The Lord of Void and Real

Chapter 198: Chapter 196: Top-Grade Magical Artifact

The short one was a green toad demon the size of a calf, its head and back covered in a layer of white, horn-like substance akin to armor. Its protruding eyes swirled as it looked around, filled with ferocious glints.

Standing next to the toad demon was a yellow, goat-headed monster, about 10 feet tall, half-human and half-beast.

This creature stood upright, its upper body bulging with muscles, but its legs were slender and long. A pair of green horns grew on its head, and it held a dual-pronged, snow-white bone fork, propping it on the ground.

The goat-headed monster glared angrily at the green toad demon, obviously its voice was the one who just spoke.

As for the monsters behind the two demon were vary in shapes, tigers, leopards, wolves, and bears could be found among them. Their demon qi was naturally not as strong as the two demons’, but each was vigorous and ferocious, with no weaklings present.

“Hehe, what’s the big deal about killing a few humans? These humans are always cunning. Unless we show them some might, how are they possibly going to behave? I’d say, just charge into the village, drag that person out, why make it so complicated?” The toad demon seemed unconcerned, a malicious glint in its eyes.

“Our Great King has already entrusted me to handle this matter, don’t blame me for reporting your reckless behavior to him. You know what the Great King is capable of!” The goat-headed monster growled.

Upon hearing this, the toad demon facial expression froze, lying down, its chest heaving in displeasure but did not utter another word.

“Let the decision maker of your village come out and talk!” The goat-headed monster sighed in relief at the toad demon’s reaction, fixed its gaze on the able-bodied villagers still standing in the village, and called out loudly.

Qing Niu felt a chill in his heart as the goat-headed monster stared at him, looking somewhat at a loss as he looked back at the village.

Due to the commotion outside, most of the villagers had already heard about it. Many people gathered at the entrance of the village. However, when they saw the terrifying demons outside, their faces showed fear, and they did not dare to approach, let alone rescue the wounded villagers.

“I never thought that our humble Longevity Village would draw two Demon Kings. May I ask what brings you here?” Just then, an old voice rang out, and Granny Ma emerged from the crowd.

Right next to her was Ying Luo.

At that moment, Ying Luo’s face subtly glowed, and the aura surrounding her was several times stronger than before, having clearly reached the Grain Avoidance Stage.

Upon seeing the tragic scene at the village head, she froze, her beautiful eyes burning with anger.

“Is this your doing?” Ying Luo suddenly turned towards the goat-headed monster and the toad demon, leaping onto a high ground at the entrance of the village, with a flash of blue light in her hand, a translucent blue sword over two feet long appeared.

An intense, bone-piercing chill erupted from the blue sword, shrouding a range of several feet in cold air. People were shivering, their teeth chattering, and a layer of frost formed on the ground.

The goat-headed monster and the toad demon outside the village also felt a trace of bone-chilling chill, both uttering a soft exclamation, their gaze toward the blue sword revealing a touch of solemnity.

“Hehe, isn’t that sword a top-grade magical artifact? With your low cultivation level, you aren’t able to unleash its full power, why not give it to me, Green Clam?” The Green Toad demon chuckled coldly.

“Whether I can bring out the power of this sword, it’s hard to tell without testing. You, toad, are welcome to try.” Ying Luo sternly replied, with her sword emitting a mist-like blue light, and the surrounding chill immediately increased several-fold.

“Both of you ladies need not be upset, our descent from the mountain today is not to harm the village, but to find someone.” The goat-headed monster stepped forward and said kindly.

“Who does Your Excellency need to find?” Granny Ma asked calmly, gesturing to Ying Luo to hold off her offensive.

“A young man in his twenties, with a handsome face and well-defined facial features. His cultivation is significantly stronger than this young lady here. He’s from your village, isn’t he?” The goat-headed monster said slowly.

“Big Brother Shen! What do you want with him?” Ying Luo’s body tensed, her voice stern.

“This man has the audacity to trespass our Great King’s territory, the Oblique Moon and Three Stars Cave, and steal the treasure. Why else would we be looking for him?” The goat-headed monster’s smile faded, its voice cold.

“Oblique Moon and Three Stars Cave?” Ying Luo furrowed her brows, she had never heard of this name before.

Granny Ma, on the other hand, her face changed slightly, as if something had occurred to her.

“Anyone from your village originally committed such a heinous crime, should have the entire village exterminated, to appease the Great King’s rage. However, our Great King is compassionate, and decided not to involve innocents, as long as you hand that person over, we will leave immediately.” The goat-headed monster continued.

The villagers murmured upon hearing his words.

Ying Luo’s face changed drastically, but soon regained her composure.

“You think I would believe your nonsense?” She sneered, squeezing the Green Edge Sword in her hand.

“Hehe! Little missy, do you really think that having one top-grade magical artifact can block us? I’ll tell you the truth, to annihilate your village, we don’t even have to lift a finger ourselves, just any three to five underlings will do. Only because the Great King remembered some past associations with your village, did he give you this opportunity. If you don’t appreciate it, today, your Longevity Village will be levelled to the ground, not a chicken or dog will be spared!” Green Clam’s eyes were cold.

As his words fell, an imposing pressure far surpassing Ying Luo’s emanated, forcing her, who was only about ten feet away, to back off several steps, breaking out in a fine sweat.

However, the girl straightened her chest immediately, gripping the Blue Sword in her hand and stepping forward again against the pressure.

However, those guarding the village entrance such as Qing Niu felt their bodies sink, their limbs seemingly burdened with a thousand pounds, every move was extremely difficult, even breathing became labored. Some of the weaker villagers, unable to withstand the pressure exerted by the toad demon, their eyes scattered, their spirits beginning to collapse.

A hint of cruelty flashed across the corners of the toad demon’s mouth, and instead of stopping the exertion of pressure, it intensified.

“Stop!” Ying Luo shouted angrily and was about to charge forward.

“Green Clam!” The goat-headed monster at the side turned stern and shouted.

A trace of impatience flashed across the toad demon’s eyes, but it still slowly retracted its pressure.

Qing Niu and the others breathed a great sigh of relief, gasping for air, but those who had their spirits affected earlier rolled their eyes and fainted, fortunately, their lives were not in danger.

“That was just a small warning. I’ll give you fifteen minutes to think about it, if you don’t hand over the person, it won’t be this easy anymore.” The goat-headed monster said indifferently, then retreated a distance of about twenty yards with the toad demon and their group of monsters, but did not leave the village.@@novelbin@@

As soon as the demons retreated, the villagers of Longevity Village immediately helped the injured villagers at the entrance of the village and carried them into the village for treatment. Then, they started to discuss the matter of Shen Luo, some agreed to hand over Shen Luo to protect the village, but others disagreed. For a while, no decision was made.

“Granny Ma, it’s a major crisis now! What should we do?” A dark-skinned middle-aged man asked.