Chapter 206: The Might of Jiang Jing!

"Hiss—"

Lu Ran dared not delay; mist churning beneath his feet, he fled toward the Fifth Wall.

To the right front, another violent surge of energy erupted.

Lu Ran stepped upon a layer of wind-waves, instantly shifting direction and darting fiercely toward the left front.

Night Charm Evil Art·Night Dance Toppling Cities!

"Crack!!"

As expected, two rows of uneven fangs rapidly materialized, snapping shut with vicious force.

The abnormally piercing sound made Lu Ran's heart tremble with fear.

If bitten by those, wouldn't his body be crushed to pieces?

Fortunately, whenever Jiang Pin·Evil Fangs appeared, the resulting energy fluctuations were exceptionally violent, allowing Lu Ran to detect the enemy's attacks more clearly.

"Grrr."

Just as the Evil Fangs passed, a low growl sounded from the side.

Every hair on Lu Ran's body stood on end.

Was it true that whatever one feared most was exactly what arrived?!

This Jiang Jing Evil Hound was truly equipped with the Evil Art·Evil Shadow Flash!

It could actually teleport!

Come to think of it, without teleportation, how could this evil hound have crossed the walls of the Screening Zone and secretly slipped into the Buffer Zone?

"Lu Ran!"

"Lu!" Both Jiang Si and the other panicked.

The evil hound appeared in an instant, directly blocking Lu Ran's evasion path, catching everyone off guard.

That gaping, bloodied maw seemed to be waiting for delicious human flesh.

Lu Ran's heart hung suspended in his throat!

Almost by instinct, he solidified the wind-waves beneath his feet and dodged toward the right front once more.

In that brief moment, as Lu Ran dodged the fangs and the evil hound, darting left then right, he traced out the shape of a lightning bolt.

Keep in mind, Lu Ran had been moving at high speed the entire time!

Had it not been for his body's natural reaction, he would likely have already perished in the hound's jaws.

Truly perilous beyond measure!

"Grrr," the evil hound crouched slightly, its growl becoming increasingly coarse and heavy.

"Yah!"

"Yah!!"

At the same time, two crow cries suddenly rang out in the night sky.

The sounds were unbearably piercing, carrying invisible sonic shockwaves that enveloped the pitch-black evil hound.

Witch Lord Wu Ya Divine Art·Witch Cry!

The Witch Lord Wu Ya sect was not skilled in offense; this technique was one of their few offensive methods, but as for its effect—

It was hard to describe!

When Shi Zhan Ci Fa is used, it releases sonic attacks over an area; targets struck by the attack also suffer a certain degree of mental damage.

"Damn!" Lu Ran rarely cursed so crudely.

His head buzzed loudly; he immediately stumbled and fell to the ground.

Yet Lu Ran's forward momentum remained!

Consequently, like a stone skipping across a lake's surface, Lu Ran bounced repeatedly along the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

He had been grazed by the sonic attack!

Against ordinary people, such an offensive technique might not inflict much damage.

But against Lu Ran, it was practically fatal.

Lu Ran had been actively using the Evil Art·Evil Awareness the entire time, and he had it turned up to maximum!

"Whine~ Whine."

While Lu Ran was in a sorry state here, the evil hound on the side let out successive whimpers of pain, its figure vanishing instantly.

In terms of Evil Arts, Lu Ran and the dog were no different.

This technique greatly countered Lu Ran, and likewise greatly countered the evil hound!

Moreover, compared to Lu Ran, the Jiang Jing Evil Hound's Evil Art·Evil Awareness was of a higher grade, so logically it should have suffered even more severe injury.

With a dull "Thud," Lu Ran crashed heavily against a massive boulder.

His physical body suffered little harm, and the Water Flow Armor on his person remained nearly intact.

But Lu Ran's head buzzed incessantly, his skull splitting with pain.

"Lu Ran!" Jiangjiang Ruyi flew over swiftly, scooping Lu Ran up.

Four white jade tablets still floated around her, one of which brushed against Lu Ran's body.

However, under her master's control, the Bai Yu tablet did not shatter.

"Woof!!"

For the first time, everyone heard the evil hound's bark.

Since its appearance, this Jiang Jing·Evil Hound had only emitted hunting growls, never roaring like this before.

Anyone could hear the extreme fury in its heart.

"Get up!" Jiangjiang Ruyi lifted Lu Ran and swiftly flew away into the distance.

Recalling the night of the eighth month's fifteenth, it was Lu Ran holding Jiangjiang Ruyi in his arms, fleeing the pursuit of the Night Phantom clan.

But at this moment, it was Jiangjiang Ruyi tightly embracing Lu Ran, attempting to escape danger from the jaws of a hound.

Lu Ran shook his head vigorously, trying to make himself more alert.

His gaze swept past Jiangjiang Ruyi's shoulder to look behind, finally revealing the true form of the River Realm·Vicious Hound.

It measured over three meters in length, with a shoulder height exceeding two meters!

Although every part of it was slender, such a massive size was enough to impose immense pressure on anyone!

Its entire body was covered in jet-black fur, its pupils radiating daunting red light, and its features were extremely fierce.

Unlike other vicious hounds, this River Realm·Vicious Hound had thick black energy coiling around its legs and paw joints.

That energy resembled smoke and mist, yet also looked like black flames, swaying with the hound's movements, appearing utterly bizarre!

"Crunch!"

The fangs approached again.

This time, however, it did not attack Lu Ran, but instead tore at the black crow in the night sky.

Due to Lu Ran's prolonged silence, combined with the Witch Lord Wu Ya believers' assault, the hound's hatred had been drawn away.

"Flap flap flap"

In the night sky, two jet-black crows flapped their wings, dodging in panic.

In an instant, countless feathers scattered; the two crows were in a sorry state and hastily separated.

"Oh no!" Lu Ran's heart sank.

As the influence of the Divine Art·Witch Cry upon him faded, Lu Ran realized the severity of the situation.

Sure enough, the vicious hound instantly teleported high into the air!

It opened its blood-filled maw wide and bit fiercely at one of the black crows.

The crow dodged repeatedly, fluttering up and down, but—

The hound flashed consecutively; in less than two seconds, its jaws had firmly clamped onto the black crow's wing.

The Vicious Hound clan naturally could not fly, but this River Realm·Vicious Hound, relying on continuous flashing, forcibly "stood" in midair, wreaking havoc.

Lu Ran's pupils contracted slightly: "Witch Shadow Substitute! Substitute now!!"

"Flap flap flap~"

There was no need for Lu Ran to remind it; the black crow being bitten already had energy surging violently across its body.

Suddenly, a black crow flew out from within the body of the crow being torn apart.

Divine Art·Witch Shadow Substitute!

This technique was similar to the Straw Demon clan's Xie Fa·Straw Dummy.

However, for human believers to Shi Zhan Ci Fa, there was a prerequisite—they must be in crow form.

"Hiss! Hiss!!"

The vicious hound paid no heed, shaking its head violently left and right while biting the "crow dummy," determined to tear this annoying creature completely apart.

"Caw~~~"

"Caw!!" The two black crows cried out loudly once more.

Divine Art·Witch Cry!

Their choice was certainly not wrong; against the Vicious Hound clan, one should use sound shockwaves.

It was evident that to protect these few students, team leader Zhou Tian and his comrade were truly risking their lives!

The two had made up their minds to draw the vicious hound's attention onto themselves, buying time for the several trainees to flee.

But facing a River Realm·Vicious Hound, how long could these two River Realm·Fifth Segment soldiers hold out?

"Whoosh~"

The vicious hound flashed again!

Under the stabbing pain in its canine brain, the hound's ferocity surged, and it instantly appeared behind one of the crows.

At the same time, that black crow vanished directly.

Witch Lord Wu Ya Divine Art·Wu Ying Ni!

The Witch Lord Wu Ya sect was indeed not skilled in offense, but in areas like reconnaissance and escape, they were absolutely at a master level.

"Woof!!"

Does the vicious hound care about any of that?

What use is invisibility?

Even if I cannot see you, can I not smell your scent?

"Chomp!" The vicious hound bit down hard at the spot where the crow had vanished.

"Caw"

The black crow let out a mournful cry, instantly reappearing, having been forcibly bitten out of hiding!

It was undeniable that the crow's invisibility had indeed slightly interfered with the vicious hound.

The vicious hound's blood-filled maw failed to bite the crow's torso, instead crushing the crow's wing into a bloody mess.

The black crow hurriedly cast a spell, once again employing the Divine Art·Witch Shadow Substitute.

Once again, Zhou Tian escaped death under the protection of the gods.

But such a life-saving divine technique consumed immense divine power and physical strength; the consequence of casting it consecutively in a short time was a rapid decline.

Or else, one careless move, and it would be bitten directly in the torso by the vicious hound, resulting in immediate death!

Zhou Tian was trading his life for the lives of Lu Ran and the others!

"Grrr!" The vicious hound swung left and right, frantically tearing at the annoying crow.

"Yaa!!"

Not far away, another crow directly activated the Divine Technique: Witch Cry against the one crow and one dog.

Its companion would inevitably be injured, but that didn't matter; the damage suffered by the vicious dog would surely be even heavier!

"Shua~"

The vicious dog vanished with extreme speed; this time, it should have been a reaction based purely on instinct!

Without Lu Ran guiding its mind and spirit, relying solely on this vicious dog's powerful Xie Fa: Evil Consciousness, it indeed should not have easily fallen for the trap!

In an instant, the vicious dog appeared behind the other crow.

"Sou~"

Suddenly, a sharp blade, carrying a terrifying sound of tearing through the air, stabbed straight toward the back of the black crow.

The vicious dog was astonishingly fast, and its reaction was even more astonishing.

It directly blinked in place!

The Xia Guang Dao seemed to pierce through the vicious dog's body, leaving a trail of red mist in the night sky, yet it failed to injure the vicious dog in the slightest!

This...?

Blinking in place?

That the vicious dog clan possessed low intelligence was beyond doubt.

Yet, relying on its powerful combat instinct, it had inadvertently pulled off such an astonishing maneuver!

It was truly jaw-dropping!

Barring the unexpected, the future Lu Ran would also be capable of such exquisite maneuvers.

The premise being... he could survive this battle.

The Liang Ye Sword followed closely behind, and the vicious dog abruptly vanished.

This time, it did not blink in place; no one knew where it had gone.

"Don't worry about us, you guys get out of here quickly!" Zhou Tian shouted sternly.

From the moment the vicious dog attacked the black crow until this very moment, less than 10 seconds had passed!

And it was precisely within these short 7 or 8 seconds that Zhou Tian had walked through the gates of death again and again.

A Tang Tang He Jing warrior at the very peak was being wantonly trampled by the vicious dog like this, facing the possibility of sudden death at any moment!

Perhaps in the next second, Zhou Tian would have his torso bitten apart, unable to even activate his substitute, resulting in complete death.

"No, Jiang Ruyi!" Lu Ran broke free from Jiangjiang Ruyi's embrace, "If we leave, Zhou Jiao and the others will definitely die!"

"Hu~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi's figure came to a steady halt, her expression extremely Grim.

Fleeing was indeed not very wise.

Given the vicious dog's rapid blinking posture just now, who could possibly escape?

Even if Lu Ran's movement speed were faster, it could not compare to teleportation.

Could the two crows in the sky really survive the next 8 seconds?

It wouldn't take long before the vicious dog would surely kill its way to Lu Ran's side again!

"My control!" Jiangjiang Ruyi strove to calm herself down and quickly proposed a countermeasure, "Si Si Xianxian's damage output!"

"Right, let her activate Lie Huo Tian Kui!" Lu Ran spoke with incredible speed, scanning his surroundings.

The torches planted everywhere in the buffer zone illuminated the gloomy, rocky wilderness, yet there was no sign of the vicious dog.

Silence,

A silence that made one's hair stand on end!

"Lu Ran?" A voice from the night sky broke the deathly silence, "You damn well listen to my orders! Get your ass back to the Five Walls!"

"Baa~~~"

In response to Zhou Tian came a familiar bleating sound, along with the noise of mist gushing forth.

Aggro had to be drawn, and it had to be done quickly!

Because Lu Ran couldn't afford to gamble!

If left to deal damage freely, the vicious dog's fangs might tear at the crows, or they might tear at Without Si Si Xianxian.

Even the vicious dog itself might appear directly behind Jiangjiang Ruyi!

"Baa~~~"

"Woof!"

The bleating sounded, and a bark followed immediately after.

The ferocious and tyrannical qi in its heart completely obscured the little rationality the vicious dog possessed, making it unable to remain hidden in the shadows, spying and launching surprise attacks.

Supporting its massive body, the vicious dog suddenly appeared directly in front of Lu Ran!

Its eyes were bloodshot, bursting with fierce light; droplets of saliva dripped from its dog mouth as it emitted an extremely dangerous growl.

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