Chapter 674: One Righteous, One Evil

After the meeting adjourned, Xiang Xiang Luoying and her husband, along with the two generals Feng and Yan, remained behind.

Lu Ran got straight to the point: "On this return to the Human Realm, I found a way for Wu Shang to tear up his contract. General Xun!"

"Present!" A faint thrill stirred within Xun Xun Yifei's heart.

Lu Ran sat behind his desk, gazing at the divine general below: "Regarding the deity Yan Qing, I did not steal much power, but you have accompanied me on many sea voyages; you know how many Sea Jiao people we slaughtered."

Hearing only half of this, Xiang Luoying's heart swelled with immense joy!

She knew all too well that her husband's cultivation speed was exceedingly slow; for him to make any further progress, who knew how long it would take—perhaps he would remain stuck at Sea Realm Stage Three for his entire life.

Now that the Sect Master was helping to defy heaven and change fate, everything had changed!

The two generals, Feng and Yan, also looked on with blazing eyes; after joining the Ran Sect for so long, were they finally about to receive their stone statues?

This was the qualification to become a god!

Lu Ran continued, "Are you willing to become the Evil God: Sea Jiao?"

"I thank the Sect Master for this grace!" Xun Xun Yifei dropped to one knee; steady-minded as he was, he could not suppress his inner excitement.

"Good." Lu Ran walked around the desk, descended to the hall floor, and placed one hand atop Xun Xun Yifei's head.

A massive afterimage suddenly expanded, and a breathtakingly handsome Sea Jiao person appeared prominently.

Expressionless, he lowered his head to scrutinize the tiny human.

After completing the contract, Lu Ran, together with the Evil God: Sea Jiao, protected Xun Xun Yifei while tearing up the master-servant contract he had previously signed with the deity Yan Qing.

In truth, Lu Ran had considered not tearing up the previous master-servant contract; that way, General Xun could possess both the Yan Qing Divine Art and the Sea Jiao Evil Art.

However, after much deliberation, Lu Ran felt it wiser to be cautious.

After all, Xun Xun Yifei needed to continuously fuse with the Evil God: Sea Jiao, and for a follower of the Lord Deity to suddenly harbor a wildly growing evil god...

Lu Ran simply felt uneasy in his heart.

It was better to keep his subordinates firmly grasped in his own hands.

Once everything was done, Lu Ran turned to look at Xiang Luoying: "The nemesis of the deity Divine Asha is the Fisherman; on my several sea voyages, I happened to slaughter quite a few of them."

Xiang Luoying's heart instantly tightened!

Most gods and demons in the world have nemeses, and their techniques share many similarities.

But Divine Asha's nemesis was an exception!

The Fisherman clan was far too weak; on the list of evil arts, they had nothing but rotten fishing nets and broken fishing boats—it was simply unbearable to look at.

Just as Xiang Luoying was silently lamenting, wondering how to tactfully refuse the Sect Master, she heard Lu Ran laugh and say, "However, I feel that particular evil god is unworthy of you."

Xiang Luoying felt as if she had received a grand pardon and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Ran said, "Therefore, I must trouble General Luo to wait patiently a little longer; once we have paid a visit to the Nanhai Gong faction, you shall become the Pseudo-God Stone Statue: Divine Asha."

"Thank you, Sect Master!" Xiang Luoying nodded heavily.

"Take General Xun back to rest; he is in no serious condition," Lu Ran said with a smile and a nod.

The couple bowed in gratitude once more before departing.

Lu Ran watched the couple's figures disappear through the doorway, then turned to the two on the side and smiled: "Can't wait?"

"Sect Master!"

"Sect Master..." The two towering believers of the Xihuangyi Sect, like pushing down a golden mountain and toppling a jade pillar, made no attempt to hide the longing in their eyes.

Lu Ran's smile faded, and he spoke seriously: "One stone statue can have only one successor; between you husband and wife, who will become the Manhuang Nuba, and who will become the Xihuang?"

The Xihuangyi Sect and the Manhuang clan had somewhat different techniques.

The evil path focused on offense, while the divine path offered stronger defense and greater utility.

The Manhuang Nuba possessed additional long-range offensive techniques, capable of flinging sharp arcs of sand! Back when Lu Ran first encountered this clan on the streets of Deng Yuxiang City, he had been routed into a frantic flight, a most embarrassing affair.

However, the Manhuang clan lacked perception techniques and could no longer raise sandstorms.

Aside from that, their minor techniques, and even their Jiang Jing ultimate moves, manifested in very similar ways.

However, regarding their Sea Realm ultimate moves, the differences between the two were particularly stark.

The Xihuang Divine Art: Xihuang Sky Barrier allowed disciples to use thick yellow sand to construct a magnificent great wall eight hundred meters long and thirty meters high, possessing terrifying defensive power.

The Manhuang Evil Art: Manhuang Earth Tremor, on the other hand, allowed the Manhuang Nuba to ripple seismic waves from beneath their feet, causing the earth to split and the heavens to collapse!

Of course, with such magnificent effects, the consumption of divine power could not be small.

In actual combat, the appearance rate of such "resource-draining" techniques was instead extremely low.

For instance, the Divine Art: Xihuang Sky Barrier was completely unsuitable for high-level battles like those on Holy Spirit Mountain!

Its proper use should be within the Human Realm's Demon Caves, employed to counter the human-wave tactics of low-level demon minions.

Do you intend to use this art to resist the people of the River and Sea?

Leaving aside whether the enemy can fly, a sand wall eight hundred meters long and thirty meters high can be easily vaulted over or circumvented by the River and Sea people.

As believers of the Sea Realm's Xihuang faction, rather than expending vast amounts of divine power to build and maintain a yellow sand wall, it is better to charge directly forward and slaughter the enemy.

In short, these two nemeses, Xihuang and Manhuang, each had their own focus: one offense, one defense.

Quite a delightful pairing~

"Sect Master." Both Generals Feng and Yan wore resolute expressions; Xue Xue Fengchen spoke, "My wife and I have discussed this matter privately."

"Ho? You've had your eyes on it for a while?" Lu Ran said with a laugh. "You two have quite a lot of confidence in me; aren't you worried I might recruit another divine general midway and give the stone statue to them instead?"

Gao Gao Yunyan lifted her head to gaze up at Lu Ran and smiled: "If the Sect Master favors us, we will accept it. If the Sect Master has other arrangements, we two will continue to strive, hoping to earn the Sect Master's favor sooner."

Good heavens~

Lu Ran grinned and looked at the great phoenix of Xihuang.

No wonder you hugged two big gold bricks!

The way your wife spoke was truly beautiful~

Lu Ran turned to look behind him; Jiangjiang Ruyi was still seated on the throne beside the desk, with little Tian Tian standing behind her.

"Is she just humoring me?" Lu Ran blurted out.

Jiangjiang Ruyi's lips curled slightly, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Not bad,

you tyrant; at least you have some self-awareness.

Xue Xue Fengchen spoke up at the right moment: "Sect Master, I choose the Western Wasteland, and Yun Yan chooses the Barbarous Female Fiend."

Lu Ran looked at the two of them: "There is one more thing; currently, the power I have stolen from the Western Wasteland is scant, barely enough for you to wield the Jiang Pin Shen Fa."

Xue Xue Fengchen paused for a moment, then immediately said, "Understood."

Just as Lu Ran had promised Luo Shen Jiang earlier, a stroll through the South Sea faction would turn Luo Shen Jiang into the False God·Divine Divine Asha.

By the same token, if the Ran Sect takes a stroll through Heaven Wasteland Mountain, all problems will naturally resolve themselves.

Xue Xue Fengchen was eager to bind with the Stone Sculpture.

It was not only to seize the qualification for godhood early and prevent unforeseen complications, but mainly because binding with the Stone Sculpture sooner meant improving one's cultivation aptitude sooner!

"Whoosh!!"

A female phantom suddenly expanded, crimson long hair flying in disarray.

Those scarlet pupils radiated an intense bloodthirsty aura, looking down upon the humble human race below as if locking onto prey.

General Yan was indeed kneeling, yet her phoenix eyes burned bright as she lifted her head to meet the scarlet gaze of the Barbarous Female Fiend.

Awe-inspiring and fearless!

It was a clash of needlepoint against awntip!

Lu Ran placed one hand atop Gao Gao Yunyan's head; in that instant, the majestic General Yan finally bowed her noble head.

A False Evil God·Barbarous Female Fiend was born under Lu Ran's hand.

"The Ghost Moon Fox clan's illusion techniques are highly threatening; if you can borrow the artifact·Ice Heart Bracelet from the Lady, you can accompany me tomorrow as well," Lu Ran said while finalizing the contract.

Gao Gao Yunyan: "Yes!"

Jiangjiang Ruyi: "."

Now that he has the Barbarous Female Fiend, he kicks Master Yu Fu aside with one foot?

What a scoundrel!

Jiangjiang Ruyi narrowed her eyes, gazing at the back of the young man in the imperial robe.

Lu Ran felt a chill run down his spine!

He steeled himself to finish the task, then hastily placed a hand on Xue Xue Fengchen's head, muttering inwardly:

"With this newly acquired Barbarous Female Fiend, I simply must take her out for some fun~"

Lu Ran had long fantasized about using the Barbarous Female Fiend as a vanguard.

Alas, this race's mental state was extremely unstable, and they were far too arrogant and unrestrained.

General Yan was different!

Although she was no saint either, her human intellect was firmly in place.

Tomorrow, he would use the beautiful Ghost Moon Foxes

to test just how vicious and cruel his newly acquired Great Barbarous Female Fiend truly was!

(End of Chapter)