Lin Ran's claim to be a forging master was also related to this.
There were far too many rough blanks for precious artifacts in his treasure trove.
As long as he could capture the spirit of a divine artifact, Lin Ran could combine the divine artifact's spirit with a rough artifact blank and, with the forging power of Amaterasu, create a brand-new divine artifact exclusively for himself!
Therefore, Lin Ran was naturally covetous of Vasil's two sabers.
Adding new divine artifacts to the treasure trove could enhance all of its effects.
And once the treasure trove was enhanced, it could, in turn, nurture and strengthen the divine artifacts contained within.
Of course, this mutual enhancement could not be performed twice, otherwise, wouldn't it be a direct spiral ascent like stepping on his own right foot with his left?
Hearing Lin Ran's arrogant words, Vasil naturally exploded in fury:
"Arrogant! Ignorant! Foolish!"
"Do I need you to teach me how to use our nation's divine artifacts?"
"You dare to covet our nation's great weapon! I will tear you to pieces!"
"Blood Fury Saber Strike!"
Vasil ferociously thrust his twin sabers forward, intending to directly overpower Lin Ran, who was holding his sabers with a single-handed sword.
Sensing the immense pressure on his right arm, Lin Ran smiled faintly.
Haki Overflow!
A jet-black Armament Haki instantly surged from the joints of Lin Ran's right arm, completely covering his entire arm and the Sword of Victory.
This not only alleviated Vasil's immense pressure but also endowed the weapon and his arm with greater solidity and power.
Following this, Lin Ran lightly tossed the Cursed Sword in his left hand into the air, twisted his wrist, and gripped the hilt from the back, changing his grip to a reverse hold.
Golden Reverse Dragon Pierce!
At Lin Ran's command, the Golden Dragon's soul skill was immediately activated. The Cursed Sword held in his left hand was instantly shrouded in a mottled golden light.
Vasil's heart leaped. He felt a tremendous sense of crisis emanating from Lin Ran's left hand.
Although the magical power emanating from the Cursed Sword might not have been very strong, for some reason, an insurmountable unease continued to surge within his chest.
Retreat!
Although Vasil was a brute, his head was not so thick as to refuse to retreat. He immediately intended to disengage.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran had already anticipated this.
Chains of Heaven!
From the dimensional gates that opened around Vasil, countless dark golden chains emerged, locking Vasil firmly in place from various angles.
Although Vasil's divinity value was not high, and the Chains of Heaven could not completely immobilize him like they did Lucas, it was enough to buy time.
After a brief charge from Lin Ran, the Cursed Sword, shimmering with the Golden Reverse Dragon Pierce, sliced through Vasil's ice and fire sabers in a straight line, accurately piercing his heart.
Splat!
With his heart pierced, Vasil spewed a torrent of blood from his chest.
The sheer volume and viscosity of this blood made Lin Ran feel as though he had stumbled upon a gushing faucet.
Is this guy doing this on purpose?
The moment this thought flashed through Lin Ran's mind, the blood splattered into the air transformed into blazing red flames, seemingly intent on engulfing him.
Hah, playing with fire in front of me?
Amaterasu!
The tomoe in his Eternal Mangekyo began to spin violently. The magic flowing into his eyes was converted, igniting layers of black flames beside Lin Ran.
Crackle!
The red blood flames and the black Amaterasu converged, erupting with a fierce and piercing burning sound.
Vasil's face froze.
His blood spray, unleashed by sacrificing his essence blood, had actually been countered by Lin Ran?!
How could this guy's reaction speed and execution be this fast?!
However, at least this layer of blood flames had temporarily restrained Lin Ran, buying him precious time to attack.
"Twin Tiger Mountain Split!"
Vasil slightly lowered his right leg and advanced his left, assuming a standard stance for generating power.
But just as he was about to charge at Lin Ran, his left leg suddenly went numb, followed by a searing pain.
"Ah!"
Struck by the sudden assault, Vasil let out a pained howl and then collapsed onto one knee.
When he looked down at his left leg, he was horrified to discover that his entire lower left leg, from the knee down, had vanished!
What?! What is happening!?
Lin Ran was clearly sealed within the sphere by my blood flames, how could he possibly have free hands to sneak attack me?!
Before Vasil could recover from his shock, the sphere in front of him began to vibrate violently.
The black flames, which had appeared to be suppressed, broke through the seal of the blood flames, expanding the sphere and attaching themselves to every wisp of blood flame.
These black flames greedily and domineeringly absorbed the magic and genes within the blood flames, quickly burning them all to cinders.
Lin Ran's true form also seized this opportunity. Under the cover of the black flames, he lunged forward. The Sword of Victory and the Cursed Sword in his hands, one in front and one behind, struck Vasil's left and right arms respectively.
Crack! Crack!
The force of these two thrusts was so immense that they pinned Vasil's arms to the ground.
At this moment, the tomoe in Lin Ran's eyes spun again, transforming from the previous divine power into the form of Tsukuyomi.
Buzz!
Vasil, who had endured countless agonizing blows, felt as if his head had been struck by a heavy hammer. His head involuntarily tilted, revealing a vacant, idiotic expression.
Whoosh!
Lin Ran released his twin swords and grabbed Vasil by the neck, lifting him into the air as if he were a mere chick.
His long-dormant Rinnegan began to exert its power, greedily devouring the residual magic within Vasil.
Under this unrestrained absorption, Vasil was soon completely drained.
Combined with the significant blood loss during the previous battle, he now bore an uncanny resemblance to a desiccated corpse.
This set of fluid, seamless combos had finally subdued the rampaging Vasil.
Reanimation Sealing Jutsu!
Hand over your soul!
Lin Ran fixed his Eternal Mangekyo and Rinnegan on Vasil's eyes, intending to directly extract his soul from his body.
After all, Vasil's two divine artifacts had already acknowledged him as their master. Without some unconventional method of succession, it would be difficult to obtain them, and the artifact spirits might even reject him, the killer of their original master.
But at this very moment, a soul imprint that Lin Ran had never seen before suddenly leaped out from Vasil's soul, desperately pulling Vasil's soul towards a certain destination, attempting to contend with Lin Ran for control of this soul!