Chapter 696: Chapter 690: Reaching for the Supreme · True Spirit Seal!
The "Burning Martial" at the twenty-seventh rank did not bring any substantial enhancement to Ma Ran’s combat power. However, after comprehending the Cosmic Origin Code, he was mistakenly deemed by the Upper Rank Gods to be some kind of "Supreme Ruler", which could only be considered a pleasant surprise. The most crucial point is...
At this point, Ma Ran could truly evade the surveillance of the Upper Rank Gods, allowing his persona to appear before those entities standing at the pinnacle of the Cosmos.
After all, merely keeping the audience in suspense and relying solely on mystery to attract them would no longer be effective over time.
Now, Ma Ran patches the previous flaws in his script with ease, like breathing, without exerting much effort.
If the opponent could still find a flaw, it would purely be due to his own negligence, blaming no one else.
Seeing Chi Xiao’s reaction, Ma Ran felt a bit amused.
Nevertheless, his acting skills ensured he would never break character when the performance began.
During the competition with Chi Xiao, apart from issuing instructions to the Qian Family members, Ma Ran also silently acquainted himself with new abilities, striving not only for perfect mastery but also to gain a deeper understanding and integration of various abilities to develop his own formidable moves.
This was also Ma Ran’s first full display of strength after his significant power advancement.
"Burning Shadow" and "Creation Inversion" traits were effectuated, the two golden badges were fully empowered, culminating in the current "Lord of the Red Lotus" Ye Fengqing.
Originally, Upper Rank Gods could easily observe and dismantle the full-level Youwen Text Illusion.
Ma Ran realized this when he wreaked havoc in the Divine Court, making Yinghuang Star disappear, upon initially encountering the Golden Domain.
However...
After Ma Ran’s "Burning Martial" cultivation reached the twenty-seventh rank, he comprehended the Cosmic Origin and mastered more skillful methods, evolving countless mystical techniques based on past powers.
From then on, Ma Ran added a thin yet infinitely variable layer of mist to the Youwen Text Illusion with the Bright Star Gaze, supplemented by the "Prophet" badge’s "Burning Shadow" power, coupled with the temporary micro-world created by the "Sword Master" badge’s "Creation Reversal Secret Realm" as a cover...
Now, even if the Upper Rank Gods stood before "Lord of the Red Lotus" Ye Fengqing, they could not discern her true essence.
"So, what do you plan to do next?"
Chi Xiao looked at Ye Fengqing, then pointed to the Justice Instrument floating between the three of them: "In this confined space, you don’t have much room to exert your abilities."
While saying this, Chi Xiao subtly commissioned accompanying Upper Rank Gods to investigate Ye Fengqing’s whereabouts.
The Upper Rank God responsible for aiding him in action is Mo Xing, who wields the mighty power of time and light.
In an instant, Chi Xiao received a response — Mo Xing discovered traces of Ye Fengqing’s residual presence within the Superpower Civilization.
"Do you know what this means?"
In the internal communication channel of the Upper Rank Gods, Mo Xing’s tone was slightly impatient: "This signifies... this suddenly appearing ’Lord of the Red Lotus’ is seizing my Laws and Divine Authority power."
"No!"
"To say ’plundering’ would be more precise."
"She is wantonly squandering power that originally belonged to me!"
"Time is my exclusive domain!"
"The so-called ’Ye Honglian’ you speak of is encroaching on the authority of time!"
"Between Ye Fengqing and me, there exists a natural enmity, irreconcilable, a sworn enemy!"
Hearing this, Chi Xiao was momentarily stunned, his Divine Soul quivered, transmitting his thoughts outward: "So, this ’Lord of the Red Lotus’ indeed crossed countless star systems in an instant, traversing the universe to descend into the Solar System."
"Hmm..."
"Do you want to come to the Solar System now?"
"Directly engage in a full-scale battle with the Earth·Cangming faction and have a thorough fight?"
Mo Xing gave a response without hesitation: "No."
"Absolutely not!"
"In the future I perceived, there are scenes where I am utterly annihilated!"
"Do you know what this means?"
"Absolute annihilation, not slumber!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Xiao’s eyes appeared slightly dazed.
As one of the seven "Supreme Rulers" in the vast Cosmos, for their Divine Bodies to be shattered, is akin to an ordinary Earth human shedding a bit of dandruff.
Even if the soul is shattered, it is merely a minor injury, capable of being retraced from the Cosmic Origin and resurrected again.
The only thing that could be termed a "serious injury" is the shattering of the True Spirit Seal.
From the perspective of Chi Xiao and other Upper Rank Gods like Mo Xing, neither the body nor the Divine Soul can affirm self-existence, only the True Spirit Seal...
Throughout the vast Cosmos, every life form’s True Spirit Seal is unique and singular, impossible for identical or similar True Spirit Seals to appear.
The absence of the "Supreme Ruler" status means, even with the combat power of an Upper Rank God and boundless might, if their True Spirit Seal is shattered, they would die instantly, and all traces of their existence would be thoroughly erased from the universe.
Words, data, memories...
All would vanish without a trace.
The breaker of the True Spirit would become utterly "void".
The seven Upper Rank Gods of the Divine Court, even if their True Spirit is shattered, are only heavily injured and will not perish entirely.
Their undying will would then be absorbed into the Wall of the End, slumbering until the next era, when the new era begins, they would reawaken and swiftly return to full strength.
For those possessing the "Supreme Ruler" status, the only possibility of total annihilation is the seizure of their dominion and usurpation of their status.
Thus, Mo Xing, as the "Supreme of Time", would say that he and Ye Fengqing are in a lethal conflict.
But...
After the commencement of war, the possibility of total annihilation stirred a strong sense of crisis, compelling him to exhibit more caution.
"Alright, after all, the dominions of ’Time’ and ’Reincarnation’ merely appear similar, yet they are fundamentally different."
Chi Xiao instantly replied: "Even if this ’Ye Honglian’ is exceedingly powerful, she can only shatter my Divine Body and Soul, annihilate my Divine Power, and erase my True Spirit Seal; she cannot bring about my complete annihilation."
"I’ll serve as the vanguard and probe ahead, to gauge her true prowess."
"Honestly..."
"Even the means to attack the True Spirit Seal are not possessed by all the top-tier experts."
"Optimistically thinking, perhaps she can’t even shatter your True Spirit Seal?"
Ma Ran could ascertain that Chi Xiao was conversing with his companions.
Although unable to decipher the channel or specific content, he could roughly grasp some ideas.
He feared not of their discussion, only that these Upper Rank Gods would turn a blind eye and utterly disregard this enactment.
Whether the Divine Court decided to avoid or engage in direct full-scale conflict, Ma Ran had already prepared corresponding strategies.
On the surface, Ma Ran was leisurely observing the confrontation between the two major families in Blade Province of Cangming Star.
In actuality, his thoughts were racing, ever ready to respond appropriately according to the Divine Court’s reactions.
"I’ll accept your compliment."
Ye Fengqing took a step forward, approached Chi Xiao, evaluated him, and remarked in an indisputable tone: "The same power, wielded by different individuals, can achieve entirely different outcomes."
"Coincidentally, we both have ten interference points remaining, standing on the same starting line."
"Next, shall we each separate a thought, send avatars to descend upon Cangming Star, and settle the victory with one battle?"
Chi Xiao slightly squinted his eyes, containing the impulse to step back.
From this "Lord of the Red Lotus", he sensed a palpable aura of confidence devoid of fear.
He curved his lips into a silent smile.
"That suits me just fine."
