Summit of the Old Gods

"Hurry up, put out all the torches!"

"Count the numbers in each team and immediately gather in front of the assembly hall!" Urgent voices echoed from various corners of Tiangang City.

On the eastern city wall, a guard unit had just withdrawn, and a woman in white appeared silently.

She was indeed like a long snake.

Hmm... a beautiful snake.

Her tall body was extremely flexible, like flying or crawling, she slipped through the gaps between the battlements and climbed onto the wall above.

The white jade soft sword wrapped around her waist carried its owner forward for several meters, and the woman straightened up slightly, her gaze sweeping over the crenellations, peering into the city.

One by one, the lights went out, and teams of people quickly moved away.

"Oh?" The woman in white couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

Not long ago, Tiangang City was peaceful, its torches bright inside and out. And now, was the city under The Pride of Da Xia no longer guiding the lost souls?

Looking at the way these people are fleeing...

Could it be that The Pride of Da Xia received some sort of signal?

Have executioners from the Mountain Realm already come looking for him?

The eyes of the woman in white flickered slightly; if she followed the people of Tiangang City, she might be able to find that Pride... hmm?

The woman suddenly lifted her eyes, looking at the night sky to the west.

In the distant horizon, a purple lightning streaked across the night sky, clearly heading toward the flickering lights of Tiangang City.

Of course, even if the city was pitch black inside and out, it couldn't escape the eyes of the visitor.

After all, a pair of thunderbird wings spread out from the back of the visitor.

Those large wings, woven from purple lightning, clearly belonged to the Demonic Forces·Purple Thunder Demon Roc clan!

This clan not only had roc wings but also bird eyes that could penetrate the night.

Meanwhile, in front of the main hall within the city.

"What did you say?" Lu Ran's face looked terrible.

In his mind, Jiang Ruyi's tone was also heavy: "Yes, Elder Lu's request to cast magic was rejected! He cannot use the Other Shore Flower and cannot go to Tiangang City.

I have sent Divine General Qin leading the Evil Mirror squad ahead; you evacuate the people first!"

"Sect Master! Sect Master, from the west..."

"Demonic Disciple·Purple Thunder Believer!" Exclamations woke Lu Ran, his heart racing.

Did they come so quickly?!

Purple Thunder Demon Roc, a second-class demon!

Their archrival is the second-class god·East Ting.

Lu Ran, who roamed the lands of Holy Spirit Mountain, had never been to the lair of the Demonic Forces·Purple Thunder Demon Roc, yet he'd first encountered a demonic disciple who fell into this clan?

"Wu Xiao, go talk to him! Just say you're the Sect Master of Pear Garden, and don't know any Da Xia's Pride..." Lu Ran's transmission abruptly stopped.

In the night sky, the black-clad man with roc wings had just arrived, and one after another, purple currents spread rapidly.

Like a spider's web, they quickly filled the sky!

The scene was incredibly grand!

The purple electric net not only covered this side of the world, lighting up the night, but the dense currents also crawled wildly, crackling with a unique sound.

It was like... like countless birds shrieking?

Everyone felt their scalps tingle!

"Ah?"

"No... no good! Purple Thunder Thousand Birds!"

"Hide, run! Run..." Chaos erupted outside the main hall.

By rights, Tiangang City had the power to fight against most enemies.

But the overwhelming pressure emanating from the black-clad man and the momentum caused by the Evil Technique·Purple Thunder Thousand Birds, all signaled to everyone that this was a Heavenly Realm Great Power!

Heavenly Realm!

Who in Tiangang City could withstand a blow?

Lu Ran's face was pale.

The opponent's speed was ridiculously fast, and they had no intention of negotiating; the moment they saw this ancient city, they unleashed the River Realm Technique of the Purple Thunder Demon Roc clan!

Hunting Heavenly Pride?

No, it was more like they had spotted an anthill and stomped on it!

"Swoosh~" Lu Ran's figure flashed, becoming invisible while simultaneously appearing below the slanting black-clad man, energy surging in his hands.

"Ssss!"

The dragon's roar was equally piercing.

A golden dragon appeared out of nowhere, charging toward the black-clad man.

"Huh?" The black-clad man was slightly surprised, quickly retreating while endless purple currents burst from his body.

From all directions, with no blind spots.

Winding purple currents raced across, once again splitting like layers of spider webs.

Lu Ran: !!!

He instinctively flashed again, but was first pushed backward by the currents before blinking away.

"Gulp." Lu Ran swallowed, appearing over a hundred meters away, cold sweat forming on his forehead.

He was supposed to be hit!

He was saved by the Martial Arts Divine Technique·Swallow Plume Flip, transforming him into a falling leaf, floating backward more than half a meter.

Otherwise, Lu Ran would have been pinned in the night sky!

Previously, Lu Ran had indeed faced off against a Heavenly Realm Great Power, high above the Forbidden City, going back and forth with Peak Master Tu.

After all, the Martial Monk faction wasn't known for speed, and Peak Master Tu was holding back, so Lu Ran had some breathing room.

This battle, however, was completely different!

God and Demon share the same source, two sides of the same coin.

The Dongting Sect, the fastest within the Divine Sect of Da Xia, so how fast could the Purple Thunder Demon Roc clan be?

And this battle came too abruptly.

The opponent didn't even speak a word, striking to destroy everything!

Not long ago, Peak Master Tu had warned Lu Ran to fundamentally change his survival mindset, to struggle and survive in the gap, to grow in the hunt...

Unexpectedly, a Heavenly Realm·executioner had arrived, giving Lu Ran a solid lesson!

"Chirp chirp!"

Birdsong echoed through the heavens and the earth.

Under the endless winding purple lightning, the face of the black-clad man was revealed, expressionless and cold-eyed, gazing toward where the golden dragon came from.

The increasingly piercing birdsong indicated the man was continuously casting spells.

Clearly expressionless, yet his actions and gestures seemed to mock!

It seemed to inform that shadowy figure... What can you do to me?

"Whoosh~Whoosh~"

Suddenly, command flags shot up into the air.

Within Tiangang City, under the leadership of Wu Xiao, a group of Sea Realm Great Powers ascended, leaving only Liu Huo Guard to protect the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, gathering the citizens into it.

"Poof!"

"Boom..." The command flags exploded with terrifying flames.

"Hmph." The black-clothed man showed complete indifference to it all.

In an instant, he was swallowed by a sea of fire, yet the Water Flow Armor on him remained unbroken.

Under the God Demon system, cross-level slaughter is extremely difficult; it is truly hard for a person of lower realm to break through the defenses of those in higher realms!

"Hiss..."

The dragon's roar sounded again!

This time, the black-clothed man did not dodge.

Earlier he dodged instinctively, purely out of habit due to the suddenness of the situation.

Now he has reacted.

This is Holy Spirit Mountain.

Just a place where ants kill among themselves.

No matter how they attacked, what could come of it? Countless Thunderbird will descend, and eventually, silence will reclaim this place.

"Crack! Crack..."

The sound of fragments climbing up the Water Flow Armor reached his ears clearly.

"What?" The black-clothed man looked shocked!

No longer daring to let the Golden Dragon strike him freely, he hastily flew backward, distracted, once again slowing down his River Realm Technique.

In the black-clothed man's eyes, there was nothing but disbelief!

This Cloud-Riding Dragon was clearly only of Sea Realm specification, why did it have the output effect of the Heavenly Realm?

"Yiyiyi~~~"

"Yiya!" The high-pitched cries from the disciples of the Pear Garden echoed from below, enough to shake one's very soul.

Even a Heavenly Realm Great Power could resist this spiritual output technique with mental strength, yet the black-clothed man looked unwell, truly irritated to the core.

More than that, he was furious and shocked!

Furious and shocked by the bizarre Cloud-Riding Dragon from earlier.

The black-clothed man flapped his wings fiercely, looking up, his eyes filled with electric light.

In the night sky, purple bolts of lightning fell, striking directly at the disciples of the Pear Garden.

"Crack!"

"Crack!!" The lightning from the sky descended almost instantaneously.

Wu Xiao's expression was grim, his entire being like a feather in the wind, pushed downwards by the lightning, swaying to avoid towards the back.

"Sect Master, we can't hurt him!" Qin Hongchan, evading with the help of the Divine Technique, looked slightly pale.

Fear continuously reminded her to flee immediately.

But like the rest of the hall masters, she risked her life to follow Wu Xiao, trying to delay the enemy.

"Opera Soul Tone, continue!" Wu Xiao shouted in a deep voice; he too knew they were powerless.

But Lu Ran wants to fight, so he fights!

Lu Ran wants to protect Tiangang City, so he defends!

Prepared to die endless deaths without hesitation.

"Chirp, chirp..." The endless chirping of birds had become a continuous sound.

The hall masters of the Sea Realm turned pale!

Where is the Sect Leader?

Where has he gone? Why is he not interfering with the other side?

At this moment, Lu Ran stood in front of the grand hall, an Evil Mirror under his palm, from which emerged a tall and stout figure—Peak Master Tu!

"Tu..." Lu Ran barely uttered a word before abruptly looking up at the night sky.

He had only left the battlefield for a few seconds! And under the condition that the black-clothed man was injured and retreating.

Could it be the other party is about to unleash a big move?

"Swoosh~" Lu Ran's figure flickered, reappearing in the night sky, releasing a Cloud-Riding Dragon.

The sound of Water Flow Armor shattering came again.

"Ah!" The black-clothed man let out an angry roar, a fierce wave of Divine Power erupted from his body.

"Chirp, chirp!"

"Chirp, chirp...." In the high sky, at the intersection of electrical currents in the electric web, thunderbirds emerged.

They gathered densely, group after group, diving down towards Tiangang City.

Everyone: !!!

A large number of citizens in the city wore expressions of despair as they watched the purple electric birds cover the sky.

One can imagine what a devastating barrage this would be.

Who can survive...

"Blazing Order of Fire! Sky-breaking Explosion! Bursting Flame Talisman! Defend! Defend!!" Liu Huo Guard shouted sternly, ordering the citizens who had not yet been absorbed into the gourd.

"You bastard!" A furious shout came from the night sky.

Lu Ran cursed loudly.

Is this a middle fortune?

Did Liu Huo Guard say that most of the spiritual fortune disciples in the city drew a middle fortune??

Lu Ran couldn't care less, swiftly flickering above the main hall, gripping the Dawn Blade, his Divine Power surging.

He didn't hope for much, only that rays of dawn light could protect the area above the main hall.

"Hiss..." Just as Lu Ran focused intently, mobilizing his Divine Weapon to cast spells, a serpent's hiss suddenly shook the heavens and earth!

The sky filled with purple currents, endless electrical birds illuminated the heavens as if it were daylight.

But in the next moment, the populace in the city plunged into darkness, shrouded by a massive shadow.

Lu Ran stared dumbfoundedly upward.

Peak Master Tu furrowed his brows, legs taut, yet not engaging in the fight.

Within Tiangang City, a giant white-scaled python emerged, lifting its gigantic bloodthirsty maw, reaching towards the distant sky.

Countless scattered thunderbirds changed their diving paths, wildly sucked into the Devouring Python's mouth.

Lu Ran: !!!

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