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

Chapter 108, Hunting the Crystal Clan

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Zhou Yu didn't expend too much power to suppress the aura of the curse.

Lin Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief. Judging from the side effects, the curse power she had invoked was not very strong; it should be a curse with penetrating properties.

"A third-tier Crystal Clan has been found."

Zhou Yu said that he shared the map, location, and aura information together in the team channel.

With a slight thought, Lin Ran transformed this information into a skin for the game's minimap, making it clean, neat, and easily recognizable.

"Linglong, which one have you taken a fancy to?"

Lin Ran looked at Jian Linglong, and Zhou Yu also looked over.

After observing for a while, Jian Linglong pointed out five Crystal Clan members, in order from strongest to weakest.

"they."

"Okay, after we get the core, you guys go back first, I'll deal with the side effects."

"Captain, I can help."

Jian Linglong shook her head. Zhou Shen was surrounded by a murderous sword intent, but his eyes were clear and bright as he stared intently at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran considered for a moment and then spoke.

"After the hunt, you and Zhou Yu go back first, and then come back to help me."

"it is good."

Jian Linglong agreed.

Lin Ran waved his hand, and a ring-pommel sword, a soul-destroying bell, and a demon-eye cross sword appeared in front of him.

The Soul-Destroying Bell was given to Zhou Yu for protection, and the Demon Eye Cross Sword was given to Jian Linglong.

Jian Linglong shook her head.

"That won't work now. The sword blank has entered the smelting process and cannot come into contact with other swords."

"Is that so? That's fine too, Zhou Yu, the curse will favor Linglong."

Zhou Yu: "Okay."

Lin Ran sheathed his ring-pommel sword, gripped the Demon Eye Cross Sword, and headed towards his first target.

……

Inside the Crystal Clan.

The building is completely covered in crystal, so there are no strange shapes in sight. However, within the crystal, dozens of crystal cores move freely, as if swimming in water.

Among the many cores, one core suddenly turned half red and the other half a dark gray. Just seeing that color made one feel a sense of dread and chill.

Many key figures immediately gathered nearby, and after a brief observation, they began to exchange ideas.

"There are foreign scouts."

"The visitors are hostile; warn all members of the tribe to be on high alert."

"What kind of force is this gray color?"

"..."

After the warning was issued, many members of the Crystal Clan looked at the obscure power with great confusion.

The next moment, the sword energy landed in the crystal.

boom!

The sword energy transformed into a large net, slicing through the crystal like tofu, precisely separating out one of the core pieces.

The crystal controlled by the core energy is less than 20 centimeters in diameter.

"Cursed Soul!"

Silent yet undulating syllables descended from the sky, piercing through the crystal and rushing into the core, causing the core's resistance to cease immediately.

A giant hand pierced through the crystal and seized the core.

"The first one."

Mid-air.

Lin Ran grasped the crystal, added several layers of seals with her mental power, and handed it to Jian Linglong.

He looked at the Crystal Clan, who had already rioted, and the large number of creatures made entirely of crystal that had soared into the sky.

"You're next."

Lin Ran moved with her feet, transforming into a sword light and rushing towards the Crystal Clan.

Upon seeing this, two humanoid crystals immediately appeared to stop Lin Ran.

A dark glint flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes as she locked onto two targets, silently uttering syllables.

"Cursed Spirit!"

In an instant, the spiritual energy around the two crystal beings dropped significantly, and their attacks froze for a moment.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Ran swung her sword, imitating Jian Linglong's swordsmanship, and several sword energies pierced through the humanoid crystal's body.

One core was shattered, and Lin Ran seized the other core and sealed it.

"The second one."

the other side.

Jian Linglong locked her gaze on her target, a Crystal Clan member in beast form.

It attacked together with three Crystal Clan members.

Jian Linglong stood calmly in the air, holding a sword aura that was emanating a blood-red sword intent and growing stronger and stronger.

"Cursed Spirit! Cursed Soul!"

Zhou Yu's voice echoed in my mind.

The auras of the four Crystal Clan members dropped significantly at the same time, and they then plummeted to the ground, temporarily losing consciousness and becoming unable to control their power.

Jian Linglong immediately unleashed her sword energy.

Several sword energies flew out from the sky and swept past the Crystal Clan.

bang bang bang...

The bodies and cores of the three crystal beings shattered together, turning grayish-white and scattering into the air.

A core enveloped in sword energy landed in Jian Linglong's hand, her full, soft red lips trembling slightly.

"The third one."

the other side.

Lin Ran had already set his sights on the fourth and fifth targets. The two Crystal Clan members were standing together, both at the late stage of the third tier, making it impossible for him to break through their defenses with his sword energy for the time being.

"Human! You're courting death!"

The other party shouted angrily.

Lin Ran only felt puzzled.

Even if he doesn't kill the Crystal Clan, if he encounters a Crystal Clan member he can't defeat, wouldn't he still die?

It's as if you won't be hunted down if you don't kill a bunch of people.

Lin Ran shook her head, thinking that the intelligence of these two crystal race members was worrying, as they couldn't even see something so obvious.

"curse!"

A chilling, sticky, eerie, and obscure atmosphere descended.

The aura and spiritual energy fluctuations of the two crystal races immediately dropped significantly, and then human faces and a large number of ghosts began to grow on the crystals.

Lin Ran sheathed the Demon Eye Cross Sword, clenched his fists, and activated the Eight Gates Formation.

Three golden lights simultaneously appeared at the center of the collarbone, the palms of both hands, and the base of the coccyx, with three clearly visible gates slowly opening within the golden light.

Lin Ran felt that she had never been this strong before.

The Eight Gates Formation, three gates open simultaneously!

boom!

Lin Ran's punch struck the two combined Crystal Clan members who were corrupted by the curse and temporarily lost their fighting ability.

The assembled crystals exploded with a deafening roar, turning countless faces and ghosts into ashes.

Except for the core of the Crystal Clan, all the crystals were shattered by this punch!

Lin Ran grabbed two cores from a distance, sealed them, and handed them to Jian Linglong along with the previous one.

"withdraw."

Jian Linglong released her sword energy, took Zhou Yu with her, and leaped away, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ran withdrew her gaze, feeling somewhat relieved.

Jian Linglong's current swordsmanship is similar to "one sword breaks all laws," without any fancy sword techniques, only pursuing speed and power.

In terms of speed alone, even if Jian Linglong were carrying Zhou Yu, he might not be able to catch up.

Lin Ran flew in the opposite direction, followed by a large group of crystal creatures.

"Humans, die!"

"Damn humans! You actually broke the ceasefire agreement!"

"Human, you have violated the ceasefire agreement. Prepare for punishment from within your own race!"

"Why bother talking to him so much? Let a few of our clansmen go find Zhao Lin of the human race and demand an explanation from him for our Crystal Clan, or we'll tear up the ceasefire agreement!"

"I'll go and invite the elder to make the trip himself!"

"..."

A group of angry Crystal Clan members came chasing after them.

Lin Ran chose a spot with the strongest alien aura and then released all the side effects of the curse at once.

Then he discovered a peculiar phenomenon.

There were some side effects; after spreading, it stuck to the alien race, so he didn't suffer the full impact.

Lin Ran's eyes lit up.

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(End of this chapter)