The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1517

Chapter 1517: Chapter 1513: Tianji Sign Chapter 1517: Chapter 1513: Tianji Sign “You… fine, as long as you admit defeat, let him release Qinghu.” Che Qingtian's expression returned to normal as he spoke.

“Friend Shen, that's enough.” Nameless, seeing this, finally transmitted his divine soul's message.

However, inside the light curtain of the water ball, Shen Luo didn't stop, instead, he went to stand in front of Qinghu, who was suppressed under the mountain, and crouched down.

No one knew what he was doing; they only saw a smile on his face.

In contrast, the expression on Qinghu's face was not as pleasant, filled with anger.

However, as her anger intensified, Shen Luo's smile deepened, and the mountain pressing down on Qinghu became even heavier.

After a standoff for a moment, Qinghu, with an indignant face, had no choice but to suddenly open her mouth to inhale.

Streams of light flickered around the water ball light curtain, and then wisps of black fog continuously flew out from all directions, converging towards Qinghu.

Among them, the black fog flowing from Elder Mo Wang was the densest and most plentiful.

Once all the black fog was absorbed by Qinghu, Shen Luo then stood up, walked over to investigate Elder Mo Wang's divine soul, and after confirming the toxins were cleared, he waved his hand and recalled Mount Buzhou.

Then, he waved dismissively at the seemingly innocent but actually malicious young girl and exited the array.

Immediately following, Elder Mo Wang's divine soul also returned to her body.

Her complexion was very pale; clearly, even though the toxins were cleared, the consumption of her divine soul was still quite significant. She gave Shen Luo a grateful bow and was then supported by Elder Fu, preparing to leave.

“Elder Mo Wang, please wait…” At that moment, a soft call stopped them.

“Did Elder Mo Wang forget something?” Che Qingtian asked.

Hearing this, Elder Mo Wang's gaze flickered, and she bit her lip, gesturing with a wave of her hand, throwing out her Elder's Token, then left with Elder Fu without giving Qinghu another glance.

Che Qingtian raised his hand and seized the Elder's Token, briefly examined it, and then put it in his bag.

At this moment, Qinghu's face also looked very ugly, especially when her gaze fell on Shen Luo. She no longer maintained her original harmless image; instead, her eyes were full of resentment.

“Tomorrow's competition will be at the Lianyan Workshop, the second session.” Elder Nameless didn't utter harsh words, then let Che Qingtian and the others return to their accommodations by the lake.

Though Che Qingtian's side won one match, aside from Hou Shan, who had some smile on his face, the expressions of the others were all hostile.

Because of Shen Luo's sudden interference, what could have been a severe injury to Elder Mo Wang by poison turned out to be just a minor injury, and all silently added a mark against Shen Luo in their hearts.

On the way back, Master Yan sincerely thanked Shen Luo.

“It's just a small effort; besides, I also found that pretentious girl quite annoying.” Shen Luo just waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.

“This time these people clearly harbored ill-intentions, and Master happened to be in seclusion…” Master Yan expressed his concerns.

“There's no need to worry too much. It's mainly because Qinghu is too good at concealing, always showing kindness and weakness, which led Elder Mo Wang to underestimate her. If it weren't for those cunning strategies, she might not necessarily have been able to defeat Elder Mo Wang. Plus, the other elders are now alert and naturally won't lose again.” Shen Luo reassured.

“Yes, Elder Manbo will compete tomorrow; there should be no problem.” Master Yan said.

“But we can't relax our guard; considering Qinghu and those people's performance today, they are not upright gentlemen. We must be prepared for any insidious tactics they might have.” Shen Luo pondered aloud.

“Indeed, to prevent any accidents, I'll guard Elder Manbo tonight.” Master Yan thought for a moment, then suggested.

“I'll go with you,” Shen Luo said.

After the two had agreed, they together went to the Lianyan Workshop. Although Elder Manbo had his own mansion, he spent most of his time here, completely engrossed in the study of Yan Technique.

In the evening, when Elder Manbo saw Shen Luo and the other person arriving, and heard about the purpose of their visit, he instantly became so furious that his beard bristled.

“What? I am an elder, do I need you two juniors to protect me?” he stated discontentedly, not at all pleased.

“Elder Manbo, it was Master Yan who misspoke. We are not here to protect you, but simply to learn more about crafting Armor. We were too embarrassed to say it outright, so we came up with such a poor excuse,” Shen Luo hurriedly explained seeing the situation.

Upon hearing this, Elder Manbo's anger subsided, but he looked suspiciously at Master Yan: “Really?”

“Yes, it is so,” Master Yan quickly confirmed with a nod.

“Boy, don't stand on ceremony with me; if there's anything you don't understand, just ask directly. Why go through all these twists and turns, haha…” Elder Manbo laughed heartily, patting Master Yan on the shoulder.

Shen Luo and Yan Wushi stayed by his side, watching Elder Manbo prepare for tomorrow's Tool Combat.

The next day, two groups gathered at the Lianyan Workshop. However, Elder Mo Wang and Qinghu were both recuperating and did not appear there.

“Today, we hold a Tool Combat match, and we will determine the winner by using the technique of contradictory confrontation,” announced the Nameless Elder.

“What is the method of contradictory confrontation?” Shen Luo asked, surprised.

“Contradictory confrontation, as the name suggests, means each side presents one person to craft Armor: one crafts offensive Armor, and the other defensive Armor. Then the two Armors face off in attack and defense. The side whose Armor gets destroyed first loses,” Master Yan quietly explained to him.

“I'll represent our side in the match, hehe…” Hou Shan jumped out before anyone else could announce.

Everyone still vividly remembered his performance of public humiliation two days ago, but seeing his unashamed demeanor, they felt it unlikely that he'd achieve any significant accomplishment in the Yan Technique.

However, appearances can be deceptive, so naturally, they couldn't underestimate him.

“Elder Manbo, let's make a deal. I'm good at crafting protective Armor, so how about you choose the spear, and I pick the shield?” Hou Shan hinted, glancing at the tall figure of Elder Manbo with a grin.

“Fine,” Elder Manbo looked at him briefly and responded crisply.

After all, for him, crafting either was the same; he was confident in defeating his opponent.

Upon hearing this, Hou Shan was quite surprised. He had only been tentatively probing, not expecting Elder Manbo to agree so readily.

“Cough cough, I was just joking. We still need to leave the choice to Tianji,” he coughed twice, saying.

Clearly, he didn't really want to be on the defensive side.

“Then let's cut the small talk and draw the Tianji lots,” Elder Manbo remarked indifferently.

The Nameless Elder immediately brought out a pitch-black lot tube, containing two long lots, and instructed, “Black-lot head is the attacker, white-lot head is the defender.”

The two stepped forward and each drew a lot, showing it to everyone.

Elder Manbo's lot head was white, choosing the defensive side.

“Hehe, looks like my luck isn't great, Elder Manbo, I'll have to defer to you,” Hou Shan said with a smile as he clasped his fists.

Elder Manbo slightly closed his eyes, appearing as if he turned a deaf ear.