Chapter 288: The Strange Tree

These rays of rosy light seemed to move very quickly, yet they gave people a feeling of being extremely slow. Although he did not know the power of the rosy light, Miao Chi still dared not be careless; as his fists danced, he scattered the streaks of rosy light.

As if they were completely weightless, these rays of rosy light drifted about with the wind of his fists, becoming like a dense fog. Seeing this, Miao Chi let out a cold laugh; what could two little fellows at the Golden Core stage do to him? When his gaze fell upon Zhang Nuo, he could not help but be filled with towering rage, his hair almost standing on end.

Su Haizhen was seen lying in Zhang Nuo's arms in an extremely charming manner, one jade hand resting lightly on his shoulder, her face slightly flushed, shyly lowering her head. She looked extremely cute and alluring!

He had tried every method in the Zhai, yet this woman had never been so docile in his arms, which stirred up great jealousy in Miao Chi's heart, and his nameless karmic fire burned to its peak.

His fists clenched with a 'clatter', and as his figure moved, he wanted to rush over and smash Zhang Nuo into ten thousand pieces, but at this very moment, the rosy light that had been scattered by Miao Chi earlier had somehow arrived beside him. The seemingly light rosy light suddenly gathered together and wrapped him inside.

"Hm? Not good!"

The moment the rosy light landed on Miao Chi, he felt as if his whole body had been bound by something. Immediately after, the rosy light shifted and transformed into five-colored thin threads, which coiled around him and trapped him on the spot.

Only then did Miao Chi realize that everything Su Haizhen and Zhang Nuo had done was to provoke his anger, and in his fury, he had not noticed the rosy light emitted by the Array Disk!

"You pair of dogs!"

The five-colored threads formed by the rosy light were extremely tough; Miao Chi twisted his body, trying to break free through his formidable physical strength!

"Fellow Daoist Zhang!"

Her enchanting body jumped out of Zhang Nuo's arms at once, and Su Haizhen shouted anxiously. She knew well in her heart how strong this array of hers was; it could hold for a moment, but if it took too long, Miao Chi would definitely break free!

Nodding slightly, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense, and the nine Flying Swords around them blurred, disappearing into thin air in the blink of an eye. The next moment, ripples appeared around Miao Chi's body, and the nine Flying Swords surrounded him in a circle!

"Activate!"

After changing the hand seals several times, he uttered the word "Activate," and the nine Flying Swords launched simultaneously. In an instant, streaks of sword Qi crisscrossed, and with Miao Chi as the center, they gradually formed a white lotus flower about to bloom!

As long as he could trap Miao Chi in this 'Lotus Fall' Sword Formation, even if his physical body were formidable, he would surely die!

'Swish!' The sound of the Flying Swords flashing past was like tidal waves. Those present felt a shock in their hearts seeing this scene; they had not expected Zhang Nuo to be able to unleash such a powerful sword formation at this stage of the battle. It seemed Miao Chi would not survive this time!

Although Miao Chi was temporarily trapped, Su Haizhen was still uneasy. Her jade fingers tapped continuously, and she kept stimulating the Array Disk, releasing endless rosy light.

Looking from afar, ten thousand rays of rosy light swept down from the sky and joined the 'Lotus Fall' Sword Formation. The snow-white 'lotus' instantly became colorful and was quite a sight to behold.

However, Miao Chi inside the sword formation was having a hard time. On one hand, his body was bound by the threads formed by the rosy light; on the other, thousands of sword Qi were crisscrossing within Zhang Nuo's 'Lotus Fall' Sword Formation, sweeping across his body. Although they could not hurt him yet, this was only because the sword formation had just begun and its power had not yet climbed to its peak.

Once the full power of the sword formation was released, even his strong physical body would not be able to withstand it! The shadow of death loomed over Miao Chi's heart. However, he was, after all, a Nascent Soul Stage existence and had experienced many storms; once his mind instantly stabilized, his throat rolled several times, and he suddenly erupted with a roar that shook the heavens.

"Ah!"

The long roar caused water-like ripples in the surrounding air, and some cultivators with lower cultivation bases lost their footing and sat on the ground! Everyone's gaze was focused on Miao Chi.

Spiritual Qi raged on his body as if he had stimulated his final physical potential. The violent Spiritual Qi scattered all the five-colored light threads that bound him. At the same time, the freed Miao Chi surged with escape light and flew straight into the sky before the sword formation could fully unfold!

At the very moment the five-colored light threads were shattered, the Array Disk that Su Haizhen had previously offered to the sky cracked, and countless fragments fell one after another. The woman gasped; it seemed the gap between cultivation levels could absolutely not be underestimated!

Witnessing this, Zhang Nuo was also shocked. It had been difficult to trap Miao Chi in the sword formation; if he escaped now, there would likely be no second chance!

Thinking of this, he flipped his wrist, and a small silver ruler flew out instantly. The small ruler transformed from one into two, two into three, and three into ten thousand in mid-air. A hazy shadow of silver rulers appeared and smashed down toward Miao Chi; Zhang Nuo wanted to use a forceful attack to drive the opponent back into the sword formation.

However, since Miao Chi's body was no longer bound, his supernatural powers naturally returned. He flicked his ten fingers continuously, knocking away all the incoming silver shadows! A dazzling escape light flashed over his body, and he shot toward the high sky like a meteor.

The hearts of everyone around sank to the bottom! What terrifying strength! After several consecutive attacks, they still could not trap Miao Chi! The last glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts was extinguished!

Su Haizhen's pretty face was pale. Although she was proficient in arrays, she did not have many Magic Treasures on her, and those that could be used for attack were few and far between; there were simply no moves she could use to help right now.

Everyone's gaze followed the figure of Miao Chi, who was rushing up rapidly, looking toward the high sky, and the feeling of despair in their hearts grew stronger and stronger! They had originally intended to break away from Miao Chi's violent rule, but they had not expected it to be all for nothing! If the opponent did not die this time, he would only become more unscrupulous in the future!

Zhang Nuo frowned deeply; the 'Lotus Fall' Sword Formation could be said to be his greatest trump card, yet he had not expected the opponent to escape it!

"Use the 'Pure Underworld Divine Tree'!"

Just as he was in despair, Chunyangzi's urgent voice rang out in his mind. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, but Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth, and the Black Butterfly Wings behind him wrapped around him, pulling him inside. Subsequently, the surrounding space rippled, and he disappeared from the spot!

At this moment, Miao Chi was exceptionally happy; as long as he escaped the sword formation, no one would be able to stop him anymore, and Zhang Nuo and Su Haizhen could only wait for death!

Suddenly, he felt a ripple above his head, and after a sweep of his Divine Sense, he saw that Zhang Nuo had appeared out of thin air.

"Here to deliver your life?"

A cold snort came from his nose, and Miao Chi did not stop his escape light; he raised one hand above his head and blasted it toward Zhang Nuo! Seeing the attack coming, Zhang Nuo did not dodge; he placed his right palm downward and firmly grasped his left wrist with his left hand. Then, the Yin Qi in his body surged toward his palm like ocean waves.

On the Yin Qi-shrouded right palm, a bloodstain split open from the center, and a small, tender green sprout emerged from within. The sprout was only two or three inches tall at first, but under the nourishment of Zhang Nuo's pure Yin Qi, it grew at an astonishing speed, and the 'cracking' sounds of growth followed one after another!

In an instant, a giant tree several zhang in size grew out, based on Zhang Nuo's palm. The tree had lush branches and leaves, and its tangled crown was like a large, open hand.

Miao Chi had calculated everything but had not calculated that Zhang Nuo would have such a move; he had actually planted a large tree inside his body! What kind of Magic Treasure was this! It was truly unheard of and unseen!

His body had been rushing upward, and the 'Pure Underworld Divine Tree' grew too fast; Miao Chi could not dodge in time and blasted a punch into the giant tree.

'Boom!'

With a muffled sound, the giant tree shook violently, and countless leaves fell off. Zhang Nuo's body also swayed a few times in mid-air, but he gritted his teeth and held on. Seeing Miao Chi submerged within the tree crown, he felt a surge of joy. Urging his Divine Sense, the lush branches and leaves wrapped toward the center and rolled Miao Chi's entire body inside. Like a spring silkworm spinning silk into a cocoon, Miao Chi was trapped among countless leaves; although he blasted with his fists countless times, apart from destroying some branches and leaves, it was of no use at all.

The branches and leaves that had just been shattered would grow out again at the first moment, re-wrapping him! At the same time, Miao Chi discovered with terror that the Spiritual Qi in his body was being rapidly sucked away by the branches and leaves entwining him. In the blink of an eye, his body was completely empty, and not even a shadow of Spiritual Qi could be found!

His heart turned ice-cold; without the stimulation of Spiritual Qi, even if his physical body were strong, it would be of no avail! Seeing that Miao Chi had no movement, a smile finally appeared on Zhang Nuo's pale face. With a move of his Divine Sense, the giant tree shrank rapidly and finally submerged into his palm.

With a closing and opening of his five fingers, his palm returned to normal. His figure landed slowly on the ground, and he took back all his Magic Treasures. His gaze swept over the crowd, and he saw that these people were all dumbfounded, their mouths wide open, their chins almost touching the ground!

These people were arrogant and had seen all kinds of Magic Treasures, but they had never seen anyone use a large tree as a Magic Treasure! And its power absolutely exceeded any piece Zhang Nuo had used!

"Was that a tree I just saw?"

After a long time, an elderly cultivator rubbed his eyes and asked a young cultivator beside him.

"It... it is a tree!"

Clearly, the young cultivator had not yet recovered, and he stammered.

Su Haizhen took light steps and walked to Zhang Nuo's side, looking at the young man in front of her as if she were looking at a monster! The strange tree from just now had brought the young woman too much shock! What method did he use to refine the tree into his body?

Such thoughts were not only held by Su Haizhen, but all the cultivators present thought the same!