The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 980

Chapter 980: Chapter 977: Styx River Water Spirit Chapter 980: Chapter 977: Styx River Water Spirit Shen Luo turned back and swung his arm horizontally, unimpeded by the shadow of the golden tower, and smashed a fist onto the cheek of the man in blue robes.

The man in blue robes felt as if struck by a force of ten thousand jun, his cheek instantly caved in. Though no blood spewed from his mouth, green light continuously seeped from his nostrils and mouth, and he was sent flying horizontally for a thousand feet.

At the same time, golden flames suddenly surged from beneath the Golden Tower, instantly spreading across Shen Luo's legs and scorching downward. The green deathly Qi that had been on fire began to dissolve and retreat back into the vortex.

However, the flames were relentless, pursuing further down and engulfing the white bone skulls.

Wails of agony came from below as the raging flames rapidly dissipated the green deathly Qi. The face of the Void Ghost became increasingly insubstantial until it vanished entirely.

On the other side, the guy who Shen Luo had punched back into the mountain wall, daring not to attack again, quickly merged with the stone wall.

“Trying to escape?”

Shen Luo sneered, withdrew the shadow of the Treasure Pagoda shrouding his body, grasped the Six Chen Whip, shattered the Ghost Seal with a strike, and then plunged down fiercely, swinging the whip toward the stone wall.

Black light erupted on the Six Chen Whip, as multiple overlapping whip shadows shot out, continuously bombarding the stone wall beside the River.

The sound of “rumbling” was incessant, with large pieces of mountain wall collapsing, yet not much dust was stirred up, and the figure of the Mountain Wall Giant Ghost had already disappeared without a trace.

Shen Luo frowned slightly, but did not probe further. Instead, he turned around and pursued the man in blue robes.

Having his Ghost Seal shattered by Shen Luo and already reeling from backlash, coupled with the heavy blow from Shen Luo's fist earlier, the man in blue robes was now seriously injured. He no longer possessed his former ease and had already fled forward.

Shen Luo spread his arms wide, employing his Thousand-mile Wing Flapping Technique, and in an instant, transformed into a streak of light.

The man in blue robes, sensing the intense fluctuations coming from behind, dared not look back and, in terror, plunged straight into the Styx River below.

Shen Luo, catching up from behind, did not rashly enter the water but closely followed from above, carefully examining the scene.

The water of the Styx River was very clear, becoming turbid only when reaching the vicinity of the Netherworld. At this moment, one could clearly see the man in blue robes racing along with the current.

Along the way, the phosphorus fires in the water were collected into his sleeve, and the water ghosts he encountered were also absorbed into his body. His wounds, too, were healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Shen Luo's gaze sharpened, his wrist turned over, and in the palm of his hand appeared an Exquisite Pagoda.

“Suppress”

With a soft shout from his mouth, his hand flipped downward.

The Exquisite Pagoda on his palm immediately burst forth with a radiant divine light, plunging directly toward the man below.

Concentric rings of light rippled out beneath the Pagoda, instantly repelling a great amount of water from the Styx River, and the man in blue robes was quickly revealed, forcibly pressed to the bottom of the riverbed.

Seeing this, Shen Luo, using the Water Control Technique, immobilized the water of the Styx River and descended with the Six Chen Whip in hand.

He pressed the long whip against the man in blue robes' throat and asked, “Who are you, and why do you block my path?”

The man in blue robes frowned upon hearing this, but did not speak.

Shen Luo knit his brows, the light on the Exquisite Pagoda pressing down on the man suddenly intensified, and a tremendous power burst forth from the tower, pressing down towards the area below.

A sound of cracking bones came from the chest of the man in blue robes, and his chest caved in significantly.

“I am… I am the water god of this Styx River,” the man in blue robes said, his complexion paling as he spoke hastily.

“The Styx River has a water god?” Shen Luo said in surprise.

He was genuinely unaware of this.

“Even if the Styx River has a water god in control, now that both the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld have fallen, why are you still alive and well? And why did you attack me?” Shen Luo asked coldly.

“When the Demon Clan captured the Underworld, I was just a wandering soul. Because I helped them by leading the way, they didn't kill me. They entrusted me with these eight hundred li of the Styx River and strictly ordered me to execute all non-demon living beings,” the man in blue robes explained cautiously.

“You received merit for leading the way for the Demon Clan?” A hint of killing intent flashed in Shen Luo's eyes.

“Celestial Immortal, please quell your anger. The Demon Clan was overwhelmingly powerful, and at the time, I was nothing but a wandering soul; how could I dare to defy them? Besides, even without me leading the way, they would have been able to invade the Underworld just the same,” the man in blue robes said, terribly frightened.

Shen Luo furrowed his brows but did not dwell on this issue any further and continued to ask, “In recent times, has there been any unrest in the Underworld?”

“Unrest… Are you referring to the incident a few days ago where a group of surviving Human Immortals fled and attacked the Underworld?” the man in blue robes quickly responded.

“They attacked the Underworld; who were they?” Shen Luo inquired.

“I… I don't know. How would I dare to join such a scene? It was that Stone Corpse Ghost who came back and talked about it. They say the leader was a very powerful white-bearded old man, and also a Bull Demon King. In any case, there were quite a number of them, and they soon defeated Lord Black Mountain… no, the Black Mountain Old Demon here,” the man in blue robes answered after a slight hesitation.

“Black Mountain Old Demon?” Shen Luo was momentarily startled.

When he had dreamt of entering the Underworld before, he had been chased by the Black Mountain Old Demon, but back then, the Black Mountain Old Demon was only at the Nascent Soul Stage; how could he be worthy of being addressed as 'Lord' by the man before him?

“You are unaware, Lord. Black Mountain was originally just a Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King, but later, for reasons unknown, he gained the favor of the Demon Clan. They infused him with Chiyou's Demonic Qi, and his cultivation level soared to the True Immortal Peak,” Qing Lu guessed Shen Luo's thoughts and immediately explained.

“What happened after that? What became of those people?” Shen Luo asked, not particularly concerned about the previous topic, and continued his questioning.

“The Stone Corpse Ghost did not see it all, but I heard that later, more Demon Clan experts came to reinforce and drove them into the Eighteen Levels of Hell. However, which specific level they were pushed into, I truly do not know,” the man in blue robes said, his gaze flickering.

“As long as they're not dead, that's good…” Shen Luo felt slightly relieved at the news.

“Celestial Immortal, I really didn't intend to act against you. After you gave me a minor punishment earlier, I've been cautiously following behind. As long as you leave the range of the Styx River, I would be considered to have completed my task. Who knew that those idiots, Stone Corpse Ghost and Dirty Skull, would actually try to capture you to seek favor from the Demon Clan? I was dragged into this and had no choice but to act. I hope you can be magnanimous and spare my life,” the man in blue robes said with a bitter expression.

“You, a dead thing, talk about a living path?” Shen Luo sneered.

He did not believe a word the man in blue robes said; the three attackers … no, three ghosts, who had ambushed him before, with this man in blue robes as the first to detect him, looked more like he had summoned the other two to specifically lay an ambush on the road ahead.

“Celestial Immortal, I genuinely have no intention of opposing you. You seem to be seeking those people, am I right? I take the liberty to advise you, truly, do not go. Since the Demon Clan took over, the Underworld has been all in disorder. The Eighteen Levels of Hell are unmanaged and no one knows what they have become. Those who went in likely have little chance of good fortune. Moreover, there are powerful persons from the Middle Stage of Taiyi and even Late-stage experts stationed in the Underworld, you simply won't be able to get in,” the man in blue robes earnestly advised Shen Luo, seemingly out of concern for him.