Chapter 397

【Little Lu Ran?】

【Hmm?】 Lu Ran held the gourd, his movements stalling.

【How is it on your side?】 In his mind came the woman's concerned voice.

【It's fine, it's already over.】

【Good, I found those two Nu Sha disciples; they are obedient and are still kneeling.】 Deng Yu Xiang looked at the shivering man and snorted coldly in her heart.

She continued the transmission: 【You return to the first battlefield first and collect the souls.】

【I have already seen him.】 Lu Ran, who was looking up at the sea of clouds, saw a human soul flying toward the high sky.

It was exactly that Prisoner Demon disciple.

He was actually floating toward the sky?

Lu Ran's heart stirred; the souls of human believers were meant to return to the embrace of the Gods.

So, this departed soul floating uncontrollably toward the sky meant that...

Were there Gods in the sky?

Or, were the statues of the Gods still in the human world, and the road back to the human world was in the sky?

"Swish~"

Lu Ran's figure flashed, a layer of wind waves beneath his feet, standing in the air beside the Prisoner Demon believer.

"You! You... don't, don't come over ah ah ah!!"

The man screamed in terror, but was powerless, and could only be gathered before Lu Ran's eyes, constantly merging into his pupils.

This was the soul of a River Estuary Realm believer.

For Lu Ran, it was undoubtedly a great tonic!

Before, Lu Ran had never activated the statues of the Gods.

But he knew that to activate the statues of the Evil Demons, he needed 2000 Mist Realm · Evil Demon souls.

Calculating by ratio:

2000 Mist = 200 Stream = 20 River = 2 River Estuary.

That is to say, after this battle, Lu Ran could already activate the Prisoner Demon Divine Statue and the Nu Sha Divine Statue.

But Lu Ran's activation quota was limited, and he didn't plan to activate these two Divine Statues for the time being.

Hmm, collect them first.

Lay a solid foundation, and they would be useful in the future.

At the same time, in the snow forest, beside a large tree far from the Nu Sha afterimage.

Gao Shanjun brought the nearly exhausted Nu Sha female disciple, stumbling forward, and then with a "thump," knelt before Deng Yu Xiang again.

Deng Yu Xiang looked displeased.

Such a scene gave her a great impact.

Before today, the River Estuary Realm figures in Deng Yu Xiang's mind were all high-and-mighty experts, all with their own pride and dignity!

And at this moment, Deng Yu Xiang saw a spineless person.

Hmm... come to think of it, it makes sense.

When in the human world, Evil Demons invaded every month; facing such a huge crisis, the human race was naturally unprecedentedly united.

People rarely drew blades against each other.

This time, it was different!

The lives of these two Nu Sha disciples were truly in her hands.

Today, she had truly broken her vows and killed her own kind...

Of course, Deng Yu Xiang wasn't some saint and wouldn't regret it.

Facing a group of vicious bandits, facing a group of people who wanted to put her to death, Deng Yu Xiang would naturally make the most powerful counterattack!

"Please, my lord, show mercy." Gao Shanjun said with a trembling voice, his head hanging even lower.

This person was, after all, in the River Estuary Realm; the Nu Sha afterimage belonging to him would probably take a while to dissipate.

As for that Nu Sha female disciple, she was already limp on the ground, her body weak beyond belief.

The Nu Sha afterimage belonging to her was still dancing in the mountain forest of the first battlefield; looking at the woman's state, the Nu Sha phantom would probably dissipate very soon.

"Swish~"

Deng Yu Xiang looked to the side, and along with faint energy fluctuations, Lu Ran's figure appeared quietly.

"Are you hurt?" Lu Ran stepped forward, black flames burning in his palm.

Just a few steps away, the malice on Lu Ran's body dissipated visibly.

Deng Yu Xiang's sharp gaze also softened slightly.

She shook her head lightly: "No."

Lu Ran still held her arm, "transferring" the black fire over.

Deng Yu Xiang smiled, feeling her body warming up.

She took a handful of Divine Power Beads from her pocket and handed them to Lu Ran: "After one battle, only the Night Charm Garment was torn in a few places; the water-flow armor wasn't even damaged."

"Oh." Hearing this, Lu Ran nodded.

The Prisoner Demon faction is mainly known for defense and control; their output is still a bit lacking.

"Shall I ask?" Deng Yu Xiang stuffed the Divine Power Beads into Lu Ran's hand.

"Good." Lu Ran took the Divine Power Beads and counted them; there were 8 of them.

The lowest was River Grade, and there was even 1 River Estuary Grade Divine Power Bead!

It was crystal clear, with light flowing faintly within it, dreamlike and illusory.

At this size, it was probably the size of a quail egg.

Lu Ran suddenly remembered something and transmitted: 【Wait for me, I'll go search the old man's corpse.】

His figure disappeared, and when he returned dozens of seconds later, he felt a jolt of shock!

Deng Yu Xiang was radiating an incredibly terrifying aura!

Lu Ran looked over quietly, only to see Deng Yu Xiang looking down, overlooking the man kneeling before her, her eyes unusually cold.

The disdain and contempt from the bottom of her heart made her more overbearing than ever!

This kind of River Estuary Realm figure truly made her despise him.

"We have no grudges or enmity, why did you want to kill us?" The woman said coldly.

Gao Shanjun's face was pale, as if falling into an ice cellar.

Even Lu Ran couldn't help but shiver.

He had thought his own malice was heavy enough.

It still had to be the Great Da Da Mengyan!

How terrifying.

Gao Shanjun stuttered: "We... we..."

Deng Yu Xiang spoke again: "If there is half a lie..."

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!" Gao Shanjun shook his head repeatedly, hurriedly saying, "The rules here are like this."

"Rules?"

"If we see newcomers who aren't disciples of the same sect, we will likely take action."

Deng Yu Xiang's voice grew colder: "Why?"

Gao Shanjun trembled: "Holy Spirit Qi falls from the sky, and resources are limited.

The more people there are, the more people there are to snatch it.

You two have the appearance of heavenly beings, sent here at such a young age; your future is limitless.

If we don't nip it in the bud, when we fight for Holy Spirit Qi later, the one who dies will probably be us..."

Holy Spirit Qi?

Deng Yu Xiang was thoughtful; it should be the "Source Qi" in Lu Ran's words.

She asked: "We are of the human race and cannot cultivate Holy Spirit Qi, why snatch it?"

Gao Shanjun was a bit surprised, but still didn't dare to look up, hurriedly saying: "Before we came to the Holy Lingshan Realm, Lord God dropped a transmission, requiring us to collect Holy Spirit Qi."

Deng Yu Xiang frowned slightly, looking at Lu Ran with a trace of doubt in her eyes.

Even the transmission was saved; Lu Ran understood her meaning.

He shook his head lightly: 【Lord Divine Sheep never told me about this either.】

Deng Yu Xiang: "..."

What does that mean?

Other Gods gave clear instructions to their believers; why didn't Lord Divine Sheep explain anything?

Could it be that he doesn't care for Holy Spirit Qi?

That shouldn't be.

After all, this is the foundation of the Gods.

Gao Shanjun continued ingratiatingly: "Two lords, we don't know how to go home either.

But we speculate that if we can collect enough Holy Spirit Qi to please Lord God, perhaps we can return to the human world.

After all, when we came here, we only had this one task."

"Hmph." Lu Ran snorted coldly.

Go back?

Your Lord God couldn't care less about you.

Once you die, your soul will return automatically.

Wait!

Lu Ran suddenly realized that people in this realm, as long as they stay long enough, should have more or less extra Source Qi in their souls.

That is the so-called Holy Spirit Qi.

In that case, should he be able to better cultivate the Divine Statues in the garden?

After all, the real material for cultivating Divine Statues is not the human soul, but that trace of "Holy Spirit Qi" carried in the soul!

Deng Yu Xiang pondered for a long time before asking: "Nu Sha and Prisoner Demon aren't from the same sect, why are you mixed together?"

Gao Shanjun lowered his head: "There are many forces in the Holy Lingshan Realm; we have to huddle together to survive.

Sometimes, even disciples of the same sect will kill each other."

"Many forces?" Deng Yu Xiang asked doubtfully, "Various God sects rarely open Divine Ruins; where do so many people come from in this realm?"

Gao Shanjun answered truthfully: "The vast majority of people didn't enter the Holy Lingshan Realm by challenging Divine Ruins."

"Oh?"

"I was chosen by Lord God and sent in directly during the pilgrimage."

"Ugh..." The Nu Sha female disciple groaned in a low voice and passed out completely.

It seems she was completely drained.

To recover her state, she would definitely need to meditate and recuperate for several days, but in this dangerous world, being exhausted and unconscious is probably no different from death.

Deng Yu Xiang ignored the female bandit and continued: "Tell me about your forces."

Seeing her companion pass out, Gao Shanjun seemed to see his own ending.

His divine power and energy were also draining rapidly, and his speaking speed couldn't help but become much faster: "Our stronghold has more than forty people.

The Stronghold Master is a Jade Talisman believer named Luo Tiantu.

He should be in the Sea Realm; no one knows his specific strength level.

There are three major factions in the stronghold, which are the disciples of the Jade Talisman, Prisoner Demon, and Nu Sha factions; originally the numbers were about the same..."

Deng Yu Xiang interrupted: "In the Holy Lingshan Realm, is your stronghold considered strong or weak?"

Gao Shanjun immediately said: "As far as I know, it should be medium-to-low. My lord, I..."

Deng Yu Xiang looked displeased: "What?"

Gao Shanjun swallowed, his palms trembling as he reached toward his waist: "I have a Divine... Divine Weapon here, can I gift it to you, please spare my life?"

Deng Yu Xiang's eyes grew more disgusted: "You want to give me your Divine Weapon?"

Gao Shanjun took out an exquisite dagger and offered it with both hands: "It... it didn't... didn't belong to me either."

Deng Yu Xiang sneered: "Hmph, like killing us, snatching from others?"

"I'm sorry, my lord..." Gao Shanjun kept saying words of begging for mercy.

Deng Yu Xiang looked at Lu Ran on the side, seeing him nod lightly.

Lu Ran had long noticed that this person possessed a Divine Weapon.

However, according to the hints given by the Rosy Light Blade, this Divine Weapon had no spirituality.

Its basic attributes had indeed entered the ranks of Divine Weapons, but the artifact spirit within had locked itself, seemingly refusing to communicate with the outside world.

So, that was the situation.

【If you really can't stand it, just do it.】 Lu Ran felt her indignation.

For this kind of person who kills and robs, betrays comrades, and sells his master for glory, Lu Ran would naturally not keep him in the team.

Lu Ran continued to transmit: 【Don't worry, I have two more souls here; we don't lack sources of intelligence.】

In fact, even if this person died, Lu Ran could still make him continue to speak...

"Hmm." Deng Yu Xiang kicked Gao Shanjun's hand with a boot, and the dagger flew high into the air.

She caught the dagger and flicked it downward casually.

"Hiss!"

The sharp dagger nailed directly into the man's back of the head.

After doing all this, Deng Yu Xiang stood in place, silent for a long time.

This was only her second day entering the Holy Lingshan Realm.

And this world was pushing her, forcing her to make changes.

She finally understood why the very few people who returned to the human world kept silent about everything in this realm.

"Great Da Da Mengyan."

"Hmm?" Deng Yu Xiang looked up at Lu Ran.

But saw him handing over the Little Chifeng Pattern Gourd.

Lu Ran smiled: "Just now, I toasted to my naive self of the past."

Deng Yu Xiang pursed her lips, looking at the youth's concerned eyes and that familiar gentle smile.

She reached out slowly and took the Little Chifeng Pattern Gourd.

Fortunately, some things would not change.

"Gulp, gulp..."

(End of chapter)