Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 134 Evergreen Spirit Vine

The power of the Great Sun Annihilation Palm is unparalleled; nothing can stop it wherever it goes.

Faced with the overwhelming Great Sun Annihilation Palm, Old Ghost Zhaixing, Old Man Mugu, and Gray Heavenly Venerable looked at each other, their faces turning pale.

"This move is terrifyingly powerful; we can no longer hold back!"

"Form the Soul Locking Array!"

The moment the Soul Lock appeared, a fierce glint flashed in Elder Mu Gu's eyes, and he shouted.

"laugh!"

As soon as the shout fell, three enormous black chains, accompanied by a deafening and mournful shriek, pierced through space and appeared outside the Great Sun Annihilation Palm that seemed to be about to destroy everything. Then, with a soft "poof," they pierced through the Great Sun Annihilation Palm!

Hiss!

The massive chains pierced into the dark gold giant palm from one side and exited from the other, then pierced into it from another direction. In just a few rounds, the three massive chains tightly bound the Great Sun Annihilation Palm!

"Creak!"

Faced with the relentless entanglement of the three enormous chains, the advancing speed of the dark gold giant hand was actually slowed down and eventually stopped completely. Under the pull of the giant hand, the chains emitted an extremely piercing buzzing sound.

"Zheng..."

The giant hand paused, but the terrifying energy within it continued to brew. Ripples of energy, filled with the aura of destruction, rapidly spread out from the pierced opening, eventually rippled across the surrounding space, instantly creating countless spatial cracks and shattering the space itself.

Seeing that Elder Mu Gu and his two companions had actually managed to force his Great Sun Annihilation Palm to such an extent, even Lin Ran couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"As expected of the three Soul Point Elders, but do you think you can stop my Great Sun Annihilation Palm with just this?"

"snort!"

Such a powerful energy drain caused the three members of the Star-Picking Old Ghost Sect to turn pale, and a muffled groan came from their throats. They then hurriedly focused their attention again, continuously pouring their fighting spirit into their natal soul locks to continue to restrict their suppression of the Great Sun Annihilation Palm.

This Heaven-Rank Battle Technique is indeed terrifying. The three of them barely managed to suppress it by relying on their own Soul Locking Array. If one of them were missing, they really wouldn't have been able to suppress this terrifying technique.

"You two maintain your Soul Locking Array, I'll take care of that brat!"

Looking at the Great Sun Annihilation Palm, which was completely bound and destroyed by the Natal Soul Locking Array, Gray Heavenly Venerable breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a sinister smile.

"Let's finish this quickly. This kid has a pure Yang body, and his battle qi recovers extremely fast. If you don't seize the opportunity and let him use another Heaven-rank battle skill, the three of us might all be stuck here today." Old Ghost Zhaixing said in a deep voice, "If you're not confident, then let me do it."

"Stop wasting time!"

The old man, Mu Gu, said in a deep voice.

Gray Celestial said no more. His surging battle qi burst forth from his body, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Lin Ran.

Looking at Lin Ran before him, Gray Celestial Venerable revealed a sinister smile: "Boy, weren't you so arrogant just now? Die!"

Without the slightest hesitation, accompanied by a cold laugh, Gray Celestial clenched his fist and then unleashed a simple, unadorned punch.

"boom!"

As soon as Gray Celestial Venerable unleashed his fist, the vast black mist surged with tremendous waves, transforming into a gigantic gray-black python a hundred feet long as it writhed violently. Then, it roared to the sky, flicked its massive tail, and with a whoosh, tore through the void, rushing towards Lin Ran with unparalleled force.

The giant gray-black python swept across the sky, creating a powerful wind pressure, but Lin Ran remained calm, even a hint of mockery appearing on his lips.

"Wait a minute, something's not right!"

Elder Mu Gu seemed to have sensed something. As an eighth-grade alchemist, whose soul realm was even stronger than Lin Ran's, he suddenly raised his head and, to the astonishment of Old Ghost Zhaixing, withdrew his natal soul lock.

At the same time, Elder Mugu looked up and roared at Gray Heavenly Venerable, "Gray Heavenly Venerable, retreat! Retreat!"

"What?!"

The old ghost who picked stars immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly followed suit, withdrawing his own natal soul lock.

At the moment when the old ghost of the stars withdrew his natal soul lock, the Great Sun Annihilation Palm, which seemed to have been destroyed by the natal soul lock array, suddenly burst out with an extremely terrifying aura of annihilation. A dark golden energy burst out from the Great Sun Annihilation Palm, which had no aura and no energy fluctuations.

Countless voids shattered, and the last remaining life lock of the Gray Heavenly Venerable, which was wrapped around the Great Sun Annihilation Palm, shattered in an instant, turning into countless fragments.

"Pfft!"

In that instant, Gray Celestial's expression changed drastically, his face turned deathly pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He swayed precariously like a kite with a broken string, and his aura plummeted.

His life-bound soul lock shattered, resulting in severe injuries!

Gray Celestial was filled with terror. He looked back at the dark golden hand that was bursting with endless light, and hurriedly retreated, his swaying figure about to collapse.

"You want to leave now?"

"It's too late."

Lin Ran's indifferent voice rang in Gray Heavenly Venerable's ears, and the energy of the dark gold giant palm suddenly erupted, completely sealing off the space in which Gray Heavenly Venerable was fleeing, leaving him nowhere to escape.

"Bang bang bang!"

At the brink of death, Gray Celestial Venerable helplessly unleashed a series of powerful battle qi streaks. However, these attacks landed on the dark gold giant palm without even causing a ripple, and were immediately swallowed up by the annihilating energy lock and disappeared. This power that could even annihilate battle qi plunged Gray Celestial Venerable's heart into utter despair.

"No, no!"

"Mu Gu! Zhai Xing! Save me! Save me!"

With a mournful screech, the terrifying dark gold giant hand unleashed its energy, completely engulfing Gray Heavenly Venerable. The terrifying range of its energy terrified even the Star-Picking Old Ghost and Jade Bone Elder, causing them to flee in panic.

"No! This space is still locked; we need to retreat a bit further!"

Old Man Mugu and Old Ghost Zhaixing gritted their teeth, exchanged a glance, and the next moment, a strange black mist suddenly appeared on their bodies, their speed increased dramatically, and they fled rapidly into the distance.

Once the two had created some distance between them, the old man Mu Gu swiftly took out a silver jade slip from his storage ring, crushed it without hesitation, and a surge of immense spatial power appeared, revealing a dark spatial rift.

"Since we've come all this way, isn't it a bit too casual to leave like this?"

"Let's keep something as a souvenir."

Looking at the two Soul Hall elders who were preparing to flee, Lin Ran sneered, raised his palm, and swung it out again at the spatial rift that the two had created.

"boom!!!"

The surging pure Yang battle energy surged, and the extremely dazzling Great Sun Holy Sun Palm struck the spatial rift.

As space shattered, the domineering Great Sun Holy Yang Palm descended upon Old Ghost Zhaixing and Elder Mugu. The two tried their best to block it, but even so, the sound of bones breaking still rang out in the spatial rift.

Two mouthfuls of bright red blood, mixed with some broken internal organs, spurted from their mouths. However, these two guys were ruthless enough to withstand Lin Ran's Heaven-Rank Battle Technique. At the same time, they used the burst of this terrifying power to crash into the spatial rift and disappear.

Watching Elder Mu Gu and Old Ghost Zhai Xing disappear into the spatial rift, Lin Ran snorted coldly and turned his gaze to the other end.

In the void filled with annihilating energy, a figure silently floated in mid-air, devoid of any life force.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Ran summoned the corpse of the Gray Celestial Venerable, which floated to his front.

The power of the Great Sun Annihilation Palm was indeed formidable. However, Lin Ran, a one-star Dou Zun, actually killed Gray Heavenly Venerable, a peak five-star Dou Zun, with a single palm strike when he used this move. Such power was enough to satisfy Lin Ran.

"Based on preliminary estimates, the power of this Great Sun Annihilation Palm has probably reached the level of the middle stage of the Heaven Rank. It's just a pity that I'm not yet very proficient in controlling the energy burst. I need to practice more."

"As for the remains of this Gray Celestial Venerable... well, at least Yun'er now has someone in her ranks who can hold her own."

With a wave of his hand, Lin Ran directly took the skeleton of Gray Heavenly Venerable into his pocket. Without a doubt, this was another Dou Zun-level corpse soul puppet!

However, the successive attacks by Soul Hall Venerables forced Lin Ran to be cautious. Although the Northwest Continent was located on the edge of the continent, a poor and desolate place with few powerful figures, once it attracted the attention of powerful figures like the Soul Hall, its future would likely be turbulent.

"The Soul Palace has many Venerables and a powerful foundation. If they start targeting Yun'er and Medusa, I simply won't be able to spare the time."

"The most urgent task is to complete the basic infrastructure of the Holy Rain Sect as soon as possible. Only in this way can we ensure security to the greatest extent... and Canaan Academy..."

Lin Ran's eyes flickered as he pondered.

At the same time, a small figure with pale purple battle aura wings flew towards Lin Ran.

Who else could it be but Xiao Ziyan?

"Big brother, big brother, you're amazing! What kind of fighting technique was that? You killed that Dou Zun expert with just one slap!"

Zi Yan looked at Lin Ran with admiration, and suddenly understood what Lin Ran meant when he said that one cannot rely solely on talent and must master combat techniques.

If you gave her such powerful fighting techniques, she would love to learn them!

"By the way, big brother, about that woman earlier, and you two..." Zi Yan suddenly spoke up, "...are you two in that kind of relationship? I smelled your scent on her!"

Lin Ran glanced at Zi Yan with some surprise, then nodded calmly: "I helped Medusa complete her evolution, so she naturally carries my aura. Let's go, let's go see the snake people."

"Whoa whoa."

Zi Yan nodded her little head and followed Lin Ran towards the place where the snake people were hiding. Her big, watery eyes would occasionally glance at Lin Ran's back, as if she was thinking about something.

"You're back."

Seeing Lin Ran and Zi Yan's figures, Medusa, who was resting against the boulder, immediately got up and let out a soft sigh of relief.

Although she had great confidence in Lin Ran, he was, after all, a Dou Zun level expert, and his aura just now was clearly more than one. In addition, the terrifying aftershocks of his Dou Qi and the energy fluctuations were truly tugging at Medusa's heart.

If Lin Ran were to lose, she, and the entire snake-people race, would likely disappear from this world.

"Hey."

Seeing Medusa's condition, Lin Ran took out another pill from his storage ring and handed it to her. Medusa didn't stand on ceremony and swallowed it directly, and her chaotic aura finally calmed down.

Lin Ran's gaze shifted slightly from Medusa to the snake-men in the distance.

Sensing Lin Ran's gaze, the snake-men immediately knelt down in a frenzy, prostrating themselves before him.

This is a gesture reserved only for Her Majesty the Queen, yet they showed no hesitation towards Lin Ran at this moment, demonstrating just how exalted Lin Ran's status is among the Serpent People.

"I have already sent people to deal with those forces within the Mulan Empire. I will take care of the three elders of Mulan on the front lines. When you enter the empire, you should not encounter much resistance."

Lin Ran said calmly, "In addition, you can contact the sects in the Black Corner Region. Although the Holy Sect is newly established, many things and infrastructure are already quite complete. If you want to establish a foothold in the Mulan Empire, the sect should be able to help you a lot."

"Very good!"

The snake-man elder quickly arrived beside Medusa and respectfully bowed to Lin Ran.

"With your help, sir, our snake-people will surely be able to quickly establish ourselves within the Mulan Empire!" the elder chuckled.

"Of course! With your help, what is the mere Mulan Empire compared to such a powerful figure as you?"

"Yes, yes, Her Majesty is truly blessed..."

The four elders each offered a word, praising Lin Ran while trying to bring Medusa and Lin Ran closer together, afraid that Medusa's proud and arrogant nature might ruin their relationship. As they spoke, Medusa frowned and looked helpless.

"Alright, elders, you go and lead the clansmen to continue the journey. I still have some matters to discuss with... the sect leader."

"Alright, Your Majesty, please continue your conversation. We'll be going now."

"My lord, I shall take my leave for now!"

The four elders left with smiles. Medusa shook her head helplessly, sighed, and then looked at Lin Ran: "Thank you."

"I never expected to hear the word 'thank you' from you."

Lin Ran chuckled and put an arm around Medusa's slender waist: "This isn't like you."

The relationship between Lin Ran and Medusa is extremely special and complicated. In fact, the relationship between the two is somewhat similar to that between Xiao Yan and Medusa in the original work. After all, Xiao Yan and Medusa were connected by the heart fire of the Fallen Heart Flame, while Lin Ran was connected by the disorder of his blood and qi.

In fact, compared to the original work, the relationship between Lin Ran and Medusa is more direct.

After all, there was no Devouring Python's soul to buffer the relationship between Lin Ran and Medusa. Their relationship was more like a transaction than an emotional connection.

It helps with their own evolution and the future development of the group.

For this, Medusa was willing to pay the price herself!

But at some point, something seemed to have become superfluous in this seemingly straightforward transaction.

Something... called emotion!

"Here, take this!"

Medusa pursed her red lips, unsure of what to say. However, hesitation was never in her nature. After a few seconds of silence, Medusa touched her storage ring, and a dark green vine appeared on her slender hand.

"Huh, what's this...?"

Lin Ran looked surprised.

"This is an evergreen spirit vine?!"

(End of this chapter)