Chapter 860 - Trapped Like A Turtle In The Jar (2/2)

Northward, Qinglin County.

Atop the roof of a more than ten-story high building, Li Gangde and Zhu Hongguo were standing side by side while using their binoculars to observe the sky above Qingcheng Mountain in the distance. They could clearly see the golden energy shield over there, as well as Tang Xiu and the other people above the mountain.

“You know, Captain Li, I used to never believe in the existence of supernatural beings, but now I believe that there are celestial immortals in this world!” Zhu Hongguo sighed and produced a wry smile.

“Yeah. I used to know that there were ability users like Elementalists in the world. These people are already very terrifying, and they are under the jurisdiction of a special department, specializing in dealing with extraordinary special cases in the country. But little did I think that there would also be a kind of people who are even more powerful than them. If I’m not mistaken, these people should be the so-called cultivators in the legends—those who walk the path in pursuit of the imaginary and mysterious immortal realm.”

“Isn’t that just hearsay?” Zhu Hongguo was surprised. “How on Earth can there be…”

Li Gangde put down his binoculars and pointed northward toward the mountain and argued, “Words alone are no proof, but seeing is believing. You don’t mean that you are not convinced by those people, right?”

Zhu Hongguo’s mouth opened before he assented with a nod and forced a wry smile, “That’s right. I believe it.”

“We always missed apprehending the murderer before, but it turns out that he’s not an ordinary human at all, but a cultivator who has magical means. But we can be completely relieved with Divine Doctor Tang now handling this problem. I believe our superiors won’t blame us anymore.”

“Yeah! With so many homicides in Qinglin County, I have long realized that I cannot cover it much longer. But who would have thought that there’s a glimmer of hope at our darkest hour. Things took a new turn when our murderer turned out to be that kind of a person, right? If the higher-ups knew about this matter, in all likelihood, they are unlikely to put the crown of neglecting my job on my head and kick me out of my job.”

“I think you don’t need to worry about that!” Li Gangde nodded.

“Anyways, I’m actually very grateful toward Divine Doctor Tang, you know,” said Zhu Hongguo. “He has saved my life before, and now he acts to catch the villain. If our country can have more celestial immortals like him, we’ll probably have a much more peaceful situation.”

“You sound like you admire him a lot?” said Li Gangde with a smile.

“You bet it. It’s not only admiration, but worship plus gratitude added with respect,” said Zhu Hongguo.

“Hahaha…” Li Gangde laughed loudly for some time and then picked up his telescope again.

****

Above the mountain peak.

The Eight Division Dragon Trap Array was able to continuously absorb the energy from all directions to keep itself operating steadily. It only had a single role—to trap the enemy inside. At present, Dao Master Poison and One-eyed Dragon had fallen into a frenzy as they launched a barrage of attacks to the energy shield formed by the array. Still, they were unable to break it.

“This is meaningless and won’t do, One-eyed Dragon. This array can isolate the Heaven and Earth energy, while we are constantly consuming our energy with no way to replenish it. We’ll definitely be spent here if we keep attacking it.” Though Dao Master Poison’s injuries were no longer bleeding out, the severe injuries he had gotten made him extremely violent and irascible.

“I know what you said, but I can’t think of any other means except that particular method to break this array,” replied One-eyed Dragon bitterly.

“You mean… that Soul Slaying Spike of yours?” Dao Master Poison was shocked.

“Yeah! It’s that cursed item,” answered One-eyed Dragon helplessly, “I’ve been sealing it inside my body for years as I try to subdue it; yet, it still refuses me to use it. Supposing that I barely manage to use it once this array is broken, it will no longer be under my control and I’ll lose the chance from then on.”

Dao Master Poison was silent for half a minute and said bitterly, “Use it! Even if we lose a treasure, it’s better than us being trapped here. If we can escape and get back, I’ll give you my poison dragon.”

“That Golden Thread Snake?” asked One-eyed Dragon, surprised.

“This old man spent 180 years breeding and raising this Golden Thread Snake. Although it’s hopeless to transform into a Flood Dragon in this life, it has really grown up and I think its strength is not much different with that aquatic dragon.”

“Are you serious about this?” asked One-eyed Dragon in a deep voice while narrowing his eyes.

“I mean it, but all the debts I owe you from the past will be written off,” said Dao Master Poison.

“No problem.”

One-eyed Dragon was definitely happy with the reply. Then, he sat directly in the air with hands placed on his chest. At the moment they were separated and moved upwards, a dense blob of qi slowly took shape above his head as a half-foot-long jet-black spike with countless bizarre runes engraved on it appeared inside the dense blob of qi.

“BREAK!”

One-eyed Dragon floated upward and fiercely waved his hands while controlling the Soul Slaying Spike to blast the golden energy shield. Cracking and explosion sounds were heard as a crack appeared on the golden energy shield before it spread to the surroundings like a spider web. In just a few seconds, the array was thoroughly broken while the eight array disks also exploded.

Buzz…

An aura of energy suddenly surged up from the jet-black Soul Slaying Spike and instantly broke away from the control of One-eyed Dragon.