The Old Gods

Chapter 906 The War Between Gods and Demons
Time is of the essence; delay may lead to unforeseen changes!
With this central idea in mind, Lu Ran, his mind filled with divine generals and celestial warriors, rushed to the northwest of the Heavenly Realm battlefield.

In an area closer to the front lines, he saw a majestic sacred mountain.

This mountain is frighteningly clean!
Lu Ran approached cautiously, and looking around, he only saw two groups of gods and demons: Gun Xiu - Evil Gun Emperor and Greedy Wolf - Evil Dog.

This unusual combination even left him somewhat dazed.

I thought I'd met Erlang Shen or his celestial dog!
Subsequently, Lu Ran saw another kind of evil spirit on the Evil Spear Emperor and the vicious dog—the Soul Bead!
Eighth-level evil spirit soul bead.

Its appearance is that of an illusory bead, no bigger than the palm of your hand. Its specific function is similar to that of the Ninth-Rank Demon Soul Jade, both used to absorb the souls of the dead.

Lu Ran was relatively unfamiliar with the Soul Bead Clan. He had almost never seen this clan, whether in the human world or on Holy Spirit Mountain.

However, the two sides of the Evil God Soul Pearl are quite remarkable!

Eighth-Rank Divine Dzi Bead!
Admittedly, Lu Ran had never met any Tianzhu believers, but all of humanity, including himself, had to be grateful to the Tianzhu sect.

Why?

Because the divine beads that accompany believers through life and death and help them sustain their cultivation are produced by the Dzi Beads sect.

In fact, the gods who created weapons and equipment were almost always ranked in the eighth row.

For example, the Eighth-Rank God, Tianchen, is a sect whose disciples specialize in forging weapons made of Tianchen steel.

For example, disciples of the Black Ice Sect, Blood Crystal Sect, and Golden Radiance Sect all possess unique secret techniques, which involve a special kind of flame that can be used to forge weapons made from corresponding materials.

If the sect and the ore material are not compatible, it cannot be forged.

Qiao Yuanxi once gave Lu Ran a blood crystal mask, which was handcrafted by a blood crystal believer. If you replace it with a Tianchen believer, the fire of the Tianchen faction cannot melt blood crystal.

It can be considered a technological barrier.

Lu Ran gazed at the Spear Saint Mountain, watching the Evil Spear Emperor soaring through the clouds and the vicious dogs flashing everywhere. He dared not approach any further.

"Whoo~"

Lu Ran didn't waste any time and flew straight upwards.

He navigated the route with ease, arriving at the second heaven, and then teleported through the gap in the sea of ​​clouds to the third heaven.

At the summit of this sacred mountain, there are only six swirling clouds.

Lu Ran immediately saw several vicious dogs strung together and falling from the sky.

"Whoosh~" He seized the opportunity, flashed again, arrived at the bottom of the vortex, and flew straight upward.

In an instant, the sky turned pitch black.

Looking up, not a single star could be seen in the night sky; all around was a desolate wilderness.

Lu Ran suddenly had a feeling of "coming home".

The seemingly ordinary wilderness stirred up memories deep within him—the village of vicious dogs!

"Heh." Lu Ran chuckled silently.

This is certainly not the Vicious Dog Village outside Rain Alley City, but the terrain and environment are the same. If a torch path stretching to the horizon were added, it would be even more perfect.

Vicious Dog Village
This is the first den of iniquity that Lu Ran has ever entered in his life.

Many things happened in the village, leaving him with too many memories.

He once blindfolded himself and wandered aimlessly through the dark wilderness, bleating loudly.

I also won first place in the school's assessment here with my teammates.

Unfortunately, even the team that came in first place couldn't retain its proud and arrogant members.

Lu Ran once brought a girl named Si Xianxian to the Vicious Dog Village for training. The irritable girl slapped a certain despicable guy repeatedly in an inn in a stone city.

Therefore, he was imprisoned.

Ugh.
These are all memories!
Lu Ran calmed himself down, and on the eve of the demon slaying, a smile appeared on his face as he slowly flew upwards.

However, the smile on his face froze as soon as he arrived at the upper level of the demon cave.

The stone pillar was empty.

Where's the greyhound?
Ah? ?

Where did the vicious dog go?
Lu Ran was stunned, looking around. In the boundless wilderness, there were thin dogs everywhere, but no sign of the Evil God.

Are you kidding me?!
The evil god, in his true form as a stone sculpture, instead of properly residing on the sacred mountain pillar, was running around aimlessly.

Could something have happened to them?
No way! I flew up from the first heaven, and along the way, inside and outside the sacred mountain, I could see the figures of vicious dogs and minions everywhere.

Lu Ran searched for a while but still couldn't find the vicious dog. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to communicate with the deity:
【My Lord Immortal Sheep, do you have some time?】

[Say.] A single, solitary word, hoarse and husky.

[This disciple intends to subdue the Evil God, the Vicious Hound, but has not found its figure on the stone pillar connecting to the sacred mountain.]

[A vicious dog?]

[Yes! The stone pillar is hollow. Did the vicious dog go to the front line to provide support? Or did it encounter some accident?] Lu Ran felt a little uneasy.

"Ha, you vicious dog." The fairy sheep snorted coldly. "You really dare."

Lu Ran scratched his head awkwardly and weakly transmitted his voice: "This disciple has made ample preparations. Invisibility and teleportation techniques are indispensable skills for the Ran Sect."

I'm not aware of the dog's movements; both scenarios you described are possible.

Lu Ran: "."

[But you, in just a few days, have captured two evil statues, and the ranks of gods and demons are starting to fall apart.]

Lu Ran's heart tightened: [Chaos? How is it chaotic?]

[Many gods and demons have begun to merge.] The Immortal Sheep's voice grew increasingly chilling. [Now, on the southern defensive line, the Fisherman's figure is nowhere to be seen; all that remains are flesh-and-blood henchmen.]

Lu Ran paused for a moment, then asked, "What has become of Asha?"

"[Changed?]" Lu Ran hesitated. "[The fusion of the two stone statues will change their appearance, won't it? Didn't Zhan Jiao and Cai Yu each have the Netherworld Horn and Soul Jade hanging from their waists respectively?]"

The stone sculptures of the Wind and Swallow of the Burning Gate can be combined into one and can switch between the two images, provided that the strong have a compassionate heart!
That's why they can coexist.

Given Asha's personality, would he possibly have any pity for the old fisherman?
What puzzled Lu Ran was that the old fisherman was not an object-type evil god, but a real humanoid evil sculpture.

What exactly will Asa become?
How am I supposed to explain this to the world? Uh, I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm not pretending anymore?
Xianyang sneered: "The old fisherman does want to merge with Asha Stone Sculpture. After all, his level is there, so he can try to fight back and still have the possibility of retaining his consciousness."

But do you think Asa would agree?

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran vaguely realized something.

Immortal Sheep: [There was no such thing as fusion. Asha directly killed the old fisherman, shattered the evil sculpture, absorbed the original energy that had been broken off, and devoured the old fisherman's soul.]

She took everything from him.

Tell me, why did she change her appearance?

Lu Ran: !!!
The somber voice echoed in his mind once more: "Perhaps the vicious dog you seek will share the same fate as the fisherman."

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

Stop it!

The most fatal flaw of vicious dogs is their extremely low intelligence.

If it gets eaten by the Greedy Wolf, that won't be fun.

Lu Ran suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "[This disciple has just inspected the two sacred mountains in the first and second heavens; the number of vicious dog minions is not small.]"

Therefore, the vicious dog just left the stone pillar. You didn't see it descend into the vortex of dark clouds; it might still be inside the demon's lair.

"Yes, disciple will go and look for it right away."

Lu Ran quickly responded, teleporting into a dark wilderness, and mentally commanded: "[Evil Shadow, Yin Tian General, both of you, show your afterimages.]"

[Yes.] Yan Shuangzi didn't understand why, but she obeyed the order.

Yin Yan, rarely receiving orders from the sect leader, also swiftly flew out of Lu Ran's sight.

Unfortunately, there are only two scouts. The second team's scout, Wei Yun, has not yet reached the Heavenly Realm.

Lu Ran quickly explained the situation and then gestured to the two of them: "You become invisible, you transform into the wind, and the three of us will search in different directions. Report back immediately if you find anything."

"Yes!"

"Yes." With that, the two vanished without a trace.

One afterimage is a figure that conceals itself and teleports away; another afterimage is a gust of wind that flies away at lightning speed.

Lu Ran naturally didn't delay and immediately teleported away.

He kept looking around at the dark cave, his anxiety growing. Fortunately, the wilderness was vast and the search would be easy as long as he had night vision.

"Sect Master, has something happened?" Not long after, the concerned voice of Protector Conglong echoed in his mind.

[Ah, I'm in the upper demon's lair; the vicious hound isn't on the sacred mountain pillar. Wait!]

Yu Changsheng was quite taken aback, but Lu Ran's order silenced him completely, and he didn't dare to utter another sound.

[Something's wrong here!] Yin Yan's voice transmission continued, [A large number of vicious hounds have died tragically, and there are huge claw marks.]

"Okay, don't move, I'm coming right now," Lu Ran said hurriedly.

The gloomy, original stone sculpture stood in Lu Ran's mind, and she knew, of course, where her afterimage was.

Guided by the stone statue, Lu Ran rushed to the scene and witnessed an extremely bloody scene.

Bodies were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed.

There were also huge claw marks scattered across the battlefield.

Lu Ran knelt on the ground, reaching one hand towards a pool of flesh, the flesh his fingertips touched still warm.

"Sect Master, judging from the width of the claw marks, this is very likely the claws of the Greedy Wolf!" Yin Yan came to Lu Ran's side.

The vicious dog breed is meticulous in every way, including its paws.

Although the Wolf's Claw isn't much fatter, it's still clearly different from the Dog's Claw.

"Looking at the direction the claw marks are facing, Tanlang most likely went in that direction." Yin Yan pointed to the left front.

"Okay, you can come back first." Lu Ran stood up and looked into the distance.

Yin Yan pursed her lips, but ultimately bowed her head respectfully and said, "Yes."

Lu Ran naturally noticed Yin Tianjiang's unusual behavior, but he couldn't care less about that now. After absorbing Yin Yan into his eyes, he used telepathy to summon back the evil shadow and chased after it along the claw marks alone.

The huge wolf paw prints appeared and disappeared intermittently, but their general direction was certain.

Lu Ran flashed several times before his figure stopped.

In the pitch-black night, he could see two colossal stone beasts fighting fiercely in the distance.

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

"Woo~!"

The barking of dogs and howling of wolves reached Lu Ran's ears one after another.

One was ferocious and violent, the other was chilling and terrifying.

Lu Ran held his breath, watching the increasingly tragic scene. This was the first time in his life that he had witnessed a war between gods and demons.

[Master, I've arrived.]

"Hmm." Lu Ran's eyes grew even colder.

Are the two sides fighting on the field a greedy wolf and a vicious dog?
Do not,
These are the two divine positions of my great evil shadow.
(End of this chapter)