364: Seeking help from Situ

At the same time, in a dark underground fissure dozens of miles outside Crimson Thunder Mountain City.

Di Jingzhe was like a dormant thunder beast, pressed tightly against the cold, damp rock wall.

His aura was suppressed to the extreme, with only a pair of eyes flickering with terrifying dark-gold lightning in the darkness, staring fixedly in the direction of Crimson Thunder Mountain City.

Just moments ago, a terrifying Law Realm pressure had erupted like a storm in a certain area of the city. Despite the vast distance and thick layers of earth, he had clearly captured that cold, deathly aura of the Crimson Thunder Law belonging to Zhou Mo!

Immediately after, he sensed Feng Linger's familiar and unique spiritual aura of a Sound Cultivator. It flared up suddenly like a candle in the wind, only to be ruthlessly suppressed and imprisoned by a more powerful, colder force, until finally... it was completely extinguished!

"Sister Linger!!!"

Di Jingzhe's heart felt as if it were being violently squeezed by an invisible giant hand!

A killing intent, frenzied to the extreme and mixed with destructive thunderous power, almost broke through the dam of his sanity and burst from his body!

"Kid! Calm down! You must stay calm!"

The anxious voice of the Profound Thunder Supreme's remnant soul exploded in his Sea of Consciousness like a clap of thunder. "That is the Law Realm! A genuine Law Realm! And that old dog Zhou Tianxiong is definitely there too! If you rush out now, you won't save anyone; you'll only be throwing your life away!"

"Then what should I do?! Am I supposed to just watch Sister Linger..."

Di Jingzhe's teeth ground together with a clicking sound, his fingernails digging deep into his palms, completely oblivious to the blood seeping out.

Dark-gold lightning flickered uncontrollably across his body, scorching the surrounding rocks into patches of charred marks.

"Wait!" the Profound Thunder Supreme's voice said with iron-clad certainty.

"Wait for the Situ Family's reinforcements! The Situ Family will never remain indifferent to the distress signal you sent earlier! Since they dared to cooperate with you against the Zhou Family, they must have something to rely on!"

"The person who has been secretly protecting you, as well as the experts of the Situ Family, must already be on their way! What you need now is time! Endure! Look for an opportunity!"

Di Jingzhe closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently.

He knew his Revered Master was right.

"Situ Family... you guys... must hurry!"

He snapped his eyes open, the frenzy within them forcibly suppressed, leaving only a cold killing intent like a deep abyss and extreme endurance.

He no longer looked toward Crimson Thunder Mountain City, but instead buried his body deeper into the shadows of the fissure. Like a venomous snake waiting to hunt, he suppressed the impending Thunderstorm within him and silently counted the time.

Dark-gold lightning arcs leaped silently on his clenched fists, reflecting the flames in his eyes that were enough to incinerate everything.

The underground fissure returned to a deathly silence, with only the suppressed lightning flickering in the darkness, portending the world-destroying storm to come.

Inside the Situ Family's discussion hall, sandalwood incense curled in the air, yet it could not dispel the anxiety and excitement between Situ Lan's brows.

He spoke rapidly, recounting almost every detail of his chance encounter with Di Jingzhe at Lingyun Tower, his voice rising a few notches especially when mentioning the name Di Jingzhe.

"...Father, although that Di Jingzhe is only at the Seventh Level of the Purple Mansion Realm, the thunder power within him is pure and frenzied, carrying the faint majesty of a dragon's roar. He is by no means comparable to an ordinary Thunder Spirit Body!"

"Even more startling is that when faced with the Zhou Family's layers of pursuit, he showed no fear. Instead, he played Zhou Tianxiong like a fool, and over ten shops were robbed! With such methods and such courage, who could do this if not a Di Clan Prodigy?"

Situ Lan's eyes sparkled with an unusual light. "Cooperating with the Eternal Night Merchant Guild was truly a wise move! Who would have thought that the one stirring up the winds and clouds in the Thunder Prison Prefecture would be a young man of the Di Clan out for experience!"

The Family Head, Situ Qi, sat at the head of the hall, his knuckles unconsciously tapping the red sandalwood armrest with a dull thudting sound.

While he appeared as calm as a deep well on the surface, a great storm had already been whipped up in his heart.

"Di Jingzhe..."

Situ Qi slowly uttered the name, every syllable carrying a heavy weight.

"Lan'er, are you certain? He said it himself?"

"Absolutely!" Situ Lan said with certainty.

"I was also shocked at the time and confirmed the name repeatedly! Father, Elder Yingren has been secretly protecting him; looking back now, it was a stroke of genius! Otherwise, if anything were to happen to a Di Clan Prodigy in the Thunder Prison Prefecture, our Situ Family..." He didn't finish, but the weight and lingering fear were self-evident.

Situ Qi stood up abruptly, his First Level Heavenly Sovereign aura like a dormant volcano. Although held back, it made the air in the entire hall grow heavy.

"Good! What a Di Jingzhe! What a Di Clan!"

A sharp light exploded in his eyes, his previous calm calculations instantly replaced by a sense of decisiveness. "The move with Yingren was played brilliantly! A Di Clan Prodigy must not come to harm on our Situ Family's territory! Otherwise, not only will the cooperation fall through, but I fear a catastrophic disaster will follow!"

Just then, an inconspicuous grey jade talisman at Situ Lan's waist suddenly lit up, flashing urgently!

His expression changed, and his Divine Thought instantly probed inside.

Boom!

Di Jingzhe's intent, laced with frenzied thunder power; Feng Linger entering Crimson Thunder Mountain City alone; the inescapable net cast by the Zhou Family; Feng Wuji's imprisonment; the Soul Refining by Thunder and Fire in three days... all the information crashed into Situ Lan's Sea of Consciousness like a raging tide!

"Father! Something terrible has happened!"

Situ Lan cried out in alarm, his voice changing pitch.

"An urgent message from Di Jingzhe! The Zhou Family has set a death trap, using Feng Wuji as bait to lure them in! Feng Linger has already entered Crimson Thunder Mountain City alone, and Di Jingzhe himself is in grave danger, seeking aid!"

Situ Qi's face instantly turned as dark as water, as if ink could drip from it.

"What a Zhou Tianxiong! To think he would dare!"

He slammed his palm onto the black iron desk beside him, and the desk silently turned to dust!

"The plan has been completely disrupted! But there is no time for that now! The Di Clan Prodigy must not be lost!"

"Immediately order Yingren! At any cost, infiltrate Crimson Thunder Mountain City. The primary mission is to protect Di Jingzhe's life! If the Zhou Family dares to harm a single hair on his head, it will mean total war with my Situ Family!"

Situ Qi took a deep breath, his words coming as fast as the wind: "At the same time, immediately send word to Qinsheng in Rakshasa City! Inform her of Di Jingzhe's identity and the current crisis! She wrote a few days ago asking to keep an eye on this person; she must have received news from within the Di Clan! Hurry!"

He paced back and forth, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

"If the Di Clan experts take action, the Zhou Family can be wiped out in an instant, but if we go then, it would only be icing on the cake! Only by acting now, at Di Jingzhe's most critical moment, will it be true help in a time of need!"

"The Di Clan will surely remember this favor! Pass my order: the Family's Thunder Shock Guard is to mobilize immediately, led by the Third Elder, and stand by to reinforce Crimson Thunder Mountain City at any time! Additionally, open the secret vault, take the Formation-Breaking Thunder Awl and the Mysterious Thunder Void-Escape Talisman, and give them to Yingren!"

"Yes! Father!"

Situ Lan did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent out messages using secret methods. Streaks of light rose into the sky from the core of the Situ Family, tearing through the oppressive sky of the Thunder Prison Prefecture.

In Rakshasa City, in the top-floor secret room of the Dark Merchant Guild.

Situ Qinsheng had just finished handling a troublesome transaction from the Blood Fiend Prefecture and was rubbing her brow.

She had a tall, slender figure, and her purple-patterned brocade robe outlined her mature charm. There was a faint purple vertical mark between her eyebrows.

Suddenly, a purple jade talisman at her waist, of the same origin as Situ Lan's, vibrated violently.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as her Divine Thought sank in. Her father Situ Qi's intent, carrying unprecedented gravity and urgency, along with words like Di Jingzhe, Zhou Family death trap, and grave danger, exploded in her Sea of Consciousness like thunder!

"Di Jingzhe?!"

Situ Qinsheng stood up abruptly, purple electricity flashing through her beautiful eyes. The temperature in the entire secret room plummeted, and fine purple electric arcs filled the air!

"He is actually a member of the Di Clan! The Zhou Family... what audacity!"

She instantly understood the deep meaning behind her father's message.

Without any hesitation, her figure flashed, and she appeared outside the adjacent quiet room, pushing the door open and entering directly!