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

Chapter 197, Breakthrough, the Gate of Life and Death

Castle.

When Ling Qiqi woke up, it was already the third day after her abilities had taken shape.

The first thing she did upon waking up was to find Lin Ran.

"Brother Lin, why don't you give it a try?"

"Alright, but there are some things that need to be taken care of in your territory." Lin Ran nodded and mentioned the matter of the territory.

Ling Qiqi waved her hand.

"They're just a bunch of brainless idiots who only know how to fight. The few smart ones aren't around here either. You or Sister Nangong can handle it, Brother Lin. After that, we'll make contact with other large territories, and then I'll personally take charge."

"Um."

Follow Ling Qiqi to the basement.

In the very center is a peculiar magic circle, reminiscent of the Western style of my past life, with two smaller magic circles in the corners.

Lin Ran saw through the spatial rules that one of them was a warehouse and the other was a newly opened space.

Ling Qiqi led Lin Ran onto the teleportation array, and with a flash of white light, the two appeared in a closed space.

Lin Ran looked around. Although he had created it, this was the first time he had ever seen the real thing.

In the center is a Western-style magic circle with a diameter of ten meters, which is not the mainstream magic circle of the human race. In the corner is a magic circle for teleporting in and out.

It is about ten meters high, with an overall space diameter of about three hundred meters. The boundary is a floating mist, with a layer of force to isolate it and prevent accidental entry. It looks empty.

Ling Qiqi pointed to the magic array in the center.

"Brother Lin, go give it a try. According to the records, it can increase comprehension by up to a hundred times, but it probably won't achieve the best effect right now."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Lin Ran stepped onto the magic array, and Ling Qiqi activated it.

Suddenly,

Lin Ran felt a cool sensation in her mind, and a familiar feeling welled up in her heart, almost exactly the same as when she used the rewards from the Mother Realm!

Afterwards, he took out a large amount of resources and placed them around, choosing to cultivate the [Eight Gates Formation], a skill that was about to break through.

The demons that will attack next time will probably be at least in the mid-to-late stage of the seventh rank, or even the eighth rank!

First, we need to improve our combat strength. If we're lucky, we can't maintain that level forever; ultimately, it all comes down to combat strength.

After cultivating for a while, Lin Ran drew a conclusion based on the speed at which experience points refreshed.

The current enhancement effect on comprehension is about fifty times that of normal cultivation!

He spared a thought and briefly explained it to Ling Qiqi.

Ling Qiqi said she understood, "Brother Lin, you should start cultivating first. I'll go prepare the resources."

Lin Ran withdrew her mental energy and fully immersed herself in cultivation.

Cultivation knows no time.

When Lin Ran regained consciousness, the magic circle's effect had already disappeared, and a bright notification appeared on the skill panel.

[Eight Gates Formation LV7→LV8: 10/4000]

Introspect the physical body.

The six doors that have been opened now have golden roads connecting them, which then converge at the Gate of Rest and branch out into two routes.

One path leads to the heart, the other to the mental space of the mind.

The gateway to life and death has been formed!

Physical body, seventh level!

Lin Ran took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and the moment golden light flashed, the entire space reverberated.

He immediately withdrew his power, manipulated the rules to stabilize the space, and realized that he had underestimated the combat power of the Eight Gates Formation. He also understood why Lin was able to single-handedly destroy the mother world of an entire race.

Ling Qiqi noticed the commotion and immediately appeared.

"Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

"With just a little force, the space can't withstand it."

Lin Ran smiled.

Ling Qiqi was stunned for a moment, as this was the first time she had heard such a statement.

Lin Ran continued,

"What's going on outside? I sense a lot of demonic presence."

"A demon has come to cause trouble. It's just in time for you to come out of seclusion, Brother Lin. The territory is out of resources, so we can extort some money from you." Ling Qiqi came back to her senses, her eyes sparkling.

"Okay." Lin Ran immediately agreed and left with Ling Qiqi.

……

Beyond the territory lies the wilderness.

Hundreds of demonic figures confronted each other here.

On Ling Qiqi's side, the leader was a demon. Nangong Yu and the others only sent out Jian Linglong, who had extremely strong combat power. The others stayed in the castle to avoid further chaos.

With a flash of light, Ling Qiqi and Lin Ran appeared out of thin air.

The demons behind them breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Ran.

The five seventh-tier demons on the opposite side turned serious, sensing an extremely dangerous aura emanating from Lin Ran!

Ling Qiqi stepped forward.

"Your last chance is gone. Surrender to me now, hand over all your soul essence and territory essence, or die here."

"You think you can take me?" one of the demons immediately retorted.

Lin Ran looked up and saw a humanoid demon with a golden body that seemed to be made of some kind of metal.

The Truth Eye Technique was activated instantly, piercing through the golden demon's body and locking onto its core.

The demon's expression changed, and he immediately turned his gaze to Lin Ran, his eyes flashing with intense killing intent, while simultaneously adjusting the position of his core.

However, the feeling of being spied on cannot be eliminated no matter how you adjust your position.

Lin Ran moved his feet and appeared in front of the demon, raising his hand to throw a seemingly ordinary punch.

The demon's expression changed drastically. Forgetting about hiding its core, its entire body instantly melted into a large golden sphere, with its core encased in the center of the liquid.

The next moment, Lin Ran's fist struck the golden sphere.

boom!

The sphere shook violently, and ripples appeared on its surface. Then, a crack appeared where it came into contact with the fist.

Crack! Crack! ... Bang!

The shattered metal sphere suddenly exploded, scattering countless metal fragments as the fist plunged straight in.

The demon, now a ball, tried to retreat, only to find that the surrounding space had somehow frozen, leaving it immobile and unable to move an inch!

The fist shattered the metal, striking the core hidden deep within, causing it to shudder violently.

Click, click...

The core power was shaken, losing control of the metal, which shattered into pieces and fell from the sky.

Lin Ran grasped the core, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and a bright golden blade appeared out of thin air, ignoring space, and slashed into the core, annihilating the demon's consciousness from afar.

hum~

The core trembled slightly, then fell silent instantly.

At the moment the metal demon died, more than a dozen of the demons that had surrounded it died instantly. These were all demons whose soul essence had been taken away by the metal demon.

Lin Ran held the core for a while, observed it, then handed it to Ling Qiqi, before looking at the other demons.

"Does anyone have any objections?"

The demons heard the standard demonic language, and not a single one dared to step forward.

Lin Ran tilted her head in greeting.

"Qiqi, go and make them hand over all their soul essence, or you won't be leaving."

"good!"

Ling Qiqi excitedly rushed to an ice demon, who was still somewhat unconvinced and wanted to say something.

A glint flashed in Lin Ran's eyes, and the body of the Frost Demon cracked open without warning, revealing its core.

Ling Qiqi paused for a moment, then immediately grasped the core idea and walked towards the second demon with a smile.

The remaining demons exchanged glances, and without warning, they unleashed their auras in perfect unison.

"Kill this human!"

(End of this chapter)