The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Gu Ran wasn't surprised. He moved and disappeared from the spot.

Then, in the next moment, it suddenly appeared next to one of the snow-covered pines.

Since both of the split-off Xueyingsong trees have physical bodies, the effect is the same no matter which one he chooses to attack.

Gu Ran raised his sword high and slashed at the snow-covered pine tree in front of him.

Since my telekinetic attacks are ineffective, I'll just use the sword itself to attack!

Although Gu Ran didn't know the material of this sword, he knew that it definitely had a significant background. Even with Xue Yingsong's current strength, it would be difficult for him to withstand the attack of this sword.

Xue Yingsong seemed to understand Gu Ran's ulterior motives and did not choose to confront Gu Ran's attack head-on.

He chose to avoid Gu Ran's attack.

Attack, evade.

It seems we've come full circle again?

However, Gu Ran, who wielded this sword, had a stronger control over his telekinesis than before.

In other words, Gu Ran, whose surroundings were already filled with mental energy, possessed a more acute perception.

So, as soon as Xue Yingsong revealed herself, Gu Ran's attack arrived again.

And it's faster than before.

Gu Ran stabbed Xue Yingsong in the body!

Xue Yingsong frowned slightly: "The destined ones are such a troublesome group. I wonder how many years they've been plotting... They have too many trump cards."

Unparalleled mental power erupted from the sword blade, attempting to tear Xue Yingsong's body apart.

But the next moment, Xue Yingsong's body split in two, as if Gu Ran had forcibly cleaved it in two.

Three identical snow-welcoming pines appeared at the scene!

Gu Ran felt a little troubled.

"I refuse to believe you can keep splitting apart forever!"

Gu Ran said coldly.

No matter how many Xue Yingsong splits into, he will now focus on attacking only one at a time until he eliminates it!

So Gu Ran chose to attack the snow-covered pine tree that was closest to him.

Gu Ran pierced Xue Yingsong's body again without any resistance.

But the same thing happened the next moment.

As if it could split into mites, another one split off from the snow-covered pine.

Gu Ran kept a cold face and continued to swing his sword.

In just a short while, more than a dozen snow-welcoming pines had sprung up on the spot!

"These bodies are not necessary for me."

Suddenly, all the snow-covered pines spoke at the same time.

Then all these snow-covered pines exploded simultaneously!

However, the explosions they caused were not bloody or filled with smoke.

Instead, they were clumps of sticky tentacles, with a yellow, oily liquid flowing from them!

Although these tentacles are "newborn," they exude an ancient aura, as if they came from eternity.

These tentacles immediately filled the surrounding space, constantly eroding Gu Ran's mental power!

At the same time, these tentacles coiled towards Gu Ran from all directions, trying to wrap him up like a rice dumpling.

Gu Ran swung his sword and shattered the tentacles, but because the tentacles came from all directions, he couldn't reach all of them.

In addition, much of the psychic power that served as "radar" was absorbed by Xue Yingsong through his tentacles, which reduced his detection ability.

So Gu Ran was once again bound by the tentacles.

However, unlike before, Gu Ran was not too afraid now that he had the sword in hand.

With a strong pull, all the tentacles in front of him were severed!

Before acquiring this sword, being entangled by these tentacles would have been extremely troublesome, but after obtaining the sword, it has become just another ordinary problem.

This sword has such a great effect on Gu Ran!

It can be said that without this sword, the situation on the scene would have been one where Gu Ran was completely overwhelmed by Xue Yingsong.

"We've had enough time."

Xue Yingsong suddenly spoke up.

"The children's pretend game has come to an end."

As soon as Xue Yingsong finished speaking, an unparalleled and powerful aura erupted from his body.

But after clearly sensing the source of this aura, Gu Ran laughed in extreme anger: "Well, Xue Yingsong, you actually have the nerve to use this power?!"

Xue Yingsong's power comes from the people of Canglong City who were killed by extraterrestrial aliens!

Although it was unknown how Xue Yingsong had managed to harness these countless scattered powers, Gu Ran's mental power was enough to clearly sense that this power contained countless different supernatural crystal cores and martial arts spiritual energy.

The source of this power, without a doubt, is the Azure Dragon City, which has suffered countless deaths and is almost half destroyed.

Xue Yingsong's expression was neither sad nor happy: "Power is power. It is simple. It is just a tool. The so-called emotional coloring is just something that humans have added to it."

Gu Ran scanned the area with his mental power and discovered why Xue Yingsong was using these powers.

Those enormous tentacles stuck in the ground, like tree roots, would spread out countless smaller tentacles.

These tiny tentacles were embedded in the soil, in the rocks, and even in the corpses of the people of Azure Dragon City.

Once inserted into the corpse, the supernatural crystal core and martial arts spiritual power within the corpse are slowly absorbed.

Then, through the tentacles, they converged onto Xue Yingsong's body.

Having absorbed the power of these deceased Canglong City people, Xue Yingsong's power suddenly rose to another level.

Gu Ran could feel that these tentacles were becoming even more difficult to cut.

If before it felt like cutting tofu, now it feels like chopping firewood.

Although it can still be split relatively easily, it is now quite strenuous.

If it were just a few tentacles, it would be fine, but the Snow Pine has tens of thousands of tentacles!

These tentacles rapidly drained Gu Ran's strength, trying to exhaust him to death.

At the very least, we must exhaust Gu Ran's strength to prepare for the next attack.

Gu Ran suddenly felt a sense of irony.

People of Canglong City, have you ever considered that your beloved Principal Xue of Lanxin University not only summoned extraterrestrial beings to kill you, but also did not spare you even after your death, wanting to turn your power into his own?

Suddenly, Gu Ran felt intense emotions within the power she absorbed from Xue Yingsong.

These emotions actually came from the dead people of Canglong City!

"I can't just die like this! I still have wishes to fulfill!"

"I want to get into Lanxin University and make my parents happy!"

"I want to revitalize the martial arts school, and I want the name of Ma's Martial Arts School to resound throughout the West District once again!"

......

One cry after another, countless intense wishes were perceived by Gu Ran's mental power.

However, when Gu Ran looked at Xue Yingsong, he found that Xue Yingsong was completely unaware.

He didn't seem to hear any of the wishes at all.

"The once-respected president of Lanxin University, now in power in Canglong City, uses the power of his own citizens but is completely deaf to their wishes. Perhaps that is the irony."

"Ironically, your failure will stem from this."

Gu Ran sensed the power gathering around Xue Yingsong and murmured to himself, "It's not enough!"

He decided to further provoke Xue Yingsong.

"what!"

Gu Ran's body was pierced by a tentacle.

Seemingly because of the pain, Gu Ran's movements slowed down a beat.

Then more tentacles pierced into Gu Ran's body, some even passing through his heart.

Xue Yingsong's expression relaxed slightly.

He knew that such injuries were nothing to Gu Ran; he was aware of Gu Ran's extraordinary physical abilities.

But judging from Gu Ran's reaction just now, if he can hurt Gu Ran once, he can hurt him a second time, a third time... He'll wear Gu Ran down sooner or later.

This injury was genuinely caused by Gu Ran being a step too slow, not by luck.

"Hmph, this injury is nothing special." Gu Ran snorted coldly, then unleashed an even stronger power.