The aftermath of the energy collision was surging in the space. In order to take care of Nalan Yanran's condition, Lin Ran's figure was forced to emerge from the space.
"Master, this... is that person the Grandmaster?"
Nalan Yanran was a little confused and obviously didn't understand the situation.
Her eyes kept scanning the things in front of her, and she felt that the blurry figure of the old man was extremely familiar.
"Not bad fighting skills. You can release such skills just by relying on the power of the soul to enter this gate of life and death. It seems that your soul realm is very profound."
Yun Potian smiled grimly and dispersed the turbulent energy casually. Then he pointed his hands in the air and the stone sword behind him burst out with countless gusts of sword energy, attacking Lin Ran.
Lin Ran raised his hand to defeat the sword energy, and suddenly found that there were wisps of invisible substances like shackles around his body.
These invisible shackles were like spider silk, tightly entangling Lin Ran and Nalan Yanran. Even if Lin Ran burst out with the power of his soul, he was unable to break free.
"Boy, you are quite powerful, but how can you shake this shackle that has gathered the soul power of the entire Life and Death Sect with just your own strength?!"
Looking at Lin Ran and Nalan Yanran who were bound by the soul locks, Yun Potian revealed a ferocious look: "Spiritual realm soul, it is really a top-quality one that I haven't seen for a long time. If I swallow you, I may even be able to break through that realm!"
"Bang!"
Lin Ran slammed his palms hard on the soul locks around him, looking at the rapidly spreading ripples with a solemn expression.
He didn't expect Yun Potian to be so powerful, or rather, this guy's methods were powerful enough.
Yun Potian himself only has the strength of a Dou Zun, and he has been dead for a long time. Only his soul remains, and he can only barely maintain the combat power of a Dou Zun.
However, with the help of the Gate of Life and Death, his strength, which was barely Dou Zun, was constantly raised. According to his estimation, Yun Potian's strength might even reach the level of a six- or seven-star high-level Dou Zun!
However, this was not the most difficult thing to deal with.
The most difficult thing is that the soul power that fills the entire Gate of Life and Death can actually be fully mobilized by Yun Potian.
The strength of this soul power has surpassed Lin Ran's current realm and has even reached the peak of the spiritual realm soul... This is Lin Ran's biggest trouble!
"I originally just wanted to take it slow and accumulate slowly, drawing a small portion of the soul power from each generation of the sect master, and completing the transformation over time."
"You dare to ruin my good deeds, then stay here and become a part of my strength!"
At the same time, Yun Potian's gaze also fell on Nalan Yanran: "Don't worry, little girl. You are the one chosen by me. After I break the shackles of my soul and complete my resurrection, I will definitely give you a status. Hahahaha!"
Yun Potian laughed loudly, then lightly stepped on the air and walked slowly towards Lin Ran step by step.
Looking at Yun Potian who was walking slowly towards her, Nalan Yanran's pretty face turned pale. No matter how stupid she was, she understood the situation at this moment.
Although the Gate of Life and Death is the biggest secret of the Yunlan Sect, its essence does not seem to be provided for the younger generations of the Yunlan Sect to practice, but rather a means left behind by the master for his own resurrection!
And now, Lin Ran obviously noticed something, which is why he appeared in the Gate of Life and Death to protect her.
"Master, I..."
Nalan Yanran bit her red lips and looked at Lin Ran's handsome profile: "I'm sorry, Sect Master, I'm a burden to you..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hold me tight."
Lin Ran tightened his arms around Nalan Yanran's slender waist. Nalan Yanran screamed and hurriedly hugged Lin Ran. Lin Ran then let go of his arms and began to form seals quickly.
"Fight to the bitter end!"
Looking at Lin Ran's actions, Yun Potian sneered, raised his hands and clenched them. Countless souls emerged from the coffins on the ground and tried to bind Lin Ran again.
At the same time, Yun Potian's left hand seal changed, and the floating stone sword began to hum again. Wind-attributed fighting spirit continued to condense on the sword body. The terrifying strength of the fighting spirit even caused the elements in the surrounding heaven and earth to begin to riot.
"Earth-level fighting skills?!" Nalan Yanran's face changed drastically. A fighting skill that draws on the elements of heaven and earth must be at least earth-level!
The fighting spirit on the stone sword condensed quickly and gathered into shape in an instant. Yun Potian controlled it with his right hand soul lock and used his left hand as a sword, slashing at Lin Ran fiercely!
Such a fierce attack made Nalan Yanran's face change drastically, and she hugged Lin Ran tightly with both hands.
Along with the strong fighting spirit that surged towards her, Nalan Yanran suddenly felt that the space she was hugging Lin Ran in was suddenly empty. Before she could react, an extremely powerful force of space suddenly burst out, and immediately twisted the space beside Nalan Yanran into a crack.
And just as the crack was taking shape, Lin Ran's figure slowly walked out of the space crack and held Nalan Yanran in his arms again.
And with the appearance of Lin Ran, a vast aura suddenly swept up in this space like a storm. Under this vast storm, the smile on Yun Potian's face gradually froze and turned into solemnity.
"The real body."
Yun Potian murmured, feeling Lin Ran's breath, and suddenly revealed a ferocious smile: "One-star Dou Zun, good, good, with such strong blood and spirit, I only need to swallow you, and I don't even need to look for a physical body!"
"Cloud souls transform into thousands!"
Yun Potian let out a cold shout, and his body began to fluctuate strangely. Then, under Nalan Yanran's horrified gaze, Yun Potian actually split into four and flew in all directions, surrounding Lin Ran and Nalan Yanran in a blind spot.
"Clone? Which one is the real one?" Nalan Yanran was a little dazzled.
"They are all original bodies."
Lin Ran said in a deep voice: "Yun Potian's body has long been decayed, and his soul has been mixed with the Gate of Life and Death. At this moment, these four Yun Potians are all part of his body."
"Or rather..."
Lin Ran's gaze fell on the seven coffins below and the entire ground.
Everything within this barrier can be considered Yun Potian's true body!
"Cloud Soul Devouring Array!"
An ice-cold shout burst out from the mouths of the four Yun Potians, and the four Yun Potians formed seals at the same time.
The next moment, the seven coffins below suddenly trembled, and streams of fighting spirit and soul power were drawn out from them by an invisible force and then merged into the bodies of the four people.
As they were on alert, a grayish-white mist surged out from the four people's bodies, then quickly spread out, surrounding Lin Ran.
The gray fog was filled with an unusual chill, and faint, piercing, sharp screams could be heard continuously coming from it, making people feel piercing and suffocating.
Nalan Yanran was a little at a loss, and subconsciously wanted to activate her fighting spirit, but Lin Ran's hand fell on her shoulder in time.
"Hold your breath and don't panic. I'm here."
Lin Ran's voice was not loud, but when it fell into Nalan Yanran's ears, it made her feel inexplicably at peace.
Nalan Yanran's hands tightly embraced Lin Ran's waist, causing Lin Ran to pause slightly, but looking at the girl's pale face, Lin Ran did not say much. He looked straight ahead and waved his palms.
"laugh!!"
The temperature between the sky and the earth around him suddenly rose, and holy golden flames suddenly burst out from Lin Ran's palm.
Wherever the flames passed, traces of distortion appeared in the space, and the gray mist that filled the sky melted rapidly like ice encountering boiling oil.
In just the blink of an eye, the gray fog that seemed to engulf the entire world disappeared completely.
"Strange fire?!"
Yun Potian's eyes were filled with shock: "You actually possess strange fire?"
"Impossible! Even if it is a strange fire, it is impossible to have such a huge restraining power on soul power. What kind of fire is this?"
"Oh."
Lin Ran glanced at Yun Potian indifferently, his eyes fell on the seven coffins below.
"These seven coffins are the source of your power, right?"
Lin Ran pointed his finger calmly at the coffins below. Time paused slightly at this moment. A moment later, an extremely bright holy flame burst out from Lin Ran's palm, and then, in Yun Potian's astonished gaze, it fell heavily on the seven coffins.
The holy flame swept across the sky. Wherever you looked, the space seemed to be distorted. A scorching heat spread through the air, enveloping the entire space.
The terrifying high temperature made Nalan Yanran open her eyes wide, and the scorching temperature seemed to squeeze her heart hard.
In front of this flame, the strange fire she had seen in Xiao Yan's hand, Han Feng's hand, and even the strange fire in Yao Chen's hand were nothing.
This is the real flame! The real strange fire!
In an instant, the coffins on the ground were all burned in the holy flame, revealing the contents inside.
There were seven corpses, but the appearance of six of them could no longer be seen. Their muscles had atrophied and their skin was like yellowed paper stuck to their bones, outlining the shape of the skeleton bit by bit.
Only the appearance of the seventh corpse was clear, and Nalan Yanran was able to tell its identity at just one glance.
"Master, Grandmaster..."
Nalan Yanran covered her mouth in horror.
That's right, the seventh corpse in the coffin was Yunshan who had just been buried!
However, the corpse that was sent to the Gate of Life and Death for burial according to the sect rules has now become the source of power for Yun Potian.
"If the person in this coffin is our master, then the people in the other coffins..."
"Ah, just as you thought, they are the successive masters of the Yunlan Sect."
Lin Ran spoke calmly, the holy flame in his palm became more and more fierce. In just a few breaths, the seven corpses, including Yunshan, were all burned into nothingness in an instant!
The seven Dou Zong corpses were a considerable asset. If they could be used, at least Lin Ran could have seven more Dou Zong-level puppets.
It's a pity that since these seven corpses can become Yun Potian's energy supply field, it means that their corpses have been tampered with by Yun Potian. Although Lin Ran is a greedy guy, he doesn't want all garbage.
It would be no fun if there was some dirt in it.
It only took a few breaths from the time Lin Ran started to succeed.
With the explosion of the Holy Golden Meteorite's heart fire, Yun Potian didn't even have time to react before the seven coffins and the bodies inside were all burned to ashes by Lin Ran.
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The strange fire burned, and even the space was distorted.
"Without the corpses of the past masters of the Yunlan Sect, I want to see how much fighting power you have left."
Faced with Lin Ran's actions, Yun Potian's face turned completely gloomy.
"Congeal!"
"Shh! Shh!"
The gray fog fluctuated, and the handprints of Yun Potian, who was split into four people, changed like lightning. The cold gray fog spread out from his body again, and there was also the sound of golden swords clashing.
In an instant, countless gray sword energies swept out like an overwhelming force, and finally turned into a sword net, completely covering Lin Ran.
"Little bastard, since you are really looking for death, then I will satisfy you!"
"Ten Thousand Clouds Sword Qi!"
Endless sword energy gathered into a sword net and shot towards Lin Ran. A fierce look flashed across Yun Potian's eyes, and a cold shout burst out from his mouth.
The sword net covered the sky and the earth, and before Lin Ran could respond, Yun Potian, who had split into four people, gathered together again, merged into one, and turned into a gray light, shooting towards the stone sword hanging in the space.
"The real body is in that stone sword."
The soul entered the stone sword, and the entire space trembled violently. This made Lin Ran, who was resisting the invasion of the sword net, frown slightly, and a hint of deathly silence suddenly appeared in his palm.
But after a moment, the dead silence slowly dissipated.
"This small space is a rare treasure. If it is destroyed, it would be more trouble than gain."
"Besides, this space has probably been managed and transformed beyond recognition by this guy over the past few hundred years. Maybe there are various hidden tricks in it... If that's the case, let's just burn it all down."
Lin Ran was thinking in his heart, and at the same time, after Yun Potian's soul escaped into the stone sword, the huge stone sword began to tremble.
Along with the sound of space shaking, the huge stone sword suddenly shattered, and a solid figure suddenly emerged from the stone sword.
The figure was a physical entity, not a soul, but his appearance looked extremely distorted, and even his facial features could not be seen.
The surface of his body was covered with strange runes, and his entire body was shrouded in gray-white mist. As the figure appeared, faintly, there were countless shrill and terrifying screams coming out of his body, which made Nalan Yanran's pretty face turn pale with fright.
"What on earth is this?" Nalan Yanran said in horror.
"This should be Yun Potian's body. However, even if it is the body of a Dou Zun master, after hundreds of years, it should have decayed into nothing but bones. This guy should have relied on the Dou Qi and soul energy in the Gate of Life and Death to re-condense his body based on his own bones. This is why the appearance of this body is blurry." Lin Ran said in a deep voice.
"This, this, resurrection from the dead?" Nalan Yanran was a little stunned. This kind of thing was beyond her understanding.
"As long as the soul is strong enough, the life and death of the body is of no concern at all."
Lin Ran explained calmly: "The reason why you have been able to absorb Dou Qi in this Gate of Life and Death is because it comes from the Dou Qi left by the successive masters of the Yun Lan Sect. Yun Potian also absorbs this part of Dou Qi, but in addition to this part of power, he will also devour the power in you."
"The...power in me?" Naran Yanran was a little confused. She didn't feel that she lacked anything. On the contrary, the strength of those who entered the Gate of Life and Death in the past dynasties had been greatly improved.
"Ah, it's not fighting spirit, but the power of the soul and a part of... blood energy!"
Lin Ran's vision was so sharp that he had completely understood Yun Potian's methods in just a moment: "This is why the people who enter the Gate of Life and Death in each generation are not decided by you, but are 'matched' by the Gate of Life and Death themselves."
"Because Yun Potian also needs to select those who are suitable for him and have sufficient qualifications to help him 'resurrect'."
Lin Ran explained.
This method is not considered to be top-notch in Zhongzhou, where there are many talented people. However, for a remote place like the Northwest Continent, it is indeed a top-level secret method.
Like Nalan Yanran, her face turned pale with fright at Lin Ran's words, and she held Lin Ran tightly with her hands, not daring to let go.
It was as if if she let go, she would be swallowed up by Yun Potian.
"You little bastard, you know a lot. I wonder if you can foresee your own ending today."
Yun Potian's voice was extremely hoarse and unpleasant. It was obvious that although this body was able to carry Yun Potian's soul, it had not yet been fully nurtured.
"The Yunlan Sect has indeed declined a lot over the years. Only once every ten years or so will a young fellow who meets my requirements come in. If it were a hundred years ago, there would be ten or even dozens of young fellows every year."
"But it doesn't matter. I can feel the strong blood in your body. Although the properties are not compatible with mine, I can still draw the essence of your blood and flesh little by little and integrate it into my body."
"Today is not only the day you, a little bastard, die, but also the day I will be reborn!"
As Yun Potian finished his last sentence, his figure suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ran's face darkened slightly. His palm, which was glowing with holy flames, brought up a terrible temperature and slapped a piece of space fiercely.
As a palm fell, the space directly twisted and Yun Potian's figure emerged.
"Good perception, worthy of being a spirit realm soul. I am even more pleased with you!"
Being caught alive by Lin Ran, Yun Potian was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed strangely, and clenched his arms in the air. A pitch-black sword flew out from the broken stone sword below and fell into his hand.
The next moment, dense gray-white mist burst out from the sword in his hand.
The intensity of these gray-white mists is much more condensed than before. If it was "fog" before, it is now condensed "cloud". In just a few breaths, the gray-white mists turned into a giant cloud sword.
This cloud sword is huge in size, grayish white, and hundreds of feet tall. There is a whistling strong wind coming from the blade of the cloud sword, and its momentum is so fierce that the atmosphere in this small space becomes solemn.
Under this pressure, Nalan Yanran felt that her soul was trembling!
"Is this a Dou Zun strongman..."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. But you might want to take shelter here first."
After patting Nalan Yanran's buttocks who was hanging on him, Lin Ran activated the Pure Yang Dou Qi, covering her body with a layer of Dou Qi film, and at the same time distorted a piece of space to place Nalan Yanran inside.
"Zong, sect master..."
Nalan Yanran stared at Lin Ran in a daze. Lin Ran didn't say much, but just smiled gently and turned to look at Yun Potian in front of him.
"Why are you guys so greedy for my body?"
The next moment.
The dazzling holy golden flame, like a sun, burst out from Lin Ran's body.
Yun Potian's expression suddenly changed.
The giant gray cloud sword that he had spent a lot of effort to condense was instantly shattered by the burning of the holy flame.
As the holy golden flame emerged, everything in the entire space, whether it was fighting spirit or soul spirit, even this small space itself, began to make a hissing sound!
That was the sound of the space being burned.
Holy flame burns the sky!
(End of this chapter)