Chapter 693: Chapter 687: Burning Martial — Twenty-Seventh Rank!
Ma Ran’s gaze was calm, seemingly neither sad nor happy, but in fact, there was extreme joy in his heart.
Because...
With the selfless help of Chi Xiao and the Golden Domain, the [play] ability provided feedback!
The torso part of the body did not undergo much change, but the brain...
The brain, this organ, before the arrival of the Extraordinary Era, was regarded by medical researchers and scientists as the "forbidden zone of life," considered to be exquisite to the extreme, the residence of the human soul, and not to be tampered with lightly. Even the heart’s importance pales in comparison.
Apart from a certain Nobel Prize winner who developed the technique of frontal lobe removal, there were few madmen who dared to fiddle with this organ.
And now, with the arrival of the Extraordinary Era, Supernatural Researchers can be 100% certain—human souls do not entirely reside in the brain, other body parts can also serve as foundational bases for the soul and provide nourishment.
Humans with sufficiently powerful souls, after mastering certain special secret techniques or bizarre superpowers, can also achieve taking the soul out of the body, leaving the flesh, and continue to survive.
Of course...
Even those extraordinary individuals who reach such a level rarely do this.
A soul without a fleshly body is like rootless duckweed and sourceless water, wilting, and depleting in a short amount of time, leading to a greatly reduced lifespan.
But Ma Ran didn’t need to worry about these things.
At present, he had already surpassed the limits of knowledge recognized by many ordinary humans and even the Extraordinary Ones.
Using the Black Rock Martial Arts Inner Qi System as a foundation, Ma Ran evolved the "Burning Martial" Extraordinary Sequence, further sublimating core energies like Inner Qi, Mutated Inner Qi, and Star Power multiple times, he had completely transformed his vital organs.
The Starlight Organ·Liver granted Ma Ran formidable life force and recovery power, considered a blood-lock cheat-like existence.
The Starlight Organ·Kidney provided Ma Ran with an inexhaustible power source, greatly enhancing his energy reserve, laying a solid foundation for subsequent advancements.
The importance of the Bright Star Gaze and the heart is not below these two major organs at all.
And now, the fifth Starlight Organ was gradually forming inside Ma Ran’s skull.
Because of the shielding and isolation of the [Prophet] and [Sword Master] medals, even Chi Xiao, standing beside him, couldn’t feel the changes happening within Ma Ran.
Gentle starlight gradually accumulated in Ma Ran’s skull, causing his brain to transform and sublimate bit by bit.
Finally!
Ma Ran’s brain was completely upgraded and finished.
This also meant that his "Burning Martial" realm had finally reached the Twenty-Seventh Rank!
In terms of body energy reserve, there wasn’t much change, but the world seen through his eyes had become completely different from before.
At this moment, just by shifting his gaze, Ma Ran glimpsed the essence of the Cosmos—these things, as early as when Ma Ran sublimated his eyes into the Bright Star Gaze, could already be seen. The difference was, in the past, when he saw these essences, it felt like looking at a series of garbled codes.
Chaotic, complex, fuzzy, always undergoing disordered reorganization, as if their existence meant everything of the Cosmos, representing all things, but the next instant, it seemed to become worthless, nothing at all.
At this moment, having the Starlight Brain, Ma Ran felt like a Sword Hero who obtained an unparalleled sword, feeling entirely comfortable and extremely delighted.
No!
This analogy is not accurate.
To say "a farming practitioner finally found seeds that matched the soil," although it doesn’t seem as cool as a Sword Hero, is much more appropriate and fitting.
The passionate Sword Hero, wielding a famous sword, could achieve unparalleled feats, slaying enemies beneath the sword, bringing destruction.
With suitable land and seeds, an experienced farming practitioner can create a new world!
At this moment, everywhere-to-be-seen cosmic origins, no longer appeared as chaotic garbled codes in Ma Ran’s eyes but like a series of understandable, usable, reorganizable codes, indicating infinite possibilities.
"..."
Ma Ran expressionlessly glanced at Chi Xiao beside him.
Has this group of Upper Rank Gods from the Divine Court been invincible across the universe for too long?
Even if the [Funding the Enemy] skill hasn’t been maxed out, it probably has reached a "half-step peak" realm.
This made Ma Ran suddenly have a feeling of winning without effort.
Simultaneously, he also had more expectations for this match with Chi Xiao...
Perhaps, can take this opportunity to additionally condense a [Ye Fengqing Series] medal?
In Ma Ran’s conception, the [Lord of the Red Lotus] medal should be synthesized from two other Silver Medals of the same level as [Ye Fengqing’s Time Stop Territory]. Once successfully materialized, it would directly be a Golden Medal of the same level as [Sword Master] and [Prophet].
Although the [Demonic Son] and [Profound Immortal] medals are also quite useful, mainly focused on creation and destruction, complementing each other with almost no shortcomings, but...
Regrettably, the time ability of the Honglian Series is just too handy!
So, the upgrade of these two medals, in Ma Ran’s plan, has to be delayed a bit.
Even with just a Silver Level Time Stop Territory ability, Ma Ran is incredibly adept at its use.
This kind of Time Attribute ability with an extremely wide range of applicability, besides "pause," should have at least two more modules in the same series, "flow with the current," and "against the current."
As long as the [Lord of the Red Lotus] medal could be successfully synthesized, the biggest problem of Earth Influence—"time shortage," could be perfectly resolved!
Additionally, after the fusion of three major abilities, the enhancement it could bring to Ma Ran is simply unimaginable!
According to current intelligence, in the [Divine Court] aspect, there is an Upper Rank God named "Mo Xing," who has already mastered the power of the Time Law.
Fortunately, that Upper Rank God’s stance is unstable, swaying between hawks and doves, and has never targeted Earth.
Otherwise...
As an existence with Time System power, before Ma Ran obtained [Ye Fengqing’s Time Stop Territory] and before [Sword Master] was upgraded, if Mo Xing wanted to destroy Earth Civilization, it would not be stoppable at all!
Even now, Ma Ran can only protect Earth, unable to do more.
So...
He needs more powerful strength, richer means, to achieve his vision and goal—the goal that never changed, protecting Earth Civilization!
In a flash, Ma Ran reined in all chaotic thoughts, looking at Chi Xiao with a slight change.
He’s not those bright and grand heroes in film and television works, nor those Avenger with overwhelming resentment, who comes with a background music of sorrow and storms from the moment of entry.
Neither black nor white. Ma Ran is the gray in the middle, with his unique means.
"Hmm?!"
Chi Xiao’s expression suddenly changed, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and then he looked at Ma Ran with more vigilance in his eyes: "This aura..."
"You are understanding the essence of the universe!"
"How is that possible?"
