Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 297 Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python

"Has the Soul Palace made any moves lately?"

Within the Holy Sect, in the Star Realm.

In a secluded and tranquil place, a stream meanders through the forest, eventually transforming into a silver waterfall that cascades down into the clear lake below.

In the center of the lake, a figure sat cross-legged on the water, motionless. The ripples around him would automatically dissipate when people came within ten meters of him. There seemed to be an extremely still aura around him, which was quite strange.

After getting up, Yao Chen stood quietly and reported the recent situation in a soft voice.

"That battle had a significant impact on the Soul Hall. We recently received news that many of the branch halls we had previously detected are now deserted. It seems that the higher-ups of the Soul Hall have issued orders for them to relocate."

"I suspect the Soul Clan wants to reorganize or rebuild the Soul Palace. After all, even the Soul Palace Master fell at your hands, so the Soul Palace naturally needs to be rebuilt properly."

"Possibly."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran nodded slightly and said calmly, "The Soul Clan has always been mysterious. Collecting souls for so many years must mean they have a grand plan."

"After a while, the ancient clan will send someone over. You will then meet with them and gather some intelligence."

"no problem."

Yao Chen nodded slightly, and Lin Ran did not reveal any more information about the Soul Clan.

He was aware of the Soul Clan's thoughts, but he couldn't speak recklessly. If he revealed the secrets of the Soul Palace and angered the Soul Clan, the next one to come wouldn't be the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan, but the Soul Emperor or the Void Devouring Flame.

Although his strength has now reached the level of a seven-star Dou Sheng, it is still not enough to compare with a nine-star Dou Sheng like Hun Tiandi.

"Seven Star Dou Sheng is still not enough..."

Lin Ran's eyes flickered slightly. This strength was indeed enough to make him fearless of the Soul Palace, but the Soul Palace was merely an external force of the Soul Clan.

A Seven-Star Battle Saint would be considered a peak expert elsewhere, but it's still not enough to contend with the Soul Clan.

Not to mention the four Soul Clan Demon Saints who were all at the late stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng, there were also the four Soul Clan Elders who were all at the Eight-Star Dou Sheng level!

In addition, there's the Void Devouring Flame and the Soul Emperor...

Without the strength of a nine-star Dou Sheng, one is simply not qualified to seize a sliver of hope in the chaotic world to come!

However, with his current strength, there are basically no shortcuts for him to improve quickly. He has already obtained the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, and there are not many more opportunities left in the original story.

"Perhaps, high-grade pills can help me advance even further..."

Lin Ran murmured to himself, "A ninth-grade precious pill won't do, but a ninth-grade profound pill would be a different story."

The Pill Tower Ancestor was transformed from a ninth-grade Profound Pill. Even a Seven-Star Battle Saint like Gu Dao would covet such a pill. If Lin Ran could obtain it, it would definitely improve his strength.

However, with his current alchemy skills, it would be quite difficult to refine a ninth-grade Xuan Dan. In addition, refining a ninth-grade Xuan Dan requires a large amount of medicinal materials and a massive amount of energy, which is a huge challenge for the Holy Sect at present.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Lin Ran seemed to sense something and vanished from the spot.

A moment later, his figure tore through space and rushed towards the beast domain.

Lin Ran was extremely fast. Even though there was a certain distance between the Starfall Pavilion and the Beast Domain, it was only a short distance away for Lin Ran now.

This is the source of the power of a high-level Battle Saint; spatial teleportation is nothing more than commonplace for them.

However, before Lin Ran could enter the Nine Netherworld, a pillar of light reaching to the heavens stood within the Nine Netherworld, connecting heaven and earth.

The beam of light was nine colors!

A massive, nine-colored pillar of light pierced the sky, its dazzling brilliance making the world around it vibrant and colorful.

Around the pillar of light, countless serpentine demonic beasts coiled and gazed, their expressions filled with shock and astonishment, clearly extremely curious about this soaring nine-colored pillar of light.

From that pillar of light, they could clearly feel a pressure originating from their bloodline and soul—the suppression of a lower-level magical beast by a higher-level magical beast.

"Did it evolve successfully?!"

Upon seeing the towering nine-colored pillar of light, Lin Ran's expression was filled with joy. With a flicker, he appeared within the Nine Netherworld.

At this moment, the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs was filled with Nine Netherworld Pythons. Yao Ming and other high-ranking members of the Nine Netherworld Pythons appeared together, looking at the nine-colored pillar of light with suspicion. When they saw Lin Ran appear, Yao Ming hurriedly stepped forward and spoke respectfully.

"metropolitan!"

"Hmm, don't panic, this means Rainbow Scale has successfully evolved."

Lin Ran laughed heartily, his gaze fixed on the nine-colored pillar of light.

For Cai Lin's evolution, he directly gave half of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's essence blood to Cai Lin. Now it seems that Cai Lin has not only completed the evolution, from a seven-colored Devouring Python to a nine-colored Devouring Python, but its cultivation has also increased significantly!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, countless cracks suddenly appeared on the nine-colored light. The next moment, a nine-colored snake tail that was nearly a thousand feet long suddenly emerged from the pillar of light. Immediately afterwards, the pillar of light shattered completely, and a nine-colored giant python that was a thousand feet long appeared in the eyes of countless people with great impact!

"hiss……"

Gazing at the colossal nine-colored python that stretched across the heavens and earth, gasps of astonishment immediately rose and fell, and many eyes were filled with shock.

"This is... the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python!"

The elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan stared in astonishment at the magnificent giant python.

The giant python was nine-colored, dazzling and magnificent. Its scales, the size of a human body, shimmered with a colorful luster and covered its massive body. As the snake slowly writhed, it exuded a sense of power that could easily crush mountains, which was awe-inspiring!

"No, this isn't the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, but the legendary... Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python!"

At this moment, Yao Ming's heart was also filled with turbulent waves.

The Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python is a divine beast that only exists in ancient legends. In some ways, it is even stronger than the ancient celestial serpent, the ancestor of snake-like magical beasts!

It is only because of their extremely small number that the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python's reputation is far less than that of the Ancient Heavenly Serpent. However, as the patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, Yao Ming naturally knows the power of the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python.

The Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python was a creature that appeared only a handful of times, even in ancient times. Each appearance of it caused a great shock among the snake clan. Yao Ming never imagined that he would actually be able to see this mythical beast that only existed in legends.

The Nine Netherworld Python Clan is now considered the snake clan most closely related to the bloodline of the ancient Heavenly Serpent. However, their pride is nothing compared to that of the Nine-Colored Devouring Python.

Because, to some extent, the bloodline of the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python is even stronger than that of the Ancient Celestial Serpent.

And that kind of bloodline pressure also originates from this!

"That Cai Lin actually possesses such an identity. No wonder the sect leader values ​​her so much, even giving her half of the Demon Saint's essence blood and personally protecting her cultivation..." At this moment, Yao Ming finally understood why Lin Ran allowed Cai Lin to cultivate in the Yellow Springs, a place where even he could not stay for long.

This is not only because of Lin Ran's favoritism towards Cai Lin, but also because of Cai Lin's special identity, which gives her the qualifications and ability to cultivate in this extremely yin and cold place!

The entire world fell silent upon the appearance of the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, while the enormous Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python slowly coiled up its massive body in the sky.

A dazzling and brilliant luster burst forth from its body. Then, the enormous body of the Devouring Python began to shrink, and finally, amidst the astonished gazes, it transformed into a beautiful figure with alluring curves.

As the light in the sky gradually faded, that alluring figure appeared in all those gazes.

Cold and beautiful, alluring, a scourge to the country and its people.

Upon first glimpse of that alluring face, which subtly held a hint of coldness, many people's hearts skipped a beat; such a person was truly an unparalleled beauty.

A barrage of intense gazes were cast upon them, yet they dared not look directly at them.

The oppressive aura emanating from their bloodline caused these usually arrogant magical beasts to make a complete fool of themselves.

The jade-like figure in the sky naturally paid no heed to this.

Her gaze, tinged with a hint of languor and coldness, slowly swept across the land, her demeanor like that of an empress scrutinizing her subjects, indifferent and majestic.

Anyone touched by those slightly languid eyes felt their hearts pound violently. Those with weaker wills even turned red in the face, and their fighting spirit became disordered.

The alluring beauty's eyes merely swept across the area below before abruptly shifting away. She then tilted her head slightly, looking towards the distance behind her, where a young man in a white and gold robe stood suspended in mid-air, a gentle smile on his face.

When her gaze lingered on that young figure, a gentle smile slowly curved her alluring face, like a blooming peony, captivating and breathtakingly beautiful.

"Aran..."

Hearing the beauty's call, Lin Ran smiled broadly and gently pinched Cai Lin's fair and beautiful cheek: "A five-star Dou Sheng cultivation, not bad at all."

Hearing Lin Ran's praise, Cai Lin smiled sweetly, her long, narrow eyes slowly sweeping over Lin Ran. Then, she raised her delicate, crescent-shaped eyebrows slightly and said, "I thought I could surpass you this time after I came out of seclusion, but now I can't even sense your cultivation level anymore..."

Before going into seclusion, Cai Lin was only stuck at the Dou Sheng level, but now her cultivation level has skyrocketed to the five-star Dou Sheng level.

The essence of the demon saint played a significant role in this, but the most crucial factor was this extremely yin and cold place!

"By the way, besides your cultivation, you seem to have gained something else?" Lin Ran's gaze lingered on Cai Lin's body, gently grasping her smooth, fair wrist, his fingers lightly rubbing against the colorful snake patterns.

Lin Ran could clearly sense that these snake patterns contained extremely strong vitality. Under his mental perception, these snake patterns seemed to come alive, transforming into seven-colored, sky-devouring pythons.

In other words, these snake-like patterns are not energy entities, but rather the real Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python!

"At the bottom of the Nine Netherworlds, lies the lair of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python clan."

Cai Lin explained softly, "I inherited the legacy of my ancestors. Some of them had damaged bodies, but their souls remained. I awakened them, and they are now attached to my body. If I have the opportunity in the future, I want to mend their souls and reshape their lives."

"That's how it should be."

Hearing Cai Lin's brief explanation, Lin Ran nodded slightly.

If these remnant souls can be repaired, they will become a powerful force, and they are all Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Pythons with limitless potential.

As a Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, it would be ideal for Cai Lin to have a group of Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Pythons as subordinates and helpers.

After exchanging a few words, their eyes met, revealing a deep affection between them.

However, this is not a good place to release emotions right now. Lin Ran looked at Yao Ming and took out a ninth-grade pill from his storage ring: "You must have had a hard time, Clan Chief Yao Ming, during this period of time."

"Sect Master, you're too kind. It was nothing, just a small favor."

Yao Ming grinned from ear to ear and quickly waved his hand in refusal.

What kind of existence is Lin Ran now? He is the master of the Holy Sect, a seven-star Dou Sheng powerhouse who defeated the Soul Palace Master, and also his current superior.

If he's doing work for his boss, how could he dare to ask for payment?

Besides, he didn't do anything; he just set up a barrier in the Netherworld.

"Take it. I have another task for you to complete," Lin Ran said with a smile. Seeing this, Yao Ming accepted the pill and said with a serious expression, "Please give your instructions, Sect Master."

"Your Nine Netherworld Pythons are numerous, and your snake offspring are scattered throughout the Central Plains. I need you to find me a branch of the Soul-Seeking Hall."

Lin Ran said in a deep voice, "They have retreated to many branch halls during this period, so it will be more troublesome to search for them. If you have any news, report to me immediately."

"Soul Palace, I understand!"

Yao Ming nodded emphatically.

The conflict between Lin Ran and the Soul Hall was known to everyone in the Central Continent. Now that Lin Ran had killed the Soul Hall Master and was determined to wipe out the Soul Hall, it was only natural that he would do so.

However, Lin Ran was not a bloodthirsty person. The main reason he sought out those Soul Palace branch halls was because of the soul essence accumulated in those branch halls!

The Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm is still not enough for Soul Emperor and others. Only by reaching the Emperor Realm can one be considered to stand at the pinnacle of this continent.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan broke through to the Emperor Realm by having Xiao Xuan infuse the entire power of the Heavenly Tomb into him.

Lin Ran is not a member of the Xiao clan, so he naturally cannot gain Xiao Xuan's approval. Therefore, if he wants to break through to the Emperor Realm, he can only use other methods.

Like the Soul Emperor, he devoured countless souls and stepped into the Emperor Realm.

Or perhaps...

A beautiful figure appeared in Lin Ran's mind.

"Medicine Clan, Medicine Spirit..."

(End of this chapter)