The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 423

Chapter 423: Chapter 419: Conspiracy Chapter 423: Chapter 419: Conspiracy As Shen Luo was staring intently at the dragon head, it suddenly opened its eyes. A deep red glow emanated from its eyes, revealing a seemingly endless resentment that charged out like a solid force.

However, the surrounding flames converged instantly, transforming into a phantom Fire Lotus. The nine fiery petals enclosed the strange corpse inside, causing all the anomalies to vanish instantly.

Shen Luo gasped sharply, and his senses returned to him in an instant. Everything around him resumed its normal state. Noticing that more than half of the three sticks of incense held by Hu Yong had burned down, he realized he could no longer pretend that nothing had happened. Swiftly, he ceased the spell he was casting, severing the mana connection between him and the Peach Wood Symbol without hesitation.

In a short time, the Ghost Suppression Charm suspended in front of him dimmed slightly but remained hanging in the air. Although the operation of the entire Array hadn't completely stopped, the charm patterns on the ground had faded a little.

Almost simultaneously, Hu Yong noticed that something was wrong. A slight gloom flashed across his face, then returned to normal, and he asked, “What happened? Why did you cut off the mana supply?”

Upon hearing his words, everyone turned their gaze towards Shen Luo, their faces filled with bafflement.

“Elders, please forgive my incompetence. The discomfort within my body increases while operating the Great Formation, and I fear I won't be able to maintain it. This might hinder the plan,” Shen Luo said boldly, clasping his fists.

Naturally, such an excuse was unbelievable. Anyone could see it was a pretext.

“Friend Shen, what are you doing?” Lu He asked puzzledly.

“Hold the formation quickly. If the plan to eliminate the Ghost General fails, you won't be able to bear the responsibility!” Lin Qing rebuked angrily.

“Friend Shen, now isn't the time for pranks. We need to follow Hu Lao's arrangement,” Yun Niang also advised.

Jin Dun frowned heavily, shaking his head incessantly.

“Elders, my decision is final. Please understand,” Shen Luo clasped his fists again, ready to leave the Array Pillar.

“Hmph! Seeing as I've shown you some courtesy, you really think I'm good-natured? The Five Elements Breaking Formation won't work without any one of you. Do you really think you can just walk away?” Hu Yong's tone abruptly changed, altering his entire demeanor.

“Five Elements Breaking Formation? I thought it was the Five Elements Destroying Evil Array?” Yun Niang asked puzzledly.

“So, it wasn't a coincidence that we five cultivate the five elemental attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. You've planned for this. What exactly is sealed beneath this pool? What is your real purpose?” Shen Luo asked with a firm gaze and icy voice.

“What seal…” Lu He and the others were utterly confused, their eyes flickering uncertainly between Shen Luo and Hu Yong.

“From the time we arrived here, you seemed very different from the rest. Indeed, you've detected something is wrong. Unfortunately, it's too late now, and there's no way out for you, haha…”

Hu Yong laughed wildly. With a flick of his hand, the three incense sticks that were still burning were plunged into the ground in front of the pool. He quickly performed hand signs and successively pointed in all directions.

The five Ghost Suppression Charms suspended in mid-air immediately trembled violently. Then they flew back rapidly at Shen Luo and the others.

Lu He and the others were caught off guard, struck in the chest by the Ghost Suppression Charms. Their bodies stiffened on the spot, unable to move.

Shen Luo, being prepared for this, dodged easily by displaying the Slanting Moon Steps. However, a pattern of charms suddenly lit up on his chest, creating an inexplicable pull between him and the Ghost Suppression Charm.

“The Conceal Breath Symbol, damn it…” Shen Luo's heart tightened.

The next instant, the Ghost Suppression Charm was drawn by this force. In mid-air, it made a strange turn and flew straight at him. It struck his chest, and an immediate force spread throughout his body, causing him to freeze, immobilized.

“Hu Lao, what… what are you doing…” Yun Niang asked in a loud voice.

“Why are you immobilizing us?” Lu He shouted.

Jin Dun and Lin Qing's faces turned extremely ugly. They had followed Hu Yong for a relatively long time and had the most faith in him. However, the current situation was very clear — they had been deceived.

“Didn't Friend Shen already say it? Everything is to break the seal here, and you all are sacrifices needed to break the seal. What else is there to ask?” Hu Yong said impatiently.

After speaking, he glanced at the long incense sticks stuck in the ground, a glint of anticipation in his eyes.

“The Dragon's Spit incense is about to burn out. It's about time to bid you farewell,” Hu Yong said leisurely.

Upon forming a magic spell with his hands, a chanting sound emerged from his mouth. The ground's charm patterns, which had become somewhat dim, suddenly lit up with a bright red light.

Shen Luo and the others simultaneously felt a sinking sensation in their chest. Both their mana and vital energy were draining out at the same speed, forming a stream of blood-red light that flowed out from the Ghost Suppression Charm on their chest and gathered toward the center of the Array.

Where their blood light converged in the center of the Array, a blood-red lotus emerged. It too had nine petals and looked eerily beautiful.

Seeing the blood-red lotus in front of him, a fanatical glint flashed in Hu Yong's eyes, He took off the Wine Gourd hanging around his waist and poured a drop of clear liquid into the bud of the Blood Lotus.

“Drip”

As the transparent liquid dropped into the Blood Lotus, an invisible wave radiated from it.

Shen Luo and the others felt a burning sensation in their chest. The “Conceal Breath Symbol” attached to the Danzhong point started burning on its own and disappeared. Their vision of the world changed drastically, revealing their original appearance.

The surrounding sceneries turned blood red, and an enormous wave of resentment and intense anger was almost solid, drifting and shuttling around them.

“What is this, how could this happen…” Lu He exclaimed in shock.

“Such a strong resentment, such a formidable evil spirit.” Lin Qing also seemed on the verge of losing his senses.

Without the protection of the false “Conceal Breath Symbol”, plumes of powerful evil spirits and resentment passed through their bodies. Lu He and the others' eyes gradually filled with blood, their faces twisting hideously.

Shen Luo was also surrounded by a large amount of Yin Sha Qi and resentment, attempting to invade his body.

However, it was as if his blood was boiling, racing around his body at high speed, emitting an invisible force that blocked most of the Yin Sha Qi and resentment outside.

Despite this, Shen Luo still felt as if a red haze was descending over the Sea of Knowledge in his mind, and a wave of resentment seemed to rise from the depths of his heart, like a dragon raising its head from the bottom of a well.

“No, I can't let the resentment invade.”

Shen Luo forcibly stabilized his spirit, attempting to activate his mana to trigger the Thunderfall Talisman hidden in his chest.

However, when he tried, he realized that he couldn't control his mana. It kept streaming out from the Ghost Suppression Charm on his chest under an external force's control. He felt like a bystander, unable to manipulate anything.

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