Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 289 Slaying a Peak-Level Boss: The Black Dragon Makes His Move, Intending to Kill Salang!

The Blue Gold Palace Master is very strong. Like Hailong, his cultivation level is at least at the super-level full cultivation, or even at the peak level!

He was a staunch supporter of Izusa, always hiding in the shadows.

But so what?
He was facing the Empress Yan Ji!
Endless flames raged within the Goddess Temple, protecting only the area where Ye Xinxia and Asha Ruya were.

The spirit coffin where Izusa was located was the very center of the flames!

"Ahhh!! No!"

Izusa is still struggling. She finally managed to be 'resurrected', how can she be so easily wiped out?

However, some of her methods were completely ineffective against Lu Ran.

"It's nothing more than a secret technique for surviving by clinging to life, and you call that 'resurrection'?" Lu Ran sneered sarcastically.

His words seemed more directed at the knights, including Hailong, outside the palace.

As expected, Hailong and the others' expressions changed slightly upon hearing this.

During her lifetime, Yi Zhisha was not recognized by the Parthenon's soul. Although she was a goddess, everyone knew how she rose to power without a soul.

Now, even if it is 'resurrected', it is merely taking advantage of the situation!

Yizhisha also pinned her hopes on the Lord of the Blue Gold Palace.

But the Lord of the Blue Gold Palace is in dire straits himself!
With a casual strike, the Flame Princess easily shattered the super-level defensive magic released by the Blue Gold Palace Master.

The Holy Spirit of the Underworld is determined to kill a top-level mage; he can't escape!
Lu Ran looked at Yi Zhisha as if she were a dead person.

Because she was already dead!

At this moment, under the scorching heat of the Heavenly Tribulation Flame, Izusa's 'undead body' was completely reduced to ashes!
Resentment and cries echoed throughout the entire Temple of the Goddess.

The legs of the group of super-rank knights outside the hall trembled violently!

After the goddess Yi Zhi Sha was resurrected, she was defeated by Lu Ran.
He was wiped out right in front of these knights?!

Lu Ran destroyed Yi Zhisha's body, but her soul remains!
Lu Ran promptly controlled and imprisoned Yi Zhisha's soul, preventing her from returning to the dark dimension and causing trouble.

Then, Yan Ji returned to the Goddess Palace from the air.

The flames transformed into an arm, holding a head, which was none other than the Blue Gold Palace Master who had risked his life to block Lu Ran's attack in order to save Yi Zhisha!

Lu Ran nodded.

Yan Ji probably felt disgusted too. After completing her task, she directly set fire to the head of the Blue Gold Palace Master.

Outside the hall, Hailong felt a chill run down his spine.

If he had chosen to help Izusa just now, the outcome would have been terrible!
If he joined forces with the Lord of the Blue Gold Palace, he could absolutely guarantee that neither of them would die, but they also had no chance of winning.

Who knows if Lu Ran has any other trump cards up his sleeve?
Just as he was lost in thought, the sky suddenly darkened, and the long night shrouded the entire Goddess Peak—no, it draped Parthenon in a veil of darkness.

It was a colossal shadow so large it blotted out the sky, its dark golden dragon eyes piercing through the clouds, glancing indifferently toward the direction of the Goddess Palace.

In an instant, unparalleled pressure descended, and the knights, including Hailong and Yak, trembled involuntarily!

Black Dragon Emperor!

Hearing the commotion at Goddess Peak, the late-arriving Queen Mother and her sages discovered the Emperor's true face in the clouds even before the knights!

It really was the Black Dragon Emperor!

Austin the Black Dragon had a deep connection with Parthenon when Ventay was still alive.

After Wen Tai was tried, Austin disappeared without a trace!

But unexpectedly, today, the Black Dragon Emperor has reappeared in Parthenon!

Who is he here for?

Needless to say, Hailong's back was already drenched in cold sweat.

If he had stood on Yizhisha's side just now, he probably would have been met with a claw strike from the Black Dragon Emperor.

"Ye Xinxia, ​​who possesses the Parthenon soul, will succeed as the Goddess. Who agrees and who disagrees?" Lu Ran looked towards the outside of the Goddess Palace.

Those standing outside the Temple of the Goddess at this moment were almost all prominent figures in Parthenon.

However, not one dared to utter a sound.

No one agreed.
But no one dared to voice their opposition!
Since no one is saying anything, I'll take that as your agreement.

No sooner had Lu Ran finished speaking than a troublemaker emerged.

"Lu Ran, you said Ye Xinxia has the Parthenon Soul, does she really have it?"

"You just killed the former goddess, and now you want to put Ye Xinxia in power, even bringing up the Black Dragon Emperor? You..."

Before the man could finish speaking, Lu Ran didn't even need to lift a finger.

Above the sky, the dragon's claw slammed down.

It landed precisely on the man's head, instantly turning him into a bloody pulp, and the entire Goddess Peak trembled!
The Black Dragon Emperor was actually willing to help Lu Ran!
Even Asha's Ya fell silent.

She will never forget that scene in Tyrant Mountain.

Could Austin and Lu Ran be involved in some dirty deal?
In the crowd, someone asked:
"Lu Ran, could it be... Emperor Austin?"

She didn't ask the second half of the question because that would offend Austin.

But everyone knew what she meant; it was nothing more than a contract!
Otherwise, why would the Black Dragon Emperor be at Lu Ran's beck and call?
Lu Ran remained calm and said casually, "I just asked Austin to come and do me a small favor. If someone hadn't been so reckless, I wouldn't have needed her help."

These words silenced the entire room for several minutes; you could hear a pin drop!

Ask Austin for help?

Can you do me a small favor?

That would require the intervention of an emperor!

Moreover, this small favor was to help Ye Xinxia become a goddess. How come it sounds like a trivial matter to you?
Hailong's head exploded!
That's Austin, the Black Dragon Emperor!
How could someone possibly be compelled to act by a human?
Could it be that, like Wen Tai, Lu Ran has also gained Austin's approval?
However, they clearly did not become contractual partners.

In other words, Austin would still be willing to intervene under these circumstances.

Hailong felt a chill run straight to the top of his head. Lu Ran already had a fire-type Sub-Emperor Holy Spirit by his side!
Now, even Austin is willing to help him.

Even in the Holy City, dealing with Lu Ran would probably make one's scalp tingle!

After all, Austin was a true emperor!

No one could have imagined that Lu Ran, an emperor, also had a kingdom of the dead under his command!
"Lord Lu Ran, please examine Ye Xinxia's soul first. The Palace Mother will do it for you," Hai Long said loudly.

This is the rule of Parthenon: when a divine soul manifests in the world, that person becomes the next Holy Maiden.

But Lu Ran shook his head and said:
"This isn't urgent. Before examining the soul, I'll kill someone first."

There was silence.

Hailong couldn't hold back any longer.

Are they going to kill someone else?
"No one here dares to protest anymore!" Hailong's expression suggested he was trying to persuade Lu Ran to stop.

But the next moment, Lu Ran revealed a personal code name, shocking everyone.

“Sarang is among you!”

The cardinal of the Black Papacy—her name is truly known to all!
Hailong suddenly remembered that Lu Ran had said that Salang was Ye Chang, who was also Ye Xinxia's biological mother!

Lu Ran looked up and his gaze quickly locked onto a woman, now known as Conti of the Ocean Alliance:
"Sarang, are you still going to hide your true colors?"

(End of this chapter)