The Old Gods

Chapter 843 Dragon, Flower, and Wasteland
Lu Ran brought a large group of people with him when he ascended to the Heavenly Realm, which were divided into two teams.

The first squad was commanded by Jiang Ruyi.

Yu Changsheng provides support, with Bai Rao, He Qifeng, and Tu Feng as damage dealers, Yin Yan as scouts, Chang Ying-Gui Yuehu as the team's early warning system, and Qin Yanzhi as the teleporter.

It is worth mentioning that the stone sculptures of Bai Rao and He Qifeng are combined into one, and both can use each other's techniques.

This is extremely important!

Bai Rao inherited the Jade-Faced Snake technique, but she can still use the martial monk's skills.

Similarly, if He Qifeng wanted to, she could also transform into a three-thousand-meter-long celestial python, blotting out the sky and devouring everything.
The two appear to be independent individuals, both possessing physical bodies at the first level of the Heavenly Realm, and their appearances are identical, yet their styles are vastly different, seemingly unrelated.

However, at the level of the stone sculptures themselves, the two are intertwined, each containing elements of the other.

Our minds are connected!
When the two fight together, they don't even need to speak to each other.

Just listening to it makes people envious.

Who among those who fight on the battlefield of life and death wouldn't want such a tacit comrade-in-arms?

The second squad of the Burning Gate was led by Deng Yuxiang.

The team consists of Yan Chou, Wu Xiao, and Luo Ying as damage dealers, Wei Yun as a scout, Bai Yan Hui as a prophet, and Lu Yuan as a teleporter.

The composition of the two teams was the result of discussions between Lu Ran and Yu Changsheng before Lu Ran ascended to heaven.

When Yin Yan heard that she could no longer follow the sect leader and was instead relegated to a small team, she felt some resistance.

When she learned who Jiang Ruyi was, she immediately stopped resisting.

Yin Yan was equally interested in the sect leader's sweetheart and wanted to protect this young girl for the sect leader.

It was within this stone peak that Lu Ran changed Yin Yan's fate, allowing her to inherit the Second-Class Evil Sculpture - Yin Li Hu.

However, Lu Ran did not let her merge with the stone sculpture for the time being, since it would take 2 to 3 days. He planned to do so when he returned to Holy Spirit Mountain to rest next time.

time does not wait!
Huangfu watched the entire contract process and couldn't help but marvel at it.

They were even more curious about the young master's identity.

According to the young master, the deity he worships is the last and most important celestial sheep.
Um.
This world is too bizarre and unpredictable, catching Huangfu off guard time and time again.

If he hadn't met the young master, Huangfu would never have realized, no matter how hard he tried, that the Immortal Sheep was a mastermind behind the scenes.

Just now, Huangfu crushed several pieces of Soul Jade.

Ninth-Rank Demon Soul Jade!

Even if it's wrapped in the shell of "gods and demons' minions," the Soul Jade is only fit to be reduced to a tool.

In Huangfu's understanding, the Ninth-Rank God, the Immortal Sheep, probably also belongs to this hexagram.

Even if beast-type gods are more advanced than object-type gods and demons, you're ranked last, so how much higher can you be?

The result was...

Filled with amazement and a growing sense of urgency, Huangfu devoted himself to devising strategies for the young master.

He quickly selected two areas for the Burning Gate team.

One is in the southeast, and the other is in the midwest.

These are all areas far from the sacred mountain, and where the types of demons and monsters appearing are relatively weak.

The Fiery Divine Mountain that Huangfu chose for the young master was located in the west.

Under Huangfu's leadership, Lu Ran deployed two squads and then headed west.

Time flies, and several days have passed.

Lu Ran finally found his destination!

"Young Master?" A bolt of purple lightning flashed back, and Huangfu arrived beside Lu Ran, unsure why the young man had stopped.

“I saw it,” Lu Ran said.

"You saw the Fiery Divine Mountain?" Huangfu followed Lu Ran's gaze westward, but the light in the heavens was dim, and he could only see a hazy expanse.

"Hmm." Lu Ran nodded, gazing into the distance. "The chrysanthemums are in full bloom."

What a magnificent sight, "Curse of the Golden Flower"!

It's truly magnificent!
The seventh-rank god, Flame Chrysanthemum, resembles a giant golden chrysanthemum, its entire body burning with golden flames.

This touch of noble gold shines even more brilliantly against the backdrop of an apocalyptic world!
As a minion of the gods, Flame Chrysanthemum naturally resides within the demonic minion, Ghost Flame Chrysanthemum.

The ghostly chrysanthemums are also in full bloom.

This race is entirely gray in color, and the flames burning on them are also gray. In a hazy sky, gray petals are being scattered, burning faintly.

A few specks of ash fell from the sky, further enhancing the apocalyptic atmosphere.

It has a distinctly wasteland feel!

That is naturally a technique of the third-class demon clan, the Ash Destroyer Demon.

In this hazy world, the raging sea dragons flying in the air and lying on the sacred mountain became the final finishing touch.

"Good heavens." Lu Ran murmured, feeling as if he had entered another world.

He recounted the sacred mountains he had already seen:

Snowflakes drifted across the sea of ​​flowers and the sacred mountain, while ice butterflies danced among the black lotuses and ice roses.

The sickly trees on the sacred mountain were decaying, with withered branches tangled and blocking out the sun, exuding an air of desolation.

Thunder Mountain was shrouded in purple thunderclouds, with clusters of purple thunder orchids with leaves like swords, and electric currents emanating from them, piercing the sky.

And the Huoshenshan Mountain before us
You want to change to a sacred mountain and a different world, right?
Lu Ran suddenly felt an urge to take a picture.

If I can get what I want in the future, then won't all the strange and divine mountains in the heavens disappear?
Yes, it's definitely worth taking a picture of and keeping as a memento.

If one truly achieves great success, looking back at the photos years later will likely evoke a completely different feeling.

"Little Lord?"

"Sir, this is where we'll leave you." Lu Ran placed a hand on Huangfu's shoulder, leaving a spatial mark.

"Yes." Huangfu nodded slightly, and then Lu Ran handed over half of the tiger tally.

"If anything comes up, Mr. Huangfu, you can contact me. By the way, sir." Lu Ran hesitated slightly. "Young Master, please speak freely!"

"What's your name, sir?" Lu Ran asked.

Huangfu smiled and said, "My name is Zhao."

"My heart is as clear as heaven and earth, as bright as the sun and moon."

"Young Master, you are too kind."

"What a good name." Lu Ran looked into the distance and gazed at the sacred mountain in the wasteland world again, and murmured, "It could also mean 'justice prevails and retribution is inevitable'."

Huangfu Zhao fell silent.

The young master uttered two simple and easy-to-understand sentences.

It is both praise and expectation.

The second sentence, in particular, contains a wealth of information in its explanation of the name.

I hope that in the future chapters of my life, I can live up to the young master's expectations of memorizing characters.

"Go ahead, Mr. Huangfu, and be careful," Lu Ran instructed.

"Your subordinate takes his leave!" Huangfu Zhao changed his self-reference without realizing it.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~"

He carefully put away the half of the tiger tally, lightning crackled around his feet, and his figure transformed into a streak of purple light, rapidly disappearing into the distance.

Lu Ran looked around and walked towards a stone peak.

He hid inside the recessed wall of the stone peak and concealed himself in the thick sea of ​​fog. Then his figure vanished into nothingness and flashed into the sky once more.

With a few flashes, Lu Ran was already close to the edge where ashes and petals were falling.

Neither ash nor gray petals possess the ability to sense, but both have a burning effect.

For Lu Ran, this was no big deal at all.

Having grown up to this point, he is completely immune to all fire, water, and ice-based techniques.

It can even be used for one's own purposes, and in the corresponding harsh environment, it can gain all-round attribute enhancement.

Even wind and lightning techniques take on a completely different form as long as Lu Ran stands on the ground.

The wind can tear him apart, but it can't blow him away;
The electricity coiled around him, but it couldn't harm him.

It's somewhat reminiscent of the Faceless Jade Emperor!

The difference is that Lu Ran was exempted and exempted, while the Faceless Jade Venerable relied solely on his terrifying defensive power and unique body texture to withstand it!
The ashes and petals scattered around the sacred mountain clearly could not stop the faceless jade deity.

They roamed freely among them, engaging in fierce battles with the giant dragons.

"hiss"

"Roar!!" The deafening dragon roar made Lu Ran grin from ear to ear.

The raging sea flame dragon is enormous, measuring a full three thousand meters in length, comparable to the Jade-Faced Snake clan's ultimate move, the White-Scaled Celestial Python!
Whenever a raging sea dragon flies over a certain place, it turns the sky and earth into a fiery red.

Unlike the raging sea dragons of the mountain realm, the blood-red dragons here are adorned with enormous flame chrysanthemums—ghost fire chrysanthemums.

The Demonic Ghostfire Chrysanthemum, capable of imprisoning the dead, is clearly vying for resources with the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Ancient auspicious patterns include phoenixes amidst flowers.

Now, Lu Ran seems to have seen the "Dragon Through the Flower".

You actually look pretty good after the surgery!
And atop the dragon's head stood a phantom figure—Lie Tian!
One after another, the flying hammer shadows, accompanied by the thick pillars of fire spewed from the mouth of the Flame Dragon, frantically attacked the Faceless Jade Venerable.

"Whoa!" As Lu Ran approached the battlefield, he saw everything more clearly and became increasingly astonished.

Is the faceless jade deity truly a wicked man?

Other demonic minions need to repeatedly attack Jade Venerable in order to gradually destroy this race, but Lie Tian-Nu Hai Yan Jiao is different; both of them have the ability to kill beyond their level!

If it were to hit a truly solid blow, the enemy would naturally be doomed to shatter.

However, each and every faceless jade deity maximized their speed advantage!

It's more than just not afraid.
They have found a way to defeat the enemy!
The raging sea flame dragon's enormous size actually became a disadvantage.

No matter where the Faceless Jade Venerable breaks through, as long as it lands on the Flame Dragon's body, the dragon skin will turn into white jade at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If you don't resist, then you'll just have to wait to be contaminated to a certain extent and lose your life.

If you resist, the contaminated jade skin will break, and large amounts of dragon blood and flesh will spill down the wound.

What appear to be real flesh and blood are actually divine powers!

In mid-air, the dragon's blood and flesh will break down into energy.

Before long, the raging sea dragon, struggling frantically, will be completely drained.

It's a dead end, just like before.

Thus, the explosively powerful Blazing Sky - Raging Sea Flame Dragon and the agile and swift Faceless Jade Venerable clan fought a fierce battle.

Lu Ran was overjoyed!

kill!

More dead points!
I like to eat things like souls and spirits.
"Hmm?" Lu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

He noticed something was wrong after observing for only a short while.

The illusory image of Lie Tian atop the dragon's head showed no sign of rage whatsoever.
The tall, muscular man wielding a heavy hammer had a calm expression and didn't even utter a battle cry.

No!

The battle was so intense, with dragon blood splattering and flames raging, your hammer was practically spinning like a whirlwind.
I get so excited just watching it!

Didn't you even utter a battle cry?
You say you're crazy, that you can't control your emotions, that you're a powder keg ready to explode at any moment?
You're nothing but a fart!

Human believers act as emotional dumping grounds, dumping all their filth into them, and then they become calm, collected, and unflappable, right?
You! Him! Mom!
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