Chapter 419: Raging Sea Flame Serpent

Lu Ran and the others traveled east for over half a month, and the journey was relatively smooth.

Along the way, Lu Ran gathered quite a bit of Holy Spirit Qi, also cultivating the Divine Lie Tian statue to the River Realm, Third Stage!

Thus, Lu Ran had now equipped himself with all six techniques of the Lietianyi Sect.

There was the beginner Divine Art·Lie Tian Hammer for summoning weapons; there was the Divine Art·Lie Di Qian Yan for blasting forth a vast sea of fire.

There was the Divine Art·Lie Bao Tian Qiong for long-range output and detonating the Flame War Hammer; and there was the Divine Art·Lie Tian Zhi Li for amplifying strength.

There was also the Divine Art·Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui for killing across realms and enhancing output damage.

And finally, the Divine Art·Chi Di Qian Li, which threw the Flame War Hammer into the sky to scorch all things in the world, causing the earth to wither and vegetation to dry up.

For Lu Ran, the most useful technique was "Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui"!

He tested it; after activating this "Divine Skill," his entire body burst into flames.

Then, the blazing Lu Ran unleashed a fierce assault against Yu Fish Changsheng.

Yet the Water Flow Armor on Yu Fish Changsheng's body remained intact.

It was as if mocking Lu Ran's incompetence.

It truly was... "I'll just stand here and let you hit me!"

"I give you the chance, yet you prove useless?!"

Doused with a basin of cold water, Lu Ran found the reason!

His Divine Art·Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui was of River Grade!

Even with a certain degree of damage bonus, it was difficult to pierce the Sea Grade·Water Flow Armor.

It seemed he would need the Jiang Grade·Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui to inflict effective damage on a Sea Realm expert!

Then what else was there to say?

Just continue collecting Holy Spirit Qi!

However, one thing did soothe Lu Ran's wounded heart.

Ordinary Lie Tian believers, once they activated Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui, could not stop until both their divine power and physical strength were completely exhausted.

And that was not all!

Afterwards, Lie Tian believers still had to lie in bed for several days before barely recovering their condition.

Lu Ran needed none of that!

As the master of the Divine Lie Tian statue, Lu Ran could open and close the Divine Art at will, whenever he desired.

This also relieved a heavy burden from Lu Ran's heart.

In the future, when binding the Divine Lie Tian statue to Sister Sister Xian, she should be able to operate it in the same manner.

Another point worth mentioning: generally, only deities of the Third Rank or higher possess Jiang Realm ultimate moves.

But Lie Tian was an exception!

Although this deity was ranked in the Seventh Row, it possessed a seventh technique.

In fact, it was more than just a Jiang Realm ultimate move?

Lie Tian even possessed a Sea Realm ultimate move!

In other words, Lie Tian ought to be seated in the First or Second Row; it was only due to extremely special circumstances that it condescended to sit in the Seventh Row.

The Jiang Realm ultimate move of the Lietianyi Sect could summon a Flame War Hammer measuring a hundred meters, which, while crashing down, would trigger an earth-shattering explosion!

Lu Ran had reason to believe that this sect's ultimate move delivered fiercer output than the Jiang Realm ultimate moves of other sects!

He felt a strong impulse to summon a "Divine Lie Tian Hammer" and smash it violently onto Sword Peak Mountain!

Blasting those despicable Liangye Jian Yi sect members to dea—ahem.

Sinful, sinful.

Mother was also a disciple of the Liangye Jian Yi sect; one could not recklessly unleash area-of-effect attacks on everyone...

Over these past half-month, Jing Hong, the new addition to the team, had performed very well.

Everything unfolded exactly as Yu Fish Changsheng had predicted; once Jing Hong realized that Lu Ran was fundamentally different from the people of Sword Peak Mountain, she became utterly grateful to Lu Ran.

Seven years of servitude had made Jing Hong forget what dignity even was.

Except for this life, everything she could possibly lose had already been lost.

Yet Lu Ran... actually treated her as a human!

Truly treated her as a human!

At first, Jing Hong could hardly believe it, feeling as though she were living in a dream.

As days passed and Jing Hong gradually recognized the environment she was in, her eyes were often filled with tears.

The kind shed from overwhelming joy.

Jing Hong belatedly realized that she had gained a blessing through disaster!

She never expected that participating in an ambush would instead lead to her rescue from suffering by cruel demonic disciples.

No, Sect Master was not merely a demonic disciple.

He seemed... omnipotent!

All sorts of Divine Arts and Xie Fa, Sect Master could cast at will, handling them with effortless ease.

Beyond her gratitude toward Lu Ran, Jing Hong was also filled with awe for him.

Deng Deng Yuxiang was naturally pleased to witness such a scene.

She had also been deliberately guiding Jing Hong to pledge absolute loyalty to Lu Ran, and thereby loyalty to the Ran Sect.

After all, Jing Hong was a human expert of the Named River Estuary Realm, Fourth Stage.

Although her life of slavery had completely extinguished Jing Hong's spirit and vitality, rendering her indistinguishable from the masses.

Jing Hong's strength and stage were still right there!

As a support-type believer, so long as Lu Ran arranged and commanded properly, remarkable results would naturally follow.

Time passed amidst Jing Hong's occasional tears until early March arrived.

On this day, a fierce wind arose!

Dark clouds filled the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and rolls of thunder.

"Is it going to rain?" Lu Ran looked up at the sky, quite surprised.

Since entering the Holy Lingshan Realm, this was the first time he had encountered such weather.

Deng Deng Yuxiang listened intently, then casually ordered: "Jing Hong."

"Yes!"

Jing Hong took three steps in two, leaped onto a huge rock, and summoned a phantom horn in her hand.

This horn was of an ancient, simple make, exuding an aura of age, resembling something crafted from a beast's tooth.

"Woo~~~"

Jing Hong held her head high Gao Ang, her short hair brushing her ears dancing wildly in the fierce wind.

Jing Hong's appearance was ordinary; any dignity befitting a Jiang Jing powerhouse had long been trampled and crushed by the disciples of Liangye Jian Yi.

Only when she devoted herself to playing the horn, combined with her tall stature, could she display a hint of imposing manner.

"Woo~~~"

The low, drawn-out sound of the horn traveled far, far away.

Battle Horn Divine Art · Echoing Horn!

Wherever the sound waves of the horn passed, all things would provide Jing Hong with corresponding feedback, allowing her to construct a topographical map in her mind.

This Ci Ji Fa had an extremely wide detection range, yet it also possessed a fatal flaw—blurriness!

Jing Hong could only perceive relatively obvious enemies and roughly survey the terrain; she was incapable of making fine distinctions.

"I seem, I seem to have seen a dragon!"

Jing Hong kept her eyes tightly shut, brows locked in a frown, using the echoes to strive to construct a Shu De Shi Immortal Jie in her mind.

"Dragon?" Lu Ran blinked his eyes.

A slight movement stirred in Yu Fu's heart: "You mean the Demon Race · Nu Hai Yan Jiao?"

"It should be; its size is enormous." Jing Hong's expression was very Grim as she looked at Lu Ran and spoke respectfully, "Sect Master, beyond the mountain lies the sea."

Yu Fu nodded lightly: "That matches up."

Demons like the Nu Hai Yan Jiao mostly appear in coastal regions.

"Finally found the sea?" Lu Ran perked up.

According to Yu Fu's description, the sea served as the boundary of Holy Lingshan, very, very far from everyone's starting point.

A half-month's journey on foot would naturally make seeing the sea difficult, but along the way, Lu Ran would occasionally employ the Xie Fa · Mirror Flower Moon.

Each teleportation covered eighty or a hundred kilometers, so naturally, the group's travel progress was fast.

Lu Ran raised his head, gazing at the distant Shanfeng: "Follow."

As soon as his words fell, his figure flashed.

Yu Fu and Deng Deng Yuxiang exchanged glances and immediately gave chase.

Jing Hong could not fly, nor did she possess any high-speed movement techniques, so she could only run forward with her head down.

By this day, she no longer harbored any thoughts of escape.

Her gratitude and awe toward Lu Ran left her with not a shred of dissenting heart.

Moreover, if she truly ran away, she might be killed, or she might once again be reduced to a slave.

But here with Lu Ran, Jing Hong could be a person!

"Boom-rumble-rumble!"

This time, it was no longer a mysterious sound from high above, but genuine thunder.

While shuttling at extreme speed, Deng Deng Yuxiang seemed to sense raindrops falling.

She gazed at Lu Ran's back from afar; mist churned beneath her feet, and before long, she reached the peak, standing steadily beside him.

Before she could even speak, Deng Deng Yuxiang's eyes narrowed!

Black clouds churned in the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and rolls of thunder.

Beyond the rolling, undulating mountain ranges lay an endless sea, where towering waves made one's heart tremble with fear.

A massive figure was drifting back and forth between the sky and the sea.

It resembled an Eastern long dragon, its scales all blood-red.

Fierce and terrifying, its flames soared to the heavens!

Demon · Nu Hai Yan Jiao!

"Truly an eye-opener," Lu Ran sighed. "Luckily this thing doesn't appear in the interior."

If such a colossal beast were to descend upon Rain Alley City...

Would f***ing anyone still be able to live?

Among the Nu Hai Yan Jiao clan, there were no small ones!

Even the lowest realm, the Mist Realm · Nu Hai Yan Jiao, had a body length exceeding one hundred meters!

Deng Deng Yuxiang narrowed her eyes, gazing at the terrifying demon running wild between the sky and sea, and similarly sighed:

"The Nu Hai Yan Jiao clearly possesses a body of Xi De Xie Fa, yet prefers to appear in the sea; truly puzzling."

Lu Ran nodded in strong agreement: "No wonder it's the archenemy of Divine Lie Tian, huh."

Deng Deng Yuxiang: "Hmm?"

Lu Ran tapped his temple with his hand: "Their minds are all abnormal, aren't they."

"Hehe~" Deng Deng Yuxiang couldn't help but smile.

In the distance behind them, Yu Fish Changsheng, who was flying toward Shanfeng, saw the pair chatting and laughing together.

He felt that this man and woman were truly a perfect match.

Warming each other, relying on each other.

Surviving in this filthy and Harsh World, the two were each other's remedy, with no need to worry about losing themselves.

Yu Fish Changsheng was very perceptive, but this peak was one he had to climb!

Since choosing to join the Ran Sect and assist Lu Ran, Yu Fish Changsheng had resolved to give his all, holding himself to very high standards; as a part-time strategist, he naturally could not keep the Sect Master waiting.

He soon flew to the peak's summit, where, above the towering waves, he beheld that rampant and domineering colossal beast.

Yu Fish Changsheng spoke immediately: "Sect Master."

"Mr. Conglong?"

"You previously told me that you strengthen yourself by absorbing souls."

"Slap!" Lu Ran slapped his own forehead, feeling somewhat annoyed.

It was his first time seeing such a creature; the visual impact was simply too overwhelming, and Lu Ran had been so occupied staring and marveling that he forgot the matter at hand!

At this moment, the Nu Hai Yan Jiao was stirring up wind and waves.

If there were other evil entities in the sea, wouldn't they currently be getting slaughtered by it?

Lu Ran immediately activated his horizontal pupils, gazing into the distance between the sky and the sea.

There really were departed souls!

Was that one? Was it the departed soul of the Evil Entity·Fisherman Old Man?

This was also his first time seeing this kind of evil entity with his own eyes.

You old bastard, why did you provoke the Nu Hai Yan Jiao... Damn it!

Freshly produced departed souls of the Evil Entity·Ink Carp!

They had just clustered together and floated up from the water's surface!

One, two, three...

Lu Ran's eyes lit up, and his figure flashed away once more!

What a huge windfall!

The third update is complete; begging for some monthly votes!

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