742 Shameless (1)
"Teacher, something's wrong!"
In the camp of the Ten Nations Alliance, Mi Ziwen looked at Meng Bai solemnly.
"Great Qin's elite soldiers have begun to retreat, but they didn't even inform us."
Meng Bai's expression was also a little ugly. Putting aside the people of the grotto-heavens, Great Qin's elite soldiers should be allies. But now, the allied army didn't inform them when they retreated. In addition, Zhou Shu had been taken away. No matter how slow Meng Bai's reaction was, he understood that something must have happened that he didn't know.
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"Where's Wang Mu?" Meng Bai asked solemnly.
"Great General Wang is still in the camp," Mi Ziwen said in a low voice. "Xu Shi and the others retreated without informing General Wang."
Swish!
Before Mi Ziwen could finish speaking, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Wang Mu walked in with an ugly expression.
"Wang Mu!" Meng Bai looked at Wang Mu solemnly.
Wang Mu also looked at Meng Bai, his eyes filled with pain. "We were abandoned.
"Xu Shi retreated. I wanted to ask him about it, but I found that we can't get out now."
"We can't get out?" Mi Ziwen was stunned. When he heard that Great Qin had retreated, he immediately came to find Meng Bai and didn't notice anything else.
"That's right. The camp of the Ten Nations Alliance is now sealed off by a special force, and we can't get out," Wang Mu said in a low voice. His expression was very complicated. From the looks of it, Xu Shi's sudden withdrawal must have something to do with their being locked down.
He, Wang Mu, was Great Qin's great general. But now, Great Qin had abandoned him. This made Wang Mu both angry and pained.
He couldn't understand why the Qin emperor did this.
"It looks like something really happened that we don't know about," Meng Bai said solemnly. "We may already be in danger! Mi Ziwen!"
"Here!" Mi Ziwen cupped his hands.
"Pass down the order. Everyone, get ready for battle!" Meng Bai shouted. "If anyone thinks that our alliance army is weak and a pushover, we'll let them know the truth!"
The Ten Nations Alliance army had experienced the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield and the series of battles in the Demon Realm. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were the most elite army of the human race.
Apart from their overall cultivation being inferior to the people of the grotto-heaven, their combat quality definitely far exceeded theirs.
"Yes!" Mi Ziwen left with his orders.
Meng Bai looked at Wang Mu and said in a deep voice, "Great General Wang, what do you plan to do now?"
This matter was definitely related to Great Qin. No matter what, Wang Mu was a general of Great Qin. Meng Bai's words were asking Wang Mu how he planned to treat Great Qin.
If Wang Mu chose to be blindly loyal to Great Qin, Meng Bai wouldn't say anything. But he wouldn't treat the soldiers of Great Qin in the alliance army as his comrades anymore.
"Do you think I have a choice?" Wang Mu smiled bitterly. "My life and death are not important, but there are other Great Qin soldiers here!
"We fought our way from the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield to the Demon Realm and then from the Demon Realm to here. Why should the nation abandon them? I want to ask the Qin emperor why all of this is happening!"
"There's no need to ask. I can tell you why!" A voice suddenly sounded.
Meng Bai and Wang Mu were shocked at the same time.
This was the camp of the alliance army. Someone had actually come to their tent without alerting the army outside!
A breeze blew past, and a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
Meng Bai's and Wang Mu's pupils constricted, and they exclaimed almost at the same time, "It's you!"
"It's me." Zheng Yongtai nodded slightly.
"Why?" Wang Mu stared at Zheng Yongtai.
He knew Zheng Yongtai. Previously, Zhou Shu had chatted with Zheng Yongtai and someone from another grotto-heaven in front of the military camp for a long time.
At the time, looking at the atmosphere, no one would have thought that the people of the grotto-heavens would take Zhou Shu away.
"Now, you are suspected of colluding with the Demon Realm, so you must be investigated," Zheng Yongtai said indifferently. "I came to tell you not to resist. If the conclusion of the investigation shows that it has nothing to do with you, you will regain your freedom. If you resist, it will only show that you are guilty. At that time, I'm afraid all of you will die."
Meng Bai and Wang Mu looked furious at the same time.
"We colluded with the Demon Realm?!" Wang Mu shouted angrily. "How many times have we fought with the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm? There were hundreds of thousands of people back then, but there are less than ten thousand left now. Who dares to say that we colluded with the Demon Realm?! This is an insult to us!"
How could he not be angry? The Ten Nations Alliance was irreconcilable with the Demon Realm army. They had fought for so long. Could it be that what they exchanged for was only the suspicion of the human race?
Meng Bai was also furious. He had thought of many possibilities, but he had never thought of this one.
No matter how imaginative he was, he would have never imagined that one day, he would be suspected of colluding with the Demon Realm!
"Sir, we fought to survive in the Demon Realm. There were hundreds of thousands of people back then, but there are only a few thousand left now. Countless soldiers died in battle. What makes you think we colluded with the Demon Realm?" Meng Bai asked with a deep voice.
Zheng Yongtai's expression didn't change as he said indifferently, "The truth isn't told by you. We will naturally investigate. What you have to do now is give up resisting and accept the investigation.
"If it's true, it can't be fake. If you're innocent, we won't wrong you. But if you really did it, don't even think about hiding it!
"In the eyes of our grotto-heavens, we can't tolerate the existence of any traitors!"
743 Shameless (2)
"I want to know where this comes from!" Meng Bai said. "You have to at least let us know why you suspect us so much."
Meng Bai pulled Wang Mu, who was about to fly into a rage. At this point, the most important thing was not to fight to the death but to figure out what had happened!
They were clearly fine before. Why were they suddenly suspected of colluding with the Demon Realm?
Zheng Yongtai sighed. "Originally, I wouldn't waste my breath on you. But no matter what, I am still on friendly terms with Zhou Shu, which is why I came here to talk to you.
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"According to what we know, when you were in the Demon Realm, you were stationed in the territory of the Holy Son of the Demon Realm. Moreover, we found out that the reason why the sleeping Demon Kings in the Demon Realm woke up early was that a demonic beast suddenly broke through to the Demon King realm and caused the Heavenly Dao to tremble.
"And the source of all this is Zhou Shu.
"So, you'd better behave yourselves."
Then Zheng Yongtai finished with, "I've said what I needed to say. Don't try to escape. You won't be able to escape either!
"This place has been completely sealed off. No one can escape from this place! Those who try to escape will only be killed as traitors."
Before Zheng Yongtai finished speaking, Meng Bai's expression changed drastically.
Xiaoyu'er had just left the camp!
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Boom!
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Ten Nations Alliance camp, a seven to eight-year-old figure was shot down from the sky by a powerful force and fell to the ground with a bang.
Xiaoyu'er rolled over and got up from the ground, her red dress torn.
She looked at her ruined dress, furious. "How dare you damage my clothes? My mother bought these clothes for me. I'll beat you to death!"
A dazzling light appeared on her body, and a scene of an empty world appeared behind her. She waved her small fists and rushed forward.
In front of her stood a man in black with a cold expression. With a slight shake of his arm, a spear stabbed forward with a whoosh.
Even when facing a child, the man in black was not prepared to show any mercy. As soon as he attacked, he used his full strength.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Xiaoyu'er was sent flying again.
The cultivation of the man in black was actually above Xiaoyu'er's!
Blood appeared at the corner of Xiaoyu'er's mouth, but her face was full of determination. Without any hesitation, she stomped on a big tree and pounced at the man in black again.
Boom!
Loud sounds rang out incessantly as large patches of trees collapsed, rocks shattered, and dust flew.
After more than two hours, a disheveled black-clothed figure walked out of the dust.
He stepped on the spear and turned into a stream of light, disappearing into the air.
There was dead silence among the collapsed rocks. In the air, the corner of a red dress slowly floated down and landed on the rocks like blood.
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Zhou Shu was chained by Tang Qi and quickly arrived at the Endless Sea.
He had heard of the Endless Sea many times, but this was the first time he had seen it.
If not for the fact that he was being chained up like a prisoner, Zhou Shu might have been in the mood to admire the scenery of the Endless Sea.
But now, he only glanced at the Endless Sea before his gaze landed on the entrance of a grotto-heaven.
Thousands of kilometers into the Endless Sea, there was a faintly discernible vortex on a small island.
This was the entrance to the grotto-heaven.
Tang Qi landed on the island with Zhou Shu but didn't directly enter the vortex.
He looked at Zhou Shu and said coldly, "In order to prevent you from escaping, hand over everything you have. Divine weapons, pills, and anything else!"
Zhou Shu narrowed his eyes and sneered. "Have you finally revealed your true intentions? Don't you just want the Divine Stone on me?
"Unfortunately, I don't have the Divine Stone with me!"
Zhou Shu laughed coldly.
Tang Qi's expression was cold, and he didn't hide his killing intent at all. He looked at Zhou Shu and said coldly, "I don't understand what you're saying. I'll give you three seconds to hand over everything you have. Don't make me do it."
"Alright, I'll see what you're up to!" Zhou Shu said coldly. With a flip of his wrist, the Ming Hong Saber pierced into the ground, followed by the Kun Wu Saber, then the Tiger Soul Saber.
In the end, he took off the Cosmic Bangle on his wrist and threw it to Tang Qi.
The Kun Wu Saber was Tushan's weapon that he had obtained from the Heavenly Hub Armory. Zhou Shu had not refined it.
As for the Tiger Soul Saber, Bai Qianqian had lent it to him to hold the ransom. Afterward, something happened, and he had yet to return it to her.
Now that Tang Qi and the others wanted it, he would just give it to them.
Zhou Shu sneered in his heart. The Tiger Soul Saber was not an ordinary connate divine weapon. It had the soul of a white tiger. If Tang Qi and the others wanted to take it for themselves, they would probably suffer a loss.
Surprise flashed across Tang Qi's face. This young fellow actually had three connate divine weapons!
Even Tang Qi didn't have so many connate divine weapons.
And one of them seemed to be a one-heaven divine weapon!
How could a mortal from the outside world obtain such a divine weapon?
He had indeed colluded with the Demon Realm!
Tang Qi began to carefully examine the things Zhou Shu took out.
The Ming Hong Saber and the Kun Wu Saber were only ordinary connate divine weapons, so there was nothing to check. But the Tiger Soul Saber had a world inside, so Tang Qi carefully inspected it.
Zhou Shu's expression was cold. If he was only afraid that Zhou Shu would escape, he would have just put away his divine weapon. Was it necessary to check so carefully?
Now, Tang Qi's actions had already revealed their goal. If not for the Divine Stone, what was the point of his search?
Zhou Shu revealed a mocking expression. "I'm afraid you won't be able to find the Divine Stone."
After a long while, Tang Qi finished examining what Zhou Shu had handed over. His expression was cold as he stared at Zhou Shu. "Where is the Divine Stone?"
"Why should I tell you? I've already given you the divine weapons. I definitely can't escape," Zhou Shu said coldly. "You've already achieved your goal. Can we leave now? I want to see what crime you're prepared to use to incriminate me with."
Zhou Shu held his head high and puffed out his chest, his back straight. He had behaved beyond reproach. Besides, what right did the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven have to judge him?
The reason he chose to follow Tang Qi was that he wanted to see how shameless the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven could be!
For the sake of a Divine Stone, they were actually so shameless. These grotto-heavens really refreshed Zhou Shu's understanding of them time and time again.
"I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the Divine Stone, and you might be able to die with a complete corpse. Otherwise, you'll regret being born into this world," Tang Qi said coldly.
"Now that there's no one else here, you can't even be bothered to pretend? You want to snatch my Divine Stone so brazenly?" Zhou Shu sneered. "So, you really only captured me for the Divine Stone?"
"Hmph, do I need to explain to you what my Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven does?" Tang Qi said coldly. "You human traitor who colluded with demonic beasts, even if I kill you on the spot, no one can say anything. Now, I'm giving you a chance. If you don't grasp it, don't blame me."
As Tang Qi spoke, he reached out to grab Zhou Shu. Lightning surrounded his palm, making Zhou Shu know at a glance that if he caught him, it wouldn't feel good.
"Stop," a voice suddenly sounded. Then a figure stepped out of the vortex.
744 Zhou Shu's Counterattack (1)
"Tang Qi, what are you doing?" As the figure appeared, he berated, "Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven is enforcing the law for the human race, not abusing it!
"What if others misunderstand our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven?"
Zhou Shu glanced at the person who walked out of the entrance of the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven. He had never seen this person before, but his appearance was somewhat similar to Tang Qianluo's.
It was either Tang Qianluo's brother or his descendant. He should also be a higher-up of the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven.
Tang Qi snorted and didn't say anything, but he retracted his hand.
The man who looked a little similar to Tang Qianluo turned to look at Zhou Shu, cupped his hands, and said calmly, "Brother Zhou, my seventh brother is a little irritable and has offended you along the way. Please don't misunderstand. Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven only invited you back to assist in the investigation.
"If you're innocent, our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven won't do anything to you. Please rest assured."
Zhou Shu sneered. Good cop/bad cop?
Unfortunately, he wasn't a greenhorn. How could he be moved to tears by a few words?
Assist in the investigation?
Is this how you get someone to assist in an investigation?
"Brother Zhou, please." The person who looked a little similar to Tang Qianluo winked at Tang Qi and made an inviting gesture.
Tang Qi calmly put away the Ming Hong Saber, the Kun Wu Saber, the Tiger Soul Saber, and Zhou Shu's Cosmic Bangle. Then he pushed Zhou Shu into the grotto-heaven.
After stepping through a portal, Zhou Shu felt a short dizziness. He felt like he was on a flight of stairs.
In front of him was a staircase that looked like a heavenly staircase. There were at least a few hundred steps, and they were all paved with white jade. At the end of the stairs was a tall archway, and on the archway were the words 'Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven'.
This place looked more like the grotto-heaven in his imagination than the Zhuling Grotto-Heaven and the Demon Realm Ancestral Court.
At least it exuded an immortal aura…
The man who looked a little similar to Tang Qianluo and Tang Qi didn't give Zhou Shu much time to appreciate his surroundings. They led Zhou Shu up the steps, through the archway, and then flew to the peak of a mountain.
They only reached their final destination after entering a hall.
Zhou Shu looked at the seven people sitting in a circle in the hall. Their expressions were extremely cold.
From the looks of it, they were really here to interrogate him.
This Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven really thinks too highly of me.
The man who looked a little similar to Tang Qianluo sat down. His status seemed to be very high, and he sat in the middle.
As for Tang Qi, he sat on the far left.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Tang San. I have been ordered to investigate your collusion with the Demon Realm. Brother Zhou, please forgive me if I offend you," said the man who looked a little similar to Tang Qianluo.
Zhou Shu's expression was cold as he looked at the man who called himself Tang San. He didn't speak.
According to what Zhou Shu saw, including Tang San, Tang Qi, and Tang Shiliu, who had appeared on the battlefield previously, there were at least sixteen Grotto-Heaven experts in the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven.
Such strength was really shocking.
Tang San didn't mind Zhou Shu's reaction. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he continued, "Zhou Shu, let me ask you. Back in the Demon Realm, did you disguise yourself as Yao Qing and help Great Demon Hu Li break through to the Demon King realm?"
Zhou Shu looked at Tang San in surprise. Although not many people knew that he had pretended to be Yao Qing, there were still quite a few who knew about it. It wasn't strange that the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven could find out about this.
The strange thing was, why were they asking this?
"I disguised myself as Yao Qing, but I don't have the ability to help Hu Li break through to the Demon King Realm," Zhou Shu said.
"If it's you, then there's no problem." Tang San nodded. "Zhou Shu, let me ask you another question. Back in the Demon Realm, was the Ten Nations Alliance led by you stationed in the territory of the Holy Son of the Demon Realm, Yao Buqi?"
Zhou Shu nodded.
"Did Yao Buqi know about this? Why didn't he attack you?"
"He knew. I reached an agreement with him—"
Tang San interrupted Zhou Shu. "In other words, you and Yao Buqi indeed colluded."
Zhou Shu frowned slightly and looked at Tang San. He had cooperated with Yao Buqi, but the word collusion didn't sound good.
"Zhou Shu, Tang Qi just discovered a large number of heaven and earth treasures unique to the Demon Realm on you. Can you explain their source?" Tang San continued to ask.
"That's the ransom paid by Great Demons of the Demon Realm," Zhou Shu said. "I captured the candidates for the Holy Son of the Demon Realm and threatened their clansmen to pay the ransom."
"So, you're saying that you once caught the candidates for the Holy Son of the Demon Realm and then released them for these external objects?" Tang San asked.
Although this was indeed the case, something didn't sound right.
"That's a way to see it." Zhou Shu didn't refute.
Tang San's voice turned cold. "Very well. The candidates for the Holy Son of the Demon Realm are the elites of the younger generation of the Demon Realm. If they grow up, they will pose a great threat to us humans. You actually let such a group of demonic beasts go.
"Moreover, those Great Demons actually paid the ransom and allowed you to take it away."
Tang San's expression suddenly became stern. "Are they stupid? Or are you so powerful that the Great Demons and Demon Kings of the Demon Realm are helpless against you?"
745 Zhou Shu's Counterattack (2)
Zhou Shu narrowed his eyes slightly. He seemed to understand Tang San, Tang Qi, and the others' schemes.
Any excuse would serve a tyrant!
"In my opinion, the heaven and earth treasures were used by the Demon Realm to bribe you, right? For those things, you betrayed the human race and helped Demon King Hu Li break through to the Demon King realm. You even cooperated with them to help demonic beasts invade the human continent," Tang San said coldly. "Unfortunately, your actions can't be hidden from our eyes!
"Zhou Shu, what else do you have to say now?"
Zhou Shu's expression was calm. His gaze swept across Tang San, Tang Qi, and the others. "Since you've already determined that I colluded with the Demon Realm, is there any point in saying anything?"
"The only thing you can do now is to plead guilty and confess your crimes!" Tang Qi shouted coldly. "You have to hand over the stolen goods you obtained from the Demon Realm!"
Zhou Shu was expressionless. He couldn't be bothered to speak anymore.
After the transaction with the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven failed, they used this method to frame him. Wasn't their ultimate goal for the Divine Stone?
"Zhou Shu, it's useless to resist. We already have conclusive evidence," Tang San said coldly. "There are witnesses and evidence. Your accomplices' in the Demon Realm have already confessed. The only thing you can do now is to confess obediently…"
"Confess? Confess to you?" Zhou Shu said coldly. "What right do you have to make me confess?"
"Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven has protected the human race for thousands of years. We are qualified to kill anyone who betrays the human race and endangers the safety of the human race," Tang San said coldly.
"Zhou Shu, I see that you are a talent, which is why I'm telling you so much. If you explain clearly, you might still have a chance of survival. I'll plead for you and get the higher-ups to allow you to redeem yourself. In the future, you can stay in our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven and make use of your forging skills. Otherwise…"
"Then, I have to thank you?" Zhou Shu sneered. "I'll hand over all my heaven and earth treasures to you and then work like a cow to forge for your Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven. What a good idea."
"Impudent!" Tang Qi shouted. "Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven is giving you a chance!"
"You should give this great opportunity to someone else. I don't need it." Zhou Shu laughed coldly.
"Do you want to die?" Tang San stared at Zhou Shu coldly.
"Of course not." Zhou Shu shook his head. "I'm afraid you can't decide my life and death yet."
"Is that so?" Tang San said. "Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven protects the human race. We will definitely not show mercy to traitors.
"If you think we'll let you off just because you have some ability, you're wrong. Your accomplices are all under our control. If anyone resists, we'll kill them without mercy!"
"How dare you!" Zhou Shu's eyes flashed coldly.
"Haha, why wouldn't we dare to kill traitors of the human race?" Tang San laughed loudly.
Ding Dang!
Tang San casually threw something on the table in front of him.
Zhou Shu's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared at the item on the table.
It was a longevity lock.
"What did you do to Xiaoyu'er?" Zhou Shu's expression was extremely terrifying, and his eyes were brimming with killing intent.
Yin Wuyou had made the longevity lock for Xiaoyu'er. Xiaoyu'er had always worn it around her neck and treasured it so much that Zhou Shu couldn't even touch it.
"Hmph, she tried to escape and was killed on the spot," a man said coldly. "So what if she's at the Grotto-Heaven realm? Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven's Grotto-Heaven experts are much stronger than her."
"Did you do it?" Before he could finish, a murderous voice sounded
Zhou Shu stared fixedly at him, the killing intent in his eyes incomparably rich. The chains on his body clanked as if they were about to break.
But the expressions of Tang San, Tang Qi, and the others didn't change at all. Instead, they were full of mockery.
"Don't waste your energy. You won't be able to break free," Tang San said coldly. "Even Grotto-Heaven experts can't break free from these chains easily, let alone you.
"We've already given you a chance. I'll ask you one last time. Are you convinced or not?"
"I thought that although you grotto-heavens are mysterious, you are still humans. But I didn't expect you to be so shameless for your own benefit." Zhou Shu's expression was incredibly cold. "You can even act so dignified when you're murdering for treasures."
"Our methods will be even more ruthless to traitors of the human race!" Tang San said coldly. "It looks like you really don't know what's good for you.
"Tang Shiyi, we'll leave him to you. I don't want him to have any secrets that we don't know."
A man with a cold aura stood up. A smile appeared on his face, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry. I promise to make him confess everything, even the number of times he wet his bed when he was young."
He grabbed the chains binding Zhou Shu and pulled him to the side.
Zhou Shu's eyes were full of killing intent as he swept his gaze across Tang San, Tang Qi, and the others, memorizing them.
Tang Shiyi dragged Zhou Shu to a dark, windowless room. The room had all kinds of torture tools, and these torture tools were covered in dark brown blood.
The entire room was gloomy and cold.
Tang Shiyi tied Zhou Shu to a wooden stake with chains and said coldly, "If you want to suffer less, you'd better confess as soon as possible.
"Don't even think about surviving my interrogation. I've interrogated martial artists with higher cultivation than you, but they still revealed everything."
"Don't you just want the Divine Stone?" The anger on Zhou Shu's face had already disappeared. Anyone familiar with him would definitely know what kind of anger was hidden under this calmness.
"I'm very curious. Is this Divine Stone really that important that your Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven is so shameless?"
Zhou Shu said calmly, "If you can answer my question, I can give you the Divine Stone."
"You're wrong." Tang Shiyi shook his head and sneered. "Our Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven is protecting the human race. Taking back the Divine Stone from you is just a matter of convenience.
"If the Divine Stone falls into the hands of demonic beasts, it will only bring disaster to the human race. Naturally, it can't stay with you, a traitor.
"Alright, you can tell me now. Where are you hiding the Divine Stone?"
Tang Shiyi rubbed his fists and smiled coldly as he picked up his torture tools.
"Protect the human race? You're really lying to yourselves," Zhou Shu said coldly. "Alright, I'll tell you where the Divine Stone is. Come closer."
"Oh? You're telling me so quickly?" Tang Shiyi said in disappointment. "I thought you would be a tough nut to crack."
Then he took two steps toward Zhou Shu.
"Closer. Be careful that the walls have ears," Zhou Shu said. "I hid the Divine Stone in a very secret place. Not only is there the Divine Stone there, but there are also many other good things. I can't let others know.
"You don't want the treasures to fall into the hands of others, do you?"
Tang Shiyi nodded. "You know your place. It's a pity I won't have the chance to use my skills this time.
"But you're thinking too much. No matter how loudly the sounds are in the torture chamber, no one outside can hear—"
"In that case, I'm relieved." Zhou Shu's tone suddenly changed. His hands, which he had pulled out of the chains at some point, slammed them into Tang Shiyi's chest at lightning speed. With a tsunami-like force, he smashed Tang Shiyi to the ground.
746 Offending Him Might Be The Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven's Greatest Mistake (1)
Tang Shiyi and Zhou Shu were too close. In addition, he hadn't expected Zhou Shu to be able to break free from his restraints, so he naturally wasn't on guard.
Facing Zhou Shu's lightning strike, even with Tang Shiyi's cultivation, he was caught off guard and hit.
After succeeding in one move, Zhou Shu didn't hesitate at all. The spiritual essence in his body surged, and under the divine ability Total Annihilation, his combat strength erupted by a hundred times.
His spiritual essence and physical strength fused into one as he punched Tang Shiyi's chest again.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Zhou Shu's punch hit the target. However, it didn't land on Tang Shiyi's heart but on his arm.
It had to be said that Tang Shiyi was indeed worthy of being a Grotto-Heaven expert. Even though he had been caught off guard and ambushed by Zhou Shu, his reaction was extremely fast, and he blocked Zhou Shu's second move.
Bang bang bang!
Thunderous thumps echoed in the torture chamber. Zhou Shu's and Tang Shiyi's fists and feet kept colliding. Their movements were so fast that they were almost invisible to the naked eye, and the force they released shattered all the torture tools in the torture chamber.
Zhou Shu felt that all the bones in his body were about to break, but he didn't dare to stop. He gritted his teeth, activated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, and punched and kicked with all his might.
Tang Shiyi's situation was no better than Zhou Shu's.
He groaned inwardly. Zhou Shu's sneak attack had almost blasted away all his spiritual essence.
Otherwise, why would he be so passive?
His cultivation clearly far surpassed Zhou Shu's.
It was too aggrieved to be forced to fight him head-on.
Boom!
The two of them exchanged punches, and each took a step back. Zhou Shu finally couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Tang Shiyi also spat out a mouthful of blood. Only now could he catch his breath.
Boom!
A powerful aura rose from Tang Shiyi's body as he took a deep breath. His spiritual essence cultivation, which far surpassed Zhou Shu's, finally erupted.
Zhou Shu's expression was cold, without the slightest bit of fear. He pounced forward.
Tang Shiyi sneered. A martial artist at the Earth Immortal realm actually dared to ambush him and almost succeeded. If others found out, it would be extremely embarrassing!
Tang Shiyi had no intention of alerting others. He raised his hand and pressed down on Zhou Shu.
Bang!
Zhou Shu didn't dodge and allowed Tang Shiyi's palm to land on his chest. Surprise flashed across Tang Shiyi's face. He even heard the sound of Zhou Shu's ribs breaking.
But the next moment, his expression froze.
"You…" He looked at Zhou Shu in horror. Before he could say anything, he felt the spiritual essence in his body recede like a tide. Then a strong force came, and he hit the thick wall of the torture chamber with a bang.
Swish!
The sound of chains came, and the chains locked Tang Shiyi tightly. He was pressed against the wall and slid to the ground.
Tang Shi spat out a mouthful of blood. He lay on the ground and stared at Zhou Shu in disbelief.
"That's impossible! This is my Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven's Divine Lock Chain. How can you break free? How can you control it?!" Tang Shiyi shouted.
He regretted building the walls of the torture chamber so thickly that his voice couldn't be heard outside.
Now, no matter how loud he shouted, no one would save him.
"There's nothing impossible." Zhou Shu took a deep breath and endured the pain as he reconnected his broken ribs.
In just a short moment, he felt even more tired than fighting the Demon Realm army.
Tang Shiyi was a genuine Grotto-Heaven expert. Fighting a Grotto-Heaven expert in such a small space, he would have died on the spot if he wasn't careful.
If Tang Shiyi hadn't underestimated him, Zhou Shu would probably be dead now. Even so, his injuries were not light.
"Your biggest mistake was to try to trap me with a divine weapon," Zhou Shu said coldly.
Be it Tang San, Tang Qi, or Tang Shiyi, they would never have thought that Zhou Shu had the Legendary Armament Canon!
When he encountered the Reincarnation Mirror, he had discovered that the Legendary Armament Canon could record the Reincarnation Mirror.
Under such circumstances, even though he hadn't forged the Reincarnation Mirror personally, he could directly refine it.
When he was locked up by Tang Qi's Divine Lock Chain, Zhou Shu had tried to use the Legendary Armament Canon to intimidate the God Binding Chain. He found that when the God Binding Chain encountered the Legendary Armament Canon, it was like a mouse encountering a cat.
Although it wasn't recorded in the Legendary Armament Canon, it was no longer a problem for him to break free and control it.
Zhou Shu only erupted after enduring until he was in the torture chamber. As expected, the effect was miraculous.
Had he exposed this secret in advance, he could at most escape from the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven. It would have been impossible for him to capture Tang Shiyi alive.
"Hmph, so what if you've broken free from the Divine Lock Chain?" Tang Shiyi looked at Zhou Shu and snorted. "It's impossible for you to escape from the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven!
"Not to mention the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven, as long as you walk out of the torture chamber, you will immediately be discovered. At that time, with your shabby cultivation, you will immediately be captured!"
Although Tang Shiyi was controlled by Zhou Shu, he didn't panic. His torture chamber was located at the core of the Xu Ling Grotto-Heaven. It was impossible for Zhou Shu to escape!