The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1001

Chapter 1001: Chapter 998: Devouring Chapter 1001: Chapter 998: Devouring “Gather everyone, prepare to evacuate,” Zhenyuanzi commanded immediately.

“What about them?” Yang Jian glanced at Shen Luo and asked.

“We can only wait for Yellow Eyebrow's divine soul to crush their divided souls before withdrawing. If we forcibly terminate the awakening of the Array, the main divine soul is still connected to the doppelganger, and the damage will be even more severe,” Zhenyuanzi said gravely.

Having said that, he looked into the distance with some unease and added, “You stay here and guard; I'll check the outside situation and try to hold off for as long as possible.”

Yang Jian's face showed hesitation, but he also knew that at such a time, one cannot act on impulse. He could only nod in agreement.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness of Yellow Eyebrow, the doppelgangers of Zhenyuanzi and Yang Jian were continuously shattered. Naturally, the remaining few found it even harder to sustain themselves.

At this moment, Yellow Eyebrow's divine soul had completely broken free, and his figure was growing ceaselessly in his Sea of Consciousness. He soon manifested as large as a mountain, while Shen Luo and the others' divided souls seemed like ants in comparison.

“Don't be scared. I won't destroy your divided souls immediately; you still have other uses,” Yellow Eyebrow's divine soul spoke, his voice booming like thunder in the Sea of Consciousness.

One of its palms descended like Dark Clouds covering the sky, completely engulfing Shen Luo and the others in shadow. Black demonic Qi tumbled in its palm, pouring down and overwhelming them.

“Be careful, he wants to demonize our divided souls, and then erode our main souls and the Sea of Knowledge,” Bull Demon King shouted sharply.

After speaking, he activated a mind secret technique, and a strong soul power surged into this strand of divided soul. His form rapidly expanded, transforming into a gigantic Qing Niu with curved horns, and he rammed at the enormous hand above.

The roiling demonic Qi under the giant hand was mostly blocked by the Qing Niu, and for a moment, it could not surge downward.

Shen Luo and the others took this opportunity to burst out from the surroundings. They jumped up, disregarding the vast difference in stature, and struck with palm chains, stabbing toward the brow of Yellow Eyebrow's divine soul.

Seeing this, Yellow Eyebrow slapped down with his other hand, knocking all the chains aside. The rolling demonic Qi from his palm immediately stretched out like ropes, in an instant entangling Shen Luo and the others.

Shen Luo felt waves of coldness wash over his body. This strand of his divine soul doppelganger was being fiercely eroded by the demonic Qi.

Elsewhere, Nezha's body burst into flames, which slightly resisted the erosion of the demonic Qi, but he found it extremely difficult to break free. Nie Caizhu was in a somewhat better situation; it seemed as if a Yangliu Branch made of condensed light swirled around her, fending off the demonic Qi attack.

“Daoist friend Shen, Daoist friend Shen, you are the first one who has deceived me so miserably over these many years. I will take this divided soul of yours for now. Later on, your main soul will also undoubtedly become my prey, and as for the Heavenly Book… Heh heh, I am determined to have it!” Yellow Eyebrow's massive head came before Shen Luo and spoke slowly.

As he finished speaking, he suddenly opened his mouth wide and swallowed Shen Luo's divine soul doppelganger in one gulp.

“No…”

Nie Caizhu cried out in alarm. The Yangliu Branch that had been swirling protectively around her no longer just defended and started to dance like a dragon, sweeping all around.

Shadows of the willow branches emerged in the Void. Wherever they passed, countless leaves danced in the air, forcibly tearing open several gashes in the annihilating demonic Qi, spurring flourishing vitality. For a moment, it looked as though they were making a counterattack.

“No wonder Maitreya Buddha handed the Heavenly Book to you before he entered nirvana. It seems you truly have an extraordinary innate talent. It's just a pity that today, you too cannot escape death,” Yellow Eyebrow commented with a tsk-tsk of appreciation.

Before his voice faded, the demonic Qi surging toward Nie Caizhu increased exponentially. It swelled tumultuously, overwhelming like a landslide or a tsunami. The sprouting vitality surrounding her withered once again, and her situation became increasingly dire.

“Yellow Eyebrow, since you wish to devour our residual souls, why not have a bigger appetite? Here, take my main soul as well,” suddenly a thunderous roar erupted.

The divine soul doppelganger of Zhong Kui burst into brilliant light, and a red-robed phantom descended out of thin air, instantly merging with the doppelganger. The bright red glow of the robe intensified, and the figure's size increased a hundredfold, almost equal to that of Yellow Eyebrow.

He tore apart the black Demonic Qi that was entwined around him and stepped towards Yellow Eyebrow, grabbing hold of his divine soul and pressed his palm down onto his head.

On his thumb, a Ghost Eye suddenly opened, revealing a You Ming Qi Acupoint within, where Ghost Fog churned and a massive vortex spun wildly.

“Zhong Kui, you madman…” Yellow Eyebrow couldn't help but exclaim in shock at the sight.

From the Qi Acupoint vortex emerged an incredibly powerful tearing force. Yellow Eyebrow's divine soul felt unstable as strands of his soul power were being pulled into the vortex.

“If you want to absorb, then I'll let you have your fill,” Yellow Eyebrow roared.

Dark light surged all over him as rolling Demonic Qi frantically flowed out and poured relentlessly into the Ghost Eye vortex.

As one exerted himself to release Demonic Qi and the other absorbed without reserve, the pressure on the Bull Demon King and the others was greatly alleviated.

However, as the Demonic Qi continued to flood in, the Ghost Immortal aura on Zhong Kui's body grew weaker and weaker, whereas the Demonic Qi became increasingly rampant. In the midst of this ceaseless absorption, he seemed to be on the verge of being purified into a demon.

“Haha, I want to see whether my Demonic Qi will be sucked dry by you first, or if you will succumb to becoming a demon before that happens,” Yellow Eyebrow laughed wildly.

At the same time, inside his divine soul, Shen Luo's residual soul had not been obliterated and was also suffering the invasion of Demonic Qi, which was spreading towards his main body through the connection with the main divine soul.

Outside, Yang Jian also noticed the anomaly. Both Shen Luo and Zhong Kui's Demonic Qi was growing heavier, especially the latter, who was almost at the level of the Demon Clan's Twelve Distinguished Ones.

Just as he was about to take action, Shen Luo suddenly let out a muffled groan, and a burst of light shone from the center of his forehead. With a “pfft,” it shot out, piercing through the Array and striking Yellow Eyebrow between his eyebrows.

“Boom…”

An explosive boom immediately echoed within the Sea of Consciousness of Yellow Eyebrow.

Before Nie Caizhu and the others could comprehend what had happened, they saw a white light shining within that space of consciousness, as if a great sun had suddenly appeared, radiating waves of gentle and warm power.

The surrounding Demonic Qi, under the influence of this power, seemed to be purified and dissipated away.

“What… what is this?” Yellow Eyebrow was instantly taken aback.

Before he could understand what was happening, a figure suddenly burst out from within his divine soul and leaped into the high altitude.

Under the assault of the Demonic Qi, Zhong Kui's divine soul had already become very unstable. As he looked up, he realized that Shen Luo's divided soul was remarkably merging with the white light.

Both were becoming increasingly indistinct, while the figure of a gaunt old monk was becoming clearer and clearer.

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