308: Chapter 308: The Three-Dimensional Puppet

At the end of the stone bridge, deep inside the cave.

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi looked indifferent, as if looking at a junior who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

"Juniors, you are strong, but not strong enough."

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's voice was hoarse.

Xiao Ran did not reply.

He took a step back and flipped his palm.

Purple-gold light surged from his body, and the law seed rose from his Dantian, hovering in front of him.

The seed was the size of a fist, entirely purple-gold, with dense runes flowing on its surface, emitting the heart-palpitating aura of a Mahayana Stage Law.

The entire cave was illuminated as bright as day, and the dark gold runes on the walls shattered and lost their luster under the light of the Law.

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's expression changed drastically.

He took a step back, his gray eyes full of disbelief.

"A Mahayana Stage law seed? How do you have something like this?"

Xiao Ran did not answer.

He raised his hand again, and the yellow spring banner flew out from his sleeve, unfolding, its black light flaring.

A massive figure rushed out from the banner and landed behind Xiao Ran.

The Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, its five heads raised high, its vertical pupils hollow, but the Peak Integration Stage aura emanating from its body was like a mountain and a sea, suppressing First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi so he couldn't breathe.

"This is... the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor?"

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's voice finally held some panic.

He had lived for nine thousand three hundred years, so of course, he knew of that terrifying existence of the Yao Race from ten thousand years ago.

Although it was just an empty shell, the suppression of a Peak Integration Stage Physical Body, combined with the Mahayana Stage law seed.

He had no chance of winning at all.

Xiao Ran stood with his hands behind his back, the law seed hovering above his head, the purple-gold light enveloping him.

The Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor stood behind him, its five heads bowed, its vertical pupils staring fixedly at First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi.

His black robes fluttered, his gaze as calm as water.

"Grand Elder, times have changed."

Xiao Ran smiled wickedly.

After all, he had come with absolute certainty of victory.

"Surrender, or become an empty shell."

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's face turned livid.

He had lived for nine thousand three hundred years and had never been threatened like this before.

But he knew the current situation was very unfavorable for him.

A Mahayana Stage law seed, the Peak Integration Stage Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, plus the Middle Stage Integration Stage cultivation of Xiao Ran and Li Changsheng themselves.

With the superposition of these three forces, he was simply no match.

He could only pretend to submit for now.

Having lived for so long, he was proficient in this kind of skill.

"This seat... submits."

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi lowered his head, his voice full of exhaustion and unwillingness.

Xiao Ran shook his head.

"Too late. I gave you a chance earlier, and you refused."

"Now I don't want your submission; I want your Physical Body."

He raised his hand, and the law seed lit up with a blinding purple-gold light.

The light turned into countless chains, wrapping around First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi.

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi tried to struggle, but his spiritual power was suppressed by the Law and could not be unleashed at all.

His body froze in place, unable to move.

"You—!" First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi roared.

Xiao Ran did not give him a chance to speak.

His Divine Sense turned into a sharp sword and rushed into First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's Sea of Consciousness.

In the Sea of Consciousness, First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's Divine Soul was a withered old man, his gray eyes full of fear.

Xiao Ran's Divine Soul turned into a gray-black long sword and slashed down with one strike.

First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's Divine Soul was cut into two, turning into light spots and dissipating.

His body trembled violently, then froze.

Although the eyes of his Physical Body were still open, the pupils had already lost their luster.

Thus.

The nine-thousand-three-hundred-year-old monster had his Divine Soul extinguished and his Physical Body controlled.

Xiao Ran withdrew his Divine Sense and let out a long breath of turbid air.

He turned around and looked at the second stone coffin.

"Next."

Li Changsheng emerged from the law seed, looked at First Supreme Elder Xuanmingzi's Physical Body, and sighed.

"Your methods are too ruthless."

Xiao Ran laughed: "If I'm not ruthless, how can I be the boss?"

He walked to the second stone coffin and pressed his hand on the lid.

The Guixu Vortex rotated, devouring the runes.

The law seed hovered above his head, and the purple-gold light enveloped the stone coffin.

The Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor stood behind him, its five heads bowed, ready to attack at any time.

The coffin lid exploded.

An even older old man lay in the stone coffin, with white hair and as thin as a skeleton.

His body emitted the aura of the Peak Integration Stage.

The old man's eyes snapped open, his gray pupils full of terror.

He sensed the aura of the law seed and the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, knowing he was doomed.

"Junior, you—" The old man tried to speak.

Xiao Ran did not give him a chance.

The light of the law seed enveloped him, and his body froze, unable to move.

His Divine Sense turned into a sharp sword and rushed into the old man's Sea of Consciousness.

With one slash, the old man's Divine Soul shattered.

The Second Grand Elder had become an empty shell.

Xiao Ran walked toward the third stone coffin.

This time, just as he pressed his hand on the lid, the lid exploded violently.

An old man's figure rushed out from the stone coffin, slapping a palm toward Xiao Ran.

But Xiao Ran had been prepared; one of the heads of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor opened its giant mouth and spewed out a dark red beam of light, blasting the old man back.

The old man fell to the ground, spitting blood.

He struggled to crawl up, looking at Xiao Ran, the law seed, and the Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor, his eyes full of despair.

"You... who exactly are you?" The old man's voice was full of fear.

Xiao Ran said indifferently: "The new master of the Eternal Night Demon Sect."

The light of the law seed enveloped him.

His body froze, unable to move.

His Divine Sense turned into a sharp sword and rushed into the old man's Sea of Consciousness. With one slash, the old man's Divine Soul shattered.

The Third Supreme Elder had become an empty shell.

Xiao Ran withdrew his Divine Sense, his face a bit pale, but his eyes were full of excitement.

Three Peak Integration Stage physical bodies, plus the Physical Body of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor; he now had four Peak Integration Stage henchmen.

Plus the law seed, plus himself and Li Changsheng.

No one in the Eternal Night Demon Sect could stop him now.

"Let's go, it's time to go back." Xiao Ran turned and walked toward the outside of the cave.

Li Changsheng followed behind him.

The three Grand Elder physical bodies followed behind them, their steps uniform, like three Puppets on strings.

...

Eternal Night Demon Sect, Council Hall on the main peak.

The morning sunlight shone through the gray-black clouds, illuminating the entire mountain peak.

On the square in front of the Council Hall, the various Grand Elders had already gathered.

They had received a message from the Sect Master saying that he wanted to announce a major event.

No one knew what it was, but everyone felt vaguely uneasy.

The news of the Third Supreme Elder coming out of seclusion had spread throughout the Sect, but the Sect Master had been missing for several days.

Now that he was suddenly summoning them, it definitely wasn't anything good.

Mo Yuan stood at the very front of the crowd, his expression calm, but his eyes were full of complexity.

He was the Head of the Deacon Hall, at the Void Refinement Peak, and held a high status in the Eternal Night Demon Sect.

He had met Xiao Ran and knew the young man's potential.

But he hadn't expected Xiao Ran to come this far.

"Hall Master, what do you think the Sect Master is summoning us for?"

An Elder next to him asked in a low voice.

Mo Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, let's wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of escape light flew from the horizon.

The light landed on the high platform, revealing three figures.