Summit of the Old Gods-Chapter 1130 - 1053: The Tombfire Predicament

The sudden advancement of the Cold Night Sword was truly unexpected.

After much hesitation, Lu Ran chose to teleport away.

This was unavoidable; he could be the catalyst for Cold Night Sword’s advancement, but too much would cause undue pressure if he stayed by Jiang Ruyi’s side for too long.

Lu Ran wasn’t worried that this situation would last forever.

One day, he would learn to restrain his aura and coexist harmoniously with the gods and demons.

Just like Lord Immortal Sheep.

It’s undeniable that every time Lu Ran saw the Black Fire Sheep Head, he felt a chill down his spine.

But such a level of fright could only be described as child’s play.

No matter if Lu Ran was a weakling from the Stream Realm and River Realm or in the subsequent River Realm and Sea Realm, he could communicate smoothly with the Black Fire Sheep Head.

The last time he saw Lord Immortal Sheep, Lu Ran was in the Third Level of the Heavenly Realm; he only found it eerie, but he would never shiver under those dead sheep eyes, nor would his soul tremble.

So, Lu Ran was confident that in the future, he could live peacefully with his comrades and family.

He could make Little Ruyi no longer tremble with fear, and he could gently hold her in his arms.

But that was the future.

At this moment, Lu Ran, who had just become a "tomb," was shrouded in an astonishingly dense death aura.

It might be related to his mass slaughter and devouring of countless Jade Venerable dead souls, or perhaps the death of Lord Immortal Sheep.

Lu Ran had self-awareness and knew that his current state was very wrong.

But what could he do?

He was a living being with thoughts and emotions.

The deaths of Wuya, Hua Qingying, Wang Longxiang, and others didn’t sadden Lu Ran much; he had the resurrection technique to bring his comrades back.

Compared to the sorrow of separation by life and death, Lu Ran felt more anger toward the enemies.

But as for Lord Immortal Sheep...

It was gone; it was simply gone.

It could never return.

Even today, it wasn’t yet the seventh day since Lord Immortal Sheep’s passing; he needed time to process all of this.

Fortunately, enemies were endless.

He had a place to vent.

Once again, Lu Ran arrived at the borderland, cloaked in stealth, gazing at the overwhelming tide of white jade.

In the past, there would be gaps between the Jade Venerable minions, wave after wave crashing into the battlefield.

Now, with each Jade Venerable Minion stacked upon another, impenetrable, they had become a true "white jade wall."

Just a glimpse from afar made Lu Ran’s heart sink.

What on earth did the Faceless Jade Venerable intend to do?

Lu Ran absolutely did not believe she was simply cowering in defense, hanging up a no-attack sign.

Visibly, the number of Jade Venerable minions was steadily accumulating; was she gathering strength to flatten the Heavenly Realm Battlefield in one fell swoop?

The Jade Venerable Clan was indeed different from the gods and demons.

Even Heavenly Realm minions, as long as they were numerous enough, could instantly petrify gods and demons into jade, crushing them into powder.

"Crack! Crack..."

The sound of jade scraping and squeezing was incessant, making one’s teeth grind and flesh creep.

This attests to how solid the "white jade wall" was.

Lu Ran dared not recklessly intrude, as all Jade Venerable Minions were over four meters tall, easily capable of seizing his small arms and legs.

Their enormous hands and feet could easily cover half of his body.

Once touched, Lu Ran’s body would inevitably undergo large-scale petrification into jade.

Thanks to his human nature, Lu Ran, having become a tomb, was essentially a pure energy body, yet he still existed in the form of flesh and blood in the world.

Much akin to the Evil Demon minions.

Take, for instance, the Evil Dog Clan, whose slender dogs were also composed of pure energy bodies, but their worldly form was one of flesh and blood.

The difference was, when killed, the slender dogs would disperse into mist, releasing their souls.

As for Lu Ran being killed...

Honestly, Lu Ran wasn’t very certain if he could be killed.

Lord Immortal Sheep once said that it was undying and immortal; as long as the gods and demons existed, it would persist eternally.

Lu Ran, having inherited everything, also understood this clearly.

When the black fire ignited on his body, an endless stream of energy inexplicably flowed into him.

Without a doubt, this fire was devouring the gods and demons!

There was no need to even contact the gods and demons.

The black fire seemed a materialization of a certain rule.

When the flames ignited, the gods and demons must perpetually sacrifice their lives, surrendering them to the tomb.

Poor gods and demons, having no clue of what’s happening...

When the black fire truly consumed a stone sculpture, it became even more formidable!

Utilizing this fire, Lu Ran could specifically and viciously devour the gods and demons, extracting energy, nourishing himself, and allowing himself to exist indefinitely.

Eternal, undying.

In Lord Immortal Sheep’s words, the black fire was called death fire.

Lu Ran renamed it "Tomb Fire," to commemorate the eternally lost Sheep General.

If Tomb Fire is considered a divine technique, then this technique is the absolute core skill.

This fire has numerous uses!

It could even transcend dimensions to directly incinerate the soul within a living body!

It wasn’t of a punitive nature.

The terrifying aura it emanated was not a mere boast but truly had lethal force!

It could burn a being directly into an empty shell.

Thus, when the Fire Evil Monk gazed up at Lu Ran, his divine soul trembled in fright, groveling in humility.

And when Qin Yanzhi and Li Rouyin met Lu Ran, their souls howled, continuously begging for mercy.

Life and death,

In Lu Ran’s eyes, were very blurred.

On the other hand, Tomb Fire symbolized death, yet from another perspective...it seemed to represent life? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

After all, Lu Ran could use this fire to bring back the dead, or use it to create brand new stone sculptures.

Without doubt, Tomb Fire was a conceptual existence; possessing it, Lu Ran became it, equating to standing at the peak of gods and demons.

Yet Lu Ran could not tread atop the Faceless Jade Venerable’s head.

Yes, Lu Ran could blur the boundary of life and death, bypassing god and demon stone bodies, minion bodies, human flesh, to directly incinerate the soul within; however...

He could not burn the soul of the Faceless Jade Venerable!

The jade body of the Jade Venerable Clan was the only unique existence in the world.

Tomb Fire could not harm the unique jade skin, nor could it burn the soul hidden within the jade body.

Over the past two or three days, Lu Ran personally experimented; the Tomb Fire scattered over the Jade Venerable Minions would gradually extinguish.

During the short burning process, there was no effect whatsoever.

Lu Ran personally realized why Lord Immortal Sheep determined itself to be "an old thing."

To slay the Faceless Jade Venerable, only conventional means could be used.

Knife slashing, axe chopping, frost freezing, thunder striking.

Tomb Fire, as a supreme rule...

was stomped by the Faceless Jade Venerable.

Ironically, Jiang Ruyi’s Magic Artifact--Phoenix Nine Heavens Robe’s domain could penetrate the jade skin, intimidating the Jade Venerable’s soul.

Similarly, other special Divine Weapon and Magic Artifact domains, including a select few divine and evil techniques, might also achieve this.

The material of the Jade Venerable Clan seemed to be specifically crafted to counter Tomb Fire.

Naturally!

"Sigh..." Lu Ran sighed in his heart.

He gazed into the distance at the brilliantly radiant "white jade wall," listening to the sound of jade friction, watching as the wall moved slowly forward.

His expression grew increasingly somber.

Let me see what tricks you have up your sleeve!

Let’s see if you can accumulate faster, or I can slaughter faster!

"Hoo~"

A blazing flame of over-the-top slaughter erupted on Lu Ran’s body.

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