The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1486

Chapter 1486: Chapter 1482: No Holding Back Chapter 1486: Chapter 1482: No Holding Back “Master Su Xiao, you are an early-stage Taiyi monk; isn't it a bit much to treat a True Immortal cultivator this way?” the Lord of the Kingdom of Qingqiu hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by Shen Luo.

“I accept,” Shen Luo's tone was quite calm as he looked straight at Su Xiao.

“Good,” Su Xiao, as if afraid Shen Luo would go back on his word, immediately agreed.

The Lord of the Kingdom of Qingqiu cast an inquiring look at Shen Luo, only to see Shen Luo shake his head slightly, signaling that all was well.

It wasn't that Shen Luo was overconfident; he was just aware that with the statement made by the Lord of Qingqiu earlier, Master Su Xiao would not dare to truly try to kill him. At most, the attack would be more forceful.

But not knowing Shen Luo's true strength, Su Xiao's attack would be greatly constrained. So when he said it was just one move, Shen Luo readily accepted, to avoid any further complications that might arise.

If it had been two or three moves, allowing the opponent a chance to gauge his combat power, Shen Luo would never have agreed.

“Since that's the case, let the attack by Master Su Xiao be a test, stopping at contact,” the Lord of the Kingdom of Qingqiu had to agree.

Master Su Xiao was just about to step forward when his movement suddenly paused.

“Brother Shen, be careful. It seems someone is sending a message to that fellow, and there might be an unexpected turn,” Hu Bugui suddenly warned.

“Hm, I've guessed as much, but it's no problem,” Shen Luo replied.

After both sides were ready, Shen Luo turned his wrist and took out the Profound Yellow Staff, holding it in his hands.

Master Su Xiao glanced at it but did not draw any magical weaponry. Instead, his hands, hidden in his sleeves, suddenly shimmered with a crystal-like gloss, becoming as translucent as white jade.

Only the slightly elongated, sharp nails now gleamed with a verdant luster.

“Friend Shen, be careful,” Su Xiao grinned.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure instantly vanished from the spot, pouncing toward Shen Luo.

However, at the very instant he moved, moonlight scattered beneath Shen Luo's feet, and he had already sidestepped to a different location.

“Eh,” Su Xiao uttered in surprise and his figure suddenly crouched.

Above his head, a strong gust of wind carrying powerful spiritual power fluctuations swept past, emitting a buzzing roar.

Shen Luo flicked his wrist and a series of golden ripples surged on the staff. Layer upon layer of staff shadows burst forth, aiming at Su Xiao below.

Seeing this, Su Xiao no longer dodged. He thrust upwards with one palm, his fingertips aiming straight for the attacks.

The verdant glow on his palm suddenly burst forth, transforming into a bright green light knife. The edge of the knife easily pierced through the staff shadows, reaching the Profound Yellow Staff itself.

A metallic clang resounded!

The Profound Yellow Staff vibrated violently, and a tremendously powerful shockwave traveled along the staff to Shen Luo, making his hands numb and almost causing him to lose his grip.

Taking advantage of the momentary shake in Shen Luo's stance, Su Xiao's figure shifted again, appearing behind Shen Luo.

His five fingers curled inward like a hawk's talon, he struck fiercely towards Shen Luo's heart.

But in the instant he was about to make contact, he seemed to change his mind, abandoning the strike heavy with killing intent, and instead aimed for Shen Luo's spine.

As long as this strike broke Shen Luo's spine, he would have accomplished his task of severely injuring Shen Luo and would not have violated the ruler's command against killing.

What's more, breaking the spine was in itself the greatest humiliation to Shen Luo. Su Xiao even envisioned the moment of Shen Luo's spine breaking, the humiliation and unwillingness filling his eyes.

However, just as his palm was about to touch Shen Luo, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a red light shooting towards him from below, a Pure Yang Flying Sword engulfed in blazing red flames, charging towards him.

Its speed was so fast that it could stab him from below at the same time he hit Shen Luo.

The extent to which the flying sword could injure him was not the immediate concern, but rather the awkward direction from which the attack came; if he were to be hit, the level of humiliation might not be much less than what Shen Luo would suffer.

Weighing his options, Su Xiao's palm changed direction once again, striking fiercely in front of him, while his body flipped mid-air, reversing downwards. At the same time, he made sure to smash his heel heavily towards Shen Luo.

But with these two changes in his attack, Shen Luo also had time to turn around and swung his staff horizontally towards Su Xiao.

“Bang, bang,” two loud sounds came one after another.

Su Xiao slapped the Pure Yang Flying Sword down, its edge directly piercing through the ground, sinking into the underground, while Shen Luo struck him in the waist with his staff, sending him flying sideways.

“Master Su Xiao, thank you for your leniency,” said Shen Luo, holding his staff in one hand and cupping his fist with the other.

Su Xiao had already made his move just now, failing to hit Shen Luo, which counted as having carried out the punishment.

But at that moment, Shen Luo suddenly felt a violent throb at his temple, and Mount Buzhou within his Sea of knowledge trembled violently.

“Danger!” Shen Luo immediately realized something was amiss.

He ran the Suppressing God Technique frantically at its peak, and suddenly everything before his eyes became a blur. Su Xiao's figure was charging directly at him, his outstretched palm bursting with foot-long, green light, plunging straight towards his heart.

“Just now… it was an Illusion Technique!”

Upon realizing this, Shen Luo was shocked, but by then it was too late; he couldn't avoid it in time.

“Friend Shen, you've lost,” Su Xiao said with a chuckling tone.

“Stop…” The Lord of Qingqiu Kingdom shouted angrily.

However, Master Su Xiao acted as if he was deaf to the command, as if he was unable to stop his hand.

Just as Shen Luo's chest was about to be pierced, the void in front of him fluctuated, and a yellow corpse with golden wings appeared out of nowhere, blocking in front of him.

A strange sound, “clang,” rang out, and a spray of sparks burst from the chest of the yellow corpse.

Master Su Xiao's green blade had stabbed into its chest and to his shock, did not penetrate, but was blocked.

Before he could recover from his astonishment, the corpse's two yellow palms, flashing with cold light, swiftly became two shadowy streaks reaching for Su Xiao.

Su Xiao got a fright, his body flashed with light, and he instantly dodged away.

After he avoided the attack, both Shen Luo and the Sky Fiend Corpse King did not pursue him further.

Su Xiao remained suspended mid-air, his face turning extremely unsightly; his quick dodge had announced his defeat.

“What is your relationship with Tianji City, and how did you come to have such a formidable Armor at your side?” Su Xiao asked.

By now, he had also recognized the affiliation of the Sky Fiend Corpse King.

Shen Luo still did not respond, just positioned the Armor in front of him, holding the Profound Yellow Staff in one hand and summoning the Pure Yang Flying Sword to his side with the other, warily watching Su Xiao.

“Friend Shen, you've won,” the Lord of Qingqiu Kingdom spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo looked at her, hesitated slightly, and then put away all his Magical Treasures and descended.

Su Xiao also descended at this time, receiving a frown from the Great Elder, his facial expression becoming extremely awkward.