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

Chapter 48, Stealing the Treasure Map

Small courtyard.

Lin Qingxuan and Lin Qingyu were drinking tea in the courtyard, where Yan Lingfei was their host.

They immediately noticed Lin Ran's presence and then "saw" him enter Yun Zhu's room.

Lin Qingxuan: "..."

"He's always been like this, you'll get used to it. That's Yunzhu, the captain's girlfriend," Yan Lingfei explained nonchalantly.

Lin Qingxuan nodded, quickly losing interest in the matter, since they were all Awakened Ones now, and power was the most important thing.

More than half an hour later.

Lin Ran went downstairs alone and greeted the three of them.

"morning."

"Captain, it's noon now." Yan Lingfei said, speechless.

"Not much difference. What did I gain from the Enlightenment Chamber?"

Lin Ran shrugged, picked up his teacup, and drank it all in one gulp.

Yan Lingfei scratched her hair in distress.

"Yes, but not much. Qingxuan needs to talk to you about something."

"What is it?"

Lin Qingxuan: "The second treasure map has been found, but it was discovered by both humans and alien races. Now they have to fight in the arena to take it. They have been fighting for four hours, and there are four more hours to decide the winner."

"You've already reached the second piece?"

Lin Ran was surprised; it hadn't even been ten days, far from the two-month deadline.

"...That's not the problem. The higher-ups have ordered us to capture this piece of the treasure map."

Lin Qingxuan was speechless, feeling that Lin Ran had missed the point.

Lin Ran thought for a moment, "Tell me the rules."

"The treasure map is on the arena. After the countdown ends, whoever survives will get it. The cultivation level is limited to the first rank, but there are no restrictions on the number of beings that can be challenged."

"Then you go get the treasure map, and I'll take care of the opponents offstage until no one dares to challenge me."

Lin Ran offered a solution.

Lin Qingxuan: ? ? ?

Yan Lingfei: ? ? ?

They fell into deep thought, sensing that something was very wrong.

"Why don't you go on stage?" Lin Qingxuan asked.

"I don't need treasure maps, nor do I need inheritance."

Lin Ran shrugged; that's how confident he was, given his extraordinary abilities.

Lin Qingxuan: ...

"Sister, wouldn't you say this is a match made in heaven?"

Lin Qingyu blinked and asked innocently.

Lin Ran: ? ? ?

He tapped the little girl's forehead, revealing a devilishly sunny smile.

"If you fail Chinese, you'll be punished by copying from the book."

"I'm sorry, Brother Lin, I misspoke."

Lin Qingyu immediately backed down.

Lin Ran walked towards the gate.

"Let's go and test the waters first."

……

The base, the central square.

Two figures crossed paths in the center of the stone plaza, the collision of spiritual energy spreading out in waves of aftershocks.

An energy shield blocked the edge of the plaza, preventing the aftershocks from spreading outwards.

A golden, transparent energy bubble envelops a fragment of a map, floating above the plaza and silently watching the battle below.

Before long, the Mighty Demon, despite being injured, punched the human challenger, sending him flying and denting his chest as he crashed into the energy barrier, thus winning the battle.

Once the outcome was decided, a medical team immediately stepped forward and carried away the humans whose lives were hanging by a thread.

"Weak humans, who will be next to die!"

The Mighty Demon mocked the humans outside the energy shield, igniting their fury.

But this was the twenty-third human to be carried away, and seven of them could not be saved due to their severe injuries!

"Damn demon race, someone go and teach it a lesson!"

"Those alien races deserve to die! They shamelessly resort to this tit-for-tat strategy! Once we've won, we'll take turns challenging them!"

"I heard that cultivators from universities have also come. I wonder if they've arrived yet, to show off their power against the alien race."

"In fact, of the previous twenty-three people, fifteen were high school cultivators. Their cultivation levels were indeed very stable, but they lacked combat experience. They were almost all defeated by the alien races when they had the opportunity."

"Look behind us! Members of the elite program are here!"

"..."

The crowd parted to make way for each other.

Lin Qingxuan led the group, her blonde hair and classically beautiful face were particularly eye-catching, without the slightest sense of incongruity, her expression was cold and her eyes were calm as water.

Next was Yan Lingfei, a fiery young woman with crimson eyes like flawless crystals. Her red and white attire exuded warmth and enthusiasm. Unlike Lin Qingxuan, she greeted the people on both sides of her with great enthusiasm.

Lin Ran, who was at the back, had a calm expression. Everyone's gaze swept over him, except for a few girls whose eyes lingered briefly on him. He was a handsome boy.

"Lin Qingxuan! I know her, the most beautiful girl in the Elite Project! I heard she's almost a mid-level Awakener now!"

"Not only that, her swordsmanship is also among the best in the elite program; few can compare to her."

"That blonde hair is so beautiful. I wish she were my girlfriend."

"Who will wake him up! Diabetes, stay away!"

"..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Qingxuan stepped into the energy shield.

"Did the humans send you here to die? They're truly incompetent."

The mighty demon grinned and charged forward.

Lin Qingxuan's eyes were calm. He gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, lowered his body and bent over, preparing to draw his sword. When the giant demon rushed within twenty meters of him, he suddenly drew his sword.

choke!

The sound of a blade echoed throughout the arena, and the giant demon's body was split in two, crashing to the ground with a thud.

"good!"

"Serves you right for being so arrogant! You're dead now!"

"I thought it would be something more powerful, but it turned out to be just a matter of one strike."

"..."

The onlookers cheered, then watched as Lin Ran walked into the square, momentarily confused.

Then, Lin Qingxuan leaped up, shattered the bubbles in the air, and put away the treasure map.

The foreign tribes were in an uproar, creating an extremely noisy scene.

Lin Ran took a step forward, and crimson flames burst forth from around his body, spreading his aura to suppress the alien race. His eyes, blazing with crimson flames, swept over the alien race.

Puff puff……

In the blink of an eye, the heads of thirty or forty alien races flew into the air, and the scene was filled with the silence of blood.

Lin Qingxuan landed gracefully, and upon seeing Lin Ran's actions, he was speechless for a moment.

"The human race has taken the treasure map. Anyone who disagrees, come out here."

Lin Ran made some wild remarks and wanted to strike a pose, but he had nothing in his hands, which felt a bit strange.

Lin Qingxuan pondered for a moment, then took out a straight knife and handed it to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran gripped the scabbard with his left hand and the hilt with his right, looking towards the alien territory, sensing something.

The alien races remained silent, while the human race erupted in jubilation.

"Good! Well done!"

"Yes! That's it! Well done! If I weren't so badly capable, I would definitely shout it out."

"It's decided, from now on this... classmate is my idol! By the way, who is he again?"

"To be traveling with Lin Qingxuan and Yan Lingfei, he must be a member of the elite program, right? But I don't think I've ever seen him before?"

"..."

After a brief silence, the alien races entered the square one after another, with twenty or thirty of them entering at the same time.

Lin Ran's lips curled up, and crimson flames stained her eyes as she swept her gaze over the alien race that had stepped into the square.

Puff puff……

Three seconds later, all the alien races that had entered the square were decapitated!

The alien races were silent, while the humans resounded with cheers.

"Hahaha! Well done!"

"Aren't these alien races supposed to be awesome? Keep going! Why did you stop?"

"Well done! That young man! From now on, you'll be my idol!"

"..."

Lin Ran's ears twitched as she caught a familiar voice.

Lin Qing?

(End of this chapter)