Chapter 439: The Ultimate Combination?

Chapter 439: The Ultimate Combination?

"Who sent you, and how many of you are there?" Lu Ran asked coldly.

"Me, me..." The man stammered.

The man had first died and then, as a soul, was placed into the Soul Prison Technique, all of which was far beyond his expectations.

In a short time, how could the man react?

Lu Ran didn't care about any of that!

With a wave of his hand, he summoned an ancient bronze mirror.

As Lu Ran's standing mirror was formed, another standing mirror opened into the mountain's interior, appearing in an unoccupied seclusion chamber.

Within the Cloud Sea Cliff, there were at least seven seclusion stone chambers.

They were distributed in different areas inside the mountain, far apart from each other, allowing multiple people to meditate simultaneously.

Lu Ran held a black mist ball in one hand and reached into the standing mirror.

Soul Flame Technique!

"Ah! Ahhhhhh!" In an instant, the man screamed in agony.

The dark flame from another dimension burned the man's soul, a hundred times more cruel than the torment of his physical body!

And the man's screams echoed only in the dark and empty stone chamber, unable to be heard through the standing mirror.

After five seconds, Lu Ran extinguished the soul flame.

He waited a few more seconds before withdrawing the black mist ball and pulling his hand out of the standing mirror.

"How many people are there, and what are their strengths and sects?"

"They are siblings, Shi Guangwei is a Blazing Heaven Sect believer, Fifth Stage Sea Domain! Shi Yali is a Heavenly Crane Sect believer, Sea Realm, but I don't know the exact stage."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran's heart tightened.

A Blazing Heaven Sect believer?

And a Sea Realm powerhouse, a Second Rank Deity, and a Heavenly Crane Sect believer? The Heavenly Crane Sect is an extremely powerful auxiliary sect, proficient in healing, control, and soothing the mind!

Combined with the Blazing Heaven Sect, the two of them are like a royal flush!

The man took the opportunity to beg, "Sir, please let me go, I beg you! They are a powerful brother and sister, killing countless people. I dare not resist.

I was forced to come and gather intelligence!

I'm just a servant, I was coerced, please have mercy."

"You were coerced?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

Lu Ran turned around and saw Yu Changsheng approaching.

In the pitch-black environment, Yu Changsheng didn't use any divine techniques, so he couldn't see anything, but his divine weapon paper fan could provide him with a lot of information.

Yu Changsheng walked to the man's corpse, bent down, and grabbed the man's necklace, "You have quite a few divine power orbs."

This didn't seem like the treatment a slave should have?

The man hesitated and then hurriedly said, "Those are extras they gave me."

But Yu Changsheng smiled, "You're a Crow follower, capable of flight and invisibility. Why didn't you run away?"

"Me, me..." The man stammered, unable to speak.

Yu Changsheng said, "You didn't run because there was something to gain, right? You're a top scout, and you know how important you are to them, and that they wouldn't kill you easily.

So, while they feast, you want to keep sipping their soup?"

"No, no, it's not like that!" The man frantically denied it, loudly arguing.

Yu Changsheng came to Lu Ran's side, his tone still calm, "Are you thinking that since they gave you extra divine power orbs, they might also share extra divine weapons with you in the future?"

The man was completely speechless.

This new person was terrifying, as if he was going to strip him bare.

Hearing his advisor's words, Lu Ran immediately asked, "You said they kill countless people. How many divine weapons do they have now?"

"Two or three!"

"Hmm?"

"Shi Yali has a pair of Cold Moon Swords, both divine weapons! Shi Guangwei has a Zen staff, but it's a divine weapon embryo that hasn't formed an artifact spirit yet!" The man dared not be negligent or lie.

Lu Ran's expression turned solemn, "Have they opened the Divine Weapon Realm?"

"No! They're all stolen, and they haven't opened the realm!"

"Are you sure?"

"I promise! I dare not lie to you, not a single word is false!"

Yu Changsheng suddenly spoke, "After killing so many people, they only have two divine weapons and one divine weapon embryo?"

"Ah! There's more!" The man suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Shi Yali also has a magical treasure, a pearl hidden in her divine power orb necklace."

Lu Ran's expression darkened, "Why didn't you mention this earlier?"

"It wasn't intentional, sir! Shi Yali took the Wind Orb, but she's never used it. Maybe she hasn't communicated with the artifact spirit yet! I really didn't mean to hide it."

Lu Ran interrupted, "What's the function of the pearl?

"It can erect a wind barrier for defense."

Lu Ran's mind went "buzz"!

A magical treasure? An orb?

The function of this magical treasure is to summon a wind barrier?

Isn't this one of the top ten rewards in this session of the "Heaven's Pride"?

The official name given by Daxia for this treasure is the Wind Barrier Orb!

Lu Ran still remembered that as the first on the Heaven's Pride Ranking, he had chosen the Blaze Phoenix Pattern Gourd, and the second-ranked Heaven's Pride immediately took the Wind Barrier Orb.

And the second-ranked on the overall Heaven's Pride Ranking was that female Warrior Monk!

The Warrior Monk Sect never accepted female disciples, and Lu Ran naturally had some impression of this unique female monk in Daxia.

He had even met her at the award ceremony.

When they shook hands, she had a strong grip and repeatedly challenged him, saying she wanted to spar.

What was her name again?

He Qi Feng?

It seemed so.

"Sect Leader?" Yu Changsheng spoke softly.

Lu Ran snapped back to his senses and immediately asked, "Whose orb did you take from?"

The man answered without hesitation, "A female Warrior Monk believer! It's the first time I've seen a female disciple of the Warrior Monk Sect."

Lu Ran's heart trembled slightly.

Was it really He Qi Feng?

Had she also been sent to the Holy Spirit Mountain by the Warrior Monk deity? Lu Ran didn't have much of a relationship with He Qi Feng; they were merely acquaintances.

But to suddenly hear news of the death of a fellow contestant... Wait a moment!

"What about the female Warrior Monk? Did you kill her?" Lu Ran asked urgently.

"No! She was rescued by her sect disciples!" The man, sensing Lu Ran's unease, quickly responded, "She was badly injured by the hammer, but her companions saved her!"

Yu Changsheng also realized something and advised, "Sect Leader, let's review the other information when we return."

Lu Ran acknowledged with a sound, then continued, "Do they have any other divine weapons or magical treasures?"

"No!" The man hurriedly replied, "Please, let me go, sir!"

Lu Ran interrupted firmly, "Where are the two of them?"

"They're..."

After obtaining the enemy's approximate location, Lu Ran immediately transmitted a message in his mind: 【Sister?】

【Is there a situation outside?】 Deng Yuxiang's tone was serious.

【You don't need to worry about it! I'm opening the mirror now, and I'll send you a soul. You can preserve it with the Currency of the Afterlife.】

【Yes.】

As soon as Deng Yuxiang replied, a full-length mirror appeared beside her.

Lu Ran reached into the mirror and directly dispersed the black fog: 【Now.】

With the Soul Prison Technique dispelled, the soul trapped within was also released.

Although Deng Yuxiang couldn't see the departed soul, with Lu Ran's command, she immediately offered the Currency of the Afterlife, trapping the recently liberated soul within the ancient coin.

"No, don't, please..." The man screamed in horror, shaking his head continuously, his face filled with despair.

At the same time, by the ancient tree on the cliff's summit.

Yu Changsheng's expression turned grave, "Sect Leader, the combination of the Blazing Heaven Sect and the Heavenly Crane Sect is perfectly complementary, making them extremely formidable!"

Lu Ran responded solemnly, "If they weren't strong, how could these two have obtained so many divine weapons?"

If it were only disciples of the Blazing Heaven Sect, no matter how powerful their attacks, Lu Ran could defeat them through mental output!

If it were only disciples of the Heavenly Crane Sect, even if they were Sea Realm cultivators with astonishing healing abilities, the Flame Gate Sect members could still slay this powerful support!

But these two had combined forces.

"Divide and conquer!" Lu Ran immediately spoke.

Yu Changsheng nodded in agreement, as this was also his thought.

Lu Ran said gravely, "I'll take the lead and blast them open! You guys go besiege the Heavenly Crane Sect disciple, and I'll confront the Blazing Heaven Sect believer!"

Yu Changsheng frowned, "Sect Leader..."

The Blazing Heaven Sect disciple, being a Fifth Stage Sea Domain cultivator, was extremely dangerous, capable of even slaying Sea Realm cultivators!

In the face of such a formidable opponent, all of Lu Ran's defensive measures would undoubtedly be as fragile as paper.

Lu Ran added, "Don't worry, sir! As a last resort, I still have my ultimate move!"

Yu Changsheng asked in confusion, "What other abilities does the Sect Leader have that haven't been displayed yet?"

Lu Ran shook his head, "No, I'm talking about the Divine Sheep Sect's divine technique."

Yu Changsheng pondered carefully, but the Divine Sheep Sect didn't have any powerful techniques that could be considered ultimate moves.

The Substitute Body Divine Technique?

Lu Ran probably couldn't use that!

They were on Holy Spirit Mountain, where the connection between deities and believers was very weak due to the vast distance.

While Lu Ran could use other divine techniques, summoning the Divine Sheep Sect's deity to possess him, shield him from harm, and help him slay the Blazing Heaven Sect believer was clearly impossible.

Yu Changsheng was certain that Lu Ran was aware of this, so he inferred, "The sheep?"

Lu Ran's eyes turned cold, "The sheep!"

It was common knowledge: the fewer the words, the greater the matter!

Yu Changsheng's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly advised, "Sect Leader, you must not!"

A side note: Yu Shuo's mini-series is about the protagonist coming to the Holy Spirit Mountain from the human realm, and the conflict shifts from fighting demons to human conflicts (such as the events involving the Heaven's Disciple Mountain, Sword Mountain Peak, and Blade Ridge Peak).

Compared to the human realm, the protagonist's fate has undergone significant changes, the story has taken a different turn, and the conflicts have become more intense.

However, readers didn't consider this a "power-up mini-series," so Yu Shuo didn't feel like mentioning it.

Someone spread the rumor that my mini-series would have burst updates, but I'm a delayed update writer! It takes me over four hours to write a chapter, so how can I burst update? I'm serious.

But, to be fair, since changing my update schedule, I've been updating on time consistently!

Not a single delayed update!

PS: There will be another chapter at 10 PM.

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