No time to lose! Delays could lead to unforeseen changes!

With this central thought in mind, Lu Ran, consumed with thoughts of Divine Generals and Heavenly Generals, hurried to the northwestern part of the Heavenly Realm Battlefield.

In an area closer to the front lines, he saw a majestic Divine Mountain.

This mountain was intimidatingly pristine!

Lu Ran cautiously approached, and when he looked around, he saw only two groups of God Demons: Qiang Xiu - Evil Spear Emperor, and Greedy Wolf - Evil Dog.

This unusual combination even made him feel a bit confused.

He almost thought he had encountered the Erlang God and the Howling Celestial Dog...

Subsequently, Lu Ran also spotted another Evil Demon on the Evil Spear Emperor and Evil Dog - the Soul Pearl!

Eighth-rank Evil Demon·Soul Pearl.

Its appearance is merely a phantom bead, but about the size of a palm. Its specific function is almost identical to a ninth-rank Evil Demon·Soul Jade, both used to absorb Dead Souls.

Lu Ran was rather unfamiliar with the Soul Pearl clan; neither in the Human World nor on Spirit Mountain had he ever seen this clan.

But the two sides of the Evil God·Soul Pearl are quite infamous!

Eighth-rank God·Heavenly Pearl!

Indeed, Lu Ran had never seen a Heavenly Pearl Believer, but including himself, all of the Human Clan must feel grateful to the Heavenly Pearl Sect.

Why?

Because the Divine Power Pearl, which accompanies believers in life and death, and sustains cultivation, is produced by the Heavenly Pearl Sect.

In fact, the divine entities responsible for creating weaponry and equipment almost all rank eighth.

For instance, the eighth-rank god·Tianchen Sect, whose disciples are dedicated to crafting weapons made of Tianchen Steel.

Additionally, there are sects like the Black Ice Sect, Blood Crystal Sect, and Golden Brilliance Sect. Their disciples possess unique skills, which involve a special flame to forge weapons of corresponding materials.

If the sect does not correspond with the ore material, forging is impossible.

For instance, Qiao Yuansi once gifted Lu Ran a Blood Crystal Mask personally crafted by a Blood Crystal Believer; if you switch to a Tianchen disciple, Tianchen Sect's fire could not melt Blood Crystal Stone, this kind of mineral.

Consider it a kind of technical barrier.

Lu Ran gazed at the Spear Saint Divine Mountain, observing the misty Evil Spear Emperor and the flickering Evil Dog. He dared not get any closer.

"Phew~"

Lu Ran didn't delay and flew straight upwards.

He navigated easily and reached the Second Heaven and then with another instance of Instant Teleportation through an opening in the Cloud Sea, he arrived at the Third Heaven.

At this Divine Mountain Peak, only six whirlpools of black clouds existed.

Lu Ran noticed several Evil Dogs linked together, falling from the sky.

"Whoosh~" Seizing the opportunity, he flashed again to the bottom of the whirlpool and flew straight upwards.

In an instant, the sky turned pitch black.

Looking up, he couldn't even see a single star in the night sky; surveying the surroundings, it was only a desolate wasteland.

Lu Ran suddenly had a "homecoming" illusion.

An ordinary wasteland, however, stirred memories deep within him - Evil Dog Village!

"Ha." Lu Ran chuckled silently.

Of course, this wasn't Evil Dog Village outside Rain Alley City, but the terrain was identical. If there was a torch trail stretching to the horizon, it would be more perfect.

Evil Dog Village,

The first Demon Cave Lu Ran ever entered.

Many things happened in the village, leaving him with too many memories.

He once covered his eyes with a blindfold here, wandering and bleating aimlessly in the dark wasteland.

He also once secured first place in a school examination here with his teammates.

Unfortunately, even first place as a team couldn't hold onto overly proud members.

Lu Ran also once brought a girl named Si Xianxian to Evil Dog Village for training; the fiery young lady attacked some annoying fellow with a series of slaps in a Stone City inn.

Thus ended up in jail.

Sigh...

All memories!

Lu Ran steadied his mind; on the eve of demon-slaying, a faint smile appeared on his face as he slowly flew upwards.

However, when he reached the upper Demon Cave, his smile stiffened.

On the stone pillar, it was deserted.

Where's the Skinny Dog?

What??

Where did the Evil Dog run off to?

Lu Ran was bewildered, constantly looking around a vast wasteland full of Skinny Dogs, yet the figure of the Evil God was nowhere in sight.

Are you joking with me?!

The Evil God Stone Sculpture itself, rather than properly stationed on the Divine Mountain's stone pillar, is actually running around.

Perhaps it encountered some unexpected situation!

Impossible; he flew up from the First Layer of Heaven, and along the Divine Mountain inside and out, there were Evil Dog lackeys everywhere.

Lu Ran searched for a good while, but still didn't see any sign of the Evil Dog. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to communicate with the Lord God:

[Immortal Sheep Lord, do you have a moment?]

[Speak.] A solitary word, very raspy.

[The disciple intends to deal with the Evil God·Evil Dog, but on the stone pillar connecting the Divine Mountain, the Evil God figure is missing, this...]

[Evil Dog?]

[Yes! The stone pillar is empty, has the Evil Dog gone to support the front lines or encountered some accident?] Lu Ran felt a bit uneasy.

[Ha, Evil Dog.] Immortal Sheep snorted coldly, [You truly have courage.]

Lu Ran awkwardly scratched his head, weakly transmitting: [The disciple is well prepared, Invisibility Technique and Instant Teleportation Technique are indispensable in the Ran Sect.]

[I'm not clear on the Evil Dog's movements; both situations you mentioned are possible.]

Lu Ran: "..."

[As for you, you've taken down two Evil Sculptures in just a few days, the God Demon camp is starting to fall into chaos.]

Lu Ran felt a tightness in his heart: [Chaos? What kind of chaos?]

[Many gods and demons have started merging.] The voice of the Immortal Sheep grew colder, [Now on the southern defense line, there is no longer any trace of the Fisherman, only the flesh-and-blood henchmen of Ash.]

Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then said: [What does Ash look like now?]

[Change appearance?]

Lu Ran hesitated: [When two stone sculptures merge, their appearance will change, right? Didn't War Horn and Colored Jade hang the Netherworld Horn and Soul Jade on their waists respectively?]

The stone sculptures of Feng Rao and Feng Yan from the Ran Sect, these combinations merge into one, can switch images between the two, the main prerequisite being having a compassionate heart!

Only then can they coexist.

With Ash's temperament, could she have any pity for the Fisherman?

What puzzled Lu Ran was that the Fisherman was not an item-type Evil God, but a genuine humanoid Evil Sculpture.

What exactly will Ash become?

How should she explain it to the world...uh, lay the cards on the table, stop pretending?

The Immortal Sheep let out a cold laugh: [The Fisherman wanted to merge with the Ash stone sculpture, after all, his level was there, he could try to resist, and still have the possibility of retaining awareness.]

But do you think, Ash would be willing?]

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran vaguely realized something.

Immortal Sheep: [There was no merging at all, Ash directly killed the Fisherman, shattered the Evil Sculpture, absorbed the broken Origin Energy, and devoured the Fisherman's Divine Soul.]

She took everything from him.

Tell me, why should she change her appearance?]

Lu Ran: !!!

The ominous words imprinted in his mind again: [Maybe, the Evil Dog you are looking for shares the same fate as the Fisherman.]

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

No way!

The most fatal flaw of the Evil Dog is its extremely low intelligence.

If it gets eaten by the Greedy Wolf, it won't be fun at all.

Lu Ran suddenly thought of something, and hastily said: [The disciple just checked the two Divine Mountains of the First and Second Heaven, the number of Evil Dog henchmen is not small.]

[So, the Evil Dog has just left the stone pillar, you haven't seen it descend from the swirling dark clouds, it might still be inside the Demon Cave.]

[Okay, the disciple will look for it now.]

Lu Ran quickly responded, instantly teleporting into a pitch-black wilderness, giving a command in his mind: [Evil Shadow, Heavenly General Yin, both of you emerge with your afterimages.]

[Yes.] Yan Shuangzi did not understand, but complied without question.

Yin Yan, rarely receiving an order from the Sect Leader, swiftly flew out from Lu Ran's pupils.

Unfortunately, there were only two scouts; the second team's scout, Wei Yun, had not yet ascended to the Heavenly Realm.

Lu Ran quickly explained the situation, indicating to both: "You use the Invisibility Technique, you transform into the wind, let's search in different directions and report immediately if anything occurs."

"Yes!"

"Yes." As the words fell, the two disappeared without a trace.

One afterimage concealed its form and performed instant teleportation away; another turned into a wicked wind, rapidly flying far.

Lu Ran naturally did not delay, immediately flashing away.

He continued surveying the pitch-black Demon Cave, becoming increasingly anxious; fortunately, the wilderness terrain was vast and open, as long as possessing a night vision skill, the search was relatively convenient.

[Sect Leader, did something happen?] It wasn't long before Cong Long's concerned voice echoed in his mind.

[Ah, I'm in the upper layer of the Demon Cave, the Evil Dog is not on the Divine Mountain stone pillar... hold on!]

Yu Changsheng was quite astonished, being firmly silenced by an order from Lu Ran, he dared not speak again.

[...There is something abnormal here!] Yin Yan's transmission continued, [A large number of Evil Dog henchmen met tragic deaths, and there are huge claw marks.]

[Okay, you hold your ground, I'll go over there now.] Lu Ran hurriedly replied.

Yin Yan's stone sculpture body stood right in Lu Ran's mind, she certainly knew where her afterimage was located.

Guided by the main sculpture's clues, Lu Ran swiftly arrived on site, witnessing an incredibly bloody scene.

Corpses were strewn everywhere, rivers of blood flowed.

Furthermore, there were huge claw marks all over the battlefield.

Lu Ran kneeled on one knee, reaching a hand into a pile of flesh, the blood and flesh touched by his fingertips were still warm.

"Sect Leader, judging by the width of the claw marks, these are very likely to be the wolf claws of the Greedy Wolf!" Yin Yan arrived beside Lu Ran.

The Evil Dog Clan had slender features all around, and so were their dog claws.

Although the Greedy Wolf's claws weren't overly plump, they still had obvious differences from the Evil Dog's.

"Moreover, judging by the direction of the claw marks, the Greedy Wolf likely headed that way." Yin Yan pointed left ahead.

"Alright, you come back first." Lu Ran stood and looked into the distance.

Yin Yan pursed her lips, ultimately bowed respectfully: "Yes."

Lu Ran naturally sensed the oddity in the Heavenly General Yin, but he couldn't care about so much right now. Absorbing Yin Yan into his pupils, he called back the Evil Shadow and pursued along the claw marks by himself.

The enormous wolf claw prints appeared intermittently, but the general direction was certain.

Lu Ran blinked a few times, his figure halted.

Under the pitch-dark night, he saw from afar two massive stone beasts, fiercely fighting each other.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

"Ooo~!"

The barking of dogs and the howling of wolves continuously reached Lu Ran's ears.

One was vicious and violent, the other was shrill and horrifying.

Lu Ran focused his mind, watching the increasingly brutal scene; it was his first time witnessing a battle of gods and demons in his lifetime.

[Master, I have arrived.]

[Mm.] Lu Ran's eyes became ever colder.

Were the combatants on the field the Greedy Wolf and the Evil Dog?

No,

these were my Great Evil Shadow's two divine positions...

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