The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Gu Ran's appearance here was clearly a complete surprise to Little Conch's grandmother, whose expression showed both panic and anger.

"It seems I arrived just in time." Gu Ran smiled slightly, his lips moving slightly.

But the little conch's grandmother's expression changed again, filled with shock.

Because she had just heard what Gu Ran said.

This is a new use of spiritual power that Gu Ran has just discovered. After advancing to the Golden Core stage of martial arts, his connection with the spiritual energy of the surrounding world has become much stronger.

This "strength" is reflected in his ability to transmit things through the connection between spiritual power and spiritual energy, including sound.

Gu Ran could transmit his voice directly to his target, just like transmitting sound.

Although Grandma Conch didn't know why Gu Ran possessed this skill, she could sense that Gu Ran was no ordinary person now, and seemed even more frightening than before.

This feeling reminded her of the powerful figures she had faced in the past.

"Could he have already broken through to that level?" Grandmother Conch was shocked.

"How can we stop this tradition?!" Gu Ran suddenly shouted in Little Conch's ear when he saw that her grandmother was restless.

"Me neither—" Grandma Conch was startled by Gu Ran's loud shout and subconsciously wanted to answer, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she immediately realized her mistake and stopped talking.

Gu Ran frowned.

You didn't know?

I only know how to start the inheritance, but I don't know how to stop it. So how can I stop the little conch?

Grandma Conch looked at Gu Ran and suddenly said, "Do you still love Eudora? If you still love her, then you should get rid of those large beasts now, otherwise Eudora's life will be in danger!"

Gu Ran glanced at her, then at the sea beasts and ferocious monsters attacking the ruins in the distance. Under their attacks, the ruins appeared increasingly shaky.

"Why? Didn't you say before that the ruins were enough to hold off all sea monsters and ferocious beasts?" Gu Ran did not act rashly, but stared intently at the little conch grandmother's expression.

Grandma Conch's face was somewhat bitter: "If it were a normal relic, then not to mention these large beasts, even a cataclysmic natural disaster could be avoided by relying on the relic. This is a secret passed down by the merfolk. However, for some reason, the relic seems to have become abnormal and no longer corresponds to the knowledge passed down by the merfolk."

"This situation is completely unexpected, and I don't know how to deal with it. Eudora may have encountered some mishap in the ruins, but I can't go in. And these large beasts outside keep attacking the ruins, and it seems that the ruins can't withstand it anymore."

"I can't be completely sure about Eudora's situation either, but I know that if she fails, she will definitely die because something has happened to the ruins that I don't know about. So I can't be sure whether these attacks from the outside can still affect the inside. I can only think about the worst-case scenario."

"Gu Ran, your strength has increased since then, right? At least you can drive away these large beasts outside, which will increase the chances of Yudora's success."

Gu Ran fell silent for a moment, pondering the question.

Judging from the expression on the little conch's grandmother's face that he had just seen, something bad had indeed happened to the little conch in the ruins, so he was very worried and afraid that the little conch would fail to inherit the legacy and would be unable to lead the mermaid clan to revive.

At least this point is very likely true.

Thinking of this, Gu Ran turned and charged towards the sea beasts and ferocious monsters.

He was more afraid of the little conch forgetting him than of her death, so at this moment, he and the little conch's grandmother shared the same goal.

At this moment, Gu Ran was completely different from before. Facing these sea beasts and ferocious beasts, he could only deal with them one by one in the past, and that was only because he was exceptionally talented and his strength far exceeded that of ordinary martial artists of the same level.

But now things are different; he has advanced to the Golden Core stage of martial arts.

This represents a qualitative and quantitative change in strength.

As he charged toward the sea beasts and ferocious creatures, the golden core within Gu Ran's dantian began to spin rapidly, absorbing the massive amount of spiritual energy from the sea.

Gu Ran raised his hand and waved it in the direction where the sea monsters and ferocious beasts were the most numerous!

This is the "Spirit Power Greatsword" move he used before. Now he has brought it out again, and the Spirit Power Greatsword is now ten times larger. It has to be said that for these sea monsters and ferocious beasts, it is like they have met their nemesis.

Previously, he could only kill one or two sea beasts or ferocious beasts with great effort, but now he can cut several sea beasts or ferocious beasts in half with a single sword stroke, just like slicing sausages.

Soon after, a deep red color appeared in the sea.

"It's that human!"

"How can he be so powerful?!"

"We are completely powerless to resist! Is he going to slaughter us all?"

These sea monsters and ferocious beasts were both frightened and enraged.

In just a moment, they decided to abandon their attack on the ruins and instead launch a counterattack against Gu Ran. Moreover, all the sea beasts and ferocious beasts joined forces to deal with Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's strength was simply too terrifying. With just a few swift movements of his spiritual energy greatsword, several of their kind died. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Of course, there are also sea beasts and ferocious beasts that are not afraid of Gu Ran's spiritual power greatsword. Although Gu Ran's spiritual power greatsword looks very ferocious, it is only used against sea beasts and ferocious beasts that can break through its defenses.

Therefore, the sea beasts and ferocious beasts that Gu Ran could not break through with his spiritual power greatsword took the lead and attacked Gu Ran.

Unfazed, Gu Ran used his previously developed technique, "Spiritual Power Javelin," which pierced through the sea beasts and ferocious creatures along the way, killing them all.

kill!

At this moment, Gu Ran had only this thought in her mind.

The sea beasts and ferocious monsters were quickly terrified by Gu Ran's frenzied slaughter and fled the area.

Although the ruins, which supposedly grant immense power, were incredibly tempting, the fear of death ultimately prevailed.

In the end, only a few of the dozens of sea monsters and ferocious beasts managed to escape, while Gu Ran's body was covered in red. Fortunately, the membrane formed by the conch necklace around his neck blocked it, otherwise Gu Ran would have been covered in blood by now.

Seeing Gu Ran effortlessly kill so many powerful sea beasts and ferocious monsters, and not even seeming to be going all out, Little Conch's grandmother didn't know how to face Gu Ran.

In the end, he said nothing, forcing a calm expression as he looked at Gu Ran who had returned.

“Tell me how to enter the ruins!” Gu Ran said calmly. “You’ve already seen my strength, haven’t you? To be honest, I don’t think even if Eudora accepted the ruins’ inheritance, she might not be as strong as me.”

“I can pretend that what happened before never happened, and help the merfolk in the future, so that they can gain a foothold in the ocean and no longer suffer humiliation. You know the conditions.”

Grandma Conch looked at Gu Ran, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Finally, she seemed to have figured something out, and a smile appeared on her face: "Don't tell me I really don't know how to enter the ruins. Even if I did, I would never tell you. Because your words didn't sway me, and I've already found a way to stabilize the ruins."

“Your current strength is indeed very strong. Even in the entire ocean, you are among the very rare top-tier individuals. However, I don’t need to confront you head-on; your strength is useless to me.”

Gu Ran frowned slightly, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

Although Grandmother Little Conch's strength wasn't particularly high, he still deeply feared her ruthlessness and cunning.

“These are relics belonging to the mermaid race,” Grandma Conch said with a sacred expression. “The blood and remains of countless mermaid ancestors are left here.”

"This ruin is a magnificent creation of the merfolk!"

"Even though it has been eroded by time, it still carries the great genes of the merfolk."

"Do you know what this means?"

Finally, the little conch grandmother revealed a mysterious smile.

Then, she picked up a dagger and swiftly plunged it into her chest.

Gu Ran looked at her with a hint of shock; she really was that ruthless.

"My blood will merge with the ruins, and my consciousness will also merge with the ruins, becoming one with the merfolk ancestors left behind over the long years."

"This is the last thing I can do to revive the merfolk!"

The little conch grandmother said calmly.

"Gu Ran, Grandma Zhang, what are you doing?" Alice's voice came over.

Grandma Conch held the dagger in both hands.

"Yudora will successfully inherit the legacy of the ruins and then forget you. The merfolk will also know the evil deeds you have committed, especially killing me!"

"The merfolk will no longer be grateful to you, they will even hate you, and Alice will regard you as their enemy. Nothing about you will be worth remembering anymore. Go back to the land, that is your home and your final resting place."

After quietly finishing speaking, Grandma Conch gripped the dagger and glared angrily at Gu Ran:

"Gu Ran, why did you kill me?!"

The questioning voice wasn't directed at Gu Ran alone; Alice heard it too.

As Alice swam closer, she saw the elder woman clutching a dagger to her chest, her eyebrows raised, looking at Gu Ran with great anger, as if questioning him for being so heartless.

Alice was momentarily stunned and didn't react.

"Alice, run! Gu Ran, that human, has ulterior motives and is here with ill intent towards the mermaids!" Grandmother Little Conch shouted loudly to Alice in the unique way the mermaids communicate.

what? !

Gu Ran killed the Elder Grandmother?!

The elder told me to run away quickly?

Alice finally understood, and she screamed in disbelief, "Gu Ran, what are you doing?! Why did you kill Elder Grandmother?!"

"Gu Ran is a devil! Alice, run!" Grandma Little Conch's body immediately turned into surging water bubbles, forming an obstacle that blocked Gu Ran and Alice.

"Hurry back to the tribe and escape with them! Don't hesitate any longer, don't waste any more time! You can wait for Eudora to come out of the ruins. As long as Eudora successfully accepts the inheritance, she will definitely lead the merfolk to revive! Then we'll kill Gu Ran and avenge me!"

Alice's eyes welled up with tears. She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. Gu Ran... why did he kill the elder? Was he like other humans, wanting to oppress the merfolk?

why why why!

Why is it him!?

A corner of my heart is now completely shattered.

Alice felt like she was suffocating, but mermaids couldn't suffocate in the ocean, yet she felt her lungs were full and she was having trouble breathing.

No, I want to escape.