Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 225 Controlling the Human Puppet!

The sharp sound waves spread throughout the massive main hall, causing many powerful figures to slightly change their expressions. They could sense the exceptionally strong power of the voice's owner.

Amidst everyone's astonishment and doubt, the sound of wind breaking suddenly rang out outside the hall. Immediately afterwards, black mist surged in from outside the hall, eventually gathering in mid-air above the hall. As the black mist dissipated, several figures were revealed. Their unique entrance immediately made many people recognize their identities.

"They're actually from the Soul Hall?"

Upon seeing the identities of the newcomers, many people's hearts skipped a beat, and their brows furrowed. The strength of the Soul Palace was well-known throughout the continent. If they were also here to seize such relics and treasures, it would undoubtedly make the already chaotic situation even more complicated.

Lin Ran's gaze fell on the air, and a look of interest appeared on his face.

The newcomer was an old man dressed in gray and white clothes, with a withered face and a sinister smile. His aura was so powerful that he was actually a peak Dou Zun level existence!

Now that the Soul Palace has been dealt with by him, with all the powerful figures including the Great Celestial Venerable, the Second Celestial Venerable, and the Fourth Celestial Venerable dead, it is astonishing that they can still produce such powerful figures. Even Lin Ran has to admire the strength of the Soul Palace's foundation.

"It was him!"

Upon seeing this person, the Iron Sword Venerable's expression turned solemn, his face filled with gravity.

"know?"

The Iron Sword Venerable nodded, his expression solemn, and said, "This person is a Three Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Palace, with the strength of a peak Eighth-Rank Dou Zun. I never expected him to come to these ruins!"

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, everyone around gasped in shock.

At the peak of the Eighth Rank Dou Zun, such strength is already considered a true top expert in this world. Even in the current Starfall Pavilion, only Yao Chen can slightly surpass him.

Such a being of this caliber actually came to these ruins?!

"Eighth-level Dou Zun peak, that does fit his status as a Three-Day Venerable of the Soul Palace."

Lin Ran spoke calmly, his expression serene.

Although a peak Eighth-Rank Dou Zun is strong, he is not afraid of him with his current strength. In a head-on fight, he is also looking forward to seeing how many of his Great Sun Holy Yang Palms the Three Heavenly Venerables can withstand.

In mid-air, the Three Venerables looked down at the entire scene and chuckled strangely, "Heh heh, it's really lively here. I didn't expect this ruin to attract so many people. If we stay here to collect souls, we'll probably make a fortune."

The old ghost's words immediately drew disgust from many people. The Soul Hall's practice of capturing souls was nothing new in the Central Continent, and many people naturally despised this behavior. However, due to the Soul Hall's terrifying strength, no one dared to oppose them.

"Your Human Palace is gone, and nearly half of the Soul Palace Venerables are dead, yet you still want to harvest souls."

A calm voice rang out, immediately attracting the attention of countless people. At the same time, the smile on the face of the Three Venerables gradually froze, and their piercing gazes fiercely attacked the source of the voice.

Upon seeing what was inside, my pupils suddenly contracted.

"Very well, Lin Ran, I didn't expect you to be here too. It seems today I'll settle both your old and new grudges with my Soul Palace!"

"Oh? You also want to try my Great Sun Holy Sun Palm?"

Facing the three Heavenly Venerables whose faces were filled with murderous intent, Lin Ran smiled calmly and nonchalantly.

"Boy, don't be so arrogant! I'm not some trash like Blood River!"

The Three Venerables' voice was stern, but the information they conveyed made Lin Ran feel relieved.

As expected, the higher-ups of the Soul Palace and the Soul Clan were unaware that they had destroyed the Soul Palace's Human Palace!

"I don't know if you're useless or not, but your Soul Palace must be too busy taking care of itself lately. But speaking of which, the Soul Palace and the Human Palace are gone, and the Great Celestial Venerable and the Second Celestial Venerable are already dead. How come you, the third one, haven't taken over yet?"

"Arrogant!"

The Three Venerables roared, their bodies trembled, and they transformed into a wisp of black smoke, hurtling towards Lin Ran. The immense pressure of their battle aura caused a large, empty circle to quickly clear around Lin Ran and the others.

Lin Ran sneered, raised his palm, and a dazzling light suddenly shot out from his palm, colliding violently with the black smoke.

"boom!!"

The surging energy overflowed, causing the expressions of the many powerful figures present to change, and they scattered in all directions, leaving space for the three Heavenly Venerables and Lin Ran.

"That kid is terrifying! He actually managed to fight against a peak eighth-level Soul Palace Three Heavenly Venerable and not be at a disadvantage!"

The pupils of those Netherworld Pythons contracted, their eyes filled with horror.

When Lin Ran collected those puppets earlier, they were wary of Lin Ran's soul power and did not act rashly. However, they did not expect that Lin Ran's battle qi strength was so terrifying. With only the cultivation of a five-star Dou Zun, he was able to fight against the peak of an eighth-level Dou Zun!

This is absolutely outrageous!

The surging energy suddenly exploded, and the two figures simultaneously took two steps back.

Lin Ran waved his sleeve and let out a cold laugh. The Three Venerables stared intently at Lin Ran.

No wonder this kid was able to kill Blood River, he really does have some skills.

However, if he were to use his full strength, he would certainly not be afraid of this kid. But he came to the ruins this time with a mission personally assigned by the Palace Master. If anything goes wrong, he will be severely punished!

Thinking of the current state of the Soul Palace, the Three Venerables' eyes flashed. After a moment, they fixed their gaze on Lin Ran with a sinister look and said coldly, "Once the matter of the ruins is settled, I will come back to deal with you properly!"

"Hehe, I'm always ready."

Lin Ran smiled calmly.

With his soul realm reaching the Heavenly Realm and having mastered several Heavenly Rank combat techniques, his combat power, while not invincible below the Saint level, would certainly not lose to these three Heavenly Venerables.

Most importantly, he currently possesses the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, which is temporarily sealed away!

Although that thing was temporarily sealed inside Lin Ran's body, Lin Ran discovered that it was gradually stimulating the ancient dragon bloodline within him, making it restless, excited, and even...

strengthen!

Not bad.

Even though Lin Ran didn't absorb the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit at all, but only temporarily sealed it, the ancient dragon bloodline in Lin Ran's body was actually strengthened to some extent.

Or rather, lifting the lockdown...

The fact that Lin Ran and the Soul Palace stopped fighting disappointed many people who were looking forward to a good show, but then their eyes all fell on the main hall.

They could clearly sense that the light around those orbs was getting weaker and weaker, and the seals around them were becoming thinner and thinner.

"The seal is about to disappear!"

Lin Ran suddenly said softly.

As his voice fell, the ten orbs of light suddenly trembled violently, then burst forth with a blinding light. Within this light, the scrolls inside transformed into streaks of light, shooting out from within the orbs!

As the scroll shot out, the entire hall instantly erupted in cheers!

At the same time, the stone puppets surrounding the stone seat suddenly opened their eyes, which had been closed for countless years, and a strong killing intent spread out in that instant!

boom!

The once quiet and tense hall was suddenly thrown into chaos, as if a heavy bomb had been dropped into it. In an instant, the main hall became as turbulent as a boiling oil pot.

Chi Chi!

As the ball of light vanished, ten streams of light of different colors burst forth from it. Through the light, one could vaguely see the scrolls within. An ancient aura emanated from these scrolls, causing the eyes of many powerful individuals to turn blood red and their breathing to become heavy.

"A Heaven-Rank Battle Technique has been born!"

A burst of light erupted, and after a brief moment of silence in the hall, a scream suddenly rang out. Immediately afterward, a series of loud bangs echoed as powerful bursts of battle energy erupted from within the hall. Figures, like locusts, recklessly rushed towards the scrolls that had transformed into streaks of light.

Despite being blocked by numerous powerful figures, the ten streaks of light seemed to possess their own intelligence. As they flew, they would automatically turn around and dodge all the incoming giant hands.

"Pfft!"

In mid-air, countless figures darted about, and the sounds of fighting echoed through the air. Then, one after another, figures coughed up blood and fell, finally crashing heavily beneath the main hall.

The deep, muffled sound sent chills down many people's spines; these guys were going all out to kill.

But before those powerful figures could continue their pursuit of the orbs of light, screams rang out once more!

Everyone's gazes hurriedly followed the direction, but their expressions suddenly changed. They saw that the stone puppets around the stone seat had all fully awakened at this moment, and an unusually strong aura of killing intent emanated from them.

Once these puppets awaken, they immediately turn on the nearest person and kill them.

These puppets were all at the Dou Zun level. When they attacked at the same time, their power was extremely terrifying. In a short moment, the area within a hundred meters around the stone seat was stained with bright red blood. The thick smell of blood spread, making people's hearts tremble with horror.

Most importantly, there is still a trace of life in the eyes of these puppets.

While slaughtering, they could even dodge each other's attacks and even unleash their fighting techniques to strike their targets!

"Everyone hold your ground, keep your distance, and don't get close to these puppets."

Seeing this, Lin Ran immediately ordered everyone from the Starfall Pavilion to stay away from the puppet.

The Starfall Pavilion members hurriedly retreated. In fact, they had wanted to leave for a long time. This kind of battle at the Dou Zun level was simply beyond the reach of them, the little Karami. Even with the help of Iron Sword Venerable and two Dou Zun puppets, they were still weak.

However, just as the Starfall Pavilion members were about to leave, a gray shadow flashed out with lightning speed, and a blood-soaked spear, carrying an incomparably sharp wind, stabbed towards them!

"Well done!"

Seeing this, Lin Ran's eyes lit up, and he swung out a palm, forcefully blocking the puppet's attack.

At the same time, an immense surge of soul power erupted from between his brows, rushing towards the puppet like a tsunami.

The next moment, Lin Ran's soul power sensed an extremely strong soul imprint!

Unlike the previous earth demon puppets that had no soul imprint, the human puppets in front of them were clearly puppets that the Dou Sheng powerhouse had focused on using, and each of them had a soul imprint within its body.

But so what if there are brand marks?

Unless it's the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, even the soul imprint of a Dou Sheng expert would have decayed countless times over the years. As a soul at the Heavenly Realm, why would Lin Ran be afraid?

"Break it!"

With a cold shout, Lin Ran's soul power invaded the area with overwhelming force, forcefully erasing the soul imprint.

The puppet, which had been holding a spear just moments before, froze in place, its eyes losing all light.

But soon, his dim eyes began to gleam again, and his stiff body began to tremble once more.

"very good!"

Feeling the seamless connection, Lin Ran grinned.

Another Dou Zun level fighter acquired!

"In that case, these light-orb combat techniques are actually less valuable than these human puppets..."

Lin Ran squinted, gazing at the chaotic scene before murmuring to himself.

While the combat techniques within these orbs of light are valuable, they are not as powerful as a true Dou Zun. Most importantly, once you target those orbs of light, you will become the target of everyone's attacks, attracting countless powerful individuals to besiege you.

If that's the case...

"Go and protect them."

Lin Ran gave the puppet a command, and the people of Starfall Pavilion suddenly realized that the puppet, which had been attacking them just a moment ago, was now protecting them and was extremely obedient.

Seeing this, Lin Ran's figure instantly disappeared from the sight of the Starfall Pavilion members and went directly to the square.

He didn't participate in the struggle for the ball of light, but instead suddenly stepped in front of a thin, red-haired old man, blocking the fierce attack of the puppet.

"this……"

Tang Zhen, the master of the Burning Flame Valley, looked at Lin Ran with some surprise, but Lin Ran smiled calmly and repelled the puppet with a palm strike.

"It's nothing, I just like you, so I'm helping you out."

"Thank you so much, Brother Lin Ran!"

Leaving aside the individual who has gone into seclusion, both in terms of sectarian power and individual strength, Burning Flame Valley is currently inferior to Starfall Pavilion. Therefore, Tang Zhen had no reason to refuse Lin Ran's overtures.

"It's alright. Go and pursue what you need. I think that ball of fire-attribute light is perfect for you."

Lin Ran casually pointed to the ball of light in the distance that was being fought over by several Dou Zong experts. Tang Zhen paused slightly, then his face lit up with joy. He cupped his hands in greeting to Lin Ran and, without saying anything more, flew directly toward the ball of light.

However, the expressions of those few Dou Zong experts changed drastically when they saw Tang Zhenfei arrive, and some even started to curse him.

Seeing this, Lin Ran chuckled and began to manipulate the human puppet as well.

Before long, this puppet became Lin Ran's most loyal servant.

With a slight glance to the side, Lin Ran noticed that the Soul Hall experts, including the Three Venerables, were beginning to surround the Dou Sheng skeleton in the center of the hall and slowly walking towards it.

"That's incredibly foolish."

Lin Ran's lips curled up, revealing a mocking expression.

(End of this chapter)