Chapter 757: Ma Ran in Earth Chronicles
The young man had a strong, powerful build, every muscle seeming to be forged from steel. Although his frame was not particularly robust, his muscular lines were clear and smooth, his eyes sharp, his skin fair, exuding a captivating charm beneath his handsome and dashing appearance.
This handsome youth was named Zheng Jiang, born in an unknown small world. Through his own struggle and effort, he completed several class transitions.
Now, he has associated himself with the Profound Thunder Dimension, relying on his immense strength and luck, he annihilated hundreds of Divine Systems, earning the title of the [Arcane Tyrant]!
In the joint vanguard team of the Immortal Wood Plane, Fiery Fire Universe, Profound Thunder Dimension, and Frost Gold Great World, Zheng Jiang’s true combat power was among the top, and even when fighting against the most renowned members of the team, he showed no hint of fear.
He was merely accustomed to pretending to be weak while hiding his true strength, making him seem less conspicuous.
Unlike his clueless "colleagues", Zheng Jiang knew Ma Ran.
He even knew Ma Ran’s true identity, understanding what kind of frenzied and violent terrifying power was hidden beneath Ma Ran’s gentle appearance!
Don’t get it wrong!
There was nothing special between Zheng Jiang and Ma Ran; he was merely seeing Ma Ran in the real world for the first time.
Otherwise, with his [Memory] and [Unlimited Brain Capacity] abilities, he would have recognized Ma Ran in an instant.
The reason it took a bit of time to finally confirm Ma Ran’s identity was that...
Zheng Jiang’s knowledge of Ma Ran came from his "Golden Finger"!
Or should I say "Cheats".
It all means the same.
It was a cheat named the [All Heavens Comics System].
Since Zheng Jiang obtained his second life, still in infancy, he was bound to this system!
With the [All Heavens Comics System], Zheng Jiang constantly took on daily tasks, mandatory sudden tasks, and mainline tasks in exchange for system rewards.
The so-called system rewards were generally divided into two parts.
One part was the lottery section, where one could randomly draw all sorts of wondrous abilities from comic works, such as bloodlines, Qi and Blood Martial Arts, Cultivation Secret Techniques, Genetic Transformation Potions, Mecha, Black Technology, Arcane Encyclopedia, Magic Potion Cultivation Secret Manual, Magic Curse Study, and so on.
The other part was the entertainment section, a small part of which came from higher-dimensional real Destiny, directly showcasing to Zheng Jiang the stories experienced by some "protagonists" of the past, present, and future!
After Zheng Jiang’s rise, the entertainment section of the [All Heavens Comics System] indeed brought him a lot of help.
Zheng Jiang always believed that the greatest injustice in the world was informational inequality.
Whenever he met most of the heaven-blessed prodigies, he could instantly identify their identities and tell their destinies vividly.
This sense of fulfillment and superiority truly couldn’t be described to outsiders.
Returning to the topic!
The comic about Ma Ran was called "Earth Chronicles."
The name wasn’t appealing.
If Zheng Jiang hadn’t reached a certain level of cultivation, personally breaking down the system, taking it apart, and analyzing its essence, unlocking the "Advanced Comic Book," he probably wouldn’t have bothered wasting time on it.
After all, "Earth Chronicles" was merely a comic in the entertainment area. After reading it, it wouldn’t grant Zheng Jiang any special abilities or benefit his growth in power; it was simply highly encrypted.
As another highly encrypted advanced comic book, "Earth Chronicles" left Zheng Jiang with only two words for an impression—ridiculously absurd!
The story was absurd right from the start.
Originally at the story’s outset, a young man named "Sikong Si" appeared, and the comic clearly stated he carried a cheat named [All Heavens Rebirth Device], appearing youthful but actually having lived countless tens of thousands of years.
Reading the beginning, Zheng Jiang instantly felt a strong sense of immersion.
Likewise, in transmigration + reincarnation rebirth, carrying a golden finger—who else wasn’t a protagonist too?
Unfortunately, "Earth Chronicles" rapidly declined.
Before the first Chapter ended, Sikong Si tragically died at the hands of "Outer Star Invaders," his Divine Soul utterly destroyed.
From the second Chapter, the position of protagonist was taken over by a lone ranger named Song Chu.
This guy seemed unremarkable, yet was a combat genius with terrifying combat intuition and instincts, capable of exerting two hundred percent of his combat power, with blazing luck, seemingly blessed by the Heavenly Dao, the son of Destiny, with boundless potential.
Then Song Chu died in the fifth Chapter.
From the sixth Chapter, a new protagonist named "Matt Gray" began the new Chapter belonging to [God].
In terms of combat power, Gray was stronger than Song Chu.
But his speed of demise was on par with Sikong Si, falling completely in the arena of Faith by just the seventh Chapter.
[Haotian] Zhang Qianren, [Ship Master] Orlov, [Industrial Dominator] Julius Adenauer, [Soul of Slav] Tegnev...
It was evident that "Earth Chronicles" was not some respectable, orthodox hot-blooded manga.
It wasn’t even an ensemble cast work.
The theme of the entire story can be summed up in one sentence—the protagonist sacrifices to heaven, and the magic power is boundless.
The more outstanding one is, the more unlucky they get!
Those struggling and striving Earth elites, one after another, died miserably!
And Ma Ran...
By the time the story of "Earth Chronicles" reached its latter stages, the impression this character left on Zheng Jiang was always good.
Trustworthy, good character, extremely strong development ability, exceptional strategic vision, flawless tactical configuration...
Ma Ran had many labels on him.
The only negative traits were [Cleanliness] and [Attention-seeking].
Sometimes, Zheng Jiang even thought that those flashy golden fingers of the protagonists were merely ornamental, actually useless.
Regardless of the lofty All Heavens Rebirth Device, God-given Dragon Phoenix’s luck + combat instincts, Ancient God treasures, Celestial Immortal bloodline awakening, or various down-to-earth systems, becoming stronger by spending money with the "Book of the Divine Rich," getting stronger by playing games with the "Game Heart"...
The role those things played in pushing the plot ahead wasn’t as significant as Ma Ran’s.
For a very long time, Zheng Jiang viewed Ma Ran as the [protagonist’s universal logistics golden finger].
Until the plot advanced to the end of the Earth arc, his perception changed.
Two ultimate villains emerged—the [Dream Race Orphan] 98725 and [Martial God] Su Qiangwei who had completely seized control of the world, raising humans like livestock, setting laws and rules, unleashing demonic flames with terrifying momentum.
But behind these two was still a shadow.
Ma Ran!
That guy was the real mastermind!
All the protagonists were merely his test subjects!
By the late stages, the comic "Earth Chronicles" had reached an extreme point of combat power collapse.
In one sentence...
Buddhas were everywhere, and gods were less than dogs.
Even Daluo Golden Immortals didn’t dare to shake!
Even in the late stages of the story, Ma Ran was an ultimate giant who killed gods and Buddha as easily as eating and drinking!
He was the [Prophet], the [True Demon], the [Ultimate Cause], the [Fruit of the End of All Heavens]!
Ma Ran was the supervillain destroying the Endless Plane, bringing all civilization to void!
A comic story ending with the villain’s victory and a broken-off conclusion doesn’t have much to commend.
Back when Zheng Jiang was flipping through this comic, he just took it for fun, feeling that the power level system in it was excessively inflated, too much water, and nine out of ten, it was the dog system’s restless spirit made to annoy him. He never imagined that he would actually encounter Ma Ran in reality.