The Old Gods

Chapter 987 The Phoenix Crown Sings Softly
Seeing the child's pale face, Qiao Wanjun said softly, "There's no need to worry too much."

"Huh?" Lu Ran looked at his mother.

Lu Ran's upbringing undoubtedly shaped him into someone who was severely unbalanced in his studies.

His education from childhood made him intimately familiar with the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the monthly invasions by demons also forced him to become familiar with the demon races within the Great Xia territory.

But what about foreign gods and demons?
Lu Ran dared not presume to understand.

This isn't just Lu Ran's problem; it's a common ailment worldwide—being unbalanced in one area!
Humans, living in any country, alliance, or corner of the world, can hardly pay much attention to extraterrestrial gods and demons.

Just being able to survive on the land one lives in has already exhausted a person's entire being.

And the gods of each region need a large number of devout believers!

This means that the gods who descend upon this region will not allow the excessive promotion of the glory and majesty of gods from other regions within their own sphere of influence.

All these factors combined made it difficult for Lu Ran, during his student days, to gain a deep understanding of foreign gods and demons.

Since entering Holy Spirit Mountain, Lu Ran has become deeply rooted in the Great Xia God and Demon system, and has no opportunity, time or energy to come into contact with the gods and demons outside.

"I told you, don't worry too much," Qiao Wanjun reassured softly. "You've already seen the most powerful gods and demons."

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Lord Jianyi?"

Qiao Wanjun smiled, her eyes gradually softening: "Sword Master, Blood Skull, Martial Monk, Martial Student."
Those you are familiar with, and even those you have personally slain, are the most powerful gods and demons in the world.

Lu Ran couldn't help but blink.

He was willing to believe his mother, but unfamiliar things were always worrying.

Qiao Wanjun asked, "When gods and demons descend to earth, what exactly do they choose as their location?"

Lu Ran said directly: "Resources! Population resources, what we need is people's faith."

Qiao Wanjun nodded in agreement: "What is the population of the Great Xia region?"

Lu Ran suddenly realized.

Once you analyze it from the underlying logic, everything becomes clear!
Qiao Wanjun patiently explained: "The god-demon group that can occupy the Great Xia has the strongest overall strength and the strongest individual strength of its top gods and demons among the five war zones."

The gods and demons you fought were among the best in the Great Xia Dynasty, and even the most elite in the world.

It is worth mentioning that to explore the true value of the gods and demons of the Great Xia Dynasty, we must go back to the early 1980s.

That is, the time when gods and demons choose their territory and descend to earth.

At that time, the population of Great Xia was already around one billion.

At that time, the world's total population was only a little over four billion.

It's easy to imagine just how powerful the gods and demons who could seize the Great Xia region must be!
Lu Ran's expression was strange: "I thought the world was big and I could broaden my horizons by going out, but after going out, I found that I was the one who had the most to see the world?"

This is just like playing ping-pong!

If you can win the domestic championship, you definitely have the ability to win the world championship.
Qiao Wanjun scolded, "I didn't want you to panic or worry too much, not to make you proud."

"Uh." Lu Ran scratched his head awkwardly.

"The population of India is also quite large, and its first and second-class gods and demons should not be underestimated." Qiao Wanjun's expression became slightly serious.

"Mhm." Lu Ran nodded repeatedly.

The top gods and demons of the five major regions are all quite capable, of course.

But if we're really talking about top-tier gods from overseas, we really have to look to South Asia.

"Gods and demons will not sit idly by and wait for their doom, nor can we." Qiao Wanjun placed one hand on her waist and gently picked up the small money pouch.

"Strike first, strike hard!" Lu Ran chimed in. "I'll do it now, hmm?"

He suddenly realized that someone was calling to him from the shadows, and the call was particularly strong.

Who? Mr. Cho-ryu?

[Sect Master! Yanzhi Divine Mountain is surrounded! Wu Sheng is leading a large force to attack!]

Lu Ran: !!!
Far to the southeast, on the sacred mountain of Rouge Paper.

Countless faceless jade vessels receded rapidly, like a white tide.

Outside the encirclement of the Faceless Jade Venerable, teleportation arrays activated one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the sky and the ground were filled with enormous stone statues. "Ring ring~ ring~"

A strong wind blew across the mountaintop, making the phoenix crown on the goddess statue ring crisply.

The woman with the red paper robe looked around, her gaze sweeping over the figures of her colleagues.

Martial male lead, Yin Hua Dan (female lead), Jade-faced Snake, A Sha, Tian Luan, Paper Luan, Melting Bear, Dragon Carp.
It really is a gathering of powerful gods.

Near the summit, the stone statue of a young girl holding dragon and phoenix candles couldn't help but show a look of panic.

Qing Tu, standing on the mountainside, had a solemn expression.

Has this day finally come?
Since Lady Yanzhi has chosen to pledge allegiance to the human race, she must have considered this scenario.

Qing Tu gripped his butcher's knife tightly, looking at the group of powerful gods and demons capable of destroying the world, and a deep sense of worry rose in his heart.

There were indeed soldiers of the Burning Gate stationed inside the vortex of dark clouds, but could those stone statues withstand the overwhelming wrath of a powerful god?
Will I be able to survive?
If I could die in front of Lady Yan Zhi, or take a few blows for her, I would have no regrets.

"Whoosh~" Qing Tu picked up the butcher knife with one hand and grabbed a meat hook with the other.

This action drew a furious gaze.

Qing Tu looked over and saw a huge stone bear with its stone fur standing on end.

The third-tier god-demon, Molten Bear (Ember Demon), which had already merged into one, was panting heavily, whimpering strange sounds, and pacing back and forth restlessly.

Qingtu, perched on the mountainside, remained silent throughout.

They simply gripped the butcher's knife even tighter.

At the summit of the sacred mountain, the paper doll looked at the faces, some gloomy and some angry, but she remained calm, a faint smile appearing on her exquisite face.
"You're too kind, Master Wusheng. Supporting the front lines doesn't require such a large-scale mobilization."

“Traitor.” A sinister statue, half-human and half-snake, coldly stared at the mountain peak.

The paper-paper figure ignored the jade-faced snake and kept looking at the martial arts student: "I thought you were the leader."

The Jade-Faced Snake narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her gaze icy and chilling.

The martial arts performer, dressed in imposing armor resembling a theatrical costume and holding a long spear, stood in mid-air and said, "Forget about such petty tricks of sowing discord."

Tell me, why associate with those lowly creatures?

"I don't understand what Master Wusheng is saying."

The martial artist thrust his spear forward, pointing it at the rouge paper, and said in a cold voice, "You're holding the martial monk's Lotus Sword in your hand, don't you understand what I'm saying?"

"Oh, this one?" The paper doll picked up the pale gold longsword and examined it closely.

As she looked at it, a faint smile appeared on her face, gentle and bright: "This is a token that man gave me. Now that I have taken a liking to him, he is no longer lowly."

"A dignified god or demon, reduced to such a lowly creature!" The martial artist nearly laughed in anger. "Fine, Paper Doll! Fine, fine, fine!"

"Do you have to keep calling him lowly and hurting my feelings?"

The paper doll toyed with the Lotus Sword, looked up at the high-ranking martial artist, and continued, "Have you ever wondered why, after knowing you for so long, I have never taken a liking to you?"

The martial arts performer's eyes widened suddenly!

A terrifying pressure swept across the land, shaking all living beings.

Even second- or third-class gods and demons couldn't help but tremble slightly.

The Jade-Faced Serpent suddenly said, "You cannot change the baseness of the human race, and you are destined to misplace your trust. He has not appeared yet, which means he has abandoned you and left you to be trampled to pieces."

"Haha~"

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, her every move captivating: "So that's why you all have time to chat, you're waiting for him."

You've worried too much.

I have treated him with such sincerity, how could he possibly betray me?

Unfortunately, you don't care about the light rustling of the phoenix crown.

I don't know for whom it cries out.

(End of this chapter)