It seems like I have found the last Heart of Disaster as well!
Once I take control of the formations originally belonging to these Forgotten Ones, the entire Kyushu Island will be under my command!
This will create a highly advantageous situation, whether for dealing with Ye Yun or for subjugating the remaining factions.
Seeing Lin Ran nodding repeatedly, the five-colored giant dragon, whose interruption was cut short, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had initially thought Lin Ran might suddenly go back on his word or try to add some extra conditions. It turned out he was just asking about this matter...
That's a relief.
Now that his curiosity has been satisfied, surely he'll finally make his move, right?
The five-colored giant dragon muttered to himself, his gaze returning to Lin Ran.
Lin Ran first ambled leisurely to the direction the five-colored giant dragon had indicated, confirming the existence of the Heart of Disaster.
Only then did he return, nodding with great satisfaction.
"Excellent!"
"Now, I truly have no further questions..."
Hearing Lin Ran say this, the five-colored giant dragon quickly chimed in,
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's begin the final ritual!"
"Procrastination breeds change... If something unexpected happens later, or if that terrifying fellow Ye Yun tracks us down, we might be in big trouble!"
Lin Ran chuckled heartily at the five-colored giant dragon's eagerness.
"Alright! I'll send the three of you on your way now!"
"But before that, I think it's highly necessary for you to see the current predicament of your previous fifteen brothers..."
Upon hearing this, the five-colored giant dragon was immediately stunned.
"The predicament of our previous fifteen brothers?! What do you mean?!"
"Shouldn't they all be dead by your hand by now?!"
As the five-colored giant dragon spoke, a strong sense of unease arose within him.
At that moment, he even felt a sense of inexplicable panic, as if something was completely beyond his control.
Lin Ran did not disappoint him in this regard, directly condensing a spiral spatial vortex from thin air.
"Saying they died by my hand is technically not wrong..."
"After all, their loss of vitality did indeed come from me."
"It's just that the state of their 'death' might be something you find difficult to accept..."
With that said, Lin Ran used this spatial vortex to construct a projection within the Divine Might Space.
This projection was startling, nearly causing the three brothers of the five-colored giant dragon to vomit blood.
For, within Lin Ran's small world, they clearly saw fifteen nearly identical Crystals of Calamity lying intact!
These objects, which served as the energy source for the Forgotten Ones, providing them with infinite resurrection and recovery, had somehow ended up in Lin Ran's collection!
According to the original plan, after being killed by Lin Ran, their Crystals of Calamity were supposed to be transported through a pre-arranged teleportation array to their secret base, completing the final ascent to godhood.
This would not only eliminate Lin Ran through incantation but also allow them to seize the heavenly aura from Lin Ran through the power of the ritual, thereby reversing their fate of calamity.
But in this situation, didn't it prove that Lin Ran's methods against his previous brothers were not killing, but sealing?!
Yet, even Ye Yun, as powerful as he was, could not seal these Crystals of Calamity...
How could Lin Ran, who had never even reached the tenth order, achieve this?
"Hey, why so surprised, is it necessary?"
"Logically, shouldn't you be shedding tears of joy at this touching reunion scene?"
Lin Ran was in a very good mood at this moment, even having the time to banter with them.
The face of the five-colored giant dragon instantly turned grim.
Only now did he realize that he had likely been thoroughly deceived by Lin Ran!
Lin Ran probably knew from the beginning why they wanted to be killed by his own hands...
Otherwise, Lin Ran wouldn't have been so cautious from the moment he encountered their first brother, directly employing sealing methods!
And even so, this despicable and shameless fellow still pretended ignorance, negotiating with them as if he were a fool...
All to extract more information from their mouths.
This had made him, who had been completely fooled, and who had even insulted his own brothers for their foolishness in order to please Lin Ran, the biggest clown in this entire operation...
At this stage, it was even worse than how the Illusory Shadow and the Eternal Treant, who simply charged in mindlessly upon arrival, had fared.
At least then, their mindset would have been more intact, and they wouldn't be feeling such heartache and regret as they did now.
Coupled with numerous other reasons, the five-colored giant dragon was almost torn apart by his suffering...
Indeed, the more heartache, the more regret, the more regret, the more heartache.
If not for his continuous manipulations, Lin Ran wouldn't have reaped such a satisfying reward.
In a fit of rage and exasperation, the five-colored giant dragon finally, unable to bear the humiliation, charged towards Lin Ran.
"Die! By! My! Hand!"
He no longer cared about anything else, his sole focus being to kill this damned liar, Lin Ran.
However, the five-colored giant dragon's actions dumbfounded his two brothers.
Their minds were not as quick as the five-colored giant dragon's; they had no idea what had happened.
Therefore, they could not understand why their elder brother had become so agitated and furious after seeing Lin Ran produce the crystals...
They didn't even know if their elder brother's current behavior was to gain more leverage for them, or if all the previous operations were a ruse to deceive Lin Ran, all for the sake of delivering a fatal blow to Lin Ran at this moment.
Brain-burning! Too brain-burning!
As their brains had completely shut down, the two of them could only silently decide not to join their elder brother's charge and just watch from the sidelines...
After all, rushing in recklessly might disrupt their elder brother's rhythm—just like when Lin Ran had first arrived.
Since their elder brother hadn't called for them, they would just stay put.
However, what they didn't expect was that the five-colored giant dragon hadn't called them this time entirely because his mind was clouded by overwhelming rage.