Summit of the Old Gods

The young man's deep voice, filled with evil qi, plunged the valley into utter silence.

It also made Bai Lengmei's heart throb violently.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a thunder strike descended from the sky, landing on Bai Lengmei's body.

Dong Ting Divine Technique·Thunderstruck Phase!

With the aid of the lightning, Bai Lengmei's body was immensely activated, boosting all her attributes significantly!

"Lady Bai is indeed clear-headed, much more than your fourth sister." Lu Ran looked at her expressionlessly.

As he spoke, his body grew increasingly hot, trembling uncontrollably.

Blood Skull Evil Technique·Burning Blood Body!

Lu Ran used the burning of blood and Divine Power as a price, causing his blood to boil and all attributes to skyrocket.

The effects of the two techniques were almost identical.

The difference was that Lu Ran's method involved self-harm, not only burning blood but also Divine Power.

And for the Evil Demon Minions, once this technique was activated, they couldn't stop.

"Fourth sister... Shen Xiaotang?" Bai Lengmei reached back, grabbing the incoming Divine Weapon Halberd, her long eyes glaring at the young man in the straw raincoat.

Lu Ran nodded lightly: "She was still naively imagining that I would spare her."

Bai Lengmei's face became increasingly unsightly.

It was apparent that Fourth Lady's Starry Valley had also been wiped out by this young man in the straw raincoat!

However, Bai Lengmei no longer had the time to clap in approval.

She looked shocked and angry: "Who the hell are you?"

She had initially thought that Jin Que'er had found this Evil Demon Disciple, paid some price, and sought help to reclaim the Sky Sparrow Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, this mysterious Evil Demon Disciple seemed to hold a deep grudge against Thunder Mountain?

"You, stay there, don't move." Lu Ran did not respond but slightly shifted the blade, pointing it at the petite Hall Master of Liying.

"Ah!" Liying Hall Master shivered in fright.

The skills of the Huang Que Sect, particularly in escaping, were indeed remarkable.

However, at this moment, since Liying Hall Master was in human form, even if she summoned endless sparrow shadows, she couldn't blend in.

How fast was the speed of a Blood Skull Disciple?

Just a moment ago, the young man in the straw raincoat injured the Five Thunder Hall Master with a single strike, and even now, the Five Thunder Hall Master was still crying out in pain in the distance!

Liying Hall Master knew well that if she dared to make the slightest move, she would instantly die a violent death.

But... during the fight between the young man in the raincoat and Lady Bai, of course, she had a chance to escape!

"Swish~"

The young man in the straw raincoat moved, leaving a blood-colored afterimage on the spot.

Bai Lengmei's body tensed, she moved with lightning speed, suddenly darting away.

The sound of their blades clashing rang several tens of meters away, causing Liying Hall Master's heart to tremble as she quickly transformed into a Little Huang Que.

Don't move?

Not moving would be foolish!

"Whoosh!!"

Suddenly, a gale blew in, just as Liying Hall Master transformed into the Huang Que, the entire bird was flipped over.

What's more terrifying is that the gale carried with it the sound of something slicing through the air.

It made one's scalp tingle just listening to it!

"Screech~!" The Little Huang Que suddenly shone, its long tail feathers like silk, trailing a beautiful golden light, dodging the Wind Blades with all its might, and rushing skyward.

Once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back?

But the Wind Blades rushing through the wind weren't just a few.

There were countless, thirty-two in total!

"Whoosh~whoosh~"

A large area was covered by Wind Blades, among which one Wind Blade pierced through Huang Que's wing fiercely.

"Ah..." Liying Hall Master let out a miserable scream, the flying bird immediately changed direction.

With a loud "bang," rocks shattered and flew everywhere.

The Wind Blade pierced Huang Que's wing, with the screaming bird plunging straight into the stone wall.

The people at the bottom of the valley looked over, only to see another mysterious figure in a straw raincoat.

This was a woman, seemingly also an Evil Demon Disciple!

Night Charm Believer?!

On the shoulder of the mysterious raincoat-clad woman, there was an exquisite Little Huang Que, which flicked its tail, launching three burning tail feathers toward the distant stone wall.

Huang Que Divine Technique·Blazing Fire Three Feathers!

Though there were only three burning golden feathers, their explosive damage was not insignificant, and crucially, they could automatically track enemies.

However, under the God-Demon System, Illusion Techniques have a fatal flaw:

Disciples of sects like Huang Que and Witch Crow, when transformed into birds, cannot be covered by Water Flow Armor.

This means that if these three burning golden feathers were to strike Liying Hall Master, it would directly take her life!

Deng Yuxiang furrowed her brows slightly, already reaching forward with her long, jade-like fingers pointing down.

Several Wind Blades instantly changed direction, intercepting the three burning golden feathers.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Boom..." The Wind Blades precisely shattered the golden feathers, triggering eruptions of golden flames.

"Sizzling—"

The swirling mist under Deng Yuxiang's feet shot straight toward the stone wall.

Jin Que'er was somewhat stunned and accidentally lost her grip on the raincoat woman's shoulder and fell down.

Deng Yuxiang reached into the shattered stone wall, grabbing the Little Huang Que and pulling it out directly.

The shrill scream of Liying Hall Master abruptly ceased.

The bird's body was fragile, seemingly on the brink of being crushed by the woman in the straw raincoat at any moment!

Deng Yuxiang looked at the traitor, his hand gradually tightened, and he said coldly, "Didn't I tell you not to move, can't you hear me?"

"S-sorry, my lord!" The Hall Master of Lovely Shadow forced herself to endure the intense pain as she spoke tremblingly.

In the distance, Jin Que'er was equally anxious.

She loathed traitors to the bone.

For a moment, she forgot her own situation and acted on her own initiative, unaware of the punishment that might await her.

Meanwhile, at the southern part of the valley floor, it was already engulfed in a thick blood mist, from which the continuous clashing of blades and battle axes could be heard, fine and unending.

Bai Lengmei gritted her silver teeth, only feeling as if she were trapped in a cage.

The blood mist obscured her vision utterly, and wherever she tried to escape, she was intercepted steadily.

If not for the aid of the Divine Weapon in her hand, she would have been beheaded already.

In fact, by now, her body was already covered in sword traces.

The Thunder Armor had just taken shape when it was ripped apart by the scorching Blood Arc. The Water Flow Armor remained in tatters, the bloodstains on it continually burning, not allowing it to repair itself.

Even more terrifying was the pungent smell of blood, which relentlessly invaded her nostrils.

Bai Lengmei realized, her mind was being devoured by murderous intent.

"Argh!" Bai Lengmei roared in anger, beside herself.

But this sound could only momentarily stun her opponent; it couldn't help her regain her reason.

Ironically, the valley floor was full of Huang Que disciples: anyone chirping could have helped her stay conscious.

But no one chirped.

Who would dare?

"Argh! Argh!!" Bai Lengmei's frenzied battle roar plunged her completely into madness, her slaughter instinct causing her to swing the Sky-piercing Halberd wildly, devoid of any order.

The Divine Weapon Halberd wanted to help, yet it could not awaken its sanity-lost master.

In the midst of blood rain, the frenzied battle cries turned into wrenching screams.

The sound of weapons clashing finally ceased.

A young man in a straw raincoat, covered in blood, emerged, carrying the lifeless Divine Weapon Halberd.

The blood mist gradually dissipated, but there was no longer any sign of Madame Bai, only a pair of severed legs scattered on the ground.

The Huang Que disciples, possessing the Huang Que eyes, could see through the blood mist and naturally saw everything that happened inside clearly.

The disciples retreated cautiously, secretly watching the youth in the straw raincoat walk towards the woman in the straw raincoat and hand over the Divine Weapon Halberd.

He then received the traitor Huang Que from the woman's hand.

Without pausing, he walked towards the Hall Master of Five Thunders, throwing out a small jet-black Little Mo Li.

"Pop~"

"My lord." Jin Que'er transformed into human form and called out cautiously.

"Let me use the dungeon." Lu Ran said casually as he approached the desolate Hall Master of Five Thunders and put him in the gourd.

"My lord, I'll take you there." Jin Que'er said urgently.

"No need, calm the disciples." As the words fell, only a blood shadow was left at the spot.

Jin Que'er opened her mouth, then fearfully looked at the woman in the straw raincoat.

Deng Yuxiang ignored her and instead hefted the Sky-piercing Halberd in her hand, snorting coldly in her heart.

It seems this Divine Weapon was also slaughtered into submission, with all spirit crushed.

Meanwhile, in the brightly lit dungeon.

"Go on, find your Pavilion Master." Lu Ran said in a deep voice, and the overwhelming Evil Qi in him made the prisoners too scared to even thank him, fleeing in panic.

Lu Ran sat cross-legged on the ground, taking a deep breath to calm his agitated mood.

Blood Skull Evil Technique... indeed has a kind of magic.

The overwhelming smell of blood, the intense murderous intent, easily consume the mind.

Now, I'll have to go cleanse myself in the Galaxy Waterfall for a while before I can return to see Little Yuanxi.

Lu Ran sat quietly, and it wasn't long before a figure flew out of the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd.

"Master." Yan Shuangzi reported softly, "The matter has been handled. Elder Lu was quite helpful."

Lu Ran handed over the traitor Huang Que in his hand, "Here's another one."

"Yes." Yan Shuangzi grasped the bird's head, looked around, and headed towards a nearby cell.

With a thought, Lu Ran released one after another of the Thunderstruck remnants from the Treasure Gourd.

Now, Lie Tian Divine Sculpture and Nu Ying Divine Sculpture can both ascend to the Heavenly Realm, right?

Hmm...better notify the Mad Immortal Guardian and Dragon God General, especially Wang Longxiang, lest she is on a mission, to prevent any mishaps.

"You! Who...who are you?" a woman's voice called.

Lu Ran looked over and saw Bai Lengmei, collapsed on the ground, seemingly having regained her senses.

Yet she was very weak, her body covered with sword marks.

By right, she shouldn't be injured, as Lu Ran had helped stop her bleeding and used the Resurrection Carp to heal her wounds.

Her miserable state should rightfully be credited to Divine Weapon·枭 Ling Blade.

"I am..." Lu Ran paused in silence, then said softly, "A sinner."

"I was at the Mist Rain Lake, wiped out everyone at Thunder Mountain, but let the Second and Fourth Ladies left at home escape."

The straw-clad youth spoke plainly, making the eyes of a Thunderstruck remnant widen in astonishment.

Only then did they realize the mysterious aid from the Thousand Boat Alliance was the evil demon disciple before them!

The Sect Master of Thunder Mountain, the First Lady, the Third Lady, Hu Xu, Blood Shadow, Blood Moon, and numerous other hall masters were all slain by him?!

"Therefore, we had the tragedy at the Starry Valley, which led to the current Sky Sparrow Pavilion." The straw-hatted youth looked into Bai Lengmei's eyes, "Tell me, am I not a sinner?"

Bai Lengmei stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at Lu Ran.

The straw-clad youth approached, and the Thunderstruck remnants scrambled backward in terror.

Lu Ran picked up Bai Lengmei, looking at that pale face, "Lady Lu, meeting you today...

I can finally be at ease."

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