The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 424

Chapter 424: Chapter 420: Jing River Dragon King Chapter 424: Chapter 420: Jing River Dragon King “Heh heh, you might as well save your strength. This Peach Wood Symbol is better known as a 'Lock Immortal Talisman'. Not even immortals can escape it, let alone a mere Grain Avoidance Cultivator like you.” Hu Yong noticed Shen Luo's resistance yet couldn't care less, he scornfully spoke.

“What are you trying to do?” Shen Luo's demeanor had regained calm as he asked.

“I thought you already knew. After all, you're just guessing, aren't you? Anyway, I still need some time, so I'll let you in on my plan. This pool is in fact a Yin Ming Seal, holding down the soul of the Jing River Dragon King beneath it. His spirit did not perish when he died. His lingering resentment and the accumulation of Yin Sha Qi have caused the seal to weaken, so I intend to release him using your essence blood as a sacrifice.” Hu Yong declared with a satisfied look on his face after the initial surprise.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo realized that the matter was anything but simple. Ghost formed by the Dragon Soul, once it breaks the seal, the destruction that follows would be incomparable with any Ghost General or Ghost King.

“No wonder the resentment here is so deep, the Yin Sha Qi so intense.” Shen Luo said in a heavy voice.

“Speaking of which, I'm a bit curious. You are not the most cultivated amongst your peers, yet you were the only one who noticed the anomaly under the same Exorcising Evil Talisman protection.” Hu Yonged asked out of curiosity.

“So you call that talisman that shields against Yin Sha Qi the Exorcising Evil Talisman. It's not surprising that I can sense it, given the power of my divine soul, far beyond ordinary people.” Shen Luo bluffed casually while he tried to secretly use the Nameless Method.

The truth, however, was quite different. Not having reached the Soul Condensation Stage, his divine soul couldn't be that powerful. The real detective here was the essence blood of the Dragon Clan absorbed from Ao Hong residing in his body.

It was this incredible bloodline power that made him sense the existence of the Jing River Dragon King's ghost, leading him to discover many anomalies.

“Is this your doing, or was it on the Treasure Hall's account?” Shen Luo asked with slightly furrowed brows.

“Hmph! A dead man needn't know too much.” Hu Yong replied, with the faintest smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth.

As soon as he finished speaking, several piercing screams came one after the other.

Shen Luo turned to look at the four men who were also held back at the same spot, their eyes filled with a horrifying crimson, their faces distorted as if they had fallen into madness.

“Ah, it seems it's about time. Huh, why are they infected with resentment, their wisdom lost, yet you remain unharmed? Strange…” Hu Yong voiced his confusion.

At this moment, Shen Luo's Sea of knowledge was also being ravaged like a turbulent sea. He had not shown signs of losing his divine wisdom, but his mana and internal Qi continued to drain at an alarming rate. Unfortunately, his attempt to activate his mana made no progress.

While Hu Yong was surprised, the three stalks of Dragon Incense that were stuck into the ground finally burned down, the last wisp of smoke dissipated.

Immediately after, a string of bubbling sounds could be heard.

The not-so-large pool began to boil like a pot of water, erupting with bubbles. The lotus at the heart of the pond seemed to have been cooked, turning a vivid red all at once.

Vaguely, Shen Luo seemed to hear a Dragon Chant. An anomaly followed from beneath the pool.

With a muffled “boom”, the ground suddenly trembled.

The waves in the pool started to churn more violently. Thick strands of black blood mist started to seep out from it. Shen Luo caught one glimpse, and his blood churned fiercely, his face turned crimson.

Seeing this scene, Hu Yong couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, becoming slightly nervous.

He hurriedly moved a step forward, forming a magic spell with one hand and pointed towards the blood-red lotus in front of the pool formed from Shen Luo and the others' essence mana and blood. Then he beckoned with his hand.

The blood lotus immediately spun around rapidly, emitting an incredibly strong attraction.

“Ah…”

A shrill scream came from Lin Qing's mouth. His Qi and blood poured out like breaking floodgates, his body turned ashen in an instant, then withered and turned into black.

His scream didn't last long, ending abruptly as the last drop of his blood energy was drained.

Following that, Yun Niang's body also immediately hemorrhaged its blood energy, and soon she too became a desiccated corpse.

Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, in the order of inter-promotion of the Five Elements, their blood energy would be drained one by one. When Shen Luo's blood energy and Mana are also completely sucked dry, the seal would be opened.

Soon, Lu He turned into a dry corpse, and Jin Dun's waltzing scream also started. Shen Luo would be the next.

“No, I can't die like this…”

Shen Luo shouted in his heart, no longer caring whether it was the Nameless Cultivation Technique or the Huangting Technique being activated. In an instant, a tiny bit of Mana finally responded to his manipulation, flowing into the Small Thunder Talisman on his chest.

A crackling sound of electricity!

A ray of snowy white thunder light exploded from Shen Luo's chest, the emitting sparks bloomed like a bouquet of flowers on his chest.

Shen Luo only felt a strong current piercing directly through his heart, causing his breathing and heartbeat, to halt for a moment.

But then, intense, severe pain appeared within his chest, the Peach Wood Symbol which was seemingly embedded in his chest finally “snap” fell to the ground.

Shen Luo was free again!

The Five Elements Breaking Formation, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth all were indispensable. The collapse of Shen Luo's Array Pillar instantly caused the entire Great Formation to collapse. The blood-red lotus, which pooled the blood energy and Mana of the four people, Lu He, was about to scatter.

“No…” Seeing this, Hu Yong immediately took off the Wine Gourd at his waist and smacked the bottom of it.

Charm patterns surfaced on the surface of the Gourd immediately flew toward the blood-red lotus. A touch of green light sprayed from the mouth of the Gourd, rolled up the blood-red Lotus and directly sucked it into the Gourd.

Hu Yong glared at Shen Luo, his eyes almost spitting fire. He never imagined that the previously assured Prohibition Breaking Array would be ruined by a mere Mid Grain Avoidance Stage cultivator.

“Shen Luo, you dare ruin my plan, you're seeking death…” Hu Yong roared hysterically.

His body immediately turned, raised one hand, and directly grabbed towards Shen Luo with his fingers spread out.

The moment Shen Luo got free, without any hesitation, he immediately turned and fled.

On his legs, unknown when, two Divine Armor Horse Talismans had been applied. Now they were burning with two balls of ashes wrapped around his lower legs, carrying him towards the direction he came from at high speed.

However, before he even made it into the grove, a huge hand materialized above his shoulder from behind, about to grab him.

At the critical moment, Shen Luo abruptly stopped, scattered moonlight below his foot, and executed the Slanting Moon Steps. He turned his body and dodged in another direction.

But just after a few steps, he was caught up by Hu Yong who used an unknown method. He reached out again, his five fingers like a hook and aimed at his ribcage.

All Shen Luo could do was hurriedly turn, relying on his agility to dodge again, and sprinted in another direction.

However, no matter how he dodged, he was unable to shake off Hu Yong. He was hindered within an area of bare soil less than a hundred feet and couldn't escape.