The Lord of Void and Real

94  Chapter 93: Finding a Way Out

He hurriedly got up from the ground, looking around but seeing no sign of the Fox Demon or Commander Wu. He felt slightly relieved, and then took a closer look at the surroundings.

Although the light in this place was dim, it was enough for Shen Luo. His eyes quickly adapted to the environment, realizing that he must be in an underground cave.

From the cave's upper side about tens of meters away, a long crack was visible, releasing streaks of white light. It seemed like this was the ground above, and the other end of the cave extended into the depths of the underworld, its interior dark and unknown in depth.

Shen Luo recalled what had happened earlier. The demon fox had possessed the statue, struck the ground with its tail, creating a large hole, and then a suction force emerged from it, sucking everyone in. This place was likely deep inside that big hole.

Since he was here, the Fox Demon and Wu Pojia must also be here.

Shen Luo took a deep breath, finding that the air still contained their scent, trailing deeper into the cave.

However, the smell of the earth here was unusually strong, masking other odors, making it impossible to distinguish them clearly, as he could outside.

Shen Luo looked into the depths of the cave, quickly withdrawing his gaze.

The Fox Demon and Wu Pojia were much stronger than him, and he believed he was far from their match. It would be better to leave as soon as possible. As for what was in the depths of this eerie cave, he had no interest in finding out.

Shen Luo looked up towards the upper side of the cave, trying to find a way out.

This place was about tens of meters high from the surface, and the cave walls were smooth on all sides. If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to climb up. Thankfully, he was no ordinary person.

His gaze quickly fell on a stone wall with the gentlest slope. He jumped upward vigorously, a flash of red light blinking under his feet, and he soared into the air. He caught a protruding stone with both hands, dangling in mid-air.

He did not hesitate any longer, swinging his body while exerting force with both hands to pull himself up. In an instant, he surged upwards again.

In no time, Shen Luo was climbing the steep mountain wall with agility, as fast as a monkey, soon reaching the top.

A glint of joy appeared in his eyes and he quickened his climbing speed.

Just at this moment, the air in front of him started to hum and flash golden from emerging lines of light shooting out from the nearby stone wall. They quickly interlaced together, forming a giant Eight Trigrams Light Array that slowly rotated.

Shen Luo's face changed dramatically, but he could not stop his momentum and hit his head against the light array.

There was a dull thud as the golden light on the surface of the Eight Trigrams Light Array flickered. A tremendous yet dull force surged from the array, acting on Shen Luo.

Shen Luo's head didn't hurt all that much; it felt more like hitting a soft wall. However, his body was rapidly falling.

Shen Luo quietly shouted, catching a protruding stone with both hands.

His downward force was too strong, and the stone that had been eroded over time was rotten and broke off in an instant.

It broke off, but it managed to decrease Shen Luo's descent speed. He immediately seized the next protruding part of the mountain wall and finally halted his descent.

Shen Luo looked at the light array above, climbed again until he was about half a meter away from the array. He bit his finger and drew a Small Thunder Talisman in his palm with his blood.

"Go!"

Shen Luo waved his hand, pouring his mana into the Small Thunder Talisman.

A thunderous explosion reverberated, and a white thunderbolt shot out from his hand, striking the Eight Trigrams Light Array.

The powerful white thunder hit the array but had no effect, just like a dragonfly shaking a pillar. The array didn't move in the slightest, its rotation speed hadn't even slowed at all.

"Damn it!"

Shen Luo cursed under his breath; helpless, he had no choice but to retrace his steps down the mountain wall.

His gaze turned again towards the depths of the cave; after a long hesitation, he stepped up and went there.

The path above was evidently unpassable; rather than wasting time here, it was better to go deeper into the cave and hope there was a way out.

Worried about the Three-eyed Demon Fox and Wu Pojia, whose whereabouts were currently unknown, Shen Luo didn't walk fast, his gaze constantly sweeping around, ready to detect any movements in his surroundings.

He had only walked some distance when he suddenly stopped and turned his gaze towards the mountain wall to his side.

There was a deep scratch, and it looked charred, as though it had been burnt by fire.

"This mark... was caused by Wu Pojia's Fire Spear!"

Shen Luo's heart clenched, and he instinctively pressed his body into the shadow of the mountain wall. Looking cautiously ahead, his ears perked up, listening for any movements.

There was nothing unusual ahead, and there were no sounds from around him, just dead silence.

Shen Luo slowly relaxed his tense body and continued to tread lightly forward.

The further he walked, the more such charred marks were seen on both sides of the passage. On the ground, on the stone wall, there were holes, the largest of which was about three feet deep. Occasionally, he could see some splatters of blood; obviously Wu Pojia and the fox demon had had a fierce fight here.

Shen Luo was surprised, but did not stop. Instead, he moved more slowly, careful not to make a sound. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, there was a bend in the road ahead.

Shen Luo paused, then moved slowly along the inside of the bend. He poked out half his head and looked at the corner, then quickly withdrew, his internal mana instantly raised.

Then, a puzzled look flashed in his eyes, he poked out his head again, and then he stepped out completely.

Not far in front, there was a figure lying on the floor. Looking at the man's clothes and appearance, it was Wu Pojia.

Wu Pojia at the moment was motionless, covered in blood. It was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

A look of surprise came onto Shen Luo's face. He listened carefully for a while, then confirmed that Wu Pojia indeed no longer breathed, then finally let out a sigh of relief and walked over.

When he saw Wu Pojia's face, he drew in a sharp breath.

Wu Pojia's face had become half-human, half-fox. His right side still looked as before while the left side was covered in yellow fur, with long eyes and elongated ears — the features of a fox demon.

Not only that, his eyes were wide open and slightly bulging, from his ears, nose, and mouth, a trail of blood was visible, a bit disturbing to look at. It seemed he had suffered greatly before his death.

"Could it be that the soul of that fox demon attached itself onto Wu Pojia, and after a struggle, they killed each other…" Shen Luo guessed, his heart finally easing somewhat.

Around Wu Pojia's corpse lay numerous things: Seven Flame Spears and the clear Cold Gun were scattered on the ground nearby.

Besides that, there were also the three Crimson Short Blades he had seen Wu Pojia use before and a golden rope about a zhang long that looked as if it were made of golden thread, and it seemed quite extraordinary.

Shen Luo was not modest; he picked up all of these items and sat down nearby to examine them closely.

Apart from the grey talismans stuck to the three short blades, there were no talismans on the other items, which still emitted waves of mana.

"No talisman, but such strong fluctuations of mana, could these be magical instruments!" His excitement rising, he picked up a Fire Gun and tried to infuse his mana into it, just like he would do with the Talisman Fork.

The Fire Gun didn't seem to work in sync with his mana. After a while, there was a faint "pop" sound and the tip of the gun emitted a flame-like red light.