The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 909 - 906: A Bit Stronger

The man in the black cloak raised his sleeve and paused in mid-air, turning to look at the "charred corpse" on the ground, his eyebrows slightly raised in a hint of surprise.

Beneath the peeled-off charred skin, a section of bone as white as jade was exposed, supplemented with a layer of dense blood-red blood vessels, yet it bore no trace of flesh and blood attached to it.

Subsequently, a series of "crackling" noises ensued as the charred skin of the "corpse" peeled off one piece after another, revealing a complete skeleton, which appeared exceedingly eerie.

"He clearly showed no signs of life just now, this..." the man in the black robes muttered in a slight daze.

As he spoke, the jawbone of the charred corpse suddenly moved, opening and closing subtly as if chewing on something.

Along with a green light emerging from its throat, a rich concentration of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi began to emanate from its body.

"Fruit..." Bai Ling cringed, wrinkling her nose at a scent all too familiar.

The one who had turned into the charred corpse, Shen Luo, was chewing a Spiritual Orange in his mouth.

The intensity of the Taiyi Thunder Tribulation he faced earlier was more formidable than he had anticipated; even though he had progressively tried to draw the thunder and lightning into his body, aiming to gradually accustom himself to it, the moment the Dragon Elephant Prajna Array shattered, his flesh still failed to withstand it and nearly disintegrated.

In that critical moment, he ran the Great Unsealing Technique to its limit, yet still couldn’t keep his flesh intact. Scarcely did he finish repairing it when it would be torn asunder once again within mere moments.

Yet, he could not afford the slightest pause, for once he relented, should his Sea of ​​knowledge be inundated by the Thunder Pool and his Dantian and organs destroyed, then all of his efforts thus far would have been in vain in the blink of an eye.

If he were to rely on the resurrection power of the jade pillow once again, he feared the last of his already scarce lifespan would be exhausted.

But after all, his mana was limited, and facing the relentless, unceasing refinement of the Thunder Pool, there would eventually come a time when his mana was depleted.

After enduring 1361 cycles of bodily destruction and reconstruction, the Thunder Pool finally accumulated all its force and delivered the last blow to Shen Luo, who, in the moment he withstood the final baptism of thunderfire, saw his mana completely expended; he could no longer muster the energy to activate the Great Unsealing Technique for bodily repair.

Just as his consciousness was on the verge of dissipation, Shen Luo managed to take out half a Spiritual Orange and stuffed it into his mouth, biting down purely out of instinctive reflex.

"Whoosh"

Between heaven and earth, strands of Qingfeng suddenly encircled and began to whirl around Shen Luo, dancing on the wind.

His body, which had been devoid of life, began to revive at that instant, and the circling Qingfeng quickly escalated into a howling gale, forming a Spiritual Energy Vortex that bridged heaven and earth.

"He’s actually come back to life!" the man in the black robes exclaimed in astonishment.

However, a flash of murderous intent soon appeared in his eyes. With a reach into the void, the sleeve of his black cloak billowed, and a thick black sword light surged out, piercing instantly into the Spiritual Energy Vortex.

With a thunderous "Boom," the Spiritual Energy Vortex exploded into pieces, revealing a vast void in the center.

Bai Ling caught sight of a stark-naked man sitting cross-legged within the void, it was Shen Luo, his body shifted perfectly to one side, narrowly evading the incoming sword light.

What intrigued her even more was that at this moment, Shen Luo’s skin had fully regenerated, and his body was nearly transparent, revealing the bones, meridians, and organs within.

His organs were of the color of five-color colored glaze, his whole skeleton emitted a bright luster, just like jade, and his body’s blood vessels were all a golden color, appearing similar to dragon tendons.

"This shouldn’t be happening so quickly..." The Man in the Black Cloak’s eyes showed a hint of gravity as he noticed something amiss.

He promptly raised his hand to grab at the void, and a three-foot longsword with a slightly narrow blade and without a hilt appeared in his palm, its teal body shimmering as if ripples were spreading on the tranquil lake water, clearly an extraordinary item.

With a flash, he appeared in front of Shen Luo, thrusting the sword directly towards him; the green light on the blade surged, aiming straight for Shen Luo’s dantian.

Shen Luo’s eyes suddenly opened wide, and there seemed to be starlight twinkling within his pupils; he didn’t flinch or dodge but raised two fingers, pinching towards what was in front of him.

The teal sword edge stabbed precisely between his fingers and was firmly pinned there by his pinch.

"May I ask Your Excellency, for what reason do you attack me without warning upon our first meeting?" Shen Luo’s eyes turned frosty as he scrutinized the other party.

As he spoke, his body flashed with light, and he was already wearing a brand-new set of clothes.

"Hmph, you’ve barely reached the Taiyi Realm, and even your breath is still unsteady. You’re truly unlucky to have encountered me at this time," the Man in the Black Cloak said with a cold laugh.

After speaking, his eyes suddenly hardened, and he erupted with a violent gorilla-like energy that resonated with a sharp "clang" sound.

The longsword in his hand also burst forth with a layer of serrated sword radiance that collided fiercely with Shen Luo’s fingers, emitting a sharp, metallic screeching noise.

Shen Luo’s fingers were parted by the sword radiance, yet there wasn’t a single scratch on his fingertips, only two white marks that lingered for a long time.

Not only was the Man in the Black Cloak extremely surprised by this, but even Shen Luo himself was somewhat taken aback.

The Huangting Technique he cultivated focused on tempering the body, and during his advance to the Taiyi Realm, he had forcefully raised the threshold before stepping into the Taiyi Realm. This made the Taiyi Thunder Tribulation he faced far more powerful than what ordinary cultivators endured.

It was indeed perilous, and Shen Luo had nearly not succeeded, but as a consequence, once he overcame that difficult barrier, the Taiyi Realm he achieved naturally surpassed that of ordinary cultivators by a margin.

But do not underestimate this small margin; once reaching the level of a Taiyi Realm cultivator, even the slightest difference can determine life and death, and stabilize heaven and earth.

A smile appeared on Shen Luo’s face, and he abruptly clenched his right fist as the mana inside his dantian moved at will, flowing through his incredibly smooth meridians and reaching his palm in almost an instant.

At the same time, the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi around him seemed to be drawn in, self-gathering towards his palm.

"It seems like I can borrow power from heaven and earth..." Shen Luo felt the intense connection with heaven and earth that he had never experienced at the True Immortal Stage, his heart surging with excitement.

Despite the flurry of thoughts in his mind, it didn’t affect his punch at all.

With a punch thrown out, a resounding boom echoed through the void as if ripping it apart, and the Heaven and Earth Aura, which was invisible to the naked eye, was torn out, leaving behind a dazzling, twisted trail as it smashed fiercely toward the Man in the Black Cloak.

This punch, learned from one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Soldiers, was now cast with his Taiyi Realm cultivation level, naturally exhibiting an entirely different grandeur than before.