The Old Gods

Chapter 972 The Name of the Demon

[White-striped Wolf - Blood Hound, Golden Ear Old Man - Straw Demon and the like, you don't need to pay them any attention.]

【Huh?】Lu Ran struggled to turn his gaze away from the jade talisman and looked at the celestial sheep statue halfway up the mountain.

The two sides of the eighth-rank evil god, Blood Calamity Hound, are called White-striped Wolf.

The two are quite similar in appearance, both being large wolfhounds. The difference lies in that the Bloodhound has black fur with blood-red stripes, while the White Wolf has white fur with golden stripes.

This group of gods and demons did not merge.

On the battlefield, the phantom images of white wolves could occasionally be seen on the Blood Hound minions; these were none other than the divine minions, the White-striped Wolves.

Similarly, the ninth-rank god-demon Golden Ear Old Man - Straw Demon did not merge.

Lu Ran was very familiar with the Straw Demon clan, since these weak demons often frequented the rainy alleys of the small town.

They were covered in yellowish-brown grass coats and wore yellowish-brown straw hats.

The pupils hidden under the brim of the hat were particularly striking; they were composed of individual grains of rice, gleaming with an eerie, withered yellow hue.

The two sides of the Straw Demon, Golden Ear Old Man, are completely opposite to its dark style.

Golden Ear Old Man is also a kind of scarecrow.

His body is made of plump, golden rice ears tightly woven together, and his appearance resembles a tall, thin farmer.

He held a flail in his hand, which was both a weapon and a farming tool.

It consists of a long handle connected to a row of wooden planks and is a traditional farming tool used to beat grains to make the grains fall out.

Jin Suiweng's appearance gives people a very honest feeling, and his smile is very simple. He is also one of the few gods in the god and demon camp who can give people a sense of kinship.

This is extremely rare!
After all, no matter how weak he was, even if he was ranked ninth, he was still a real god.

What people talk about most about the ninth-ranked god, Golden Earl, is the fragrance of grain emanating from his body.

It smells wonderful.

Lu Ran was far from the sacred mountain and had not yet smelled the scent of grains.

In a little while, you can get close to this "Scarecrow Uncle" and have a good sniff!
The fates of the two wolfhounds and two scarecrows can be decided after you have pacified the sacred mountain. When you take action later, you only need to focus on killing the Blood Skull, the Dust Shadow Flower - Mirror Demon, and the Jade Talisman.

Hearing the telepathic message from the Immortal Sheep, Lu Ran made up his mind.

It seems that Boss Yang has already secretly taken care of the White-striped Wolf - Blood Hound and the Golden Ear Old Man - Straw Demon?
That said, the Immortal Sheep and these four gods and demons were all located halfway up the mountain.

On Blood Dust Divine Mountain, they were clearly not qualified to stand atop the mountain, which should be the position of Blood Skull, the leader of the Great Xia Demons.

Lu Ran looked up and saw the two stone statues, Dust Shadow Flower and Sinful Mirror Demon, standing near the top of the mountain, while the summit was empty.

Is Lord Bloodskull not home?
Lu Ran slowly circled around, and finally saw the figure of the Demon Leader on the battle line dozens of kilometers away on the east side of the Divine Mountain.

"Hiss!" Lu Ran gasped after only a few glances.

But is it the real culprit?

The art styles are completely different!
Within the Burning Gate, if you pull out Jiang Ruyi, Leng Xuanshuang, and Yu Changsheng, the three of them seem to be on a completely different level from the three thousand disciples.

It conveys a sense of "my pixels are superior to yours".

And in Blood Dust Divine Mountain, Blood Skull is the most special one.

Blood mist swirled around him, and he held a pair of long, straight, blood-red swords. With each flick of his wrist, a blood-red full moon appeared.

Large splatters of blood flew off the blade, clearly scalding hot, indiscriminately burning friend and foe alike!

Honestly, Bloodskull's movement speed is a bit too fast!

Lu Ran became increasingly alarmed as he looked at the document.

Within the Burning Gate, is there anyone who can truly keep up with Blood Skull's fighting pace?
Even Huangfu Zhao, who is at the T0 speed level, is fast in displacement speed, not in action rate.

The only option is to unleash the Eastern Thunder Divine Art: Thunderous Appearance, which will attract lightning to strike me, boosting my attributes in all aspects. Let's give it another try.

In comparison, Yan Shuangzi's reaction speed, movement speed, and ability to collect and process information are definitely superior to Huangfu Zhao's.

Because Yan Shuangzi has already integrated the two techniques of Greedy Wolf and Vicious Dog: Wolf Sense - Evil Sense, Wolf Agility - Evil Agility.

Can she go toe-to-toe with Blood Skull?

Lu Ran observed carefully, feeling increasingly uncertain.

Damn it.
Keep in mind that Blood Skull hasn't activated the Evil Art: Blood Burning Body yet!
That technique comes at the cost of burning blood and divine power, which can cause one's blood to boil and cause one's all-around attributes to surge!
As a stone sculpture, Blood Skull naturally has no blood, but it possesses divine power, and hot blood droplets composed of divine power can appear all over its body.

Even if the Greedy Wolf and Vicious Dog techniques are combined, they may not be able to rival the Blood Skull Technique.

This is difficult.
"Why are you so quiet? Are you scared?" A deep voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, entered Lu Ran's mind.

"No, I'm just figuring out how to make my move," Lu Ran quickly replied. "By the way, Immortal Sheep, what kind of divine weapon domain do those two swords in Blood Skull's hand possess?"

Don't you recognize those two knives?

【Huh?】Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then observed carefully. 【That's the Blood Skull Evil Technique - Blood Burning Blade, not a divine weapon?】

"Ha." The Immortal Sheep sneered. "The divine weapon that you all covet is beneath Bloodskull's notice."

Lu Ran: "."

Lord Bloodskull is so noble!
Even the most powerful and divine weapons in the world will get your hands dirty, won't they?

"But you should take a look at that necklace." The fairy sheep seemed certain that Lu Ran was acting like a coward, too afraid to get close and observe, so she simply gave him a direct reminder.

[Necklace?] Lu Ran squinted, looking at the necklace made of small skulls.

Those blood-red skulls, with their black, hollow eye sockets, were truly terrifying. [It was a fourth-tier magic artifact, capable of spraying blood outwards, turning the battlefield into a pool of blood.]

"What are the specific effects of the Blood Pool?" Lu Ran asked hurriedly.

If you are drenched in sprayed blood, splashed by blood droplets from a blood pool, or accidentally fall into a blood pool, the thick blood will solidify your body, rendering you unable to move.

The Immortal Sheep sighed softly and continued, "[This magical artifact is extremely potent; even the Blood Skull itself, once submerged in the pool, was unable to move.]"

"Gulp." Lu Ran's Adam's apple bobbed.

If even the Blood Skull can be imprisoned, then why would a tiny human like myself need to fall into the Blood Pool?
You could be turned into "amber" on the spot just by being splashed by a drop of blood!

Like those tiny insects that have been encased in resin for millions of years.
No!

We must never allow the Blood Skull to cast a spell, and we must never allow that necklace to cast a spell.

The Immortal Sheep said calmly, "Although his body is immobile, he can still cast spells. Therefore, even with his skull covered in blood and his limbs stiff, he can still teleport and kill enemies."

That's it!

Lu Ran nodded secretly, then suddenly thought of something and asked: "The effect of this magic weapon should be classified as a technique to change the terrain and environment, not an output type."

If that's the case, shouldn't the Flower-Supporting Divine Technique - Misty Rain in the Mortal World be able to break it?

"Heh, you do have a bit of cleverness." Fairy Sheep snorted.

For such words to come from the mouth of the cold-blooded sheep, it's already considered a compliment.

Lu Ran accepted it calmly. After all, he had come up with a solution in just a few seconds, which showed he had some quick wit.

Hmm. I didn't lose face too much in front of the domineering Sheep Boss~
【Lord Immortal Sheep, please wait a moment. I need to have a good talk with the soldiers of the Burning Gate and formulate a battle plan.】

【Um. 】

Lu Ran, far from the sacred mountain, remained spiritually connected with his soldiers, and a heated discussion ensued.

[That's too fast! You didn't see it. Bloodskull's movement speed is incredibly fast, and he hasn't even activated his Blood Burning Body yet.]

Will the same trick work? Last time, when the Shadow led the team to subdue the monk, the monk almost escaped.

[Indeed, I have to keep the Silence Domain active. Someone also needs to kill the Dust Shadow Flower - Mirror Demon, and the Jade Talisman is also present.]

During their conversation, Jiang Ruyi heard this and couldn't help but feel surprised: "The jade talisman is here too?"

[The Immortal Sheep specially invited you here. Your two ghost talismans can be combined with the other four types of stone talismans to form a set. By the way, Ruyi, after you kill the jade talisman, first put its soul into the Rebirth Coin.]

Inside the sculpture park, Jiang Ruyi nodded gently.

It seems that Lu Ran has some scores to settle with Lord Yu Fu.

Huangfu Zhao stepped forward, knelt and bowed to Jiang Ruyi, and asked for instructions from Madam Ranmen, while also communicating with the Lord of Ranmen: "Blood Skull's combat power is extremely strong. Even if it is restricted by the Silence Domain, it is not easy to deal with."

Currently, two of my generals from the Burning Gate are advancing in rank: Nightmare Protector and Yin Yantian General.

Young Master previously used the Silence Domain on North Wind God Mountain, leaving him physically weakened; therefore, we are inferior.

Without needing to finish speaking, Lu Jiang and the other woman understood Huangfu Zhao's meaning.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Fighting this leader of the Great Xia demons was indeed extremely stressful for the soldiers of the Burning Gate.

It's understandable that Huangfu Zhao wanted the Ranmen Sect to face a powerful enemy at its peak.

Nightmare and Yin Tian are both second-tier gods and demons with formidable combat power. If they can be stationed at the edge of the Silent Domain, it will greatly increase the Ranmen's margin for error.

The only problem is that time waits for no one!

Lu Ran's words were imprinted in the minds of the generals: "[The Yin Tian General will take at least two days to devour a soul. The Nightmare Protector is devouring two souls, so it will take even longer.]"

Delay will only lead to unforeseen changes; this battle must be fought today!
I've just spoken with Yan Zhi, and she helped me fully activate the Silence Domain, which should last at least three minutes.

Huangfu Zhao remained silent.

Hearing the young master's resolute stance, the few former subordinates of Yunhai who had wanted to second him did not step forward.

Yu Changsheng, who was far away on the southeast front, suddenly sent a telepathic message: "[What the sect leader just said is that the Dust Shadow Flower - the Mirror Demon is near the mountain peak area.]"

Blood Skull and Jade Talisman are positioned on the east and west sides of the Divine Mountain front, respectively, and are currently engaged in killing enemies and plundering resources.

What are Mr. Conglong's insights?

Since the sect leader has made up his mind, I believe we can wait for an opportune moment.

"Speak," Lu Ran said in a deep voice.

Once the Blood Skull and Jade Talisman have returned to the mountaintop to rest, the sect leader can activate the Silence Domain to imprison the four gods and demons simultaneously.

[Hmm] Lu Ran seemed to be deep in thought.

The enemy's gods and demons can teleport and instantly teleport, so our side should try to keep the battle in one place to avoid unnecessary complications.

Lu Ran nodded secretly.

That makes sense; we definitely have to take them all at once!

Yu Changsheng added, "Our side has superior numbers, and we can support each other on the mountaintop. Even if Xue Shou possesses extraordinary abilities, he'll likely be outnumbered!"

【Um! 】

(End of this chapter)