Chapter 364: The Black Lotus Fall

"Aow!"

The Heavenly Ghost Twin Sages statue opened its mouth, which was like a basin of blood, and roared at Zhang Nuo, as if it were very dissatisfied with Zhang Nuo's recent attack on its master!

Immersed in the Demonic Qi, Zhang Nuo's expression changed abruptly; it seemed that if he did not find a way to deal with the stone statue before him, he would have no chance at all to kill Ji Gui!

A hundred zhang behind the stone statue, the black Nascent Soul finally let out a long breath. Zhang Nuo's series of attacks just now had been like rain beating against pear blossoms, nearly causing him to meet a disastrous end!

"Kill him for me!"

The Nascent Soul said angrily. The next moment, the stone statue lifted its large foot and stepped toward Zhang Nuo. Having already suffered a loss once, how could Zhang Nuo fall for it a second time? Wrapping himself in the black Butterfly Wings on his back, he vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye!

When the stone statue rushed over, it struck empty air. With a stern expression, it looked toward a certain spot in the distant sky! There, space rippled, and Zhang Nuo appeared silently!

The Demonic Qi around his body was still pouring into Zhang Nuo's body at a speed visible to the naked eye. Because of this, Zhang Nuo became even more anxious!

Once this "Resting Meridian" was opened, his body was like a container; regardless of whether it could hold it, the Demonic Qi poured in like a tidal wave. He turned his hand over to look at his palm; at this moment, his hand looked like a small steamed bun, the skin bulging as if transparent, and even the blood vessels beneath the skin were clearly visible!

"It seems there isn't much time left. If I don't deactivate the buff effect of the 'Resting Meridian', I will explode and die!"

Thinking this in his heart, a sharp glint flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes! Immediately, with a movement of his Divine Sense, nine Flying Swords flew out from his body in succession! As soon as these Flying Swords appeared, they flashed with spiritual light, and their forms blurred and vanished!

As for Zhang Nuo, he did the opposite of what was expected; with a flap of the Butterfly Wings on his back, he actually charged toward the stone statue. This action took even Ji Gui by surprise! Could the opponent have found a way to break the Heavenly Ghost Twin Sages statue? That seemed unlikely! This stone statue consumed the cultivator's life essence as its cost and could almost be said to be flawless!

"You've come to seek death on your own!"

With a shift in his thoughts, the Nascent Soul couldn't help but sneer twice! At this moment, Zhang Nuo had already arrived beneath the stone statue's body. He flipped both hands simultaneously, and two Five-Colored Giant Swords appeared in his hands!

Waving the giant swords in his hands, Zhang Nuo boldly slashed at the stone statue! Whoosh! Whoosh! The two giant swords carried a heavy whistling wind, carving two rainbow rays through mid-air as they slashed directly at the stone statue's feet!

The stone statue did not dodge, allowing the two rainbow rays to strike it! After two loud booms, a scorching seven-colored glow erupted from the stone statue's feet, but it did not cause it the slightest bit of harm! Zhang Nuo was not surprised by this! He brought the two Five-Colored Giant Swords in his hands together!

Following a flash of colorful light, the two giant swords merged into one, transforming into the appearance of the "Heaven Splitting Scissors"!

"Go!"

He gave a soft shout! The zhang-sized "Heaven Splitting Scissors" suddenly flashed with light and sheared directly toward the stone's head! Again, the stone statue did not dodge.

Boom!

After an explosion, although the "Heaven Splitting Scissors" failed to injure the stone's head, it firmly trapped it within! A series of buzzing sounds came from between the blades and the head!

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo's figure left a strange afterimage in mid-air as he flew into the distance. The next moment, ripples appeared around the stone statue, and the nine Flying Swords that had disappeared from before Zhang Nuo suddenly reappeared!

Following closely, black sword Qi crisscrossed on the surface of these Flying Swords, and with a swishing sound, they formed a black lotus flower on the verge of blooming, centered on the stone statue!

This move was precisely the "Lotus Fall" Sword Formation driven by Demonic Arts! Forced by necessity, Zhang Nuo had to use Demonic Qi to drive the "Shangqing Sword Art" to trigger the sword formation. Although it was his first time performing it, it was extremely smooth, like flowing water, without the slightest obstruction!

After entering the Nascent Soul Stage, Zhang Nuo's performance of the sword formation was no longer what it had been. A black "Lotus" several tens of zhang in size firmly trapped the stone statue within! At the same time, the "Heaven Splitting Scissors" that were tightly clamping its head also shone with brilliant five-colored light; no matter how hard the stone statue struggled, it was unable to pry them open for a time!

As soon as the huge black lotus appeared, it released ten thousand strands of black sword Qi from within. Each strand of sword Qi struck the stone statue's body; although it did not cause any damage, it was enough to trap it temporarily!

Having used both his Magic Treasure and the sword formation in succession, the effect Zhang Nuo wanted was just this short amount of time! With a cold smile on his face and a sidelong glance, he looked at Ji Gui, who was a hundred zhang away!

With a flap of the wings on his back, Zhang Nuo's figure rushed toward Ji Gui like lightning!

"Not good!"

Now, no matter how slow-witted Ji Gui was, he understood Zhang Nuo's intention! He exclaimed in alarm, and the black Nascent Soul above his head flashed and vanished into his crown!

The next moment, Ji Gui's previously tightly closed eyes snapped open. He opened his mouth wide and spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which acted directly upon the several black spears in front of him!

In an instant, the several black spears turned blood-red, and their forms expanded to three zhang in length. The massive spear bodies aimed at the oncoming Zhang Nuo and thrust fiercely!

At this moment, Zhang Nuo had pinned all his hopes on the time he had trapped the Heavenly Ghost Twin Sages statue. If he missed this opportunity, he would likely have to deactivate the "Resting Meridian" on his body!

Seeing the several blood-red Iron Spears attacking, Zhang Nuo, while flying, flipped one hand and took out the "Autumn Water Residence"!

Injecting a large amount of Demonic Qi from his body into it, the fan's surface immediately erupted with blinding black light!

"Go to hell!"

After shouting angrily, Zhang Nuo swung his hand with great force! From the fan's surface, strands of black gale as thick as an arm were whipped up. As they surged forward, the void collapsed everywhere they passed! The sound of roaring was incessant!

The several blood-colored spears thrusting toward Zhang Nuo were swept up by the black gale and vanished, turning into shards of blood-light! The gale did not stop there, but instead rushed toward Ji Gui even more fiercely!

Not expecting the Iron Spears infused with essence blood to be so vulnerable, Ji Gui shrank his neck in fear and retreated rapidly. At the same time, he opened his mouth again and spat out a small black shield!

The small shield expanded in the wind, transforming into a zhang in size! Just at this moment, the black gale also attacked Ji Gui's proximity!

Buzz! The tangible gale struck the black shield, emitting continuous buzzing sounds. After the black shield trembled violently several times, tiny cracks appeared on its surface!

Ji Gui's complexion turned ashen at this moment! Even if this shield wasn't some supreme treasure, it shouldn't be destroyed by a single strike, right? Before his thoughts could finish, Zhang Nuo's figure flashed and arrived in front of the black shield! On his left hand, a mass of gray light flashed, wrapping his entire arm within it!

"Shatter for me!"

Driven by the "Immovable Underworld King" technique, Zhang Nuo swung his left fist and struck the black shield heavily. How could the already precarious black shield withstand a strike of such great force!

Hearing a loud explosion, the black shield shattered into pieces, losing all its spiritual energy as it plummeted toward the ground!

At the same time, Zhang Nuo raised his right hand. Nine white lights flashed on his palm, and they immediately formed a white lotus flower the size of a fist—this was the "Lotus Fall" sword formation after he had miniaturized it!

Through the falling fragments of the black shield, killing intent erupted in Zhang Nuo's pupils! Locking on, he aimed at Ji Gui! At this moment, Ji Gui was already frightened out of his wits!

The Heavenly Ghost Twin Sages statue was trapped by Zhang Nuo's sword formation and could not break free for a time, making it impossible to return to save him. Furthermore, his own life essence had been severely damaged by activating the Demonic Arts! He had no ability to deal with Zhang Nuo alone!

Other than fleeing! Perhaps there was no other way now! With a rapid shift in his thoughts, Ji Gui's escape light surged, and he rushed toward the direction of Gui Yibu; perhaps only by fleeing to Gui Yibu's side could he be considered safe!

But how could Zhang Nuo give him this chance! Wrapping himself in the Butterfly Wings on his back, Zhang Nuo vanished from the spot, and the next moment, space rippled above Ji Gui's head, and Zhang Nuo appeared once again!

On his right palm, that snow-white lotus flower had fully bloomed, and waves of immense power poured out like a vast river! Narrowing his eyes slightly, Zhang Nuo dove downward without hesitation, striking the "Lotus Fall" sword formation in his palm directly at Ji Gui!

Ji Gui, who was rushing toward the high sky with all his might, never dreamed that Zhang Nuo would appear above his head in an instant. By the time his Divine Sense sensed all of this, it was already too late!

"Ah~!"

After a miserable scream, the sword formation in Zhang Nuo's hand slammed directly onto Ji Gui's head! With a flash of blood-light, the head turned directly into a mass of blood mist! Following that, the momentum of the sword formation did not stop, but continued to spread over Ji Gui's entire body!

In the blink of an eye, Ji Gui's entire body turned into blood-light. Just when Zhang Nuo thought he had succeeded with one strike, a black ray flashed out from within the blood mist—it was none other than Ji Gui's Nascent Soul!

"Want to escape! It's not that easy!"

If you cut the weeds but don't remove the roots, they will grow again in the spring breeze! Zhang Nuo never left himself any future trouble in his work! Seeing the opponent's Nascent Soul fleeing, he flicked his robe sleeve, and several white threads shot out from within. Although they did not hit the Nascent Soul, they caused its figure to stall slightly!

It was in this moment of slight stalling that Zhang Nuo raised his right hand. A bloodstain split open on his palm, and then a large tree grew out extremely quickly. Its lush branches and leaves turned into a large green hand, which grabbed Ji Gui's Nascent Soul and quickly retracted it back into his palm!

"No~!"

A shrill, unwilling sound came from the Nascent Soul's mouth, and then it suddenly subsided!