Chapter 135

"Ha!"

Hao Tian charged forward, stabbing the stick toward Lu Ran's face.

Lu Ran tilted his head slightly, the tip of the stick brushing past his ear.

"Good!" Hao Tian's eyes were burning, and he shouted.

Hao Tian naturally had psychological preparations for Lu Ran's signature skills; he just hadn't expected Lu Ran's control over distance to be so precise!

That bamboo stick was truly only one centimeter away from the side of Lu Ran's face.

The key is that this blindfolded youth isn't even a North Wind believer!

It's simply miraculous!

By the way, what kind of believer was he again?

Hmm... forget it, it's not important!

"Again!" Hao Tian had many thoughts, but his movements were not slow at all.

He immediately swept the stick horizontally, aiming to strike Lu Ran's skull.

"Thud!"

Lu Ran held the thin bamboo stick in his left hand, blocking the enemy's horizontal sweep, while the thin bamboo stick in his right hand had already stabbed toward the enemy's face.

Tit for tat!

"Oh?" Hao Tian immediately took a step back, using the stick shaft to deflect Lu Ran's thin stick.

Both sides fought one round and separated upon contact.

"Didn't see that coming, Brother Lu has such strong arm strength?" Hao Tian was quite surprised.

As a River Realm powerhouse, Hao Tian's strength level was bound to crush Lu Ran's.

Hao Tian was also afraid that if he put his full strength into a strike, he would send Lu Ran flying into the bamboo forest.

So he subconsciously held back, but he hadn't expected Lu Ran to block so decisively, even making his tiger's mouth tremble!

"Likewise," Lu Ran said casually.

"Hmph." Looking at Lu Ran's calm and composed appearance, Hao Tian also got a bit of a temper.

Who isn't a proud child of heaven?

Hao Tian: "Since that's the case, I'll add some more force! If Brother Lu can't hold up, you have to tell me, okay?"

Energy surged in Lu Ran's palms, wrapping his twin thin bamboo sticks in divine power: "You too."

"Watch this!" Hao Tian stepped forward, the long stick stabbing repeatedly.

Face, chest, left shoulder, right leg.

Lu Ran retreated repeatedly.

Tilt head, block, turn body, forward stab.

It was precisely this forward stab that made Hao Tian's expression change.

Lu Ran's speed was simply ridiculously fast!

The thin stick in his hand pointed directly at Hao Tian's chest.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Hao Tian retreated several steps, his expression stunned, looking at the youth with the red scarf over his eyes.

This... what is this?

Why?

For a moment, the sparring figures of both sides stopped again.

Hao Tian was greatly surprised: "Brother Lu, your speed is also incredible?"

Lu Ran spun the thin stick in his hand, repeating his previous words, and said faintly:

"River Realm? If I want to kill, I kill."

"Good, then I won't be polite!" Hao Tian shouted sharply, lifting the stick to charge again.

A dignified Second-tier God: Most Dongting believer is not someone to be trifled with!

This type of believer is not just competitive, but also arrogant and overbearing!

Even if Hao Tian's personality is good, it's inevitable that he will be influenced by the god; in daily life, he can restrain himself a bit, but on the battlefield?

Under the Fangtian Halberd, all generals bow their heads!

"Watch this!" Hao Tian's offensive was indeed three times sharper, even the thick bamboo stick in his hand was cracking.

During sparring, both sides use divine power to wrap the bamboo sticks.

Thanks to these being "Evil Bamboo" grown in a demon den; if they were replaced with ordinary bamboo, their sticks would have shattered long ago.

"Crack!"

The wooden sticks collided, the sound crisp.

Both attacked and defended, bursts of divine power overflowing.

The wind and waves blew the bamboo forest, bamboo leaves dancing, truly beautiful.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten rounds passed, and the two were locked in a stalemate.

Such a scene made Deng Yutang intoxicated, and he couldn't help but shout: "Refreshing!"

"Baby Ran! Baby Ran! Baby Ran!" Chang Ying shouted.

As a teammate, cheering for Lu Ran is naturally the right thing to do.

But Lu Ran had reason to believe that Chang Ying was probably doing it for that basket of duck wings...

"Hey? I don't believe it!" Hao Tian failed to attack for a long time, truly losing some face.

He suddenly took a step back, one hand held high.

Accompanied by a surge of energy, dark clouds gathered rapidly in the high sky.

"You!" Chang Ying was immediately unhappy, "Why are you using divine techniques!"

Tian Tian said softly: "Bullying people."

Deng Yutang crossed his arms over his chest: "Looking at it this way, you've already lost."

Hao Tian's expression froze!

Honestly, he was indeed a bit carried away, wanting to break through Lu Ran's defense with all his heart.

By the time he reacted, dark clouds had already gathered above his head.

For a moment, Hao Tian's movements were stiff, and he stood in place.

Awkward!

Lu Ran's voice was faint: "You're the one who thought my strength was strong and wanted to spar with me.

Now that we're fighting back and forth, you're still the one who's unhappy."

Hao Tian stammered: "I... I..."

Lu Ran pursed his lips and smiled, sending the other party a classic expression:

"Duck Wing Brother, you're a bit hard to please."

The pride and ferocity Hao Tian had just built up vanished by more than half.

His expression was somewhat awkward: "No, buddy!

You can be strong, but you can't be this strong!"

Most Dongting believers can certainly go and learn the unique skills of Stream Realm lackeys.

But it must be from a high position, not on equal footing!

These short dozen rounds completely overturned Hao Tian's cognition, the psychological gap was huge!

He himself is a top-ten existence in his grade at university, the one everyone looks up to.

As a result, in this lowest-level demon den, Bamboo Sea, he meets a random passerby who can match him?

Are you kidding me!

Could it be that I went to a fake university?

That's not right! I go to Qian Tang River University, which requires such high scores...

Lu Ran remained calm and composed, and even more fearless: "Since the dark clouds have been summoned, do as you please."

Hao Tian hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he summoned a bolt of lightning.

"Crack!"

It wasn't to strike the enemy, but to strike himself.

"Zzz~ Zzz~"

In an instant, purple electric currents like dense little snakes crawled all over Hao Tian's body.

Divine Technique: Thunderous Appearance!

As the name suggests, when an Most Dongting believer activates this technique, they can slightly touch upon the demeanor of the God of Most Dongting.

This technique has the same effect as the Red Scarf divine technique: Red Scarf Soul.

With the help of purple electric currents, Hao Tian's body was activated to a great extent, and all attributes soared!

"Hmm..."

Lu Ran tilted his head slightly, listening to everything.

The sound of wind rising, the sound of clouds gathering, the sound of fallen leaves dancing.

Every sound entered his ears.

In the past seven days, Lu Ran had been trying his best to improve himself.

He had always hidden something in his heart, not telling anyone.

He often listened to the sound of bamboo leaves falling.

Trying to investigate those elusive falling trajectories.

Pieces of bamboo leaves...

Now left, now right, now stopping, now falling.

Dancing with the wind, fluttering and floating.

Lu Ran really wanted to learn something from it.

First, unpredictability; second, following the trend and pushing the boat along.

This battle, with a strong enemy in front, might be a good catalyst.

"It ends here, Brother Lu!" Hao Tian's voice became more resonant and powerful.

"You can't shout," Lu Ran suddenly said.

"Huh?"

"If you use the divine technique: Thunderous Appearance, you're not allowed to use the divine technique: Thunderous Roar," Lu Ran bent his legs and gripped the bamboo sticks tightly.

Divine Technique: Thunderous Roar, a battle-cry type technique.

Most Dongting believers, their roar is like thunder, which can make the listener dizzy and sluggish on the spot.

This technique extremely counters Lu Ran!

Hao Tian could be considered upright, never having used this technique.

To deal with a "blind person" with excellent hearing like Lu Ran, if Hao Tian shouted once, Lu Ran would explode!

"Brother Lu underestimates me too much! It's just sparring, how could I use divine techniques to bully you?" Hao Tian said immediately.

Hearing this, Lu Ran raised his head, facing the dense, unmoving dark clouds above Hao Tian's head.

Hao Tian: "..."

Awkward *2!

"Pfft, hehe~" Tian Tian couldn't help but giggle.

However, her smile quickly faded, and she became worried again.

Because Hao Tian was charging!

"Watch this!" Hao Tian's speed was shockingly fast, electric currents flashing on the Evil Bamboo in his hand.

Fortunately, the material of Evil Bamboo is not high-grade, mostly used for making daily necessities.

Even if made into weapons, they are for beginners to use.

In other words, Hao Tian couldn't pour more divine power into the Evil Bamboo; otherwise, the bamboo stick would explode.

"Thud!"

The long stick was like a halberd, landing heavily.

Lu Ran shifted lightly, landing to the side.

Evil Technique: Evil Agility, made Lu Ran's control over his body higher and higher, increasingly agile and swift.

Evil Technique: Evil Perception, made the world Lu Ran saw and heard vastly different from ordinary people.

He could perform many exquisite, subtle operations.

This is a huge advantage!

Lu Ran truly believed he could be like a swaying bamboo leaf, his figure unpredictable, entangling the enemy!

Entangling and lingering until... hmm, entangling until death!

On the battlefield, it's not necessary to strike and flee, rapidly distancing oneself from the enemy.

As for the bamboo leaf's "dancing with the wind" and following the trend, that should be a higher-level application method.

Lu Ran currently wasn't aiming too high.

After all, at this moment, he didn't even have a single piece of Water Flow Armor.

Once Lu Ran got too close to the enemy, he might be blown up by the energy the enemy unleashed.

If he was too far away, he couldn't borrow the momentum, rising and falling with the wind and waves.

The balance point between the two, without defensive clothing, is truly difficult to control.

Therefore, what Lu Ran currently wants to imitate and understand is the unpredictable dancing posture of bamboo leaves.

"Thud!"

Lu Ran landed steadily on one foot.

Long before Hao Tian chopped down the bamboo wood, Lu Ran had taken a step forward, tilting his body and lightly tapping the ground with his toes.

"Whoosh~"

Lu Ran's left hand lifted the thin stick violently, slashing horizontally to the side.

"Hmph!" Hao Tian snorted, raised the thick stick, and blocked at his side.

He then exerted force in his hand, the bottom of the stick flicking fiercely diagonally upward.

While Lu Ran dodged by leaning down, he swept a stick toward the enemy's thigh.

Hao Tian was still holding the stick up, unable to block, so he jumped backward.

Lu Ran followed like a shadow, his feet collapsing, the thin stick in one hand swept empty, and the thin stick in the other hand came again!

Looking at that posture, he was determined to chop off the enemy's thigh.

"Dream on!" The retreating Hao Tian had already pulled back the thick stick and smashed it toward Lu Ran again.

Lu Ran's offensive changed suddenly!

He tapped the ground lightly with his toes; he should have killed Hao Tian's right leg, but suddenly lunged toward Hao Tian's left side.

The sudden change of direction startled Hao Tian, making his scalp tingle!

Whether it was a flash of inspiration or premeditated,

in short, at this moment, the demeanor Lu Ran displayed...

was indeed like a bamboo leaf flipping and falling in the air, unpredictable.

"Zzz~ Zzz~"

Electric currents flashed all over Hao Tian's body, and the divine technique was suddenly activated.

This was purely a martial artist's muscle memory; Hao Tian's speed was astonishing, and he bolted backward.

Most Dongting Divine Technique: Swift Light Glancing Shadow!

Most Dongting believers activate this technique to move at high speed in a very short time, cutting into and out of the battlefield.

"Whoosh!"

Almost at the same time, mist surged beneath Lu Ran's feet.

Xiang Xiang Xianyang Divine Technique: Immortal Hooves!

Lu Ran's figure bolted out violently!

Hmm... didn't catch up.

The speed of Immortal Hooves is indeed very fast, but what Lu Ran unleashed was, after all, Stream Artifact grade.

Come to think of it, Lu Ran had nothing to regret.

Even if the quality of the divine techniques on both sides were the same, Most Dongting Divine Technique: Swift Light Glancing Shadow would still be faster than Immortal Hooves!

This is the gap at the divine technique level, which believers cannot make up for.

"Holy crap!"

Hao Tian leaned against a cluster of bamboo, his expression incomparably stunned.

He had already intended to apologize; after all, he had made a mistake and subconsciously used Swift Light Glancing Shadow.

If Hao Tian activated this technique, there would be no need for the two to spar at all.

But he never expected that his own Swift Light Glancing Shadow would actually blow Lu Ran's divine technique out as well!

That mist-filled lower leg, that immortal mist drifting along the way...

This is?

"Immortal... Xiang Xiang Xianyang believer?"

Hao Tian, who had reacted, had an extremely colorful expression!

I, a dignified Second-tier God: Most Dongting believer, am fighting to this point with a believer of the lowest-tier Ninth-tier God: Xiang Xiang Xianyang?

Lu Ran was silent for a moment and nodded lightly:

"Baa."

(End of chapter)