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

Chapter 205, Attack

boom!

The tall figure was blasted away, and all the demons looked over, but none of them chose to come to his aid.

The demon, blasted away, came to a disheveled stop in mid-air, a large dent in its chest, with dark bone piercing through its flesh.

The demon's aura was chaotic, and its expression was ferocious. It wasn't just the wound on its chest; there was also a power surging wildly within its body, which would shatter any attempt to gather strength.

Then, Lin Ran's figure seemed to appear out of thin air, without him making any move.

The demon's expression suddenly froze, and then its body was split in two, along with its core.

Lin Ran waved his hand and put away the core and the corpse.

He looked at the other demons. If he killed all of these demons, he would have enough resources to upgrade the Eight Gates Formation to the next level!

The atmosphere subtly shifted; with the deaths of two late-stage seventh-tier demons, the local strength had clearly diminished.

Yan Lingfei's eyes flashed, clearly sensing that the fighting spirit of her demons had increased significantly. If Lin Ran gave the order, some demons might launch an attack.

Besides chaos, the defining characteristic of demons is their submission to the strong.

In silence.

Lin Ran then beckoned to the late-stage seventh-tier lava demon.

"Your turn."

"snort."

The lava demon snorted and stepped out of the group. With each step, its body grew taller, reaching a height of nearly thirty meters, like a small giant.

Its sound also became muffled, like rolling thunder.

"Human, you will regret this now..."

The words froze in mid-air. Without hesitation, Lin Ran activated the Time Pupil Technique. After each use of the rule ability, as long as it is replenished with power, it can be used again.

However, with such frequent use, the overall gains from each battle were not much.

Arriving before the lava giant, Lin Ran opened eight portals, and then all the portals opened at once, releasing a massive amount of blood and energy. With a punch, he slammed the lava giant's chest.

Below the chest is where its core is located.

The world has regained its color.

A large ball of magma exploded from the lava giant's chest, flying out along with broken rocks.

A large bulge protruded from its back, with cracks covering its entire back, almost piercing through its entire body.

The lava demon looked blankly at the very familiar core in Lin Ran's hand, then heard a series of cracking sounds before its consciousness faded into darkness.

call out!

The atmosphere shifted again after Lin Ran collected the Lava Demon's corpse.

The local demons were hesitant to retreat, fearing Lin Ran's unknown methods. Even in defense, they didn't know how to proceed!

Lin Ran glanced at the demons on his side and waved his arm.

"superior!"

"roar!!"

More than a dozen demons could no longer contain themselves and rushed forward, launching an attack on the enemy demons.

The remaining seven or eight demons hesitated, and then one of them was killed by a single sword strike.

Immediately, all the demons launched an attack, and a chaotic battle ensued.

Yan Lingfei unleashed the Flame Emperor's Death Arena, suppressing the enemy demons' strength while strengthening her own demons. With this increase and decrease, the strength of both sides was basically evened out.

However, the aftershocks of the battle were extremely powerful. Yan Lingfei tried her best to maintain the fighting arena, but she was still shaken by the impact and could barely hold on.

Lin Ran stepped into the deathmatch arena, activated his Truth Eye Technique, and saw through the core of a seventh-tier early-stage demon. He immediately threw a punch, piercing through its body, forcibly grabbing out the core, and extinguishing its consciousness.

Then, with another punch, he shattered the body of another demon, and its core naturally fell into his hands.

As he joined the battle, the rate at which demons died accelerated dramatically, with one demon after another falling at his hands.

With their own demons now freed up, they began to besiege the other demons, causing the scales of victory to tip.

Yan Lingfei gradually became able to mobilize more power in the deathmatch arena. Whenever Lin Ran chose a target, she would immediately suppress the target's strength, making it easier for Lin Ran to kill.

Although it was a chaotic battle, after Lin Ran joined in, all the fighting was over in less than half an hour.

Lin Ran put away the last core and looked around. There wasn't a single seventh-tier demon left on the enemy side!

"Counterattack."

At Lin Ran's command, numerous demons rushed into the enemy's army, which was already in complete chaos. Without any seventh-tier demons to stop them, what remained was a massacre.

He did not join the battle again, but instructed Yan Lingfei to keep an eye on the situation and communicate with Ling Qiqi if any problems arose.

Lin Ran led the Spirit Master, who had been watching the show, back to the castle's cultivation space.

He placed over twenty cores and demon corpses of varying sizes, and began another round of cultivation.

A familiar cool sensation entered his mind, and the speed at which his experience was refreshed instantly skyrocketed.

Time passed slowly.

In a corner of the cultivation space, the Spirit Lord suddenly opened his eyes and sensed an extremely powerful life force emanating from Lin Ran. Then, golden light completely enveloped him.

At this moment, in Lin Ran's line of sight.

[Eight Gates Formation LV8→LV9: 2/4500]

Eight Gates Formation, Seventh Gate of Life, open!

Physical body, Rank 8/Mid-level Transcendent!

hum~

The moment the Qi and blood were released, the cultivation space trembled slightly, and even without any attack, the space could not withstand it.

Lin Ran immediately withdrew her qi and blood, allowing the space to stabilize.

The Spirit Lord curiously approached and smelled Lin Ran's scent. He immediately showed an expression of enjoyment, and two blushes rose on his fair cheeks.

"Captain, you smell so good~"

"..."

Lin Ran smiled silently, ignoring the Spirit Master's words.

After a brief moment of reflection, he led the Spirit Lord away from the cultivation space.

After speaking with Yan Lingfei, I learned that she had led a large army of demons and had swept through half of the enemy demons' territory with almost no resistance.

Furthermore, Ling Qiqi had entangled the local territory's controller, preventing him from returning to provide support.

He then contacted Nangong Yu.

"The standoff continues; no action has been taken yet."

Lin Ran asked in surprise, "Is it this quiet?"

"I think so. I just demonstrated it and changed the faith of one demon, and then no other demons were willing to attack."

Lin Ran thought for a moment and said,

"I'm coming to your place. Once I get there, I'll launch a counterattack."

"it is good."

……

Territorial boundaries,

Nangong Yu greeted Lin Ran and the Spirit Lord. Upon seeing Lin Ran's aura, he was surprised.

"Your breakthrough speed is amazing."

"Yes, Qiqi has created an environment that is extremely beneficial to me, but the resources have never been enough."

Lin Ran nodded slightly, sensing that Nangong Yu's aura had also become much stronger, seemingly because of him.

Nangong Yu pondered for a moment,

"Then let these demons search. I've gathered some information; this territory is rich in resources. Even if you only gather half of it, it will be enough for you to break through."

"Alright, let's start the fight."

(End of this chapter)