Chapter 40: Blood-Colored Purgatory

"Careful."

Wei Long spoke the warning, and as he strode forward, a red robe materialized on his body.

Divine Technique: Blood Fiend Robe!

Lu Ran's body tensed, his grip tightening on the wooden blade in his hand.

The higher the grade of the Blood Fiend Robe, the deeper its color.

And the robe on Wei Long's body was a "crimson robe"!

The quality of his Divine Technique could not be lower than River Grade.

"Hoo!"

Wei Long, closing in with long strides, suddenly flicked his palm.

The hem of the red robe swept forward, yet mid-attack, its vibrant hue faded rapidly.

By the time the hem reached before Lu Ran, it had already faded to a semi-transparent state.

Clearly, Wei Long was strictly following Captain Sun Sun Zhengfang's orders, deliberately lowering the quality of his Divine Technique.

Was he so afraid of accidentally killing Lu Ran in one strike?

"Rip—"

The sound of tearing fabric suddenly rang out.

While ducking to dodge the robe's hem, Lu Ran viciously slashed upward with his wooden blade.

The inferior wooden blade, wrapped in dense divine power, swung out a half-wheel of misty moonlight!

The lowest-quality Blood Fiend Robe was instantly sliced open.

Lu Ran was already a believer of Mist Realm, Fourth Stage; he was no longer the little lamb he once was.

"Haha!" Sun Sun Zhengfang's laughter came from afar, "I told you to go easy, but there's no need to go this easy."

This kid is a special-exam student personally appointed by the Bureau; he has some real skills."

"Yes!" Wei Long responded loudly; the robe on his body vanished and reappeared, transforming into a brand-new light-red robe.

Such a scene left Lu Ran staring in blank astonishment.

One-click outfit change?

The next moment, the robe's hem attacked again.

Lu Ran, already crouching, immediately stomped the ground and leaped to the side.

Roll, rise—all in one fluid motion.

Such clean and decisive movements made Wei Long nod inwardly in approval.

Next, how will you respond?

"Whoosh~"

Waves of wind surged.

The light-red robe abruptly expanded, covering the sky and earth.

In an instant, the sky above Lu Ran's head was shrouded in a sheet of light red.

"Hiss."

Mist erupted beneath Lu Ran's feet as he retreated rapidly backward.

The light-red tide crashed onto the ground, while Lu Ran fell straight into the embrace of Great Da Da Mengyan.

Deng Deng Yuxiang reached out her hand toward Lu Ran, who was sliding backward at high speed; she steadily caught his spine and smoothly pushed him sideways:

"Run fast, little Lu Ran, don't get crushed to death."

"My sister is the best at caring for people!" Lu Ran's voice drifted farther away as immortal mist swirled beneath his feet, and he darted toward the center of the rooftop.

"You brat." Deng Deng Yuxiang scolded with a smile, watching helplessly as the light-red tide rolled toward Lu Ran.

Sun Sun Zhengfang also chuckled: "Big Dragon, what have you been doing all this time!"

You can't even create a shred of pressure; how can Lu Ran still have the mood to crack jokes?"

Wei Long: "."

Didn't you tell me to go easy?

Wei Long's inner thoughts were rich, yet his expression remained cold; suddenly, he raised his palm.

Deng Deng Yuxiang's eyes narrowed; she wanted to open her mouth to warn Lu Ran but forcibly held herself back.

"Thud"—a dull sound rang out.

Lu Ran stomped heavily on the ground, churning the mist into turmoil!

Yet his figure, rushing forward at high speed, came to an abrupt halt.

Just one meter ahead of him, accompanied by a surge of energy, a blood-colored chain appeared out of thin air.

If Lu Ran hadn't reacted and had continued rushing forward, he would likely have already been bound by the blood-colored chain!

Divine Technique: Demon-Binding Chain!

Demon-Binding does not mean the deity is a demon.

This deity bears such a title because the Divine Technique they possess can imprison myriad evil spirits.

"Oh?" By the rooftop railing, Wei Hu's eyes widened slightly.

He clearly hadn't expected Lu Ran to dodge this strike!

As a believer of the Mist Realm, could Lu Ran really halt his momentum mid-rush at high speed?

To possess such bodily control is truly no small feat.

What made Wei Hu even more curious was how Lu Ran detected the danger ahead.

The Demon-Binding Chain had appeared out of thin air, its speed astonishingly fast!

The only flaw is that before the blood-red chains appear, there is a surge of energy fluctuation in that area.

Under Lu Ran's lightning-fast pace, could he still detect the disturbance ahead?

An expert truly sees the method.

This simple stop by Lu Ran revealed information behind it that truly surprised everyone.

"Yes, we are just testing little Lu." Sun Sun Zhengfang was still on the phone, his eyes never leaving Lu Ran for a moment.

Deng Deng Yuxiang raised an eyebrow slightly, watching Lu Ran's back with interest.

Deng Yutang had indeed said that the group killed for a full twenty-one days inside Evil Dog Village, and during that period, Lu Ran often covered his eyes with a red cloth.

It seems she took the words she mentioned earlier to heart?

"Oh!" Lu Ran, still shaken, had mist gush out from his feet again.

Just as he retreated, another blood-red chain appeared right where he had been.

A hair's breadth from disaster!

"Oh?" Wei Long made the same sound of confusion, his raised palm not lowering.

Blood-red chains appeared out of thin air, scattered haphazardly and without order.

However, the chains glowing with blood-red light could not bind that agile little lamb at all!

"The intensity is rising too fast!" Lu Ran shouted loudly.

Sidestep, retreat, bend, Immortal Hoof.

Sudden stop, lower head, lift leg, Immortal Hoof.

Wei Hu was completely shocked!

He, who had always been solemn, spat out two words: "Holy crap?!"

Sun Sun Zhengfang held the phone, unable to hear the person on the other end anymore, his eyes filled with Lu Ran's "bouncing around" figure.

"Good!" Deng Deng Yuxiang's eyes sparkled with strange light.

In just twenty-one days, he could reach such a level?

Hard training was inevitable, but on the other hand

Lu Ran, no wonder he is the contestant who could summon the Evil Spirit · Yan Zhi Ren, truly gifted!

"Haha!" Sun Sun Zhengfang laughed heartily, "Big Long, increase the intensity a bit, add it gradually, test his limits!"

Things that could make a middle-aged man laugh heartily were indeed rare.

Sun Sun Zhengfang was indeed overjoyed!

All this time, he had some resistance in his heart to leading Lu Ran on missions.

After all, this was the night of the fifteenth of July.

If anything unexpected happened, Sun Sun Zhengfang dared not imagine what punishment he and the squad would face.

Moreover, Sun Sun Zhengfang himself felt guilty.

Who would have thought Lu Ran's performance would be so stunning!

Did his evasion attribute max out?

"Received." Wei Long responded in a deep voice with a blank expression, "Increase intensity."

In an instant, the speed at which the chains appeared noticeably quickened slightly.

"Gently, gently! Spicy Strip Brother!" Lu Ran was flustered, his hands and feet in a mess, panicking badly.

Wei Long:???

"Haha~" Deng Deng Yuxiang laughed out loud directly.

Looking at this, her nickname "Great Da Da Mengyan" actually sounded quite pleasant to the ear.

As Wei Long increased the intensity, Lu Ran, in the process of dodging repeatedly, kept approaching the area where the opponent was located.

This certainly could not be Lu Ran doing it on purpose.

On the contrary, it must be Wei Long doing it deliberately!

"Huff!!"

Beneath Wei Long's feet, blood-red mist churned up.

As expected, the moment Lu Ran entered the range of Wei Long's spellcasting, the opponent cast the spell without hesitation.

Divine Art · Blood Sea Chaos!

This is the Divine Art suited for Prisoner of Evil believers in the River Realm · Third Stage.

As the name suggests, the thick blood mist rose and fell like waves, spreading out.

This technique can disturb the target, causing the mist within their body to run wild, interfering with the target's spellcasting.

It counts as a form of soft control.

Wei Long's train of thought was clear; the Divine Art · Immortal Hoof had helped Lu Ran far too much, giving Lu Ran far too much margin for error.

Once this reliance is lost, how can Lu Ran still struggle?

"Crack!"

On Lu Ran's lower leg, the sturdy sheep leg pieced together from white mist was actually smashed apart by the blood-mist waves.

It looked like it was smashed, but in reality, the divine power within Lu Ran's body surged, making it impossible to condense the Immortal Hoof into shape again!

"It's gone." Wei Hu shook his head, yet he also believed Lu Ran's performance had been good enough.

Look at this scene!

On the ground, thick blood mist churned continuously.

Countless blood-red chains hung and swayed in mid-air, scattered haphazardly.

Just like hell!

This kind of place was never meant for a believer of the Mist Realm!

"Crash—"

In the corner of the rooftop, the mobile phone in Sun Sun Zhengfang's hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.

Sun Sun Zhengfang stood with his mouth slightly agape, staring at the figure within the blood-red purgatory that still persisted, constantly dodging and weaving.

What am I seeing?

Are Lu Ran's eyes closed?

Sun Sun Zhengfang looked carefully, confirming again and again, truly shocked by the scene before him.

Lu Ran had really closed his eyes!

At such a sight, the other few people on the rooftop immediately noticed as well.

For a moment, everyone's expressions were extremely remarkable!

Yet Lu Ran, with his eyes tightly shut, continued to retreat and dodge.

One tilt of the head, one raise of the hand, one lean of the upper body backward, one smooth turn...

Every step heart-stopping!

The White Fog Sheep Leg could not wrap around his lower legs, could not assemble into form outside his body to assist Lu Ran.

But what about the Xie Fa·Evil Awareness?

Regardless of how wildly the divine power surged within Lu Ran's body, as long as there was divine power inside, it could activate the five senses!

If spoken aloud, people might not believe it.

The more fiercely the divine power surged within Lu Ran's body, the more fiercely his senses were activated!

He could even smell the fragrance of the Great Da Da Mengyan in the distance.

He wondered what shampoo she used; it was a light, elegant fragrance.

Was it camellia?

Perhaps.

Even at this moment, Lu Ran could still perform like this; ultimately, it was because the Qiu Mo Shen Fa·Blood Sea Chaos was a soft-control technique, not a hard-control one.

Therefore...

Activate the Xie Fa?

No, the Xie Fa had already been activated the moment the battle began!

Twenty-one days of arduous training had allowed Lu Ran to find the threshold.

After returning home, equipped with the Xie Fa·Evil Awareness, he was thrown open the doors to a new world, like a tiger gaining wings!

Listen—

Lu Ran, with his eyes closed, suddenly tilted his head.

"Whoosh!" A blood-red chain appeared out of thin air, whipping past Lu Ran's ear.

Did you hear it?

The sound of the wind.

Asking for some votes~

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