The Lord of Void and Real

93  Chapter 92: Joining Hands to Fight Against Demons

A chill ran through Shen Luo's heart as he gathered all his strength and charged at the black iron gate.

Several clanging sounds echoed as he crashed against it, but the black iron gate didn't budge at all.

Just as Shen Luo hesitated whether to attack the gate with his Small Thunder Talisman, Wu Pojia's voice quietly reached him:

"Kid, save your energy, it's useless. The creature in front of us is a Three-Eyed Demon Fox. Its innate ability is the path of illusion, and this is its lair which it has modified extensively using its abilities. Over the years, it has consumed countless humans, its cultivation level has greatly increased, and its illusion technique has reached the point of creating substance from emptiness. The only way to truly break the illusion is to help me slay this demon."

"Elder, what should I do?" Shen Luo, knowing the truth of Wu Pojia's words but having no alternative, agreed.

"Accumulate your Water Techniques, wait for the right moment, and just follow my instructions." Wu Pojia's voice was steady, as if he held the winning hand.

With that, a change occurred in the magic spell on his hand. The flames on the seven short spears flared up and started to rotate like a spiral, forming a powerful fiery cone continuously thrusting towards the Three-eyed Demon Fox.

The small giant that the dark-faced youth had transformed into seemed to have received an order as well. No longer expressly protecting his eyes, both his large hands swung out, smashing the incoming giant blades, and he launched a close combat attack against the Three-eyed Demon Fox.

Of course, the Demon Fox was unwilling to comply. Nine giant blades whirled wildly around the Fox. The Fox's eyes shot out continuous yellow light and it spurted out fine hairs that were too thin to be clearly seen, aiming at the vital parts of Shen Luo and the two others.

Shen Luo could only dodge the hairs flying towards him from time to time, while using the water control technique to continually draw accumulated water from the pools within the hall, keeping an eye on changes in his surroundings as well.

If there was an opportunity for escape, he still wanted to prioritize his survival.

To his surprise, there turned out to be quite a lot of accumulated water in the pool. As he kept using his technique, the water gathered around him.

Because of this, Shen Luo's speed inevitably slowed down and it became difficult for him to roll or dodge.

Just then, a shriek of agony suddenly echoed out.

As Shen Luo looked over, he saw that two of the giant blades lodged in the small giant's chest, piercing through it and protruding out of two shoulder blades from behind, soaked in blood – an appalling sight.

After the small giant screamed, he did not retreat but pushed forwards allowing the blade to pass through his body. He ran towards the Demon Fox, and with a sweeping motion of his arms, caught hold of the Fox in a crushing embrace.

"Now! Trap them with your water techniques." Wu Pojia roared aloud.

Without any hesitation, Shen Luo shook his sleeves and two huge orbs of water shot out at once. They turned into a barrier of water that enveloped both the Three-eyed Demon Fox and the small giant.

As soon as the barrier was formed, a sharp whistling sound suddenly erupted.

From where Wu Pojia's sleeve was shaking, a streak of snowy white light shot out, revealing a crystal spear about a foot long. The spear was radiating intense chill and it directly lodged into the water curtain barrier.

In a flash, a white frost spread out and the entire water curtain instantly solidified into an ice mountain, trapping the Demon Fox within.

Wu Pojia did not give the Demon Fox a chance to break through. He hastily formed a magic spell with his hands before yanking it downwards.

The seven flame short spears twinkled and suddenly doubled in size. Like javelins, they flew in from all directions, intersecting and piercing through the bodies of the Demon Fox and the giant man, pinning them firmly on the ground.

Shen Luo watched this scene and his heart tightened.

The dark-faced young man - taken advantage of by Wu Pojia - had finally met such a tragic end.

As soon he could escape from here after breaking through the illusion, he planned to run as far as he could to avoid any more contact with Wu Pojia.

"Do you think I'm unscrupulous?" Wu Pojia, his back turned to Shen Luo, moved forward to check the corpse of the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, and suddenly asked.

Shen Luo didn't know what he meant by his question and, fearing to offend him, dared not answer rashly.

"As cultivators, I just want to remind you not to be merciful while killing demons and exorcising monsters," said Wu Pojia as he drew out his chilling crystal spear.

"Thank you for your advice," Shen Luo mustered the courage to reply, regardless of whether he agreed or not.

At this moment, the light around them began to shine again, the ghostly scene started to recede like smoke, and the great hall reappeared.

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"Wu Pojia, you interrupted my cultivation, I swear we'll both go to the Netherworld…" Suddenly a mournful howl sounded, and chaos broke out.

The eyes of the Three-eyed Fox Demon spirit suddenly brightened, and its body expanded immediately. With a "bang", it exploded.

Wu Pojia, who was too close to avoid the impact, was sent flying, hitting the shrine's deity seat with a thud. He spat out blood, clearly seriously injured.

Although Shen Luo was a bit farther away, he was also sent flying by the shock wave, causing the pillars of the hall door to crack. A broken magic talisman short blade flew past his neck just narrowly missing his throat.

He felt chest tightness, and the burning pain on his back was unbearable. Suppressing the metallic taste in his throat, he struggled to stand up.

He then saw that both the corpses of the fox demon and the dark-faced youth, had been entirely blown up, and a pale yellow fox demon spirit rushed out from the pile of flesh and blood and slammed directly into an unusual statue on the divine throne.

Immediately after, Shen Luo was horrified to discover that the clay statue's eyes opened, and a blurry yellow light surrounded it. Its face had transformed into the face of the Three-eyed Demon Fox! n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"A demon soul possession..." Wu Pojia's face changed drastically. With a flip, he rolled to the palace door.

With a flick of his wrist, the crystal spear shot out from his sleeve again, aimed directly at the statue's forehead.

But before the spear could reach it, the statue's three large hands had turned into huge yellow fox tails, and they smashed onto the ground.

Shen Luo only felt a gust of wind hit his face and sensed the impending danger.

The next instant, with a "rumble", the ground in the entire hall cracked open, revealing a dark hole. An astonishing suction force burst out from it, and everything on the ground fell in.

Shen Luo, who was already next to the door, clung to the door pillar, attempting to escape.

However, the suction force was so strong that even Wu Pojia couldn't resist it, let alone Shen Luo could. He gritted his teeth as his fingers started bleeding, but in the end, he too, was sucked in.

"Am I going to die again?" Shen Luo felt a strange force squeezing him from all directions. His vision darkened, and he lost consciousness.

...

After who knows how long, Shen Luo woke up slowly.

As he opened his eyes, he saw nothing but darkness, save for faint white light that streamed in from the side. A strong smell of mud also filled his nostrils.

He slowly sat up and found many stones and mud on him, almost burying him. He felt pain in many places, luckily none were severe wounds.

Shen Luo struggled to stand up and looked around. He realized he was underground, surrounded by milky-white stalagmites that emitted a soft white light, barely illuminating the surroundings.

"Where am I? Where are the fox demon and Wu Pojia?" Shen Luo muttered to himself, his memories prior to fainting rushing back.