This technique, a signature move of Uchiha Madara's Susanoo, was unleashed by Lin Ran with considerable power.
Coupled with the rather effective crowd-gathering effect created by Luo Qingyan's earlier blast, Lin Ran's sword strike annihilated more than twice the number of dark elves and griffins that Luo Qingyan had.
As the devastating sword energy subsided, the number of dark elves on the field had significantly dwindled.
The remaining dark elves seemed to have their courage shattered by these two attacks, hesitant to advance. Faced with such an overwhelming disparity in strength, their efforts would likely be futile, and further reckless charges would only be suicidal.
Luo Qingyan, after witnessing Lin Ran's Susanoo strike, was so stunned she stammered:
"This! This! This!"
"You... you can also unleash such a terrifyingly powerful blast?"
"And this blast's range, power, and destructive force are even greater than my 'End of Radiance'!"
"This is illogical!"
"You don't possess the bug-level bloodline of perfect compatibility with angel-系的 talent from Angelic Soul, I can't accept this..."
Lin Ran smiled slightly and looked at Luo Qingyan, who was slowly descending, her light wings dimming as her mana was almost depleted.
He first deactivated Susanoo, then, with his own light wings, swept her up in a bridal carry and returned her to the city wall:
"Hah!"
"Didn't I tell you, your strength is only about half of mine now."
"If you keep working hard, maybe you can still maintain that half..."
"So, you just be my pretty boy, leave the fighting to me!"
Luo Qingyan was immediately rendered speechless by Lin Ran's retort.
This guy actually threw her own words back at her, making her furious.
Due to her surging emotions, exertion, and overwhelming shock, she was panting heavily.
This caused the white waves in Lin Ran's arms to rise and fall dramatically.
Adding to that, Luo Qingyan's divine and inviolable beautiful face in her angel form and the waft of perfume, Lin Ran almost lost his composure.
After all, his nose was barely an inch away from the two gently trembling mounds.
He coughed once, turned his head, and gently placed Luo Qingyan on the ground.
Luo Qingyan, however, paid no mind to Lin Ran's peculiar behavior. Her eyes held a more complex emotion as she sighed dejectedly:
"And, after unleashing that blast, you still had so much mana remaining..."
"Alas, truly a monstrous talent!"
Lin Ran smiled without speaking.
In truth, after that blast, Lin Ran's mana was also nearly depleted.
However, he had promptly taken a sip from the Ring of Souls, restoring his mana to 25%.
This allowed him to effortlessly carry Luo Qingyan back to the city wall and put on quite a show.
Furthermore, his astounding performance was also due to Luo Qingyan's series of buffs. Without those buffs, the power of Lin Ran's "Destruction · Myriad Phenomena" would have been significantly reduced.
Seeing Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan each unleash a blast and turn the previously arrogant and overbearing dark elves in the sky into ash, the soldiers and awakened ones within the city erupted in cheers.
"My heavens! What is this? One skill annihilated swathes of dark elves?"
"Too powerful! Truly too powerful! The prestige of Yan University's special recruits is indeed terrifying..."
"Indeed, and they're not just any special recruits; they were the top two in this year's college entrance examination! How could they not be monstrous?"
"Wait... if they're the top two from this year's exam, doesn't that mean they're freshmen?"
"Yes, so what's wrong with them being freshmen?"
"Of course, there's something wrong. Freshmen only awakened their talents before this year's exam, how could they be this strong?"
"Judging by the power of their skills, even a Tier 4 awakened individual, could they achieve this?"
"Uh... you have a point..."
"Commander Chu must know, let's go ask him!"
Saying so, a group of soldiers and awakened individuals quickly approached Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei was still staring with wide eyes at the sky, cleared by Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan's single blasts.
Upon hearing their questions, he sighed:
"Although I find it hard to believe, their identification records indeed show them as first-year students at Yan University."
"They only awakened their talents on June 5th of this year."
"Moreover, their awakened individual certifications indicate that both of them are only Tier 1 awakened individuals..."
The people around looked at the two figures on the city wall, resembling gods, and their eyes nearly popped out.
"Tier 1 awakened?! But I'm also a Tier 1 awakened individual!"
"Is the gap between people really this vast?!"
"I'm a Tier 3 awakened individual! I feel like if I went, I wouldn't even be able to take one hit from them..."
"You're still thinking of taking a hit? Too ambitious, my friend."
"I'm also a Tier 3 awakened individual, and I feel like I'd be satisfied if I could just stand my ground and not be intimidated into dropping my hands by their aura."
"Damn! When that young lady first arrived, I actually thought about hitting on her. How utterly ridiculous!"
"I never expected that just two people could dissolve an entire beast tide, orchestrated by an alien race, into nothingness..."
"Exactly, and these two are only Tier 1 awakened individuals, with dark elf archers mixed in with the beast tide's attack."
"They are destined for greatness... being able to make an impression on these future top powerhouses will give us something to brag about later."
"Indeed, you can later boast about having fought alongside Zhao Zilong at Changban Slope, charging in and out seven times!"
"..."
Outside the armed fortress, due to the defeat of the dark elves and the deterrent effect of the two energy blasts, the surging beast tide seemed to have calmed considerably.
Having been incited by the dark elves, they now seemed to sense that something was amiss and began to retreat, unwilling to advance further.
"The crisis seems to be over..."
Luo Qingyan looked at the trembling dark elves in the air and the low-level fierce beasts no longer charging below, and couldn't help but sigh in relief.
Lin Ran nodded:
"It does seem that way."
"Oh, right, there was something I wanted to ask you just now."
"That so-called Angelic Heart..."
But before Lin Ran could finish speaking, a sharp, piercing dark arrow suddenly shot out from a strange corner, aiming directly for Luo Qingyan's neck.