In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 157, The Fire Clan on the Verge of Extinction

"What's the situation now?"

"It's a bit complicated, let me sort it out."

The eldest brother organized his thoughts and, to make a long story short...

"We infiltrated 90% of the Fire Clan and obtained the secret of the Fire Clan's birth, as well as the essential item, Fire Essence. We went to great lengths to send a piece of Fire Essence out of the city, hoping that the officials would take it away and then send someone to find us."

"The Fire Clan is not entirely unaware; they basically know everything we've done. It's just that the cultural invasion was so successful that it caused internal divisions, which is why we've been able to stay here peacefully until now."

"I see... What is the strongest member of the Fire Clan? How many Fire Clan members are at the fifth rank?"

Lin Ran nodded slightly, and then asked.

The eldest continued,

"Peak of the fifth rank. As for the rest of the fifth rank, we have counted thirty-six fifth rank members we have seen, but there should be more Fire Clan members who have not yet appeared in the shadows."

Lin Ran: "It's alright. When are we going to take action?"

"Operation? What operation?"

Lin Ran: "The operation to annihilate the Fire Clan."

The eldest brother paused for a moment, looked at Lin Ran carefully, and confirmed that he was not joking or playing tricks on them.

"The Fire Clan is very strong; we only have six mid-level Divine Fire Realm cultivators."

"I'll take care of the rest."

Lin Ran twisted her wrist, a smile appearing on her lips.

The crowd fell silent again, feeling that Lin Ran was joking, but they didn't see any similar expression on his face.

Seeing everyone silent, Lin Ran didn't linger and got up, ready to take action.

Another person said,

"If we want to make a move, we're still a bit short. The Fire Clan can mobilize a small amount of the earth's veins, but even so, they can still reach the Upper Divine Fire Realm in a short time, perhaps the mid-stage or the late-stage."

"Oh?"

Lin Ran stopped what she was doing and glanced at the person who had spoken.

The other person had an ordinary appearance and a certain ability that he would forget in a second, but he was not affected.

"Besides ley lines, what other methods are there?"

"You need to think this through. Once I start, there won't be another chance, and when it comes to the final summary, your share will be reduced."

Everyone: ...

No one spoke; the courtyard was silent.

Lin Ran nodded slightly.

"If you don't have it, then forget it."

He pulled the spirit master away from the courtyard.

There was another moment of silence in the courtyard, then someone spoke.

"I suspect this human is not an official, but most likely sent by our adversaries."

"Agreed, I feel the same way. Coming alone is one thing, but bringing a member of another race along is another; expecting to get information from them is laughable!"

"Perhaps it's a rich young master from the opposing side who came here for training, unaware of the dangers of the battlefield of the heavens, thinking that someone in the human race's mother realm would go easy on him."

"Alright, enough talk. Pack your things. Once he makes his move, we should make ours too."

……

Long street.

Lin Ran led the Spirit Master slowly along, with the female Fire Clan member they had met earlier following not far behind. There were other Fire Clan members on the long street, but they didn't seem curious about Lin Ran and the Spirit Master.

The Spirit Lord's eyes gleamed as she observed something in the void. Because of her different perspective on power, she could see a lot of information that Lin Ran couldn't.

a long time,

The Spirit Master rubbed his eyes and spoke to Lin Ran telepathically.

"Captain, it looks like they're about to make their move. The exit point for the ley line power is in that direction."

Lin Ran looked in the direction the Spirit Lord pointed, activated the Truth Eye Technique, and immediately saw a golden radiance soar into the sky, like a volcanic eruption, connecting with an unknown fire race from afar.

Not far from the golden light, there were signs of human activity. In addition to attacking the ley lines, some people were forming a defensive layer around the perimeter to avoid interference.

"really."

Lin Ran nodded, and after a moment's consideration, changed direction.

These people arrived early and had been preparing for a long time; they are now wrapping things up.

As fellow human beings, there's no need to fight over such petty gains. Besides, there are plenty of other races of similar size to the Fire Clan in the battlefield of the heavens; there's no need to compete for them here.

So he led the spirit master to the top of a high mountain, looking out at the exit of the earth's veins.

The Fire Clan, which is connected to the earth's veins, is likely the current Fire Clan Chief. They have already begun fighting those people, and the Fire Clan has gone to provide support.

Lin Ran's eyes gleamed as she quietly observed the battle, showing no intention of intervening.

However, the Fire Clan did not think so. A large number of Fire Clan members approached and surrounded the mountain, forming a broad fire shield that completely enveloped the mountain.

Lin Ran didn't pay any attention and continued to watch the game.

The Spirit Lord observed the surroundings and found some weak points. Then he observed the ground to confirm that there was no additional power flowing from the earth veins or formations.

Time passed, and more than three hours later.

The battle situation suddenly changed. It was unclear what methods those people used, but they suppressed the earth's veins, causing the Fire Clan Chief's strength to drop significantly. Then, they turned the tables and killed a large number of Fire Clan members.

At this moment, Lin Ran withdrew her gaze.

Because of their defeat in the battle at the ley lines, the Fire Clan turned against them.

boom!

The void was covered by flames and lava, like a waterfall cascading down onto the mountaintop, the intense heat scorching everything on the summit.

A spiritual shield appeared around Lin Ran, blocking out the high temperature and fire spiritual energy. Only a small amount of heat was transmitted in, causing the Spirit Master's face to turn slightly red.

He opened his hand, and a magnificent, slender flying sword appeared out of thin air in his palm, surrounded by four blood-red halos.

After a slight adjustment, the flying sword vanished into thin air.

A red streak appeared in the air, extending from Lin Ran's palm into a vast expanse of fiery clouds.

Clang!

After the sword's cry, the fiery cloud covering hundreds of meters in radius was cleaved in two by the sword, revealing the flowing magma above.

Dozens of the fire race members hidden in the fiery clouds were killed by this sword. The power they spread condensed into crystals and fell in front of Lin Ran.

Lin Ran put away the crystal and stopped paying attention to the ley line battlefield.

He showed no extra expression, slowly turned his raised hand over, and then pressed it down.

Above the fiery clouds, a hand that completely covered them appeared out of thin air and slowly pressed down.

Numerous fire creatures once again formed a fiery cloud, charging towards the giant hand of spiritual energy.

However, at the moment of the collision, the fire cloud was shattered by more than half, and a large number of fire creatures' bodies were blown apart, turning into crystals.

The giant spiritual hand descended suddenly faster, grabbing the fiery cloud in its grasp, and then its five fingers slowly closed together.

bang bang bang...

The fiery cloud quickly dissipated, and the fire creatures within were crushed one after another, leaving only a single crystal.

Once the giant spiritual hand completely closed, the fiery cloud vanished, and the fire race disappeared as well, leaving only crimson crystals floating silently within it.

Lin Ran put away the crystal and continued to observe the battle at the ley lines.

The Fire Clan basically mobilized all its forces, with the vast majority going to the ley lines. A small portion of their forces came here, but he easily wiped them out.

The spirit master suddenly pointed in another direction.

"Captain, it looks like someone's coming over there."

"Um?"

Lin Ran looked over and saw groups of people dressed in black emerge from the lava and stand there motionless.

The leader was holding a compass, seemingly searching for something. It took him a while to pinpoint the location before he walked over.

(End of this chapter)