The three Heavenly Realm Dead Souls were all collected by Lu Ran into the Sculpture Garden and also completely absorbed by the Big Nightmare.

According to calculations, one Heavenly Realm Dead Soul is approximately equal to 100 strands of Holy Spirit Energy.

By this calculation, Lu Ran only needs to slay a thousand Heavenly Realm God Demon minions and Faceless Jade Venerables to gather enough Holy Spirit Energy to elevate Deng Yuxiang.

A thousand?

No, in actual operation, the number of enemies Lu Ran needs to slay must be far less than this number.

Because the Faceless Jade Venerables are also devouring Dead Souls!

The combat strength of this clan is astonishing.

Right now, it seems like Lu Ran has only absorbed one Faceless Jade Venerable Dead Soul, yet little did anyone know that she might be carrying ten or a hundred lives on her back!

And these ten or hundred lives, before being devoured by the Faceless Jade Venerable, must have also collected Holy Spirit Energy.

It's a nesting doll effect~

So Lu Ran is quite sure that it won't be long before the Big Nightmare can be by her side again...

"Little Lu, you're amazing!"

As Lu Ran landed on Stone Peak, Bai Rao came over.

She wrapped one hand around his calf, her voice coquettish and ingratiating: "Such a fast blade, such a quick person...tsk~ truly delightful."

Lu Ran: "..."

Just praising the speed of the blade is enough.

No need to involve me...

Yan Chou also appeared, praising: "Young Master, you truly have the style of your esteemed mother back then!"

"Stop flattering me." Lu Ran shook her head, with his mother's terrifying realm of strength, she could probably shatter a Faceless Jade Venerable with just a casual sword strike.

Yan Chou quickly said: "Young Master, this humble servant dares not deceive you..."

"Enough." Lu Ran raised a hand to stop, looking at the tall man, recalling his performance in battle.

Full of experience, adept at seizing opportunities.

More importantly, he followed orders without question!

Lu Ran was quite satisfied with the subordinates his mother left him.

However, in terms of output, Yan Chou was still lacking, clearly finding it difficult to break through the defense of the Faceless Jade Venerable.

It's said that disciples of Qiang Xiu/the Evil Spear Emperor need to unleash a powerful move, wielding a magnificent spear, to cause real damage to external enemies.

Hmm... it's indeed a bit troublesome.

Lu Ran pondered silently.

If output is insufficient, then let the Divine Weapon compensate!

His gaze fell on the long spear in Yan Chou's hand, and he spoke: "It's time to find you a handy weapon, preferably with a strong Divine Weapon Domain."

Unknown to him, why Yan Chou ended up this way.

When Lu Ran first met him in the Mountain Realm, Yan Chou only had two treasures, and one of them was his mother's Cloud Sea Sword.

He only had a First Rank Magic Artifact, the Black Cloud Patterned Gourd.

The effect of this artifact was peculiar, capable of absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, self-brewing into a special "Divine Power Wine."

Drinking it would certainly replenish one's Divine Power, but the side effects were also obvious: drinking too much could lead to intoxication.

It's quite marvelous~

"Hmm..." Yan Chou was somewhat embarrassed, the intensity of the Heavenly Realm Battlefield was extremely high, and his Divine Weapon spear and sword had already perished in numerous battles.

The culprit was the Faceless Jade Venerable!

This clan is simply a nemesis to Divine Weapons.

Once Divine Weapons or Magic Artifacts are touched by the Faceless Jade Venerable, their composition changes immediately, and this kind of blow is undoubtably destructive to Divine Weapons and Magic Artifacts.

Once the vessel is damaged, the Artifact Spirit within has no foundation to exist, and naturally will vanish into smoke.

"That could definitely be a challenge~" Bai Rao rarely interjected, saying something fair, "Ordinary Divine Weapons cannot shatter those hard jade carvings."

"Indeed." Lu Ran nodded lightly.

If Divine Weapons were that effective, the Human Clan believers wouldn't be suppressed by external enemies so miserably.

Speaking of which, this battle let Lu Ran witness the enormous threat of the Star Official/Flashing Star Demon technique to the Faceless Jade Venerable!

In this light, the Star Official Divine Sculptures and Flashing Star Demon Evil Sculptures in the Sculpture Garden need careful selection of inheritors.

"By the way." Lu Ran looked into the distance, inquiring, "Among the former Cloud Sea members, are there any Star Official believers, Flashing Star Demon believers?"

Yan Chou immediately nodded: "Yes, but..."

"What?"

Yan Chou's eyes reflected a tinge of bitterness: "After your esteemed mother was forcibly removed from the Heavenly Realm, the former members were forcibly scattered by God Demon, stationed at various Divine Mountains.

Those Star Official disciples and Flashing Star Demon believers once present, it is unknown how many still survive."

Lu Ran remained silent.

Every mention of this matter filled his heart with anger and sorrow.

Yan Chou sensed the youth's low spirits, hesitated for a moment, and still said: "In the Cloud Sea Sect, there is a pair of siblings named Leng Tianxing and Leng Tianyue, both with remarkable combat abilities!

Tianxing bro has courage and caution, Tianyue sis is even more meticulous, they should be able to survive the calamity."

Calamity?

Lu Ran looked at Yan Chou, did he consider his mother's departure as a calamity?

Indeed, for those soldiers harboring infinite hope and following their leader for dominance, Qiao Wanjun's departure was akin to a collapse of heaven and earth.

The move by God Demon was truly ruthless!

Lu Ran remained silent for a while, then said: "You mentioned to me before, you were stationed at a Divine Mountain, where you once received a Cloud Sea old member, a Dong Ting disciple.

The conclusion of Cloud Sea Sect's destruction with less than ten percent remaining was also confirmed by him for you."

"Yes, in the years after Cloud Sea Sect was broken up, Huangfu took advantage of his own talents, moving through the Heavenly Realm, collecting Holy Spirit Energy, essentially visiting every Divine Mountain."

"Do you know where he is?"

"Young Master, back when Huangfu came and went in a hurry, he had tasks to execute for the Evil God, so he didn't have much time to rest. Our old Cloud Sea group was under heavy surveillance, and he didn't talk much with Chou Nu..."

Yan Chou's voice grew softer and eventually knelt down with his head bowed.

"Alright, let's go." Lu Ran sighed inwardly.

Most of the information Yan Chou acquired was from the scant words of that Dong Ting disciple, either learned or inferred.

Guarding the Divine Mountain continuously, he couldn't leave that particular area, and aside from Yan Chou, there was no other member of the old Cloud Sea group in the Divine Mountain.

"By the way." Lu Ran took a step forward and suddenly asked, "What is his name? Huangfu?"

"Chou Nu didn't know his name; in those days, Sect Master Qiao only called him by his surname, Huangfu."

"Oh." Lu Ran nodded.

It was uncertain if the elder Huangfu was still alive.

Regardless, the Dong Ting Divine Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden should be reserved for him.

Actually, Lu Ran had once fantasized beautifully: pulling Li Rouyin's own brother, a Believer of Wang Quan, into the Ran Sect to inherit a Stone Sculpture.

In this way, he could firmly bind Li Rouyin, this extremely special God disciple, to his chariot.

Sadly, heaven did not comply with his wishes.

Lu Ran fought tirelessly across Holy Spirit Mountain but never found any trace of Li Rouyin's brother.

Alas…

Next time he sees her, he really doesn't know how he'll explain.

"Go!" Lu Ran perked up, leaping off the Stone Peak, "The Big Nightmare feasted joyously just now, let's press on! Bring her out quickly!"

"Yes!" Yan Chou responded deeply.

Bai Rao disappeared into the thick sea of fog again, closely following at Lu Ran's heels.

Facts proved Lu Ran's predictions were accurate!

On this Heavenly Realm Battlefield, the ample resources he seized propelled the Big Nightmare's growth to an almost terrifying pace!

First, there was the descending Holy Spirit Energy.

Lu Ran often concealed his form, madly snatching resources, reaping wave after wave…

Of course, God Demon lackeys were also principal targets for Lu Ran's attacks.

The fattest ones had to be the Faceless Jade Venerables!

The quality of their Dead Souls was shockingly high!

Lu Ran and his group possessed an unmatched advantage, which was grounded in the nature of the Faceless Jade Venerables.

The word 'arrogance',

buried countless lofty jade sculptures.

The Faceless Jade Venerables kept swallowing setbacks, one after another…

Their excessively powerful combat abilities, coupled with their arrogant dispositions, led them to favor lone action.

Lu Ran and his companions exploited this trait, continuously executing solitary kills on Faceless Jade Venerables, ensuring each Dead Soul was confined within the Sculpture Garden, unable to report back.

After more than twenty days, the core of the Faceless Jade Venerables remained oblivious to Lu Ran and his team's presence.

Neither did they know how strong Lu Ran and his team truly were!

Every Faceless Jade Venerable they encountered viewed the trio with unchanged demeanor.

As if looking at strangers.

Still regarding them as mere ants!

Lu Ran naturally spared no effort to maintain the situation.

Every minute and every second, he was on high alert, relying on his strong five senses and fog-penetrating abilities to tactically choose battlefields.

Strategically match opponents.

Occasionally, upon perceiving chaotic battle scenes with an abundance of God Demon lackeys and Faceless Jade Venerables, Lu Ran would observe from afar and swiftly lead his team to retreat.

What was a face?

He didn't know!

He never engaged in a battle without certainty…

Lu Ran didn't know how long he could disguise the truth, especially considering that the Faceless Jade Venerables he killed were real, factual beings!

He was also unsure if the loss of these couple hundred individuals would be classified as normal fluctuation or if the loss of God Demon lackeys would draw special attention from the Divine Demon.

All in all, under Lu Ran's life principle of "recklessly kill, quietly escape", come late October, his brain started vibrating intensely!

The Nightmare Stone Sculpture was about to ascend to the second level of the Heavenly Realm!

By full calculation, it took less than a month.

What did that mean?

The Big Nightmare's promotion from Fourth Rank Sea Realm to Sea Realm Peak had taken half a year…

Yet, her ascent from the first level to the second level of the Heaven Realm had drastically shortened time.

Lu Ran had always been psychologically prepared for this.

But until the moment the Nightmare Stone Sculpture genuinely vibrated, Lu Ran profoundly realized how terrifying Lord Immortal Sheep was!

This Sculpture Garden…

Unspeakably terrifying!

Under Lord Immortal Sheep's protection, the Camellia painstakingly cultivated by Lu Ran bloomed fiercely again!

Hmm… similar to his blooming heart.

Lu Ran didn't hesitate, promptly leading his team back to Holy Spirit Mountain.

Over the next few days, his mind wouldn't be clear, naturally avoiding forced combat.

After campaigning in Heavenly Realm for such a long period, he and the two Heavenly Generals indeed needed some rest.

To Lu Ran's great surprise, as he stepped into Heaven's Edge, stood a towering, sturdy figure right in front…

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