Chapter 686: One Slash Breaks the Net
"Lao Ji, weren't you quite clever? How did you end up in such a situation?" Ding Huan couldn't help but tease.
Ji Luo chuckled, "Before you speak, can you take a look at yourself? Aren't you in the same situation? At least I can survive; you might find it difficult."
Ding Huan's heart stirred, then he laughed and said, "Lao Ji, you managed to survive probably thanks to those Three Thousand Great Paths, right? Don't forget that the scroll of Three Thousand Great Paths is with me now."
Ji Luo was stunned for a moment, then he cursed fiercely.
He truly relied on the Three Thousand Great Paths to survive.
The person who captured him didn't dare to kill him because he occasionally brought out some Taoist Divine Power.
"Back in the day, the generosity of me, Lao Ji, ultimately became an arrow shot toward my own head. You little brat, stealing my chance to survive," Ji Luo covered his forehead.
Ding Huan suddenly walked over to Ji Luo, reached out, and patted Ji Luo's shoulder, "Lao Ji, sticking with me, Ding Huan, what are you scared of?"
Ji Luo looked at Ding Huan as if he'd seen a ghost, "You, how can you move?"
When he came in, all his veins were locked, not only that, his Sea of Consciousness was locked as well.
Let alone moving, even a hair on his body couldn't move.
Later, it was because he was honest and always cooperated in teaching the Three Thousand Great Paths that he was allowed to move his hands.
Ding Huan said coldly, "That bastard dared touch Mr. Huan, I'll let him understand why the flowers are so red."
"Brother, I knew you would find a way, quickly help me undo the restriction. Brother, with your impressive presence, you surely can turn the tide in one fell swoop..."
"Shut up, who was calling me a little brat earlier?" Ding Huan greatly despised this Ji Luo.
Ji Luo chuckled dryly a few times, "Brother, the bond we shared going through life and death, back in the day..."
Ding Huan raised his hand and patted Ji Luo several more times, all the restrictions on Ji Luo were lifted, and Ji Luo could fully move again.
"Lao Ji, after so many years, you're still at the Divine Monarch Realm?" Ding Huan felt Ji Luo's cultivation realm and despised him even more.
Ji Luo said resentfully, "You think I want this? In less than thirty years, I've already recovered to the Divine Monarch Realm; it's quite impressive.
It's just that unforeseen events occurred, and I got caught by this old bastard, sigh..."
"Who is this guy?" Ding Huan asked.
He had long used the Great Universe Technique to build circulations and confirmed that there was no Divine Array or spying Divine Will here.
"I don't know, I only know this guy is very powerful. He seems to be trapped here too, but he craves my Three Thousand Great Paths immensely."
"He's trapped here, how did he manage to capture me?" Ding Huan asked in amazement.
Ji Luo's tone was very solemn, "I guess even at my peak, I wouldn't be a match for this guy. He probably surpasses the Quasi-Saint level; he captured you solely by relying on a Mind Power Divine Skill.
Don't look at him being trapped; if he wants to kill us, it's just a matter of thought, as easy as turning your hand."
"Mind Power Divine Skill?" Ding Huan encountered this term for the first time.
Ji Luo nodded, "That's it, I don't know where this guy learned it from either. Do you feel like you're locked by a huge net and then thrown here? Finally, your veins and Sea of Consciousness are locked?"
"Yes."
"Actually, it's just your delusion. That giant net doesn't truly exist; it's a kind of Divine Skill called Yiluo Consciousness Net.
You and that guy differ greatly in power, so you were locked by this mind-formed divine skill net and thrown here, while you thought the net truly existed."
"Amazing, it's actually not part of the Three Thousand Great Paths," Ding Huan marveled.
Ji Luo chuckled, "I always thought all Great Divine Powers were in the Three Thousand Great Paths, but later I learned that compared to the Great Divine Powers in the Vast Universe, the Three Thousand Great Paths are just a part."
Ding Huan fell silent, having been caught here by a Mind Power Divine Skill.
"You don't have to worry, that guy won't question you now; he's cultivating. At least three more hours before he does anything to you."
Three hours, huh?
Ding Huan extended his Divine Will but quickly found it blocked.
"It's useless; your Divine Will can't detect him," Ji Luo saw Ding Huan preparing to probe the other and spoke proactively.
Ding Huan ignored Ji Luo and continued observing the surroundings.
The stone house's exterior was entirely locked by restrictions, and staying inside this stone house, there was a profound sense of crisis.
The first step must be to leave this stone house.
The stone house restrictions should exceed the level of Seven-level Divine Restriction. Fortunately, no one knows how long these restrictions have been set up and have never been maintained.
Obviously, the guy who caught Ji Luo looks down on Ji Luo, completely disregarding him.
Ding Huan's Array Dao from the time in Li Yin Divine Valley had already been perfected, now he utilized the Great Universe Technique Circulation to integrate these stone house restrictions.
He quickly sensed the array patterns and laws.
In less than an hour, Ding Huan found the Array Core of the stone house restrictions.
He continuously engraved array patterns, one following another, and in less than half a stick of incense, he enveloped the Array Core of this stone house.
When he confirmed there were no issues, Ding Huan took out a long knife...
"Don't act..."
Ji Luo urgently called out when he saw Ding Huan about to take action.
But Ding Huan didn't listen to him, instead, he swung his long knife.
Crack!
A crisp cracking sound was heard, and then the stone house was split open. Ding Huan dashed out in one step and landed outside.
Seeing Ding Huan rush out, Ji Luo quickly followed suit.
They found themselves standing on an uneven meteorite, surrounded by various shattered meteors. A thousand meters away from them was a blur.
"Lao Ji, you're just underestimating yourself while boosting others' morale. That guy's nothing much. Otherwise, how did we get out? Sometimes, you can't let others intimidate you."
Lao Ji remained silent. He wanted to refute, but the fact was Ding Huan was the one who led him out of the stone house.
And he had been trapped in that stone house for hundreds of years.
Ding Huan's movements were clearly too bold.
The blurry area a thousand meters away gradually cleared up, revealing a man sitting cross-legged on a red boulder in front of Ding Huan and Ji Luo.
The man's long hair cascaded down and rested on the red boulder.
He had a long face with two eyes on his forehead, looking somewhat abstract.
"Hmm, you have some skills, managing to break free from my Yiluo Consciousness Net and even escaping my stone prison." The long-haired, long-faced man exclaimed with surprise, his Divine Will focused on Ding Huan, yet he didn't make a move immediately.
Ding Huan's Divine Will also scanned the man, unable to discern why this guy was restrained here.
However, if his Divine Will couldn't see it, his Spiritual Eye might.
His Spiritual Eye level was currently at the peak of the Heavenly Eye stage. Although it hadn't reached the Holy Eye level, he could faintly see the runic lines restraining this guy.
"You have a Spiritual Eye too?" The man expressed surprise again, seemingly more interested in Ding Huan.
"You're just a prisoner trapped here; what qualifications do you have to 'hmm' at me?"
Feeling the threat from the other party, Ding Huan felt the distance between them was safe.
In terms of strength, he acknowledged that he was far inferior to the other.
This guy was bound by Forbidden Patterns that even Divine Will couldn't reach, so he couldn't approach, and Ding Huan had no need to worry.
He couldn't believe that the other party could control him with just Divine Will and Mind Power.
Just after saying this, another large net enveloped him.
Instantly, the space was beyond Ding Huan's control. Being locked by this net once, he wouldn't be caught again.
If he got caught and thrown into the stone house, he could escape.
If the old fellow sent him to his side, wouldn't that be certain death?
He had escaped the stone house once; the old guy surely wouldn't make the same mistake again.
Ding Huan's first reaction wasn't to swing the long knife but to extend his Domain.
Sure enough, under his Domain, he could move.
The reason he was previously locked by the Yiluo Consciousness Net was because he was completely unprepared.
Able to move upon sensing, Ding Huan invoked the long knife and struck down.
Combining Void Flames into his strike, Ding Huan slashed the large net, and it emitted a sizzling sound.
Then the large net shattered, vanishing into thin air.
"Is that it?" Ji Luo stood in disbelief at the Yiluo Consciousness Net turned to nothingness by a single strike, muttering two words.
"Lao Ji, don't underestimate this Yiluo Consciousness Net. I could shatter it in one strike because I understand the net. Otherwise, even if you're stronger, you might not be able to break it." Ding Huan patted Ji Luo.
This net was indeed complex. Ding Huan could break it because he had touched upon the Space Law.
Despite being a simple Mind Power, it contained multi-layered space construction.
If one didn't understand Space Divine Power, even if able to move within their Domain like Ding Huan, they would ultimately be caught by this spatial net.
If caught by the spatial net and brought to the long-faced man's side, the outcome would almost certainly be death.
Since Ding Huan had grasped Space Divine Power, as long as he found the Space Law's node, he could effortlessly tear the spatial net with one strike.
He had integrated Void Flames to stab into the opponent's Sea of Consciousness.
Surely enough, as Ding Huan split the spatial net, the long-faced man's expression twisted.
"Impressive, you've indeed touched upon Space Law." The long-faced man spoke with some appreciation.
Ding Huan said, "As long as Mr. Huan keeps his distance, what can you do to me?"
"As long as you're here, sooner or later, I will catch you again." The long-faced man was clearly not someone willing to back down.
Ding Huan laughed heartily, "Mr. Huan advances daily here. Once I reach the realm of the Divine King, who do you think will survive, you or me?
Lao Ji, take me to find the Star Sky Spiritual Vein, there must be some around here."
"It was you..." Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, the long-faced man's finger pointed at him, eyes filled with anger.