Among everyone present, Lu Chen had the lowest cultivation, only at the second tier, and was directly crushed by Lin Ran's Conqueror's Haki.
The other sycophants and bodyguards were mostly around the fourth or fifth tier.
Theoretically, this setup would be more than enough to sweep through a small city like Jiang Gu.
However, in front of Lin Ran...
This was merely an outward projection of Conqueror's Haki, and it was already making them uncomfortable.
While not directly forced to kneel like Lu Chen, some experienced difficulty breathing, slowed movements, and reduced damage, which was quite unpleasant.
But now, seeing their boss subdued, although they sensed that the mysterious man before them was not to be trifled with, and that he dared to strike someone knowing Lu Chen's identity as the young master of the Lu family, they had no choice but to act!
"Let go of Young Master Chen!"
Over a dozen men roared, surging towards Lin Ran, unleashing various colorful skills and special effects.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran didn't even bother to spare them a glance.
Room · Slaughterhouse!
Instantly, the dozen burly men, along with their skills and bodies, were severed by an invisible force, drifting in the air like shattered puppets.
Strangely, the edges of these cuts did not leave a single drop of blood, as if they were integrated with the entire space, forming their own distinct realm.
Before the stunned men could react, the lightning Lin Ran had gathered in his hand also moved.
Zzzap!
Under the surgical precision of the Op-Op Fruit, these currents were divided into small, individual units, each striking their severed body parts.
Although these body parts were no longer connected to their torsos or brains, the pain and numbness were in no way diminished.
"Ahhh!"
The burly men screamed, each electrocuted into charred husks, convulsing and unable to move, with only smoke swirling around them.
Lin Ran's control over the 'Heart Pulse Shock' was exquisitely precise, stopping just short of death to inflict maximum agony, thereby subduing this wave of men in one swift move.
Lin Ran, accustomed to facing opponents who were typically SSS-tier geniuses, beings with exceptionally powerful bloodlines, or ferocious beasts and treacherous alien races...
Encountering such an inflated group for the first time, he felt a bit unaccustomed.
He mused that even if these ordinary awakened individuals with trash talent and no decent bloodlines reached the seventh tier, he should still be able to defeat them with ease.
Although, awakened individuals with trash talent might not even reach the seventh tier...
The onlookers were stunned, their eyes disbelieving as they watched Lin Ran unleash his domain and display his power.
"What kind of power is this? How can it be so terrifying?"
"I thought battles between awakened individuals were supposed to be close-quarters combat, fist to fist?"
"This is the first time I've seen someone fight like this."
"This young man doesn't exude any aura, yet his strength is so formidable..."
"Truly, the greatest masters hide among the common folk!"
"Strange, I don't recall Jiang Gu having such a master."
"Nonsense, they said he's a reclusive master, how could you possibly know? You're being silly!"
"Hey! Wait! Wait!!! I think I've spotted something!"
"Hmm?"
"Do you remember Lin Ran, the pride of Jiang Gu, who swept through the competition in the freshman challenge? He seemed to have a domain skill that created blue light screens like this!"
"Ah! It seems so! And he also had a female companion by his side... Could this young man be..."
"But the appearance doesn't quite match..."
"You're so foolish! He's a celebrity now, so of course he'd hide his true appearance!"
"Did you forget that awakened individuals can easily use skills like voice masking and appearance masking?"
"Holy crap! With your analysis, the two over there might really be God Ran and Luo Qingyan?"
"It has to be! The competition is over, and the New Year is approaching. It's not unexpected for them to return..."
"Otherwise, I can't imagine which other god-tier expert would show up at this juncture."
"..."
He had become this well-known...
Even ordinary people who weren't awakened individuals could recognize him by these skill manifestations.
Since his identity had been recognized and his whereabouts exposed, Lin Ran boldly dropped his disguise and that of Luo Qingyan.
Seeing this, the onlookers became even more excited, cheering ecstatically.
"God Ran! It's really God Ran!"
"God Ran has returned with Luo Qingyan! God Ran has returned with Luo Qingyan!"
"God Ran is the guardian deity of our Jiang Gu!"
"If God Ran hadn't been here today, who knows how many people these arrogant rich kids would have killed..."
"It's okay, God Ran is here, and Jiang Gu is at peace! God Ran is here, and justice prevails!"
"..."
It was only because the ropes binding them restricted their actions that these fervent fans didn't cause even greater commotion.
Luo Qingyan also strolled over to Lin Ran's side, leaning gently on his shoulder and smiling, "I didn't realize your reputation had spread so far!"
Lin Ran chuckled, "What can I do... Although it's not what I originally intended, this is fate."
"Responsibility, at any time, cannot be shirked... especially towards you."
Startled by Lin Ran's sudden flirtation, and recalling the intimate moments of last night, Luo Qingyan's face flushed, and she playfully pinched him, "You're so annoying..."
"Let's handle some important business first and get rid of this group of scum."
"Such arrogant and unbridled villains are truly an eyesore..."
There was no need for Luo Qingyan to say it; Lin Ran had already raised his wrist.
At this moment, Lu Chen, who had been brutally pinned to the ground by Conqueror's Haki, finally changed his expression.
This was the first time he had left Changle, the provincial capital of Weiyang Province, and he had immediately run into a steel plate.
Ever since the final battle of the survival competition, coupled with the news of the Su family elders being beaten and Su Lie's death...
Almost all the major families had added a few names to their "untouchable" list.
Matt, and his direct disciples.
Matt's madness far exceeded everyone's imagination; his temperament was even fiercer than when he was conquering territories in his youth.
Let alone major families, he didn't even pay heed to the face of the Supreme Council.
Matt's power was immeasurable.
Su Lie, also at the tenth tier, was crushed like a chick in his hands, and the Su family's formidable array of elders was instantly defeated.
Even the Su family patriarch, Su Changgong, was struck dozens of times and almost killed...
Such individual combat power that transcended the mortal world was completely superior to the entire Blue Star.