Eastern Tiantu Mountain, at the gate of the stronghold.

Si Xianxian stood proudly, activating the Divine Technique·Fiery Fire Sky Leader, embodying a force that could hold back an army single-handedly!

She was already breathtakingly beautiful, and even clad in a green cloak and a bamboo hat, her slender and graceful figure was impossible to hide.

Under the blaze of flames, she resembled a goddess burning brightly.

Behind Si Xianxian, Yu Changsheng was supporting her from the rear, activating the Divine Technique·Rain-Praying Carp.

If not for this Sea Realm Great Doctor, Si Xianxian might have been left paralyzed by electricity.

"Die, die, all of you just die!" Si Xianxian swung her hammer madly, cursing furiously, "Bullies! You'll get what you deserve!!"

Yu Changsheng: "..."

Earlier, Si Xianxian had been chased by a pack of wolf cubs, running in deep humiliation.

Yet now, facing Tiantu Mountain, which had insulted Lu Ran before, her rage seemed even greater?

Yu Changsheng lifted his gaze and looked into the sky.

There, a Jade Talisman Disciple was fleeing in a panic, surrounded by a flurry of elemental White Jade Stones, scattering them downward like they were worthless.

Si Xianxian unleashed explosive firepower, hurling one after another of ethereal Flame Warhammers upward, also like she had nothing to lose.

"Bang! Bang..."

"Boom, Rumble!!"

The Fierce Heavenly Divine Skill·Bursting Sky Vault was terrifyingly overwhelming!

The hammer shadows shattered chunks of White Jade Stones, painting the sky in brilliant colors.

Flames surged, electricity crackled, sandstorms roared, and frost spread everywhere.

The horrifying part was that even as the White Jade Stones were obliterated one by one, the hammer shadows remained unbroken.

The Divine Technique·Fiery Fire Sky Leader's boost to offensive skills was simply all-encompassing.

As the rapidly spinning Flame Hammer Shadow approached the Jade Talisman Disciple...

Si Xianxian widened her beautiful eyes and spat out a single word from her lips:

"Explode!"

"Boom!!"

The ethereal hammer shadow detonated into layers of flames, surging like a sea of fire, instantly engulfing the Jade Talisman Disciple's figure.

"Aaaahhh!!" From the sea of flames high above came a shrill, agonized scream from the Jade Talisman Disciple.

Before the screams subsided, the following hammer shadows had already arrived.

One hammer struck directly at the disciple's body, erupting in an explosion.

"Boom!!"

The Jade Talisman Disciple's screams ceased abruptly, as their body was blasted away like a cannonball, torn and bloodied, with blood splattering everywhere.

"Die!" Si Xianxian swung another hammer.

Ruthlessly delivering the death blow, leaving no room for doubt!

Yu Changsheng's gaze swept past the speeding hammer shadows and landed on the highest peak of Tiantu Mountain.

The entire stronghold was ablaze with Si Xianxian's fury.

Only the summit of Tiantu Mountain remained cool and untouched.

Perched there was another figure, also clad in a green cloak and bamboo hat.

She had thick, jet-black hair braided into a chunky plait, looped around her neck and hanging in front of her.

The woman stood atop the peak, with a hundred-meter radius surrounding her filled with countless suspended water droplets, through which small Canglong swam leisurely.

In her hands, she held a vibrantly colored bow, firing Water Mist Arrows in clusters, and even rows of small Canglong followed her shots.

The imposing Luoshen stood proudly at the summit of Tiantu Mountain, like a god ruling over life and death.

"Thrum!"

Each time her bowstring vibrated, it resembled King Yan marking another soul for death.

Meanwhile, in the central stronghold beneath Tiantu Mountain's main peak, two Evil Dogs were taking lives.

Who were these two Evil Dogs?

The Master of Ran Sect and his Evil Shadow Guardian.

The two of them fought fiercely, yet methodically herded the entire Tiantu Mountain's forces into the central stronghold, surrounding them there.

Why? Because this was under the feet of Ran Sect's First Divine General·Luo Ying!

Moreover, it was within the perception range of the Divine Technique·Canglong Sea Domain!

"Damn it, get lost!"

"Turn off Blood Sea Chaos, turn it off already... damn it!"

"Don't, don't kill me, plea..." Furious curses and trembling pleas for mercy echoed continuously.

Lu Yan was an Evil Dog, a mad dog!

The two of them flickered wildly, relying on their overwhelming techniques, holding back as many as nine opponents with just the two of them!

The oppressive Canglong Sea Domain enshrouding the area further heightened the pressure on Tiantu Mountain's forces.

The mountain stronghold chaos was palpable, everyone's defenses in disarray, scrambling to unleash their lifesaving techniques!

Prisoner Demon Divine Skill·Blood Sea Chaos!

Jade Talisman Divine Skill·Electric Confinement Talisman!

Nuosha Divine Technique·Nuosha Dance!

What did it mean to say "Better my friend dies than me"?

The Prisoner Demon and Nuosha disciples were electrocuted into paralysis and frozen stiff.

The Jade Talisman and Nuosha disciples were disrupted by the dense blood mist impeding their spells, unable to maintain even the Jade Talismans surrounding them.

The Jade Talisman and Prisoner Demon disciples were further manipulated by the dancing Nuosha's Residual Image, causing their limbs to betray them occasionally – convulsing, twitching, even breaking into dance...

To be honest, the chaos created within Tiantu Mountain itself caused far more trouble than Lu Yan and his companion ever did.

"Evil Shadow Flash!" Lu Ran transmitted mentally.

The pair flickered together, escaping the battlefield.

Then both simultaneously activated the Evil Technique·Evil Teeth!

"Crunch!"

"Crunch!" Row upon row of fanged teeth materialized out of thin air, savaging their enemies.

In comparison, the Master of Ran Sect clearly held the upper hand.

He was one small rank above Yan Shuangzi in level, but more importantly, Lu Ran had been continuously using the Divine Technique·Fiery Fire Sky Leader!

The Evil Dog Evil Skill·Evil Teeth was an offensive technique that obviously benefitted from Fiery Fire Sky Leader's power boost.

"Ahhh!!"

Piercing screams echoed horribly.

A Jade Talisman Disciple was torn in half at the waist by Lu Ran's Evil Teeth!

Another Nuosha Disciple had her head bitten clean off.

The unfortunate Nuosha female disciple, disrupted by the Prisoner Demon Divine Skill·Blood Sea Chaos, had her Divine Power flow destabilized. Her Water Flow Armor became erratic, and her movements were restricted by the Sand River stirred up by Jade Talisman Divine Method·Quicksand Talisman.

With one strike of Yan Shuangzi's Evil Teeth, the woman's neck was instantly snapped.

"Crunch! Crunch..."

Uneven canine teeth continued to emerge, row by row.

Small Canglong roared in, sweeping away enemies.

Lu Ran distanced himself from the battle, casting spells from afar, transmitting thoughts: [Nightmare Mad Immortal, status report.]

Deng Yuxiang: [Still searching the western peak. Six enemies slain so far.]

Si Xianxian: [We've held the eastern gate, no one escaped. We blew apart a squad—four of them!]

Lu Ran calculated silently. Including the nine surrounded in the central stronghold, there were 19 enemies from Tiantu Mountain.

Adding the six guards killed earlier downhill brought the count to 25.

But there were still a few unaccounted for!

"Thrum!" The bowstring vibrated once again.

Small Canglong continued ravaging the stronghold, as another volley of arrows rained down.

No matter how the River Realm followers exerted their utmost, how could they resist the terrifying means of the Yangyang Sea?

Lu Ran lifted his gaze and released another Evil Teeth strike.

Within mere seconds, the last Nuosha follower, writhing in desperate resistance, was finally shot down by the hail of arrows.

"Luo." Lu Ran's figure flickered as he arrived atop the mountain, "Excluding these, how many enemies did you slay?"

"Five."

"Five?"

"Five arrows shot, five dead." Luo Ying confirmed confidently.

"Still one missing!" Lu Ran frowned slightly, "Search!"

Even as he spoke, he sent messages to three guardians.

[Found him, he's over here.] Deng Yuxiang's voice suddenly came through.

Tiantu Mountain had cliffs on three sides and a river on the fourth.

On the western cliff of Tiantu Mountain, a Nuosha disciple was currently clinging to the rock face, sliding down rapidly.

Nuosha followers lacked the ability to fly.

The towering peak made directly leaping down foolish; this was his only way off the mountain.

However...

The man's heart pounded heavily; he suddenly felt an ice-cold gaze locking onto him.

Looking up sharply, he saw a few pebbles fall from above the cliff edge.

A figure in a green cloak and bamboo hat stood at the edge, peering down at him.

"Gulp." The Nuosha disciple's pupils trembled, and he swallowed hard.

The woman stepped off the cliff, descending.

"No..." The man's face paled, and his lips quivered slightly.

The scenes he had witnessed prior had already scared him out of his wits. He knew these mysterious figures included several terrifying Sea Realm Great Powers...

Slaughtering the stronghold's people like chickens and dogs!

The woman falling toward him now was undoubtedly another Sea Realm!

The man clung to the cliff, ceasing even to slide down, as though already in a state of near-death. Everything before his eyes seemed painfully slow.

With each meter the green-cloaked woman descended, the crushing aura weighed increasingly heavily on him.

He trembled uncontrollably, his eyes filled with despair.

Pure, unadulterated despair.

He saw no glimmer of survival.

"Hoo~" The green-cloaked woman landed gracefully, standing on his back.

A cold hand pressed against the back of his head, smashing his face into the cliff.

A similarly icy broken blade plunged into his back, piercing through his chest.

"Shhk!"

Deng Yuxiang remained expressionless as she grabbed the enemy's lifeless body and returned to the cliff top.

It was as effortless as reaching into a sack and pulling out an item, a matter of course.

In this world where strength is law, the moment she ascended to the Sea Realm, everything changed.

Absolute power and an extraordinary realm granted her fearsome authority and presence.

During this operation, Deng Yuxiang had become deeply aware:

In her presence, some people didn't even have the courage to resist!

So...

Deng Yuxiang pressed her lips together.

Standing at the cliff's edge, she transmitted lightly and softly: [It's done. You can come and harvest the soul at any time now.]

Unexpectedly, she heard Lu Ran's concerned voice: [Sis, are you alright?]

Deng Yuxiang: "..."

How could I not be?

She belatedly realized she should perhaps treat this little River Realm brother of hers with more gentleness.

As for others... Hmm, they didn't matter.

Lu Ran: [Are you hurt? What happened?]

Deng Yuxiang, half annoyed, half amused, casually tossed the dead man's body to the ground: [Nothing! Now that the fight's over, just get over here already before the souls start scattering.]

[Alright, on my way.] Lu Ran replied hastily, adding, [Then clean up the battlefield and continue searching the mountain afterward.]

[Understood!] Deng Yuxiang responded, removing the Divine Power Bead Chain from around the enemy's neck.

Her thoughts lingered on Lu Ran's string of concerned inquiries.

Suddenly, Deng Yuxiang chuckled and shook her head.

Compared to him, she indeed fell short as a sibling.

Meanwhile, at the central stronghold...

Lu Ran was directing everyone to extinguish fires and clean up the battlefield while proceeding to harvest souls himself.

During the battle, he avoided souls, fearing the buzzing in his mind would impair his hearing.

"Buzz!!"

As expected, as the Dead Souls entered his vision, the Jade Talisman Divine Sculpture in his mind began expanding in scope.

Second Rank River Realm... Third Rank...

Lu Ran licked his lips in excitement.

Yes, keep growing stronger for me!

This boss has had enough of those damn White Jade Stones!

If I can unleash a River Grade·Jade Talisman Formation capable of perfectly absorbing the frost, fire, sand, and lightning released by other River Realm·Jade Talisman Believers...

I'll dive straight into the crowd of Jade Talisman Disciples, without so much as dodging!

Damn, I'll annihilate them all!!

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