The Old Gods

Chapter 1037 The Dutiful Son

Lu Ran led Deng Yutang and Guan Yiren into the Fiery Phoenix Pattern Gourd, and then, with practiced ease, brought out the divine sculpture in the garden and merged it with the two of them.

When he flew out of the gourd, Wang Ling and Bai Manni were still waiting.

"What are your plans?" Lu Ran asked from afar. "Those two have already advanced, and there are no more rides here. Are you going back to Cloud Sea Cliff?"

"Burning God, I'll continue my secluded cultivation on the island!" Wang Ling said decisively.

His teammates Qiao Yuanxi and Niu Zhengzheng, as well as his uncle Wang Quan who went into the mountains with him, have all become gods, and Guan Yiren is also about to become a god.

Wang Ling himself was only at the fourth level of the Sea Realm, and he was really too ashamed to face anyone.

Lu Ran understood the other person's emotions and advised, "You have been delayed in the mortal realm for too long. You are now at the advanced stage of the Sea Realm, which is enough."

"Thank you for your encouragement, God of War!" Wang Ling's eyes were resolute. "I will leave this world once I advance to the Heavenly Realm."

Let's protect the Lantern Festival and fight alongside everyone!

"Okay." Lu Ran nodded in satisfaction. Since the other party had made up their mind, he would not try to persuade them any further.

Lu Ran then looked at Bai Manni.

Under the moonlight, this pale-skinned girl still shone with a radiant whiteness.

wrong!

Lu Ran tapped his forehead, thinking to himself that his stereotypes were too strong. Manny shouldn't be called a girl anymore; she was already a mother.

"Burning God, I...I want to go see Lingyi, is that alright?" Bai Manni said timidly.

“Sure!” Lu Ran immediately nodded in agreement and smiled, “Don’t do that, it makes me seem so cold-hearted.”

Besides, have you two forgotten how to address me again?

“Okay, Lu Ran.” Bai Manni’s voice was soft and gentle as she said the last two words.

If Lu Ran hadn't had a pair of dog ears, he might not have been able to hear it.

"Let's go." Lu Ran summoned an ancient bronze mirror.

Bai Manni is now at the peak of the Sea Realm, and she needs a profound understanding as well as good fortune.

Go back and see your daughter; who knows, you might be pleasantly surprised?
Unfortunately, the sorcerer Guiyuehu has submitted to the Burning Gate, and Bai Manni and her grandfather Bai Yanhui will remain false gods for a relatively long time.

Although there is no divine tablet, as long as it is integrated with the stone sculptures in the park, the two will eventually coexist for a long time.

The divine throne will eventually fall upon them.

Hmm. If the Burning Gate can win.

"Whoosh~" The full-length mirror forcefully tore through time and space, and with Wang Ling's respectful farewell, a young couple entered the mirror one after the other.

One step, and you're in the City of Nightmares.

Having learned from the experience of a few months ago, this time, the inner disciples stationed at the God's Residence were no longer as wary as before.

Unsurprisingly, the exact same person emerged from the bronze mirror that opened in the same location.

"Hello." Lu Ran looked up at the sky outside the wall, where a female disciple was observing the situation and had not yet landed. "Come here."

The Nightmare Followers swiftly flew down into the garden.

Lu Ran looked at Bai Manni: "Let this disciple take you to the back. Uncle and Aunt Deng have been living in the back residence with Xiao Lingyi."

Since the Deng couple were brought back to the human world, they have been living in the ancient city where the goddess's daughter, Deng Yuxiang, resides.

Now, their son is almost a god.

Before long, Deng Yutang will also descend to the mortal realm and reside in the ancient city where the deity Red Scarf once lived, bringing back the Red Scarf school of martial arts to the world.

At that time, I wonder if the couple will stay at the god's son's place for a couple of days?
As he thought about it, Lu Ran couldn't help but sigh at how lucky the Deng couple were.

Although they are ordinary people, they have made a fortune in this turbulent world. Their son wields a million-dollar Tianchen Gun, and their daughter drives a luxury sports car worth two or three million, which is enough to show that their family is well-off.

Now, the Deng couple are over fifty years old, their children have all become gods, and they also have a lovely little granddaughter.

How much good karma did the Deng family accumulate in their ancestors?

Look at my own home!
A son burdened with deep resentment, and a father who died young.

A lonely daughter, because of her mother who has suffered countless hardships.

What a broken home.

wipe!
Lu Ran sighed inwardly and looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky.

The moonlight shines on the world; some people enjoy the bliss of family life, while others, with faces full of pain, frantically make single-stroke bets.

Let's not compete anymore, it's making me feel suffocated.
He summoned the bronze mirror again. Since he was already here, he might as well go see his father, who had been resurrected.
It's been three months, Dad's condition should have improved a lot by now, right?
"Whoo~"

The full-length mirror quickly took shape, and Lu Ran stepped into the demon cave beneath the Nightmare God's feet, then arrived at the lake area in the dense forest.

As soon as he stepped out, he was locked onto by a series of gazes.

Looking around, all I could see was Deng Yuxiang.

Including the one fighting his father in the distance, there were a total of 7 Nightmare minions, some from the Sea Realm and some from the Heaven Realm.

Lu Ran carefully examined the scene for a moment but did not see Nightmare himself.

While he was observing, the battle in the distance had already stopped.

"Here it comes." A blood-red shadow flashed and appeared in front of Lu Ran.

A sinister gaze, a fierce face, a strong stench of blood, and a relatively gentle voice.

"Ah, Dad." Lu Ran tried to convince himself, but he was still a little uncomfortable. He pretended to look around, "Is Nightmare not here?"

“She’s very busy, so she left some of her underlings for me to spar with,” Lu Xing replied.

Seemingly feeling that this response was inappropriate, he added, "The Nightmare Protector comes every few days. He takes the tasks you assign very seriously and often spars with me personally."

Lu Ran: "."

Is Dad thinking about this?

In just a few seconds, Lu Ran overcame his psychological barrier, faced his father, and looked at the two Tang-style swords in his hands:

"Does Dad find these two knives easy to use?"

“Very good, I like it very much.” Lu Xing’s blood-red hand picked up the blade, and hot blood flowed on the Tianchen steel blade.

Blood droplets fell to the ground, burning small holes in the ground and making a sizzling sound.

Clearly, this is the Blood Skull Evil Technique - Blood Burning Blade.

If Lu Xing has no weapon, he can summon two slender blood blades.

When he holds the blade, the Blood Burning Blade can cover the original blade, providing a considerable tearing effect and becoming extremely hot.

"Shall I practice with Dad?" Lu Ran raised his hand, and his black and gold imperial robe surged, sending out a Venerable Slayer Blade from his sleeve.

Lu Xing smiled and said, "Shall we test the results?"

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

My father's composed smile was something I'd never seen before. Confidence, indeed, stems from strength.

Strength is blood and skull... cough, it's the best cosmetic surgery for men!

“Dad, let’s make this clear beforehand,” Lu Ran grinned. “I’m not 13 anymore! You probably can’t beat me now.”

Lu Xing said nonchalantly, "I can't beat the protectors under your command either."

"Ah, you don't need to worry about that too much. When this girl gets really tough, I get scared too," Lu Ran muttered to himself.

Lu Xing: "."

Lu Ran: "When Xiao Yuanxi heard that I sent you to Nightmare, she kept grumbling about me! She said I was too cruel to you!"

As he spoke the last word, Lu Ran suddenly made his move.

He stabbed his father straight in the face!

Fierce and ruthless!
"Swoosh!" The Blade of Slaying Venerables pierced through the air with a whooshing sound, instantly cutting through a blood-red silhouette.

Lu Xing reacted incredibly quickly, teleporting away instantly.

Blood Skull Evil Technique: Blood Shadow!

From afar, Lu Xing's hoarse voice drifted over: "Ranran, I always thought you were on the right path."

Lu Ran twirled the knife in his hand, shattering his father's afterimage, and uttered a sentence:
"Actually, I am following the path of filial piety."

"Hmm?" Lu Xing's expression was somewhat strange.

Lu Ran shrugged: "It's better to die by my hand than to die at the feet of the Faceless Jade Venerable."

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~" Two extremely sharp arcs of blood swept across the lakeside at high speed, leaving deep marks on the ground, and slashed straight at the young man in the imperial robe.

However, the scalding blood arc quickly dissipated.

They vanished without a trace before they could even get close to Lu Ran.

The black and gold imperial robe exuded overwhelming power!

All those who defy their superiors, regardless of their methods, will be crushed by the invisible pressure.

Lu Ran did not stop the black-gold imperial robe from displaying its divine power.

A strong wind reveals the strength of the grass!
Only under high pressure can the true nature of the Heavenly Emperor be tested.

"Buzz!"

Lu Xing's slender body trembled violently, and his blood boiled.

Not only inside the body, but also on its blood-red skin, blood droplets seeped out, splattering violently outwards, but unable to stray too far from the body, constantly falling back down.

Blood Skull Evil Technique: Burning Blood Body!

At the cost of burning blood and divine power, causing the blood to boil and resulting in a surge in all attributes!
Lu Ran narrowed his eyes, his pupils moving rapidly from side to side.

Blood-red outlines appeared one after another, flashing in various places.

"Ding!"

Lu Ran suddenly raised his Zun-Zhan Dao to block the pair of blades slashing down from above.

Two crisp "snap" sounds!
Although Lu Xing's twin swords were intercepted, two arcs of blood splattered from the blades and landed directly on Lu Ran's body.

Blood Skull Evil Magic: Weeping Blood and Burning!
The two sides were too close, and the black-gold imperial robe could not completely crush the enemy's technique in an instant.

Fortunately, Lu Ran reacted very quickly and lowered his head slightly.

The X-shaped blade arc, with two blood arcs on the lower half, struck Lu Ran's shoulders, but was blocked solidly by the top-tier magic weapon, the Evil Emperor's Robe.

A Heavenly-grade technique can indeed shatter a fourth-tier magic weapon.

However, it cannot destroy fourth-tier defensive magical artifacts!
Through the three intertwined blades, Lu Xing's eyes met his son's cold, piercing gaze.

Unconsciously, a red glint flashed in Lu Ran's eyes.

Lu Xing: !!!
In an instant, Lu Xing was plunged into a deep red world, with thousands of red threads weaving freely.

It pierced his skin, penetrated his bones, and ran through every inch of his flesh.

"Aaaaaah!!" Lu Xing couldn't help but scream in agony, and decisively closed his eyes and darted backward.

Lu Ran followed him everywhere!

Lu Xing had just appeared, trembling, when Lu Ran arrived with the Zun-Zhan Dao.

"Bah!"

A flash of light, and blood spurted out.

The Blade of Slaying Venerables sliced ​​horizontally across Lu Xing's neck, scalding blood gushing out and splashing all over Lu Ran's face.

A blood-red head flew high into the air.

Lu Ran's bloodshot eyes then moved upwards: "No, Dad. How can I feel at ease letting you go to the battlefield like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shifted his gaze slightly and saw the woman in the straw raincoat flying through the night sky.

"Boom~"

The blood-red head flew to a high point, then fell back down.

The flowing hem of Lu Ran's imperial robe, like a surging black wave, landed on the ground along with his head.

The dust has settled.

In other battles, Deng Yuxiang might have been engrossed in the action, appreciating Lu Ran's domineering and forceful demeanor.

But now, suspended in the night sky, her lips moved slightly:

"I will train Uncle properly again."

[I did it on purpose, to make my dad more nervous, to push him to another level before he leaves the mountain, so that he can be more at ease when facing the Faceless Jade Venerable.]

Lu Ran continued to transmit his voice: [You trained very well. His spirit and energy have returned. He reacts quickly and his attacks are very fierce!]

He was just not used to my many techniques yet, and accidentally looked into my eyes.

Deng Yuxiang pursed her lips and remained silent.

[You look so guilty.] Lu Ran asked helplessly, [What do you take me for? Blood Skull doesn't have any defensive techniques, and neither do you.]

The physical limitations imposed on you by the Heavenly Realm limit your abilities; you wouldn't last more than two or three rounds against me.

Besides, even that faceless jade deity couldn't withstand a few of my strikes!

Deng Yuxiang glanced at Lu Ran and gave a soft "humph".

"Om~"

As the blood-red head rolled to the ground beneath the blade's tip, the Zun-Zhan Blade suddenly trembled slightly.

Lu Ran's expression froze: ? ? ?

(End of this chapter)