Summit of the Old Gods

On Tianhuang Mountain, chaos reigned.

Amidst the dense sandstorm, terrifying explosions echoed continuously, a sea of fire raging wildly.

"Damn it!" The Sect Master of Tianhuang Mountain's face turned ashen.

The disciples of Tianhuang were perishing one after another, slaughtered by mysterious figures darting around, swallowed wholly by the raging sea of fire...

The West Desolation Sect, known as the kings of close combat.

The disciples of this sect possess immensely powerful strength, with astounding defensive power in their sandy bodies, a sand sea vast enough to engulf all beings...

They have many strengths, but their weaknesses are also obvious:

No long-range output skills.

Nor do they have flight capabilities.

The woman in the phoenix robe above just kept bombing the sect mercilessly.

The River Realm disciples were unable to withstand such an assault, let alone the Sea Realm Hall Masters being slaughtered until they couldn't even lift their heads, left exhausted to cope.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the solid ground changed nature, transforming into a turbulent Mud Flow River.

Sand whips whipped out, thrashing and lashing at everyone.

The West Desolation Sect indeed could tread on the sand, not buried alive by the Mud Flow River, but this wide Mud Flow River blocked everyone's path to escape underground.

Nowhere to go above, no doors below.

The people of Tianhuang Mountain, like pigs and dogs being reared, were being slaughtered en masse.

"You! You... ahhhh!"

The Sect Master of Tianhuang Mountain was furious beyond belief, the energy within him swirling, and the surging sand beneath him became even more ferocious.

West Desolate Divine Skill·West Desolate Sand Sea!

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, a sand whip struck, binding the waist of the Tianhuang Sect Master, forcefully dragging him towards the ground.

The Sect Master of Tianhuang thrust his hand downward, tightly grabbing the sand whip, and ferociously tore it apart.

"Boom!"

The Sect Master of Tianhuang stomped heavily on the ground, the sand rising like a wave, charging straight towards the woman in the phoenix robe in the sky.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi murmured a slight doubt.

She too was shrouded by the sandstorm, unable to see anything.

However, when the peak of the sand sea was within a hundred meters of her, her Divine Weapon and Magic Artifacts immediately perceived the battlefield situation, naturally informing their owner at the first moment.

It must be known, at this time, everyone on Tianhuang Mountain was in constant danger.

At any moment someone could be engulfed by the sea of fire, assassinated by mysterious figures, the disciples fleeing frantically or struggling to hold on.

And yet, at this moment, someone chose to fight to the death?

There was indeed a trace of bloodthirstiness.

"Buzz!" The sword hanging by Jiang Ruyi's waist suddenly began to buzz.

In the slightly ancient scabbard, sheathed a blood-red, extraordinarily magnificent Blood Crystal Sword.

The sword named Blood Flame!

This was a second-rank Divine Weapon, previously belonging to the former Sect Master of the Pear Garden Sect, and was seized by Lu Ran, who then gifted it to the Lady of the Ran Sect.

Since following its new master, the Blood Flame Sword had not yet had an opportunity to show its prowess.

Now with the fierce surge of the sand sea tide, its unique form bore quite a resemblance to the Divine Weapon Domain of the Blood Flame Sword.

Jiang Ruyi originally intended to avoid it, but the sword by her waist suddenly volunteered, inciting a stirring in her heart.

Hmm... very well.

Then let this end faster.

Jiang Ruyi was decisive, immediately drawing the second-rank Divine Weapon·Blood Flame Sword, the energy within her surging vastly.

"Buzz!!"

The Blood Flame Sword trembled violently, also unexpected that its master would give such a face, allowing it to battle.

It immediately synchronized its mind with its master, blood-colored flames igniting on the sword.

"Whoosh!"

The sand sea tide approached fiercely, determined to completely crush the woman running rampant in the sky.

"Whoosh!!"

Jiang Ruyi wielded the sword and slashed down hard, a series of impressive waves of blood fire were swept downward.

Divine Weapon Domain·Blood Flame Burning River!

The scorching waves of blood fire, with the force to incinerate all, collided heavily with the West Desolate Sand Sea.

Yellow sand extinguishes fire.

Blood fire burns sand.

The two forces seemed to be evenly matched.

That couldn't be allowed?!

The Blood Flame Sword became a bit anxious!

Making its debut, how could this performance be justified?

Indeed, the Sect Master of Tianhuang is at the peak of the Sea Realm, and the skills he employed were at the pinnacle within the Sea Grade, but...

"Whoosh!!"

The blood fire tide became even more fierce.

A dignified second-rank Divine Weapon, blessed with enormous fortune, thereby gained understanding of the Divine Weapon Domain, how could it be inferior to ordinary skills?

On the Mud Flow River, the Sect Master of Tianhuang looked vicious, tightly bound by several sand whips.

"Ahhh!" The Sect Master of Tianhuang struggled fiercely, shattering the sand whips.

He stomped heavily on the sand, the sand sea tide crashing in layers.

Suddenly, the Sect Master of Tianhuang's expression changed!

In his perception, a figure appeared behind him.

Feeling as if pricked by needles, the Sect Master of Tianhuang instinctively activated his Divine Technique, transforming into a sandy body.

However, the youth in the cloak behind him did not wield a blade to slash, but extended a hand instead?

From his fingertips, it seemed several threads were emerging...

Sect Master of Tianhuang: !!!

The next instant, he realized what those threads were.

Tethering Silk?!

This... what's this?

In the standoff between sand sea and blood fire, it was already a losing battle.

With the arrival of the Tethering Silk, the energy within the Sect Master of Tianhuang surged chaotically, and the replenishment to the West Desolate Sand Sea was inadequate, leaving him utterly unable to resist.

The scorching wave of bloodfire burned and scattered the Sand Sea, surging from the sky...

Lu Ran remained expressionless, his fingertips gently flicking.

The red thread carried the "Sand Man" into the air, to meet the bloodfire wave.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" The Sect Master of Tianhuang struggled fiercely. As one at the peak of the Sea Realm, if given enough time, he might indeed break free from the binding of the Tethering Silk.

After all, Lu Ran was at the High Rank of the Sea Realm and couldn't perfectly control a Great Power at the Sea Realm Peak.

But, did the Sect Master of Tianhuang have any time left?

The bloodfire wave had arrived!

"Ah! Ahhh! Ah..." The Sect Master of Tianhuang screamed miserably, his tall and burly body madly switching between the forms of yellow sand and flesh.

Lu Ran used the Sect Master of Tianhuang as a meat shield, blocking the bloodfire wave, while his other hand suddenly released the Divine Weapon Blade and reached towards the side.

His fingertips tested the bloodfire.

It seemed... no problem?

Although the color of the bloodfire was somewhat special and it originated from the Divine Weapon Domain, it was essentially a fire element output.

As long as it was fire, it could not harm Lu Ran!

"Heh." Lu Ran's lips curved slightly, and his entire hand reached into the bloodfire wave.

As if washing away the bloodstains on his hand.

But the more he washed, the thicker the blood became.

While he washed his hands with bloodfire, the Sect Master of Tianhuang, who was being lifted in mid-air, was completely consumed by the bloodfire.

No bones remained.

...

The sun set and the moon rose, stars dotted the sky.

Under the night sky, Tianhuang Mountain no longer had its majestic appearance of yore, having been utterly destroyed.

At the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged man in a white robe trembled as he knelt on the ground, no longer possessing the demeanor of an immortal.

Before him stood a woman in a phoenix robe, her gaze indifferent, quietly watching him.

"Junior sister... junior..." Meng Zhixuan's body trembled, sensing waves of terrifying pressure approaching, he hastily changed his address, "Jiang... My dear lady, you misunderstood me back then!

I just wanted to help our Jade Talisman squad survive better, to complete the tasks assigned by Lord Jade Talisman."

Jiang Ruyi remained silent.

The Phoenix Attire of the Nine Heavens draped over her body repeatedly informed its owner of the lies from the person before her.

The words were all falsehoods.

Even the address "junior sister" was against his will.

"My lady, it was my fault for my wrong methods and inadequate words and actions back then that led to your misunderstanding and grievances..."

Jiang Ruyi's gaze was cold as she looked at the man who was still arguing.

Back then, was Meng Zhixuan at the Third Rank of the River Realm?

And she was at the Fourth Rank of the River Realm.

Indeed, there was a gap in power, but Meng Zhixuan was undoubtedly one of the frontline fighters in the Jade Talisman squad.

And now, she was at the Third Rank of the Sea Realm.

Was Meng Zhixuan at the Fourth Rank of the River Realm... or at the peak of the River Realm?

It didn't matter.

A former opponent, now looked upon, seemed pitifully weak.

"For the sake of fellow disciples! Yu... Lord Jade Talisman above, forgive me this once! We still have to complete the tasks assigned by Lord Jade Talisman... Ah!"

Meng Zhixuan cried out in surprise as a sharp sword suddenly fell, piercing the ground before him.

"Shut up!" Cold Xu Shuang stabbed the Beauty Sword down, her face covered with frost.

Through the lady's reaction and the man's words, Xuan Shuang Guard naturally realized she had been deceived.

This person wasn't a teammate of the lady?

What old ties, he once harmed the lady instead!

Cold Xu Shuang wished she could turn back time and slaughter this shameless person the moment she saw him to avoid him being an eyesore to the lady.

"Madam, we got the information." Yan Shuangzi suddenly appeared beside Jiang Ruyi. "According to the confessions of the Weak God Disciples, this person was a favorite of the Sect Master, always aiding the sect in capturing slaves.

Several Weak God Disciples in his gourd were captured because of his Electric Shackles Talisman..."

Jiang Ruyi finally spoke: "Gather your energy to the brain and destroy the contract."

Meng Zhixuan was taken aback, taking several seconds to grasp the meaning of Jiang Ruyi's words.

His face gradually turned pale and he stammered, "Junior sister... my lady! We are fellow disciples, we should not harm each other!

We all owe our gratitude to Lord Jade Talisman, and we need to collect Holy Spirit Energy for Lord Jade Talisman..."

"Evil Shadow."

"My lady?"

"Help him break the contract." Jiang Ruyi instructed softly, turning to look at Lu Ran in the distance, and started walking.

"As you command." Yan Shuangzi drew the Divine Weapon·Xiao Ling Blade.

"Jiang... junior sister! I had to survive in Tianhuang Mountain... You do this, and Lord Jade Talisman will never forgive you for such disrespect to the gods... Ah! Ahhh..."

Horrific screams pierced the night, yet Jiang Ruyi's steps never faltered, her gaze ice cold.

Disrespect?

Heh.

Jiang Ruyi came to Lu Ran's side, following his gaze to the bright moon in the night sky: "What are you thinking about, so focused?"

Lu Ran silently gazed at the moon, not speaking a word.

Jiang Ruyi didn't speak again; the screams from behind grew more harrowing.

Lu Ran suddenly said, "Do you think if you lost back then, you could have still found me alive?"

"Yes." Jiang Ruyi reached out and gently linked her arm with his.

"So certain?"

"Mm, definitely." Jiang Ruyi lowered her eyes with a faint smile, holding his arm tighter.

Did I... really find you?

I did.

But it was merely taking one step into Holy Spirit Mountain towards you.

The rest of the thousand miles, you walked.

I might not believe in myself.

But I believe in you.

...

The end of the month, asking for some monthly tickets~