The Lord of Void and Real

40  Chapter 39 Another Battle

"Thank you, Brother Yu, for your timely rescue." Shen Luo strugglingly sat up, his body wavering weakly before being steadied by another attendant at his side.

His head was still spinning, but he understood that it must have been Yu Meng who used some kind of method to rouse him.

"Your injuries are too severe. It's better not to force yourself," Yu Meng sighed.

Shen Luo took a deep breath, and his head cleared a little. He looked around.

The fierce battle at the city gate was still ongoing, with flashes of swords and knives, intense shouts of killing, and sounds of fighting continuously reaching his ears.

As the able-bodied men within the city hurried over, the offensive of the Black Wolf Group had been stopped, and the situation was beginning to tilt in favor of the city defenders.

Seeing this, Shen Luo took a sigh of relief and turned to look at Yu Meng.

"Brother Yu, your complexion doesn't look so good. Was it because of the talisman just now?" Shen Luo asked with a furrowed brow.

"That was the Blood Arrow Talisman passed down in my Yu Family. It needs to be activated with the blood of the Yu family, but it consumes half of one's vital energy." Yu Meng's flushed face hadn't faded yet, and he explained with some panting.

A look of realization crossed Shen Luo's eyes, but he didn't say anything more, instead looking up into the sky.

The key to the fate of Feng Chi City was no longer the situation at the city gate but another battlefield in the sky.

In the high altitude, the confrontation between Immortal Masters like Yu Yan and the wolf-headed monster was still going on. Various colors of light fiercely collided, obscuring the figures of several people in the sky and making it impossible to see clearly from the ground.

The sounds of impact were as dense as rain and stirred up a series of storms, which were much more intense than before.

"Black Wolf King, your subordinates are nothing more than this. So much effort has been wasted, and the result is still found wanting!" A clear voice rang out, accompanied by hearty laughter, very pleased.

"Hmph! As long as I kill you all, Feng Chi City will still be mine. I intend to use the essence blood of your city's people to refine my Inner Dan." From within the dark clouds, a rugged voice retorted coldly.

Before the voice fell, a deep red light flashed in the swirling dark clouds.

In an instant, the dark clouds surged wildly, expanding several times in size. They transformed into a mountain-sized black giant wolf that almost covered half the sky. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The giant wolf stood with its four feet on the ground, howling up at the sky. Its massive shadow plunged the vicinity of the city gate into darkness where one could not see their own hand.

A gust of wind started from nowhere around the city gate, causing windows to rattle and dust to blow everywhere.

Upon witnessing this scene, shock surged across Shen Luo's face, and his heart was filled with worry.

The wolf-headed monster's magical powers were incredibly powerful. Such a heavenly and earth-obliterating power, even in books, he had never seen before. He wondered if Yu Yan and the others could resist it?

At that moment, the black giant wolf crouched and pushed off the void with its four feet, charging towards them with tremendous momentum.

Yu Yan and the others quickly retreated, simultaneously firing balls of fire and lightning at the black giant wolf.

The sound of loud explosions echoed as the black giant wolf's front claws and head were blown apart. But even with its seemingly severely damaged form, it didn't stop and continued to advance towards them.

An invisible force surged from the incomplete wolf-shaped dark clouds, attacking like a collapsing mountain, causing ripples in the air ahead.

Yu Yan and the others were taken aback. The several of them, who had originally been grouped together, quickly scattered.

The wolf-shaped dark cloud was huge and far less agile than they were, so they all managed to evade the charge of the giant wolf's wreckage.

Yet, just at this moment, a triumphant sneer echoed from within the black cloud. Three black lines flashed from the cloud, shooting towards one person, targeting Yu Yan.

The three black lines were but three black-backed centipedes, full of dancing claws, pitch-black, like a piece of iron, three feet long. These could fly in the mid-air, obviously derived from some kind of demonic refinement. A faint green glow flickered between the claws, clearly hinting at lethal poison within.

The black centipedes moved with such speed that they were on Yu Yan in the blink of an eye, biting sharply at his throat, one hand, and one foot.

Yu Yan appeared to be caught off guard, seemingly about to suffer injury under this ferocious insect.

Witnessing this sight, Shen Luo's expression turned grave. Yu Meng, standing at his side, trembled and was about to cry out in alarm.

But a muffled noise from above interrupted them. The three black-backed centipedes were knocked into the air, causing Shen Luo and Yu Meng to freeze in shock.

Yu Yan's body radiated a red glow, condensing into a shell-like light shield that enveloped him completely.

Without warning, a small red flag appeared in his hand, and the red light of the shield emerged from this flag.

"What kind of treasure is this little flag? Is it the legendary magical instrument?" Shen Luo's eyes lit up.

Having resided in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion for two years, he vaguely understood a bit about the ways of cultivation. Magical instruments were treasures refined by profound cultivators with immense powers, capable of amplifying the wielder's powers manifold.

While Shen Luo was still immersed in shock over Yu Yan potentially using a magical instrument to ward off the sneak attack by the Black Wolf King, the situation high in the sky was rapidly changing.

All those Immortal Masters who were fleeing in panic a moment ago suddenly halted, forming a circle surrounding the dark cloud.

Aside from Yu Yan, all the other five too had a small red flag in their hands, emanating fluctuating red lights.

Six flags seemed to be connected to each other. With a flicker, the red light they emitted intertwined in mid-air, forming a red light shield, encapsulating the wolf-shaped dark cloud within.

"Array!"

As the wolf-shaped dark cloud was enveloped by the red light, it seemed trapped, unable to move. The furious howls of the Black Wolf King echoed from inside the cloud.

The surface of the cloud swirled with black light, madly surging in an attempt to break free from the red light's restraints, causing it to tremble incessantly.

"Activate the Six Harmonies Fire Array quickly, do not let it escape!" One of the six Immortal Masters, a green-robed old Daoist, shouted, his hands executing seals at incredible speed.

The other five too made seals towards their flags without pause. The red light radiating from the six banners suddenly grew brighter. Inside the light shield, a red light group appeared and started spinning.

"Now!"

The green-robed old Daoist waved the flag in his hand, pointing towards the spinning red light group in mid-air.

A streak of red light shot from the flag, penetrating the red light shield and merging with the red light group within.

The other five did the same, with five streams of red light flying in from all sides, merging into the light group simultaneously.

The red light group expanded twofold, like it had consumed a powerful pill, emanating a thunderous rumbling sound.

With a "boom", the red light group burst open, turning into a crimson flame that shot out, striking the wolf-shaped dark cloud right on its head and, with a flash, disappearing inside it.

An explosive sound echoed from the dark cloud, followed closely by a shrill, agonising howl.