Chapter 151: Breaking Army vs. Greedy Wolf

On the sixth night of the Tianjiang Trade Fair, Zhang Nuo sat in his room, bored. He had bought a few things over the past few days, but they weren't very valuable, so he hadn't needed to use Zhuge Qing's Spirit Stones.

He toyed with the Heaven-Turning Seal in his hands. What Zhang Nuo cared about most right now was when the Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect would wake up; he really wanted to test the power of this Ancient Treasure immediately.

"Junior Brother Zhang, come out quickly! I heard someone is fighting outside the trade fair grounds!"

After a flurry of urgent knocking, Chu Budong's voice came through. Upon hearing that someone was fighting, Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up. Who was it that wasn't sleeping in the middle of the night and had run outside to fight?

After putting away the Heaven-Turning Seal, he strode to the door. When he opened it, he saw Chu Budong standing outside with an equally excited expression!

"Let's go quickly. I just got the news; the Young Sect Master and the others have already rushed over!"

Without waiting for Zhang Nuo to react, Chu Budong grabbed his hand and dashed downstairs like a gust of wind. As soon as they exited the small building, the two of them mounted their Flying Magic Tools and flew toward the location of the battle.

"Do you know who is fighting?"

While in flight, Zhang Nuo asked.

"I don't know, but I heard people saying it seems to be two extremely formidable figures!"

Looking equally bewildered, Chu Budong was also curious about who was fighting in public in the middle of the night! The two of them left two streaks of light in the sky and arrived at the scene in the blink of an eye. They saw the ground all around was packed with cultivators, and many others, unable to see clearly, were standing directly on their Flying Magic Tools.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion rang out. Although Zhang Nuo hadn't seen the combatants, a familiar fluctuation of Spirit Power reached him. His heart skipped a beat; he had already guessed who it might be!

The two quickly reached the scene of the fight. In an open space, a man in black robes stood beside a Blood Corpse—it was Gu Yu. Opposite him stood a white-haired cultivator—it was Han Liang!

These two didn't know why they had started fighting! Zhang Nuo located Zhuge Qing, flew his Magic Treasure to her side, and asked in a low voice:

"Why are they fighting?"

"I don't know either. The battle had already started when I arrived!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo arrive, the young girl wasn't surprised at all. Her eyes were fixed on the scene below. Han Liang was holding a Square Heaven Painted Halberd, with Blue Electric Arcs leaping incessantly across the halberd's body. His silver hair fluttered in the breeze, his expression was exceptionally grave, and killing intent was evident in his eyes.

Conversely, Gu Yu, opposite him, had thief-like light darting in his small eyes, and the Corpse Refining beside him was emitting low, angry roars! Suddenly, Han Liang leveled his Great Halberd, pointing the tip at Gu Yu. He stomped his foot hard against the ground and shot out like a bolt of lightning. For a Body Cultivator, his speed had reached its limit.

Seeing his opponent charge, Gu Yu didn't panic. With a shift of his Divine Sense, the Blood Corpse beside him let out an angry roar, and ten bone spikes, each about a foot long, rapidly grew from its fingers. The stark white bone spikes shimmered with a ghostly blue light; anyone could see they were coated in potent poison. If they even grazed a bit of skin, the poison would strike the heart and kill.

The Blood Corpse also lunged forward, blocking Han Liang's attack. Only the sound of metal clashing rang out; Han Liang's Square Heaven Painted Halberd actually couldn't sever the Corpse's bone spikes!

At the same time, seeing Han Liang just land, Gu Yu moved. With a flick of his ten fingers, seven or eight Talismans attacked him. These Talismans transformed into bolts of lightning in mid-air, flashing and shooting toward Han Liang in an instant.

Seeing the lightning Talismans attacking, Han Liang had no intention of dodging. He held his Great Halberd horizontally and tapped at the incoming lightning bolts one by one.

The next moment, everyone was astonished. They saw that when the tip of Han Liang's halberd touched the lightning transformed from the Talismans, it immediately absorbed them. In the blink of an eye, all seven or eight bolts of lightning were completely absorbed by the Square Heaven Painted Halberd, yet the Great Halberd was perfectly fine, and its body was still radiating dazzling Blue Electric Arcs!

"Hmph! My Square Heaven Painted Halberd inherently possesses lightning attributes! You actually dared to use such Talismans to attack me!"

Scanning Gu Yu with disdain, Han Liang pointed his Square Heaven Painted Halberd diagonally at the ground and said coldly.

Gu Yu's small eyes darted around. Although he knew the opponent's halberd had lightning attributes, he absolutely hadn't expected it to be able to swallow all lightning, not even allowing those conjured by Talismans to escape!

With a slight shift of his thoughts, Gu Yu moved his body away. At the same time, the Blood Corpse pounced, entangling Han Liang, while Gu Yu kept circling the perimeter, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

"Qing'er, I think we should help Han Liang!"

Zhang Nuo's voice reached her ears. Zhuge Qing watched the battle below, but in her heart, she was constantly calculating whether or not to intervene.

Right now, only Gu Yu was there from the Corpse Refining Sect, while Han Liang had brought over a dozen Wuji Sect cultivators. Because their cultivation levels were too low, Han Liang hadn't let them join the fight, fearing that if he couldn't look after them for even a second, they would fall victim to Gu Yu's poison.

In the Trial Ground, Zhuge Qing had ruined the Corpse Refining Sect's grand plans; she figured Leng Xinghun must hate her to the bone. No matter what she did, the other side wouldn't forgive her, so it would be better to do a favor for the Wuji Sect, which would also show that what she said in the Trial Ground wasn't an empty promise.

"Fine! Let's help Han Liang!"

The young girl nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to act, Zhang Nuo grabbed her, then gave a strange smile and said:

"Let me do it! I might even give you a surprise!"

"A surprise?"

Zhuge Qing didn't quite understand his meaning, but looking at Zhang Nuo's expression, it seemed a bit mischievous!

"Just wait and see! Tell the others not to interfere!"

After saying this, Zhang Nuo stepped on his Flying Magic Tool and charged toward the center of the battle! At this moment, Han Liang was so entangled by the Blood Corpse that he couldn't break free, and he also had to guard against Gu Yu's sneak attacks; his focus was at its peak.

*Whoosh! * A sound of breaking air came. A Flying Sword wrapped in white Spirit Power shot toward Gu Yu. At this moment, Gu Yu never expected anyone to attack him from behind. His Divine Sense suddenly sensed a malicious fluctuation of Spirit Power, and he flashed to the side, but even so, he was scared into a cold sweat!

"Who is so shameless as to launch a sneak attack from behind!"

Furious, Gu Yu almost cursed. Looking back, he saw a cultivator in green robes with a Sword Box on his back, looking at him with a smile.

"Zhang Nuo! You..."

Gu Yu was so angry his teeth itched. He truly hadn't expected this guy, who looked honest and steady, to do such a despicable thing.

"Fellow Daoist Han! I, Zhang, will lend you a hand!"

Ignoring Gu Yu's eyes filled with killing intent and rage, Zhang Nuo shouted loudly to Han Liang, who was battling the Blood Corpse.

Sweeping with his Divine Sense and discovering Zhang Nuo's location, Han Liang immediately perked up! To be honest, if he had to deal with Gu Yu and the Blood Corpse alone, it would indeed be quite strenuous. While he wouldn't necessarily be defeated, winning would be extremely difficult.

Now, Zhang Nuo's appearance changed the situation. As long as he entangled the Corpse, Zhang Nuo was fully confident he could win against Gu Yu alone! Aside from using Corpse Refining, the main body of a Corpse Refining Sect cultivator was extremely fragile!

"Many thanks for your help, Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Han Liang unleashed several moves with his Square Heaven Painted Halberd, beating back the Blood Corpse that was attacking him, and took this moment to shout back loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Gu! Let's have a contest!"

Smiling, Zhang Nuo looked at Gu Yu, his smile full of triumph!

"Your Nanxuan Sect is actually helping the Wuji Sect to bully me! Fine! Today, I, Gu, want to see the divine abilities you've gained after just advancing to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage!"

Although he spoke tough words, Gu Yu knew in his heart that without his Corpse, he wouldn't be a match for Zhang Nuo even if there were two of him. Back then, the other party had been able to trade a blow with Tie Lin, who had just reached the Golden Core stage, while only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. His cultivation was truly terrifying, and now that he had advanced to the Mid-stage, his methods naturally couldn't be underestimated!

However, with so many people watching, Gu Yu couldn't just turn and run. If he really did that, he wouldn't have the face to stay on the Tianjiang Plain in the future.

"Fine! Since Fellow Daoist Gu is willing, then I won't be polite!"

Hearing that things had reached this point, Zhang Nuo hardened his brows. With a flash of his Divine Sense, eight Flying Swords shot out from the Sword Box on his back in succession. Including the one from before, there were exactly nine Flying Swords—the entire first set of Flying Swords inside the 'Nine Dragon Sword Case' was revealed.

These nine Flying Swords each radiated brilliant Spirit Light, and their humming sounds rose and fell! The onlookers' eyes lit up immediately; today's spectacle was quite big. One was Gu Yu of the Corpse Refining Sect, the other was Han Liang of the Wuji Sect.

Both of these men were powerhouses within their respective sects. As for Zhang Nuo, many people hadn't seen him, but the events involving him in the Trial Ground had already spread across the Tianjiang Plain.

Back in the Trial Ground, the three major sects had selected the five strongest to confront Tie Lin, who had entered the Golden Core stage, and one of them was Zhang Nuo.

"Junior Brother Zhang! Slaughter that brat Gu Yu! Make him pay for disgusting us!"

Standing upon his Flying Magic Tool, Chu Budong shouted loudly; he still harbored a grudge over the time Gu Yu had disgusted them with the 'Blood Guiding Insect'!

"Rest assured, Senior Brother Chu! Leave this brat to me!"

Waving his hand toward Chu Budong in mid-air, Zhang Nuo suddenly activated all nine Flying Swords at once; in an instant, the nine Flying Swords left nine White Threads in the air, flashing away as they shot toward Gu Yu.

Knowing well the power of Zhang Nuo's Fast Sword, the moment Gu Yu's Divine Sense felt the nine Flying Swords move, his figure turned immediately; nine consecutive whistling sounds rang out as the nine Flying Swords flew past Gu Yu, nearly grazing his body! It broke him out in a cold sweat!

Seeing that his first move had missed, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense and immediately recalled the nine Flying Swords to his side; at the same time, he smiled lightly at Gu Yu, and suddenly, the nine Flying Swords flashed with spiritual light, traced elegant arcs in mid-air, and slashed toward Gu Yu once again!