The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 562

Chapter 562: 558 Chapter 562: 558 Upon seeing his daughter's actions, Jing River Dragon King's gaze faintly trembled, and an unusual light flashed in his eyes. His entire spirit seemed to collapse in an instant, and his figure was no longer upright.

“Xiuxiu, your father may have been truly wrong…” he sighed deeply and said.

At his words, Ma Xiuxiu frowned deeply and looked at him in confusion, saying, “Father, where have you erred?”

“As a father, I have given you nothing but hatred. I have truly erred, beyond all reason.” He raised his hand and gently stroked Ma Xiuxiu's hair, his eyes softening as he spoke.

“Father, what are you talking about? You haven't erred, none of us have. It's them who are in the wrong.” Ma Xiuxiu's face suddenly stiffened at his words. Stepping back two paces, she shouted loudly.

The hand of the Jing River Dragon King froze mid-air, a trace of melancholy appeared on his face.

Not wanting to argue with him any further, Ma Xiuxiu turned her gaze to Shen Luo, saying, “Big Brother Shen, please let us go. I will never forget today's grace and will repay it hundredfold in the future.”

“I can spare his life.” Shen Luo sheathed his sword and said.

At his words, Ma Xiuxiu was overjoyed. She was about to thank him when she saw Shen Luo wave his hand in dismissal, stopping her.

“I can spare his life, but I can't let him go. This time, the ghost incident caused significant damage to both yin and yang realms. I have no authority to let him leave. All matters should be judged by the Underworld and the Great Tang Dynasty Government.”

After Shen Luo said this, he took out a black silk book, crumpled it up in his palm, and reduced it to ashes.

As the black silk book turned into ashes, black smoke arose from it, transforming into a rotating black vortex.

Shortly thereafter, a crimson horse face emerged from the vortex, followed by his legs and body.

As Shen Luo saw Soul Hook Horse Face appear, he was about to greet him when he saw him move aside, raise his hand to perform a magic spell, and direct it into the black vortex.

As the mana seeped into it, the black vortex, which should have dissipated, did not immediately disappear, and a black official's boot soon appeared from it.

Following that, a dazzling big red official robe appeared. It was Zhong Kui who had come.

“I have met the two elders.” Shen Luo immediately greeted with a fist-and-palm salute.

“No need for formalities, you have done well.” Zhong Kui waved his hand and said.

Speaking, he turned his gaze to the Jing River Dragon King, his eyes beginning to shimmer with a faint golden glow.

An invisible pressure descended, immediately making the Jing River Dragon King's body sink, almost falling to the ground. As for Ma Xiuxiu at the side, she had already collapsed, unable to get up.

“Bold Evil Dragon, do you know your sins?”

Zhong Kui's shout was like a sudden thunderclap, causing even Shen Luo's heart to shudder violently.

“Be it sin or mistake, I will bear it all by myself. Xiuxiu has nothing to do with this.” Jing River Dragon King said these words, suppressing a mouthful of clotted blood, and slowly straightened his body.

As a father in front of his daughter, how could he bow down in submission?

When Zhong Kui heard these words, the golden light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and that invisible pressure also dissipated.

“Since you realize your wrongdoing, you should return with me to the Yin Bureau. This time, you created more killings, and disturbed yin and yang, you should enter infinite hell, and suffer the unending pain of reincarnation.” Zhong Kui said with a focused look.

“I have been restrained under the red lotus karmic fire for twenty years. I have already suffered enough from hatred and pain. Entering the infinite hell is not a suffering anymore. Now that Yuan Ran has gone, if I continue to live, it will be just to spread more hatred. Wouldn't it be better to let everything turn into dust, and disappear?” Jing River Dragon King's gaze wandered in the distance, it seemed that he saw the beautiful woman who was gentle and virtuous from back then.

Zhong Kui, after hearing this, his eyes slightly fell, and he said nothing more.

“Xiuxiu, your future journey is still long, don't stay with hatred anymore, and live for yourself in the future.” Jing River Dragon King helped his daughter up and said with heavy emphasis.

“Father…” Ma Xiuxiu faintly guessed what was happening and cried out in panic.

The Jing River Dragon King merely smiled at her, shook his head, and grasped her wrist.

In the next instant, a shine emanated from the belly of the Jing River Dragon King. It ascended along the direction of the Ren meridian, absorbing radiance along the way, and when it converged at the space between his eyebrows, it was extraordinarily bright.

His entire body, as if alight, suddenly sprouted a wave of black fire, and he began to burn intensely.

His hand, clutching Ma Xiuxiu's, of exceptionally searing power permeated within, entering her body.

“Ah…”

Unable to endure the pain, Ma Xiuxiu moaned. Her skin cracked inch by inch, revealing layers of scales.

With a snap!

A snow-white dragon orb the size of a fist detached from the eyebrows of the Jing River Dragon King, breaking apart in the process.

Countless firefly-like pure dragon elements scattered from the shattered orb, in mid air formed a snow-white Milky Way, and rushed down toward the center of Ma Xiuxiu's eyebrows.

“Father…”

Ma Xiuxiu watched as her father's figure faded away bit by bit, dissipating like ashes, until even the hand grasping her wrist disappeared. She couldn't endure it any longer and began to weep loudly.

At the same time, she felt a burning sensation from her eyebrows as streams of dragon elements, like a reversing tide, poured into her body, causing her body to radiate a snow-white light.

Cries of pain echoed from Ma Xiuxiu's mouth, she fell to the ground writhing and twitching uncontrollably.

Upon seeing this, Shen Luo immediately stepped forward, intending to assist her.

As soon as he extended his hand however, the blood in his body seemed to boil, a feeling of burning taking over, a strand of snow-white dragon element actually separated from the Milky Way, flowing toward his fingertips.

At the instant Shen Luo's fingertips came into contact with the dragon element, the light immediately pierced through his skin and surged into his body.

Soon, he too began to fall down, twitching violently all over.

In the midst of this, he felt as if the blood in his body was merging with the dragon element that had entered his body. As if mutually benefiting each other, they continually surged within Shen Luo's body.

The mana within Shen Luo's body, driven by this power, started to circulate on its own – a speed much faster than when he cultivated by himself. It seemed like he had returned to the feeling of cultivating in his dreams.

However, the speed of this power was too swift, he barely endured it; he nearly lost his divine sense.

Tense and weak, his sight became somewhat blurry. He could vaguely see Ma Xiuxiu's body in front of him becoming brighter and brighter in an almost transparent white glow, her slim figure seemed to stretch out longer and longer.

“Roar…”

Accompanied by a resonant dragon chant, Ma Xiuxiu completely shed her human form and transformed into a true dragon – her scales were dark, her body radiating white light. She soared into the sky and broke into empty space.

Zhong Kui, standing off to the side, silently watched everything, not making the slightest movement to stop it.

At his feet, Shen Luo, who had absorbed all of the remaining dragon elements, had skin as red as shrimp. He painfully coiled in one place, looking like a shrimp about to be cooked.

“Sir, will this boy be alright?” Soul Hook Horse Face, looking rather worried, couldn't help but ask.

“Rest assured, this is a once-in-lifetime opportunity for him… It's just a bit strange, why did these dragon elements enter his body?” Zhong Kui said, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.