Chapter 160: Master Ran

The commotion caused by Deng Yuxiang's breakthrough this time was not small.

Very soon, several Divine People law enforcers appeared on the banks of the Wu Lie River.

When they saw that it was their "superior leader" Deng Yuxiang breaking through, everyone was overjoyed and even more astonished!

Deng Yuxiang was only twenty years old!

This "Fifth Stage" that had buried countless heroes of the world had just been broken through by her?

Some sighed in admiration, some were envious, and some were jealous to the point of madness.

Regardless of the emotion, it would eventually transform into one thing—reverence!

The vast river surged and roared!

How could mere ants dare to be jealous or speak recklessly of a human powerhouse?

Aside from respect and reverence, you should not have any other emotions.

With that, the group of people who had rushed over to investigate the situation quickly scattered to provide protection for Deng Yuxiang.

Lu Ran, of course, should not have been here.

A man immediately came to Lu Ran's side and lowered his voice: "Apologies, Ms. Deng is breaking through here and requires a quiet environment.

I will send you away from here first."

From afar, Deng Yuxiang's faint voice came: "My person."

Man: "..."

Lu Ran: "..."

This Divine People law enforcer clearly froze for a moment, then nodded at Lu Ran and quickly left.

On the rooftop, only a man and a woman remained.

Lu Ran thought for a moment and still said: "Focus on your breakthrough, don't worry about me."

"Mm." Deng Yuxiang kept her eyes closed, her head tilted slightly upward.

Between heaven and earth, the white mist grew increasingly dense, and divine power surged wildly.

Lu Ran also took this opportunity to sit and cultivate.

This sitting lasted for two days and two nights!

Clearly, the River Estuary Realm was not something one could reach just like that.

It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the lunar month, at the break of dawn, that Deng Yuxiang finally showed a trace of movement!

At that time, Lu Ran was both sleepy and hungry; he really couldn't hold on much longer.

He was forcing himself to stay alert and greedily devouring the divine power between heaven and earth when he suddenly felt someone competing with him for food!

Hmm... well, Lu Ran was the one snatching the food.

It was just that Deng Yuxiang had been ignoring him, letting him mooch off the benefits.

Now, Deng Yuxiang had reached the final moment of her breakthrough, and she could no longer look after Lu Ran.

"Hoo!!"

A wild wind rose, and frost and snow filled the air.

Lu Ran felt completely energized.

He opened his eyes wide, looking at that goddess-like figure in the wind and snow, eagerly awaiting the moment she would open her eyes.

What kind of brilliance would those already bright eyes display then?

"Mm..."

Deng Yuxiang let out a soft nasal sound, her figure completely shrouded in snow and mist.

Even if Lu Ran activated the evil technique, Evil Perception, he could only see her faint, flickering outline.

Lu Ran watched silently, offering his blessings.

Who knows how much time passed...

An unprecedented, violent energy surged outward.

The wild wind hit his face, actually pushing Lu Ran backward, pinning him directly against the rooftop railing.

In front of a River Estuary Realm powerhouse, all things in the surroundings were indeed like ants.

"Whoa~"

Lu Ran covered his face with one hand, looking through his fingers at that proudly standing figure.

The wild wind gradually ceased, and frost and snow drifted down.

It just so happened that the weather was kind today, and the morning sun was slowly rising.

The light pierced through the snow and mist, landing on the woman and painting a golden outline around her.

Before long, the immortal mist was completely absorbed into the woman's body, and Lu Ran's field of vision finally cleared.

He got his wish and saw her slowly open her eyes, seeing that pair of brilliantly shining pupils.

"Thank you." Deng Yuxiang looked at Lu Ran.

"Ah?" Lu Ran looked at the goddess-like figure whose "divinity" had not yet faded, filled with admiration.

When would he be able to ascend to the River Estuary Realm?

"No one knows when or where they will have a flash of inspiration." Deng Yuxiang had wind wrapped around her feet, slowly drifting toward Lu Ran.

Oh boy~

Such a scene made Lu Ran laugh.

So she really was a River Estuary Realm powerhouse now, huh?

She didn't even need to use her legs to walk anymore.

"Your guidance allowed me to skip countless years of detours." Deng Yuxiang landed in front of Lu Ran.

She lowered her head, looking at Lu Ran, who was sitting against the railing, and a trace of a smile appeared on her face.

The smile was very faint, but beautiful enough.

Especially against the backdrop of the morning sun, she appeared even more bright and moving.

"So..." Lu Ran pretended to think for a moment, "From now on, shall we each go our own way?

I call you Sister, and you call me Teacher?"

Deng Yuxiang's smile gradually faded, and she lowered her head to look quietly at Lu Ran.

"No, Sister!" Lu Ran was startled by her expression, "If we don't call it that, then we don't! But you can't use force!

My small frame can't handle your tossing and turning."

Deng Yuxiang had just finished her breakthrough, and the "divinity" on her was practically visible to the naked eye.

Now in the River Estuary Realm, both her temperament and aura had undergone a qualitative improvement.

With all these factors combined, once there was no smile on her face, it inevitably brought a strong sense of oppression to Lu Ran!

"You are indeed qualified." Deng Yuxiang spoke softly.

She was, of course, not angry; she was just thinking.

If Lu Ran hadn't taken her to see the Wu Lie River and shared his insights with her...

Deng Yuxiang really didn't dare to imagine if she would have been stuck at the Jiang Jing, Fifth Stage, for another three or five years, or perhaps ten or eight.

"No need, no need, I was just saying that." Lu Ran waved his hands repeatedly, "Anyway, you move back first, don't stand so close to me."

Deng Yuxiang frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

Lu Ran put on an expression of 'I'm weak, so I'm right': "Your aura is suppressing me."

Deng Yuxiang: "..."

She obediently took two steps back, then turned south, came to the stone railing, and looked once more at the rolling Wu Lie River.

"I like that sentence you said." Deng Yuxiang whispered, "What Lord Bei Feng City can give me, my hometown can too."

Lu Ran stood up: "I told you, our hometown is terrified that we might abandon it.

It will look after us very well."

Deng Yuxiang looked at the river water and continued: "Since you and I have chosen this path,

then, the higher the realm we cultivate to, the deeper we must trace back."

Lu Ran: "Mm?"

Deng Yuxiang sighed with emotion: "My flash of inspiration wasn't just from looking at the Wu Lie River.

It was because, through the insights you shared, I recalled this Wu Lie River that I had seen countless times from childhood through every spring, summer, autumn, and winter."

"Mm..." Lu Ran nodded thoughtfully.

Regarding their feelings for their hometown, the two of them were indeed in agreement.

"Is this philosophy correct, Teacher Ran?" Deng Yuxiang suddenly turned her head and looked at Lu Ran with a smile.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and chose to push his luck: "Let's change it, call me Master Ran."

"Oh?" Deng Yuxiang looked at Lu Ran with interest, "Why?"

Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak.

But he added a sentence in his heart: "Later, when you change your tune to call me God Ran, it might be smoother."

"Like Like Xiao Deng?" From inside the stairwell, a man's soft call came.

Deng Yuxiang looked over and nodded with a smile.

"Haha!" After receiving permission, Sun Zhengfang laughed loudly and strode onto the rooftop.

He was beaming with joy, unable to close his mouth: "Congratulations, congratulations! Hahahaha! Like Like Xiao Deng, you've ascended to the River Estuary Realm!"

Behind Sun Zhengfang, a large group of people walked in.

The Wei brothers were also among them, and they all offered their congratulations to Deng Yuxiang.

Deng Yuxiang nodded politely in response, then suddenly gestured to Lu Ran at the side and said:

"It was he who guided me and led me into the River Estuary Realm."

On the rooftop, a sudden silence fell.

Everyone turned to look at Lu Ran, their expressions quite spectacular!

Deng Yuxiang was clearly not a person who liked to lie.

Furthermore, she was now a River Estuary Realm powerhouse, so her words could be considered "golden and jade-like."

But what she said...

This?

Lu Ran's eyes were deep as he stared at Deng Yuxiang.

The smile on Deng Yuxiang's face grew even richer, and she didn't avoid his gaze at all, looking at Lu Ran as if teasing him.

"Haha, it really has to be Lu Xiao Lu Lu!" Sun Zhengfang broke the silence, "I knew you were a weird kid... cough, powerful!

Lu Xiao Lu Lu, this old brother has been stuck at the Jiang Jing, Fifth Stage, for over twenty years!

Can you give me some pointers?"

Lu Ran: "..."

I don't think that's necessary.

You've been stuck for over twenty years, shouldn't you be used to it by now?

"Lu Xiao Lu Lu?" Sun Zhengfang stepped forward quickly.

"Don't listen to my sister's nonsense." Lu Ran waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm just a little rookie who just entered the Jiang Jing.

How could I possibly give pointers to the peak powerhouse of the Jiang Jing?"

"Being humble, aren't you?" Sun Zhengfang patted Lu Ran on the shoulder, "Although you are in the Jiang Jing... ah?

You, you ascended to the Jiang Jing?"

Lu Ran quietly took out a plastic bag: "Yeah, during my sparring match with my sister, I wanted to turn her into a little lamb.

But she broke through again!

Sigh, I can't hear her bleating anymore."

"Heh." Deng Yuxiang suddenly drifted forward.

I don't know if Sun Zhengfang had good intuition or if he was forced back by an aura.

In any case, Captain Sun retreated cleanly and decisively.

Lu Ran also retreated, but he couldn't escape.

"You just said, you wanted to turn me into what?" Deng Yuxiang straightened Lu Ran's collar with one hand, appearing nonchalant, "Wanted to hear me call you what?"

Lu Ran's expression stiffened: "No, no, I... hey? Hey??"

With a "whoosh" sound!

Deng Yuxiang suddenly grabbed Lu Ran by the collar and threw him directly off the seven-story rooftop.

Everyone's expression changed, shocked by this sudden scene.

Deng Yuxiang, unhurried, picked up the dual blades Lu Ran had scattered on the ground: "His stomach has been growling for two days, I'm taking him to eat breakfast.

I'll send him to school in a while to take the final exam."

While speaking, Lu Ran had already flown to the highest point and began to fall in a parabolic arc.

Sun Zhengfang was a bit anxious and didn't care if Deng Yuxiang was in the River Estuary Realm: "Go! You go quickly!"

"Hoo~"

Deng Yuxiang had wind wrapped around her feet and flew off the rooftop, heading straight for Lu Ran, who was falling into the distance.

"How am I supposed to manage this in the future?" Sun Zhengfang let out a long sigh.

Wei Long: "Captain Sun, Like Like Xiao Deng has reached the River Estuary Realm and will likely be stationed in the city center.

In the future, she won't be in our team anymore."

"That's true..." Sun Zhengfang looked into the high distance, seeing Deng Yuxiang catch Lu Ran.

Watching the figures of the young man and woman flying further and further away, a smile gradually appeared on Sun Zhengfang's face again.

In every generation, there will always be a small group that stands out and turns the tide.

And in this small Rain Alley City, an unprecedented two had emerged.

And they had both grown up step by step under Sun Zhengfang's own eyes.

Just like now, under his gaze, they flew further and further away...

Facts proved: distance creates beauty.

Sun Zhengfang did not know that the two people he viewed as having such grand images were currently arguing.

"You have indeed grown." Deng Yuxiang looked down at someone, "I threw you so high and so far, and you aren't even afraid anymore."

Lu Ran was indeed not afraid; on one hand, it was his absolute trust in Deng Yuxiang.

But fundamentally, it was because Lu Ran's own strength was solid!

He couldn't be killed by a fall.

He had already learned the evil technique, Night Dance of the City!

Of course, if Lu Ran dared to use it in broad daylight, he wouldn't be far from death...

Lu Ran snorted: "I didn't believe you would let me fall to the ground... hey?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Deng Yuxiang suddenly let go of her embrace.

Lu Ran was startled and hurriedly grabbed her arm.

"Hahahaha~" Deng Yuxiang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lu Ran was completely numb.

I am a dignified Jiang Jing powerhouse, don't I have any face?

You are a dignified River Estuary Realm powerhouse, can't you be more steady?

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