Summit of the Old Gods

Chapter 875: Raising the Butcher's Blade!



The crescent moon shone over the eerie, barren forest.

Children's laughter and cries echoed occasionally from within the woods, sending chills down one's spine.

Lu Ran remained hidden, quietly lurking.

Seemingly alone, in reality, he had already discussed strategy after strategy with the soldiers in the Sculpture Garden.

Since learning that the talisman on the head of the Ghost Talisman Doll was a Fourth Rank Magic Artifact, everyone naturally became more cautious.

In any case... let's first remove the talisman.

Not only must they win, but they must also achieve swift victory!

A very real problem was present: On the Divine Mountain within the Third Heaven, clusters of swirling dark clouds were close together, and if the Ran Sect got caught in a prolonged battle, other God Demons might come to support.

And the most effective way to deal with the Ghost Talisman Doll was naturally to completely disperse them at the moment when the children's bodies were voidified!

"Ooo Ooo Ooo~~~"

The sound of sobbing came from afar.

To be honest, after days of lurking, Lu Ran had somewhat gotten used to it.

"Buzz!!"

Just as Lu Ran was watching a group of little ghosts leave, a sudden vibration made him perk up.

He fixed his gaze on the distant Ghost Talisman Doll, feeling somewhat bewildered.

What's happening?

[Lord Immortal Sheep! There is an anomaly with the Ghost Talisman Evil Sculpture...] Before Lu Ran could finish his transmission, he saw a large group of Evil Demon minions assembled around the Evil Sculpture, surging madly into the distance.

This?

[It's the fifteenth.] A voice transmitted down.

Lu Ran processed for a moment, then looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky: [Is it the night of September fifteenth now?]

The full moon on the fifteenth is common knowledge.

The scenery within the Demon Cave remained unchanged, with the crescent moon eternally hanging in the night sky, making Lu Ran feel unsettled.

[Yes, the Ghost Talisman Evil Sculpture is casting spells to send Evil Demons to the Human World.]

The words of the Gods were spoken lightly, but for the Human World and the Human Clan, this was yet another sleepless night.

This night, who knows how many tragedies would unfold...

Over forty years have passed, and humanity has learned to survive in the cracks, yet even so, casualties remain unavoidable every full moon night.

Casualties aren't necessarily caused by the Evil Demons themselves.

Every fifteenth, there are those who can't withstand it, and suffer from mental breakdowns, committing suicide and leaving this world shrouded in darkness.

Completely departing from this world without day.

"Buzz!!"

Two Ghost Talisman Dolls held hands, trembling alongside the Evil Sculpture, clearly striving to release Evil Demon minions into the Human World.

[The time has come.]

[Now?] Lu Ran's heart leaped immediately.

[The Faceless Jade Venerable is causing trouble in the southwest area, with a lot of God Demons involved in the siege; for days, most of the attention of the God Demon camp has been here.]

Lord Immortal Sheep paused, then continued: [On the night of the fifteenth, the Evil God customarily creates large numbers of minions to invade the Human World.]

Lu Ran licked his lips: [So...?]

[If not now, then when!] Eight simple words, carrying an indescribably cold aura, were imprinted into Lu Ran's mind, like a bucket of cold water drenching him from head to toe.

The time has come!

Lu Ran immediately spread the word throughout the Sculpture Garden, then sternly declared: [All personnel participating in the battle, heed the plan and prepare to act!]

There was a dead silence within the Sculpture Garden, without a sound.

Yet in the hearts of the Pseudo God Stone Sculptures, emotions were surging turbulently.

Regardless of success or failure,

today would inevitably be a day of great significance in the long river of human history!

This is the first time the Human Clan has brandished knives against the God Demon camp!

"Whoosh~"

With a barely perceptible gust of wind, Smoke and Mist Silk gently swept behind Lu Ran.

The ribbon encircled a likewise hidden figure behind Lu Ran—Yan Shuangzi!

Among the Ran Sect, she was one of the few capable of lurking with Lu Ran.

After all, Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi were both wolves.

And also dogs!

"Whoosh~" Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi drifted silently toward the Ghost Talisman Evil Sculpture.

The Evil Demon minions being sent out by the Ghost Talisman Dolls into various places in the Human World—he couldn't see them.

But Lu Ran could see, right in front of his eyes, a constant stream of boys and girls emerging around the Ghost Talisman Evil Sculpture, flying or running, surging into the distance.

For the members of the Ran Sect, these Evil Demon minions were too weak.

There weren't many Sea Realm Great Demons, even fewer River Realm minions, with the majority being weaklings at the Fog, Stream, and River Realms.

Yet they came in great numbers!

Wave after wave swarmed like locusts crossing the border.

This fifteenth night, the soldiers stationed at the Ghost Talisman Demon Cave were sure to suffer even more casualties.

No!

This night was unlike the numerous full moon nights of over forty years past.

This night...

Lu Ran arrived in the air above the two Ghost Talisman Doll Evil Sculptures, about eight hundred meters away, his eyes fixed on the talisman stuck on the boy's forehead.

[Sister Shuangzi.]

[Master.]

[I'm the boy, you're the girl; signal by the wave of Divine Power, countdown—2 seconds!]

[Yes!] Yan Shuangzi squinted, locking onto the gigantic Stone Talisman on the Ghost Talisman Girl Doll's tiger head hat.

"Whoosh!!"

Suddenly, a terrifying energy fluctuation overflowed from Lu Ran's pupils.

Within the Sculpture Garden, several steady-standing Stone Sculptures from the God Demon camp swiftly vanished.

Xian Mo Stone Sculpture—Xuan Shuang Stone Sculpture; Nightmare Stone Sculpture—Feng Rao (He Qifeng and Bai Rao) Stone Sculpture; Mad Immortal Stone Sculpture—Cong Long Stone Sculpture all leapt out simultaneously.

As soon as the energy fluctuation rose, Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi simultaneously activated the countdown.

2...1!

"Swoosh~"

"Swoosh!" Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi suddenly teleported, one pounced towards the boy, the other charging at the girl.

The two of them appeared in front of the two massive Stone Talismans almost at the same time.

Their actions were astonishingly identical, both placing their hands on the Stone Talismans and dispelling their invisibility simultaneously.

Two ghosts knocking on the door?

Knock on the door of the two ghosts!

In an instant, Lu Yan's two dogs, carrying the gigantic Stone Talisman under their command, flashed away at high speed.

"Huh?"

"Ah?" The Ghost Talisman Dolls were still sending demonic minions to the human world when the sudden occurrence left both of them stunned.

The Ghost Talisman Doll Boy suddenly had fierce flames erupting atop his head.

In just a moment, the cute stone tiger-head hat had been completely incinerated.

The stone eyes of the Ghost Talisman Doll Boy quietly vanished, turning into two dark, hollow sockets, as his stone body transitioned into a state of voidification.

"Hoo!!"

A gale rose swiftly!

At the very moment the Ghost Talisman Doll Boy's figure voidified, 800 meters away, a goddess statue towering over 280 meters stretched her hands forward, already casting!

North Wind Divine Skill·North Wind Roar!

A terrifying tornado rose from the ground, sweeping the boy and girl dolls into its vortex.

"Ah!!!"

The shrill, ear-piercing scream from the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl was agonizingly dreadful.

She had been holding the boy doll's little hand, but now it grasped at nothing. Worse still, the voidified boy doll was being frantically torn apart.

"Uh! Uhhuh~~~"

The boy doll was panicking, reacting instinctively not by solving the problem or trying to escape the predicament.

But by crying.

Crying?

Even the time spent crying counted against survival~

The window for survival was only a brief one or two seconds, during which the boy doll's voidified body barely remained whole.

As the Ghost Talisman Doll Boy instinctively cried, his fate was sealed.

"Hoo!!"

The tornado spun rapidly, frantically engulfing the enormous voidified figure, as streaks of energy were swept by the wind, filling the entire tornado.

In an instant, the tornado, which should have been colorless and shapeless, transformed into a "Fog Dragon Roll."

The so-called "fog" did not emanate from the void image, nor was it a mist form of Divine Power.

But rather Holy Spirit Energy!

It is the pure Origin Energy that is supposed to spread throughout heaven and earth once a Divine Demon is torn apart!

The Evil God was... taken out instantly?

Instantly taken out!

Amidst the petals scattering across the sky, Xuan Shuang Guards, holding Xian Mo Stone Sculpture, swiftly moved forward, leaving afterimages in mid-air, witnessing the Evil God turned into Origin Energy in the distance.

The Xuan Shuang Stone Sculpture had stone eyes, yet the brilliance flowed in her pupils, scarily luminous.

The group's strategy truly succeeded!

Though... only half succeeded, the male Ghost Talisman Doll truly got torn apart.

"Ah!!!" The Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's screams continued.

Burning hammer shadows rapidly sliced through the night sky, flipping an unknown number of demonic minions along the way, showing no sign of explosion, directly aiming at the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's Evil Sculpture.

Several hundred meters away, a burning goddess statue held a large stone hammer, simultaneously flying and frantically flinging burning hammer shadows.

"Die! Smash you! Mother demands your death!!!"

The Mad Immortal Stone Sculpture's face was twisted with rage, loudly clamoring, her voice no less than the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's.

Fierce Heavenly Divine Skill·Fiery Fire Sky Leader!

Fierce Heavenly Divine Skill·Sky-breaking Explosion!

From Dragon Guardian followed closely, still clutching a golden little Dragon Carp.

"Pop~"

Though the fish was small, the range of the scattered golden energy beams was indeed substantial.

This was the Dragon Carp Divine Skill·Rain Praying Carp.

A rare purification + perception combined skill, Yu Changsheng used it precisely for the purification effect.

In fact, pairs of Pseudo God Stone Sculptures appeared just to ensure that every main output had Purification Skill.

To prevent friendly fire.

Spiritual Output is undoubtedly Ran Sect's key to victory!

[Gather!] Lu Ran conveyed the order to Deng Yuxiang in his mind, holding a gourd flashing into the scene.

"Hoo~~~" With a wave of the hand, the Nightmare Stone Sculpture swiftly dispersed the terrifying tornado, moving with exceptional grace.

Lu Ran truly had high skill and bold courage!

He appeared directly on the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's shoulder, snatching the Huangfu Tianjiang spewed out from the gourd.

"Ha!"

"Ha!!" The sudden Battle Roar exploded in the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's ear.

And resounded through the realm!

Originally, Lu Ran and Huangfu Tianjiang intended for each person to roar at one Ghost Talisman Doll.

Now, with the Ghost Talisman Doll Boy vanished into smoke, the pair's full output naturally "favored" the Doll Girl.

East Thunder Divine Technique·Thunder Shock!

A Battle Roar Technique causing dizziness, you just take it!

"Ha!" Lu Ran's eyes cold as hell, yet another fierce shout.

"Ha!!" Huangfu Tianjiang lacked Spirit Defense Techniques, relying on the terrifying spiritual intensity of Heavenly Realm·Third Heaven, forced to withstand Lu Ran's Battle Roar, lethargically following up with another strong yell.

Lu Ran couldn't afford to look into the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's condition, whether her mind was blank.

He grabbed Huangfu Tianjiang's waist, urgently fleeing.

Lu Ran had to escape!

Because the mad Immortal's hammer was coming down.

Because little Ruyi's Enchantment Formation was closing in!

"Sizzle—"

Mist churned under Lu Ran's feet, rushing forward clutching Huangfu Zhao.

In the instant of turning around, he drew out the Eight Desolate Blade at his waist, as he flew backward, fierce flames ignited on his body.

The blazing blade was aimed relentlessly at the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's back, but what was released was a flame hammer shadow.

And the hammer shadow flung by the Mad Immortal Guardian had already reached the Ghost Talisman Doll Girl's face!

"Booming!"

Flames scattered all around.

"Booming!!!"

The pitch-black night, bright as day!

On the night of September 15, 2023.

The Night of Gods' Slaughter!

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