[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods":3,"chapter-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-992":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","At the Summit of the Old Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2363120,4618,"Chapter 992: Bloodwater Lake","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-992",992,"\u003Cp>“Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Moon Sect Master thrust his long halberd through the corpse of the Blue Lotus Island Master and hastily hurled the body into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Blood Shadow naturally sensed the massive palm materializing high ahead—but remained undaunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snatched up the Blue Lotus Island Master’s corpse, flipped lightly, positioning himself beneath it, then kicked off the lake surface with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse shot upward; Blood Shadow plummeted downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swoosh~ Swoosh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrage of water arrows, hissing through the air, arrived at the battlefield first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qifeng’s squad included the Eighteenth Heavenly Summer Prodigy—Hou Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of my way!” Blood Moon, frantic, sprinted in a circle across the lake and looped back, swinging her celestial halberd in a furious arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows did indeed harass the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before a Sea Realm powerhouse, the mere force of River Realm arrows was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Moon stopped pretending entirely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the arrows’ weakness, she let them pierce her body, focusing solely on Blood Shadow’s landing point, then thrust her halberd forward with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The descending Blood Shadow Sect Master likewise thrust his halberd upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp *crack* rang out as metal met metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crescent blades on both celestial halberds locked precisely together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such tacit understanding was truly astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You worthless bitches!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Moon cursed the Wu Seng and A Sha devotees for meddling, gripping her halberd tightly as she sprinted across the lake, dragging the corpse behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This naturally gave Blood Shadow a forward momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Blood Shadow too began sprinting across the lake, their weapons locked as they charged northward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Jin Tianseng’s palm crashed down, exploding into towering waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the two vast Sea Realm masters, using the Divine Art—Rapid Light and Shadow, had already fled at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Moon let out a cold snort, her long braid fluttering behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her beautiful, large eyes brimmed with sharp mockery as she turned to glance at the Wu Seng nun floating in the distant air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qifeng’s eyes burned with fury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her lack of speed and mobility left her powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How difficult was it to capture the Dong Ting faction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Form a tight formation!” He Qifeng ordered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget that little nun!” Blood Shadow gazed at the island linked by the Mist Tornado, “Don’t forget our primary mission—destroy his advancement!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go! The first victory of this battle is ours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Blood Shadow changed direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over there are disciples from the Western Wastelands and Long Li—be careful, brother,” Blood Moon turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the northern side of the island, dust storms blanketed more than half of Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the island’s southwest, golden rain continued to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detour—we’ll land from the southeast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, watch out for the lotuses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, north of the Mist Rain Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid thick dust, Lu Ran burned with blazing flames, his figure flickering abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he appeared on the lake’s surface, his heavy hammer crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure moving at blinding speed didn’t even have time to scream—his Thunder Armor and water armor, along with his head, were crushed into fragments, his headless corpse slamming straight into the lakebed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Sea Realm powerhouse could barely withstand Lu Ran’s full-force strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a River Realm cultivator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame Heaven Titan was a technique for killing across realms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Flame Heaven flooded Lu Ran’s body with ferocious force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame Heaven Hammer carried its own shattering effect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could a River Realm cultivator possibly use to resist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Ran!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ruyi?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Someone else is attempting to land from the southeast—likely Sea Realm, moving fast.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Understood.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s figure flashed, moving from the island’s north to its southeast—but he did not step onto land; instead, he submerged into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sea Shark Evil Art: Sea Shark Tail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A graceful fish tail, like a splendid silver-white skirt, wrapped around Lu Ran’s legs, granting him underwater survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sea Shark Evil Art: Sea Shark Concealment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was shrouded in a special water veil, hiding his form and suppressing his aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Lu Ran didn’t need to be this cautious—though the southeast of the island had no dust, a thick fog blanketed a three-hundred-meter radius around Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could possibly see him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elegant fish tail swayed lightly beneath the water, keeping Lu Ran suspended as he slowly raised one hand upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need the Evil Dog Art: Evil Perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea Shark Evil Art: Heart of the Sea was also a perception technique, making Lu Ran exquisitely sensitive to changes in water flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each footstep on the lake’s surface splashed droplets, sending ripples through the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3… 2… 1!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huuu!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s raised hand surged with raw energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Phantom Evil Art: Night Wind Assault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gale, carrying lake water, violently hurled everything skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother!” Blood Moon shrieked, also flung backward by the rising water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This came too suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Blood Shadow and Blood Moon had been on razor-sharp alert, constantly scanning their surroundings—yet they were caught completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Blood Moon, Blood Shadow was blasted straight upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face darkened; he activated his Battle Roar technique at once: “Hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Shadow Sect Master had no idea where the enemy was—he sensed not the faintest ripple of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, he unleashed indiscriminate roars, bellowing wildly in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the lake’s surface, Lu Ran’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hum~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within his wide sleeves, the Ice Heart Bracelet on Lu Ran’s wrist trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool sensation surged into his heart, calming his emotions and constructing a mental defense system for his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Ran surrounded himself with numerous defensive techniques and didn’t need the Ice Heart Bracelet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>since it had come into his possession, it had lived cautiously, trying desperately to please its new master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine weapons and artifacts don’t perceive the world through eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, amid the thick dust, the Ice Heart Bracelet had fully sensed Lu Ran shattering the body of its former owner, Lady Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce! Ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly tyrannical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Ice Heart Bracelet, Lady Lu had been immensely powerful, her aura overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Thundering Mountain, she had been second only to the Sect Master, sharing with him the power of life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before this new master—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-arrogant, mighty mistress had been effortlessly shattered, her skull crushed, everything lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bones, like trash, lay broken and scattered, carelessly discarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all of this had happened within mere seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artifact—Ice Heart Bracelet—was certain: if it dared even a single thought of defiance, its new master would crush it into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an artifact seized by Master Lu and later gifted to Lady Lu, the Ice Heart Bracelet knew how to serve a powerful master—and how to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Heart Bracelet needed no submission—it devoted itself fully to its duties, guarding and escorting its new master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steady trickle of coolness flowed into Lu Ran’s heart, aiding his calm thinking, helping him find the optimal solution for this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evil Shadow!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Divine Weapon Domain · Evil Moon!】 Lu Ran burst from the lake surface, dispelling the Sea Serpent’s Concealment, 【Slash above my head!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Sss!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuangzi appeared silently directly above Lu Ran, swinging her Evil Moon curved blade in a brutal horizontal cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a pitch-black arc of light, like a sliver of broken moon, hung four to five meters above the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hide.】 Lu Ran’s body erupted in roaring flames; he snatched the Lietian Hammer into his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Shhh~»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Shh!» The two evil hounds flickered away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One obeyed the order and vanished into concealment; the other appeared directly above the Blood Moon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Lu Ran’s first target was not the blood shadow soaring straight upward, but the Blood Moon Sect Master, flung sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if she waited another moment, she’d fly beyond the fog’s boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«What—» The Blood Moon Sect Master felt her temples throb violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her elite warrior instinct told her someone had appeared behind and above her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before she could finish uttering the word, the heavy hammer crashed down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Thud!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer’s impact was unnervingly dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shattering of her Thunderclad Armor, however, was piercingly shrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Aaahh.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Moon Sect Master screamed in agony—her formidable combat prowess even triggered a Battle Roar technique in her instinctive reflex!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Sss—»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran sucked in a sharp breath, his head ringing violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because he’d been hit by the Battle Roar—he possessed elite physical defense techniques and wore the Artifact · Iceheart Bracelet, completely immune to mental attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply because his hearing was too acute, and her scream was too loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Blood Moon?!” The Blood Shadow Sect Master hovered high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the mist, Blood Shadow saw nothing, but he heard his wife’s shriek rapidly fading into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Ugh.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream cut off abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a faint, indistinct gurgle remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Moon Sect Master’s Thunderclad Armor was shattered; her Water Armor, though not fully broken, was wildly unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, her entire body became a cannonball, hurtling toward the pitch-black crescent suspended five meters above the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Moon’s eyes flew wide open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Divine Weapon Domain, her unstable Water Armor shattered without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her body passed through the pitch-black crescent in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person, passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cut cleanly at the waist, split into two halves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty sea master was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Aaah! Aaah!!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the fog, Blood Shadow was utterly blind; realizing his wife was dead, he descended into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roars of battle echoed across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his Heaven-Defying Halberd and kicked its shaft with brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Zzzt~ Zzzt!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast bolts of electricity exploded outward, crawling everywhere, paralyzing any potential enemies nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea Realm adept had lost his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of mortal peril, he had gone completely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Yelling?» Lu Ran’s face was icy; he hurled flaming hammer shadows far into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lietian Divine Art · Explosive Heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Boom! Boom!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Boom! Boom!» Terrifying explosions roared endlessly, racing from south to north above Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The island’s elite guards tensed every muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And were utterly bewildered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Shadow Sect Master shrieked in agony as his Thunderclad Armor and Water Armor shattered one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A string of Night Phantom Blades suddenly erupted, flying with astonishing speed, piercing straight through his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Boom! Boom! Boom!»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade and hammer charged toward each other once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood rained across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Sea Realm adept fell silent forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, the Blood Shadow and Blood Moon Sect Masters had swept across Blue Lotus Island like ghosts through empty halls, leaving corpses and chaos in their wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the eyes of all, under He Qi’s watchful gaze, they had brutally slain the Sea Realm · Blue Lotus Island Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they’d vanished with effortless grace as He Qi chased after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But near Fuyao Island…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Blood Shadow and Blood Moon were dead—clean, swift, final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran hovered in midair for a moment, faintly sensing a wisp of a soul merging into his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly flickered away, sinking into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson blood stained the clear lake water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His elegant silver-white fish tail swayed gently as he reached the Blood Moon Sect Master’s corpse, silently drawing another Sea Realm adept’s soul into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome of this battle—victory or defeat—remained unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Ran was certain of one thing: this fight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a feast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1913,"2026-06-21T06:13:01.220Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0a2d874a0ff1fcc0ceb569231fb89c7955ca7cd0c9848a6470f06e7375401211","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-993","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-991",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fat-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-cover.jpg"]