The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 811

Chapter 811: Chapter 808: Fire Giant Chapter 811: Chapter 808: Fire Giant The female crown winced in pain, and her brows furrowed tightly. Chanting sounds immediately rose from her mouth, and golden light began to shine around her body. The gray-white Taoist robe she wore billowed without wind, starting to push against the black vines that were entwined around her.

However, the moment the black vines sensed her resistance, their surfaces lit up as if an electric current had passed over them, and more black vines from the surroundings lunged at her, completely wrapping her up.

At the same time, the two black puppets swiftly attacked from atop the vines.

It seemed that the vines attacked by sensing the breath of living things, and they did not hinder the two puppets in the slightest.

Upon reaching the female crown's side, one to the left and one to the right, each holding a weapon, they prodded through the gaps in the vines with sudden force, and stabbed toward the female crown inside.

The golden light outside the female crown's body had not yet managed to break through the vine restraints when the puppets attacked. With a light “bang,” it shattered into countless golden specks and dispersed.

The puppets' weapons drove straight in, and just as they were about to pierce the female crown's body, a golden and a red light shot over simultaneously, revealing the true forms of the Dragon Horn Cone and the Pure Yang Sword Embryo.

The two puppets, sensing something amiss, tried to withdraw their weapons, but it was too late.

Two muffled “bangs” were heard as the chests of both puppets burst open with big holes, and the Dragon Horn Cone and Pure Yang Sword Embryo passed through their chests without the slightest pause before immediately slashing down at the vines on the ground.

Streaks of light continuously bloomed on the ground, and large swaths of vines were cut by the light. Unable to help it, they trembled and retreated in one direction, including those wrapped around the female crown.

When all the vines had finally dispersed, the female crown's figure reemerged, and on the Daoist robe outside her body, numerous black symbols appeared densely packed, emanating a strange fluctuation.

Seeing this, Shen Luo realized that his intervention had been somewhat unnecessary, and that even if he had left her alone just now, the female crown would have been able to free herself.

When the female crown saw Shen Luo, a clear look of surprise flashed in her eyes. The two exchanged somewhat awkward glances for a moment, but it was Shen Luo who first raised his hand in a fist-and-palm salute and then turned to leave.

“Brother Shen, wait a moment,” came the female crown's voice from behind him just then.

Shen Luo turned back with a puzzled look on his face.

“Huang Ting from Taiying Pavilion, thanks Brother Shen for your assistance,” the female crown said, giving a salute.

“No need for thanks, even if I hadn't acted, you would have freed yourself,” Shen Luo replied, and waving his hand, he continued on his way.

Hearing this, Huang Ting said nothing more and also followed him in the direction he was heading.

The two seemingly agreed to travel together and hurried toward the deeper part of the mountain forest.

Time swiftly passed, and three days went by.

At night, Shen Luo found a clear space in the forest to light a bonfire, with Huang Ting sitting across from him.

Although the two had been traveling together for a few days, they mostly hurried along their way with very little conversation.

Only when they encountered monsters that tried to stop them did they occasionally support each other. While not exactly in tune with one another, their cooperation significantly increased their traveling speed.

At this moment, Shen Luo was sitting cross-legged, silently nourishing the Pure Yang Sword Embryo within his body.

After such a long time of cultivation, the Pure Yang Sword Embryo had grown a lot since the beginning. Shen Luo had originally thought that the Red Lotus Karmic Fire contained within would not change, but in recent days, he discovered that the Red Lotus Karmic Fire inside the sword body had also quietly increased a lot.

Across the bonfire, Huang Ting looked at Shen Luo. Over the last few days together, she had become somewhat curious about him.

While she was somewhat distracted, Shen Luo suddenly opened his eyes. Huang Ting quickly averted her gaze, and her cheeks turned a bit embarrassed and red.

“Something is coming…” Shen Luo completely failed to notice her strangeness and spoke up.

Having said that, he flipped over and stood up, his gaze intensively scanning the surroundings.

Around them was pitch blackness, with only the faint sounds of wind and insects stirring, creating an eerily tranquil atmosphere.

However, such tranquility was far from normal in this mountain forest teeming with monsters.

Huang Ting had also become alert by now, standing in place, she released her Divine Sense to probe the surroundings.

But after a long while, her Divine Sense returned without detecting anything.

“Friend Shen, could you possibly have…” Huang Ting had not finished her sentence when Shen Luo suddenly made a silence gesture.

Upon hearing this, Huang Ting frowned slightly and closed her mouth.

“Be careful, move back quickly,” Shen Luo suddenly exclaimed at that moment.

Both of them shrank back simultaneously, retreating explosively.

Just then, within the bonfire between them, a pair of black eyes appeared, and the fire within “whoosh” split apart, transforming into two fire pythons that lunged at them.

Shen Luo reacted by forming a hand seal and waving forward, immediately coalescing vapor in the void into blue water dragons that collided with the fire pythons, hissing as they met and quickly filling the surroundings with white steam.

Huang Ting, on the other hand, pushed her palm forward, and the green jade bracelet on her wrist shimmered, conjuring a round shield in front of her that blocked the oncoming fire python.

No sooner had they fended off the fire pythons when the ground beneath them started shaking violently, and thick black vines burst from the earth, frantically entwining around Shen Luo and Huang Ting's bodies.

Caught off guard, Shen Luo and Huang Ting were bound by the black vines, and that's when he noticed sharp spikes growing on the vines, piercing their skin with an intense burning sensation.

His brows furrowed slightly as he waved a hand and the Pure Yang Sword Embryo soared out, unleashing a dense array of sword light around him and instantly slicing through the encroaching vines.

Before he could even catch his breath, the fire pythons, which had just been repulsed, merged back together, forming a fire giant three zhang tall with horns on its head and wielding a Flame Longsword, chopping down at him from above.

The moment the fire giant adopted a human shape, the previously hidden aura fluctuations finally burst forth, evidently at the Nascent Soul Initial Period.

Shen Luo dared not take this lightly; he raised his hand again, and from his sleeve flashed a golden light. The Dragon Horn Cone glinted brightly, and a Dragon Chant resonated as it flew out, colliding with the Flame Longsword.

With a “boom,” a loud bang erupted!

The Flame Longsword was knocked aside by the Dragon Horn Cone, scattering a large burst of flames, and the golden light on the cone also dispersed.

As Shen Luo raised his hand to swing again, the Pure Yang Sword Embryo traced an arc in mid-air, speeding back from a distance, and thrust directly at the back of the fire giant's head.

Unaware of the impending strike, the fire giant gripped its Flame Longsword tightly, and its black eyes suddenly brightened with golden light. The flames on the sword abruptly condensed, the firelight became extremely intense, and the outer flames turned serrated, slashing down at Shen Luo once more.

Seeing this, Shen Luo was not afraid but instead delighted, stepping forward to meet the attack head-on and deliberately drawing the fire giant's attention.

He raised his hand to grab the Dragon Horn Cone, no longer controlling it from afar, but instead held it horizontally above his head to block the blow.

The fire giant's Longsword came down heavily, bringing a scorching hot breath directly in his face.

Just as the Flame Longsword was about to strike the Dragon Horn Cone, the Pure Yang Sword Embryo had also arrived, piercing into the back of the fire giant's head.