Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 318 Tragic!

Two terrifying forces collided violently in an instant.

Even a seven- or eight-star Dou Sheng would be completely unable to withstand it. The Void Devouring Flame technique, which would be crushed and devoured the moment it touched Lin Ran, began to collapse rapidly the instant it touched him.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, they clearly saw that the sky full of black flames, which seemed to be about to swallow the entire world, suddenly collapsed and became ethereal the moment it collided with the crimson-gold light that Lin Ran had transformed into.

Moreover, that annihilation was spreading at an alarming speed toward the other side, and amidst that ethereal spread, a dazzling figure, like a shooting star, streaked past like lightning.

Upon contact, the sky full of black flames was torn in two, completely collapsing!

And it was a crushing defeat!

"boom!"

In the incredulous gaze of the Void Devouring Flame, the black flames that filled the sky finally dissipated completely, and the dazzling golden figure rushed in like a shooting star, rapidly magnifying in its eyes.

"I will not be defeated, absolutely not!"

Faced with Lin Ran's almost unstoppable offensive, a look of madness also appeared in Void Devouring Flame's eyes.

With Soul Emperor already weakened by Gu Yuan, if he were to lose to Lin Ran, it wouldn't be a simple defeat.

What awaits them is the complete defeat of the Soul Clan by the enraged allied forces of the four clans and the Holy Sect. What awaits them is the complete loss of the Soul Clan and his millennia-long plan, with no chance of ever turning the tide again!

He absolutely cannot lose this battle, absolutely not!

"roar!"

Blinding black flames surged wildly from the massive body of the Void Devouring Flame. In the next moment, countless black flames, like rain, transformed into countless black raindrops and fell from the sky.

The crowd below, who had been stunned by the battle between Lin Ran and Void Devouring Flame, immediately noticed Void Devouring Flame's actions and subconsciously activated their battle qi to defend themselves.

But in an instant, the fighting spirit that had emerged from their bodies to resist the black flames was instead devoured by the black flames. Then, their entire bodies were completely enveloped by the black flames, and amidst screams and cries, they were burned to ashes.

The screams of agony rose and fell, and the expressions of powerful figures such as Lei Ying and Yan Jin changed drastically. They all activated their battle qi to resist, trying to use the great formation and barrier to block the black rain.

But to their astonishment, they discovered that no matter what methods they used, the black rain continued to devour everything—battle qi, people, and even the battle qi energy between heaven and earth.

Where the black rain fell, all life was wiped out. This was not only true for the four races and the Holy Sect, but also for the Soul Clan.

"Is that guy insane?!" Lei Ying roared.

"It's a completely indiscriminate attack, and the situation on the Soul Clan's side is even worse." Yan Jin continuously poured his battle qi into the great formation, trying to fill the black flames with battle qi in order to save the lives of the four clans and the people of the Holy Sect.

The four clans and the Holy Sect still have a great formation to defend against them. Although their internal fighting spirit is being depleted like a floodgate being opened, it is still much better than that of the Soul Clan.

The Soul Clan not only had to defend against the black rain from the sky, but also had to be wary of the "time bombs" that could spontaneously combust at any moment.

If even one self-igniting time bomb were to appear, the entire group of Soul Clan powerhouses would be engulfed by the black flames and burned to ashes.

Countless black flames blotted out the sky and devoured all living beings. In the end, these black flames continuously merged into the body of the Void Devouring Flame, transforming into energy for its use.

"As expected of you, Void Devouring Flame, using your very essence to devour spirits."

Upon seeing the Void Devouring Flame's methods, Lin Ran, who had an incomparable understanding of strange flames, immediately sneered, "Nine-star Dou Sheng mid-stage... still improving... I'm really curious, after this battle, how weak will you be?"

Using the power of origin to devour all living beings—that is the operation of Void Devouring Flame at this moment.

This operation can maximize one's combat power in a short period of time, but it consumes a huge amount of one's source energy. Even if Void Devouring Flame has the combat power of a nine-star Dou Sheng in its early stage, after this battle, he may even fall to the level of an eight-star Dou Sheng, or even a seven-star Dou Sheng.

This guy has completely gone mad; he's brought out all his most treasured possessions!

"Even if I suffer a great loss of strength and a severe depletion of my source energy after this battle, none of that matters as long as I can devour you!"

The Void Devouring Flame was completely unconcerned about Lin Ran's sarcasm, its scarlet eyes fixed on Lin Ran, who was radiating brilliant light and activating the Holy Golden Thunder Flame Body.

"Die, Lin Ran!"

"boom!!"

As Void Devouring Flame, who had pushed his cultivation to the limit of the late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, took a step, the entire sky trembled at that moment.

The vast black flames surged wildly, transforming into a massive black flame wave tens of thousands of feet high, which crashed fiercely towards Lin Ran.

Beneath the towering black flames, tens of thousands of feet high, Lin Ran's figure appeared as insignificant as an ant.

But Lin Ran's radiance did not dim in the slightest. The Holy Golden Thunder Flame enveloped his entire body, making him appear like a lighthouse in the eternal night.

"Come on, let me see your full power!"

Lin Ran shouted, and the Holy Golden Thunder Flame surged wildly in his palm.

With a whoosh, terrifying holy golden lightning erupted from his body, soaring into the sky and colliding fiercely with the black flame wave.

"Bang!"

The heavens and earth trembled as black-gold fire, mixed with lightning, poured down from the sky like a torrential rain, engulfing the entire Burial Sky Mountain Range.

Wherever this black gold fire touched, whether inanimate or inanimate, all things perished.

"No, if this continues, no matter how these two fight, we'll probably be affected." Yao Dan roared. At this moment, the Void Devouring Flame and Lin Ran were almost as close as the Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan.

The battle between the two, with every breath and every move, could easily generate endless tides of energy.

Coupled with his terrifying cultivation level, even those of them who are seven or eight-star Dou Sheng would be crippled or killed if they were touched by the aftershocks.

Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Gu Lie, and the others all looked at the sky with solemn expressions. After a long while, Gu Lie said in a deep voice, "So far in this battle, the Soul Clan's fighting strength has been reduced by seventy or eighty percent. If we continue to fight, we will definitely be affected by the battle between Lin Ran and Void Devouring Flame. In that case, it will be a loss for us."

"Let's retreat!"

"good!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

There was no reason to refuse. The battle between Lin Ran and Void Devouring Flame had far exceeded their expectations. Now that the Soul Clan's experts were almost worn down, it would be a waste if they suffered heavy losses because of this battle.

It would be better to retreat directly and wait for the outcome of the battle between Void Devouring Flame and Lin Ran.

The battles of the strong often determine the final outcome of a war; this is the essence of war in the Dou Qi Continent.

"retreat!"

"Withdraw the troops!"

"Dispel the formation and leave with me!"

After several rounds of discussion, the high-ranking officers made a decision: to quickly regroup on the battlefield, tear through space, and retreat with the entire army.

Seeing the four-clan allied forces and the Holy Sect retreat so decisively, the Soul Clan became somewhat agitated. In the end, the four elders of the Soul Clan gritted their teeth, forcibly gathered their strength, opened the passage to the Soul Realm, and began to withdraw their troops.

Undoubtedly, both sides are well aware that with the Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan locked in a stalemate, the final deciding factor in this war lies in the battle between Lin Ran and the Void Devouring Flame.

Void Devouring Flame wins. After this battle, the four races and the Holy Sect will be destroyed by the Soul Race!

Lin Ransheng...

That means the Soul Realm was damaged, and the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan was destroyed in an instant!

The fact that both sides retreated simultaneously prompted Lin Ran to sneer.

Without powerful figures, it means that the Void Devouring Flame will have nowhere to devour anything. Although the Void Devouring Flame's current strength is somewhat beyond imagination, the power of a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng is indeed a bit overpowered for it.

But as long as it can hold on, the Void Devouring Flame, having lost its energy source and depleted its original power, will only grow weaker and weaker.

"Lin Ran, today I will devour your lightning and fire, along with your cultivation, to help me become a true late-stage, or even peak, Nine-Star Dou Sheng!"

Void Devouring Flame also noticed the retreat of both sides below, but he didn't care.

Although he no longer had the source of power to continue absorbing, he was now a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake for him to defeat Lin Ran, a mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng?

Void Devouring Flame took a deep breath, and the black flames that filled the sky were greatly reduced from their violent burning.

The next moment, under Lin Ran's solemn gaze, the Void Devouring Flame opened its mouth, and a suction force surged out, swallowing all the black flames into its mouth.

Countless black flames converged on its body and swept into its mouth in an overwhelming manner.

Each burning black flame absorbed an unknown amount of battle energy, and now all of this battle energy was being absorbed by the Void Devouring Flame and merged into the Void Devouring Flame's main body.

As the countless black flames dissipated, those from Zhongzhou and the others who had retreated and were watching from afar, along with powerful figures like Lei Ying and Yan Jin, breathed a sigh of relief.

Without these black flames, they were no longer just "power banks" and no longer had to worry about being devoured by them.

Of course, now is not the time to celebrate, because the dissipation of those black flames was not caused by Lin Ran, but by the Void Devouring Flame. Who knows what that guy is brewing...

"Buzz..."

As the towering black flames were completely absorbed by the Void Devouring Flame, the Void Devouring Flame's black flame body suddenly expanded, transforming into a black flame giant tens of thousands of feet tall in a short instant.

But soon, this extremely large black flame began to shrink rapidly, eventually becoming about the same size as Lin Ran.

The Void Devouring Flame, whose strength was comparable to Lin Ran's, slowly opened his eyes. His cultivation, at the late stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, burst forth from his body like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down!

"Lin Ran! If you don't have any other trump cards, I'm afraid I'll win this battle today!"

Void Devouring Flame's blood-red eyes stared at Lin Ran. At present, his combat power was definitely no weaker than that of Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan, and he might even be one or two stronger than the two of them.

Black flames solidify the body, nothingness transforms into spirit!

By condensing and compressing endless battle energy with the Void Devouring Flame, the Void Devouring Flame at this moment is definitely the peak of its combat power in this lifetime.

"Lin Ran, it's over!"

The Void Devouring Flame stared at Lin Ran with fanatical eyes. He seemed to already see himself defeating Lin Ran, completely devouring him, and thus stabilizing his cultivation at this level.

At that time, even the Soul Emperor will no longer be able to command him, and his plans can be fully launched!

The world was silent as everyone gazed at the scene in the sky. They could clearly feel the surging aura emanating from the Void Devouring Flame, a terrifying combat power far surpassing its previous strength.

Even the Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan, who were engaged in a fierce battle in the distance, noticed the fight between Lin Ran and the Void Devouring Flame.

To be honest, neither of them expected that Lin Ran and Void Devouring Flame could achieve this level of skill.

"So you hid it so well, Void Devouring Flame..." The Soul Emperor's eyes turned cold, but he still looked at Gu Yuan with a sneer: "In this battle, my Soul Clan has ultimately won!"

"Late stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng..."

Gu Yuan's expression turned extremely ugly. At this moment, even he might not be able to defeat the Void Devouring Flame's combat power. Although this combat power was temporary, combat power was still combat power.

If he can end this battle and defeat Lin Ran, then what awaits Gu Yuan is a gang fight between two late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

"Lin Ran...everything depends on you now..."

Gu Yuan clenched his fists and muttered to himself.

……

"call……"

"What a suffocating pressure! The void swallows the flames."

Lin Ran took a deep breath, his expression extremely solemn.

I originally thought that using the Holy Golden Thunder Flame Body would be enough to defeat this guy, but I didn't expect that the Void Devouring Flame would have such a trump card.

It seems that we have no choice but to work hard!

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

Lin Ran stared at the Void Devouring Flame in front of him, his hands quickly forming hand seals. The next moment, the space behind Lin Ran suddenly shattered, and then countless bolts of lightning roared out, swirling around him, and then actually transformed into a lightning domain full of lightning!

"That's... Black Thunder?!"

"Holy crap, so many Black Magic Lightning bolts!"

"What is this terrifying thing? So many black lightning bolts, how is this possible?!"

Upon seeing the lightning domain that Lin Ran had summoned and was now surrounding him, everyone present was stunned, and at the same time recognized the dense black lightning within it.

The Nine Profound Golden Thunder is mysterious, and not many people present recognize it, but the Black Demon Thunder is different.

This thing will attract any ninth-grade pill, making it arguably the most famous lightning in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

At this moment, Lin Ran summoned a vast lightning domain from who knows where, containing thousands upon thousands of black demon lightning bolts!

A lightning domain enveloped the sky, and Lin Ran moved and appeared within it, a golden lightning dragon suddenly bursting forth from between his brows.

As the golden thunder dragon appeared, countless black lightning bolts, like subjects meeting an emperor, coiled around Lin Ran, all submitting to him.

"Supreme Thunder of Ten Thousand Lightnings, Nine Profound Golden Thunders, Holy Flames Purifying the World, who can contend with it!"

"Ray is coming!"

(End of this chapter)