The Old Gods

Chapter 872 No Turning Back

The meeting lasted until noon.

Full of confidence, Lu Ran absorbed all the false gods into his mind, then used the Blazing Phoenix Pattern Gourd to store Huangfu Zhao before returning to the Third Heaven.

Our destination: Blood Dust Divine Mountain!
Although he was quite wary of the Blood Skull Clan, Lu Ran had to go this time.

In search of the Immortal Sheep.

This was also to make a preliminary trip through the Demon Cave in preparation for slaying the Ghost Talisman Doll.

Although the demon caves in the world come in all shapes and sizes, they all share the same essence. Lu Ran plans to take a good look at the upper and lower levels of the demon cave under the protection of the Immortal Sheep.

When it comes to slaying a god, you can never be too thorough in your preparations!

With the help of the Heavenly Grade Evil Technique: Shadow Flash, Lu Ran traveled at an astonishing speed and soon arrived at the remote southwestern front.

"Whoo~"

With a faint fluctuation of divine power, Lu Ran's figure stopped.

He concealed his form, stood suspended in mid-air, straining his eyes to gaze into the distance.

In the third heaven, everywhere else is shrouded in darkness, but here, the sky is exceptionally bright.

Countless shimmering white dots of light formed what appeared to be surging waves, creating a truly spectacular scene!

The scale of the battlefield is at least two levels higher than that of the Nüying Sacred Mountain!
"Wow!" Lu Ran exclaimed inwardly.

So many faceless jade statues?
Has the situation on the southwestern front really deteriorated to this extent?
He flew forward, looked up at the sky, and found that this sacred mountain was equally majestic, with its various peaks piercing into several vortexes of dark clouds.

I wonder which vortex can reach the Great Xia Dynasty's Luoxian Mountain in the mortal realm?

Eh?
Lu Ran suddenly blinked.

What are those?
The figures of the Mirror Demons could be seen everywhere on and around the sacred mountain. Around these charming little demons, there were also the Faceless Jade Venerables, and these Jade Venerables did not launch a large-scale attack.

oh! right!
Lu Ran suddenly realized.

Evil Mirror Technique: Puppet Image in the Mirror!
The Mirror Demon race can summon special mirrors that reflect the appearance of enemies, thus creating an identical replica.

Back when Lu Ran was training in the Demon Cave·Galaxy Bay, he was once "educated" by a Jiangjing·Niejing Demon.

At that moment, the charming little fairy took out a mirror and directly copied Lu Ran.

However, the "Puppet Shadow Lu Ran" that crawled out of the mirror had many flaws.

If one's mental capacity is insufficient, one's martial arts skills cannot be inherited.

The key is that you can't cast spells!
For Lu Ran, such a puppet could be easily dealt with, after all, he was a human, and his flesh and blood body was very fragile.

Lu Ran also makes a living through his powerful skills and superb knife techniques.

As a result, the Puppet Shadow Lu Ran copied by the Demon of Evil Mirror had low defense, low health, and rudimentary martial arts skills.
The faceless jade vessel is different!
This race has bodies of jade and is not brittle at all.

The Puppet Shadow - Faceless Jade Venerable copied by the Demonic Mirrors is incredibly powerful, with high defense, high health, and fast movement speed; it's extremely ferocious!

"This is truly eye-opening," Lu Ran grinned.

All the special mirrors of the Mirror Demon clan are transformed from the basic skill, Mirror of Sin.

However, the basic technique, Mirror of Sin, has a quantity limit.

Each time a spellcaster advances to a higher realm or skill level, they can summon one more basic mirror.

In other words, the Heavenly Realm Mirror Demon Minion possesses six Mirrors of Calamity.

After its nature is transformed, a single Mirror Demon can replicate six Faceless Jade Venerables!
What is this concept?
Lu Ran only just realized why the front line here was far larger in scale than that of the Nüying Divine Mountain, with the Faceless Jade Venerable surging like a tsunami.

So, it turns out that most of those in the terrifying wave were their own people?
The illusory image of Dust Shadow Flower bloomed on the body of the Demon Mirror, with mysterious and beautiful spider lilies blooming continuously.

Teleportation arrays were set up above the battle line.

One after another, the Puppet Jade Venerables were continuously deployed to the battlefield, while many Mirror Demons, with their full squads, were teleported to the rear of the battle line to ambush the enemy's rear.

Lu Ran was full of praise!

As he flew closer, his expression became increasingly strange.

No!

Lu Ran realized that he had made the same mistake twice.

The densely packed, shimmering white dots were not only from the Faceless Jade Venerable and the Puppet Jade Venerable, but also from another being—the Immortal Sheep!
To be precise, they are the henchmen of the fairy sheep.

"Wow!" Lu Ran's mouth opened into an "o" shape.

many!

So many domineering sheep!
This was the first time he had seen the Fairy Sheep minions; it was as if he had seen a miniature version of countless afterimages of the Fairy Sheep.

The celestial sheep minions stood upright, their hind hooves on the ground and their front hooves hidden inside their wide sleeves.

They were all clad in long white jade robes!

Its clothing was even more exquisite than the robes of the faceless jade deity, as lustrous and smooth as mutton fat jade, shimmering with a strange luster in this dim world.

The fairy sheep minions sprayed mist from their hooves, darting about rapidly, constantly ramming their enemies with their fairy horns.

Indeed, the Faceless Jade Venerable possesses exceptionally high defensive capabilities.

But with the help of the celestial hooves, the celestial sheep minions charged with astonishing momentum, their horns slamming into the enemy with tremendous force!
It really did manage to smash the faceless jade statue, leaving cracks and fissures.

"What!!"

"Mea~~~"

As Lu Ran flew closer, the faint bleating of sheep could be heard, rising and falling in waves.

The sound made Lu Ran's heart itch!
It feels like finding your tribe!
He even had an urge to plunge headlong into the white jade wave and bleat along with everyone else.
That said, the bleating of the celestial sheep minions did not involve any mental output, after all, the Faceless Jade Venerable's mental defense was at its maximum, and he was not affected by anything.

On the contrary, the Mirror Clan and the Blood Skull Clan lack defensive techniques and will be vulnerable to attacks. [Coming.] A deep, hoarse voice suddenly entered his mind.

【My Lord Immortal Sheep!】Lu Ran hovered far away.

Dust Shadow Flower - The Demon of Evil Mirror cannot detect the invisible Lu Ran, but the Immortal Sheep can, after all, the human and the god are connected by a contract.

"What!!"

Suddenly, a mournful bleating of a sheep rang out, standing out starkly amidst the endless bleating.

Lu Ran looked in the direction of the sound and searched for a while in the white jade waves before finally spotting a special sheep.

This sheep is very small.

They can absolutely be described as "little lambs"!

The little guy was on all fours, without any clothes on, looking just like an ordinary lamb.

When Lu Ran found the other party, the little lamb had just been trampled to pieces by a demon sheep minion.

"Crack!!"

The little lamb died tragically on the spot, its body suddenly growing to enormous size, transforming into a faceless jade statue that was trampled into pieces.

Immortal Sheep Divine Art - Sheep?!

Lu Ran's pupils contracted slightly.

As the saying goes, the fewer the words, the bigger the story!
The Celestial Sheep Divine Art - Sheep is that domineering; it can turn a faceless jade deity into a lamb to the slaughter.

It has been five years since Lu Ran became a follower of the Immortal Sheep.

He never used this method.

This method is extremely taxing on one's divine power, energy, and strength, and even one's soul.

Even more terrifying is that once this spell is cast, the caster will become extremely weak and completely lose the ability to fight for a certain period of time.

Such severe consequences naturally made Lu Ran hesitate.

Furthermore, this method only works against enemies of the same or lower level.

Who is Lu Ran?

He's the kind of guy who often kills enemies of a higher level! He would just crush an enemy of the same level, so how could he possibly use such a technique?

But for the Fairy Sheep minions, this technique is simply too good!
How could he possibly defeat the Faceless Jade Venerable in a one-on-one fight?
A life for a life, wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Gulp." Lu Ran's Adam's apple bobbed, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

No wonder the Blood Skull Clan doesn't reside permanently on Blood Dust Mountain!
No wonder he searched for so long and only found a few blood-skull minions.

There's absolutely no need for that!
The leader of the Great Xia demons?

Okay, I got it. Go play somewhere else now~
The Demonic Mirror is a summoner who can summon several times more puppets than the enemy, which can be placed in the front row and used to ambush the back row.

Dust Shadow Flower is a teleporter; wherever the defenses of the front line are weak, she can send people into the field in an instant.

The Immortal Sheep faction boasts explosive combat power!
Where is there even a hint of cowardice?

Lu Ran was completely stunned!

Damn it! These henchmen of the immortal sheep are all incredibly spirited!
The Faceless Jade Venerable, is it?

I heard you're pretty arrogant?
I've heard that you roam the heavens unchallenged?

Come!
I'll trade my life for yours!
【Lord Immortal Sheep, this…】For a moment, Lu Ran didn’t know what to say.

"What is this?" His voice, still deep, carried a hint of amusement.

"[Immortal Sheep is so powerful! It feels like you were able to defeat the Faceless Jade Venerable in person all by yourself.]" Lu Ran exclaimed sincerely.

He immediately unleashed the Immortal Sheep Divine Technique: Sling the Sheep Over!
Even the faceless jade deity would have to turn into a little lamb, right?
"Ha." The Immortal Sheep sneered. "If I were to defeat the Faceless Jade Venerable, how would you possibly overthrow the rule of these countless gods and demons?"

Lu Ran's breath hitched!
Did the fairy sheep not say it was impossible?

Holy crap, this domineering CEO is amazing!

What the heck?
"If I turn Jade Venerable into a sheep and let gods and demons slaughter him, what do you think my fate would be then, in my weakened state?" The cold words, like the morning bell and evening drum, resounded in Lu Ran's mind.

Given the nature of gods and demons, Lu Ran absolutely did not believe that they would regard Lord Immortal Sheep as a meritorious subject!
If the Immortal Sheep could defeat the Faceless Jade Venerable, then given enough time to recuperate, the Immortal Sheep could naturally defeat any god or demon.

What a threat this is!
There will inevitably be gods and demons who will seize this opportunity to smash the Immortal Sheep Stone Sculpture to pieces!

[Indeed, Lord Immortal Sheep must carefully prepare your divine technique and absolutely not use it lightly.] Lu Ran immediately transmitted his voice.

What brings you here?

[Lord Immortal Sheep, my troops are fully prepared! We have come to traverse this vortex of dark clouds, and while we are at it, to observe the situation in the Demon Cave, and then proceed directly to Fallen Immortal Mountain.]

Are you ready?

"Yes!" Lu Ran nodded emphatically. "After returning to the mountain, I plan to report the battle plan to you."

"Have you thought this through? The fall of the evil god will have far-reaching consequences." The immortal sheep's words, instead of being cold, softened as he said calmly, "Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back."

Lu Ran was extremely serious, and said each word clearly: "This disciple has made up his mind."

From the day I embarked on this path,
I've imagined a beautiful finish line, but I've also imagined being shattered to pieces and never recovering along the way.

The only thing I never thought about was regretting embarking on this path.

Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back.

That is exactly right.

No turning back!
(End of this chapter)