Summit of the Old Gods

"Faceless Jade Venerable."

Lu Ran murmured, as the distant white jade statue was clearly the foreign enemy mentioned by the executioners.

In the God Demon Series, there was no such existence.

[Let's hide first, focus on gathering intelligence, and try not to clash with her.] Deng Yuxiang sent a voice transmission, grabbing the back of Lu Ran's collar, already leaping backward with him.

"Ugh~" Lu Ran only felt like a little tabby cat, being grabbed by the scruff of the neck.

The two landed behind the mountain peak, with Lu Ran clinging to the edge of the stone peak, slightly poking his head out.

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[Did she discover us?] Deng Yuxiang asked.

The distance between them was too far, and the light in the Heavenly Realm was rather dim, making it difficult for Deng Yuxiang to judge accurately.

Lu Ran, however, was able to observe the other party clearly, but even he was somewhat unsure.

The face of the Faceless Jade Venerable was already a bit hazy, and her eyes were in a half-open and half-closed state, leaving Lu Ran perplexed.

[It seems not; she turned to face elsewhere. She... she seems to have discovered something.] Lu Ran frowned slightly.

On the distant mountain peak, the Faceless Jade Venerable suddenly took flight, shooting straight towards an inconspicuous mountain peak.

That loose robe, though looking like white jade in texture, fluttered as lightly as normal clothing.

It truly broadened Lu Ran's horizons.

That clothing... and the body of the Faceless Jade Venerable, what material are they made of?

The next moment, Lu Ran's eyes focused!

At the instant the Faceless Jade Venerable flew towards the mountain peak, the stone peak beneath her feet was quickly dyed a lustrous white.

The Da Xia has a saying: turning stone into gold.

But for the Faceless Jade Venerable, it was "turning stone into jade"!

The originally ordinary stones, touched by her toes, instantly escalated in value, swiftly transforming into white jade stone.

Moreover, the range of the jade rock continued to expand.

If she stood a while longer, perhaps the entire mountain peak could turn into a white jade peak.

Only, the Faceless Jade Venerable did not linger, flying again in the same direction.

"What a terrifying creature..."

Lu Ran felt a faint chill in his heart.

This must be the erosive power of the Faceless Jade Venerable as mentioned by the executioners, right?

Anything touched by the Faceless Jade Venerable's hands or feet would be entirely petrified!

Indeed, the white jade peak was lustrous and beautiful beyond measure, but this was essentially a kind of erosion.

The solemn warning from Yan Chou echoed in Lu Ran's ears: "When fighting the Faceless Jade Venerable, it's best to use ranged techniques continually. If forced into melee combat, be exceedingly wary of her hands and feet."

Her hands and feet must not be touched!

Petrification is merely the surface.

All sentient beings, their bodies petrified, would simultaneously have their minds rapidly eroded, and their consciousness utterly destroyed.

Upon first hearing this intel, Lu Ran couldn't help but click his tongue silently.

They all say the Evil Demon·Tangled Silk Shadow was poisoned entirely.

The Faceless Jade Venerable is no less fearsome!

[I know what she's doing.] Lu Ran suddenly transmitted.

[Hmm?] Deng Yuxiang leaned against the stone peak, keeping a watchful eye on the rear.

[She's pursuing an enemy, and the target seems to be invisible.] Lu Ran squinted his eyes, scanning the countless stone peaks in the direction the Faceless Jade Venerable was flying.

The sea of fog drifting between peaks was flowing in the same direction.

With his excellent eyesight, Lu Ran happened to spot an anomaly in the fog sea beside a stone peak, obviously stirred by something.

Even from such a distance, Lu Ran could see clearly; naturally, the Faceless Jade Venerable had noticed too.

"Hoo~"

Under the dim sky, the lustrous white jade sculpture gleamed with a miraculous luster, robes fluttering, the flying speed suddenly increased.

"Boom!"

The Faceless Jade Venerable launched herself against a mountain peak, and in an instant, gravel splattered in all directions.

[The invisible being has been discovered.] Lu Ran's heart grew heavy.

He clearly saw, in an area of the fog sea, strands of mist were raised high, delineating the traces of an invisible being leaping.

What on earth is it?

Why is its size so large?

With a little thought, Lu Ran had an answer: Ghost Moon Fox!

Indeed, the Ghost Moon Fox Clan could turn invisible and possessed seven long tails, thus making the mist form such shapes.

Sure enough, within seconds, Lu Ran heard the sound of a fox's cry!

"Woo~~~"

A gigantic Ghost Moon Fox suddenly appeared on a mountain peak.

Its body length reached an astounding 10 meters! The seven long fox tails behind it were equivalent in length.

Its entire body was covered in pure white fur, whiter than frost or snow, displaying a different kind of white from the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Its enormous fox eyes were filled with pleading, and what should have been a melodious fox cry sounded pitifully plaintive.

The Faceless Jade Venerable remained unmoved.

She raised a jade hand, pointing to her feet.

And beneath her, the stone peak was visibly eroding and turning into an exquisite white jade stone peak.

"Woo~"

The Ghost Moon Fox whimpered softly, lying flat on the ground, pitifully begging for mercy.

The beautiful white fox, hard-lived become like a puppy, with seven long tails splayed in the air, constantly swaying left and right.

It was clearly not trying to intimidate the enemy, but flatter and beg.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...

The Faceless Jade Venerable suddenly flew forward.

"Ying!" The Ghost Moon Fox squealed, leaping backward at high speed.

To the fox's body, a phantom suddenly unfolded.

Caster!

This phantom was not like Yu Changsheng's type, capable of fully representing the original divine demon remnant shadow.

In essence, this was a minion of deity.

It required a specific group's physical body as transportation, such as disciples, or in particular, Evil Demon Clan minions sharing the same energy source, two sides of one body.

In other words, this phantom could not exist independently!

After the separation of god and demon, the demon side gained the ability to create flesh minions to facilitate the monthly fifteenth invasion of the Human World.

The deity side could also summon minions, but only in phantom form.

In the Human World, the Great Powers of the Sea Realm can summon a phantom of God to inhabit themselves, essentially inviting a lackey of God.

And now, Lu Ran saw with his own eyes the so-called "god-and-demon collaboration"!

The enormous Ghost Moon Fox on the battlefield was undoubtedly a Heavenly Realm Evil Demon lackey, while on the White Fox, a Heavenly Realm God lackey existed.

"Hoo!"

The massive shadow of the Caster formed a strange seal with his aged hands.

In an instant, a series of phantom characters "loop" flew out, directly towards the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Divine Technique·Tightening Spell!

This technique primarily delivers physical damage. Once it encircles the enemy, it can crush the enemy's body.

Poor Caster's shadow, this was the only skill he could use to try and attack his opponent.

The Caster's sect is fundamentally a support branch, capable of calming the mind, foreseeing crises, and concealing one's form.

The few combat skills: one being the Tightening Spell and the other the Heart Disruption Curse to confuse the enemy's mind.

However, the Heart Disruption Curse from the Caster's sect, like the highly threatening Evil Technique·Chasing Moon Eyes of the Ghost Moon Fox Clan, was ineffective against the Faceless Jade Venerable.

The Jade Venerable is faceless... and heartless!

She is immune to all spiritual techniques.

To truly harm her, one must confront her head-on!

"Woo~~~" While the Caster's shadow cast spells, the Ghost Moon Fox was fleeing swiftly with both feet and tail.

"Crack!"

The Faceless Jade Venerable's eyes were half-closed, unafraid of that loop of characters.

Her forward-charging posture was extremely oppressive; her jade hand reached forward, smashing through the series of characters, her flying speed increasingly faster.

Lu Ran widened his eyes!

This... this?!

The Ghost Moon Fox Clan was naturally swift and agile.

Yet the escape speed of this Heavenly Realm Ghost Moon Fox was no match for the flight speed of the Faceless Jade Venerable?!

If speed is insufficient, agility makes up for it.

The Ghost Moon Fox whimpered pleadingly, constantly darting and changing escape directions, trying to shake off the Faceless Jade Venerable.

However, the distance between them continued to close in infinitely.

"Swish~"

The figure of the Ghost Moon Fox vanished again, even its presence concealed.

Yet the terrain limited it!

The sea of fog that swirled among the peaks betrayed the Ghost Moon Fox's whereabouts.

[How is it?] Deng Yuxiang placed a hand on Lu Ran's shoulder.

[It's over.] Lu Ran slowly shook his head, [Both lackeys should be Heavenly Realm, but they're completely incapable of dealing with each other.]

Deng Yuxiang's heart was heavy: [How are Faceless Jade Venerable's combat techniques?]

[They're still chasing, Haven't seen Faceless Jade Venerable's specific skills... caught it!] Lu Ran's heart tightened.

He saw the Faceless Jade Venerable standing in the sea of fog, a giant hand evidently grabbing something.

It was a fox's tail!

The invisible snowy white fox tail had been corroded and polluted into a jade-like texture, no longer invisible.

"Woo~~~" The Ghost Moon Fox wailed, not daring to use other tails to strike the enemy, only beating its own tail.

Cutting the tail to survive?

Decisive indeed!

However, the Faceless Jade Venerable's combat speed was extremely fast. As she yanked backward on the fox's tail, the entire person flew forward, heavily stepping on the Ghost Moon Fox.

"Huh..."

The sea of fog churned.

Faceless Jade Venerable's robes fluttered, standing steadily within.

"Ying! Ying..." The Ghost Moon Fox's eyes were full of despair, desperately struggling.

But it was stepped on the neck by the Faceless Jade Venerable, utterly unable to escape.

The Ghost Moon Fox couldn't care about much else; its tails violently whipped at the Faceless Jade Venerable, yet unable to harm her at all.

Lu Ran was shocked!

The Ghost Moon Fox indeed wasn't known for strength, but each tail was glowing with a beautiful moonlight, clearly the Evil Technique·Flowing Light Moon Tail!

At this life-and-death moment, Lu Ran was sure it was using a Heavenly Grade Evil Technique!

But there wasn't the slightest crack on the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Her body didn't even quiver slightly, utterly immovable!

Even Lu Ran from far away could feel the intense oppression!

It's hard to imagine how despairing the Ghost Moon Fox must be.

"Woo..." The fox clan's cries grew ever weaker, the waving snowy white tails finally turned into a jade-like texture, completely frozen.

The entire white fox was corroded, turned into a white jade fox sculpture.

Without the Ghost Moon Fox's body, the Caster's shadow instantly vanished.

Lu Ran immediately opened his Pupil of the Dead World, witnessing the disappearance and the soul of the Caster lackey.

He also saw the Faceless Jade Venerable, one hand brushing through the pure white jade-like long hair.

The strands penetrated through the souls of both the Caster and Ghost Moon Fox lackeys, absorbing them all.

"Crack!"

The sound of shattering resounded.

The Faceless Jade Venerable stepped on the corpse, applying slight force, crushing the "Ghost Moon Fox Jade Sculpture" completely.

Jade powder sparkled with strange luster, dancing like fireflies, all merging into her white jade body.

In mere seconds, everything vanished into smoke.

From bones to souls, none escaped the fate of being entirely devoured.

The Faceless Jade Venerable remained expressionless, just lightly dusting her sleeve.

[The Caster sect has the Heart Sense Curse, the Ghost Moon Fox Clan has the Bright Moon Fox Heart, how did it come to this?] Deng Yuxiang's telepathic message fell into Lu Ran's mind.

Lu Ran did not respond, but he seemed to know the answer.

In the far-off sea of fog, the Faceless Jade Venerable slowly turned her head, looking this way.

Lu Ran's heart sank.

Had the opponent... discovered them long ago?

The Faceless Jade Venerable's robes fluttered, flying slowly towards the small, hidden Human Clan behind the Stone Peak.

Lu Ran: !!!

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