Boom!
Crack!
The immense impact of the second meteor shattered the precarious balance maintained by desperate blood sacrifice, pressing down on Ling Xiao and the first meteor.
Ling Xiao's primary support for the pressure, the Demon Horn, was also directly crushed by the powerful impact.
His physical body, struck by a blow potent enough to cause a concussion, fell into a deep coma.
Tremble! This is the true Heavenly Obstruction: Celestial Destructors!
Lin Ran, his lips quivering with excitement, canceled Susanoo to avoid being caught in the aftermath and pulled Luo Qingyan, who was wrapping her arms around his neck, into his embrace. He then enveloped them both in intangible energy.
The moment Lin Ran deactivated Susanoo and activated intangibility, the two meteors landed, one after the other, burying all the fallen creatures on the ground and unleashing a colossal shockwave across the land.
The winds stirred by the meteors' descent surged wave after wave, mercilessly crushing everything in sight.
Towers, ruined buildings, debris, land...
Even after the second meteor struck, it further amplified the shockwave.
Inside the fortress.
"Holy crap! That's spectacular!"
"There's a second one?! Is Lin Ran really a god?!"
"My god! That power directly carved out a fifth of the entire Ruined Capital from the middle!"
"Yes! And the aftershocks from the meteors are still destroying the remaining areas..."
"Good thing... from the map's indicators, we can see the other students have already retreated to the fringes due to the aura of the fallen."
"The reason they haven't escaped the Ruined Capital is likely due to the barrier."
"Yes, this way, they won't be affected by the meteors."
"That's not right! What about Lin Ran himself? Although Lin Ran summoned this meteor, it doesn't discriminate when it lands!"
"Right! But the screen is filled with smoke and dust right now, we can't see anything clearly..."
"Ah! He's fine! It's Lin Ran and that young lady!"
Finally, a teacher with keen eyesight spotted Lin Ran, who was activating Amaterasu Wings, amidst the swirling dust and clouds, and pointed in surprise.
"That's great... that's great... Lin Ran is fine, the students are fine, and the fallen have all been wiped out!"
"Hero of the Black Dragon Abyss, Savior of the伏龙 Mountains... You live up to your name! You've created a miracle once again!"
"Alas, I used to doubt the veracity of Lin Ran's heroic deeds... Looking at it today, I was truly too shallow... I must apologize to Lin Ran!"
"Me too! I absolutely must apologize to him!"
"Exactly! As a hero who has saved countless people time and again, he deserves it!"
At this moment, the vast majority of teachers were deeply impressed and moved to tears by Lin Ran.
If they were like this, then the viewers watching on their screens, especially those with children participating in the competition, were even more so.
Especially when the smoke cleared and the deaths of all the fallen were confirmed, they erupted in astonishing cheers.
"Lin Ran! He's created a miracle yet again!"
"Good kid! You're amazing! Lin Ran! I will never forget the debt of saving my son's life!"
"If there's ever anything this old man can do for you, just say the word!"
"Too powerful, he's simply too powerful! Lin Ran's future resume will likely gain another title – the Terminator of the Ruined Capital."
"Actually, I think 'Butcher of the Fallen' sounds cooler."
"Ran Shen! My Superman! With such a hero in our Long Country, why should we fear for its prosperity!"
"..."
Lu Qiufeng and Lin Miao exchanged a smile after seeing the two figures. Lu Qiufeng shook off his sweat-soaked clothes and sighed, "Watching Xiao Ran's thrilling battle makes me more tired than if I had fought ten matches myself..."
"I'm getting old... Too much tension, excitement, and gore just isn't suitable for me to watch..."
Lin Miao also let out a long sigh of relief.
"Indeed..."
"After watching this battle, I feel a bit drained myself..."
"Damn it! Why didn't this brat use such a perverted skill sooner? He had to drag it out and keep us in suspense! Making us worry for nothing!"
Lu Qiufeng shook his head.
"This was likely his plan from the beginning..."
"After all, the timing of his meteor strike was incredibly precise, coinciding with the crucial moment when all the fallen had been teleported in."
"So I suspect this time he intended from the start to lure all the fallen in and then wipe them out with a single meteor, eliminating the threat..."
"Otherwise, why would he make it so thrilling?"
Lin Miao's mouth opened in surprise.
"That little Ran is too reckless!"
"The risk of a complete wipeout is astronomically high!"
"It's only because this meteor skill is so ridiculously powerful that he could pull it off..."
"After all, at the last moment, the energy Ling Xiao unleashed through blood sacrifice was probably comparable to a ninth-tier awakened being!"
"This... this... doing something so risky, I wouldn't dare even with a hundred times the courage!"
Lu Qiufeng chuckled.
"That's because you're not Xiao Ran!"
Lin Miao pouted.
Normally, she would have retorted to Lu Qiufeng's taunt.
But this time, Lu Qiufeng was using Lin Ran as his basis.
Lin Miao decided to let Lu Qiufeng off the hook for once, out of consideration for Lin Ran.
As they were chatting, Cui Siter quietly approached.
"Excuse me, may I have a moment of your time?"
Lu Qiufeng's heart grew wary at the sight of the unfamiliar man with a powerful aura. He said coldly, "Who are you?"
Cui Siter smiled and, without a trace, cast a concealment spell around them. He then produced a black medal, adorned with a five-clawed golden dragon.
"Supreme Council... Member, Cui Siter!"
"I'm here to discuss matters concerning the student, Lin Ran."
Lu Qiufeng and Lin Miao's expressions immediately turned serious.
The Xuanlong Token could not be faked. Although they had never met Cui Siter before, they recognized the token.
"Please!"
...
On the scene.
"Is your firework a bit too wild?"
"And there's no sparkle, not romantic at all! Just smoke, no flowers!"
Luo Qingyan, lying in Lin Ran's arms, said softly with her eyes half-closed.
Her relaxed demeanor was like a contented kitten that had gorged on cat food and was now basking in the sun on a fluffy cushion.
Lin Ran had reverted to his original form, but due to the massive scale of Heavenly Obstruction: Celestial Destructors, his heart had been severely drained.
Therefore, his condition, compared to Luo Qingyan who had forcefully used Breath of Chaos, was only marginally better. He could only hang on by a thread, muttering, "You say that when you're standing! Oh wait! You're lying down! Damn it!"
"I should have just let you fall on your back!"
Luo Qingyan tilted her head, about to retort, when her heart suddenly jolted, and a strong sense of impending crisis made her scalp tingle.
When she looked at Lin Ran again, his expression had become unprecedentedly solemn and profound.
Moreover, Lin Ran's gaze was fixed straight ahead.
Standing there was an old man with a beard as fierce as steel needles and temples streaked with white hair.
The aura of death emanating from him was even more terrifying than Ling Xiao’s after he had been fully nourished.