Chapter 317: Another Great Divine Ability

The two demon cultivators had already seen everything that just happened; they both knew exactly what the water dragon's strength was, and a human cultivator capable of defeating the water dragon in such a short time was absolutely not to be underestimated! However, these two demon cultivators—one tall and one short—were most skilled at fighting in tandem, so after exchanging a glance, they did not take Zhang Nuo to heart.

Holding the silver ruler in his hand, Zhang Nuo swept a glance at the two demon cultivators' positioning; he saw that their formation was quite particular, for no matter how they moved, these two demon beasts always maintained a posture of facing him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, let us join forces and take them both down in one go!"

Having been somewhat annoyed by being entangled by the two demon beasts, Ye Yuemiao spoke with slight anger the moment she saw Zhang Nuo free himself.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Ye! They are only difficult to deal with when they join forces; if they are separated, they are not even as good as the water dragon!"

Waving the small ruler in his hand, Zhang Nuo said with a mocking expression.

Upon hearing this, the tall and short demon cultivators were so enraged that their faces turned beet red. The tall demon cultivator shook the water-parting fork in his hand, and suddenly, a water-like beam of light shot toward Zhang Nuo!

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo did not vie for momentary superiority; his figure flickered as he flashed behind the short demon cultivator. He tossed the small ruler into the sky, and the 'Measuring Heaven Ruler' transformed from one into two, two into three, and three into thousands. Dense, rain-like ruler shadows smashed down toward the two demon cultivators!

Seeing this, the two demon cultivators slowly retreated while shaking the Magic Treasures in their hands. 'Swish!' Two sounds like rushing tides rang out, and in an instant, vast seawater surged out from the demon cultivators' Magic Treasures, covering an area of several miles. This seawater looked no different from ordinary seawater, but Zhang Nuo understood deeply that the more plain and unremarkable something appeared, the more it could deceive one's vision!

"Fellow Daoist Ye, come into the air!"

As the numerous ruler shadows smashed onto the surface of the seawater, Zhang Nuo took advantage of this time to transmit his voice to Ye Yuemiao. With a surge of escape light, the young girl flew directly to Zhang Nuo's side. Just as she was about to speak, the many ruler shadows that had just smashed into the seawater suddenly stalled, as if they were unable to move even a fraction of an inch!

Zhang Nuo frowned slightly. As his Divine Sense stirred, three Flying Swords instantly became spirit-imbued, and several high-pitched dragon chants rang out as they charged toward the seawater below!

'Splash!'

As if they had truly fallen into the sea, the three silver dragons struck the seawater and, just like the silver ruler, were firmly imprisoned within it!

After the tall and short demon cultivators exchanged a smile, the tall demon cultivator pointed at the seawater beneath Zhang Nuo and Ye Yuemiao. A loud explosion was heard from the seawater, and two water pillars, each a zhang thick, shot straight up and struck toward the two of them!

Since even Magic Treasures could be imprisoned, let alone the bodies of cultivators, Zhang Nuo and the young girl simultaneously unleashed their divine abilities and flew to either side! The two water pillars shot up several tens of zhang high before falling, the splashing water spreading in the air like a dense fog.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you and I shall each attack one demon cultivator! Only in this way can we break their joint technique!"

After Zhang Nuo finished speaking, he charged toward the tall demon cultivator without looking back. Ye Yuemiao did not hesitate either; the bronze mirror above her head flashed with Golden Light, and she vanished from where she stood!

With the amplification of the Butterfly Wings, Zhang Nuo's speed was not slow at all, leaving behind a trail of afterimages in mid-air! When the two demon cultivators saw Zhang Nuo and Ye Yuemiao attacking them separately, their thoughts shifted slightly. As their Divine Sense moved in unison, towering waves surged up from the seawater, one after another, enveloping the two of them.

But the speed of these two was almost at its limit; the giant waves kept crashing down behind them, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Nuo arrived before the tall demon cultivator. With a wave of his sleeve, a Silver Dragon rushed out, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it pounced on the demon cultivator.

The tall demon cultivator was not panicked; it shook the water-parting fork in its hand, and in just half a breath, a water curtain several zhang high protected it within.

The moment the Silver Dragon pounced onto the water curtain, it felt as if it had struck cotton, with no sense of resistance. While Zhang Nuo was surprised, the water curtain suddenly wrapped around and dragged the dragon directly into the seawater! With the small ruler and several Flying Swords all trapped in the seawater, Zhang Nuo felt a slight tightening in his heart! It seemed the seawater below was the Magic Treasure of these two! However, observing the way the trapped Magic Treasures looked, they did not seem to have suffered any damage; even the spirit-imbued Flying Swords had lost none of their power and still maintained the form of giant dragons.

After a brief hesitation, the tall demon cultivator launched another attack. It changed the hand seals in its hands several times, and two water pillars surged out from the seawater below, charging toward Zhang Nuo in a pincer attack from left and right.

With no other choice, Zhang Nuo gritted his teeth; it seemed he had no choice but to use the sword array he had recently comprehended from the Sixth Layer of the 'Shangqing Sword Art'!

Thinking of this, the Butterfly Wings behind him wrapped around him, and then he vanished. The next moment, his figure appeared behind the tall demon cultivator, at a distance of only ten zhang.

This place was not covered by seawater. Zhang Nuo flipped his hand, and a ball of silver flame appeared in his palm, which he cast directly at the tall demon cultivator!

Sensing a disturbance behind it, the tall demon cultivator 'whooshed' and escaped far away, and the silver flame landed directly on the spot where it had previously stood!

'Whoosh!'

The silver flame, which was originally only the size of a fist, began to burn across the surface of the seawater the moment it landed! More than half of the seawater was almost entirely covered by the silver flames!

At the same time, Zhang Nuo moved and charged toward the tall demon cultivator. The demon cultivator, who had intended to return to the seawater immediately, was shocked the moment it saw the fierce silver flames covering the seawater on its side! Before it could react, Zhang Nuo had already charged to its front!

"You want to compete with me in physical body! You are courting death!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo's appearance, the tall demon cultivator assumed the opponent was using his physical body to attack it! The physical bodies of demon beasts were born stronger than those of human cultivators, so the demon cultivator did not fear physical collisions, and since the youth before it looked like a Dharma Cultivator from every angle, it was even less afraid!

Shaking the water-parting fork in its hand, the tall demon cultivator did not dodge and stabbed directly at Zhang Nuo! At this moment, a cold sneer appeared on the corner of Zhang Nuo's mouth. A gray light flashed on his body as he operated the 'Immovable Underworld King' technique, and he grabbed downward with his five fingers; immediately, the gray light emanating from his fingertips formed a gray light hand!

The light hand was only half a zhang in size, but it struck the water-parting fork heavily.

With a muffled 'Boom!', the tall demon cultivator's body was shaken back more than several zhang! Its expression changed drastically; it had never dreamed that the physical body of a Dharma Cultivator could be so formidable! But what shocked it even more was yet to come!

Once Zhang Nuo's strike landed, his Divine Sense stirred, and nine Flying Swords rushed out from his body. The sword bodies blurred, and with a 'swish', they vanished into thin air!

This time, the expression on the tall demon cultivator's face was even more spectacular. With several of Zhang Nuo's Flying Swords already trapped in the seawater, it had not expected him to manifest nine more; just how many Flying Swords did this kid have on him?

In the pause of its thoughts, the nine Flying Swords appeared around the demon cultivator. The moment these Flying Swords appeared, they all became spirit-imbued, transforming into nine ferocious Silver Dragons!

Centered on the tall demon cultivator, they surrounded it tightly. No matter how the demon cultivator dodged, these nine silver dragons followed it relentlessly! The distance between them remained at about one li!

"Hehe! Want to run! It's not that easy! 'Nine Dragon Chant Sword Array!' Activate!"

As Zhang Nuo uttered the final word "activate," the nine silver dragons surrounding the tall demon cultivator all emitted high-pitched dragon chants. Those standing outside the Array felt nothing from these sounds, but the demon cultivator standing at the very center of the Great Array clutched its ears in terror.

Around it, these dragon chants rang out in its ears like claps of thunder!

"Ah~~!"

With a miserable shriek, the tall demon cultivator shot into the sky, wanting to use altitude to escape this terrifying sound! But Zhang Nuo would not give it this chance. He changed the hand seals in his hands, and dazzling spiritual light erupted from the bodies of the nine silver dragons. At the same time, these giant dragons swam rapidly, forming a spherical shape in mid-air!

The tall demon cultivator had not charged very far before its Divine Sense suddenly felt that the space above its head had been sealed off! If it were to force its way up, it would surely have its head bitten off by a giant dragon!

"Awoo-ooh~~!"

The moment the tall demon cultivator's body stalled, the deep, ear-piercing dragon chants rang out again. This time it was even more severe than the first; wisps of blood flowed from within its ears! The water-parting fork it held in its hand dropped, and it wished it could destroy its own pair of ears with its two hands!

Zhang Nuo smiled slightly and changed his hand seals several times. The heads of the nine silver dragons were all aimed at the tall demon cultivator within the Array. The dragon chants rang out once more, and nine substantial sound waves shook the surrounding space until it collapsed, the demon cultivator's body becoming twisted and deformed within the collapsing space!

Seeing this scene from the small mountain not far away, Baijiaowang's expression changed drastically. He had no time to think; his body flickered and vanished from where he stood. The next moment, spatial fluctuations arose around the tall demon cultivator, revealing his figure!

Zhang Nuo was exerting his full strength to drive the Array, and seeing Baijiaowang appear, he frowned tightly!

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

Originally, the appearance of Baijiaowang signaled that the tall demon cultivator had been defeated, but this was the first time Zhang Nuo had activated the 'Nine Dragon Chant Sword Array', and he did not yet know its specific power. He acted as if he had not seen Baijiaowang; with a stir of his Divine Sense, the dragon chants rang out in the Array once again! At the same time, the nine silver dragons charged toward where Baijiaowang was.

Standing outside the Array before, Baijiaowang had not known the situation inside, but having entered the Array this time, he could not help but take a deep breath. The dragon chants within the Array possessed powerful impact, and even with his cultivation, he dared not remain in the Array by force! His gaze swept over and he saw the tall demon cultivator clutching its head with both hands. He flew to its side, grabbed it, and then his figure vanished from within the Array!

Zhang Nuo saw all of this clearly! Baijiaowang's speed in breaking through the void was very fast; even the Array had no way to trap him!

"Could this be the strength of a Seventh-tier Demon Beast?"

Muttering to himself, spatial fluctuations arose behind him, and Baijiaowang suddenly appeared! By the time Zhang Nuo sensed it, he was covered in a cold sweat! He hurriedly turned around, only to see a pair of cold, indifferent eyes staring fixedly at him!