Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 198 Slaying the Scorpion!

The power of the Pure Yang Body is beyond doubt. As a top-tier natural treasure that can stimulate bloodlines and condense origins, the Pure Yang Body, which has reached the Dou Zun level, possesses the power to truly allow people to break free from their cocoons and transform and evolve.

At this moment, Yao Chen, who has been reborn, has not yet broken through to the Half-Saint realm, but he is only one step away from becoming a Half-Saint. Yao Chen even feels that as long as he stabilizes his realm and takes some pills, he will be able to break through his peak realm and become a Half-Saint in a few months!

"So, you're dreaming if you think you can escape from me."

As the calm voice rang out, Yao Chen smiled faintly, stretched out his palm, and clenched his fist tightly over the area where the human scorpion had shot out.

"Bang!"

As Yao Chen grasped the scorpion, the space where the human-scorpion was located collapsed instantly, and the human-scorpion's flesh inside suddenly shattered, with countless drops of blood gushing out.

Yao Chen waved his sleeve again, and the twisted flesh of the human-scorpion became even more terrifying. Its ferocious face was full of madness until it completely lost its life force.

However, Yao Chen did not stop immediately. Instead, he took a step forward and appeared directly above the human scorpion.

With a flick of his sleeve, an indescribable, terrifying power roared out. Suddenly, a wisp of malevolent energy burst forth from the scorpion's body, shooting towards Yao Chen, but it collapsed the instant it reached him.

"Trying to use underhanded tactics on the soul? Should I call you foolish, or are you just being too afraid to act rashly?"

Yao Chen smiled calmly, waved his hand lightly, and the human scorpion's body floated in front of Lin Ran.

"Sect Master, I have not failed in my mission."

"ah."

Lin Ran nodded slightly, looked at the silent body of the human scorpion, his expression slightly complicated, but he quickly composed himself and put the body into his storage ring.

"I didn't expect that after your resurrection, not only would your strength return to its peak, but you would also show signs of breaking through to the Half-Saint realm." Lin Ran looked at Yao Chen, a faint smile returning to his face. "How confident are you?"

"With the addition of elixirs, it could take anywhere from a few months to one or two years," Yao Chen said with a confident smile.

"That's excellent. If you can break through to the Half-Saint level, the pressure on our sect will be greatly reduced."

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief: "You don't need to deal with anything else from now on. Focus on breaking through to the Half-Saint level. If you need any resources, just let me know."

This battle was extremely difficult. The Soul Palace came on strong, with five Dou Zun who were unstoppable, and the top-tier existence, Scorpion, was the final boss.

If Yao Chen hadn't emerged from seclusion in time, he would probably have already been captured by Scorpion and taken back to Zhongzhou.

For the Holy Rain Sect now, a Dou Zun level expert is no longer sufficient to protect the sect and Lin Ran's safety; only a Saint level expert can do so.

Even... Saint-level might not be enough!

After all, a half-saint is really not enough for the Soul Palace. However, at least the Holy Rain Sect will face less pressure from the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts after possessing the strength of a half-saint.

"Thank you, Sect Master."

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, Yao Chen also smiled broadly.

The temptation to break through one's own peak limits and achieve sainthood was something that even Yao Chen, who had seen all the wonders of the world, couldn't help but feel a little tempted by.

Lin Ran waved his hand and smiled, "Don't rush to thank me. I have another gift for you. You can thank me after you've seen the gift."

"Gift?"

Yao Chen was a little confused. There was a gift too?

Lin Ran didn't say much. He took Yao Chen back to the Holy Rain Sect. With a wave of his hand, the two of them passed through the spatial barrier and arrived at the Holy Rain Sect's square.

"Master Medicine, congratulations!"

"I never expected that your last trump card, Lin Ran, would be the Medicine Venerable. This is truly beyond our expectations."

As the two figures entered, Elder Lin and Elder Han also appeared, bowing and smiling at Yao Chen from afar.

"So they're building a spatial wormhole. No wonder I sensed such a strong spatial fluctuation here." Upon seeing the two and the enormous spatial rift, Yao Chen suddenly realized, "Is the Sect Master preparing to connect the two great empires with the Black Corner Region?"

Although the Yunlan Empire and the Snake-Man Empire are adjacent to the Black Corner Region, an empire is an empire, and its vast territory will still cause a temporary delay in contact between the two sides. If a spatial wormhole were available, the cooperation between the three parties would be even closer.

But to Yao Chen's surprise, Lin Ran shook his head: "No."

"Although the Snake-Man Empire and the Cloud Mist Empire had long planned for a space wormhole, it had never been implemented. This space wormhole leads to other places."

"Other places?" Yao Chen was slightly taken aback.

Suddenly, a dense spatial power appeared in the huge spatial wormhole, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

At the same time, Yao Chen suddenly sensed an extremely familiar aura. Then, accompanied by a gentle breeze, a figure emerged from the spatial rift.

"Old man, it's been so long..."

Looking at the familiar face of the newcomer, Yao Chen was stunned for a moment, then a look of emotion appeared on his face: "I never expected that the place this spatial wormhole leads to would actually be the Starfall Pavilion. It's been a long time, old friend."

"You really are something else!"

Feng Xian gave Yao Chen a hard slap on the shoulder. Feeling the solid touch, the Feng Venerable, who was known for his dashing demeanor in Zhongzhou, actually had a slight redness in his eyes. Then he patted Yao Chen's shoulder heavily.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

"Wait, the intensity of this battle aura..." As if sensing something, Venerable Feng frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the outside of the distorted spatial barrier: "You just finished a battle?"

"Yes, the Soul Palace is attacking."

Lin Ran nodded: "But luckily Yao Chen is here, so it's not a big problem."

"The sect leader fought against five Dou Zun single-handedly, all of whom were fighting opponents of higher levels, and even managed to kill three of them." Yao Chen laughed, "I'm just here to clean up the mess, nothing to mention."

Five Dou Zun? The Human Scorpion is here too?!

Although Lin Ran and Yao Chen spoke calmly, Feng Xian sensed the turbulent undercurrents hidden within their words.

"Although everything is over, the threat of the three Scorpion Demons should not be underestimated. After all, I have not yet broken through to the Half-Saint level. If the Heavenly Scorpion and the Earthly Scorpion come at this moment, we will probably be in danger."

Yao Chen smiled and shook his head, speaking softly.

Lin Ran nodded.

Although Yao Chen has reached the bottleneck of the Half-Saint realm, the peak of the Dou Zun realm is still the peak of the Dou Zun realm, while Tian Xiezi is now a genuine Half-Saint powerhouse.

If we don't improve our strength as soon as possible, we won't be able to take down the Sword of Damocles hanging over our heads for even a day!

"Master Yao is overthinking it. In my opinion, you are blinded by your own involvement and your concern leads to confusion."

Old Lin, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "In my opinion, you will be safe for a long time to come."

"Oh?"

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow slightly: "What do you mean?"

"The death of the human scorpion will indeed attract the attention of the three scorpion demons, but they will definitely not act rashly. After all, they cannot be careless when they are able to kill a powerful sixth-level Dou Zun. In addition, the Soul Palace suffered a great defeat this time. With these two factors combined, they will definitely be more wary of you."

Old Lin stroked his beard and smiled, "Secondly, there's this spatial wormhole."

"This spatial wormhole has been completed, which means that the Black Corner Region and the Central Continent are now completely connected. Putting aside everything else, just the name of the Medicine Venerable alone, once it spreads, will undoubtedly attract countless powerful figures throughout the Central Continent to join the Holy Rain Sect."

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen and Feng Xian exchanged a glance and both smiled.

This isn't praise, it's the truth.

The title of the number one alchemist on the continent is an incredibly dazzling golden signboard. As long as the word gets out, many truly powerful individuals will come of their own accord, and at that time, the Holy Rain Sect will surely be able to truly be considered powerful.

"That being said, we still need to be careful in everything we do..."

……

With the Soul Palace retreating and the Scorpion Man defeated, the Holy Rain Sect, having experienced a great battle, gradually became much calmer in the days that followed.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Lin Ran has not yet revealed the space wormhole.

The announcement of this spatial wormhole was inevitable sooner or later; otherwise, Lin Ran wouldn't have placed it in the plaza. However, it wasn't the right time yet.

While the Holy Rain Sect remained calm, many forces in the Central Continent were greatly shaken by the emergence of certain news.

[The Soul Palace's five Dou Zun and three Tian Zun attacked the Pure Yang Body, but were defeated single-handedly.]

The three demonic scorpions once again attacked the body of a pure Yang cultivator.

[The Medicine Master Yao Chen has reappeared in the world, once again assuming the position of Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion, and has extended invitations to the powerful figures of the Central Plains!]

One message after another spread from who-knows-where, and in an instant, the Central Plains were shaken.

Although Yao Chen hasn't been in the news for a long time, his title as the number one alchemist on the continent is not fake; it's a truly well-deserved and prestigious reputation.

In an instant, countless powerful figures from the Central Plains flocked to the Starfall Pavilion!

Therefore, compared to the peaceful Holy Rain Sect, the Starfall Pavilion in Central State was extremely lively. Leaders of various forces and some senior experts came one after another, and the number of visitors every day was countless. This scene was completely different from the previous deserted state.

Amidst this lively atmosphere, some powerful figures who had previously been acquainted with Yao Chen and Venerable Feng finally accepted the invitation and became guest elders of the Starfall Pavilion. Although the title was somewhat nominal, it did indeed bring them onto the Starfall Pavilion's ship.

Of course, whether or not one joins the Holy Rain Sect is not important.

After all, the Holy Rain Sect is a combination of forces, and the Starfall Pavilion, as a part of it, becomes part of the Holy Rain Sect's fighting force by joining the Starfall Pavilion.

While Green Robe was reorganizing the Black Corner Region after the war, and Yao Chen was heading to the Central Continent, the Starfall Pavilion was bustling with activity.

Lin Ran, however, did not get involved much.

He didn't like getting involved in these messy things, and besides, he really didn't have much time left.

Although Lin Ran is currently young, his strength is already outstanding among his peers.

But this did not satisfy him. As the threat from the Soul Palace and the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts continued to rise, he could feel more and more that his strength was insufficient.

His peak strength as a five-star Dou Zun was not enough to qualify him to contend with him.

It's fair to say that if Yao Chen hadn't been resurrected in time, he might have died again!

After defeating the Soul Palace and the Human Scorpion, Lin Ran and the others finalized various projects for the future development of the Holy Rain Sect, and immediately returned to his cultivation chamber.

"You seem to be sleeping soundly."

Upon entering the secret chamber, Lin Ran's gaze immediately fell upon the giant purple-gold energy egg.

While Lin Ran was fighting fiercely with those powerful figures outside, Zi Yan was sleeping soundly here, constantly absorbing the energy from the outside world.

However, this cocoon of light has changed compared to before. Not only are the runes on the surface of the cocoon becoming more and more intense, but also tiny cracks are spreading out, with wisps of purple light shining through them.

Clearly, judging from the current situation, it seems that the time for Zi Yan to emerge from her cocoon is not far off.

"If it were an ordinary magical beast advancing to the sixth rank, it would probably have succeeded in breaking through by now. You're truly extraordinary, girl..."

Lin Ran glanced at the purple-gold cocoon, then forced out another drop of blood essence and merged it into the cocoon. After absorbing the drop of blood essence, the surface of the purple-gold cocoon immediately shone with a dazzling light.

Lin Ran could also clearly feel that joyful emotions were constantly emanating from the purple-gold cocoon.

Sensing this emotion, Lin Ran smiled calmly.

If it weren't for Zi Yan's life essence, he would probably still be unconscious right now. He's only replenishing a little bit now, so what does it matter?

Calming his mind, Lin Ran raised his hand and waved it. A dense spatial power formed a special barrier between him and the cocoon of light. Then, he took out a large number of items from his storage ring.

The most prominent of these were the two corpses.

Star-Picking Old Ghost, Human Scorpion!

There were many powerful figures in this battle, but in the end, only these two fell into Lin Ran's hands.

However, Lin Ran was still quite satisfied. One of them was a peak five-star Dou Zun, and the other was a peak six-turn Dou Zun. Both of them were of top quality. As long as they could be refined into Corpse Soul Puppets, they could add two top-tier combatants to the Holy Rain Sect!

But before that...

Lin Ran's gaze fell on the withered hand of the old ghost who picked stars, where a dark storage ring was quietly worn.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ran directly activated his soul power and rushed into it.

With just one glance, a hint of disappointment appeared in Lin Ran's eyes.

This old ghost who picks stars has a very big reputation and has been famous for a long time, but there are not many items in his storage ring.

At first glance, it was completely empty. Apart from a few scattered medicinal herbs, there were only a dozen or so jade bottles containing pills and a few scrolls of fighting techniques, which were not much different from the Soul Hall Elder that Lin Ran had seized back then.

His medicinal herbs were quite special, many of which were related to the soul, and the quality of the pills was also quite good. Among them were six eighth-grade pills, which, although they were all three- or four-colored pills, were still very valuable.

"Great Star Hand of the Forest, Earth-Rank Beginner Combat Technique".

"Star-Picking Hand, a mid-level Earth-rank combat skill."

"Phantom Soul Movement Technique, a high-level Earth-rank movement technique..."

"Shattering Star Blade, a peak Earth-rank combat skill; when mastered, it can rival a Heaven-rank skill..."

Lin Ran flipped through the scrolls of cultivation techniques and combat skills. These techniques and combat skills were all quite powerful, but unfortunately, not many were a good match for Lin Ran. However, the Illusionary Soul Movement Technique and the Shattering Star Blade were somewhat interesting.

After sorting through the loot dropped by Old Ghost Zhaixing, Lin Ran looked to the side.

His former three masters, the Scorpion, a peak sixth-level Dou Zun!

(End of this chapter)