Summit of the Old Gods

In the deep of night, the moon rises over the treetops.

After Lu Ran and the others have fought in the forest for a whole day, night finally falls.

Qin Yanzhi's words were true!

This Deceitful Moon Forest indeed has the best ambience under the moonlight.

Speckled shadows of the trees slightly flicker, with ghostly figures faintly hovering.

Lu Ran's spine chills at the sight!

The atmosphere is only part of it; mainly, his mind is constantly buzzing as Yan Paperman's Evil Sculpture continues to tremble, causing him to lose his usual sharp senses.

This makes Lu Ran feel very unsafe!

"Shh!" Suddenly, Deng Yuxiang, who is at the front of the team, signals for silence.

Everyone looks over, and in the moonlight, they see Deng Yuxiang closing his eyes and tilting his head, seemingly listening intently.

Deng Yuxiang's expression becomes more solemn, suddenly turning back to look.

Yan Shuangzi appears beside Lu Ran and reports, "Master, there should be a Sea Realm Yan Paperman straight ahead."

Lu Ran: "How can you tell?"

Yan Shuangzi reports, "I heard the sound of a suona."

"I heard it too," Deng Yuxiang speaks, his expression grave, "It should be Evil Technique·Eight Ghosts Carriage."

This is the Jiang Realm technique of the Yan Zhi sect!

River Grade·Eight Ghosts Carriage can summon a big red sedan chair, accompanied by eight huge ghost bearers.

Long ago in the Human World, Lu Ran saw this technique in Demon Cave·Yan Zhi Village.

It was filled with ghostly energy, eerie and terrifying!

After this technique advances to Sea Grade, it no longer has just eight ghost bearers!

The Yan Paperman summons an entire wedding procession!

Those paving the way, escorting the sedan, beating gongs, blowing the suona...

Altogether, seventy or eighty evil spirits!

In objective terms, this technique has also shifted from a defensive type to a summoning type.

Don't misunderstand, the big red sedan chair still has a formidable defense.

Even the seemingly soft sedan curtains are difficult for outsiders to tear.

However, this wedding procession indeed seems to overshadow the host.

Each evil spirit is ferocious and brutal, even more savage than the bride inside the sedan.

Bloodthirsty by nature!

If in the Human World, a city encounters a Sea Realm Yan Paperman on the night of the fifteenth...

It would be truly unfortunate!

Just one Yan Paperman Evil Demon can create a "Night of Ghosts" effect.

"Hide yourselves, capture the leader!" Lu Ran orders.

The size of the wedding procession is indeed large, quite ferocious, but these evil spirits are essentially summoned beings.

As long as you kill the Yan Paperman inside the sedan, interrupt the spell, everything will dissipate naturally.

"Master." Knowing Lu Ran's mind is buzzing, affecting his mental state, Yan Shuangzi volunteers, "I'll teleport directly into the sedan, activate the Evil Moon Domain, and finish off Yan Paper."

"I'll do it," Lu Ran shakes his head and says.

"Master..."

"Obey the order." Lu Ran mimics Jiang Ruyi's tone, coldly saying.

Yan Shuangzi lowers her eyes and disappears without a trace.

"She is also at Sea Realm; she can handle some issues now." Jiang Ruyi leads Lu Ran to hide behind a tree.

[Sea Realm First Rank and Sea Realm Fifth Rank have a huge difference,] Lu Ran transmits his thoughts, [If there's a Sea Realm Peak·Great Yan Paperman sitting inside the sedan, it won't be fun.]

He pauses and transmits further thoughts: [I can kill across ranks, and the Yan Zhi Clan likes me...cough, rather appreciates me.]

Lu Ran sneaks a glance at Jiang Ruyi.

He sees Jiang Fairy's expression is solemn, mostly filled with worry, not having other thoughts because Lu Ran received favor from Evil God·Yan Paperman.

Lu Ran continues transmitting thoughts: [I'll teleport in directly, and when the Yan Paperman sees me, she may be momentarily stunned.

In that moment, I've already struck with the blade.]

Seeing Lu Ran's insistence, Jiang Ruyi says nothing further, turning to quickly devise a strategy.

Will Yan Paperman really be stunned?

Unlikely!

Jiang Ruyi has accompanied Lu Ran to Demon Cave·Yan Zhi Village, knowing the state of Yan Paperman waiting for their ideal groom.

They will perform Evil Technique·Red Veil, draping it over their own heads.

"Hmm..." Jiang Ruyi hesitates a bit and turns to call, "Evil Shadow."

At the same time, in the deathly silent Deceitful Moon Forest, the faint sound of instruments emerges.

The sound of drums is secondary.

The critical point is the suona!

It truly lives up to being the king of instruments!

It's simply too infectious, too penetrating...

Even Lu Ran, whose mind is buzzing, hears it clearly.

He leans against the withered tree, peeking towards the distance.

"Gulp." Lu Ran's Adam's apple moves.

Even though he's of the River Grade, he hasn't shed the essence of a "person."

Especially a Da Xia person, who fears not demons, vampires, or zombies.

All of the aforementioned combined,

can't match a pair of red embroidered shoes.

In sight, a grand wedding procession brings gusts of chill wind, coming step by step.

They are all wearing red attire, tall and thin figures, with faint black aura resembling ghost fog, swirling among them.

At the front of the procession are two path-clearers holding red lanterns.

Perhaps...they should be called guides?

The flickering lantern light casts their blurry faces.

Behind them are the musicians playing instruments, the drum sound deep and slow, the suona melody eerie.

As if playing music for a funeral.

Sending chills up one's spine!

Eight ghost bearers are exceptionally large, as tall as four meters, carrying the luxurious big red sedan high.

The wedding procession's height reaches only the waist of the ghost bearers.

And at the end of the procession are a group of maids wearing red veils, walking gracefully, their attire crimson.

Pulled separately, each seems to be bride material...

But Lu Ran knows well the Yan Paperman woman seated inside the sedan, draped in the big red robe, with unrivaled charm.

These maids, after all, fall short.

"Hoo~"

Gusts of eerie wind.

The red veil draped over the maids' heads gets lifted in a corner, faintly revealing white faces.

"Good heavens!"

Lu Ran's hair stands on end, as the maids' faces are all as white as paper.

As if each one is a paper figure...

The moonlight is equally pale, pouring over this wedding procession, stretching their shadows long.

The bare branches in the forest, as Lu Ran had observed and sensed before, resembled pairs of withered hands trying to grasp this eerie procession.

Yan Paperman, oh Yan Paperman!

For your ideal groom, you've truly gone all out.

This wedding entourage alone is an invaluable dowry.

Looking around, which of these evil spirits has low combat power?

Not to mention the eight massive, majestic ghost bearers.

That being said...

Lu Ran's expression was somewhat strange.

When the Yan Paperman's Evil Sculpture in the garden advances to the Sea Realm, can I also summon such a wedding entourage?

On the day of my grand wedding, I could also use this technique!

With such a high-standard eight-bearer carriage to fetch Little Ruyi, how impressive would that be?

Hmm... forget it.

It's indeed quite ostentatious, but Ruyi's father and mother are just ordinary people.

I'm afraid their hearts couldn't take it.

"Oh!" Lu Ran uttered a low exclamation, shivering in fright.

Because a hand fell on his shoulder.

He turned his head to see Jiang Ruyi giving him a joking glance and handing him a black ice dagger, mouthing:

"Thunder Shock, Tangled Silk, Fierce Heavenly Power, Owl's Edge Blade."

Just now, Jiang Ruyi borrowed a Divine Weapon dagger from the Evil Shadow Guardian.

The Eight Desolate Blade is a bit long, and the Owl's Edge Blade is just right for killing within the carriage!

"Alright," Lu Ran nodded immediately and took the short blade.

Jiang Ruyi did not point out any tactical errors Lu Ran might have made but directly gave him a set of tactics.

She knew very well that Lu Ran's mind was always buzzing.

Though he could think, it was not very clear.

"Be careful."

"Okay, I'm going."

Lu Ran's eyes narrowed, staring at the back-and-forth swaying carriage curtain, seeing a glimmer of a chance, he instantly teleported over.

"Swish~"

"Hmm?" Yan Paperman's body tensed and instinctively swung to grab sideways.

The beautifully embroidered long sleeves made a whistling sound.

The real killing move was the pale hand hidden in the sleeve.

Vermilion Paper Evil Technique·Paper Hand!

With the enhancement of this technique, her fingertips were extremely sharp, enough to tear through everything.

The Yan Paperman indeed didn't get distracted.

Because her head was indeed covered with a red veil!

So she couldn't actually see Lu Ran!

"Hah!" At the moment Lu Ran ducked, he let out a loud shout.

The Yan Paperman's body stiffened instantly!

The Yan Zhi sect had no spirit defense techniques, and the East Thunder Divine Technique·Thunderclap directly shouted her dizzy.

At the same time, Lu Ran reached out with his left hand to grip the Yan Paperman's shoulder, with five fine red lines extending from his fingertips, connecting to the Yan Paperman's delicate body.

The big red robe worn by the Yan Paperman was already unstable in its state of existence due to her owner's muddled mind.

Now further disrupted by the Evil Technique·Tangled Silk, the big red robe became even more delicate and fragile.

"Crack!"

Lu Ran gripped the Owl's Edge Blade, stabbing directly towards the bride's heart.

The Evil Technique·Red Wedding Dress shattered wildly, and the black ice dagger pierced the Yan Paperman's heart.

"Hiss..."

"Ah!"

"Roar!!" Instantly, chaos erupted within the wedding procession, as screams and roars filled the air.

And at this exact moment, the Evil Sculpture of the Yan Paperman in Lu Ran's mind ceased its trembling.

Jiang Realm·Fifth Rank!

Over the past day, the Ran Sect Team worked intensively, and Lu Ran gained significantly.

But let's set that aside for now.

Just to say, Lu Ran's mind cleared up, allowing every scream and roar to echo in his ears!

Lu Ran felt as if his eardrums were about to burst!

With quick reflexes, he swiftly lifted the red veil of the Yan Paperman.

Double insurance!

Tearing apart the heart of the Evil Demon, sending her to her death.

Lifting the red veil was to prevent any possible dying resistance from the Yan Paperman.

Under the light of the lantern outside the carriage curtain, as their gazes crossed...

The dizzy-eyed Yan Paperman indeed showed no sign of struggle.

Her eyes were vacant, staring blankly at the unfaithful person beside her.

"I'm really looking forward to the day I meet your true form," Lu Ran whispered.

In the world of gods and demons, most have arch enemies.

Arch rivals with rather similar skills.

North Wind and Night Charm, the Jade Talisman and the Ghost Talisman Doll, the list goes on.

But there are exceptions!

Some so-called "arch enemies" bear no resemblance in skill.

For instance:

The leader of Da Xia's deities·Sword One, and her nominal arch enemy—Evil Demon leader·Blood Skull.

Another example is the Second-class God·Ash, and the pitifully weak Evil Demon Clan·Fisherman.

Though called arch enemies,

they are worlds apart in terms of skill levels.

Misfits among other god-demon rivalries.

Even more exceptionally...

some gods and demons have no arch enemies at all.

For instance, Divine·Immortal Sheep!

And Evil Demon·Yan Paperman!

In the Da Xia divine hierarchy, there's no sect disciple who, upon slaying the Yan Zhi Clan, could go to their deity for a reward.

Yan Paperman...

you're truly unique.

"Buzz!!"

Once again, Lu Ran's brain buzzed loudly.

In the Sculpture Garden, the Yan Paperman Evil Sculpture, freshly reaching the pinnacle of the Jiang Realm, began to tremble anew.

Heading straight for the Sea Realm!

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