Chapter 403: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Profound Sky Hall
The figure of the Netherworld Master materialized, a powerful spiritual avatar that was evidently carefully crafted, capable of being used as a trump card in battles of the same realm!
As soon as the opponent made a move, a terrifying killing intent surged forth, nearly shattering the dungeon, mercilessly targeting Mo Youqing!
“Help me!”
He shouted in desperation. If his strength had not been sealed, perhaps he would have had the power to resist, but now he could only wait to be killed.
“Stabilize!”
At that moment, Zhou Tong shouted, and even more terrifying spiritual power gathered, transforming into strands of golden lines that tightly bound the Netherworld Master’s spiritual avatar, forming the character for “stabilize” above its head!
With this alone, it completely locked down the spiritual avatar, leaving it unable to move!
“How is this possible?!”
Upon witnessing this scene, not only Mo Youqing and the Netherworld Master were astonished, even the Enforcer observing from the shadows was left dumbfounded!
That avatar was extraordinarily powerful, comparable to an Intermediate Sage, yet it was suppressed by a single word from Zhou Tong. This was simply the legendary power of words manifesting as law!
However, they did not realize that even if that avatar was strong, it was still constructed of spiritual power; in front of Zhou Tong, it was akin to an ant facing a dragon, entirely incomparable!
“Let me go! If my true self finds out, he won’t let this go lightly!”
The avatar struggled desperately, but could not break free from Zhou Tong’s control.
“This avatar is quite advanced; it can act independently of the true self, so everything you perceive right now, your true self is unaware of, right?”
“What of it? I can still send a message to him!”
“Cut!”
Zhou Tong uttered another word, and in an instant, the world was sealed off, all communication waves intercepted, completely severing the link between the avatar and the true self.
“What do you want?!”
The avatar began to panic, its gaze fixed intently on Zhou Tong. It had only just appeared and still did not know the identity of the opponent.
“Symbol eighty-seven, Nine Star Soul Binding Lock!”
Zhou Tong murmured softly, and then nine purple stars appeared out of thin air, like steel nails, forcefully pinning the avatar and suspending it in the void!
“Ah! Ah! Ah!!”
The avatar let out a painful howl that made Mo Youqing’s heart tremble; he had never seen the Netherworld Master in such a pathetic state.
Surprisingly, he felt a sense of satisfaction!
“Alright, we can continue now.”
Zhou Tong’s voice was as cold as dark ice, pulling the opponent’s thoughts back.
“Tell me everything you know about the Profound Sky Hall. If you dare to lie, I don’t mind using the Soul Search Technique on you.”
Mo Youqing shivered and once again felt a suffocating sense of pressure, so he cautiously began to speak.
“To discuss the Profound Sky Hall, we must trace back a long time ago. It is said that its origins are vast, having once followed the Great Emperor of the Human Race, gaining great glory.”
“And when the myriad races attacked the Human Race, the Profound Sky Hall chose to stand by and watch, thus suffering from human path suppression.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong’s brows relaxed, and he suddenly became interested.
The Xuanwu Clan had also suffered suppression back then, but now it had been lifted. He wondered if the curse on the Profound Sky Hall was even stronger?
“Tell me in detail!”
“Understood!”
Mo Youqing nodded and said, “Speaking of suppression, we cannot avoid mentioning the intangible cultural heritage that has been passed down in the Profound Sky Hall: assassinating the Sect Master!”
“Since the establishment of the Profound Sky Hall, there have been a total of forty-six Sect Masters, most of whom have experienced this, and four were successfully killed, making way for others.”
“Even more bizarre is that this group responsible for assassinating the Sect Master persists through the ages, acting as eternal nemeses to each Sect Master, like a pair of unmatched rivals; this group is… mentally deranged!”
“Pfft!”
Zhou Tong couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Please don’t laugh; what I said is true. For instance, the thirty-fifth Sect Master was shot in the head while traveling in a convertible chair by someone using a Sacred Forbidden Weapon, and the killer was a mentally unstable, mad powerful warrior.”
“Since then, all Sect Masters have refrained from using convertible chairs while traveling.”
At this point, Mo Youqing’s expression suddenly became mysterious.
“There’s also a strange event you might not know. At that time, the Profound Sky Hall was still the leading force of the Human Race, with only one Peak Sage presiding, able to dictate the world.”
“Because of this, that Sect Master had boasted in life that as long as he was alive, he wouldn’t allow any other forces to have a Peak Sage.”
“Who would have guessed, this was indeed true; the year after his assassination, the Law Master of the Enforcer broke through to the Peak Sage, and a few years later, the Ancestral Master of the Joyful Union Sect also reached that level!”
This revelation left Zhou Tong stunned, who then couldn’t help but laugh uproariously.
“Hahaha… you deserve it; what a tragic end!”
“That’s not even the worst! The previous Sect Master had it worse; he died at the hands of his own wife and lost the position of Sect Master to her!”
Zhou Tong raised an eyebrow; this had to be related to Profound Song’s parents, and he was surprised to learn that her mother had killed her father!
“By your account, the current Sect Master who killed the last Sect Master is also mentally unstable?”
“Sure enough!”
Mo Youqing answered without hesitation. As he pictured Jade Linglong’s figure, he couldn’t help but shiver.
“That woman is definitely a lunatic; nearly twenty years ago, when the last Sect Master was out hunting enemies, he was ambushed, hit with two poisoned Sacred Forbidden Weapons, and was barely carried back to the Profound Sky Hall.”
“At that time, if the Grand Deacon had intervened to help him remove the poison and infuse life energy, there would have been a slim chance of survival.”
“But the Sect Master’s wife, in a fit of madness, insisted on saving him herself and wouldn’t allow anyone to assist; whoever dared oppose her would have their child aborted!”
