The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1198

Chapter 1198: 1195 Chapter 1198: 1195 After casting the secret technique, the Nine-Headed Insect continued to fly forward, covering more than a thousand miles before stopping. He then released tens of thousands of blood-colored hummingbirds once again.

These Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds were a group of spiritual birds he had secretly cultivated for scouting. Like the Green-Winged Birds commanded by Bashe and others previously, they could share vision with their master. Furthermore, these Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds were significantly more formidable than the Green-Winged Birds, at three to four times faster in flight, and more keenly sensitive to Mana. The only downside was that the Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds had a much shorter lifespan than the Green-Winged Birds and could only survive in the warm and humid conditions of Yunmeng Marsh. Once they left this area, they were of little use–imperfect yet capable.

With the speed of the Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds, it would take only half a day to scatter over the entire Yunmeng Marsh. With these spiritual birds available, the Nine-Headed Insect was confident he could find Shen Luo no matter where he hid.

The Nine-Headed Insect commanded this wave of Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds to scout the surroundings and continued to fly forward, stopping every thousand miles to release more birds, accelerating the spreading process.

Sure enough, after less than half an hour, just as the Nine-Headed Insect was about to release another wave of Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds, the blue compass by his side flickered with spiritual light, and the wildly spinning needle came to a halt, pointing in a specific direction.

The arrow inside the Blood Demon Bead was just as steady, also pointing in that direction.

“Could it be that the thief's treasure used to hide his breath can only maintain its effect for a while and not for long?” The Nine-Headed Insect said with surprise and joy, immediately executing the Blood Cloud Escape towards that direction, while also commanding the dispersed Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds to scout in that direction.

Although the Nine-Headed Insect's Blood Cloud Escape was fast, he was too far from the location indicated by the compass, and the speed of the other party was not slow either. Even with the Nine-Headed Insect flying at full speed, a quarter of an hour passed and still he hadn't caught up.

Just as the Nine-Headed Insect was considering whether or not to disregard the exhaustion and speed up his Blood Cloud Escape, the indicators on the blue compass and the Blood Demon Bead once again became erratic, unable to pin down the location of the other party.

The Nine-Headed Insect stopped his Escape Light, somewhat astonished.

Unable to sense the other's location and continuing to move forward blindly would likely be an effort in vain.

After his gaze flickered a few times, he decided to wait in place, continuously releasing Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds.

A moment later, the indicators on the blue compass and the Blood Demon Bead once again stabilized, this time pointing in a different direction.

“Just as I suspected. That Shen Luo releases the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit and Bashe every quarter of an hour. Is he deliberately playing with me? Or is he looking to lure me into his trap to buy time?” The Nine-Headed Insect narrowed his eyes.

Shen Luo was someone who was with the Little White Dragon; if it was a trap set by the Little White Dragon, he had to be cautious.

“Hmph! Even if this is the Little White Dragon's scheme, so what? During the last great battle, my injuries had not healed, preventing me from using my full strength, which allowed you to win by sheer luck. Now that my injuries have healed, it is time to settle both new and old scores!” said the Nine-Headed Insect, his eyes flashing with bloodlight, his voice cold.

He did not continue the chase. With a wave of his sleeve, swarms of Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds flew out from it, quickly spreading in all directions.

Since Shen Luo could completely shield the breath of the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit and Bashe, chasing him further would be futile. The wisest course of action was to quickly disperse the Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds throughout the entire Yunmeng Marsh. Since Shen Luo was intentionally provoking him, it indicated he had something planned and would likely not leave Yunmeng Marsh anytime soon.

Quickly, the Nine-Headed Insect released all the Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds he had, then closed his eyes and began to cultivate on the spot.

An hour later, he slowly opened his eyes.

The Blood-Patterned Hummingbirds he had earlier released had already spread out rapidly. Combined with those he released along the way, nearly half of Yunmeng Marsh was now within the scouting range of his spiritual birds. It was time to locate Shen Luo and end this once and for all.

The Nine-Headed Insect took out an ancient mirror, similar to the one used by Bashe and the other three demons to control the Green-Winged Birds, except it was more than twice as large, its surface shone more brilliantly, and it was covered with a myriad of flashing blood-colored dots.

The Nine-Headed Insect gestured toward the ancient mirror, and immediately the blood-colored light point on it started to flicker.

Inside Yunmeng Marsh, the relatively benign Blood-Patterned Bee Birds appeared to be stimulated by something as they began to zip around frenziedly, their eyes flashing with blood light, while a blood-red tendril trembled incessantly at their mouths, sending out ripples of bloody waves that spread in all directions.

The Nine-Headed Insect closed his eyes once more, quietly waiting.

A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the west, where a Blood-Patterned Bee Bird in the northwest of Yunmeng Marsh had discovered Shen Luo's trace.

“Humph, I've finally found you, now that I've set my sights on you, don't even think about escaping!” He let out a long howl and was enveloped by a surging blood cloud, rolling towards that direction.

At the same time, Shen Luo was traveling by Sword Flight in a certain part of northwest Yunmeng Marsh, transforming into a red streak of light speeding forward.

Using “Immortal Escape” would have been more concealed, but it was far less fast than Sword Flight, and it also consumed more Mana. Now, with the initiative in his hands, it didn't matter if he revealed a bit of his trajectory.

While flying, he silently calculated the time. Almost two hours had passed, and he just needed to endure another four or five hours.

He put more power into accelerating the Pure Yang Sword below him, changing direction after every interval of flight, without any discernible pattern, in an effort to confuse the Nine-Headed Insect chasing behind him.

However, Shen Luo hadn't noticed that within the jungle below, at intervals, there fluttered a blood-colored bee bird. Though his Sword Flight was fast, his movements were easily tracked by these Blood-Patterned Bee Birds.

These Blood-Patterned Bee Birds had no Demon Qi, and were tiny in size. Apart from their peculiar appearance, they were almost indistinguishable from ordinary small birds, hardly drawing any attention.

Shen Luo continued to move forward for half an hour, until a vast lake appeared within his field of vision, its surface seemingly boundless, with vast mists and waves, a spectacular sight.

He took out a jade slip from his pouch, which contained a map, precisely the map of Yunmeng Marsh.

It was given to him by Bashe, and the map was quite detailed.

As he continued flying forward, he compared his surroundings with the map to ascertain his location.

“Not good! The Nine-Headed Insect has appeared directly in front of us, speeding this way!” At that moment, Bashe's shocked voice suddenly rang in Shen Luo's ear.

“What!” Shen Luo's expression changed immediately upon hearing this. He promptly put away the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit and the Qiankun Bag into the Void Jade Box, then turned and flew away towards the back left.

Beneath him, the Pure Yang Sword glowed more intensely, and gold and green Spiritual Light also emerged on his arms, propelling him forward almost doubly fast like lightning.

Without even using the Thousand-mile Wing Flapping Technique, the Wind and Thunder Spirit Patterns on his arms already had an accelerating effect, and they did not consume too much Mana.

“It's no use! The Nine-Headed Insect's Blood Cloud Escape is even faster!” Bashe said, somewhat panicky.

“Is that so?” Shen Luo frowned, waved his hand to put away the Pure Yang Sword, and the gold and green Spiritual Light on his arms surged, instantly solidifying into two huge Spiritual Wings.

With a flap of the Wind and Thunder Wings, his entire being turned into a phantom in an instant, his speed increased tenfold, and he disappeared into the distant sky in a blink.

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