Chapter 214: Watch Closely, Learn Well

The battle of the fifteenth had just begun.

Lu Ran had only slightly shown his hand, yet a torrent of viewer comments already flooded the livestream.

"The thrown blade flew back on its own?"

"A divine weapon! This kid has a divine weapon!!"

"He one-shotted the You Tong Gui?"

"Timing Hero! Oh my god! What precise blade work!"

"I told you, a genius wouldn't promote a useless person, right?"

"All of you who were babbling nonsense before, apologize to Lu Ran immediately! Apologize!"

What was visible to the naked eye was that Lu Ran's overall reputation was rapidly improving.

In this cold and cruel world, strength is the foundation of everything!

As long as you are strong enough, you can attract a large number of supporters.

Moreover, the stronger you are and the higher your combat power, the more tolerant people will be toward you!

"Rustle-rustle"

Within Rain Alley City, the night rain poured relentlessly.

At the head of an old overpass, a white jade tablet suddenly shot past.

With a crisp "Snap!"

The Frost Talisman landed precisely on a Mist Shadow Person.

In an instant, frost spread out, and the surrounding temperature plummeted!

The gray mist-shrouded body of the Mist Shadow Person was heavily stained by the frost, freezing solid at high speed.

"Hiss!!"

The Mist Shadow Person panicked.

What the Mist Shadow People were most proud of was this uniquely constructed body.

Human physical attacks, including most divine arts, yielded very little results when fighting against Mist Shadow People.

Pity that this Mist Shadow Person had encountered Goddess Jiang.

Her Explosive Flame Talisman could blast a Mist Shadow Person's body apart and ignite all the lingering mist.

Her Frost Talisman could directly freeze a Mist Shadow Person, forcibly causing this race to condense into a solid form!

"Be quiet."

A phantom flashed by.

Lu Ran's soft whisper sounded like the murmur of a demon.

The Silent Night Blade struck straight for the enemy's head; a head soaked in frost flew askew into the night sky.

At the rear of the team, Sun Sun Zhengfang and Wei Long looked at each other in dismay, reading the same thought in each other's eyes.

This combination is powerful!

The Xianyangyi Sect is simply universally compatible.

Or rather, it should be said that Lu Ran himself is compatible and adaptable to everyone!

Lu Ran could taunt and lure enemies, possessed incredible speed, and his combat skills were astonishing.

With a divine weapon at his side, he made up for his deficiencies in output to a certain extent.

His extremely terrifying talent also made Lu Ran like a detector, always able to sense the location of evil spirits one step ahead.

This greatly increased the squad's survival probability; there was almost no possibility of anyone being ambushed.

In the past, the main attacker in this patrol team was the Second-Rank Divine Being, the Believer of the Lord Bei Feng.

Great Nightmare had not let her comrades down; every night of the fifteenth, she slaughtered demons like cutting hemp.

With her departure, the patrol team's core output was gone.

No one would have thought that, in the end, two Gao Zhongsheng would fill this vacancy!

Judging solely by the two of them's current performance, their efficiency in killing enemies was no lower than Deng Deng Yuxiang's.

Of course, true gold still needs fire to test it.

Slaying demon minions counted for nothing.

The patrol team's main task was to rush everywhere to put out fires; the abilities of Lu and Jiang still needed further testing.

"Replenish your divine power."

Lu Ran stepped forward a few paces and located the frost-frozen head.

He stepped on it, crushing the enemy's head to help it transform into energy mist more quickly.

Behind them, the Mist Shadow Person's torso, covered in frost and snow, still stood in place.

Jiangjiang Ruyi stepped forward; from the wide sleeve of her black rain robe, a slender jade hand emerged and gently pushed forward.

With a dull "Thud!"

The Mist Shadow Person was frozen very solid; although it crashed to the ground, it did not shatter into pieces.

Jiangjiang Ruyi imitated Lu Ran's manner and stepped on it with one foot.

"Crack!"

The Mist Shadow Person's chest was crushed; cracks rapidly crawled across its frosty body until it finally shattered, turning into curling green smoke.

The actions of the man and woman were naturally recorded by Sun Sun Zhengfang and Wei Long's cameras.

In an instant, layers upon layers of viewer comments floated through Lu Ran's livestream.

"Ah, why reward it?"

"Sister, step on me!"

"I'm here, I'm here! Has the little lamb cub cried yet? If not, I'll come back and ask in a while."

"Why would he cry? Lu Ran slashed the demon's throat with one strike and crushed its skull with a single kick! It was explosively cool!"

"There's something wrong with this Xiang Xiang Xianyang believer! On what basis does he dare to step forward and kill the enemy?"

"My brother has a Xiang Xiang Xianyang teammate; he's utterly disgusting, nothing but a troublemaker! Once, during the fifteenth city defense, their squad encountered a Lao Tian Mo, and that Xiang Xiang Xianyang believer turned and fled immediately! He nearly got my brother killed!"

"Deserting in the face of the enemy and disrupting morale shall be punished by death via slow slicing!"

"This Lu Ran really dares to kill the enemy; he hasn't retreated or started crying up to now."

"Heh, just you wait; he's pure trash and will inevitably expose himself sooner or later."

"What are you 'heh'-ing about, you bastard! Yapping nonstop here, damn it! This old lady should have slapped you dead, you son of a bitch!"

Liaodong Province, Jinchuan City, inside a residential house.

Without Si Si Xianxian was typing furiously on her keyboard, her eyes practically spitting fire.

"Clack-clack-clack."

Without Si Si Xianxian continued to hammer the keyboard frantically, searching for substitute words.

The livestream room on the Lu Tianjiao official website is highly regulated; there are too many blocked terms.

"Hmm?" Without Si Si Xianxian paused her movements, tilting her head to listen.

On the split-screen monitor, Squad Leader Sun Sun Zhengfang suddenly raised his hand and pressed it against his ear.

"Squad 004 present!" Sun Sun Zhengfang shouted in response to his superior, "We are at the entrance of Hexi Park, on the overpass outside the park!"

From the earpiece came a man's voice, speaking with extraordinary speed: "One Night Demon, River Realm stage four or five!"

"By the artificial lake; go provide support immediately!"

"Yes!" Sun Sun Zhengfang responded loudly, then glanced at his teammates, "Let's go!"

Wei Long, draped in a great red robe, wrapped an arm around Sun Sun Zhengfang's waist and swiftly took flight.

Jiangjiang Ruyi, surrounded by four white jade tablets, and Lu Ran, clutching the Xia Guang Dao, likewise soared into the night sky.

The artificial lake?

Lu Ran's heart stirred slightly.

He couldn't help but recall his experiences hunting by Yueyahu last year within the Night Demon Demon Cave.

Moreover, the previous time, when Deng Deng Yuxiang was still in the squad, they had also eliminated a Night Demon by the artificial lake.

It seems the Night Demon clan truly has a fondness for lakes?

"Little Lu!"

"Present!"

"In a moment, let Da Long take the main attack; you just attract the Night Demon's attention like last time," Sun Sun Zhengfang said in a deep voice.

"Squad Leader Sun, leave it to me!" Lu Ran said instead.

Sun Sun Zhengfang frowned tightly.

Of course, he was willing to give Lu Ran a chance to prove himself.

But the Night Demon clan was far too powerful and dangerous!

Since the command center explicitly stated this Night Demon was River Realm stage four or five, it meant the Night Demon likely possessed the Xie Fa technique: Night Demon Shadow!

That split-into-three Xie Fa could not only "trigger invincibility frames" to achieve a blinking effect,

but its true body could also freely shuttle between the clones; if humans were even slightly careless, they would lose their lives.

Last time, when the group fought the lakeside Night Demon, they were only able to resolve the crisis successfully thanks to the Lord Bei Feng believer, Deng Deng Yuxiang.

But this time...

Should they really let Lu Ran serve as the main attacker?

Regarding Lu Ran's martial arts, Sun Sun Zhengfang had full confidence.

But Lu Ran's divine method could not compare to Deng Deng Yuxiang's Lord Bei Feng Divine Method...

"Uncle Sun, trust me!" Seeing the other party remain silent for so long, Lu Ran immediately said, "Before the New Year, I went to the Night Demon Demon Cave for training."

"Ah?" Sun Sun Zhengfang's face froze in shock.

No matter how he thought about it, he could never have expected Lu Ran to say such a thing.

You... you went to the Night Demon Demon Cave for training?

Sun Sun Zhengfang did not believe Lu Ran would lie about such a matter, but the problem was—

Was that a place you should have gone?

And Lu Ran's subsequent words completely dumbfounded Sun Sun Zhengfang.

"I often duel the Night Demon clan one-on-one!" Lu Ran replied, "Rest assured, Uncle Sun!"

"I know the Night Demon clan all too well."

Even saying this, Lu Ran was still holding back!

Just how familiar was he with the Night Demon clan?

Every inch of her skin, every strand of her hair... well, that was slightly exaggerated.

But Lu Ran truly understood the Night Demons!

From her body to the characteristics of this race, and even the Xie Fa of the Night Demon sect, Lu Ran knew them like the back of his hand.

The corners of Sun Sun Zhengfang's mouth twitched.

"I," "Night Demon," "duel," "often"...

These words, combined together, simply did not constitute human speech!

He subconsciously looked toward Wei Long at his side.

Wei Long remained expressionless; by this day, no matter what words Lu Ran spoke, he no longer felt surprised.

The only problem is that countless viewers are currently staring right at Lu Ran!

A true prodigy must keep his word as if it were carved in gold and jade!

You may have no shame, but Great Xia cannot afford to lose face!

You are one of the "One Hundred," officially certified and carefully selected by Great Xia!

Since he spoke those words, Lu Ran must now provide the world with a satisfactory answer.

"Ahhh!!!"

The piercing screams echoed from afar, tightening everyone's hearts.

Flying while wielding his blade, Lu Ran saw the lakeshore in complete disarray and spotted the Moon Gazers blown away by the fierce wind.

"Baa~~~"

Lu Ran immediately opened his mouth and shouted toward the lake.

"Hmm?" The Night Phantom's figure abruptly halted mid-air as she turned her head to look.

That string of Night Phantom Blades thrusting toward the human race temporarily lost its master's control; though their force remained undiminished, they now flew in straight, unguided lines.

The Moon Gazers who had been blown away struggled desperately to dodge.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh!" A string of Night Phantom Blades grazed past the sides of the Moon Gazers.

Terrifying yet astonishing, perilous yet narrowly avoided!

Had Lu Ran not cast his spell in time to draw the Night Phantom's attention, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

"Hoo~"

The Night Phantom strode forward with long steps, treading empty air, sprinting rapidly through the night sky straight toward Lu Ran.

A mysterious conical hat, fluttering black gauze, and a tight-fitting pitch-black night-suit.

Those gleaming Night Phantom Blades flashed with cold, icy radiance as a dangerous aura rushed straight toward them!

Every detail of this scene was captured by Lu Ran's camera.

Because it was a first-person perspective, the immersion was even stronger; people's breaths caught in their throats, their hearts leaping up to hang there.

It felt as though this ferocious and dangerous Night Phantom was charging directly at them.

"Tap~"

Lu Ran suddenly raised his hand and tapped the screen of his miniature camera with his fingertip:

"Watch closely, learn well."

In just six short words, the livestream room exploded!

Those who realized what was happening frantically flooded the screen with question marks.

"???"

"?????"

"How dare you?"

"Don't be reckless! Just yield and apologize to us, and we'll let this go. Quick, hide! Don't die!"

"He's gone mad, damn it! A believer of Xiang Xiang Xianyang challenging a Night Phantom to a duel?"

"Here she comes, here she comes—Ah! Don't come over!"

"No way! Bro!!!"

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