The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 601

Chapter 601: Chapter 597: Becoming King of the Mountain Chapter 601: Chapter 597: Becoming King of the Mountain At this moment, Shen Luo's heart was filled with astonishment as he saw a huge shadow faintly emerging behind Ao Hong amid the golden light. The figure was that of a divine dragon coiling up, with two gigantic golden wings on its back, which was exactly the image of Ying Dragon.

The moment this illusory figure emerged, a powerful aura began to radiate from the Ascending Dragon Platform. The surrounding Eastern Sea water descendants instantly felt an overwhelmingly powerful sense of submission.

Around the stone platform, everyone kneeled in unison.

Shen Luo, however, did not kneel. He slightly nodded his head, placing one hand on his chest in a show of respect.

After a while, all the golden light merged into Ao Hong's body. He stood on Ascending Dragon Platform, bathing in golden light, his aura had changed entirely. The fluctuations in his mana were so strong, they were already approaching the peak of True Immortal.

Suddenly, Ao Hong's figure rose into the sky. He transformed into a several hundred feet long Golden Divine Dragon, winding his way upward. Ignoring the Crystal Wall of the Dragon Palace, he passed directly through it, into the deep sea.

“Roar….”

Ao Hong roared, causing the entire East Sea to shake violently. Waves rose from all parts of the sea, stirring up enormous billows that took a long time to calm down.

In various parts of the deep sea, the Aquatic Clan, joyfully swimming around the Dragon Palace, began to call out. At this moment the Eastern Sea had a new king, a king who inherited more of the Ying Dragon's spirit than ever before.

Outside the Ascending Dragon Platform, Yuan Yi looked up at the sky, his old eyes were moist, a bit blurry, but mostly filled with gratification.

Qing Chi's eyes were both bright with excitement, biting his lip so hard he wouldn't allow himself to choke up.

Shen Luo patted his shoulder, smiled and looked toward the high sky.

Two days later, Ao Hong began to gather the various tribes of the Eastern Sea. These once scattered tribes had started to regroup under the new Dragon King, showing a new vitality.

After two more days, Shen Luo bid farewell to Ao Hong and left the East Sea Dragon Palace for the Aolai Kingdom.

Time flew by, and several months had passed in the blink of an eye.

There was a coastline hundreds of miles long outside the Aolai Kingdom. The coastline was eroded by the sea, and was rugged with many reefs.

On the coast, a few dark-skinned, tusk-mouthed demons were set up a bonfire against the sea breeze, with a huge oil pot on top. The flames surged below, and the oil in the pot was boiling.

Next to the oil pot laid a Black-skinned middle-aged man, his clothes weather-beaten, his hands full of old calluses and numerous cuts. At a glance, he seemed to be a fisherman who lived by the sea.

His body was bound by hemp rope, rubbed raw in places and bleeding, his body was hunched, looking like a shrimp waiting to be boiled in the oil pot.

Tears streaked down the man's face and his pupils trembled violently. He was obviously terrified to the extreme. His body kept struggling, but because his mouth was stuffed with a piece of rag, he could only make muffled noises.

“Stop yelling, or I'll skin you alive,” a blue-skinned monster by his side scolded angrily, and kicked the man.

Several other creatures nearby were filled with derision, one of them shouted: “Big brother, don't scare him anymore. If he craps himself from fear, the taste will be ruined.”

“Bah, what's the big deal? In the past, every time we would just tear it in half and eat it raw. Now we have to go to all the trouble of steaming, boiling, frying, and roasting like the human race. So annoying.” An elder from the Demon Race said with a face full of disgust.

“Old Ghost, didn't our Great King say that eating raw flesh and blood is too bloody? Just the smell of blood alone would stink up the entire mountain. We should be more civilized. Besides, isn't frying a lot tastier than eating it raw?” The lead monster laughed.

“That's true, hehe…” The older demon chuckled in agreement.

“Alright, it's about time to throw it in the pot. Strip him and toss him in.” The head demon glanced at the pot of oil and chuckled.

“Okay.” One of the little demons responded and was about to start undressing the man.

Just then, the waves at the beach suddenly surged. A water blade glowing with blue light shot out from the water, piercing the head of the little demon as easily as a knife cuts through tofu.

Before the others could react, the water blade looped in mid-air, piercing through the other monsters with a few light “thud” sounds.

Finally, the water blade swished past the middle-aged man and flew into the fire below the frying pan, extinguishing the fire as it dissipated.

The middle-aged man felt the binds on him loosen and immediately struggled to get up. He was horrified to see the monsters around him with their heads pierced through and he fell back down, screaming in terror.

Only then did he notice a young man in a grey cloak by the coast.

The cloaked young man walked up and removed his hat, revealing a handsome face. It was Shen Luo, who had been traveling from the East Sea Dragon Palace.

The middle-aged man, seeing he was human, immediately collapsed in tears and began to kneel and bow incessantly.

With difficulty, Shen Luo stopped him and helped him to his feet, then asked, “Is this the territory of Aolai Kingdom?”

“Immortal, there is no… no Aolai Kingdom anymore, the capital city… it has been taken over by the demons and ghosts. From the emperor to the princes, all of them… they have all been eaten up…” The terrified middle-aged man stuttered.

“Then do you know which direction is Flower Fruit Mountain?” Upon hearing the middle-aged man's answer, Shen Luo sighed silently and continued his questioning.

On hearing Shen Luo wanted to go to Flower Fruit Mountain, the middle-aged man was terrified and quickly waved his hands, “You can't go there, you can't go, Immortal. That place is off-limits.”

“Huh? Is that area also occupied by demons?” Shen Luo asked in surprise.

“Occupied, it's more than that. That place is now a complete devil's den. Big and small demons are everywhere, claiming the mountain as their kingdom. Most of the people of Aolai Kingdom who hadn't been eaten are being held there,” said the middle-aged man, regaining some fluency in his speech.

“What happened to you? How did you end up in the hands of these monsters?” Shen Luo took a glance at the man's ragged state and asked.

“I was originally a fisherman in this seaside village. When the demons arrived, they killed and ate humans on sight. Seeing that the village was no longer safe, everyone fled to the sea. I took a risk to return this time, wanting to find some food for my wife and children. Who knew I'd bump into these damned monsters.” The middle-aged man lamented.

“This place is not safe, you should hurry back.” Shen Luo advised.

“I'll go now, I'll go now. Thank you for saving my life, Immortal.”

After saying this, the middle-aged man fell back to the ground, bowed three times to Shen Luo, and stood up to point out the direction to Flower Fruit Mountain. He then quickly ran back toward the coast.