Chapter 241: The Great Battle Descends from Heaven (Part 6)

Originally, Chunyangzi did not want to keep helping Zhang Nuo, as doing so would cause him to develop a sense of reliance. This was like a tiger raised in a cage; over time, it would lose its original wild nature and eventually become no different from a cat.

However, he saw clearly everything that happened today; if he did not speak up now, Zhang Nuo's demise would be inevitable!

"What 'Eight Ghost Clones'? It is actually just an attack created by splitting the soul!"

With a cold snort, Chunyangzi said disdainfully. Zhang Nuo listened to the words in his mind while his body continued to dodge the attacks of the black ice crystals.

"Kid Zhang, steady yourself, don't be afraid! I will tell you the method to deal with him!"

In the blink of an eye, several more of Zhang Nuo's Flying Swords were frozen by the ice crystals, and even his most powerful Heaven-Turning Seal did not escape, covered by layers of solid ice. To be honest, Zhang Nuo was truly panicking; since he started his journey, this was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.

Hearing Chunyangzi's words, he took a deep breath, his body leaving an afterimage in mid-air as he rushed to the edge of the array. He opened his Divine Sense wide, vigilantly observing everything around him.

Black ice crystals fell in large swaths, and as they danced across the sky, there was no place left for him to stand! Furthermore, from within a radius of a hundred miles, countless Demonic Qi surged toward this place, slowly condensing into ice crystals.

"Senior, if you have a way, say it quickly!"

Seeing that Chunyangzi remained silent, Zhang Nuo grew anxious; he truly had no more Magic Treasures to deploy!

"There is a method, but it must absolutely not be discovered by others! It must be concealed!"

"Concealed?"

Zhang Nuo was so angry he nearly choked; at a time like this, what was there to conceal! His life was on the line!

"Yes, it must be concealed, because the thing you need to use this time is the 'Hell Butterfly'!"

A sudden realization struck him; so that was the reason! One might ask, in the entire Human Realm, who would possess such a rare creature as the 'Hell Butterfly'? Especially with Qin Xiaofeng of the 'Great Underworld Mansion' standing right there; if he were to see anything suspicious, even if Zhang Nuo could get out of here alive, he would surely be hunted down by the 'Great Underworld Mansion' in the future.

"I have a way to do that! Just tell me exactly what to do!"

After a moment of thought, Zhang Nuo sent a voice transmission back!

"Good!"

Chunyangzi no longer dared to play coy, and in just a few short sentences, he told Zhang Nuo the method. Upon hearing it, Zhang Nuo could not help but smile bitterly; everything was so simple! The seemingly incomparably powerful 'Eight Ghost Clones' could actually be broken so easily. It seemed his knowledge was still insufficient; despite having treasures, he had not thought of this point.

A faint smile suddenly appeared on his previously terrified face. Zhang Nuo opened his mouth wide, and Red Glow Fire surged out like a flood, instantly filling the entire array and turning it into a sea of fire. The black ice crystals swam within the red flames, completely unobstructed.

"My ice crystals are not something that can be melted by fire; you kid are thinking too simply!"

Behind Fu Ling, the voice of Gui Xiao echoed from the void! Although the Red Glow Fire was useless, it blocked everyone's line of sight; apart from seeing a sea of fire, the cultivators could not see anything happening inside.

"The opportunity has come!"

Zhang Nuo gave a cold laugh, Yin energy flickered between his brows, and with a soft 'swish', the 'Hell Butterfly' flew out from his body. At the same time, the Black Butterfly Wings behind him disappeared, and his flight speed plummeted.

Releasing the 'Hell Butterfly' at such a dangerous juncture meant that the slightest carelessness would lead to his demise, but apart from this path, Zhang Nuo had no other choice. Only by staking everything could he find a chance of survival.

As soon as the ink-black 'Hell Butterfly' appeared, its eyes swept toward the eight Gui Xiao figures. 'Swish'—two glints of greed appeared in its eyes, and then it flapped its Butterfly Wings and charged toward the eight figures.

The eight Gui Xiao in the array each had their eyes tightly shut, hands forming magic seals, and mouths chanting incantations incessantly! Even when the 'Hell Butterfly' rushed right in front of the eight of them, they did not have any reaction.

Although they did not react, a surprised exclamation from Gui Xiao came from the void behind Fu Ling!

"What is going on?"

"What happened?"

Fu Ling was startled and hurriedly turned her head to ask.

"My 'Eight Ghost Clones' sensed an aura of danger. This is impossible! There is not a single Magic Treasure in the world that can harm them!"

Gui Xiao's voice sounded extremely terrified, not as if it were fake. Fu Ling narrowed her eyes and looked into the array, only to see that the originally black sphere had now turned fiery red, with flames churning inside; she had no idea what was happening to the 'Eight Ghost Clones' within.

"Ah!"

A painful cry came from the void; Gui Xiao sounded as if his throat had been gripped by something, and miserable screams continued to emerge.

"Fellow Daoist Gui! What happened!"

Before Fu Ling's voice had even faded, another scream rang out. This time, the sound was even more shrill than the last, almost not sounding like a human voice at all.

Fu Ling was extremely anxious, but she did not know what was happening!

"Ah! What kind of monster is this kid! He can actually break my 'Eight Ghost Clones'!"

Almost gritting his teeth, Gui Xiao roared incoherently. Inside the array, Zhang Nuo's Flying Swords were darting about, continuously blocking the incoming black ice crystals. Dozens of Flying Swords had already been frozen; if this continued, he would truly have no Magic Treasures left to use.

"Hurry up!"

He urged the 'Hell Butterfly' in his heart, and spiritual light erupted from his body once more as he refined a Flying Sword and launched it. His gaze swept to the position of the 'Eight Ghost Clones', and he saw a butterfly shadow flash, reaching the last Gui Xiao. With a light flap of its wings, a mass of Yin energy surged out, quickly enveloping that Gui Xiao's figure.

At the same time, the butterfly opened its mouth to inhale, and the Yin energy wrapping the Gui Xiao's body, along with the 'Hell Butterfly's' retraction, dragged the Gui Xiao's figure into its belly.

In a short amount of time, the 'Hell Butterfly' used the same method to devour all eight Gui Xiao figures. After finishing all this, the butterfly shadow flashed and submerged back into Zhang Nuo's brow.

The moment the last Gui Xiao figure was destroyed, the black ice crystals in the sky shattered into pieces, turning into sky-filling Demonic Qi, and quickly vanished.

"Ah! No!"

Behind Fu Ling came a cry of grief and indignation. Immediately after, a figure emerged from the void, his facial expression twisted, his eyes pitch-black, as if he were blind. It was none other than Gui Xiao!

"Ah! This is impossible! This is impossible!"

He clutched his head with both hands and shouted in disbelief; the wails made everyone who heard them tremble!

"Fellow Daoist Gui! What exactly happened?"

Fu Ling grabbed Gui Xiao to steady him, only to feel that his body was ice-cold and bone-chilling, with wisps of Demonic Qi emerging from his pitch-black eyes.

"My 'Eight Ghost Clones' have all been destroyed! How is this possible!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Ling's expression changed drastically. She looked at the inside of the array in shock, lifted her jade hand slightly, and retracted the Array Disk, waiting quietly for the crimson flames to dissipate to see what had happened inside.

Just as the Array Disk flew back into her heart, she saw the flames being forcefully drawn in by something, rapidly gathering toward a single point.

The next moment, Zhang Nuo's figure appeared in everyone's sight. He was seen with his mouth slightly open, in the process of retracting the Red Glow Fire. Not until the last trace of flame was sucked into his mouth did he pat his stomach lightly and sweep his gaze toward Fu Ling.

*Whoosh! *

This time, everyone was in an uproar. Whether they were cultivators of the Four Great Sects or cultivators of the Five Great Demon Mountains, there was not one who was not shocked. The secret technique Gui Xiao had just displayed was so bizarre, yet it had not harmed Zhang Nuo in the slightest!

Qin Xiaofeng, high in the distant sky, also gasped; given this person's personality, it was truly not easy for him to make such a shocked gesture!

"So... so terrifying!"

Shi Liang stood beside Qin Xiaofeng, holding his breath for a long time before spitting out these words. If it had been him, he would likely have already perished by now! But he had not expected that a young cultivator at the Golden Core Initial Stage would emerge unscathed.

"Hahaha! Truly a genius gifted to my Tianjiang Plain by the heavens!"

Nanxuan Laozu, who was in the midst of a great battle with the Demon Emperor, also saw this scene at this moment; he laughed aloud, his joy overflowing beyond words, for in truth, when Zhang Nuo had just been trapped in the grand formation, he too had believed that Zhang Nuo would surely die! Yet the final result had still taken him by surprise.

The Demon Emperor stole a glance and, upon seeing Zhang Nuo standing perfectly fine in the air without even a single hair harmed, felt very puzzled! What secret technique could this unremarkable brat possibly have to be able to ignore the attacks of the Eight Ghost Clones?

"Find an opportunity in a moment; you must capture him for me!"

Qin Xiaofeng sighed for a long while, then suddenly straightened his expression and said to Shi Liang.

"Understood!"

Nodding slightly, Shi Liang now also felt a great interest in Zhang Nuo!

Over on the side of the Four Great Sects, cheers rose wave after wave, and Zhuge Qing was so moved that tears even came out; she truly had not expected that she would be able to see Zhang Nuo again.

Zhang Nuo stood high above in the sky, expressionless, like an untouchable deity, his eyes filled with killing intent!

"Crack!"

A tiny cracking sound came; the Magic Treasures that had previously been frozen by the black ice crystals all broke free from the seal, and with a movement of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo took them all back into his body; upon internal inspection, he discovered that apart from being frozen, these Magic Treasures had not suffered any damage.

Turning his face slowly, the moment he saw Fu Ling and Gui Xiao, the Evil Qi on Zhang Nuo's body erupted.

"The two of you! All of you go to hell!"

Having just struggled back from the line of death, the nameless karmic fire in his heart burned to its peak; Zhang Nuo almost hated Gui Xiao and Fu Ling to death! If not for Chunyangzi's warning at the critical moment, he would have already fallen.

To resolve the hatred in one's heart, draw the sword and slay the enemy! Zhang Nuo's eyes were blood-red, and with a surge of escape light on his body, he rushed toward Fu Ling and Gui Xiao; his primary target was Gui Xiao!

With the Eight Ghost Clones broken, Gui Xiao was currently at his weakest; if he did not strike now, when would he wait for?