Summit of the Old Gods

The Chou Nu Stone Sculpture began its ascension to the Second Level of the Heavenly Realm, which indeed lifted Lu Ran's spirits quite a bit.

If all goes as expected, Yan Chou will probably take two or three days to complete the promotion.

Lu Ran certainly won't waste these few days!

He immediately looked at Deng Yuxiang and suggested, "Sister, while Chou Nu is leveling up, why don't you also fuse with the Night Charm Stone Sculpture."

Deng Yuxiang hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Now that Lu Ran has already glimpsed into the Heavenly Realm, he understands the general situation. More importantly, Yan Bai, the two Heavenly Generals, are back to accompany him through their first-level Heavenly Realm bodies.

The Nightmare Guardian should complete its mission soon!

The earlier it becomes a Stone Sculpture with the ability to devour dead souls, the sooner it can leave the Sculpture Garden again and continue to protect him.

"Wait a moment, I'll call Feng Yan the two generals over, and let them bring the bamboo hat and bamboo clothes..."

Regarding the matter of fusing the Stone Sculpture, Lu Ran is already skilled and practiced.

With Deng Yuxiang devouring and replacing the Night Charm Evil Sculpture, Lu Ran also retracted her into the Sculpture Garden.

This time, Lu Ran was a bit overwhelmed.

Yan Chou was leveling up and Deng Yuxiang was fusing.

If he's going to act senseless, then why not go all the way? Lu Ran casually activated the Divine Sculpture·Beifeng...

All these are, of course, happy dilemmas!

Since Lu Ran's ascension to the Heavenly Realm on September 15th, it's only been about four or five days.

In just a few days, the strength of the Ran Sect has grown exponentially, and two powerful figures at the second level of the Heavenly Realm have come under Lu Ran's command!

Who wouldn't be confused?

Indeed, Lu Ran was quite distressed, but also genuinely happy...

Everything went as he anticipated; three days later, the Chou Nu Stone Sculpture successfully ascended, and the Divine Sculpture·Beifeng also solidified early at the Sea Realm·Third Rank.

The latter disappointed Lu Ran somewhat.

Didn't even reach the Heavenly Realm?

The Sword Ridge Peak sect of those years was indeed slaughtered by the "Deviation" of Wang Peak Master, leaving Lu Ran and his allies with only defeated remnants.

Lu Ran no longer considered the past; the first thing he did was go into the Sculpture Garden to find Deng Yuxiang.

"Tsk tsk~"

Lu Ran gazed at the Nightmare Stone Sculpture, decked out with a bamboo hat and wide bamboo clothes, feeling a mysterious and elegant aura emanating towards him.

Nightmare!

My Big Nightmare...

Lu Ran circled her, observing from head to toe, going around again and again.

Deng Yuxiang's legs were originally long, with a perfect body proportion, and now as she became a two to three hundred-meter-high Stone Sculpture, those long legs...

What a sight~

Who could resist this!

Due to her enormous size, the hair cascading down her head truly turned into a "waterfall."

The smoke blue gauze interwoven among it, though presented in stone form, carried a gentle and undulating curve, delightful to behold.

As her hair settled down, it trailed all along her waist.

How truly beautiful~

Deng Yuxiang naturally noticed the bothersome small presence continuously orbiting and gazing at her.

Occasionally, it even emitted praises of "tsk tsk."

Was it appraising an artwork?

Interestingly, Deng Yuxiang felt a blend of shyness and annoyance, suddenly turning around and said, "Little Lu Ran."

"Ah?" Lu Ran was startled.

In the sky, a giant face broke through the gray mist, slowly descending.

"Do you think it's beautiful?" Deng Yuxiang looked at the bothersome little human.

"Beautiful... uh." Lu Ran gazed up at the immense stone eyes at close range, hurriedly correcting himself, "Not beautiful... hmm, is it beautiful or not?"

"How long do you plan to revolve around me?" Deng Yuxiang directly asked.

Lu Ran awkwardly scratched his head, "It's mainly because I've been hoping for you to replace Night Charm, fantasizing about this day for so very long, and now that the dream has come true, I just took a few extra glances..."

Upon hearing this, Deng Yuxiang's stiff facial lines gradually softened.

"Hmm." She quietly consented, extending a massive stone hand to gently lift Lu Ran.

This was indeed the truth.

She would always remember that day three years ago, when she fought to the death in the Human World·Beifeng City, and Lu Ran risked his life to save her.

After fleeing Beifeng City, in a pitch-black hotel room, he confessed everything to her.

Later, he also gave her an aspiration: hoping she would replace the Night Charm.

Time swiftly passed by—three years.

"Ha..." Deng Yuxiang let out a light sigh, she ultimately advanced to this point, just as he wished.

But the task was not yet complete.

Becoming a Fake God·Night Charm was only the first step; she still had to replace the real Night Charm.

Replace the true Beifeng!

"Why the sigh, aren't you happy?" Lu Ran inquired.

"And you?"

"I'm happy, of course!"

"Hmm." Deng Yuxiang smiled.

Then I'm happy too.

Lu Ran opened his mouth but eventually said, "Let's go and devour the Divine Sculpture·Beifeng."

"Let's go!" Deng Yuxiang's gaze gradually turned icy.

The two crossed rivers and directly flew to a male sculpture on the side of the Divine Camp.

He wore a snow-colored cloak, wielded a slender blade, and had an exquisite tied hair crown.

Strikingly heroic, especially stern!

Divine·Beifeng!

"The Divine Sculpture·Beifeng is Sea Realm Third... uh." Before Lu Ran finished speaking, suddenly his face turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Boom!"

The Sculpture Garden trembled, as Deng Yuxiang kicked the Divine Sculpture·Beifeng to the ground!

Standing in the same row, Luo Ying, and behind him, Yu Changsheng, all turned to look.

It wasn't until Deng Yuxiang stepped on the head of the Divine Sculpture of Beifeng that she realized, looking down at the little man in her palm, and apologized:

"Does your head hurt?"

"It's nothing." Lu Ran's expression was odd as he flew down through her fingers, looking at Lord Beifeng under her feet.

Why do you want to reward him?

Deng Yuxiang slowly bent down and asked, "Now?"

"Yes, yes!" Lu Ran nodded repeatedly and said seriously, "Swallow him... crush him!"

Just as I wished!

Deng Yuxiang exerted more force under her foot, grinding with her boot.

"Crack! Crack..."

The head of the Divine Sculpture of Beifeng continuously cracked, tiny stone fragments falling away.

Lu Ran nodded silently.

Consider it a rehearsal!

One day in the future, when the Ran Sect truly raises the butcher's knife against Divine·Beifeng, the Big Nightmare should do the same.

The humiliation of that year, repaid double.

Stomp him to pieces!

And judging from the speed of Ran Sect's current strength development, that day is really not far away.

...

Three days later, on the Heavenly Realm battlefield.

Inside a slightly larger stone peak, a full-length mirror suddenly unfolded.

Three men and women dressed in green raincoats and bamboo hats emerged in single file.

The youth in the bamboo clothes wore an exquisite blood crystal mask, covering the lower half of his face.

The other two mysterious individuals in bamboo clothes wore metal masks covering their entire faces, revealing only their eyes.

The two gleaming metal masks did not come from small origins!

They were crafted by the sole Tianchen disciple of the Ran Sect, made by melting weapons of Tianchen steel material.

"Hoo~" The full-length mirror quickly dissipated.

Yan Chou leaned slightly forward, his figure instantly shuttling away, disappearing without a trace.

Spear Withering Divine Skill·Cloud Piercing Shadow!

When Yan Chou teleported outside the stone peak, stepping on a white cloud from the Qiang Xiu sect, he felt it was somewhat dreamlike.

Once a believer of the Evil Spear Emperor, now equipped with the Spear Withering Divine Skill, playing both the God and Demon factions.

He thought Sect Master Qiao was the one leading him to defy the heavens.

The old master seemed to have spawned an even more terrifying person.

Not just defy the heavens?

Directly reverse fate!

Yan Chou quickly composed his thoughts, observed carefully for a moment, then teleported back inside the peak to report solemnly: "Young Master, the surroundings are relatively calm."

Lu Ran nodded: "Can you recognize which place this is?"

Yan Chou shook his head: "In the Heavenly Realm, the terrain is much the same, difficult to distinguish."

Bai Rao, peering at the cave entrance, also spoke: "Only by finding a certain Divine Mountain, looking at the troops stationed and the clans there, can we roughly determine the location."

"Divine Mountain..." Lu Ran muttered.

"Young Master, the Divine Mountain is the connecting channel between the Lower and Upper Realm and the passage for the souls of human clan believers and God Demon followers after death."

Yan Chou paused, then continued: "Each Divine Mountain is heavily guarded to ensure resources are not stolen by outsiders."

Lu Ran nodded slightly.

He already knew that the dead souls from the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, pulled by contracted threads, would be transmitted to the Divine Mountain region and then through the channel into the God Demon's embrace.

And the human clan believers and God Demon followers who died on the Heavenly Realm battlefield, their dead souls would also approach the vicinity of the Divine Mountain.

Lu Ran said in a deep voice: "I need a large number of dead souls to cultivate the pseudo-god stones in the garden. Do you think we should hunt near the Divine Mountain?"

Bai Rao quickly crawled back, her jade hand gently holding Lu Ran's calf:

"The Divine Mountain is a resource channel, so it's the most dangerous area in the Heavenly Realm."

Yan Chou pondered and said: "There are pros and cons! The Young Master should be able to quickly grow his forces in the Divine Mountain area and might even find remnants of your mother's Cloud Sea."

"And one more thing, Little Lu~"

"What?" Lu Ran looked down at the woman crouching by his feet.

As she was wearing a Tianchen steel mask, only a pair of eyes were exposed, making her alluring gaze even more captivating.

"There are many people and eyes on Divine Mountain; the Faceless Jade Venerable can sense the location of dead souls, and the God Demon camp also has similar entities."

Bai Rao felt a bit worried as she continued: "If we go and devour souls, it will easily expose us."

She was well aware of the suffering of being targeted by God Demons.

Previously, the Evil God always kept her alive to squeeze her dry.

And now?

Once the secret is exposed, everyone will surely be concentratedly targeted by the God Demons, and as long as the Ran Sect isn't eliminated, the God Demons won't stop.

There is no other possibility!

"We should indeed be cautious; I'll first go and have a look around to understand the situation," Lu Ran said stolidly.

He had already thought of this, finding it quite troublesome.

In any case, first, move closer to the Divine Mountain.

"Let's go!" Lu Ran shook his little leg to signal the woman to let go, "We fight our way while searching!"

Hopefully, before finding the Divine Mountain, get the Big Nightmare, Cong Long, and Luo Shen all to the Second Level of Heaven Realm!

After reaching this stage, Lu Ran's concept was completely changed.

His underlings were no longer the human clan, laboriously cultivating for breakthroughs.

The dreams that Lu Ran pursued all along have finally come true, with the likes of Big Nightmare transforming into pseudo-god stones.

Rob, and you can get rich!

Get infinitely rich.

Devour, and you can grow recklessly!

Grow so recklessly that Lu Ran, the God Demon Lord, is afraid he can't keep up with the growth rate of his subordinates.

The God Demon Sculpture Garden bestowed by Lord Immortal Sheep truly revealed its worth to Lu Ran only after the Ran Sect soldiers ascended to the Heavenly Realm:

What! Is this damn gold content!!

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