Hearing this, Luo Qingyan couldn't help but glance at the demonic sword on the ground, the Devourer Heaven.
The sword had now lost all its radiance and contained no energy.
After all, it had been driven by Qin Lan, who had been lurking there.
And after Qin Lan's ghost perished, the sword was useless apart from its sturdy material.
Luo Qingyan then said,
"Is it really useful?"
"Su Chen, that guy, basically relied entirely on the Devourer Heaven for his strength."
"Now that the sword is废掉 (feidiao - rendered useless), he's just at the level of a normal genius..."
"Don't talk about turning into a demon to punish the Su family... it's already a stroke of luck that he wasn't discovered and killed by the Su family after their secret was exposed."
Lin Ran proudly patted Luo Qingyan's little head:
"Hiyah, it's normal that you don't understand..."
"After all, you didn't glimpse into Su Chen and Qin Lan's memories."
"Since both Qin Lan and Su Chen had previously inhabited Su Chen's body, by controlling Su Chen's physical form, I learned a lot."
"Besides some of the Su family's secrets, the most important is the Su family's plan for eternal life."
"This plan is very complicated, and its feasibility is outrageously low. I don't really agree with it..."
"But their efforts were indeed real."
"For example, Su Chen's body, which they regarded as a vessel for inheritance, is extremely monstrous."
"The reason it hasn't manifested yet is entirely due to the restriction of the Devourer Heaven."
"Now that the Devourer Heaven is gone, there's nothing left to stop him..."
"You just need to know that as long as Su Chen cultivates normally, he will surely achieve great things in the future."
"A powerful physique, a calm mindset, coupled with deep hatred, and a solitary individual with no attachments..."
"He is absolutely the prime candidate to become a vengeful demon."
"Most importantly, I control his heart. I plan to give him a fake one that he won't be able to detect."
"This way, we will have an invincible countermeasure in the future."
"Even if he turns into a mad dog that bites indiscriminately, he won't be able to harm us..."
"Isn't that perfect enough?"
Luo Qingyan was stunned by Lin Ran's words:
"You you you! When did you become so smart!?"
Lin Ran gave her a look as if she were an idiot, making Luo Qingyan feel like an idiot as she stared at him:
"Is it possible... that it's not that I'm too smart, but that you're too foolish?"
"Thinking of these things doesn't seem difficult at all, does it?"
After speaking, Lin Ran ignored Luo Qingyan's playful punches and continued to tinker with Su Chen's corpse, injecting a certain amount of life essence into it, and then using his natural spiritual body to create a fake heart for him.
Su Chen's memories would only inherit what Lin Ran wanted him to inherit, so there was no need to worry.
"Great Resurrection Technique!"
Seeing that Lin Ran had completed all the preparations, Luo Qingyan stopped causing trouble and quickly got down to business.
Under the sacred radiance, Su Chen's previously damaged body gradually reformed, returning to his original appearance.
The only difference was that his eyes were now as lifeless as those of the undead.
"I... I'm alive?"
Su Chen raised his head, mechanically turning his neck to look around.
Upon noticing the two of them, Su Chen understood everything.
"She's dead, isn't she?"
Su Chen's voice was devoid of any warmth.
Lin Ran nodded and handed him the Devourer Heaven, which had become a mundane artifact:
"May you prosper."
Su Chen suddenly fell to one knee before Lin Ran:
"Your kindness in resurrecting me is beyond repayment..."
"When I have settled my affairs, I will serve you unto death!"
With that, he stood up, cast a final, deep glance at Lin Ran, and left the place.
Watching Su Chen depart with the sword on his back, Lin Ran sighed softly:
"He still has ambition..."
"Let's go, we should head back and properly merge."
Luo Qingyan glanced at the surrounding mess:
"What about the traces of the fight? Aren't we going to deal with them?"
"Once your illusion array is removed, they'll be discovered immediately!"
Lin Ran waved his hand dismissively:
"Who cares... just say it was caused accidentally during our practice."
"We can't possibly stay up all night to get cement and bricks and build walls, can we?"
Luo Qingyan's face twisted:
"You're trying to fool ghosts... people from Xiang Chu, unless they're fools, won't believe it."
Lin Ran chuckled:
"Does it matter if they believe it or not?"
"If necessary, we can compensate them with some money. They won't be able to investigate anything anyway."
"Come on, it's already past midnight. If we don't go back to sleep, it'll be morning..."
As he spoke, Lin Ran didn't give Luo Qingyan a chance to continue her nagging, and swept her up into his arms, carrying her to the bed.
...
The next day.
An extremely explosive piece of news suddenly spread throughout Xiang Chu.
Su Chen, the captain of the Xiang Chu University Freshman Exchange Competition, had disappeared after leaving a letter.
The content of the letter was very simple: he was withdrawing from the competition and the university to cultivate alone.
He also warned everyone not to try to find him, as he would attack indiscriminately, even killing and dismembering them.
This news was like a heavy blow, completely stunning the organizers of the Xiang Chu competition.
The team competition was scheduled for tomorrow. Now that Su Chen, the core of their tactical support and the strongest individual fighter, had run off, what was the point of playing?
However, because of Su Chen's message, the people of Xiang Chu didn't dare to look for him.
Judging by the powerful strokes of his handwriting, he didn't seem to be joking at all.
Even if someone found Su Chen, if he resisted with all his might, it was highly likely that only one of them would survive.
This left the person in charge of the Xiang Chu competition frantic, like ants on a hot pan, but with no solution in sight.
It was precisely in this situation that another matter seemed highly suspicious.
That is, traces of a fight were found at Lin Ran's residence...
So many people suspected that Su Chen, after losing the one-on-one duel and refusing to accept it, had secretly sought out Lin Ran for another fight.
Clearly, Su Chen hadn't won...
Therefore, unable to accept this stimulus, he went mad and committed this irrational act.
From the surveillance footage from the night, it was discovered that Lin Ran's residence was enveloped by a mysterious aura that night, and the footage could not reveal the truth.
This further fueled their suspicions.
However, Lin Ran completely denied their suspicions, casually stating that it was due to practice that such a result occurred.
The Xiang Chu organizers were furious with Lin Ran but were powerless against him, and could only silently harbor resentment.