Chapter 16: Mental Force Soul Control

In the Azure Element Chart World, Zhou Yu relied on the "Banishment Prison" left by the Azure Element Chart Patriarch to exile himself, leaving the Azure Element Chart World and heading to the boundless distant outer realm.

In the Devouring Starry Sky World, Zhou Yu continued to search for prey near the Dark Continent.

As for the other side, the Wilderness Chronicle World.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu's true self arrived at a mortal city near the Zhou Clan tribe.

In an inconspicuous tavern, Zhou Yu sat down before a black-robed figure.

"Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, it's been almost two years since we last met, right? You should give me an answer." The black-robed figure smiled and lifted his head; he was precisely the mysterious True Immortal that Zhou Yu had suspected to be from the Netherworld Gate.

Last time he invited Zhou Yu to join, and now, less than two years later, he has found Zhou Yu again.

"With so little time, you can't wait? For such a major matter, how could I not consider it more?" Zhou Yu said:

"You, a grand True Immortal, have only this little patience?"

"It's not that I lack patience, but now I am not allowed to have patience." The black-robed figure looked at Zhou Yu and asked:

"When you went to the Vast Yang Grand World last time, didn't you notice anything?"

"Oh?" Zhou Yu wore a thoughtful expression.

The black-robed person chuckled, not saying more, and sighed: "I once spent some time as a rogue cultivator, so I know best how hard it is for rogue cultivators. Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, I see your talent is not bad, so I gave you an opportunity; moreover, if it weren't now, when we desperately need manpower, it wouldn't be so easy for you to join us."

"It seems I must join, otherwise the Holy Fire True Immortal will probably appear above my Zhou Clan tribe within a day." Zhou Yu sighed.

"Haha, those are just tactics against outsiders; as long as you become one of us, naturally no one will force you." The black-robed figure laughed.

But the next moment, he suddenly felt something was wrong; for some reason, Zhou Yu before his eyes began to turn blurry.

"My soul, what kind of power is this?"

The black-robed figure's heart filled with shock; he suppressed his discomfort and was about to mobilize his mana to flee this place.

But at this moment, only see Zhou Yu point a finger; purple light shimmered around him, and instantly the black-robed figure's bodily time acceleration began to rapidly decelerate, instantly dropping to an extremely exaggerated degree.

At this moment, the black-robed figure's movements completely slowed; he could only faintly feel his soul undergoing some kind of change.

"Impossible, I am a True Immortal, having transcended the Three Realms and not being among the Five Elements; how could a rogue immortal control my time?"

The black-robed figure's heart was filled with confusion.

True Immortal, even if not versed in the Time Dao, can naturally control time to a certain extent, like the "Time Reversal" spell, which every True Immortal can easily cast.

In short, for a True Immortal, time is no longer a very mysterious existence; controlling a True Immortal's time is extremely difficult; even True Immortals who have mastered the Time Dao find it hard to reach this point, let alone a rogue immortal trying to control his time.

But at this moment.

Though it sounds long, it actually happened only in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu withdrew the temporal power; the mortals in the tavern didn't even notice any abnormality.

"Now we are our own people." Zhou Yu looked at the black-robed figure before him.

"Yes, Master." The black-robed figure lowered his head and replied.

Soon——

Zhou Yu returned to the Zhou Clan tribe.

He walked through a garden, casually enjoying the scenery, feeling quite at ease.

It seems that the karma formed earlier will basically pose no problem in the short term.

The method he previously used on that True Immortal was naturally a mental force technique.

Mental force is an illusory and ethereal power; purely used to empower attacks, third-level mental force is inferior to third-level temporal force.

Third-level mental force empowering attack yields power comparable to that of a peak True Immortal, and moreover it can only unleash a few moves; conversely, third-level temporal force has power exceeding that of a normal True God True Immortal's attack.

But merely using mental force to attack is merely the most ordinary way of using it; in the mental force inheritance Zhou Yu mastered in the previous simulation, there are various mental force usage techniques.

Among them is the "Mental Force Soul Control" technique.

Actually, this technique is extremely difficult; logically, Zhou Yu, whose mental force has just reached third-level perfection, could not possibly learn this move.

But after the previous simulation ended, he received the blessing of the "Cultivation Prodigy" talent, and all-around talents received a considerable boost.

Zhou Yu tried, and he indeed learned the "Mental Force Soul Control" technique.

Thus, this time that black-robed figure sought him out again for a meeting, and Zhou Yu tried it on him.

Actually, before attempting, Zhou Yu also didn't know whether he could succeed.

A True Immortal, whose soul is stronger than his, and whose Dao heart may also not be inferior; Zhou Yu's sole advantage is his third-level mental force perfection. In this situation, his hasty strike—whether it succeeds is truly unknown.

"If I fail, I'll have to first reveal my strength, then outwardly claim that I am the reincarnation of some True God True Immortal." Zhou Yu thought.

True God True Immortals and even True God Dao Ancestors have been known to actively reincarnate; given that he now commands third-level temporal force, this statement is still quite reasonable.

After all, even a heaven-defying rogue immortal could not possibly comprehend temporal force to this level.

Of course, facts proved that Zhou Yu succeeded, without making things more troublesome.

"The 'Mental Force Soul Control' method is indeed terrifying; no wonder Old Man Yuan secretly enslaved so many True God Dao Ancestors in the Three Realms." Zhou Yu silently reminded himself not to forget Old Man Yuan's existence.

Previously, he didn't really care about Old Man Yuan; mainly, paying attention to him was useless, the gap in their levels was too great; indeed, he even wished to encounter Old Man Yuan, and he remembers that when Old Man Yuan truly revealed his true face, he liked to go around giving pointers to others—for example, the Hall of Talents Immortal of Heibai Xuegong had received Old Man Yuan's guidance.

But now it's different; Zhou Yu is confident he will keep growing stronger, so he naturally must be wary of Old Man Yuan.

Although Old Man Yuan wouldn't pay attention to a rogue immortal, even if he outwardly claimed to be a reincarnation of a True God True Immortal, the other party probably wouldn't care either; but still, it's necessary to be cautious.

"As for Fengxu True Immortal, he is indeed a person of the Netherworld Gate." Zhou Yu pondered.

The black-robed mysterious person's daoist title is Fengxu; after controlling him, Zhou Yu naturally also asked about his background.

Because of the Celestial Dao oath, Fengxu True Immortal finds many things inconvenient to tell Zhou Yu, but through the scattered information he revealed, Zhou Yu also judged that the other party is indeed from the Netherworld Gate.

Moreover, as he expected, within twenty years, or even ten, they will begin to act comprehensively in the Great Summer World; that is why Fengxu True Immortal urgently wants to recruit Zhou Yu.

After all, even if Zhou Yu were reincarnated, without the aid of a great expert, awakening his memories would still take time.

To have Zhou Yu play a role in the upcoming confrontation, he naturally hopes Zhou Yu will join as soon as possible.

"Now there is a Wind Void Heavenly Immortal helping mediate, the No Gap Gate shouldn't care about me for a while, and I have gained another period of cultivation time." Zhou Yu nodded secretly in his heart.

He, who is making rapid progress, will become stronger with every extra bit of time, and his ability to handle emergencies will also grow stronger; in the future, even if the No Gap Gate makes a comeback, he might not care anymore.

(End of chapter)