Summit of the Old Gods-Chapter 1153 - 1070: Another Expert?

The fifteenth of the winter month, within the Sculpture Garden.

Lu Ran floated before the Faceless Stone Venerable, pressing the final wisp of the Jade Venerable Divine Soul to her face.

His palm rested upon her forehead, feeling something intently.

"Still not enough... just a little more..." Lu Ran murmured to himself, slowly opening his eyes.

In the past ten days, he had torn apart the five Jade Venerable Divine Souls he captured into wisps and attached them to the Faceless Stone Venerable’s body.

Meticulously crafting the hope of the Ran Sect.

Visually speaking, the Faceless Stone Venerable was already taking shape.

Aside from being a dull stone creation, it was otherwise identical to the Faceless Jade Venerable!

Yet, it still fell short by a thin margin.

Creating a stone sculpture is indeed difficult!

This time, Lu Ran brought back five Jade Venerable Divine Souls. A few months ago, he obtained another Divine Soul at the Heroine Divine Mountain, bringing the total resources to six souls.

One must know that these are Divine Souls! Such a considerable resource quantity still couldn’t complete the Faceless Stone Venerable.

Hmm... no matter!

If it’s just a little short, then let’s go to the borderlands and kill some Jade Venerable minions.

Just as well, during these days, the Venerable Slayer Blade has been itching for action.

Regarding the Divine Weapon Domain, one cannot blame either the weapon or its master.

Power, after all, is the basis for transcendence.

The Venerable Slayer Blade’s thirst for power manifested in enhancing its master’s attributes in all aspects, which is not unreasonable.

If Lu Ran weren’t the Lord of Gods and Demons, lacking myriad skills, he would surely treasure the Venerable Slayer Blade.

But Lu Ran has no shortage of attribute-enhancing skills.

This makes it awkward...

The Venerable Slayer Blade realized this, and after advancing to the Second Rank, it grew even more agitated, always eager to prove itself.

"Sect Leader." A voice sounded from the sky above and to the side.

Lu Ran raised his head and saw an enormous stone face.

One of the Eight Great Divine Generals of the Ran Sect, Li Rouyin!

She had a beautiful face, and since transforming into a stone sculpture, she no longer appeared morbidly pale but rather pleasing to the eye.

Her eye disease was also healed.

The once fragile human body could not withstand the blurred boundary between life and death, resulting in blindness.

Now she had a pair of stone eyes and regained her sight.

"Third Level of the Heavenly Realm now?" Lu Ran inquired.

"Yes, Sect Leader." Li Rouyin gently nodded. She had been waiting here for a long time, not daring to disturb Lu Ran until she saw him open his eyes, then she dared to call softly.

"I’ve made arrangements with Wang Quan to half a Divine Position with you. Let’s go, I’ll take you out."

"Yes!" Li Rouyin replied, bowing her head.

Inside the Rebirth Hall, Lu Ran opened his eyes, a hint of sorrow flashing in his gaze.

He once thought that the sequence of the Eight Great Divine Generals could be completed.

Now that Li Rouyin had arrived, Jin Que’er would never return.

The heavens do not grant what the heart desires.

Are the affairs of the world never allowed to be perfect...

Lu Ran took out the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd and entered it alone, arriving before the patiently waiting Forgotten Spring Divine Sculpture, handing over Pseudo-God Li Rouyin to it.

Afterward, he left.

Wang Quan knew what to do without Lu Ran’s personal effort.

He emerged from the gourd, took one last look at the gloomy Rebirth Hall, and then activated the Transmission Mirror and left.

With one step, he arrived at the Immortal Mo Divine Mountain.

"You’re back." A soft voice came from the horizon.

Lu Ran stepped down into her palm.

He looked up and saw another enormous enchanting stone face.

Much more attractive than Li Xiaochu.

"How’s it going?" Jiang Ruyi cupped her hands.

[Wang Quan is sharing a Divine Position with Li Rouyin.] Lu Ran chose to reply telepathically, [On my side, the Faceless Stone Venerable is still almost formed, I need to kill some Jade Venerable minions.]

"Buzz!"

The Venerable Slayer Blade at his waist trembled intensely.

Of course, it couldn’t hear the telepathic message, but it could sense its master’s mental state.

Whenever Lu Ran harbored even a trace of killing intent, the Venerable Slayer Blade hastily responded.

Lu Ran casually drew the Venerable Slayer Blade, observing its shimmering sharp edge, feeling its extreme intense desire.

To the extent that he didn’t hear what Jiang Ruyi said.

"Lu Ran?"

"Hmm?" Lu Ran gently brushed his fingers across the cool blade.

Despite being merely a Second-rank Divine Weapon, its level corresponding only to the vast Yangyang Sea, Lu Ran’s divine realm hand trembled along with the blade’s hilt.

How oppressed and eager is this fellow?

"Since the Venerable Slayer Blade is so eager that it might advance any moment, you should slay Jade Venerable minions near the Divine Mountain." A clear, cold voice approached from afar.

It was Jiang Ruyi’s Heavenly Realm body.

She had just returned from the battlefield, carrying in her hand the equally weighty Divine Weapon--Jade Slaying Sword.

This pair of sword and saber were originally a set, bestowed by the late Deity Tianchen. Before the promotion of the Divine Weapons, the Jade Slaying Sword also responded earlier than the Venerable Slayer Blade.

However, under Lu Ran’s cultivation, the Venerable Slayer Blade managed to surpass.

At this moment, the Jade Slaying Sword was only a First-class Divine Weapon, yet to comprehend the Divine Weapon Domain, while the Venerable Slayer Blade had reached the Second Rank and comprehended a... well, useless domain.

"Hmm..." Lu Ran pondered briefly, turning and looking down the mountain.

Twenty kilometers away, coincidentally, an ice-blue Teleportation Array activated, countless Jade Venerable minions transported here.

The two guards, Xuan Shuang and Yiren, were slaughtering relentlessly.

The Heavenly Realm Battlefield resumed its previous mode, and the soldiers wreaked havoc on the borderlands, dismantling the White Jade City Wall.

Alright,

Let the slaughter begin here!

As Fairy Jiang said, the Venerable Slayer Blade is indeed too urgent.

If I went on a mission to the borderlands and the Venerable Slayer Blade suddenly needed to advance, that would be quite a problem.

"Alright?" Jiang Ruyi looped her arm around Lu Ran’s, softly speaking, "I’ll have the soldiers slay the minions first, and leave the Dead Souls for you."

Lu Ran turned his head to look at Fairy Jiang, revealing a rare smile: "Thank you, my lady."

Others called her ’my lady’ out of respect.

Lu Ran’s way of calling her seemed to carry another meaning.

Jiang Ruyi tightened her hold on Lu Ran’s arm. It had been a while since she had seen him smile.

Although the smile was hidden behind the Blood Crystal Mask, his eyes conveyed it, making him seem less grim and cold.

She missed those days of rising to power.

Despite the dangers, it was a time of bold vengeance, slaughtering gods and demons, sending them fleeing and discarding their armor.

Ever since Ran Sect became the new Cloud Sea and faced the Jade Venerable Clan, everything changed.

Facing absolute disadvantage, the Divine Mountain was shattered with grievous casualties.

Partings by death,

final farewells that even a grave couldn’t contend with, had to be silently accepted.

Jiang Ruyi suddenly felt a tightness at her waist as she was pulled into Lu Ran’s embrace with one hand. She leaned slightly back, looking up at the face close by.

"What are you thinking?" a husky voice came from behind the mask.

Jiang Ruyi felt a bit flustered; he rarely showed any semblance of a smile. Naturally, she didn’t want other matters to disrupt his mood and quickly improvised:

"A few days ago, after you left with Wang Quan, Aunt Qiao and Uncle Lu..."

"What happened?" Lu Ran slightly raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Ruyi recounted what had transpired that day with her: "Aunt Qiao seemed to have sensed something. After the meeting ended, she stopped Blood Skull."

"And then?"

Jiang Ruyi slowly shook her head: "Uncle Lu didn’t seem ready to face it, always with his back to Aunt Qiao.

Aunt Qiao asked him a couple of questions, but he remained silent, then teleported away."

Lu Ran’s expression turned peculiar: "And then? Didn’t Aunt Qiao ask about Blood Skull’s identity?"

"No, Aunt Qiao just looked at the spot where Blood Skull vanished, standing there for a long time," Jiang Ruyi lowered her eyes, whispering, "Later on, Aunt Qiao gave me a cold look, then left."

"Ha." Lu Ran chuckled.

With one hand around Fairy Jiang’s waist, he released the grip on the blade’s hilt with the other, brushing aside a strand of hair from her forehead: "Don’t take it to heart. That look was as if you took it on behalf of me and Little Yuanxi."

As he finished speaking, the Blood Crystal Mask moved aside slightly, guided by its owner’s heart’s thought.

Jiang Ruyi realized what was about to happen and immediately closed her eyes, welcoming a compensatory kiss.

She responded tenderly, cherishing the momentary warmth, nearly devout.

Ever since Lu Ran became the guardian, and since the Jade Venerable loomed over Ran Sect, such moments had become truly precious to her.

Sadly, they were fleeting.

Lu Ran soon donned the Blood Crystal Mask again, gripping the Venerable Slayer Blade, now constantly humming, and flashed away.

Slaughter.

Endless devouring.

Lu Ran had the heart of defiance, standing in an incredibly humble position, slicing through the Faceless Jade Venerable one by one.

Strangely, as waves of Jade Venerable minions were teleported here to battle with the Ran Gate Gods, they each acted with cold determination, going all out despite lacking the strength and realm.

Yet when facing Lu Ran, they would abandon resistance.

If that weren’t enough, many of the Jade Venerable minions would direct a smirk at Lu Ran.

That was quite difficult!

After all, the faces of the Jade Venerable Clan were typically blurry.

"What does that expression mean?" After who knew how long of killing, Lu Ran finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

The Faceless Jade Venerable stood with hands behind her back, lightly observing Lu Ran: "You seem so helpless."

"Ha." Lu Ran let out a cold laugh.

Me?

Helpless?

I’m waiting for Li Rouyin to become a god, for Divine Grade Floating Life Coin.

I’m waiting for the Faceless Stone Venerable to take form, bringing hope to Ran Sect.

I’m waiting for the Venerable Slayer Blade to advance, for it to help me slay your kin!

And you... what are you all waiting for?

Waiting to die?

"A helpless and desperate soul, the tragic human clan’s essence," the Faceless Jade Venerable spoke indifferently, slowly flying forward.

She even pressed her forehead against the tip of the Venerable Slayer Blade: "Lu Ran, the God Demon will be utterly annihilated; you can’t protect them.

How many more times can your Ran Sect withstand my attacks? Once, or twice?

I promise you, however many God Demons you bring back from the Netherworld, I will slay that many."

Lu Ran’s face was somber as he gazed at the blurred face just a blade’s edge away.

"Lu Ran, I admit your existence exceeds my understanding. Perhaps, like me, you were born out of an accident, brought forth by the heavens’ grace."

The Faceless Jade Venerable spoke softly: "If you are indestructible, I accept it calmly, but one day you will have to face reality, realizing only you and I are allowed to exist in this world.

But if you can be destroyed..."

With those words, her face again showed that teasing smirk.

That face made Lu Ran’s anger rise furiously!

"Buzz!!"

Suddenly, the Blood Crystal Mask quivered intensely.

Amid terrifying energy fluctuations, a Fog Dragon Roll swiftly gathered in the sky, gradually enveloping the area.

Lu Ran was taken aback.

Venerable Slayer Blade: ???

Another expert?

No! My master is tirelessly seeking a second Divine Weapon Domain, and you broken mask want to steal the spotlight...

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