The Old Gods

Chapter 1069 Fire Between the Eyebrows

Become stronger!

Capital for defying superiors.
Driven by intense desire, Lu Ran gradually shut out the distractions of the outside world and became completely immersed in the extreme thirst for power with the Blade Spirit of the Slaying Venerable.

The advancement of divine weapons is relatively quick, and before anyone knew it, the Venerable Slayer Blade began to hum loudly.

"Om!!"

Second-tier divine weapon - the Venerable Slayer Blade!

Lu Ran had already learned during the advancement process that the desire for power between the man and the sword had materialized in the realm of divine weapons.

This divine weapon domain can assist the master of the divine weapon, greatly enhancing their all-around physical attributes!
Lu Ran felt a little helpless.

He possesses numerous divine and evil techniques that can dramatically increase his physical attributes, such as the Blood Skull Evil Technique: Burning Blood Body.

The functions overlap.

Moreover, the second-tier divine weapon corresponds to the Sea Realm, which means that the divine weapon's domain is currently considered a Sea-grade technique.

The Slaying Venerable Blade must be upgraded to at least the fourth rank, fully comparable to the Divine Realm, before it can match the techniques Lu Ran himself uses.
"That's it?" Lu Ran said softly.

"Buzz!!" The Blade of Slaying Venerables buzzed again, seemingly quite dissatisfied.

"I thought you could come up with something big for me," Lu Ran said coldly.

He wouldn't have treated any other divine weapon this way; he would cherish any other divine weapon or magical artifact.

However, the Slaying Venerable Blade is a special case, as the master and the weapon often clash with each other.

"I will surely slay the Venerable One!" the sword spirit roared.

Lu Ran didn't say anything more. After all, there were still two more realms to go, and he sincerely hoped that the Slaying Venerable Blade would advance to the next level.

Then you'll slap yourself in the face!
"Lu Lang," a soft voice came from above.

Lu Ran looked up and saw Yan Zhi gently open her clasped hands. Her voice carried a hint of sorrow and grievance:

"You've finally deigned to come see me."

As soon as the words were spoken, the eyes of the human and the evil god met.

The woman in the rouge-paper dress suddenly changed her expression!
At this moment, the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth dissipated, and the mist that had been dispersed by the enormous jade statue was also completely absorbed by the gods.

Thus, the tiny individual shrouded in terrifying energy revealed its own imposing presence.

Those chilling eyes made the paper-cut figure feel a chill run down her spine!

"The Phoenix and the Heart-Shaped Crown said that you have advanced to the Divine Realm." Even the mighty Evil God, the Paper Man, trembled slightly when he first met the young Tomb.

Lu Ran's voice was hoarse: "Please accept my condolences."

The paper doll gently pursed her lips.

I know he was talking about the maid Hongzhu'er, or perhaps her pet mud boar.

"Have you collected all the spirits?"

"The soul of the Mud Mountain Boar has been retrieved," the Paper Doll whispered.

The Mud Mountain Boar's soul was only recovered because the Wind Emperor relentlessly pursued the enormous Jade Venerable, while the soul of the Fourth-Rank God, Red Candle, remained intact.
It seems that it was swallowed up on the spot by the Jade Venerable.

She has completely passed away.

Lu Ran sighed inwardly and said, "I will remember everything you have done for me."

This statement already makes its stance clear.

He would try to make it up to her, though the death of the maid probably could not compensate for it.

Putting aside Hongzhu'er's sacrifice, Yanzhiren herself was crucial to Lu Ran's rise and even the survival of the entire Ran Sect.

Behind every crucial battle of the Burning Gate, there was the tireless dedication of the Yanzhi people.

The Burning Gate defeated Dongting, the Monk, and Blood Skull.

The entire power group led by Wu Sheng and Jade-Faced Snake was wiped out.
If Ranmen wins, Lu Ran will try his best to meet her requests.

For example, extend her lifespan.

Even if it takes a lot of time and effort to personally create a brand new divine or demonic body for her, allowing her to live another long life, Lu Ran would do it.

“Lu Lang.” The paper doll looked at the tiny creature in her palm with a complicated expression.

She hardly recognized him anymore.

That aura that surpassed even gods and demons, that powerful presence that exceeded her comprehension, made her tremble involuntarily, and made her lose control, becoming even more captivated.

With reverence and admiration.

"Step aside and guard me," Lu Ran said in a deep voice, looking at the Soul Prison in his hand.

The paper figure silently flew backward.

As the Jade Venerable's divine soul left the Soul Prison and lost its medium of technique, the beings on the battlefield could no longer see the Jade Venerable's divine soul.

"It seems I should leave," the enormous Jade Venerable said calmly.

She felt neither anger at being killed nor joy at crushing the gods of the Burning Gate; she simply watched Lu Ran quietly.

Lu Ran frowned slightly.

The Jade Venerable's divine soul actually reacted in this way?

Just now, at Blood Dust Divine Mountain, I searched her memories, which greatly angered her.

Is it possible?
Lu Ranfei stepped forward and reached into her forehead with one hand.

"What are you trying to do?" Jade Venerable's divine soul looked shocked and angry, as if it had never experienced such a scene before.

So, after the Jade Venerable's original body died, did the thoughts and consciousness between the souls no longer influence each other?

"Whoo~~~"

Lu Ran forcefully pulled out countless strands of translucent silk from her head.

The river of memories resurfaced, flowing endlessly around the tiny human race and the immense divine soul.

Lu Ran quickly searched and saw the scene of him killing the previous enormous Jade Venerable at Blood Dust Divine Mountain.

This memory ended after Yu Zun's body shattered.

Therefore, the Jade Venerable's soul in front of him was unaware that Lu Ran had searched and extracted the memories of the previous Jade Venerable!

"Hmm." Lu Ran pondered silently. As he thought, he saw the death scenes of Tu Feng, Bai Yanhui, Niu Zhengzheng, and others once again.

He didn't want to look anymore, so he quickly traced back to the deepest part of his memory.

Lu Ran found what he was looking for.

It was a magnificent white jade mountain of corpses, which still exists deep in her memory and has not been erased.

This special scene had been completely extracted from the memories of the previous soul and made into a Floating Life Coin by Lu Ran.

"As expected," Lu Ran murmured.

After the death of the Great Jade Venerable, his souls do not affect each other; they exist independently.

If Lu Ran wants to completely erase Yu Zun's memories, he must do so while she is still alive, when their thoughts and consciousness are connected!
"Hoo~" Lu Ran's hand gradually clenched, compressing the "Jade Corpse Mountain" into a solid, illusory Floating Life Coin, which he then placed inside the Blazing Phoenix Pattern Gourd for safekeeping.

The Floating Life Money is in the same state of existence as the Divine Law Rebirth Money.

Inside the Hall of Rebirth at Youhuang Ferry, on top of thousands of swaying red threads, are stacks of translucent coins for the deceased, which can exist for a long time.

Similarly, as long as Lu Ran doesn't use this Floating Life Coin to fight the enemy or deliberately detonate it, it can exist for a long time.

Land-based fuel systems only require regular maintenance.

"Whoosh~" The enormous Jade Venerable's divine soul quickly converged and merged into his Eye of the Dead.

There are three now.

Including the enormous Jade Venerable that Lu Ran killed at Mount Nuying a few months ago, he has now obtained the souls of three Jade Venerables!

It is estimated that approximately 6 to 7 Jade Venerable Souls are needed for the Faceless Stone Venerable to be fully completed.

There are still three or four short.

Each of the father and mother should rightfully possess a jade spirit.

By that calculation, I'm only missing one or two divine souls!
Lu Ran made up his mind and his figure flashed.

"Master!"

"Sect Master!" Yu Changsheng and He Yingcai greeted him.

Currently, the situation at Dragon God Mountain is rapidly improving. Without the interference of the Jade Venerable himself, the gods have greatly unleashed their fighting power.

"Stay calm." Lu Ran nodded, giving Yu Changsheng some recognition and encouragement.

In his mind, however, he was connected to Lady Ranmen: [Ruyi, where is the Jade Venerable himself?]

【Phoenix Swallow Divine Mountain! However, just over ten minutes ago, the opponent withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the White Jade City Wall. Their current whereabouts are unknown.】 【Ah?】 Lu Ran frowned slightly.

The jade spirit just now also said something like "It's time to leave".

Ten minutes ago.
Is this the time he spent comprehending the realm of divine weapons while wielding the Supreme Slayer Blade?

No!

We can't let her get away like this!
After ravaging the Burning Gate to this extent, do you still want to leave?
Lu Ran immediately waved his hand, and a full-length mirror suddenly appeared.

He traversed the heavens, stepping from the southeast to the northwest in a single stride, reaching the Phoenix Swallow Divine Mountain.

This step also led him from the misty drizzle into the vast yellow sand.

The Jade Venerable's minions were still charging forward, but to Lu Ran, the intense fighting scene looked like it was covering up the retreat of the enormous Jade Venerable.

"Roar!!"

The bear's roar was earth-shattering.

On this battlefield, there is sand and dust stirred up by the two generals Feng Yan, as well as flames released by the Mad Immortal Protector, General Xiang Zhuotian, Yan Ju and other gods.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuo had already transformed into an ancient ferocious beast, shaking the heavens and the earth!

That gaping maw of a bear spewed terrifying waves of flame, wreaking havoc on the white jade city walls.

"Sect Master!" Xue Fengchen stood atop the sacred mountain, his voice strong and resonant.

As he greeted them, he raised his hands high, as if summoning the magnificent Western Wilderness Divine Axe.

"Hold on!" Lu Ran responded immediately, then gave the order, "Mad Immortal, Flame Chrysanthemum, listen to my command, spray flames at Xiang Zhuo!"

[Xiang Tianjiang, kneel down and fill yourself with flames!]

Fearing that Xiang Zhuo might not hear him, he deliberately switched to telepathy and launched the flames high into the sky.

"Boom!"

The ancient ferocious beast knelt on one knee, its two bear paws digging into the mountain and supporting the ground, its mouth wide open as if it wanted to bite the entire sacred mountain to pieces.

At the last moment, Xiang Zhuo stopped and began to suck in the flames surrounding the sacred mountain.

Molten Bear Divine Art: Swallow Fire and Spew Fire!
This is an extremely special technique, a rare charging skill within the divine and demonic system. It can only be used by the caster who has absorbed a sufficient concentration of flames.

That is why this method is extremely powerful!
The pillar of fire, compressed within the body and then violently ejected, had an extremely long range.

"Facing west, spray!" Lu Ran gave another order.

"Ugh!" The ancient ferocious beast suddenly turned its head, its mouth overflowing with scorching flames, its fierce bear eyes fixed on the white jade city wall, and it opened its huge mouth.

"Boom!"

Wherever the pillar of fire passed, the white jade waves along its path were instantly annihilated.

The seemingly insurmountable white jade city wall that stretched across the western sky was blasted open with a huge hole in an instant.

【Sweep, sweep across.】The sect leader's order fell once again.

Xiang Zhuo moved the bear's head left and right, burning as many enemies as possible within his firing range.

However, he stalled the engine after only three or four seconds.

The flame needs to be refilled.

"Shu~"

Lu Ran flashed to the bear's nose, strained his eyes, and scanned the interior of the city wall.

How many people are in the Jade Venerable Clan?

How could a fire pillar with such a long range fail to breach the city wall?

"Young Master, our Young Master?" Si Xianxian's expression changed as she watched the figure on the bear's nose disappear.

She had sensed something was wrong as soon as Lu Ran began to examine the interior of the city wall.

Now that Lu Ran has disappeared without a trace, facing the shattered city wall, she naturally assumes that he has charged straight in!
indeed!

Lu Ran stormed into the city walls and unleashed a devastating technique.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~"

Lu Ran was enveloped in a massive, crackling electric current, surrounded by a magnificent Thunderbird shell.

Purple Thunder Demon Roc Clan's Ultimate Move - Demon Roc's Might!
"唳~~~"

The thunderous roc flapped its wings and flew forward at incredible speed, its cries sharp and piercing.

The unique bird song naturally emanated from the depths of the distant white jade city wall, swept over Phoenix Swallow Divine Mountain, and made the gods of the Burning Gate tremble with fear!

What exactly does the sect leader want to do?
So, they've ventured deep into this territory alone?
【Young Master!】

【Sect Master, please be careful!】 However, the prayers of the gods did not elicit a response from the Lord of Gods and Demons.

Lu Ran's face was gloomy as he rampaged through the realm of white jade.

Faceless Jade Venerable!

Ranmen's territory is not a place you can come and go as you please!

"Snap! Snap!"

With each flap of its wings, the Peng bird's massive lightning wings shattered countless Jade Emperor's minions.

Lu Ran flew forward rapidly, the giant bird head continuing to crush the thick city wall in front of him.

Suddenly, Lu Ran felt a blur before his eyes.

Through the purple shell of the Thunderbird, he saw an endless, gloomy sky.

Did they break through?

Lu Ran instantly withdrew his evil magic and flashed forward for dozens of kilometers.

When they reappeared, they saw many of Jade Venerable's henchmen, but they were not heading to the battlefield; instead, they were heading west.

So, are they planning to return to the borderlands?

Lu Ran had already concealed his presence. After a moment's thought, he deduced why these Jade Venerable minions had retreated.

It seems they absorbed the souls of many of their companions, accumulating a considerable amount of primordial energy, which is why they chose to return.

Lu Ran had no time to pay attention to them; his dog-like eyes were frantically searching for his target.

The figure flickered repeatedly.

Suddenly, his rapidly teleporting figure stopped, and a huge jade body appeared far to his left.

She's still flying forward at top speed!
And they don't have any distinctive robes!

Her long hair was flowing freely, and her body was covered in scratches, clearly indicating that her jade robe had been destroyed and her body had suffered considerable injuries in the previous battle.

But what are these injuries compared to the gods and demons who perished at Phoenix Swallow Divine Mountain?
"Shu~"

Lu Ran's figure flashed again, appearing directly several kilometers in front of her.

In my line of sight, her shattered jade face grew larger and larger, with clearly visible lines and cracks on it.

A soft "snap" sound, almost imperceptible.

Yu Zun suddenly stopped, keenly noticing that something small had touched his brow.

"Lu Ran?" she asked softly.

"Mmm." Lu Ran's tiny hand pressed tightly against her brow.

"Hehe." The enormous jade statue suddenly laughed.

She neither attacked nor dodged, simply letting him press on her brow:
"You arrived quickly."

"Why are you retreating? Have you killed enough?" Lu Ran asked coldly.

"You are much stronger than I imagined, but I have also achieved my goal." The enormous jade deity stood with his hands behind his back, calmly facing death. "Next time, Lu Ran."

When we meet again, only you and I will remain in this world.

Or perhaps, it's just me.

"call!!"

Lu Ran's small hand, pressed against her brow, unleashed a massive pillar of fire that instantly engulfed her entire head.

See you next time?

Do you know that I will have a chance to catch my breath? Jiangpin Divine Method: Floating Life Money can be promoted to Heavenly Grade, or even Divine Grade.
Do you know that the faceless stone vase in my garden is about to be completed?
Whatever adjustments you want to make, or what you plan to do.
See you next time.

You will no longer exist in this world!

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(End of this chapter)