The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1237

Chapter 1237: Chapter 1234: Peeking Chapter 1237: Chapter 1234: Peeking Just as Shen Luo had begun his recovery, a piercing screech came from afar. A flock of strange black birds swooped over from a distance, numbering more than twenty.

These birds had horns on their heads and four wings on their backs. The Yin Qi they emitted was powerful, and they were all at the late Nascent Soul Stage.

The Ghost General's expression changed. Although he was at the Mahayana Middle Stage of cultivation, facing over twenty late Nascent Soul Stage Yin Beasts was still a life-and-death situation.

He glanced back at Shen Luo, then at the Bloodthirsty Flag in his hand, and still he charged forward with a roar. The ghostly energy within him poured into the Bloodthirsty Flag, and black clouds billowed out from it, engulfing all of the strange birds.

Soon, sounds of fierce collisions rang out from within the black clouds, accompanied by the birds' shrill cries and the Ghost General's sonic roars. The various noises interwove, making the nearby void tremble incessantly.

A long while later, the black clouds that had covered most of the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the figure of the Ghost General.

One of his arms was missing, and he had suffered multiple injuries, looking quite miserable. However, there was no sign of the strange birds, which had evidently been killed to the last.

The Ghost General looked excitedly at the Bloodthirsty Flag in his hand. Its power was truly astonishing; he had only activated it to one or two percent of its full potential, yet it had already far exceeded his sonic attacks, especially the Bloodthirsty Flag's black Yin Fire which killed upon touch and wounded upon a near miss. Right from the start, it had slaughtered several strange birds. Otherwise, the outcome of just now's battle would have been different.

Within the Ground Array, Shen Luo was still cultivating with his eyes closed. The Ghost General staggered to the side and began to absorb the surrounding Yin Qi to heal his wounds.

But before he could recover much, the ground beside him suddenly started shaking as if there was an earthquake.

The Ghost General stood up abruptly, ready to investigate the surroundings, but the ground beneath Shen Luo suddenly cracked open, forming a big hole. A black centipede the size of a millstone burst forth from the ground, slamming viciously against the light of the Array surrounding Shen Luo.

With a loud “bang!”

The yellow-colored Array shattered upon impact, and the figure of Shen Luo within wobbled a couple of times before dissolving into specks of light and disappearing–it was actually a phantom.

His real body had, at some point, vanished without a trace!

The black centipede was stunned for a moment, and the Ghost General, who was fully charging over, also paused briefly. But he immediately reacted, triggering the Bloodthirsty Flag to shoot out black flames, covering and striking the black centipede's head.

Inside the Dark Palace, the coffin too let out a sound of surprise, and the green flames spreading over it formed a pair of green eyes.

Within the green eyes, an image of the black centipede and the Ghost General fighting fiercely appeared. With a flash of green light in those eyes, the view rapidly expanded outward, searching for traces of Shen Luo.

However, no matter how it searched, there were no signs of Shen Luo.

“How can he not be found? Could he have a powerful Invisibility Talisman on him that can even evade the Dolls' scrutiny?” There was a hint of impatience in the voice from within the coffin.

The light from the green eyes intensified as they scanned back and forth, but no matter how much they searched, they still could not find any trace of Shen Luo–it was as though he had genuinely disappeared.

“Hmph! Thinking to play tricks on me, let's see if you have the ability!” sneered the voice from within the coffin, as the green flames quickly returned to normal. Eight beams of green light shot out, infusing into the Array around them.

The yellow-colored Array radiated brightly, and eight corpses appeared within it, each holding various Magical Treasures such as knives, swords, drums, and spades. The largest corpse held an astonishingly huge golden pillar that was much taller and thicker than the corpse itself. The hollow center of the pillar was fitted with many crimson Crystal Stones–it looked like a mighty cannon.

Moreover, behind each of the eight corpses, there was a strange dark shadow attached, identical to the one previously killed by Shen Luo.

As the green flames on the coffin flickered, they infused eerie and tricky Yin energy into the bodies of the eight corpses. The bodies of the corpses swiftly became full; they were all women, some as young as sixteen or seventeen, brimming with youthful vitality, and others were ripe and voluptuous women, enticing and captivating, full of allure that could drive men mad.

The tall woman also stood up and joined the other eight women standing together.

“Go find that hidden thief, no matter what it takes!” a cold voice commanded from within the coffin.

The group of women responded in unison, some transforming into long rainbows, others vanishing into the void, they set off from that place utilizing different godly powers.

Just as the tall woman was about to leave, a voice from the coffin said, “Your Nine-Turn Steel Chain has been stolen by that person, and without that handy Magical Treasure, with Black Two also fallen, facing that person will be too disadvantageous for you. Here, borrow this Fixing-Immortal Qin!”

Before the voice faded, a bundle of dark golden light burst from within the coffin, landing in the hands of the tall woman, which was indeed an ancient zither.

The whole body of the ancient zither was of a bronze color, with seven strings as fine as hair strung across it, each exhibiting different colors such as gold, green, blue, red, yellow, cyan, and purple. Without being played, sounds of the zither faintly echoed in the surrounding void, making the instrument seem highly spirited.

“Yes,” the tall woman replied, catching the ancient zither in her hands and plucking at a yellow string.

With a “clang,” a beam of yellow light shot out from the string, mixed with countless yellow musical notes, enveloping the woman's body.

The tall woman instantly blended silently into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

…

In the midst of the palace complex, the Ghost General, after a brief confrontation with the black centipede, immediately transformed into a gust of black wind and escaped far away, vanishing among the multilayered buildings in deeper areas within the blink of an eye.

The black centipede, enraged, promptly gave chase.

At that moment, several canine Yin beasts appeared in the surroundings and, upon seeing this, pursued the Ghost General without exception.

Hundreds of feet away behind a building, Shen Luo slowly emerged. He was currently clad in the grey cloak, and a Invisibility Talisman was closely attached to him, rendering his entire being into a state of nothingness that almost completely merged with the surrounding environment.

Seeing the actions of the black centipede and the canine Yin beasts, he let out a silent sigh of relief.

Shen Luo and the Ghost General were increasingly attacked by all kinds of Yin beasts along the way. The opponent did not give him any time to recover, and the pinpoint harassment by the Yin beasts suggested that they had been under surveillance all the time.

So he pretended to recover and hid away using the grey cloak and the Invisibility Talisman.

Considering the reaction of those Yin beasts, the cloak and talisman seemed to have evaded the perception of the person hidden in the dark.

Regarding the Ghost General, being a ghost, it was in a place rich in Yin Qi, where it could freely breathe and absorb, and thus would not face exhaustion. Moreover, with the help of the Bloodthirsty Flag, as the Ghost General was only fleeing and not engaging in battle, no major issues should arise.

Shen Luo did not linger there, turned around, and fled in another direction, spreading his Divine Sense to survey the surroundings. The Ghost Eye of the Netherworld was also maximized, but he could see nothing.

After pondering for a moment, he took out a White Jade Talisman from his hand, which was the Liangyi Micro Dust Talisman, and merged it into his body. A pure illusory force flowed out from the talisman, infusing into his eyes. A faint green light immediately lit up in his eyes.

Shen Luo's Ghost Eye of the Netherworld had long reached its full potential and could no longer be enhanced by absorbing the Liangyi Micro Dust Talisman. However, with the added illusionary power of the talisman, its visionary power could still be slightly increased.

His vast spiritual consciousness also slowly revolved, aiding his spiritual eye in observation.

A moment later, a joyful look appeared on Shen Luo's face. His eyes finally caught numerous yellow spiritual light threads within the city walls and ground below, densely packed and countless, yet so faint that even with his vision, he could barely see them.