Three days later, at Black Grave Mound.

This was the seventh Black Grave Mound that Lu Ran and the others had seen.

Looking around, the little hill was dotted with mounds of earth, with tombstones standing crookedly.

This special terrain really resembled a chaotic burial site!

The night wind, when passing through here, turned into gusts of a chilling breeze.

Additionally, black lanterns floated about the graveyard, creating an even more terrifying scene.

"Kill!"

At the path lit by torches, Deng Yutang roared.

Fear?

The word "fear" simply did not exist in the dictionary of the Red Turban Believers!

Retreating ten thousand steps, even if there were indeed ghosts in this graveyard...

Amidst Deng Yutang's impassioned Battle Roar, everyone had the courage to take up arms and charge!

Blessed with the Red Turban, nothing was taboo.

With the great banners fluttering, just get it done!

In truth, the combat strength of the Black Lantern Clan wasn't very formidable, especially at the initial stages where they posed little threat.

However, there was one Evil Technique that everyone needed to be wary of—Illusion Fire Cage.

This spell could cause hallucinations!

It could confuse the target's mind, blurring the line between illusion and reality.

This was the Evil Technique equipped by the Black Lantern Clan at Stream Realm Third Rank. Once humans were afflicted, it was truly problematic.

Nevertheless, the weaknesses of this technique were also clear.

Once you realized something was amiss, you simply had to close your eyes.

As long as you avoided looking at the faint glow emitted by the Black Lanterns, you wouldn't be hallucinated.

For instance, if you noticed the scenery of the graveyard in front of you constantly switching with the image of your own bedroom, it was time to close your eyes!

You were about to be affected!

If you looked any longer, the images in your eyes would no longer switch—you'd "return home" for real!

Perhaps, you'd even hear your mother's knocking from behind, softly calling you out for a meal...

If you followed her, then in reality, your physical body would leave the path and enter the pitch-dark graveyard.

Could you resist?

It would be difficult.

Because at the moment you were afflicted, your mind would already be muddled.

Aside from the Evil Technique·Illusion Fire Cage, the other Evil Techniques of the Black Lantern Clan weren't so extraordinary.

Just healing, explosions, release of black smoke, and so on.

In these three days, the trio of Deng, Tian, and Chang worked their assigned roles continuously, their coordination growing more seamless and their efficiency in killing enemies rapidly increasing!

Why a trio?

Because that stray lamb, also known as Lu Ran, always lingered in the shadows.

Lu Ran seemed to shun the light, wandering through the rolling hills and drifting in the gloomy graveyard.

More ghostly than ghosts!

From another angle, Lu Ran, who was always in the dark and following the trio of Deng, Tian, and Chang...

Could this not be considered another form of "relentless haunting"?

"Soul, return."

In a pitch-dark graveyard, Lu Ran extended one hand and murmured under his breath.

Four canine teeth appeared out of thin air, and a black lantern close by was bitten to pieces.

"What is the 'four sides'?"

With eyes like Dead Sheep Eyes, Lu Ran uttered eerily chilling words for summoning souls.

The soul of the Black Lantern floated from afar and was absorbed into Lu Ran's Pupil of the Dead World.

Without the "camera" around, Lu Ran's combat strength had soared!

The feeling of unrestrained use of Evil Technique...

Exciting!!

Normally during battle, Lu Ran would shuttle back and forth across the battlefield, engaging enemies in close combat.

Who would have expected that today he was able to get things done just by standing in one place!

The joy of a caster,

I have felt it...

"Uh~"

Lu Ran's form wavered slightly as he was jolted awake.

The souls of the Black Lantern Clan had been collected in sufficient numbers, activating the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture!

He quickly scanned his surroundings, tossing out a few canine teeth before immediately connecting with the God Demon Sculpture Garden in his mind.

"Hum!"

Within the Sculpture Garden, a huge Black Lantern sculpture trembled slightly.

Lu Ran keenly felt the connection with the activated Evil Sculpture.

"Disaster Fire Cage, Disaster Fire Cage..."

Lu Ran quickly grasped the first Evil Technique of the Black Lantern faction.

In just over ten seconds, a dark flame quietly ignited in Lu Ran's hand.

"Huh?" Lu Ran's mouth slightly agape.

This is Evil Technique·Disaster Fire Cage?

There's only fire, where's the cage?

Oh, right!

The Black Lantern Clan itself was the lantern!

The names of the Evil Demon Clan and the Evil Techniques were mostly given by humans.

It made sense for people to call those exploding Black Lanterns "Disaster Fire Cage."

But when Lu Ran, as a human, performed this Evil Technique...

What he summoned was just a pitch-black flame!

Clearly, the Black Lantern Clan caused the fire to explode, thereby hurting themselves and others.

"Shoot," Lu Ran dared not move!

He was afraid that the dark flame would explode in his own hands!

So, am I also supposed to inflict a thousand points of damage on the enemy at the cost of eight hundred points of my own?

In the future, if someone annoys me with their smart mouth, I'll just slap it right on!

My hand would be a bloody mess, but the other person's mouth should explode into a mess too, right?

Maybe it's a satisfying method?

"Hm?" Something stirred in Lu Ran's mind.

Cage Fire provided a clear response to Lu Ran; it was a unique connection between the Evil Technique and the caster.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ran tried sending it forward with his hand.

Sure enough!

The Cage Fire drifted slowly forward.

If you put a lantern over it, wouldn't this be a black lantern?

Suppressing his excitement, Lu Ran swayed his palm left and right, and the Cage Fire followed.

Then, he directed the Cage Fire towards one of the Black Lanterns.

"Feels a little delayed, doesn't it?"

Lu Ran knitted his brows.

It proved that the further the Cage Fire was from the caster, the harder it was to control.

"Blast." Lu Ran flicked his right hand harshly to the left.

The dark fire flew to the left side and collided with a Black Lantern.

"Boom!"

The dark fireball exploded.

"Boom!"

Another explosion sounded.

After being hit, the Black Lantern triggered a chain reaction.

If you explode, so do I!

This scene amused Lu Ran.

What I explode is a summon, but you are blowing up your own life!

It only dawned on Lu Ran then: the lantern skin of the Black Lantern Clan was fully enclosed.

They were sealed tight with small gaps, so the dark fire could not escape and had to explode inside the lantern cover.

"Hu~"

Another surge of energy rolled through, and a dark flame ignited again in Lu Ran's hand.

He could feel the Cage Fire was hot.

But Lu Ran wouldn't get burned.

As the caster, he was continuously feeding energy to the Black Fire, the spell intimately linked at the "spell" level.

At least until the Cage Fire left the caster's control and exploded, Lu Ran would not be hurt.

"If that's the case, can I..."

A lively thought crossed Lu Ran's mind as he looked at the twin blades embedded in the ground before him.

Could he continuously cast the spell, applying the Cage Fire on the blades?

Then both blades in his hands would glow with dark flames!

Like an Enchantment!

Whoever he cut would explode!

Black obsidian and black ice materials could certainly withstand such a level of explosion.

It remained to be seen whether Lu Ran himself could endure it...

"Hm." Lu Ran thought and thought, but he didn't dare be too reckless.

For now, the Cage Fire was just a Mist Grade Evil Technique.

Lu Ran needed to nurture the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture in the garden to Stream Realm in order to upgrade the technique to Stream Divine Skill.

And the higher the grade of the Evil Technique, the greater the caster's control over it.

So, Lu Ran decided to hold back a bit longer, becoming more familiar with the technique before attempting anything.

"In my hands, you should stop being called 'Disaster Fire Cage'."

Lu Ran studied the burning Black Fire in his hands.

After all, this name of the Evil Technique didn't quite match the actual spell Lu Ran ended up casting.

"Let's call you 'Cage Fire' then!"

Lu Ran sent his hand forward.

Black Fire wavered, skimming across the pitch-dark graveyard, like a ghostly flame.

"Yo-ho!"

In the distance, Chang Ying's cheer suddenly rang out.

Lu Ran turned his head and saw Chang Ying's head with a phantom Summoning Sign rapidly materialising overhead.

Subsequently, a majestic soldier took shape!

The summon from the Five Treasures Sign!

"Thud," a dull sound echoed.

The soldier descended from the sky, landing heavily on the ground.

He wore a set of copper armor and held a long spear in his hand.

A sense of ancientness and otherworldliness washed over.

Under the bronze helmet, the soldier's face was incredibly vague, almost "faceless."

"Long time no see!" Chang Ying put her hand on the Copper Armor Guard's head, vigorously ruffling it, ecstatic.

During these three days, she had drawn all sorts of signs, except for the Summoning Sign!

The Copper Armor Guard stayed silent, shaken head to toe by the girl's fondling.

Tian Tian was baffled by the sight.

The Copper Armor Guard was more than 1.8 meters tall, with sturdy armor and a formidable presence!

Such a mighty warrior was being treated like a pet by Chang Ying?

Well... indeed, the soldier was also a human-shaped summoned beast.

"Is there a time limit for the Copper Armor Guard?" Deng Yutang asked loudly.

Chang Ying replied, "Yes, five minutes!"

"To your left front!" From the darkness, came a reminder from Lu Ran.

Chang Ying's eyes lit up, and with a grand gesture, she commanded, "Go, kill for me!"

"Hum!"

The Copper Armor Guard's body vibrated with a humming sound, as if responding to the commander.

He obeyed and charged forward, spear in hand.

At the fringe of illumination provided by the torch-lit path, the Copper Armor Guard picked up his spear and thrust at a Four-sided Lantern.

"Boom!!"

The Black Lantern erupted mightily.

The Copper Armor Guard was terrifyingly formidable!

Not even the blast forced him back a single step.

The soldier once again raised his spear, ruthlessly piercing through another Black Lantern, giving the Evil Demon no chance to catch their breath.

"Amazing." Tian Tian whispered.

Deng Yutang, however, had a strange expression watching the fearless Copper Armor Guard.

Since you have him, what do I do?

Fortunately, the Copper Armor Guard could only exist for five minutes.

And the chance of drawing out the "Summoning Sign" wasn't that high either.

"That fierce?" In the dark graveyard, Lu Ran leaned against a gravestone and seated himself upon it.

Of course, it wasn't a real gravestone but a stone resembling one.

Perhaps Lu Ran had no reverence for the divine.

But if there were any humans resting in peace here, he wouldn't possibly show such disrespect.

"Ho?" Lu Ran's gaze didn't leave the battlefield for a second, appreciating the prowess of the Copper Armor Guard.

The Copper Armor Guard wasn't at all clumsy; his sense for battle was extraordinarily sharp, and he even possessed martial skills!

The soldier moved with purpose, his spear technique was practiced, and his style was bold and expansive.

Nothing less could be expected from the Summoning Sign, the hardest to draw among the Five Treasures Sign!

He was simply too powerful, almost like a "heavenly soldier"...

"Friends over there! Friends over there!" Suddenly, an urgent voice called out.

Lu Ran turned to see a middle-aged woman sprinting down the torch-lit path in the distance.

Running out of breath, she waved her arms frantically, "Help, please help us, save us!

What realm are you..."

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