"My heavens, is this the savior?"
"What skill is Brother Lin Ran using? How can it possess such terrifying power?"
"Such a powerful energy construct, and he can control it single-handedly!"
"Goddess Qing Yan's divine angel is too strong... where the holy light touched, not a single living soul was left behind..."
"But, the number of dark elves seems to be growing..."
"Damn it! If they can't hold on later, we'll push forward! Let's save these two future pillars of Dragon Country!"
"Agreed!"
"..."
With a sense of relief after surviving a brush with death, the soldiers looked at the two figures, one blue and one gold, and discussed animatedly.
Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan's powerful intervention had instantly boosted their favorability to the maximum.
As for the awakened ones, their feelings were even more complex.
"Wow, how can they both be so strong! I've never seen any of the skills or innate abilities they're using!"
"They're truly monstrous... I can only say that this year's top scholars truly live up to their names!"
"Alas, it's truly a case of the new pushing out the old, to be this terrifying right after enrolling in Yan University."
"If they are given more time, who knows what they'll become?"
"One can only say that the power of geniuses is truly beyond what us mortals can measure..."
Seeing that everyone had successfully retreated, Lin Ran glanced at the fierce beasts scuttling around the city walls below and Luo Qingyan, who was locked in fierce combat in the sky. He first raised his hand and retracted his Susanoo.
The dark elves were increasing in number, and their threat far surpassed that of the beasts below.
With the city walls in place, no matter how the beasts tried to breach them, they wouldn't be able to get in for a while.
The dark elves, however, were advancing and retreating in an orderly fashion, their arrows were sharp, and they were accompanied by griffins. Dealing with them first was the correct course of action.
"Qing Yan, find a way to get me up there!" Lin Ran shouted.
While sniping beasts from a distance with the Gate of Babylon was exhilarating, it wasn't very effective against the dark elves.
Because with the enhancement of the griffins, the dark elves' flight speed was quite fast, and the accuracy of the Gate of Babylon projectiles was less than one-tenth.
To increase accuracy, he would have to close the distance.
Upon hearing Lin Ran's voice, Luo Qingyan smiled slightly. She first gathered holy light energy to cast a Divine Blessing on herself, ensuring her spellcasting wouldn't be interrupted by the dark elves.
Subsequently, buff skills rained down on Lin Ran like a barrage.
"Wings of the Angel!"
"Hymn of Courage!"
"Divine Benediction!"
"Heavenly Radiance!"
"Bastion of Honor!"
After Luo Qingyan's series of enhancements, Lin Ran found that not only had his all-around attributes increased significantly, but a pair of golden wings identical to Luo Qingyan's had appeared on his back, and a faint spectral armor now enveloped him.
Even the constantly fired projectiles from the Gate of Babylon were now imbued with scorching divine flames.
"You're so cool, Qing Yan!" Feeling the explosive power surging within him, Lin Ran laughed heartily and immediately flapped his wings, flying to Luo Qingyan's side.
Luo Qingyan's proud mouth nearly turned up to her ears.
"I told you long ago, I'm not what I used to be."
"Don't underestimate me, even though my combat power is only 9600 points right now, my true strength can probably crush many third-tier awakened individuals!"
Lin Ran was greatly astonished by her words.
"What?! Your combat power is already 9600? And you can crush third-tier awakened individuals?" Although Lin Ran felt that he could easily defeat a normal third-tier awakened individual with his current strength, he wouldn't go so far as to use the word "crush."
Moreover, how had Luo Qingyan's combat power skyrocketed in just over twenty days of seclusion?
Seeing Lin Ran's surprised expression, Luo Qingyan, while continuously slashing at the dark elves with her light sword, chuckled.
"Heh heh, do you know what my bloodline ability is? Hmm?"
"My bloodline ability is the Soul of the Angel!"
"This bloodline ability can be considered useless or powerful depending on the circumstances..."
"The useless aspect is mainly that if it's not combined with an angel-type innate talent, it's just a blank slate, completely unable to exert any effect."
"The powerful aspect, naturally, is that if it encounters an awakened individual with an angel-type innate talent, it can strengthen that angel talent to an almost invincible state."
"And my talent is the SSS-grade Divine Angel, the strongest among angel-type talents..."
"Speaking of which, you should understand my worth now, right?"
"So, you just focus on being my pretty boy. Leave the fighting to me!"
Lin Ran rolled his eyes.
"Is this why you were so thoroughly beaten by me over twenty days ago?"
Hearing Lin Ran bring up the past, Luo Qingyan became furious.
"You know nothing!"
"Back then, my talent wasn't developed, and I hadn't mastered various secret techniques..."
"Most importantly, my bloodline ability was also in a semi-sealed state, with very limited effects."
"Coupled with the Angel's Heart not being activated and my lack of combat experience, I narrowly lost to you."
"If we were to fight again now, I'd definitely beat your head in!"
Lin Ran laughed heartily as he unleashed projectiles from the Gate of Babylon.
"Well said, very well said... you almost had me believing it..."
"A mere Divine Angel and Soul of the Angel, nothing to be trifled with!"
"At that time, you'll still be the one getting spanked by me."
Luo Qingyan was so angered by Lin Ran that she felt both ashamed and furious. If not for the fact that they were currently being surrounded by dark elves, her light sword would have already been at Lin Ran's neck.
"Hmph, keep talking tough! If I catch you, your little brother won't have an easy time!"
"If I don't make you wish you were dead, that would be lenient!"
"Just you wait!"
"Watch this. If my next move hits you, think about how you'll deal with it!"
Saying this, Luo Qingyan let out a great roar to the heavens. A blazing and formidable holy light descended from the sky, landing on the light sword in her hand.
"Sacred Skill: Radiance of the End!"
From the light sword, a powerful and surging torrent of holy light erupted, forming an explosive holy mark beam cannon. This beam cannon stunned the dark elves in front of her.
By the time they realized it, it was already too late to escape.
Luo Qingyan's beam cannon occupied nearly half the sky. They could only desperately try to move to the other side. The ones in the center were completely annihilated.
Lin Ran nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, I guess you're about half as strong as me."
Luo Qingyan, who had just been delighted by her earth-shattering strike, saw her face twist as she was about to retort to Lin Ran.
Suddenly, she saw Lin Ran activate his Susanoo again. Moreover, the energy sword of the Susanoo was radiating a dense, awe-inspiring power.
Lin Ran pointed the sword at the dark elves driven to the other side by Luo Qingyan and said in a deep voice, "Obliteration: All Things Under Heaven!"