The Old Gods

Chapter 811 The New God at Your Fingertips
Two days later, at nightfall.

Lu Ran suddenly realized that his condition had eased somewhat.

This is?

He immediately entered the spiritual world and arrived at a garden of gods and demons shrouded in gray mist.

Lu Ran stood in mid-air, facing a huge, handsome face—Yan Chou!
"Little Lord!"

"It worked." Lu Ran said, but his face couldn't hide his disappointment.

It seems that Yan Chou, after more than ten years of fighting in the Heavenly Realm, has not accumulated enough Holy Spirit Qi, which he has purified himself and collected, to reach 100,000 strands.

"I am ashamed." Yan Chou sensed Lu Ran's disappointment and felt extremely guilty. He pretended to kneel down and bow his head.

"Hey? Stop!" Lu Ran quickly stopped him.

Yan Chou immediately froze in place.

Lu Ran said helplessly, "This is my mental world. Don't move around, I can't stand it."

Yan Chou: "."

Lu Ran added, "Once we go to the Heavenly Realm to fight, you will soon be able to advance to the second level of the Heavenly Realm."

Is 10 units of Holy Spirit energy a lot?

indeed.

However, they are not many on the battlefield of the Heavenly Realm.

As is widely known, a clean soul from the Jiangjing realm is roughly equivalent to a wisp of pure holy energy.

If we calculate according to common sense...
1 day = 10 seas = 100 rivers!
In other words, for every Faceless Jade Venerable that Yan Chou kills, not counting the additional resources collected by the opponent, the soul of the venerable alone is equivalent to a hundred strands of Holy Spirit Qi!

If you calculate it this way, the number of 100,000 is not that many.

Indeed, the Faceless Jade Venerable is incredibly powerful! Not only is he extremely difficult to kill, but even the slightest touch could result in serious injury or death.

But even a hero can't withstand a pack of wolves!

Lu Ran and Deng Yuxiang were able to join forces to kill a Faceless Jade Venerable. In the future, Lu Ran's team of pseudo-gods will grow stronger and stronger, and the situation will only get better and better.

"Let's go!" Lu Ran thought about it more and more and felt it made sense. "I'll take you to devour the Spear Decay God Sculpture."

Before he could finish speaking, he realized something else.

Yan Chou replaced the position of the First-Class Evil God, Evil Spear Emperor. To his right stood the First-Class Evil God, Jade-Faced Snake.

Bai Rao had already completed her fusion with the evil sculpture, but she did not stop trembling.

Her strength is aiming for the second level of the Heavenly Realm!

Yeah ~
Beautiful!
Lu Ranfei went forward to observe for a moment, and became even happier.

It has to be Aunt Snake!

Snake, huh?

Clearly, the ability to devour the souls of the dead has widened the gap in strength between the two.

Here's a concept to clarify: the vast majority of gods and demons cannot devour the souls of the dead!

They are able to draw upon the primordial energy (the energy of the Holy Spirit), and this energy is precisely contained within the souls of all living beings, which is why gods and demons exhibit the phenomenon of "devouring the souls of the dead."

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that the divine faction rarely employs methods that involve the soul.

On the other hand, a small number of races in the demonic faction possess techniques for imprisoning and torturing the dead.

It is unknown how the gods and demons allocate resources within the highest third heaven region.

Could it be that those evil spirits that can imprison the dead are also working for powerful gods and demons?

Lu Ran thought to himself, then led Yan Chou across the river and arrived at the divine camp.

"Use the Holy Spirit energy within you to transfer a trace of it to the decaying stone sculpture," Lu Ran instructed. "Give it only a little; it's enough to activate him."

"Yes, sir!" Yan Chou carefully knelt on one knee, extended a huge finger, and touched the small stone sculpture.

Gun Xiu was a short, wrinkled old man.

He looks very stubborn.
However, within this small area of ​​the sculpture park, Lu Ran is naturally the biggest!

He activated the Gun-Civilized Divine Sculpture, and then guided the old man to cooperate in his work, to follow his own destiny, and to merge with Yan Chou.

As Yan Chou entered his meditative state, Lu Ran turned his head to look at the two pseudo-gods.

Yu Changsheng, Luo Ying.

One of them was a second-class god, and the other was a third-class god; both stood on the side of the gods.

"Master of the Gate."

"Congratulations, Sect Leader, on gaining another excellent general." Yu Changsheng thoughtfully extended his hand, letting Lu Ran stand in his palm.

Lu Ran smiled and then said, "Is there something you want to say?"

Yu Changsheng's expression was serious: "I have not dared to disturb you. After you ascended to the Heavenly Realm a couple of days ago, did you return to the mortal world again?"

"Oh dear!" Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat. "I went back for a little while and discussed some issues with Lord Immortal Sheep."

"Have you and Luo Shen severed ties with your original stone sculptures, leaving behind only lingering images in the mountain realm? Have your physical bodies vanished?"

"Sect Leader, please don't blame yourself. The important matter is at hand. Our physical bodies have not dissipated," Yu Changsheng said immediately.

"Next time I will definitely tell you in advance and move my body to a safe place," Lu Ran said apologetically.

Having achieved his goal, Yu Changsheng immediately changed the subject: "From this perspective, the First Heaven is clearly closer to Holy Spirit Mountain than the human world is."

Previously, after Lu Ran ascended to the First Heaven and finished his battle with the Faceless Jade Venerable, he had communicated with the two of them while collecting Holy Spirit Qi.

At that time, Yu Changsheng and Luo Ying, who were in the sculpture park, had not completely severed ties with their physical bodies that remained in the mountain realm.

However, the connection has also weakened considerably.

At that time, Yu Changsheng had speculated that once Lu Ran went to the second heaven, the physical body of the false god in the garden would probably not be able to stay in the mountain realm.

Shouldn't they be allowed to stay in the First Heaven?

Lu Ran suddenly frowned and pondered, "Mr. Long, the action of me bringing out your true form does indeed consume a lot of my primordial energy."

"But we haven't tested whether leaving your main body outside for an extended period, without fighting and just standing there, would continuously deplete your primordial energy?"

"What does the sect leader mean?" Yu Changsheng thought to himself.

"If your physical forms remain permanently stationed in the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, they will naturally not be severed from their physical bodies."

Lu Ran paused, then continued, "Wherever I go, it won't affect your battles or your resource plundering." Luo Ying frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but then stopped.

Before Yan Chou and Bai Rao moved into the sculpture park, she would have definitely advised Lu Ran to keep her with him at all times, just in case.

But now, the situation is clearly different.

Yu Changsheng suddenly asked, "Sect Master, if Luo Shen and I leave the Sculpture Garden, will you still be able to use the techniques of Dragon Carp, Ink Carp, and Fisherman Asha?"

“That’s not a problem. I have plenty of techniques, and I have substitutes.” Lu Ran suddenly grinned.

"Sect Master?" Yu Changsheng's heart tightened as he looked at the little guy in his palm.

"My head hurts, I don't want to think about it now, I'll talk about it when I feel better." Lu Ran waved his hand with a pained expression, "I'm leaving, I'm going to be an idiot."

Yu Changsheng: "."

Luo Ying: "."

The little figure in their palms vanished without a trace. The two false gods exchanged a glance and cautiously returned to their original positions.

They were afraid that if they made any big moves, they would drive the sect leader crazy.

Fortunately, Lu Ran didn't suffer for too long.

The advancement of humans and stone sculptures are completely different concepts!
For example, it takes 5 to 10 days for a person from the Sea Realm to advance to a minor rank, while it takes as little as half a day to as long as a stone statue from the Sea Realm to advance.

Clearly, the human race follows a path of pushing the limits of the physical body.

The greatly extended breakthrough time, along with the mist it attracted, nourished and enhanced the physical strength of the human race every second, expanding their physical bodies.

Stone sculptures are different.

As long as there is enough Holy Spirit energy, it will expand in size.

On September 19th, Lu Ran's mind regained its clarity!
Yan Chou successfully fused with the Divine Sculpture·Spear Decay, and Bai Rao, whose body was trembling, gradually calmed down and finally stopped harming Lu Ran.

"Ah~~~" Lu Ran couldn't help but let out a comfortable groan.

Don’t say anything!
Thank you, two executioners, for your mercy in sparing my dog's life!
"Are you done?" Deng Yuxiang, who was on guard at the tunnel entrance, returned to Lu Ran's side immediately and asked with concern.

"Waaah~" Hearing the woman's sincere words, Lu Ran almost burst into tears of joy.

Logically speaking, Lu Ran's head was always buzzing, so he should have gotten used to it.

The problem is that he's impatient!

I'm eager to see just how impressive a powerhouse at the second level of the Heavenly Realm truly is!

In addition, there is a spirit inside Deng Yuxiang's funeral money, waiting for the two to interrogate him.

It's been three or four days already!

Souls of the Heavenly Realm level wouldn't necessarily dissipate, but dragging it out wouldn't be a good idea either.

"Wait a moment, I'll go take a look." Lu Ran sat up straight, closed his eyes, and returned to the God and Demon Sculpture Garden.

It was thrust directly in front of the face of the evil serpent statue from the demonic faction!
Do not,
The evil statue that was once half-human and half-snake has now become an evil statue of a human.

However, the Bai Rao stone sculpture is too big!
Lu Ran was inside the garden and couldn't see her whole body clearly, so he had to step outside the garden to get a full view of her.

"Hmm?" Accompanied by a slightly raised nasal sound, a pair of huge stone eyes looked over.

Even though Bai Rao has turned into a stone statue, her unparalleled charm is still undeniable.

In front of outsiders, Bai Rao always appeared as a majestic and solemn goddess.

Now, she truly deserves the title!
Lu Ran was secretly amazed. Since advancing to the Heavenly Realm, few living beings had given him such a strong sense of oppression.

"It's Xiao Lu~"

The solemn goddess statue suddenly changed its expression, its eyes smiling with a hint of allure.

She extended a giant stone finger and gently lifted the tiny human in front of her face.

Lu Ran looked at her as well, feeling conflicted.

The stronger Bai Rao became, the more terrified he was, and the more accomplished he felt!
These are my soldiers!
"Congratulations, you've reached the second level of the Heavenly Realm," Lu Ran said.

"Hehe~" Bai Rao suddenly laughed, her laughter growing louder and louder, "Hehe~ Hahahahahaha!"

Instead of the composure expected of a goddess statue, she laughed incessantly, growing increasingly maniacal with each laugh.
Lu Ran was horrified by her laughter!

No!

You're not pretending anymore?
My sect only needs one Fairy Sister. If another crazy beauty comes along, I won't be able to handle her.

"Whoo~"

Bai Rao raised her other stone hand and covered her face.

The woman's maniacal laughter gradually subsided, and faintly, it seemed to be mixed with a few sobs.

The dramatic ups and downs in his emotions also affected Lu Ran's emotional fluctuations.

He could feel her ecstasy.

You could also feel the sense of relief she felt, as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

Even liberation?

After being suppressed for so many years, it seems that she has finally found a way to survive.

After a long while, her emotions finally calmed down a little, and she whispered:
Did I scare you?

"It's okay, it's good to vent your emotions."

"Hmm." Bai Rao lowered her hand from her face and looked at the little figure on her fingertips.

The second level of the Heavenly Realm was indeed insufficient to make such a goddess statue lose her composure and cry and laugh without regard for her dignity.

The real reason lies in the meaning behind this realm.

He was free from all the shackles of the past.

There was no longer any evil god suppressing them from above.

The evil god who had always prevented her from taking any further steps could no longer control her, and could no longer stop her from wielding the butcher's knife.
Slowly, Bai Rao raised her fingertips, as if trying to see him more clearly.

Yes, she has a new master.

A new god that we willingly worship.

(End of this chapter)