Lan Xi's Arrival: A Burial Offering

Earth, China.

Jinsha River.

Amid green mountains and golden waters, white smoke curled upward.

"Ma Ran, that's the name, right?"

A blue-haired young man tilted his head toward Ma Ran, who had appeared out of nowhere. The corners of his lips lifted slightly, and his tone carried a hint of disdain. "Since you were able to detect my presence at the first moment, then..."

"Someone like you is qualified to know my name."

"Lan Xi."

The young man paused briefly, and an amused look appeared on his handsome face.

He looked Ma Ran up and down and said blandly, "Be sure to thank me properly for this honor."

"In this vast universe, no more than ten living beings are qualified to know this name."

Lan Xi was 1.95 meters tall, with a perfectly proportioned build. He wore a loose robe and toyed with a purple-gold staff set with a sky-blue gemstone. At first glance, he looked like a veteran cosplayer from an anime or game, with an otherworldly bearing far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Ma Ran quickly noticed that within the blue gemstone embedded in the staff, a hundred million orange-red specks of light flickered without pause. The energy contained within was nearly endless.

He merely stood there without doing anything. His existence alone affected and distorted the surrounding environment.

At that moment, winds and clouds surged over the Jinsha River. Waves splashed in all directions, forming countless miniature whirlpools that trapped fish and shrimp, leaving them unable to escape.

"Lan Xi. I'll remember that name."

Ma Ran remained calm, his gaze indifferent. "What do you want?"

He knew that the being standing before him was not human at all, but a deity from the Divine Court.

And not only that.

He was a transcendent individual standing at