At a thought from Luo Feng, the glowing orb floated over to him.
[Flood Dragon Core: The essence of the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon. Consuming it increases your physical attributes by 30 points.]
"Not bad. This'll boost my punching strength by 3,000 kilograms."
Luo Feng loved these simple, straightforward rewards.
Since no one else could see the system's items anyway, Luo Feng merely parted his lips and swallowed the Flood Dragon Core.
In an instant, heat spread throughout his body, and his physical attributes rose.
Then Luo Feng set about carving up the monster for its materials.
Just as Luo Feng had finished collecting the monster materials and was about to say goodbye to the members of the Fire Hammer Squad and leave, a powerful presence came from downstairs.
A few moments later, a dignified old man with graying hair at his temples appeared before Luo Feng and the others.
"Elder Li."
Seeing the newcomer, Wan Tianming, who was lying on the ground, hurriedly greeted him with respect.
The newcomer was none other than the strongest member of the Li Family in Jiangnan Base City, part of the HR Alliance.
The Li Family and the Xu Family were both among the twelve great families of the HR Alliance's Huaxia region, and both happened to be based in Jiangnan Base City.
Each of those twelve great families in the HR Alliance's Huaxia region had a War God-level Martial Artist.
"Hm?"
As soon as the old man surnamed Li arrived, he spotted the dead Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon. He studied its wounds closely, looking puzzled.
Then he looked at everyone present, growing even more confused.
He examined the people before him, but not one of them looked capable of killing the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon.
"Xiao Wan, has the Spiritual Telekinetic who killed the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon already left? I wonder which War God from Huaxia Nation it was."
Elder Li immediately recognized that the fatal wound on the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon had been inflicted by a small flying dagger. Since this kind of attack was generally used by Spiritual Telekinetics, he asked.
"Well... Elder Li, the one who killed the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon is the young Mr. Luo Feng standing right before you."
Wan Tianming looked toward Luo Feng as he spoke.
"Him? He killed the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon?"
The old man surnamed Li's eyes widened slightly. Even after decades of life and weathering the upheavals of the Great Nirvana, Elder Li couldn't help being shocked.
The Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon was famous for its scales' defense. Even an Elementary War God would have a hard time penetrating them.
Even if it was severely wounded, a normal high-level War General would have absolutely no chance against it.
This young man looked only around eighteen. Could he already be a War God-level powerhouse? And a rare Spiritual Telekinetic, too? How...
As the saying went, age brought wisdom. Elder Li was quite skilled at reading people's expressions, so he carefully studied the faces of the six people present.
Judging from their expressions, it seemed, perhaps, maybe... that the young man really had killed the Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon.
"Little Brother Luo Feng, where are you from?"
Elder Li quickly recovered and asked with a warm, genial smile.
The young man before him was definitely under twenty, yet he was already a War God-level Spiritual Telekinetic.
It couldn't hurt to befriend him before he made a name for himself in Martial Artist circles.
A young man like this, already so powerful, could very well become someone who surpassed the War God level in the future.
"Hello, Elder Li. I'm from Yangzhou City in Jiangnan Base City."
Luo Feng looked at the old man and nodded slightly.
This old man dared to come help even though he knew there was a Lord-level Monster here. He must be a War God-level powerhouse.
Since we've run into each other, I'll ask him later whether there are any high-level Lord-ranked dragon-type monsters near City No. 031.
Veteran War Gods like him must know a lot about Lord-level Monsters.
Luo Feng thought to himself.
"Little Brother Luo Feng, you're from Jiangnan Base City too? Ha ha, what a coincidence! You must come visit my family sometime. Here, let's exchange contact information first."
Elder Li quickly raised his right hand, displaying his communication device with a broad smile.
Luo Feng was at a loss for words. City No. 031 was only a little over a hundred kilometers from Jiangnan Base City. The vast majority of people who came here were from Jiangnan Base City. What was so coincidental about that?
Though that was what he thought, Luo Feng wasn't so tactless as to say it out loud.
He replied politely.
"Sure. I'll definitely visit your home when I get the chance, Elder Li."
As he spoke, Luo Feng took out his own communication device.
Beep!
The two devices touched, and their contact information was exchanged.
"Ha ha, good, good! Little Brother Luo Feng, you look quite young. May I ask how old you are?"
Elder Li seemed like a very talkative person.
"Oh, I just graduated from high school a while ago. I'm eighteen."
Luo Feng didn't hide it. Zhang Ke and Chen Gu already knew, so there was no way to keep it secret. He hadn't planned to, either.
With the speed at which he was advancing, it wouldn't be long before even Hong and Thunder God could probably be caught up to with ease.
Besides, he knew Hong and Thunder God cherished talent. Even if they learned of his existence and potential, they would do their best to cultivate him, not eliminate him in advance.
That was one of the things that made the early stages of Swallowed World relatively friendly.
"Eighteen? Just graduated from high school? My, my... A young hero indeed!"
After a moment of surprise, Elder Li seemed to think of something and quickly continued, "As it happens, my granddaughter is eighteen this year, too. You're both young, so you'll have plenty to talk about. I can introduce you sometime. You could get to know each other."
He's trying to set me up with his granddaughter the moment we meet? Is this the treatment reserved for super-geniuses? No wonder so many protagonists in Swallowed World fanfiction like to build harems.
But unfortunately, I, Luo Feng, only like Xu Xin.
Luo Feng thought to himself.
He would still need the old man's help later, so he didn't want to offend him. Luo Feng smiled and said, "Sure. I'm sure we'll have the chance."
"By the way, Elder Li, do you know if there are any high-level Lord-ranked dragon-type monsters near City No. 031?"
"High-level Lord-ranked dragon-type monsters? Brother Luo Feng, are you planning to...?"
Elder Li stared at Luo Feng in confusion. He had thought an eighteen-year-old Elementary War God-level Spiritual Telekinetic was already the limit of what he could imagine.
But Luo Feng's sudden question completely shook him.
Could Luo Feng actually be capable of killing a high-level Lord? Impossible. Absolutely impossible. A high-level War God at eighteen? Even Hong and Thunder God couldn't have been that monstrous at eighteen.
"Elder Li, just tell me where they are. Don't worry. If I can't beat one, I'm confident I can escape."
As Elder Li was still mulling it over, Luo Feng spoke again.
"Little Brother Luo Feng, tell me honestly—what's your current strength? These high-level Lord-ranked dragon-type monsters are among the most terrifying of all monsters. I can't put you in danger."
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