39: Chapter 39 Breakthrough to the Third Tier

But what if the next enemy he encountered had strength that exceeded the defense limit of the undying robe?

Wouldn't he be as good as dead?

This world was fraught with danger.

Just like this time, he never imagined he would encounter such a terrifying giant bear.

He had almost become one of those conceited side characters from the novels of his past life...

Thinking they were invincible under heaven just because they obtained a few powerful Dharma treasures, only to end up with a miserable fate.

Lin Fan made up his mind.

From now on, he could no longer over-rely on the protection of Dharma treasures.

He would only challenge enemies that he could defeat with his own strength!

After catching his breath for a moment.

Lin Fan activated Void Walk again, opening a rift near the city border.

The coverage range of this skill was extremely wide.

It was much faster than running on his own.

After arriving at a spot only dozens of meters away from the border.

Lin Fan deactivated the skill and closed the void rift...

He didn't plan on coming back for the time being.

He walked straight toward the border checkpoint, where the guards were still patrolling.

Without waiting for them to question him, he proactively pulled out his Adventurer License.

After the guard checked it and found no issues, he was allowed to pass.

A moment later, Lin Fan returned home, having already changed back into his usual clothes.

The omniscient mask and undying robe had both been stored back into the system space.

“Sorry, I’m back late,”

Lin Fan said as he pushed open the door and walked into the living room.

But the moment he stepped inside, his body froze.

His parents were sitting on the living room sofa, their expressions varying.

His mother’s face was full of worry, while his father stared at the empty space ahead with a solemn expression.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, both turned their heads at the same time, their gazes falling on Lin Fan.

Their expressions shifted drastically in an instant:

The worry on his mother’s face turned into wild joy; her eyes reddened, and hot tears burst forth.

The next second, she immediately stood up, rushed forward, hugged Lin Fan tightly, and began to wail uncontrollably.

“You... you’re finally back!”

“I was worried to death, afraid something had happened to you.”

“We were just about to go to the Alliance to file a report!”

His mother said between sobs.

Lin Fan gave an apologetic smile and gently patted his mother’s back.

He secretly vowed in his heart.

From now on, he must think twice before acting.

There were people in this world who truly cared about him.

He couldn't let them live in such fear and worry anymore.

He looked up at his father.

His father’s expression was still stern, but a hint of relief was hard to hide in his eyes.

“Kid, do you see what time it is?”

His father suddenly asked.

Lin Fan was taken aback by the question and then turned to look at the wall clock...

The hour hand was already pointing at ten o'clock!

Without waiting for Lin Fan to answer, his father said in a deep voice:

“You need to give us a good explanation of where exactly you went tonight.”

Lin Fan smiled.

Such questioning was actually within his expectations.

Later that night, Lin Fan was called to the living room by his parents for questioning.

During dinner, Lin Duo was very worried when she didn't see her brother come home and refused to go to sleep for a long time.

His parents had used every possible persuasion, telling her that her brother had just gone to a friend's house and would be back soon, before they finally coaxed her to sleep.

Before sleeping, the little girl had specifically urged them to wait until her brother returned before they slept.

Hearing this, a warm current surged in Lin Fan's heart.

But for now, he had to come up with an excuse to deal with his parents' interrogation.

He absolutely dared not tell the truth about going to the border to hunt magical beasts.

Even if he confessed that his strength had greatly increased, his parents wouldn't be happy.

Instead, they would worry if he had taken some crooked path to become so strong.

As for the existence of the system... that was his greatest secret.

One should not flaunt their wealth; as for possessing a 'Golden Finger,' he couldn't tell anyone even if it killed him.

This was an eternal law of survival!

Having no other choice, Lin Fan had to use the excuse of Qin Xiaoxiao's family moving away.

He told his parents that Qin Xiaoxiao was his first friend at Dragon Language Academy and the only person who had truly been good to him over the years.

Now that she was leaving Baiyun City with her family, she wanted to get together with him, her only friend, to say a proper goodbye.

These words indeed moved his mother.

She had naturally heard Lin Fan mention Qin Xiaoxiao...

The girl who, like him, was ostracized at school.

One was the 'trash' in everyone's mouth, and the other was the girl jokingly called 'Little Foodie'.

Their friendship could be considered a bond formed in adversity.

His mother had even met Qin Xiaoxiao once and knew she was a kind-hearted girl.

After hearing Lin Fan's explanation, his parents actually believed him.

Not only did they not blame him, but they were also happy for him.

They felt that his being so loyal and accompanying Qin Xiaoxiao for the last stretch of her stay was something worthy of affirmation.

However, that didn't mean they wouldn't lecture him...

After all, the nights around Baiyun City were truly too dangerous.

“I'll have to buy you a communicator later. You're grown up now; it's time you had something for communication on you.”

His mother suggested, and his father nodded in agreement from the side.

Lin Fan wanted to decline, saying he could buy one himself.

But his parents wouldn't take no for an answer and urged him to hurry up and go to sleep.

Unable to argue with his parents, Lin Fan had no choice but to obediently return to his room.

As soon as he returned to his room, he immediately pulled up the system panel.

He now had 180 experience points, enough to level up once.

Recalling that terrifying giant bear from earlier.

Lin Fan unhesitatingly consumed 100 experience points.

[Ding! System level increased! Level 10 → Level 11]

[Tier 2 Mage Late Stage → Tier 2 Mage Peak]

A warm current instantly flooded his entire body, and Lin Fan clearly felt his strength grow a bit stronger again.

The range of his soul sea expanded slightly, and the magic power within his body became even more robust.

After the upgrade was complete.

Lin Fan checked the system panel again:

...

[supreme path system (Glitch Version)]

[Host: Lin Fan]

[Level: Level 11]

[Experience Required for Next Level: 80/100 (Glitch)]

[Realm: Tier 2 Mage Peak]

[Elemental Attributes: Space, Lightning]

[Special Abilities:]

[Dual-Element Constitution: The host can control two types of elemental power simultaneously]

[Void Walk...]

...

Looking at the experience points displayed on the panel, he was only 20 points away from the next level.

As such, there was even less need to sleep tonight.

His gaze turned toward the mountain of books piled in the corner of the room.

A glint flashed in his eyes.

A moment later.

System notification sounds began to pop up continuously before his eyes.

[Ding, task completed, obtained 5 experience points!]

[Ding, task completed...]

Early the next morning, Lin Fan closed the book in front of him, his gaze falling on the system notification.

He had stayed up all night and read a total of thirteen books, gaining 65 experience points in total.

Adding the 10 extra points from the weekly task reward.

His experience points had now accumulated to 155 points!

Lin Fan did not hesitate.