The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1290

Chapter 1290: Chapter 1287: Neither Demon Nor Servant Chapter 1290: Chapter 1287: Neither Demon Nor Servant “Such a waste of heaven's treasures! Could it have been the work of Ghost Yan?” Shen Luo's eyebrows furrowed.

“Ghost Yan, how dare you desecrate the Spirit Cave like this! I, Purple Bamboo, swear, I will make you pay the price!” Inside the Secluded Spring Purple Jade Bamboo, Purple Bamboo saw what was happening outside and was filled with immense anger.

Just at this moment, a rumbling sound came from deeper within the cave, as if someone was excavating something.

Shen Luo's gaze shifted, and he quickly summoned the Ghost General, placing him inside the Qiankun Bag. Then, he activated his Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing and an Invisibility Talisman. His figure vanished into thin air, and he silently flew towards the interior of the cave.

There was a turn in the depths of the cave leading to an even larger space. This place was also littered with precious materials, but the variety was much fewer than outside. In contrast, the quantity of each type of material was enormous.

The sound of excavation originated from a section of the cave wall, which was dark gold in color and appeared to be a vein of Spiritual Copper. It shimmered with unusually lively golden light. A miniature version of an earthy yellow city was clinging to the cave wall, voraciously feeding on the dark gold Spiritual Copper like a living creature.

The original earthy yellow of the city began to display specks of dark gold light, which quickly became dense. The aura it emitted was becoming increasingly heavy and vast.

“Puppet City!”

Shen Luo had previously fallen into it and immediately recognized that the earthy yellow city was indeed Puppet City. His mana imprint was also pointing right there.

“Who is hiding there?” A surprised voice came from inside the Puppet City. A light swept over the sky above the city, and a bald big man wearing a yellow robe materialized out of nowhere.

Shen Luo's pupils shrank slightly; the aura of this bald big man was that of the man who had fought a great battle with him inside the Puppet City.

He had just seen the Puppet City, and when he was surprised, he stirred the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing and Invisibility Talisman, causing a slight fluctuation, and a bit of his aura leaked out, which was immediately detected by this man.

However, Shen Luo did not reveal himself as he was requested; instead, he stimulated the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing to contain his aura and silently shifted to the side without making a sound.

“Hmph! You think you can hide from me? Come out!” The bald big man snorted coldly and waved his sleeve.

Two tall figures appeared out of nowhere. One was a giant tiger, three Zhang high and seven to eight Zhang long, covered with snow-white fur interspersed with black stripes. Two sword-edge-like canine teeth protruded outward, giving it a particularly ferocious look. A tail that was almost as long as its body swished behind, emitting a heavy whooshing sound.

“Heaven Devouring Tiger!” Shen Luo exclaimed in surprise.

This giant tiger was the same Monster, the Heaven Devouring Tiger, that he had seen in the Dream World, only far superior to the one in the Dream World. However, the Heaven Devouring Tiger before him didn't have the slightest hint of Demon Qi, and its gaze was quite dull, as if it were a puppet.

The other figure was a Golden Giant Ape, even taller than the Heaven Devouring Tiger, with a body covered in golden fur. Its muscles were knotted and swollen, especially its huge arms. It held a dark black iron rod as thick as a column, which looked like it possessed infinite power.

Now with considerable experience, Shen Luo recognized at a glance that this Golden Giant Ape was also a rare type of Monster, known as the Giant Power Ape, said to be an Exotic Beast from the Eastern Victorious Divine Continent.

The Giant Power Ape also had no Demon Qi, and its eyes were dim and lusterless.

The bald big man muttered words, and suddenly two blood-tinged crystal lights shot out from his forehead. It was the Soul Silk Divine Ability unique to Tianji City, though for some unknown reason it had a tinge of blood, which entered the Heaven Devouring Tiger and the Giant Power Ape's bodies.

The Heaven Devouring Tiger's eyes immediately glowed with a captivating cold light, and its body suddenly revealed complex spirit patterns that spanned its entire body. These spirit patterns were primarily in green and red, faintly revealing elements of wind and fire.

The Giant Power Ape's body also revealed dense Spirit Patterns, but they were all Silver Spirit Patterns, which reflected off its golden fur, creating an interplay of light.

With a “boom,” immense auras burst forth from the two beasts, reaching the True Immortal Stage; although it was just the Early True Immortal Stage, their momentum was in no way inferior to that of Elder Mei or Elder Mo Wang from the True Immortal Middle Stage.

“Are these Yan Patterns? How could such spirit patterns appear on the Heaven Devouring Tiger and the Giant Power Ape?” Shen Luo said with a look of surprise upon seeing the patterns on the two demons.

At the same time, he swiftly moved to the side, hoping to continue hiding his tracks by relying on the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing and the Invisibility Talisman.

But the Heaven Devouring Tiger's eyes flashed with a strange black and white light, suddenly looking towards Shen Luo's hidden position. At the same time, the crimson spirit patterns on its body shone brightly, and it opened its blood basin and exhaled a burst of crimson flames.

Once the flames met the wind, they quickly enlarged into a vast crimson sea of fire, instantly engulfing the place where Shen Luo was standing, giving him no chance to dodge.

The raging flames were not only exceptionally fast, but they also contained a terrifyingly high temperature akin to volcanic lava, melting all the various spiritual materials around them like candles.

The Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing was a water attribute magical treasure. When struck by such flames, the spiritual power inside surged, and its ability to conceal was immediately broken, revealing Shen Luo's whereabouts.

Shen Luo hastily urged the Bloodthirsty Flag, and a thick black light screen materialized out of thin air, blocking the fierce flames.

With a muffled sound like thunder, Shen Luo was pushed back repeatedly along with his protective cover. The Bloodthirsty Flag's shield vibrated violently, rapidly thinning out.

The sea of fire the Heaven Devouring Tiger spat out was enormously powerful, and since the Bloodthirsty Flag was a yin attribute magical treasure, it was quite restrained by such flames and soon showed signs of weakening.

Shen Luo snorted coldly and pointed a finger at the Bloodthirsty Flag. The black shield instantly shrank tenfold, clinging tightly around his body. Dozens of black yin fires spurted out from above, solidifying into a black fire wall, momentarily blocking the crimson sea of flames.

He took the opportunity to use Slanting Moon Steps and the Teleportation and Transfiguration Technique, vanishing from his original location in a flash and reappearing on the other side of the cave.

But before Shen Luo could relax, a streak of green light flashed above his head, and the Heaven Devouring Tiger appeared like a ghostly specter from nowhere, with a pair of azure Yan Pattern wings spanning dozens of feet on its back. Numerous streams of green light flowed on them, looking exceptionally dazzling.

The tiger opened its mouth wide, spewing out a sea of crimson flames once more, striking Shen Luo again, this time completely submerging him.

Almost simultaneously, a flash of golden light passed over the sea of flames as the Giant Power Ape shot forward. The black light on its black iron rod surged wildly, striking the engulfed Shen Luo within the flames several times like lightning.

A series of loud booms erupted overhead.

As the spatial fluctuations began, several black rod shadows, the size of small houses, appeared out of nowhere and smashed down towards Shen Luo within the sea of flames.

Before they even hit, the tremendous force they contained swept down like a violent wind.

Shen Luo felt as if he was being crushed by a mountain, his body heavily sinking, and he found it even difficult to move his arms.

“These two beasts are not ordinary creatures, nor are these Yan armors. Where did such terrifying creatures come from,” he wondered in his heart, realizing he could not hold back anymore. He ran the Huangting Technique and, at the same time, conjured the Profound Yellow Staff in his hand.

Amidst the “boom” of the explosion, several golden rod shadows shot out from within the sea of flames, colliding with the black rod shadows.

With a “bang” resounding like the sky and earth splitting, the black rod shadows shattered. The Giant Power Ape's hands went numb, its black rod heatedly flew out of its grip, and a tremendous force surged into its body from afar. It couldn't help but spew a mouthful of black blood and its large frame was shockingly blasted away.