Chapter 20: Divine Hoof! Divine Hoof!

Chapter 20: Divine Hoof! Divine Hoof!

Lu Ran almost cursed out loud in frustration.

Am I crazy?

On this rainy day, I ran up to the rooftop to listen to the wind?

Me, me, I'm going!

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat as he watched Deng Yuxiang charge at him with her blade. Naturally, he wanted to evade her attack.

But before she reached him, the wind arrived first!

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind intercepted Lu Ran's forward movement, changing his direction and sending him flying towards the rooftop fence.

"Ugh," Lu Ran grunted, leaning against the fence with his back to the opening.

In his line of sight, a blade of wind descended from above, aiming straight for his face!

"Ding!"

Instinctively, Lu Ran raised his wooden blade to block, and the wind blade struck it, emitting a crisp sound.

Surprisingly, the wooden blade didn't shatter.

Although Lu Ran released his divine power, trying his best to wrap the blade, how could such a wooden weapon withstand the sharp wind blade? Undoubtedly, Deng Yuxiang had held back.

And she had held back a lot!

"Not bad," Deng Yuxiang said, holding the wind blade with one hand and looking down at Lu Ran, who was struggling to resist. She applied even more force.

"Baa!" Lu Ran let out a sheepish cry.

Divine Art: Compassionate Voice!

Deng Yuxiang maintained her smile, and the force in her hand did not lessen in the slightest; instead, she increased her strength.

This basic divine art had no effect on her.

"Rain Alley Sister, stop fooling around. You, you should go easy on me! You're really going to chop me up!" Lu Ran couldn't withstand her strength, and his heart was pounding.

His rational mind told him that Deng Yuxiang wouldn't take his life.

But her aura was too terrifying, and the sharp blade hung above his head, giving him an extremely dangerous feeling that even reminded him of the Crimson Paper People on the Shrine Platform!

"You even got my name wrong," Deng Yuxiang tilted her head slightly, looking at the struggling person.

Lu Ran seized the opportunity to change his move, twisting his wooden blade and leaping sideways, sticking close to the wall and dashing away.

"Whoosh!"

Deng Yuxiang's figure instantly caught up, and her wind blade danced in her hand as she launched continuous attacks.

Lu Ran hastily blocked them, and in just a few seconds, they had exchanged over a dozen moves.

It was a heart-pounding battle!

Most of his movements were instinctive, more like a reflex or muscle memory, rather than a conscious decision to raise his blade in defense.

Lu Ran had been practicing with the blade since he was young, and his years of relentless training had indeed laid a solid foundation.

"Impressive," Deng Yuxiang exclaimed, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

She knew Lu Ran's ranking, but she hadn't expected the boy to have such skills.

Praise aside, Deng Yuxiang didn't hesitate.

She suddenly lifted her leg and kicked Lu Ran, sending him staggering backward, and then she raised her blade to strike upwards.

Lu Ran stamped his foot heavily and leaped to the side.

"Whoosh!"

Before he could react, the wind arrived again! Lu Ran wanted to leap sideways and roll over, but he didn't have the chance. The wind blew him sideways, flipping him over.

Lu Ran tumbled on the wet cement ground.

Without getting up, he took the opportunity to lie back and thrust his blade upwards.

"Slap!"

Deng Yuxiang's movements were like a shadow, and she effortlessly deflected Lu Ran's fierce attack with two fingers, redirecting the wooden blade to the side.

Her actions were fluid, and as she held the wind blade in her right hand, she had already thrust it towards Lu Ran.

Lu Ran's pupils contracted violently!

"Crack!"

The wind blade shattered just before it touched Lu Ran's throat.

Deng Yuxiang knelt on one knee on Lu Ran's chest, her hand now empty of the wind blade, and she pressed her blade-wielding hand against Lu Ran's neck.

"Gulp," Lu Ran swallowed, unable to react in time.

Too fast!

This big girl's movement speed was fast, and her attack speed was even faster.

Second Rank Deity: Believer of the North Wind Blade, the reputation was well-deserved!

"Did you learn it?" Deng Yuxiang moved her palm aside and flicked Lu Ran's earlobe with her fingertip.

Lu Ran stared blankly at the woman's beautiful face beneath the yellow hood.

At this moment, his eyes no longer saw beauty or ugliness; he just wanted to get away from this dangerous creature.

This was indeed not a small nightmare but a big one!

"Speak up! Did you learn it or not?" Deng Yuxiang pinched Lu Ran's earlobe again.

Lu Ran snapped back to his senses and hesitated, "Should I buy a gemstone earring like you, sister?"

Deng Yuxiang almost laughed and tugged on Lu Ran's ear.

Lu Ran gasped, "Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

"Wind."

"What?"

"The sound of the wind."

Lu Ran stared at Deng Yuxiang, momentarily forgetting the pain.

"You'll understand," Deng Yuxiang said, slowly rising and walking towards the rooftop fence.

Lu Ran sat up, "I'm not a North Wind believer, but can I still predict the enemy's attack by listening to the sound of the wind?"

Deng Yuxiang's eyebrows rose, had he understood? She picked up the milk carton and fish can, casually tossing the can to Lu Ran, "It's not about being a deity or a believer.

You're a blade wielder, aren't you?"

As she spoke, Deng Yuxiang opened the milk carton and started drinking.

Lu Ran nodded thoughtfully.

"Glug, glug, burp~"

Deng Yuxiang belched and looked at Lu Ran, "Are you still not leaving?"

"Huff!"

Before she finished speaking, the wind arrived! Deng Yuxiang, accompanied by wind and rain, appeared directly in front of Lu Ran.

The gusty wind made her yellow raincoat flutter, and it also blew Lu Ran's short hair wildly.

Deng Yuxiang licked the milk stains on her lips and looked down at the boy sitting on the ground, "Do you want a beating?"

For Lu Ran, this speed of movement was akin to teleportation!

"Hmm?" Deng Yuxiang flicked her right hand, and a slender blade of wind once again took shape.

Lu Ran quickly stood up, "I'm here to look for the cat!"

"What?" Deng Yuxiang was a little surprised.

Lu Ran covered his front with both hands and explained, "On the sixth day, I saw a stray cat here, a little Lilac.

I really regret not bringing it home."

Deng Yuxiang raised her eyebrows slightly, "You're quite compassionate."

Lu Ran pursed his lips and didn't respond.

Mainly, my cat sister has a job!

It's not that I don't want to, but my impression of it is too deep.

Deng Yuxiang casually said, "You go back, I'll help you look for it."

"Huh?" Lu Ran was quite surprised.

"What's with the 'ah'?" Deng Yuxiang twisted her wrist and smacked Lu Ran's butt with the flat of her blade, "Go home!"

"Slap!"

Lu Ran: "."

Okay,

Okay, okay!

You've never heard of the saying, 'Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west'?

You hit my butt, just you wait!

Thirty years later, don't you dare cry out in pain.

Lu Ran turned and walked away, but after entering the hallway, he stopped and quietly poked half of his face out, secretly observing.

The Nightmare in front of him shook the milk carton in her hand, and then tilted it to drink all the milk.

Then, she lightly leaped, flying directly over the rooftop fence and disappearing into the misty rain.

Lu Ran held the fish can, watching as the yellow raincoat gradually drifted away.

To say he wasn't envious would be a lie.

The believer of the Northern Wind Saber is indeed high-flying and carefree!

Lu Ran sighed in his heart, silently turned, and headed downstairs.

What he didn't know was that on the rooftop of the neighboring building, the woman in the yellow raincoat stood silently, watching him leave the desolate neighborhood and seeing him off from afar.

On his way home, it was quiet, not a soul in sight.

The entire Rain Alley City was turned into a ghost town on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Lu Ran was used to this.

The Divine Demon Tribes had descended in the early 1980s, and Lu Ran was born in 2001.

Since his birth, society had been functioning this way.

Only the older generation knew what the world was like without the Divine Demon Tribes.

Back home, Lu Ran immediately went to the bathroom and took a satisfying hot shower.

After finishing the fish can, he sat on his small bed and began to meditate and cultivate.

Thin mist enveloped him, gradually spreading throughout the entire small bedroom.

Lu Ran repeatedly compressed and solidified the mist within him, focusing on breaking through to the third tier of the Mist Realm.

As midnight approached, the energy fluctuations in his body grew stronger, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The mist swirled around him, nourishing his flesh and expanding his physical vessel.

"Huff!"

The wind and waves rose, and the immortal mist rippled.

Lu Ran's face lit up with joy, his body trembling as he eagerly absorbed the mist in the room, not wanting to waste a bit of it.

After more than ten minutes, Lu Ran carefully climbed down from the bed and approached the shrine:

"Divine Sheep, I've succeeded!"

The Celestial Sheep Jade Statue remained silent, without any reaction.

Lu Ran continued, "I can learn the Celestial Sheep Divine Art: Celestial Hoof!"

The room remained quiet.

"I understand," Lu Ran said, slapping his forehead.

He quickly grabbed his phone and started searching online.

The basic divine techniques of any deity could be found on the internet. But learning them was one thing; without the assistance of the corresponding deity, you couldn't cast the spells.

Lu Ran sat at the end of the bed, reading the description of the Celestial Sheep Divine Art: Celestial Hoof on the webpage:

"Mobilize the divine power within the body and envelop the legs."

Following the instructions of the divine technique, Lu Ran prepared himself and then prayed in his heart, calling upon the Divine Sheep to manifest.

The next moment, Lu Ran's eyes narrowed!

He saw that at his calves, mist was released, simulating a pair of sheep's legs.

"Huh?" Lu Ran looked down at the white misty sheep's legs.

They were thick and sturdy, full of strength! Especially the large sheep's hooves, they looked so real.

It felt like wearing a suit of powered armor.

But this suit of armor was incomplete, with only the lower leg and foot components.

"Tsk tsk~" Lu Ran marveled, carefully standing up.

He aimed at the east wall, repeatedly confirming that there were no obstacles in his path, and then he channeled his power into his feet.

"Oh my!" Lu Ran exclaimed as divine mist sprayed from beneath his feet, propelling him forward like a jet engine.

He shot out, slamming straight into the east wall.

Celestial Sheep Divine Art: Celestial Hoof!

"Yoho~!"

In the quiet rainy night, a figure darted back and forth in the small bedroom lit by a warm glow, filled with joy.

"Hahaha!"

"So happy!"

"Face the gale, face the Celestial Hoof!"

"Hatsa!"

Thank you Xing Luan for the 110,000 reward! You're a generous boss, and thank you for your support! There will be extra chapters after the book is published.

Long time no see! I wish you a smooth and happy life.

(❤)

(End of Chapter)

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