Chapter 681: Chapter 675: Ma Ran: "I Want to Become a True Demon
At present, Ma Ran has mastered two kinds of extraordinary powers, equivalent to the Upper Rank Gods’ realm.
The first is the Prophet Medal, with comprehensive abilities, but no particularly outstanding features.
The second is the Sword Master Medal, characterized by its outstanding attack capability.
In summary, in terms of defensive attributes, Ma Ran can still manage minor threats, but showing off in front of Upper Rank Gods would be courting disaster.
It could easily lead to trouble.
Moreover, compared to defense, Ma Ran prefers and is better at proactive attacks.
Seeing the Tang Blade unsheathed, Chi Xiao chuckled lightly twice, just about to say something.
The next moment, the smile on his face suddenly froze, his expression became somewhat stiff, the air around him instantly twisted, forming countless tiny vortices.
Light, sound...
All matter and energy around Chi Xiao were annihilated, turning into nothingness.
Sand, earth, breeze, grass...
Everything attracted by the vortices underwent rapid transformations, continuously manifesting infinite shadow forms.
These shadows were the former states of those substances and energies.
The amount of information was enormous; an ordinary person would get their head blown up just by observing for a moment, directly bursting.
Clang!
Ma Ran’s fingers moved slightly, and the straight-blade Tang Blade slowly returned to its sheath.
He stood calmly in place, gently stroking the handle, as if he had never made a move.
However...
The crescent-shaped, brilliantly golden sword mark, wrapped in countless vortices and gradually fading and dissipating in the air, proved he indeed made a move earlier.
Finally, the golden sword mark completely disappeared without a trace.
The vortices swirling around Chi Xiao also gradually vanished into nothingness.
He slightly narrowed his eyes, focusing his gaze on Ma Ran, his demeanor turning complex.
After pondering for a while, Chi Xiao finally gave a gloomy evaluation.
"What a terrifying fellow."
As one of the seven Upper Rank Gods who have stood at the pinnacle of the cosmos for millions of years, Chi Xiao’s strength is beyond question.
To put it bluntly, he is so strong it’s almost unfair.
Destroying an advanced civilization is as easy for Chi Xiao as eating and drinking.
Below an Upper Rank God, all are ants!
Let alone the likes of middle-rank gods, not even the main gods, divine kings, or divine emperors from outer universes and alternate planes ever presented a character that caught Chi Xiao’s eye.
All that he saw and heard were weaklings.
Useless, not worth a mention.
Even the so-called "World Destroying God," Chi Xiao had killed one.
The evaluation he gave back then was...
Strong on the outside but empty inside, undeserving of the title.
However, just now, Ma Ran, with just one slash, severed some critical things from him.
The most terrifying part was...
He didn’t realize what he had lost immediately.
A moment later, he belatedly realized that Ma Ran’s slash had cut away a concept from him.
That was the concept called "Chi Xiao’s Joy."
He found that he couldn’t seem to feel joy anymore.
Although Chi Xiao still habitually curled his lips into a smile, he felt uncomfortable.
"..."
Ma Ran sized up Chi Xiao, his expression calm, and said in a composed tone, "Continue?"
Just now, for the first time, he had fully activated the upgraded pure gold Sword Master Medal.
Though it was the edge of a Tang Blade, a sword and a blade are fundamentally different weapons and cannot be conflated. But with the ultimate comprehension from the Prophet Medal and the Bright Star Gaze’s intrinsic understanding ability from Burning Martial, Ma Ran quickly grasped and deeply comprehended the essence of "Concept Cutting."
Even with a chopstick lacking any sharpness, he could use it as a weapon to exert the full power of the Sword Master Medal.
The smile on Chi Xiao’s face became noticeably stiffer, much less natural than before.
A smile devoid of joy is like a person without a soul.
Chi Xiao shook his head, not knowing to whom he was speaking: "Mo Xing, stop playing dead, I know you’re watching."
"Quick! Give me a hand!"
"If I recover at my own pace, it’ll be too time-consuming."
As soon as he finished speaking, a power of time unfamiliar to Ma Ran enveloped Chi Xiao’s body.
In an instant, the joy slashed away from Chi Xiao returned to its original state.
The cheerful smile returned to his face.
Chi Xiao rubbed his own cheeks, looking meaningfully at the sword hanging by Ma Ran’s side: "Such a terrifying move..."
"Speaking of which, if I didn’t see wrong, what you used should be the technique of that Sword Master!"
At this point, he exclaimed with exaggerated emotion, "Even stealing the techniques of allies?"
"That’s a bit much..."
"Moreover, can the move ’Concept Annihilation’ really be mastered through ’learning’?"
"Instinct tells me, perhaps Earth Civilization is more advanced than the ’No. 7 Demon Nest’."
Ma Ran maintained a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, positioning himself ambiguously, allowing the other party to overthink.
Despite Chi Xiao’s words, in reality, he was subtly implying that Ma Ran might be the True Demon behind the scenes.
No immediate refutation was necessary...
Simply put.
Earth had long been judged as a Demon Nest, an undying foe of the Divine Court. There might be temporary peace between them, but eventually, only one side would survive.
Besides, Ma Ran knew he wasn’t the True Demon.
But...
Who stipulated there could only be one True Demon?
Fine, even if there must only be one.
Who dictated that the True Demon couldn’t compete for the position?
By displaying this move in front of Chi Xiao, Ma Ran intentionally attacked proactively, deliberately misleading the opponent!
Since they’re already on opposing sides, they might as well oppose each other to the end!
Donning the tiger’s skin and waving the big flag...
Though Ma Ran had rarely used it since reincarnation, this move, along with the "Optimized Loot Distribution Scheme," was already polished to perfection in his previous life, almost systematized into an acknowledged skill.
Ma Ran never forgot that he rose to power through the play ability.
If the play could provide feedback like the True Demon Medal and the associated multiplication ability, that would be ideal!
After all, the True Demon is the enemy pondered over countless nights by the seven Upper Rank Gods for millions of years.
The Upper Rank Gods are currently the highest quality audience.
"Alright, alright! No need to further test defensive abilities!"
Chi Xiao seemed to think of something exciting, a bright smile reappearing on his face: "No need for any more false pretenses."
"In short, the Divine Court will ultimately destroy the Earth Civilization you control, and perhaps include Cangming Star as well."
"Your immense strength has earned you the qualification to engage in dialog with us on equal terms."
He said with interest: "Life-or-death battles are meaningless."
"Simple destruction and slaughter become quite tedious with time."
"Next up..."
"You and I shall engage in a competition that will decide the destiny of Earth!"
