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

Chapter 174, Yan Lingfei Steals Bird Eggs

"I can sense her location."

After carefully sensing the surroundings, the Spirit Master opened his eyes and spoke to Lin Ran.

"There's something very dangerous following her; it might not be as simple as it seems on the surface."

"Danger... is possible."

Lin Ran stroked her chin, agreeing that what the Spirit Lord said made a lot of sense.

Yan Lingfei had been missing for some time and had already broken through to the late stage of the middle-level Divine Fire Realm, about to reach the upper-level Divine Fire Realm. But even so, she was still chased and forced to flee in panic, which shows that there is indeed a problem.

"We're almost there, slow down the shuttle."

"it is good."

The Spirit Master controlled the shuttle to slow down, and Lin Ran took a step and disappeared from the deck.

……

The shuttle is ahead.

Yan Lingfei couldn't help but smile as she sensed Lin Ran's rapidly approaching presence.

The next moment, a figure appeared behind her, and a calm voice came from behind.

"Go to the shuttle first, I'll cover the rear."

"it is good."

Without hesitation, Yan Lingfei corrected her course and rushed towards the shuttle.

Lin Ran faced the army of fire cockroaches alone.

He took a light breath, and a golden light appeared in the center of his collarbone, transforming into a portal. Then the portal opened, unleashing a terrifying devouring force.

The fire elemental energy within a radius of several miles was drawn in and concentrated towards Lin Ran. After being absorbed into his body, it was rapidly transformed into blood energy. The portion that was not transformed flowed with the blood energy and gathered in his hands.

Lin Ran raised his right hand, and the golden portal opened wide, from which a continuous stream of blood and spiritual energy surged out, vaguely forming a giant handprint.

He suddenly pressed forward slowly.

A giant golden handprint appeared out of thin air, reaching a length of three hundred meters, and collided head-on with the fire cockroach that resembled a tidal wave.

boom……

Like waves crashing against rocks, countless fire cockroaches died in that instant, their bodies either bursting open or being crushed and deformed.

The golden handprint withstood the attacks of tens of thousands of fire cockroaches, remaining as steadfast as ever, like an unyielding reef that cleaved the seawater in two.

Soon, the "seawater" disappeared, and the pursuing fire cockroaches were pierced through by the golden handprint!

Lin Ran turned around, but the fire cockroaches that hadn't been stopped didn't change their target because of the death of their kin, and continued to chase after Yan Lingfei closely.

Yan Lingfei, who was already on the shuttle, suddenly changed her expression.

"Speed ​​up! They're catching up!"

The Spirit Lord was already urging the shuttle to its maximum speed.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed at the bow of the ship, and Lin Ran's figure appeared. Yan Lingfei breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him.

Lin Ran turned around and waved her arms several times at the fire cockroaches chasing after her. Several large golden handprints appeared out of thin air and slammed into them.

boom……

The roaring sound continued incessantly. After the golden handprint disappeared, only about one-tenth of the original number of fire cockroaches continued to chase after them.

Jian Linglong stepped forward, grasped the hilt of the flying sword with both hands, and reflected the remaining fire cockroaches in her eyes. She slowly raised the flying sword, and a storm of sword energy quickly took shape.

boom!

The sword energy, hundreds of meters long, slashed down into the swarm of fire cockroaches, killing nearly half of them instantly. Then, the sword energy shattered, transforming into countless tiny sword energies that spread outwards.

Puff puff……

Before long, most of the fire cockroaches fell to the ground. The few hundred that remained seemed unable to receive some message because they had lost too many of their companions. They stood there, stunned, not knowing what to do next.

Suddenly, a flash of sword energy pierced through the bodies of the remaining fire cockroaches, killing the last few dozen.

Lin Ran observed for a while and then said,

"They're all dead."

"Phew, that's good."

Yan Lingfei wiped the sweat from her forehead and sat down on the ground without any regard for her image.

Lin Ran walked over and sat down, looking very curious about the egg in Yan Lingfei's hand.

"Is this why you're being hunted down?"

"Oh, a phoenix egg."

Yan Lingfei smiled brightly, held up the crimson-gold egg and brought it close to Lin Ran, as if she were asking for credit.

Lin Ran's expression was strange. He took the phoenix egg and examined it, but could only sense the surging life force within it, and could not sense anything more specific.

"Are you sure this is a phoenix egg?"

"I watched it lay its egg with my own eyes, and I looked for a chance for it to go out. I finally managed to steal one."

Yan Lingfei chuckled, then suddenly pounced on Lin Ran, hugging his waist tightly and rubbing against him...

Lin Ran chuckled and stroked Yan Lingfei's soft, long hair.

"Spirit Lord, come and see what this is."

The petite Spirit Master looked at the Snow Child, whose form was being squeezed and deformed by Yan Lingfei, and felt a great deal of resentment.

Zhou Yu, Jian Linglong, and Yan Lingfei are all quite accomplished!

Zhou Yu's face was so big it could be buried in it!

However, she herself was just a flat surface, with even less variation than Lin Ran...

Filled with resentment, the spirit master carefully examined the crimson-gold egg.

After a long while, she shook her head.

"I don't know either. I can only confirm that they are the offspring of some kind of creature. But Yan Lingfei, aren't you afraid it will come looking for you after you stole its eggs?"

The spirit master kicked Yan Lingfei's round and perky breasts, waking her from her infatuated state.

"Huh? That shouldn't be the case. I cleared my scent on the way, but then those bugs caught up with me, so I stopped clearing it."

Yan Lingfei got up and sat on Lin Ran's lap.

Zhou Yu walked over and said softly.

"Captain, I have a bad feeling."

"Don't just talk about you, I am too."

Lin Ran shrugged, stood up, and helped Yan Lingfei up, then handed her the golden egg.

"Make this egg recognize its owner as soon as possible. The Spirit Lord can help you. I'll go deal with that thing."

"it is good."

Yan Lingfei hugged the egg, which was over 20 centimeters long, and looked down at the petite Spirit Master.

The Spirit Lord's face darkened.

"I can help you, but I need to..."

Her gaze fell on Yan Lingfei's plump cheeks.

Yan Lingfei blushed, sensing that the Spirit Lord's thoughts were not so simple, but she only hesitated for a moment.

"Sure, but don't go too far."

"That's natural."

The Spirit Master smiled and pulled Yan Lingfei into the room inside the shuttle.

Fore section of the deck.

Lin Ran gazed at the boundless sea of ​​fire and knocked on the railing.

"Slow down, you can't shake it off."

"good,"

The Spirit Lord's voice rang out, and then the speed of the shuttle began to decrease.

Zhou Yu and Lin Ran stood side by side, his brows slightly furrowed, his deathly gray eyes glancing at Lin Ran.

"It seems unwilling to negotiate."

"Give it a chance, after all, it stole someone's eggs, but if it doesn't appreciate it, then don't blame me."

Lin Ran spoke calmly, her eyes reflecting the flames, already seeing the other person's figure.

Jian Linglong stood on the other side, silent. She had always been aloof and taciturn, whether she was a human or a sword spirit.

soon.

The shuttle stopped, and the flames in front of it were broken open, revealing a huge, crimson-red creature.

It is a giant bird-like creature, with each feather being pale yellow, as if cast in gold. It has a special crest of feathers on its head, heterochromatic eyes that are both gold and red, and a long, magnificent tail feather that is surrounded by flames of different colors.

Lin Ran suddenly understood why Yan Lingfei had said it was a phoenix egg.

"Humans, hand over my descendants!"

(End of this chapter)