Chapter 440: Chapter 329: The Netherworld Dog Appears, Three Factions Clash! (Double-Length)

Lu Ran raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Immediately, clusters of fireworks gathered around him.

The fireworks then transformed into little figures with flaming wings, flying everywhere, creating a cascade of sparks like raindrops falling, resembling fire spirits dancing in the air.

Lu Ran did not pay attention to the circle of demons around him; instead, he looked up towards the sky above.

"It’s come to this, why hide anymore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark figure descended from the clouds.

"Elder Lu of the Corpse Refining Sect, Brother Lu of the Fire Element Cave, do you remember me?"

The two focused their eyes, their hearts sinking.

"Netherworld Dog, aren’t you supposed to be at Baitian Temple? You came here just to ruin our plans!" Lu Daoshen said through gritted teeth, filled with hatred.

"How did you know about my plan this time?" Lu Ran was more curious about how his plan had been leaked.

The half-demon appearance of Netherworld Dog, resembling both dog and wolf yet human, stared indifferently at the two in front of him.

Though his figure was over three meters tall, compared to the demon generals and demon commanders beside him, he wasn’t particularly tall, but rather seemed smaller.

But his presence was something no one dared to take lightly.

The demon generals and demon commanders even bowed their heads, taking a few steps back, not daring to stand alongside this demon.

"I wasn’t aware of your ploy against the human race immortals; I stumbled upon it by chance," Netherworld Dog looked at Lu Ran and said calmly.

"Hmph, still pretending to be ignorant. This is the Nine Nether Realm, not the Southern Border. If you hadn’t caught wind, how could you have coincidentally run into us here?" Lu Daoshen snorted coldly.

He didn’t believe for a moment that such a coincidence could happen under the heavens.

Saying it was accidental was utterly absurd.

"Since it was by chance, may I ask Brother Ming why you are here specifically for this trip?" Lu Ran took a deep breath, calming himself, and asked.

He wasn’t worried about those demon generals and demon commanders; the only one he feared was the Netherworld Dog before him.

The other was the strongest subordinate of Master Baitian, renowned throughout the Southern Border Cave Heaven for his formidable power. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

If it were truly a fight, he wasn’t confident about defeating this powerful demon race member.

If not for this, he wouldn’t waste words on them and would have immediately eliminated this group of demons blocking the way, instead of lingering here wasting time.

"I have my own matters to attend to." Netherworld Dog offered no further explanation.

Lu Ran’s eyes glinted with a dangerous ferocity, "Since Brother Ming’s target is elsewhere, why not let us leave?"

Netherworld Dog remained silent, expressionless, unmoving.

A demon general nearby laughed, "Originally it was nothing, but now that we know, how can we ignore the Changsheng Blood?"

"Indeed! Indeed!" Several other demon generals and commanders let out odd laughter, their faces growing sinister.

"Too much is too much!" Lu Daoshen was livid, glaring at the group of demons.

Lu Ran continued to focus on Netherworld Dog, "Brother Ming, this Changsheng Blood is something to be delivered to the Fire Element Cave and Corpse Refining Sect. Are you sure you want to intervene regardless..."

He directly invoked the backing behind him, his words full of threat.

The Fire Element Cave and Corpse Refining Sect were both sect forces among the Thirty Six Grotto Heavens of Nanzhou, no less prestigious than Baitian Temple.

However, Netherworld Dog wasn’t moved, "There are seven Changsheng Clan members in the carriage; I want to take three."

"Impossible! Netherworld Dog, don’t think I’m afraid of you!" Lu Daoshen shouted angrily, rejecting the proposal.

"They say you’re strong; today I want to see it for myself!"

Even Lu Ran at this moment had the resolve to fight till the end.

In a one-on-one fight against Netherworld Dog, he might still feel uncertain, but with Lu Daoshen, it was different!

No matter how strong Netherworld Dog was, he wasn’t a Great Demon!

"In that case, I’ll take all seven." Darkness surged around Netherworld Dog, his overwhelming demon aura instantly dispelling the cold around.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, suddenly, from the distant horizon, several streams of light streaked across.

"No matter who you are! Dare to covet the Changsheng Blood, today you’ll all pay the price!"

A roar sounded like rolling thunder.

"Not good! Run!" Lu Ran’s expression looked grim, abandoning everything else, he lifted the two carriages and fled into the distance.

Netherworld Dog’s gaze swept across the distant horizon, giving it some thought, before disappearing with the group of demons within a cloud of black demon aura.

"Trying to run!" Su Jizi glared.

"Chase!" Wang Tianshuang confirmed the direction, his figure accelerating in mid-air, enveloped in an immensely powerful innate qi aura, leaving everyone far behind, disappearing in a flash.

Even the likes of Yang Zhen and several Little Flag Masters could not keep up with Wang Tianshuang’s sudden full-speed burst.

Song Changming, however, was further behind, traveling with Xing Tiexin and several other commanders.

With the Little Witch Speed Seal, the Third Grade Wind and Thunder Divine Movement Technique, and his physical traits, he could actually fly even faster.

But there was no need.

With Grand Marshal Wang Tianshuang leading the charge, there was no need for him to catch up with gritted teeth.

The opportunity for merit was certainly good, but he didn’t intend to strain himself for it.

Xing Tiexin had a half-hearted attitude; from the start, he had no interest in this task involving a large mobilization.

"Why are we coming here?!" Feng Xingzhuo looked surprised, watching the increasingly familiar terrain ahead.

"What’s up?" Song Changming asked.

In the team he had brought, only Feng Xingzhuo, Guan Yuntai, and the recently recruited Centurion, Xia Mu, could keep up with his speed.

"Ahead lies the Zhan Yao Pavilion!" Feng Xingzhuo’s expression turned strange.

Since the fall of Zhan Yao Pavilion, he hadn’t returned.

He never expected the chance to revisit the place under such circumstances, something he hadn’t anticipated.

"Perhaps this isn’t a coincidence..." Song Changming murmured.

While pondering, a sudden loud explosion came from ahead, with layers of innate qi aura detonating, countless energy shockwaves sweeping in all directions.

Without a doubt, a battle had begun.

And the location was the ruins once left by the Zhan Yao Pavilion.

When Song Changming arrived, he saw countless green-eyed corpse puppets running amok across the sky and ground, continuously fighting against several Little Flag Masters.

Wang Tianshuang was personally engaging in fierce combat with a strange man controlling fire spirits, with both sides locked in a terrifying battle, akin to the fury of heaven.

To be able to battle Wang Tianshuang this fiercely, the man’s strength was clearly at Innate Perfection level!

"I never expected even a Grand Marshal of the military would come, truly the Changsheng Clan’s influence is immense..." Lu Ran was struggling even as the surrounding fire spirits were blasted one after another.

He had underestimated the influence of the Changsheng Clan.

More troublesome was that Wang Tianshuang wasn’t the only enemy of this caliber.

Three Grand Marshals had been dispatched for this mission, with more top-tier fighters from the Changsheng Su Family on the way.

This top-tier lineup was entirely capable of handling any opponent below the Great Demon level, ensuring the success of the rescue mission.

When Song Changming arrived, runes suddenly lit up in various corners beneath the ruins of the Zhan Yao Pavilion.

Then, a light film appeared, rising rapidly.

"General, watch out!" Feng Xingzhuo seemed to realize something, stopping Song Changming from getting too close to the ruins.

In the next moment, the light film unleashed a massive impact, forcibly repelling the fighting Little Flag Masters.

Even Wang Tianshuang was pushed back outside the ruins by this protective array light film!

Several faster commanders were knocked back, forced to fly away, coughing blood unstoppably.

The strength of this restored protective array was evident.

Song Changming, blocked by Feng Xingzhuo, did not approach at the last moment, so the impact he faced was mild; after being pushed away, he wasn’t wounded.

But just then, from above the clouds, a surge of fierce demon aura assaulted him.

It instantly put his nerves on edge, as his body’s innate qi aura enveloped him, turning into threads of purple gold fire wrapping around.

"Changming, be careful!" Xing Tiexin, too, sensed the sudden crisis, looking at Song Changming who was locked by the demon aura not far away.

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