Chapter 161: Locked
Long Ao stood quietly in place.
The Celestial Red Three Ancestors. All three of them possessed the strength of the Taoist Peak.
'How should I handle this?'
For a moment, Long Ao didn't know what to do. The disparity in their Realms was too great to be overcome by other means.
Seemingly able to see through his thoughts, Chi Ling sneered and said, "Kid, as long as you hand over your body and leave your soul here to practice Cultivation, we can guarantee that in less than a hundred years, you'll reach the Taoist Ancestor Realm. When the time comes, if you get a chance, you can just seize someone else's body and leave this place."
'Shameless.'
Cursing viciously in his heart, Long Ao retorted, "And what if I'm not willing?"
Hearing this, the three of them were stunned for a moment before bursting into wild laughter. Their laughs were filled with mockery and contempt.
Without another word, the Soul Power of all three bore down on him at once. The combined might of three Taoist Ancestor souls was immense. With Long Ao's strength alone, it was impossible to resist.
But Long Ao wasn't about to just sit and wait for death.
He clenched his fists and instantly threw a punch. The first technique of the Blood-Drinking Eight Techniques, Netherworld Nine-Link Strike; the second technique, Ice-Sealed Heart Devourer; the third technique, Sea of Blazing Flames; and the fourth technique, World-Ending Blade Aura—the four techniques instantly stacked together and smashed outward.
Ever since devouring the Thunder Tribulation, after so many days of fusion, Long Ao had finally and completely integrated the Thunder Tribulation Power.
Thunder Tribulation Power—the mightiest force between Heaven and Earth, and the bane of all souls.
Long Ao was unaware of this. Because of it, when the aura from his fist brutally collided with the three souls, three miserable screams immediately rang out, echoing throughout the cave.
Watching the three souls retreat in a panic, Long Ao seemed a bit dumbfounded. He didn't know what had just happened. 'Could it be the Thunder Tribulation Power?'
In an instant, Long Ao understood what had happened. Not only was the Thunder Tribulation Power the bane of souls, but the Blood-Drinking Eight Techniques themselves could also suppress souls. The power of the two combined... one could only imagine how formidable it was.
Having successfully repelled the three, Long Ao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thunder Tribulation Power?"
"Kid, why do you possess Thunder Tribulation Power?"
The Celestial Red Three Ancestors simply couldn't figure out how he was able to wield Thunder Tribulation Power.
They knew that for his Cultivation to have broken through to the Thunder Tribulation Realm, he must have passed a Thunder Tribulation. That wasn't surprising. What they found unbelievable was that he could actually *use* the Thunder Tribulation Power. It was simply unheard of.
When a Unity Martial Artist successfully passes their Thunder Tribulation, a portion of the Thunder Tribulation Power is stored within their body, waiting to temper their entire being and induce a transformation.
Storing Thunder Tribulation Power and *wielding* Thunder Tribulation Power are two completely different concepts.
Having been repelled by the Thunder Tribulation Power, the expressions of the Celestial Red Three Ancestors were incredibly grim—as ugly as could be. They too were well aware that Thunder Tribulation Power was the bane of souls.
"Whether I have Thunder Tribulation Power or not is none of your damn business."
Arrogant. Presumptuous.
But the three of them knew he had the capital to be arrogant and presumptuous.
If they were in their original bodies instead of being mere souls, annihilating him would be a simple matter. Even with his Thunder Tribulation Power, he would still be no different from an ant.
But the current situation was completely different. The three of them were stuck in their soul forms. If they were careless and got trapped by the Thunder Tribulation Power, the consequences would be unthinkable. They might even be wiped from existence.
"Kid, just who are you?"
Anyone who could wield Thunder Tribulation Power was obviously no ordinary person. The three finally grew solemn, wanting to know his identity.
"Who I am is none of your damn business."
"Kid, you..."
Giving the Celestial Red Three Ancestors no chance to continue their questioning, Long Ao sneered, "No need to ask. No matter what it is, it's none of your damn business."
Hearing this, the Celestial Red Three Ancestors were instantly enraged, but they didn't attack.
Suddenly, the Celestial Red Three Ancestors all began to laugh coldly. The sound made Long Ao's hair stand on end; he had no idea what new scheme they were plotting.
Just then, Chi Jun suddenly took out a fist-sized, grayish-black sphere. Its surface radiated layers of light, looking utterly bizarre.
Before, Long Ao wouldn't have recognized it. But ever since reading the Blood Cloth, he of course knew what this sphere was.
'The God-Locking Pearl?'
Until this moment, Long Ao still didn't know what the God-Locking Pearl was or how powerful it was.
However, Long Ao was very clear that the God-Locking Pearl's power was absolutely immense. Otherwise, the Celestial Red Three Ancestors, who had been at a disadvantage, wouldn't have been able to use it to seal the Nine Nether Spider.
"Kid, don't be so arrogant. I'd like to see how you escape being frozen by my God-Locking Pearl."
"Big Brother, stop wasting words on him. Let him have a taste of the God-Locking Pearl's power first. We can play with him slowly after that."
Chi Jun nodded and said with a smile, "Kid, are you ready?"
Long Ao didn't answer, his entire body on high alert. In truth, a part of him was also curious to see just how powerful the God-Locking Pearl really was.
At that moment, the God-Locking Pearl in Chi Jun's hand suddenly emitted a black light. It was so fast that Long Ao had no chance to react before it enveloped the entire cave, including him.
'Frozen?'
After being enveloped by the light, Long Ao found his body rigidly frozen in place, unable to move an inch.
In just an instant, Long Ao understood the God-Locking Pearl's Divine Ability: it froze its target in place. 'If I were a Taoist Ancestor, I'm sure I could break this lock quickly,' he thought. 'But my Realm is too low right now. It will be very difficult to break free.'
Long Ao was also startled. He had never imagined that the God-Locking Pearl could actually lock him down. If he weren't experiencing it himself, he would have found it hard to believe.
"Hahaha, kid, weren't you being so arrogant?"
"Big Brother, stop wasting words on him. The three of us will share this body for now. After we leave, we can figure out how to take other people's bodies."
"You were the ones who intentionally spread the Treasure Map."
Hearing his sudden question, the three were taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing again. Chi Feng said, "You're very smart. That's right. Back when we were dealing with the Nine Nether Spider, even though we had the God-Locking Pearl, we weren't completely confident. So, as a precaution, we spread the Treasure Map. Kid, you can't blame anyone else for this. You can only blame yourself for being too greedy."
Long Ao knew, of course, that he couldn't blame anyone else for this, but he wouldn't just let them slaughter him like a lamb.
But Long Ao was completely locked down. Forget fighting back; he couldn't even move. Because of this, Chi Ling advanced step by step with a sinister smile. Just as he was about ten meters away, a Dragon's Roar suddenly thundered. Immediately after, a three-meter-long black Giant Dragon appeared in the air inside the cave. In an instant, the entire cave was filled with a powerful Dragon Breath.