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

Chapter 199, The Hunt

"Brother Lin, you can use it to track down other seventh-tier demons."

Lin Ran took the compass, observed it briefly, and then put it into her storage ring.

"Alright, I'll take Yan Lingfei out hunting later to raise her cultivation level as quickly as possible. You continue to manage the territory and gather as many resources as possible."

"Okay, Brother Lin, shall we set off now?"

"Yes, there's no time to lose."

Lin Ran nodded, then transmitted her voice to Yan Lingfei.

Soon, Yan Lingfei came out, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Lin, where are we going?"

"Go hunt down demons."

……

The edge of Ling Qiqi's territory.

Lin Ran saw a very clear boundary line: on one side was Ling Qiqi's territory, and on the other side was the territory of an eighth-order demon.

The core of their territories are far apart, but many demons are gathered nearby, all on guard against a sudden attack from the other.

Lin Ran and Ling Qiqi appeared quietly, without disturbing the demons below.

Lin Ran's gaze swept over the enemy's demon horde and immediately detected a seventh-tier aura.

"Walk."

They followed the scent and landed in the demon camp.

Lin Ran observed the surroundings for a while, then activated the spatial rules to set up a spatial barrier, separating the seventh-order demon from the other demons.

Other demons generally don't come over, nor are they easily discovered.

The moment the spatial barrier took shape, the fluctuations were detected by the seventh-tier demon within it.

A dark shadow flashed in the air, revealing a tall, humanoid demon with completely black skin.

Upon seeing Lin Ran and Yan Lingfei, two humans, its expression changed drastically, and it immediately prepared to attack.

Lin Ran raised her hand, and the spatial rules continued to activate.

The space around the humanoid demon froze, its movements instantly halted, unable to move an inch, its eyes revealing shock and fear.

Next, Yan Lingfei unleashed the Flame Emperor's Death Arena, enveloping all three of them.

Lin Ran moved swiftly, rushing in front of the demon and unleashing a punch.

boom!

The demon's head snapped back with a cracking sound, but its neck did not break and its head was not smashed.

Lin Ran was slightly surprised. The three gates of the body—the Rest Gate, the Injury Gate, and the Rest Gate—opened simultaneously, and another punch landed on his chest.

boom!

The demon's chest exploded instantly, countless drops of blood mixed with muscle tissue, bone fragments flying out, and a dark core among them.

Lin Ran grabbed the core, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he used his pupil technique to annihilate the demon's consciousness. The demon, a mid-stage seventh-tier demon, was no match for him.

Yan Lingfei activated the Flame Emperor's Death Arena to refine the demon's corpse and core.

Since the demon is a seventh-order demon with a lot of chaotic energy, and the Spirit Lord is not by its side, it will take some time to refine it.

Lin Ran and Yan Lingfei quietly left, and after they were about a hundred miles away, the spatial barrier they left behind finally dissipated completely.

Soon, some demons noticed the absence of demonic command aura. Just then, a large number of demonic auras appeared on the other side of the defensive line.

Immediately, large areas of the camp fell into chaos.

……

wilderness.

After digesting the corpse and the core, Yan Lingfei's cultivation level directly reached the late stage of the sixth rank.

Lin Ran estimated that with one more, or at most two, mid-stage seventh-tier cores, Yan Lingfei would be able to break through to the seventh tier!

"Let's go, continue."

Crossing the border, we entered the territory of another demon.

Lin Ran used the Truth Eye Technique, along with the compass given to him by Ling Qiqi, to observe the residual demonic aura in the air and head towards the direction where the demonic aura was strongest.

Before long, a city came into view on the horizon.

Lin Ran's eyes flickered as she took in the general outline of the city.

The overall style looks very rugged, with fortresses, moats, and long city walls.

Upon closer inspection, a large gate can be seen, with numerous demons coming and going, and battles breaking out from time to time.

However, they all ended quickly, either one side was killed or the fighting stopped immediately. There were very few protracted battles. Most of the demons were at or below the third rank, with fourth and fifth rank demons being rare, and sixth rank demons being almost nonexistent.

This is the territory of an eighth-tier demon. Seventh-tier demons are considered the top tier, and sixth-tier demons are the middle tier.

Lin Ran determined the city's strength by observing the aura emanating from the sky above it.

There are three seventh-tier demons and many sixth-tier demons, about several dozen. This ratio is not exaggerated, as humans have three major realms of distinction.

The ranking system in the Battlefield of the Heavens is also divided into three tiers. From tier three to tier four, and from tier six to tier seven, there will be a significant increase in strength.

After confirming that there were no other hidden demons in the city, Lin Ran activated the spatial rules to sense the teleportation aura within the city.

The demons' territory is vast, and teleportation arrays are built at demon gathering points. First, seal the teleportation arrays to prevent the demons inside from escaping and to prevent the demons outside from receiving the message.

Lin Ran found the teleportation array in the city. With a thought, he transformed spatial power into a sharp blade and slashed at the array's patterns.

The array patterns immediately distorted, and the entire array dimmed instantly.

This alerted the demons guarding the outside, and they immediately came in to investigate.

Lin Ran withdrew her spiritual power, arrived above the city, locked onto the weakest demon, and quietly approached with Yan Lingfei.

Before long, with the help of lucky coins and spatial rules, Lin Ran found the location of the seventh-tier demon.

This is an eye demon, with only eyes and no tentacles. It looks perfectly normal and is currently floating in the air with its eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Lin Ran gestured, and Yan Lingfei nodded, unleashing the Flame Emperor's Death Arena, which covered the Eye Demon.

The demon opened its eyes instantly and looked in Yan Lingfei's direction.

next moment.

Lin Ran appeared on the other side, pressed forward with one hand, activated the spatial rules, and sealed off the surrounding space.

Then, he punched the Eye Demon, causing its large eyeball to explode into more than a dozen clouds of blood mist. The demon paused for a moment as it was enveloped by the deathmatch arena.

Lin Ran took a step forward, entered the deathmatch arena, and immediately activated the Timeless Eye Technique.

The world instantly turned black and white, the Eye Demon's movements froze, and then he was hit by Lin Ran's punch.

Black and white disappear, and color is restored.

boom!

The eye demon's body suddenly caved in, cracking open with countless fissures, and sprayed out a torrent of black liquid. Unable to support its eyeballs any longer, it fell to the ground with a thud.

Lin Ran flicked her finger, and golden light shot into the eyeball, transforming into a miniature cage that trapped the core of the Eye Demon.

Instantly, the giant eyeball lost control and rapidly melted and decomposed under the power of the deathmatch arena, turning into pure energy.

Yan Lingfei gathered up the deathmatch arena and finally held it in her hands.

Lin Ran looked around at the sky and breathed a sigh of relief. The other two demons had not yet realized that the Eye Demon was in trouble.

"Walk."

……

The wilderness far from the city.

Lin Ran waited for Yan Lingfei to refine the demon's core while he sensed a spiritual force left in the city.

In the Demon City, two seventh-tier demons discovered the Eye of Death and were immediately enraged. They then mobilized all the demons to search for clues and quickly found the destroyed teleportation array, but they had no leads on the culprit.

After observing for a while, Lin Ran dispersed her spiritual energy to avoid being discovered by the eighth-tier demon.

At this moment, Yan Lingfei, who was not far away, suddenly began to fluctuate in her aura.

(End of this chapter)