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

Chapter 25, Shadow Clan

Baiyujing, first floor lobby.

Lin Ran stopped looking at the Fire Spirit, glanced at the almost severed Fire Spirit crystal, and tossed it to Yan Lingfei.

"When will the werewolves send someone over?" he asked Yan Lingfei.

"I don't know. There's very little information about the werewolf race, so it's hard to be sure." Yan Lingfei shook her head, her gaze towards Lin Ran becoming even more intense.

"Has the news reached the werewolf clan yet?"

"The news should have reached them. The werewolf clan's home realm is quite far from here, and they only have a base nearby. They should already know that a whole squad of werewolves has been wiped out."

"Captain, I also know a few races that are at odds with humans, and some unruly battlefield tribes as well." Yan Lingfei rubbed her hands together, eager to try.

"You're thinking something very dangerous; you're not even at the mid-stage of a lower-level awakened being."

Lin Ran tapped Yan Lingfei's forehead to calm her down.

But both she and Feng Wuhen were taken aback.

"Captain, you haven't reached the fourth floor yet?"

"Is there a problem?"

"……No."

Lin Ran was puzzled for a moment, thinking that they might have some misunderstanding about fighting opponents of a higher level. He was already using cheats, so it wasn't normal for him to be several levels higher than them, especially since the opponent was a fake.

The Fire Spirit Clan was quiet for a while before returning to normal. Several Fire Spirits and Ice Spirits even approached, making Lin Ran understand why the Fire Spirit Clan and Ice Spirit Clan were considered opportunists.

Two elves also came over to chat, and Feng Wuhen was in charge of receiving them. Lin Ran wasn't interested in any of this and was thinking about how to gain experience faster, besides fighting.

As time passed, some humans who knew the news arrived. They were also part of the elite program, but their training methods were far inferior.

"Captain Lin, hello, I'm Zhang Feiyu."

"Captain Lin, hello, I'm Wang Jun."

"Captain Lin..."

After becoming somewhat familiar with the place, Lin Ran continued to rest with her eyes closed. She disliked socializing and firmly believed in the principle that if flowers bloom, butterflies will come.

Gradually, more and more people arrived, and the lobby on the first floor became even more lively.

Until an aura mixed with blood and malevolence appeared in front of the gate of Baiyujing.

Immediately, the hall fell silent, revealing a large space.

Lin Ran looked up.

The newcomer was a werewolf, a three-meter-tall werewolf, followed by five two-meter-tall werewolves.

Unlike the cat-people, although they are humanoid, their physical characteristics are those of wild beasts, lacking any human features.

"Lin Ran, right? Let me explain."

The three-meter-tall werewolf strode into the hall, its bloody aura causing all living beings to frown and involuntarily retreat.

Lin Ran stood up and stepped out from the crowd. A pale golden aura covered her body, and with each step she took, the golden light intensified.

Yan Lingfei and Feng Wuhen frowned slightly, realizing that the other party was somewhat troublesome.

Apart from humans, most other creatures showed expressions of anticipation and amusement.

boom!

The werewolf took a few steps, then suddenly a cloud of blood mist exploded from its body, and its figure vanished instantly. The ground was shaken back, creating several cracks, and its claws, almost like afterimages, slashed down towards Lin Ran's head.

With a thought, Lin Ran activated the Dragon Scale Armor that concealed his dragon body, and a faint blood mist appeared beneath his feet. At the same time, he activated the Soaring Dragon Technique.

The next moment, he rushed towards the werewolf at an even faster speed, and with a punch that landed first, the werewolf's chest.

boom!

The werewolf was sent flying, its claws slicing across Lin Ran's arm, tearing off more than a dozen dragon scales and leaving a wound on his arm.

Lin Ran glanced at the wound. Several dragon scales shattered, and blood mist rushed in. The wound immediately healed at a visible speed.

More than ten meters away,

The werewolf steadied himself, touched his noticeably sunken chest, and revealed an even more ferocious smile.

"Again!"

puff!

Blood suddenly burst open out of thin air, and half of an ear slowly fell off.

The werewolf instantly flew into a rage, opening its mouth to roar, but just as it was about to let out a roar, a sudden sharp pain shot through its throat, completely shattering its gathered power, and it began to cough uncontrollably.

"Cough cough cough..."

Immediately afterwards, a red dragon shadow rushed towards it, striking its chest squarely.

boom!

The werewolf was blasted away again, and the creatures behind it quickly dodged to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Lin Ran chased after him and delivered a powerful punch, instantly causing a large burst of blood to erupt beneath his fist. Then came another punch, and another…

Boom boom boom...

After a dozen or so punches, a figure emerged from the dust.

Lin Ran walked out expressionlessly, carrying the werewolf whose head had almost disappeared, and casually threw it on the ground.

He looked at the remaining werewolves.

"Kill them all."

As soon as the words fell, all the humans in the hall attacked at the same time. Yun Zhu Meng Yu and the other cat people also joined in, along with two fire spirits and two ice spirits.

In less than ten seconds, all the werewolves were killed.

Lin Ran clapped her hands and walked out of the hall.

"I'm going to cultivate now. You're free to do as you please."

……

Enlightenment Room.

[Ascension Ritual LV6→LV7: 50/3500]

Lin Ran's body trembled slightly as spiritual energy washed over her. Earth and wind spiritual energy surged into her body from beneath her feet and into the air, slowly altering her form and further enhancing the compatibility of the spiritual energy.

The ceremony was shortened once again, from thirty-six moves to twenty-seven moves, and the time required to perform it was reduced to fifteen minutes.

The influx of spiritual energy continued for a while. In the dantian, one of the two aggregates of wind trembled slightly and began to stretch from the middle to both sides, slowly and steadily splitting into two smaller aggregates.

Lower-level Awakened One, Wind Attribute, Third Layer!

……

early morning.

Dark, gloomy clouds covered the sky, and there was not a ray of moonlight.

Lin Ran returned to the courtyard as usual, but when she was halfway there, she suddenly frowned slightly.

He looked around. The streetlights were dim, and the buildings on both sides looked unchanged, but the feedback from the earth's spiritual energy flowing into the ground told him that something was approaching.

Lin Ran continued walking as usual, thinking of a race from the battlefield of the heavens.

Shadow Clan.

They can blend into the darkness and are almost undetectable within their own level.

The surrounding darkness grew thicker, the streetlights disappeared without a trace, and the footsteps also vanished.

Lin Ran felt somewhat relieved, as she found the Shadow Clan's sneak attack to be very unprofessional.

If it were him, he would strike when the target is completely unaware, instead of delaying even now that he is on guard.

A shadowy figure silently appeared, approaching Lin Ran's back. The surrounding darkness was gently disturbed, then immediately returned to calm.

A jet-black dagger appeared silently, and with a swift movement of the shadowy figure, it stabbed forward.

clang!

The dagger was blocked, and the shadow was about to dissipate when suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed the hand holding the dagger.

"I've found you."

boom!

Blood energy erupted at close range, dragon scale armor appeared, and accompanied by a faint dragon roar, a blood-red sun emerged from the darkness, tearing through the darkness.

Lin Ran turned around, pulled his right fist back and swung it out, thick blood-red color wrapped around his fist, and accurately hit the shapeless shadow.

boom!

The shadow shattered, and a jet-black oval crystal fell to the ground.

Shadowy figures appeared on both sides of the street at some unknown time, with only pairs of blood-red eyes visible.

Lin Ran glanced at them, a smile playing on her lips, and beckoned them with her finger.

"Come."

(End of this chapter)