The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 758

Chapter 758: Chapter 754: Provocation Chapter 758: Chapter 754: Provocation “Originally, there were five real immortals at the Hanging Cave headed by Sheng Ying King. However, a few days ago, four important individuals arrived at the Hanging Cave. Sheng Ying King seemed to value them highly. They must all have cultivation levels equivalent to True Immortal Stage,” Hei Yu explained.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

If there were only the Red Boy and four other True Immortal Stage demons in this place, he could just barely cope with them using his current strength, together with the Thunder Division Heavenly General, the Juling God, and other Great Mahayana Stage Heavenly Soldiers contained within the Heavenly Book. However, now that the enemy had been reinforced with four additional True Immortal Stage demons, he had no chance of winning at all.

And as for the Mysterious Fire Battle Array that Huo San was talking about, it could only possibly be depended on if all of the Huo Mei clan were rescued which was entirely unlikely.

However difficult the situation might be, giving up was not an option.

“What was it for which those four True Immortal Stage demons came to the Hanging Cave?” After pondering a moment, Shen Luo asked.

“I don't know. I only heard that the four of them were always inside that secret chamber during the day. Maybe they are helping Sheng Ying King refine that artifact,” Black Feather said.

Shen Luo also had a guess in this regard. It seemed that the artifact was very impressive.

“Take me into the Suspended Cave. Do not let anyone notice. Can you do it?” After a moment of silence, he said to Black Feather.

“We can try,” Black Feather hesitated a moment, then nodded.

Shen Luo could feel Black Feather's emotions. Although he did not seem totally confident, he was likely around 60 to 70 percent sure. Shen Luo then waved his hand, releasing Black Feather from the Heavenly Book.

Black Feather's mind was already connected with Shen Luo, so even though Shen Luo was currently concealed by the Invisibility Talisman. he knew Shen Luo's whereabouts. Black Feather gave a bow and then flew deep into Fire-spreading Mountain.

Shen Luo leisurely followed behind.

The two quickly arrived at the depths of the Fire-spreading Mountain. The air was filled with a pungent sulfur smell. More black flames and volcanic ash were drifting around, making the air very unpleasant. More importantly, the flame aura in this area was several times thicker than outside and extremely grating, making Shen Luo slightly uncomfortable.

Black Feather took out a red talisman and pasted it on his body. A red glow emanated from his body, counteracting most of the surrounding heat, and he calmly went to an area of a mountain pit that was more than ten miles wide.

On both sides of the mountain pit stood a huge active volcano. From time to time, pillars of magma and smoke shot up into the sky. Within the pit was a vast hole straight to the underworld, so deep that one could not see the bottom at a glance

The hole was perfectly cylindrical, appearing to be man-made rather than naturally formed. There were many caves carved out on the inside walls of the hole, densely packed like a beehive, with demon soldiers going in and out from time to time.

“Master, here is the Suspended Cave,” Black Feather communicated with Shen Luo via their spiritual link.

“Take me into the cave to take a look,” Shen Luo, after glancing at the scene in front of him for a few moments, communicated his thoughts using his spiritual link.

Black Feather consented, then flew towards the Suspended Cave.

There were quite a few demon soldiers patrolling outside the Suspended Cave, but thankfully, their cultivation level wasn't high enough to penetrate Shen Luo's Invisibility Talisman.

On seeing the return of Black Feather, several demon soldiers immediately approached to greet him. The leader was a middle-stage Nascent Soul Stage eagle demon with a tuft of golden feathers on his head, looking quite extraordinary.

“Isn't this Captain Black Feather? I heard that you went to pursue the escaped Fire Three. How come you came back alone? Did you fail to catch him?” The eagle demon looked at Hei Yu, sneering, his words filled with schadenfreude.

Even though he had been taken by Shen Luo, Hei Yu's natural temperament remained, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. He said coldly, “Jin Lin, I will report the matter of Fire Three to Lord Yan Luo myself. I don't need your finger-pointing! I have something else to do. I don't have time to chat idly with you, step aside!”

However, Jin Lin did not move aside but smirked instead: “Hmph! You're still talking tough. Huo San, who was designated as a key offender by Sheng Ying King, ran away from your custody. Your Pillar of Fire Punishment is inevitable. Seeing that we've been colleagues for many years, if you give me your dual Fire Separation Knives, I'll ask my uncle to plead for you with Lord Yan Luo. At the very least, he will spare your life.”

The Pillar of Fire Punishment was the ultimate sentence in the Suspended Cave. A copper column would be erected inside the mouth of a volcano, the criminal would be tied to the column to endure the heat from the molten lava for forty-nine days. The criminal's body would be baked into a corpse, then petrified into stone sculptures by the volcanic ash, displaying their agony. The pain they suffered was indescribable!

“Jin Lin! Are my words unclear, or are you deaf? Get out of my way!” Having been absorbed into the Heavenly Book by Shen Luo, Black Feather had long since thrown the Sheng Ying King to the back of his mind, let alone any kind of punishment. He bellowed sternly.

Jin Lin was not an easy bird to deal with–he relied on the strength of his uncle and enrollment under the Sheng Ying King's command, he was a terror within the Suspended Cave, acting as he pleased without fear. Although Black Feather was stronger than him, he was not afraid, and instead, he had always coveted Black Feather's curved knives.

“How dare you, Black Feather! Disregarding my goodwill! It's your fate that I have taken a liking to your Fire Separation Knives. Hand them over if you are wise. If not, await your imminent Pillar of Fire Punishment!” Upon seeing Black Feather's denial, Jin Lin was instantly enraged and verbally attacked.

Summoned by Shen Luo, Black Feather was to take him to the Suspended Cave. Now that Jin Lin was blocking their way, he was already seething with rage. He wished nothing more than to behead Jin Lin, but that might bring trouble to Shen Luo's investigation.

“Who is the uncle of this Eagle Demon?” Invisibly alongside, Shen Luo asked Black Feather via a message.

“Jin Lin's uncle is a Golden Flame Eagle at the Great Mahayana Stage named Jin Li. He is one of the Five Great Commanders of the Suspended Cave. Ordinarily, Sheng Ying King and the True Immortals under his command don't intervene in affairs. The daily matters inside the Suspended Cave are handled by the Five Great Commanders,” Black Feather messaged back.

“I see, you don't need to worry about me.” Shen Luo gave him a thoughtful look. “Teach this boy a lesson and hurry into the Suspended Cave,” he messaged back.

Overjoyed, Black Feather materialized a crimson curved knife in a flash of red light and swung it at Jin Lin's head.

“You dare to attack me!” Jin Lin was shocked and angry, completely unexpected, that Black Feather dared to attack him in public. He hastily drew out a deep-green battle knife to block it.

A metallic “clang” echoed resonantly, the green blade just managed to withstand the blow, causing Jin Lin to stagger.

Before he could regain his balance, another flash of red light slashed across his body. The lethal blade Qi exploded within the Eagle Demon.

Jin Lin was hurled backward, flipping on the ground and spat out a mist of blood. He fell unconscious instantly.

“Captain…” The demon soldiers were shocked to silence by Black Feather's ambush. After a while, they regained sense, hurried over, and helped up Jin Lin, their gazes toward Black Feather filled with fear.

The other patrolling demon soldiers were equally stunned, dizzily watching Black Feather.

“Hmph! Overestimating your capabilities!” Black Feather sneered, sheathed his dual blades, and then leapt into the Suspended Cave.

Only then did the crowd of creatures snap out of their stupor. A shocking uproar broke out. Black Feather was indeed powerful but had always kept a low profile. Now, out of the blue, he had made such a daring move.

However, the surrounding demon soldiers did not stick around. They all swiftly dispersed. Jin Lin had a rough temperament, and having lost his face this time, he would undoubtedly hold grudges against those who stayed to gawk at his embarrassment.

Under the care of several trusted demon soldiers, Jin Lin stirred awake slowly.

“Where's that guy Black Feather?” Jin Lin stood up with effort, his face dark with fury as he asked.

Although the injury he sustained was severe, he was, after all, a Nascent Soul Stage demon with a resilient body, aiding him in his movements.

“He went down there, Captain. What do we do now?” One of the demon soldiers asked.

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