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

Chapter 96, Entering the Castle Enveloped by Rules

A corner of eternal night.

The interior is a vast wasteland, where only creatures adapted to the dark spiritual energy and the rules of eternal night can survive for a long time.

Lin Ran attempted to refine the dark spiritual energy. His dark spiritual technique, which hadn't improved in a long time, instantly gained a large amount of experience, and he achieved a breakthrough in less than five minutes.

[Dark Spirit Magic - Second Level LV1→LV2: 10/1000]

Lin Ran paused absorbing the dark spiritual energy and carefully sensed the changes before and after.

The activity of the dark spiritual energy was significantly enhanced, as if it had been infused with some kind of spirituality!

Upon realizing this, Lin Ran stopped absorbing dark spiritual energy.

"Qiqi, do you feel there's anything wrong with the dark spiritual energy?"

"Brother Lin, is it because it's too active?"

"right."

Ling Qiqi: "At this time, the Eternal Night rule is in effect. The succubus species also exists within the Eternal Night species. I know some information that the dark spiritual energy will return to normal after leaving the Eternal Night rule."

"If you don't leave in time, you need to refine the absorbed dark spiritual energy at least ten times to eliminate its spirituality. Otherwise, it will be silently replaced by the eternal night, without you even realizing it."

Lin Ran's face twitched, and she immediately began refining the dark spiritual energy again.

"Let's speed things up, Mengyu may have been in here for quite a while."

"it is good."

"Linglong, how do you feel?"

Jian Linglong: "Captain, the crimson spiritual energy here seems to originate from the same source as the killing sword intent?"

Lin Ran was taken aback and activated his killing sword intent to sense it.

It was discovered that the crimson spiritual energy was indeed very similar to the killing sword intent, but they were not of the same origin; they simply contained the same killing intent.

"It's not that they're from the same source, but that they share the same killing intent. After absorbing it, refine it several times just in case."

Jian Linglong: "Okay."

The three quickened their pace and headed towards Mengyu and Xingluo's location.

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.

Lin Ran stopped at the edge of a rift valley.

The rift valley stretches to the horizon on both sides, and only by looking far ahead can one see a trace of the other side.

Mengyu and Xingluo were located below the rift valley.

Lin Ran stretched out her hands,

"In case of emergency, never let go easily."

"good!"

Ling Qiqi immediately grasped Lin Ran's hand.

Jian Linglong hesitated for a moment, then pulled her back. The warm and harmonious energy flowed into her body, and her sword heart trembled slightly.

Lin Ran also sensed it and found it very magical.

When there was no contact, there was basically no change from before, but as soon as she touched the table, she could feel Jian Linglong's heart beating faster.

The thought flashed through my mind, and my attention returned to the rift valley.

Lin Ran jumped down.

Soon, the light of the blood moon disappeared, and the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness. Only by looking up could one see what appeared to be a long, blood-red streak stretching across the sky.

In the darkness, Lin Ran followed the direction of the spiritual imprint.

The dark spiritual energy spread outwards, and the range it could detect was dozens of times greater than that of spiritual energy.

At the same time, the speed is controlled to avoid being unable to react in time to unexpected situations.

It fell for more than ten minutes.

Lin Ran and the other two landed on the ground and continued their journey towards Meng Yu and the other two.

They walked for an unknown amount of time.

Lin Ran suddenly had a familiar feeling, as if she had passed through a barrier.

The darkness before my eyes slowly disappeared, replaced by bright sunshine.

Lin Ran narrowed her eyes, her whole body tensed, ready to strike.

Ling Qiqi took a step back and stood guard behind Lin Ran.

Jian Linglong stepped forward with her sword drawn, her murderous sword intent enveloping the surroundings.

After a while, nothing happened, and the three of them adjusted to the light.

As far as the eye could see was a grassland, bordered by a pale gray mist that made one instinctively want to retreat. The mist seemed to have a life of its own as it floated by. In the center of the grassland stood a colossal castle that looked quite out of place.

Lin Ran observed for a while but couldn't figure out what was inside. Meng Yu and Xing Luo were located there.

"Let's go take a look."

……

In front of the castle gate,

Lin Ran, Ling Qiqi, and Jian Linglong stopped and observed the interior of the castle.

The interior space is very large, and the streets are bustling with people, including humans and many other races. They seem to get along very well, with few disputes.

Lin Ran carefully sensed the surroundings and used the [Rules of Time] to discover that a similar rule existed within this castle.

However, he was unable to discern the specific effects of this rule at the moment.

The power of the rules enveloped the castle, making it impossible to probe its interior with mental energy.

The people inside the castle seemed unable to see them either; they stood there for a long time without noticing any movement from the creatures inside.

Lin Ran tried to contact the two using the team's identifier, but received no response.

He pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.

Either the castle shielded mental power, or it was the power of rules.

In the theories of the human race, forgetting is the most frequently mentioned rule in explaining this kind of "rule".

Among the human race, only those abilities corresponding to the rules can defy them.

Lin Ran pressed his brow and controlled the [Rules of Time] to split into two, leaving one on Jian Linglong and the other on Ling Qiqi.

"This is a place governed by rules, and there's a high chance that the rule of 'forgetting' exists. Leave a clue before you go in."

"it is good."

Ling Qiqi: "Brother Lin, this is a technique I learned after becoming a succubus. It can generate a sense, so it shouldn't be blocked."

Jian Linglong: "I also have similar methods."

"Okay, use them all."

A sword mark appeared on the back of Lin Ran's hand, followed by a heart-shaped mark. The two marks then slowly disappeared and were hidden away.

Ling Qiqi has a sword mark on her wrist, while Jian Linglong has a heart mark.

"Walk."

Lin Ran strode out and walked through the castle gate.

Jian Linglong and Ling Qiqi paused for a moment, and then they saw Lin Ran, who had entered, disappear into thin air, while the scene of the castle they saw remained unchanged!

The two exchanged a glance and then stepped inside.

……

Inside the castle.

Lin Ran felt a blur before her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, the [Rules of Time] were triggered, expelling the [Rules] that had invaded his mental space, and the covered memories immediately reappeared.

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she already had the power of the rules; otherwise, it would have taken her a very long time to break free.

After waiting for a while,

The fact that there was no other reaction after the power of the rules was expelled indicates that in the current environment, only the rules exist, and no one controlling the rules has been found yet.

This is good news. No one controls the rules; it's just a program. As long as you find a loophole, you can leave, or even take control of the rules!

This method of mastering the rules in reverse is also one of the ways for top-tier extraordinary individuals to break through to the next level.

Lin Ran observes the environment.

This is a quaint courtyard with a water vat in one corner and some firewood in another, seemingly a typical rural living space.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

With a thought, Lin Ran's figure quickly became transparent.

A voluptuous woman walked in through the door. Her chest was very low, and her fleshy thighs were almost completely exposed as she walked. She was barefoot, but her feet were clean and free of dust.

"Lin Lang, where are you~"

(End of this chapter)