In the human world, it was June, and the summer heat was blazing.

The empty Rain Alley Town showed no signs of human activity, overgrown by vegetation, exuding a post-apocalyptic vibe.

The rundown district inevitably had a sense of desolation and bleakness.

But from another perspective, the city was full of greenery and vitality.

In the afternoon, the sound of singing cicadas echoed within the city, some finding their way into a home in Rain Alley Home District.

On the large bed in the bedroom, a young man was soundly asleep, with a tabby cat dozing fuzzily on his chest.

"Hoo~"

A sudden ripple of Divine Power emerged, seeming abrupt in the tranquil room.

Lu Ran immediately opened his eyes and instinctively shielded the tabby cat on his chest.

"Master." An apologetic voice came from the doorway.

"Ah." Upon hearing the familiar female voice, Lu Ran relaxed instantly; indeed he was still groggy from sleep, drooping his eyelids, and he gradually closed his eyes again.

"Meow~" The little tabby cat softly purred.

Woken up, it drowsily rubbed its furry little head against the young man's chin.

The "purring" sound resembled that of a tiny tractor...

Yan Shuangzi, hiding her presence, telepathically dismissed the Shadow Guard Team that came to investigate, then slowly stood up.

She slightly tilted her body, leaning against the doorframe, quietly watching the heartwarming and tranquil scene of the young man and the little tabby cat, her icy facial features gradually softened.

But she hadn't admired the scene for long before Lu Ran opened his eyes again: "Eh?"

Something was amiss!

Had someone just arrived?

Lu Ran rubbed his eyes and looked towards the empty doorway, tentatively asking: "Sis?"

"Mm." Sure enough, a voice responded from there.

Lu Ran: "..."

He sat up, a bit exasperated: "You might as well wake me up."

The invisible Yan Shuangzi, with a gentle smile, softly said: "Nothing important."

"Oh, Shadow One?" Lu Ran rubbed the tabby cat's head and moved it towards the edge of the bed, "Take it out to play."

"Yes." As a ripple of Divine Power descended, another voice arose beside the bed.

The little creature was lifted up "levitating" out of the bedroom, a rather magical sight.

Yan Shuangzi quickly composed her expression, hiding her gentle smile. After confirming the tabby cat had been taken out of the house, she revealed her form.

Lu Ran had the Magic Artifact--Smoke Green Gauze, allowing him to appear as an ordinary person, but Yan Shuangzi did not.

If her Third Level of Heavenly Realm physique appeared before the tabby cat, it might really stress the little thing out.

This little one was the Sect Master's treasure, who dared to frighten it...

"I accidentally fell asleep." Fully awake, Lu Ran scratched his head, a bit embarrassed.

"You've been too tired these days." Yan Shuangzi softly spoke, feeling she might have come at a bad time.

Perhaps next time, she should communicate with the Shadow Guard in advance.

It was also her powerful Divine Technique's fault, allowing her to traverse all of Da Xia in just a few breaths.

"Is the honoring god ceremony over?" Lu Ran changed the topic.

"It's over, everything went smoothly." Yan Shuangzi continued knowing his key concerns, "Tian Tian Guard is adapting well to the new role and has recruited quite a few followers."

"Good." Lu Ran leaned against the headboard, lazily gazing out the window.

Three months had passed since the battle with the Evil Spear Emperor.

Today is the first of June, and another batch from the Human Clan has turned 17, it's time to honor the gods.

Though all Ran Sect Gods had taken in followers on New Year's Day, many more soldiers within the sect have become gods in this time.

Yan Chou, Gao Yunyan, Xue Fengchen, Jin Que'er, Wei Yun, Liu Huo, Chang Ying, Tian Tian, Niu Zhengzheng...

Others, Lu Ran didn't worry much about, except for Xiao Tiantian.

No matter how powerful Student Tian becomes, even holding the Sword Lotus-Black Lotus Dual Divine Position, Lu Ran's impression of her is deeply rooted.

He always felt she was still a timid, gentle-spirited girl.

"Haha." Lu Ran chuckled, tapping his forehead.

He actually worried about Lord God being bullied by believers?

What a hopeless case~

"Master, I came to bring you a gift." Yan Shuangzi softly said.

"Oh?" Lu Ran turned and saw her take a pair of long, slender swords from her waist.

The swords sparkled with a gleam, appearing sharp.

Yan Shuangzi stepped forward, passing the swords over: "Deity Tianchen made these personally for you and the Lady, he doesn't quite dare face you, so he entrusted me to deliver them."

Lu Ran had an odd expression, was this a tactic to curry favor with a new superior?

Tsk, tsk, looks like even Lord Gods give gifts...

"Afraid of what, was I not good to them?" Lu Ran admired the pair of swords, mumbling.

As if I devour people!

Uh... Indeed, I do not eat humans, but perhaps I do consume gods?

Yan Shuangzi couldn't help but smile slightly: "Maybe it's because the Lady's majesty is too overwhelming."

Realizing her words might have been inappropriate, she added, "It's good the gods and demons submitting to the Ran Sect understand reverence."

Lu Ran gently nodded.

Out of respect for the Evil Spear Emperor, the Ran Sect truly treated the Northwest Gods and Demons fairly.

But inevitably, some gods and demons still fell.

A small group led by the West Desolation and Barbaric would not yield to the newly risen human deities.

Even though the leader, Evil Spear Emperor, died in battle, and even though the first-class god, Qiang Xiu, had joined the Ran Sect, the West Desolation still refused to submit to the human ants.

It was much like the situation with Spiritual Image back then.

The difference was that the target Spiritual Image would not submit to was the first-class Evil God, Jade-faced Snake, who was also a god demon.

From this perspective, Lord Spiritual Image might have more "integrity"?

Moreover, the refusal of the Barbaric Female Ba, West Desolation, to submit to the Ran Sect was also due to an important factor—Phoenix Soul Brand!

Did the Ran Sect truly trust the remnants of the Evil Spear Emperor's forces?

What a joke!

The relatively weak gods and demons escaped the Phoenix Soul Brand of the Lady of Burning Gate.

After all, they had long been ruled by strong gods, and the harsh reality over the years had led them to find their position and learn how to be subordinates.

Ultimately, it was because they lacked power and could be controlled with normal means.

Strong gods were different!

The Ran Sect required that the strong gods of the Northwest Power have no dissidents and demanded the absolute submission of all gods.

Once the gods accepted the Phoenix Soul Brand, they would become no different from loyal servants.

The gods would retain independent consciousness, but every moment of their future existence would be under the shadow of the Lady of Burning Gate's will.

The likes of West Desolation and Barbaric would not bow to the lowly humans and how could they willingly have themselves branded?

A battle was inevitable.

Lu Ran respected the Evil Spear Emperor and was truly willing to keep his promise to treat the Northwest gods and demons kindly.

But one sentence from Jiang Ruyi completely enlightened Lu Ran: "Do you remember what the Evil Spear Emperor said before the battle?"

What words?

The Evil Spear Emperor told him, "Your mother and wife, I will arrange a proper burial for them; they are leaders and cannot bow to serve."

At that moment, Lu Ran was suddenly awakened.

Even before the battle, the Evil Spear Emperor had anticipated some things, and he had clearly informed Lu Ran of what he intended to do after winning.

Now, as the victor, Lu Ran naturally knew what to do.

As a result, West Desolation, Barbaric Female Ba, Dry Sea, Shanwei, Fang-faced Man, Red Cloth, and Ghost Generals fell one after another.

It must be said, people's impressions of the followers of various sects are quite accurate.

The Shanwei Sect is loyal and reliable, and the Red Cloth Sect is unparalleled in courage!

Shanwei and Red Cloth recruit such disciples precisely because the deities themselves have such a nature.

The god demon groupings like Shanwei-Fang-faced Man and Red Cloth-Ghost Generals cared nothing about the strength of the enemy and resolutely followed Lord West Desolation to the end.

This was even with Qiang Xiu having submitted to the Ran Sect and trying to persuade them.

Yes, Qiang Xiu accepted the Phoenix Soul Brand.

It was indeed surprising.

It's unclear whether he was nearing the end of his lifespan or if he had some agreement with the Evil Spear Emperor privately.

Qiang Xiu chose to follow that young human who defeated his dual-sided combat partner, Evil Spear Emperor.

In any case, the qualities of Shanwei and Red Cloth are worthy of respect, but it's a pity that the brave warriors could not receive a proper burial, as their stone bodies would shatter into mist, with souls bearing divine positions.

In the camp of resistance, only the third-class god, Dry Sea, was an exception.

He indeed wanted to capitulate, but genuinely could not accept the Phoenix Soul Brand, and later even resorted to threatening human believers' lives.

That scene inevitably brought to mind the desperate Spiritual Fortune.

And then Dry Sea died just as miserably as Spiritual Fortune.

Spiritual Fortune had purification skills with the help of the auxiliary talisman, but Dry Sea, playing with sand, was proficient in physical defense and group attacks.

No spirit defense or purification at all!

As soon as Dry Sea's threats were spoken, his mind was controlled, his head spinning, and by the time he reacted, he was already in a divine soul state.

Then he was absorbed into a Rebirth Money and fell into Lu Ran's palm.

After the annihilation of this resistance force, the entire Great Xia Divine Demon Power fell into Lu Ran's hands.

Next would be dispersing the Northwest gods and demons, integrating them into different Ran Sect Divine Mountains.

And in the Northwest of the Heavenly Realm Battlefield, the Ran Sect retained and occupied three divine mountains, including the Divine Mountain of Spear God, forming a stable triangular formation relying on each other.

Later, under the decision of the Ran Sect, those fused gods and demons separated out a divine position to grant to the corresponding Ran Sect soldiers.

Liu Huo, Wei Yun, Niu Zhengzheng, and others became gods "peacefully" in this way.

But there were also some thorny issues!

For example, the Caster-Ghost Moon Fox group of god demons.

This pair of Divine and Evil Sculptures had not fused before, so they couldn't separate a divine position. If they surrendered a divine position, it would be akin to annihilation.

Yet they willingly submitted to the Ran Sect...

As it turns out, the Evil Spear Emperor saved them.

Currently, the Ran Sect Elder, Bai Yanhui, remains a fake god at the third level of the Heavenly Realm and has not transformed into a deity.

Or rather, the Evil Spear Emperor, with his demise, shielded far too many of his followers.

Qiang Xiu, Poison Bee (Poison Flower), Huang Que, Qian Gu, White Bone Staff, Desolate Drum (Heavenly Desolate Hammer), Jade Flute (Demon Flute), Karma Bull, Witch Crow, Profound Ape (Black Ape), Flame Chrysanthemum, Ghost Fire Chrysanthemum, Blazing Blood, Heavenly Pearl, Soul Pearl, Tianchen, Netherworld Star Demon.

The Caster and Ghost Moon Fox are merely two among them.

With the complete submission of the Northwest gods and demons to the Ran Sect, there were no more other god demon forces in the Heavenly Realm Battlefield.

In the land of Great Xia, there were only the Ran Gate Gods.

Lu Ran,

was the one who commanded all the gods.

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