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

Chapter 169, A Sixth-Order Blocks the Way, Time Displays its Power

Outside the city, in the wilderness.

Lin Ran dispersed the earth's spiritual energy and the four layers of barriers, and the Spirit Master, whose aura was stable, revealed a bright smile.

"Captain! I've reached level five too!"

"Well done, keep it up."

Lin Ran rubbed the Spirit Master's head, about to say something to Zhou Yu, when she suddenly turned around.

He couldn't help but frown. The alien pursuers were here again. They must have used some kind of treasure, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to catch up.

After thinking for a moment,

"Zhou Yu, you and the Spirit Master leave first. Linglong will stay with you. I'll lure them away."

With a flash of blood, Jian Linglong's true form, the flying sword, appeared and then transformed into Jian Linglong herself.

She changed her image, with long, flowing black hair reaching her waist, a simple yet luxurious black dress, and red eyes like ruby ​​crystals.

"Linglong, I'm leaving you with this."

"it is good."

Jian Linglong nodded and nodded to Zhou Yu in acknowledgment. Actually, they weren't that familiar with each other. Although Lin Ran was the team leader, they didn't communicate much.

Then, Jian Linglong transformed into a blood-red light, enveloping the Spirit Master and Zhou Yu, and headed in another direction.

After the three had moved a distance apart, Lin Ran released the curse side effects of the seal.

These side effects disappear once they leave the body.

At the same time, the gazes fixed on him became even stronger.

Until all the side effects disappeared, he received news of Jian Linglong. The attention he had been following them had vanished; he didn't know if they had given up or if their focus had been diverted.

Lin Ran immediately moved in the opposite direction, increasing the distance between herself and the three.

He slowed down to allow the alien race to catch up; otherwise, even a sixth-tier alien race in the late stage might not be able to catch him, given the speed of one of the Eight Gates—the Gate of Shock.

Soon.

Lin Ran hovered in the air, surrounded by alien races on all sides.

There are four of the sixth order and twelve of the fifth order.

The merman frowned immediately upon seeing Lin Ran.

"Humans? Why are you attacking us, a subordinate race?"

One-Eyed, Lion King, and Thunder Clan did not look too good either, because the human race was a Mother Realm level race, and not just any Mother Realm, but one that was far stronger than them.

Without using any magical artifacts, any extraordinary being could easily wipe them all out.

Lin Ran smiled.

What reason do you want?

The lion roared.

"Human, don't think you can act with impunity just because you come from a powerful race. My brother was killed by you, and you owe me an explanation. Otherwise, even if you are human, you won't leave here alive!"

"An explanation? It attacked me first. Is that explanation enough?"

Lin Ran chuckled lightly, appearing relaxed, but in reality, her spiritual energy was already gathering momentum.

Lion King: "Impossible! My kinsman..."

"Alright, I don't want to hear your nonsense. Since you've said that, it means the discussion is pointless, right?"

Lin Ran interrupted the Lion King, thinking it had something wrong with its head.

Lei Wang said in a deep voice,

"Humans, you must give us an explanation for annihilating the Illusion Butterfly Clan, otherwise even if you are human, you will not leave here today."

"I didn't wipe out the Illusionary Butterfly Clan."

Lin Ran shook her head, continuing to stall for time.

The merman's face darkened. Holding the conch shell in his hand, his two protruding eyes stared intently at Lin Ran.

"You're lying, Phantom Butterfly Clan..."

"It seems you were able to find me because of it."

Lin Ran met the sea snail's gaze and smiled slightly at it.

The conch shuddered, its two eyes immediately retracting, and its body trembled violently.

One-eyed: "Human, you..."

At that moment, the world turned gray.

Lin Ran moved swiftly, arriving in front of the merman holding the conch shell. She raised her hand and gently pressed the conch shell.

Then, golden light appeared on his body, revealing several portals, which then opened together, allowing a massive amount of blood and energy to flow into his body, causing swelling and pain throughout his body.

Lin Ran pointed his right fingertip at the merman, paused briefly, and then suddenly exerted force, his blood and qi rushing into the merman's head with the movement.

With half a second remaining in the two-second countdown, the flying sword appeared out of thin air and pierced the only eye of the one-eyed tribesman. Then, crimson sword energy erupted from the one eye, shattering it and filling the entire head.

Two seconds later, the world returned to normal.

A flash of golden light appeared on the surface of the conch shell, and it exploded into countless fragments with a bang. Then, the fragments shattered into powder in the golden light, and the conch shell itself inside was swept away by the golden light and turned into ashes.

The merfolk had a blank stare, and a clear golden fist mark on their forehead, with golden light flashing rhythmically like breathing.

Then, a golden light appeared on the back of her head and spread outwards, covering her head like cracks.

boom!

The merman's head exploded, its soul hidden within the shattered tissues. It flickered and rushed into the distance, attempting to escape this place.

But the crimson light was faster, catching up and piercing straight into the souls of the merfolk.

"ah!!!!"

Its soul let out a short scream before being completely annihilated by the sword energy released by Jian Linglong.

The one-eyed tribesman standing nearby had his only eye filled with crimson sword energy, causing his entire eyeball to explode, blood mixed with tissue, all destroyed by the sword energy.

"Awooo!!!!"

It let out a pitiful howl, but was immediately punched by Lin Ran, and the scream was extinguished.

Lin Ran remained calm, the image of the One-Eyed Clan reflected in his eyes, a subtle glint flashing across them.

Eye Technique: Space!

puff!

A narrow, elongated space appeared out of thin air, entered through the mouth of the one-eyed tribesman, passed through his soul and neck, and then disappeared.

The one-eyed creature's screams abruptly ceased, its expression filled with disbelief. Then, its head lolled to the side, and it rolled to the ground.

The flying sword flashed by, and the souls of the One-Eyed Clan that had not yet been destroyed were completely wiped out by the sword energy.

In the blink of an eye, the Lion King and the Thunder King witnessed the entire event.

They did not make a move because cracks intertwined in a net-like pattern all around them, completely surrounding them.

This is a spatial rift!

The Lion King's face was extremely ugly. Although the Lion King Clan was known for its physical strength, if they tried to challenge the authority of space with that, they would know what reality was.

Lei Wang didn't move either. His race was purely elemental, but the spatial rifts weren't simply distributed there.

In reality, the spherical space around it has become extremely fragile and could collapse at any moment. Only a small part of it collapsed in advance, which is why it appears as a net.

If attacked directly, the shattered space will first tear apart its body and soul.

Thus, they could only watch as the merfolk chieftain and the one-eyed clan chieftain were killed by Lin Ran using unknown methods.

Lei Wang remained silent, recalling the details of what had just happened.

The changes were drastic and seemed to happen suddenly, which felt very eerie, as if someone had stolen a part of the scene.

The only thing capable of achieving this level is probably rule-based abilities, and even within rule-based abilities, it is an extremely rare type, not simply the solidification of spiritual energy.

Thunder King was startled and subconsciously looked at the shattered space. There was another rule that was comparable to space—time!

Lei Wang was immediately horrified, feeling that he had come across the truth.

At that moment, Lin Ran looked over.

(End of this chapter)