The Old Gods

Chapter 888 On the Other Side of the Water

"Wow!" Qiao Yuanxi couldn't help but exclaim as she approached the summit of the snow-capped mountain.

Her flight speed gradually decreased, and she slowly landed on the snow.

The cool moonlight spilled onto the relatively flat mountaintop, where a large, cold lake lay quietly amidst the dense snow-covered forest.

Qiao Yuanxi took a few steps forward, gazing at the beautiful scenery.

The lush snow-covered forest provided excellent cover against the wind and snow.

The lake surface was calm, like a smooth mirror, with countless stars scattered across it.

The starry sky reflected in the lake is even more profound than the real night sky.

Is this the legendary Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool?

Qiao Yuanxi looked at the lake for a while, then gazed up at the night sky, as if trying to compare which moon was more beautiful.

"As expected of one of the seven views of the Holy Spirit."

Lu Ran came up behind Qiao Yuanxi and also clicked his tongue in admiration.

To this day, he has seen all seven scenic spots within the Holy Spirit Mountain area.

The misty drizzle over the lake.

The Milky Way Waterfall at Jiutian Cliff.

Light snow on Bingxin Lake, morning mist over a thousand mountains.

The sandstorms and sunsets of Mogu Peak, the sea of ​​flowers and sunrises of Qianhua Ridge.

Finally, there are the stars and the moon reflected in the Moonlit Heavenly Pool.

Qiao Yuanxi hugged Lu Ran's arm and whispered, "It looks like the entrance to the Demon Cave?"

“Hmm.” Lu Ran agreed.

However, just as the brother and sister were immersed in the beautiful scenery, a frog's croak suddenly rang out.

"Quack~Quack~"

"Huh?" Qiao Yuanxi looked in the direction of the sound. Even without night vision, she still spotted the little guy in the snow forest under the bright moon.

Lu Ran saw it even more clearly.

A toad?!
It's several sizes bigger than the palm of your hand.

Its entire body is a unique silver-white color, and it seems to radiate beautiful moonlight.

Its skin tone is indeed beautiful, but it's rough and uneven, covered with tiny silver particles.

The third-class evil devil: Toad!

"Croak~" The toad leaped dozens of meters, jumping from the forest to the lakeside.

"Ew~" Qiao Yuanxi got goosebumps all over her body. The dignified peak expert of the Sea Realm hid behind Lu Ran.

"Croak!" came another frog croak.

It's unclear whether it was the human girl's disdainful look that completely enraged it.

The toad opened its mouth wide and spat out a beam of shimmering white moonlight.

Evil law·Toad spits out the moon!
Lu Ran's expression was strange as he reached out one hand to meet the moonbeams.

Evil Technique: Toad Devours the Moon!
Yes, the Evil Sculpture - Nether Toad in Lu Ran Garden has long been activated. Now, the two stone sculptures, Nether Toad and Moon Spirit, have both taken the form of Leng Tianyue, a former subordinate of Yun Hai.

"Whoosh~" The beautiful beam of light landed on Lu Ran's hand, but instead of dealing any damage, it was completely absorbed by him.

The Toad Swallows the Moon technique can absorb all techniques related to the lunar element!
However, in the Great Xia God and Demon System, there are very few gods and demons related to the moon element, so this method is rarely useful.

"Croak?" The Dark Toad stared in astonishment at the moonlight emanating from the human's palm.

Compared to humans, the Nether Toad is naturally a creature with extremely low intelligence.

But compared to frogs and toads, the Demonic Toad is a genius!
You can glean some clues from its puzzled expression.

"Hehe~" Qiao Yuanxi couldn't help but chuckle, looking up at Lu Ran's profile, and asked on behalf of Ming Chan, "Are you a toad too?"

"Ha." Lu Ran laughed in anger.

You're quite enthusiastic?
Honestly, if it weren't for his parents' concerns, Lu Ran would have retorted with: "Yes, yes, my whole family are toads!"

"Croak!" The toad suddenly leaped high into the air, its body radiating bright moonlight.

On its rough, calloused skin, tiny silver particles burst open, scattering countless silvery-white specks.

Evil spell: Silver Toad Shaking Light!

These splashes of silver light, once they come into contact with the enemy, can continuously corrode people's defensive armor and flesh.

"Whoosh~" Lu Ran blew out a breath of immortal air.

The immortal breath from the Jade-Faced Serpent clan dissolved the splashing light spots and surged towards the silver toad in the air.

"Cuck!!"

The toad let out a loud croak, clearly sensing a deadly crisis.

A huge, illusory toad shadow suddenly burst open inside its body!

As toads, this race has two devouring techniques, one of which is the evil technique "Toad Devours the Moon," which targets only the lunar element.

The other one is this race's ultimate move: Toad Devours Three Thousand Realms!
It can devour everything!
However, you cannot disregard the grade of evil magic and only talk about its effects.

The Heavenly Grade Immortal Breath exhaled from Lu Ran's mouth caused everything in its path to dissolve!

Poor Jiangjing Demon Lord, even with his ultimate move, he couldn't withstand someone's casual breath.

"Quack!!!"

The croaking of frogs was deafening, and before the dying toad, it rippled with moonlight.

The translucent white moon pattern, like ripples on a lake, is breathtakingly beautiful.

Qiao Yuanxi tilted her head slightly, rested her head on Lu Ran's shoulder, and looked up at the unusual fireworks in the night sky.

It's kind of pretty~
"You like watching them?" Lu Ran said with a smile. "Then I'll find you a few more Nether Toads and throw them into the sky for a while?"

Qiao Yuanxi looked puzzled: "Don't you know the Dark Toad Evil Technique?"

"It's no fun casting spells myself. Letting the Nether Toad cast them will at least give us a sound," Lu Ran said casually, looking around for the Nether Toad.

Qiao Yuanxi suddenly blurted out, "You can make 'quack' noises when you cast your own spells!"

Lu Ran: "."

All I need in this life is to bleat.

Let's just forget about the squeaking.

"Hey~ Brother, don't look anymore! There's no Netherworld Toad here, just put one down yourself!" Qiao Yuanxi shook Lu Ran's arm coquettishly, "Just put it on the Heavenly Pool, it'll look so pretty!"

"Okay, okay, okay." Lu Ran's head ached from being shaken, but he reluctantly agreed. Qiao Yuanxi quickly put her hands together and looked at Lu Ran with anticipation.

Lu Ran snorted and flashed to the sky above the Heavenly Pool, the tip of his finger gleaming with moonlight.

"Boom~"

Lu Ran pointed one finger to the sky, seemingly pointing out of thin air.

In an instant, beautiful, shimmering white crescent patterns spread out from his fingertips.

Dark Toad Evil Technique - Silver Moon Pattern!
Any target affected by the moon's ripples will suffer considerable shock damage.

This method has a good output effect and is particularly effective against defensive armor, but its drawback is also obvious: the moonlight ripples spread very slowly.

Compared to the slowly spreading area-of-effect attacks, Lu Ran's initial point of nothingness was far more deadly.

"Oh," Qiao Yuanxi said, her eyes glazed over with intoxication as she gazed at the calm lake.

The dazzling starry sky reflected on the lake's surface is like a painting.

The luminous white moon pattern is a special kind of ink color, slowly spreading in the painting.

Like a dream.

"Buzz~" The Eight Desolations Annihilation Blade trembled slightly.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran immediately reached down and drew his sword. "What's wrong?"

The Eight Desolate Blades fell silent again.

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the sky again, gently touching it with his fingertip.

"Boom~"

The shimmering white ripples gently swayed, causing the Eight Desolate Blades to vibrate once more.

"Eight Desolations?"

【Wait a moment, Master!】 An extremely serious voice imprinted itself in my mind.

Lu Ran dared not make a sound again, carefully picking up the knife, occasionally casting the Evil Technique: Silver Moon Pattern to provide inspiration for the Eight Desolate Blades.

The night was eerily quiet.

Gradually, Lu Ran discovered the problem.

That’s not right!

This place is very close to the main camp of the Nether Toad clan, and the Nether Toads prefer lakes. Lu Yuan and his disciples have both said that Nether Toads always appear at Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool.

But from beginning to end, Lu Ran only saw one toad.

At this moment, he unleashed a series of evil spells. Although the noise was minimal, the range of the moon patterns that spread out was quite large!
What about the nearby Nether Toad clan?

These mentally challenged creatures, once they discover the situation, will surely rush over to check. Where have they all gone?

The more Lu Ran thought about it, the more something seemed off.

[Under the master's feet!]

[The lakebed exudes the aura of a magical artifact.]

[Below! Master, there's something in the lake!] At the same time, several voices entered Lu Ran's mind.

"Oh?" Lu Ran immediately looked down.

The clear lake surface reflects the dazzling starry sky.

Lu Ran adjusted his focus, glancing past the starlight and moonlight, and looked into the depths of the lake.

[The other party has disappeared; they must have sensed our presence.]

【Master, I can't sense that guy anymore.】The voice transmissions continued.

Lu Ran frowned slightly.

In other words, the opponent is at least 100 meters deep, because the perception radius of divine weapons and magical artifacts is 100 meters.

"Stay here and report any incidents immediately." Lu Ran handed over the Xia Guang Blade and the Yun Hai Sword, leaving the Ba Huang Blade hovering in the air above the lake before falling alone into the lake.

"elder brother?"

"Wait a minute." A magnificent silver-white fish tail sprouted from beneath Lu Ran, and his entire being resembled a drop of water, merging into the cold lake surface.

The figure disappeared without a trace.

As he continued to descend, the Silent Night Blade trembled slightly: [Bottom Left.]

Following the guidance of the Lonely Night Blade, Lu Ran descended dozens of meters and arrived at the entrance of a tunnel.

After observing carefully for a moment, he swam forward stealthily, swaying his long tail.

After swimming through the long tunnel, Lu Ran slowly came to a stop.

There is actually a fairly spacious underwater air chamber here?

In the pitch-black surroundings, a young woman sat on the edge of a sloping stone wall.

She was wearing a white dress, and her long, jet-black hair cascaded over her shoulders.

That aloof and captivating face was adorned with a pair of distinctive willow-leaf eyes.

Lu Ran was shocked!

Completely shocked
"The aura of divine weapons?" The young woman frowned slightly, picking up the divine weapons she had just returned from her investigation. "And there are many of them?"

"Buzz~" The divine sword trembled slightly.

"Since you've noticed something, the other party must have sensed you too," the woman in the white dress said in a low voice.

The divine sword stopped trembling and seemed to have said something to its master.

The woman sighed softly, seemingly anticipating another bloodshed.

She slowly stood up and gripped the hilt of her sword: "Has the other side arrived?"

"They've arrived." A sudden, youthful voice echoed through the dark underwater chamber.

The woman's expression changed!
The moment she made a hand seal, an overwhelming pressure caused her body to freeze completely in place.

In the darkness, there seemed to be a god!
Within the system of gods and demons, the invisible yet real laws repeatedly commanded her to kneel and submit.

"Boom~"

A small dragon carp suddenly appeared, shaking its head and wagging its tail, summoning a light golden drizzle.

A faint golden light illuminated the young man's handsome face.

The woman, who was already frozen in place, now opened her eyes wide.

In my line of sight, a gentle smile appeared on the young man's face:
"Long time no see, Guan Yiren."

(End of this chapter)