"Pff... pfft!" (So... so strong!)
Held tightly in Purple Cloud's arms, the Brightlight Blob stared wide-eyed toward Xu Ran. After witnessing him defeat a Quasi-Overlord Rank being so easily, its face was filled with shock.
"Meow~" (Looks like that stone pillar really did have something good.)
Purple Cloud also looked somewhat tempted.
Previously, even after linking with Starlight, Xu Ran had needed to work with Can Can to kill a Quasi-Overlord Rank being.
Now, having acquired a new Four-Star Skill, Can Can could already face one alone, while Xu Ran's strength had likewise soared after acquiring his blade techniques.
Under these circumstances, how strong could they become if Purple Cloud used Undying Battle Body to turn into a long blade and fought alongside Xu Ran?
Almost at the same moment Purple Cloud thought of this, Xu Ran, who was drawing out his long blade in the distance, looked toward Purple Cloud. Clearly, the same thought had occurred to him.
With a casual flick of his blade, Xu Ran scooped out the supernatural resource left behind by the fallen Crow Beast King-a Black Claw Bone-then turned his gaze deeper into the desert.
Rather than easing after the Crow Beast King's death, the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy.
The auras hidden in the center of the desert, locked onto Xu Ran from afar, surged all the more fiercely.
They had not supported the Crow Beast King, but they had sensed its death. Now that they had some understanding of Xu Ran's strength, they became even more cautious, unwilling to attack rashly.
"Let's go see exactly what resources are hidden in there," Xu Ran said softly. Riding on Starlight's back, he did not slow his advance into the depths, but gradually accelerated instead.
His actions clearly angered the beings targeting him from the shadows,