Chapter 610: Flowers Drifting Away

Wu Xiao froze in place.

After a long while, his hands moved, smoothing his long ponytail: "Why do you say that?"

Lu Ran continued to look into his eyes: "I have seen people like you before."

"Like me?"

"People whose hearts are dead."

"Heh." Wu Xiao laughed dumbly, one hand falling to gently stroke the horse's mane: "Did he succeed?"

The horse tapped lightly, its heart becoming increasingly uneasy.

Three years.

Her gentleness, her pleading, her devout and fervent love had never been able to awaken his dead, silent heart.

For three years, she had accompanied him wandering the mountain world.

They had brushed past people full of wariness or begging for protection.

They had coldly distanced themselves from those with ulterior motives and smiling faces.

They had also trampled fiercely over the bones of jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards.

But this time, in this brilliant Thousand Flower Ridge, her heart was incomparably restless.

She had been to all kinds of places and seen all kinds of people.

But she had never seen anyone like the imperial-robed young man.

The imperial-robed young man's strength existed in his words and actions, melted into that pair of calm eyes.

The gentle voice seemed to contain the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

Every word, every sentence, was unquestionable, and even more, unresistible.

She was truly afraid.

Before she could win Wu Xiao back...

Wu Xiao had found his way home a step earlier.

"Succeed?" Lu Ran asked back.

"Did that person get what he wanted?" Wu Xiao's thick hand stroked the divine horse beneath him.

"To some extent."

"What do you mean?"

"He didn't die," Lu Ran said softly, "but gained a new life."

Under a tree in the distance, Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng listened to Lu Ran's voice and couldn't help but lower his head and smile.

Wu Xiao was noncommittal, still stroking the horse: "Why say these things? I am your opponent; shouldn't you feel happy to meet a divine weapon owner like me?

Why bother with side issues?"

Lu Ran lifted his head slightly, gesturing toward the blood-red warhorse: "Because it cares about you very much and worries for you.

A slave who has suffered humiliation shouldn't have such sorrowful eyes."

"Clop, clop."

The horse's hooves tapped lightly, and the blood-red horse spoke in human language: "Master..."

"Shh." Wu Xiao patted the horse's back, and the horse immediately lost its voice.

He turned his head to look at the Burning Sect group in the distance, who were full of vigor and spirit.

Combined with the imperial-robed young man's unique focus, for a moment, Wu Xiao had more understanding of this group of people.

After observing for a while, he looked at Lu Ran: "Friend, what is your name?"

"Lu Ran, the 'Ran' of burning."

Wu Xiao nodded lightly, stroking the horse's fiery red mane: "Her name is Liuhuo."

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.

Wu Xiao said in a low voice: "A woman like a pomegranate flower, red and fiery."

The blood-red horse lowered its head silently.

Wu Xiao picked up the heavy iron spear lying across the horse's back, looking at Lu Ran: "She is very smart, very obedient, doesn't make a fuss.

If Brother Lu takes her away, don't ask for her real name."

Lu Ran understood; the other party was entrusting his last words.

In this world, the weak had no freedom and could only be dominated.

As a Blazing Blood believer, the humiliation Liuhuo had suffered would undoubtedly be even more profound.

Not asking for her real name...

That was the last bit of dignity Liuhuo could retain as a human.

The horse's head hung low, its eyes sorrowful.

This warhorse body was summoned by the Blazing Blood believer and put over her own body.

The horse body was closely connected to the Blazing Blood believer.

Therefore, all the emotions displayed by the horse came from the human believer within.

"If Xiao-ge is defeated, I will go with you." Liuhuo's voice was very light, light enough to make one's heart ache.

Wu Xiao didn't say yes, nor did he say no.

Death might be a relief for both of them.

He flipped off the horse and waved the heavy iron spear casually.

Liuhuo was indeed docile and obedient, walking to the side silently.

Lu Ran said: "Must you die?"

This battle, the outcome should be predetermined.

In the human world, believers competing for divine weapon domains would sign life-and-death contracts and could guarantee a certain degree of fairness.

But in Holy Spirit Mountain?

Where was the law here?

On the way here, Lu Ran had sent Shadow Three back to Cloud Sea Cliff to be a liaison, precisely because he was certain the opponent would bring a powerful army.

As a result, Wu Xiao fought alone.

And on Lu Ran's side, there were many River Estuary Realm partners with unique skills.

There were even Sea Realm powerhouses like Jiang Ruyi, Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng, Deng Yuxiang, and Shangguan Hongfu!

Taking a step back, setting aside Lu Ran's extremely powerful personal strength, just saying that in this battle, when it truly reached a critical moment, could the Burning Sect group stand by and watch?

"Brother Lu is very confident," Wu Xiao smiled freely, "Who wins and who loses is not yet certain."

Lu Ran, however, looked serious and repeated:

"Why must you die?"

The smile on Wu Xiao's face gradually faded, his aura released:

"Why do you want to live?"

Lu Ran felt the overwhelming pressure and nodded lightly: "It seems you are Sea Realm high-stage, or Sea Realm peak.

Since it is possible to ascend to the Heavenly Realm and see a broader world, why have such a mentality?

Is it because... you have recognized the essence of the world and are completely disappointed in the Gods?"

"Lu Ran," Wu Xiao suddenly said.

"What?"

"You are no savior," Wu Xiao lifted his head slightly, his energy surging, "You cannot save me.

You cannot even save yourself!"

As he spoke, six blue-and-white flags suddenly floated out from behind him!

One of the flags flew high, lightning coiling around it.

"Break!" Wu Xiao shouted sharply.

"Crack!" The flag floating in the air struck down a bolt of lightning.

Martial Student Divine Technique: Thunder Array Breaking Order!

Lu Ran tilted his body violently, letting the thick lightning strike the ground.

"Crack!"

"Crack..." The flags wreaked havoc, continuously releasing lightning, becoming increasingly dense.

Wu Xiao weighed the heavy iron spear in his hand, looking at the figure moving lightly amidst the dense falling lightning.

The more he looked, the brighter Wu Xiao's eyes became.

It's possible.

The imperial-robed young man really seems possible.

Wu Xiao's focus was truly a bit unique.

Up to this moment, he hadn't even thought about which God Lu Ran was a believer of.

"Good!" Wu Xiao collapsed the ground beneath his feet and killed his way forward.

Strictly speaking, Wu Xiao didn't need to dodge the falling lightning.

Because among the five flags remaining behind him, there was another flag representing the "Thunder Array Breaking Order."

The output of the Divine Technique from the same sect and faction, when falling on Wu Xiao, would be absorbed by the flag of the same attribute.

This point was exactly the same as the Jade Talisman faction's Divine Technique: Jade Talisman Array.

However, Wu Xiao still moved and dodged within the lightning array, closing in on Lu Ran.

"Ta!" Wu Xiao thrust his spear forward, coordinating with a bolt of lightning striking down, pincer-attacking the imperial-robed young man.

"Ding!!"

The sound of weapons clashing was crisp and ear-piercing.

Wu Xiao's expression changed; he only felt his tiger's mouth go numb!

He had assumed the opponent would dodge, but he didn't expect Lu Ran to advance instead of retreat, and even flicked away the heavy iron spear with one blade.

Sea Realm peak and Sea Realm initial-stage, although they were in the same great realm, there was a gap in physical attributes.

And the higher the great realm, the more obvious the difference in small stages!

Not to mention, what Wu Xiao held was a Second-Rank Divine Weapon: Black Iron Spear!

Wu Xiao really didn't expect that this imperial-robed young man, who was known for his speed and agility, possessed such terrifying strength.

"Crack!!"

Lightning struck behind Lu Ran.

Petals drifted away, scattering everywhere.

In the beautiful background, the imperial-robed young man leaned in, thrusting his blade directly at Wu Xiao's chest.

Wu Xiao's figure was erratic, moving sideways quietly.

"Swish!"

The sharp Eight Desolations Blade, carrying the sound of breaking air, swept past Wu Xiao's chest.

Wu Xiao was about to smash down with his spear, but saw Lu Ran suddenly release the hilt and change his grip.

Changing from a forward grip to a reverse grip, the Eight Desolations Blade swept out a half-moon, slashing fiercely toward Wu Xiao.

"Hoo~"

Wu Xiao was as light as a swallow, drifting backward again.

The tip of the Eight Desolations Blade swept past almost grazing the opponent's chest!

The cold, gleaming half-moon ultimately failed to slash Wu Xiao.

Martial Student Divine Technique: Swallow Feather Turn!

Once this technique was activated, a Martial Student disciple could drift with the wind.

The wind here didn't refer to ordinary wind, but to divine power fluctuations.

This technique was quite BUG-like!

When believers fought each other, or against demons, they would naturally trigger divine power fluctuations.

And when divine power surged and attacked, the Martial Student disciple could let the divine power fluctuations push them away, cleverly borrowing the momentum to dodge.

Light as a swallow feather, swaying with the wind!

To say something extreme:

After activating this technique, a Martial Student believer could even "AFK."

Because the vast majority of techniques, before hitting the Martial Student disciple, would first push the Martial Student disciple away with waves of divine power...

Looking at it this way, mental-type output was the best choice.

Yet the Martial Student faction possessed the Divine Technique: Pear Garden Heart.

Just like the Demon: Yin Flower Dan clan, the Martial Student faction didn't eat mental output at all!

What was the gold content of a First-Rank God disciple?

"Ta!" The lightly drifting Wu Xiao smashed down with his spear.

Lu Ran also moved to the side, also as light as a feather.

His left hand reached to the side, and the moment he clenched his fist, the Silent Night Blade was already unsheathed, the hilt automatically placed into the master's palm.

"Ding!"

Wu Xiao's divine weapon sword at his waist fought on its own, suddenly flying up, pressing against Wu Xiao's side, steadily receiving this horizontal slash.

Under Lu Ran's terrifying force, the divine weapon sword pressed against Wu Xiao's shoulder, retreating to the side together.

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes and flew backward as well!

Wu Xiao could have drifted away with the wind waves, but he didn't even have a hint of movement, clearly standing still on purpose.

This meant...

"Hoo!"

Sure enough!

Wu Xiao returned the favor, the Black Iron Spear drawing a pitch-black half-moon.

And the Black Iron Spear was two and a half meters long, with a wider range than the half-moon Lu Ran swept out.

Grass clippings flew, petals fluttered.

"Hahahahaha!" Wu Xiao stood steadily, laughing loudly, his eyes becoming increasingly intense, "Brother Lu, good martial arts!"

Lu Ran seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, his sliding momentum stopping.

Two meters behind him, a thick bolt of lightning struck down.

At the same time, Wu Xiao's figure was erratic, drifting one meter to the side.

A thick bolt of lightning struck down, failing to harm him in the slightest.

"Brother Lu, which God are you a believer of?" After fighting until now, Wu Xiao finally asked.

"To you, is it important?" Lu Ran said, looking at the dancing petals before him, chasing their erratic trajectory.

Suddenly, he raised his blade.

The cold, slender tip of the blade lightly caught the drifting petal.

Beginning of the month, asking for some monthly tickets.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 611 =====