The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1720 - 1716: Escape

"Come, you try taking one of my strikes too!" Tu Shanxue swung her arm, sending a colossal pitch-black spear shadow crashing down toward Seven Kills.

From the moment Tu Shanxue seized the spear to the instant the spear shadow fell, though seeming complex, it actually transpired in a mere blink under Tu Shanxue’s overwhelming strength.

Seven Kills’ face changed color. He hurriedly opened his mouth and spat out a ball of blood light, which transformed into a necklace—a necklace strung together with nine bloody skulls.

The skulls emitted piercing shrieks and instantly enlarged a hundredfold. Each one grew to a size of five or six zhang, shimmering in crystalline blood-red hues, wrapped in endless strands of black Qi, exuding potent waves of demonic Qi rivaling Shen Luo’s Pure Yang Sword.

The blood-colored skull necklace shot outward, filling the air with the wails of ghosts, spewing out nine thick streams of blood light that intertwined and struck toward the colossal black spear shadow.

But as soon as the two met, the nine blood lights shattered inch by inch, utterly incapable of resisting the spear shadow.

Seven Kills’ pupils contracted. He opened his mouth again and sprayed out a mouthful of essence blood, which fused into the skull necklace.

The nine skulls radiated immense blood light, merging together into a gargantuan blood-colored skull the size of a small mountain, glimmering with a metallic sheen and appearing indestructible.

The colossal black spear shadow roared forward and smashed directly onto the blood-colored skull.

With a thunderous "boom," the blood-colored skull crumbled into fragments, splattering countless blood-colored shards.

This skull necklace, named the Bloody Skull Necklace, was a deeply treasured and cultivated demonic artifact of Seven Kills. Countless efforts had gone into refining it, yet now destroyed, Seven Kills coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, his breath noticeably weakened.

The colossal black spear shadow paused momentarily before continuing downward, seemingly about to kill Seven Kills on the spot.

However, at that moment, a bloody banner shot forward from the front, rippling with wave-like blood light, positioning itself before the black spear shadow.

The bloody banner emitted muffled snapping sounds as its bloody light broke apart continuously, yet still firmly resisted the black spear shadow.

A streak of purple lightning flashed beside Seven Kills, causing his figure to disappear. The bloody banner ceased resisting and instead pursued the streak of lightning.

Tu Shanxue’s eyes turned icy. She swung her arm, and Punishment Sky Reverse shot out fiercely, instantly catching up with the purple lightning and piercing it through.

The purple lightning "crackled" and vanished, revealing a flash of blood light. Shen Luo and Seven Kills stumbled awkwardly out, with Shen Luo’s right arm shredded, spraying blood.

Despite this, he paid no mind to the injury, activating the Great Unsealing Technique. A flash of light appeared at his severed arm, and a fresh new arm instantly grew in place.

"Substitution Technique?" Tu Shanxue frowned slightly, beckoning with her jade-like hand.

Black light flashed on the distant Punishment Sky Reverse as it flew back, whistling past Shen Luo and Seven Kills overhead.

Seeing this, Shen Luo quickly formed a hand seal and pointed.

A streak of yellow light shot forth, revealing faint shadows of a coin within it. It struck Punishment Sky Reverse in a flash.

The black light on Punishment Sky Reverse instantly dissipated, falling down like a lump of unrefined iron.

Seven Kills froze for a moment but immediately reacted, soaring into the sky to grasp Punishment Sky Reverse, his face brimming with joy at recovering the treasure.

The yellow light also returned, shooting into Shen Luo’s sleeve.

"The Treasure Coin! This treasure had long disappeared from the world, yet it is in your possession!" Tu Shanxue’s face showed surprise as she stared at Shen Luo and spoke in a deep voice.

Shen Luo ignored her question and once again grabbed Seven Kills, transforming into a massive purple streak of lightning that shot into the distance.

"Don’t think of escaping!" Tu Shanxue snarled angrily, chasing immediately.

But suddenly, the surrounding void trembled with a deep rumble as countless ink-like black shadows appeared, enveloping her figure while spewing vast black rays like black mist. In an instant, a black light array over a hundred zhang formed, with countless eerie black shadows darting within it.

A powerful force of confinement erupted from the light array, causing the nearby void to solidify as though impenetrable walls surrounded it.

Seeing this, Shen Luo’s gaze shifted. Recognizing the black light array’s origins, he immediately activated the Free and Easy Mirror, drawing Seven Kills into it.

Beside him, a flicker of shadow appeared, and a black ancient mirror emerged spontaneously—the Kunlun Mirror. Nie Caizhu’s smiling face flashed across its surface.

Shen Luo grabbed the mirror and a burst of dazzling purple lightning radiated from him, causing his form to vanish on the spot.

Just as Shen Luo disappeared, the black light array enveloping Tu Shanxue swelled outward. Needle-thin streaks of white light pierced the array, shooting out.

The black light array made a sharp "rip," and two white fox claws tore through it, pulling fiercely to the sides!

The black light array shattered with a resounding explosion, revealing Tu Shanxue’s figure.

But neither Shen Luo, Seven Kills, nor the person responsible for deploying the black light array could be seen.

"Running fast, but you won’t escape," Tu Shanxue chuckled lightly and let out a long, resonant howl with her head tilted back.

Whoosh...

The Qingqiu Fox Clan in the city heard the sound, their blood-red eyes lighting up with excitement, and they all converged toward the source.

At the outskirts of Qingqiu City, Su Xiao, who was fiercely battling Lu Huaming and Bai Xiaotian, had his blood-red vision grow bright. Without hesitation, he abandoned the two and shot toward the city.

Lu Huaming and Bai Xiaotian exchanged glances, puzzled about what was happening.

Just then, a streak of purple lightning suddenly appeared nearby, and Shen Luo’s figure materialized.

"Brother Shen..." Lu Huaming began to speak.

"Now isn’t the time for conversations—leave here first. Cai Zhu," Shen Luo said anxiously, lightly tapping the Kunlun Mirror in his hand.

"Understood," Nie Caizhu’s voice resonated from within the mirror, as black light shot out, enveloping Lu Huaming and Bai Xiaotian and drawing them into the Kunlun Mirror.

Shen Luo then activated the Shrinking Earth Ruler, transforming into a ruler-shaped streak of green light that pierced through the Ten Thousand Miles of Azure Cloud Array with some difficulty, landing amidst the monk army outside the city.

"Elder Shen..." Many monks surrounded him.

Shen Luo acknowledged them with a brief nod. Then, putting away the Shrinking Earth Ruler, he flicked his sleeve outward.

A red and black dual ray of light shot out, forming two light doors in mid-air. Nie Caizhu, Lu Huaming, Bai Xiaotian, Jiang Shentian, Seven Kills, and Master Yan emerged, staggering slightly before steadying themselves.

Seeing that they had reached their own forces outside the city, the group all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Brother Shen. If not for your assistance, we would surely have perished inside," Jiang Shentian said gratefully, clasping his hands toward Shen Luo.

Aside from Nie Caizhu, the others also expressed their thanks to Shen Luo.

"Now that we share a common enemy, this is a duty I should fulfill. There’s no need to thank me. The Qingqiu Fox Clan within the city has begun to gather around Tu Shanxue. She appears to have some control over these half-crazed fox clansmen, and it’s likely they’ll attack soon. Our priority now is to discuss a plan," Shen Luo said seriously, waving his hand dismissively.