Chapter 767 - 761: Face Ma Ran!
Pei Ming’s figure appeared before Ma Ran’s eyes.
He slightly squinted his eyes, focusing on Su Qiangwei, and said with a confident tone, "Though she might be weak now, her potential is remarkable. Her compatibility with the Supreme Rank of Fusion is extremely high, making her your most important chess piece at this stage."
"Do you really think my [Heaven-Encompassing Bottle] only has the effect of replacing space and confusing enemies?"
"If I wanted to kill her, could you stop me?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Ran did not respond, merely raising his eyelids. In his eyes, amidst the dark golden light, black smoke clouds swirled.
He slowly raised his right hand and flicked his index finger lightly in front of him.
Whoosh!
A shadow burning with golden flames took on a form unfathomable to sentient beings.
It tore through the sky, cleaving through time, confusing the age, and blurring the boundary between living and non-living.
Darkness vanished, and light suddenly appeared.
The [Heaven-Encompassing Bottle] abruptly split open, becoming two halves that resembled a Möbius strip. Each half appeared like an Ouroboros, claiming an endless cycle, with brilliant colors flowing upon it that formed a mental assault of powerful color pollution. Even beings with strong souls would feel dizzy and nauseated after observing it for some time.
"Tsk... "
Pei Ming paused, focusing his gaze on Ma Ran’s eyes, and chuckled softly, "This method of yours already points directly to the origin. You deduced and deciphered the [Heaven-Encompassing Bottle] through the secret connection of the True Spirit Seal, didn’t you?"
"Truly perceptive..."
"In all heavens and myriad worlds, every creature’s True Spirit Seal is hidden in this [Sin Universe]."
"When the time comes, I will definitely make a personal journey to where the [Wall of the End] is located to witness it firsthand."
These were sincere words, as Pei Ming also sought through observation and analysis of the Wall of the End’s infinite mysteries, to find means to enrich his own origin.
The Supreme Ruler Realm is the limit that extraordinary individuals can reach within the Endless Plane. Despite this, the more abundant the origin, the more confident one becomes.
Like this time...
Although the powers of time and space do not restrain each other, the unique nature of the time ability Ma Ran utilized always allows him to gain the upper hand among equals.
Even so, Pei Ming displayed a calm demeanor, full of confidence.
Aside from the special self-preserving qualities of the spatial rank, Pei Ming believed his abundant origin and endless trump cards made him not fear Ma Ran at all.
"Don’t expect the Supreme Rulers of the Divine Court to come and support you."
Pei Ming clasped his hands together, causing the [Heaven-Encompassing Bottle] to disappear in his palms: "I came following the command of the Endless Plane’s unified will. Naturally, I won’t be fighting alone."
While speaking, around Pei Ming, countless colorful light spots of varying shapes began to emerge: "Cang Lian, Lan Xi, Golden Domain, Mo Xing, all have been held back by other Supreme Rulers, unable to reach here in time."
"All you can rely on are [Sword Master] Lin Qiubai, [Magic Spawn] Zhang Kuang, [Lord of the Red Lotus] Ye Fengqing, and [Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan."
Pei Ming deliberately spoke slowly, with a composed air, seemingly unbothered by the presence of the four Cangming Overlords: "I can allow you some space to seek help."
These words were filled with arrogance.
Indeed, Pei Ming acted accordingly.
While speaking, he lifted the spatial blockade on the Milky Way Galaxy, appearing wide open, making it impossible to tell whether he was bluffing or if there was another plot.
Ma Ran’s gaze fell on the differently colored light spots, involuntarily admiring them in his heart.
These light spots swirling around Pei Ming seemed extremely small, each so trivial it appeared. In reality, any single light spot alone could transform into a treasure of the same level as the [Heaven-Encompassing Bottle].
Otherwise, after Ma Ran broke Pei Ming’s move, the latter wouldn’t have remained so composed.
"Indeed, those four Cangming Overlords are very powerful."
Pei Ming said carelessly, "But the unified will of the Endless Plane, harnessing the power of all heavens and myriads of worlds, with strength and foundation beyond your imagination."
"Mentioning the ’Burning Martial Tenth Rank’ earlier, in my eyes, was not a mere whim."
"You noticed my presence long ago, yet did not immediately retrieve the power of [Supreme of No Position]."
"Not because you didn’t want to, but because you couldn’t."
"Willing to take risks to shield other comrades."
"Although I can’t understand your actions, I must admit you are respectable."
Saying this, Pei Ming fixed his gaze intensely on Ma Ran, seemingly trying to discern something from Ma Ran’s face: "For whom are you making such sacrifices?"
"[Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan?"
"[Magic Spawn] Zhang Kuang?"
It was unclear how much intel Pei Ming had gathered through what channels, but he directly narrowed down the four Cangming Overlords to two options.
Ma Ran’s expression remained calm as he noncommittally countered, "Why have you come to the [Main Universe], risking the instability and collapse of your rank, and for what reason?"
"No... that’s not the right way to phrase it."
"From my perspective, you are just a chess piece without any choice."
"Just a chess piece fallen to the disadvantage in internal squabbles, less valuable than other Supremes, sent to undertake the highest risk tasks."
"[Supreme of Light] Lin Ke encountered me, and to save her own life, she decisively betrayed the undercover intel and fled in a hurry."
"[Supreme of Fusion] Qing Dai was even subdued by me, her divine soul extinguished, her status shaken, now just one step away from complete downfall."
"So..."
Ma Ran’s gaze was as cold as a blade, falling on Pei Ming, his tone chilling: "Who gave you the courage to face me directly?"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if a special button had been pressed, instantly shattering a layer of disguise on the [Supreme of Space].
Pei Ming instinctively twitched his lips, attempting to resurrect his previous arrogant demeanor, to show some superiority.
But his effort only resulted in a stiff smile on his face, yielding nothing but awkwardness and helplessness.
"Amazing", "What a terrifying figure" - those kinds of words Pei Ming could no longer say.
This change in attitude was partly because Ma Ran had pinpointed the crucial point.
Wherever there are sentient beings, conflicts of interest, contradictions, and struggles are bound to occur.
The Main Universe is not a monolithic block either; the struggle between Divine Court and the Earth·Cangming Faction has become a laughingstock in the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Similarly, it’s no better in the Endless Plane.
Among the Supreme Rulers of the Endless Plane, there is open and covert strife as well!
The relationship between Pei Ming, the [Supreme of Space], and Lin Ke, the [Supreme of Light], is quite complicated.
The other reason is quite simple.
— In this "Sin Universe Joint Exploration Mission", ’Face Ma Ran’ was a full-level difficulty option!
If Pei Ming hadn’t fallen behind in multiple power struggles, why would he willingly come alone to the Milky Way Galaxy?
No matter how self-assured one might be, no Supreme wishes to clash with Ma Ran.
That previous arrogant and rebellious stance was merely a facade created by Pei Ming.
After all...
Upon seeing Ma Ran’s battle records, no matter how arrogant one might be, standing before Ma Ran, all pride vanishes.