Summit of the Old Gods

"Kacha! Kacha..."

As the stone sculpture shed piece by piece, the small fragments continually transformed into energy, merging into the tiny human body.

Yu Changsheng felt a storm surge in his heart!

He could sense that his flesh and blood were undergoing a qualitative change.

In the past month, as he advanced through the Heavenly Realm, Yu Changsheng had felt this sensation, but it wasn't too intense.

But now, this feeling was incredibly clear!

The pure energy did not only nourish his flesh and refine his bones; it seemed to assimilate this mortal body as well?

Time ticked by, second by second.

The over two-hundred-meter-long "stone fish" broke apart completely in an irreversible trend.

The Evil Sculpture disappeared.

The inheritor from the Human Clan ascended, gradually transforming into a brand-new Evil Sculpture.

Yu Changsheng was completely immobile, with a feeling as if he was about to explode and perish.

"Ugh!" Just when Yu Changsheng silently bore it all, his expression changed!

A few meters away, Lu Ran, who was slowly swimming over, also showed a shocked face.

He watched helplessly as Yu Changsheng transformed entirely into a pure energy body, surging directly toward him.

"Hoo!!"

Lu Ran was frozen in place.

This surge of massive energy drilled into his eyes and poured into the God Demon Sculpture Garden.

Lu Ran was in a daze, left with just one thought, barely managing to maintain the silver-white fish tail of his lower body, ensuring nothing went wrong.

After a long time, Lu Ran gradually came back to his senses.

Looking around, there was nothing.

Mr. Cong Long...

Lu Ran was a bit nervous and immediately searched within his spiritual world. After a moment, his expression turned strange.

What?

"Swoosh~"

Lu Ran's figure flashed and he appeared on the island.

Yan Shuangzi immediately came forward, and seeing Lu Ran return alone, she immediately asked, "Master, where is Dragon Guardian?"

"Uh." Lu Ran opened his mouth but couldn't bring himself to speak.

Yan Shuangzi became more worried: "Did something happen?"

Did the fusion fail?

"Mr. Cong Long should be fine, he is..." Lu Ran raised his hand and tapped his temple with his index finger.

Yan Shuangzi: ?

Such a big living person got stuffed into your head?

No way!

If everything went smoothly, Mr. Cong Long would transform into a pure energy body, replacing the Fake God.

So, Mr. Cong Long had already become an Evil Sculpture, standing in Lu Ran's God Demon Sculpture Garden?

Which means...

Yan Shuangzi's heart jumped!

When I ascend to the Heavenly Realm and merge with Evil Sculpture, can I also enter Lu Ran's spiritual world?

And exist forever in his mind?

"Stay here, I will go take a look." Lu Ran instructed.

"Yes!"

Lu Ran sat down on the ground and closed his eyes.

Soon after, he appeared in a deathly still God Demon Sculpture Garden.

The layout of the Sculpture Garden was like a chessboard, with a mighty river running east-west, dividing the God Demon Camps like the Chu-Han border on a chessboard.

The Evil Demon Camp here was always dimly lit, with a faint gray mist lingering.

Lu Ran walked amongst the towering Evil Sculptures, quickly reaching the spot where the Evil Sculpture·Mo Li once stood.

But there was no Mo Li stone statue here.

What Lu Ran saw was a humanoid sculpture!

To be exact, he saw a pair of calves, the dim gray mist wouldn't allow him to view the statue completely.

Lu Ran stood slightly open-mouthed, reacting for a moment, calling out tentatively: "Mr. Cong Long?"

The surroundings were silent.

Lu Ran flew straight up, observing the huge stone sculpture along the way.

It's quite lifelike!

The stone sculpture even depicted the long robe draped over Yu Changsheng's body.

The higher he flew, the more excited Lu Ran became.

Finally, he saw a face that was hard to distinguish as male or female!

Even as a statue, it couldn't hide Yu Changsheng's grandeur. That handsome face made Lu Ran secretly feel apprehensive.

So... my Dragon Guardian is now turned into stone?

It's over!

How do I explain this to the Divine General...

Sister He finally found her beloved, and I intercepted halfway, directly taking Yu Changsheng into the Sculpture Garden.

"Sect Leader." A voice suddenly broke the silence.

"Mr. Cong Long?" Lu Ran just responded and suddenly noticed the stone statue moved!

A gigantic stone hand slowly reached out, holding the tiny human in its palm, bringing him gently to eye level.

"Oh my..." Lu Ran mumbled, blankly staring into the enormous eyes of the Dragon Guardian.

"The matter of inheriting the Evil Sculpture is not yet completely over, I still need to comprehend a bit. Please Sect Leader, give me some time."

"Oh, okay! I'll be going then." Lu Ran immediately nodded, not daring to delay any further.

The next moment, Lu Ran, sitting on the island, quietly opened his eyes.

"Phew..." He let out a long breath, barely feeling a bit relieved.

Mr. Cong Long should be able to come out again, right?

Yes, definitely no problem.

Lu Ran previously managed to summon the Evil Sculpture·Mo Li, and naturally, he can also summon the Evil Sculpture·Cong Long in the future.

The only issue is that summoning the Evil Sculpture's true form is too grandiose.

Just now, when Mo Li's Evil Sculpture appeared, it didn't participate in any battle. Merely the action of leaving the Sculpture Garden consumed a lot of Origin Power.

Lu Ran's heart was bleeding!

What the Immortal Sheep Lord said was not false; the Divine and Evil Sculptures standing in the garden indeed can't be used lightly.

The admission fee is too high!

So, can Mister Cong Long craft a body for him?

If even Evil Demon underlings can be made, then this should be feasible, right... Hold on!

Lu Ran suddenly realized that the Mo Li Evil Sculpture was completely outdated, and now standing in the Sculpture Garden was Yu Changsheng himself.

Does this mean that if he makes more Evil Demon underlings, they will all turn out to be Yu Changsheng?

"Ha~" Lu Ran's expression turned peculiar.

Once, Lu Ran discussed this issue with Big Nightmare.

Now it seems their thoughts might be proven true?

Yan Shuangzi had been silently protecting Lu Ran until he turned around and said, "Evil Shadow, let's go."

"What about Dragon Guardian?"

"He needs time; let's wait for his good news." Lu Ran summoned the Ancient Bronze Mirror, murmuring, "This is great, now I can lock all of you in the Sculpture Garden."

Yan Shuangzi: "..."

Lu Ran mumbled softly, "Anyone who dares disobey will be locked forever."

Imprisoned for eternity!

Yan Shuangzi silently moved forward without a word.

Always existing in the master's mind, eternally following him...

Doesn't seem like a punishment?

Yan Shuangzi pondered secretly and followed Lu Ran into the mirror.

"Lu Lang?" Bai Rao greeted him immediately, noticing only two people returned, she quickly asked, "Where is your Dragon Guardian?"

Lu Ran organized his words succinctly, stating that Yu Changsheng was merging with the Evil God Sculpture.

He didn't mention that Yu Changsheng was currently in the God Demon Sculpture Garden.

When Bai Rao heard that Dragon Guardian was doing well, replacing the Evil God Sculpture and transforming into a pure energy body, she was overjoyed!

Yu Changsheng, the first pioneer of Ran Sect!

Bai Rao knew well, whatever he could possess, she could possess in the future.

Hmm... as long as she serves little Master Lu well, everything will be obtainable!

Bai Rao's eyes sparkled, unable to resist sticking out her bright red tongue to lick her lips.

Noticing Lu Ran walking toward the throne, she immediately twisted her enchanting body, crawling swiftly: "Lu Lang left in such a hurry before, you probably didn't know what happened yesterday evening."

"What happened?"

"An Yinli Tiger disciple came to the lake and was sent away by me~" Bai Rao nestled against Lu Ran's leg with a charming smile, gently winding her fingertips around a lock of hair.

Yinli Tiger?

A nemesis of the Second-class God·Mountain Lord.

So it seems, the executioners descending upon the mountains are truly believers of the second-class gods and demons?

"That guy was really aggressive and didn't want to leave!" Bai Rao snorted, "If I weren't worried about killing him and attracting the attention of gods and demons, I really want to blow him into ashes."

Undeniably, Bai Rao seemed to seek praise.

But Lu Ran was genuinely grateful.

In the underground seclusion room, Qin Yanzhi and Gao Yunyan were advancing in rank, and Jiang Ruyi was practicing deeply. If an Yinli Tiger disciple broke in...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

"Thank you, Aunt Bai." Lu Ran spoke sincerely, subconsciously reaching out to pat her head.

Suddenly, Lu Ran regained his senses!

This isn't a real pet, it's just due to habits and other reasons that she exists in such a state.

Lu Ran quickly withdrew his hand, thinking inwardly how lucky he was.

Bai Rao: "..."

Calling me Aunt Bai again?

Alright, Aunt Bai it is.

Aunt will pamper you~

Definitely pamper you properly, so you'll willingly hand over the Jade-faced Snake Evil Sculpture to me, and together we'll take everything from the Evil God·Jade-faced Snake and tear it to pieces!

Lu Ran's breath hitched!

The woman lying at his feet was brimming with overwhelming killing intent.

Behind the killing intent was immense hatred.

"Bai Rao!" came the low and powerful voice of Tu Feng from below.

"Ah!" Bai Rao snapped back to reality, quickly pulling her thoughts together, and ignoring Tu Feng, she looked up apologetically and said, "Did I scare Lu Lang."

"You... you should call me Sect Leader, or just Little Lu,"

"Hmm..."

"The killing intent just now wasn't directed at me, was it?" Lu Ran asked jokingly, still unable to stop his heart from racing.

"Of course not." Bai Rao said softly, "Just reminiscing about some old stories."

"What stories?" Lu Ran asked.

Bai Rao remained silent for a while, then softly said, "About the Jade-faced Snake Lord, don't ask, Little Sect Leader."

"It seems that story is engraved in your memory." Lu Ran added.

Bai Rao laughed, her tone returning to its usual gentle charm: "In this world, who doesn't have some stories?"

Lu Ran, seeing he couldn't get an answer, changed the topic: "Before Aunt Bai became an Evil Demon disciple, what believer were you?"

Bai Rao: "..."

You mischievous brat!

I told you not to ask, but changing the topic, you still managed to touch a sensitive point.

"Aunt Bai?"

"I was once a disciple of Tianluan." Bai Rao nestled Lu Ran's calf, closing her eyes, a faint smile on her lips, "I used to be a very dignified and holy woman."

A believer of the Second-class God·Sky Phoenix?

Lu Ran recalled encountering believers of this sect in the mountains and nodded thoughtfully.

He said softly, "Perhaps deep down, you still are."

"Hehehe~" Bai Rao let out a laugh.

She slowly lowered her eyelids, and unintentionally, the wanton smile on her face gradually faded, murmuring quietly:

"Sweet-talker."

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