Chapter 192: Slay the Dragon!

The next match was Ma Ma Tianchuan versus Gao Gao Zhonglin.

Both were third-rank Divine Believers.

One revered the deity Nuo Sha, the other revered the deity Tan Lang.

Both combat styles were of the swift and agile variety, making for a closely matched contest that left the spectators utterly captivated.

In contrast, Lu Ran's battle against Kou Kou Yingquan had been pure domination!

How could it compare to the brilliance and back-and-forth exchange between Gao and Ma?

In the end, Ma Ma Tianchuan proved slightly superior, claiming victory in the duel.

Thus, Lu Ran, Ma Ma Tianchuan, and Wu Wu Shanshan advanced to the final round.

The finals would be a round-robin; all three would have to face each other.

Since Ma Ma Tianchuan had just finished fighting and was receiving treatment below the stage, the first match of the finals naturally pitted Lu Ran against Wu Wu Shanshan.

"Ran Bao!" Chang Ying strode over on her long legs, clutching the Rosy Light Blade wrapped in cloth, and reached Lu Ran's side in two steps.

Looking mysterious, she lowered her voice: "Do you want to use the Rosy Light Blade?"

"No need." Lu Ran shook his head.

"Class Monitor Wu is quite strong," Deng Yutang said softly from Lu Ran's other side.

Lu Ran nodded: "If a suitable opportunity arises, I will summon it."

"Good." Chang Ying's eyes lit up; she adjusted her grip on the Rosy Light Blade. "Then I won't hold it too tightly."

Lu Ran smiled at the wild girl: "Rest assured, you can't stop it."

"Even if you hold on tight, the most that will happen is it will drag you flying up onto the stage with it."

Chang Ying chuckled: "That would be so cool~"

"Master, go for it!" Tian Tian hurried in front of Lu Ran, clenching her small fists to cheer him on.

Tian Tian had once been Ma Ma Tianchuan's teammate, but Wu Wu Shanshan's arrival had directly squeezed her out.

"Mm, I'll vent some anger for you." Lu Ran patted Tian Tian's little head.

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Tian Tian shook her head repeatedly. "I'm just simply cheering for you."

People might not believe it if said aloud.

In Tian Tian's heart, she truly held no resentment toward Wu Wu Shanshan.

If not for Wu Wu Shanshan's shortsightedness, how could Tian Tian possibly have joined this team, become Sister Jiang Ruyi's little follower, and become Master Ran's small disciple?

To encounter such a group of comrades and face this dangerous world together made Tian Tian feel immensely honored and infinitely grateful for Heaven's gift.

Resent Wu Wu Shanshan?

No, quite the opposite!

Tian Tian even wanted to thank Wu Wu Shanshan face-to-face!

Then again, if Tian Tian actually did that, it would truly amount to killing the heart along with the person.

"Lu Ran!" A teacher's voice rang out from the main podium.

"Present!" Lu Ran strode toward the main podium.

By now, Wu Wu Shanshan was already standing on the east side of the main podium, having waited for some time.

In her hand, she held an ice-blue wooden bow that looked very high-grade.

"Attention!" The male teacher looked at the two. "What is now proceeding is the final round; you three will fight a round-robin."

The primary criterion for ranking is the number of victories.

"If the win-loss records among you three end in a tie, your rankings from first to third will be determined by your performance during the battles."

The male teacher's gaze swept over Wu Wu Shanshan and Lu Ran:

"In other words, you must employ every trick at your disposal to defeat your opponent with the smallest cost and the fastest speed."

"Once the win counts are tied, these factors will be the key to determining your rankings."

"Do you two understand?"

Wu Wu Shanshan tightened her grip on the ice-blue wooden bow: "Understood."

Lu Ran, holding the Silent Night Blade, spun it in a flourish: "Got it."

The male teacher put the whistle in his mouth, tapped his wristwatch, and mumbled indistinctly: "Both sides, ready!"

"Whoosh!!"

In an instant, tiny water droplets spread out around Wu Wu Shanshan's body.

Among them swam streaks of azure dragons, creating a scene that was both aesthetically beautiful and terrifyingly imposing!

Amidst the churning waves of air, Wu Wu Shanshan's short hair danced continuously, her spirit soaring!

Even Lu Ran couldn't help but nod inwardly in approval.

As expected of a believer under the Second-Rank Divine, Divine Divine Asha!

The bearing of a strong expert was nearly overflowing—well, alright, it had already overflowed.

Just look at these sky-filling tiny water droplets, so dense and numerous~

"Fweee—" The male teacher blew the whistle.

The martial contest began!

Wu Wu Shanshan instantly drew her bow and nocked an arrow; atop that ice-blue wooden bow, a phantom suddenly materialized.

A Sha Shen Fa · Sea-Suppressing Bow!

This technique allows the caster to summon a weapon out of thin air when unarmed.

If the caster already possesses a weapon, this technique can attach itself to the existing weapon.

The effect of the Divine Technique · Sea-Suppressing Bow is enough to leave one dumbfounded—automatic tracking!

Of course, such "enchanting" also has prerequisites.

The arrow you shoot cannot be a Fan Pin; it must be an arrow summoned through A Sha Shen Fa.

"Whoosh~!"

Wu Wu Shanshan showed no courtesy, raising her hand to loose an arrow immediately!

Divine Art: Water Mist Arrow!

Previously, when Lu Ran and Wu Wu Shanshan were teamed up, this arrow was always seen.

Back then, the Water Mist Arrow was short and small, with very thin mist.

Now, it

had become thicker and longer.

The mist was no longer the body of the arrow itself but had become an accompaniment, swirling around the arrow form condensed from flowing water.

"Crack!"

Lu Ran gripped the Silent Night Blade tightly and directly shattered the Water Mist Arrow.

"Pfft~"

The Water Mist Arrow shattered into water mist, and Lu Ran also shifted sideways by one step.

This was no ordinary water mist!

It could penetrate into the target's body and disrupt the divine power within the enemy!

"What do you mean?" Lu Ran gazed at the short-haired girl with her astonishing aura. "Politeness before force?

Or do you want to show me how it has grown since I left?"

Wu Wu Shanshan frowned tightly; naturally, she heard the hidden meaning in Lu Ran's words.

The matter of leaving the team had always been a hurdle Wu Wu Shanshan could not get over in her heart.

The stronger Lu Ran became and the better results he achieved, the more unpleasant Wu Wu Shanshan felt inside.

She did not believe she was wrong.

No one would be willing to form a combat partnership with a believer of Xiang Xiang Xianyang!

No one!

No matter how domineering Lu Ran appeared, that was merely the newbie protection period.

Sooner or later, Lu Ran would drop the ball!

But now, Lu Ran was already a River Realm expert, yet he remained so domineering!

Could it be that I was truly wrong?

The reality stood right here:

If back then, I had not despised Lu Ran but instead stayed on the team like Jiangjiang Ruyi and Deng Yutang...

Then the good results I desired would have been easily within reach.

Deng Yutang, Chang Ying, Tian Tian...

These ordinary sorts each time, under Lu Ran's carry, managed to secure first-place scores for the team.

If I were still in Lu Ran's squad, would I not have had a better chance of being noticed, able to join Lu Ran in taking the Divine Bureau's additional exam early?

Would my believer points not be seventy or eighty points higher than they are now?

Seventy or eighty points!

For a Gao Zhongsheng preparing for university, what kind of concept is that?

"Whoosh~!"

Wu Wu Shanshan's emotions churned, yet her movements were not slow.

She rapidly drew her bow and nocked an arrow; from the ice-blue wooden bow, a series of water-flow arrows shot forth.

Divine Art: Continuous Sky Beads!

"This looks more like it." Lu Ran bent his legs slightly, mist churning beneath his feet as he immediately darted toward the front-right.

The continuous bead arrows likewise possessed an automatic tracking effect, drawing a U-shaped arc in mid-air as they killed their way toward Lu Ran.

For other believers, the speed of the continuous bead arrows was incredibly fast.

But for a believer of Xiang Xiang Xianyang,

all one needed to do was follow behind and eat their exhaust!

To deal with a believer of Divine Divine Asha, of course, one must engage in close combat.

Even if Wu Wu Shanshan activated the Divine Art: Azure Dragon Sea Region, Lu Ran still had to make this choice!

The arrows of a believer of Divine Divine Asha would only increase the more they were shot!

Unless you actively shattered the arrows, those arrows pieced together from divine power would not dissipate within a short time.

In other words, Lu Ran had no choice but to end the fight quickly!

If you fought a prolonged battle against a believer of Divine Divine Asha, just wait to be pierced by ten thousand arrows.

"I am not wrong!"

Wu Wu Shanshan stared fixedly at Lu Ran, her teeth tightly clenched as she hated him in her heart.

Her bow-holding posture suddenly changed; she turned the ice-blue wooden bow horizontally, divine power surging between her fingers as she released the bowstring.

"Twang!"

The bowstring tightened, vibrating violently.

"Hiss—"

"Roar!!"

A full eight slender water dragons lined up in a row, bursting forth from her bow, creating a rather spectacular scene.

The area below erupted into an uproar, with students crying out in shock from all sides.

"Wow!"

"It really takes a Second-Rank Divine Believer; what an imposing presence!"

"That's a dragon! Tsk, just looking at it makes one envious."

On the battlefield, three slender Mosasaurs lunged at Lu Ran, while the other five Mosasaurs circled around Wu Wu Shanshan, escorting and protecting her.

They truly resembled living creatures, baring their teeth and claws toward Lu Ran's direction, roaring wildly.

Divine Art: Thousand Shadows of the Mosasaurs!

"Hmph." Wu Wu Shanshan snorted coldly; while retreating repeatedly, she once again drew her bow and nocked an arrow.

A continuous stream of arrows shot forth.

Divine Art: Sky-Piercing Pearls!

The arrows on the field grew ever more numerous, dense as rain, and all carried an automatic homing effect!

Moreover, Wu Wu Shanshan had the Mosasaurs guarding her body, intimidating any petty villains.

Countless evil cultivators had already died at her hands.

Lu Ran's fate ought to be the same as those evil cultivators.

Either his head would be pierced through, or his heart would be penetrated by ten thousand arrows.

Or the water mist would disrupt the divine power within his body, ultimately reducing him to an ordinary person with nothing but physical attributes.

"Ha! Finally, someone has come to punish Lu Ran!"

"How can he possibly fight this? The Xianyangyi Sect's Jing Shen Ji Fa is useless against Wu Wu Shanshan."

"Wu Wu Shanshan is still shooting? She's not leaving him a single way out?"

"Xia Guang, should you..." Chang Ying hugged the fabric in her arms, her face filled with worry.

Yet the divine weapon gave no reaction, for it had received no summons from its master.

"Sigh, the Xianyangyi Sect is, after all, a support-type sect; it cannot compare to the South Sea Bow... Eh?"

"He... he charged right in?!"

"Dragon Slayer! Damn it, the lamb cub is slaying dragons!!"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Lu Ran ran a figure "7" pattern across the main stage.

Relying on absolute speed, he forcibly dodged the lethal lunges of three Mosasaurs and evaded a string of piercing arrows, then headed straight for Wu Wu Shanshan.

After all, Mosasaurs were guarding Wu Wu Shanshan's body.

Seeing this scene, the foremost Mosasaur immediately charged toward Lu Ran.

Meanwhile, Lu Ran held his blade with both hands, positioned horizontally at his side, as man and dragon advanced toward each other!

Divine Art: Immortal Hoof!

Xie Fa: Night Dance Toppling the City!

Lu Ran's feet shifted sharply; he surged forward rapidly, his figure forcibly shifting sideways by half a meter.

"Pfft—"

The Silent Night Blade slashed horizontally across the dragon's head!

And that was not all!

As Lu Ran swept past the side of the Mosasaur, the Silent Night Blade cleaved from the dragon's head all the way to its tail!

"Pfft~" The Mosasaur shattered explosively, turning into endless water droplets that splashed outward.

"Attack!" Wu Wu Shanshan's heart jolted in alarm, yet the arrows in her hand never ceased.

While commanding the Mosasaurs to lunge forward, she rapidly fired string after string of arrows.

The Mosasaurs were limited in number, but the water mist arrows were not!

"Roar!"

Another Mosasaur attacked, its long watery tail sweeping fiercely.

Just a few inches above the dragon's tail, a volley of consecutive arrows attacked simultaneously.

"Baa!"

Lu Ran let out a battle cry, one devoid of any Divine Art.

For no other reason than the atmosphere demanded it; he simply wanted to shout!

Lu Ran suddenly dropped his body low and leaped forward.

Wu Wu Shanshan's pupils contracted slightly!

She saw Lu Ran diving forward parallel to the ground, skimming the surface, while immortal mist gushed from beneath his feet like a thruster.

"Thrum!"

The bowstring trembled.

Wu Wu Shanshan quickly aimed diagonally downward and fired a single water mist arrow.

Why not use the Divine Art: Sky-Piercing Pearls?

Because only after the water mist arrow exploded would mist linger, allowing it to penetrate into the enemy's body and disrupt the target's spellcasting.

"Snap!"

Lu Ran, darting forward close to the ground, suddenly planted his palm firmly on the earth, tilting his body sideways.

The He Pin Xie Fa: Evil Agility aided Lu Ran, granting him extraordinary swiftness and an extremely high degree of bodily control.

The He Pin Xie Fa: Evil Perception aided Lu Ran, sharpening his hearing and sight to gather all information from the surrounding battlefield.

"Pfft!"

The water mist arrow struck the ground and shattered into mist.

Lu Ran had already shifted his direction of travel, and with the aid of the Immortal Hooves, he thrust toward the front-right.

"Roar!!"

A full two sea dragons roared, baring teeth and brandishing claws as they pounced downward.

"Baa!!"

The bleating sounded again; this time, it contained no trace of Ren He Shen Fa.

After all, Wu Wu Shanshan was actively using Ren He Shen Fa: Sea Dragon Domain, which could purify all abnormal statuses.

But this time, a pair of ram horns sprouted from Lu Ran's head!

Ren He Shen Fa: Immortal Horns!

With a dull "Thump."

Lu Ran, like a cannonball carrying unparalleled momentum, used his pair of ram horns to forcibly push aside two dragon heads!

"Oh my god!"

"Hard! Brother Ran! Wow! So damn hard!"

"Damn it. A ram head butting a dragon head, is this so intense?"

"The Immortal Hooves are the ones who really did the heavy lifting; Immortal Hooves paired with Immortal Horns, the impact is explosive!"

"Hehe, your brain must be buzzing~"

"Slap!"

Lu Ran propped himself up with one hand on the ground again, instantly shifting into a sprinter's starting stance.

Directly ahead was the figure of Wu Wu Shanshan, her face filled with terror as she retreated continuously.

"Hiss—"

Lu Ran suddenly darted forward.

Wu Wu Shanshan instantly drew her bow and nocked an arrow; the protective sea dragon coiling around her body thrust straight at Lu Ran.

"You—" Wu Wu Shanshan's face turned deathly pale.

During his forward dash, Lu Ran was actually swaying left and right?

Wu Wu Shanshan's left hand, gripping the bow handle, constantly shifted angles, while her right hand, pinching the bowstring, did not let go for a long time.

It was precisely at this moment that the blade pierced into the water dragon's head!

Once again, Lu Ran held the blade with both hands at his sides, moving rapidly alongside the sea dragon.

While Lu Ran was slaying the dragon, those pitch-black pupils of his were silently watching Wu Wu Shanshan.

They were neither sinister nor filled with hostility.

Instead, they seemed somewhat disappointed?

Yes, it was disappointment.

Through Ren He Shen Fa: Sea Dragon Domain, Wu Wu Shanshan perceived that Lu Ran shook his head.

Wu Wu Shanshan:!!!

At this moment, Lu Ran finally stopped darting left and right.

But Wu Wu Shanshan's fingers, pinching the bowstring, did not let go.

It won't hit.

Wu Wu Shanshan's heart was trembling.

Her mind was filled only with the image of Lu Ran shaking his head gently, his eyes full of disappointment.

Such a simple action should not possess such lethality.

But it was built upon the foundation of arrow after arrow she had fired and dragon after dragon she had summoned since the opening of the match.

It won't hit,

It really won't hit.

This is my last chance, this is my final arrow, he is about to... hmm.

"Slash!"

The blade sliced through the dragon's head, cut horizontally across the dragon's body, and tore apart the dragon's tail.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Ran had killed his way to where Wu Wu Shanshan stood; the girl was frozen in place, her fingers still clutching the bowstring tightly.

This final arrow, she neither could nor dared to shoot.

That Zhan Ye Dao was unexpectedly so sharp.

It had sliced Wu Wu Shanshan's pride from head to tail.

Four thousand two hundred words, third update complete.

Asking for some monthly tickets!!

(End of Chapter)