Summit of the Old Gods

Lu Ran suppressed the surge of hostility in his heart, gazing at the broken city.

According to the Immortal Sheep, if the Ran Sect did not show up, then the night of the fifteenth next month, the Human World would be even more turbulent!

However, wanting to slaughter all the gods and demons in the sky is not a feat accomplished in a day.

Since they couldn't be killed off in a short time, the only option was to kill until the gods and demons feared them, killed until they bowed their heads in submission...

How to achieve this?

Lu Ran furrowed his brow tightly, a bold idea suddenly leaping to mind, an idea so startling it shocked even himself—A decapitation strike!

Kill the Martial Monk!

The Martial Monk was the one relaying messages to the gods and demons.

If something happened to him, then all the gods and demons would understand, or at least suspect, why the Martial Monk would die.

Furthermore, the Martial Monk was a First-class God.

Within the ranks of gods and demons, the Martial Monk was perched at the pinnacle of the pyramid, representing the top tier of combat power.

The defeat of the Martial Monk would be a powerful signal!

The gods and demons' desire to force the Ran Sect to appear by harming all beings was nothing but wishful thinking.

The Ran Sect not only would not comply with the gods and demons' wishes, but would retaliate with a fierce blow!

The retaliation wouldn't target weak gods of seventh, eighth, or ninth rank, but instead, the strongest of the strong!

Such a decapitation strike would also showcase the strength of the Ran Sect, letting the gods and demons know the true nature of the terrifying Human Clan they faced.

To use solid battle achievements to drag the gods and demons from their divine altars.

Shattering all their auras, trampling on their pride.

Forcing the gods and demons to change their mindset, to actively seek peace!

At the very least, to make the gods and demons wary, to carefully consider any further actions!

"Like to tip off messages, do you..." Lu Ran's gaze grew increasingly sinister.

Lu Ran was indeed young, born in 2001, not yet twenty-three years old.

But as a human, he stands on the shoulders of his predecessors, knowing clearly that seeking peace through compromise and surrender is naive.

Only through struggle!

Only by abandoning illusions is there a way out.

For the past forty years, the presence and means of rule by the gods and demons, their nature, was laid out plainly here.

The question also arose: the Martial Monk would be a powerful signal precisely because of his extremely terrifying power!

Lu Ran had witnessed Tu Feng making use of the Martial Monk Faction's ultimate move: Battle Golden Monk.

It still filled him with lingering fear!

Tu Feng was merely a Heavenly Realm Believer.

For the Divine Monk to personally use this move, how intense would that be?

The Ran Sect... can they pull it off?

"Hmm?" Lu Ran suddenly squinted his eyes, piercing through the night, staring into the distant city.

There stood a four-story office building, two-thirds collapsed, with a small portion still standing, teetering precariously.

Due to its special state of existence, Lu Ran could see the condition inside the building at a glance.

At this moment, several Moon Gazers were hugging their heads in agony, and in blind spots beyond Lu Ran's sight, countless illusory fragments were flying out, merging into the Human Clan.

Lu Ran swiftly instant-teleported over, materializing outside the shattered wall on the third floor.

"Ah! Ah!!"

"No, no...wuu wuu..." It was hard to imagine such piercing screams and cries coming from these stalwart men.

Looking around, there were six or seven Moon Gazers inside.

Moon Gazers!

The reliance of Da Xia people, this force had, for decades, defended the Human Clan's homeland with powerful combat ability and unparalleled mental fortitude.

But now, this steel-hearted force had completely disintegrated.

These battle-hardened warriors had entirely lost their fighting prowess, sitting on the ground, bodies shivering, crying as they covered their faces.

"Yaa!!"

A strange shriek emanated, unbearably piercing to the ears.

In an instant, the Moon Gazers on the upper and lower floors were even more terrified, incapable of any battle, let alone supporting one another.

Lu Ran sensed something was off!

This sound... how is it a Sea Grade Evil Technique?

Hidden within the collapsed office, was it home to a Sea Realm Great Demon?

Tonight was not the fifteenth night!

Now, it was already the seventeenth of the lunar calendar, and while remnant demons were seldom seen in the city, it was still conceivable.

What Lu Ran couldn't grasp was that what remained in the ruins was indeed a Sea Realm Demon Lord?

Is that possible?

For such a "low-martial dimension" as the Human World, the existence of a Sea Realm Great Demon would definitely draw Da Xia's official attention, and they would prepare in advance.

Had this Sea Realm Great Demon hidden since the fifteenth night, or had the demon invasion never stopped?

Did this Demon Lord just arrive in the world, suddenly appearing?

"Shit!" Lu Ran didn't speak aloud, but firmly swore in his heart.

He finally understood why there were still uncollected remains in the ruins, why there were thick bloodstains on the asphalt road, uncleaned.

Da Xia's official forces simply didn't have time to address it!

The city remained under demonic invasion...

What hell might have been experienced the night of the fifteenth is hard to imagine considering even the seventeenth was like this.

Lu Ran's expression grew ever grimmer as he flew straight in.

"Whoosh~ whoosh~" What greeted him were fragments of illusory energy.

Lu Ran didn't even dodge, casually catching a fragment, letting it absorb into his palm.

Mask fragments?

In the shadows, was it a Third-class Evil Demon, the Play Face?

Two sides of a coin of the Third-class God Demon, Nuoshua!

"Cry, cry! Hehehehe..." A hoarse voice echoed, accompanied by an eerie sinister laughter that sent chills down one's spine.

Various evil demons mostly only roar and shout.

The Mask Clan is one of the few that can articulate human speech.

However, their manner of speaking is quite unique, requiring an advance procedure.

Lu Ran swiftly flew forward and indeed saw a possessed Moon Gazer at the corner of the dark stairwell.

This Moon Gazer had a strange mask covering his face.

The mask was entirely ghostly white, its features twisted; the wide-open eyes and crooked mouth pieced together an incredibly terrifying expression.

"Ah! Ah ah ah..."

The Moon Gazer gripped the mask with both hands, crying out desperately, trying to tear off the mask covering his face.

However, the ghostly white mask clung firmly to the Human Clan's face, completely stationary.

"Hehehehe~"

The Mask's sinister laughter caused the Moon Gazer to instantly stop sobbing.

When the evil demon, the Mask, speaks human words, it needs to control a human's body and use their mouth to speak its words.

"Cry, cry, once you're done crying, give me your face..." the Mask muttered softly.

Evil Technique: Face Possession!

This clan can cover the human face, consume its features until the entire face turns into a ghostly white mask, and the body becomes entirely controlled.

"Woo, woo woo woo..." The Moon Gazer clutched his face, rolling on the ground, his previous desperate screams turned into cries of despair.

Even the crying changed its tone, seemingly both crying and laughing.

It was evident he was about to lose his body to the Mask.

Lu Ran instantly teleported forward!

He kneeled beside the Moon Gazer, one hand pressed against the person's neck, the other gripped the ghostly white mask, violently wrenching backward.

"Rip..."

The ghostly white mask was forcibly pulled off, leaving the Moon Gazer disfigured immediately.

The scene was too horrific to behold!

His entire facial skin stuck to the inner side of the Mask, tearing off with it, blood flowed nonstop.

There isn't much flesh around many areas of a person's face.

The Moon Gazer's forehead, nose bridge, cheekbones, and other areas were already showing stark white bones.

Seeing this kindled Lu Ran's anger immensely!

"Hiss!!" The Mask never anticipated this scene and shrieked piercingly when interrupted.

Accompanied by the sound of fragments shattering, countless illusionary mask shards burst outward in all directions.

Mask Evil Technique: Screaming Face!

Mask Evil Technique: Thousand Fear Face!

The sharp scream instills fear in people's hearts.

The scattering shards of the illusionary mask can full-range impact enemies effectively; even if they do not hit, they fall at various spots on the battleground, transforming into special traps.

During the period the shards remain, any living being that steps or touches them will be pulled into a unique illusion realm, confronting their deepest inner fears.

These two evil techniques have different casting methods but share the same ultimate aim.

However, such spiritual output skill has no effect on Lu Ran.

"Crack!"

Lu Ran crushed the mask fiercely, the Mask shattered immediately, yet transformed into an illusionary mask in a split second.

This was not an evil technique; it was a rather rare trait.

Like the Yin Flower Dan or Ghost Talisman Doll type of special evil demons, the Mask Clan can also voidify!

For ordinary people, even most Believers, voidification equates to two words—invincible!

But in front of Lu Ran, voidification equals two words—insta-kill.

"Hoo~"

Lu Ran blew a breath of Immortal Qi, and the Mask attempting to escape in his hand was enveloped by the Immortal Breath of the Jade-faced Snake clan.

A dignified Sea Realm Great Demon was instantly dissolved completely.

Inside the office building, only a mentally devastated, painfully wailing Moon Gazer remained.

Lu Ran stepped forward, one hand pressed against his chest, the other reached his face, a crystal-clear dewdrop sliding from his fingertips.

Bi He Divine Technique: Green Dew Wash!

"Drop~"

The dewdrop touched the forehead; the Moon Gazer's bloody visage healed quickly, fully restored within mere seconds.

The Heavenly Medical Skill cannot revive the dead but can bind bone!

Moreover, the dewdrop on the Moon Gazer's forehead seemed to have a calming effect, causing him to no longer struggle violently.

"Captain Zhao?"

"Command center reports, Sea Realm Great Power is arriving to aid! Endure for ten seconds! Just ten seconds!"

"Captain! Where's the Mask..." Anxious voices echoed, several Moon Gazers rushed over swiftly, only to witness a strange scene.

Captain Zhao appeared unharmed as if he never battled a Sea Realm Great Demon. At that moment, the captain quickly stood up, alertly surveying the surroundings.

The physical pain was gone, the inner fear dispersed.

The injuries completely healed, and the Sea Realm Great Demon vanished.

Could it be that I am already dead?

Leading to the illusion that everything is as usual?

Captain Zhao gazed at his teammates as a Great Power descended from above.

Lu Ran stood high in the night sky, overlooking the entire city, scanning rapidly.

Suddenly, Lu Ran's expression froze, thinking of another city:

Rain Alley City!

Even Yeyu City was this gruesome, what would his small hometown look like?

Dammit!!

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