The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1895 - 1891: Mark

Chapter 1895: Chapter 1891: Mark

"This formation seems to be the Desolate Golden Light Illusion Formation, blending reality and illusion. It holds far more variations than the Liangyi Micro-dust Array. Without knowing its inner workings, it’s almost impossible to break," Fire Spirit Child’s voice emerged.

"Since Fire Daoist friend recognizes this array, you should have a way to break it, right?" Shen Luo asked with a flash of hope in his eyes.

"Naturally, the hardest part of this formation is resisting the Desolate Golden Light. Without doing that, nothing else matters. You two continue to hold back the golden light, and I will find a way to break the formation." Fire Spirit Child flew out from the Free and Easy Mirror, conjuring the Gu Xuan star disk, summoning a white array, though its nature remained unknown.

Fire Spirit Child pointed within the white array, casting the Three Xiaos Mystic Sound Technique. Instantly, countless beams of white light shot forth, embedding themselves into the surrounding light array.

Shen Luo’s gaze shifted; each of these white lights carried countless sound wave patterns, exactly characteristic of the Three Xiaos Mystic Sound Technique. It seemed Fire Spirit Child was using the technique in conjunction with the white array.

The floating golden clouds nearby appeared agitated, their movement suddenly accelerating, forming countless shadowy golden apparitions, further confounding the senses.

"Hey, Young Master Shen, there’s a mark on the hem of your clothing, likely a spying secret technique like the Circle Light Technique. It carries a hint of Demonic Qi, probably the work of the Demon Clan’s four members from the Demon Alliance," Fire Spirit Child, undistracted by the surroundings, suddenly focused on Shen Luo’s clothing hem.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo immediately formed a seal and pointed.

A mass of golden flames ignited on his clothing hem, the True Solar Fire, instantly erasing the mark.

"Always hunting the geese, but today I got pecked in the eye," he chuckled self-deprecatingly, frowning and mumbling.

"That wisp of Demonic Qi carried a trace of Tu Hunzhu’s presence; it was probably set down silently when you ambushed Mr. Purple earlier. With so many gathered at the entrance of the Well of Demons and Gods just now, that person likely dared not act rashly," Fire Spirit Child speculated.

Shen Luo nodded slightly, fortunately having done nothing secretive along the way, so being spied on wasn’t too concerning.

"Once one reaches the Taiyi Realm, many start to comprehend laws, making their methods increasingly cunning. Young Master Shen, you must be more careful in the future," Fire Spirit Child cautioned, continuing to manipulate the Gu Xuan star disk.

...

The effect inside the Red Blood Round Bead abruptly vanished, and a flicker of pain crossed Tu Hunzhu’s eyes, quickly recovering.

As Fire Spirit Child had guessed, during Shen Luo’s earlier ambush on Mr. Purple amidst combat, he had placed this mark on Shen Luo’s clothing, containing a trace of his divine soul. Its destruction had caused significant harm to his divine soul.

The damage itself was minor, but being unable to see Shen Luo’s situation posed a major problem.

"The mark was discovered; it seems that red child is adept at sensing and appears knowledgeable about formations. They might actually be able to find a way out!" Tu Hunzhu said solemnly.

"That Shen Luo is indeed troublesome. I intended to conserve some strength, but now it seems that’s not possible. We must get out quickly, lest the Xuanyuan inheritance fall into their hands. I’ll leave the Ghost Bone Umbrella to you; this treasure doesn’t require refinement, just infuse it with mana to activate," Lu Xiu’s expression turned grave, tossing the black Luo Umbrella to Jin Jian, then quickly began reciting spells.

Not daring to delay, Tu Hunzhu’s form flickered before appearing in front of Lu Xiu, pressing both hands forward. Two strands of black light entered Lu Xiu’s raised palm.

Their Demonic Qi instantly fused, a powerful aura bursting forth, and a white bone banner slowly rose.

If Shen Luo were here, he would immediately recognize this white bone banner as the Soul-capturing Banner seen during his dream entry.

Compared with what was seen while traversing time and space, the Soul-capturing Banner before him now emitted ten times the Yin Qi, with an additional giant ghostly face struggling and howling, trying to break free from its surface.

Jin Jian, captivated by the Soul-capturing Banner’s spectacle, forgot to operate the Ghost Bone Umbrella. Numerous golden threads pierced through, striking everyone, eliciting a chorus of screams.

"Jin Jian!" Bai Chuan shouted.

Jin Jian recoiled, hurriedly directing demon power into the Ghost Bone Umbrella.

The black light on the umbrella stabilized immediately, Jin Jian’s body trembled, stifling a groan.

Seeing this, Bai Chuan’s expression changed, a mass of white light appearing on his palm, ready to investigate Jin Jian’s condition.

"I advise Daoist Bai Chuan against doing that," Lu Xiu chuckled slyly, speaking up.

"What have you done to this umbrella? Release Jin Jian at once!" Bai Chuan halted his action upon hearing, looking towards Lu Xiu, speaking in a deep voice.

"Betray Jin Jian? I haven’t the leisure for that. This Ghost Bone Umbrella is a treasured umbrella, crafted by our clan’s artifact refiner using 18,000 souls, containing sixty-four prohibitions, capable of resisting all divine soul attacks. However, when activated, it absorbs any adjacent soul power, and once it latches on, it cannot be shaken off. Daoist Bai Chuan, with your formidable strength, can aid us; leave supporting the Ghost Bone Umbrella to Daoist Jin Jian. After all, he volunteered to activate the umbrella moments ago. Holding on until we break out, at most, his Taiyi-level soul power will be reduced by thirty percent," Lu Xiu glanced at the Soul-capturing Banner, speaking with a mysterious tone, seemingly unafraid of offending the Demon Alliance.

Bai Chuan looked conflicted, his face turning quite unsightly.

"Alliance Leader... I can still hold on..." Jin Jian said weakly, his face pale, enduring the strain.

"Relieving some of Jin Jian’s pressure isn’t impossible; just toss some souls into the Ghost Bone Umbrella. If there are no souls, killing someone now to take their soul works just as well, perhaps even better," Lu Xiu smirked, glancing at the other members of the Demon Alliance.

The members of the Demon Alliance, having assisted Lu Xiu’s group along the way, were now being mocked, their expressions quite unpleasant.

Bai Chuan snorted, flicking his sleeve, releasing a mass of gray light that contained several souls, merging into the Ghost Bone Umbrella.

The black light on the Ghost Bone Umbrella brightened immediately, Jin Jian’s complexion slightly improved.

"Remember, feed it once every ten breaths," Lu Xiu’s voice rang again, surprisingly chatty.

"Lu Xiu, focus on activating the Soul-capturing Banner!" Tu Hunzhu frowned, urging.

Lu Xiu pursed his lips upon hearing, refraining from further speech, concentrating on casting spells.

A moment later, the white light on the Soul-capturing Banner surged suddenly, a powerful Yin wind howling, sweeping outward. The enormous ghostly face on the banner let out an excited cry, shooting forward, fiercely biting towards the golden cloud ahead.

"Whoosh"

A stream of white smoke shot from the ghostly face’s mouth, sweeping over the golden cloud ahead, tearing open a passageway tens of feet long with a ripping sound, causing the entire space of golden clouds to tremble violently.

"Go!" Lu Xiu led the charge forward, the others quickly following.

The gigantic ghostly face continued forward, spewing white smoke to clear the path of golden clouds, opening the way for Lu Xiu and the others.