The Old Gods

Chapter 862 One Knife
"Whoo~~~"

The jade robe fluttered.

The faceless jade deity looked at the human woman and charged straight forward.

"Lamp Shadow Shade." The woman parted her lips slightly, shook the blue lamp in her hand, and a faint lamp shadow spread out, enveloping the woman.

Lu Ran frowned slightly, not believing that such a defense could stop the Faceless Jade Venerable.

The human woman, however, neither dodged nor flinched, allowing the enemy to approach.

"call!"

Just as Lu Ran was wondering, the woman held the umbrella in her delicate hand and pushed it forward.

A phantom umbrella appeared, and just as it approached the lampshade, the Faceless Jade Venerable stepped on it.

"Crack! Click!"

Two consecutive shattering sounds filled Lu Ran with dread.

The lamplight and umbrella shadows shattered almost simultaneously, and the faceless jade statue, which was charging forward with great force, even paused for a moment.

Good trick!
Lu Ran's eyes lit up.

Neither the Evil Lamp Shadow Cover nor the Divine Flower Umbrella Shadow Overlap can withstand the enemy alone.

However, the two defensive techniques were combined into one, which just stopped the attack of the Faceless Jade Venerable.

This woman's grasp of timing is absolutely exquisite!
The woman did not disappoint Lu Ran's expectations; she had a backup plan! She raised the paper umbrella in her hand, held it above her head again, and gently turned the handle with her delicate hand.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

The oil-paper umbrella spun rapidly, spreading outwards a ring of water droplets.

Flower-Supporting Divine Technique: Thousand Drops of Rain!
Lu Ran heard a "drip-drip" sound as water droplets fell on the Faceless Jade Venerable. Its attack speed was incredibly fast, and its output was meticulous, but...
What is the use?

The "Support Flower" faction is not known for its output.

Are the dense raindrops tickling the faceless jade statue?
As expected, the faceless jade vessel rushed forward to meet the water droplets, its jade hand grabbing the woman's head.

The woman's clothes fluttered as she swiftly flew to the side, waving the blue lamp in her other hand: "Blue lamp ash."

"call!!"

The Demon Lord Green Lamp is indeed not very intelligent; he seems rather foolish.

But it's obedient!

As soon as the woman finished speaking, thick ash from the lamps drifted out, quickly engulfing the battlefield and obscuring the view of the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Lu Ran, on the other hand, could see everything clearly in the ashes.

The woman twirled her oil-paper umbrella again, and the raindrops that flew out pierced through the lamp ash and skimmed over the scattered embers.
"Boom! Boom!"

"Boom!"

Sparks flew and flames surged.

The violent blast wave swept outwards, echoing across the sky.

Within the range of the lamp ash, the embers triggered a chain reaction, and the raging fire completely engulfed the Faceless Jade Venerable.

In the first round of attacks, the water droplets that had been splashed on the Faceless Jade Venerable finally got their chance and exploded with a bang!
Good guy~
Lu Ran grinned.

Forgot about the "green lamp and flower-supported lamp" style, there's such a perfect match.

When a lamp alone casts its bluish-gray light, it can only obscure one's vision and allow one to perceive the myriad things within the ashes.

If raindrops from the Chenghua school are sprinkled into the lamp ash, the raindrops will turn into flammable and explosive oil, causing a violent explosion!

Amidst the raging inferno, an oil-paper umbrella plummeted straight down.

Even after leaving the blast radius, the oil-paper umbrella suddenly opened, and one of the women grew larger and grabbed the umbrella handle once again.

Lu Ran's eyes narrowed!
He then realized that the umbrella in the woman's hand was not the Flower-Holding Divine Magic Oil Paper Umbrella.

That was actually a magical artifact?
It seems to be a defensive product.

Judging from its effects, it seems to have the same function as Little Phoenix, which is to shrink the target?
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

A graceful woman held an umbrella in her delicate hand, spinning it continuously, scattering raindrops.

They kept adding fuel to the fire, making it burn and fry even more!

Amidst the deafening explosions, a figure darted out and fled into the distance.

"What?!" Lu Ran stared in disbelief at the faceless jade deity who had decisively retreated.

This clan's strength is evident in every aspect!
The last time Lu Ran saw the Faceless Jade Venerable escape was when the North Wind-Night Demon minions were out in full force at Flower Sea Divine Mountain.

Now, the Faceless Jade Venerable has been forced to retreat by the Flower-Supporting Female Disciple?
Lu Ran could clearly see that shallow cracks were crawling out of Yu Zun's body. If he continued to stay on the battlefield, he would probably not live much longer!
Tsk~
This woman is something else!
No wonder she was so confident and fearless, and no wonder she wasn't afraid of attracting more enemies.

Given the coverage and density of the ash, killing one or a hundred is the same as killing one!

The woman with the umbrella did not give chase.

Perhaps they weren't fast enough; they knew that chasing would be futile.

She stood gracefully and serenely in the air, watching the enemy rapidly disappear into the distance.

Lu Ran couldn't hold back any longer.

He was no virgin. Due to the special historical context, he had already engaged in illicit relations at a young age. If he hadn't embarked on this path of slaying gods, his child would probably be several years old by now.

Hmm. He should at least be the same age as Deng Shao's kids, right?
Lu Ran is a rabbit that can run away!
His figure flashed and appeared a hundred meters behind the Faceless Jade Venerable, warily surveying all directions.

The second heaven is unusually dark, limiting the vision of living beings.

Without the corresponding eye technique, it would be really difficult to spot enemies in the distance.

Lu Ran seized upon this point, confirming that the Faceless Jade Venerable was completely away from the battle, and then he picked up his butcher's knife.

Miss Flower, you may let me off the hook, but I won't!

"Shh!"

The third move of the Burning Gate Saber Technique: Sparkling Star!

The fire from the Lie Tian Sect burned Lu Ran's body, but was concealed by the spellcaster's invisibility.

The third-tier Eight Desolations Blade left a slender blade mark, resembling the Northern Wind-Night Phantom, as it slashed horizontally across the waist of the Faceless Jade Venerable!

"Crack!"

The faceless jade statue was already covered with cracks, and now it was cut off in half cleanly and neatly.

Lu Ran deftly twirled his knife.

Overjoyed! Indeed, after advancing to the second level of the Heavenly Realm, Lu Ran's teleportation distance with the Heavenly Grade · Evil Shadow Flash remained unchanged.

But the speed at which he disappeared and reappeared was just a tiny bit faster!

If it's a battle between beginners or noobs, whoever is a second faster or slower might not have a big impact.

But on a battlefield of celestial strength, even the slightest change can mean the difference between life and death!
Lu Ran once teleported directly in front of the Faceless Jade Venerable, and the divine power fluctuations that emerged at the spot where he appeared were enough to make the Faceless Jade Venerable react.

Now, the Faceless Jade Venerable has also noticed, but Lu Ran is even faster.

Their momentum as they charged toward the enemy did not stop!
The blade was about to reach the faceless jade lord's hand, but it couldn't stop it!
This seemingly minor change has had a transformative effect, even reaching the point of "qualitative change."

Even when facing the Faceless Jade Venerable at his peak, Lu Ran seemed capable of defeating him in a single move.
One strike and he's gone?!
Lu Ran suppressed his excitement, blinked, and opened his cold, horizontal pupils to see the Jade Venerable who had died under mysterious circumstances.

【Ruyi, dinner is ready.】

"Mmm." Fairy Jiang responded softly, then asked with concern, "How are you? Are you alright?"

[That's good.] As the spirit of the dead entered his eyes, Lu Ran strained his vision and saw a tiny figure flying far away in the dim light.

"Be careful." Jiang Ruyi paused in her speech.

As a result, Lu Ran's brain also started buzzing.

Has Xianmo Stone Sculpture been upgraded?
Just how many souls did the faceless jade vessel that was just devoured have?

The lackeys of the Faceless Jade Venerable should not be distinguished by the first, second, or third level of the Heavenly Realm.

The human race will split up, as will the pseudo-god stone sculptures in the sculpture garden.

From a growth perspective, even gods and demons should be differentiated. When they became gods, they must have climbed up step by step.

However, the demon minions, like the faceless jade lord's minions, all belong to the Heavenly Realm, and there is no difference between the first, second, and third levels.

Why was Lu Ran so certain?

Months ago, Nightmare Stone Sculpture advanced to the third level of the Heavenly Realm. Based on past experience, Deng Yuxiang should be able to create demon minions at the second level of the Heavenly Realm.

The situation was completely unexpected!

The demonic minions she summoned still only consumed a hundred strands of holy spirit energy.

No difference from before!

The physical bodies of all the false gods came from the minions of evil spirits, which led to a problem: the Nightmare Stone Sculpture did indeed advance, but the physical body she left outside to carry out missions did not actually improve.

In comparison, Lu Ran, who is still a human, has seen his physical strength increase by more than a little after advancing!

"Good, good, good." Lu Ran murmured, feeling the humming vibration of the Immortal Jasmine Stone Sculpture.

Pain and happiness.

We're one step closer to slaying a god; now all that's left is to sculpt the Mad Immortal Stone.

"Sorry, I'll try to be gentler." The cool voice lingered in my mind.

Lu Ran: "."

What a word!

You... well, you really need to be gentler.

Lu Ran rubbed his head, then followed the direction in which the woman with the umbrella had flown away, his figure flashing once more.

Where will she go?

If we keep following her, we should be able to find the sacred mountain, right?

Lu Ran thought to himself, and followed secretly from a distance.

Since they were fellow human beings, and such powerful beings at that, Lu Ran was naturally very interested.

Unfortunately, Lu Ran knew nothing about her, neither her identity nor her character, so he certainly didn't dare to show up and negotiate rashly.

Along the way, the gentle woman clashed with a faceless jade vessel.

Lu Ran followed the same method and made another lucky break.

Soon, led by the woman, he saw a magnificent sacred mountain in the far southeast.

Compared to the sacred mountain that connects heaven and earth, what caught Lu Ran's eye even earlier was the drizzling rain.

This is not a fictional scene, but something that actually exists!
Lu Ran's momentum slowed down, and through the layers of rain, he saw the sea merfolk swimming freely.

As purely aquatic creatures, rainwater provides the sharks with the conditions for free movement.

Magnificent silvery-white fish tails shimmered beautifully in the dim light, complementing the merfolk's strong bodies and handsome faces.
The scene was so fantastical that Lu Ran was completely stunned.

He dared not go any further.

This strange drizzle is likely a divine spell of the Rain Master sect, with each drop of rain possessing a rudimentary sensory effect.

Although the perception is vague, it is definitely there.

The Eighth-Rank God, Rain Master, is a relatively weak support class. The effectiveness of their divine spells is just so-so. In the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, Lu Ran has never even seen a disciple of the Rain Master class.

The strength or weakness of this faction is self-evident.

However, Lu Ran was new to the place and didn't plan to be too presumptuous for the time being.

The faceless jade deity also appears around this sacred mountain.

Lu Ran watched the woman with the umbrella approach the sacred mountain. If nothing unexpected happened, she would break through the blockade, which would lead to another fierce battle.

The Green Lamp Clan possesses a unique evil technique called Green Lamp Guide, which can imprison the souls of the dead.

It's unknown how many souls that green lamp in her hand has collected, making it worthwhile for her to make a special trip to greet them.

Lu Ran stood in mid-air and slowly raised his eyelids.

The majestic sacred mountain seemed to pierce the sky, with thick dark clouds swirling around its body.

wrong!

Lu Ran suddenly realized what was happening.

My mother said that in the sacred mountain area of ​​the second heaven, the sea of ​​clouds in the sky is relatively thin.

The beings in the lower realms can get a rudimentary glimpse of the situation in the upper realms!
Therefore, the dark clouds on the sacred mountain are not the real "sea of ​​clouds in the sky," but rather the dark clouds summoned by the Rain Master sect when they perform rituals to pray for rain.

Since it's a divine technique, Lu Ran can see through it!

He immediately opened his phoenix-like eyes and looked towards the distant sky.

"Huh?" Lu Ran's pupils contracted slightly!
That...that is
(End of this chapter)