The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1155

Chapter 1155: Chapter 1152: Great Demon of the Evil Deity Chapter 1155: Chapter 1152: Great Demon of the Evil Deity Upon hearing the somewhat incoherent words of the Water Ape, Shen Luo felt quite speechless. What was any of this supposed to mean?

At this moment, Wu Man'er and Yuanyuan also flew closer.

“The Water Python you're talking about, is it the subordinate of the powerful demon that monopolized the Divine Tree?” Yuanyuan asked.

“Yes, it's him. What about it?” The Water Ape asked with some confusion.

“He didn't kill you?” Yuanyuan continued with doubt.

“I have formidable cultivation skills. How could he kill me just because he wants to? If he dares to come again, I, I… will skin him.” The Water Ape puffed up his chest, but his voice clearly lacked confidence as he finished his sentence.

“Tell the truth,” Shen Luo said coldly.

The Pure Yang Flying Sword suspended at the Water Ape's forehead moved an inch closer, the flames of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire beginning to lick at the Water Ape's eyebrows.

“I… can't beat him, and indeed, I almost got killed by him. But for some reason, when he was about to deliver the killing blow, the guy seemed to suddenly receive an urgent summoning and left me there to run off by himself,” the Water Ape said begrudgingly under the threat of the sword.

“Received an urgent summoning… Most likely, he was summoned by that powerful demon. What do you know about that powerful demon?” Shen Luo pondered for a moment before asking.

“You mean that one?” Hearing this, the Water Ape shrank his neck and spoke.

He dared to call himself “I” when talking about the Water Python, but he was deeply fearful of that powerful demon.

“Quit the nonsense. Tell me everything you know,” Shen Luo said with a frown.

“That one is a very murderous Evil Deity. When he came to Yunmeng Marsh that year, he killed every demon he encountered along the way, not leaving even a complete corpse behind. It's said that afterward, to avoid his enemies, he's been hiding deep in Yunmeng Marsh, recovering and increasing his strength. These years, he gradually gathered some powerful demon subordinates, and only then did he start making moves again…” The Water Ape swallowed nervously as he spoke.

“I didn't ask you that. What kind of creature is that powerful demon, what is his cultivation level, and what kind of God's Power does he have?” Shen Luo huffed coldly and continued to question.

“That… I don't know. No one who has fought him has ever come back alive, except for a few trusted powerful demons under his command. I'm afraid no spirits or monsters in Yunmeng Marsh could say much about him,” the Water Ape spread his hands and said.

Shen Luo sighed inwardly. Apart from knowing about the urgent summoning of his subordinates, there wasn't any useful information.

“Enough, get lost.”

With a wave of his robe, Shen Luo dispersed the water stream entwined around the Water Ape and simultaneously retracted the Flying Swords.

“You're not going to kill me?” the Water Ape said in surprise.

“What, do you actually want to die that badly?” Shen Luo raised an eyebrow and gave him a sidelong glance.

Without another word, the Water Ape clasped his fists, somersaulted, and plunged into the water. He quickly made a white line in the water, swimming away into the distance.

Yet, after swimming a hundred feet, he suddenly poked his head out of the water and yelled at Shen Luo, “Whatever you are inquiring about that powerful demon for, I advise you, if you don't want to die, don't get involved with that guy.”

After saying that, he dove back into the water and didn't reemerge.

“This guy doesn't seem all that bad…” Yuanyuan muttered.

“Not all villains look like Evil and Ferocious Deities, and those who appear vicious aren't necessarily irredeemably evil,” Shen Luo said with some profound meaning.

Yuanyuan recalled for a moment and then nodded vehemently, “Yes, that Water Python looked quite clean and tidy, but in reality, he was rotten to the core, with no one more wicked than him.”

After speaking, she warily glanced at Shen Luo and suddenly noticed that he was quite good-looking too.

Therefore, the Leaf Sprite flapped her wings and moved a few inches closer to Wu Man'er.

The group set out once again. After flying for a while, Yuanyuan couldn't help but draw a bit nearer to Shen Luo and asked,

“So… the Water Ape said that the powerful demon is very cruel and very strong. Are you still planning on going?”

“Go.”

“Why? Just to help me find my tribespeople?” Yuanyuan frowned.

“Of course not.” Shen Luo shook his head.

The feathers on Yuanyuan's back drooped slightly, showing a touch of disappointment.

“What we're looking for isn't that big demon, but the Divine Tree. Besides helping you search for your tribespeople, we need to obtain the essence of the Ginkgo Divine Tree,” Shen Luo continued.

Hearing this answer, Yuanyuan's wings stretched out again.

She was very satisfied with this answer, even more so than if Shen Luo had said he was “just there to help her search for her tribespeople.”

Wu Man'er watched this and couldn't help but smile more at the corners of her eyes.

Among the charm spirits, aside from those skilled in bewitching the hearts of men, most are simple-minded like this, wearing their emotions on their sleeves.

Time flew by, and it was already several days later.

The deeper they went into Yunmeng Marsh, the thicker the dark clouds gathered in the sky became, and Shen Luo and his companions had not seen the sun for three days now.

The temperature inside the big swamp was quite high, filled with the slightly fishy smell of decay from the mud.

“It's going to be miasma rain. We need to find a place to take shelter from the rain,” Yuanyuan said listlessly, affected by the stifling environment as she lay on Wu Man'er's shoulder and pointed to the sky.

“What is miasma rain?” Wu Man'er asked curiously.

“The clouds above our heads are a poisonous barrier of rot that never dissipates. They keep building up, and after a period of time, they will release a miasma rain. Though it's less toxic than the poisonous barrier, it's quite troublesome for those of us who are charm spirits,” Yuanyuan said, perking up a bit as she explained.

“Then let's take shelter from the rain,” Shen Luo nodded.

“From here to that direction, less than a hundred li away, there's an Umbrella Cloud Tree we can use for shelter,” Yuanyuan hurriedly said.

Shen Luo, following the direction she pointed, sped up and flew away.

“Boom”

Just then, a white Light Mark streaked across the leaden clouds above them, followed by the sound of a thunderous thunderclap.

The immense roar of thunder rolled across the wilderness for a long time before gradually dying down.

Following that, the sound of rain “swish swish” could be heard from the sky.

As the curtain of rain enveloped them, fog began to spread all around, soon obscuring an area of several thousands of li.

Yuanyuan lay on Wu Man'er's shoulder, her four wings spread out above her head to shield herself from the rain, only to find that within the range of their flying boat, not a single drop of rain fell.

For Shen Luo, controlling water like this was child's play.

“Big Brother Shen… since you have such abilities, don't we no longer need to take shelter from the rain?” It was the first time Yuanyuan called out the words “Big Brother Shen,” her tone full of confusion.

“It's alright. We've also been on the road for several days, so it's good to find a place to rest,” Shen Luo said.

In fact, he noticed that Yuanyuan had been tirelessly guiding and pointing out the direction for them for days now, so he intended to let her rest a bit.

Yuanyuan simply said “Oh,” but felt somewhat happy in her heart.