Chapter 128: Flame Deity?

Chapter 128: Flame Deity?

Lu Ran clasped his hands together and spoke in a low voice, "Please enlighten me, Lord Sheep."

The white jade sheep sculpture replied, "Unless that human cultivator sincerely worships before our divine sculpture, we can only rely on the advantage of location to counter the rules of this world."

Lu Ran: "The rules of this world?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "A deity is the rule. No matter where you are or whether you are a believer, when you pray devoutly, the faith power you generate is like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, ultimately returning to the embrace of the deity."

Lu Ran fell silent for a long time before speaking softly, "Even if I'm not a believer?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "I know what you're thinking, yes."

Lu Ran suddenly laughed, "Heh."

Even though I'm not a believer of the Jade Talisman, I have been sincerely worshipping it since I was young, and I've never missed any offerings due to the Jade Talisman.

The Celestial Ram remained silent, giving Lu Ran ample time to process this information.

After a while, Lu Ran spoke again, "You said earlier that we can rely on the advantage of location?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "The faith power generated by humans before our divine sculpture can be intercepted by us."

Lu Ran furrowed his brows slightly, feeling a bit perplexed.

The Divine Demonic Sculpture Garden exists within my spiritual world.

With these Netherworld Eyes, I can only absorb the souls of the dead into the sculpture garden.

Is it possible to also "suck in" living people?

Lu Ran asked this question, and the response was naturally negative.

Lu Ran inquired, "Since we can't let living people enter the sculpture garden, how can we make people worship before the false deities?"

His voice grew softer and eventually stopped.

After a moment, Lu Ran speculated, "Do you mean that people should worship me sincerely?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "Exactly."

Lu Ran pursed his lips and remained silent.

He had once contemplated a matter and jokingly concluded, "I am the embodiment of all deities."

Now it seems, his words had become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Yes, every divine sculpture exists within Lu Ran's spiritual world.

In other words, anyone who wishes to worship any deity within the sculpture garden need only worship Lu Ran.

In other words, Lu Ran is the small divine sculpture standing in the small shrine.

And he is the "One with Many Faces"!

When Chang Ying worships Lu Ran, Lu Ran becomes the Spirit Oracle.

When Xian Xian worships Lu Ran, Lu Ran becomes Blazing Heaven.

Similarly, Lu Ran can be the Sword Lotus, the Crimson Veil, or even the Demon Confiner, North Wind Sword of Xi Huang!

"Shua la la"

The room was silent, except for the sound of the fine rain outside the window, which continued throughout the night.

After a long while, Lu Ran spoke softly, "Can't our divine sculptures find a physical object in the mortal world to reside in, such as a small divine sculpture in a shrine for believers to worship?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "You are that object."

Lu Ran: "."

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "The rules of deities are above all else, and it's difficult for other objects to intercept faith.

Believers can only pray sincerely before the true divine sculpture to make it work."

Lu Ran still didn't give up, "What if I create a divine minion through the divine sculpture and let it collect faith personally?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "Why bother asking?"

Lu Ran sighed inwardly and said helplessly, "I understand, master."

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "What do you understand?"

Lu Ran shrugged, "As you said before, I'm a small divine sculpture, a messenger of false deities."

The deep voice transmission suddenly turned stern, "I can belittle myself for you, but you must not belittle yourself."

Lu Ran lifted his eyes to look at the small divine sculpture in the shrine.

Wow~

Is its face turning black from anger?

The voice transmission continued, "You possess this Divine Demonic Sculpture Garden and the sculptures within it.

You nurture them, control them, and utilize them."

Lu Ran, rarely interrupting the Celestial Ram, spoke softly, "I am not a messenger of false deities.

I am their master."

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "A promising disciple."

Rarely, Lord Sheep gave Lu Ran a high evaluation.

Lu Ran could understand why the Celestial Ram had been so strict with him earlier.

All signs indicated that Lord Sheep was grooming Lu Ran as a successor.

At this level, Lu Ran was not allowed to belittle himself.

"Before achieving great success, I can only secretly accept disciples in a small circle," Lu Ran sat down and crossed his legs.

Lord Sheep was right; when he decided to extend an olive branch to someone, he must ensure their unwavering loyalty to Lu Ran.

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "The quality of apostles is more important than their quantity.

There's no need to worry; in the future, you will gradually understand."

Lu Ran thought for a moment and understood Lord Sheep's meaning.

On the night of the fifteenth of September, Lu Ran witnessed a battle between two Sea Realm powerhouses.

It was truly a battle of apocalyptic proportions.

In the face of absolute power, numbers are meaningless.

It seems that if someone can truly ascend to the level of a deity, the principle would be even more so.

The white jade sheep sculpture suddenly spoke, "Taking advantage of the rules of deities is not the right path.

Only by replacing them can we achieve the true path!"

Lu Ran: "."

Your words make it sound so easy.

Lu Ran silently mocked in his mind and changed the subject, "Similarly, the demonic sculptures are the same, right? The Demon Clan feeds on emotions like fear and despair. Only by personally terrifying the enemy can the demonic sculptures in the garden receive the corresponding emotional nourishment?"

White Jade Sheep Sculpture: "The rules of demons are not as harsh as the rules of deities.

You can summon demonic minions to trample the enemy, providing the corresponding emotional nourishment for the demonic sculptures in the garden."

"Oh." Lu Ran nodded.

The Divine Folk are indeed stingy, unwilling to leak even a bit of faith.

It seems like the Demon Clan is more generous?

When you think about it, the Divine Folk's collection of faith does have some restrictions.

The Divine Folk Oracle naturally cannot collect the faith power of the Sword Lotus believers.

As for the Demon Clan's collection of emotions, it is much more straightforward.

What with this believer and that believer, even a dog would do, and who aren't we bullying? No matter who it is, it doesn't stop me from enjoying my meal.

It's just that the faith power of the Human Clan is more advanced and purer, providing better nourishment for the Divine Folk, far surpassing the nourishment that fear and despair provide for the Demon Clan.

Otherwise, the demons would have risen to power long ago.

Lu Ran suddenly thought of something, "On the night that Yin Huadan of the Sea Realm appeared, she performed a ghost dance in the sky above the city, and the entire Rain Alley City fell into panic."

White Sheep Jade Sculpture: "Yin Huadan herself must have been delighted, and you also contributed to that."

Lu Ran felt a bit embarrassed, as he had indeed been scared out of his wits that night.

He asked quietly, "Since the whole city was in a panic, didn't we manage to capture some emotions?"

The White Sheep Jade Sculpture's voice echoed, "People were afraid of Yin Huadan, not of you hiding at home."

Lu Ran: "..."

You god, you really don't know how to talk!

Do I not care about my face?

The voice transmission suddenly turned gloomy, "When the demonic sculpture in your garden becomes powerful enough, you can also summon demons and join the parade on the Night of the Fifteenth.

From this, you can get a share of the spoils."

Lu Ran slightly opened his mouth.

Isn't this another form of 'raising humans'?

The Night of the Fifteenth is already chaotic enough; how could I possibly add to the chaos?

Yes, I would never let my demon actually take action or raise its blade against the Human Clan.

But as long as a powerful demon appears, the chain reaction it triggers will undoubtedly be severe.

This is no joke!

If you ask me to tie up Kou Yingquan and have Yin Huadan dance and scare him with a handkerchief every day, I might be able to do it.

But others are innocent.

It's a pity that there are no divine or demonic arts in this world that can open an alternate dimension.

If I could have a secret territory, capture a large group of enemy evil dogs, and use my own demons to scare the little dogs every day...

Wouldn't that be a stable source of energy?

Wait!

Indeed, there are no divine or demonic arts that can open an alternate dimension.

But within the realm of divine and demonic weapons, there does seem to be such a 'domain'.

"The path is yours to walk."

The deity's tone gradually returned to calm, and his voice grew softer.

Lu Ran immediately stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed towards the shrine, "Thank you, Lord Sheep, for your guidance."

Lord Sheep indeed departed.

That night, the two had no further dialogue.

In the following days, Lu Ran only sat quietly in front of the shrine, not disturbing the deity again.

Time quickly arrived at the nineteenth day of the tenth lunar month.

In the early morning, Lu Ran, wearing a windbreaker and a dark red knitted scarf, stepped out of his home.

He walked into the early winter.

Last month, the school's only early class was canceled, but not this month.

On his way to school, Lu Ran clearly noticed that there were fewer and fewer people in Rain Alley City.

Along the way, only the familiar dumpling shop was bustling with people.

After all, everyone needs to eat.

As for the other places, this dilapidated small city, like the trees in the winter, was withering.

Returning to school, Lu Ran felt as if he had been transported to another world.

As expected, he became the center of attention, the kind that everyone was watching.

Wherever Lu Ran went, gazes would follow.

Passionate, excited, curious.

As it turned out, people might be jealous of those who are slightly stronger than themselves.

But towards those who surpass them by a large margin, people are more likely to admire them.

Lu Ran lowered his head and quickly walked into the teaching building, rushing upstairs.

Before even reaching the classroom door, he heard a "rustling" sound coming from his class.

It seemed that a charlatan was scamming people.

"Brother Ran!"

"Holy shit, it's Brother Ran!"

"He's alive, he's alive! Come in, come in and sit down!"

Lu Ran: "..."

Previously, others called him "Brother Ran".

After this ghost parade, he had advanced again?

Lu Ran had indeed seen this new title in the grade group chat.

The first one to call him this was none other than Qian Hao, the chubby boy from his class.

"Ya, Treasure Ran!"

Chang Ying's big eyes were filled with surprise.

A single title had directly shattered Lu Ran's presence.

The fortune teller stopped telling fortunes.

Chang Ying left her customer aside and rushed over to Lu Ran, "You're so amazing!"

"Oh~" Lu Ran subconsciously raised his hands.

Chang Ying gave Lu Ran a big bear hug!

"Yoohoo~!" This gambler seemed overly excited, as she lifted Lu Ran up and suddenly tossed him upwards.

Lu Ran was flustered, "Hey? Hey?"

No, what are you doing here?

Lu Ran reached up with one hand and propped himself against the classroom ceiling to avoid hitting his head.

But as soon as he landed, Chang Ying hugged him again.

"Slap!"

Lu Ran pressed his hand against her face and pushed her away, "Calm down!"

Chang Ying's muffled voice came from Lu Ran's palm, "Mmm"

(End of Chapter)

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