The Lord of Void and Real

Chapter 127: 126: Success

Chapter 127: Chapter 126: Success

Shen Luo was somewhat speechless. It seemed that even though this grey python had higher cultivation level than Little Gui, its spiritual wisdom was even lower.

He thought for a moment, then asked what the python excelled at.

Understanding this, the grey python flicked its tail and shot forward at an extraordinarily rapid pace, like a white line threading through the water.

Shen Luo’s eyes twinkled slightly.

The python swam a lap around the lake, suddenly dove into the water, and quickly rose back to the surface with a lake stone the size of a millstone. It coiled around the stone, squeezed tightly, and immediately crushed the stone into pieces.

Then, it swam towards the lake’s edge, stretched its head above the water surface, opened its mouth, and sprayed a yellow liquid at a stone on the lakeside.

Where the yellow liquid touched the stone, it instantly turned black and sizzled, corroding and dissolving a sizable portion in the blink of an eye.

After finishing these tasks, the grey python finally paused and turned to look at Shen Luo.

Shen Luo’s expression was calm, but he sighed inwardly.

While the abilities shown by the grey python were somewhat strong, they had no distinctive features. It could barely compete with a cultivator of the same rank. Against a Grain Avoidance stage expert like Gu Hualing, it was insignificant, capable at most of delaying her for a little while.

After pondering a little, he waved his hand to open the water hole and sent the grey python back, before again employing the Technique of Taming Beasts and Summoning Spirits.

Even though the creatures he had subdued weren’t fantastic, this experience significantly boosted his confidence.

As such, Shen Luo decided to take a risk and see if he could tame a more powerful demon.

Not long after, Shen Luo’s divine sense appeared once more in the vast Blue Water Domain.

The grey python he had previously subdued was marked by his Spiritual Communication Seal, its demon aura standing out amongst the rest like a lantern in the dead of night.

Following the instructions of the Nameless Cultivation Technique, he removed the Spiritual Communication Seal placed on the grey python before releasing his divine sense to examine other demons, quickly selecting an aquatic demon in the Qi Refining late stage.

He was well aware of his limitations, knowing that he should not even think of trying to tame a demon at the Grain Avoidance stage. After all, subduing Zhui Tou in the Dreamland was a Herculean task, even though he had already reached the Qi Refining late stage at the time.

As for why he chooses this one now, it was based on his comprehensive judgement. After all, Gu Hualing has strange divine skills and can fly with her bone wings. If he tames another demon like Little Gui or the grey python, it won’t be of much use. Instead of that, it’s better to risk backlash and take a gamble.

As his thoughts processed, Shen Luo directed his divine sense towards the selected demon.

“Roar!”

A slightly emotional roar echoed out, brimming with warning.

Inwardly, Shen Luo felt a ripple. Judging by this growl, the spiritual wisdom of the demon before him was far superior to the grey python’s, making it far more challenging to tame.

However, having come this far, he was of course not going to back down. In the blink of an eye, countless black runes were being sent towards his adversary.

Instantly, the demon on the other side started roaring furiously in resistance.

Unlike the foolish grey python, the demon before him was exceptionally clever. After a brief agitation at the beginning, it quickly calmed down and simply resisted the Art of Spirit Communication without making any unnecessary movements. A battle of attrition ensued shortly after.

Shen Luo had prepared for such a scenario. All he could do was strive to utilise the Art of Spirit Communication as best he could to suppress his adversary.

Time slowly ticked by. His mana had quickly depleted by about 20%, yet the resistive strength of the demon remained as potent as before without any signs of decreasing.

As time went on, he slightly increased the strength of the Art of Spirit Communication. When almost half of his mana was consumed, the defiant force from the demon finally began to falter.

After an unknown amount of time, the demon on the other side seemed to have reached its limit, its resistance rapidly diminishing and slowly being overwhelmed by the Art of Spirit Communication. However, the mana within Shen Luo was also near depletion.

With experience dealing with such a situation, Shen Luo knew that this was the crucial moment that would determine victory or defeat. He could not show weakness, he had to push through and completely crush the will of the opponent.

He who dares wins in a face-to-face battle!

“Damn it!”

Shen Luo gritted his teeth, gathered all of the remaining mana within his body and initiated the Beast Taming technique with frenzy.

Boom!

A torrent of black runes, much denser than before, furiously rushed towards the demon.

“Crack” a sound lightly rang out!

A shattering sound came from the other side, indicating that the Art of Spirit Communication had finally overwhelmed the demon’s resistance.

Shen Luo, whose heart had been gripped with worry, finally let out a sigh of relief, continued to manipulate the black runes as they continued to penetrate, ready to completely intimidate the opponent.

At this moment, a low growl suddenly entered Shen Luo’s mind. The resistance of the demon suddenly reappeared, more powerful than ever, easily blocking the attack of the black runes.

The aura of the demon, previously on the decline, suddenly surged, not only quickly restoring its initial level, but also skyrocketing, quickly breaking through to the Grain Avoidance Stage, reaching the Early Grain Avoidance Peak before finally stopping!

“What’s going on!” Shen Luo couldn’t help but be startled.

Was it that the demon was deliberately hiding its own strength to toy with him? Or was it that his Beast Taming technique had inadvertently caused the opponent’s cultivation level to surge?

However, none of these mattered now. His body’s mana was exhausted and he could not continue to operate the Art of Spirit Communication. The meridians within his body began to ache, and the pain became increasingly intense.

A sense of dread crossed Shen Luo’s mind. This was a sign of the backlash from the Beast Taming technique.

If it were normal times, he could just rest in bed for a while, but Gu Hualing could catch up at any time. If he collapsed now, it would be certain death.

He had some regrets about this risky move, but he was not willing to give up until the last step.

At this critical moment, a sudden change occurred!

Shen Luo felt a slight chill on his shoulder, followed by a surge of icy cold Qi pouring down his arm into his body. His previously vacant meridians instantly filled up, the painful squeezing sensation quickly subsided, bringing an indescribable relief.

With a hint, he immediately recognized this chill as the Cold Stream that had previously flowed from the skull pattern on his shoulder when using the Understanding the Dao skill!

Afterward, the Beast Taming technique started to operate automatically and more powerfully than when Shen Luo was controlling it.

Countless black runes rushed out, forming a substantial, black tide which covered the demon on the other side.

“Ahhh…”

A piercing scream came from the demon. Its newly strengthened resistance lasted only a few breaths before it was completely crushed.

A feeling of surrender quickly transmitted from the demon, pleading Shen Luo to stop.

Shen Luo snapped back to reality, and hurriedly ran the Nameless Cultivation Technique to control the Cold Stream within his body.

However, this Cold Stream was not the mana he had cultivated and it didn’t obey his command.