Ao Tu's Divine Thunder fell, but failed to strike the Blood Sea King.
The Blood Sea King fled into the Yellow River and vanished without a trace.
Ao Tu said in annoyance, "Ah! I unleashed that thunder a little too late and let him escape!"
Wukong said, "Old Daoist, how could you let that monster get away?"
Ao Tu said, "Great Sage, you can't put all the blame on me. No one down below was helping me hold him back. Naturally, he fled when he saw me use thunder."
Wukong said, "When you used that supernatural ability against Old Sun, I couldn't dodge once the thunder appeared. Why has it stopped working now?"
Ao Tu said, "Great Sage, when we matched spells before, you were close by, so my Divine Thunder struck you the moment it appeared. This time, the monster was far away and escaped before it could strike him."
Wukong said, "So that was it!"
Nezha said, "That's not right. I heard my master say that this Divine Thunder is extraordinary. It comes from Chaos, has neither origin nor superior, and cannot be evaded by ordinary means!"
Ao Tu knocked the handle of his Fly-Whisk against Nezha's head with a thunk and said, "What do you know? Can you use this Thunder Method?"
Nezha said angrily, "You!"
Ao Tu said, "What about me? I was the one who saved you just now!"
Folding his arms, Nezha said, "Hmph! At worst, I'll save you once in the future. You ran so fast, too. I wonder who claimed he wasn't good at riding clouds."
Wukong said, "What do we do now?"
Ao Tu said, "Let's return to the command tent and summon the generals to discuss a plan."
Wukong said, "All right."
The three returned to the command tent, and