57: Chapter 57 The Battle of Life and Death Arrives, the Realm of Five Hundred and Eighty Scales!

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the entire Life and Death Peak was nearly packed to capacity, buzzing with noise and excitement.

The area around the Life and Death Stage was already crowded and completely blocked off.

Simply because...

Today was the life and death battle between Lin Ran and Xu Kun!

This battle had attracted countless people's attention; even the True Disciples from the other eight peaks, besides Yin Yang Peak, had arrived one after another, wanting to witness this world-shaking battle.

Xu Kun was the offspring of Xu Yu, the Peak Master of Darkness Peak. His Aptitude was naturally beyond reproach; if not for Lin Ran, he would have been the True Disciple of Yin Yang Peak.

As for Lin Ran, he was the treasure of the entire Feixian Sect, a peerless Prodigy who had undergone the Awakening of the Destiny Immortal Body!

If the two were to clash, it would surely be a well-matched confrontation!

"Xu Kun, once you step onto the Life and Death Stage, the Life and Death Dao Rhyme will envelop you both."

"Unless one lives and the other dies, the Life and Death Stage will never close. Have you thought this through?"

Zheng Wei, the Peak Master of Life and Death Peak, looked at Xu Kun with a dark, profound gaze, his eyes full of meaning.

"Today, Lin Ran must die!"

Xu Kun threw out these harsh words and stepped onto the Life and Death Stage without hesitation.

He naturally knew what Zheng Wei's words implied—wasn't it just to get him to bow his head, apologize to Lin Ran, and voluntarily call off today's life and death battle?

But he wouldn't!

He was already like a rat crossing the street within the Feixian Sect; even if he reconciled with Lin Ran, what would that change?

Even if the Third Ancestor stood behind Lin Ran, even if he couldn't kill Lin Ran today, he would never let Lin Ran off easy!

Sure enough, after hearing Xu Kun's words, the Peak Masters and Vice Peak Masters all narrowed their eyes, their gazes toward Xu Kun carrying a hint of chilliness.

Of course, in front of this large crowd, they wouldn't be so foolish as to strike out and eliminate Xu Kun.

"Let him live for a few more moments. When my peak's True Disciple arrives, we'll see how arrogant he can be!"

Liu Xiyu glanced coldly at Xu Kun, thinking to herself.

As the Vice Peak Master of Yin Yang Peak, her heart naturally leaned toward Lin Ran.

As for this Xu Kun person, who cared if he lived or died?!

Meanwhile, at Destiny Peak.

Yan Ruyu was standing quietly outside the cultivation room in the manor, waiting.

Two days ago, she had found Nan Feng and taken all two hundred of the Sect's remaining divine source stones.

Now, Lin Ran was still mid-Cultivation, relying on those two hundred divine source stones. Who knew to what extent his strength would skyrocket once he emerged!

"Boom!"

As a surge of violent and turbulent aura emanated from the cultivation room, the doors slowly opened, and a peerless youth in white with an unparalleled immortal countenance stepped out.

"Little Ranran, you've finally finished your seclusion!"

Overjoyed, Yan Ruyu stepped forward and hugged Lin Ran, burying her face deep into the crook of his neck before revealing her fangs.

"Martial Aunt, how long have I been Cultivating?"

Lin Ran gently patted Yan Ruyu's rosy cheek and asked.

"Mmm... not long, not long at all. It's been exactly... two days!"

Yan Ruyu said indistinctly while sucking Lin Ran's blood.

"Oh? Then isn't today exactly the day of my life and death battle with Xu Kun?"

Lin Ran chuckled.

Yan Ruyu pulled out her fangs; a small string of blood droplets still hung from the tips, which she licked away with the tip of her tongue.

She smacked her lips contentedly and said, "That's right. I expect that Xu Kun is already waiting for you on the Life and Death Stage."

"In that case, I shouldn't keep him waiting too long."

Lin Ran laughed nonchalantly.

Yan Ruyu grabbed Lin Ran's hand and flew with him toward Life and Death Peak.

Life and Death Peak, on the Life and Death Stage.

Xu Kun stood alone on the Life and Death Stage, his face devoid of any expression.

This appearance of being at odds with the whole world actually added a sense of bleakness and solitary pride to him.

The gazes of many women toward him also underwent some subtle changes.

"Sister, who do you think will win this life and death battle?"

Beside the Life and Death Stage, Li Zhenwu tugged at Li Huayin's sleeve and whispered a question.

"Hard to say."

Li Huayin was as if her words were gold, remaining expressionless.

"Then who do you want to win?"

Li Zhenwu continued to ask.

"Lin Ran, I suppose."

Li Huayin said.

Hearing this, Li Zhenwu looked delighted.

However, before he could be happy for long, Li Huayin doused him with cold water.

"After all, if Lin Ran dies, there will be no one left to discuss the Dao with me."

Li Huayin remained expressionless.

Li Zhenwu sighed inwardly, his brow furrowed with worry.

He hated playing matchmaker for tsundere women the most...

"Xu Kun, I didn't expect you to arrive so early."

Just as all eyes were focused on the stage, a voice as warm as jade boomed from the heavens.

Immediately after, Yan Ruyu descended from the sky with Lin Ran, stepping through the Void Realm.

"It's True Disciple Lin!"

"Great, True Disciple Lin is finally here!"

"Haven't seen him for a few days, and my True Disciple's aura seems to have become even more powerful—and even more enticing~"

"I want to snuggle him, I want to ride him!!"

The atmosphere around the entire Life and Death Stage reached a climax with Lin Ran's arrival.

Lin Ran scanned the area around the Life and Death Stage and found that all the prominent figures had arrived.

Needless to say, Nan Feng and the others were there, but to his surprise, the other eight True Disciples had also gathered.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly understood.

After all, the True Disciple Grand Competition would begin in a few days, so these True Disciples would naturally stay obediently within the Sect.

Watching Lin Ran appear, Li Huayin's gaze shifted slightly, the tips of her ears turning a faint pink.

She still remembered those bold and explicit words that had burst from Lin Ran's mouth a few days ago.

"Lecher! Pervert!"

"It would be for the best if Xu Kun beats him to death today!"

Li Huayin secretly spat at Lin Ran in her heart.

However, the more she cursed him, the redder her face became, though whether from shame or anger was unclear.

"Lin Ran, you've finally come. Are you ready to meet your end today?"

Xu Kun's face was cold and indifferent, a hideous smile curling at the corners of his lips.

Lin Ran descended leisurely and stepped onto the Life and Death Stage. Instantly, a dense Life and Death Dao Rhyme enveloped him and Xu Kun.

"Buzz!"

Dazzling and brilliant, Life and Death Runes, like fragments of a galaxy, surged forth and enveloped the entire Life and Death Stage.

This was a type of Restriction; unless one party lived and the other died, this Restriction would not dissipate.

The Life and Death Stage was supreme, not to be defied, and irreversible.

Only when the hatred between two parties had reached an irreconcilable point would the Life and Death Stage be used.

Lin Ran looked at Xu Kun with pity and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Xu Kun, to be honest, I have never taken you seriously."

"It was true before, it's true now, and it will be true in the future. Oh, that's right—you don't have a future."

Saying this, Lin Ran struck out with an ordinary-looking palm, activating five hundred and eighty scales of the Yin-Yang Primordial Dao Ancestral Dragon.

Indeed!

After refining two hundred divine source stones, he had successfully cultivated from the Three Hundred and Thirty-Six Scales Realm to the Five Hundred and Eighty Scales Realm.

At this moment, all five hundred and eighty scales of the Yin-Yang Primordial Dao Ancestral Dragon were activated in unison, and the Physical Body strength contained within was peerless!

"Yin-Yang Chaotic Spirit!"

Facing this palm strike, Xu Kun felt his back drenched in cold sweat, not daring to be the least bit careless.