Chapter 845: Today Is Not the Day to Break Through!

"Shuang? Shuang Zi?"

Deng Yu xiang hurried forward, trembling as she extended her hands to take the emaciated woman from Lu Ran's arms.

When she touched the woman's icy body, Deng Yu xiang felt as if an invisible hand had clenched her heart tightly.

Pain. Suffocation.

Deng Yu xiang had no night vision; she could barely make out the woman in her arms by the dim starlight.

Yan Shuang zi was far too thin.

Her body was freezing cold, like a rigid corpse.

Throughout, Yan Shuang zi showed no reaction—only her faint breath told Deng Yu xiang her friend was still alive.

Still clinging to one last breath.

"Pop~" Suddenly, a strange sound came.

Ink Carp Evil Art: Reviving Carp!

From Lu Ran's hand, a small black fish shot out and plunged into Deng Yu xiang's arms.

The moment it touched Yan Shuang zi, it shattered into pure energy and merged into her body.

It wasn't that Fish Changsheng refused to save lives—it was that his Divine Art, Longsheng Carp, glowed too brightly in this pitch-black night.

"Shuang zi..."

Deng Yu xiang murmured, lowering her head to press against the woman's icy forehead, holding her tightly.

Lu Ran said grimly: "Ready?"

Xiang Luoying had drawn her bow: "Ready—Ten Thousand Dragons Calm the Sea Arrow!"

"Good!" Lu Ran immediately summoned an ancient bronze mirror.

His eyes turned cold as he gazed at the distant, cloud-piercing Blade Ridge Peak; the mirror in his hand instantly transformed into a full-length mirror.

Xiang Luoying immediately leaned forward, stepping into the mirror.

At the same moment, high in the sky several kilometers west of Blade Ridge Peak.

A full-length mirror hovered in midair; a woman in a green cloak and blue hat emerged from it, her upper body visible.

Bow drawn like a full moon, arrow like a sea dragon!

"Deng!"

That was the sound of the woman releasing her grip on the sinew string—the bowstring vibrating.

"Sss!"

That was the roar of the sea dragon, shaking heaven and earth!

The arrow on the bowstring was clearly a water arrow, yet the instant it flew free, it transformed into a massive dragonhead woven from flowing water.

The sea dragon bared its fangs, radiating overwhelming might!

As it charged forward, its body behind the head rapidly coalesced into form.

The scene was truly surreal!

A tiny human, firing from a tiny wooden bow, unleashed a colossal sea dragon of the ocean!

Sea-grade: Ten Thousand Dragons Calm the Sea Arrow!

At this moment, above the west side of Blade Ridge Peak, numerous North Wind disciples were searching for enemies.

Earlier, Lu Ran had activated the teleportation mirror here, allowing Fish Changsheng to release the Dragon Carp Skyboat.

That brilliant golden fish had not only illuminated the pitch-black night but also drawn a large number of North Wind disciples to hunt the enemy forces.

The North Wind disciples scoured sky and earth, determined to unearth the enemy.

The elders had said: alive, bring the body; dead, bring the corpse!

Indeed, corpses were about to appear.

The corpses of comrades—and their own!

"Sss"

The dragon's roar pierced the night, shaking the heavens.

"Th-that's—?" One North Wind disciple turned pale, looking westward.

A crushing pressure surged from the dark night sky.

"Gulps." Another North Wind female disciple swallowed hard.

The solemn dragon's roar filled her with dread; an intense sense of danger filled the heavens and earth.

"No good! A Sha believers! Run!"

"Dragon... dragon arrow..."

"Retreat! This is a sea-grade technique—fall back! Quickly!"

"All of you, activate North Wind Howl—stop it!"

The sky erupted into chaos.

On Blade Ridge Peak, Elder Xing, stationed at the main peak, was both shocked and furious!

He raised his aged hand again, his roar echoing through the night: "Scatter! Wind!"

As he gave the order, a terrifying tornado erupted in the western sky.

The North Wind disciples scattered to flee, but obeying the elder's command, they unleashed techniques toward the oncoming sea dragon.

One after another, tornadoes materialized, attempting to intercept the sea dragon.

"Pam!!"

The sea dragon shattered violently, scattering countless tiny sea dragons.

Vast and furious, they surged wildly!

They pierced through every tornado, charging straight at the enemy.

"Help, save—"

"Aaaah!"

"Faster, faster—"

Elder Xing's face turned ashen; he gritted his molars, continuously casting spells.

The storms he unleashed were large enough and fast enough—they could indeed halt the tiny sea dragons' advance.

But the tornadoes cast by other River- and River-level disciples lacked power—they couldn't stop the tiny sea dragons at all.

"Huuu!!"

Suddenly, a staggering surge of energy erupted atop the west peak of Blade Ridge Peak.

A middle-aged woman stood atop the peak, her eyes icy, her jet-black hair unnaturally long—reaching down to her ankles!

Facing west, expressionless, she slowly raised her palm.

"Sss~ sss~ sss!"

"Sss~ sss~ sss!"

Instantly, countless wind blades surged before her, streaking westward.

Filling the sky, dense as rain!

North Wind Sect's sea-grade technique: Ten Thousand Wind Blades!

Noble second-class divine disciples naturally possessed sea-grade techniques.

Elder Xing didn't use it because he was stationed at the main peak—activating this technique would destroy everything along its path.

But the west peak's female elder, on the front lines of battle, activated it without hesitation.

Ten thousand sea dragons vs. ten thousand wind blades!

True divine combat!

With Ruimen's current strength, annihilating Blade Ridge Peak was clearly beyond them.

Blade Ridge Peak housed seventeen sea-grade experts!

Any one of them could block Ruimen's deadliest technique.

But—

Those North Wind disciples who hadn't escaped the battlefield's range had no chance left—they were trapped in certain death!

Dragons ahead, blades behind!

And tornadoes erupted sporadically, churning the sky into chaos.

How could they survive?

Rely on hearing to locate danger?

Why bother listening? Everywhere was sound—everywhere was death!

"Ah! Ah!"

"Sss, help, help!"

"I don't want to die, I'm not ready—eep!"

Screams, cries, and sobbing filled the air.

North Wind disciples were torn apart by sea dragons and pierced by wind blades; yet the west peak's female elder, with hair trailing to her ankles, remained expressionless and unmoved.

She was indeed defending Blade Ridge Peak—but it felt more like she was defending an idea, protecting her "sect."

As for the specific people within the sect—

She didn't care.

The question is: isn't Blade Ridge Peak, at its core, made up of these very North Wind disciples?

At the same time, atop a snow-capped mountain dozens of kilometers away.

Beneath the dim night sky, the entire Ruan Sect were blind—only Lu Ran could make out anything at all.

Everyone clearly sensed that Lu Ran's killing intent had grown even thicker.

"Can you still manage it?" Lu Ran asked in a low voice.

"I can cast the Azure Dragon Divine Arrow again," Xiang Luoying replied immediately.

The sea realm's ultimate technique from the A Sha school, and the North Wind school's ultimate technique—North Wind Ten Thousand Blades—both count as "one-shot deals."

Unlike Jian Yi's sea realm divine art—Frost Heaven Sword Waterfall—which, once activated, cannot be stopped.

Yet the arrow Xiang Luoying fired consumed an astonishing amount of divine power!

Even as a Sea Realm Stage Four, she could not fire a second Ten Thousand Dragon Subdue Sea Arrow in such a short time.

"Good! Let's blast straight through Knife Spine Peak!" Lu Ran summoned an ancient bronze mirror.

I heard your peak's master is in seclusion?

If he's in seclusion, that means he's trying to break through.

Then—how—could—possibly—allow it?

How could Lu Ran let his enemy ascend another tier?

Wouldn't that just make it harder for the Ruan Sect to seek revenge?

The Holy Spirit Mountain truly taught Lu Ran many things.

When Jian Yi's faction's Dongfang Ning treated the Ruan Sect, Lu Ran intended to treat Knife Spine Peak the same way.

The only difference is:

When Dongfang Ning struck, she had no grudge against the Ruan Sect—the two sides had no prior connection.

But Lu Ran's attack on Knife Spine Peak is pure retribution!

He turned his head, gazing at the woman in Deng Yu's arms—her arm severed, her eyes gouged out.

The fire of rage burning in Lu Ran's heart surged violently!

The feud between the Ruan Sect and Knife Spine Peak was now fully sealed.

Yes, our Ruan Sect is currently weak—we can't touch you sea realm masters.

But your peak's master won't break through!

And your stronghold—this mountain—

You won't get it back either!

"Huh~"

Lu Ran activated the ancient bronze mirror, turning it into a ground mirror: "Aim the arrow slightly downward."

The position of the other teleportation mirror was highly concealed!

It was inside the cave where Yan Shuangzi had once been imprisoned!

"Understood!" Xiang Luoying had already prepared—she drew her bow, leaned her upper body into the mirror.

"Deng!"

The bowstring trembled!

"Boom!!"

The cliff shattered; the mountain shook violently.

Lu Ran had opened his ground mirror too close to the target—it had opened directly inside the peak!

As a result, Xiang Luoying's Azure Dragon Divine Arrow had no flight distance or buildup.

But it didn't matter!

The two Azure Dragons coiled around the colossal arrow would generate their own momentum.

"Boom!!"

Ordinary rock couldn't possibly withstand the arrow's destruction.

The Azure Dragon Divine Arrow cut through like a hot knife through butter, starting from the eastern peak and piercing straight into the central body of the main peak.

Straight to the heart!

Master, tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high—unsuitable for cultivation or breakthrough!

Don't bother with seclusion.

The arrow is coming!

"Shit!" Xing the Elder, stationed atop the main peak, cursed involuntarily.

The western battlefield was still chaotic, and now trouble had erupted on the east!

Xing the Elder turned toward the east and heard faint dragon roars.

He also felt the entire mountain trembling.

His face flushed purple then pale; he raised his palm and swiftly summoned a colossal wind blade.

Relying on his ability to locate by sound, he searched for the colossal arrow piercing through the mountain.

But how fast was the divine art—Azure Dragon Divine Arrow?

And two Azure Dragons were coiled around the arrow, making it accelerate further!

If he had the Dragon Carp Divine Art—Dragon Carp Heavenly Boat—he might have shattered the eastern peak and severed the dragon carp in time to contain the damage.

Xing the Elder knew that, given the situation, preventing the stone chamber where the master resided from collapsing was already a success.

Later, when facing punishment, he could at least justify himself.

The master, remembering his decades of loyal service, wouldn't sentence him to the ultimate punishment.

But what could Xing the Elder use to stop this sudden, speeding Azure Dragon Divine Arrow?

In an instant, the colossal arrow had already pierced through the interior of the main peak!

"Done for."

Xing the Elder's hand remained raised, but the wind blade above vanished quickly—his focus shattered, his spirit unsteady.

The Azure Dragon Divine Arrow, angled downward, pierced through the mountain's core.

The majestic mountain groaned and collapsed continuously.

Moments later, Xing the Elder snapped back to his senses and roared into the night sky:

"Find them! Everyone get out and search! Every direction—sky and earth! Everyone! Find the enemy! Go find them!!"

"You old bastards of the Sea Realm—get out here! Stop pretending you're dead!"

"Our home's been destroyed!"

"Knife Spine Peak's been blasted to rubble—why aren't you all out?!"

Xing the Elder suddenly shuddered, his face frozen rigid.

A terrifying aura emerged from within the collapsing mountain, engulfing his tall, thin frame.

If this were a fellow Sea Realm cultivator, it wouldn't exert such overwhelming pressure.

In Xing the Elder's cloudy eyes, deep terror surfaced.

The master had been disturbed.

The master had emerged from seclusion!

Meanwhile, atop the snow-capped mountain dozens of kilometers away.

"Hmph." Lu Ran let out a cold snort, gazing at the collapsed majestic mountain.

The peak toppled; massive boulders shattered and rolled down, thick dust billowed into the air.

Lu Ran waved his hand, summoning the ancient bronze mirror; his wide straw cloak fluttered as he said gravely:

"Ruan Sect—let's go!"

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