[The Ocean's Stream!]
Da Chou Jidan remained unbothered, standing before the wave.
Jade appeared surrounding him like an armor, followed by which.
He raised his arm.
Using his bare hands, he contended against the tyrannical tides of water, yet.
At the next moment.
[Density Field!] Bronze, golden, and silver-like particles flowed through the water, spreading everywhere.
And as this happened, there were several splashes within the water that stretched for dozens of meters.
The water converged onto itself, descending, ascending, exploding, imploding.
All while less than 1% of the force reached Da Chou Jidan, who remained unmoving like a mountain.
Yu Moshi Nu frowned.
"This…His ability to manipulate density is even greater than I feared!
He's able to alter the density of the surrounding fluids to create a safe space for him to rest.
Hmph!"
She groaned.
"So what? You can manipulate density, but can you manipulate temperature?" Her eyes shone with a deep blue gleam.
[Ocean's Depth Cold Stream!] Another tide was unleashed towards Da Chou Jidan, however.
Da Chou Jidan lifted his palm.
[Earth's Pull] Yu Moshi Nu widened her eyes as she felt her body being pulled towards his.
Before the Killer Move reached its full might, she decisively cancelled her Killer Move and escaped.
Da Chou Jidan seemed intent on pursuing her, but Kao Zha Ji reinforced her.
[Myriad Surprise Skies]
From his aperture, thousands upon thousands of Big Surprise Clouds had suddenly been unleashed.
Within their depths.
Blue lighting fell like a storm, heading towards Da Chou Jidan, yet.
His body shone with a bronze light, and his body flickered backwards; effortlessly, he evaded over a hundred lightning strikes.
He kept moving his body side to side, evading everything.
And the few attacks he was not able to avoid, he merely endured using his Jade Armor.
Two Rank 8 collided against one, yet their efforts proved utterly in vain.
"Will you submit to my demands?" Da Chou Jidan asked calmly.
"Despite your efforts, I had several chances to enter your Sky Lord's Grotto Heaven.
Had I wanted, I could have effortlessly killed millions.
Yet I have chosen restraint, just like before.
I am giving you the chance to surrender.
If you do not accept those terms, I will have no other choice but to change my strategy." Da Chou Jidan threatened, whilst staring at the distant Grotto Heaven.
Whilst they had wisely decided to relocate their Grotto Heaven when Crimson Soul decided to attack, it was not that difficult for those of the Red Cradle to find them.
After all, such a tactic had been used several times by them in times of weakness.
Naturally, the Da Clan had eventually figured out a way to track them.
There were no invincible methods in the Gu World, after all.
Only invincible Gu Masters.
And as of today.
Da Chou Jidan stood among the strongest in the world!
But Kao Zha Ji looked at him unbothered.
"Hah? Enter into my Grotto Heaven, if you wish to. I will open the gates at this exact moment."
Da Chou Jidan squinted his eyes.
Indeed. He was stronger, but the Kao Clan was very well-known for its deep foundation; the Sky Lord was a freak in its own league.
It was even rumored that he passed the three Myriad Tribulations during his lifetime.
Of course, Da Chou Jidan did not believe this tale.
Still. There was no point in entering the wasp's nest.
He chuckled.
"Hah…Indeed. I may not dare to enter your Grotto Heaven. But so, what? Do you truly believe me to be so limited that I can only start a massacre by entering personally into a Grotto Heaven?" He grinned widely, revealing his darkened teeth.
Afterwards.
The dust around him rapidly condensed, creating several figures that were identical to him.
Kao Zha Ji frowned.
"Indeed…While several Immortals are defending our Grotto Heaven, you are strong and troublesome enough that you can still cause us massive losses.
Hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, may die if you so will.
But."
His expression hardened.
"If you dare to do such a thing, we will naturally do the same to you." As Kao Zha Ji spoke those words, his killing intent reached the limit.
Da Chou Jidan merely squinted his eyes more deeply.
Despite his inward expression, outwardly, he was relaxed.
"As expected, they are not pushovers. But it hardly matters.
To keep me in check, they have no choice but to move their forces towards me.
And while they have sent a few of their elites, like Kao Yu Hun, to defend their resource points, they are nowhere near enough.
Of course, if they dare to divert more. I would not mind teaching them a lesson!" Da Chou Jidan took coldly; his confidence was supreme.
Not only had he undergone a Myriad Tribulation, making his amount of Dao Marks more than twice that of any of his opponents, but also.
He had received another opportunity.
"Shung Mia Yin. Whilst her methods were shallow. Her approach was rather ingenious, and her disciple is just as brilliant.
Le Tu." His lips curled up in a tiny smile.
The Da Clan had, for eons, harnessed a method to multiply the weight within all things.
The Supreme Leader of each generation was taught the way, and in doing so, they were taught how to unleash far more devastating and overwhelming attacks than those of their peers.
And so, even with a lower amount of Dao Marks than those of the Kao Clan, they could compete in equal terms.
The method they employed could be considered a superior version than the one employed by Le Tu; instead of relying on Qi Path as a stop-gap which heavily diluted the power of the Killer Move, he relied purely on Earth Path Mastery.
Yet. His vision and the vision of countless of Immortals had been flawed, whilst the thought of increasing the density within objects relying on earth sounded natural, doing the opposite sounded illogical, hence, neither he nor the other generations of Immortals had ever considered if this was even possible.
Only upon witnessing Le Tu in action did he realize his mistake.
He modified every method, every Killer Move, integrating both sides, becoming as powerful as he is today.
He smiled widely and calmly.
Everything was under his control.
Until suddenly.
Kao Zha Ji began to laugh.
The expression of Da Chou Jidan changed.
He had a bad feeling.
"What are you laughing about?" He replied coarsely.
"Why don't you take a good look?" Kao Zha Ji teased.
Through Treasure Yellow Heaven, he transmitted a certain video.
Of Kao Dao Ji attacking three Immortals of the Da Clan at the same time, using a strange 'sun.'
Moreover.
There was also a video of Kao Dao Ji juggling several Immortal Gu, Gu, which he knew well.
The expression of Da Chou Jidan changed abruptly.
Shock and bewilderment appeared in his expression.
What had happened?
Had that Land Spirit somehow defeated three of his Immortal elites?
But how?
Kao Dao Ji was one of the easiest targets the trio had been sent to capture!
Based on their intel, the only dangerous trick he held was the usage of Clouded Thoughts Gu, but he had already sent Da Ji Rou's Will alongside them, who knew more than 5 counters to Wisdom Path attacks.
Da Chou Jidan frowned.
"It's impossible.
The only logical explanation is that somebody else reinforced him.
But if the Kao Clan had already been prepared, why would Kao Yu Hun act so recklessly?"
He squinted his eyes once more; he felt that there was something amiss.
Something that he was not accounting for.
He stared at Kao Zha Ji meaningfully.
"It does seem that the terms of our negotiation have changed…" He sighed.
…
Meanwhile.
Kao Yu Hun stared at Kao Dao Ji; his expression kinder than before.
Regardless of the circumstances, Kao Dao Ji's actions had led to a truce between both sides.
"Kao Dao Ji, you have done a great service for the Clan! Anyway, just like before. Kao Yun Yun should arrive soon. She will give you a summary of the memories from the captives."
Kao Yu Hun explained calmly, and Kao Dao Ji shook his head.
"I don't think so."
"Huh? Ah, is that related to your Soul Search Gu? But even if you have it, you should know that your wisdom attainment is far inferior to hers.
It will take you a while to digest her memories; in comparison, she should be able to digest them in a few weeks at most."
Kao Yu Hun explained calmly.
But Kao Dao Ji shook his head.
"I know, but." He frowned.
"As I said, there are things which I do not wish to share. Details of my abilities that are best kept unknown. Hence, reading their memories is pivotal for this purpose."
Kao Yu Hun frowned, understanding what he meant.
"You mean that you intend to erase those memories? But do you truly think you can do this? With your shallow Wisdom Attainment?"
But Kao Dao Ji smiled lightly.
"Heh. Heh. I may not know much about either Wisdom or Soul Path, altering memories may be beyond my abilities, but erasing them is very easy.
I only need to locate where those memories are located, before cutting them down."
Kao Yu Hun's eyelids trembled.
"You want to cut the souls and the brains of those three?"
"Relax. I will only be cutting a small piece, and while they may suffer a bit. We have a Wisdom and Soul Cultivator on our side. I do not believe that it would be impossible to repair such damage."
"…" Kao Yu Hun's eyelids trembled.
Was he truly willing to go to such lengths to keep the secret?
Even so.
Considering his recent actions, Kao Yu Hun merely replied.
"Fine.
I will be sharing your words to the Supreme Leader…"