Summit of the Old Gods-Chapter 1150 - 1069: The Next Cycle of Reincarnation
The Jade Venerable Clan withdrew, leaving a ravaged Heavenly Realm behind.
The Ran Sect emerged victorious, defending the Great Xia Battle Zone.
But... was it truly a victory?
Mountains destroyed, warriors fallen, all these filled the heart with sorrow.
In the Northwest Region, only the Feng Yan and Chang Ying Divine Mountains remain, in the Southwest, only the Blood Dust and Xian Mo Divine Mountains stand.
In the Northeast Region, only the Evil Shadow Divine Mountain remains unyielded.
In the Southeast Region, only the Dragon God Mountain stands alone.
Apart from the four corners of the Heavenly Realm, a "three-point line" still stands tough, extending across the battlefield from north to south in sequence:
The Northern Nightmare Divine Mountain, Central Golden Jade Divine Mountain, and Southern Pear Garden Divine Mountain.
Nine!
After this battle, Ran Sect is left with only nine divine mountains.
Even the iconic Sword One Divine Mountain was destroyed as Lord Jian Yi departed to assist.....
News of the death of warriors grieved Lu Ran deeply.
Huang Que, Red Candle, Ghost Fire Chrysanthemum, Master of Rain, and a total of fifteen God Demons perished in battle.
Niu Zhengzheng, Jin Que’er, Tu Feng, and Bai Yanhui were among the four warriors sacrificed.
Ironically, the Human Clan warriors seemed to have all died unjustly.
How strong was Tu Feng’s martial arts?
During the rise of Ran Sect, this former Wuji Peak Master always acted as the spearhead.
Yet, this top-tier forward in every aspect was crushed to dust by the Jade Venerable.
Jin Que’er could become invisible, had blinding techniques, and could traverse long distances rapidly, very, very mobile.
Bai Yanhui could not only become invisible but also sense impending danger, yet...
Jin Que’er on the Eastern battlefield died in an eerily similar way to the demise of Huang Que on the Western battlefield; enveloped in the Heaven-covering Jade Robe, she darted like golden light, but could never escape the clutches of the Jade Venerable.
Is it the ones skilled in swimming that drown?
Mighty forward troops, invisible scouts, seers who could foresee the future...
Niu Zhengzheng’s death further expounded a brutal truth:
The Jade Venerable didn’t just slay a God but crushed an entire Divine Mountain.
She broke through all the skills of all gods and demons of Changying Divine Mountain and amidst thousands of troops, forcibly took Niu Zhengzheng’s head.
These were the warriors who died in battle, and countless others were severely wounded in this campaign.
Chief among those that left Lu Ran furious was the fate of Yin Yan.
This sounded incredible.
In any war, shouldn’t entities with relatively weaker overall strength be in more danger?
Yet, Yin Yan, who could transform into an Ancient Fierce Beast, a demonic wind with full mobility, narrowly escaped death on the battlefield.
As the leader of a mountain, Yin Yan opened a terrifying body of ten thousand meters in size, rampaging through the battlefield, but was assaulted wave after wave by the White Jade Tide.
Not wanting to become fully jade-stone, she reverted to her original form and was surrounded by the Jade Venerable Clan.
Most fatally, out of the tide emerged an original body of the Jade Venerable.
Yin Yan tried to escape as a demonic wind, almost being completely unraveled by the ubiquitous, flapping Jade Robe.
It was an utterly breathtaking scene!
Only when she reverted to her original form once more, was the crisis somewhat averted.
But it was merely a temporary reprieve.
She swung countless Yin Li Whips but could not repel the overpowering Jade Venerable, who even grasped her long whip.
In the end, she unleashed her ultimate move, plunging an entire region into absolute darkness.
Every gust of demonic wind was her, yet also not her.
Yet that region, under the command of Pangda Jade Venerable, was swiftly filled by innumerable Jade Venerable minions.
What utter despair...
When you exhaust all you have, you realize just how weak you are.
Thanks to the specialty of this law, every wisp of demonic wind in the domain was her.
At the very edge of the domain, she transformed once again into an Ancient Fierce Beast, breaking out of the encirclement, crushing the peak of a Divine Mountain with a slap, and shutting down the Black Cloud Vortex.
During the relentless jade-stoning process, Yin Yan made a desperate run for her life, aiming for the nearest Evil Shadow Divine Mountain, and eventually salvaged half her life...
Lu Ran couldn’t help but wonder, if the Ran Sect hadn’t appointed the Heavenly General Yin as a leader of a mountain, hadn’t tasked her with such hefty responsibility, but allowed her to return to her position as a scout, would her personal philosophy and combat strategy have been altogether different?
Warriors like Yin Yan, who narrowly escaped death, were innumerable.
The ferocity of the Ran Sect’s defensive battle is one for the history books.
Witnessing it would make anyone flinch.
Were it not for the timely intervention of the Lady of Burning Gate, using the Divine Weapon Domain--Life Tribulation to momentarily hold all the Jade Venerables in place;
were it not for the fluent operation of the Ran Sect, with Emperor Lu, Wind Emperor, and other strong gods rushing to assist;
were it not for Lu Ran exhibiting unparalleled might, making the Jade Venerables realize the need for further adjustment...
the entire Heavenly Realm battlefield would probably have been flattened completely by now.
"Clatter~"
On the Immortal Mo Divine Mountain, came a crisp sound of copper coins clinking.
The Heavenly Realm bodies of the Ran Gate Gods all knelt upon the gigantic stone hand of the Immortal Jasmine Divine Sculpture.
A stifling atmosphere pervaded this world.
Lu Ran stood in the palm of the Immortal Jasmine Divine Sculpture, his gaze dim, holding in hand a pile of Magic Artifact Fragments--Rebirth Money, recently offered by the warriors, feeling the presence of each Dead Soul within.
Setting aside whether they had single or double Divine Positions, merely counting the individuals, nineteen generals from the Ran Sect died in battle. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Yet only 9 souls were recovered.
Among these, only 2 were Human Clan souls that were not retrieved...
The former Sky Sparrow Pavilion Master, who always wore a golden long dress, a golden veil, with golden bells tied at her ankles, died utterly within the Heaven-covering Jade Robe.
