The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

As Fang Yun walked and pondered this matter, he noticed that the number of people around him was dwindling. What had initially been a small group had now dwindled to just a few.

Judging from their expressions, most of them were people with weak wills, or they chose to stay because they were afraid of dying.

Fang Yun didn't care about these things. Whether these people were willing to follow him or not didn't matter to him. However, since some people chose to continue following him, Fang Yun would still give them some benefits so as not to seem too heartless.

Just then, Fang Yun suddenly noticed something amiss ahead. What had been complete darkness was now illuminated by flashes of light. Moreover, the light was clearly quite strong, indicating at least a cluster of torches.

Then, Fang Yun walked in that direction, and sure enough, the light grew brighter and brighter. When he turned a corner, he found a group of people standing there, watching him walk towards them.

"You've finally arrived. If you had been any slower, we might not have wanted to wait any longer."

The speaker was Ke Qiang, with Gu Tingfang and Bai Hansheng standing next to him.

"Oh, so you were waiting for me?"

Fang Yun was somewhat surprised, wondering what these people meant.

"You probably don't know this yet, but the young man you just knocked unconscious outside is my junior brother," Ke Qiang suddenly said coldly.

Fang Yun was initially puzzled as to why his junior brother wasn't standing with him, but he soon figured it out.

"You mean that tall, thin guy? Oh, I know, he was one of the people you specifically sent there, wasn't he?"

Fang Yun had seen through these people's intentions; they were indeed sinister.

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Those retail investors were no match for them, but they still sent someone over specifically to control them and maximize their profits.

In that case, these retail investors will probably be helping the other party count the money even after they've been sold out.

"Indeed, your actions have not only disrupted our plans, but you must also bear the consequences of hurting people."

Gu Tingfang said.

"Kid, I don't care who you are. But you have to pay the price for injuring someone from the Ke family, and judging from my junior brother's appearance, he seems to be quite badly injured."

Fang Yun asked, "So what do you want?"

"Hmph, I don't care what happens, it's just taking your life," Ke Qiang said coldly.

This concerns his reputation, especially in front of so many people. If he doesn't regain his dignity, Ke Qiang will have a hard time navigating the underworld in the future.

As for Bai Hansheng and Gu Tingfang standing next to Ke Qiang, they were also subtly forming a pincer movement. If Fang Yun wanted to escape, they would probably immediately seal off the space.

Fang Yun is now a threat to them as well. The changes in this ancient tomb are unpredictable, and having another uncertain opponent like this is always unsettling.

Therefore, making Fang Yun disappear before the formal exploration is still a pretty good deal.

"Are you so confident in subduing me? Aren't you afraid of losing both your wife and your army? This ancient tomb is very large. Everyone can benefit from peaceful coexistence. Why make such a fuss?"

Fang Yun shook his head, looking as if he were sighing.

He really didn't want to fight with these people unless he was forced to.

"Haha, you're not very capable, but you've got quite the nerve," Ke Qiang laughed, clearly unimpressed.

Fang Yun said, "We're all just here in this tomb looking for some opportunity, why make such a fuss? Besides, I didn't offend your brother on my own initiative, he's the one who came looking for me. It seems a bit inappropriate for you to come looking for trouble."

"Hmph, who is my brother? If you hurt him, that's your crime, and you should be punished."

Ke Qiang said nonchalantly.

"Since that's the case, then I have nothing more to say. Just hope you won't regret it if the fight goes to the very end."

Fang Yun has always preferred quick and decisive action, and he has absolutely no interest in wasting time with this kind of person.

He had only observed Ke Qiang and his group briefly and knew that their foundations were unstable. They probably practiced second-rate techniques back then, so they were just average now.

In that case, I can knock them down with almost no effort.

At this moment, Fang Yun didn't care about who made the first move. Since these people wanted to cause him trouble, it was only right for him to strike first. Then, a white beam of light shot out from Fang Yun's sleeve.

"I knew you'd pull this! Good timing."

Ke Qiang, looking as if he had expected it, calmly pulled a yellow, round, shield-shaped object from his pocket.

However, this thing isn't that big; it's just a large breastplate.

"If I didn't want to waste my energy here today, you wouldn't even bother to bring out the pure yellow mirror." As he spoke, Ke Qiang raised his hand and held the mirror in front of him, thinking that the white light would be blocked.

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And it will be very easy; he didn't even have a backup plan.

However, when the white light swept past, Ke Qiang's hand lost its footing, and he almost dropped the mirror.

"This……"

Ke Qiang was slightly surprised. This pure yellow mirror was no ordinary magic artifact. It was one of the rare treasures of an ancient sect. It was more than enough to block those huge boulders. How could it not even block this one ray of light?

"Oh no, I was careless. Kid, now I'll show you the true power of this mirror."

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As he spoke, Ke Qiang began chanting incantations, seemingly reciting some kind of mantra. At the same time, the pure yellow mirror in his hand began to glow, just like gold.

"As expected of a rare treasure, this mirror's defensive capabilities can even stop small missiles. If we had one of these, what would we be afraid of when going to an ancient tomb?"

Both Gu Tingfang and the other person were full of praise. With this mirror, regardless of how much power it could add to their strength, at least their sense of security would be guaranteed. Even if there were some dangerous things in an ancient tomb that they couldn't withstand for the time being, with this mirror they could escape unscathed and go to get help.

That's why many people are very willing to cooperate with Ke Qiang; having this thing is like having an extra life.

Then, when the white streak shot into the center of the mirror, the airflow in the middle was shaken three times by the impact. Although it was shocked by the power of Fang Yun's thing, it managed to block it.

"How about that? You dare to be so arrogant relying on the power of your magical artifact, but it's nothing more than a child's play. It's useless against true strength."

Chapter 433 A Finger Across the Sky

But before Ke Qiang could finish speaking, he noticed that Gu Tingfang and the other person were looking at him with a shocked expression. Ke Qiang didn't understand what was going on until he realized that everyone else was looking at the ground, and then he looked over.

Before his feet lay a fallen branch, glistening with light, but riddled with cracks from the force of the blow.

"What a pity, this branch was quite useful. It's not easy to find such a smooth and straight branch."

Fang Yun sighed softly.

Meanwhile, Ke Qiang said incredulously, "What did you say? That thing you just used, the '757' thing, is this tree branch?"

Ke Qiang found it hard to believe. He had always thought that Fang Yun was able to display such power through some kind of magical artifact.

But now he's being told that what attacked him was nothing more than a tree branch that can be found anywhere on the mountain. How can he accept that?

"You little rascal, are you trying to pull a magic trick on me? How could it have been just a tree branch? It was obviously an illusion. You took it back when we weren't looking and then threw out another tree branch."

As he spoke, Ke Qiang turned to Bai Hansheng and Gu Tingfang, who both looked puzzled and remained noncommittal.

Logically speaking, they had watched the entire battle and hadn't missed anything. However, convincing them of this result was indeed quite difficult.

"Kid, stop trying to pull this trick on me. You're just doing this because you're afraid of us, so you're exaggerating."

"Alright, I'll give you another chance. Kneel down and apologize properly, then let me break one of your legs, and we'll call it even."

Ke Qiang thought that Fang Yun was able to pull off such a trick in front of him without anyone noticing. Although his strength might be lacking, he might have other trump cards up his sleeve.

If Fang Yun is pushed to the brink, who knows what tricks he might pull? Even if I can handle him, if I get injured in the process, wouldn't that just benefit the other two?

Thinking this, Ke Qiang glanced at Gu Tingfang and Bai Hansheng again. He knew these two were up to no good. If anything happened to him, they would definitely be the first to turn against him.

"Oh? You're still so confident? Looks like you won't learn your lesson until you're faced with the truth."

Fang Yun shook his head, and then casually took a steel bar from a nearby retail investor. The bar was meant to be used to pry open the coffin lid. He then made a hand gesture, and the steel bar floated in mid-air.

"This is?"

The other party, including Ke Qiang, found Fang Yun's actions somewhat unbelievable.

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Then, a white halo slowly enveloped the steel bar, and from within this white halo, a faint sound of sword whistling could be heard.

"This...this can't be condensing qi into soldiers, can it? I've never heard of such a method before."

"Isn't this a technique only a Celestial Master could use? And even a Celestial Master couldn't condense it into something tangible, could they?"

The other party, including Ke Qiang, were all surprised and uncertain, wondering what Fang Yun was up to.

"I think this kid is just playing a trick. How could he possibly have such sophisticated methods? Don't be fooled by the current illusion. Wait until I use the counter-force of the Pure Yellow Mirror to teach this kid a lesson..."

Hearing Ke Qiang say this, the other two nodded in agreement. Now they could only wait and see what happened next. If the kid could only project such an imposing aura without any real power, then it was just a smokescreen.

"Kid, I have to admit, you're pretty good at bluffing, but when it comes to real strength, all of that is useless."

Ke Qiang laughed loudly, and then Fang Yun directed the white light to shoot directly at Ke Qiang. This time, Ke Qiang's laughter froze mid-air, and his face stiffened.

This time, the white light passed directly through the pure yellow mirror and then through his shoulder, from which blood gushed out.

"I'll just teach you a lesson this time. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll take your life."

With that, Fang Yun walked directly past Ke Qiang and the others, heading deeper into the cave.

Gu Tingfang and Bai Hansheng stood still, not daring to utter a sound, and could only watch Fang Yun walk away.

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The ability to casually use any object as a weapon to pierce through a magical artifact demonstrates unfathomable magical power. Even though the pure yellow mirror in Ke Qiang's hand had long since lost much of its magical power, it still possessed a certain degree of durability.

They have never heard of anyone who could destroy a magical artifact with just their own hands.