Chapter 233: Unstoppable

Zhuge An and the other two were entangled in an inextricable struggle with the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation when they suddenly saw a streak of light flying in from afar.

"It's Zhang Nuo!"

Compared to the other two, Zhuge An was quite familiar with Zhang Nuo's flight light; before entering the Trial Ground, Nanxuan Laozu had told him that Zhang Nuo had already entered long ago.

During the few days of fighting the External Incarnation, he hadn't seen Zhang Nuo appear and had wondered if he had encountered some problem on the way.

When the other two heard that Zhang Nuo had arrived, their gloomy moods improved; although he was only a Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator, no one dared to look down on this young cultivator anymore after everything that had happened before.

Before Zhang Nuo had even arrived, a silver trail cut across the sky and reached the front of the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation in the blink of an eye. Having already been harassed to the point of exhaustion by the three, this External Incarnation was furious to the extreme.

Seeing another attack coming, he suddenly let out a roar and charged forward wildly!

"You bunch of shameless fellows! You bully me for having no Magic Treasure in hand!"

Although the External Incarnation was not as powerful as the Demon Emperor's true body, if he had one or two Magic Treasures in hand, he would not have ended up in such a state.

A figure flashed as Zhang Nuo arrived, looking up at the External Incarnation in mid-air with a faint cold smile on his face; he then glanced at Zhuge An and the others, seeing that the three were all covered in dirt and grime, having been entangled with the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation for days, which had almost dragged them to their breaking point.

"Zhang Nuo! You've finally appeared; otherwise, I fear we wouldn't have had the lives to return!"

Laughing loudly, Zhuge An felt as if he had seen hope the moment he saw Zhang Nuo, though he did not know why.

"Sect Master, you are too kind!"

Nodding to Xiao Zhengxing and Zhuo Zhiyan, Zhang Nuo said with a slightly embarrassed look.

"Can a mere Golden Core Initial Stage brat stop this Demon Emperor?"

Seeing Zhuge An's expression, which showed great regard for this young cultivator, the External Incarnation smiled disdainfully.

"This is the Dark Swamp! According to the Ancestor, the Demon Emperor's Fenzhong is nearby; we must not let him take another half-step forward!"

Ignoring the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation in mid-air, Zhang Nuo said to Zhuge and the others in a deep voice. The three nodded simultaneously, gathering the last of their Spirit Power to kill this External Incarnation here!

"Little brat! You are too arrogant!"

Furious to the point of smoke coming out of his seven orifices, the External Incarnation had never encountered a situation where he was ignored like this; even Nanxuan Laozu had to be careful when he saw him back then. But this brat before him didn't put him in his eyes at all and was still discussing plans with Zhuge An and the others.

In a fit of rage, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation brought his palms together and then pulled them apart, creating a seven-colored ribbon like a rainbow, which he whipped toward Zhang Nuo.

Because he had no Magic Treasure on him, he had only used divine abilities to manifest ribbons to fight Zhuge An and the others along the way. Zhang Nuo didn't even look up, as if he hadn't seen the attack, and quickly flipped one hand, a ball of Golden Light appearing in his palm.

Without a second thought, he cast it out. After a 'Boom—' sound, the seven-colored ribbon sent by the External Incarnation was fully intercepted by this Golden Light. The Golden Light trembled slightly, revealing its true form—it was none other than the 'Heaven-Turning Seal!'

However, the seal did not stop there; with a 'Whoosh', it grew several times in size and shot toward the External Incarnation.

The Demon Emperor was slightly startled; he hadn't expected that his strike wouldn't even knock down the Magic Treasure of a Golden Core Initial Stage brat. He dodged to the side to avoid the seal's attack. Just at this moment, Zhuo Zhiyan parted her red lips slightly and blew a breath toward the 'Seven Treasures Glazed Lamp' in front of her.

Immediately, a pillar of fire a zhang high erupted from the lamp wick, pouncing toward the Demon Emperor's landing spot like a long fire snake.

On the other side, Xiao Zhengxing also made his move, his protective Golden Light flickering as he flew toward the direction where the Demon Emperor might escape!

Having just dodged Zhang Nuo's attack and seeing Zhuo Zhiyan strike, the Demon Emperor was itching with hatred! He opened his mouth wide and spat out a black beam of light, shattering the flames from the 'Seven Treasures Glazed Lamp', and as he turned his body, he tried to flee toward the depths of the Dark Swamp.

Just at this moment, a figure rushed to his front! This figure was shrouded in golden light, and without using any Magic Treasure, he swung his fist, wrapped in golden light, and struck the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation heavily.

Caught off guard, the External Incarnation had no choice but to block the path of the golden fist with his arms.

'Bang!'

The golden fist landed heavily on him. Xiao Zhengxing was a Body Cultivator by origin, and his physical strength far exceeded that of his peers; even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, if they were not Body Cultivators, could not compare to him in terms of physical body.

Therefore, when fighting, Xiao Zhengxing rarely used Magic Treasures and fought directly with his physical body! Although he blocked this strike, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation was still knocked far away by the immense force, and ripples like water waves appeared on his body.

However, Xiao Zhengxing's attack did not stop there. He gritted his teeth slightly, his body lunging forward to close the distance with the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation again, and with a flip of his body, he kicked out with his right leg with lightning speed.

'Bang!'

Another muffled sound rang out. This time, the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation was even more disheveled, kicked sideways for dozens of zhang. No matter what, he was not the original body; although he had defended against both attacks, his body was shaken quite badly! Despite the External Incarnation's high cultivation, he was clearly inferior when facing physical combat!

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo narrowed his eyes, a look of surprise appearing on his face. Body Cultivators were indeed extraordinary; just by relying on a powerful physical body, they could fight such a character.

Looking at the technique Xiao Zhengxing practiced, it wasn't anything particularly profound, yet at his level, it had such an effect. Likewise, Zhang Nuo also saw the weakness of Dharma Cultivators: as powerful as the Demon Emperor was, without a Magic Treasure in hand, he could only stand there and take a beating, with no power to fight back!

This made his determination for Dharma-Body Dual Cultivation even firmer. If one day he were unable to use Magic Treasures, the benefits of Body Refining would be revealed. At least he wouldn't be beaten as miserably as the Demon Emperor!

Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Nuo also made his move. With a thought of his Divine Sense, the Heaven-Turning Seal appeared silently above the External Incarnation's head.

However, Zhang Nuo did not rush to activate it; instead, he moved his sleeves, and two humanoid Puppets flashed out. Each of these two Puppets held two large swords in their hands, rushing toward the Demon Emperor with a whistle.

Frightened by Xiao Zhengxing's previous attack, the External Incarnation wanted to retreat quickly when he saw someone else rushing at him, but when he saw clearly that they were two Puppets, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The two Puppets, with four large swords swinging, all slashed toward the External Incarnation!

"Small tricks!"

A cold snort came from his nose, and his body rushed forward like lightning, actually ignoring the slashes of the four large swords! Zhang Nuo was also slightly stunned; he hadn't expected the Demon Emperor to be so overbearing!

"Shatter for me!"

The Demon Emperor flicked one hand, a ball of black Demonic Qi rising rapidly on his palm, and the next moment he struck the chest of one of the humanoid Puppets.

'Boom!'

With this sound, the humanoid Puppet that was hit shattered, and various parts fell to the ground one after another! Although the Demon Emperor could do nothing about Xiao Zhengxing's physical body, dealing with a Puppet was no problem.

Zhang Nuo felt a pang of heartache! He had only used these two Puppets twice in total, but the second use had cost him one! This feeling only flashed by; instantly, he moved his Divine Sense, and the other Puppet let go of its two large swords, its body erupting with spirit light, and with a 'Whoosh', it hugged the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation tightly with both arms.

Despite this, the Demon Emperor did not panic; what was holding him was only a Puppet, not to be feared! With a shake of his body, several zhang of Demonic Qi erupted, and the last Puppet was reduced to powder under the overwhelming Demonic Qi!

However, this short period of time gave Zhang Nuo an opportunity. The Heaven-Turning Seal rushed rapidly to a position directly above the Demon Emperor, and as the golden light at the base of the seal erupted, Fowen flowed continuously. In just half a breath, ten thousand rays of Golden Light trapped the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation within.

"Hmm!"

A light exclamation escaped his lips! As soon as the Golden Light touched him, the Demon Emperor felt that something was wrong. These rays of Golden Light covered him like a small mountain, and the immense pressure was such that even he could not easily break free.

Although he had lost two Puppets, Zhang Nuo had finally trapped him! Zhuge An and the others were horrified when they saw this; they had known before that Zhang Nuo's methods were extraordinary, but they had never imagined that such a young cultivator would actually know the Puppet Technique!

One must know that a cultivator's energy is limited; if one focuses on cultivation, talent in other areas will be masked, and likewise, if one focuses on a certain technique, cultivation will fall behind!

It had only been a mere dozen years since Zhang Nuo entered the Nanxuan Sect; not only had his cultivation improved rapidly, but he had also learned other techniques! He was simply a genius cultivator.

However, the three had no time to think about this now. Seeing that the Heaven-Turning Seal had trapped the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation, they each brought out their trump card techniques, wanting to completely destroy him here.

With his eyes almost popping out from being bound by the Golden Light, the Demon Emperor watched the four of them activate their techniques, feeling anxious in his heart! If he were hit by these attacks, even with his heaven-defying cultivation, he would not be able to escape this disaster!

Making a quick decision in his heart, the External Incarnation gritted his teeth and forcibly tore off one of his own arms! That he could perform such a major action while shrouded in the Golden Light of the Heaven-Turning Seal made Zhang Nuo feel somewhat surprised.

Seeing this, the other three also quickened the hand seals in their grasp at the same time; one had to know that being able to trap the opponent was no easy task, and since there was only one chance, it had to be utilized well.

If they missed this opportunity and let the Demon Emperor's External Incarnation escape again, there would truly be no one left who could stop him! After several days of bitter fighting, the Sect Masters of the three great sects were all exhausted and could not hold on for much longer!