Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 273 The Wrath of the Underworld

Lin Ran gazed at the enormous stone tablet before him.

This stone tablet is engraved with many strange runes, and faintly, it shimmers with an eerie light.

On this stone tablet, a huge finger and a palm print half a foot deep are carved. Some strange information emanates from it, which should be the cultivation method of the so-called Yellow Spring Finger and Yellow Spring Palm.

Yao Ming first bowed solemnly before the stone tablet, then slowly stepped back and looked at Lin Ran, saying, "This is the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet of my Nine Netherworld Python Clan, and the 'Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath' and the essence blood of the Demon Saint are hidden inside. But whether we can obtain them depends on Brother Lin Ran."

Lin Ran nodded, gazing at the stone tablet. He felt an extremely powerful soul pressure emanating from it.

"Even a mere wisp of a remnant soul possesses such formidable pressure. Even with my Great Perfection Heaven Realm soul cultivation, I can feel the pressure... This Yellow Spring Demon Saint is truly only one step away from becoming a half-step Dou Di."

"Back then, I once tried to obtain the cultivation method of 'Yellow Springs Wrath' and the essence blood of the Demon Saint from the stone tablet. However, as soon as my soul power invaded the stone tablet, I was shocked and vomited blood and collapsed. It took me half a year to recover."

Yao Ming looked at Lin Ran's expression and sighed softly. He looked at the stone tablet with apprehension and said, "Even though my strength is many times greater than it was back then, I have a feeling that if I were to do it again, my fate would probably not be much better than last time."

"The stone tablet does indeed contain an extremely powerful soul force, and within that soul force lies a strange pressure. If I'm not mistaken, that Yellow Spring Demon Saint's attainments in soul cultivation have probably reached a terrifying level." Lin Ran nodded slightly and said softly.

That guy's soul realm is at the Emperor Realm!

"Someone who can step into the Dou Di level with one foot in is no ordinary person." Yao Ming gave a wry smile, then asked, "So, Brother Lin Ran, are you confident?"

"I'm not sure if I'm going to succeed, but I want to give it a try."

Lin Ran stared at the stone tablet, but shook his head and said.

The gap between him and the Yellow Spring Demon Saint was like an insurmountable chasm, but after all, the stone tablet contained only a remnant of his soul. If they were to clash, the outcome would be unpredictable.

If Xiao Yan in the original story could do it, why can't he?!

"In that case, we'll have to rely on Brother Lin Ran." Hearing this, Yao Ming was also slightly pleased and said, "If you find anything amiss, leave as soon as possible."

"Um."

Lin Ran nodded slightly, and with a movement, he appeared on a stone pier directly in front of the stone tablet. He slowly sat down cross-legged, and the soul between his brows began to stir.

The next moment, a vast amount of soul power emanated from between Lin Ran's eyebrows, condensing into a phantom image that looked exactly like Lin Ran.

Looking at the illusory figure, Yao Ming secretly gave it a thumbs up.

The soul is too ethereal and elusive. Nowadays, the continent is dominated by martial arts, and few strong individuals pay much attention to the cultivation of the soul.

After all, although the soul is the foundation of a person, without special methods, it is difficult to achieve any overwhelming effect when fighting with others, which is completely disproportionate to the effort and time required to cultivate it.

Therefore, the soul power of most strong people can only be described as normal. It is simply impossible for them to condense the ethereal soul into a form that is as substantial as Lin Ran.

Lin Ran's soul floated in front of the stone tablet, his gaze fixed on it. After a long while, under the watchful eyes of Cai Lin and the others, he took a step forward, and his somewhat illusory body crashed directly into the stone tablet.

"laugh!"

The moment the two touched, the surface of the ancient stone tablet rippled like liquid, and Lin Ran's soul, as if swallowed, mysteriously disappeared in front of the stone tablet.

"Boom!"

Above the ancient sky, thunder roared like an angry dragon, the deafening roar causing the entire world to tremble violently.

"Is this the hidden space within the stone tablet?"

Lin Ran's body hovered in mid-air, gazing at this strange space with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Then, he looked into the distance, towards the end of this space.

"The Yellow Spring Demon Saint is indeed worthy of his reputation for being able to create space within the stone tablet."

Lin Ran stepped through the void, slowly heading towards the depths of space. As he moved, the lightning in the sky seemed to be drawn in, suddenly bombarding him relentlessly.

However, Lin Ran remained unfazed by this attack, his steps never faltering. Any lightning bolts that entered a ten-foot radius around him were silently shattered by an invisible force, as if he were inside an invisible protective shield.

"boom!"

As Lin Ran ventured deeper into the area, the lightning seemed to realize it couldn't harm him, and thus gradually subsided. When the last wisp of lightning dissipated into the world, a deep yellow cloud suddenly appeared above Lin Ran's head. Immediately afterward, an extremely powerful gust of wind suddenly tore through the heavens and earth, pressing down fiercely upon him.

"The Finger of the Underworld!"

Lin Ran paused slightly, raised his head, and looked at the giant finger that tore through the sky and emerged from the clouds. His eyes flickered slightly, and with a gentle wave of his sleeve, a vast soul power surged out, transforming into a giant finger. Finally, it collided heavily with the Yellow Spring Finger.

"Bang!"

When the two collided, the space rippled slightly, but there was no energy explosion. Both of them shattered and annihilated the instant they made contact.

"boom!"

Just as the Yellow Spring Finger shattered, the ground beneath Lin Ran suddenly exploded open, and a giant yellow hand shot out like lightning. In a flash, it appeared below Lin Ran, and with a clench of its hand, it fiercely gripped Lin Ran's body within it.

"broken!"

Calm syllables slowly emanated from the giant hand, and a powerful soul storm instantly swept out, directly shattering the palm.

"Yellow Spring Demon Saint, show yourself! These methods are not enough to defeat me."

As the giant yellow palm exploded, Lin Ran's figure reappeared in this world. He raised his head, looked into the distance, and his calm voice, like thunder, resounded throughout the space.

"Boom!"

As soon as Lin Ran's voice rang out, a mountain peak suddenly burst open from the ground not far ahead, rising abruptly and standing tall. At the top of the mountain peak was a huge throne, and on the throne sat a figure dressed in a yellow fur robe, with an aura that made heaven and earth tremble slowly spreading out.

"A soul realm at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm... Kid, you do have some talent."

The soft voice, containing a kind of pressure from the soul, slowly entered Lin Ran's ears, and under this voice, his body rippled.

Lin Ran's gaze was fixed on the figure on the throne. After a moment, he smiled slightly and said, "Although you were once a top expert in the world, now you are just a remnant soul clinging to your obsessions and remaining in the world."

"How dare you, a lowly scoundrel, be so insolent before me!"

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the figure beneath the throne suddenly opened his eyes, and an extremely powerful soul fluctuation shot out like lightning, striking Lin Ran fiercely like a sword blade.

"A trivial skill."

Seeing this, Lin Ran smiled calmly, his figure advancing instead of retreating, and with a wave of his sleeve, a vast soul wave rippled out, completely repelling the soul attack of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint.

"Give me the cultivation method for the Wrath of the Yellow Springs and the essence blood of the Demon Saint, and I will leave!"

"If you want the Wrath of the Underworld and its essence, defeat me first!"

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint suddenly stood up, and the world around the mountain shattered the instant he rose: "So what if you've reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm? My soul has surpassed the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm and reached the Emperor Realm! How dare you fight me!"

"So it really is the Emperor Realm."

Upon hearing those two words, even Lin Ran, who already knew them, felt a jolt in her heart and a look of shock appeared in her eyes.

In this world, only the soul of an Emperor Realm can remain undiminished for a long time. The Yellow Spring Demon Saint has lived for countless years, yet a wisp of his remnant soul has survived to this day. This is the power of an Emperor Realm soul!

"If you were truly the Demon Saint of the Underworld, I wouldn't dare to fight you. But right now, you're merely a remnant of his soul!"

Lin Ran took a breath and stomped forward with his foot. In that instant, his body suddenly expanded by hundreds of feet, like a giant standing between heaven and earth, looking down at the Yellow Spring Demon Saint. With a clenched fist, he slammed his giant hand down on the latter.

"presumptuous!"

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint suddenly raised his head, let out a furious roar, and slammed his palms into the ground. Instantly, the earth in this space trembled violently. Then, the earth exploded, and countless huge hands burst out of the ground, like a rainstorm, and slammed into the soul giant body that Lin Ran had transformed into.

"Destroy!"

The powerful attack caused Lin Ran's soul to fluctuate violently. He dared not be careless and opened his mouth, releasing a burst of incomparably brilliant soul power that then slammed down towards the ground.

The moment they made contact, the countless giant palms were shattered, and the shaking earth was suppressed.

"This aura...something's not right. How could you, kid, be able to do something like this?!"

Upon contact, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's expression changed slightly. He then swiftly formed a strange hand seal with both hands and placed it near his mouth.

Suddenly, an extremely terrifying wave rippled out, and under this wave, this space instantly began to collapse and crack, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"The Wrath of the Underworld!"

Sensing the fluctuations that even he felt were somewhat alarming, Lin Ran's expression also became extremely solemn. Soul battles are more dangerous than battles of martial arts. If one is not careful, it will lead to the collapse of the soul. Once the soul is scattered, a person's life will completely disappear into the world.

Even Lin Ran sensed a sense of danger under the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's attack.

A sense of unease pervaded the world.

The space itself was surging violently at this moment, and amidst this fluctuation, strange ripples suddenly appeared around the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint. These ripples faintly converged into an invisible figure that was a thousand feet in size.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that this figure is exactly the same as him, but facing this figure, Lin Ran felt a sense of terror as if he were facing the entire world!

That feeling was something that even Gu Yuan, whom he had met before, had never given him!

"The true form of the soul..."

Lin Ran took a deep breath. This wisp of remnant soul was actually able to use sound waves to condense into the true form of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint.

The invisible demon saint's true form, formed from sound waves, slowly lowered its head, its indifferent gaze locking onto Lin Ran in the distance. Then, its mouth slowly opened, and a syllable exuding an ancient aura, like a thunder dragon emerging from layers of thunderclouds, suddenly revealed its majestic appearance!

"Moo!"

As soon as the word was uttered, the invisible demon saint's true form collapsed and vanished, but at the same time, this space also collapsed.

Lin Ran could clearly see with his naked eye that the space was cracking inch by inch under the spread of the sound waves, and a near-destructive sound wave impact surged in at a speed faster than light.

This was the first time Lin Ran had ever seen an attack at such speed. At such terrifying speed, he had virtually no time to form any defense!

"Bang bang bang!"

The destructive sonic waves, as the ancient word was uttered from the Demon Saint's mouth, had already struck the massive soul giant that Lin Ran had transformed into.

The latter's body immediately collapsed, with countless low explosions spreading across its surface. In that instant, its massive body, hundreds of feet long, shrank and became illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The attack came too fast!

And it was a complete and utter destruction!

This was a complete surprise!

The sound waves swept through the space like a storm, and everything was reduced to nothingness under the impact of the sound waves. Dark light enveloped the place, with only a lonely mountain peak standing in this dark void.

On that mountain peak, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint sat back down on his throne. His already illusory body became even more transparent, clearly indicating that the previous attack had consumed too much of his power.

The Yellow Spring Demon Saint raised his head, looked at the dark and empty space, and slowly said, "Being able to perish under the wrath of the Yellow Springs can be considered a blessing for you."

"As expected of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's signature technique, even a remnant soul possesses such power. It's unimaginable what kind of world-destroying force the Yellow Spring Demon Saint himself must have unleashed back then."

As soon as the Yellow Spring Demon Saint finished speaking, a dazzling holy light suddenly appeared in the void.

In the blink of an eye, the flames suddenly swelled and transformed once again into a phantom figure, none other than Lin Ran, who had been destroyed by the Wrath of the Yellow Springs!

At this moment, Lin Ran was surrounded by holy light, his feet treading on the void, like a god descending to earth, radiating boundless light.

He descended step by step from the sky, walked to the front of the mountain peak, looked at the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint on the throne, and smiled slightly.

"Pure Yang Sacred Body, Radiance of Extraordinary Flame..."

Looking at the dazzling light emanating from Lin Ran, the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint was somewhat surprised and said, "No wonder you, little fellow, have been able to achieve this level at such a young age. Pure Yang Saint Body, born with good fortune, indeed quite interesting."

"You are just a remnant soul. If your true form were here, I certainly wouldn't be able to stop you." Lin Ran shook his head. "With an Emperor-level soul and the cultivation of a half-step Dou Di, there is no being in this world that can stop you."

As expected of a high-level Heaven-rank combat skill, Huangquan Tianwu was so powerful that even he felt immense pressure just a moment ago.

Most importantly, the pre-cast animation of Huangquan Tianwu is almost non-existent!

"Over the years, you are the first person to withstand the wrath of the Yellow Springs." The remnant soul of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint stared at Lin Ran. After a long while, a rare smile appeared on his face. He slowly leaned back on the throne and said with a hint of melancholy, "This day has finally come."

"My only desires are the cultivation method of the Yellow Springs Wrath and the essence blood of the Demon Saint. I have no other intentions toward you," Lin Ran said with a faint smile.

"You withstood the wrath of the Yellow Springs, and what you desire will naturally be given to you." The Yellow Springs Demon Saint remained noncommittal, flicked his finger, and a wave of soul energy flashed out, finally hovering in front of Lin Ran.

Sensing the fluctuation of that soul, Lin Ran grabbed it and held it in his hand.

Refined in an instant!

(End of this chapter)