Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 311 Eight-Star Dou Sheng!

half a month later.

After a long period of seclusion, Lin Ran finally opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of blazing fire.

After closing his eyes and sensing for a while, a satisfied smile appeared on Lin Ran's face.

The Grade 9 Profound Pills were indeed powerful. Even with the pill resistance from taking them twice, these two Grade 9 Profound Pills still brought Lin Ran tremendous energy, successfully helping him break through the bottleneck of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm.

From the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng to the early stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng, this scheme by the Medicine Clan caused Lin Ran to surge by nearly one star level.

Unfortunately, it will be even more difficult for Lin Ran to improve his cultivation through these pills in the future.

"Creak..."

As Lin Ran finished his practice, the door was slowly pushed open.

Xun'er walked along with a smile, her graceful figure radiant in the sunlight.

"Aran's cultivation has improved again."

Looking at Xun'er's playful smile, Lin Ran smiled calmly and shook his head.

Although the cultivation of an eight-star Dou Sheng is very powerful, even surpassing the current three immortals of the ancient race, it is still not enough for Void Devouring Flame and Soul Emperor.

Furthermore, his body has developed resistance to pills at this stage, so even if he can refine a ninth-grade Xuan pill, he will not be able to improve his strength.

"By the way, Ran, while you were in seclusion, the people of the Medicine Clan, the Flame Clan, and the Thunder Clan had already arrived at the Ancient Clan. Father held a clan meeting with them and reached an agreement on a cooperative alliance."

"They also said that after you break through the barrier, they hope you can come back to discuss it together and let the Holy Sect join in as well."

"Of course there is no problem. The Soul Clan is powerful, and it would be best if our Holy Sect could form an alliance with the four clans."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly, while pulling Xun'er close and gently kissing her red lips: "Besides, given your status, why don't you just decide for me?"

"Me? What is my identity?"

Xun'er's pretty face flushed slightly, and she gave a soft snort: "You have so many female confidantes, Cai Lin, Yun Yun, Little Doctor Fairy, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Feng Qing'er..."

The more Lin Ran spoke, the more awkward his smile became. Xun'er didn't say much, only gave a light snort and pinched the soft flesh on Lin Ran's waist: "You naughty boy, you really don't learn anything good, all you do is cause trouble!"

"There's nothing I can do about my background..."

Lin Ran felt a little embarrassed and muttered to herself.

My master, the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts, is the young sect master of the Cloud Rain Sect. What can I do? I'm desperate too!

Seeing Lin Ran's appearance, Xun'er didn't say anything more. Of course, she understood that Lin Ran also had difficulties.

After the two of them played around for a while, Lin Ran and Xun'er went to the main hall together.

The ancient clans are quite lively these days. The patriarchs of the Yao, Yan, and Lei clans have visited, and the four clans have formed an alliance. This is the first time in a thousand years that such an event has occurred for the ancient clans.

When Lin Ran and Xun'er arrived at the main hall, Yao Dan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Gu Yuan were already seated.

Gu Yuan sat in the main seat, with two seats on each side, and there was an empty seat next to Yao Dan, obviously reserved for Lin Ran.

The formality surprised Lin Ran, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.

After all, what he represents now is not just himself, nor the commander of the ancient clans, but the sect master of the Holy Sect!

"An Eight-Star Dou Sheng?!"

Upon seeing Lin Ran enter the hall, all four clan leaders present sensed the change in Lin Ran's cultivation level and were extremely surprised.

"How could this be? Just a few days ago you were only at the early stage of Seven Star Dou Sheng, how come now..."

Yan Jin and Lei Ying exchanged a glance, both somewhat incredulous. Yao Dan, however, seemed to understand something and exclaimed in surprise, "It's those two Grade 9 Profound Pills?! No, that's not right. Even if it were those two Grade 9 Profound Pills, they shouldn't have given you such a significant improvement."

Yao Dan knew all too well the difference between a Seven-Star Dou Sheng and an Eight-Star Dou Sheng, after all, he himself was a late-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng and had tried to break through to the next level many times.

Let alone an eight-star Dou Sheng, even reaching the peak of a seven-star Dou Sheng feels like an eternity away.

However, Lin Ran broke through from the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng to the early stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng in just a few days. Even with the help of two Grade Nine Profound Pills, such an improvement was still a bit lacking...

"It was a lucky fluke."

Lin Ran smiled faintly.

"Sect Master Lin is indeed a man of profound knowledge. An eight-star Dou Sheng at this age is a rare find, even throughout history," Yan Jin remarked with admiration.

"Not bad, not bad. With the big battle coming up, our chances of winning are even greater!" Lei Ying laughed.

Gu Yuan, who was sitting in the main seat, nodded in satisfaction and said softly, "Please take a seat."

"Yes, Uncle."

Lin Ran took his seat, while Xun'er stood respectfully to the side, filling the teacups for everyone present before stepping aside.

"Everyone, at a time like this, let's not waste time with pleasantries. You all know the methods of the Soul Clan. I have never underestimated the Soul Clan, but I have never been able to fully understand their strength. And that is precisely what makes the Soul Clan so terrifying."

Gu Yuan coughed lightly and spoke first: "Soul Emperor, Void Devouring Flame, the strength of the Soul Clan's foundation has exceeded all of our expectations. Even the Ancient Clan probably cannot catch up."

"In the current Dou Qi Continent, there shouldn't be any single force capable of directly confronting the Soul Clan, not even the ancient clans. Therefore, we have gathered here to form an alliance to jointly resist the Soul Clan!"

Both he and the Soul Emperor were at the late stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, and the difference between them was not significant. As long as it wasn't a true life-or-death battle, neither of them could defeat the other.

But the fact that Void Devouring Flame had also broken through to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level was something he hadn't expected.

With his own strength, he was indeed no match for the two of them working together. Therefore, if he really wanted to fight against the Soul Clan, an alliance was the only way.

"Furthermore... just as Lin Ran predicted, the ancient jades of both the Lei Clan and the Yan Clan have been lost."

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Yan Jin and Lei Ying exchanged a glance, both showing a helpless expression.

Void Devouring Flame did not lie on that day. When it attacked the Medicine Clan, it also attacked the Flame Clan and the Thunder Clan. However, unlike the Medicine Clan's large-scale attack, the ancient jades of the Thunder Clan and the Flame Clan were directly stolen.

Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Lin Ran's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Uncle, what about the ancient jade of the Gu clan..."

"The ancient jade of the ancient tribe still exists."

Gu Yuan said in a deep voice, "Thank you for the reminder. I have always carried the ancient jade with me, and at the same time, I seized the opportunity when the undercover agent was not in position."

"It is Elder Gu Yang."

Xun'er's voice softly rang in Lin Ran's ear, her tone tinged with anger: "He is the second elder of our ancient clan's ancestral hall. If it weren't for your reminder, Father might have been at risk of having the ancient jade stolen if he had taken it with him beforehand!"

"It's good that it wasn't lost..."

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, the pressure is greatly reduced.

As long as the Soul Emperor cannot open the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Mansion, he will always be a Nine-Star Dou Sheng and will have a chance to defeat him!

"The main reason I called you here today is to discuss the alliance. What are your thoughts?"

"That's natural."

Lin Ran smiled and said, "The hatred between me and the Soul Clan is irreconcilable. It is my honor to be able to join them."

"Very good. After today, please gather your forces quickly. Half a month from now, the armies will unite. We cannot let the Soul Clan drag this out any longer!" Gu Yuan exhaled and said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's body trembled. So, in half a month, the real war with the Soul Clan would begin?

Seeing the serious expressions on Yan Jin and Lei Ying's faces, Lin Ran took a deep breath and nodded emphatically.

It seems that he will have to do everything he can to continue improving his strength in the next two weeks.

But what other options are there?

In the original novel, Xiao Yan's strength increased greatly thanks to the Heavenly Tomb, and his soul even broke through to the Emperor Realm. But if he went to the Heavenly Tomb and explained the pros and cons to Xiao Xuan, would Xiao Xuan hand over the Heavenly Tomb Soul to him?

The probability is very low.

It's estimated that even if Xiao Xuan were to give his power to Gu Yuan, he probably wouldn't give it to him.

Where else can he draw strength?

Lin Ran frowned, his gaze suddenly lingering on Lei Ying.

That is……

Lei Ying had a strong physique with many black lines on it, which looked like lightning tattoos, and this made Lin Ran's heart flutter.

In this world, besides the strange fire, there are other top-tier natural treasures, such as strange water and strange lightning. These things all exist, but that guy Potato described the strange fire the most, and there is even a strange fire ranking list. As for the other natural treasures, there are far fewer.

But some things still have a great reputation in the original work.

That is the strange lightning.

Or rather, it was a bolt of lightning!

As is well known, when alchemists are refining pills, if the pills are of too high a grade, they will attract heavenly lightning. The intensity of the lightning tribulation will vary depending on the grade of the pill.

The most noticeable examples are the seven-colored thunderclouds that appear when making eighth-grade pills, and the black demonic lightning that is summoned when refining ninth-grade pills.

The black patterns on Lei Ying's body right now are Black Demon Lightning!

These black demon lightnings are actually similar to strange fires, and among these lightnings, the most powerful one is called the Nine Profound Golden Lightning!

If the Nine Profound Golden Thunder were to be ranked in a similar way to the Strange Fire Ranking, then this thunder would be comparable to the Pure Lotus Demon Fire or even the Void Devouring Flame in the Strange Fire Ranking.

Only when a ninth-grade golden elixir is refined will this Nine Profound Golden Thunder appear in the world.

Every appearance of this lightning is earth-shattering, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. Even powerful warriors like the Battle Saint are rendered insignificant under its might.

In some ancient books, there are many accounts of the extraordinary phenomena that occur when a master alchemist refines a ninth-grade golden pill. Among these phenomena, the most awe-inspiring is the Nine Profound Golden Thunder!

Even an ordinary Dou Sheng powerhouse would be reduced to ashes in an instant if they were touched by even a little bit of it.

of course.

Even in the most prosperous ancient times, the Nine Profound Golden Lightning was extremely rare. In the present day, there has been no news of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning appearing on the continent for thousands of years. This means that in these thousands of years, no ninth-grade golden core has ever appeared on the Dou Qi Continent!

However, this does not mean that the Nine Profound Golden Thunder does not exist in this world.

Lin Ran happened to know of a place that contained the Nine Profound Golden Thunder!

"Uncle, there are also three clan chiefs."

Lin Ran took a deep breath: "I will inform Yao Chen about the alliance matters and have him come and coordinate with you. Next, I'm afraid I'll have to go into seclusion for a while."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, all four of them were taken aback.

A few days is not enough to break through from the early stage of Seven Star Dou Sheng to the early stage of Eight Star Dou Sheng.

You still have more stock?!

The group exchanged glances, and Gu Yuan nodded slightly: "If you could improve even further, that would be wonderful..."

……

Beyond Ancient Dragon Island lies a void.

In the pitch-black void, two figures suddenly flashed by like lightning. Strange fluctuations emanated from this light, resisting the omnipresent, fierce tearing force emanating from within the void.

As their gaze drew closer, they realized that there were actually two figures, a man and a woman, Lin Ran and Zi Yan.

In the void, spatial collapse can occur at any time, and the omnipresent, violent tearing force is enough to tear an ordinary Dou Zun powerhouse to pieces. Without special life-saving abilities, few people dare to walk in this void.

However, the power of such spatial tearing is nothing to Lin Ran and Zi Yan at present.

Putting aside their formidable strength, their physical bodies alone were enough to disregard all this tearing apart.

"Are you really going to cultivate in the Void Thunder Pool?"

The two traversed the void, and Zi Yan asked softly, "That Thunder Pool is fraught with danger, and there are even terrifying beings within it. Even now, I wouldn't dare to linger there for long. You…"

"There's nothing we can do about it, and I came here specifically for that big guy."

Lin Ran said in a deep voice, "My cultivation has stagnated. If I can rely on that big guy to raise my cultivation level again, it will be of great help in the upcoming battle."

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Zi Yan said no more.

She also knew Lin Ran's current strength. Although the Void Thunder Pool was fraught with danger, it shouldn't be a problem for Lin Ran at his current level.

The so-called "Void Thunder Pool" is the hiding place of the Nine Profound Golden Thunder.

It is said that the space here is quite strange, emitting a natural suction force that causes a lot of energy to condense and condense here in chaos, eventually giving rise to countless lightning bolts. Among them are not only Black Demon Lightning, but also Lin Ran's target, Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

The two moved quickly, and before long, Lin Ran sensed some energy fluctuations. A moment later, at the end of the void in front of them, a constantly flashing silver light began to appear, and faintly, an unusually violent energy was emanating from afar.

The next moment, a vast 'lake' nearly a thousand feet in size came into Lin Ran's view.

However, the 'lake' here is not ordinary water; it is entirely filled with dazzling silver lightning...

This is a true Thunder Pool formed by lightning!

(End of this chapter)