The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 566

Chapter 566: Chapter 562: Pagoda Heavenly King Chapter 566: Chapter 562: Pagoda Heavenly King After Shen Luo stores away all the items, he takes out a few things from the Linlang Ring, including a black umbrella, a green flying dagger, and an armband engraved with the statue of a monstrous beast's skull.

These three items were originally from Lu Qing. Among them, the black umbrella is of the highest grade, a top-grade magical artifact. After the fifteenth layer of prohibition is refined, the heavenly power on the umbrella can be activated, and its defensive power is quite extraordinary.

The green flying dagger and the seven-star armor are both mid-grade magical tools, their functions are rather ordinary and of little significance to Shen Luo. He plans to sell these later for Immortal Jade.

After counting his spoils of war during this period, Shen Luo stands up, stretching satisfactorily. He then plans to refine a few of the higher grade magical instruments himself.

However, at this moment, his mind suddenly feels heavy, a wave of irresistible drowsiness sweeps over him, making it impossible for him to focus.

Shen Luo shakes his head violently, staggeringly heading for his bed. In a daze, he sees that the jade pillow is resting at the head of his bed, emitting a hazy white glow. His sight turns black, and he collapses.

In the haze, Shen Luo feels his body getting heavier and heavier as his feet seemingly hang in mid-air without support. He is continuously falling into the endless abyss of darkness.

He swings his arms desperately, trying to grasp something, but can't touch anything. He only feels himself falling faster and faster, to the point where he can barely breathe.

After what feels like a long time, his fall suddenly stops, and his feet seem to touch solid ground again. At this moment, a dazzling golden light illuminates in front of his eyes.

He instinctively raises his hand to shield his eyes, but suddenly feels an overwhelming aura in front of him.

“Who is it…?”

Shen Luo asked softly, enduring the glaring golden light and slowly opening his eyes.

As soon as he speaks, the golden light in front of him gradually fades, and his vision slowly returns to normal, allowing him to see his surroundings clearly.

He, regrettably, is back in that golden palace, having entered the dream state yet again.

“Time is running out…” said a melancholic voice.

Shen Luo immediately looks towards the source of the voice, seeing sternly at him from the grand throne, the Armored Heavenly General. In contrast to their previous meetings, the current Heavenly General is not a corpse but a living body.

His golden armor is no longer dusty, the crown on his head seemingly about to ascend, his black beard sashayed slightly as he held the mini gold tower in his hand, his stern eyes fixated on Shen Luo.

Subconsciously, Shen Luo glanced at his own body, startling himself suddenly, snapping him out of the previously perplexed state into instant clarity.

“It's not an illusion…” He clearly sees his clothing and body form are intact, entirely different from the illusion he had experienced before.

“Could it be that this Heavenly General really came back to life?” Shen Luo speculated doubtfully.

“Don't overthink. I have not truly resurrected. What you see is merely a scene of a wisp of my residual soul inhabiting my former body. I originally intended to wait for you to grow a bit more, at least until you can defeat the Juling God, before telling you all this. But there's no time left…” The Armored Heavenly General, predicting Shen Luo's suspicion, spoke directly.

“Elder, who exactly are you, and why do you keep emphasizing that time is running out? What exactly do you mean?” asked Shen Luo, furrowing his brows.

“I am Li Jing from the Heavenly Court. We don't have much time left, so I need to tell you certain things now.” The Armored Heavenly General said slowly.

“Li Jing? Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing?” Upon hearing this, Shen Luo's expression changed slightly. Despite his speculation from before, when the truth came from the Heavenly General's own mouth, Shen Luo still felt incredible shock.

“Do not be surprised. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Soldiers who fought with you before were under my command. To be precise, those were their residual divine souls. Their real bodies died in the great battle that led to the destruction of the Heavenly Court.” Li Jing spoke at a slow and solemn pace.

After speaking, he suddenly spews a golden light from his mouth, which transforms into a golden book after doing a turn in mid-air.

Upon seeing him take out the golden book again, Shen Luo subconsciously takes a step back, remembering the earlier experience of being bound by the golden light emitted by the Heavenly Book.

“You need not be nervous. This Heavenly Book is a divine object used by the Heavenly Court to suppress destiny. All immortals who entered the Heavenly Court in the past and were granted the Heavenly Talisman had to seal a strand of their divine soul in this Heavenly Book. All the heavenly soldiers and generals who fought against you before were the residual divine souls released from the book.” Li Jing explained upon seeing Shen Luo's reaction.

“If that's the case, isn't it possible to summon the residual souls of all the Heavenly Court immortals from this Heavenly Book?” Shen Luo asked incredulously.

“Your guess is partially correct. This Heavenly Book in my hand is but a fragment, constituting only a tiny part of the original Heavenly Book. Therefore, the divine souls collected inside are also only a small portion. However, if you are willing, you can summon them. As long as you are able to defeat them, you can absorb the remaining power from their divine souls and gain immense benefits.” Li Jing shook his head and explained.

“As a divine object used to suppress destiny, why is there only a small fragment left?” Shen Luo raised his eyebrows and promptly asked this seemingly natural question.

“About that… I'm not certain. I myself am but a residual soul, and my memory isn't complete. How the Heavenly Book got shattered and how it ended up in my hands and was sealed within my tower, I can't remember any of it.” Li Jing continued.

“Then, you brought me into this golden palace and forced me to fight against the divine souls of all the heavenly soldiers and generals. You must at least know why you did that?” Shen Luo barely believing, continued to prod.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing's golden-faced eyebrows furrowed as if he was trying to recollect something.

“Regarding that matter, I also have no memory. I only remember that it seems I have a mission. I was waiting for someone to come here, and then I had to act accordingly.” A moment later, Li Jing shook his head and said.

“The person you were waiting for, was it me?” Shen Luo asked.

“At first, I couldn't be sure because your cultivation level was too low. However, you were able to consecutively defeat so many heavenly soldiers and generals and ascend to True Immortal in such a short time. Therefore, I began to believe that you are the one.” Li Jing calmly answered.

At these words, Shen Luo couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Had it not been for the dream state created by the Jade Pillow, there's no way he could have defeated all the heavenly soldiers and generals. He potentially would have died countless times along the way.