Chapter 70: Demon Sculpture Garden?
Chapter 70: Demon Sculpture Garden?
The Demon Sculpture Garden was perpetually shrouded in darkness, with mist swirling all around.
Lu Ran strained his eyes, gazing into the layers of haze:
"Divine Sheep, what's over there?"
Lu Ran waited for a long time but received no response.
"Divine Sheep?" Lu Ran looked up once more.
The black flame sheep head hovered silently in the air, motionless and soundless.
Lu Ran took a step forward, determined to go on his own.
"You should leave." A deep, hoarse voice suddenly resounded.
Lu Ran paused, his face filled with doubt, and looked up at the black flame sheep head.
The deity and the mortal stood there, silently staring at each other.
In the end, Lu Ran conceded.
After all, those dead sheep eyes were filled with a dense, chilling aura, which was too terrifying.
Lu Ran felt that something over there was calling out to him.
The black sheep head remained silent.
Lu Ran could sense that the deity's attitude wasn't as firm as before.
Unable to contain his curiosity, he moved forward once again.
This time, the black flame sheep head didn't stop him. It just hovered quietly in mid-air, watching Lu Ran walk away.
"My goodness," Lu Ran muttered.
As he continued forward, he kept encountering sculptures hidden in the mist.
Each demon sculpture he saw made his heart race with fear.
Every one of them exuded an air of malevolence!
Fortunately, the fact that all these sculptures belonged to Lu Ran gave him some psychological comfort.
"Oh?" Lu Ran suddenly froze.
What did he just hear? The sound of flowing water?
To this day, Lu Ran still didn't know the full extent of the Demon Sculpture Garden.
He only knew that it was a desolate land with numerous demon sculptures standing tall.
And now, you're telling me there's a stream here?
The closer Lu Ran got, the louder the sound of water became.
A small stream wouldn't make such a commotion!
Lu Ran was increasingly astonished until he reached the riverbank and saw a mighty river flowing by!
Shrouded in mist, Lu Ran couldn't even tell how wide this river was.
"Is this the border?"
Lu Ran gazed at the surging river.
Although he asked this question aloud, he didn't truly believe it.
After all, he could vaguely sense that there was something on the other side.
"Why won't you tell me?"
Lu Ran stood on the riverbank, looking up at the mist-covered sky.
Even though the black flame sheep head didn't appear, Lu Ran knew that the deity could hear him.
After waiting for a long time, Lu Ran couldn't help but speak again, "Divine Sheep?"
"You're not ready yet."
Finally, a deep voice resonated.
Lu Ran: "What am I not ready for? Is it my insufficient strength, or my inadequate mental fortitude?"
The black flame sheep head slowly appeared, "No, it's your heart.
You're not ready to face what lies across the river."
Lu Ran got straight to the point, "Is there danger on the other side of the river?"
Black Flame Sheep Head: "This garden was created by me, and in the future, it will inevitably belong to you.
As long as you don't act greedily or rashly, where is the danger?"
Lu Ran nodded firmly, "Then let me go and see."
The black flame sheep head fell silent again.
Lu Ran turned and looked at the mist-covered, rushing river.
Curiosity was only a small part of his motivation.
More than that, his heart was filled with trepidation.
Black Sheep Head: "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!" Lu Ran quickly replied.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the garden shook.
At the riverbank ahead, the barren soil rose, forming a gray-black earthen bridge.
The bridge extended into the mist, and its end was not visible.
Without hesitation, Lu Ran quickly climbed onto the earthen bridge.
He placed one hand on the dirt railing and walked forward step by step.
Suddenly, the sky brightened!
Lu Ran stood there, stunned by the sudden light.
He was already accustomed to the dim world, and this unexpected brightness caught him off guard.
Lu Ran covered his eyes with one hand, squinting through the gaps between his fingers at the world ahead.
However, the area ahead was still shrouded in mist.
Unlike the area behind him, the mist here was white, not gray.
"Where am I?"
Lu Ran furrowed his brows and stepped off the bridge.
The white mist was dense, and his visibility remained limited, so he continued to grope forward.
After walking for an unknown duration, Lu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly. In the white mist, a colossal sculpture faintly emerged.
Upon seeing this, his expression became peculiar.
So, there's also a Demon Sculpture Garden on the other side of the river?
Why are they placed on the opposite bank? Is there something special about this place? Damn!
Lu Ran abruptly halted, gazing up at the massive sculpture.
It was a sculpture of a radiant female figure.
Her long skirt fluttered, her hair danced in the wind, one hand held a sword behind her back, and the other formed a seal in front of her.
She was a celestial beauty, transcendent and ethereal.
God Sword One!
Lu Ran swallowed.
The Divine Sheep was right.
I wasn't prepared to face such an existence.
"Don't joke around."
Lu Ran muttered and immediately walked forward.
Passing by the sculpture of God Sword One, he continued ahead. Before long, Lu Ran came across a cold and stern man holding a blade—God North Wind!
"Don't be ridiculous."
Lu Ran's pace quickened, almost breaking into a jog as he dashed through the mist.
God Demon Prisoner!
Suddenly, Lu Ran realized something.
He had been running vertically, and the rank of the deities was getting lower. What if he searched horizontally instead?
Lu Ran immediately changed direction and ran past the Demon Prisoner.
As expected!
Not long after, he encountered God Nuo Sha! Continuing forward, he saw God Thousand Bones, followed by God Jade Talisman!
Finally, Lu Ran stopped.
The object of his affection, whom he had worshipped with his father, was now absent from the Shrine.
Today, the Jade Talisman's statue stood in its own sculpture garden.
Lu Ran stood there for a long time, his emotions in turmoil.
Until a moment when he felt a faint summons.
Lu Ran followed the direction of the call.
Passing by the Spirit Stick, then the Red Handkerchief. He reached the row of Sixth Rank Gods and carefully sensed his surroundings as he searched horizontally.
Wild Drum, Sorcerer, and Green Phoenix!
Lu Ran finally stopped.
He had thought that seeing statues of deities standing here would be awe-inspiring enough.
But the sight before him completely shook Lu Ran's heart.
Below God Green Phoenix, a woman knelt.
Her figure was ethereal, clearly a soul body.
Her hands were clasped in prayer, and she was worshipping the deity.
Lu Ran never imagined that he would encounter another human in his sculpture garden.
And he never expected that person to be Lin Yue!
The leader of Squad 18, Ms. Lin Yue!
Slowly, Lin Yue turned to look at Lu Ran.
Her expression was complex as she silently observed him.
"Leader Lin?" Lu Ran couldn't believe his eyes.
He took a step forward, and a strange phenomenon occurred!
Lin Yue, who was kneeling in worship, suddenly leaned forward.
Her ethereal soul body merged into the Green Phoenix sculpture.
Black Ram Head: "After death, souls will eventually dissipate.
Here, at least, she departed in peace."
Lu Ran turned to look at the Black Flame Sheep Head: "How did Leader Lin's soul end up here?"
Black Ram Head: "Deep within the souls of the deity's believers lies a strand of the deity's essence."
Lu Ran fell silent.
In fact, from the moment he saw the deity's sculpture, he had vaguely realized this truth.
Only now, upon witnessing the soul of a human believer, was his conjecture confirmed.
This wasn't a Demon Sculpture Garden at all.
It was a "God and Demon Sculpture Garden"!
Lu Ran placed his hand on the Green Phoenix trunk, his emotions surging.
Divine Sheep, what are you up to? Aren't all these demons enough to satisfy your appetite?
Do you want to...
Enslave the gods?
(End of Chapter)
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