"Hum~"

Lu Ran suddenly felt his brain jolt!

In the spiritual world—God Demon Sculpture Garden, the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture that was closely connected to him emitted a strange sound!

What did that mean?

Did the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture level up?

Wasn't this speed a bit too astonishing...

One must know, when the middle-aged woman sought help from everyone, Lu Ran had just activated the Evil Sculpture·Black Lantern.

At that time, Lu Ran had just learned the first Divine Technique of the Black Lantern clan: Disaster Fire Cage (Cage Fire).

And now, the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden had soared directly from Fog Realm·First Rank to Fog Realm·Fifth Rank?

Once a sculpture was activated, every incremental upgrade required the souls of 100 entities of the same rank.

Which meant, those few hammer blows from Si Xianxian…

Had they obliterated four or five hundred Fog Realm·Black Lanterns?

Hmm… Perhaps not that many.

After all, among the dead Black Lanterns, there would be those of Stream Realm, River Realm, and others mixed in.

And 100 Fog Realm souls = 10 Stream Realm souls = 1 River Realm soul.

Thus, just a few attacks from Si Xianxian nourished Lu Ran's Black Lantern Evil Sculpture to Fog Realm·Fifth Rank… No!

It wasn't over yet!

The Black Lantern Evil Sculpture continued to soar, about to cross into a major realm, heading straight for the Stream Realm!

"Good heavens."

Lu Ran opened his Eyes of the Dead World and murmured to himself.

The scene before him had him completely dumbfounded.

In the roaring inferno that Si Xianxian had whipped up, legions of Black Lantern souls were flying towards Lu Ran!

The so-called Soul Bodies, they clearly did not exist in the same dimension as the world everyone was in.

The Black Lanterns would be incinerated, shattered by the flames, yet their Soul Bodies remained unscathed.

One by one, the souls overlapped, piled into clumps, and rushed into Lu Ran's eyes…

The scene was spectacular!

If the situation weren't so dire, Lu Ran would probably be moaning in pleasure.

This was just too exhilarating!

The constantly trembling Evil Sculpture in his mind served as a "progress bar" for Lu Ran.

Lu Ran was like that player in a team who did nothing but shamelessly leech experience!

And every other member of the team, without exception, gained no experience.

All these souls, all this vast resource, were for Lu Ran alone to relish!

"Oh…" Lu Ran immediately discontinued the Eyes of the Dead World.

It wasn't that he dared not look, but rather the layers of Soul Bodies had reached the point where they obstructed his vision!

Lu Ran even started to worry, could this be considered "absorbing a large number of souls in a short time"?

Would the original Evil Demon of the Black Lantern clan sense it?

"Whoosh!"

The sound of the stick container shaking suddenly came through.

Chang Ying, holding the stick container, shook it frantically: "Attack, summon... anything goes! Spirits of heaven and earth!"

At this critical juncture for their very lives, Chang Ying rarely brought out the Divine Technique·Six Treasure Sign!

This was an advanced version of Divine Technique·Five Treasure Signs, where each stick represents a spell of even greater strength.

"Whoosh~"

A phantom spiritual sign flew out.

In that instant, Chang Ying's face paled!

That phantom spiritual sign was tattered and falling apart.

One of the Six Treasure Signs·Rotten Sign!

The only one of the six spiritual signs that's rotten!

Once this sign was cast, the Divine Power consumed by Chang Ying would triple and the skill cooldown duration would triple.

"Whoosh~"

The phantom Rotten Sign fluttered down.

It was like an annoying fly, darting back and forth in front of Chang Ying's eyes, disrupting her actions.

Damn luck...

Indeed, nine out of ten gamblers lose!

"Si, Si Xianxian!" Lu Ran stepped forward and called out loudly.

"What?" Si Xianxian swung her giant hammer, bombarding indiscriminately, and turned around impatiently.

The rage in her eyes was burning furiously, fierce and threatening!

Unexpectedly, when she saw Lu Ran, her tone softened: "What is it?"

Lu Ran had no time for pleasantries and hurriedly said, "Stay here, we can never kill enough Evil Míes!

We might all end up dying here.

Break through at the front, Míe, and carve us a path, let's first charge out of this Black Grave Mound!"

Si Xianxian suddenly widened her eyes in shock!

When she saw the person who had saved her life, her attitude had already softened.

Indeed, she was fiery and quick to anger, but this did not mean she lacked a sense of gratitude and grievance.

On the contrary, such people are likely even more clear about favors and grudges!

Especially since Lu Ran's speech was peppered with a bunch of "míes"...

It left Si Xianxian confused and stuttering!

"Got it, Míe?" Lu Ran didn't wait for her response and immediately pressed on.

He was like, "Oh, you've got an unending rage within you?"

Hello,

I'm the succubus exploiting your rage...

Seriously, only someone like Si Xianxian, a River Realm powerhouse with strong mental fortitude, could withstand it.

If she were merely of Fog Realm or Stream Realm, she'd likely have completely succumbed by now!

Look at Chang Ying, Tian Tian, Deng Yutang, and the others—their eyes brimming with emotion, almost overflowing with paternal and maternal love.

It was like they couldn't wait to protect this most vulnerable being within their tribe with their lives.

Lu Ran swiftly took off the River Grade·Divine Power Pearl from around his neck and passed it to Si Xianxian, continuing, "Remember, your Divine Technique must not stop!

You have to keep the battlefield covered in flames, causing the Black Lantern clan to keep exploding.

You can consume as much Divine Power from the pearl as you need, turn up the heat!"

Lu Ran was crystal clear in his thinking, realizing that everyone must exploit the Black Lantern clan's "highly explosive" nature.

If they gave the Black Lantern clan a chance to catch their breath, and they stopped exploding but instead used Evil Techniques like Yin Fire Cage, Yin Lamp Formation...

Then they would all meet their end right here!

"Okay!" Si Xianxian shouted, her eyes shining.

All along, she had been chastised by her elders and teachers, advised by friends not to act rashly, to cool her temper, and the like.

This time, Si Xianxian encountered someone who added fuel to her fire!

He told her not to stop, to go wild with her bombardment!

For this, Lu Ran even lent her a River Grade·Divine Power Pearl...

"Divine Power Pearl, Divine Power Pearl!" Lu Ran not only lent out his own pearl but also collected all of his teammates' Divine Power Pearls.

Lu Ran also took command of the team outright: "Tian Tian, activate the Nine-Petaled Lotus, shield some of the flames, we have to charge into the inferno!"

Lu Ran, quick and decisive, took advantage of Si Xianxian pausing her assault to stuff a bunch of Divine Power Pearls into her hand:

"Mr. Deng, stay at the back of the team, follow my orders, and be ready to plant the flag at any moment to block the pursuers!"

The middle-aged woman suddenly said, "Auntie has the Bamboo Leaf Clothes, I can help block some of the flames."

Divine Technique·Bamboo Leaf Robe was suitable for Nine Bamboo Sect practitioners at Stream Realm Third Rank.

Clearly, she did not mention the water armor, so she was not of the River Realm.

It was a sad reality.

Who knows how many believers in this world get stuck at a certain rank, unable to make any further progress.

"Auntie, you take the front, help hold the Lotus Shield!" Lu Ran directed systematically.

Without realizing it, his gaze swept over Chang Ying at the side.

In the reflection of the blazing flames, Chang Ying looked embarrassed and wished the ground would swallow her up.

She had already been affected by Lu Ran's Divine Technique·Voice of Compassion, her heart full of pity and sympathy towards Lu Ran, only wanting to protect him at all costs.

Yet, she couldn't do anything.

In front of her face still fluttered that annoying rotten sign.

Clearly, the great Divine·Spiritual Sign was reminding its disciple in its unique way: pray diligently.

As long as you pray sincerely, you not only count down your cooldown but also get the rotten sign to behave and stop pestering you.

"Charge, charge, charge!"

Lu Ran shouted.

Tian Tian obediently executed the command, pushing out the Nine-Petaled Lotus.

Two petals shielded the front, three petals on each side guarded everyone, the petals closely connected, forming a defensive wall.

Another petal was placed above everyone's heads, shielding them from the scorching waves.

The middle-aged auntie immediately rushed forward, wearing a green Bamboo Leaf Robe, and supported one of the giant lotus petals with her hands.

Chang Ying also rushed forward!

You could say, this disciple's Divine Technique was weak.

But Chang Ying herself was not!

Without any defensive skills, Chang Ying didn't show the slightest fear; she stood shoulder to shoulder with the middle-aged auntie, moving forward.

While Si Xianxian, who charged at the very front, was much more unrestrained!

Wearing the watery armor, she plunged alone into the raging flames, slaughtering all around to clear the way for the team.

Under the lotus petals' protection, they entered into a sea of fire.

The heatwave hit their faces, suffocating!

"Fierce Burst Sky!" Lu Ran yelled, "Target the sky, don't let the Black Lanterns stop exploding!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom..." Hammers ablaze, spinning furiously, blasted towards the sky.

The deeply cracked hammers thundered and shattered, flames tumbling.

Fierce Heavenly believers set fire to the heavens, igniting the sky!

Fierce Heavenly Divine Technique·Fierce Burst Sky!

"Mr. Deng!"

"Yes!" Deng Yutang held the flag, plunged it into the ground.

Red Cloth Divine Skill·Red Cloth Domain!

This duel technique was ultimately used for defense.

The Light Red Cover stretched out fiercely, keeping all the disturbances at bay.

Unfortunately, the technique required planting the flag on the ground to be activated.

If the Red Cloth believers could carry the flag on their shoulders and activate it directly, it would have been even more perfect.

"Hum!"

Inside the God Demon Sculpture Garden, the Black Lantern Evil Sculpture trembled wildly.

Stream Realm·First Rank!

Stream Realm Second Rank!

Stream Realm Third Rank...

The blazing flames were undoubtedly the ignition point. Any Black Lantern touched by them would explode on their own.

With the chain reactions, the world trembled with thunder, and the Black Lantern clan simply couldn't stop!

Lu Ran, however, didn't have time to bother with these. As the most intense wave of the assault passed, he commanded:

"Retract the flag, charge! Charge!!"

It was like a suicide mission, as everyone crazily rushed into the sea of fire.

"Miss!" The middle-aged woman saw Chang Ying beside her, her clothes and trousers splattered with sparkling embers.

She hurriedly swung the hem of her Bamboo Leaf Robe in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

"Don't worry about me, go, hurry up!" Chang Ying, holding the lotus petal, resisted the surging heat ahead, striving to stabilize the Lotus Shield.

The group of six cooperated with all their might and cut out a path of life through a sea of fire.

"Stop, Si Xianxian stop! Don't shoot... cough cough, the fire anymore!" Lu Ran suddenly yelled.

"Huh?"

Si Xianxian, her vision blocked, continued her relentless bombardment, casting Divine Techniques as if they cost nothing.

"Stay there, the Black Lantern swarm is above and behind us!" Lu Ran shouted, "Target the sky with your hammer, then cover our retreat!"

The middle-aged woman was inevitably anxious.

Not just because of the battleground of life and death, but also, she was worried about her daughter.

In high school, the school barely managed to assign three teammates to Si Xianxian.

Ever since college, no team wanted Si Xianxian.

Everyone knew about the highly unstable nature of the Fierce Heavenly believers.

Yet what the middle-aged woman did not expect was...

Si Xianxian actually obeyed the command, stood her ground, and hurled her heavy hammer towards the sky behind her.

As everyone pushed past her with the Lotus Shield, she remained standing.

The middle-aged woman couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and relief!

After all, the daughter cared about her family and her companions' lives, and at this crucial moment, she managed to control her emotions.

"Don't just stand there!" Lu Ran commanded, "Keep up, cover our retreat!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's expression changed!

With the Fierce Heavenly believers, you must ask nicely, cajole them, you can't be this forceful.

"I! GOT! IT!" Si Xianxian enunciated every word.

After she flung her hammer into the sky, she violently unleashed a sea of fire towards the pursuers.

Then, Si Xianxian turned to follow the team.

As her daughter rushed over, the middle-aged woman's heart that had been hanging, now settled, and she was utterly bewildered.

This, this... Ah?

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