Chapter 263: River Realm Pinnacle?!

Chapter 263: River Realm Pinnacle?!

"Hmm?"

As Lu Ran approached the battlefield, he suddenly noticed a branch shimmering with a faint green light reaching out towards him.

This branch was clearly imbued with the Divine Art of the Green Phoenix Holy Light!

Lu Ran didn't dodge, allowing it to bind itself around his waist.

In an instant, Lu Ran felt a surge of terrifying life force infuse his body.

Within the scope of Divine Arts, life force is a relatively complex concept.

It encompasses, but is not limited to, the body's self-healing abilities, physical strength, energy, stamina, and more.

At the same time, Lu Ran's mind relaxed, and his emotions remained calm, not letting his battle intent surge due to his enhanced state.

What a powerful River Realm expert! This support effect is far superior to Sun Zhengfang's.

Liu Yunlan spoke again, "Your cultivation is insufficient, and this dog possesses a provocation technique.

Although it has low intelligence and doesn't understand tactics, it occasionally acts on instinct and uses its Evil Bark.

Don't cut off the Green Phoenix branch, or you might lose your sanity and throw away your life."

"Thank you, senior," Lu Ran acknowledged gravely, his gaze still fixed on the battlefield.

At this moment, Lu Ran still hadn't seen the true appearance of the Green Phoenix Follower, Liu Yunlan, but he had a clear view of Captain Ge.

Captain Ge appeared to be in his mid-forties, with a medium build and an average appearance.

If he were thrown into a crowd, he might even go unnoticed.

However, his martial skills were exceptional, and his movements were truly remarkable!

The Evil Dog had the Dark Art of Swiftness, and Captain Ge had the Divine Art of Ghost Ensnare!

This technique was used to perfection by Captain Ge, making it a persistent and deadly entanglement for the Evil Dog.

Lu Ran's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

He suddenly realized that Captain Ge was injured! There were clear bite marks on his right leg, and his pants were torn and tattered.

Through the Water Stream Armor covering his body, Lu Ran could see the newly grown flesh.

Apparently, the wound had been healed by Liu Yunlan.

But there was a problem!

Despite Captain Ge's swiftness and the River Rank Water Stream Armor, he had still been injured by this Evil Dog?

Just how fast and ferocious was this little dog?

"Woof! Woof!!"

The Evil Dog barked angrily, its face twisted with ferocity.

With its teleportation ability, it fought two opponents simultaneously without faltering.

The Evil Dog opened its blood-red maw, chasing and savagely biting Captain Ge. The slashes of its fangs also tore through the surrounding branches.

Suddenly, another Evil Dog appeared beside the first one.

Dark Art of Evil Shadow!

The Mist Rank Evil Shadow could summon a phantom Evil Dog shadow to distract and lure enemies.

As the Dark Art's rank increased, the phantom became more realistic and lasted longer.

With its promotion to the River Rank, it underwent a qualitative change!

The River Rank Evil Shadow summoned was no longer a phantom but a real clone!

An actual clone, identical to the Evil Dog's original body.

The only difference was that the clone was more fragile and couldn't use Dark Arts.

"Huff!"

Captain Ge reacted swiftly, and almost simultaneously, he also summoned a clone.

Nuo Sha Divine Art - Slaughter Shadow!

"Ssss!"

The Slaughter Shadow let out a piercing hiss, its expression as vicious as Captain Ge's.

The Slaughter Shadow immediately engaged the Evil Shadow, and the two fought fiercely.

Within the range of the Green Phoenix tree, the clones obviously lacked the resilience to survive, but in just a few seconds, the dense branches had shredded both the clone and the dog into a mist.

"Are you ready to break the stalemate?" Liu Yunlan's voice asked.

"I'm ready!" Lu Ran handed the Cool Night Sword to his left hand and drew out the Night Silence Blade with his right hand from behind his back.

Liu Yunlan instructed, "After casting the spell, jump straight up, and I'll leave you a way out."

"Understood," Lu Ran obeyed, also feeling the surrounding branches suddenly stop.

Immediately after, countless branches abruptly changed direction, aiming at Lu Ran's position.

Each branch revealed sharp wooden thorns, making Lu Ran's scalp tingle!

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Countless thorns flew at Lu Ran from various angles at high speed.

Liu Yunlan: "Cast the spell!"

Lu Ran: "Baa!"

"Huh?" The Evil Dog suddenly turned its head.

Captain Ge's eyes lit up, and he thrust his dagger forward with his right hand.

The Evil Dog, already filled with murderous intent, couldn't suppress the violent aura in its heart.

A little lamb, do you want to die?

Driven by instinct, it teleported the moment it turned its head.

The good news for the Evil Dog was that it had evaded Captain Ge's deadly strike.

The bad news was that as the Evil Dog teleported, countless branches crisscrossed, and thousands of thorns weaved a deadly trap!

"Ssss—"

Mist swirled beneath Lu Ran's feet, and he soared into the air, swinging the Cool Night Sword downward with his left hand.

"Wuu~ Wuu~~"

The Evil Dog howled in pain.

And its howls, which had been on the ground, now echoed in the night sky.

Lu Ran was startled, had it escaped?

He looked up, following the sound and seeing the Evil Dog's rapidly flashing figure high in the sky through the gaps in the branches.

The Evil Dog couldn't fly, but it managed to "stand" in the air by flashing repeatedly.

And its body was covered in blood holes!

Thin streams of blood flowed from the wounds, creating a pitiful sight.

However, these wounds were mostly shallow and non-fatal.

Not fatal?

No problem!

The Evil Dog didn't have healing techniques, and as long as it had enough time, it would eventually bleed out.

"Good!" Captain Ge shouted, clenching his daggers.

The Demon Lord before him was undoubtedly at the River Realm Fifth Stage.

In terms of strength alone, it was 2 to 3 stages higher than the two human experts.

Even with Captain Ge and Liu Yunlan attacking together, they couldn't defeat it, and instead, the dog bit Captain Ge's lower leg.

The Evil Dog's reactions and speed had reached the pinnacle of the River Realm!

This was no longer just a difficult problem!

A slight misstep, and the two experts would be torn to shreds!

Now, Lu Ran had just entered the battlefield and had already inflicted some damage on the Evil Dog, which was incredibly encouraging.

Lu Ran, a young and inexperienced fighter, was not as thrilled as Ge Bin by the evil dog's escape from a seemingly hopeless situation. He was still in awe, wondering how the dog could possibly escape such a dire predicament.

Its reaction speed was almost unbelievable. Was it too much?

The slightest pain caused it to instinctively teleport away.

"Woof!"

The evil dog retaliated, barking towards the ground below.

As the energy surged, Lu Ran was startled and frantically summoned the Radiant Light Saber while shouting, "Down!"

"Buzz!"

At that moment, the Radiant Light Saber was still sheathed on Lu Ran's back, but it suddenly flew downwards with great force.

Lu Ran's entire body followed the saber's trajectory and began to fall.

Liu Yunlan heard Lu Ran's command and, using her Green Phoenix Branch, gave him a boost.

"Crack!"

Two rows of fangs appeared above Lu Ran's head, biting and shattering several branches in an instant.

Shocked and in danger, the dog barked repeatedly.

"Woof! Woof!"

The evil dog, enraged, also possessing the Dark Art of Evil Perception, precisely located Lu Ran's figure amidst the dense branches.

"Oh no!" Lu Ran thought as he stepped onto a branch, divine mist swirling beneath his feet.

It appeared to be the Divine Technique of Immortal Hoof.

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Even Ge Bin's expression turned to astonishment at this move.

The branches below Lu Ran were too dense, remnants of the previous hunt for the evil dog.

Unable to reach the ground, Lu Ran could only weave and dodge through the crisscrossing branches.

At this moment, Lu Ran's three teammates were absent, leaving only his first-person perspective.

The viewers in the channel were thrilled.

"This is too exciting!"

"Run, run!"

"Wow, can he even squeeze through such a small gap?"

"Stop shaking, I'm getting dizzy from the 3D effect!"

The dense branches suddenly closed, forming a barrier that also obstructed the evil dog's line of sight.

"Woof!"

The evil dog, infuriated, changed its target and unleashed a row of fangs towards the Green Phoenix Tree.

"Crack!"

"Crack!" The tree trunk was torn and shredded by the dog's bite, scattering wood chips everywhere.

Amidst the cover of numerous branches, a woman's face appeared on a piece of bark.

Her expression was grim; the evil dog's frenzy was such that it might bite her real body at any moment.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Liu Yunlan manipulated countless branches, stabbing at the night sky.

At this point in the battle, no one expected that such a direct attack would harm the evil dog.

However, disrupting the dog and stopping its frenzied biting was already a success.

"Swish!"

As expected, the evil dog's figure flickered and vanished.

It reappeared, having teleported to a position over ten stories high on the Wuli Building, where Lu Ran had previously been in the outdoor restaurant.

"Rrrr," the evil dog growled deeply, shaking its body vigorously, spraying droplets and blood in all directions.

Sniffing, the evil dog suddenly paused, its nose twitching.

"Huh?" The dog abruptly turned its head, its scarlet eyes emitting a terrifying glow.

The scent of humans.

The scene that people dreaded the most unfolded!

The evil dog, which had been darting around, now appeared at the human shelter! The vigilant soldiers immediately spotted its figure on the surveillance footage.

In an instant, everyone's hearts jumped to their throats.

"Lu Ran! Compassionate Sound, Lu Ran!" a male voice shouted through the hidden earpiece.

The Moonwatchers were fearless.

Having chosen to join this force, they had already prepared for the worst.

But there were still thousands of ordinary citizens in the building!

"Baa!"

The evil dog paused.

The Dark Art of Evil Perception allowed it to detect the scent of humans even in the pouring rain, and it clearly heard the bleating of the little lamb.

"Swish!"

The evil dog's figure vanished and reappeared in the night sky above the square.

By this time, Lu Ran had already landed and retrieved the Cool Night Sword.

"Woof!"

The evil dog opened its blood-red maw, unleashing a row of fangs.

Sensing the energy fluctuations, Lu Ran released mist beneath his feet and lunged forward two meters.

"Crack!"

A piercing sound of teeth gnashing echoed from behind Lu Ran.

"Senior sisters, the evil dog has been bleeding continuously. Let's lure it into close combat to prevent it from running amok," Lu Ran said as he summoned divine mist beneath his feet again, retreating another two meters.

"Crack!"

Two rows of fangs appeared in front of him, clamping down fiercely once more.

Compared to his earlier panicked escape through the dense branches, Lu Ran now appeared eerily calm.

In Liu Yunlan's eyes, this composure had reached a level of elegance!

This was a River Realm Fifth Stage evil dog!

The pinnacle of the River Realm!

"Sister Liu, please retract the branches for now," Ge Bin said, his eyes fixed intently on Lu Ran. "I and Lu Ran, we'll fight this evil dog!"

"Crack!"

Lu Ran sidestepped again, maintaining his composure.

The biting force of the River Rank - Malevolent Fangs was indeed formidable.

However, as the dog increased its output, the energy fluctuations became more noticeable.

Lu Ran could detect and dodge more easily.

His movements were fluid as he sidestepped, sword in hand, and pointed at the ground in front of him.

"Baa!"

The provocation was at its peak!

Evil Dog: !!!

Liu Yunlan: ...

Another chapter will be released at 10 PM.

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