Xiao Chen's every bone and sinew was taut, every inch of muscle on high alert.
He knew perfectly well that showing weakness, yielding, or fleeing before a God King's divine consciousness was futile.
Even an independent simulated space like the Spirit Ascension Platform had been forcibly invaded by Tang San's divine consciousness through the network cable, all to investigate a mere three-ring Soul Elder like him. What else was there to say?
Since there was no avoiding it, he could only meet it head-on!
Xiao Chen concealed the sharpness in his eyes, deliberately erasing every trace of anything unusual. Feigning bewilderment, he spoke in a low voice, playing dumb.
"What are you talking about?"
Xiao Chen tried to mislead him this way, while secretly mobilizing the Soul Power within his body at full speed, remaining on guard against Tang San's methods at all times.
Watching Xiao Chen feign ignorance, the possessed Tang Wulin let out a derisive snort, the killing intent in his eyes undiminished.
Hmph, paltry tricks, Tang San thought disdainfully.
"This God King sees that you possess exceptional talent. Though you disrupted my arrangements unintentionally, trouble has already arisen. A wrong is a wrong."
"Considering your meager cultivation and ignorance, and that your sabotage was not deliberate, this God King will give you one chance."
His tone was indifferent, carrying an absolute desire for control, as though the dust had already settled on everything:
"Stand where you are. Do not move. Allow this God King to examine your physical body and Sea of Consciousness. If there is no evil in your heart, this God King may, at his discretion, spare you this once."
Tang San suddenly became pure as ice and jade, turning "magnanimous."
Xiao Chen's hair, meanwhile, stood on end. What kind of joke was this? Let Tang San examine his soul? He would have to be insane to obediently submit to Tang San's examination.
Given Tang San's way of doing things, there was no telling what he might do.
Alarm bells instantly blared in Xiao Chen's heart. Without even thinking, he flatly refused!
"Impossible!"
As that cold shout rang out, Xiao Chen abruptly stirred his mind, and the Soul Power around him instantly ran wild!
Countless pitch-black, densely condensed Wither Heads rapidly took shape, packed so tightly they blotted out the sky. Bearing destructive power and shrill whistles as they tore through the air, every last one bombarded Tang Wulin, who was possessed by the God King!
Countless dark streaks split the sky with overwhelming might, a barrage dense enough to destroy heaven and earth. Facing Tang San's divine consciousness, Xiao Chen unleashed his full firepower!
Seeing that Xiao Chen not only refused to obey but even dared to attack first, Tang San's divine consciousness filled with disdain.
"Obstinate fool. An evil Soul Master indeed."
The icy rebuke resounded through the forest. The next instant, the Sea God's power quietly spread.
Facing Xiao Chen's all-out bombardment, Tang San did not even use a technique. He merely stirred his will.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Wither Heads filling the sky instantly shattered and vanished like bubbles just before they could strike Tang San.
Their destructive power was neutralized and swept away without raising even a ripple, dissipating between heaven and earth. It could not even get the slightest bit closer to Tang San.
Beneath the gods, all were ants!
This was a dimensional strike!
However peerless Xiao Chen's talent, he was ultimately only a three-ring Soul Elder in the thirtieth levels.
Before a true God King's power, every attack, every trump card, and every method a Soul Master possessed was like an ant trying to shake a tree-laughably insignificant, without the slightest threat. They were not even on the same dimension!
"Since you refuse to behave, this God King will deal with you personally!"
Tang San's divine consciousness brimmed with killing intent as he circulated Sea God's Power!
"Sea God Thirteen Forms, first form-Unfixed Storm!"
Gentle yet domineering blue watery light enveloped Xiao Chen. Against a control skill unleashed by a God King, Xiao Chen truly had no answer.
This move could restrain an opponent for up to eight seconds, and could forcibly immobilize even a god-level powerhouse for three seconds. All the more so for Xiao Chen, who had only three rings.
Xiao Chen felt his entire body stiffen. The Soul Power flowing within him abruptly stopped, his meridians seized up, and his flesh could not move. He could not shift even a fingertip.
His entire body was firmly imprisoned where he stood, robbed of the ability to act.
"Tang Wulin" stared fixedly at the immobilized Xiao Chen, his voice carrying the chill of judgment.
"You anomaly, you colluded with half of the Silver Dragon King, wallowed in the same filth as Soul Beasts, and disrupted the plane's balance."
"To safeguard the stability of the Douluo Plane, this God King will bring you to your senses today, purge your evil nature, and make you awaken completely!"
The instant he heard those words, the immobilized Xiao Chen's mind jolted, and endless cold and wariness surged within his heart.
Bring me to my senses? Like hell I believe you!
Brainwashing is brainwashing. Dressing it up so nicely-truly just like you, Tang San!
It instantly reminded him of the protagonist of Peerless Tang Sect during Douluo II-Huo Yuhao! Oh, no, he was Huo Yuhao now.
He remembered perfectly well how, in the original story, Tang San had repeatedly annihilated Huo Yuhao with his God King's power in Qiankun Asking Love Valley, reshaping his soul and tearing it apart countless times, subjecting him to endless suffering.
It seemed to be tempering Huo Yuhao, but in reality, who knew what had been stuffed into Huo Yuhao's soul?
He did not believe that Tang San had simply been tempering Huo Yuhao and nothing more.
If Tang San truly invaded his soul today and forcibly made him "awaken," his will, memories, and disposition would all be altered at the other party's whim. From then on, he would be reduced entirely to a pawn for Tang San to manipulate. This was an outcome Xiao Chen absolutely could not accept!
Absolutely not!
In the face of danger, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth, veins bulging all over his body. He desperately struggled with every ounce of strength he possessed, trying to break free of Unfixed Storm's restraints!
But Unfixed Storm locked down his flesh and Soul Power. No matter how he drove his Soul Power to batter against it, it did not budge. All his struggles were futile.
"Pointless effort."
Tang San's divine consciousness held nothing but disdain for Xiao Chen's struggle. "An evil creature like you actually hopes to resist this God King's Unfixed Storm? You overestimate yourself."
Sea God's Light enveloped Xiao Chen, constantly trying to enter his Sea of Consciousness, but no matter what, it could not penetrate it.
Seeing that Sea God's Light actually could not affect his Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Chen stopped struggling physically. Instead, he ignited every obsession in his heart, using all his Spiritual Power to try to summon the Command Block!
"Get lost!!"
The deafening roar resounded through the forest!
The next instant, a power transcending this world abruptly erupted!
The space above Xiao Chen's palm trembled slightly. An entirely orange pixelated block, engraved with mysterious patterns incomprehensible to this world, condensed out of thin air and slowly emerged!
For the first time, the Command Block no longer resisted appearing on the Douluo Continent!
Beside the block, a crystal-clear line of code slowly emerged, gleaming brightly:
/effectclearXiao Chen, clear all immobilization effects.
In an instant, the Unfixed Storm imprisoning Xiao Chen disappeared.
The Unfixed Storm that had firmly enveloped him instantly shattered as though it had encountered its natural enemy, dissolving completely!
Every last restraint was cleared!
Xiao Chen's body instantly felt considerably lighter. Looking at the Command Block floating above his hand, the pressure he faced from Tang San immediately dissolved.
Not far away, Tang San's pupils abruptly contracted. For the first time, incredulous shock appeared in his eyes!
His Unfixed Storm had actually been broken-and by a three-ring Soul Elder, at that. Was this a joke?
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