Summit of the Old Gods

In the Starry Valley, inside the prison.

Two female disciples of the Flower Lantern Sect were trembling, watching the young man in a straw cloak activate the Ancient Bronze Mirror. They saw two mysterious women in similar cloaks step out.

Each possessed the power of the vast Yangyang Sea!

The terrifying aura filled the prison, making the two disciples shiver uncontrollably.

Lu Ran dispelled the Landing Mirror, looking at the Nightmare Evil Shadow dual guardians: "Chang Ying, I've already rescued them. As for eliminating the remnants of Thunder Shock, we must proceed cautiously."

After all, the Dong Ting Sect moves too quickly!

If we alert them, after seeing Lu Ran's fearsome combat strength, they'll likely escape swiftly.

Lu Ran took out the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd. This time, he didn't guzzle from it, but held it steady, commanding the gourd to release a thick flow of divine power, merging with his skin.

While absorbing the divine power, he said, "When I arrived earlier, I found Starry Valley in a state of alert. The remaining two halls are positioned on the periphery of the valley."

Deng Yuxiang snorted: "It seems Shen Xiao Tang really values that perfect sign."

Shen Xiao Tang not only dispatched Flying Eagle Hall to keep an eye on the earlier conflict in Bee Elephant Valley but also ordered the remaining halls to be on guard around, to quickly detect any situation.

Lu Ran nodded: "It's convenient for me to take down the remnants of Thunder Shock one by one. I plan to execute the task invisibly, capturing all the hall members into the gourd.

Evil Shadow, you stay inside the gourd and control the captured remnants."

Deng Yuxiang nodded silently, then looked at Yan Shuangzi, instructing: "Force them to tear apart the divine contract for easier control!

Those who refuse, execute! Don't harm Little Chi Feng."

"Buzz~" The Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd subtly trembled, expressing gratitude.

Among Lu Ran's closest allies, Little Chi Feng feared this stern aunt the most.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Nightmare has such a side.

She's really nice~

"They won't dare disobey." Yan Shuangzi drew out the Black Ice short sword · Xiaoling Blade.

Without exaggeration, this divine weapon is the best tool for interrogating prisoners and torturing villains!

The Xiaoling Blade's Divine Weapon Domain can infinitely amplify the enemy's pain perception, drastically reducing their tolerance to pain!

Even the slightest injury can cause extreme agony.

Lu Ran turned to Deng Yuxiang: "Sister, while I'm on this mission, you guard the prison and control anyone who comes in!

Always be ready for my orders."

"Yes!" Deng Yuxiang immediately acknowledged, feeling a hint of admiration.

Anyone could sense Lu Ran's intensely angry heart!

In such a state, he didn't act impulsively but calmly devised a battle plan, certainly deserving praise.

Clearly, this time, Lu Ran is determined to completely capture all Thunder Shock remnants!

"Sigh~" Lu Ran picked up the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, capturing Yan Shuangzi into it, then nodded lightly to Deng Yuxiang, disappearing into invisibility.

Deng Yuxiang turned, looked at the two female disciples of the Flower Lantern Sect, preparing: "Tell me about the terrain of Starry Valley."

"Yes, my lord..."

The Flower Lantern female disciples answered every question, while the invisible Lu Ran flickered, arriving in the rainforest in the east of Starry Valley.

At the post guarding position, there were not only Thunder Shock remnants but also a team of servants within the valley.

The exalted Dong Ting disciples certainly wouldn't keep post with the lowly servants; Thunder Hall and Shadowless Hall members were either overseers or on covert duty.

Lu Ran started with the simplest task, choosing a lone, concealed sentry.

The faint scent of plum blossom wafted in the breeze.

River Realm believers simply couldn't withstand the sea-grade Soul Capturing Cold Fragrance; when Dong Ting disciples lost their mind, their bodies suddenly shrunk and were absorbed into the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd.

"Snap!"

The sound of Water Flow Armor shattering finally woke the groggy Dong Ting disciple.

He jolted awake, realizing he was being held by someone with a hand over his mouth and grasping his face, suspended in mid-air.

Moreover, a knife was pressed against his throat!

Around him was dense white mist.

In his ear, a chilling female voice: "Tear apart the divine contract, gather divine power in your brain, and detonate! Immediately!"

A Sea Realm pressure slammed into him, causing the Dong Ting disciple's very being to shake.

"Sss..."

The Xiaoling Blade buzzed intensely, carving a shallow blood trace on his throat.

"Mmm! Mmm... mmm!!" The Dong Ting disciple cried out in agony, but his screams were muffled, his mouth firmly covered by a hand.

"Buzz~" The Xiaoling Blade reveled in its cruelty, ordered to torment the enemy.

Held by the woman, it sliced fiercely across the Dong Ting disciple's throat again.

"Mmm!!" His screams were piercing.

Extreme pain even mingled with the divine technique · Thunder Shout.

However, Yan Shuangzi's wrist always wore the Magic Artifact · Ice Heart Bracelet, immune to any spiritual output.

Additionally, as a Sea Realm · Second Rank, Yan Shuangzi's innate mental strength could withstand the battle roar technique of River Realm individuals.

The only potential threat from the Dong Ting disciple to Yan Shuangzi was his loud roar.

That would cause Yan Shuangzi's keen senses, particularly her eardrums, to ache, but currently, he was tightly gagged...

"Tear apart the divine contract or be tortured to death."

Yan Shuangzi said coldly, without mercy, the Xiaoling Blade slicing his throat again.

Clearly a minor wound, but it inflicted unimaginable pain.

The Dong Ting disciple could no longer endure, near mental collapse, frantically concentrating divine power in his brain as directed by the mysterious woman, triggering a burst.

"Exhale!!"

Yan Shuangzi's originally indifferent gaze gradually turned fierce.

The Divine Weapon · Xiaoling Blade seemed to unlock another side of her, or perhaps let her return to her former self.

Transform back into the fierce evil dog.

"If you don't want me to dismember you, behave." Yan Shuangzi casually tossed the Thunder Shock remnant down.

"Splash!" The Dong Ting disciple plunged into the lake-like divine power.

Feeling bouts of suffocation, he desperately swam upward, eventually breaking the "surface" for air.

He remained terrified.

Alone, submerged in the divine power lake, his head above the surface, surrounded by swirling white mist.

The pain from the knife trace on his throat lingered slightly.

This lingering pain even overshadows the intense cerebral agony after tearing the contract.

The woman's fierce words still echo in the ears: Don't want to be dissected by me, then behave yourself...

The disciple of Dong Ting felt a chill down his spine.

Just a few sword traces brought him to the brink of spiritual collapse!

Dismembered?

"Splash!" Beside him came a splashing sound, yet another person fell into the Divine Power Lake.

Who is that woman?

Where is this?

What exactly does she want... Why doesn't she just kill me?

"Gulp." The Dong Ting disciple swallowed hard, and shortly after, another splash was heard.

If things are as expected, these people should be like him, all forced to tear the contract and then thrown into this Divine Power Lake.

In the mist above.

Yan Shuangzi again tossed down a woman in painful wails and couldn't help but lick her lips.

She was becoming more proficient, the malevolence in her heart growing stronger.

The Xiao Ling Blade buzzed uncontrollably!

Master... finally awakened.

Yes, this is our true nature, this is how we should confront our enemies!

Meanwhile, in the Starry Valley rainforest.

A total of eight servants guarded a pavilion, trembling yet standing at their posts.

In the pavilion stood a mysterious youth in a straw raincoat, with an ancient-styled copper mirror beside him.

Even more terrifying, the youth's fingertips released five thin threads extending into the mirror.

The few people had no idea what was happening.

When they came to, the Shadowless Hall Master who was meditating in the pavilion had vanished.

A Hall Master of the Sea Realm, gone just like that?!

It looked like he was most likely sent into the mirror.

"Stay at your posts, don't make a sound." The youth spoke deeply, not only with the pressure of the Sea Realm but also exuding an unchallengeable aura.

The servants were unaware that within the collar of the youth's straw raincoat, the Ink Jade Tiger Talisman was causing havoc.

The youth surveyed the surrounding mountains and forest: "I guarantee not to harm you. Thunder Shock Sect is my arch-enemy; today, not one of them shall escape."

"Master!" A female servant, both fearful and hopeful, stammered, "There are still people from Thunder Mountain over there."

"Hmm, I've already cleaned them up."

The youth's words ignited excitement among the group.

Lu Ran's every action and word, under the influence of the Second-Order Magical Artifact·Moyu Tiger Talisman, allowed no room for the weak to question.

If not for the situation, Lu Ran would have preferred not to reveal himself.

Yet with the Sea Realm Shadowless Hall Master meditating in the pavilion and so many servants guarding, Lu Ran had no choice but to reveal himself.

Luckily, the servants of Starry Valley shared a common hatred for the remnants of Thunder Shock.

Luckily, Lu Ran possessed absolutely overwhelming strength and powerful magical artifacts to subdue these people.

For the Sea Realm Hall Master, Lu Ran opted for a prudent approach, sending him to Wu Xiao for custody.

The Evil Shadow Guardian in the gourd controlled the River Realm hall crowd well enough.

"From today, you will live in peace." Lu Ran urged the Ink Jade Tiger Talisman, his gaze sweeping across the group, "I will let you live with dignity."

With those words, his figure vanished once again.

The group of servants was thrilled, exchanging glances, seeing the same emotions in one another's eyes.

"Stay at your posts, return to your positions! Quickly, if someone comes, just say the Shadowless Hall Master went out on patrol!"

"Right, right, quickly return to your positions..."

The group scurried back to their posts, diligently standing guard.

They were unaware that in the pavilion, the straw-coated youth was invisibly watching this scene silently.

Lu Ran hadn't left.

After witnessing this, he instantly teleported away.

The forsaken will find no help.

The perfect interpretation.

Lu Ran searched thoroughly inside and outside Starry Valley, occasionally revealing himself, silently and unobtrusively taking away Thunder Shock remnants with the servants' cooperation.

Sea Realm Initial Stage Thunder Hall Master, Shadowless Hall Master; Thunder Hall's nine hall crowd, ten from Shadowless Hall.

Not one missing!

There cannot be another Starry Valley.

No, there's still one missing.

Someone deep in the rainforest overseeing and witnessing the establishment of her luxurious hall, Shen Xiaotang.

As for her underlings, such as those overseers, rumored to be Star Official disciples.

They originally belonged to Starry Valley, and after being captured, their Third-Class God disciple status set them apart, transforming into the ruling class.

No worries!

Star Official disciples can't run fast, whether they live or die is left for the disciples of the Starry Valley faction to decide personally.

"Whew~" Lu Ran opened the Ancient Bronze Mirror again, retrieved the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, sending Little Chi Feng inside to take all Thunder Shock remnants to the Central Hall of Pear Garden Sect.

Moments later, he tucked back the gourd, dispelling the Landing Mirror, and Little Chi Feng released the last person from its belly.

Yan Shuangzi strenuously suppressed the malevolence in her heart, softly saying: "Master."

"No need to hide anymore." Lu Ran said casually, while slowly rising, transmitting a message in his mind, [Sis.]

[Speak!]Deng Yuxiang instantly tensed.

[Listen.]

Deng Yuxiang, somewhat surprised, in the underground prison immediately turned an ear.

Faintly, she heard a youth's voice, the authoritative words resounding throughout Starry Valley:

"Shen! Xiao! Tang!"

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