Summit of the Old Gods

In the darkness, Jiang Ruyi sat quietly beside Lu Ran.

Although she couldn't see anything, she could feel a terrifying aura wafting around.

Jiang Ruyi could imagine He Qifeng's extraordinary and handsome figure, with her golden long robe fluttering in the wind.

Someone like He Qifeng would be the hardest for Lu Ran to subdue.

She was already like an empress.

She had formidable abilities and methods, possessed a powerful influence and leadership charisma, and harbored ambitions beyond ordinary reach!

Such a kingly figure was destined to make others bow down and acknowledge her supremacy.

"The second Heavenly Pride of Da Xia?" He Qifeng approached the table and casually laid the Emperor's Sword on it.

"What?" Lu Ran was puzzled.

He Qifeng flicked her robe's tail with a flourish, sitting directly across from Lu Ran with a bold and confident demeanor: "If you don't belong to the realm of ordinary people...

then I, He Qifeng, should be the first Heavenly Pride of Da Xia!"

Lu Ran: "..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

There's nothing wrong with what she said!

Although He Qifeng was no ordinary person either, she was the only female disciple in the Martial Monk faction since the arrival of the God Demon.

But she was at least someone the world could accept.

As for Lu Ran's extraordinariness, if one traced its root, it's something no one could accept.

Not to mention the Human Clan.

Even All Gods and the God Demons couldn't accept or tolerate Lu Ran's existence.

"Ding~ding~"

He Qifeng placed her hand on the expensive Emperor's Sword, her fingertip gently tapping the golden blade, and spoke lightly:

"Lu Ran, talk to me."

"The Evil Dog Evil Skill indeed helped me a lot," Lu Ran admitted openly, "but you can't just strip me of my ranking! Millions of people are watching 'Heavenly Pride,' I don't dare to use other skills.

This ranking, I earned it one slash at a time!

You once told me, you repeatedly studied my battle footage, did you see me use other techniques?"

He Qifeng snorted coldly: "I really thought you were extraordinarily gifted with unusually keen perception!"

Lu Ran shrugged: "I'm just an Immortal Sheep Believer with only Evil Sense and Evil Sensitivity, nothing else.

Your Martial Monk faction's list of Divine Techniques is mind-blowing!

I'm just a lowly Immortal Sheep Believer, are you saying I can't have Evil Sense and Evil Sensitivity? How stingy!"

"Who are you calling stingy?" He Qifeng frowned.

"Here's the deal," Lu Ran said magnanimously, "I'll still be the first Heavenly Pride of Da Xia, and you take a step up, you're not the second Heavenly Pride anymore.

You're 1.5!"

He Qifeng: ???

Lu Ran chuckled: "How about it? Da Xia 1.5 Heavenly Pride?"

He Qifeng gritted her teeth.

Unfortunately, the night was too dark, the fog too thick, and she couldn't see Lu Ran's detestable smiling face.

Damn dog Lu!

You're really infuriating!

"Tone it down a bit, you're scaring me," Lu Ran said in the darkness, his tone shamelessly claiming victimhood.

This is just like Lu Ran.

Anyone else from the River Realm, the Sea Realm's City Lord would probably teach them a harsh lesson to show them how they should speak...

He Qifeng closed her eyes and slowly exhaled a breath.

The atmosphere in the room relaxed somewhat.

Moments later, she spoke: "The Evil Shadow Flash of the Evil Dog Clan, the Sky-breaking Explosion of the Fierce Heavenly Sect, the Evil Cloud Entanglement of the Evil Spear Emperor Clan...

and the Immortal Sky Python of the Jade-faced Snake Clan."

He Qifeng narrated, her tone slightly heavy when she mentioned the Jade-faced Snake Clan.

After all, this clan is the archenemy of the Martial Monk faction.

She paused, asking: "Why do you have the skills of various factions and clans?"

Lu Ran answered directly: "Because I can steal the powers of gods and demons for my own use."

He Qifeng's eyes immediately narrowed.

Even though she was mentally prepared and had many assumptions, hearing Lu Ran say it directly still caused a storm in her heart!

The room fell into a dead silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

Lu Ran slightly leaned his body, resting his head sideways on Jiang Ruyi's shoulder, closing his eyes to relax.

Jiang Ruyi's delicate body trembled slightly.

She felt somewhat annoyed, for He Qifeng was only a table's distance apart.

However, she also understood that Lu Ran was both physically and mentally exhausted and truly needed rest.

So, she just indulged Lu Ran, letting him do as he pleased.

Lu Ran immensely enjoyed it, fantasizing about the faint fragrance of jasmine, giving He Qifeng ample time to process.

"So... the Holy Spirit Energy that we can't cultivate, can you?" After a while, He Qifeng asked softly.

"Yes, to some extent."

"Who gave you this ability?"

"Lord Immortal Sheep."

"Lord Immortal Sheep?" He Qifeng frowned.

The Immortal Sheep that ranks last in the Da Xia's list of gods?

The god considered weakest and most timid and cowardly by the world—Immortal Sheep?

Lord Immortal Sheep...

Could he really bestow the ability to steal god and demon powers on his disciples?

How is this possible?

An absurdity of the world!

If Lord Immortal Sheep was so powerful, how could he end up in such plight! Even the humble Human Clan secretly looks down on the Immortal Sheep faction...

Yet Lu Ran's ability was right there, undeniable by anyone!

"Ding~ding~"

Lost in thought, He Qifeng unconsciously tapped her fingers, lightly tapping the golden blade.

Lu Ran closed his eyes and relaxed, a slight smile appearing on his face.

So comfortable~

Martial Monk Miss, let me open the door to a new world for you!

He Qifeng suddenly asked: "Deng Yuxiang is an Immortal Sheep disciple and can use the Night Charm Blade, so she stole the power of the Evil Demon·Night Charm?"

"How did you know it was the Night Charm Blade and not the Flying Wind Order?" Lu Ran asked curiously.

Just from the appearance of the Wind Blade, people can't tell them apart.

"She wasn't flying in the air; she was running," He Qifeng analyzed, "so it's not the North Wind Sect's Gentle Wind Dance but the Night Charm Clan's Night Dance."

"As expected of Da Xia's 1.5 Heavenly Pride, your basic knowledge is solid!" Lu Ran clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Enough of your nonsense!" He Qifeng was infuriated, almost slamming the table.

Who's 1.5 here?

This City Lord is number one, alright!

"Qifeng."

"Speak!"

"You should have an attitude of seeking guidance." Lu Ran's voice was small and light, yet pitiful, "You're scaring me again."

He Qifeng: ???

When you killed Lv Xiao, you almost stepped on his face!

That was the Sect Master of Thunder Mountain, the peak of the Sea Realm!

I'm just an initial stage of the Sea Realm, can I really scare you?

He Qifeng was truly infuriated.

As the City Lord, she considered herself to have some grace, yet in front of Lu Ran...

She truly wanted to flip the table, stride forward, and harshly kick Burn Dog in the behind!

"Please!" He Qifeng pressed her hand firmly on the Emperor's Sword, leaning forward with an imposing presence, looking into the pitch-black void, "Please enlighten me."

Lu Ran: "..."

Wow~

So much anger?

Truly someone extremely competitive, better not poke her sore spot in the future.

Lu Ran replied, "Deng Yuxiang doesn't have the ability to steal the power of gods and demons."

"Oh?"

"Qifeng, you misunderstood; it's not the Immortal Sheep Believer who can steal the power of gods and demons."

Lu Ran paused briefly, speaking word by word, "But I, Lu Ran, can steal the power of gods and demons!"

As the words fell, the entire world went silent once more.

He Qifeng remained silent for a long, long time, her voice carrying a slight tremble:

"So... are you the only one?"

"The only one."

He Qifeng asked again, "And Deng Yuxiang's Night Charm Evil Technique?"

In the darkness, Lu Ran's deep voice came: "I bestowed it upon her."

He Qifeng's breath slightly caught!

Could Lu Ran steal the power of gods and demons, and then bestow the corresponding Divine Technique and Evil Technique to the human clan?

This... how is it different from the All Gods?

So, the young man sitting opposite her, is he a god?

No!

Not just "a" god.

Should he be called All Gods?

The room once again fell into silence, the atmosphere more stifling than before.

Lu Ran slightly rubbed his cheek against Jiang Ruyi's shoulder, seeking a more comfortable position.

To be honest, his girlfriend's shoulder pillow wasn't very ideal.

The human shoulder doesn't have much flesh, and Jiang Ruyi is of a slender build, making it a bit uncomfortable to rest on...

Should he switch to a lap pillow?

Better take action when the heart is tempted!

Unexpectedly, just as Lu Ran began to slip downward, he was held up by Fairy Jiang's hand.

Her voice was gentle, faintly speaking: "Have a good talk with Qifeng."

Lu Ran: "..."

Greed doesn't lead to good outcomes.

Now here we are, he doesn't even have the shoulder pillow anymore.

Lu Ran was propped up to sit straight, opening his mouth to say, "Qifeng, the gods have ruled the human world for too long, oppressing our human clan for too long.

I intend to slay gods and demons, to eradicate worldly disasters.

What do you think? Together?"

He Qifeng bit her lower lip, her expression very complicated.

Lu Ran's deep voice, particularly alluring, more so as it came from the darkness.

He Qifeng stared into the dark ahead, finally speaking, "You want to overthrow tyranny, and what about the Immortal Sheep Lord?

What does it want?

To become the only god in the world, to be worshipped by the human clan for generations?"

Lu Ran said solemnly, "Qifeng, you must understand, the fate of the human clan cannot get any worse."

He Qifeng remained silent.

Lu Ran continued, "Gods and demons collude, ensuring human tragedies happen every month, ensuring anyone who might disrupt the status quo is thrown into the Holy Spirit Mountain.

The All Gods and demons want us to always live in their woven world, oppressed and ruled for generations.

Never a day to rise up."

He Qifeng naturally understood that what Lu Ran said was true.

Lu Ran leaned forward, face serious, "Regardless of what the Immortal Sheep Lord wants, we humans have nothing left to lose.

If unchanged, humans will remain slaves forever.

Life, dignity, faith, soul, our offspring, and their descendants..."

He Qifeng maintained a calm appearance.

The Holy Spirit Mountain teaches without discrimination.

It will help every unwilling sleeper to clear their mind.

You will ultimately realize: humans come to this world, from birth to death, to serve gods and demons, and will be drained of everything.

"Change, and we have a slim chance, a ray of hope." Lu Ran's voice lingered in He Qifeng's ear.

He Qifeng: "So, you're on the path to slaying gods."

Lu Ran laughed: "We're on the same path, aren't we?"

He Qifeng slightly raised her eyebrows.

Lu Ran remarked: "The Forbidden City you established is defying the gods' will, changing the rules of the Holy Spirit Mountain.

You're on the path to overthrow the tyranny of gods and demons, aren't you?

It's just, you're missing one thing."

"What thing?"

"You're strong, and may one day stand atop the human clan." Lu Ran sighed, "But you will eventually hit a limit."

He Qifeng's gaze slightly flickered.

Lu Ran confirmed, "You're a Martial Monk Believer, bound by a master-servant contract, always under the gods' surveillance.

When you grow too strong, your Martial Monk Lord won't let you continue living!

Before you can threaten a god, you'll surely be exterminated."

He Qifeng: "Can you prevent this from happening?"

Lu Ran switched topics: "Why could Deng Yuxiang utilize the Night Charm Evil Technique?"

He Qifeng remained silent, waiting for more.

Lu Ran spoke slowly, "Because she trusted me."

He Qifeng's fingers slightly tightened, gripping the Emperor's Sword.

Indeed, Lu Ran was no different from what she thought.

He is a god!

Lu Ran continued, "The contract I signed with Deng Yuxiang is not the master-servant contract you think of."

"Oh?"

"I prepared for Deng Yuxiang a stone sculpture, a Night Charm Evil Sculpture that belongs to me, binding them tightly and continually merging them!"

At these words, He Qifeng's eyes widened slightly.

Night Charm Evil Sculpture?

Did Lu Ran steal the primal power of gods and demons, then create a god-demon stone sculpture belonging to himself?

"Ha." Lu Ran chuckled, "Did I only grant her the Evil Technique of the Night Charm Clan?

What I gave her was a path to becoming a god.

The qualification to replace the Evil God·Night Charm!"

Boom——

He Qifeng's mind buzzed in an instant!

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