Chapter 508: The Strike of Heavenly Sound

“As it turns out, the treatment you’ve received is exactly the same as ours…”
Xueyu Fairy gently parted her red lips and said slowly, “This puts us at ease.”
Su Che certainly understood what she meant. Before this, they must have thought that the master of this space was surely that Witch God, which was why they hesitated and didn’t dare attack him.
But now, through various tests and observations along the way, they had finally confirmed that he didn’t enjoy any special treatment—his cultivation was also suppressed, and he still faced the same dangers.
Obviously, that Witch God was busy with the great cause of the Witch Clan’s rise and certainly had no time or energy to play games with a bunch of ants. Moreover, as a peak-level powerhouse in the immortal realm, it was unlikely he would engage in such abnormal and pointless behavior.
Considering all these factors, Xueyu Fairy and the others finally reached a conclusion: they were about to attack him.
At this moment, facing over a hundred opponents, all with the same combat strength as late-stage Yuan Ying stage, Su Che knew that they still possessed the experience, resources, powerful divine arts, and various special magical artifacts typical of the Great Vehicle stage.
For example, the lantern held by Xueyu Fairy at the moment, though not an immortal artifact, was far beyond ordinary magical items in function.
Fighting them head-on meant certain defeat!
Even if all of Su Che’s Yuan Ying-level subordinates in the Immortal Prison World were released, it wouldn’t help—Su Che was fully aware of this.
“Have you really thought it through?”
Su Che didn’t refute anything. Instead, with a mysterious smile, he deliberately asked.
Were they truly without any concerns?
Of course not. In this mysterious space, anyone present could be executed for any reason given by that mysterious old man—who wouldn’t have worries?
It could be said that any action unrelated to the game of pursuit carried extreme risks.
Now, Xueyu Fairy and the others intercepting Su Che halfway just to obtain a certain magical artifact was completely unrelated to the game. No one could be sure whether capturing Su Che together would result in punishment from the mysterious old man.
“Tianyu, if you’re smart, hand over that pagoda voluntarily. Losing a magical artifact is far better than losing your life.”
Xueyu Fairy said this to Su Che privately through telepathy. There was no other reason—she simply didn’t want the mysterious old man to hear it, lest he also become interested in that pagoda.

Su Che simply smiled and did not deny possessing the pagoda. In fact, even if he had tried to deny it, it would have been useless—they would still have tried every means to capture him alive and use soul-searching techniques to find out the truth.

At this point, Su Che stopped moving straight ahead and instead controlled Xiao Hei to lead the people around him in a diagonal movement. From now on, he needed to keep a sufficient distance from them—he certainly couldn’t just hand himself over to them.

The powerful cultivators at the Mahayana stage also scattered apart, clearly aiming to use their numerical advantage to surround Su Che and his group. Once surrounded, it would be impossible for them to escape.

Bang!

The sound of the celestial bell wasn’t meant to harm the enemies but only to slow down their progress. As the sound waves spread, the figures of over a dozen people fifty zhang away froze, and their ability to teleport instantly vanished.

Most of those people were top-tier Mahayana cultivators. Even if their cultivation was sealed, the strength of their original spirits remained unchanged. The sound waves from the celestial bell couldn’t possibly harm them, but they were effective enough to disrupt the teleportation techniques they were using.

Teleportation techniques like “shortening distance” were among the most basic in the cultivation world, even lower in rank than the Five Elements Teleportation. Attacking with techniques against other techniques was indeed an effective method.

A single sound wave slowed down the progress of those dozen people, but since they were all cultivators at the Refining Void or Tribulation stages, those at the Mahayana stage like Li Jiu had their own ways to counter it—whether by uttering sacred words or flicking their fingers—they used various special techniques to neutralize the effects of the celestial bell’s sound.

One of the fierce-looking Mahayana cultivators spread his fingers wide and reached toward Su Che’s direction in the void, shouting a few strange words at the same time.

Instantly, Su Che and his group felt the air around them become frozen, creating a strangely viscous sensation, as if they were struggling to move through thick glue. This would surely slow down their movement as well.

“Disperse!”

Su Che immediately used another basic Dao technique he had just learned, also obtained from the Sacred Ancestor Statue of the Shadow Star— the Great Dispersal Technique!

One of the Three Thousand Daos, it could dispel all adverse conditions at the beginner stage.

Whoosh…

A light blue glow rushed out from Su Che’s body, as if a pure sky suddenly appeared before his eyes. The viscous air around him instantly turned clear and cool, even lifting his mood significantly.

The Great Dispelling Art can even scatter negative emotions such as distress and sorrow in people’s hearts…
“The Great Dispelling Art?”
A few individuals at the Mahayana stage who recognized its power were stunned, and Princess Xueyu’s expression also changed slightly.
“How many great arts does he actually master?”
Previously, based on information they had obtained, Li Jiu and the others knew that Su Che knew the Great Thunderfall Art and the Great Plunder Art. Now they could confirm that he knew at least three such great arts.
Not to mention an ordinary mortal, even in the immortal realm, mastering three or more great arts made one a notable figure.
“How did he learn so many great arts? Could it be through that black pagoda?”
Li Jiu and the others began to speculate, and their desire to possess that pagoda grew even stronger.
“We must capture him! If he can escape in such a situation today, there’s no hope in the future…”
Li Jiu and the others kept moving forward, eager to capture Su Che alive and force him to reveal the truth through interrogation.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The Heavenly Sound Bell rang three times, but it couldn’t disrupt their divine arts. Heavenly Sound sighed inwardly: “I am truly too weak in this life; I can’t even shake those at the Mahayana stage.”
In his past life, the Great Shaman Heavenly Sound could control the fundamental power of all sounds in the universe. In terms of using sound waves to defeat enemies, no one could surpass him. Even in the immortal realm, his name was well-known.
At this moment, Heng Yi, Lin Feng, and Miao Li, who were guarding nearby, continuously used earth, wind, and metal divine powers to create solid barriers and strong whirlwinds to slow down Li Jiu and the others.
Although their effects were limited, they were still better than nothing.
Similarly, Li Jiu and the others also resorted to every trick they had to create obstacles and slow down Su Che and his companions as much as possible.
One side pursued while the other dodged, both trying to slow the opponent down and speed up their own progress. It truly resembled a real race.
Li Jiu and the others hadn’t used powerful offensive divine powers, fearing that their strength might send Su Che flying. If he were sent flying, he would face the game’s rules—his body would be shattered, and his soul would be destroyed, leaving Su Che non-existent. For Li Jiu and the others, that would mean all their efforts were in vain, with no answers to be obtained.
To capture him alive, they couldn’t use force. Instead, they had to surround Su Che and use combined suppression techniques to capture him alive.

Su Che and his companions didn’t have such concerns. They could launch fierce attacks like a storm, and the ideal situation would be to knock them off their feet. As for the Snow Jade Fairy, she hadn’t made a move yet, merely holding the Demon Exorcising Holy Lamp in front of her chest and following slowly behind. Su Che knew well that this unpredictable woman was the most troublesome opponent—she might not act at first, but once she did, it would cause him great trouble. Speaking of which, the Snow Jade Fairy’s Demon Exorcising Holy Lamp did provide Su Che and his group with a convenience: no matter where they went, they didn’t have to worry about the deadly threat of the black tentacles. The holy light’s exorcising effect covered a range of a thousand zhang, which was more than enough within this forest. Whoosh! Su Che used another powerful dispersion spell to dissipate the restraining magic cast by their opponents. Then he heard a voice in his ear say, “This won’t work. After all, they are all Great Vehicle-stage powerhouses with countless strange abilities. It won’t take long before they completely surround us.” “I know,” Su Che replied with a serious expression, nodding. His thought was: If all else fails, I’ll have to bring in the Shadow. Just now, Xiao Hei stepped in to resolve the threat of the black tentacles; this time it’s the Shadow—will it be able to perform another miracle? But before Su Che could respond, the voice said with a smile, “I’ll have to trouble you to carry me for a while again.” As soon as those words were spoken, regardless of whether Su Che had any doubts or agreed or not, she turned her gaze and instantly unleashed a powerful magic technique that she had been preparing for a long time. Boom! The sound of the bell was extremely deep. Its exact function was unknown for now, but just hearing it made people’s hearts tremble and their bodies weaken. It seemed as though the entire space of the world, including everyone’s inner world, was filled by that bell sound. Boom! A powerful gust of wind descended from the sky. Within a range of hundreds of zhang, all the trees were destroyed. The thick tree trunks, like giant nails, were smashed straight into the ground by the force from above, leaving only scattered leaves. Immediately after, a huge, semi-transparent copper bell glowing with a faint golden light appeared out of thin air and plummeted from the sky with unstoppable force, accompanied by a strange buzzing sound. “This is the true ‘Heavenly Sound Strike.’ It’s a pity…”

Tianyin murmured softly, but before she could finish speaking, her body swayed as she leaned against Su Che. She remained in that standing position before passing out, her face as pale as snow and her cheeks unnaturally cold.
“Tianyin!”
Su Che was shocked. He hadn’t had time to stop her from unleashing her divine power, nor had he expected such a high price to be paid for that attack. At this moment, he had no time to consider the power of “Tianyin’s Strike”; he rushed to check on the condition of his beloved…