The First Dou God After the Ancient Era

--- Chapter 256 ---

Eyes widened.

Jaws dropped.

Disbelief filled everyone in the area.

They didn't expect Lan Rou to use her breakthrough to Dou God Realm as bait to draw the Hall of Souls out. She knew them too well, fully knowing breaking into the Dou God Realm is practically impossible without Origin Qi from the Ancient Era.

Lan Rou, with a full-bloomed smile, is akin to a demoness. She was ready to plunge anyone she hated into a dark, cold abyss.

Thunderclouds rumbled in the sky as the fierce dragon made of Heavenly Tribulation's golden lighting descended upon them. 

"DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!" The Hall of Souls' people are cursing madly at Lan Rou.

They knew they couldn't handle this golden dragon. 

Even if they did, they would suffer heavy injury. 

"Use the formation to defend against the Heavenly Tribulation!" said an elder with a bald head. His dark red robe fluttered as he waved a few hand signs and summoned a giant skull.

"Ghost Skull Protection!" 

"As if I'd let you do that!" Lan Rou rushed toward the Hall of Souls' elder and readied her dagger. 

"1st Change of Six Paths, Purgatory." 

Lan Rou's dagger was 'thoroughly' laced with a faint yet dreadful purple aura. She slashed down at the giant skull, successfully breaking it on the first strike.

BOOM!

"Orchid Immortal, you're going too far!" The bald elder's expression becomes ugly. 

"Too far? Then, give up and accept death..." Lan Rou rushed, chasing him down.

The bald elder glanced at his fellow elders and noticed the Crimson Soul Death Formation had become a sturdy barrier. Something flashed in his mind, calculating pros and cons.

He didn't have much time. The damnable Orchid Immortal was eager to behead him. 

"You will regret this." He gritted his teeth, pulling something from his ring and swallowing it with an audible gulp. 

Lan Rou didn't care about the bald elder's action and swung her dagger down again. "Purgatory..." 

Her emotionless voice rang in the area.

BOOM!

Sizzle! 

"How annoying..." Lan Rou frowned because her dagger stopped an inch from the bald elder's head. 

Spark flew everywhere as her dagger failed to kill its target.

The bald elder's body burst with extra strength, elevating his cultivation base to the 9th Stars of Dou Saint. An eerie aura made from dark flame appeared, cloaking him.

This very cloak resisted Lan Rou's dagger. The dark flame affected the spatial power in the area.

"Hahaha, let's die together!" The bald elder laughed out loud.

Roar!

Lan Rou glanced back and saw the golden dragon was a few meters from them. She gave the bald elder a snort and popped a pill into her mouth, making everyone wonder what that pill was.

Can a pill save you from Dou God's tribulation lightning?

BOOOOOOOOM!!

Heaven might smite Lan Rou and the bald elder, swallowing them in pure destructiveness. Golden electricity spread from them and destroyed everything in a 10-mile radius.

Even the watcher couldn't help but hiss sharply. Their souls tingled in the presence of this destruction. As expected of the Dou God's tribulation lightning, even the scattered force could destroy heaven and earth!

After the destruction subsided, everyone stared at the center and saw two figures facing each other. 

The Elder from the Hall of Souls. 

He looked like a burning skeleton now. 

And the unscathed Lan Rou. 

"Impossible!" shouted another elder from the Hall of Souls. He and other elders hide in the Crimson Soul Death Formation, anticipating Orchid Immortal to take the full force of the Heavenly Tribulation and die.

Yet the truth laid bare before them.

Cough!

Lan Rou coughed blood, but that's it. Her injury is nothing compared to the disfigured Bald Elder. 

Heck! She looked like she only had some internal injury. 

What kind of pill is she eating exactly?

Lan Rou drew her dagger and finished the burning skeleton with a flick, destroying the Bald Elder's soul. "2nd Change of Six Paths, Hungry Ghost."

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and breathed in, calming her nerves.

The pill she ate was 'naturally' given by Ain.

Ain made it back when he visited the Lei Clan, and it was called the Lightning Calamity Subduing Pill. Its effect is to nullify electric charges from lightning-based attacks. 

Yes, Ain actually intended to use this pill to train his Lightning Calamity Divine Art. After all, the converted electricity from his Golden Crow's Divine Flame is too strong. 

Lan Rou took this pill's effect for granted and successfully resisted the electric charge while taking burnt from the Heavenly Tribulation like a champ.

Her very body burnt under the terrifying force of Heavenly Tribulation, but the Six Path Behemoth's bloodline allowed her to recover almost instantly, making people think she was unscathed.

ROAR!

Before anyone could react, another golden dragon formed in the sky. 

Lan Rou clicked her tongue, "So tough." 

"The tribulation to reach Dou God is harder than I thought." 

"I don't have any Lightning Calamity Subduing Pill anymore." 

"And there are still a fair amount of Hall of Souls scum left." 

Lan Rou sighed at her weakness, not knowing her strength was already at the top of Dou Qi's Continent. If Dou Qi Plane had resources and Origin Qi, she would have ascended long ago.

She has the talent and the right mindset to reach such heights. 

"Then, just focus on killing the scums. Leave the rest to me." A calm voice appeared in Lan Rou's mind.

Lan Rou hurriedly stared at the 'certain' area in the Fallen Orchid Mountain Range and saw a handsome, white-haired man standing near a tree with a swing tied on it. 

She couldn't help but smile upon seeing him. All her worry melted almost instantly.

"Ain..." She whispered with love. 

Baek Ain waved gently, "Focus on your own thing. We have more than enough time to catch up with each other." 

"Mm." Lan Rou tenderly replied.

As the golden dragon descended again, several moments flashed in her eyes.

Everyone winced, expecting Lan Rou to take another burn.

Suddenly, a sharp blade intent tore into the void and decapitated the golden dragon's head.

"..."

"..." 

"..."

It was instantaneous. 

Even those with powerful Soul Realm couldn't catch the glimpse or source of that blade's intent. 

Too fast!

Too sharp!

Lan Rou's smile bloomed even more as she chased after the Hall of Souls' scums.

She used Dou Qi in her body without holding back and swung her dagger decisively, "3rd Change of Six Paths. Animal Feast!" 

The roar of a thousand wild beasts echoed as great maws bit onto the Crimson Soul Death Formation.

The Elders from the Hall of Souls panicked. Cracks appeared on their trusted barrier.

They couldn't plead for forgiveness because Lan Rou was merciless.

Intense violet light swept the Hall of Souls' elders and swallowed their lives. Since Lan Rou knew the Hall of Souls could recover them with only their soul, she also destroyed their souls, and they couldn't reincarnate.

With that, everyone that Hall of Souls sent to disturb Lan Rou's sudden breakthrough perished under her dagger. It will be a heavy blow to their rank. 

Huff! Huff!

Lan Rou breathed heavily, feeling tired and battered.

She looked up and saw one final golden dragon.

However, before the golden dragon could descend, an intense blade intent tore it apart alongside the thunderclouds.

Darkness left the area, allowing sunlight to bathe Lan Rou in its warmth.

Heaven and Earth Energy manifested as a white pillar, striking Lan Rou down like a blessing set in stone.

Lan Rou closed her eyes and felt the loose yet rigid shackles in her mind and body shatter, allowing her to ascend to a higher existence. 

At that moment, the Dou Qi Plane experienced a storm of change.

The land quaked, and the sky trembled.

Even Dou Qi in the atmosphere stirred, forming a heavenly phenomenon spanning several hundred thousand kilometers and encompassing the Dou Qi Continent.

Everyone stared in the Demonic Region's direction and saw a massive aurora of violet, blue, yellow, and white colors, like a blooming Orchid in the morning. 

As Lan Rou slowly opened her eyes, an Orchid Mark appeared on her forehead. 

The mark is a noble sign of Lan Rou's divine status. 

Her status as...

The Orchid God!