Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 276 The Four Directions Move

Lin Ran did not linger in the Netherworld for long.

The demonic fire emerged much faster than he had imagined. Presumably, powerful figures from all sides were now heading there. They also needed to arrive quickly, even if they weren't the ones rushing to make a move, they needed to assess the situation as quickly as possible.

Lin Ran immediately returned to the Starfall Pavilion, while Yao Chen, who had been notified in advance, had already gathered everyone together.

When Lin Ran returned to the Starfall Pavilion, several figures were already standing in the Star Realm. At the very front were the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower, the Fire Cloud Ancestor, and the Qinghua Two Immortals of the Flower Sect.

"This matter is of great importance, and I invited them all over two days ago," Yao Chen said softly.

Lin Ran nodded.

Judging from the Soul Hall's strength in the original work, having more people now means having more power, and thus increasing the success rate in seizing the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

However, Lin Ran only brought along experts at the level of Dou Sheng or above; he did not allow those below the level of Dou Sheng to participate.

"Everyone, this journey is fraught with danger. If we encounter an insurmountable danger, we should retreat and preserve our strength."

"yes!"

"Walk!"

Seeing this, Lin Ran didn't waste any more words. With a wave of his hand, his figure transformed into a streak of light, quickly escaping the star realm and then speeding towards the place where the demonic fire descended.

Behind him, Elder Danta and others followed closely.

While Lin Ran was mobilizing, large numbers of people flew up from various major sects and forces across the Central Plains, accompanied by the whooshing sound of wind breaking through the air. One after another, they swept across the sky, their targets all strikingly consistent: the northwest of the Central Plains!

Overnight, the entire Central Plains was thrown into turmoil.

……

"call out!"

Suddenly, a loud whooshing sound arose in the sky, and a large group of figures flew in from the distant horizon.

"We are about to enter within a thousand miles of the Demonic Flame's Descent."

Lin Ran raised his head, gazing at the distant horizon. Blinding light, like a blazing sun, continuously emanated from the area. As he drew closer, waves of terrifying heat also rushed towards him.

Even though the team was composed of strong opponents, many of them were still drenched in sweat.

"As expected of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, even the residual heat it releases is so difficult for a Dou Zun expert with a strength of seven or eight stars to resist."

Lin Ran's gaze swept over the figures behind him, and his brows furrowed slightly.

A Dou Zun with seven or eight stars is already a top-tier expert on the continent, but this level of strength can only resist the residual heat released from the distant Pure Lotus Demon Flame. This shows just how terrifying the Pure Lotus Demon Flame is.

"Sect Master, we've encountered at least ten groups along the way, and their target is clearly the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. It seems this is truly an earth-shattering battle." The Grand Elder of the Pill Tower glanced around and said in a deep voice.

Lin Ran nodded slightly.

He did encounter many teams with the same goal along the way, but he didn't take them too seriously. Although those guys were strong, they were still too weak to snatch the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

"These people are not a concern. What we should really be concerned about are the Soul Palace, those ancient races, and those reclusive old monsters."

Lin Ran gazed into the distance and shouted in a deep voice, "Speed ​​up!"

"yes!"

A journey of a thousand miles is but a matter of minutes for a powerful figure like Lin Ran.

In addition, Lin Ran and his group were an elite force traveling together, consisting of only a few people, unlike those powerful groups that traveled with dozens of people, including their families.

Therefore, in no time at all, Lin Ran and the others arrived at the area where the demonic fire had descended.

However, when Lin Ran appeared here, what came into view was not the lush and verdant mountains of the past, but a milky white desert.

A terrifying temperature rose from the desert, distorting the space within thousands of miles!

"What terrifying Pure Lotus Demon Flame! It actually burned such a massive mountain range into a desert..."

Looking at the vast desert that appeared before his eyes, Yao Chen couldn't help but gasp, his face filled with shock.

Lin Ran nodded slightly. The Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame surged from his body, enveloping everyone present. This greatly reduced the burning pain on their skin. Then, he raised his head and looked at the distant sky. The space there had been shattered, and milky white light poured out from the shattered space. Within that light, there was a terrifying temperature that even the soul could not bear.

"The space that sealed the Pure Lotus Demon Flame has shattered, but the demon flame hasn't come out. It must be inside that space. These milky white lights are just some of its residual heat." Lin Ran said softly, looking at the scene.

"The lingering warmth..."

Upon hearing this, even those present, all of whom were powerful Dou Sheng level experts, couldn't help but show some changes in their expressions.

Even a trace of residual heat can incinerate mountains and turn them into deserts. How terrifying would it be if one were to actually enter that space?!

"Whoosh!"

Shortly after Lin Ran and the others appeared in the sky above this desert, the sound of wind breaking came from all directions. One after another, the figures stopped far away from the broken space, looking at the milky white desert with a bit of shock in their eyes. They all knew that before tonight, this place was originally a mountain range full of vitality.

"Judging from this, it seems that to obtain the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, one must enter that space," Yao Chen said after gazing at the space for a long time.

"There's no rush. That space must be extremely dangerous. We don't need to be the ones to stick our necks out," Lin Ran shook his head.

Yao Chen nodded. As an alchemist, he could naturally sense how terrifying the shattered space must be.

"laugh……"

While Lin Ran and the others waited quietly, this space suddenly rippled, and then a thick black mist seeped out from the space, spreading out with a terrifying aura that moved people. It immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the world.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, all gazes turned to the place where the black mist had emerged. After a moment, the black mist slowly dissipated, and several figures gradually appeared in everyone's sight.

"That's... the Lord of the Soul Palace?"

Upon seeing the black-robed figure leading the group, exuding a terrifying aura, the eyes of the Pill Tower Elder and the others suddenly narrowed, and their internal fighting spirit began to circulate silently.

Three figures slowly emerged from the black mist.

One of them, dressed in a black robe, had an unremarkable face and looked like an ordinary person. His hands, which slipped out of his sleeves, were also slightly rough. However, this ordinary figure made most of the people present hold their breath and look at him with solemnity and fear.

Lord of the Soul Palace!

These four simple words possess an unparalleled reputation in this Central Plains.

This infamous reputation was built upon countless acts of bloodshed!

In that distant era, this Lord of the Soul Palace once massacred dozens of sects in a single night. That night, blood flowed like rivers, and corpses littered the fields. Five peak experts with the strength of two-star Dou Sheng perished in his hands.

That night cemented the Soul Palace Master's fearsome reputation and made the Soul Palace the overlord of the Central Continent. Even the Pill Tower dared not easily confront it!

At this moment, this once infamous and ruthless figure, whose fearsome reputation once shook the entire Central Plains, was quietly suspended in the sky, his gaze as unwavering as that of an old monk sitting in meditation. Regardless of whether the gazes from the outside world were filled with awe or hatred, he never shifted his focus.

"The Lord of the Soul Palace."

Lin Ran narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the figure. The soul fluctuations emanating from the latter's body were comparable to Lin Ran's soul realm.

All of them are at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm!

As Lin Ran gazed at the Soul Palace Master, the latter seemed to sense it as well. He slowly turned his head, his eyes as calm as still water, and looked Lin Ran up and down before saying indifferently, "Pure Yang Holy Body, a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, you're quite an interesting kid."

"A pure Yang body, boundless good fortune, blessed with blessings and prosperity—truly enviable..."

Behind the Soul Hall Master, a figure slightly raised his head, revealing half of his face. It was naturally the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master: "If I were to extract your flesh and blood, would I also gain the same fortune as you? Hehehe..."

"That's a good idea." The Soul Hall Master smiled calmly at the Vice Hall Master's words: "However, with your strength, I'm afraid you're not capable of defeating him."

"With you here, is this a problem?"

The figure standing next to the Soul Hall Master slowly raised his head, and the light shone on his face, revealing a face that appeared to be around thirty years old.

His face looked somewhat young, but it was completely expressionless, devoid of joy or sorrow, giving the impression that his facial features and expressions had become rigid. Of course, the most striking feature was his pair of eyes.

His eyes were black, and an extremely pure black. There was no white in his eyes, only a mass of pitch black like ink. From a distance, it looked as if two black beads had been forcibly embedded in his eye sockets. Being stared at by those eyes, a chill would rise from one's heart.

The man turned his head slightly and gazed at Lin Ran from afar, his voice soft and cold: "There are many records of people with pure Yang bodies in the clan. People with pure Yang bodies are blessed by the heavens and have great fortune. However, very few can evolve from a pure Yang body into a pure Yang holy body. He is indeed quite remarkable to have reached this point."

"However... I should be able to kill him."

The man in black robes spoke slowly.

"Hehe, that's for sure. Although the young patriarch is only a late-stage two-star Dou Sheng, even I would probably be unable to defeat him. Although Lin Ran's cultivation is at the peak of a three-star Dou Sheng, with the young patriarch's power, it will be a piece of cake for him. It seems that the position of patriarch of the Soul Clan will undoubtedly belong to the young patriarch in the future." The deputy hall master of the Soul Hall said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man's lips curled slightly, but he looked at the Soul Palace Master beside him and said, "Whether you say this or not depends on the Palace Master's opinion."

"Young Clan Leader, you're overthinking things. Clan Leader possesses boundless power and has controlled the Soul Clan for over a thousand years without showing any signs of fatigue. It's too early to be talking about these things," the Soul Palace Master said with a slight smile, shaking his head.

The man in black robes slightly raised his eyelids, not saying anything more about this taboo topic. He shifted his gaze from Lin Ran to the shattered space and asked, "When do we make our move?"

"Wait...wait until the Pure Lotus Demon Flame breaks the seal. This will consume a lot of its energy. We'll make our move when it's about to break through the void," said the Soul Palace Master, his rough hands clasped together.

The man in black robes nodded slightly, glanced at Lin Ran in the distance with his pure black eyes once more, and then slowly closed them.

……

"So that's the Lord of the Soul Palace? He's truly terrifying..."

Old Ancestor Huoyun and the others also withdrew their gazes, their faces filled with solemnity, and said.

Lin Ran nodded slightly. Only after seeing the Soul Palace Master in person could he perceive the latter's vast and terrifying power.

Even he felt he had little chance of winning against such a powerful opponent.

There was no way around it; the difference in cultivation levels between the two was simply too great. Lin Ran's current peak three-star Dou Sheng cultivation was no match for the Soul Hall Master, a five-star Dou Sheng.

Fortunately, he still has some trump cards in his arsenal.

"Interesting, the Soul Palace people have come here to join the fun too!"

Suddenly, a faint laugh came from not far away, followed by the sound of wind breaking, and several figures appeared on the horizon as fast as lightning.

Lin Ran followed the sound of wind breaking and looked in the direction of the sound, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Three figures came rushing in, breaking through the wind. The leader was a handsome man in white, accompanied by a woman in red with her face veiled and an old man in purple.

Lin Ran had some guesses about these three people, especially since he felt an extremely hot aura from the man and the old man.

It's a strange fire!

And its rank is not low!

"Interesting, my Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame seems to have sensed something."

The handsome man in white seemed to sense something and suddenly looked at Lin Ran: "My friend, it seems that the strange fire within you is quite powerful as well."

"It's alright."

Lin Ran spoke calmly.

The Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame ranks sixth on the list of strange flames, possessing immense strength, but it is still far inferior to his Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame.

The strange fire within the old man's body was much weaker than the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame.

"Your aura of strange fire is quite unique, a special fusion of strange fires." The elder in purple robes looked at Lin Ran and said in a deep voice, "Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and a portion of Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame..."

"So the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame is still here? It seems this friend has quite a close relationship with the ancient clans."

"That's for sure, Brother Huoxuan! Brother Lin Ran is the commander of our ancient clan!"

A hearty laugh rang out, and several figures soared through the air, accompanied by a graceful figure...

(End of this chapter)