The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 869

Chapter 869: Chapter 866: Shen Luo Makes a Move Chapter 869: Chapter 866: Shen Luo Makes a Move The oncoming demons were disorganized, yet numerous, and each appeared to fight bloodthirstily as if they had been possessed by demonic techniques; the Mount Putuo disciples were clearly at a disadvantage.

Besides Mount Putuo's disciples, cultivators from other sects who had come to attend the “Immortal Apricot Conference” also joined the battle, as these demons seemed intent on sparing no one.

Zhan Yue, Zheng Jun, Lin Qianqian, Li Shu, and others stood together, forming a temporary small group, resisting wave after wave of attacks from the surrounding demons.

Although they were all among the elites of their respective sects, they had yet to truly grow strong; their cultivation levels were still at the Nascent Soul realm, and any random demon on the square possessed Nascent Soul-level strength, making it very difficult to defend against them.

Especially for Zhan Yue, Zheng Jun, Lin Qianqian, and the others, who had not yet fully recovered from the injuries they sustained at the “Immortal Apricot Conference,” they quickly showed signs of fatigue as the battle dragged on.

Lin Qianqian summoned a white jade ruyi, from which a tiger head phantom burst forth, clashing directly with a monster with a leopard's head.

With a loud “bang,” the tiger head phantom on the jade ruyi shattered upon impact, flinging itself outwards, while Lin Qianqian's pretty face paled as she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, staggering backwards.

But the leopard-headed demon was powerful, its body shook briefly as if nothing had happened, and it reached out with a dark black claw towards Lin Qianqian in the void.

Suddenly, a flash of dark light sped forth, and numerous black claw shadows flashed before Lin Qianqian's face, viciously clawing down towards her.

Lin Qianqian, off balance, was not able to defend in time, and the claw shadows were about to wound her.

A giant sword shot over from the side like lightning, and with a tremble, nearly a hundred sword shadows emerged, slicing through all the black claw shadows, with Zheng Jun on the side stepping in to help just in time.

However, in saving Lin Qianqian, Zheng Jun exposed a vulnerability, and a pitch-black demon fire, like a shooting star, came flying towards him. It passed through the gap between two black gold iron plates in front of Zheng Jun and hit him hard.

A green jade pendant at Zheng Jun's waist burst with a “snap,” transforming into a sphere of green light that covered his body and blocked most of the black demon fire, but his chest was still brutally struck by the remaining fire, “crack,” two ribs broke, and he spewed blood from his mouth.

With both Zheng Jun and Lin Qianqian injured, a large gap appeared in their line of defense, and several demons immediately took advantage and launched a fierce attack, threatening to completely overwhelm them.

At that moment, a thick column of red fire descended from the sky, sweeping from left to right, hitting several demons who, unable to withstand the unbelievably high temperature of the fire column, let out a horrible scream, their bodies instantly tearing apart and turning into ashes.

Not just those demons, but other nearby ones were also affected by the fire column, resulting in many casualties.

Zheng Jun, Lin Qianqian, and the others were also forced back several steps by the extremely hot blast, and only then did they look up to see a figure that had appeared out of nowhere in mid-air, it was Shen Luo.

“Shen… Brother Shen!” Zheng Jun and the others were dumbstruck.

Shen Luo had displayed considerable strength in the Hua Lian Secret Realm, but not much more than them. In just a short time, how had his strength skyrocketed to such a level?

Zheng Jun swept his Divine Sense over Shen Luo, and his mouth fell open in shock. The aura emanating from Shen Luo was unfathomable and completely beyond his comprehension.

“Roar!” The nearby demons continued their frenzied charge. Several fierce demons went straight for Shen Luo.

“Evil Beast, seeking death!” Shen Luo's eyes turned cold as he pointed at the Purple Gold Bell.

With a thunderous “boom,” a pillar of Heavenly Fire shot out from the Purple Gold Bell, engulfing all the demon beasts within it and easily turning them into ashes.

The roaring flames continued to surge forward, quickly engulfing nearly half of the demons on the square. These demons struggled in the red flames for a moment before turning into ashes.

The Mount Putuo's side witnessed this scene with shock, yet at the same time, their spirits were greatly lifted. They immediately counterattacked and quickly suppressed the demons' offensive.

After launching that strike, Shen Luo did not make another move. He soared into midair, disappearing and reappearing next to Fairy Qinglian.

“Shen Luo! It's you! How did your cultivation level suddenly… I understand now, someone must have cast the Nine Heavens Spiritual Movement secret technique.” Fairy Qinglian, while operating the surrounding Sword Array to resist the Black Jiao King, took a look at Shen Luo and immediately understood the ins and outs.

“Elder Fairy is correct, indeed it was a Protector from the Purple Bamboo Forest who performed the Nine Heavens Spiritual Movement, transferring his cultivation level to me. But let's not talk about that now; I have something extremely important to tell you…” Shen Luo quickly conveyed to Fairy Qinglian through a telepathic message what had happened inside Chaoyin Cave and the situation with Wei Qing. However, he did not inform her about the possibility that Wei Qing could be a reincarnation of Chiyou's remnant soul.

“What!” As the Sect Leader of Mount Putuo, Fairy Qinglian was no stranger to a broad range of knowledge, but upon hearing this, she was shocked, causing the Sword Array to reveal a flaw in its operation.

The Black Jiao King's gaze turned sharp, and with a single hand, he grabbed into the void. A massive black Ghost Hand, about an acre in size, shot out from the dark clouds, flames of black fire flickering, emitting an eerie, indescribable aura of desolation.

Like lightning, the Ghost Hand advanced swiftly and disappeared, seizing the opening in the Golden Lotus Sword Array.

The black light burst forth, and a surge of ghostly Qi violently exploded, puncturing a big hole in the Sword Array with a sizzling noise. Although the Ghost Hand had shrunk significantly, its speed was not diminished in the least, still rapidly advancing towards Fairy Qinglian.

Fairy Qinglian, startled back to her senses, was about to activate a powerful Magical Treasure for defense, when a yellow storm shot out from the side, enveloping countless grains of sand within it, and positioned itself in front of the black Ghost Hand in a preemptive move. It was Shen Luo who had activated the Wind Bell to unleash the Soul Sand Storm.

Seeing this, the Black Jiao King's mouth revealed a hint of disdainful sneer.

This black Ghost Claw may seem ordinary, but it was in fact his most potent move called the Black Heavenly Spirit Claw, summoned by activating his lifebound Magical Treasure, the Ten Thousand Demons Banner; chilling to the bone and unconcerned even with the red flames Shen Luo had used earlier, let alone this storm attack.

With a thought from his divine soul, the black Ghost Hand instantly doubled in size, crashing ferociously into the yellow storm, intending to tear it apart in one fell swoop.

However, as soon as the two touched, there was a loud crackling sound, and the black Ghost Hand was immediately punctured with countless tiny holes, with large amounts of Black Qi quickly dissipating.

Piercing the Ghost Hand were the Soul Sand Grains, which not only could disperse human souls but also restrained the power of ghostly spirits. The core of the black Ghost Hand was made of pure ghostly spirit power, caught off guard and struck by the Soul Sand Grains, it was no wonder it disintegrated.

In the next moment, a howling wind sounded within the storm, and immense wind blades slashed across the Ghost Hand.

The black Ghost Hand collapsed with a boom, turning into countless streams of Black Qi that scattered away.

This series of changes may sound complex, but in fact, they happened in the blink of an eye. To onlookers, the yellow storm engulfed the black Ghost Hand, which then instantly ruptured and collapsed.

“What!” The Black Jiao King was shocked, hardly believing what he saw.

The yellow storm kept sweeping forward, striking hard against the dark cloud as the Black Jiao King urgently spurred the Ten Thousand Demons Banner to withstand the storm's onslaught.

“That's the situation. I will eliminate some more of the Demon Race for you, then I'll continue to look for Wei Qing. You must be extremely careful on your own.” After his strike, Shen Luo didn't pursue further but instead flicked the Fire Bell.

Another vast wave of flames gushed out, engulfing many demons on the square and burning them all into ashes.