’ll have to find the Demon Beasts here on my own.’

Fang Xiu was quite eager to find more Ordinary Demon Beasts that could drop wooden boxes.

It would be best if he could find an Elite Monster, which might drop a Treasure Chest or something similar.

The items inside would have a much higher chance of being usable for Sacrifice.

For Fang Xiu, what dropped or what came out of it wasn’t a huge issue.

The most important thing was that it could be Sacrificed.

"This Demon Beast... you don’t want it?" Ye Fan said in disbelief, watching Fang Xiu turn to leave.

"Hm? What else can you do with this Demon Beast?" Fang Xiu asked in return.

"If you butcher it, you can get a lot of materials! This hide, for example, is worth a lot of Points!" Ye Fan said hurriedly.

"Then it’s all yours!"

Fang Xiu thought the Demon Beast had some special use.

’So it’s just for selling?’

He wasn’t short on money, and now he wasn’t short on Points either.

So, these things were of no use to Fang Xiu.

"This... Thank you!"

Ye Fan said, quickly pulling out a knife and running over to butcher the corpse.

Fang Xiu watched Ye Fan and smiled. "Well, sir, I’ll be on my way. See you around!"

"Wait, Fang Xiu! Can you take me with you?" Ye Fan shouted to him.

"Hm?" Fang Xiu was taken aback. ’What’s with this guy?’

’Does he need someone to guide him?’

"My Power is decent, and my Defense is alright too. I can block a lot of Attacks for you. But it’s hard for me to get around in here, and there are many Demon Beasts I can’t handle alone. Don’t worry, anything that drops is yours, and the Demon Cores are yours too!"

Ye Fan said hurriedly.

Fang Xiu smiled. "You’ll give all that to me? Then what do you want? A spot to enter the Special Gate World isn’t just given away. You must have killed a boss to get in, right? You managed to get in here, and you want nothing? You’d be better off hunting Demon Beasts outside!"

Fang Xiu was a little surprised by Ye Fan’s words.

’The condition for entering this place is killing a boss, right?’

’This guy got in here but instead of hunting Demon Beasts, he wants to team up with me?’

"Huh? No, not everyone gets in by killing a boss!"

Ye Fan finally realized what Fang Xiu was thinking.

He quickly explained, "Some people get in by hunting Demon Beasts, like powerful experts such as yourself, but that’s not the only way. For example, the strongest person in a whole city can get in, and you can also enter by reaching a certain Level!"

"You’re the strongest in your city?" Fang Xiu asked, looking at Ye Fan.

"I... I guess so. Our city doesn’t have many people, and even fewer Awakened. There’s one spot available each year. Right now, I’m the only one who has reached Level 40. The person in second place is only Level 35."

Ye Fan said, a bit embarrassed.

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

’So there are other ways to get in?’

’But it makes sense. There can’t be that many world bosses.’

If no one could kill them, then there would be no point for this Special Gate World to exist.

"But even though I’m the strongest in my city, after coming here... you just saw it. I can’t even kill a Level 40 Ordinary Demon Beast!"

Ye Fan said with a sense of helplessness.

He had originally wanted to come in here and hunt more Demon Beasts.

He wanted to earn more Points to buy the Equipment and Cultivation Technique he desired.

But he never expected the Demon Beasts in here to be so ridiculously strong.

Back in the outer Gate Worlds, Ye Fan would dare to fight even a Level 45 Ordinary Demon Beast.

But after entering this place, forget a Level 40 Demon Beast, even a Level 35 Ordinary Demon Beast would take him a long time to defeat.

This was the difference between the Special Gate World and the Gate Worlds outside.

Now, Ye Fan only had one thought: get out of here alive.

He had originally planned to leave immediately.

But now that he had a powerhouse like Fang Xiu to rely on, Ye Fan decided he had to hold on tight.

After all, Fang Xiu was so generous, not wanting any of the materials.

Besides, the Spiritual Qi in this Gate World was much denser than in other Gate Worlds.

Ye Fan had already experienced this for himself.

Even with his old Cultivation Technique,

he could increase his Cultivation speed by at least three times here.

That was why Ye Fan also wanted to do some serious Cultivation here.

"Alright, then. You can come with me."

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

The guy didn’t want any of the drops anyway, so Fang Xiu certainly wouldn’t refuse a guide who was somewhat familiar with this place.

"Thank you!"

Ye Fan nodded slightly.

And so, the two of them set off. Ye Fan led the way, while Fang Xiu was responsible for fighting.

However, there were no Demon Beasts in sight just yet.

"By the way, Ye Fan, for someone who got in as number one in their city, how many days can you stay here?" Fang Xiu asked, curious.

He had killed a Level 40 boss and could only stay for four days.

He wondered how long someone like Ye Fan, who got in by being his city’s number one, could stay.

"One day per Level!"

Ye Fan answered Fang Xiu’s question honestly.

"What?"

Fang Xiu felt like he had misheard.

"One day per Level. I’m Level 40, so I can stay for forty days. I’ve already been in here for a week!"

Ye Fan thought Fang Xiu really hadn’t heard him clearly, so he explained it again carefully.

Fang Xiu: ...

He suddenly felt like he’d been ripped off.

Killing a Level 40 boss only got him four days here.

"I only have four days. We need to hurry!"

Fang Xiu said helplessly.

He only had four days, while Ye Fan had forty—a tenfold difference.

Even though Ye Fan had already been here for a week,

he still had thirty-three days left.

Fang Xiu felt it was so unfair.

But there was nothing he could do about it. He would just have to rely on himself to create as many opportunities as possible.

"Right."

Ye Fan nodded, and his pace quickened considerably.

As they walked, he said to Fang Xiu, "Actually, most people who come here are looking to absorb the Spiritual Power to increase their strength. There aren’t many like you who want to hunt a lot of Demon Beasts!"

"I see!"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

In truth, he knew it wasn’t that these people didn’t want to hunt Demon Beasts.

It was that they knew their own strength wasn’t enough to hunt the Demon Beasts here.

Even Demon Beasts of a lower Level than them weren’t easy to kill.

So, with that time, they were better off focusing on Cultivation here instead.

That way, they could at least gain something.

But Fang Xiu wasn’t particularly interested in Cultivation.

Because the density of the Spiritual Power in this Gate World wasn’t even as high as the one in the Gate World at his home.

So, rather than cultivating here, Fang Xiu would be better off cultivating at home.

The Demon Beasts here were what suited Fang Xiu best.

"You’re very different from other people!"

Suddenly, Ye Fan said to Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu looked at Ye Fan and asked, "How am I different?"

"You’re incredibly powerful. Outside, you could kill a Level 40 boss at only Level 15, and in here, you can also kill Level 40 Demon Beasts. Maybe... maybe you can reach that legendary place!"

Ye Fan said this very seriously.

"A legendary place? What kind of place is that?" Fang Xiu asked curiously.

"Hm? You don’t know?" Ye Fan was taken aback.

’How is it that Fang Xiu seems to know nothing at all?’

"Would you believe me if I told you I only learned about this Special Gate World today?"

Fang Xiu said helplessly, "I haven’t even been Awakened for a month!"

Ye Fan: ...

He had forgotten about that.

Not even a month since his Awakening, and he was already Level 15.

And at Level 15, he killed a Level 40 boss to enter this Special Gate World.

Ye Fan had never heard of anyone who could do such a thing.

Fang Xiu was the first, and quite possibly the last.

"Legend says that within this Special Gate World, there are many special locations. After entering the Gate World, if you head toward the center, they will gradually start to appear around the Central Region!"

Ye Fan explained to Fang Xiu, "Each of these locations contains something special. I don’t know what exactly. I’ve never found one, nor have I ever gotten close enough. They don’t exist here in the outer areas."

"Oh? There’s such a mystical place?"

Fang Xiu hadn’t expected that.

’To think there’s a place like that here.’

’Something special?’

’What could it be?’

"Yeah, but Level 40 Demon Beasts are already appearing in this outer area. I have no idea what Level they’ll be if we get any closer."

Ye Fan said, "I wouldn’t dare go any nearer."

"I see!"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "So they exist as long as you reach the Central Region? This place is so huge. How far do you have to go before it’s considered the Central Region?"

Fang Xiu asked curiously.

This was a Special Gate World said to have deserts and oceans, after all!

This... walking from the North Pole to the equator could be considered reaching the middle, but that’s crossing half the planet!

If it was the same here, forget four days, Fang Xiu wouldn’t be able to make it even in forty!

"If you keep walking straight ahead, there’s a forest. That forest is considered the beginning of the Central Region!"

Ye Fan thought for a moment and said, "I walked for three days before and could see the forest in the distance, but I didn’t dare go over!"

"You can reach it in three days?"

Fang Xiu’s time limit was four days.

If he could reach this so-called Central Region in three days, Fang Xiu was willing to give it a try.

Because that would leave him one day to search for those so-called special places and special rewards!