294: Chapter 294: I'm the only Nascent Soul Realm cultivator left.

After settling Li Changsheng down, the next moment, he appeared in the Stone Chamber again.

Corpses were scattered everywhere, and the ground was soaked in blood.

The body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor stood behind him, its five heads hanging low, its vertical pupils hollow.

The law seed was no longer in his hands; he had left it with Li Changsheng. However, his connection to the seed remained, and he was still the controller of the ruins.

"It is time to deal with the others," Xiao Ran whispered to himself.

He closed his eyes, and his Divine Sense expanded, enveloping the entire ruins.

His perception was like an invisible net, capturing every corner within it.

At this moment, it was as if Xiao Ran possessed a god's-eye view.

He saw that in the stone Formation of the third stage, a few Void Refinement Stage Cultivators were still struggling bitterly.

Some were trapped by the Formation, some were severely injured by traps, and others were still attempting to decipher the runes.

He also saw that in the Illusion Demon Realm of the second stage, the undead resentment, having lost the support of the core power, had begun to weaken, and those trapped Cultivators were gradually able to resist.

He simultaneously saw that on the Sword Intent path of the first stage, the Sword Intent on the stone sculpture Sword Cultivators was rapidly fading, and the sword light was becoming dim.

Those Cultivators who had been suppressed and unable to catch their breath finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"The Void Refinement Stage Cultivators can be considered the backbone."

"It is time to deal with them."

Xiao Ran had already made up his mind.

The Body Integration Stage Cultivators had to be killed because they were the Old Ancestors and foundations of the major Sects and clans.

Without killing them, it would be impossible to control the Far North Land.

However, these Void Refinement Stage Cultivators were different; Xiao Ran preferred to recruit them.

After all, the Void Refinement Stage could be considered high-end combat power for top-tier forces, and Xiao Ran still had use for this group of people.

When he marched into the Northern Territory in the future, they would serve as a portion of his combat strength.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran moved his mind, and the entire ruins began to tremble.

First Stage: Sword Intent Path.

The Sword Intent on the stone sculpture Sword Cultivators on both sides of the stone steps was rapidly fading.

The sword light, which had originally been as sharp as a rainbow, became dim, flickering like a candle in the wind.

In the eye sockets of the stone sculptures, silver-white ghost fires flickered, growing weaker and weaker.

Zhao Tianlin, a Void Refinement Stage Elder of the Zhao family, was being forced to retreat step by step by a strand of Sword Intent. His robes were already torn in several places, his body was covered in sword marks, and blood was flowing freely.

He gritted his teeth and channeled his spiritual energy, wanting to endure it, but he discovered that the Sword Intent suddenly dissipated before it could touch him.

"What is going on?" Zhao Tianlin was stunned.

He looked up and discovered that all the stone sculpture Sword Cultivators on the entire Sword Intent path had stopped attacking.

They held their long swords up, the tips pointing in the direction of the stone steps, but no more Sword Intent surged out.

The ghost fires in their eye sockets gradually extinguished, like lamps being turned off one by one.

"The Sword Intent... has vanished?" A Deacon of the Sword Sect nearby also noticed the anomaly.

He put away his long sword and tentatively took a step forward. No Sword Intent attacked him. He took another step, and still, there was nothing.

"The Restriction is disintegrating!" "Someone has broken the core of the ruins!" the Sword Sect Deacon shouted loudly.

Second Stage: Illusion Demon Realm.

The mist was thinning. The overwhelming undead resentment, as if having lost the support of its power, dissipated one after another, turning into black smoke that merged into the air.

The Cultivators trapped in the Illusion Demon Realm finally saw each other's figures.

"The Illusion Demon Realm is collapsing!" a Void Refinement Stage Cultivator exclaimed. "Someone has obtained the Mahayana Stage Opportunity!" another Void Refinement Stage Cultivator shouted excitedly. "The core has been broken, that is why the Restriction has disappeared!"

Third Stage: Heavenly Secret Array.

The runes in the stone Formation extinguished one by one, the moving boulders stopped, the traps ceased to trigger, and the maze-like paths became clearly visible.

The Cultivators trapped in the Formation walked out one after another. Some were covered in wounds, others were pale, but everyone's eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation.

"The Restriction has disappeared!" a Guest Elder of the City Lord's Mansion shouted loudly. "It must be that the Old Ancestor has succeeded!" Zhao Tianlin's voice trembled with excitement. "Our Zhao family's Old Ancestor has obtained the Mahayana Stage Opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, the Sword Sect Deacon snorted coldly. "Why do you say it is the Zhao family? Our Sword Sect's Grand Elder has a clear Sword Intent; he is the most qualified to obtain the Opportunity!"

"Bullshit!" Zhao Tianlin glared. "The Zhao family Old Ancestor is at the Peak of the Body Integration Stage, with a formidable Physical Body; who can compare to him?"

"The Old Ancestor of the Golden Lion Clan is not weak either!" a Prodigy of the Yao Race at the Peak Soul Transformation Stage said, unwilling to be outdone. "Lord Nine-Headed Snake Emperor is the undisputed Yao Emperor!" another Void Refinement Stage Elder of the Nine-Headed Snake Clan hissed.

"Stop arguing!" a Void Refinement Stage Cultivator from the Loose Cultivators Alliance shouted loudly. "Regardless of who obtained the Opportunity, we will naturally know once he comes out of the core."

Everyone quieted down and looked in unison toward the depths of the ruins. There, the purple-gold light was slowly fading. Everyone held their breath.

Then, they saw a figure. It was not the massive Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, not the majestic Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong, not the robust Lion Cangqiong, not the resplendent Feng Tian, not the eerie Sparrow Emperor... and it was not any of the Body Integration Stage big shots.

It was a young man in a black robe walking out from the depths of the ruins. His pace was calm, as if he were strolling in his own backyard. His body radiated an aura that made everyone feel suffocated. It was none other than Xiao Ran.

Zhao Tianlin rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing. "That... isn't that Xiao Ran? That kid from the Eternal Night Demon Sect? How did he come out of the core?"

The Sword Sect Deacon was also stunned. "Didn't he just have a Breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage? How... is he at the Body Integration Stage?"

The Cultivator from the Loose Cultivators Alliance gasped: "His aura... is even stronger than my family's Old Ancestor!"

The Yao Race side was also in an uproar because not a single one of their Old Ancestors had come out either.

At this moment, all eyes fell squarely on Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran stopped, stood in front of the crowd, and scanned everyone with a condescending gaze.

His gaze was calm, yet it made everyone he looked at involuntarily take a step back.

"Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting," Xiao Ran said.

Zhao Tianlin gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and looked up at Xiao Ran. His voice was full of questioning: "Xiao Ran, where is the Zhao family Old Ancestor? Where is the Sword Sect Old Ancestor? Where is the City Lord? Where have all those Body Integration Stage big shots gone?"

Xiao Ran looked down at him and said indifferently, "You mean those old guys!" "They are all dead." "All the Human Race were killed by the Yao Race, and I killed all the Yao Race to take revenge."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place erupted in an uproar.

"Impossible!" Zhao Tianlin roared hoarsely. "The Zhao family Old Ancestor is at the Peak of the Body Integration Stage! Who could kill him?"

The Sword Sect Deacon's expression also changed: "Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong's Sword Intent is peerless in the world! How could he possibly be dead?"

The Void Refinement Stage Elder of the Golden Lion Clan roared even louder. "Ancestor Lion Cangqiong is the strongest of the Golden Lion Clan! You, a mere Human Race kid, on what grounds do you say he is dead?"

All parties were arguing in a mess, clearly unable to believe that their own Old Ancestors had actually died.

Xiao Ran waited for their voices to gradually die down before continuing, "Everyone, I have already made myself very clear; they all died by taking each other down together." "I am the only one who survived."