Luo Qingyan froze, a flicker of killing intent flashing in her eyes.
"That guy ruined our good deed? Let me handle it!"
"A mere evil soul, it shall be cleansed under my holy light!"
Lin Ran became even more helpless.
"My dear aunt, don't have such intense killing intent..."
"Do you think this thing is that easy to kill? Not to mention I have other uses for it."
"Don't rush, don't rush, wait for it to come..."
"Hmm? It's already here!"
Luo Qingyan hummed twice, drew a sword as black as ink from her back, and vigilantly surveyed the surroundings.
The skills of the Fallen Angel lineage were not much different from those of the Holy Angels; there were still many commonalities between them.
However, there was a huge advantage: the energy used by Fallen Angels was stored within their bodies as dark energy, which did not conflict with light energy.
This meant Luo Qingyan effectively had two mana bars.
Even when facing an evenly matched opponent, she could be considered twice as strong, an unimaginable advantage.
What's more, besides Lin Ran, Luo Qingyan couldn't find any evenly matched opponents at her level.
After all, Lin Ran was even more monstrous than Luo Qingyan's double mana bars.
He had virtually infinite mana.
The Soul Ring's life sacrifice skill, usable every 25 seconds to restore 25% of maximum mana, was too monstrous. Coupled with Lin Ran's own extremely high mana cap, it gave him infinite possibilities.
Without this thing, Lin Ran, despite his abilities, wouldn't be able to use them.
If he went all out, he would likely be depleted of mana within two minutes.
This was also one of the reasons why Lin Ran appeared so dominant in combat.
When others fought, they had to consider mana sustainability. They might only invest 1% of their mana into a skill, or even less.
But Lin Ran, almost from the start, never used less than 5%, which was outrageously extravagant.
Lin Ran's mana cap was already higher than most people's, widening the gap even further.
Not to mention, Lin Ran's energy quality was superior to his opponents'.
Whether it was the Golden Dragon, the King's Treasury, or the Eternal Mangekyo, they were all like a dimensionality reduction attack to the energy level of this world.
Therefore, if those people could be Lin Ran's opponents, it would truly be a miracle...
Swish!
Just then, there was a rustling sound from the bushes outside the window, and a furtive figure appeared in Lin Ran's sight.
"It's here!"
Lin Ran greeted the newcomer with a smile.
"It seems your grasp of Su Chen is deeper than I imagined."
"At first, I thought you couldn't do anything to Su Chen unless he voluntarily sought your possession."
"So I underestimated you."
Luo Qingyan followed Lin Ran's gaze and immediately spotted "Su Chen" standing there.
"Su Chen" cackled.
"This brat was my puppet all along... Who told him his life essence was so inferior?"
"But you are different! Rich, delicious, and endless..."
"You are simply my destined match!"
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan could no longer hold back.
"How dare you! Who are you! Male or female? Can you even use words correctly!"
"If you don't know what 'destined match' means, go home and check the dictionary!"
"With your ghastly appearance, do you really think Lin Ran would fancy you?"
The evil soul was stunned and finally cast its gaze upon Luo Qingyan.
Her disguise in Fallen Angel form was extremely unique in its ability to conceal her aura.
Coupled with the evil soul's instinct to focus all its attention on Lin Ran, it had overlooked Luo Qingyan.
"And who might this be?"
Lin Ran smiled slightly and pulled Luo Qingyan into his embrace.
"This one is my true destined match..."
"If you're here to propose, you can go back now."
Luo Qingyan, who had appeared fierce moments before, suddenly went soft in Lin Ran's embrace, her pretty face blushing.
"Hate... You speak so forcefully, you almost made me fall for it..."
"But... speaking of which, don't you think it's weird to confess to me in front of a ghost?"
Lin Ran laughed heartily.
"Then tell me, in front of whom do you want me to confess? Whatever you wish! I won't be shy anyway."
Luo Qingyan hummed twice, so shy she could barely speak. She could only bury her head into Lin Ran's chest, nuzzling like a little pig.
Lin Ran stroked her silken hair downwards, as tenderly as one would comfort a startled kitten.
Watching the two of them openly displaying their affection, the evil soul could no longer contain itself and roared in anger.
"Women are but fleeting illusions! What is there to be nostalgic about?"
"Only absolute power is real! Only eternal life is real!"
"Cooperate with me, provide me with life essence, and I guarantee your cultivation will soar..."
"And you are nothing like this useless Su Chen..."
"With your surging life essence, you will absolutely be my best nourishment!"
"My demonic energy can also provide you with the best nourishment!"
"Together, we will surely be invincible under heaven!"
"At that time, all the beauties in the world will be yours to enjoy!"
"As for the danger... you should understand yourself, I wouldn't be able to swallow you with such incredibly potent life essence..."
"For such a good deed with no strings attached, what is there to consider?"
With that, the evil soul reached out its hand towards Lin Ran.
However, its hand was ruthlessly swatted away by Lin Ran.
The evil soul roared in fury.
"You!"
Lin Ran sneered.
"It seems you still haven't grasped the situation..."
"A portion of your soul is under my control. Without them, you will perish from your injuries sooner or later."
"And I, on the other hand, am completely immune to your countermeasures."
"It is you who needs me now, not the other way around..."
"When discussing matters, please maintain a proper attitude."
Glancing at the increasingly contorted expression of the evil soul, Lin Ran continued.
"First, I want to make it clear that I can be invincible under heaven without you."
"And without me, you are nothing but a stray dog in a ditch."
"Obey me obediently, and you might survive..."
"Otherwise, only oblivion awaits you!"
The evil soul began to pant heavily due to extreme anger.
"Ignorant and arrogant!"
"Do you really think I'm no match for you?"
"The defeat on the arena was only because I didn't want to break through the shackles of this physical body..."
"Otherwise, dealing with you would be as easy as pie!"