The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1245

Chapter 1245: Chapter 1242: Chameleon Puppet Chapter 1245: Chapter 1242: Chameleon Puppet “A Magical Treasure is nothing to fuss about, what was that black and red light you emitted when you absorbed the corpses of the Yin Beasts earlier? I've never seen you use this divine power before,” Shen Luo waved his hand dismissively and then asked.

“That was a divine power I awakened suddenly when I was being chased and nearly killed by a group of Yin Beasts not long ago. I call it 'Punishing Evil Divine Light', which can restrain all yin attribute attacks,” the Ghost General said proudly.

As he spoke, he opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of black and red light that circled and danced around his body.

“Punishing Evil Divine Light, not bad at all! This power is extraordinary. Cultivate it well, and its might may even surpass my Red Lotus Karmic Fire,” Shen Luo examined the black and red light for a moment and nodded in approval.

“Yes! I will not let down Master's expectations!” The Ghost General, upon hearing such high praise for the Punishing Evil Divine Light from Shen Luo, was overjoyed.

Shen Luo gave the Ghost General a few more instructions, then turned and sat down cross-legged in the great hall. He did not begin cultivating immediately. Instead, he took out a white jade pendant silently, without a word.

This jade pendant was given to him by Xie Yuxin in Chang'an City when they parted ways that year.

The female corpse holding the immortal zither was none other than Xie Yuxin!

Xie Yuxin was a friend Shen Luo made shortly after he stepped into the Cultivation World; the two had helped each other multiple times and had always been on good terms. Since the Jing River Dragon King incident, they had parted ways in Chang'an City, never to meet again.

Shen Luo had always been concerned about this friend and had wanted to meet her again. He did not expect to encounter her here, in this state where she had become a female corpse.

One of the reasons he decided to return was to look for Fu Donglai, and the other was for Xie Yuxin. No matter what, he had to clarify the details of this matter. If it was that tall figure who had turned Xie Yuxin into a corpse for refinement, he would certainly seek revenge for this good friend.

Shen Luo secured the jade pendant and took out the One-yuan True Water, then began his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, over ten days had passed.

In the depths of the great hall, Shen Luo's body shone with blue light and a heavy aura as vast as the sea slowly spread out. He had evidently reached the Late Mahayana Peak.

He had absorbed a shadow in the Underground City previously, which significantly increased his Soul Power. With the push from the One-yuan True Water's immense Spiritual Power over these days, he had finally reached the peak of Mahayana. Next, with an external force, he would be able to attempt breaking through to the True Immortal Stage.

And that external force had already been prepared by Shen Luo–it was the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit. This fruit contained potent Spiritual Power and was known to help in breaking through to the True Immortal Stage.

In reality, although his aptitude was not good, he had already experienced breaking through to the True Immortal Stage once in the Dream World. With the assistance of the Ginkgo Spirit Fruit, he was sixty percent confident in breaking through.

Now, the only trouble was the True Immortal Thunder Tribulation. He possessed many Magical Treasures, but among those that could be useful during the Thunder Tribulation, he estimated only the Bloodthirsty Flag and the Slayer's Broken Sword were suitable. Others like the Profound Yellow Staff, the Dragon Horn Short Awl, and the Pure Yang Sword, though powerful, were not very appropriate for defending against the Thunder Tribulation.

Shen Luo's face showed a contemplative expression as he considered ways to resist the Thunder Tribulation.

“Master, a group of people is coming,” just then, the Ghost General's voice suddenly rang out.

“Who are they?” Shen Luo asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I'm not sure, they are all human cultivators with decent strength. Just now, I saw them from hundreds of feet away and was promptly detected by the leader of that group. I quickly retreated,” the Ghost General replied.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo's eyebrows rose. He had previously given several Invisibility Talismans to the Ghost General, who, combined with his power to turn ethereal, could evade detection even by Shen Luo himself from hundreds of feet away. Could it be that the newcomers were True Immortal Cultivators?

He flicked his sleeve, releasing a blue light that collected all the prohibition formation discs around the great hall, then stood up and flew in the southeast direction, quickly arriving at a place that resembled a canyon.

Shen Luo took out an Invisibility Talisman and affixed it to his body, his figure immediately vanished as he landed next to a ruins wall at the mouth of the canyon.

“Where is he?” he transmitted his voice to inquire. The Ghost General was currently lurking within the ruins wall.

“In the valley, they all stopped and seemed to be up to something,” the Ghost General transmitted back.

Just as Shen Luo was about to use his Divine Sense to scout the area, his expression abruptly changed, and he hurriedly swept aside, simultaneously transmitting to the Ghost General, “We're under attack, be careful!”

Taken aback by the warning, the Ghost General reacted a moment later and immediately flew out from the wall, trying to dodge to the side. However, two white light pillars as thick as water buckets descended from the sky with incredible speed, striking the spots where the ghost and Shen Luo had been standing just a moment ago.

Shen Luo narrowly evaded in time, but the Ghost General was not so fortunate, the white light pillar hitting him squarely in the chest.

Fortunately, his cultivation had improved significantly since before, and a surge of Black Qi burst forth, instantly condensing into a black light shield around him about a foot thick. However, the white light pillar only paused for a moment before shattering the shield and penetrating through the Ghost General's chest.

A large hole was blasted through the Ghost General's chest, and his body was flung backward.

After the initial strike, the white light pillar didn't dissipate but, like a living creature, turned to continue pursuing the Ghost General. Meanwhile, the light pillar that had targeted Shen Luo also shifted its trajectory to attack the Ghost General.

The two beams of light were like a giant pair of scissors, viciously snipping towards the Ghost General, as if to cut him down in one fell swoop.

In a critical moment, a flash of black light appeared on the Ghost General, and a Black Banner shot out, billowing to several feet in size, positioning itself in front of the two white light pillars.

As the light pillars struck the banner, a series of crackling explosions rang out. The Black Banner merely indented inward slightly while its black light remained steadfast.

The black light on the banner surged and two large Yin Fire hands shot out, transforming into palm shapes that grasped and squeezed the white light pillars fiercely.

With a faint “pop” sound, the white light pillars were pinched and shattered.

“Who are you? Why have you suddenly attacked us?” Shen Luo's figure appeared next to the Ghost General, funneling a stream of Yin Qi from the Qiankun Bag to stabilize the latter's injuries while looking towards a nearby open ground and speaking sternly.

With Shen Luo's assistance, the large hole in the Ghost General's chest quickly closed up, disappearing after just a few breaths.

He breathed a sigh of relief, drew his Black Ghost Knife, and stared at the empty space with an astonished and angered expression, ready to engage in combat at any moment.

Yet, there was no movement on that empty ground–it seemed completely devoid of anything.

“You think I can't detect such a petty hiding trick?” Shen Luo let out a faint sneer, a surge of blue light enveloping his body as he swept his sleeve, releasing over a dozen streaks of red Sword Qi, which slashed across the sky above a nearby sand dune.

With several loud “bangs,” the Sword Qi exploded, revealing a tall white figure that emerged–it was a several dozen feet tall white exotic beast resembling a chameleon. However, it wasn't a real chameleon but something akin to a puppet-like creature.

Shen Luo's pupils contracted slightly as he started to scrutinize the puppet before him.

This chameleon-like puppet had a faint whiteness glowing in its eyes, suggesting that the white light pillars had been emitted from it.

Its surface was smooth with no sign of being damaged by the Sword Qi assaults, prompting a trace of surprise in Shen Luo's heart.

Although the Sword Qi he had emitted was done without much thought, each streak contained considerable amounts of his mana; any single one of them was on par with the full-force strike of an ordinary Magical Treasure. Yet, not even a mark was left on the chameleon puppet, demonstrating its extraordinary resilience.