Chapter 222: Resisting the Mid-Stage (Part 2)

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo could not help but have more concerns; the Heaven-Turning Seal had always been known for its power, and he had not expected that a few cold rays shot down by the "Starry Sky" would batter it into such a state.

With a slight flash of his figure, Zhang Nuo arrived at Du Yuntang's side. He flicked the Silver Ruler in his hand, casting it into mid-air, and then the small ruler transformed from one into two, and two into three; in the blink of an eye, it manifested thousands of ruler shadows.

Under the cover of the "Starry Night Sword Array," these silver ruler shadows appeared even brighter! With his Divine Sense almost fully unleashed, Zhang Nuo let out a cold snort, and thousands of ruler shadows attacked together, forming a sheet of silver light in mid-air.

Any trace of a smile had vanished from Du Yuntang's aged face; the junior before him was using far too many Magic Treasures, and he did not know what kind of fortuitous encounters the boy had obtained in the past few years. Looking at the inconspicuous silver ruler shadows filling the sky, he knew that if even one struck his body, it would result in broken bones and shattered tendons.

"Hah!"

At this moment, Du Yuntang focused his spirit to the utmost. After a loud shout, dots of light flickered in the "Starry Sky," truly resembling the twinkling stars of the night.

Several rays of light descended simultaneously, striking the thousands of silver ruler shadows head-on. For a time, white light shone incessantly within the "Black Night Sword Array," and bursts of booming sounds erupted continuously. Spirit Power fluctuations surged like a tidal wave.

The disciples of Wushuang Sacred Demon Mountain standing in mid-air were seeing such a formation for the first time; they stared blankly into the grand array, their complexions looking terrible to the extreme.

If the battle between Golden Core Cultivators was already like this, what would it be like if it were Nascent Soul Stage cultivators? It was truly unimaginable. Xue Qianyang and Wu Gang exchanged a glance, and in each other's eyes, they both saw expressions of terror.

Perhaps it was very correct that they had not pushed Zhang Nuo to the point of no return; otherwise, given the might that had just erupted, not one of them, plus the disciples on the Demon Mountain, would have been able to withstand it.

Amidst a sheet of white light, the Measuring Heaven Ruler flipped and flew back into Zhang Nuo's hand. At this moment, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and deep within his pupils, a cluster of crimson flames was burning.

With a sudden flick of his sleeves, two Silver Dragons emerged from within, their surfaces still burning with a layer of crimson flames; these were the Flying Swords, which had been wrapped in Red Glow Fire after being spirit-refined.

A high-pitched dragon roar soared into the sky, and the two giant dragons plunged headlong into the white light that had yet to dissipate. The next moment, at Du Yuntang's end, the Silver Dragons charged out, pouncing over with bared fangs and brandished claws.

"Petty tricks!"

Although he said this, Du Yuntang did not dare to underestimate these two giant dragons. With a single opening of his mouth, two Green Demon Rings, each several inches in size, were spat out. The magic rings expanded in the wind, becoming over a zhang in size in the blink of an eye, and smashed toward the two giant dragons without a moment's hesitation.

With two booming explosions, the Green Demon Rings collided with the Silver Dragons. Just from this single impact, the space in mid-air where they collided became somewhat distorted, and spirit light like water ripples rippled outward in all directions.

"Explode!"

Zhang Nuo changed the magic seal in his hand, and the crimson flames wrapped around the giant dragons instantly condensed into two tiny red dots.

After a thunderous explosion, the crimson flames covered the sky, forming a sea of fire beneath the "Black Night Sword Array"! Before Du Yuntang could figure out what was happening, Zhang Nuo's figure surged forward, arriving in the sea of fire in just a few flashes, his hands tracing two arcs in front of him.

In an instant, two fire snakes condensed from Red Glow Fire were birthed! They attacked Du Yuntang from the left and right. At the same time, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense again, and the Heaven-Turning Seal in the distance erupted with Golden Light, smashing wildly down toward Du Yuntang's body.

Zhang Nuo performed this series of attacks in one go, without any hesitation in between. Even though Du Yuntang's reaction was not slow, he was still frightened into a cold sweat.

Moving his Divine Sense several times in succession, the cold light in the "Starry Sky" shot out continuously, first knocking the Heaven-Turning Seal off course. With the greatest threat reduced, Du Yuntang took the time to pinch magic seals again, and the two previous Magic Ring treasures flashed and attacked the fire snakes condensed from Red Glow Fire directly.

Booming sounds erupted incessantly within the "Starry Night Sword Array," with cold light, Demonic Qi, and Red Glow Fire crisscrossing; the entire sky was like a living hell.

On Wushuang Sacred Demon Mountain, those disciples with lower cultivation kept retreating; the pressure emanating from the sword array alone was more than they could bear.

Xue Qianyang and Wu Gang barely managed to stand at the very front. As the rolling heat waves struck, the faces of the two flushed red. Their hearts were almost jumping out of their throats.

"Too terrifying!"

Since the beginning of the battle, Xue Qianyang, who had not spoken a word, finally opened her mouth. It was truly not easy to hear the word "terrifying" come from this demoness.

"In just a few years, Zhang Nuo has actually become this strong, to the point that even Sect Leader Du cannot kill him!"

Recalling the several battles with Zhang Nuo before, Wu Gang could not believe, no matter what, that the Zhang Nuo before him was the same youth who had fought him years ago!

Just as the two were talking, the battle situation in front changed again; the Red Glow Fire released by Zhang Nuo had spread across almost the entire array in a short instant.

Above, there were twinkling stars in the black night; below, flames were steaming within the sea of fire. Zhang Nuo stood in the flames like a fierce god, his blood-red eyes staring fixedly at Du Yuntang.

"With such a large sea of fire, I want to see how long you can hold out!"

With a cold laugh, a layer of black light appeared on the surface of Du Yuntang's body. This black light prevented the Red Glow Fire from harming his body, but judging by the power of the flames, they were no different from ordinary fire; he just did not know how Zhang Nuo could do this.

One had to know that maintaining a sea of fire of such a large area would consume no small amount of Spirit Power.

"You don't need to worry about that!"

Zhang Nuo opened his mouth slightly, revealing snow-white teeth; as he breathed in and out, Red Glow Fire still swirled in his mouth.

"Three Stars Gathering Radiance!"

After a seemingly casual low roar, three bright stars rapidly condensed above Du Yuntang's head. These stars, which were originally composed of fragments of small black swords, had Demonic Qi churning within them; they looked extremely unstable and had the potential to burst at any moment.

Zhang Nuo's pupils suddenly constricted. Before, when one star condensed in the array, it had already made him struggle to cope; now that three stars had appeared, he truly did not know what Du Yuntang wanted to do.

The Red Glow Fire he had released covered almost the entire array. According to his previous idea, as long as Du Yuntang's skin was scratched even a little, the flames would take advantage of the opening, but looking at it now, such a thing seemed unlikely.

The black light shield on the surface of Du Yuntang's body was extremely hard; if he were not hit directly by a technique, it would be impossible to break it.

The Heaven-Turning Seal was on Zhang Nuo's left, while the Measuring Heaven Ruler was held in his hand, and dozens of Flying Swords circled around him. This was the first time he had used so many Magic Treasures; if not for the support of the Four Spirit Seas within his body, the massive consumption of Spirit Power alone would likely have dragged him down.

The three "stars" formed above Du Yuntang's head suddenly erupted with brilliance, shooting out three pillars of light that merged continuously in front of the old man. In the blink of an eye, a black gas mass, fully half a zhang in size, revealed its form.

Just as the gas mass formed, Du Yuntang reached a single hand into it. The next moment, in the black night above Zhang Nuo's head, a giant black hand, fully two zhang in size, pressed down silently.

The giant black hand was very fast, yet it made no sound. It was only when it was three zhang above Zhang Nuo's head that he discovered it. Greatly alarmed, he dodged quickly.

At the same time, the Heaven-Turning Seal turned bottom-up, and a beam of Golden Light shot out, slowing the downward momentum of the giant black hand significantly. Under the powerful pressure of the Golden Light, the front of the giant black hand was rapidly shattered. Zhang Nuo's escape this time was extremely perilous; he had almost lost his life.

When he looked up and glared at Du Yuntang, he found that the other party was sneering at him, the smile full of eerie malice! Feeling that something was wrong, Zhang Nuo moved his figure several times without a second thought. At the same time, dozens of giant black hands grew out above the "Black Night Sword Array."

They grabbed wildly toward Zhang Nuo below! *Whoosh! Whoosh! * He dodged the attacks of the first two giant hands, but the third giant hand, like a demon's palm, covered him from above!

His heart sank! Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth! He had not expected the attack of these giant hands to be so eerie, as if they could foresee his escape route in advance. If the first two times were coincidental, then the third time was inevitable!

"It seems I have no choice but to use that move!"

As this thought flashed rapidly through his mind, a flash of Yin Qi appeared between Zhang Nuo's brows, rippling out like water waves. Subsequently, two butterfly-shaped wings rapidly grew from his back.

Each of these two wings was half a zhang in size, with crimson flames constantly lingering on their surfaces. With a rapid flap, Zhang Nuo disappeared from where he stood, appearing dozens of zhang away the next moment.

*Boom! * The giant black hand pressed down on the spot where Zhang Nuo had been standing. Under the churning Demonic Qi, more than half of the Red Glow Fire was scattered!

"Hmm?"

Du Yuntang, who was in the middle of launching his attack, could not help but gasp when he saw the wings on Zhang Nuo's back. Those wings did not look like they were formed by any Magic Treasure; they should be real flesh wings.

However, observing the crimson flames lingering on their surfaces, they did not look like those of a living creature! As the wings flapped slowly, strands of eerie aura emanated from them.

"Impossible! That is Yin Qi!"

As if he had seen something unbelievable, Du Yuntang roared loudly, his single hand remaining in the black gas mass in front of him, forgetting to attack for a moment.

Zhang Nuo stood in mid-air, his wings flapping incessantly. This was a pair of wings he had borrowed and activated after merging with the "Hell Butterfly." Because the Yin Qi in his body was limited, he generally did not dare to use these wings. This time, the situation was too perilous; if he did not use this move, he feared he would not even be able to save his own life.

He looked back at the crimson flames constantly circling on the butterfly wings, while calculating in his heart the time these wings could remain on his body.

"Old thing! Prepare to die!"

In just an instant, Zhang Nuo made up his mind, and with a loud shout, his Butterfly Wings stirred slightly, his figure lunging fiercely toward Du Yuntang.