Chapter 299: The Array Family

Facing the white-robed ancestor's disdain for Zhang Nuo, Su Haizhen shook her head slightly. Back at the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex, she had witnessed the methods Zhang Nuo could unleash; the black butterflies, in particular, were something she had never even heard of!

"Fourth Uncle, once you meet Zhang Nuo in the future, you will understand that everything I said is true!"

"Alright, alright! Let's hurry! Your father has important matters to attend to and doesn't even know you're back yet! Otherwise, he would have come to pick you up himself! Let's go quickly! We'll give him a surprise when we return!"

As if coaxing a child, the old man patted the young girl's head and said with a gentle smile.

This white-robed old man was a major figure in the Su Family. Throughout the entire Central Continent, the Su Family was a renowned Array family, and it could be said that they were proficient in every type of Array!

And this person whom Su Haizhen called Fourth Uncle was the most outstanding Array Master in the Su Family. Many cultivators familiar with him liked to call him the "Strange Array Divine Monarch!" This man's name was Su Mubai.

The group walked out of the small shop and then flew away on streaks of light! The young girl could not let go of Zhang Nuo in her heart; there were too many stories between her and Zhang Nuo, and those experiences of life-and-death trials were deeply imprinted in her mind.

While Zhang Nuo was flying in his streak of light, his nose suddenly felt sore, and he sneezed twice in a row!

"Who is cursing me?"

He touched his nose with a bitter smile and mocked himself.

During these few days of flight, Zhang Nuo had encountered quite a few dangers. He had even seen many Earth Giants and Stone Giants—demon beasts spiritualized from the most ordinary objects in the human world!

The deeper he went into the Xianhuan Continent, the more terrifying it felt! Even dirt and stones had gained spirituality; what else could happen here?

This day, Zhang Nuo felt a bit tired. As soon as his light stopped, he landed on the top of a small mountain. After his Divine Sense swept the surroundings and he found no danger, he finally felt at ease. He sank his Divine Sense into the "Measuring Heaven Ruler" and discovered that there was still a long way to go to the Purple Mansion Immortal Cave of the mysterious ancestor cultivator.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground and feeling the dense Spiritual Qi around him, he pondered incessantly. Even if he found that Purple Mansion Immortal Cave, if he couldn't break the Restriction, it would likely be all for nothing! But then, a thought crossed his mind: if he didn't try, how would he know it wouldn't work?

It would be a pity to give up such an opportunity. Hadn't he spent so much effort searching for the Xianhuan Continent just to obtain a fortuitous encounter? Now that the opportunity was right before his eyes, he could not give up no matter what!

With his resolve firm, Zhang Nuo gently exhaled a breath of turbid air from his body. Just at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from afar. The rumbling sound spread for hundreds of miles! Even the small mountain where Zhang Nuo was located felt the tremors.

Standing up abruptly, Zhang Nuo looked toward the direction of the loud noise. He saw spiritual light soaring into the sky, and a pillar of Spirit Power at least several dozen zhang wide had just dissipated.

After hesitating for a moment, his curiosity got the better of him. He immediately unleashed his flight light and rushed toward the direction the sound came from.

That place was several dozen miles away from Zhang Nuo's position, but this distance was nothing to him. A moment later, Zhang Nuo arrived at the scene!

He saw a large pit several zhang deep appearing in a forest, with heat still slowly rising from it. It seemed this pit had been created by the loud noise just now. The trees around the pit were also affected in swathes, and some large trees had even been uprooted.

At the edge of the pit, three cultivators were continuously attacking a demon beast. Upon seeing this demon beast, Zhang Nuo's heart couldn't help but sink. The demon beast stood upright like a human, its body over a zhang tall, and its hideous, terrifying face was covered in many fleshy bumps, looking somewhat disgusting.

The demon beast's lower body had two legs that hadn't fully degenerated; from afar, it looked like a donkey standing up. Behind its body, a tail over two zhang long whipped back and forth like a steel lash. The large trees as thick as a person were all snapped in half by the movement of its tail!

"Fierce Spirit Beast!"

Zhang Nuo did not recognize this demon beast, but Chunyangzi did. He exclaimed and clicked his tongue repeatedly, saying:

"Oh my, this beast is probably rare even in the Immortal World! I didn't expect to see one on the Xianhuan Continent!"

Having remained silent until now, Zhang Nuo did not take the "Fierce Spirit Beast" seriously, even though its appearance was terrifying. The only thing that made him feel dread was the cultivation of this demon beast, which was at the Seventh Rank, and at times, the Spirit Power fluctuations erupting from its body showed signs of the Eighth Rank!

"Kid Zhang, it's just a pity that this demon beast's rank is too high. If it could be tamed from a young age, it would definitely have formidable combat power when it grows up!"

Feeling slightly regretful, Chunyangzi said half-heartedly.

"Hmph! If such a powerful demon beast were at my disposal, I would dare to fight a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator!"

He let out a soft cold snort. After being told this by Chunyangzi, he felt a bit itchy in his heart too!

When his gaze fell upon the three cultivators, Zhang Nuo was even more startled. He saw that these three consisted of one old man and two young cultivators. The old man's cultivation was around the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while the two young cultivators were only at the Golden Core Middle Stage!

"Senior, don't you find that old man a bit familiar?"

Zhang Nuo studied the old man for a long time before asking suspiciously.

"Indeed a little, but I can be certain I have never seen him before!"

Zhang Nuo was also puzzled. Why would he have a sense of familiarity when he had clearly never seen the old man before? Just as Zhang Nuo was hovering in the sky watching the battle, the old man on the ground moved his Divine Sense and discovered Zhang Nuo's presence.

"Hmm?"

Driving the Magic Treasure in his hand, the old man let out a soft sound of surprise. They had been fighting the "Fierce Spirit Beast" for so long, and he hadn't expected a kid to come and watch from mid-air. After sensing Zhang Nuo's cultivation clearly, the old man let out another disdainful cold snort.

"Hmph! A Golden Core cultivator dares to spy on this old man's prey!"

Muttering to himself, the old man sent a voice transmission to Zhang Nuo!

"Little friend! If you are interested, could you lend us a hand?"

Hearing the transmission, Zhang Nuo frowned. Judging by the old man's tone, he didn't truly want to invite him into the battle, but was rather showing off his power. Without moving his body, he stared at the old man quietly, then his flight light flashed violently as he rushed downward!

"Kid Zhang, what are you doing?"

Chunyangzi cried out in alarm. Based on Zhang Nuo's previous temperament, he would surely have avoided trouble when encountering such dangerous things, but unexpectedly, he had rushed up this time.

Zhang Nuo did not answer. When he was only a few dozen zhang away from the old man, he stopped. A mixed wave of Spirit Power from the demon beast and the old man washed over him, causing his body to tremble involuntarily!

"What terrifying pressure!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Nuo did not dare to approach rashly. At this moment, the old man was also somewhat surprised to see Zhang Nuo rush over. If it were any other Golden Core cultivator, they would have hidden far away upon seeing such a scene, let alone daring to approach. Yet this person was actually fearless and had come to watch the fight at close range.

The other two young cultivators following the old man also kept looking back at Zhang Nuo, their faces full of contempt! At this moment, the "Fierce Spirit Beast's" tail curled and stretched, becoming straight, and stabbed directly toward the old man's heart.

Having been observing Zhang Nuo, the old man was startled into a cold sweat by the sudden attack. However, with his cultivation, he reacted quickly! Opening his mouth slightly, a Golden Light flew out. After a few transformations in front of him, in the blink of an eye, a golden stone two zhang in size blocked the old man's front!

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, the "Fierce Spirit Beast's" powerful tail struck the golden stone directly, but the stone didn't move at all. A faint Golden Light flashed, and it returned to the old man's mouth!

"Vile beast! Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Angered by the previous strike, the old man let out a long roar.

"Humble, hateful human! How could you possibly defeat me!"

The demon beast's bump-covered face wore a cold smile, looking even more disgusting! After its pair of long, skyward ears flapped a few times, it sprayed two streams of white air from its nose!

A "Fierce Spirit Beast" that had gained intelligence was far more formidable than a normal Seventh-tier demon beast. Zhang Nuo's brows were tightly locked; he didn't know who would win this battle! One was a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and the other was an intelligent Seventh-tier demon beast! This was going to be interesting!

"Kid Zhang, let's go! You won't get any advantage here!"

Inside the Sword Box, Chunyangzi was urging him incessantly. He saw Zhang Nuo's intention: he wanted to wait for both sides to be severely injured so he could reap the benefits! However, based on Chunyangzi's ruthless experience, such a thing was almost impossible to happen!

Zhang Nuo still didn't speak, standing quietly to the side watching. Just at this moment, an Array Disk suddenly appeared in the old man's hand. After he cast a few incantations, the Array Disk erupted with a buzzing sound, and then it turned into a streak of white light, soaring high into the sky. Immediately, bolts of thunder shot out from the Array Disk, nearly hitting the "Fierce Spirit Beast."

The demon beast was so angry it let out strange cries! If it weren't for the fact that the old man kept unleashing terrifying Arrays, it wouldn't have fallen into such a bitter struggle.

Seeing this scene, a thought flashed quickly through Zhang Nuo's mind, because he discovered that the old man's technique for using the Array Disk was somewhat similar to Su Haizhen's! It could even be said that the young girl's technique had evolved from the old man's!

"Could this old man be a member of the Su family?"

The moment this thought appeared in his mind, he felt it was highly plausible; Zhang Nuo had previously felt the old man looked somewhat familiar, and now that he thought about it, it was because his features were quite similar to Su Haizhen's!

"Senior, are you a member of the Su family from the Central Continent!"

Zhang Nuo hesitated for a moment, then said loudly.

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression changed slightly, and he turned his head to carefully size up Zhang Nuo, yet he had never seen this person before! The other two young cultivators also revealed looks of astonishment! They all cast their gazes toward the youth not far away!