The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 494

Chapter 494: 489 Chapter 494: 489 “I merely tossed some gold down there. It's not my fault these people jumped in themselves,” the middle-aged scholar casually said, flicking open his fan with a “whoosh”.

Shen Luo knew the scholar was up to no good and didn't entertain him further. Not caring if he exposed his identity, he reached out to the river below, making a grasping motion in thin air.

A loud “crash” came from the surface of the river below. More than a dozen water palms appeared, reaching for the people who had already jumped into the river, forcing them back towards the shore.

But at this very moment, the entire river suddenly started to churn. More than a dozen tendrils of black qi sprang forth from the river like pythons, wrapping around the water palms and preventing them from approaching the people in the water.

The people in the river had a layer of blood-red glow in their eyes and an ecstatic expression filled their faces. They seemed oblivious to the surrounding fight, diving towards the riverbed, as if their minds were controlled by some mesmerizing technique.

A change came over Shen Luo's face. He turned to look at the middle-aged scholar beside him, his expression becoming more shocked.

The middle-aged scholar, who had been standing beside him just moments before, had vanished into thin air.

He had been sensing the surroundings with his divine sense all along, and yet he hadn't noticed when the scholar disappeared.

“That man really was suspicious,” he muttered, stomping his foot a bit in annoyance.

But now was not the time to pursue the middle-aged scholar. The black qi in the river was ominous. It was hindering his rescue efforts, something major must have happened at the riverbed. He needed to get those people out as soon as possible.

Shen Luo jumped up, lunging into the river.

The black qi in the river surged, shooting out more than a dozen thick tendrils of darkness twining around, coming at him in a wild dance.

“Humph!”

Shen Luo snorted coldly. A crimson sword light lit up below him, carrying his body to the side at lightning speed to avoid the tendrils of darkness.

At the same time, his hands swiftly formed a series of hand signs, a blue light radiating brilliantly from between his fingers.

Rumble!

The body of water started to roil violently, forming a vortex around twenty to thirty feet in size, which sucked in all the black tendrils rising from the river bed.

A muffled rumble resounded from the center of the vortex, emanating with a powerful force of tearing.

The sound of sizzling was unending.

All of the black tendrils erupted from the riverbed were ripped apart, dissolving into trails of dark fog. However, the people in the river remained unharmed. Shen Luo had manipulated the water flow and carefully avoided them.

Despite this, the people were scattered by the swirling water.

Shen Luo was about to congregate more water palms to get those people back to the shore when suddenly

a humming sword hum roared up from the riverbed. A golden light pillar as thick as a hundred feet shot up from the riverbed straight towards the sky. Within the light pillar, numerous sword shadows flashed, radiating with an intimidating surge of sword qi.

The vortex created by Shen Luo's mana and the residual black qi were easily wiped out by this surge of sword qi.

The people in the river were instantly torn apart by the sword qi, reduced to a myriad of flesh blobs before they could even let out a scream.

Shen Luo was also affected by the golden light pillar but reacted quickly. He immediately commanded his sword to reverse and shot backward, simultaneously invoking his Golden Immortal Armor to protect his whole body.

With a loud “clang”, a gigantic sword shadow flashed out from the golden light pillar, hit the bell-shaped protective cover, and sent him flying along with the protective cover.

After flying back a good dozen feet, Shen Luo managed to stabilize his body. The Golden Immortal Armor above his head was trembling violently and the bell-shaped protective cover around him was shaking intensely, a huge gash appearing on it, but it had not been completely shattered.

A delighted look appeared on Shen Luo's face. The defensive power of the Golden Immortal Armor was beyond his expectation. The sword shadow just now exceeded the Soul Condensation Stage, and could even be compared to a strike of Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet it was blocked by the bell.

After catching sight of the bloody river water, his smile froze. He probed below with his divine sense and his face instantly turned ashen.

“This is bad!” Shen Luo bellowed in fury under his breath.

He did not hold resentment against the Sword Array in the river, as it was an unconscious and inanimate object, automatically activated to slaughter the townsfolk within its radius.

What he hated was the Middle-aged Scholar, who was the cause of all these senseless deaths.

However, there was no sign of the white-robed scholar, and with no one to vent his anger on, he could only suppress his fierce emotions.

“What's the deal with this Golden Light Pillar…The Sword Shadows inside it look like they've formed a Sword Array. Could it be the formation created by the Sword Qi of the Dragon Slaying Sword that the scholar mentioned? But why would Wei Zheng set up this Array here? And why would the scholar lure the townsfolk into the river to activate the Sword Array?” An endless stream of doubts rolled in Shen Luo's mind.

The commotion of the river's magic battle spread far and wide, attracting many local residents to gather.

“Look, there's a Immortal Master!”

“What is that golden light? It's so frightening.”

The people near the riverbank pointed and commented about Shen Luo and the Golden Light Pillar in the river, sparking off a myriad of discussions.

However, some daring individuals believed that the golden light in the river signified the impending emergence of a treasure, and without a moment's hesitation, they jumped into the river and swam towards the Sword Array.

Despite the Sword Array just having killed over a dozen people, those bodies had sunk to the bottom of the river, and the dazzling Golden Light Pillar camouflaged the bloodstained river water, thus the other townsfolk didn't notice.

“Everyone, don't approach the golden light, it's dangerous!” Shen Luo yelled anxiously, pointing his hand at the river surface.

With a splash, two walls of water, several tens of feet high, rose from the river to block off the reckless townsfolk.

At this moment, another shift occurred within the Golden Sword Array, resulting in sticky strands of Blood Light suddenly firing out, spreading the overwhelming stench of blood. Still, endless roars could be heard emanating from within the Golden Sword Array.

Despite the roars' low volume, they seemed to contain an intimidating power. The townsfolk nearby covered their ears, their faces warped in pain, only then realizing the danger they were in and attempting to escape as far as possible.

But their feet seemed rooted to the ground, unresponsive to their attempts to move. Their bodies were out of their control.

Shen Luo naturally heard the roar as well, and though his head was a bit dizzy, once he channeled his Mana to protect his body, the dizzy sensation quickly faded.

Moreover, he found this roar strangely familiar.

He had naturally noticed the plight of the townsfolk on the shore, but there was nothing he could do. He was trying to control the water to transport these people to safety.

“Roar!”

The roar from within the Golden Sword Array abruptly increased ten-fold in volume. Shen Luo felt as though he had received a huge blow to his chest and his face drained of color.

The townsfolk near the shore were screaming even louder, with dozens of them dropping to the ground, clutching their heads and wailing.

The river water within the Golden Sword Array was boiling as if being violently stirred. Something, the size of a carriage, slowly emerged from the water. It was a huge golden beast head.

This beast head was covered in golden scales, with two golden, coral-like horns on its head, its eyes as big as copper bells, whiskers growing from its lower jaw. It was a Dragon Head. Only, this Dragon Head was covered in a layer of Blood Light, which looked extremely sinister.

“Dragon Head!” Shen Luo's expression changed drastically.

“So the Lonely Dragon Head is indeed here! Wei Zheng, you really are despicable!” A ripple appeared in the void near the Golden Light Pillar, and the figure of the white-robed scholar materialized out of thin air. After giving a cold laugh, he reached out with both hands into the void.

Two beams of black light shot forth from the center of his palms, transforming into two building-sized Black Dragon Claws which directly plunged into the Golden Light Pillar, aiming for the Dragon Head.

The Sword Array within the Light Pillar immediately responded. Countless large and small Sword Shadows glowed brilliantly, slashing into the two Black Dragon Claws.

A series of loud metallic clanging noises erupted!

The Black Dragon Claws were instantly enveloped in churning black smoke, trembling relentlessly. Yet, they weren't immediately destroyed. On the contrary, they continued to reach into the Golden Sword Array, stretching towards the Dragon Head within.

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