Chapter 1791: Chapter 1785: I Only Said I Wouldn’t Burn You to Death

If this soul body possessed a physical entity, he’d probably be sweating profusely by now. Every word spoken by Zhang Menglong seemed to hit him at his weak spot.

Just as Zhang Menglong said, he is currently in a very critical period. Not only is he extremely weak, lacking any self-defense ability, relying entirely on those Night Demons for protection, but indeed, the buried skeleton beneath the red structure that looks like a Bell Tower is truly his.

In order to be resurrected, he has put in a lot of effort and heart, and now at this crucial moment, if disturbed by external forces, all his years of effort would be completely wasted.

"First, have your Night Demons get lost! Otherwise, I will start digging!" Zhang Menglong started the excavator parked nearby, which immediately roared ferociously.

Although this soul body is hiding underground, he’s very aware of what’s happening around him. This bizarre mechanical tool is incredibly powerful, hardly taking much time to pierce through tens of thousands of meters of the crust. If it truly starts digging, he might indeed be exposed to the wild!

"You dare!" The soul body suddenly turned hideously contorted, though not as powerful as in his complete form, yet not entirely without resistance! Instantly, a streak of bloodlight rushed towards Zhang Menglong.

"When you were alive, you must have been a strong Dao Realm expert, right?" Zhang Menglong could sense the extraordinary nature of this soul body from the bloodlight, yet he found it strange that such a Dao Realm expert could be weakened to such an extent!

What Zhang Menglong sensed was that the soul body’s attack was approaching the fifth grade of Divine Cultivator, a force that those numerous Heavenly Prides entering this Ancient Cave Heaven couldn’t contend against.

Even for Zhang Menglong, relying solely on his own strength to confront masters of this level posed some difficulty. But one thing was for sure, the soul body’s power was extremely cold, a type of power Zhang Menglong was least afraid of!

Zhang Menglong intertwined and condensed several groups of Strange Fire into a shield, easily blocking the attack.

"This flame..." The soul body twitched at the corner of his eye. Ordinary flames naturally didn’t scare him, but from Zhang Menglong’s flames, he detected an unparalleled destructive force, a nemesis to his own energy!

However, at this moment, an imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

[Principal, three Dao Realm Night Demons have appeared, approaching us rapidly, only twenty seconds away!]

"Dao Realm Night Demons?" Zhang Menglong felt a sudden increase in pressure, adding a bit more apprehension towards this soul body.

For ordinary martial artists, advancing into the Dao Realm is extremely difficult, requiring incredible talent, and sometimes even fortune is indispensible. Even with both, the likelihood of becoming a genuine Dao Realm expert is minuscule.

Yet this soul body could directly create such beings, though incomparable to a true Dao Realm expert, still quite remarkable.

"20 seconds, that’s enough!"

[Gou Dan, exchange me for a Demon Locking Tower!]

"Catch the thief first," this old trick of Huaxia, passed down for thousands of years, wasn’t beyond Zhang Menglong’s reach. The number of Night Demons kept increasing, nearing 400,000, and showed no sign of stopping.

With Zhang Menglong’s ability, dealing with so many Night Demons was impractical. Moreover, some Night Demons reached high grades of Divine Cultivator and Dao Realm, making ordinary means unable to protect or help him escape.

A glimmer of light flashed in Zhang Menglong’s hand, then a golden small tower appeared.

"What’s that!" The soul body’s gaze suddenly contracted.

Being an old monster of that era, he had seen and owned countless treasures, but had never encountered anything like this tower, its noble and grand aura made him somewhat fearful.

"Come on you!" Without hesitation, Zhang Menglong directly collected the soul body into the Demon Locking Tower.

The soul body had no power to resist.

That blood-colored tower was originally a treasure, meant to protect his soul from scattering, from being harmed by other forces.

Now, the relationship between the soul body and the blood-colored Bell Tower was like that between a weapon and an Artifact Spirit, mutually reliant, allowing him to hide in the blood-colored Bell Tower when endangered.

But he didn’t expect the Demon Locking Tower’s power to be greater, and even under the protection of the Bell Tower, he couldn’t escape its absorbtion power.

"You little brat, release me or I will have the Blood Demons tear you apart!"

"Oh, really?" Zhang Menglong smiled slightly, flicked a ball of Strange Fire into the Demon Locking Tower, and the tower was instantly engulfed in Strange Fire.

"Ah!" The soul body screamed miserably, this Strange Fire burned to the core, he couldn’t survive in the flames for long.

"Wuhu, you’re quite impressive!" Zhang Menglong praised, "Ordinarily a soul body would vanish instantly in my Strange Fire, yet you can persist for several seconds."

[Principal, eight seconds left!]

"You have a few seconds to stop your Blood Demons. Otherwise, before they tear me apart, you will be burnt to death!" Zhang Menglong could almost hear the Night Demons running and flying, yet felt no fear.

"Boy, if you burn me to death, my Blood Demons will shred you into pieces!" yelled the soul body, while still fiercely bargaining with Zhang Menglong despite his agony.

"Really?" Zhang Menglong still smiled calmly, "Rest assured, if it comes down to the last second, you’ll be burnt to death, while I will surely survive, you can test it if you don’t believe!"

Indeed, Zhang Menglong wasn’t bluffing. Worse comes to worse, he could hide in the Super God Academy!

"Three!"

"Two!"

Zhang Menglong could see countless Night Demons following the excavator-made pathway into the underground space, he could even smell their heavy bloody scent.

Unlike the Night Demons he’d seen before, these ones were entirely red, more beast-like, enabling them to act freely even during the day.

"One!"

"Stop!"

The soul body didn’t dare gamble.

The first Blood Demon’s claw almost touched Zhang Menglong’s cheek; move an inch and it’d leave a mark, while other Night Demons nearly filled the underground space.

But upon hearing the soul body’s voice, they retreated like tides.

"Phew!" Zhang Menglong breathed a sigh of relief, the overwhelming Blood Demons did indeed create massive pressure.

"You’ve got some sense," Zhang Menglong remarked, looking at the soul body in the Demon Locking Tower.

"Can you release me now?"

"Release you?" Zhang Menglong sneered, "I only said I’d not burn you to death, when did I ever promise to let you go?"