Chapter 505: Chapter 499: Burning Soul · Self-Reflection! Reflection · Progress!

From Ma Ran’s perspective, the Second Generation God of Slaughter, Ti Sheng, truly is a pity.

He was quite a gifted and thoughtful individual. If there weren’t irreconcilable differences between them, perhaps they could have enlisted him on Earth’s defense ship.

After all, Ti Sheng was equivalent to an immediate combat power, and his potential for future growth was not weak. Comparing the upper limits, he would not fall too far short of those like "God" Gray and "Haotian" Zhang Qianren.

Earth faces too many and too powerful alien invaders.

Even with the current Ma Ran and the revamped Su Qiangwei, counting the elite combat power of the academic societies, he didn’t dare guarantee that Earth could definitely survive the various crises in the future.

Sometimes, when Ma Ran was alone, he couldn’t help but think whether this little broken ball called Earth had backgrounds like "Myriad Realms Celestial Ball" or "Cosmic Center."

Otherwise, why would those higher civilization alien invaders, colonizers, and adventurers come rushing to Earth one after another?

Yet...

Neither before rebirth nor after has Ma Ran discovered any such background.

The Eternal Civilization invaded Earth, treating it as a small map in the "Soul Experiment."

The Chuanke Civilization descended upon Earth as part of a trial competition among the three royal heirs of Chuanke, as a training exercise ordered by Emperor Chuanke for his royal children.

The Zhang Heng Civilization, hidden within the Solar System, sent the biochemical creature Feng Yuji to ravage Earth because the Zhang Heng race, essentially a roaming group of cosmic scientists, needed to constantly gather new experimental materials for the pursuit of cosmic truth.

Upon careful consideration...

Every alien who came to Earth stirring up trouble seemed to have their own reasons, and they all seemed quite justified.

The only part that seemed odd to Ma Ran was the density of their arrival times!

They almost landed on Earth, one right after the other.

If coincidences pile up, then it’s definitely not a coincidence!

All seemingly sufficient reasons appear somewhat feeble and powerless.

There must be deeper reasons!

Ma Ran shook his head, collecting his thoughts, focusing back on Ti Sheng.

Although an enemy, he had learned a few things from Ti Sheng—that before having absolute strength, blind confidence, rushing at any enemy indiscriminately, was not advisable.

However, obsessively prioritizing "being low-key" and "playing safe" would also mean missing out on crucial forces, resources, and powers.

The Second Generation God of Slaughter, Ti Sheng, fell precisely because of this.

Although possessing greater potential than the previous generation, having overcome a phase of losing himself, retaining his true name, he dared not even mention his name to his believers.

If he had, by the time Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei arrived, his combat power, reserves, and foundation might have been a notch higher than they were!

Who knows, he might have genuinely managed to escape, survive for a bit, and then make a comeback!

Ma Ran was keenly aware that at his core, he was a reckless man. Throughout his rebirth, he had constantly portrayed one vivid character after another, including "Pseudo-Wisdom Seeker Ma Ran," suppressing his own nature.

Even though everything had been proceeding smoothly so far, there was undeniably a degree of overcorrection.

A formidable adversary like Ti Sheng brought Ma Ran into a state of clarity and sparked a profound self-analysis.

Ma Ran knew very well that he was never an infallible-wise thinker, but just a reckless man who was willing to think and dare to take responsibility. Continuous reflection!

Maintain progress!

Never satisfied!

This is the true Ma Ran!

However...

Ma Ran furrowed his brow slightly, softly saying, "Do you think things seem a bit too smooth this time?"

Hearing this, Su Qiangwei, being dragged at high speed through the air, reversed her grip and took hold of Ma Ran’s forearm, shaking off his gripping hand.

It seemed like there was no essential change, just a meaningless gesture.

In reality...

For those involved, it was quite a necessary action.

It wasn’t Ma Xiansheng carrying Master Qiangwei through the air, but rather the Martial God leading a steed, waging war across the cosmos!

The harsh wind painted Su Qiangwei’s delicate face with a tinge of red.

After a moment of contemplation, she spoke softly, "After the battle, I’ve been reflecting on the experience, searching for areas I might not have executed well."

"Then I noticed a blind spot."

"That guy earlier, when making threats, mentioned ’restructuring the divine body, condensing the divine format, and reliving another life.’

"When he said this, he was under the dual influence of the [Emotion Manipulation] I gained from Myriad Transformations and the [Enchantment] you learned from Demon Child."

"So..."

"I suspect those might have been true words."

At this point, Su Qiangwei returned to her usual state, chuckled, and said, "You know, I discovered this issue before you did!"

"So this time, I win!"

The girl then calmly continued, "After shattering the Slaughter Divine Format, I gained some insight into the mysteries of divinity, and I now have a deeper understanding of the Divine Format System gods!"

"The Second Generation God of Slaughter is indeed dead but not entirely gone."

"He should have backed up his memory and randomly possessed some unlucky fellow."

"Meaning..."

"Though Ti Sheng lost all his previous work, completely losing his combat power, he still possessed the body of a regular red-skinned wine human, forcibly clinging to life."

As she said this, Su Qiangwei appeared very relaxed, showing a calm demeanor.

Ti Sheng’s move was a tactic for survival, and if unacknowledged, it could indeed become a future threat.

But once acknowledged, it wasn’t an issue at all.

Spending a few minutes to strike him down and thoroughly eliminate him would settle it!

"Not bad, not bad."

Ma Ran nodded slightly, acknowledging his companion’s point.

After shattering the Slaughter Divine Format, Su Qiangwei gained insight and acquired a subtle, nearly imperceptible power.

This power, while seemingly useless in daily life, was crucial in battles against divine beings, thoroughly suppressing them and preventing them from using even half their strength!

Beyond that, it allowed for the keen observation of the divine’s movements.

After close contact with the newly acquired power Su Qiangwei mastered, Ma Ran also gained some understanding and named it [Godslaying Power] for its traits!

This ability was effective even against divine beings from the Superpower Side, like [God] Gray and future [Haotian] Zhang Qianren.

Although it could only suppress their combat power by 80% and didn’t have the terrifying restraint effect on Divine Format System deities, it was already quite formidable!

"A crafty rabbit with three burrows..."

Ma Ran squinted slightly: "Then we’ll smash all of his trump cards."

Without the divine format, divine body, divine artifact, with the divine soul shattered, Ti Sheng couldn’t possibly survive more than three minutes against the pursuit of Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei, no matter how many tricks he had!

An unescapable fish in the barrel, vulnerable!