Chapter 548: A demon disciple?

"Presumptuous!" The First Lady's face was filled with indignation, her presence full of majesty.

"You are bold!" The Third Lady, both shocked and furious, shouted sharply.

She suddenly raised her left hand, reached to her shoulder, grabbed a short halberd, and swung it violently at Lu Ran.

"Whoosh!"

The short halberd flashed with a cold glint, spinning rapidly as it flew straight toward Lu Ran.

"Clang!" A crisp sound rang out!

A tall figure blocked Lu Ran's path. The woman, wielding an exceptionally ornate short blade, struck the flying halberd, sending it crashing heavily to the ground.

The Seven Treasure Blade?

The First Lady's eyes narrowed. Her gaze swept past the mysterious woman in the straw cape and landed on the youth in the white robe: "How is Lady Kong's Seven Treasure Blade in your hands?

Are you the band of thieves who attacked Heaven Disciple Mountain?"

These words made everyone's hearts skip a beat, and countless eyes fell upon the soldiers of the Ran Sect.

Deng Yu Xiang raised her head slightly, revealing a face of stunning charm beneath the brim of her conical hat.

The smile on her face was even more unbridled than Lu Ran's.

Whenever Deng Yu Xiang recalled how she had reduced that filthy mountain peak to ashes with a single fire, she felt immensely gratified.

The only downside was that she seemed to have inadvertently exposed Lu Ran's identity?

Should the people of Jingting Mountain know that Heaven Disciple Mountain had provoked a disciple of the Evil Dog?

Thinking of this, Deng Yu Xiang's mind grew heavy.

"Yes, it was me too." Lu Ran placed a hand on Deng Yu Xiang's shoulder.

He did not blame her, and he admitted it generously!

Deng Yu Xiang stepped back silently and stood properly behind Lu Ran.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Lu Ran confirmed it again: "Luo Tiantu, Lady Kong, and Lady Luo, who was forced into being a mistress.

The fifty or sixty followers of the Prisoner Demon, the Nu Sha, and the Jade Talisman—I killed them all."

His calm voice pierced through the layers of rain, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

It made people's hearts jump with fear!

Lu Ran looked straight into the First Lady's eyes and asked those three words again:

"And then?"

The First Lady's expression was incredibly stiff!

The banks of the Misty Rain Lake were silent.

Even the usually overbearing Third Lady had lost her voice; she stared wide-eyed at the extremely arrogant Lu Ran.

Mad!

He was fucking mad!!

This young man... he seemed to be a better match for her own age?

Although he was a bit younger, at least he was much better than the forty or fifty-year-old Lu Xiao!

Admiring strength,

is human nature.

Especially in people with certain personalities, it could be displayed to the fullest.

No one noticed that the look the Third Lady gave Lu Ran carried a different kind of meaning.

With the Jingting Mountain army pressing in, and under the gaze of more than a dozen Sea Realm experts, this youth was undaunted and admitted to his actions just like that!

What kind of style was this?

Come to think of it, compared to Heaven Disciple Mountain, the Lingfeng Hall and the Tiger Whisker Hall were indeed inferior.

No matter how strong those two halls were, they were only units, while Heaven Disciple Mountain was an organization with a mid-tier reputation!

Heaven Disciple Mountain even had the Sea Realm peak-stage experts Luo Tiantu and Lady Kong sitting in command!

Lu Ran had actually wiped out the entire Heaven Disciple Mountain?

Such a glorious battle record meant absolute strength!

Dozens of meters away, the core leaders of the Thousand Boat Alliance were also a bit stunned.

Including the Gray Lotus Island Master, whose wrinkled old face was full of emotion.

On the night they first met, Lu Ran had told him about his perilous journey traveling north and south since entering the mountains.

Looking at it now, the Sect Master Lu had left out quite a bit of information!

"Demon disciple!" Lu Xiao was not so impulsive anymore; his face was extremely gloomy. "Follower of the Evil Dog!"

The brief words reminded everyone on Jingting Mountain of the white-robed youth's identity.

In fact, as soon as Lu Xiao saw how young Lu Ran was, he had already guessed it.

In this Holy Spirit Mountain, age had already become Lu Ran's trademark.

"Follower of the Evil Dog!"

"Evil Dog... Grass! This..." The Jingting Mountain camp, which had been like stagnant water, suddenly erupted into a commotion.

When the Most Dongting disciples realized Lu Ran's identity, the nature of the situation changed completely.

The Most Dongting faction possessed the most first-class speed among all the god-worshipping sects!

But no matter how fast they were, they still had a running path.

The Evil Dog's evil technique, Evil Shadow Flash, however, was a teleportation out of thin air!

Coupled with Lu Ran's past terrifying battle record and his arrogant posture at this moment...

For a time, everyone on Jingting Mountain felt insecure.

Because no one could guarantee whether Lu Ran would appear behind them in the next instant!

"Martial Extreme Peak! Thousand Boat Alliance!" The First Lady turned her eyes sharply and glared at the people on the island. "You actually collude with a demon disciple. Do you feel worthy of the god you worship?"

He Qi Feng:???

What kind of nonsense is this!

When Lu Ran was in the human world, he was indeed called Ran Dog by hundreds of millions of people, but he wasn't a real dog!

Can't you people on Jingting Mountain tell the difference between a sheep and a dog?

However...

Lu Ran did seem to have many secrets.

He Qi Feng couldn't help but associate many things.

The most typical instance was before Lu Ran went west; under her forceful concern, Lu Ran was moved, and after several refusals, he finally accepted the artifact, the Wind Barrier Treasure Pearl.

But later, he sent someone to return the pearl.

To this day, Lu Ran had never been able to give a reasonable explanation.

He must be keeping secrets, very afraid of others discovering something.

He Qi Feng considered herself to have an excellent relationship with Lu Ran. She dared to carry the divine weapon, the Silent Night Blade, not fearing that Silent Night would know everything about Martial Extreme Peak, so what was Lu Ran afraid of?

To this day, He Qi Feng didn't even know where the Ran Sect's base was!

While pondering, He Qi Feng turned her eyes to look at Lu Ran.

She saw Lu Ran smile, his laughter full of mockery: "Heh, follower of the Evil Dog?

Is the Evil Dog worthy of taking me as a disciple?"

Today's Lu Ran was completely different from his usual style!

Extremely arrogant, unyielding!

His usual humility and easygoing nature were all thrown into the trash in front of a powerful enemy.

"Lady Lu, don't use such petty tricks to sow discord between our Thousand Boat Alliance and the Ran Sect." The Sky's End Island Master replied loudly.

This acting leader of the Thousand Boat Alliance was indeed a bit confused.

But with a powerful enemy in front, the Sky's End Island Master wouldn't be stupid enough to push his allies away.

The First Lady suppressed her anger and spoke again: "The Thousand Boat Alliance colludes with a demon disciple just to survive! Is Hall He Tangzhu also so obsessed and unable to see the truth?

Do you want to betray the Wu Seng, betray your Martial Extreme Peak?"

He Qi Feng tilted her head to look at Lu Ran, her bright eyes blinking gently.

It was actually a bit... uh, playful?

This scene truly angered the First Lady quite a bit.

From the bottom of her heart, she didn't want the Wu Seng followers to get involved.

After all, He Qi Feng held a high position and was the Lord of the Forbidden City.

Anyone with eyes could see the importance Martial Extreme Peak's Peak Master Tu placed on her, and could also see some of Martial Extreme Peak's grand plans.

Once something happened to He Qi Feng, the Jingting Mountain faction would likely suffer retaliatory strikes from the Martial Extreme Peak faction!

The Sky's End Island Master interrupted: "Spreading rumors to confuse the public, what a despicable method! Not to mention that Sect Master Lu is not a demon disciple, even if he were, he would be a thousand times more noble than you bunch of Most Dongting disciples with wolfish ambitions!

Leave quickly!

Otherwise, don't blame our Thousand Boat Alliance for being impolite!"

He Qi Feng had not expressed anything clearly, but hearing the Sky's End Island Master's words, she nodded in agreement.

"Good! Very good!" The First Lady was laughed at by her own anger. "Demon disciples have no morality to speak of!

Since the Sky's End Island Master and Hall He Tangzhu are obsessed and unable to see the truth, then you must be careful!

Right now, he is your lackey, but maybe in a moment, he will bite you!"

Still sowing discord?

Lu Ran was unhappy: "Hey! Old hag, you talk too much! Did you come here just to chat?"

The First Lady's eyes widened instantly.

It was clear that Lu Ran's words were extremely damaging.

Sure enough, regardless of their strength, realm, status, or position, women were sensitive about age.

The First Lady, in her mid-forties, was graceful and dignified, possessing quite a bit of beauty.

But Lu Ran's "old hag" was practically dancing on the First Lady's minefield!

Lu Ran continued his output: "Sure enough, the older you get, the more nagging you become! If you don't dare to fight, take your people and roll back to Jingting Mountain to study how to set up defenses!

In a few days, I will visit you personally.

I promise you, just as Heaven Disciple Mountain was destroyed, so too will Jingting Mountain be destroyed!"

"You!!" The First Lady was so angry that her lips turned pale, and her body trembled.

All along, the First Lady had tried her best to distance the Martial Extreme Peak people, and had stirred up trouble, trying to sow discord between the Thousand Boat Alliance and the Ran Sect.

It could be considered clear-headed and quite capable.

But at this moment...

People who have held high positions for a long time indeed have a common ailment: they cannot tolerate disobedience, and even less can they tolerate any disrespect.

"Jingting Mountain!" Lu Xiao was also furious.

This ignorant follower of the Evil Dog really didn't take their Jingting Mountain seriously!

Lu Xiao shouted violently: "Form up! Draw halberds!"

The sound of electric current suddenly rang out, endless.

It was called forming up, but in reality, the Most Dongting disciples ran quickly and scattered.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately, the Most Dongting disciples raised their palms.

In the hazy sky, terrifying energy surged.

This was clearly the Most Dongting faction's Jiang Jing ultimate move: Startling Thunder Divine Halberd!

"Stop!" The Sky's End Island Master also shouted sharply.

A pair of pure white Luan wings grew from his back, and as he flew high, he reached his hands forward.

"Whoosh!!"

A terrifying wind wave blew forward, rushing straight toward the enemy formation.

Sea-grade divine technique: Heavenly Wind Chaos!

From the Sky's End Island Master's wings, pure white feathers shot out.

Sea-grade divine technique: Heavenly Feather Killing Array!

The feathers traveled through the gale at an incredible speed, sprinkling like raindrops toward the opposite bank of the lake.

At the same time, the island masters of the other three factions of the Thousand Boat Alliance also activated their divine techniques.

Huge, delicate lotus flowers bloomed on the surface of the lake, from which flying swords darted out.

Sword Lotus divine technique: Lotus Flying Sword!

Lotus flowers bloomed one after another, spreading all the way from the lake surface, rushing straight to the opposite bank.

Endless petals and lotus leaves darted out, spinning and traveling rapidly, with a momentum to cleanse the universe!

Green Lotus faction Jiang Jing ultimate move: Ten Thousand Zhang Clear Lotus!

Another oil-paper umbrella appeared, growing larger and larger, flying straight into the sky.

Umbrella-Holding faction Jiang Jing ultimate move: Heavenly Net Umbrella Canopy!

And in the sky, there was more than just this one oil-paper umbrella covering the sky and sun.

On the various islands of the Misty Rain Lake behind everyone, one huge oil-paper umbrella after another flew out rapidly.

In the gaps between the umbrellas, there were lush lotus leaves filling every defensive gap.

The Green Lotus faction and the Umbrella-Holding faction were clearly well-prepared to resist the Startling Thunder Divine Halberds descending from the sky.

The scene was incredibly spectacular!

This ultimate battle had finally arrived.

"Snap!"

On the chaotic front line of the battlefield, Lu Ran grabbed his waist, and the Eight Desolations Blade hanging there automatically unsheathed, falling into its master's palm.

Inadvertently, Lu Ran's body trembled slightly.

Fear? Cowardice?

No,

No, no, no...

Lu Ran licked his lips, his gaze locked tightly on Lu Xiao.

His blood was boiling!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 549 =====