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

Chapter 31, The Retreating Werewolves, and the Unexpectedly Hijacked Technique

Relics.

boom!

With a loud bang, the four-meter-tall werewolf put his arms in front of him and took two steps back, as fragments of three fragmentation grenades pierced deep into the flesh of his arms.

The werewolf stared at the person in front of him, who was completely covered in armor, his face contorted with malice and gloom.

If the other werewolves weren't so useless, there wouldn't be only one left!

Lin Ran touched the ring; there were three grenades left, and the rest were resources, with very few technological weapons.

This is to avoid becoming dependent on technological weapons, especially high-end supernatural weapons. Ordinary people could kill a mid-level Awakened person if they were to be hit by one of them!

Without advanced weaponry, killing this late-stage Tier 1 werewolf is very difficult.

Currently, the most powerful killing method is only a single eye technique, and the Whirlwind Thunder is still somewhat inadequate against the thick-skinned werewolves.

The tall werewolves stared at Lin Ran, then glanced at Yan Lingfei and the other three who were recovering; they were no pushovers either.

If it recovers and then joins forces with this somewhat strange human race, it will likely suffer a great loss!

"snort!"

The werewolf suddenly snorted coldly, turned around, and strode away.

Lin Ran frowned. The difference in their physical cultivation levels was too great, making it difficult to capture the opponent.

If they keep pushing him, it will lead to a lose-lose situation. I estimate that apart from him, none of the four people, including Yan Lingfei, will survive.

The fact that a late-stage Tier 1 werewolf entered the Ruins indicates that something must have happened outside, making the previous suggestion of destroying the Ruins to rescue people unlikely.

Lin Ran watched the werewolf leave until it disappeared from sight before returning to the vicinity of Yan Lingfei and the other three.

Three hours later.

Yan Lingfei was the first to wake up.

"team leader."

"Okay, let's wait for the others." Lin Ran nodded slightly and continued practicing the Spirit Ascension Ritual.

Two hours later, Feng Wuhen and the other two woke up one after another.

"Captain." The two strangers, having learned of the situation from Feng Wuhen, came over to greet him.

"Hmm, besides you, how many other people came in?" Lin Ran asked.

"I don't know. The ruins appeared rather suddenly. The humans came in in batches. Only Captain Feng and you guys came in before us," one person said, shaking his head.

What discoveries were made inside the ruins?

"There was a crack with many dark and fire attribute spiritual energy crystals inside. When we were collecting them, we encountered a werewolf pack. After killing some of the werewolves, the werewolf from earlier appeared, and we were chased all the way here," Yan Lingfei said.

"However, I think I saw a building on the way. The werewolves were chasing me very closely at the time, but I'm not sure if it's real."

"Which direction?" Lin Ran asked immediately.

"Over here."

Yan Lingfei immediately led the way, and the group followed.

More than an hour later, the group stopped in the wasteland.

The building that Yan Lingfei mentioned appeared abruptly before everyone's eyes.

"Yes, this is the building. Looks like I didn't go to the wrong place."

The building's exterior resembles a human library, while its interior is filled with a very strong fire-attribute spiritual energy fluctuation, and it has almost no offensive capabilities, suggesting it is a place for storing resources.

After observing for a while, Lin Ran activated the Dragon Scale Armor.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The door was slowly pushed open, revealing a spacious hall that should have been magnificent, but now only ruins remained.

Lin Ran observed for a while, then went in first, followed by the others.

In the center of the hall is a large crater with a fist-shaped mark, containing the remains of many machines.

Feng Wuhen went down to observe for a while, then addressed the group.

"It's a kind of puppet device, probably from the battlefield of the heavens. There are some records of it within the human race, but because it's not as intelligent as a machine, it hasn't received much attention."

"The fist imprint has remnants of fire spiritual energy, which feels somewhat familiar to me. It must be because an elder of the Yan family came here. Perhaps the remaining resources were deliberately left behind," Yan Lingfei said after pressing her hand on the ground and sensing for a while.

"Then split up and search separately. We'll meet back in the lobby in twenty minutes. Stay alert," Lin Ran said.

He headed towards the first room on the left, Yan Lingfei headed towards a room ahead with abundant fire elemental energy, and Feng Wuhen also had a target.

The remaining two people chose their rooms only after all three had made their selections.

As Lin Ran entered the room, a venomous snake suddenly darted out from the corner, biting the dragon scale armor and breaking three of its teeth.

Snapped!

A giant hand descended from the sky and crushed the snake's head, causing the headless snake body to twist and coil wildly.

Lin Ran tore off the corpse and threw it away, then went through a small door and entered the room inside.

The room contained a fiery red, bowl-shaped inverted barrier. Inside was a table with a crimson cube and a crystal for recording information.

It's estimated that these were exploration rewards deliberately left behind by human superhumans during their inspection.

Lin Ran closed her eyes twice, then opened them.

Snapped!

The barrier shattered instantly.

First, pick up the crystal that records information and place it on your forehead; some words will appear in your mind.

After Lin Ran finished reading it, a prompt appeared on the skill panel.

【Fire Cloud Divine Skill - Level 1 LV1: 1/500】

After a pause, Lin Ran raised an eyebrow.

This is a genuine cultivation technique!

It is a cultivation technique that integrates training, attack, attribute control, and breakthrough!

He couldn't help but touch his chin.

This thing was probably a reward left for Yan Lingfei by a superhuman from the Yan family, but he intercepted it...

The cultivation methods of this era include formulas for cultivating spiritual energy, models for attacking spiritual energy, methods for forging corresponding attributes, methods for crystallization and splitting, and much more.

It can be said that his current training content is also part of the exercise.

However, one must reach the intermediate level of awakening to access the cultivation techniques, because this allows for a higher degree of harmony between the body and spiritual energy, and provides ample time to learn the skills.

After coming into contact with the practice method, one can make minor adjustments based on various information to find a cultivation method that suits oneself.

If you start by learning martial arts techniques, not only will it make it easy for enemies to find your weaknesses, but it will also create a monopoly, causing the alliance to be destroyed from within.

Lin Ran read it carefully and found that the content had been modified, but the original version was also there.

The modified version is the one that suits him, and the skill panel helped him complete the modification process!

Lin Ran took a deep breath and picked up the crimson crystal beside her.

This is a pure fire-attribute spiritual energy crystal, used as an introductory material for cultivation techniques.

Lin Ran tried to circulate her cultivation technique, and immediately a slight amount of fire spiritual energy was absorbed into her body.

Following a specific route, it slowly but steadily enters the dantian, circulates once within the body, and then returns to the dantian, transforming into a burning flame.

Lower-level Awakened One, Fire Attribute, Level 1!

The speed at which the fire elemental energy within the crystal was absorbed increased instantly, and wisps of energy surged into the flames, making them burn even more fiercely.

Twenty minutes later,

Lin Ran put away the spiritual energy crystal that had only consumed one-third of its energy, turned around and walked towards the hall.

(End of this chapter)