Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 172 Nine Netherworld Queen: "Human, you've angered me, aren't you afraid of death?"

Lu Ran's eyes flashed. He had originally intended to keep this saintess, who knew so many secrets, so that she could explain the secret information about the ancient capital. But now, it seemed that an unexpected situation had arisen.
He sensed a remarkable aura of dark undead. If he hadn't cultivated necromancy and shadow magic and possessed keen senses, he probably wouldn't have noticed it!
In an ancient capital, such a dense aura of darkness suggests a high level of life form.
Lu Ran thought of someone!
No, strictly speaking, she is not human, but a ghost, a spirit!

That was none other than the Nine Netherworld Empress, one of the eight fallen rulers of the ancient capital!

Lu Ran guessed that she was secretly watching the show somewhere.

As Asha's about to leave, Lu Ran replied:
"Do you want me to give you a ride?"

Asha Ruya smiled sweetly, glanced at Mu Ningxue in Lu Ran's arms, and said with a smile, "No need, I'm afraid the beauty will be jealous, and besides, it's not appropriate for you to leave right now."

"Lu Ran, I look forward to seeing you again at the World University Competition."

Asha'ruya tossed her long, wavy hair and left, her two attendants silently following behind.

Lu Ran watched Asha Ruya leave, and then turned his gaze to Hong Jun.

"Now, aren't you going to confess?" Lu Ran said coldly.

Hong Jun gritted his teeth and refused to say anything.

He was gambling, gambling that Lu Ran had no evidence.
But Lu Ran had already read Hong Jun's thoughts clearly through the Mind System.

The next moment, Lu Ran lifted Hong Jun up and directly used his mind-body technique to strip Hong Jun of his memories.

Strictly speaking, even in a trial, the stripping of memories is only carried out at the very last moment of interrogation.

After all, doing so would cause irreparable damage to the soul.

When a mage cultivates the soul, once the soul is damaged, it is considered to be mostly ruined.

But when it comes to the Black Vatican, Lu Ran has never been merciful.

Lu Ran transmitted Hong Jun's memories to the minds of everyone present through mental techniques.

This includes scenes of Hong Jun falling into the trap of joining the Black Church and working for them. In these scenes, the High Deacon Hu Jin is wearing a mask, but Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue, who have seen him several times, quickly recognize him when paired up.

"It really is Mu He!" Mo Fan sneered.

Lu Ran glanced at Hong Jun as if he were a dead man.

The village chief Xie Sang, Su Xiaoluo, and other villagers from Huacun stood there, their faces blank with disbelief.

It turns out that Hong Jun really joined the evil organization, the Black Vatican, and he even plotted to destroy the ancient capital together with the Black Vatican!
"I...I don't have a son like you!" Village Chief Xie Sang cried bitterly.

Lu Ran snorted coldly and showed no mercy, smashing Hong Jun to pieces.

Suddenly, Lu Ran shouted coldly:
"You've been watching this show from the shadows for so long, do you expect me to personally invite you out?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a powerful shockwave swept through the surroundings, forcing two figures to appear.

One of them, dressed in the uniform of the Inquisition and wearing a badge on his chest, smiled awkwardly at Lu Ran, and his body emanated a high-level aura.

The other person was dressed in tattered straw clothes, had a sinister expression, and smelled of stench. He was surrounded by a strong aura of death, clearly indicating that he often dealt with the dead.

Xie Sang didn't recognize the first of the two people who suddenly appeared, but he was all too familiar with the second!

"Fang Gu, it's you!" Xie Sang shouted as she looked at the man dressed in plain clothes, not even having time to grieve for her son's death.

Upon hearing this, Fang Gu sneered, "Why can't it be me?"

"Or are you surprised to see me alive?"

"I live, of course, to seek revenge!"

These words made Xie Sang instantly understand why they were still attacked by the undead despite being protected by the Kun Well water.
Fang Gu, a necromancer, controls undead to attack villages.

This was caused by human intervention!

The man in the court uniform silently approached Lu Ran from behind and said, "Councilor Lu Ran, I've long admired your name."

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought:
"Did Han Ji send you?"

The judge chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "Councilor Lu Ran, do you know Lord Han Ji?"

Lu Ran shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him before, but I've heard of him as the chairman of the Clock Tower Magic Association."

Lu Ran stopped asking him how he knew her whereabouts.

He may have been targeted by someone with ulterior motives when he revealed his hunter level to the Ancient Capital Hunter Alliance.

The fact that someone of Han Ji's stature would send a high-level mage to ensure stability shows that he is somewhat cautious.

Fang Gu stood to the side, his face grim.

He didn't expect that even though he was being very careful and was only spying, he was still caught by Lu Ran!
Hong Jun, a member of the Black Vatican, was also executed by Lu Ran.

These things were beyond his expectations.

But how could he accept his fate, carrying the hopes and resentments of the villagers of Yangyang Village on his shoulders?

The next moment, Fang Gu let out a chilling roar and began to chant an ancient incantation.

Lu Ran remained calm, his face showing disdain.

He could tell that the valley was filled with the chanting of the dead.

However, his necromancy cultivation was too low, so even with some evil magic, he couldn't cause much of a stir.

Soon, accompanied by the chanting of incantations by the dead, the surrounding earth cracked, black death energy overflowed, and many undead crawled out one after another.

These are all villagers from Yangyang Village whose spirits were created by Fang Gu!
At this moment, through the telepathic connection, Lu Ran knew that Fang Gu's heart was filled with nothing but endless revenge and retribution.

Without bothering with further words, Lu Ran raised his arm, spread his five fingers, and slapped down with his palm!
"boom!"

A massive silver palm, formed from condensed spiritual energy, slammed down and smashed onto the heads of dozens of undead!
In the blink of an eye, the spirits of these servants were smashed into mincemeat and vanished into nothingness.

"How is this possible?" Fang Gu's face showed shock, unable to believe that his invincible 'army of the undead' had been instantly killed by the young man in front of him!

"You can't do this!"

These spirits are all Fang Gu's life's work.
"Stop making noise, take him down!"

Before he could finish speaking, the judge, who was trembling behind Lu Ran, quickly subdued Fang Gu, who was not protected by any undead.

The group returned to the ancient capital. The judge led Fang Gu and the villagers along the way, while Mu Ningxue and others went ahead at Lu Ran's signal.

Seeing that many villagers were still staying in the village and unwilling to leave, Lu Ran said one last thing:
"Anyone who remains here within one minute will die!"

Afterwards, Lu Ran went to the well cave containing the water from Kun Well and took it all away.

"After watching the show for so long, you're unwilling to come out and show yourself?" Lu Ran suddenly said.

In the closed, dark room, the surrounding space was utterly silent.

But there was no response, so Lu Ran continued:

"A dignified king of the Eight Directions has exposed himself in front of a high-level mage like me. If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to come out and meet him either."

Before the words were finished, a faint sigh came from all directions:

"Sigh, what an interesting human. Are you trying to provoke me? Are you really not afraid of death?"

(End of this chapter)