291: Chapter 291: I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

In the Stone Chamber, there was dead silence.

Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong, Lion Cangqiong, Feng Tian, Sparrow Emperor, Snake Emperor, and City Lord Li Qingge were all looking at Xiao Ran.

In their eyes, there was shock, fear, wariness, and complexity.

This Void Refining Early Stage young Cultivator...

No, he is now a Body Integration Early Stage powerhouse.

Xiao Ran had used his own strength to seize the law seed, control the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, and achieve a Breakthrough to the Integration Stage.

His methods, his schemes, and his courage made these Body Integration Stage big shots, who had lived for thousands of years, feel a chill down their spines.

Xiao Ran turned around and looked at them.

His gaze swept across everyone, from Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong to Lion Cangqiong, from Feng Tian to Sparrow Emperor, from Snake Emperor to City Lord Li Qingge.

Xiao Ran's gaze was calm, like a stagnant pool of water.

Yet it made everyone he looked at involuntarily take a step back.

"Everyone."

Xiao Ran spoke, his voice not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Now, it is time to talk about the matters between us."

Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong's hand holding the broken sword tightened. His voice was hoarse.

"Xiao Ran, what do you want?"

Lion Cangqiong struggled to stand up, his right claw forming a fist.

"Human Race brat, do not be too arrogant."

"Although you have had a Breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage, there are still four of us. If we really fight, you might not win."

Feng Tian also stood up. Her left wing was still drooping, but her amber eyes were filled with Battle Intent.

"I agree."

"The four of us joining forces, you, who have just achieved a Breakthrough at the Body Integration Early Stage, might not be a match for us."

Sparrow Emperor also stood up, the vortex in his blood-red eyes spinning again.

"Plus Snake Emperor, the five of us—how many can you fight alone?"

Snake Emperor also struggled to crawl up. His five heads were raised, his vertical pupils filled with hatred.

"Human, you killed the Old Ancestor and snatched the law seed."

"You must give us an explanation."

City Lord Li Qingge held Old City Lord Li Cang, saying nothing.

His eyes were filled with a strange light.

He had not expected that the Soul Transformation Stage young Cultivator who once sought his protection had now grown to such a level.

Xiao Ran's current strength was no longer something he could control.

"Why are you old fogies always unable to recognize the situation?"

"Five Body Integration Stage Cultivators? Look at yourselves—how much battle power do you still have?"

"The five of you, I'm afraid you couldn't even defeat a Void Refinement Peak Cultivator right now."

"What do you have to fight me with?"

Everyone who had been clamoring just a moment ago fell silent.

They knew that what Xiao Ran said was the truth.

Their spiritual energy was exhausted, their bodies were crippled, and they truly could not even defeat a Void Refinement Peak Cultivator now.

And Xiao Ran had just had a Breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage; he was far stronger than them.

"Then what do you want?" Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong asked.

Xiao Ran thought for a moment: "What do I want? I haven't decided yet, but someone has helped me think of it."

He looked at Snake Emperor.

Snake Emperor shuddered all over under his gaze.

"Snake Emperor, did you just say you wanted me to give you an explanation?" Xiao Ran asked.

Snake Emperor's five heads hung low simultaneously, not daring to look at him.

His voice trembled slightly: "I... I was just..."

"Just what?"

Xiao Ran interrupted him.

"Just thinking that because I am from the Human Race, I am easy to bully? Just thinking that because I just had a Breakthrough, my Foundation is unstable? Just thinking that with five of you against one, victory is assured?"

Snake Emperor could not speak.

Xiao Ran shook his head: "Snake Emperor, you are wrong; I am not easy to bully."

He raised his hand and made a grasping motion with his five fingers.

The law seed in the Storage Ring lit up with a purple-gold light. An invisible force surged from the bead, transforming into an invisible giant hand that grabbed Snake Emperor from the ground.

Snake Emperor struggled in terror, but that force was too strong; he could not move.

"Xiao Ran! You—what are you doing?"

Snake Emperor's voice was shaking.

Xiao Ran said indifferently: "What am I doing? I want to kill you."

Snake Emperor's face turned deathly pale, and his five heads roared simultaneously.

"You cannot kill me! I am the Clan Chief of the Nine-Headed Snake Clan! If you kill me, the Nine-Headed Snake Clan will not let you off!"

Xiao Ran laughed: "The Nine-Headed Snake Clan? Your Old Ancestor has already been killed by me; what can your clansmen do to me?"

Snake Emperor was speechless.

Xiao Ran looked at him, a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Snake Emperor, you betrayed the Yao Race and defected to the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor."

"Then, when the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor was about to die, you betrayed it. A two-faced person like you is a disaster if left alive."

Snake Emperor's vertical pupils were filled with fear. He wanted to explain, but Xiao Ran did not give him the chance.

Xiao Ran clenched his five fingers, and the invisible giant hand tightened abruptly.

"Crack—crack—crack—"

Snake Emperor's body was crushed, and black blood spurted out.

His five heads were twisted off, fell to the ground, and rolled a few times.

Then he collapsed on the ground, motionless.

The Clan Chief of the Nine-Headed Snake Clan, a Body Integration Stage powerhouse, was killed in one move by Xiao Ran.

In the Stone Chamber, dead silence fell once again.

Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong's pupils contracted, and his hand was trembling.

Lion Cangqiong's mane stood on end, and his face twitched.

Feng Tian's amber eyes were filled with horror, and her wings spread slightly, instinctively wanting to flee.

In Sparrow Emperor's blood-red eyes, the vortex stopped spinning, and his body was shaking.

City Lord Li Qingge held Old City Lord Li Cang and retreated several steps, leaning against the stone wall, his face deathly pale.

Xiao Ran withdrew his hand and brushed the dust off his robes.

His expression was very calm, as if he had just crushed an ant.

"Who else wants an explanation?" Xiao Ran asked.

No one answered.

Xiao Ran's gaze swept across Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong, Lion Cangqiong, Feng Tian, Sparrow Emperor, and City Lord Li Qingge.

None of them dared to look at him.

Xiao Ran laughed, a very relaxed laugh.

"Everyone, I know what you are thinking."

"You are thinking about how to leave here alive, and you are thinking about how to gather manpower and take revenge after you return."

"You are thinking about how to snatch the law seed from my hands."

Upon hearing this, Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong raised his head and looked at Xiao Ran, his eyes filled with complexity.

"Xiao Ran, we are not your enemies."

Xiao Ran looked at him: "No? Then who is?"

"The Nine-Headed Snake Emperor is already dead; now you are my opponents."

Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong was silent.

Lion Cangqiong gritted his teeth: "Xiao Ran, do not go too far. Although we are injured, we are not yours to slaughter."

Xiao Ran looked at him and shouted sternly.

"Not mine to slaughter? You are exactly that right now."

He waved his hand, and the law seed flew out of the Storage Ring and hovered in front of him.

Purple-gold light surged from the bead, illuminating the entire Stone Chamber.

In the light, countless runes danced, and the River of Law flowed again.

But this time, the River of Law was not circling Xiao Ran; it was circling the entire Stone Chamber, trapping everyone inside.

"You can try to see if you can break my River of Law," Xiao Ran said indifferently.

Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong smiled bitterly.

"Xiao Ran, you have won. Whatever you want, just say it."

Xiao Ran looked at everyone remaining.

They were all the strongest of the Human Race and Yao Race, all Body Integration Peak powerhouses.

Now they were all like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Everyone, I only want to say one thing."

Xiao Ran's voice was very calm.

"Today, here, I only want to kill you all, or be killed by you all."