Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 279 Lin Ran: "Yao Wangui, try barking like a dog again."

"you!"

Hearing Lin Ran's undisguised, icy killing intent, Yao Wangui's face turned ashen. He was about to rebuke her, but then he saw Xun'er's cold gaze and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Unbeknownst to them, they have found themselves in a disadvantageous position today.

Lin Ran's strength far exceeded his expectations. Even if he could use some trump cards to fight against Lin Ran, the guys behind Lin Ran were clearly no pushovers either.

With the support of the ancient clans, he might not be able to protect Yao Tian and Yao Ling if a conflict were to break out.

These two are pillars of the Medicine Clan. If anything happens to them, he will surely be punished when he returns!

With such concerns, Yao Wangui could only swallow his angry curses, glance at Yao Chen and Lin Ran with a sinister look, and then with a flick of his sleeve, he led Yao Tian and Yao Ling away.

Seeing Yao Wangui finally choose to retreat in a sorry state, the surrounding crowd breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Lin Ran and his group with some surprise. They had obviously not expected that even an ancient race like the Yao Clan would suffer a defeat at their hands.

As Yao Wangui and the other two retreated, Yao Chen's body gradually relaxed, and his complexion returned to normal.

He looked at Lin Ran with a complicated expression, wanting to say something, but in the end, he only sighed with a slight sense of relief.

When he joined the Holy Sect and was taken under Lin Ran's command, he originally thought that everything Lin Ran said was just to reassure him. He never expected that Lin Ran would actually stand up for him today.

This is the Medicine Clan! To offend an ancient race for the sake of such an old fellow...

"Yao Chen, after we subdue the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, I'll take you to the Medicine Clan!"

Watching Yao Wangui and the others depart, Lin Ran calmly said, "I will definitely keep my promise to you. You can rest assured about that."

"Um."

Yao Chen hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded, his smile gratified and kind.

This farcical interlude ended with the setback and departure of Yao Wangui and his companions. The strength displayed by Lin Ran and his group attracted the attention of many powerful figures and forces, especially the undisguised support from the ancient clan, which made people more wary.

This is an ancient clan, one of the most powerful beings among the ancient races. With the ancient clan backing him up, coupled with Lin Ran's strength and the current power of the Holy Sect, it's no wonder that Lin Ran has been able to achieve what he has today.

As the farce came to an end, everyone's attention returned to the shattered space in the distance.

The milky white radiance there has now cascaded down like liquid, turning the desert below into a milky white lava field, with occasional bubbles bubbling and bursting out streams of extremely hot air.

"Boom!"

This waiting continued for about three more hours. The ruptured space expanded from a few feet to tens of feet, and strange sounds could be faintly heard coming from it.

The expansion of the shattered space finally came to a slow stop when it reached a range of nearly a hundred feet. Faintly, a milky white halo formed at the shattered space.

The instant the halo formed, all the powerful figures present suddenly opened their eyes. They could sense that the temperature in this world had increased nearly a hundredfold in that instant!

Xun'er opened her eyes at that moment, looked at Lin Ran with her beautiful eyes, and said softly, "It's time to set off."

Her words seemed to possess a kind of magic. As soon as they were uttered, the surrounding space was filled with the sound of rapid wind breaking. One after another, figures with long and powerful auras rushed from afar like lightning, crashing directly into the milky white light circle amidst a series of howls.

Seeing this, Lin Ran nodded slightly and turned to look at Yao Chen, Old Ancestor Huo Yun, and the others.

"Gentlemen, let's set off."

"Aran, legend has it that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame can be drawn by a person's emotions, causing the demon flame to be born from within the human body. Once the demon flame appears within the body, even the soul will be burned into nothingness."

"So, once you enter that space, no matter what you see, try to keep your mind calm. Don't be elated by external gains or saddened by external losses. Control any emotions, whether joy, anger, sorrow, or resentment. Otherwise, these emotions will attract demonic fire!" Xun'er solemnly reminded her.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Yao Chen and the others behind Lin Ran changed slightly.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame is too mysterious. Even these veteran experts know little about it. But they never expected that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame could use human emotions as a trigger. Such a bizarre method truly lives up to its name as a demon flame.

"Okay, everyone be careful, let's go!"

Lin Ran nodded, and without saying anything more, he waved his sleeve and took the lead, transforming into a streak of light and flashing into the light circle. Behind him, Xun'er and the others followed closely.

……

The moment his body swept into the circle of light, Lin Ran's skin tensed up instantly.

Passing through the light circle was a matter of a moment. After the light in front of him flickered slightly, Lin Ran discovered that the surrounding space had changed.

"Truly worthy of being called the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, its temperature far surpasses even that of the Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame."

The change in space gave Lin Ran the first feeling of stepping out of a furnace.

He quickly scanned his surroundings and found himself in a strange space filled with milky white flames. This entire space was permeated with milky white flames, and even with his exceptional physique and the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame, he felt an unusually hot temperature emanating from these milky white flames.

"This demonic fire is malevolent; we must remain calm and rational..."

Lin Ran frowned slightly as he looked around at the empty space.

Knowing the original plot, he naturally understood what he would encounter in this demonic fire space: the Nightmare Mist, even more terrifying than the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Lin Ran's body hovered in mid-air, not daring to come into contact with the milky white flames. Even though he was protected by the strange fire, he still felt a stinging pain on his skin. In this space, even the air was completely evaporated, and an indescribable desolate smell permeated the space.

Suddenly, three dark figures appeared in front of him, hovering in mid-air, their eyes fixed on him with a sinister and mocking gaze.

"The Lord of the Soul Palace?!"

The three dark figures were none other than the three Hall Masters of the Soul Hall. Unexpectedly, they would appear here, and judging from their appearance, it seemed that they had been waiting for him here!

"What are you doing here?"

Lin Ran frowned and said in a deep voice. As he spoke, his fighting spirit quietly began to circulate within his body.

Even with his perfected Heavenly Realm soul, he couldn't tell whether the Soul Palace Master before him was an illusion created by Nightmare Heavenly Mist or real. He could only be extremely cautious!

"It's nothing, I just wanted to show you something."

The Lord of the Soul Palace smiled slightly, and suddenly bursts of black mist surged from his palm. The black mist churned and then transformed into several graceful phantoms.

Looking at the illusory figure, Lin Ran's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly revealed a mocking look, and a dazzling holy gold color appeared in his eyes.

"Even if you're going to create illusions, at least make something of decent quality. My girls are all doing well in the Northwest Continent, and you're making this kind of thing?"

As Lin Ran spoke, the three Soul Palace figures in front of him shattered like bubbles, replaced by a burning sensation.

A strange fire engulfs his body!

If illusions don't work, then let's use force. This Pure Lotus Demon Flame is truly domineering!

Lin Ran snorted coldly. With his resources and methods, even if the Pure Lotus Demon Flame was ranked third on the Strange Flame Ranking, it was impossible for it to defeat him so easily!

Driven by the Holy Yang Battle Qi, Lin Ran also activated the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame, which spread throughout his body.

Faced with the frenzied counterattack of the strange fire within Lin Ran's body, the milky white flames, after a stalemate, finally retreated inch by inch, and were eventually forced out of Lin Ran's pores.

When the milky white flames withdrew from his body, Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

This Pure Lotus Demon Flame is indeed something special. Fortunately, he has a very high resistance to flames, and his physical body is strong. Otherwise, just this little bit of tinkering would have turned his meridians into powder.

"As expected of being ranked third on the Strange Flame Ranking, if it hadn't been subdued by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, it probably wouldn't be inferior to the Void Devouring Flame now!"

Lin Ran murmured, the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame covering his pupils, and the world before him began to change.

The milky-white sea of ​​fire disappeared, replaced by a milky-white mist covering an area of ​​about several tens of feet.

At this moment, within this mist, nearly a dozen people with varying expressions were rapidly flying across the spot. Some of their bodies were even engulfed by milky-white flames, and finally, amidst a series of shrill screams, they turned to ashes.

Lin Ran's gaze swept quickly across the milky white mist, and he immediately understood that the illusions were caused by this strange mist.

"Um?"

Lin Ran's sweeping gaze, after a moment, stopped a short distance in front of him.

A figure floated in that space, and that aged face could only belong to Yao Chen.

However, he was in great pain at the moment, and on the surface of his body, milky white flames were faintly appearing, which was the prelude to the burning of demonic fire!

However, among those milky white flames, a few holy golden flames also appeared.

Although Yao Chen was quite strong, he had already given his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Xiao Yan. He only had the Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame sub-flame given to him by Lin Ran. With just a sub-flame, he naturally could not withstand the power of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

"scold!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ran flashed and appeared beside Yao Chen, slamming a palm into his back.

A low shout suddenly came from his mouth!

Lin Ran's shout contained a soul fluctuation, and the sound wave, mixed with this fluctuation, directly entered Yao Chen's ears, finally crashing into his soul, causing his face to turn pale instantly, and his tightly closed eyes to snap open at that moment.

"Huff huff..."

Yao Chen opened his eyes, glanced at Lin Ran beside him, and kept panting heavily. After a moment, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "What a terrifying Pure Lotus Demon Flame! It deliberately created illusions to induce emotional fluctuations in people, and then set itself on fire. If you hadn't woken me up in time, I'm afraid my fate would not be much better now."

Lin Ran nodded, then glanced around and said, "The fog here is a bit strange. Let's leave this area first."

"Where are Ancestor Huoyun and the others?"

Yao Chen frowned, somewhat worried, and said that this demonic fire space was too strange, full of deadly dangers. Even a Dou Sheng expert would be in great danger if he entered this place.

"I've already checked this area; there's no sign of them, and Xun'er and the others are nowhere to be seen either. They've probably already gone out," Lin Ran said, shaking his head.

Yao Chen understood, but he was also overjoyed.

Being in such a godforsaken place, there's not much that can be done even if you want to help. Fortunately, Lin Ran decided to set off with an elite team from the beginning and didn't bring the others from the Holy Sect with him. Otherwise, they would probably all be dead or wounded by now.

"Let's go."

Lin Ran waved his hand, glanced at the other guys trapped in the illusion, and then quickly flew out of the mist.

The two escaped the illusion and did not linger in the same place. After flying for a few minutes, they broke out of the area covered by the mist.

As their bodies emerged from the mist, Lin Ran and Yao Chen both felt slightly lighter. Turning their heads to look at the strange, milky-white mist that enveloped the space, they both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little uneasy.

"Aran!"

Just as the two emerged from the mist, a joyful voice suddenly came from not far ahead.

Lin Ran looked up and saw a huge platform floating in mid-air not far ahead. At the end of the platform was a giant white gate. On the platform, Xun'er and the others were gathered, looking at Lin Ran and the other person who emerged from the mist with joy.

Upon seeing Xun'er and the others, Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you all alright?"

"fine."

Xun'er and the others quickly came forward, shaking their heads with smiles. Then they exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect that the Pure Lotus Demon Flame could already release Nightmare Heavenly Mist. It seems that its strength has greatly improved in the past thousand years."

"Nightmare Sky Mist?" Yao Chen, who was standing to the side, was taken aback.

"It's that mist that can trap people in an illusion forever. It was originally the unique skill of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint. It is said that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint once used this move to shroud a city, making the people in the city feel as if they had lived in it for hundreds of years. Only after the mist dissipated did they realize that the hundred years they had experienced were just a dream."

Gu Nanhai smiled faintly, then sighed, "It is said that a thousand years ago, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame was unable to use this move. I didn't expect it to be this time... It seems that this trip is indeed dangerous."

(End of this chapter)