Chapter 360: Unbridled Exhilaration

Compared to the dragon formed by the Flying Sword at the Golden Core stage, the dragon after the Nascent Soul formation was even more realistic, as lifelike as a true dragon! Ji Gui's expression sank; with just a slight sweep of his Divine Sense, he sensed that the power of the dragon formed by the Flying Sword was not weak, and he immediately pointed a finger at the black Qi transformed by the Iron Spear in front of him!

A buzzing sound came from within the black Qi, and immediately the black Qi split rapidly into several parts, flashing into several Iron Spears! There were over a hundred of these Iron Spears, each over a zhang long, and as the Demonic Qi rolled within them, they emitted bursts of trembling sounds!

Whoosh! With a sound of breaking through the air, a black Iron Spear stabbed wildly toward the Silver Dragon! After a loud boom, the Spiritual Qi and Demonic Qi in the sky intertwined, emitting a squeaking, ear-piercing screech!

Zhang Nuo frowned; this single probing attack had actually made him discover that the Iron Spear Ji Gui had unleashed was an extremely overbearing Magic Treasure! It was on par with the dragon he had formed at the Nascent Soul Stage!

With a shift of his thoughts, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense several times, and the dozens of Flying Swords in front of him transformed simultaneously; high-pitched dragon roars resounded through the sky, and even Zhou Huizheng, who was battling high above, could not help but glance upward!

Just as the dragon roars faded, dozens of Silver Dragons lunged at Ji Gui together! At this moment, Ji Gui also felt that Zhang Nuo's Magic Treasure was different, and his expression became serious! However, relying on his cultivation being one small realm higher, he was fully confident in his heart!

Seeing the dozens of Silver Dragons surging and roaring toward him, Ji Gui's expression remained unchanged, and he spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the dozens of black Iron Spears in front of him! Stained with the scent of blood, the Iron Spears seemed to come alive; after a few long, soft hums, they transformed into dozens of black lights and lunged toward the incoming Silver Dragons!

Boom, boom, boom!

A series of loud bangs erupted in mid-air, and the massive Spirit Power spread out in ripples! At this moment, Zhang Nuo's figure flickered, bypassing the attack in front and arriving at Ji Gui's other side; with a sudden flip of one hand, he unleashed two Five-Colored Giant Swords and slashed toward Ji Gui without the slightest hesitation.

Gazing coldly at the two incoming Five-Colored Giant Swords, a sneer appeared on Ji Gui's face, and with a wave of his hands, two black Iron Spears met them! However, to his surprise, when the two Five-Colored Giant Swords were halfway there, their forms suddenly merged together, transforming into a dazzling pair of giant scissors!

With a crisp 'crack!', the blades of the giant scissors opened and snipped down toward the two incoming Iron Spears! After a muffled 'swish', the two Iron Spears were cut into four segments, with black Qi surging from the broken ends! The next moment, the giant scissors transformed back into two Five-Colored Giant Swords and slashed toward Ji Gui without hesitation.

Slightly startled, Ji Gui's figure shot violently toward the high sky, his hands casting several incantations in succession, which all merged into the several Iron Spears beside him! Suddenly, the Iron Spears emitted an explosive sound, transforming into several Black Lotuses, two of which smashed directly toward Zhang Nuo.

The other few slammed toward the Five-Colored Giant Swords, and the two Iron Spears that had been cut by the Heaven Splitting Scissors earlier transformed into four strands of black Qi, which merged to become a slightly larger black Iron Spear!

Facing the attack of the Black Lotuses, Zhang Nuo raised his hands repeatedly, and dozens of Sword Qi shot out from his fingertips; after a booming sound, Zhang Nuo relied on the Sword Qi to shatter the Black Lotuses, but just like before, the shattered Black Lotuses all turned into black Qi and flew back to Ji Gui's side in a flash!

At the same time, dozens of Black Lotuses struck the Five-Colored Giant Swords, causing the two giant swords to sink and nearly fall to the ground! Seeing this, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense, recalling all the previously unleashed Flying Swords, while simultaneously tossing his palm toward the sky; a silver light flashed into the high sky, and with a blur of its form, it manifested thousands of ruler shadows!

These ruler shadows did not pause at all and smashed directly toward Ji Gui! Taking a deep breath, Ji Gui truly had not expected Zhang Nuo's change of tactics to be so swift! These few attacks were executed in one go, without the slightest bit of hesitation!

The thousands of silver ruler shadows were like meteors breaking through the air, their chilling light striking the soul! Not daring to be negligent, Ji Gui tilted his head back and opened his mouth, spitting out a mass of black mist.

After the black mist receded, a miniature Black Tower spun around and its size swelled to three zhang! Ten thousand rays of black light emerged from around the giant tower, scattering in all directions in a flash!

Boom!

Accompanied by a series of muffled bangs, the black light and silver ruler shadows in the sky clashed chaotically! The explosive, bean-popping sounds caused the entire void to become distorted! Just at this moment, the Black Tower unleashed by Ji Gui suddenly shot toward the high sky!

Zhang Nuo frowned slightly, because the direction the Black Tower was heading was exactly where the true body of the Measuring Heaven Ruler was! He gritted his teeth, moved his Divine Sense, and the Silver Ruler in mid-air expanded, transforming to over several zhang in size! At the same time, it smashed down toward the Black Tower below!

After a loud boom, the Measuring Heaven Ruler slammed heavily onto the Black Tower, but something Zhang Nuo never expected happened! The moment the Measuring Heaven Ruler hit the Black Tower, several strands of black Qi surged violently from inside the tower; these black Qi quickly condensed into shape, actually manifesting several giant black hands!

These giant black hands grabbed the Measuring Heaven Ruler all at once! And they all exerted force together, trying to snap the Measuring Heaven Ruler directly!

Zhang Nuo was shocked beyond measure! The Measuring Heaven Ruler was of immense importance to him, so without time to think, he flipped his palm and took out the Autumn Water Home!

With a slight exertion of his two fingers, the folding fan opened with a 'snap', and with his entire Divine Sea activated, Zhang Nuo used almost all his strength to fan the Autumn Water Home violently!

In an instant, the space around Zhang Nuo constantly twisted and deformed, and his whole person seemed to be in an illusion! At the same time, a biting gale erupted from the surface of the folding fan!

Wherever the gale passed, the void was torn apart, and its momentum was terrifying! Even Ji Gui, upon seeing this, could not help but retreat several steps involuntarily!

The raging gale, like a storm sweeping away clouds, attacked the front of the giant Black Tower like lightning! As thousands of Wind Blades manifested, they actually tore the giant hands formed by the black Qi to shreds! Even the Black Tower itself trembled incessantly! With a flash of black light, the Black Tower gradually shrank, finally returning to its original appearance!

At this moment, Zhang Nuo beckoned with one hand, grabbing the Measuring Heaven Ruler back into his hand, and closed the folding fan, gazing at Ji Gui with a gloomy expression! Although the battle just now was very tense, Zhang Nuo felt a sense of unbridled exhilaration! Ever since he condensed his Nascent Soul, he had never fought like this!

Especially the Autumn Water Home when used with full power! It had surprised him greatly! He had not expected that wherever the Wind Blades passed, even the void could be split!

Ji Gui stood in mid-air, and after recalling the miniature Black Tower, he scanned it repeatedly with his Divine Sense; seeing that it was not damaged in the slightest, he finally felt relieved! Re-evaluating Zhang Nuo, the previous sense of contempt was completely gone!

That a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Early Stage could have such means was truly beyond Ji Gui's expectations, especially the various Magic Treasures Zhang Nuo unleashed, every one of which was a one-in-ten-thousand treasure!

His expression sinking, Ji Gui began to treat Zhang Nuo seriously!

"Who exactly are you?"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo's means were not weak, Ji Gui guessed that he might come from some major power; in order not to add trouble for the future, he wanted to clarify the opponent's background before delivering the killing blow!

"My name is Zhang Nuo! I am a Loose Cultivator!"

After these seemingly casual words were spoken, a trace of relief suddenly appeared on Ji Gui's face! A Loose Cultivator! It was not simple for such a figure to appear in this group! However, what put Ji Gui at ease was that Zhang Nuo was not a cultivator from any famous sect, so even if he killed him, there would be no trouble following later!

"Zhang Nuo! Hehe! Alright! You are the third cultivator so far to make me use this method! Being able to die under this method can be considered your honor!"

Ji Gui let out a cold laugh, while simultaneously tossing the miniature Black Tower in his hand toward the top of his head!

Zhang Nuo was left feeling baffled by the opponent's words; what? Being able to die at his hands was considered an honor? What kind of logic was that! However, very quickly, Zhang Nuo's expression changed, because he saw that the Black Tower hovering above Ji Gui's head had grown larger once again, only this time it was only half a zhang high, and from the bottom of the Black Tower, faint, pitch-black Demonic Qi spilled down, covering Ji Gui's entire person within it!

At the same time, the hundreds of black Iron Spears also returned to his front, their tips all pointing outward; looking from afar, it was like a black hedgehog!

After finishing all this, Ji Gui slapped his own crown! After a flash of black light, a black Nascent Soul flew out from within! The Nascent Soul's two small hands were each clutching a Golden Bead the size of a thumb!

Following the appearance of the Nascent Soul, Ji Gui's eyes slowly closed, and the black Nascent Soul emitted a soft whistle! A cultivator's Nascent Soul was originally a very fragile thing; since the opponent dared to release his Nascent Soul directly, it meant that Ji Gui was about to perform a great divine ability!

"Die, brat!"

The Nascent Soul emitted a voice that sounded exactly like Ji Gui's, and the next moment, he unleashed the two Golden Beads held in his hands; after these two beads circled the Black Tower a few times, they actually burst open all at once, transforming into shards of golden light that merged into the tower!

The moment the Golden Beads burst, Zhang Nuo felt a massive Spiritual Pressure! It was a Spiritual Pressure far higher than that of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator! His expression changed suddenly, and Zhang Nuo retreated a few steps, beckoned with his Divine Sense, and all the Flying Swords returned to his side, while simultaneously using one hand to guide the two Five-Colored Giant Swords to block in front of him!

Just as Zhang Nuo had finished doing all this, the Nascent Soul beneath the Black Tower let out another long whistle, and after a booming buzzing sound, the Black Tower's size swelled to over several zhang! It stood in mid-air, spanning from heaven to earth! As the surrounding space twisted, a feeling of suffocation came from Zhang Nuo's chest! It seemed a terrifying attack was about to appear!