Chapter 655: The Return of the Demon Lord

The vast land of Xiangnan, south of Tianmen Mountain.

On this night of the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, while the fires of war spread across Great Xia, this place remained a pocket of peace.

A gentle evening breeze blew, causing the lush mountain forest to sway softly.

"Whoosh!!"

A massive black flower suddenly bloomed in the sky above the canyon.

Dust Shadow Divine Technique: Other Shore Flower?

In the hands of a Dust Shadow disciple, it is indeed a flower that blooms, but as a teleportation destination, what it unfolds should be a teleportation array—a 3D dynamic topographical map!

But at this moment...

The pitch-black flower was exceptionally large, threatening to shroud the clouds and hide the moon.

Even more bizarrely, energy surged upon the flower, flowing slowly like grains of sand, piecing together phantoms of the mortal world.

One second it was high mountains and great rivers, the next it transformed into a bustling metropolis.

Clouds and the scorching sun, the starry sky and the waning moon.

Magnificent natural scenery abruptly turned into the smoke and fire of human life.

Amidst red walls and green tiles, an ancient woman held a needle and embroidered; in a dilapidated alley, a group of children ran and laughed...

The illusory sand flowed continuously, dreamlike and surreal.

And within these phantoms of the mortal world, a mysterious young man wearing a green straw cape and hat appeared.

"Whoosh!!"

The towering flower shattered and vanished without a trace.

Terrifying wind and waves spilled outward, blowing the trees until they swayed.

The mysterious young man stood in mid-air, one hand pinching the brim of his hat, vigilantly covering his face as he quickly observed his surroundings.

I... am home?

Is this the human world?

Not sure, let me look again...

Above his head was the full moon of the fifteenth; beneath his feet was a deep canyon.

In every direction lay lush mountain forests.

All were natural landscapes, with no signs of human civilization, which proved nothing.

Lu Ran reached out with one hand, opened a full-length mirror, and stepped into it alone.

After one step, a home in the rainy alley.

The familiar small bedroom, the dust-covered computer desk, the small bed against the wall, and the shrine on the cabinet by the window.

And within the shrine, a tiny divine statue.

Lu Ran looked at the familiar environment, feeling as if a lifetime had passed.

His nose felt a bit sore.

I am back.

I have fought my way back from that cruel Holy Lingshan!!

A full year and a half.

It sounds short, but the many things experienced in Holy Lingshan were enough to last a lifetime...

"Woo~~~"

A low alarm sound suddenly rang out, echoing through this precarious little city.

Lu Ran widened his eyes slightly.

He was all too familiar with this alarm!

"Heh." Lu Ran suddenly laughed.

Rainy Alley City, oh Rainy Alley City, you are still the same old self; you truly deserve to be called the Cursed Land in people's mouths.

Lu Ran tilted his head to listen, discovering the alarm was short and powerful.

Alternating long and short, the night walk of the ghosts.

Short and powerful, the Demon Lord descends!

"The Demon Lord descends, huh..." Lu Ran's expression became somewhat strange.

This so-called Demon Lord, is it talking about me?

Lu Ran glanced at the quiet little divine statue inside the shrine, couldn't help but grin, and his figure quietly vanished.

Greedy Wolf Divine Technique: Wolf Concealment!

Lord Xianyang, you wait for me!

Wait for me to come back and properly deal with you~

Lu Ran flickered into the night sky and couldn't help but blink.

Back at Tianmen Mountain in Xiangnan Province, he could still see the full moon in the night sky, but now that he had returned to Rainy Alley City, he couldn't see the stars or the moon.

Thick dark clouds shrouded the sky above the city, and a light rain drizzled down.

Yes, this is the taste!

A night where the alarm sounds long and loud.

The dark clouds that never disperse, the night rain that never stops falling.

"I'm back, everything is back..." Lu Ran muttered, flying higher and higher, looking at his hometown.

On the street, a team of Moon-Gazing People was fighting against a Demon: Mist Shadow.

The demon, composed of gray mist, held a gray mist ball in its hand and flung it toward the Red Scarf believers charging in front.

Mist Shadow!

What a "distant" demon.

Lu Ran looked at the street below, feeling that the movements of both sides were soft and weak, and the speed was so slow.

It was like toddlers learning to walk, fighting each other.

In Lu Ran's naturally hanging right hand, a paper doll quietly appeared.

The next moment, the Mist Shadow on the street stiffened.

Strictly speaking, Lu Ran could only crush the enemy into a ball by clenching the paper doll.

Before death, the enemy could move and struggle.

But Lu Ran's realm was too high!

The effect of the Sea-grade Paper Doll Evil Technique was simply too terrifying!

So much so that the Mist Shadow was directly frozen in place.

Just like when Lu Ran experimented on Little Li Hua back then, creatures that were too weak didn't even have the qualifications to struggle.

"Sss!"

A burly man in a red scarf took a life with one slash, directly cutting the throat of the Demon: Mist Shadow.

Large amounts of gray mist sprayed outward.

"Haha!" The man in the red scarf let out a loud laugh, his spirit soaring, assuming the low-intelligence Mist Shadow hadn't reacted in time, unaware that someone had helped him.

Lu Ran also laughed.

The young man who had returned from tempering in Holy Lingshan had long since shed his youthful appearance.

Now he was exceptionally heroic, his power overwhelming!

But he smiled very sweetly.

Like a child.

He flew under the rain and mist, searching for the Demon Lord who had descended.

Special Event: Demon Lord descends?

Heh,

Let me see, which Demon Lord has come to Rainy Alley City tonight to attend the banquet?

I'm usually not home, so I truly haven't been a good host.

It's a coincidence today,

You have come at just the right time!

Lu Ran flew rapidly, looking at the familiar streets, as memories of the past constantly surged into his heart.

This little city that gave birth to him and raised him had become even more dilapidated.

It seemed that over the past year and a half, Rainy Alley City had endured many storms.

"Sigh," Lu Ran sighed inwardly.

【Lu Ran?】 A cold voice imprinted itself in his mind.

【Hmm?】 Lu Ran's gaze fixed, and outside Hexi Park, he saw that narrow and broken overpass again.

Memories surged in his mind.

The Great Nightmare wearing a yellow raincoat, holding a long Night-Slaying Blade, as she walked step by step, the tip of the blade constantly clicking against the railing, making a clanging sound...

Another figure in a yellow raincoat followed behind the woman, trotting along.

At that time, he wasn't as tall as her, was he?

【Have you returned to the human world? Did anything go wrong?】 Jiang Ruyi asked with concern.

【Oh, I forgot about you all.】 Lu Ran came back to his senses.

Jiang Ruyi: "..."

【I just returned to Rainy Alley City and heard the alarm; a Demon Lord has descended. You all stay in the gourd for a while, I'll go take a look.】

【You...】 Jiang Ruyi was both angry and amused, but ultimately gave a warning: 【Be careful, don't expose yourself, so as not to attract the attention of the gods.】

As the number one genius of Great Xia, once he appeared, this news would inevitably spread across the country in a short time.

Matters are completed through secrecy!

There was no need to increase risks in vain and add trouble.

"Oh?" Lu Ran stopped his forward flight, his gaze locked on the head of Wu Lie Bridge.

So it was you, kid?

Demon: Blood Disaster Dog!

For the Blood Disaster clan, one can judge their strength realm by their body size.

Three meters is a watershed.

The Blood Disaster Dog currently wreaking havoc at the bridge head was over three meters long, clearly a Jiang Jing demon.

It resembled a wolfhound, its entire body covered in pitch-black fur, a pair of pupils glowing with a scarlet hue, and flames spilling from its mouth.

There were also blood-colored patterns on its body, horrifying and bizarre.

"Still quite fierce..."

Lu Ran curled his lip, looking at the massive wolfhound spraying flames wantonly.

"Woof! Woof woof!" The Blood Disaster Dog opened its bloody maw, roaring continuously.

From the blood-colored patterns on its body, it whipped out fire lashes, crazily lashing at everything around it.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

The fire lashes shattered the ground, leaving lines of fire on the asphalt road that even the rain could hardly extinguish.

Blood Disaster Evil Technique: Blood Pattern Fire!

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

"Be careful!"

"Captain Ge will be here soon! Everyone, hold on..." the Moon-Gazing People shouted loudly, constantly resisting and retreating, the situation very critical.

"Woof!" The Blood Disaster Dog lunged forward suddenly.

Flames spilled from its mouth, about to spray onto the crowd.

Lu Ran frowned slightly; in the Moon-Gazing People team, the Lotus Shield of the Sword Lotus sect and the Wumu Shield of the Biwu sect didn't seem very reliable.

Facing a Jiang Jing demon, Lu Ran's Sea-grade Paper Doll could crush it into a ball of meat, but couldn't freeze it.

The vast river, its body strength was still on the line.

Lu Ran didn't hesitate, his figure flashed.

He appeared directly under the belly of the Blood Disaster Dog, in a supine position, pressed tightly against the dog's belly.

"Woo?" The Blood Disaster Dog was startled.

It was still leaping in mid-air, not knowing what kind of ghost had come beneath it.

The invisible person extended an invisible hand and pressed it onto the dog's belly.

Sea-grade Evil Technique: Thread Pulling!

The Blood Disaster Dog's blood pupils constricted!

Its body was completely out of control; after stumbling to the ground, it continued to wreak havoc, pouncing and biting.

"Woo?"

The Blood Disaster Dog was completely dumbfounded.

What?

Who is controlling my body to bite people?

"Hmph." Lu Ran let out a cold snort in his heart.

What kind of Demon Lord are you, and what kind am I?

Inside my Chifeng Pattern Gourd, there are still 5 great Demon Lords hidden!

Two Rivers, three Seas!

If summoned, I could directly scare you into a little puppy...

"Woof!" The Blood Disaster Dog had low intelligence and was full of beastly nature; even though it couldn't take care of itself, it recklessly sprayed a thick pillar of fire at the crowd.

Lu Ran was undoubtedly a good actor.

To make the play more realistic, he didn't use the Evil Technique: Thread Chaos. The Blood Disaster Dog's physical body was controlled, but it could still cast spells.

However, in the next moment, it suddenly raised its dog head, and the fire pillar sprayed straight into the night sky!

Blood Disaster Dog:???

"What a wild beast!"

"It's really fucking crazy!" several Moon-Gazing People cursed angrily.

The human race was right in front of it, yet the Blood Disaster Dog wasn't in a hurry to hunt, but instead sprayed fire at the sky, unleashing its evil power?

"Evil beast, go to hell!" A Sword Lotus disciple far from the battle group seized the opportunity, summoning a string of lotus flying swords from the blooming lotus to pierce the dog's head.

"Sss! Sss! Sss..."

The blade edge entered the flesh!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The Sword Lotus disciple was also stunned!

The lotus flying sword... actually hit?

The Blood Disaster Dog was in a frenzy, only caring about running wild, and actually didn't dodge?

A string of lotus flying swords pierced in from the left side of the dog's head and flew out from the right, the inertia carrying the massive Blood Disaster Dog slightly into the air before it fell heavily to the ground.

A pair of scarlet beast pupils gradually lost their luster.

Just... dead?

A dignified Jiang Jing Demon Lord, killed by a Sword Lotus disciple who had just entered the Divine People Bureau and was only at the Jiang Jing, First Stage?

"Good!!"

"Beautiful! Hahaha! Brother, you're awesome!"

"A great achievement! Little Zhang, a great achievement, killing a Jiang Jing Demon Lord!"

"After tonight, you kid can directly become a full-time member!" A group of Moon-Gazing People surrounded him, patting the Sword Lotus youth's shoulder, excitedly rubbing his head.

The youth remained stunned, constantly saying "lucky."

Just at this time, a Frost Butterfly disciple flew over with Ge Bin; looking at the dead Jiang Jing Demon Lord, Captain Ge was also full of astonishment.

This...?

"Captain Ge! Little Zhang killed the Jiang Jing Demon Lord, it's Zhang Zheng who just passed the exam into the bureau last month! Hahahaha!"

The night of the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month didn't seem suitable for hearty laughter.

But for the warriors fighting at the risk of their lives, one shouldn't be too critical.

The laughter drifted far away.

Drifting above the night sky, into Lu Ran's ears.

He also had a smile on his face, looking down at the city beneath his feet...

Captain Ge is still the same, hasn't changed at all.

I wonder how Sun Zhengfang and Wei Long are doing; I'll go find them in a while.

【Lu Ran?】 Suddenly, a voice imprinted itself in his mind.

Lu Ran's body trembled.

It had been too long.

He hadn't heard this voice for too long.

God: Xianyang!

【Lu Ran?】 The telepathic message came again, with a hint of astonishment in the tone.

In Lu Ran's impression, Lord Xianyang's voice had always been very low.

Very stylish.

Not like this, being all surprised.

Lu Ran chuckled, standing high in the sky, sorting out his thoughts:

"Lord Xianyang, long time no see."

【You... how did you come back?】

"Uh?" Lu Ran's heart stirred.

Opportunity!

Usually, people are always offering plastic bags, but today is a god-given opportunity, must not be missed!

Lu Ran scratched his head, his smile a bit shy: "Just swoosh and I was back~"

Xianyang:???

Asking for some monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)