Chapter 398: Ghost Step

Zhang Nuo's Fast Sword, to a certain extent, had already evolved its speed to a dreamlike, illusory level. The white lines seen by the eyes were merely afterimages, while the true body of the Flying Sword would be one step ahead!

Despite this, Gui Yibu gave a cold laugh, his figure suddenly flying toward the high sky. Zhang Nuo's numerous Flying Swords struck empty air, and just as he wanted to launch other techniques to attack, Gui Yibu, who had been standing behind him, seized the initiative! He was seen taking a slight step forward with one foot!

Following that, his entire figure was like a gentle breeze; with a soft 'swish', he flashed directly to Zhang Nuo's close proximity! Although his back was turned to Gui Yibu, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense was constantly monitoring his movements, and seeing the opponent's movement technique was so fast, he was also slightly startled.

He had wanted to use his physical body to forcibly clash with Gui Yibu, but upon second thought, remembering the black-robed man in the high sky, he quickly dismissed this idea. That Gui Yibu dared to be so bold as to engage him in close quarters meant he surely possessed a secret technique; perhaps this Tiangui Sect Sect Leader was also a cultivator who practiced Body Refining!

Thinking of this, the Butterfly Wings on Zhang Nuo's back vibrated lightly, and his figure flashed forward rapidly. Seeing that his speed was not the slightest bit slower than Gui Yibu's, the two of them instantly widened the distance between them again!

Gui Yibu stood at the position where Zhang Nuo had just been standing, his face unable to hide a look of surprise. It seemed the opponent's speed was not slow either; since that was the case, there would be a good show to watch!

His lips moved slightly a few times as Gui Yibu transmitted his voice to Ba Wang Gui in the high sky. Under the black robe, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded heavily!

Although Zhang Nuo did not know what these two were discussing, it was certainly nothing good, so he prepared himself with caution. Just at this moment, Gui Yibu's figure swayed and he rushed toward Zhang Nuo again! Zhang Nuo did not fall behind in the slightest, and relying on the amplification of the Black Butterfly Wings, the two of them flashed incessantly in mid-air like phantoms, making 'swish-swish' sounds!

This was entirely a contest of speed. Neither of the two attacked easily, and even if they did, it had no effect at all. Their speed had almost exceeded the control range of their Magic Treasures; perhaps you had just launched an attack here, but by the next moment, the person had already arrived on the other side!

The black-robed man stood high in the sky, coldly watching the two figures flashing incessantly below, his heart also greatly shocked! The name 'Gui Yibu' came from the 'Ghost Step' movement technique he used. The reason it was called Ghost Step was because its speed was suddenly in front and then behind, suddenly left and then right, his body like a ghost, making him impossible to fathom!

Yet right now, Zhang Nuo's speed was not the slightest bit slower than Gui Yibu's, and at certain times, he could even be faster than Gui Yibu. The speed duel between the two could be said to be evenly matched; a winner would definitely not be decided in a short while!

Before this, in the voice transmission to Ba Wang Gui, Gui Yibu had said: he would use the advantage of speed to force Zhang Nuo to reveal a flaw, and then Ba Wang Gui would seize the opportunity to strike and kill Zhang Nuo in one fell swoop. But so much time had passed, and Zhang Nuo had not revealed even a single flaw, so how was he supposed to strike?

Holding the Black Jar in his hands, Ba Wang Gui's pair of eyes were like windmills, staring fixedly at the two, yet no matter what, he had no chance to strike!

"Boss! Don't waste your effort! Let's both go up together!"

Seeing that the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it was for them, Ba Wang Gui transmitted his voice in a deep tone!

"Fine!"

Gui Yibu replied helplessly. His most proud Ghost Step actually had no way to deal with Zhang Nuo, so he had no choice but to use a Magic Treasure to attack. Just as his final figure rushed toward Zhang Nuo, suddenly, Zhang Nuo's Black Butterfly Wings wrapped around his figure! And then he disappeared from the spot!

His figure stalled slightly, and Gui Yibu wanted to release his Divine Sense to feel where Zhang Nuo was, but the moment his Divine Sense was released, his expression changed drastically! At the same time, behind him, space fluctuated, and Zhang Nuo flashed out from within, rapidly swinging a fist wrapped in gray light to strike at Gui Yibu's back!

"Boss, watch out!"

Ba Wang Gui in the high sky saw all of this clearly, but he was simply too late to act. Zhang Nuo had appeared as if out of thin air! His speed was as fast as a ghost!

'Whoosh'! Zhang Nuo's punch contained the power of the 'Immovable Underworld King'. Before the fist even arrived, Gui Yibu felt the pressure behind him rise sharply, and even the clothes on his back rustled! He turned his figure rapidly and simultaneously swung his fist to meet it!

Seeing the opponent also use a fist to counterattack, Zhang Nuo finally confirmed one thing in his heart: Gui Yibu was definitely also a practitioner of Body Refining!

Boom!

After a muffled sound, the two people's fists collided, and at the same time, their figures flew rapidly backward! At the point where their fists collided, an invisible pressure radiated out, shaking the nearby void until it collapsed!

Gui Yibu looked at Zhang Nuo in shock. He had never heard that this brat was also a practitioner of Body Refining; in the past, when he saw him kill Ji Gui, he mostly used Magic Treasures! Now that this punch had clashed, it was clear that the toughness of the opponent's physical body did not lose to his own at all!

In fact, Gui Yibu's Body Refining Technique was also a secret hidden deep in his heart. As his final trump card, he had never revealed it in front of outsiders, and if he hadn't met Zhang Nuo today, he would absolutely not have been willing to use it!

Just as Zhang Nuo was retreating rapidly, Ba Wang Gui in the high sky seized the opportunity. He slapped the mud seal of the Black Jar with one hand, then reached a hand inside. With an instant grab, it seemed he had fished something out, and the next moment, he threw it toward where Zhang Nuo was!

Although he was fighting Gui Yibu, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense had never left the black-robed man. Seeing that he had finally acted, Zhang Nuo looked up and saw a pitch-black thing, like a lump of rotten, stinking meat, rushing toward him with a foul stench!

Not knowing what the thing was, Zhang Nuo did not dare to rashly use a Magic Treasure to catch it, and could only forcibly activate the Butterfly Wings on his back, flashing away to the distant sky!

'Whoosh!'

The thing thrown by Ba Wang Gui missed its target and instantly stopped at the position where Zhang Nuo had previously stood. It let out a low roar and immediately stretched out its hands and feet rapidly!

Zhang Nuo widened his eyes; he really hadn't expected that what the opponent had attacked with was actually a living creature! After seeing the appearance of that thing clearly, Zhang Nuo immediately felt a wave of nausea! After the black object stood straight, it was nearly half a zhang tall. Its facial contours were similar to a human's, but the skin all over its body was not intact anywhere, as if it were moldy! No wonder it was so foul-smelling!

This was not the most terrifying part. What truly made Zhang Nuo feel horrified was that on the black monster's back, shoulders, and elbows, there were several sharp spikes about a foot long. These spikes were also pitch-black, as if they were bones growing out of the monster's body!

A pair of eerie eyes were filled with the light of a wild beast. Although its figure was like a human's, it was more like a crazed beast!

"Zhang Nuo! Today I'll let you know my power! Go, kill him for me!"

Under the black robe, Ba Wang Gui gave a sinister laugh. His laughter, paired with the monster before him, made a chill rise from the bottom of one's heart, and even Zhang Nuo had goosebumps all over his body!

The moment Ba Wang Gui's voice fell, the monster exuding a foul stench flashed, and it pounced straight toward Zhang Nuo!

Zhang Nuo flicked his finger rapidly, and a strand of Sword Qi shot out. The cold white Sword Qi flashed and vanished as it slashed onto the black monster's body! But to Zhang Nuo's horror, that Sword Qi slashed onto the monster's body as if it were a clay ox entering the sea, disappearing without a trace! The monster's figure was not hindered in the slightest, and it pounced to his close proximity rapidly!

With no other choice, Zhang Nuo vibrated the Black Butterfly Wings on his back and flashed to the side, his eyes filled with confusion! The monster before him was just like the Corpse Refining used by the Corpse Refining Sect on the Tianjiang Plain, but even for Corpse Refining, it should at least fear attacks!

After the monster was struck by Zhang Nuo, not only did it suffer no damage, but it became even more violent! Seeing that the black monster missed its strike, Ba Wang Gui let out a cold snort from his nose, seemingly very dissatisfied with the monster! Because of this, the black monster's entire body trembled! It seemed very afraid of him, and it waved its hands and pounced toward Zhang Nuo once again!

Zhang Nuo tried several times with Sword Qi and finally understood that the opponent simply did not fear these attacks. It seemed he would have to try using a high-power Magic Treasure. But just at this moment, Gui Yibu activated his movement technique, arriving at Zhang Nuo's side with a 'whoosh', and with a slight lift of one hand, a strange Black Small Knife appeared in front of him.

This knife was only a few inches in size, the blade like a coiled snake, and at the handle, there was a silver-glittering Kuluotou! In the pair of eye sockets of the skull, a soul-snatching red light flickered!

The moment this knife appeared, it turned into a streak of black light, slashing toward Zhang Nuo's heart!

"Fight it out!"

Angered by these two people and one monster, Zhang Nuo could not care about much else. He flipped one hand and summoned the Measuring Heaven Ruler, extending it toward the direction from which the Black Small Knife was attacking. The ruler body grew longer with a 'swish' and struck directly onto the small knife!

With a soft 'boom', Gui Yibu's knife was knocked dozens of zhang away. On the other hand, Zhang Nuo opened his mouth wide, and a pale blue light rolled out. After spinning around, the Four Spirits Square Cauldron was revealed. The Small Tripod let out a hum, and then a sheet of deep blue electric arcs surged out from the tripod!

The electric arcs instantly turned into a pillar of light, striking directly onto the black monster's body! Boom! After a loud noise, the monster was blasted dozens of zhang away. Electric arcs flickered across the surface of its black skin, but it seemed not to fear the electric arcs; with a shake of its body, countless electric arcs fell off completely!

Just as Zhang Nuo was startled, Ba Wang Gui in the high sky reached his hand into the Black Jar once again! Seeing this, Zhang Nuo secretly thought to himself: not good!