The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 1830 - 1826: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

"You think Daughter Village crumbles like tofu at a mere touch? Cut the crap, gather your men and move out. Head to the southwest passageway and break through, expanding the channel there," roared the Ironback Wolf Demon.

The Iron Beak Deity shivered with fright, not daring to delay any further, and quickly called upon the little demons under his command to charge towards the southwest.

Shen Luo followed silently among them, his gaze continually scanning the surrounding battle conditions.

The Demon Alliance brought an impressive number of the Demon Race, and with the fallen bodies already on the ground, there might be sixty to seventy thousand in total. The majority were mixed in cultivation level, with most not reaching the Nascent Soul Stage.

As for those with higher cultivation, aside from the Taiyi Realm You Xiong Kun, there were seven or eight at the True Immortal Stage, among whom only one was in the Late True Immortal Stage, a Demon Race monk skilled in stealth.

If Shen Luo hadn’t reached the Taiyi Realm in cultivation, with significantly enhanced perception abilities, he would have had a hard time spotting that shape-shifting figure; he guessed it was possibly a lizard-type demon.

The other members of Daughter Village had gained much strength since before, with more True Immortal cultivators than the Demon Race, totaling up to eleven people. However, they were still considerably outnumbered and were struggling immensely to hold their ground, suffering significant casualties as well.

The faces of these True Immortal cultivators were unfamiliar, possibly new True Immortals who emerged over the century, or perhaps experts secretly cultivated by Daughter Village.

Among the eleven, there was a ponytail girl dressed in a pink and white dress, with a bead-decorated forehead, possessing extremely high cultivation, having reached the Late Stage of True Immortal Realm. Holding a Gold and Jade Double Ring in each hand, they shimmered with auspicious light, clearly a rare treasure.

Though she was a woman, she fought with exceptional ferocity, charging alone into the thick of demons, slicing through with a storm of attacks, leaving a trail of flying flesh and blood.

"What a formidable female cultivator," Shen Luo secretly praised, then continued to scan, but amidst the chaos, he saw no familiar faces.

While he was hesitating, he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him, quickly dodging by bending over.

"Where are you daydreaming, boy? Hurry and follow me," Iron Beak Deity cursed angrily, having missed slapping Shen Luo.

Shen Luo chuckled awkwardly and rushed with the entire team towards the breach in the southwest.

A throng of demons clogged the gap up front, making it impossible to advance, and even their demon group could only shout and clash on the periphery, unable to break through in time.

But then, a thunderous shout suddenly echoed from above.

"Bunched up like this, how do you expect to fight? Clear the hell out of the way,"

Shen Luo looked up at the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a black robe hovering in mid-air, his eyes gleaming with golden rings, his gaze sharp and predatory, with a hooked nose, his face full of murderous intent.

After his shout, without caring that there were still demons in the breach, he directly lifted his hand to unleash a golden light ball towards the white-dress girl.

The white-dress girl, despite fiercely battling nearby demons, immediately detected the ambush by the man in the black robe. Her golden ring flew from her hand to collide with the golden light.

With a boom, the golden light shattered into pieces, proving surprisingly weak.

The white-dress girl was slightly stunned, a hint of disdain flashing across her face.

But at that moment, the splintered golden light suddenly exploded with consecutive booming blasts.

A large swath of demon monks were hurled by the explosion, along with a considerable number of Daughter Village cultivators caught in the blast, sent tumbling through the air, suffering heavy casualties.

The white-dress girl, enraged, turned to lunge at the man in black robes.

"You’re courting death!" A scolding voice arrived, as a dark silhouette darted out first, lunging at the man in black robes.

The individual, while still in mid-air, drew a short bow, releasing a dark green arrow that swiftly shot towards the falcon-like man in black robes.

"Liu Feixu!"

Shen Luo immediately recognized the woman in tight black clothes.

Having parted for so many years, Liu Feixu’s cultivation had progressed rapidly, reaching the Early True Immortal stage, having hidden somewhere, even evading his divine sense.

Seeing this, the falcon-like man raised his hand, grasping at the void, forming a golden claw with his fingers, crushing the incoming arrow from Liu Feixu with a crack.

The scattered golden points hadn’t even vanished before Liu Feixu closed in, having switched to a short dagger of vivid green, slashing at the falcon-like man’s throat.

The green short dagger might seem only about a foot long, but as it swished out, it expanded threefold like a viper flicking its tongue, seemingly aiming to slice off the man’s entire head.

The falcon-like man flicked his wrist, sweeping a black feather fan coated in green light in front of himself to block Liu Feixu’s dagger with a whirlwind of green wind.

"Go."

He whispered lowly, the whirlwind swelling explosively, repelling Liu Feixu.

At the same time, the falcon man’s feather fan swept again, releasing over ten black feathers, stirring black ripples in the void, speeding towards Liu Feixu.

Liu Feixu, unfazed, swiftly unleashed over ten green flying needles from her sleeve, knocking down all the feathers.

Without pausing, she charged again at the falcon man, a faint golden gauze unfurling glimmeringly, flying towards him.

As the gauze soared high, it billowed into the wind to form a massive hundred-foot golden silk net, descending upon the falcon man.

A flicker of disdain flashed in his eyes, as he waved a hand to release a green flying knife, which sliced through the air in a green streak, tearing towards the golden silk net.

To his surprise, as the knife neared, it was neutralized by the net’s radiance, losing all its sharpness and getting absorbed into the net.

The golden silk net continued its unstoppable descent, enveloping the careless falcon man.

Liu Feixu was overjoyed, flashing forward with her short dagger, heading straight for the falcon man.

Once this demon is slain, it would greatly boost Daughter Village’s morale and temporarily relieve the southwest breach’s pressure, saving many kinsmen’s lives.

Thus she resolved to see this strike through to the end!

But her intense killing intent blinded her, making her oblivious to the approaching danger as well.

The stealthy demon had already maneuvered near the falcon man, ready to strike the instant she let her guard down, to take her life.

"A praying mantis hunting a cicada, is it?" Shen Luo observed from afar, a mocking smile playing on his lips as he spoke.

"Still dawdling, aren’t you the clever one?" Iron Beak Deity couldn’t help but curse as he saw Shen Luo standing there in a daze again.

With that, he proceeded towards Shen Luo.

But in that instant, Iron Beak Deity blinked and Shen Luo’s figure vanished from in front of him.

Before he could react, Shen Luo’s silhouette had zoomed toward Liu Feixu.

"Attempting an ambush, are you courting death?" Suddenly, a sharp cry echoed.

It was the white-dress girl charging swiftly from the side, her face and body spattered with blood, rushing towards Shen Luo with a bloodthirsty aura as if she intended to devour him.

"Too late..."

Shen Luo frowned as he watched Liu Feixu close in on the falcon man.

A "ding-dang" rang in his ears; the gold-jade double rings clashed, hurtling rapidly towards him.

Just then, a flash of virtual light burst at Shen Luo’s feet as he employed the Slanting Moon Steps, his form flickering into a blur as a Pure Yang Sword appeared in his palm.

Upon gripping the sword, flames burst from the Pure Yang Sword in his hand, engulfing his form, and in the next instant, he merged with the sword, vanishing before the ponytail girl’s eyes.

"Pure Yang Instant Kill Sword!"

A fiery light abruptly flared, streaking by with eye-blurring speed, a metallic clang resonating in mid-air.

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