Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 691: Subdue the Enemy (Request for Subscription)

This Tao Yuanweng is really not boasting. During the encounter, he allowed Suhabaru to attack without retaliating, only dodging. But Pei Yan noticed something in the way he dodged; if speed is compared, the old man is far behind himself. However, his peculiar steps, neither hurried nor slow, are just half a beat faster than Suhabaru, causing Suhabaru to be powerless in this cramped space, and not even able to brush a sleeve of Tao Yuanweng.

If this were all, although Pei Yan doesn't understand the technique of moving body techniques, he could still achieve it relying on the powerful computing ability of his brain's Suzi and his excellent mobility. However, what amazed Pei Yan was not just Tao Yuanweng achieving this, but what had happened to Suhabaru? Since the duel with Tao Yuanweng, it seemed like he was shackled invisibly, losing the carefree and fierce offense and defense stance he had when fighting Pei Yan.

"How are you, did you notice anything?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Yan turned his head to look and found the speaker was Elder Yun, who he wasn't very familiar with, immediately shook his head, saying, "I did notice Tao Yuanweng's body technique is exquisite, but what's wrong with Suhabaru? From my encounter with him, his strength is far beyond this."

"If I guessed correctly, this footwork is an array. During combat in the Daoist Plane, I've seen this combat style. Haven't you noticed the pattern in it? No matter how Tao Yuanweng dodges attacks, after a few rounds he deliberately walks to a few positions in a specific sequence." Elder Yun squinted his eyes, staring into the field and explained.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Pei Yan was stunned and immediately reviewed the previous footage. After Suzi's filtering and comparison, he quickly discovered the mystery and exclaimed, "Just as Elder Yun said, it really is like this. Given there's a pattern to follow, hasn't Suhabaru noticed it yet? He just needs to attack the few key points according to the pattern."

"Not everyone in the Base Plane has such experience as me or computation ability like you. You had to be prompted to see the clue; Suhabaru might not see it. Even if he does, it's too late now. The array has formed, and he's trapped. Watch, the decisive moment is coming." Elder Yun finished speaking, not much time passed before the situation changed in the field. During the duel with Suhabaru, Tao Yuanweng suddenly appeared unsteady on his feet, staggering backward a step. Seizing the opportunity, Suhabaru yelled out, "Old thief, die!" and slammed a palm onto the back of his opponent's head.

Tao Yuanweng wasn't alarmed but rather pleased, smirking coldly, tilting his neck to narrowly dodge the palm, stepping on the ground, and retreating swiftly. Suhabaru immediately chased after him relentlessly, but this pursuit led to a problem: while retreating, Tao Yuanweng shook his hand and threw out a vine rope. The vine first bound onto Suhabaru's arm and climbed upwards, soon tightly wrapping his entire body.

This was not all; as soon as Tao Yuanweng's feet landed, his palms flipped up and down, chanting spells, finally pointing to the void within the courtyard and shouting, "Seal!"

The moment this word was spoken, the ground where the footsteps were repeatedly stepped earlier rose with over a dozen stone pillars. When the pillars steadied, the vine rope entwining Suhabaru seemed to have consciousness, extending numerous branches to spread out, shortly wrapping around the stone pillars and firmly trapping Suhabaru in the center of the courtyard.

"The Daoist Realm's miraculous techniques are truly endless," Pei Yan sighed sincerely upon seeing this scene.

Tao Yuanweng, who accomplished all this, couldn't help but feel smug. Earlier, when Pei Yan and Suhabaru were dueling, he had noticed an opportunity. The opponent relying on Body Refining Technique is just the kind he could restrain with his technique. In recent days, Pei Yan had made a big splash in the Daoist Realm's investigation hall, discovering where the Underworld remnants were hiding under Immortal Palace's nose, showing the Immortal Palace up. Yet Pei Yan did it flawlessly, first notifying the Immortal Palace and then bringing Daoist Realm colleagues to capture them, leaving them without reason to complain. If he defeated another enemy, the Immortal Palace would be questioned by the world about their stance and strength.

With such thoughts, Tao Yuanweng finally stepped forward when Suhabaru challenged, achieving his expected easy victory and thus regaining a point for the Immortal Palace. Unable to contain his joy, he mocked, "As expected, you're just a worldly brute, unfamiliar with the wonders of Daoist Realm's spells. I tricked you with a little tactic, and now you're caught. Your current plight is due to your ignorance and arrogance. Someone bind him with the Sealing Shackles and bring him back for questioning."

Tao Yuanweng finished speaking, flicked his sleeves, and retreated to the side. Disciples who had been waiting stepped forward and walked slowly towards Suhabaru in the array. But at this moment, the trapped Suhabaru shouted loudly, his body swelling, attempting to break free, fiercely pulling and swaying the vine rope, causing the surrounding disciples to halt and not dare to approach hastily.

"Be careful, sir, the power within this person is absolutely not to be underestimated. Be cautious!" Pei Yan noticed and stood up from the stone bench, kindly reminding.

Feeling slightly displeased with Pei Yan questioning the reliability of his technique, Tao Yuanweng, although displeased inwardly, outwardly smiled calmly and said, "Pei Xiaoyou, do not worry! Don't underestimate my vine rope. This vine was grown in a place with excellent Feng Shui in Kunlun Mountain, illuminated by the essence of the sun and moon, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, growing only an inch a year. Once matured, it was harvested by my sect and refined with secret techniques into this Ruyi Immortal Vine. Not only can it seal one's body, but it also has a whip effect on the spirit. If this brute surrenders obediently, he faces fewer hardships. If he resists, it only deepens the trap and brings himself trouble, possibly leading to exhaustion and death."

Pei Yan's interest piqued even more at Tao Yuanweng's explanation, immediately focusing intently on Suhabaru in the field. At this moment, Suhabaru resembled a caged lion, restless with angry red eyes and heavy breaths, refusing to accept his fate, and continuing his final struggles. And indeed, as Tao Yuanweng said, the more he struggled, the tighter the vine rope constricted. In a short while, his clothes were shredded into strips, and the protruding muscles through the vine gaps, due to lack of blood flow, showed a bruised hue. The vine, barbed, dug into his flesh, piercing his skin, blood streaming, quickly dyeing Suhabaru's entire body red.

The situation seemed overwhelmingly in favor as Suhabaru was about to be captured, but Pei Yan felt inexplicably anxious, subconsciously pulling his companion to retreat out of the courtyard.