The Old Gods

Chapter 983 Blood Debt

This is a breathtaking scene.

The white-scaled python tightly coiled around the giant elephant, biting down on its head and refusing to let go, spewing forth immortal breath that could dissolve all things, determined to completely erode the elephant's head.

The giant elephant struggled incessantly, its four legs thrashing wildly and its head constantly rising.

Its long tusks are especially sharp, attempting to pierce the python's body. Its flexible trunk swings fiercely, trying to wrap around the back of the python's head, as if to strangle its enemy.

"Waaaaah~~~"

A muffled elephant-like roar emanated from the python's mouth. The divine technique, "Heaven-Shaking Roar," powerful enough to shake the minds of all living beings, had no effect on the Jade-Faced Serpent Clan's purification techniques.

However, this elephant's cry is not merely a technique, but also a harbinger of angry struggle.

Lu Ran's eyes narrowed as he saw enormous elephant feet descending from the thick, dark clouds.

With his side in a superior position, Lu Ran had no intention of letting the white python relent. He focused his attention on the illusory elephant-footed figure descending from the sky.

One foot, another foot, another foot.
【Immortal Scales!】Lu Ran watched as a phantom of an elephant's foot stepped onto the elephant's back and immediately sent a telepathic command.

The Jade-Faced Serpent Evil Technique: Immortal Scales is comparable to the Golden Body of the Guardian of the Monk School!

Bai Rao certainly wouldn't question the sect leader's decision. In an instant, her white scales emitted a dazzling, shimmering white luster.

A loud "thud"!
The illusory elephant feet stomped heavily on the python's body, sending terrifying shockwaves scattering in all directions.

This powerful blow failed to break through the immortal scales, but its force was so great that it caused the giant elephant below to collapse its back.

"hiss!!"

The white-scaled python hissed sharply, not only frantically eroding the elephant's head beneath its mouth, but also spitting out illusory celestial pythons.

When Bai Rao is in her giant python form, any evil magic she uses is in its complete form and does not require the enhancement of the basic technique, Jade Ruyi.

In other words, the Celestial Python she spat out should have been a physical entity.

But Lu Ran clearly saw that the python was still an illusion.
After a moment's thought, Lu Ran realized that Aunt Bai was a shrewd strategist!

The physical Celestial Python naturally has a stronger output and greater impact, but due to the limitations of the casting environment, the physical Celestial Python simply does not have enough room to maneuver.

If it can't get going, it's easy to get stuck in the python's mouth.

The illusory Celestial Python is completely different.

Although it sacrificed some impact, it was able to pierce through the elephant's head directly in an illusory form!

"Woo~~~" the giant elephant cried out in a pitiful voice.

The elephant's head was already being constantly eroded, and now it was being pierced through by illusory giant pythons. How could it possibly withstand it?

The spirit elephants struggled desperately, trying to retaliate, and also unleashed a barrage of phantom spirit elephants to attack the enemy.

However, as the python's jaws snapped at the top of the elephant's head, the illusory elephant charging forward could only graz the python's head slightly in the initial stages; it couldn't inflict any real damage afterward.

The spirit elephant, supporting its heavy and clumsy body, strained to look up, and even a phantom of the spirit elephant rushed toward the dark clouds directly above at an angle perpendicular to the ground!
The scene was astonishing.

The problem was that although the elephant raised its head, the python maintained its posture and continued to gnaw at its head, naturally pulling it to the back.
Such a scene is truly despairing.

Even more despairingly, even if the phantom of the spirit elephant were to fully unleash its damage, and the python and the elephant were to engage in a cannon-toss battle, the spirit elephant would still be no match for the jade-faced snake.

After all, the Jade-Faced Serpent possesses the indestructible evil magic, Immortal Scales!

Despite Lu Ran's repeated reminders, the white python forcefully withstood the elephant's trampling feet, refusing to retreat an inch.

It should be noted that this was under the condition that Bai Rao only had a single god position, while Ling Xiang was a complete form that had fused with two god positions.

The difference between first-class and third-class gods and demons is vividly displayed.

"Hahaha! Hahahaha!" Xiang Wang watched this scene from afar, his laughter highly infectious.

He had expected this day to come.

I never imagined I'd still be alive, and that I'd be able to see it with my own eyes.

I never imagined that the spirit elephant would be ravaged so miserably!
happy!

Yes! Smash it, blast it to smithereens!

The celestial aura was so dense that the mortals could no longer see the python's head and the elephant's head. Instead, they could still see the elephant's rump and the white python's body tightly wrapped around the elephant's hindquarters.

The elephant's haphazardly kicked legs became increasingly unstable until the colossal beast collapsed with a deafening roar.

The mournful cries grew fainter and fainter.

"Rumble"

"Uncle Xiang, you two go in first," Lu Ran said while dodging left and right.

His attention was mostly focused on the war between gods and demons, but there were still many spirit elephant minions in the third heaven. They could transform into giant beasts that were three thousand meters long and could also step on elephants' feet.

The other soldiers of the Burning Gate were clearing things out, and the battle was in a state of considerable chaos.

With a thought, Lu Ran sent out the phoenix-patterned gourd from his waist, taking the Xiang brothers inside.

He quickly grabbed the gourd and, through a pair of phoenix-like eyes, witnessed another cruel scene.

In the thick fog, the ancient ferocious beast bit off the broken elephant head!
[Aunt Bai, cancel your immortal aura, I'll go collect the divine soul.]

【Okay~】The soft, charming voice filled my mind, completely at odds with her cruel methods.

The soldiers of the Burning Gate were clearing the battlefield, while the Xiang brothers, who had entered the gourd, were curiously looking around.

An invisible force held the two of them suspended in mid-air.

A light mist swirled around them, limiting their visibility. Looking down, they saw a dense fog with particularly alarming energy fluctuations.

"Brother!" Xiang Zhuo also looked disheveled, but his eyes were bright and his excitement was palpable.

From hell to heaven, it only takes a few minutes.

This mysterious force is not only incredibly powerful, capable of slaughtering gods, but its leader, a young man, also treats the two brothers very well.

Especially when dealing with Xiang Wang!
He even started calling him "uncle"?
Xiang Zhuo had been imprisoned by the gods for too long and was used to being a slave, so he knew the rules of this world very well. He absolutely did not believe that such a powerful figure needed to curry favor with the two brothers.

"Brother, have you ever helped him? Or do you have some other connection? When you introduced yourself just now, that young man's hand visibly trembled." Xiang Zhuo said in a low voice.

Xiang Wang gradually stopped smiling.

The scene of the spirit elephant being tortured and killed was enough for him to laugh about for the rest of his life, and he would often take it out to savor it.

But at this moment, he had more important things to do. "He's too young," Xiang Wang said with a serious expression, shaking his head in denial. "I doubt you could find another one like him in the entire Heavenly Realm. If I had seen him, I would definitely remember him very well."

Xiang Zhuo: "Then him."

Xiang Wang thought to himself, "A slight tremor in his hand doesn't prove anything. As it stands, he is the human who is rumored to be hunting gods and demons."

Since that's the case, he probably admires us because he sees us being ravaged by the gods, yet we never give in.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Zhuo looked somewhat guilty.

He wasn't as tough as his brother. After years of suffering abuse, Xiang Zhuo no longer resisted as fiercely as he had at the beginning.

I've completely accepted my fate.

His value lay primarily in being used by the spirit to deal with his elder brother, Xiang Wang.

“Over the years, you have suffered too many undeserved misfortunes,” Xiang Wang said in a deep voice.

Xiang Zhuo remained silent and shook his head.

The two brothers were four years apart. When Xiang Zhuo arrived in the Heavenly Realm, the once glorious Yunhai Sect had already disbanded, and the Yunhai disciples were being suppressed and targeted.

When Xiang Zhuo ascended to the Heavenly Realm, the other world he saw was a prison from beginning to end.

The bitterness involved cannot be explained in just a few words.

"I owe you!" Xiang Wang put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "Whatever that young man wants, I'll go."

Before the words were finished, a figure slowly descended.

"Benefactor!"

"Our benefactor!" The two brothers reacted in surprisingly unison.

"Brothers?" Looking at the two extremely disheveled individuals, Lu Ran could see a resemblance between them in their features.

"Yes!" Xiang Wang clasped his hands in a fist and bowed.

"It's an unexpected bonus." Lu Ran smiled, then suddenly swayed.

Xiang Zhuo subconsciously reached out to help, but was frozen in place.

Xiang Zhuo's heart tightened immediately, and he struggled desperately, but his body could only tremble slightly as a familiar feeling welled up in his heart.

Did I move from one dark and hopeless prison to another?

"Uh." With the help of the ribbons, Lu Ran stood firm in mid-air and held his forehead with one hand.

Lu Ran felt very unwell. The Blood Skull Evil Sculpture in the sculpture park was still buzzing, but he felt mentally exhausted and so dazed that he was about to fall asleep.

In the past, if he had the image of a stone sculpture trembling in his mind, he would never have been able to sleep.

“My benefactor, I am deeply grateful and will never thank you. I will do my best whenever you need my help.” Xiang Wang paused again.

The young man suddenly raised his hand as if to stop him, while rubbing his temple with his other hand: "What do you mean by benefactor? If I call you uncle, what should you call me?"

Xiang Wang: "."

Xiang Zhuo: "."

Should I call him nephew?

That's outrageous!

Isn't this mysterious young man a bit too easygoing?

"Tsk." Lu Ran's hand fell from his forehead to the ribbon at his waist. "Don't you recognize it?"

Xiang Wang stared blankly at the fairy ribbon.

Sometimes it appears like smoke or mist, sometimes it transforms into a soft, flowing veil.

This seems to be...?
"What about this?" Lu Ran drew a Tianchen sword from his waist.

"This is!" Xiang Wang suddenly widened his eyes.

The younger brother, Xiang Zhuo, was puzzled and did not understand why his elder brother was so emotional.

"Whoosh~" The sword spirit appeared, and a beautiful female phantom stood to the side and behind the young man.

"Zong Qiao, Sect Leader Qiao!"

As Xiang Wang spoke, his voice trembled with excitement, his majestic body buckling as he knelt down, as if a mountain of gold had been pushed over or a jade pillar had been overturned.

This time, Little Phoenix did not stop it.

It's hard to imagine that this man, who never yielded to the gods, would bow so respectfully to a sword spirit.

The illusory Qiao Wanjun had a complicated look in her eyes as she looked at the blood-stained man and sighed softly in her heart.

She composed herself and gestured to the young man beside her: "My child."

Xiang Wang suddenly turned his head and looked at the mysterious young man.

Only then did I realize why the young leader's hands had been trembling earlier, and why he had been so approachable and friendly.

So, the slaying of gods and demons was done by the descendants of Master Qiao?
Yes,

That's exactly right!!
"Haha! Hahahaha!" Xiang Wang suddenly burst into laughter, raised his hand to his head, and grabbed his messy hair.

The sky that Sect Leader Qiao failed to pierce in the past, the young master will try again with his sword!

The blood feud sown by the gods and demons back then will be settled one by one by the young master!

That's exactly right!

痛快
"Hahahaha!" Xiang Wang's laughter grew louder and louder.

I laughed until my throat was hoarse.

He laughed until two streams of tears flowed down his blood-stained face.

Like a madman.

Like a new god.

(End of this chapter)