Chapter 363: The Startling Appearance of Demonic Arts

Since the giant stone statue can wipe out a Nascent Soul Early-stage cultivator like Zhang Nuo with a mere wave of its hand, Zhou Huizheng, a Nascent Soul Late-stage cultivator, should not be able to hold out for long either, especially with Yang Huzi and the others absent, which only makes matters worse.

However, he seems to understand some of the principles behind the "Heaven Ghost Twin Saint Statue," as he has kept his distance from it, as if waiting for something.

At this moment, Zhang Nuo below narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on Ji Gui in mid-air. After a few thoughts raced through his mind, he let out a soft breath, his expression shifting with a touch of emotion as he said:

"Senior, I want to use that technique!"

"But the backlash from that technique is too great; with your cultivation, you cannot withstand it for long!"

Chunyangzi said with a hint of worry.

"How will I know if I don't try?"

As he spoke, Zhang Nuo actually stood up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, and a look of firm determination appeared on his face!

"Since you want to use it, I cannot stop you, but remember, little Zhang, you must know when to stop!"

"Understood!"

Nodding slightly, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath and looked up at Ji Gui in the sky!

Just at this moment, Ji Gui in the sky also discovered that Zhang Nuo had not been killed by the stone statue, and his black Nascent Soul's face was filled with disbelief! How could such a thing happen? After taking a full-force blow from a stone statue equivalent to the Spirit Severing Stage, Zhang Nuo was actually still able to stand!

With a shift of thought, Ji Gui felt that things were not that simple. He immediately moved his Divine Sense, wanting to summon the stone statue back! At the same time, Zhang Nuo below had a burst of pure Demonic Qi erupt from his eyes, and after a long howl, he spat out three words:

"Rest Meridian! Open!"

Following the final word "open," one could see that within Zhang Nuo's body, a meridian running from the top of his head to the soles of his feet erupted with waves of Demonic Qi, which could even be vaguely seen from the surface of his skin!

With this astonishing change, waves of Demonic Qi began to surge around Zhang Nuo's body. These Demonic Qi all came from the outside world, and the quantity was so vast that it reached an unimaginable level!

"That... what is that?"

Ji Gui's black Nascent Soul had a small face filled with terror. That Zhang Nuo hadn't been beaten to death was already surprising enough, but now that Zhang Nuo had gathered so much Demonic Qi, it was even more baffling! If Ji Gui remembered correctly, Zhang Nuo was supposed to be a practitioner of the Righteous path cultivation method!

In an instant, he had turned into a demonic cultivator; could this brat practice two different cultivation methods? Various guesses swirled like a mess of porridge in the Nascent Soul's little head!

It wasn't just Ji Gui; even Zhou Huizheng, high above, gasped. What kind of background did this little fellow, who claimed to be a friend of Yang Huzi, have to be able to practice Demonic Arts, and it seemed the power of the Demonic Arts was not small either!

"Go kill him!"

Gui Yibu transmitted his voice to Ji Gui in mid-air. Although he did not know what technique Zhang Nuo was using, it certainly wasn't anything good! Taking advantage of the power of the Heaven Ghost Twin Saint Statue, he had to end Zhang Nuo's life as soon as possible!

As if startled from a dream, the black Nascent Soul's small face sank, and he pointed remotely at Zhang Nuo below! The next moment, the stone statue that had been chasing Zhou Huizheng shifted its form and charged rapidly toward the ground!

The Demonic Arts Zhang Nuo had just activated were precisely the "Rest Meridian" from the "Eight Extremes Demon Veins." Ever since he had opened this meridian, he had never used it. This was not because he wanted to save a trump card, but because once this meridian was opened, the Demonic Qi between heaven and earth would pour into his body in its entirety.

At the same time, his physical body would be strengthened to an incredible degree, but likewise, doing so had a serious consequence: with Zhang Nuo's current body, his flesh was simply not strong enough to absorb a large amount of Demonic Qi at will. This meant that when a large amount of Demonic Qi was forced into his body, his body would be subjected to intense impact!

By borrowing the moment the massive Demonic Qi flooded his body, his cultivation could rise to a new realm, but this also had a time limit. If it lasted too long, his body would be unable to withstand the power of the Demonic Qi and would eventually burst apart!

Therefore, the "Eight Extremes Demon Veins" at this moment was a double-edged sword for Zhang Nuo! It could severely wound the enemy, but it also endangered his own body!

In just a brief moment, Zhang Nuo's body was filled with Demonic Qi, and within his eyes, waves of demonic flames were released as if spitting fire!

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind came from above the sky. Zhang Nuo did not even lift his head; a sweep of his Divine Sense revealed that the stone statue was charging toward him at an incredible speed! It swung a giant fist and struck down from the air!

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. His body was filled with a large amount of Demonic Qi, and he felt a slight sense of pain, but to Zhang Nuo, this pain was nothing; instead, it stirred his fighting spirit!

Facing the giant stone statue in the sky, even after activating the "Rest Meridian," Zhang Nuo absolutely dared not clash with it head-on! With a slight movement of the Butterfly Wings on his back, his entire person vanished from the spot!

With a loud boom, a giant fist print appeared where Zhang Nuo had been standing, sinking several fathoms deep into the ground! Immediately after, the pair of large feet of the Heaven Ghost Twin Saint Statue landed on the ground!

Boom! Like a mountain falling, the earth trembled a few times before returning to calm! The stone statue scanned its surroundings with its eyes, but it did not find any trace of Zhang Nuo. Just as it was puzzled, it heard a cry of surprise from Ji Gui's black Nascent Soul in mid-air!

At the same time, a figure shrouded in Demonic Qi was rapidly approaching Ji Gui's body! One could see the wings on the figure's back move, and it surged forward like a breeze for nearly a hundred feet; with a few vibrations of the wings, it arrived in front of Ji Gui!

Within the Demonic Qi, the skin on Zhang Nuo's face became somewhat swollen; one could imagine the concentration of Demonic Qi within his body at this moment!

"Hmph!" Glancing at Ji Gui's Nascent Soul, Zhang Nuo only let out a cold snort. The next moment, he did not activate any Magic Treasure and charged forward relying solely on his physical body!

"Seeking death!"

Although he saw that Zhang Nuo's cultivation had surged to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, Ji Gui still did not believe that a mere brat at the Early-stage could pose any threat to him! With a shift of his Divine Sense, the hundreds of Iron Spears circling him were activated almost simultaneously, all slashing toward Zhang Nuo.

On the other hand, the black Nascent Soul gestured with one hand, and the giant stone statue on the ground also charged rapidly toward his side! Seeing this, Zhang Nuo felt anxious! If not for the existence of the Heaven Ghost Twin Saint Statue, he would have had some confidence in killing him, but the opponent having an extra stone statue comparable to a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator widened the gap between them!

He had to take advantage of the moment the stone statue was not by Ji Gui's side to kill his Nascent Soul. Once this opportunity was missed, he feared there would be no such good fortune again!

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo's figure flashed, weaving through the hundreds of black Iron Spears. The black light transformed from the Iron Spears grazed past him, the "whoosh" sounds of breaking air making one's heart jump!

However, relying on the amplification of the Butterfly Wings, Zhang Nuo's speed was also at its extreme. In mid-air, afterimages were visible everywhere. The Nascent Soul was slightly startled; Zhang Nuo, having activated the Demonic Arts, had not only increased his cultivation significantly, but his movement speed had also become even more eerie!

In the blink of an eye, not a single one of the dozens of black lights transformed from the Iron Spears hit him! In an instant, Zhang Nuo charged directly into the void a few fathoms away from Ji Gui. At this moment, two black lights flashed from the left and right! Seeing that Zhang Nuo had nowhere to dodge, a cold sneer finally appeared on the Nascent Soul's small face!

But the next scene caused the smile that had just appeared on the Nascent Soul's face to freeze instantly! Zhang Nuo split his hands left and right and actually grabbed the incoming black lights! Following this, he exerted force with his five fingers! Two explosions rang out in mid-air! The black lights transformed from the Iron Spears were crushed by him by sheer force!

"You are a Body Refining Cultivator!"

The Nascent Soul's shock was written entirely on his face! To be able to crush the black light transformed from Iron Spears by the strength of his physical body—what kind of power was that!

A Nascent Soul Early-stage cultivator who was both a Righteous path cultivator and knew Demonic Arts, and now it was discovered he was also a Body Refining Cultivator—anyone who encountered such a thing would be greatly astonished!

Ignoring the stunned Nascent Soul, Zhang Nuo's pupils erupted with intense killing intent once again. He reached out a hand toward the Nascent Soul in front of him, and the next moment, the void above Ji Gui's head shattered instantly. From within the void, a giant black hand, fully a fathom in size, stretched out!

This giant hand was entirely condensed from Demonic Qi, and its downward grasping force was enough to shake the heavens and split the earth! The Nascent Soul above Ji Gui's head had an even uglier expression; as the black giant hand appeared, a massive pressure emerged out of thin air!

The Nascent Soul pointed its two small hands toward the top of its head, and several Iron Spears beside it transformed into black lights, shooting out in unison! He actually wanted to use the Iron Spears to defend against the strike Zhang Nuo unleashed after opening the "Rest Meridian"!

"Snap! Snap!"

Following a series of crisp sounds, the black lights striking the black giant hand shattered like crystal, turning into specks of black light that drifted around the giant hand!

Seeing this, the Nascent Soul let out a cry of surprise, and together with Ji Gui's physical body below, moved and instantly charged dozens of fathoms away!

At the same time, the Heaven Ghost Twin Saint Statue also rushed to this location. It looked up at the black giant hand rapidly grasping down from mid-air, suddenly let out a long howl, swung a single arm, and struck fiercely toward the sky!

Boom!

After a huge sound, the black giant hand in the sky was shattered by the stone statue's punch! It turned into a large patch of Demonic Qi and disappeared in the blink of an eye!

Zhang Nuo felt a sense of urgency; the excellent opportunity just now had been missed, and he did not know when he would have another chance to kill Ji Gui! With a slanted gaze, he looked at the stone statue once again!