[{"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-998":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},2363126,4618,"Chapter 998: Truly Stuffed to the Brim, Ran","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-998",998,"\u003Cp>Lady Lu San was frozen in midair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, the Immortal Heaven Serpent roared downward; below, a terrifying school of fish surged upward in frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Night Phantom Blades darted rapidly back and forth, tearing through space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack! Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two full sets of armor rapidly cracked with fissures, then exploded violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artifact—Moonlight Tassel Scent Pouch—seeing the danger, shot out from the lady’s waist sash the instant the two layers of armor shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a divine weapon cultivated by oneself would share life and death with its master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any treasure that had changed hands would struggle to stand by its owner in moments of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, even a divine weapon one had cultivated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh! Aaaah!” Lady Lu San shrieked in agony, eyes bulging wide, one hand gripping the struggling divine weapon—Fangtian Huaji—tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where do you think you’re going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not getting away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I die, you die with me! Come with me to the grave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Artifact!” Yu Changsheng called out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran immediately withdrew, and Yu Changsheng’s fish school retreated swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Night Phantom Blades continued darting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Night Phantom Blades, precisely controlled by Deng Yuxiang, would not harm the divine weapon or the artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sss! Sss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades pierced flesh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind blades pierced through her heart and skull, tearing out streaks of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea Realm cultivator perished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dongting believers—the kings of the land—were trapped in the sky and slaughtered together by the soldiers of the Burn Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Nightmare, capture the soul!】 Lu Ran transmitted his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Yuxiang needed no reminder; as the enemy general fell, she shot upward at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, even after Lady Lu San died, her hand still clutched the divine weapon—Fangtian Huaji—tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, as the divine spear was surrounded by countless Night Phantom Blades, it still dangled a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Yuxiang arrived in a flash, seized the Fangtian Huaji in one hand and the corpse in the other, then activated the Rebirth Coin on her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she could not see the soul, the artifact fragment—Rebirth Coin—gave her ample feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Deng Yuxiang here was capturing the soul and harvesting the lady’s Divine Power Pearl, Yu Changsheng, using the Praying Carp, caught the artifact—Moonlight Tassel Scent Pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said this artifact aids its master’s cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slightly increases the wearer’s cultivation speed, allowing faster absorption of Divine Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A treasure,” Yu Changsheng thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be gifted to weaker protectors, like the Shadow Protector or the Mad Immortal Protector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These individuals are utterly loyal to the sect master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will accompany the master in piercing the heavens one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their strength naturally cannot be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the Burn Sect as a whole grows stronger will victory become more certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Yu Changsheng’s perspective was higher, his thinking more far-reaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh~” Deng Yuxiang secured the lady’s soul, pulled the divine spear from the corpse’s hand, and raced toward Lu Ran’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all went as expected, the soul of the deceased Lord Lu would be drawn to Lu Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the soul had already been captured by Lu Ran’s eyes, then so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, Deng Yuxiang certainly wouldn’t let slip the chance to claim the soul of this high-ranking sect lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Lu Xiao’s mouth, wouldn’t they extract plenty of valuable intelligence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Yuxiang halted mid-movement; before reaching Lu Ran, she felt the Rebirth Coin tremble once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately activated the artifact fragment and seized the soul on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she acted, Deng Yuxiang’s expression turned slightly odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Lu and Lady Lu San had reunited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder what kind of scene would unfold when they met?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who just betrayed you, now standing beside you again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that be awkward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp *crack!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran followed the sound of the tearing air, flashed twice to adjust his position, and seized the second-rank divine weapon—Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear—in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whirrr!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear shook violently, struggling furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a dominant weapon—how could a River Realm cultivator possibly subdue it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to shatter?” Lu Ran threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured his Heavenly Flame Power into his palm, barely holding the spear in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exhausting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s hand trembled violently with every thrash of the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it was a second-rank divine weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Lu Ran’s Divine Art—Heavenly Flame Power—he could never have held this spear with only River Realm strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whirrr!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear ignored Lu Ran’s threat entirely, still struggling desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hm?】 Lu Ran turned his head, but the mist was too thick—he could only hear the sound of blades approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Bahuang Dao arrived before Lu Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its tip, a blood-red jade ring was impaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifact—Blood Jade Ring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Bahuang Dao’s blade was slender, it was still two fingers wide, so the Blood Jade Ring rested only lightly on the tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked easy to escape, yet the Blood Jade Ring remained perfectly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an artifact that enhances strength, it was inherently inferior before the devastating divine blade—of course, it could not stir any trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come.” Lu Ran ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand gripped the Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear tightly; the other reached forward, his middle finger touching the blade’s tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Jade Ring obeyed, moving on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slowly slid forward, slipping onto Lu Ran’s finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran thought a command: “Amplify my strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Jade Ring, well-versed in survival, immediately glowed a deep crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s eyes widened slightly—he felt a surge of violent power flood his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, his grip on the Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear steadied, the trembling in his palm greatly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Lu Ran nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bahuang Juemie Dao flew automatically back into its scabbard; Lu Ran, still holding the struggling Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear, returned to the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not flash, because Jiyedao was approaching with the Son of Heaven Sword in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tow” was an exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Son of Heaven Sword seemed dazed, still stunned by its master’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiyedao merely pressed against the golden blade, gliding effortlessly toward Lu Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the thick mist, Lu Ran barely made out the sword’s form until he held it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blade was long—about 1.3 meters—pale gold throughout, and surprisingly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly forged from Golden Huang stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the human realm’s Great Xia, Golden Huang and Black Ice stone were equally prized, rare minerals found only in specific demonic caves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk~” Lu Ran examined the gleaming divine weapon—Son of Heaven Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve eaten well~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Burn Sect truly feasted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Lu’s Purple Thunder Furious Dragon Spear, Son of Heaven Sword, Blood Jade Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu’s divine spear, Ice Heart Bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu San’s divine spear, Moonlight Tassel Scent Pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, Lu Ran called Jingting Mountain “a mountain dripping with wealth”—now, each of these divine weapons and artifacts had entered the Burn Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran even wanted to burp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Ran?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here.” Lu Ran followed the voice to He Qi’s side. “Keep my matter secret for now. Let’s go reinforce Qianzhou Alliance first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this battle, I’ll explain everything to you alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white mist was too thick—even if the two were less than a meter apart, they couldn’t see each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi suddenly raised a hand and gripped Lu Ran’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly leaned forward, their faces drawing closer until they saw each other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is way too close!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran felt awkward and slightly tilted his head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His natural reaction made He Qi feel a surge of fondness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the battle began, He Qi’s world had collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all this time, the person she thought she knew intimately was completely different from her impression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi felt the world was utterly unreal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, Lu Ran’s reaction finally gave He Qi a flicker of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still the same Lu Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mysterious, powerful young sect leader always awkwardly turned his head away whenever a girl approached or stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always evasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or—well, did he only act this way around her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi fell silent for a moment, then spoke softly: “Alright. I’ll wait for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran called out loudly: “Did you get everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two protectors responded at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Master Lü’s divine power bead necklace was utterly destroyed, but Third Lady had preserved a few divine power beads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go back and reinforce!” Lu Ran remembered something and said to He Qi, “Here. Divine weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi turned and flew downward: “I didn’t help much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You helped a lot!” Lu Ran followed after her, shoving the Son of Heaven Sword into He Qi’s hands. “Besides, if you weren’t worried about me, you wouldn’t have followed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last sentence was the most important!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi realized Lu Ran was risking himself alone, and immediately chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran felt confident, but from He Qi’s perspective, how could she know he had so many hidden cards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only knew Lu Ran was a Xiang Xianyang believer, going to hunt down two Peak Sea Realm experts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And He Qi, a Sea Realm Stage One cultivator, had followed without hesitation—to face the powerful sect master of Jingting Mountain alongside Lu Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this loyalty she showed Lu Ran was priceless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?” He Qi raised an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Fire Dog, handing me a divine weapon on purpose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you trying to show off your sect leader’s grace right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Qi overthought it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran wasn’t as competitive as she was; he never intended to outshine her in charisma or leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply treated his own people well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe—well, there was a bit of an intention to win her over too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since certain things were about to be spoken openly, He Qi would naturally join Ran Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was one of his own divine generals, what more was there to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Wu Seng had three heads and six arms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had six hands total—she was terribly short on weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All her techniques, even her attire, were based on the color ‘gold’—perfect for this Golden Radiance Stone Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nightmare!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sect Master?” Deng Yu Xiang’s feet erupted with immortal mist as she shot forward at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Phantom Technique: Night Dance of the City and the Xiang Yang Divine Art: Divine Hoof were a perfect match!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while airborne, Deng Yu Xiang treated the layer of wind beneath her feet as solid ground, blasting immortal mist and dashing through swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give He Qi Third Lady’s divine weapon halberd too.” Lu Ran ordered, then added to He Qi, “Later, come with me to find General Yan. She still has First Lady’s divine weapon halberd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the divine weapon back and lend it to the Sea Realm elders of Da Feng Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist over Rainy Lake is thick now—having divine weapons to sense the battlefield will help us fight better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Qi turned to look at him. Before she could speak, Lu Ran added: “Win this battle first—talk about anything else later!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” He Qi was never one to be shy; she accepted Lu Ran’s gesture gladly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the war, she’d return the divine weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zzzzzz!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Thunder Dragon Halberd, hearing its former companions being assigned their fates, seemed furious, struggling even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the help of its former companion—the Blood Jade Ring—Lu Ran firmly controlled the second-rank halberd, giving it no chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran pressed his lips together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he practice halberd techniques?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine weapon domain of the Purple Thunder Dragon Halberd was terribly tempting~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1937,"2026-06-21T06:13:01.220Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3eb41ad192d5f074674872c042105b23762d5e3d58a56b13d0c019ee7cf5320b","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-999","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-997",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fat-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-cover.jpg"]