The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1154

Chapter 1154: Chapter 1151: Water Ape's Surprise Attack Chapter 1154: Chapter 1151: Water Ape's Surprise Attack “If that big demon sets up a formation, won't it prevent the dispersal of the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit, monopolizing them completely?” Shen Luo furrowed his brows and said.

“According to the elders in our clan, when the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit shoots out, it causes a huge commotion, and ordinary Monster Spirits don't have the courage to intercept it, they only wait for them to fall and then seek them out depending on fate,” Yuanyuan continued to say.

“What else do you know about that big demon?” Shen Luo nodded thoughtfully and then asked.

“I only know that he has been entrenched in the deeper areas of Yunmeng Marsh since many years ago. He wasn't well known before, but just recently, he suddenly emerged with his minions and has since monopolized the Divine Tree. He doesn't allow other demons or charm spirits to touch it and has even sent his subordinates to aggressively drive away and slaughter our people,” Yuanyuan said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo pondered for a while and then said:

“No matter what, we have to make the journey. Let's first help you find your clan, and then go check out the situation near the Divine Tree,” Shen Luo said.

Upon hearing this, Yuanyuan's eyes became a bit moist again.

Seeing this, Shen Luo couldn't help but feel somewhat emotional, realizing that the thoughts of these charm spirits were indeed too simple.

With the Leaf Sprite acting as a guide, Shen Luo simply put away the Road Guidance Lamp and steered the flying boat toward the depths of Yunmeng Marsh.

As they moved further into the marsh, a thick fog began to blanket the lake surface, and even the divine soul that was extended outwards gradually became disrupted.

When passing through a wide water area of the marsh, still a hundred feet away, Yuanyuan suddenly called for the flying boat to stop, her small face tight with nervousness as she looked toward the vast misty waves on the lake surface ahead.

“What's wrong?” Shen Luo asked.

“We have always called this lake Mirror Smoke Lake, and there lives a temperamental Water Ape here year-round. We have never dared to approach it; let's take a detour,” Yuanyuan said after a slight hesitation.

“That sounds good.”

Shen Luo did not want any unexpected problems and quickly agreed.

He immediately steered the flying boat, changing direction, and started to take a detour to the right side of Mirror Smoke Lake.

Just as the flying boat reached halfway, a thunderous beast roar came from the direction of Mirror Smoke Lake. A water wave nearly a hundred feet high rolled over the sky like a tall wall, bearing down on Shen Luo and his companions.

Seeing this, Shen Luo raised his hand and swung down at the water waves.

A several hundred feet long Sword Qi burst forth from his palm, like a sword connecting the sky, slicing through high altitude and directly splitting the water wave in half.

“Whoosh…”

The divided water waves emptied out on both sides, creating an immense noise.

A giant figure, tens of feet tall, emerged from the lake surface, striding over the waves and running wildly towards Shen Luo.

It was shaped like an old ape but was hairless. Instead, it was covered with green scales. Its hands and feet were webbed together, and it exuded an aura of ferociousness.

Shen Luo focused his gaze and noticed that there were many wounds all over its body, especially on the right shoulder and chest, where large patches of scales had fallen off, revealing two huge bloody holes.

Judging by the unhealed state of the wounds, it must have recently gone through a great battle for its life.

“Don't come over; we mean no harm, we're just passing through…” Seeing the Water Ape rushing wildly over, Yuanyuan quickly flew up to meet it, shouting loudly to stop it.

The Water Ape glanced at the slender, tiny figure, completely ignoring it. At the moment, all it wanted to do was pound those two humans into a pulp.

“Get… away…”

The Water Ape bellowed, and a powerful gust of wind instantly blew Yuanyuan away.

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Wu Man'er saw what was happening and immediately took flight, carefully catching her in his arms.

The Water Ape locked onto Shen Luo with fierce eyes, stamped heavily on the lake surface, causing thousands of waves to erupt, and instantly surged into high altitude, with both fists pounding down on top of Shen Luo's head.

After probing, Shen Luo discovered that the Water Ape was at the Peak Nascent Soul stage, which gave him some relief. He raised both hands above his head, grasped at the void, and the Profound Yellow Staff appeared in his hands.

He gripped the staff with both hands, holding it horizontally, and met the Water Ape's attack.

With a loud “Boom!”

The Water Ape's giant fist smashed on the Profound Yellow Staff, transforming into a mountainous force that bore down.

Shen Luo, however, remained unmoved, not even his arms bending in the slightest. Instead, the flying boat beneath him couldn't maintain stability and was smashed into the lake water below.

Seeing this, the Water Ape's pupils instantly dilated.

Just now, it had exerted twelve points of its strength with that strike. An ordinary human, even if they had deeper cultivation, should not have been able to withstand it physically. Even if they could, they should not have remained so relaxed.

But before it could understand what happened, it had already been struck in the chest by Shen Luo's Profound Yellow Staff and sent flying backward.

After skidding a huge mark on the lake surface, the Water Ape fell heavily into the water, causing waves to splash.

It struggled desperately to stand up, but just as it managed to get on its feet, its shoulder was hit with a “thump”, striking its already injured right shoulder and smashing it into the bottom of the lake.

By now, the Water Ape naturally knew it was no match for the person in front of it and sank to the bottom of the lake, trying to escape with the momentum of the water.

But it had only leapt out ten or so feet when it suddenly felt a tightness around it, as if the lake water itself was squeezing in on it.

Before it could realize what was happening, its form was forcibly twisted, and its entire body was caught in an upwelling water wave that shot it straight out from the bottom of the lake into the sky.

After being suspended in mid-air, the water wave enveloping it transformed, twisting into thick water ropes that firmly bound it in mid-air.

Just when it was about to struggle, a Crimson Flying Sword engulfed in flames was already hovering at its brow.

“Why did you attack us?” Shen Luo flew up in front of the Water Ape and asked with a frown.

“The puny human race… all deserve to die,” the Water Ape said fiercely, without any fear.

“The injuries on your body, were they caused by the human race?” Shen Luo inspected the Water Ape again and asked.

The Water Ape just snorted coldly and stiffened its neck, waiting for death.

“Still got quite a temper… How did you get the injuries on your body? They don't seem to be caused by the human race. Tell the truth, and maybe you'll live,” Shen Luo said with a frown, his voice growing cold.

The Water Ape didn't believe Shen Luo's words but still said, “Shameless human race, only knows how to attack and ambush when I'm injured.”

Shen Luo looked back at Wu Man'er, who had not made a move from start to finish, then at the Water Ape in front of him, showing anger, somewhat surprised, the two of us ganged up on you?

“It was clearly you who ambushed me first, right?” Shen Luo said, nonplussed.

The Water Ape's face stiffened for a moment, then it mumbled, “I wasn't talking about you.”

“Then who was it?” Shen Luo asked.

“Don't know them, they're all a bunch of shameless wretches. They took advantage of me fighting the Water Python and getting injured, came to kill me. I ate half of them; the other half got so scared they ran away…” The Water Ape paused mid-sentence, then slowly catching on, asked tentatively, “You're not here to get revenge for them, are you?”