Even with such formidable power and seemingly inexhaustible magic, Lin Ran spent a full two hours facing this nine-in-one composite grand formation.
"Alright! That was damn difficult!"
"I've finished modifying this grand formation. While the changes are limited, I've altered the most crucial elements – the controller, the beneficiary, and the formation's core."
"Now, as soon as this grand formation is activated, those guys will be shocked to find that their magic array is completely different from before!"
Lin Ran appeared quite excited.
After all, he had accomplished a technically challenging feat without anyone noticing.
Normally, these magic arrays possess internal warning systems.
Upon detecting any attempt to modify or damage the formation, they would activate security defenses and transmit this information to the formation's controller.
However, this mechanism is triggered by brute force or conventional modification methods.
Under the Eternal Kaleidoscope, this formation held no secrets for Lin Ran.
Lin Ran acted like an extremely skilled hacker, discerning and bypassing all the formation's defenses, neutralizing it while it slept.
He truly displayed his mastery.
Luo Qingyan looked at the visibly fatigued Lin Ran and asked curiously,
"So, what exactly does this formation do?"
Lin Ran shook his head,
"Who knows..."
"Not only do I not know the specific function of this magic array, but I also cannot activate it myself."
"Modifying something as massive as this nine-in-one grand formation is far beyond what one person can accomplish."
"Therefore, even though the controller and beneficiaries of this formation will be us after activation, the power to activate it still lies with those foreign races."
Luo Qingyan suddenly felt speechless,
"Then why did you go to all this trouble?"
Lin Ran chuckled,
"You know nothing!"
"Regardless, this formation was designed by the foreign races, so it must serve a great purpose and offer significant benefits."
"Even though we don't know its exact purpose or benefits yet, it's always better to take control of it first."
"Even if it ends up being useless to us and goes to waste, it's better than them using it to harm others."
Luo Qingyan finally understood Lin Ran's intention, but being stubbornly defiant, she still rolled her eyes,
"Let's hope so..."
Lin Ran tilted his head back and drank a bottle of Yangliu Ganlu, a potion to replenish energy and dispel fatigue, feeling a sense of coolness. He then beckoned to the other two,
"Alright, it seems there's nothing else of significant value here, let's go."
"What if those foreign races come here soon..."
Before Lin Ran could finish his sentence, a small portal materialized before him.
The first to step out was a soul body clad in azure armor, a familiar acquaintance – Razor of Destruction!
Razor of Destruction never expected to encounter three humans in this place.
Furthermore, among these three humans, there were two whose aura he would never forget in his lifetime...
The man and woman who had forcefully seized the Heart of Nature from him that day!
Razor of Destruction let out a booming laugh.
He felt as though he would be in tears if he had a physical body.
"What a stroke of luck! We've found what we were looking for without even trying..."
"I never imagined we'd have another chance to meet!"
"After stealing my Heart of Nature, you didn't just hide in your human towns to scrape by, but dared to venture into forbidden territory?"
"Do you truly believe luck will always be on your side?"
"Since the heavens have bestowed upon me such a wonderful opportunity for revenge, I will cherish it dearly..."
As Razor of Destruction spoke, his smile grew increasingly twisted.
One, two, three, four... twelve, thirteen!
Including Razor of Destruction, there were thirteen lightning elementals in total.
Seeing the foreign races pouring out of the portal, Lin Ran also began to smile,
"Tsk..."
"My dear Mr. Razor of Destruction, I believe that what happened last time couldn't be considered stealing!"
"You carelessly held the Heart of Nature in your hand, and we simply took it by force."
"In professional terms, shouldn't that be called snatching?"
"Are you deliberately splitting hairs over such details to make yourself seem less embarrassed?"
"Unfortunately, after I've mercilessly exposed it, it seems to make you look even more so..."
Seeing Lin Ran mocking him about that incident again, Razor of Destruction was enraged. Lightning flared intensely between his hands,
"I want to see if you brat's fists are harder or your mouth is faster!"
Divine Might!
Almost at the very instant Razor of Destruction launched his attack, Lin Ran activated Divine Might, pulling himself, Luo Qingyan, and Yao Feng into the Divine Might space.
Razor of Destruction, an eighth-tier Heroic unit, possessed powerful domain pressure, an incredibly resilient health bar, and infuriatingly strong resistances.
He was far stronger than ordinary foreign race units of the same or even higher tiers.
Even foreign races significantly higher in tier than them, as long as they weren't Heroic units, had to obey their commands.
This being was akin to a Boss in an online game, a Lord-level fierce beast, certainly not comparable to mere grunts.
Therefore, Lin Ran had only one way to defeat him...
Black Dragon Form!
Sensing the disappearance of the three, Razor of Destruction immediately became flustered.
He was all too familiar with this sudden sense of frustration from a failed attempt.
On that day of shame, it was precisely due to Lin Ran's peculiar skill that he was ultimately defeated and lost the Heart of Nature forever.
Now that these individuals had used the same method to escape again, what could he do?
However, Lin Ran did not leave him worried for long.
About three seconds later, Lin Ran's body reappeared in the cave.
But it was slightly different from before; Lin Ran's body seemed to have expanded slightly, and a faint luster of black scales shimmered on his limbs.
"All your tricks are useless! Die!"
Razor of Destruction roared, and a terrifying current as thick as a water tank shot out, whipping towards Lin Ran.
This time, Lin Ran did not dodge using Divine Might. Instead, he contemptuously raised a finger and pressed down on the previously raging current,
"How dare a mortal covet my divine form?"
"Night Fire Spreads!"
Countless vortex-shaped black and red flames erupted throughout the cave, instantly annihilating Razor of Destruction's twelve subordinates and the portal behind them.
Even Razor of Destruction, an eighth-tier Heroic unit who was slightly caught in the blast, had a small portion of his soul body incinerated.
Tier Ten?
Sensing Lin Ran's aura, Razor of Destruction's expression changed drastically.