Chapter 405: Great Thunder Sound Temple’s Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp!
Upon hearing Zhou Tong’s words, Netherworld Master became even more disdainful.
“Hmph, I’m not scared; I won’t say a word… Ahhh!!!”
Suddenly, he let out a terrifying scream as Zhou Tong injected a strand of Chaos Malevolence into his body.
This substance is most effective against the spirit. Once it infects someone, without extraordinary means, they will endure excruciating torment.
“How does it taste?”
Zhou Tong asked with a smile.
“Hehe… it’s a piece of cake, not enough to relieve my boredom. The Enforcer’s methods are too weak for me!”
Netherworld Master was drenched in cold sweat but continued to sneer, clearly not lying. His level of endurance was indeed extraordinary.
“Don’t rush; this is just the beginning. The real show is about to unfold.”
Zhou Tong stood up, emitting a strange wave that was profoundly mysterious, causing everyone to involuntarily hold their breath.
“Void Self Realm, River of Time!”
As his voice fell, he casually summoned the River of Time, and torrents of water engulfed Netherworld Master’s body, leaving him with an overwhelming sense of confusion.
He struggled in the river like a drowning person, unable to find leverage, as if he would sink at any moment.
“What have you done?”
“Don’t worry, we’ll meet again in a thousand years!”
Zhou Tong suddenly clenched his fist, and the River of Time folded, completely compressing Netherworld Master within it.
“I will, reverse the phenomena!”
Boom!
Time and space trembled, the River of Time exploded, and Netherworld Master reappeared before everyone, sending chills down their spines.
This was because he was now emaciated, his body shrunk by more than half. Although the Chaos Malevolence still clung to him, he remained unresponsive, resembling a walking corpse.
“What is happening…”
Everyone was dumbfounded, unable to comprehend the means Zhou Tong had employed.
Only Netherworld Master had the authority to speak.
Just moments ago, he was submerged in the River of Time, as if experiencing a thousand years, tortured by Chaos Malevolence for the same duration.
At first, he was fearless, thinking it would end soon.
Later, he struggled in terror; rather than fearing pain, he couldn’t bear the torment of solitude, having nearly given up on himself several times but could not bring himself to do it.
Eventually, he begged for mercy, desiring forgiveness, calling out to the heavens but receiving no response.
In the end, he was completely hopeless, abandoning thought, lost in endless agony.
In an instant, a thousand years had passed in the River of Time. Now, though he was liberated, he had become numb.
“How could you not withstand such a trivial scene? Truly disappointing!”
Zhou Tong snapped his fingers, and immediately, a dense spiritual power infused into Netherworld Master’s clone, reinvigorating him.
“Ahhh…”
He let out a scream filled with sheer terror, gazing at Zhou Tong as if he were a monster.
To cope with interrogation, he had undergone incredibly harsh training, able to keep silent under any pain.
Just moments before being sealed by Zhou Tong, he had even felt a surge of excitement, thinking his training would finally come into play, allowing him to humiliate his opponent.
But Zhou Tong had merely made a slight move, effortlessly reaching his limit. It turned out the most brutal cage was not the confinement of space but the erosion of time!
“Good, very spirited. Now we have some value in your interrogation. Let’s do this again; this time, let’s keep it simple for a thousand years!”
“Ahhh!!!”
Upon hearing this, Netherworld Master completely broke down, immediately begging for mercy.
“Please don’t! I surrender completely! I really do! Just ask any questions; I will tell you everything!”
He twisted his body frantically, his eyes filled with pleading. Even the Enforcer hadn’t expected Netherworld Master to yield so quickly.
“Indeed, the Chief Enforcer’s methods are appallingly profound, beyond our reach!”
The two said with immense admiration.
“Since you’ve admitted it, I will give you a chance. But if you dare to conceal or lie, I will immediately know, and at that time, I will make you experience the torment of one hundred thousand years!”
Upon hearing this, Netherworld Master nearly lost control, not daring to harbor any doubts, detailing all his life’s sins clearly, which were not much different from Mo Youqing’s testimony.
However, in addition to that, there were many more details, such as the parts about the Li Family, which caught Zhou Tong’s attention.
“You once targeted the Li Family?”
“Of course! The prophecies indicated that the Li Family would have an unprecedented Fortune Star. At that time, anyone participating in dealing with the Li Family would have the opportunity to share in that fortune. With my position in Profound Sky Hall, I naturally wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip by.”
“What specifically did you do?” Zhou Tong pressed further.
“Oh, nothing much. Just casually killed a few talents and strong warriors. Aside from that, I also kidnapped the parents of that Fortune Star!”
Crack!
Zhou Tong crushed the armrest of his chair into dust!
“Why did you do that?”
“Naturally because they are the closest to the Fortune Star and have a bloodline connection. Aside from the Fortune Star, they are the most fated beings.”
“Not just me, even the Hall Master thinks so, which is why she kept inquiring about the whereabouts of that couple. However, those two had already been seized by me long ago; no one knows where they are now!”
“What did you do to them?”
Zhou Tong’s voice grew increasingly cold. Not only him but also Li Mu, Li Xin Rou, Chen Ju, and others held their breath, their hearts on the brink of exploding.
It had been nearly twenty years. Were that couple still alive?
“Need I say? The simplest and most brutal way to extract fate from someone is to refine it into a Human Pill. By ingesting the Human Pill, you obtain everything about them!”
Upon hearing this, Li Mu felt dizzy, nearly fainting.
“You killed them!!”
Zhou Tong stood up, a destructive aura surging around him.
“No, I hadn’t even had the chance to act when that couple was rescued by a bald man radiating golden light. Before leaving, he even left a name.”
“Who is it?!”
“The person claimed to be the Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp from the Western Pure Land, having a connection with those two, forcibly taking away my spoils!”
As he said this, a trace of resentment flickered across Netherworld Master’s face as he continued, “That bald man is incredibly powerful. Back then, I had reached the Sixth Layer of Sage but couldn’t hold out for more than two or three rounds against him, merely watching him leave with my spoils!”
“Great Thunder Sound Temple…”
Zhou Tong murmured, only knowing this faction was the leading power in the Western World, extremely mysterious. In his previous life, he had hardly interacted with it, thus knowing very little.
It seems that in this life, he must pay a visit to Great Thunder Sound Temple!
