Lin Ran sighed, mockingly turning over his hand:
"Hmph? So you're prepared to completely abandon your pathetic son?"
"Miss Qin Lan?"
Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the evil soul's face changed drastically:
"You, you, you, you! Who exactly are you!?"
"Why can you even guess my true identity!?"
"Was it Su Chang GONG! Was it that old bastard Su Chang GONG who told you?!"
Lin Ran smiled without a word, continuing to turn his hand.
How did he know?
Naturally, it was through the Eternal Mangekyo's genjutsu, by prying into Su Chen's memories.
Generally, such methods, like interest modification, are difficult to use on awakened individuals of the first order or above.
This is because the spiritual power of awakened individuals of the first order and above is far stronger than ordinary people. Forcibly invading their minds would yield no significant results and instead cause irreversible consequences.
However, Su Chen's current condition was an exception.
With his entire mind controlled by the evil soul, he was but an empty shell. His spiritual power was weaker than that of an ordinary person, thus Lin Ran could see through him completely.
The evil soul, or rather, Su Chen's mother, Qin Lan, appeared utterly deranged.
"Those who know this secret shall only know death!"
With that, she instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged towards Lin Ran, who was sitting casually on the windowsill.
Lin Ran's speed was no less. Holding Luo Qing Yan in his arms, he flashed aside, dodging the attack.
"You also possess domain-type skills!?"
Qin Lan exclaimed in surprise, her face contorted in ferocity.
To prevent Xiang Chu's electronic equipment from detecting any movement, Qin Lan had created a nightmare space to envelop the vicinity before attacking.
But it was then that she realized Lin Ran had, even earlier, set up a vast illusion array that could cover the entire villa complex.
Thinking back, when Lin Ran was sitting on the windowsill turning his arm, he must have been secretly activating the illusion array!
Lin Ran did not reply. While storing Luo Qing Yan in the Divine Might space, he frantically spun his Eternal Mangekyo.
This level of combat was no longer something she could involve herself in.
After all, he had set up a projection within the Divine Might space that allowed her to see the external situation, so she would know what was happening.
Even Lin Ran, to contend with this bizarre evil soul, could only rely on the mental power of the Eternal Mangekyo as much as possible.
In this way, she could enter and exit the Divine Might space at will, receive buffs or healing from Luo Qing Yan.
Or, from an angle Qin Lan would never expect, use the Divine Might to release Luo Qing Yan to sneak attack Qin Lan.
Qin Lan gritted her teeth as she watched Luo Qing Yan vanish into thin air:
"You can even manipulate spatial power!"
"Good! Very good! Excellent!"
"Truly a perfectly exquisite body!"
"With the help of this body, my chances of becoming a god will increase even further!"
Lin Ran burst into laughter:
"Coincidence, what a coincidence..."
"Just right, I have use for you as well!"
"Not to mention anything else, your soul fragments are, in a way, quite beneficial to me..."
"Words are cheap, let me show you directly!"
With that, Lin Ran took out the 15% of evil soul fragments that were sealed within the Ring of Souls.
Qin Lan immediately let out a pained shriek and lunged at Lin Ran again:
"Insolent pup, how dare you!"
This time, Qin Lan was clearly desperate, seemingly using her full strength.
Her speed was astonishing.
coupled with the close proximity, Lin Ran barely had time to dodge.
Since he couldn't dodge, he simply wouldn't.
Lin Ran stood still and did not move at all. Qin Lan's claw attack passed straight through his body.
Qin Lan, who had thought she hit her mark and was about to laugh, suddenly noticed that she felt no resistance whatsoever.
Turning back to look at Lin Ran, he hadn't even moved.
How was this possible!?
Qin Lan felt her entire being falter.
If the attack had hit but not caused much damage to Lin Ran, she would have accepted it.
But the current situation was that Lin Ran seemed to be in a different dimension from her; physical attacks were completely ineffective!
That feeling of emptiness and missing the target was undeniable...
Could it be that to defeat him, she could only rely on spiritual means?
Qin Lan's mind raced frantically.
Divine Might Intangibility!
While Qin Lan was contemplating a counter-strategy, Lin Ran was not idle.
He was using Amaterasu to burn the soul fragments he had severed from Qin Lan, and refining them into essence of evil energy.
Lin Ran's actions were not without purpose.
From the first time he saw the evil soul Qin Lan, Lin Ran discovered that the energy type of Qin Lan's body was extremely similar to the ???-grade heavenly treasure "Starfall Demonic Essence" that Matt had given him previously.
After consuming the Starfall Demonic Essence last time, Lin Ran directly awakened the Straight Tomoe Sharingan in his left eye and transferred all its dojutsus to his right eye.
Now, after such a long time, the remaining Starfall Demonic Essence within Lin Ran's body had been further digested.
This had caused Lin Ran's left eye to continuously evolve...
Until today, Lin Ran finally felt that his left eye was just a step away from the next stage.
And as luck would have it, the evil soul fragments, whose energy type was extremely close to Starfall Demonic Essence, could help Lin Ran digest the Starfall Demonic Essence within his body if refined into essence of evil energy.
With the help of the essence of evil energy, Lin Ran's step towards the next stage was practically guaranteed.
The reason he hadn't refined the soul fragments immediately after taking them was because Lin Ran harbored an even more greedy ambition.
What he sought was not just these 15% soul fragments, but the entire evil soul!
If he consumed them too early, the evil soul would lose its connection to him and would be unable to track him down.
Watching her soul fragments continuously dissipate under the torment of Lin Ran's black flames, Qin Lan could not hold back again.
Although she didn't know what that evasive technique Lin Ran used was, it was certainly not limitless. If she were to continue fighting timidly, she might as well surrender.
Thus, Qin Lan charged at Lin Ran once more.
However, this time, Lin Ran no longer intended to activate intangibility...
He had already finished refining and absorbing the 15% soul fragments, and his left eye had undergone a monumental change.
The most noticeable characteristic was that his left eye had transformed from the blood-red of the Eternal Mangekyo to a faint purple with a shimmering glow.
Looking at the powerfully approaching Qin Lan, Lin Ran smiled slightly and raised his left hand.
Sharpness of Heaven's Embrace!