In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 104, The Crystal of Rules, The Unrest in the City

Inside the Yan Emperor's Deathmatch Arena.

The shadowy figure launched the first attack, its darkness spreading out as if it were alive, enveloping the entire deathmatch arena.

Darkness attempted to invade the Deathmatch Arena, but the Arena's unique abilities seemed to involve the "rules," rendering the darkness's invasion ineffective.

Lin Ran's eyes flashed, and a chill ran down her spine. She immediately realized that she couldn't afford to get stuck in a stalemate.

Immediately, his pupils flashed, and a dazzling light appeared in his left eye, seemingly possessing countless colors, yet also appearing to have no colors at all.

A pure white, rhomboid crystal projection appeared in the right eye, floating quietly within the pupil.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the Demon Eye Cross Sword and held it in his hand.

Eye Technique: Space!

The shadowy figure was frozen in time, and then pierced by countless blood-red sword energies.

However, the sword energy pierced through the shadow but had no effect on it; the writhing darkness wanted to return to its original state.

Snapped!

The shadowy figure suddenly rolled over, shattering the spatial forces that bound it.

[Pupil Technique: Space, Experience +2]

The spatial crystal in Lin Ran's right eye disappeared, but a result was obtained.

This creature also has a core, which is its pair of eyes. However, if it is enhanced further, the core will disperse its power. Without completely annihilating every bit of power, it will be impossible to completely kill the shadowy creature.

The left eye activated the [Rules of Time], and the world turned gray.

Lin Ran swung his sword again, unleashing his full killing intent, and the thick sword energy struck the eye of the shadowy creature.

Snapped……

It ends in two seconds.

[Pupil Technique: Time, Experience +1]

The shadowy creature's crimson eyes suddenly exploded, shattered into countless pieces by the impact of the sword intent. The fragments were about to dissipate as they flew away, but were gathered together by the power of the deathmatch arena.

The writhing darkness spiraled out of control, crumbling away like a house of cards, its remaining power also being devoured by the deathmatch arena.

The projection dissipated, and a transparent crystal landed in Lin Ran's hand.

Yan Lingfei's face turned pale. She hadn't expected that facing this monster would be so taxing! It had almost drained her dry!

"Captain, what is this?"

"I'm not sure either; they might be native creatures from the battlefield of the heavens."

Lin Ran shook her head, having never seen such a creature in human records.

The spiritual energy was injected into the crystal, and a response was immediately received.

The crystal contains a "rule" that, when used, will enhance one's comprehension tenfold, and it consumes the crystal itself without any side effects!

The consumption will increase exponentially over time until the power supply is interrupted, or the ten-day limit is reached.

Lin Ran: !

"Yan Lingfei, protect me."

"Oh? Okay."

Yan Lingfei was taken aback, then took out the shield generator and fiber optic deflector and started them.

Instantly, the two figures disappeared into the wilderness.

……

Inside a building in the city.

Upon learning that Lin Ran had killed dozens of alien races, he slammed his hand down on a solid wood table, his face unusually grim.

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! Such a lack of strategic thinking disqualifies you from joining the elite program!"

The boy, dressed in a suit and tie and looking like an adult, had a very gloomy face.

Several teenagers and mostly middle-aged people sat on either side of the long table. Upon hearing the angry words of the teenager in the suit, they expressed their indifference.

They had worked so hard to achieve a stable relationship with the alien race, only to have it so easily and completely destroyed!

Someone pushed up non-existent glasses and said,

"Young Master Zhao, the main problem now is how to deal with the attacks from the Soul Clan, the Feather Clan, and the Crystal Clan."

"Make trouble? Those people aren't under my jurisdiction, why are they coming to me? Let them go find that person themselves."

The young man in the suit snorted coldly, feeling very dissatisfied with Lin Ran, thinking that he was losing face by not coming to report to him immediately!

Someone else said:

"Young Master Zhao, there are many alien races within Eight Directions City. If we are laughed at by them, it will lower the higher-ups' opinion of us. Should we go and provide support?"

"Hmph! I just sent a few people over as a token gesture, and they disrupted the situation I had worked so hard to stabilize. Of course, I have to deal with them myself!"

"Yes, Young Master Zhao."

……

On the other side, outside the building.

Dozens of alien creatures surrounded the building, and upon receiving the news, they all revealed cruel smiles.

"As expected of the human race, they're still thinking about internal strife at a time like this."

"It would be better if they fought even more, ideally to the point of killing each other, so that we don't even have to lift a finger, they can kill each other without us having to lift a finger."

"Tsk, I don't want to deal with that idiot. He really thinks he's achieved peace. If reinforcements hadn't arrived yet, I would have killed him first. What a naive piece of trash."

"Never mind him, who will attack first? Even if two of them are gone, the remaining ones won't be easy to kill."

"I remember that the werewolf clan has a deep-seated conflict with them, so let's call in some werewolves to test the waters first."

"..."

Soon, a large group of werewolves arrived under duress and enticement, their expressions extremely grim.

With the Winged Clan, Soul Clan, and Crystal Clan joining forces, and no direct descendant of the Wolf God appearing, even if the werewolf's individual combat strength is strong, they cannot defeat them.

"Attack the energy shield, and you'll have a chance to survive; otherwise, you'll die right now."

The third-tier Soul Clan member spoke calmly, as semi-transparent limbs resembling spider legs extended from his back, locking onto the nearest werewolves.

The winged creatures spread their wings, their feathers poised to strike, locking onto all the werewolves.

The Crystal Clan remained silent, staring intently at the werewolf.

The werewolves' expressions turned even uglier. None of them were at the third tier, and if a fight broke out, they would be wiped out in no time!

However, attacking that monstrous human stronghold... would also mean certain death!

After a brief stalemate, one of the werewolves chose to retreat and headed towards the building first.

The tense atmosphere suddenly dissipated, and the remaining werewolves followed suit.

The third-tier Soul Clan member sneered and didn't provoke the werewolf any further.

There were many onlookers, as this was one of the few large-scale battles taking place in the current Eight Directions City.

In a corner, several figures gathered together.

"Boss, aren't we going up to help now?"

"Hmph, what do you know? Adding flowers to brocade is far less valuable than providing charcoal in the snow. These werewolves are just testing the waters. They probably can't even break through the shield. The people inside will definitely be provoked and will not be able to resist making a move."

"Once they make a move, they'll know the strength of the alien race and how difficult it is for Young Master Zhao to maintain the current situation. We'll help them when they're almost killed."

"This is much more effective than simply stopping the werewolves."

After the person called "boss" gave a long analysis, the others all showed expressions of understanding, but in reality, they were full of disdain. However, due to his strength, they had no choice but to flatter him.

"As expected of the boss, he easily thought of things we wouldn't have thought of."

"The boss is really something. If he had gone to help earlier, those people probably wouldn't have even bothered to come out and check on him after he got injured."

"That's right, boss is truly a genius."

"Hmm? Someone's coming out. By the way, the women in that group are really beautiful. I'm so envious of the captain."

"..."

Under the watchful eyes of many, both overt and covert.

A group of werewolves walked to the front of the building and were about to attack when a figure wearing a blood-red dress and with blood-red hair suddenly appeared at the entrance.

Jian Linglong calmly glanced at the werewolf, then drew out a sword aura and swung it forward.

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(End of this chapter)