The Old Gods

Chapter 1072 My Stone Venerable!

The advancement of the Blood Crystal Mask was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.

Unlike divine weapons, magical artifacts exist more independently, and their growth and advancement do not require Lu Ran's attention at all.

Therefore, Lu Ran was quite surprised when the Blood Crystal Mask, which was always quiet, suddenly activated its advancement mode.

He continued his killing spree in a small area while patiently awaiting good news.

Just over twenty minutes later, Lu Ran received a third-tier magic weapon!
It appeared even more crystal clear, and the blood mist flowing within the crystal became even more eerie.

Its effect at the first level is to summon a blood mask to physically block the enemy's mouth and throat; at the second level, it is to make the enemy feel extreme fear of making a sound.

The effect of the third tier is an increase in the number of blood masks.

Just as the mist tornado dissipated, all the faceless jade beings around Lu Ran had their lower faces covered by blood masks.

Three big words: Shut up!

And those half-smiling expressions of yours, what the hell are you pretending for?!
Lu Ran suddenly remembered something Sister Xian'er said: "You've got some nerve, haven't you?"

Cover your face!
The Blood Crystal Mask went berserk.

Even the warriors of the Burning Gate, as long as they get close to the Gate Master, will have their mouths and noses sealed shut by a huge blood mask.

Disowning one's own family is...
It has to be said that the plasticity of blood is truly remarkable. No matter the size of the enemy or what form you take, as long as you have a mouth, you can block it!
They're incredibly domineering.

Lu Ran felt it was a pity, lamenting that the Blood Crystal Mask was born at the wrong time.

This is simply a divine tool for speedrunning Holy Mountain!
If you don't remove the blood-covered mask from your face, you'll suffocate to death.

If you forcefully peel it off, those blood threads that have seeped into your skin and throat are connected to flesh and tendons! When you tear off the mask, you will also tear off half of your face, or even your throat.

What's the difference between this and suicide?
So all you can do is try to crush it.

However, a third-tier magic weapon is comparable to the Heavenly Realm! Apart from beings at the level of gods and demons, it is really difficult for any living being to survive.

Born at the wrong time.
Although the Jade Venerable's minions are not gods, this race does not need to breathe!
Their methods were quite remarkable; their jade-like hands could turn the masks into jade in just a few seconds, making it easy for them to escape.

Of course, they rarely have the opportunity to do so.

After all, Lu Ran's killing speed was very fast, and most of the Jade Venerable Clan would die in silence.

After that, no more of Jade Venerable's henchmen said anything irrelevant to Lu Ran.

He devoted himself to cultivating the Zun-Zhan Dao (a type of sword) and the stone sculptures in the garden.

The completion of the faceless stone statue was just a little bit away.

A little bit!

However, even after Lu Ran had killed Li Rouyin until she became a god, and even after Wangquan and Rouyin merged into one and moved into the sculpture garden together, the Faceless Stone Zun still hadn't been completed.

The difference between the spirits of the lowly and the divine soul of the Jade Emperor is indeed like heaven and earth.

Lu Ran only regretted that he hadn't been able to capture one more Jade Venerable Divine Soul in the previous war.
Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye. On this day at the end of the winter month, Lu Ran's relentless killing finally paid off!
Inside the sculpture garden, the faceless stone statue has been completely completed!

"Om~"

Lu Ran paused, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, before his killing speed increased even further.

In an instant, the souls rising from the shattered jade vessel seemed to be pulled by a suction force, surging towards Lu Ran's eyes.

Lu Ran did not control the dead souls.

This was absorbed autonomously by the faceless stone vessel within the garden.

good good!
Lu Ran was secretly delighted and immediately chose to activate the Divine Sculpture. The Faceless Stone Venerable began to vibrate and expand its size continuously.

A misty landscape, a stream-like landscape, a river-like landscape.
Upon arriving at Jiangjing, the Faceless Stone Venerable's breakthrough speed finally slowed down.

After Lu Ran slayed this wave of enemies and absorbed all the Heavenly Realm's dead souls into his eyes, he instantly teleported back to the mountain peak.

The celestial jade statue, with its hands always raised, has now finally welcomed its returning owner.

As Lu Ran arrived, the lower half of the Immortal Jasmine God's face was instantly covered by a huge blood mask.

"Alright," Lu Ran said in a muffled voice, "You've been running wild for so long, it's time to distinguish friend from foe."

Blood Crystal Mask: "."

Lu Ran sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and became intimately connected with the faceless stone statue in the garden.

"Let me see what you're capable of."

Lu Ran placed the Zun-Zhan Dao (Slaying Venerable Blade) flat on his knees and muttered to himself.

The Immortal Jasmine statue slowly lowered its head, its gaze enveloping the tiny figure. The young man in the imperial robes had his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered something perplexing.

A moment later, Jiang Ruyi's Heavenly Realm body flew back and carefully knelt down beside Lu Ran, just in time to see him open his eyes.

"Is the Faceless Stone Monument completed?" she asked softly.

Lu Ran's expression was solemn: "Yes, but there are only three techniques in total."

Jiang Ruyi was somewhat taken aback: "Only three items?"

Lu Ran nodded and said, "None of them have the ability to split the soul."

All the gods and demons in the sky have only one original body. Once they die, they are gone. But the Faceless Jade Venerable can possess many enormous bodies at the level of his original body!

Lu Ran had long coveted this method.

However, reality is incredibly cruel.

After spending so much time and energy, expending the souls of six Jade Venerables and countless henchmen, all to create this thing?

Faceless Stone Drum
We're not greedy. If you convert to the God and Demon system, we won't ask you to be Pro or Max.

But please don't give me a youth version!
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ruyi speculated, "The stone sculpture you made is, after all, a 'stone' deity within the framework of gods and demons, so it must be lacking in ability."

Lu Ran sighed heavily in his heart and said, "Make me a Jiang Jing lackey." Jiang Ruyi immediately raised her hand, and another Jiang Ruyi quickly took shape.

Although they are exactly the same, their power and prestige are vastly different.

"Come here." Lu Ran extended his palm forward.

Xianmo's henchman stepped forward shakily and took his hand.

Jiang Ruyi: "."

Watching Lu Ran holding hands with another version of himself, something just feels off.
Thankfully, this lackey was only at the Jiang Realm, with weak strength, and couldn't hold his head high in front of Lu Ran. If it were a Tian Realm lackey, wouldn't he be stealing adoring glances at him?
For a moment, Jiang Ruyi thought of the paper dolls and their henchmen.

"Ok?"

As Jiang Ruyi was lost in thought, she was shocked to discover that the hands of the henchmen of the Immortal Jade Sect were beginning to petrify!

It is not jadeification.

The fleshy hand of the Fairy Jasmine minion turned gray and spread rapidly throughout its body.

In just a few seconds, the Fairy Jasmine minions had transformed into a 1.77-meter-tall statue.

"Click~"

Lu Ran held Xianmo's hand the whole time. With a gentle squeeze, the stone hand instantly turned into dust, which fell through his fingers.

Jiang Ruyi's eyes lit up!
Although there are only three techniques, the first one is quite remarkable.
The Jade Venerable can turn enemies into jade and transform them into beings within the divine and demonic system, while the Stone Venerable can turn enemies into petrifiers?!
Jiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran's hand, and her eyes lit up again!
Lu Ran's palm did not change shape at all, which meant that he could petrify the enemy's body without the enemy noticing.

Insidious, secretive.

It's hard to guard against!

"Crack~" With a thought, Lu Ran sent out the Zun-Zhan Dao, which pierced the face of Xian Mo's lackey.

As a result, the entire statue shattered completely, scattering rubble all over the ground.

Then it turned into a light mist.

Lu Ran reached out with one hand, and the souls of the dead flowed into his body through his palm, transforming into nourishment.

This isn't about plundering resources from a position of divine or demonic power; it's a technique!
In other words, the minions created by the Faceless Stone Venerable can, when fighting enemies, absorb the souls of the dead on the spot, just like the minions of the Jade Venerable, and bring them back to the Faceless Stone Venerable himself.

"What a cruel heart~" A soft, sweet voice suddenly came from behind.

The moment Lu Ran looked up, he heard a "snap".

Tian Tian accidentally blurted out her innermost thoughts, and as soon as the words left her mouth, she quickly covered her mouth with both hands.

But it was too late!

Lu Ran and Sister Ruyi looked up at the same time, and Tian Tian shrank back in fright.

"Hehe." Lu Ran laughed.

Laugh from the heart.

The days of fighting against the Jade Venerable were too bitter and too oppressive. All the gods of the Burning Gate both respected and feared him.

Tian Tian's words, on the contrary, brought him a sense of ease and joy from the past.

"Don't be afraid, Tian Tian." Lu Ran turned to look at the distant battlefield. "You're right. Next time I'll act a little more reluctant, at least to give your sister Ru Yi an explanation."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruyi rolled her eyes at Lu Ran, both amused and annoyed.

After the habitual action, she couldn't help but feel a slight jolt in her heart.

Yes, that's how they used to get along—joking and playing around.

When did all of this disappear?

From the moment Lu Ran bid farewell to Immortal Sheep and transformed into the Tomb, from the moment the heavy burden fell on Lu Ran's shoulders and he faced the Faceless Jade Venerable.

I hope these days will end soon.

“The third ability is precision defense techniques,” Lu Ran said, just as another wave of enemies was being teleported in.

Jiang Ruyi glanced in that direction and said softly, "Can you pollute jade?"

Lu Ran licked his lips: "I was just thinking of giving it a try."

Reverse defilement!

With that, Lu Ran's figure flickered and he disappeared.

When he returned, he released a thin red thread from his hand, leading back a Jade Venerable's henchman.

The divine-grade silk thread could not control the Jade Venerable herself; her body was too unruly.

Even the paper effigies of the Rouge School couldn't be kneaded into a ball.

But controlling a mere Heavenly Realm lackey is more than enough.

"Be careful, don't touch her hands or feet," Jiang Ruyi whispered.

"Hmm." Lu Ran casually manipulated the Jade Venerable's henchman, making her lie supine in mid-air with her face presented in front of him.

"Hmm?" The faceless jade deity frowned slightly, the lower half of his face covered by a blood mask, making it impossible for him to speak.

Lu Ran lowered his hand and covered one of her eyes.

1 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
"Ugh!!" Jade Venerable's henchman whimpered, his lone eye wide open.

Currently, Lu Ran can only use Jiangpin techniques, but as time goes by, the Heavenly Realm Jade Body has truly been corrupted!

Her beautiful skin, as white as mutton fat jade, gradually turned gray.

Petrified bit by bit!
(End of this chapter)