The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 778

Chapter 778: Chapter 774: Promise Chapter 778: Chapter 774: Promise The Black Skeleton only realized at this moment that he had been played by the Bull Demon King and the others. The conflict they had initiated before was solely to divert his attention, including the Human boy's snatch and grab, all performed for his benefit, to convince him that this thing was indeed the Heavenly Scroll Fragment.

But before he could react, he saw a figure swiftly rushing from the void, with green lights condensed on his arm, like being entangled with a strand of green flames, smashing towards his head.

The Black Skeleton was shocked. At this moment, he was already severely injured. If he were to be punched by the Bull Demon King again, his entire skeleton would surely shatter. Even if he were lucky enough to survive, half of his cultivation level would be lost, so naturally, he didn't dare to resist.

Suddenly his figure flashed, rushing off into the distance.

The Bull Demon King stopped in his tracks when he saw the skeleton fleeing. However, before he could slowly land, it was as if he had suddenly lost all his strength, plunging straight down from the sky.

Upon seeing this, Shen Luo and the others were taken aback, and quickly rushed over to his side.

When they got close, they saw the Bull Demon King lying on the ground in pain. The short dagger was still stuck in his chest, and strands of black light spread from it, penetrating his chest.

“This is…Blood Demon Poison.” Ten Thousand Years Fox King furrowed his brows, stating solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo's face turned pale.

The Blood Demon was indeed one of the mighty beings in the Demon Clan under Chiyou's command, and his Demonic Blood Technique was famously dreadful. The sharp, poisonous blood was so toxic that even Taoyi Immortals found it hard to withstand.

The black short dagger could very well be contaminated with this poison.

Everyone was helpless in the face of this kind of poison, and they could only look on anxiously.

“Red Boy, you come over…” At this time, the Bull Demon King suddenly spoke.

“Father King.” Red Boy immediately leaned down to his side.

“I wasn't able to block the poison in time while repelling that guy earlier. Some of it has already entered my heart veins. Now, I need you to use the Samadhi True Fire to sear my wounds and temporarily suppress the poison, to prevent it from spreading throughout my heart veins,” The Bull Demon King said.

“Father King, this fire burns fiercely, and I'm afraid that while burning the poison, it could harm your heart veins,” Red Boy voiced his concern.

“It doesn't matter, just do it. Even if it hurts my heart veins, it's better than being corroded by the poison,” the Bull Demon King said.

“Alright, I will do my best to protect your heart veins,” Red Boy agreed after a moment's hesitation.

The Bull Demon King nodded in appreciation and then turned to the frightened woman next to him, saying tenderly, “You come here, stand by my side.”

The woman was somewhat scared and guilty. After struggling for a moment, she moved closer and kneeled down.

The Bull Demon King gently held her hand, shook her head at her, signaling that he was okay.

“Daoist Friend Qing Mang, could you please carefully examine her again to see if there are any hidden dangers within her?” Shen Luo said.

The Ghost Cultivator glanced at the Bull Demon King and at his nod, stepped forward. He raised a hand and gently passes it over the woman's head, black halos released from his palm, exploring within the depths.

A moment later, he withdrew his hand, his brows knitted together, “Her soul is not whole, with a part of it held elsewhere. The previous sudden attack attempt was likely due to manipulation by others.”

“Can you locate where her soul resides?” The Bull Demon King inquired .

“We can create a Seven Treasures Exquisite Lamp. Through the connection between souls, we can locate it. However, this method only works within a certain distance. If the distance is too far, it will be useless,” Qing Mang replied.

“They must be at their… ugh…” The Bull Demon King grunted suddenly, stopping his speech.

It was because Red Boy had begun casting his mystic arts. He held his hand over his mouth and nose, condensing a wisp of Samadhi True Fire into a thread of fire, and shot it into the Bull Demon King's wound.

“They are sure to be at their lair. I regret that I cannot move now, or I would wipe out these demons.” The Bull Demon King gritted his teeth fiercely.

“Her soul is still in the hands of the Demon Clan. I'm afraid we can't act rashly…” The Ten Thousand Years Fox King cast a glance at the woman and hesitated to take action.

“That's right, not only can we not act rashly, we must find a way to rescue her soul as soon as possible. The demons must have discovered that they've been deceived about the Heavenly Book. If we do not rescue her soul, we will be hindered at every turn,” Shen Luo nodded.

Red Boy carefully controlled the flame, burning the scar at the Bull Demon King's heart. A large amount of magic blood could be seen being burned, with black smoke dispersing, accompanied by wafts of the smell of charred flesh.

Besides a moment at the beginning when he seemed somewhat intolerant, the Bull Demon King appeared to normal now. However, the beads of cold sweat continuously dripping down the sides of his forehead spoke volumes of the intense pain he must be enduring.

“Even if I can control the demonic poison for now, my injuries will take some time heal. But since I've severely damaged the Black Skeleton earlier, I'm not worried about him coming back. The problem is how to rescue her.” The Bull Demon King hesitated.

“I am proficient in illusion techniques. I could sneak in and there may be a chance to rescue her soul,” after a moment of thought, the Ten Thousand Years Fox King proposed.

“The demons will attack again sooner or later. Elder Fox King, you must guard Jilei Mountain and should not leave for now. Before coming to Jilei Mountain, I had spent some time in Black Wolf Mountain, where these demons reside, and have some understanding of the situation there. Why not let me handle the task of finding this woman's soul?” Shen Luo suggested.

The image of the mysterious figure enveloped in the purple sphere in the Blood Pool of Black Wolf Mountain popped up in his mind. He had an inkling that the person controlling Princess Jade Face's soul might be him.

“Friend Shen's words make sense. But this is our problem at Jilei Mountain. How can we let you take such a risk?” The Ten Thousand Years Fox King pondered for a moment before responding.

“We are all in the same battle against the Demon Clan. Let's not distinguish amongst us so much.” Shen Luo waved his hand dismissively.

If they could retrieve the soul of Princess Jade Face's reincarnated body, then it would be basically set in stone that the Bull Demon King would join their camp against the Demon Clan.

Furthermore, the Bull Demon King had the crucial fifth fragment of the Heavenly Scroll in his hand, which increased the significance of this matter manifold.

“Are you really confident of doing this?” the Bull Demon King asked.

“I only have one life. Why would I risk it without absolute certainty?” Shen Luo replied but after finishing the sentence he felt something was off and spaced out for a moment.

“If you really can save the souls of Yu'er, I promise you that I will allying myself with the Heavenly Court and Earth Immortals to jointly crusade against Chiyou and the Demon Clan from this point onwards,” the Bull Demon King solemnly declared upon hearing Shen Luo's words.