Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 604 I Want to Escape, No One Can Stop Me (Part 2)

"Is that what you think?"

Feeling that he had guessed Huo Yuhao and the others' thoughts, a golden glint flashed in Chen Junting's eyes. Immediately afterwards, an extremely terrifying spiritual force radiated outwards from him!

The entire Sea God family's territory, including the sea area outside the Sea God family's territory, is beyond his perception.

Such a commotion alarmed even the powerful members of the Sea God family. It wasn't until Chen Juntao's voice drifted from within the Sea God's Palace, "The situation remains unchanged; no one should interfere," that it was finally resolved.

As for Chen Juntao himself…

At this moment, he remained seated cross-legged in the Sea God's Temple. He had no intention of interfering with Huo Yuhao and the others' attempt to test Chen Junting's abilities ahead of time, nor did he intend to investigate further.

Meanwhile, at Chenjun Pavilion...

He did indeed hear Chen Juntao's voice and knew that the High Priest intended for them to do as they pleased. Therefore, Chen Junting also focused his tracking on the auras of Huo Yuhao and his eleven companions, directly ruling out the presence of others or other soul beasts.

In less than three breaths, Huo Yuhao and the others' auras were clearly exposed to his detection, like fireflies in the darkness.

Who would have thought…

One, two, three... ten!
There were ten identical auras, and these ten auras were exactly the same, so much so that even he could hardly distinguish them.

This situation surprised Chen Junting slightly.

He truly hadn't expected that Huo Yuhao and the others would come up with such a method to deal with him. Since there were ten locations in total, and he couldn't identify them, it meant he would have to pursue them one by one until he could confirm their true identities.

This way, time can be significantly delayed.

It has to be said that Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Soul Skill configuration makes him very capable of using such deceptive tactics to mislead others!
Clearly, their strategy was successful.

Moreover, if this method were applied to the high priest of the sea god, it would be even more effective than if it were applied to him.

after all…

He doesn't have a soul.

I must say, they did a really good job.

A faint smile appeared on Chen Junting's lips.

Since that's the case, let's have some fun.

"Snow Empress, Tyrant, Mad King, Evil Emperor."

Four streams of light flew out from the back of Chen Junting's head, and the four soul spirits, now in human form, appeared beside Chen Junting.

"Chase!"

Without needing further instructions, the four spirits immediately dispersed, each choosing a direction and giving chase. Chen Junting also took a step forward, seemingly as if the distance were insurmountable, and set off in the same direction.

He quickly closed the distance between them.

Before he could even get close, a sword was slashed out fiercely!
The sword light seemed to pierce through space, reaching directly behind the group. But before the attack could fully land, a distortion of mental energy emanated from the group.

Immediately afterwards, "Bang!"

Suddenly, a burst of energy exploded out.

The next second, a terrifying poison surged towards him!
Good guy!
This unexpected turn of events caused Chen Junting's pupils to shrink involuntarily.

With a wave of his hand, an invisible current of pure soul power instantly enveloped the poison. The moment it was enveloped, golden patterns spread out. In just a moment, all the poison was condensed into a small sphere.

After doing all this, he immediately turned around.

When they caught up with the next group, the result was the same.

So, after repeating the same method, he planned to set off again. However, just as he was about to depart once more, news came from Xue Di: She found them! Her group is real.

Perhaps it was good luck, but the path that Xue Di was chasing was exactly the direction that Huo Yuhao and his group were heading.

Now, they are stuck in traffic.

Even though all eleven of them used level eight flying soul tools, which were enough to traverse hundreds of meters in an instant and whose speed would continue to increase, and who would turn around from time to time, it was still to no avail.

Faced with the relentless pursuit of Xue Di, Huo Yuhao immediately ordered Gu Tianchen to open the void gate and teleport everyone away.

We can't let this drag on any longer!
After receiving the information from Wang Dong'er through the Sea God Douluo and after a brief exchange with Brother Junting, Huo Yuhao had no intention of fighting head-on again, but instead chose to outsmart his opponent.

Therefore, their strategy was to connect all teammates at the start of the match using the two soul skills, Mental Detection and Mental Sharing. Then, when the three powerful offensive soul masters attacked Brother Junting and distracted him, Huo Yuhao would create an illusion to further delay Brother Junting's time.

Even though they knew this delay couldn't last long, this short time was invaluable to them. They used their soul spirits and simulated soul skills to create ten identical teams, then used void gates to disperse their real team to ten different locations. Without overlapping, the ten teams used their speed to frantically dash around, thus achieving their goal of buying time.

Incidentally, also plant highly poisonous methods in each fake team. This way, once they are exposed, Chen Junting will need to remove the poison, thus buying time again.

Huo Yuhao had calculated precisely that this would buy them a lot of time. Even if Chen Junting did catch up later, they could fight him again to buy more time, then run away when they were about to collapse, catch up again, fight again, and then run away again if they couldn't win...

Repeating this process might work.

Of course, this is just an ideal situation.

However, sometimes this ideal state is difficult to achieve.

For example, Huo Yuhao overlooked one point: he can borrow the power of soul spirits, so why can't Chen Junting do the same?
He's not the Sea God Douluo.

Therefore, Xue Di is now catching up step by step.

In response to Huo Yuhao's signal, Gu Tianchen made another move, opening a void gate in front of them. But before they could even enter it, Xue Di had already struck first.

In an instant, a layer of blue-white energy swept out from her body, rapidly expanding around her. The moment Xue Di opened her arms, with just a slight tremor, the spread of the blue-white light increased exponentially, appearing as if a giant vortex had appeared in the air.

A terrifying chill swept over them in an instant!

The group, who were flying at high speed, suddenly felt a chill all over their bodies, followed by stiffness. Except for Huo Yuhao, who was also of the extreme ice attribute, and Wu Feng, who was of the extreme fire attribute, the others' bodies, which were moving forward at high speed, suddenly stopped, accompanied by a sharp drop in flight speed.

Ahead, an ice wall blocked their path.

As his expression changed drastically, Huo Yuhao subconsciously turned around and saw the condition of everyone, his heart sinking instantly.

The most unconscious reactions came from Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, who had the lowest soul power cultivation. Under the influence of the extreme cold of the Snow Emperor's ice, they could no longer fly forward, and even the entire flying soul tool was covered with a layer of frost.

Apart from the two of them, Gu Tianchen, Ma Xiaotao, and Ye Guyi were still within the range of what was affected, while the others had only barely reached a stable state.

Currently, this area is covered by ice and snow.

Faced with this situation, Gu Tianchen made a decision almost immediately. He opened several void gates in succession, some near and some far, some in front and some behind... hoping to make it difficult for the Snow Emperor to seal them off safely.

However, Xue Di simply waved her hands gently.

A massive blizzard quickly blocked their path. But Gu Tianchen simply clenched his fist, instantly pulling a portal into the void, swiftly engulfing the blizzard in its way. Immediately afterward, another portal opened before the Snow Empress, not only obstructing her view, but also…

"Whoosh—, whimper—"

The raging blizzard was returned to him by Gu Tianchen!

But that's not all...

He pulled again with his clenched fingers, and several void gates beside him were quickly pulled closer by Gu Tianchen. This time, the void gates were aimed at each of the offensive-type Soul Masters.

This action immediately made them realize what was happening.

"Make the first move!"

Almost the instant the shout fell,
"Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike!"

"Angel Judgment!"

"Dragon Emperor's Evil-Suppressing Rift!"

"Super Energy Fusion Cannon!"

"Blazing Dragon Star Cluster!"

"..."

Under Huo Yuhao's mental detection and mental sharing, one void gate after another opened precisely at different locations around Xue Di, allowing the firepower to cover the area accurately and comprehensively!

"Boom boom boom——"

For a time, the violent bombardment never stopped.

But at that moment, Huo Yuhao felt a chill run down his spine!

Suddenly, from the void gate facing everyone, a series of extremely cold and sharp auras emanated!

Almost as fast as Gu Tianchen's reaction, he severed all the void gates!
"Snap—, snap—..."

Several sounds rang out, and the tips of many ice swords were severed by the void gate and then fell from mid-air.

And the tip of this ice sword was none other than the Snow Empress's "Emperor Sword - Unrivaled Ice." Clearly, facing their relentless bombardment, the Snow Empress directly withstood the attacks, thrusting the Emperor Sword forward repeatedly!
Fortunately, Gu Tianchen reacted quickly in the end.

The instant the Emperor's Sword was severed, a portal appeared beneath them. Almost simultaneously, a terrifying palm strike hurtled towards their heads!

Next second,
fall!
This single word was uttered by Huo Yuhao in everyone's minds. Instantly, they stopped channeling their soul power and freefalling.

The moment "Emperor's Palm - Snow Without Cold" arrived, everyone vanished into the void gate.

"Escaped."

As Xue Di watched the disappearing crowd, a hint of displeasure crept across her usually indifferent face. And then, she thought, "There's no escaping it."

A streak of light flashed by, and Chen Junting arrived at her side.

He watched the lingering spatial fluctuations, then said to Xue Di, "You come back first, I'll go after the rest myself."

The Snow Emperor had no objection to this.

After retrieving the Snow Emperor's soul, Chen Junting immediately used the residual spatial fluctuations to pinpoint the direction Huo Yuhao and the others had taken after stepping out of the void gate, and then chased after them.

And then,

You run, I chase; you run, I chase…

A chase ensued.

This disgusted Chen Junting; in his words:
It's as slippery as a mudfish!
No wonder Tang San sealed Gu Tianchen's ninth soul skill and domain when he was about to take the sixth test after passing the fifth. Otherwise, what would be the point of taking the sixth test?
Unless the entire space is sealed off from the beginning; or an absolute speed is used to intercept Gu Tianchen in an instant, preventing him from escaping into the void gate; or someone like Di Tian who has mastered spatial power to a powerful level; or even a god…

With his domain, ninth soul skill, and spatial abilities he has mastered so far, Gu Tianchen could escape if he wanted to; almost no one could catch him.

Therefore, "we can't continue like this."

After they escaped once again using Gu Tianchen's void gate, Chen Junting didn't rush to chase after them again.

But only after their area was locked down…

"Om-"

Nine stars flashed, and one after another, spirit rings lit up. Enveloped in crimson light, the third spirit skill—"Dominating All Directions!"—was announced.

"Rumble--"

In an instant, the situation changed drastically!

At that very moment, above Huo Yuhao and the others, the once cloudless sky was instantly shrouded in thick clouds. Just as Huo Yuhao and the others realized something was wrong, and Gu Tianchen was about to open the void gate again to escape, an invisible and powerful magnetic field completely sealed off the area.

Immediately afterwards, "buzz—"

In an instant, the winds and clouds shifted. Giant vortexes slowly appeared in eight directions from the clouds, and the tips of eight Seven Kill Swords emerged from these vortexes. Then, "Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Eight Seven Kill Swords suddenly fell, plunging directly into the ground.

The eight illusory giant swords were like eight illusory city walls, completely sealing Huo Yuhao and his group inside.

"There's no way to escape now, except from above."

Huo Yuhao scanned his surroundings with his mental power and discovered that all directions except the top were blocked. Their strength was simply insufficient to break through these giant swords.

"Up! Go!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly ascended upwards!
But before it even reached the top, "whoosh—"

A sword aura swiftly slashed towards them from afar!
Suddenly, a sharp sword light flashed in Ji Juechen's indifferent eyes, and a sword intent soared into the sky!

Immediately afterwards, his first six soul rings flashed one after another, and then, with the amplification of the soul power of the six soul skills, he also swung his sword!
"Chong-"

As the two sword energies collided, the power of the incoming sword energy was reduced, but its momentum was still fierce. The air in the area it passed through was directly cut open and pushed to both sides!

Just then, "Dragon Spinning Shield!"

Gu Tianchen opened his bone shield to block the sword energy.

But after blocking the attack and moving the bone shield aside, Chen Junting reappeared before them. This time, however, they were no longer able to escape using the void gate.

Unless they leave this sealed-off area.

(End of this chapter)