363: Arrested

"Revered Master!"

Di Jingzhe roared in the Sea of Consciousness.

"I must rush there immediately! She absolutely cannot handle it alone!"

The voice of the Profound Thunder Supreme remnant soul was extremely grave: "The little girl going there is a near-certain death situation! The Zhou Family is dead set on taking your lives this time! You carry the Kui Ox Legacy and the Zixiao Divine Thunder; you are my last hope, you cannot die needlessly!"

"But... Forget it! I will help you! Conceal your aura, travel through the earth veins! Avoid any possible aerial blockade! Remember, unless it is absolutely necessary, never reveal yourself!"

"Understood!" Di Jingzhe had no hesitation whatsoever.

He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing all his anxiety. His eyes became like cold ice quenched by fire, leaving behind only extreme calmness and killing intent.

The dark golden lightning no longer leaked out violently; instead, it clung to his skin like flowing water. His entire presence instantly became obscure and faint.

He slipped out of the back window like a shadow merging into the room, landing without a sound.

The moment his feet touched the ground, a faint earthy yellow light flashed. His figure sank as if into water, instantly disappearing into the solid ground, executing the Earth Evasion Technique. He sped towards Crimson Thunder Mountain City, burrowing madly like subterranean thunder!

Although the speed was not as swift as the Wings of Thunder, its advantage lay in concealment, allowing him to bypass the aerial surveillance net the Zhou Family might have set up.

Crimson Thunder Mountain City resembled a ferocious giant beast hibernating among blood-red mountains.

The patrol density of the Crimson Thunder Guards on the city walls had increased several times compared to usual, and an invisible sense of killing and oppression permeated the air.

A desolate and barren pile of rocks on the west side of the city was the area the Zhou Family had intentionally left as a 'loophole'.

Feng Linger's figure emerged like a phantom from a patch of low-lying thorns.

Her face was still pale, but her eyes were exceptionally calm, even carrying a chilling stillness.

She had changed into a gray combat suit suitable for quick movement, tying the ancient zither tightly to her back.

Having spared no effort in burning her vital blood essence to hasten her journey using a secret art, her aura was somewhat unstable, but the obsession to save her brother sustained her.

She crouched behind the cold rock, cautiously observing the city wall ahead.

There was the entrance to an abandoned drainage culvert, half-hidden by weeds, appearing unguarded.

However, Feng Linger's keen spiritual sense captured an extremely faint fluctuation of a Formation, shrouding the area around the entrance like a spider's web.

"Hmph, a clumsy bait..." Feng Linger scoffed internally. Without the slightest hesitation, her slender jade fingers lightly plucked the strings of the ancient zither on her back.

Zheng!

A low, mournful zither note sounded, carrying a peculiar rhythm that rippled outwards like water waves.

Wherever the music passed, the faint Formation fluctuation instantly became disordered, like water disturbed by a thrown stone.

In the instant this Formation showed a slight delay!

"Make your move!" A sharp shout exploded from the shadows of the city wall!

More than ten figures clad in Crimson Thunder Guard armor pounced out like phantoms. Each possessed an aura at the Peak of the Purple Mansion Realm or even the early stage of the Heaven-Reaching Realm. Their spears and blades, flashing with lightning, instantly wove into a deadly electric net, completely covering the area where Feng Linger stood!

"I knew you couldn't resist!"

Feng Linger's eyes sharpened. Instead of retreating, she soared up to meet the electric net!

Mid-air, she swept her five fingers across the zither strings!

"Azure Sea Surging Waves!"

Buzz—!

It was no longer a low moan, but like a ten-thousand-foot tsunami rising from flat ground!

The violent sound wave exploded materially, carrying a magnificent water-blue halo. Like furious waves crashing on the shore, it slammed hard against the encroaching red electric net!

Boom!

The sound wave violently collided with the lightning net!

The red lightning flickered and jumped wildly, emitting piercing crackles, but under the impact of the violent, continuous surge of waves, it became unstable, flickering in and out like reefs battered by giant waves!

Water conducts electricity, but this sea of sound waves, imbued with powerful impact force by Feng Linger, forcibly broke the combined momentum of the electric net into disarray!

Puff, puff, puff!

Several Crimson Thunder Guards at the forefront seemed to have been hit by heavy hammers. They spat blood, their lightning spears flying from their hands, their bodies violently thrown back by the sound wave!

The electric net was instantly torn open by a huge gap!

Feng Linger followed the sound, like a Fairy stepping on waves, flashing through the gap. Her speed was so fast that only a pale cyan afterimage remained, her target aimed directly into the city!

She never intended to get entangled; saving her brother was her only goal!

"Where do you think you're going!"

A furious roar exploded like a thunderclap!

Two figures, like red meteors carrying the imposing pressure of the Tongtian Realm Fifth Level, suddenly appeared in front of and to the side of Feng Linger!

One held a giant axe flashing with lightning, splitting down like Mount Hua; the other's palms were scarlet, shooting out two scorching and domineering Crimson Thunder Palm Strikes! The air was instantly compressed, emitting a loud bang!

"Get out of my way!"

A fierce glint flashed in Feng Linger's eyes. Facing the pincer attack from two Tongtian Realm Fifth Level experts, she could not evade and could only meet the challenge head-on!

She spun around abruptly, holding the ancient zither horizontally before her, her ten fingers frantically sweeping across the strings!

"Seven Strings Absolute Kill - Chaotic Soul!"

Qiang qiang qiang qiang—!

Seven sharp, grating zither notes, seemingly capable of tearing apart the Divine Soul, burst forth!

Seven sound waves, like invisible sharp blades, instantly stabbed towards the Sea of Consciousness between the brows of the two Tongtian Realm Fifth Level experts!

"Ugh!"

Both figures convulsed simultaneously!

The piercing pain directed at their Divine Souls caused their concentrated attacks to stall instantly. The palm strikes and the descending giant axe both showed noticeable deviation and dissipation!

Although they weren't heavily injured, it bought Feng Linger a gap of one ten-thousandth of a second!

Borrowing the moment the opponents' attacks dissipated, Feng Linger pushed her movement technique to the extreme. Like a butterfly weaving through flowers, she narrowly squeezed past the gap between the two attacks!

The violent, scorching wind of the Crimson Thunder scraped painfully against her cheeks, making her robes billow!

However, just as she was about to break through the blockade and rush into the city's alleys—

"Bind!"

An icy command sounded directly above her head!

Feng Linger felt her body suddenly sink!

A terrifying pressure far exceeding the Heaven-Reaching Realm descended abruptly!

The surrounding space seemed to instantly solidify into refined iron!

Her proud speed was completely frozen. She was trapped as if in extremely viscous molten thunder, finding it incredibly difficult to even move a single finger!

She looked up in horror!

Above her, a stern young man wearing a long robe embroidered with crimson thunder cloud patterns stood suspended in mid-air.

His face was young, but his eyes were like ten-thousand-year-old ice, looking down at her as if regarding a struggling ant.

It was Zhou Mo!

The terrifying pressure of the Law Realm Sixth Level was released without reservation, like an invisible sky collapsing!

Zhou Mo hadn't even attacked; it was merely the suppression of his Law Domain!

"I've been waiting for you for a long time..."

Zhou Mo's voice was flat and emotionless. He slowly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and made a grasping motion towards the immobilized Feng Linger below.

"Crimson Thunder Sky-Binding Lock!"

Chiiiiii!

Nine chains condensed from pure, extremely refined crimson annihilating lightning instantly emerged from the void!

These chains seemed to possess life, carrying terrifying Law power. They ignored the protective spiritual light covering Feng Linger's body and wrapped around her limbs, waist, and neck like venomous snakes!

The Crimson Thunder runes flickering on the chains instantly lit up. A powerful Sealing power surged into her Meridians and Dantian like a tide!

"Ugh—!"

Feng Linger let out a painful groan. All her spiritual power was instantly sealed and locked down completely!

The ancient zither on her back let out a mournful sound, its spiritual light dimming.

She fell powerlessly from mid-air like a bird with broken wings.

Below, several already prepared Zhou Family guards immediately stepped forward, securing her wrists and ankles with specially made spirit-restraining shackles carved with runes.

The cold touch of the metal and the power completely locked within her body caused the last glimmer of light in Feng Linger's eyes to fade, leaving only cold despair.

She bit her lower lip tightly until blood seeped out, stubbornly refusing to cast another glance at Zhou Mo.

"Take her down and lock her in the deepest part of the dungeon..."

Zhou Mo commanded coldly, as if he were merely disposing of a trivial piece of trash.

His gaze swept over the direction Feng Linger was dragged away, then looked towards the direction outside the city where Di Jingzhe might arrive, a cruel arc curving at the corner of his mouth.

"The other one should be arriving soon too..."