Under a state of relative mental dispersion, Luo Qingyan's meteor hit rate was significantly affected.
However, she was still able to maintain a passable frequency, so the efficiency of killing enemies was not too poor.
The main problem was that the Children of Elements were feeling a lack of stamina.
Out of the 250,000 personnel, at least 30,000 had been eliminated by the long-range attacks of the fierce beasts.
As for the remaining ones, they not only lacked the magic to activate lightning but also had much less strength to continue defending with their defensive equipment.
The prolonged high-intensity battle had consumed too much of their strength and energy, and they were gradually showing signs of decline.
Luo Qingyan shook her head with difficulty, trying to clear her rapidly weakening consciousness.
Huh? It's raining...
Only then did Luo Qingyan realize with surprise that a sparse rain was falling from the sky, and it was increasing.
It seemed to have been raining for a while, and she only noticed it now.
But... who was that hazy figure in the rain?
At this moment, the audience also realized that the situation was not very good and felt worried.
"Something seems wrong... the intensity of this beast tide is already high enough, but it's also unending..."
"Such a large-scale beast tide can erupt even in a small forbidden area like Changyuan Forbidden Land?"
"Yes... it feels like all the fierce beasts in the entire forbidden land have rushed out, only then could it reach this scale."
"If Ran Shen's troops were never tired, they could still hold on..."
"But they are clearly exhausted. How can anyone still resist?"
"Damn it! They've been fighting for so long, why is there no support?"
"Right! Where are Jiang Gu's troops? Why aren't they coming to take over and let these people rest?"
"Losing the armed fortress was already inexplicable enough, and now even the defenders of Changyuan aren't coming. Do they really know what they're doing?!"
"Hey?! Look at the sky, what is that!"
Just as everyone was collectively denouncing the inactive army, some sharp-eyed individuals also saw the same scene as Luo Qingyan.
Rain fell from the sky, wind swept dust, yet one person stood proudly in the vast rain, hands clasped, chanting words.
"Ran Shen! It's Ran Shen!"
"Ran Shen is back!"
At this point, with the help of his distinctive black flaming wings, they finally recognized the newcomer.
Not only the audience outside the scene but even the already exhausted Children of Elements, upon seeing Lin Ran's figure, were like a dying ember rekindled, their fighting spirit and strength returning.
"Oh oh oh oh oh!"
They cheered excitedly, somehow squeezing out a bit of magic from their exhausted bodies to launch pillars of lightning and quickly stabilize the front line.
Meanwhile, Lin Ran in the air, after a long chant, finally completed his preparation and smiled gently:
"Let the world feel pain..."
"Super - Shinra Tensei!"
After a seemingly inconspicuous push of his hands outwards, a powerful 360-degree shockwave was instantly unleashed.
The momentum was so grand, and the impact so fierce, it was enough to shatter mountains, break rocks, and divert rivers!
The most outrageous thing was the ridiculously large range of this shockwave, encompassing the entire battlefield...
The fierce beasts at Lin Ran's feet and the nearby elemental entities were in for a terrible fate, being crushed into powder by this terrifying impact.
Even those further away did not escape completely; their internal organs or leg and arm bones were shattered by the impact, and they were then buried by the ensuing mudslide.
Even the Changyuan city walls, which were quite far away, were almost buried by the surging sand and mud if not for Luo Qingyan erecting a barrier of holy light...
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"
"Forbidden spell! Another forbidden spell! Ran Shen actually knows such a terrifyingly powerful forbidden spell!"
"Such exaggerated explosive power... this is much more powerful than those city-level hurricane missiles..."
"This has literally carved a huge pit in the ground!"
"The fierce beasts and alien races at the very bottom are probably utterly annihilated, aren't they?!"
"It's understandable that Ran Shen didn't use that double meteor attack that day, perhaps he was considering the Changyuan city walls and his comrades above..."
"Using his own power to cast a forbidden spell and turn the tide... this is Ran Shen! The value of an absolute core!"
"..."
The audience, following the drones, had the privilege of experiencing the pressure of facing Shinra Tensei from a first-person perspective—it was as thrilling as facing a hundred-meter high wave tide alone by the sea.
This made countless people regret why they weren't there.
Otherwise, if they were on Changyuan, enjoying Lin Ran's power and exhilaration, and then being protected by Luo Qingyan's light screen when about to be submerged...
Their lives would have been truly worthwhile!
As for Lin Ran...
After unleashing the Super Shinra Tensei, he leaped to the ground and took out eight life caskets of different colors from his怀.
Yes! Eight life caskets!
Under the cover of the recent battle and with the replenished supplies, Lin Ran, alone, had traversed the entire nine-in-one magnetic energy array through teleportation gates, slaughtering all the elemental commanders one by one.
Along the way, he also took the replenished life caskets after the magnetic energy array's magic and life source were completely absorbed.
Even adhering to the principle of not leaving empty-handed, Lin Ran had cracked all the magnetic energy array's defense mechanisms and carried away all the materials he could, such as the magnetic energy pillars and magic dust from the arrays.
After all, Lin Ran was planning to establish his own family, and the places where money was needed were countless.
Relying solely on individual hunting points, military merit points, and academic credits for exchange was like a drop in the ocean.
In the future, the rare heavenly treasures, materials for refining demon wind puppets, construction materials for territory buildings, necessary conditions for the survival and reproduction of the Children of Elements, etc., that he and Luo Qingyan would need on their growth path...
Each of these was a massive drain on finances.
Especially in the initial stages, the demand would be even greater.
Once a virtuous cycle of self-development could be formed internally, it might become easier...
This was also why Lin Ran had previously allowed his subordinates to loot military supplies.
With a legitimate reason, it was better to acquire more things, as opportunities like this might not come again in the future.
And now, the most crucial thing was to clean up the mess at hand.
This way, he could also legitimately claim this Changyuan region as his rear base for development—this was the plan Lin Ran had conceived from the beginning.
As long as he had conquered Changyuan Forbidden Land, no matter who came, Lin Ran would not give it up!
So Lin Ran smiled, gently raised the eight life caskets, and said:
"I've cleared the venue for you... Get to work, children!"
"Full army charge, counterattack the fierce beasts, and take down Changyuan Forbidden Land for me!"