Chapter 113: Breaking Out of the Net
Mo Lin immediately saw that Dong Li, a lower-grade Earth Rank, might become the weakest link in the Dragon-Binding Net.
Therefore, he used the Water Manipulation Technique to control the waters of the Ning River nearby, directing them to attack Dong Li.
Dong Li, who thought victory was already within his grasp, turned pale with shock:
“Water Manipulation Technique?!!”
What was going on with this Anaconda Demon?!
How could it also use the “Water Manipulation Technique”?
Why had it not shown this ability earlier when it fought against him and the Prince of Jiyang on the Ning River? Could it be that it had deliberately hidden this move?
But wasn’t this far too strange?
Counting the “Lightning Orb” and “Spatial Imprisonment,” this was already the third demonic technique it had revealed!
For other demonic beasts, being able to use even one demonic technique at this stage was considered quite talented.
Being able to use two would make one extraordinarily gifted.
He had originally thought Mo Lin belonged to the latter category.
Back then, although he had been furious that Mo Lin snatched away his Demonic Core, he could not help but admire it as well.
A lower-grade Earth Rank able to wield two demonic techniques—this Anaconda Demon indeed had some skill.
No wonder the Prince of Jiyang valued it.
But now, even when trapped in their Dragon-Binding Net, it actually revealed a third technique, besides “Lightning Orb” and “Spatial Imprisonment”—this “Water Manipulation Technique”!
This completely defied common sense!
Was it even a demon anymore?!
Although, yes, it was indeed a demon.
But still, wasn’t this simply too strange?!
However, Dong Li had no more time to be vexed by this, because torrents of mighty water dragons imbued with overwhelming Demonic Power were now charging straight at him.
Dong Li frantically dodged left and right within the onslaught of water dragons.
But their attacks were too fierce and swift.
With Dong Li also having to divide his focus on maintaining the Dragon-Binding Net, he quickly found himself struggling to cope.
Helpless, Dong Li stretched out one hand:
“Wealth reaches the Nine Abysses, shatters mountains and rivers by the tael!”
Two water dragons were forcefully blown apart by Dong Li’s treasures, drenching him in river water.
But he could no longer avoid the other water dragons.
The other three watched Dong Li flounder amidst the water dragons, growing secretly anxious.
The Dragon-Binding Net was a cooperative technique, requiring balanced stability.
Its true perfected form should be executed by eight cultivators of similar strength working together.
With eight working in unison, no matter how powerful the target inside might be, if they were Earth Rank, escape was impossible.
Even Heaven Rank experts would need considerable effort to break free.
However, due to an incident within the Chamber of Commerce, the Dragon-Binding Net at this moment was not complete.
Only four people could control it.
If the four stood too close and failed to keep the target firmly contained at the center, the Net would weaken in parts, allowing the one inside to seize upon flaws.
But judging from Dong Li’s struggle, if left to him alone, he would not withstand Mo Lin’s assault.
Vice Chairman Wei, Wang Feng, and Xu Feng exchanged a glance.
With no better choice, they moved closer to aid Dong Li.
If they helped him, perhaps Mo Lin would still not be able to break through the Net.
But if they ignored him, then the very next second, Mo Lin might escape.
Thus, the four Earth Rank experts of the Yongzhou Chamber of Commerce joined forces to resist the unending torrent of water dragons.
After all, those water dragons were merely a demonic technique conjured by a single beast, incomparable to the combined strength of four.
Soon, the four subdued them.
The shattered water dragons fell back as ordinary river water, splashing over the four, causing no real harm.
But for Mo Lin, this was already enough.
Through deliberate manipulation, the water dragons had lured Dong Li and the others all to one side.
Mo Lin was no longer trapped at the center of the four but stood opposite them instead.
At the same time the four shattered the water dragons, Mo Lin suddenly surged toward the opposite direction.
Seeing this, Dong Li sneered coldly:
“I already told you, give up your pointless struggling, Anaconda Demon. Without Heaven Rank strength, you cannot possibly break through our cooperative technique.”
“Don’t think that just by using some petty tricks, you can so easily escape from the Dragon-Binding Net.”
The four, after dispatching the water dragons, quickly attempted to return to their positions.
Once they regrouped, Mo Lin would be suppressed once again on the banks of the Ning River.
Yet at this, Mo Lin merely gave a faint smile:
“Who said I only intended to escape this way?”
“What?”
Dong Li was slightly stunned.
From Mo Lin’s smile, he sensed no trace of desperation, but instead a confidence that suggested victory was already in its grasp.
This Anaconda Demon…
The next moment, Dong Li felt the very space around him begin to stagnate.
“Hmph, a petty trick.”
Dong Li thought Mo Lin was once again repeating its old ploy, trying to use “Spatial Imprisonment” to hinder Vice Chairman Wei and the others, and thus he did not panic in the slightest.
Though “Spatial Imprisonment” was a decent technique, with four of them present, the burden would be shared, leaving Mo Lin unable to threaten them much.
But then, the very next second, Dong Li’s expression changed drastically.
“My magic power—where is it?!”
He discovered that the magic power within his body had disappeared!!
No—that was not right.
It had not disappeared.
His magic power was still inside him, but it was as if it had sprouted its own will, refusing to obey his control!
He had lost mastery over his own magic power!!
Not only Dong Li, but Vice Chairman Wei, Wang Feng, and Xu Feng all changed expressions as well.
Clearly, they had fallen into the same predicament.
Although, with their strength, they quickly regained control over their magic power, that single instant of loss was enough for Mo Lin to seize the opportunity!
The Dragon-Binding Net bore the power of all four.
As Dong Li had said, to break it required strength surpassing theirs combined.
But why must Mo Lin directly contest their magic power?
So long as, at any given instant, they failed to channel their power into the Net—wouldn’t that be enough?
That was exactly what Mo Lin thought, and exactly what it did.
From the very beginning, those water dragons had been imbued with immense, surging Demonic Power.
When the dragons were shattered, that Demonic Power-laced water had splashed all over the four.
Ordinarily, they would have quickly expelled such traces of Demonic Power from their bodies.
But when Mo Lin suddenly attempted its breakout, their attention was diverted.
They no longer cared about the water clinging to them.
After all, in their eyes, those traces were merely remnants of Mo Lin’s power, incapable of posing any real threat.
Compared to that, suppressing Mo Lin with the Dragon-Binding Net was what mattered most.
Their judgment was not wrong—those traces of Demonic Power indeed could not threaten their lives.
But it was precisely because of their carelessness that, at this critical instant, Mo Lin resonated with that Demonic Power lingering on them and unleashed “Spatial Imprisonment.”
This time, the “Spatial Imprisonment” did not bind their bodies, but rather imposed a “restriction” upon their magic power.
Although this restriction could be broken in an instant once they reacted, that single second of vacuum in the Dragon-Binding Net—dependent as it was on their power—was enough!!
Mo Lin seized that moment and struck.
A massive “Lightning Orb” crashed violently against the Dragon-Binding Net.
Only the sound of tearing resounded, and before Dong Li’s eyes—the Net, which in his view could only be broken by a Heaven Rank master, shattered apart on the spot!!!