Chapter 334: Emperor?

The Evil Spear Emperor's expression turned ugly as he rode the clouds and flew backward.

His eyeballs were pure black, with no pupils or whites to speak of.

Thus, it was difficult to discern exactly whom the Evil Spear Emperor was looking at.

However, both Wang Ling and Lu Ran could perceive that the other's gaze was sweeping back and forth between the two of them.

That sensation of being scrutinized by a powerful expert felt like a massive mountain pressing down upon their hearts.

However...

Wang Ling still resembled an old man on his last legs, his weathered eyes seeming to have witnessed all the suffering of the human world.

Wang Ling showed not the slightest reaction to the Evil Spear Emperor's examining gaze.

Lu Ran did react!

Not with fear, but with coldness.

Though he possessed a heroic countenance, a chilling smile was revealed beneath his black mask.

It matched his pair of strange horizontal pupils exceptionally well.

"I'll handle it," Wang Ling said faintly, his voice hoarse.

That voice—

must have come from at least twenty years of smoking, right?

It seems that in private, he is the type who indulges in both tobacco and alcohol.

Lu Ran smiled and said, "Don't die."

The corners of Wang Ling's normally placid face twitched slightly.

The next moment, Wang Ling leaned forward, and his figure suddenly shot forth!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

In an instant, the sound of intersecting spears echoed through the night sky.

The Evil Spear Emperor, wielding a dark gold long spear and treading upon a black cloud, executed his spear techniques with broad, sweeping movements!

Wang Ling, holding a rusted iron spear and treading upon two small white clouds, wielded his spear techniques with swift ferocity.

A true peak showdown!

"Ran, Brother Ran," Wang Ling said, his face deathly pale; having just escaped the gates of hell, his condition was extremely poor.

Brother Ran was right:

Rain Alley indeed impartially educates every arrogant and proud individual.

"Continue executing the mission."

Lu Ran kept his eyes fixed on the battle group in the night sky as he spoke casually.

"Yes," Wang Ling replied, striving to calm his emotions.

"Lu—" Guan Guan Yiren, likewise pale-faced, looked at her savior.

Unlike before, Lu Ran's state had completely changed.

He was no longer tranquil, nor was he gentle.

Through those chilling eyes, she seemed to see a graveyard!

Yin winds blew in gusts, and white bones stood dense!

Strangely enough,

Guan Guan Yiren did not feel fear; instead, the waves in her heart surged even more violently.

"Continue," Lu Ran interrupted the young girl's words, his gaze remaining fixed on the battlefield in the night sky.

Guan Guan Yiren opened her mouth, and after a moment, she whispered softly:

"Yes."

Wang Ling was out of sorts, and Niu Niu Zhengzheng's mind was drawn by the battle group.

Only Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi, with her meticulous nature, stood with her small mouth slightly agape.

Yes?

Sister Guan Yiren was actually being so obedient, responding with "Yes"?

The arrogant and cold disciple of Sword One; to whom had she ever been this respectful besides Lord God?

Even when facing the teachers of Jing University, Guan Guan Yiren had at most been merely polite.

Where was there any "obedience" to be found?

This...

Perhaps it was because Brother had just saved her.

Yes, it must be so!

Come to think of it, Brother is so cool and dashing.

His eyes are quite terrifying, though.

After we get home, I must make him look at me with gentle eyes for ten minutes to soothe my wounded little heart.

No,

ten minutes isn't enough; let's make it half an hour!

Hmm? Why did he run off again?

"Hiss—"

Immortal mist churned as Lu Ran's figure darted rapidly back and forth.

While eliminating the ghosts traveling at night, he simultaneously kept watch on the battle in the night sky.

Wang Ling and the Evil Spear Emperor could truly be described as worthy opponents meeting their match!

Both sides fought with such ferocity that heaven and dark earth seemed to merge,

wishing they could exchange eight moves in a single second!

Surprisingly, people might not believe it, but in Lu Ran's heart, he was actually shouting with delight.

No wonder he is hailed as the "Spear Emperor" among the evil spirits; his spear technique is simply divine!

That black-gold great robe was even more exceedingly magnificent.

His aura pierced through the heavens!

Lu Ran praised him repeatedly, yet secretly rejoiced as well.

In the future, he would never need to wear women's clothing again.

He could don this black-gold imperial robe brimming with noble qi!

"Hahahahaha!"

Suddenly, the laughter of the Evil Spear Emperor echoed from the night sky.

It was not like the "Immortal Jie Immortal Jie Immortal Jie" of typical villains.

He truly possessed the bearing of one ruling over the world; his laughter was domineering and heroic, shooting straight up to the clouds!

Lu Ran couldn't help but bare his teeth in a grin.

What was this?

Had he encountered a worthy opponent and found the killing too enjoyable?

"Ding!"

In the night sky, two spears collided.

From the dark-gold long spear, a wisp of black mist suddenly spread out.

Xie Fa · Evil Cloud Entanglement!

Wang Quan did not retreat but advanced instead; in the instant his upper body leaned forward, his figure flickered away.

Not only did he evade the entangling black mist, but he also appeared behind the enemy, thrusting out a fierce spear strike.

In an instant, countless long spears converged into a torrent, stabbing toward the Evil Spear Emperor's spine.

Divine Art · Cloud-Severing Spear Decision!

"Hmph."

The Evil Spear Emperor's long robe fluttered; he did not even dodge, his overbearing demeanor suggesting he cared not at all for the antics of petty foes.

The qi of a king was fully displayed!

Accompanied by the sound of "crackle-pop," the black-gold long robe actually withstood the torrent of long spears.

The Evil Spear Emperor also gripped his golden spear and pointed it toward the night sky.

In an instant, dark clouds rapidly gathered.

"Whoosh~!"

The sound of tearing through the air approached.

The Evil Spear Emperor's expression remained unchanged; he rode the clouds and shifted sideways, easily evading the flying thrust of the Zhan Ye Dao.

At the same time, the dark clouds in the night sky had already taken shape.

Dark clouds obscured the moon, and black clouds pressed down upon the city!

Countless Moon-Watchers, including the commoners within the Wu Lie Building and surrounding shelters, witnessed this scene.

The myriad masses behind the screens likewise saw this apocalypse-like spectacle.

The sea of clouds churned violently,

with endless spear tips hanging upside down!

It seemed as though they intended to pierce everything in the human world into fragments.

An atmosphere of extreme panic permeated heaven and earth, so oppressive it left one gasping for breath.

Moreover, many people were already crying out in terror.

Are we about to die?

Are we finally about to bid a complete farewell to this suffering world?

Even though people were inside the Wu Lie Building, none doubted that the entire towering skyscraper would be pierced apart and collapsed.

"Brother!!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi cried out shrilly, her little face deathly pale.

The Xia Guang Dao behind her suddenly shot out.

"Damn it!" Niu Niu Zhengzheng's eyes widened in rage as he gazed up at the cloud sea in the night sky.

Jiang Pin · Evil Cloud Spear Decision indeed possessed the capability to destroy heaven and earth!

Trying to flee now would likely be too late.

Apart from Wang Ling, who could escape the attack range of the Evil Cloud Spear Decision?

Wang Quan's offensive was as dense as rain, frantically pursuing and killing the Evil Spear Emperor, yet his bitter chase yielded no results.

"Hahahahaha!"

The Evil Spear Emperor laughed loudly, his long robe defending so tightly that not even air could pass through, focusing entirely on executing the Evil Cloud Spear Decision.

"What should we do?"

"Think of something quickly, God Ran!"

"Damn your Feng and your Fu! How did a Demon Lord slip into the Ghosts Walking at Night?"

"Does this son-of-a-bitch world even give people a way to live?"

"Emperor Spear, hurry, hurry and kill the Demon Lord!"

"Where are the disciples of Spear Rotten? Make your move!"

"The great expert has unleashed their ultimate move! They've unleashed it!"

Wang Quan had indeed unleashed his ultimate move!

High above the distant night sky, Wang Quan no longer cared about pursuing the Evil Spear Emperor; instead, he targeted the churning sea of clouds.

"Whoosh!!"

A terrifying shockwave of Qi spilled outward in all directions.

Wang Quan held one hand high; directly above his palm, a gigantic spear rapidly coalesced!

Spear Rot Divine Art · Heaven-Holding Divine Spear!

That long spear, pieced together from cloud and mist, appeared at a glance to be fully a hundred meters in size!

The tiny figure of the human race held one hand high, supporting the Heaven-Holding Divine Spear in midair, and violently churned the rolling dark clouds!

The dark clouds were churned into a vortex, a spectacle of extreme magnificence.

Consequently, the dense array of long spears hanging upside down within them was also churned until it shattered apart.

"Heh."

The Evil Spear Emperor soared high, gazing at Wang Quan with keen interest, and likewise raised one hand high.

He seemed to have anticipated long ago that Wang Quan would make such a move.

In the Evil Spear Emperor's hand, a hundred-meter-long spear likewise coalesced.

Different from the Heaven-Holding Divine Spear,

this spear was pieced together from black cloud and mist.

The advantage was that, by employing Shi Zhan Ci Fa, the Evil Spear Emperor had set aside the Xie Fa · Evil Cloud Spear Technique.

The rainstorm of black spears had not fallen in time.

The disadvantage was... a greater crisis had arrived!

Wang Quan's expression changed!

While churning the dark clouds, he naturally perceived that the Evil Spear Emperor had already taken aim at the Wu Lie Building!

The people inside the building had already fallen into complete despair.

Facing the terrifying River Estuary Realm Demon Lord, the human race was indeed like ants, with not a sliver of a path to survival.

"Whoosh~~"

"Whoosh!!"

Suddenly, streaks of rosy light shot toward the night sky, completely illuminating the pitch-black darkness.

Pale red, orange-red, golden-red, deep red...

The light was brilliant and gorgeous, just like the beautiful dreams of people on the verge of death.

It was so unreal.

Each streak of rosy light, like soft, flowing gauze, darted forward at tremendous speed, dancing lightly.

If one had to say what the fluttering posture of the long streaks of rosy light resembled...

The Third Prince's Universe Ring!

"Intercept the spear!" Lu Ran shouted loudly, his voice echoing through the clouds.

Without another word, Wang Quan supported the Heaven-Holding Divine Spear in midair and bore straight down on the Evil Spear Emperor.

At this moment,

the smile on the Evil Spear Emperor's face finally restrained somewhat.

Streak upon streak of rosy light, moving with bizarre speed, had already surged into the sea of clouds.

Wherever the rosy light passed, the long spears of black mist were incinerated one after another!

Consequently, the churning sea of clouds in the sky was also completely ignited, dyed with incomparably brilliant colors.

The night sky was a single expanse of golden-red!

The dark night reversed.

Midnight retreated to dusk.

In the very center of the square,

Lu Ran stood proudly, holding the Xia Guang Dao in one hand, positioned vertically before him.

His pupils shimmered with brilliant light, revealing his full divinity!

Streaks of rosy light continued to flutter outward, coiling and dancing as they flew up toward the horizon.

Dark clouds?

Black clouds pressing down on the city?

Auspicious clouds!

Colorful clouds filling the sky!

I said it before:

Before I took form,

the night was endless, shrouded in gloomy clouds.

After I arrived,

ten thousand zhang of rosy light, a thousand streaks of auspicious color!

"Boom!!!"

In the distant night sky, the two gigantic spears collided with a crash, emitting a sound that shook heaven and earth.

At the point where the spear tips collided, a ring of cloud and mist actually expanded outward!

White clouds and black mist intertwined, rapidly diffusing outward.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat quickly!" Shocked roars rang out one after another as all living beings scrambled back.

The rapidly expanding ring of clouds and mist finally struck the ground.

It churned up the already shattered earth, filling the air with dust and sending rubble flying in chaos.

The ring of clouds and mist also landed on some buildings, causing cracks to crawl across their walls.

Remember, the two sides had only collided with their weapons!

Yet the aftermath could achieve such a degree of destruction.

"Hmph!"

The Evil Spear Emperor faced Wang Quan; though he appeared to lock onto the disciple of Spear Decay, his gaze actually swept past Wang Quan's side to fix on the human youth at the center of the square.

The next second, the Evil Spear Emperor hoisted his giant black-mist spear and suddenly charged at Wang Quan.

Wang Quan remained fearless, raising his own spear to meet the attack!

"Whoosh!!"

Just as the two spears were about to clash, the Evil Spear Emperor abruptly shifted sideways, moving with a speed that was outrageously fast.

His motion of whipping the long spear downward, however, showed not the slightest restraint.

The Evil Spear Emperor moved fast, but the force of his spear whip was even more fierce!

Wang Quan's heart jumped in alarm!

Turning his head in shock, he saw the giant black-mist spear stabbing diagonally downward, heading straight for Lu Ran.

Wang Quan believed Lu Ran could dodge.

The problem was, if such a giant spear struck the ground, the resulting tremor would inevitably collapse an unknown number of surrounding buildings.

Wang Quan cared little for anything else; his body immediately leaned forward.

Yet in the next second, he froze in place, because...

"Hiss—"

Immortal mist suddenly erupted beneath Lu Ran's feet, shooting diagonally into the night sky!

Shooting diagonally into the night sky?!

In the sight of countless people of Great Xia, from a first-person perspective, Lu Ran was charging upward against the spear tip!

At this moment, people didn't even have time to post comments; they stared at the screens dumbfounded.

And from the third-person perspective of the Jingcheng Squad:

The tiny human,

confronting a hundred-meter giant spear head-on!

"Whoosh~"

The moment the Xia Guang Dao clashed with the giant spear tip, there was no earth-shattering sound.

Instead...

Was the spear tip being incinerated?

As the thick black mist ignited, the giant spear also seemed to be sliced open!

The Xia Guang Dao blazed with light reaching ten thousand zhang, while Lu Ran's pupils shimmered with brilliant divine light.

Wherever the tiny human passed,

the black-mist long spear was sliced open and split apart to both sides, all transforming into a sea of golden-red fire.

Moreover, several beams of rosy light, resembling giant golden-red dragons, coiled up the black spear, roaring as they killed their way toward the night sky.

From the spearhead, to the spear shaft, and then to the spear tail—

The tiny human, with an incredibly unyielding posture, fought his way out from within the spear body!

The Evil Spear Emperor's expression became extremely stiff!

He had anticipated that to protect the city, Lu Ran would not dodge but would instead endure this spear strike head-on.

An open scheme,

was the true path to victory!

However, his world-shocking spear strike failed to crush Lu Ran as intended.

Nor did it achieve the secondary goal of smashing the ground.

In the night sky, strips of "Hun Tian Ling" coiled around Lu Ran's body, while a patch of fiery clouds drifted behind and below him.

"Snap!"

Lu Ran stepped on the slender Zhan Ye Dao, hovering briefly in the night sky.

He slowly raised the Xia Guang Dao, pointing it remotely at the Evil Spear Emperor.

I don't care about other places.

In Rain Alley,

you cannot claim the title of Emperor.

"Whoosh!!"

Strips of rosy light spiraled upward.

Like brilliant brocade, dyeing the entire sky!

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