All beings were sent flying, an unseen divine hand!
This was the evaluation of "Almighty Push" (Shen Luo Tian Zheng) in the "Book of Formations".
Although the power was not as exaggerated in Lin Ran's hands, whose Rinnegan had just awakened in his left eye, it was still quite useful.
Bang!
With an air-shattering sound that could pierce eardrums, Qin Lan was immediately sent back where she came from, repelled by Lin Ran.
The original body of Su Chen, possessed by Qin Lan, was also severely damaged due to the strong resistance and heavy impact.
So damn mana-hungry!
This was Lin Ran's first experience with the Rinnegan.
A small-scale "Almighty Push" consumed about 5% of his mana.
If he were to unleash a "Super Almighty Push", he would definitely be drained dry on the spot...
Oh no, he couldn't unleash a "Super Almighty Push" yet.
The Rinnegan was in its nascent awakened state, far from perfection.
Being able to completely devour Qin Lan's soul body should allow it to evolve significantly further.
Moreover, Lin Ran could sense that although his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in his right eye had not evolved, the abilities of all its techniques had significantly improved and undergone a comprehensive sublimation.
It had to be said, this Starfall Demonic Essence was truly top-tier.
Thinking this way, his other abilities, as long as he could find suitable heavenly materials and earthly treasures, could also evolve.
According to the worldview of this world, many of the abilities he obtained from the "Myriad Worlds Fishing System" should be classified as innate talents.
The Ring of Souls was a special equipment, so it would be set aside for now.
The Six Powers of the Navy and "Knights Do Not Die Bare-handed" were skills, so they would also be discussed later.
Things like the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, the Ope Ope no Mi, the King's Treasure, and the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, according to this world's terms, should all be considered types of innate talent.
In other words, compared to Luo Qingyan's dual talents, Lin Ran, combined with his original awakened Natural Spiritual Body, could now be considered to have five talents...
And as time went on, his talents would only increase, and become stronger!
Since they were innate talents, they also possessed the ability of secondary awakening.
The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan through the effect of the Starfall Demonic Essence, and Lin Ran believed that others could too.
Even third or fourth awakenings were possible.
However, if too many abilities awakened, it would lead to a rather frustrating problem.
That was the increase in mana consumption.
After all, if the power of a skill increased, according to the law of conservation of energy, this energy could not be generated from nothing and would definitely consume mana.
Just like in many games, if the skill level of your skill increased, the mana cost would definitely increase somewhat.
Although compared to the significant increase in skill power, the mana cost only increased slightly.
But with the mana cap remaining unchanged, it ultimately became a greater burden.
Lin Ran's mana regeneration was already considered extremely strong, but he still often teetered between perfect regeneration and imperfect regeneration.
In the past few days, Lin Ran's mana regeneration was stronger than his consumption. As long as he didn't waste too much, he had infinite mana.
Now, after the awakening of the Rinnegan, the balance line had dropped slightly, but overall it was still sufficient.
It seemed that if he wanted to fight without restraint, he needed to further increase his mana cap.
Lin Ran sighed.
However, speaking of which, compared to the vast majority of awakened individuals in this world, Lin Ran's worries were definitely considered happy troubles.
For them, perfect mana regeneration was always a mythical concept.
After all, they did not have the perverted equipment that Lin Ran possessed, which provided approximately 1% mana regeneration per second – the Ring of Souls.
Nor did they have the SS-rank talent of the Natural Spiritual Body, which greatly increased HP regeneration and max HP.
Even if they desperately consumed potions, they could not maintain perfect mana regeneration indefinitely.
Restorative potions would develop a tolerance in a short period after consumption.
Subsequent potions would have reduced effectiveness.
And even less effective with further consumption, until they became completely useless.
And if they wanted to rely solely on their own mana regeneration...
They would need to stack max HP, HP regeneration, mana cap, and mana regeneration...
And even if you desperately stacked these, what about physical attack, magical attack, as well as dual resistances and speed?
Without the support of basic attributes, even the fastest regeneration would make you a mere nobody.
Therefore, others generally did not pay too much attention to mana regeneration, stacking it purely by chance.
Only a monster like Lin Ran could achieve the unattainable so-called perfect mana regeneration.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't help but lick his lips with a sense of pride.
The only downside he had was that due to having too many innate talents, his craving and demand for resources were also immense.
Only now did Lin Ran realize why there were so few high-level awakened individuals above Tier Five; it was because the path to cultivation was too resource-intensive and simply not something an ordinary person could afford.
This could also explain why powerful families were filled with experts.
They were rich enough, and what couldn't money achieve?
Cough, cough, I seem to have strayed too far...
Lin Ran withdrew his thoughts and refocused his gaze on Qin Lan.
He had been distracted by thinking too much due to his excitement about awakening the Rinnegan.
Fortunately, his mind was sharp enough; all those thoughts had taken him only about five seconds.
At this moment, Qin Lan, who had been knocked down by his "Almighty Push", was just getting up, so it could not be considered a delay in the battle.
Qin Lan looked at her battered body and laughed self-deprecatingly:
"You can actually grow by devouring my soul body..."
"You're practically the same as me, an anomaly!"
"Having lost part of my soul body, if I cannot obtain a body with abundant life force, I will gradually perish."
"Since that is the case, I can only give it my all..."
"Today! It's either you die, or I die!"
By the end, Qin Lan's voice had become firm and frenzied.
She desperately squeezed the body that originally belonged to Su Chen, as if preparing to break free.
Lin Ran's gaze turned cold:
"Are you going to sacrifice your own son? Even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs..."
"Su Chen trusted you so much, relying on his own life force to nourish you, and this is the end result?"
Lin Ran said this verbally, but in his heart, he knew that this was almost Qin Lan's only option.
If she did not break free from the body, Qin Lan's strength would be greatly affected, and she might not be his opponent at all.
In that case, Su Chen might live, but she would definitely be refined by him.
But if she did this now, Su Chen would be the sacrifice.
Hearing Lin Ran's words, Qin Lan let out a roaring laugh:
"Own son?"
"He, like that old ghost Su Chang Gong, are merely pawns I used!"
"My approaching Su family head, Su Chang Gong, advising him to make the Su family prosperous, being with him, and giving birth to him, was all for the purpose of glimpsing the method of eternal life!"
"Of course, Su Chang Gong is not a good person either. He also hoped that I would help him pave the way and reap the rewards. That's why he placed many restrictions on Su Chen's body and personally engraved a soul contract that prevents betrayal of me..."
"Poor Su Chen still thinks that the two of us are secretly helping him, hahahahaha!"
"Now the opportunity for eternal life is right before my eyes, how could I not cherish it!"