This southern journey was thrilling yet safe.

Yin Yan was slow to realize just how terrifying the young man she followed truly was.

To most of the God Demon minions, Faceless Jade Venerable was nearly invincible!

For a second-class Evil God disciple like Yin Yan, belonging to the Yinli Tiger sect, defeating outsiders was indeed possible but required considerable effort, and any slight mistake could lead to death.

Ultimately, on the Heavenly Realm Battlefield, the God Demon forces that could vanquish outsiders were rare.

But Lu Ran...

Two strikes!

At most, three strikes!

The Faceless Jade Venerable would shatter, dissipating into the world.

Accurate and fierce, so commanding it instilled fear.

Every time Yin Yan thought she understood Lu Ran's strength, he would break her understanding again with his decisive and sharp strike.

One blade, one sword, one person.

No flashy skills, only pure slaughter.

Yin Yan gradually understood why her beloved revered the Cloud Sea Sect's Sect Master so much.

She hadn't been fortunate enough to witness Qiao Wanjun's supreme elegance, but she saw a shadow of the Gods in the Sect Master's son.

A rising new God.

A Divine being mastering the art of slaughter...

Yet this God of slaughter was not cruel; rather, he was somewhat... mild-mannered?

Yes, his strength was never shown in words, not demonstrated in his attitude towards subordinates, but revealed when facing enemies with a raised butcher's knife.

Yin Yan felt dazed.

For years, she had served the Evil God, the Yinli Tiger, well aware of the adage 'to accompany a monarch is like accompanying a tiger,' and had long been accustomed to humiliation and silent endurance.

However, with this new master, she felt respected.

Even cared for!

After being enslaved for so long, Yin Yan had forgotten she was human.

But during her journey south with the young man in the cloak, with continuous interaction, the new master pieced together her shattered personality and trampled dignity, giving them back to her bit by bit.

An idea emerged in Yin Yan's mind:

In the midst of the unknown, sheltered by Qingshan!

The lovesickness sword she had was a testament to her undying love, and also the last sheltering left by Qingshan after his passing.

Leading her to such a leader.

A young man who aims to slay Gods with her.

A young man who said once the time is ripe, he would give her the Evil Sculpture of the Yinli Tiger and raise her into the Divine Temple...

Indeed, Lu Ran promised her an Evil Sculpture.

However, Mr. Conglong's advice still echoed in his ears, so Lu Ran did not intend to give the Divine Sculpture of the Mountain Lord to Yin Yan.

The Mountain Lord faction's perception, agility, and strength, are all excellent!

This Stone Sculpture was sufficient for Lu Ran to ensure the stability of his core combat system.

In contrast, the Yinli Tiger clan only had perception. It replaced agility amplification with a pair of tiger wings and the Wind Transformation Technique, and replaced power amplification with sharp tiger claws.

When the God Demon separated, they must have fought fiercely to form the current pattern.

"Hoo~"

On a large Stone Peak, a gust of strange wind suddenly swept by.

A woman in black formed behind the cloaked young man: "Sect Leader, this battlefield is quite large and extremely intense, too chaotic. I do not advise you to make a move."

Yin Yan wanted Lu Ran to withdraw, but the inertia of accompanying the tiger remained and she dared not express such disrespectful opinions.

"Hmm." Lu Ran stood behind the Stone Peak, gazing at the distant sky.

The sky of the Heavenly Realm was always shrouded in the Cloud Sea, a gray haze.

Yet here, the Cloud Sea was dyed a deep purple, with electric currents crawling and intricately weaving a net of lightning!

Terrifying and shocking!

Within the electric-laden clouds, innumerable Thunderbirds dove, bombarding the enemy fiercely!

Moreover, terrifyingly large Sky-piercing Halberds pierced down at speed.

The sight of a calamity, enough to make anyone tremble with fear.

Earlier, on the Divine Mountain of the Flower Sea, Lu Ran had seen the Night Charm clan carrying North Wind minions, freely wielding Wind Blades.

And here, Lu Ran saw Thunderbirds, carrying Dong Ting minions, summoning Thunder Battle Spears on a grand scale.

Even more alarming, beneath the dense purple clouds, amid the intricately falling thunder, Faceless Jade Venerables continued wreaking havoc everywhere!

These white jade stone sculptures were terrifyingly powerful.

Lightning didn't seem to numb their bodies, perhaps because... their bodies were made of jade stone?

The falling thunder was dense, the Thunderbirds numerous.

Faceless Jade Venerables roamed freely, crazily pursuing the Purple Thunder Demon Pengs, battle damage unavoidable, yet they seemed bent on mutual destruction.

Truly, who knows what was happening here.

Previously, on the Divine Mountain of the Flower Sea, after the Night Charm - North Wind minions fully retreated, the Faceless Jade Venerables smartly withdrew and did not linger in battle.

But here...

This was why, through the Pupil of the Dead World, Lu Ran saw many Dead Souls.

Delicious Dead Souls!

The opportunity for Wind Emperor to step into the Heavenly Realm's second level must be here, wasn't it?

"It seems we are very close to the Thunder God Mountain," Lu Ran said softly.

"It should be," Yin Yan stood behind Lu Ran, cautiously observing behind.

"Open a cave for me." Lu Ran lightly stomped his foot.

"Yes," without another word, Yin Yan bent down, her hands like fierce tiger claws, forcefully tearing open the mountain body, her whole person falling into it.

In no time, Yin Yan's reporting voice came from below: "Sect Leader, please."

Lu Ran took a deep look at the distant sky battlefield, stepped back, fell into the tunnel, and landed steadily in the sea of mist: "Wait here, I'll take a walk."

"Sect Leader!" Yin Yan's heart tightened. As soon as the words were out, the youth pressed his hand on her shoulder.

Lu Ran looked into her jet-black ink-like eyes, showing a hint of a smile on his face.

Upon first meeting, her eyes were full of malice, and the hostility in her chest was barely contained.

But now, when she looked at him, her gaze carried a subtle hint of worry.

Exactly!

This is the attitude a comrade should have.

Yin Yan's eyes suddenly narrowed! The youth abruptly disappeared before her, yet the hand on her shoulder persistently remained.

In the past ten days, Lu Ran only gifted her a pair of black and gold little carp upon their reunion and hadn't used any other skills since.

The sudden Invisibility Technique genuinely caught Yin Yan off guard.

"Stay alert, communicate at all times, wait here for me." With these words, half of a Tiger Talisman fell into her palm.

Yin Yan realized Lu Ran had left, without any path of progression — it was definitely Instant Teleportation!

This person-god...

Possesses all Divine and Evil Techniques?

Right, he had said before he'd give her the Yinli Tiger Evil Sculpture.

So the new master she followed, is he an existence above All Gods?

At the same time, Lu Ran appeared high in the sky, with Pupil of the Dead World wide open, identified a solitary Jade Venerable Dead Soul at the battlefield's edge, and flickered away.

"Hmm?" The faceless Jade Venerable Dead Soul was still observing the battlefield, suddenly sensing a pull.

The dead soul turned to look but saw nothing.

Within mere seconds, she entered a foggy Sculpture Garden, held in the palm of a giant Divine Sculpture, merging into the Stone Sculpture.

[This... Lu Ran, this dead soul's energy...] He Qifeng was shocked.

Since following Lu Ran into the Heavenly Realm Battlefield, she'd been constantly fed, and the energy absorbed just now far surpassed any dead souls Lu Ran had sent over in past days!

[Shh!] Lu Ran stood in the air, face grave.

Even at the battlefield's edge, he still dodged the falling Thunder Strike in the sky.

Lu Ran finally understood why the purportedly invincible Dong Ting - Purple Thunder Demon Thunderbird underlings had suffered such heavy losses.

The Evil Demon Purple Thunder Demon Thunderbird outputs Evil Technique mostly as area skills, and indiscriminately so.

This clan doesn't possess defensive techniques nor capabilities to counter lightning.

As a result, a considerable number of Purple Thunder Demon Thunderbirds were grazed by their own ally's lightning, hampering their actions and getting cruelly harvested by the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Unlike North Wind - Night Charm underlings, Dong Ting - Purple Thunder Demon Thunderbird underlings are entirely unsuitable for large-scale troop combat!

If that's the case, how did a battlefield of this size develop?

God minions don't retreat because they're defending Divine Mountain?

The faceless Jade Venerable doesn't retreat because there's a chance to seize?

Lu Ran secretly pondered as he continued to traverse the battlefield edges, stealing dead souls covertly.

He might not fear lightning, but with one caveat — standing firmly on solid ground!

Now the battlefield is in the sky, and the dead souls are floating above, Lu Ran must be extra cautious.

"Wow..." The more Lu Ran provoked, the more shocked he became.

The battlefield was far larger than he imagined!

Lu Ran came from the northwest direction, and as he continually traversed and circled the arena, he saw the true battlefield situated in the east.

Distantly in the east, the Faceless Jade Venerable clan continuously invaded.

In the Divine Mountain region enveloped by purple thunderclouds, God Demon underlings continually flew out, joining the battlefield.

How good is Lu Ran's eyesight?

Yet, located at the battlefield's edge, he could barely see the features of Divine Mountain, clearly showing the vast area the battlefield covers.

Undoubtedly, this is a large-scale war!

"Gulp." Lu Ran's throat moved slightly.

For him, this is a gluttonous feast...

"Buzz!!"

Suddenly, Lu Ran's mind buzzed, and the Wind Emperor Stone Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden began to tremble.

Good!

Lu Ran immediately flickered backward, intending to make some adjustments, when a flash of electricity caught his eye.

A ground unit?

How peculiar!

Because both sides of the war are flying in the air, any living creature moving within the ground's misty sea became highly noticeable.

Is that a Human Clan believer?

Lu Ran was stirred in his heart, following that flash of light, his figure flickering rapidly.

Until that purple electric light circled behind a low-flying Faceless Jade Venerable, its figure finally paused.

Is that a middle-aged man?

Not giving Lu Ran time to scrutinize closely, the figure swiftly halted and accelerated again, electric currents surrounding its body, making half a circle around the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Lu Ran squinted his eyes, finally seeing the man's appearance clearly.

This man appears to be in his forties or fifties, with handsome features and sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.

A solemn expression rested on his face, accompanied by a beard reminiscent of ancient style.

He wore a deep purple robe, inlaid with golden arm guards, topped with a gold crown that bound his hair.

Fully displaying nobility and majesty!

What stood out most was that he wasn't wielding the Sky-piercing Halberd but a sword entwined with purple electricity...

Lu Ran's pupils slightly constricted!

This image, this outfit...

The key is not using a Sky-piercing Halberd but a sword of purple electricity?

Cloud Sea's old guard Huangfu?!

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