The Old Gods

Chapter 915 Terrifying Blood Surface

The advancement of magical artifacts takes very little time, and the creation of magical artifacts is the same.

In just a quarter of an hour, the Blood Crystal Mask emitted a wave of energy.

The jewelry in the drawer rattled loudly, and the poor wooden dressing table was smashed to pieces.

Lu Ran subconsciously took a step to the side, blocking the wardrobe, and the Yanxia Silk also quickly opened up to hold back the raging wind and waves.

"Whoo~"

The blood crystal mask slowly floated up and hovered in front of Lu Ran's face.

It was as if they were sizing up a young man.

"Hello?" Lu Ran cautiously reached out, trying to hold up half of his face mask.

The Blood Crystal Mask stepped back, dodging the young man's palm.

"Don't you recognize me?" Lu Ran didn't forcefully try to remove the mask. "You were my birthday present."

The blood crystal mask floated slowly, rotating gently around the young man.

It seems like they are confirming something.

Lu Ran smiled and continued, "Our footprints have covered the entire Holy Spirit Mountain Realm. You accompanied me to fight enemies and smash through many demon strongholds."

The blood crystal mask moved right in front of Lu Ran, remaining silent.

"Come here." Lu Ran slowly raised his hand.

This time, the blood crystal mask did not retreat.

Lu Ran was overjoyed and gently held it in his hand, feeling its warmth.

“We’ve always fought side by side, going to wars in the north and south together.” As he spoke, he put on a mask, covering the lower half of his face.

"Buzz~" The blood crystal mask finally reacted slightly, trembling gently.

"You remember now?" Lu Ran's muffled voice came from behind the mask.

From the side came Jiang Ruyi's voice: "It, hmm?"

She had just uttered a single word when a surge of energy suddenly appeared in front of her face. Immediately afterwards, a blood mask made of pure energy covered the lower half of her face.

Lu Ran naturally noticed the abnormality and immediately turned his head to look, where he also saw this astonishing scene.

The mask on her face was not made of crystal-clear bloodstone, but rather a deep red half-face mask that looked like it was made of congealed blood.

It was so red it was almost black!

Jiang Ruyi's graceful figure is quite mismatched with the style of this mask.

The blood mask, however, disregarded everything and even adjusted its size, covering Jiang Ruyi's entire chin from the middle of her nose to her entire jawline.

Jiang Ruyi frowned slightly, noticing a surge of energy emanating from the blood mask. Strands of blood were attempting to penetrate her water armor and seep into her skin.

"What, can't I speak?" Jiang Ruyi's voice was muffled.

This sentence seemed to further enrage the magical artifact, the Blood Crystal Mask!
The blood mask covering her face was surging with increasingly violent energy fluctuations, with fine blood lines constantly drilling into her skin.

Jiang Ruyi's physical body is at the third level of the Heavenly Realm.

The water armor covering her body was undoubtedly the most top-tier among the Heavenly Grade armors.

How could a mere first-tier magic weapon possibly break through such a defense?

That said, the reason why the Blood Crystal Mask dared to cover Jiang Ruyi's mouth was probably thanks to the magic artifact, Smoke Green Gauze.

In order not to put too much burden on Lu Ran, Jiang Ruyi lowered herself and stepped down from her pedestal, and even used magical artifacts to try her best to conceal her power.

If she were to appear as an evil god, the Blood Crystal Mask probably wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous.
"Don't be naughty, she's my fiancée and your mistress." Lu Ran raised his hand and patted the blood crystal mask on his face.

Jiang Ruyi also raised her hand, grasped the blood-covered mask on her face, and began to remove it.

This experience truly broadened Lu Ran's horizons.

Jiang Ruyi forcibly removed the blood mask, revealing dense blood vessels still clinging to the lower half of her face.

The scene was particularly terrifying!

"Pah~pah~pah~"

Jiang Ruyi picked up the mask with one hand and pulled it further and further away.

The blood streaks snapped one after another, making a faint, eerie sound.

"Crack!"

Jiang Ruyi squeezed hard, crushing the blood mask in her hand. The thick blood stained her fair palm.

A moment later, the blood dissipated into wisps of mist.

"Alright." Lu Ran patted the blood crystal mask. "She's your mistress, so don't do that again. What exactly is the effect of this ability of yours?"

The blood crystal mask remained silent and showed no reaction whatsoever.

"Hello?" Lu Ran asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is the artifact spirit here? Come out and say something."

Jiang Ruyi suddenly said, "It might not understand our language."

"Huh?" Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant.

Right!

This is a magical artifact, not a divine weapon.

The human race deserves the most credit for the creation of any divine weapon. Not to mention the early cultivation stage, the human race is needed to guide the formation of the weapon spirit in the crucial stage, with the weapon and its master in perfect harmony.

The essence of the weapon spirit is the master of the divine weapon himself.

Therefore, once a divine weapon is created, it understands human language and can communicate normally with its master.

The ritual implements are completely different.

This thing is naturally formed and nurtured by nature; from conception to birth, no human beings are involved in the entire process.

"I'll gather the soldiers at the sculpture garden for a preliminary discussion." Jiang Ruyi turned and left. "You stay with the Blood Crystal Mask. Once it fully recognizes you as its master, your minds will be connected." Language shouldn't require special time for instruction.

You can learn by simply being exposed to it.

Lu Ran watched Jiang Xianzi's departing figure and whispered, "You're not angry, are you?"

Jiang Ruyi: "."

Am I really that petty in your heart?

If this were a naughty child, then of course you could discipline it until it becomes obedient. But this is just a newborn "infant," it doesn't understand anything, so why get angry?
Jiang Ruyi turned her head and glared at Lu Ran.

But she was worried that if he opened his mouth, it would frighten the Blood Crystal Mask, so she just snorted, picked up the Fiery Phoenix Pattern Gourd in her hand, and continued walking away.

Little Phoenix: "."

It really wants to make some new friends and play together.

Unfortunately, the mistress wouldn't allow it, and it didn't have much time to rest. It had to constantly study and comprehend new effects, striving to advance to a fourth-tier magic weapon.

Lu Ran watched his evil god girlfriend leave, then sat down on the spot, cupping his face in his hands, his palms covering the blood crystal mask, trying to cultivate a bond with it.

The creation of the ritual implement took only fifteen minutes.

The process of recognizing the Lord took an entire afternoon!
As dusk approached, Lu Ran finally realized that the Blood Crystal Mask had opened its heart to him, and the two could now communicate their thoughts to each other.

"Haha!" Lu Ran's muffled laughter came from inside the bedroom.

The Blood Crystal Mask sensed its master's joy and seemed to feel much better, but it still didn't make a sound, not even a slight tremor.

Lu Ran realized that this magical artifact had some special characteristics.

There are many kinds of ritual implements, each of which can exist independently and naturally has its own inherent characteristics.

The magical artifacts that Lu Ran currently possesses have vastly different personalities: the Little Blazing Phoenix is ​​playful and mischievous, the Ink Jade Tiger Talisman is majestic and solemn, and the Misty Cloud Silk is gentle and considerate.

Now another taciturn person has arrived.

"Let's go, shall we test the effects of your magical artifact?" Lu Ran said in a low voice, conveying a hint of his thoughts.

Language barriers may exist, but ideas can be easily understood.

However, the Blood Crystal Mask still did not respond.

Hmm...it does resemble the Lonely Night Blade quite a bit?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ran summoned the ancient bronze mirror and arrived in the northern part of the Holy Spirit Mountain Continent, stepping into a snow-covered mountain forest.

He walked several dozen steps forward and stood by the lake.

The Moonlit Heavenly Lake at dusk is equally beautiful, with the afterglow of the setting sun penetrating the snow-covered forest and spilling onto the calm lake surface, creating shimmering ripples.

Lu Ran now understood why Guan Yiren had chosen to live in seclusion here.

This place is peaceful and tranquil, allowing one to temporarily forget the filth of Holy Spirit Mountain.

Lu Ran admired it for a moment, and was about to search for the Demon Toad when he suddenly remembered something.

"Uh." Lu Ran slapped his forehead, somewhat annoyed.

No wonder the lakeside is so quiet; the evil god, the Toad of the Underworld, has already been killed by the Burning Gate!

Where are there any ghost toads left now? Huh?
Lu Ran blinked, his gaze sweeping across the lush snow forest, and under a large tree, he saw a silver toad.

Lu Ran: "."

The slap in the face came so fast that he couldn't even react.

Yes, once the demon minions are created, they are independent entities and will not die because of the fall of the evil god.

Within Holy Spirit Mountain, there are naturally still remnants of the Dark Toad clan.

There's no need to worry about the demon minions being powerless; that's inherent in their nature. The minions are the offspring of the evil god, not lowly human believers who must first sign a master-servant contract and then beg the gods and demons for permission to cast spells.

"Killing one means one less to kill~"

Lu Ran murmured, his left hand supporting the blood crystal mask, his right hand pointing to a distant tree.

kill!

"Whoo~"

Lu Ran and the magical artifact were in perfect harmony. Under the intense killing intent, the Blood Crystal Mask immediately cast a spell, and a blood mask was placed directly on the mouth of the silver toad.

The physical structure of the Dark Toad is quite different from that of humans.

However, the blood mask, cleverly adjusted in shape, fit perfectly on the toad's mouth!
Toad: ? ? ?
The sudden turn of events left the already not-so-intelligent Mingchan completely stunned.

In an instant, streaks of blood emerged from the blood mask and pierced into the skin of the Nether Toad.

Lu Ran was also a little confused.

The Toad Clan is quite noisy, especially when they're fighting; they'll croak incessantly.

But at this moment, Lu Ran only saw the frantically struggling toad and heard no sound.

Even if its mouth is covered, it should still be able to make a gurgling sound, right?

This?
What Lu Ran couldn't see was that beneath the blood mask, lines of blood, like needles and thread, had completely sewn shut the toad's mouth and pierced its vocal sac.
Suddenly, the palm-sized silver toad swelled up, and a silvery light shone from beneath its skin.

Lu Ran's pupils contracted slightly!
The evil method of the underworld toad·The toad spits out the moon?
Unfortunately, the mouth of the toad was firmly sealed by the blood mask, unable to open even an inch, so it could not spit out moonlight.

The terrifying energy could only gather in its mouth, swelling the toad's belly to its maximum.
"puff!"

The toad was burst open, its limbs and flesh scattering everywhere.

It died without ever uttering a sound.

Even in death, it never released that beam of moonlight.

Its body was broken, but half of the toad's head was still there, and the tightly fitting blood mask was still firmly attached to its mouth, refusing to leave.

"My God!" Lu Ran exclaimed in shock.

Gag me, so I can't speak?
Isn't this too overbearing?
It sounds like it could easily incite public outrage and get exposed online.
(End of this chapter)