I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 613 169: The Star Guide's Curse (4,100 Words)

The invisible force, following the moonlight, drilled into Shen Ye's feet and then inexplicably lifted him up.

He was actually already floating in mid-air; this just made him fly even higher.

"..."

He was slightly taken aback, instinctively sensing something was amiss.

As a Tier Four Apprentice Death God, his ability to perceive danger was undoubtedly exceptional.

If someone aimed a gun at him or launched an attack, even if he hadn't seen it happen, he could sense that dangerous aura in advance, and the stronger the crisis, the more intense the feeling.

Generally speaking, if a Low Tier Apprentice Death God launched a sneak attack on him, it would feel like needles pricking his back... whereas if it was someone of the same tier, it felt like being sliced by a blunt knife—painful, but not life-threatening.

But now?

He vaguely felt as if a huge, cold blade was hanging above his head, ready to drop at any moment to take his life.

This feeling sent chills down his spine, so much so that even being engulfed in flames couldn't dispel the cold entirely.

He instinctively wanted to flee, but the force firmly imprisoned his body, locking his limbs and nerves, giving him no chance to break free.

Shen Ye felt as if he had been thrown into concrete, unable to muster any strength.

But how was this possible?

He knew Yun You was a peak Tier Three powerhouse, but he was also at the pinnacle of Tier Four! Not only was he a whole major tier above Yun You, but he had also used his ultimate skill as a trump card.

In such a situation, even a fellow Tier Four Death God couldn't suppress him like this.

How on earth did Yun You do it?

Shen Ye couldn't figure it out at all.

Moreover, he vaguely sensed that this force wasn't merely "constraining."

Its true effect hadn't even been fully unleashed.

His suspicion was correct.

Because, once he was completely immobilized... that force began to rotate.

Using a rather crude technique, this force formed something resembling a "grindstone," split into two parts: the upper grindstone rotated left while the lower one spun right, crushing and grinding the object in between.

It was an ancient structure, Shen Ye recalled his grandfather, describing such devices in the past when technology wasn't advanced, where people labored to extract soybeans or grind wheat into flour.

However, this tool was undoubtedly effective; even the hardest grains would be reduced to powder for human consumption. Shen Ye's grandfather would salivate talking about this item, recalling how they enjoyed natural soybean milk, not the chemical concoctions of today.

Back when he heard his grandfather's stories, Shen Ye also craved, imagining owning such a marvelous device to make sweet soybean milk.

But never did he imagine that, years later, he himself would become the "bean" on this grindstone, at the mercy of an invisible millstone.

"Creak... Creak!"

Moonlight converged from all directions, forming a vast illusionary sphere that compressed inwards, constantly grinding and enhancing its lethal power.

"Is this... the tidal force of the planet?!!"

Shen Ye's pupils tightened, realizing the power Yun You was harnessing.

Gravity exists in everything; every object continuously emits its own gravitational pull, but due to insufficient size and weight, the force is too weak to be sensed easily.

But planets were different, possessing immense mass and consequently immense gravitational pull—an exemption not even the Moon enjoyed.

The gravitational disparity between the Moon and Earth induces tides, causing ocean currents to follow their spin, a compelling yet invisible and intangible force known as tidal power.

And now, this force, manipulated by Yun You, formed a visible Heaven and Earth Grinding Disc.

This was the strength the Moon "Jiali" granted Yun You, the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation!

Also her most powerful trump card besides the Karma Remnant Buddha.

"Gah... Gah!"

The tidal force continued compressing Shen Ye, alongside the surrounding bricks and soil.

In fact, the hard steel-reinforced concrete instantly crumbled upon contact with the grindstone.

Yet, it didn't vanish but transformed into a natural "grit," akin to steel balls in an abrasive factory, further amplifying the grinding disc's lethal power.

Shen Ye's face reddened from suffocation.

He tried to punch and kick at the barrier...

But everything was futile.

The tidal force was formless and unassailable, the ultimate reason behind the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation's invincibility.

Unless someone could harm the space itself or directly manipulate the flow of tidal energy, there was no escape from this inescapable prison.

"Sss... What a terrifying move!"

Seeing the one-sided scene in the arena, Tang Jin, whose face had been impassive, finally showed a change of expression.

Despite her inner pride making her feel slightly superior to Shen Ye, she understood she, Tang Jin, Vitinya, and Shen Ye were essentially equal in strength; in a life-and-death duel, each had a fair chance of winning, none could completely overpower the others.