"Immortal Sheep, are you there?" Lu Ran emerged from the mirror, returning to the Black Cloud Vortex directly above the Blood Dust Divine Mountain.

Jiang Ruyi instinctively raised her hand, letting him fall onto her fingertip.

The transmission from the God came as expected: [Did you find him?]

"I found him!" Lu Ran held a string of Rebirth Money in his hand, "He has been taken care of very well. According to Lord Wang Quan, his soul strength is much stronger than before he died."

[Hmm.]

Lu Ran was very anxious: "Immortal Sheep, I remember you once told me that as long as my strength is strong enough, I can... I can resurrect the dead soul?"

[Do you think you are strong enough?]

"I..." Lu Ran opened his mouth but couldn't speak further.

Jiang Ruyi couldn't hear the transmission from Immortal Sheep, but through Lu Ran's words, she could roughly guess the conversation between the man and the god.

Regarding the person Lu Ran wanted to resurrect, she also had a vague guess in her heart.

[With your current strength, it's not enough.] The deep voice pressed into Lu Ran's mind.

Lu Ran's hands trembled slightly.

He lowered his head, looking at the string of money he held, his eyes growing increasingly dim.

Jiang Ruyi witnessed this scene, anxious at heart. Lu Ran, clearly flesh and blood, seemed to suddenly turn into a small Stone Sculpture, his whole being dimming.

[I can.] The sudden transmission made Lu Ran's head buzz.

He seemed to "come alive," quickly saying: "Immortal Sheep, you... you can?"

[Hehe.] The laugh of the Immortal Sheep was hoarse, seemingly amused, sensing the joy of having his talented disciple at his mercy.

"What do I need to do, what kind of preparations are necessary?" Lu Ran spoke, and gradually his joyful look faded, he quietly asked, "What is the cost?"

Immortal Sheep calmly said: [The price to be paid is mine, not yours.]

Lu Ran was silent for a moment, then asked: "What is the price?"

[The price...] Immortal Sheep rarely sighed, speaking no more for a long time.

Lu Ran patiently waited, already having many guesses in his heart.

Immortal Sheep once said it would eventually dissipate, and now, is it going through a plight similar to Yan Zhi, Sword One, and other God Demons?

Resurrecting the dead may use a lot of energy, like using Divine Technique·Sheep, leaving it very weak?

Even speeding up its demise?

The fall of Divine and Evil Sculptures has an extremely long process. The nourishment God Demons draw from energy gradually decreases until one day, no energy can be retained in the body.

Extinction, irreversible.

So, if he becomes the other side of the Immortal Sheep God Sculpture and integrates with it, infusing the stone body with a "fresh blood," could this effectively alleviate this plight?

At the moment, it seems that Yan Zhi and Sword One both have their sights on this.

If Immortal Sheep wishes, Lu Ran is, of course, willing to do so!

[Choose a Stone Sculpture.]

"Huh?" Lu Ran startled from his thought, "Choose what Stone Sculpture?"

[To use the term from your Da Xia, to borrow a body to return a soul.]

Lu Ran's expression was amazed, partly due to the content of the words, and partly because the hoarse voice of Immortal Sheep revealed a hint of melancholy.

Melancholy?

In Lu Ran's mind, Sheep is always an incredibly powerful existence.

It is overbearing, sinister, even cold and ruthless.

Occasionally, beneath this cold and hard shell, a hint of warmth can be revealed.

Its many sides together constitute this mysterious, unique, complex, and three-dimensional existence.

But no matter which side it was, Immortal Sheep had never sighed like this before.

"Are you... feeling sad? Or regretting something?" Lu Ran asked with concern.

Immortal Sheep's tone turned cold: [Do you not want him to live again?]

"I do!" Lu Ran shivered in fright, quickly said.

[Then choose a Stone Sculpture, use the shell of the Stone Sculpture to revive his soul.]

"Hmm." Lu Ran pressed his lips.

Borrowing a body to return a soul!

However, this so-called "body" is not a corpse, but one of the few Divine and Evil Sculptures in the Sculpture Garden with independent awareness.

Lu Ran hurriedly said: "If my father is reborn using a Stone Sculpture body, his physical strength, attributes, including skills, and so on...

Will he turn into that Stone Sculpture?"

[Hmm.]

Lu Ran: !!!

Jiang Ruyi's eyes narrowed; this was the first time Lu Ran had spoken the word "father."

It is indeed Lu Xing!

Jiang Ruyi remained calm on the surface, but her heart was genuinely happy for Lu Ran.

That boy, trapped in the thunderstorm night for ten years, is he finally coming out?

And in Lu Ran's mind, he went over the Divine and Evil Sculptures in the Sculpture Garden again and again.

His father was once a Jade Talisman disciple, but the Jade Talisman and Ghost Talisman Double Stone Sculpture in the garden had been crushed by Jiang Ruyi, leading to the creation of the current Immortal Mo Stone Sculpture.

Counting through the Strong God Sequence:

A single immortal and a single saint, two martial heroes, Four side generals guard the borderlands.

Eight Heavenly Demons are ever-changing, Twelve Earthly Fiends slaughter evil spirits.

In the Twelve Earthly Fiends sequence, only Thousand Bones-White Bone Staff, Dry Sea-Sand River Doll Stone Sculptures are left.

The Eight Heavenly Demons sequence still has some Stone Sculptures: Poison Bee-Poison Flower, Spirit Elephant-Demon Elephant, Melted Bear-Ash Destruction Demon all remain.

An independent Mountain Lord is kept by Lu Ran.

Speaking of which, the Paper Simurgh, Huang Que Stone Sculpture still exist, but their double sides have been inherited by Ran Sect disciples, best to return the Double Divine Position to one person in the future.

Not all the God Demons can be as strong as Martial Monk-Jade-faced Snake when separated!

And these two Stone Sculptures do not match his father's combat style.

Mountain Lord is the melee type, but the Divine Position is singular.

Most of the four side generals are preoccupied, with the exception of a standalone Dong Ting's double-sided Purple Thunder Demon Peng.

Huangfu Zhao never devoured this Evil Sculpture but, in inheriting the Dong Ting Divine Sculpture, devoured the Dong Ting-Purple Thunder dual divine souls.

That said, Purple Thunder Demon Peng was left by Lu Ran specifically for Hao Tian.

Because of this, Huangfu Zhao went through quite a difficult period, on the battlefield of life and death, even a slight increase in strength is the capital to survive.

Having lost the Monster Peng clan's skills, Huangfu Zhao could never fly, lacking airborne assaults and bombardment strengths.

He had never been able to unleash his full battle prowess.

Father... clearly should not replace the Purple Thunder Demon Peng's Evil Sculpture.

The Demon Peng is even more miserable than the Mountain Lord, with no Divine Position left to take.

After all, the situation was special at the time; the Ran Sect first launched a surprise attack and obtained the Dong Ting Divine Soul. At that time, the Martial Monk, the Purple Thunder Demon Peng were not dead, and the Rou Paperman had not disclosed information about the Simurgh Phoenix Unity Crown.

Lu Ran never thought that his side could quickly retake the Thunder God Mountain.

Facing the acquired Dong Ting Divine Soul, he could not suppress it and not give it to Huangfu Zhao...

In the Strong God Sequence, aside from the aforementioned three sequences, the rest are First-class Gods.

Sword One, Blood Skull, Qiang Xiu-Evil Spear Emperor, Martial Monk-Jade-faced Snake, Martial Artist-Yin Flower Dan, and others all have their owners.

But among the First-class God sequence, there is also Lu Ran's private Stone Sculpture — Blood Skull.

Blood Skull?

Lu Ran felt a stir in his heart.

If Mother is destined to become Sword One in the future, then Father can only be Blood Skull to match her.

Chief of the Great Xia Gods.

Chief of the Great Xia Evil Demons.

Blood Skull, like the Greedy Wolf-Evil Shadow Double Stone Sculpture, can only be given to those he trusts most.

And compared to others, Blood Skull is undoubtedly a more terrifying existence.

Previously, Lu Ran had resolved to keep it for himself, partly because he felt a connection with the Blood Skull Clan, and also because the skills of this clan were excessively powerful.

Lu Ran dared not give it to anyone else!

But now, the heavens have provided him with an option — Father.

Blood ties are the foundation of everything.

Father's character and conduct, his companionship, upbringing, and education of Lu Ran from childhood to adulthood, make this trust indisputable.

Ran Sect is destined to face off with the God Demon Camp, to reduce the tragedies in the realm of Da Xia and to recruit gods and demons as quickly as possible, facing greater challenges.

At that time, Ran Sect will not only face the gods and demons within Da Xia but also face all the gods and demons in the world across five major war zones!

If Father were to join Ran Sect as "Blood Skull"...

It would undoubtedly elevate Ran Sect's strength substantially!

After all, within the Sculpture Garden, few Stone Sculptures have autonomous consciousness. When Lu Ran calls forth the Blood Skull Evil Sculpture to fight, compared to allowing his subordinates to inherit the Stone Sculpture and fight autonomously, the combat power displayed is on a completely different level.

Father and son soldiers on the battlefield!

Father's unfinished business while alive, we will accomplish together.

If we fail... then as a family, we will die together.

Lu Ran clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Blood Skull, is it possible?"

[Can you bear it?]

Lu Ran nodded: "I always thought that the Blood Skull Evil Sculpture was kept for myself.

Now I realize, it was because before he appeared, in my heart, no one was qualified to inherit Blood Skull."

The Immortal Sheep softly responded: [Release the Dead Soul and let it enter the pupil.]

"Huh?" Lu Ran hesitated a bit; this was the standard procedure for swallowing Dead Souls.

[I'll wait in the garden.] The voice transmitted grew smaller and smaller.

Lu Ran hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, activating the Money Chain in his hand to release his father's Dead Soul.

As soon as Lu Xing appeared, he quickly assessed his surroundings, then suddenly turned and lifted his head to gaze at the magnificent goddess statue.

Unfortunately, Little Ruyi couldn't see the Dead Soul.

"That's my fiancée," Lu Ran said softly.

"Oh?" Lu Xing was momentarily startled, and the next moment, his soul began constraining continuously before his son's eyes.

Until the Dead Soul entered the pupil, Lu Ran swiftly entered the Sculpture Garden.

Externally, Lord Immortal Sheep always wore a long robe, standing and smiling with clasped hands toward the world.

Yet in the Sculpture Garden, after many years, Lu Ran once again saw another form of Lord Immortal Sheep:

The fiercely burning Black Fire Sheep Head!

Lu Xing barely reacted before being caught in the mouth of the Black Fire Sheep Head.

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat!

Fearing that Lord Immortal Sheep would eat his father's Dead Soul...

Who would have thought, the Black Fire Sheep Head indeed chewed a bit.

Lu Ran was dumbfounded!

No!

Right in front of me, eat my dad?

And smack your lips?

"His soul's strength is not impressive." An icy voice came, causing Lu Ran's hairs to stand on end, "Blood Skull Evil Sculpture is at Heavenly Realm's Second Level.

With your father's soul strength, resurrection takes time."

Lu Ran didn't dare to say anything, feeling heavy-hearted all the while.

He did not mind the duration, but time consumption usually accompanies strength consumption.

Lu Ran inquired again: "What price will Lord Immortal Sheep pay? I..."

"When you stand in my position, you'll know." The Black Fire Sheep Head interrupted, carrying Lu Xing's Dead Soul and flying away.

In the sheep's mouth, Lu Xing digested the shocking news.

Corpse-Reviving.

Revive soul with Blood Skull's Evil Sculpture...?

Lu Ran remained silent as he followed the path of the Black Fire Sheep Head.

Until they arrived at the first row of the Evil Demon Camp, the Black Fire Sheep Head suddenly paused.

Lu Ran's heart hung, gazing at the fiery sheep head ahead.

The Black Fire Sheep Head slowly turned, and with the corner of his eyes, looked at the clueless youth, and spoke slowly: "It seems you have another reason to be grateful to me."

"I..."

"Baa~" The Black Fire Sheep Head suddenly bleated, carrying Lu Xing's Dead Soul and charging towards the Blood Skull Evil Sculpture.

"Boom!!"

Black fire splattered, stone sculpture trembled.

A sheep and a soul, merged into the Evil Sculpture together.

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