Summit of the Old Gods

Over thousands of miles of Jinmie Ridge, specks of ash drifted down.

In an extremely chaotic battle formation, the roaring sounds of bears suddenly had a momentary pause.

The Jinmie Demon, with blood-red eyes from killing, stopped their infighting. They now had a new target:

A human youth with an imposing presence, clad in a large raincoat, wearing a blood crystal mask.

"Roar!"

"Roar!" The roar sounded again, as massive bears charged towards the human youth.

The ground trembled, and the Evil Demons surged wildly.

The Jinmie Demons at the forefront, before even trampling the tiny human, were knocked down by a back surge of ash rings.

"Huff! Huff! Huff..."

A Jinmie Demon from the Sea Realm, standing over five meters tall, scattered thick ash and expanded three rings consecutively.

Strangely, the tiny human remained unmoved?!

This scene was truly unbelievable.

Even the surrounding gigantic Jinmie Demons were swayed and contorted, yet the human youth...

Barbaric Evil Technique·Wilderness Power!

The power drawn from the earth enabled Lu Ran to fearlessly withstand thunder and stand proudly amidst the gale!

Only one thing, Lu Ran couldn't yet withstand.

That was the embers covering his body, relentlessly burning through his Water Flow Armor.

Right at this moment, Lu Ran's might had reached its peak.

"Open!!"

Lu Ran shouted fiercely, with brilliant light in his eyes.

He held the sword handle with both hands, the blade pointing upwards, positioned vertically in front of him.

The next instant, the Eight Desolate Blade erupted with a terrifying divine power wave, merging man and sword into one, spreading an energy wave visible to the naked eye.

"Huff!"

The energy ring sped rapidly, instantly sweeping through endless Evil Demons in all directions.

"Crack! Crack..."

A series of armor shattering sounds echoed continuously.

A multitude of Jinmie Demons shrieked miserably, their defense armor breaking into pieces, their thick bodies torn apart.

The battlefield's Jinmie Demons had previously been attacked by the Sea Realm Great Demon's Evil Technique·Emberfire Three Calamities.

But this Evil Technique, essentially a fire output, did not harm the Jinmie Demon Clan, which was immune to fire element damages, hence they weren't severely injured.

Now it's different!

The energy ring from the human youth's sweep had no attribute, just pure energy.

"Boom!"

The Eight Desolate Blade exploded again, man and blade expanding another energy ring, even more terrifying than the last.

The Ember Annihilation Evil Fire Three Calamities can output three times.

Lu Ran, wielding the Eight Desolate Blade, realized a new Divine Weapon Domain here, capable of the same triple output.

And each more fierce than the last!

"Woo... woo." The Sea Realm Great Demon's screams suddenly came to an abrupt end.

Its extremely hard Jinmie Armor had shattered from the previous strike, and now its bloody body was completely engulfed.

Bear in mind, the Jinmie Demon from the Sea Realm was a giant five meters tall!

After the second energy ring's impact, only its two paws clinging to the ground remained standing.

The rest of the body was entirely obliterated, turned to dust.

The second energy ring reached an astounding width of 10 meters!

The Sea Realm Great Demon perished miserably, and the Evil Demons from the River Realm had already been completely obliterated in the previous strike.

"Huff!!"

The Eight Desolate Blade was still unsatisfied!

Devastatingly powerful, it hadn't finished casting.

The third, and most powerful energy ring expanded suddenly with triple the previous width, with an even more aggressive force and speed.

The chaotic battlefield was entirely cleared.

The rugged mountainous terrain was also leveled.

The surrounding Jinmie Demon Clan vanished without a trace, not even leaving remnants.

The ash shrouding the sky was cleared, leaving an empty region starkly mismatched with the ashen Jinmie Ridge.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed only one raincoated youth stood proudly...

Hmm, not so much "proudly".

His figure wobbled, knelt heavily on the ground, chest heaving intensely.

"So... so fierce," Lu Ran stammered.

At first, the divine power within him surged wildly, blood and qi roiled, his face flushed red, and with the second and third strikes, Lu Ran's face grew paler.

The divine power within him was nearly drained!

This was even after Lu Ran activated the Divine Power Bead Strings around his neck, frantically absorbing energy.

Had he absorbed divine power any slower, he would likely have already collapsed, exhausted, to the ground.

"Woo~~~"

"Woo!" The bear roars echoed distantly, accentuating the silence of the nearby area.

The only surviving human on the battlefield leaned on his sword, gasping for breath.

[Please Master, give a name!]

In his mind, the Eight Desolate Annihilation Blade's powerful voice resounded.

Lu Ran gasped, replying in his mind: [Since we were inspired and enlightened from the Jinmie Evil Technique·Emberfire Three Calamities...

How about including 'Three Calamities' in this Divine Weapon Domain's name too?]

[Good!] The Eight Desolate Blade Spirit agreed to these words without hesitation.

Those three energy rings that destroyed everything were, to its enemies, three inescapable, irresistible calamities!

Lu Ran surveyed the silent battlefield, occasionally seeing blood and limbs in the low-lying terrain, proving their enemies once existed.

[Annihilation.]

[Master?]

[After the Three Calamities, all things meet their end.] Lu Ran slowly lifted his head, closed his eyes, and listened to the sounds of the battlefield.

"Buzz~" The Eight Desolate Blade trembled slightly.

The first Divine Weapon Domain: Eight Directions Annihilation!

The second Divine Weapon Domain: Three Calamities Annihilation!

Excellent!

Lu Ran suddenly opened his eyes and saw the ashes floating down from the sky, slowly filling the area that had been cleared.

In fact, what he originally thought of was the word "Extinction."

Does it seem more fitting for the current battlefield situation?

The problem is, Lu Ran also has a Divine Weapon: Silent Night Blade!

It's already been oppressed, unable to advance even a bit for so long, and is truly very miserable.

As the Master of Divine Weapon, if Lu Ran were to bring out the word "Silent" for the Eight Desolate Blade to use...

It seems a bit inappropriate.

"Phew..." Lu Ran let out a long breath. After a brief rest, he absorbed a large amount of Divine Power from the Divine Power Bead Strings, finally recovering.

Then, his figure turned invisible, yet he opened a pair of horizontal pupils.

The corpses of the Jinmi Demon Clan were gone, but in another dimension, the souls still existed.

No matter how astonishing the destructive power of the Eight Desolate Blade, it couldn't interfere with the souls.

Lu Ran naturally wouldn't miss such a feast, and just as he was indulging, the stone sculptures in the Sculpture Garden called to him again.

Only then did he recall that someone had been disturbing him while he was comprehending the Divine Weapon Domain earlier.

Lu Ran furrowed his brows slightly, and after searching for a moment, he was somewhat surprised: [Senior Sister He?]

[Sect Leader, you've finally shown yourself! I... did I disturb you?]

[Not disturbing now, what does Senior Sister need from me?] Lu Ran asked while binding the souls.

[Sect Leader, Dragon Guardian has broken through the cultivation bottleneck and is advancing to the Heavenly Realm on the island!] He Yingcai immediately reported.

Lu Ran paused.

Advancing... to the Heavenly Realm?!

He was overjoyed and repeatedly said: [Good, good, good! Senior Sister, clear out the wooden house on Green Lotus Island for me; I'll bring people over right away.]

[Sect Leader, if you don't mind, you can come from the north, and I'll lead people to welcome you.] He Yingcai requested.

[Alright!] Lu Ran understood what she meant, [Today, I'll support my Divine Color General with some flair!]

[Hehe~] He Yingcai laughed softly, her voice gentle, [Thank you, Sect Leader.]

Lu Ran gave a few more instructions to Divine Color General, capturing all the souls of the Jinmi Demon Clan into the Sculpture Garden, and then flashed back to the underground: "Let me tell everyone some good news."

Flames ignited on Lu Ran's blade as he looked around: "Mr. Conglong is advancing to the Heavenly Realm."

"Oh?" Jiang Ruyi was overjoyed.

To this day, Lu Ran had already stood atop Holy Spirit Mountain, barely anyone could shake him.

And Jiang Ruyi knew that Lu Ran's goal was not just to tread the Mountain Realm!

If Yu Changsheng became a Heavenly Realm power, he could accompany Lu Ran to ascend to the Heavenly Realm in the future, naturally providing more security for Lu Ran's life.

"Wow!" Little Yuanxi opened her small mouth slightly.

Heavenly Realm?

That beautiful and charming big brother was finally going to combine with Evil Sculpture and become a truly Pseudo Evil God?

Uh... why does that sound so strange?

"Pavilion Master Jin." Lu Ran looked at Little Yuanxi's embrace and casually summoned the Ancient Bronze Mirror, "You return to Sky Sparrow Pavilion to oversee the situation, we'll find you next time."

"Yes, Sect Leader!" Little Huang Que jumped out of the girl's arms, bowed to Jiang Ruyi, then jumped into the Landing Mirror.

Lu Ran waved the copper mirror away and cast another spell: "Let's first go to Jingxian Mountain, pick up the Phoenix and Swallow Generals, and then return to the Cloud Sea Cliff..."

A quarter of an hour later, ten kilometers north of Mist Rain Lake.

In the lush forest, a Landing Mirror opened quietly.

A pair of women in straw raincoats stepped out first, quickly scouting the surroundings, then looked to the south and saw a magnificent scene.

Scale-exceeding Mist Dragon Rolls connected heaven and earth, crashing into Mist Rain Lake.

The central area of the Qianzhou Islands was entirely obscured by mist.

Only the areas near the shore had relatively thinner mist.

"Ha, you managed to get ahead after all." Deng Yuxiang snorted coldly but had a slight smile on her face.

Behind her, a young man in a straw raincoat approached, patting Yan Shuangzi's shoulder: "All set, you can now seclude yourself at Mist Rain Lake, riding Mr. Conglong's coattails."

"Yes." Yan Shuangzi nodded lightly.

Lu Ran glanced back, then his body floated up slowly, saying: "Let's go, to escort our Dragon Guardian of the Ran Sect!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!" Noble and majestic, or majestic and mighty figures flew one after another, heading for Mist Rain Lake.

And by the lakeside north of Mist Rain Lake, the newly appointed Alliance Leader He was waiting with many Sea Realm Island Lords from the four major sects.

When she saw a black crow fly out from a distant mountain peak, her beautiful eyes lit up.

Soon after, He Yingcai indeed saw a large contingent!

As the Ran Sect's generals approached, the various island lords felt a secret dread.

Leader of the Ran Sect, and the three Great Protectors: Nightmare, Evil Shadow, and Mad Immortal.

The Lady of the Ran Sect, Xuan Shuang Guard, and Tian Tian Guard.

Qiao Yuansi and her Niu Guard.

Phoenix General, Swallow General, Qin General...

This earth-shattering force clearly hailed from various sects, different in styles and temperament.

But they all shared one name:

People of the Ran Sect!

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