
The time of preparation for the sacrifice is getting closer. Yu Zainan advanced the schedule because 'he' didn't want to linger stalling again so the preparations were completely accelerated.
The Lava Peak had been filled by the on-duty demons, whereas the dragons were not allowed to enter the Lava Peak region first. Once the formation was active, no one would know what caused their lives to disappear.
Yu Zainan had entrusted the formation to Bai Long'er, not that she had complete trust in the woman. He had always wanted to take down Bai Long'er at any cost, but Jian Wu's existence added to his burden so he had to think of a way to get rid of the two troublesome creatures.
He had prepared a special formation core that would make all dragons die, Bai Long'er was no exception. When the formation was activated later, he could kill Bai Long'er along with the other dragons. For Jian Wu, he would think about it later.
Jian Wu was a fairy, he would do it after the task in the Lava Continent was completed. They were going to the Fairy World, that was when he would clear Jian Wu completely.
The day that awaited has arrived. The dragons at Lava Peak were transferred to the Spirit Forest. The time taken was also not origin, they took the exact time when the volcano was in the most active position so the dragons at Lava Peak had to leave.
Xie Ran asked his friends to wait in the Dark Region as the temperature at Lava Peak was getting higher, they could not last any longer. They parted for a while, reminding Xie Ran to be careful and get together as soon as possible before something happened. Xie Ran just nodded lightly.
The last remaining Pei Xi left. He approached Xie Ran, feeling somewhat uneasy especially after hearing Jian Wu who had bad intentions on Xie Ran.
"You're going to kill everyone at Lava Peak?" The formation that Xie Ran messed up was not only destructive, but also made a different effect.
The entire Lava Peak would be charred, the Spirit Forest as the border as well as protecting the Dark Region was Xie Ran's duty when the explosion arrived. Xie Ran would not be affected by the flames, but he would definitely have an injury. Not to mention if Jian Wu really took the opportunity to kill Xie Ran.
"You want me to spare Jian Wu?"
Pei Xi was somewhat surprised by Xie Ran's expression. There was nothing that could be hidden from Xie Ran, but his words were not entirely true. It was not as good as protecting Jian Wu.
"Do what you want to do." Pei Xi smiled wryly. "You be careful, tell me if you need help."
Xie Ran nodded as Pei Xi turned around to leave. But before Pei Xi really stayed away, Xie Ran said, "I'm waiting for your story."
Pei Xi halted his steps, then turned to look at Xie Ran accompanied by an oddity. Xie Ran flicked his shoulders indifferently then said, "Not also no problem."
"I'll explain, you need to come back quickly." Pei Xi promised. He left after Xie Ran flicked his hand for eviction. Although Xie Ran changed a lot, the girl remained the same at the same time as when she was in the academy.
Xie Ran's warm gaze changed as it also became ice-cold when all of his friends had already disappeared from sight. He turned around, looking at the active volcano and bursting about boiling lava.
Stepping towards the Lava Peak, he could see many demons roaming around in a hurry while the other side was Yu Zainan who was waiting for the preparations to be completed. Noticing Bai Long'er's presence, Yu Zainan immediately greeted him.
"Miss Bai, has it been waiting for a long time? Preparations will be completed in a moment, we will go to the main altar for the final process. After this plan has been implemented, Miss Bai is there another plan in the future?"
Xie Ran glanced at Yu Zainan. His cold gaze was accompanied by a slightly drawn smile as he said, "Only a small matter, there is no need to mention."
Yu Zainan sneered inwardly. He asked Xie Ran to sit for a while until everything went smoothly.
Not until one stick of incense, the preparation is complete. Xie Ran and Yu Zainan went to the belly of the volcano accompanied by some demons to activate the formation core. After the formation is active and connected in each branch, the mountain will erupt devouring the Lava Continent, then absorbing all souls into the altar to be collected and handed over. Jian Wu was going to set up a teleportation formation for the demons, but did not know where the woman was.
"Where is he?" Yu Zainan growled to realize Jian Wu was not present. If Jian Wu did not set up a formation for teleportation, how could he continue the sacrifice?
Xie Ran on the other hand just kept silent, waiting for what more shock Jian Wu would bring out. Until finally his expression changed when he felt the presence of another figure who was so foreign, yet familiar together. He frowned.
Yu Zainan realized Bai Long'er's change so that made her wonder. Just as he was about to ask, he had sensed the existence of Jian Wu. He immediately turned to see his arrival.
"You've finally come. Better to continue what we have to do. Time's almost up." Yu Zainan wanted to comment more on Jian Wu's delay, but she chose not to bother with him anymore than to be suppressed all out. Better to finish the plan first.
"Master Yu, are you sure you want to continue when the formation is in trouble? If you want to kill yourself, then don't involve me." Jian Wu spoke indifferently.
"That problem?" Yu Zainan glanced at Xie Ran, asking for his answer whether the formation had been fixed or not.
"Previously the formation did run into a bit of trouble, but it has now been fixed. It may take a while to fully recover. If you don't believe it, you two can check it out directly, no other problem." Xie Ran invited the two of them to check.
Yu Zainan immediately checked, but found no such mistake a while ago. Where lay the mistake Jian Wu said?
"Miss Jian, there's no problem here."
"Indeed there are no problems with the main formation, but the problem is with some of the formation branches and ... Xie Ran's." Jian Wu glanced at Xie Ran with a smile.
Yu Zainan was wide-eyed, she panicked suddenly like she saw a ghost and walked over to Jian Wu. "How did he get here? That's impossible!"
"That could be possible, if you yourself were to accept his arrival," Jian Wu replied, then turned his head towards Xie Ran. "Isn't that so, Miss Xie? Or better I say Chairman Xie?"
Yu Zainan's gaze followed Jian Wu's. His eyes were in disbelief. Actually, the one who had been helping him all this time was Xie Ran! Bai Long'er is Xie Ran!
"Can you?" Yu Zainan was almost crazy thinking about it. The painting Xie Ran that Huai Mao sent was much different from this Xie Ran. What the hell is going on?
"It could have been, if you had inherited the aura of the Heavenly Dragon dragon from the Dragon God. But even so, you are still a human, not a real Heavenly Dragon."
"Jian Wu, although not a real Heavenly Dragon, other than the Demon King, only the Heavenly Dragon could fight against him. How about if—"
"Either what 'he' thinks recruited you to do this task. Very useless!" Jian Wu glared at the stupid Yu Zainan.
But Yu Zainan could only swallow the bitterness and turn to look at his subordinates. "Wait for what else? Quickly catch him!"
The demons who were at first confused by the situation instantly prepared to attack, yet suddenly their bodies were all frozen in place without being able to put up a fight. Following which, Yu Zainan's body lifted with a neck suffocating with silver rays that suddenly appeared without warning.
"You don't have permission to arrest me yet. How are you so rash?" Xie Ran spoke in a condescending tone making Yu Zainan really tremble.
"Xie Ran, if you're willing to give up, maybe I'll give you a second chance. In the future, your life will be safe. You should have known, after today, your life is no longer just yours." Jian Wu gave a warning. He couldn't kill Xie Ran, at least for now despite being so eager.
Jian Wu was furious. He flicked his arm, about to attack Xie Ran but his body was blown away by the silver rays that caused him to bump into Yu Zainan's body.
"Xie Ran, you dare!" Jian Wu roared but Xie Ran ignored him.
Xie Ran did not care about their howls. When Jian Wu was about to attack again, he launched another silver ray right towards the formation core to activate the formation right now.
But before that happened, another silver ray appeared hitting his attack. Jian Wu took the opportunity to launch an attack so that Xie Ran had to avoid a new attack and then hit the rocks behind a large rock to reveal a figure standing behind the stone.
Xie Ran's attack not only caused the stone to disintegrate, the foothold of the figure was also destroyed until the figure had to jump onto another footing to be safe from the increasingly evaporating lava.
"Meet." Xie Ran pulled the corner of his lips. He deliberately pulled the two of them onto the altar and activated the formation to lure the person away. But to his surprise, the physical features of the man had some similarities to him.
"Master Bai ...." Jian Wu immediately greeted the man with a relieved smile. Wanting to defeat Xie Ran, had to be done by the right person. Even his strength could not match Xie Ran's strength.
"He's Xie Ran?" The man narrowed his eyes, looking a bit strange to Xie Ran.
"Being able to meet a true Heavenly Dragon, I feel quite honored." Xie Ran remained with her beautiful smile, without putting on another reaction, different from her heart that felt quite uneasy.
"Miss Jian never told me that Xie Ran was an immature girl. Really disappointing."
Xie Ran's gaze dimmed, but still maintained his smile. "Oh? Then, how's my shadow on your mind?"
"Xie Ran, how dare you ask that to Master Bai. Just so you know, he is Bai Long whom you have taken his identity all along" Jian Wu sneered.
"Bai Long?" Xie Ran doubted that it was really a coincidence. He mentioned Bai Long'er's name because he just said it. Moreover, that man named Bai Long had a slight resemblance to him. Do they have distant family ties? It's impossible, isn't it?
"It's great to be known by Miss Xie." Bai Long put on a friendly smile, as if in front of him was not his enemy at all but an old acquaintance.
"Far away from coming here, do you have the same intentions as them?"
"Miss Xie should already have the answer, right?"
Xie Ran hesitated Bai Long as the Heavenly Dragon wanted to destroy his own race. Should Bai Long be the leader of the race, it would make no sense if he betrayed and killed all the dragons.
"Why?" ask Xie Ran. Even Xie Ran who was only half a dragon would not have the heart if the dragons were destroyed.
The feeling between dragons is always connected and always compact without problems, it is impossible to hurt each other let alone kill. Although it was not like, it could all just be harbored or settle it in a peaceful manner. That's the life he wants.
Bai Long pulled next to his brows as if underestimating Xie Ran. "Someone promised me the legacy of the dragon's divinity, why should I reject it? But it seems, I can only use other means, since the dragon's divinity has already been taken away by someone else."
Inheriting divinity has two ways, first inherited by the predecessor to the chosen one, secondly by killing the owner of divinity and absorbing it to replace the position. Xie Ran understood his point, Bai Long wanted to kill him for divinity.
"You look like someone, I can't bear it. But given your identity, I've been wanting to kill you more and more. It shouldn't be a human like you to be a dragon. You're just a clone."
It was true that Xie Ran was not a real dragon, but it was worth the sacrifice of more than half his age and the sacrifice of Long Long. It also has an innate dragon aura as well as pure energy, why can't it accept divinity instead? Bai Long had absolutely no idea, just what was sacrificed to get all of this.
"Even though you look like your mother, you're still human."
Bai Long's words made Xie Ran even more surprised. "Do you know my mother?"
Bai Long chuckled. "Enoughly meet. The most beautiful woman in the Upper World, unfortunately married to a weak human. Not very worth it."
"Upper World? She ... from the upper world?" Xie Ran was surprised. His ancestor did not say anything regarding Wen Xi, he did not know anything else about Wen Xi other than his identity which was Xie Jin's disciple. But if he was from the Upper World, how could he just lose to Huai Mao?
"That's all you don't know, it doesn't seem like he really loves you." Bai Long laughed at Xie Ran's confused condition.
Xie Ran ignored his disturbing thoughts, looking at Bai Long coldly. The man had just underestimated his mother, he must not let that continue. Forget how curious he was, he would ask Qu Xuanzi.
"No matter what your relationship with my mother is, you can't demean her in front of me." Xie Ran pulled out his sword. Bai Long was most likely from the Upper World, he had to be wary let alone the identity of Bai Long resembling the Azure Dragon who was the strongest dragon. "If I want to fight, I will serve."
Bai Long smiled wider. The next second, two silver rays clang to each other at a speed that could not be seen with just the naked eye.
Xie Ran used his sword to attack, his sword was engulfed by silver rays with high pressure and continued to fend off Bai Long's attacks from time to time.
The stomach region of the mountain was so narrow that their fight was limited. Their attacks often hit the mountain walls until there are ruins and severe earthquakes. The mountain that was supposed to erupt for a while longer became even faster due to the pressure of the two forces.
Jian Wu and Yu Zainan rushed out. The battle of Xie Ran and Bai Long had broken through the mountain until both of them came out from the belly of the mountain. The pressure exerted caused the demons on guard to collapse instantly with just a single slash.
The longer the earthquake went, the lava boiled over and overran the area like a hot mudflow that burned the entire ground with lava. From lava to lava, it continued to propagate to the borders of the Spirit Forest.
Because the formation thwarted Xie Ran, the explosion did not make it through the Spirit Forest. However since the formation was not activated, the explosion at Lava Peak would slow down. Until the time came, no one could survive at Lava Peak.
While the dragons in the Spirit Forest were flying, accidentally seeing two silver figures fighting each other made them all curious. When it realized that the ones fighting were the two legendary Heavenly Dragons, they all held their breaths, thinking that the Lava Continent was really going to have a revolution.
Jian Wu went to the Dark Region, feeling that everything had ended. He had to leave immediately, but while he was on his way, two figures attacked him with fierce attacks.
Zhong Xiaorong and Yan Yao happened to see Jian Wu passing by, they thought Xie Ran had managed to make things mess up and directly attacked him. The combination between the white tiger and the ice phoenix made their strength increase extremely drastically, even Jian Wu had to be wary.
Jian Wu cursed countless times at the two brats trying to play around with him. It gives a more intense counter-attack. The greenish rays formed tendrils on the ground and propagated towards the two of them forming a cage. Yan Yao and Zhong Xiaorong immediately prepared for the various thorny tendrils encircling their area.
This fight will not be easy.