Chapter 400: Array Within an Array

Zhang Nuo has used the "Immovable Underworld King" many times, yet never has he unleashed it with such full force as he did today. What exactly was that faint phantom? Why was even the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon intimidated by it?

The expression of Ba Wang Gui in the distant sky also changed instantly, for although the phantom that had just appeared from Zhang Nuo's body had vanished in a flash, he had sensed it clearly!

"That is..."

He shook his head, feeling that his conjecture was highly unreliable! Perhaps the phantom just now was merely a coincidence, or perhaps it was a momentary hallucination!

Having finally found a flaw in Zhang Nuo, Ba Wang Gui did not dwell on it further, but instead continued to control the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, launching even more terrifying attacks toward Zhang Nuo!

At the same time, Gui Yibu was not idle either. He had not noticed the phantom that appeared before Zhang Nuo earlier. He cast several dharma spells in succession toward the Black Small Knife in mid-air. The knife hummed, and then, as the blade blurred, it transformed into a sky full of blade shadows, all slashing toward Zhang Nuo in unison!

A cold sneer finally appeared on the corner of his mouth; this chaotic scene was exactly what Zhang Nuo wanted, though it seemed it was not chaotic enough! Seeing countless black blade shadows attacking, Zhang Nuo sacrificed the "Measuring Heaven Ruler" in his hand, and for a moment, ten thousand silver ruler shadows collided with the blade shadows!

A series of booming sounds like exploding beans came from the sky. The next moment, feeling it still wasn't chaotic enough, Zhang Nuo fanned the "Autumn Water Home" in his hand a few more times! This time, violent winds raged across the entire sky, and when the void was torn apart, it emitted ear-piercing noise!

Seeing the opportunity had arrived, Zhang Nuo formed a dharma seal with his hands, and nine Flying Swords appeared silently in the void a hundred feet away from the three of them!

"Activate."

Forcibly steadying his mind, after Zhang Nuo uttered the word "Activate" in a voice barely audible, the nine Flying Swords surrounding the three of them erupted with blinding spirit light simultaneously, instantly transforming into the appearance of silver dragons!

"Awoo, awoo" dragon roars rose one after another, each wave higher than the last. Seeing this, Gui Yibu and Ba Wang Gui both secretly thought "not good." They wanted to pull away from this area, but it was already too late! As the nine silver dragons thrashed about, they had already sealed off the surrounding space.

Looking from afar, all three were trapped within a giant ball of light!

"Do you want to perish together with us?"

Gui Yibu looked coldly at Zhang Nuo, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart! Don't let the fact that this kid isn't old fool you; his heart is ruthless enough!

"Hmph! He is trapped in the array himself, what is there to fear!"

Ba Wang Gui let out a cold snort, not taking the matter to heart at all. Although this was an array set up by Zhang Nuo, once the grand array was activated, presumably Zhang Nuo himself would also have to endure the power within it!

A faint smile appeared on Zhang Nuo's face. He had used this method once before, so he was naturally very clear about the power of the "Nine Dragon Chant" Sword Formation! But right now, besides this method, it seemed he couldn't think of a better one.

Just as he was pondering, the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons lunged over once again. Zhang Nuo composed himself and formed dharma seals with his hands in succession!

"Awoo!"

The nine silver dragons in the grand array roared in unison! Waves of invisible sound pulses immediately drilled into the ears of the three. Zhang Nuo was better off, as he was mentally prepared, but Gui Yibu and Ba Wang Gui both covered their ears with their hands! The sound of this dragon roar seemed capable of penetrating everything.

Their ears were blocked, but it seemed their skin could also hear it; the roaring of the dragon chant traveled straight into the depths of their hearts!

"Damn it!"

These two had never imagined that Zhang Nuo's sword formation relied on sound to attack. If it had been any other form of attack, perhaps Gui Yibu could have used his ghostly movement techniques to dodge, but sound was omnipresent; no matter how fast one's movement technique was, there was absolutely no possibility of avoiding it!

"Second brother! You use the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons to break his array first! Let us charge out!"

Just the first wave of attacks made Gui Yibu feel that things were going poorly. Even if they could kill Zhang Nuo within the array, they would likely be severely injured themselves!

"Understood!"

Ba Wang Gui rubbed his aching ears, and with a movement of his Divine Sense, he controlled the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons to attack the light screen of the sword formation!

How could Zhang Nuo give them this chance! Originally, this "Nine Dragon Chant" Sword Formation was not suited for trapping multiple people! With a swift turn of his mind, he launched the second wave of the sword formation's attack!

As the "Awoo" dragon roar rose, Gui Yibu and Ba Wang Gui covered their ears again. Although they knew that covering or not covering made no difference, instinct forced them to do so!

In the moment of hesitation from the two, Zhang Nuo flipped both hands, and nine Flying Swords appeared in each of his palms! With a flash of spirit light, both sets of Flying Swords vanished simultaneously!

The next moment, with a soft hum around the bodies of the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, the Flying Swords all manifested and shot out streaks of Sword Qi without a moment's pause!

Two blooming white lotus flowers wrapped around and trapped the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons within them! Although it couldn't hurt them, trapping them temporarily was no problem!

While unleashing the "Nine Dragon Chant" Sword Formation, Zhang Nuo simultaneously activated two "Lotus Fall" Sword Formations. This was his first time attempting this kind of "array within an array" attack method!

Although he took some risks, the effect was quite good! If he didn't have six Divine Seas within his body, he would never have dared to consume Spirit Power like this!

With the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons temporarily trapped, Zhang Nuo's pressure lessened significantly. He glanced sideways at Ba Wang Gui, flapped the wings on his back violently, left an afterimage in place, and lunged directly at him!

Zhang Nuo's speed was incredibly fast; before the opponent could figure out what was happening, Zhang Nuo had arrived above Ba Wang Gui's head!

He slapped his hand down rapidly toward the "Four Spirits Square Cauldron" in front of him. A soft hum was heard, and a cluster of ghostly blue electric arcs surged out from the Small Tripod, immediately transforming into a giant electric hand that scooped down toward Ba Wang Gui below!

"Second brother, watch out!"

Gui Yibu was the first to discover Zhang Nuo's action and shouted loudly to Ba Wang Gui! At this moment, the two of them were already struggling to deal with one Zhang Nuo; if another one of them fell, his own outcome would likely be no better!

Just as Gui Yibu's voice fell, the ghostly blue electric hand had already reached above Ba Wang Gui's head! Regardless, Ba Wang Gui was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator. Feeling the chaotic Spirit Power fluctuations above his head, he didn't even think and "whooshed" as he charged forward!

The electric hand grabbed at nothing, but the next moment, Zhang Nuo did not stop at all. Sword Qi flickered within his ten fingers, and dozens of streaks of Sword Qi slashed toward the fleeing figure of Ba Wang Gui! At the same time, the black Butterfly Wings on his back wrapped around him, and he disappeared from the spot!

The rapidly fleeing Ba Wang Gui scanned with his Divine Sense and discovered that, at some point, the two Outer Realm Heavenly Demons had been trapped within two white lotus flowers; it looked like they couldn't break free for the time being! At this moment, dozens of streaks of Sword Qi attacked from behind. With no other choice, he had to sacrifice the Black Jar in his hand behind him!

Spinning rapidly, the eerie Black Jar grew several times in size, directly blocking Ba Wang Gui behind it!

"Boom! Boom!"

A series of booming sounds came, and all of Zhang Nuo's Sword Qi struck the Black Jar, yet not even a mark was left! The moment the Sword Qi vanished, space fluctuated behind Ba Wang Gui, and Zhang Nuo appeared!

This time, all of Zhang Nuo's attacks were almost done in one go, without any gaps. By the time Ba Wang Gui discovered Zhang Nuo had appeared, it was too late to dodge!

Gui Yibu, who was in the distance, saw all of this. He would not allow Zhang Nuo to attack Ba Wang Gui. Just as he wanted to go to the rescue, Zhang Nuo's mouth suddenly uttered a faint "Activate" word!

As soon as the word "Activate" left his mouth, a high-pitched dragon roar erupted from within the grand array again. This time, even Zhang Nuo frowned, and streaks of red bloodshot eyes burst out!

He had wanted to save Ba Wang Gui, but hit by this wave of attacks from the "Nine Dragon Chant" Sword Formation, Gui Yibu trembled all over, and his hands immediately covered his ears again!

Relying on his powerful Divine Sense to maintain a clear consciousness, a streak of white light an inch long flashed between Zhang Nuo's brows and flew toward Ba Wang Gui's head!

The white light was fast to the extreme, almost like Instant Movement as it submerged into Ba Wang Gui's head! This move was precisely the "Divine Sense Needle" that Zhang Nuo had comprehended from the "Inner Scene Art"!

Although this technique was profound, it was very difficult to successfully hit the opponent. Despite its speed, when facing an existence of the same rank, they wouldn't just stand there honestly and let you attack!

Taking advantage of the moment Gui Yibu could not come to save him, Zhang Nuo used the "Divine Sense Needle" while the "Nine Dragon Chant" Sword Formation was activated! After being hit, Ba Wang Gui only felt as if countless steel needles were piercing his mind simultaneously!

With an "Awoo" strange cry, he actually used his hands to beat his own head incessantly. Seeing the opportunity had arrived, Zhang Nuo raised the "Measuring Heaven Ruler" in his hand, aimed at Ba Wang Gui's body, and with a "whoosh" soft sound, the small ruler instantly pierced through his body! However, this Ba Wang Gui was truly extraordinary!

The intense pain of being pierced through the body by the small ruler immediately diluted the attack of the "Divine Sense Needle" in his mind. He grabbed the silver ruler piercing his body and then looked toward Gui Yibu in the distant sky!

Now was the perfect opportunity to ambush Zhang Nuo. As long as Gui Yibu sacrificed his Magic Treasure, even if Zhang Nuo didn't die, he would be severely injured! Sure enough, Gui Yibu did not disappoint him. With a movement of his Divine Sense, that Black Small Knife slashed toward Zhang Nuo's body!

However, Zhang Nuo seemed to have been prepared. With a flip of his wrist, the "Measuring Heaven Ruler" shortened rapidly, and borrowing the speed of the small ruler, Zhang Nuo charged quickly toward the front of Ba Wang Gui!

Witnessing this scene, Ba Wang Gui was also greatly shocked, because Gui Yibu's Black Small Knife had sealed off all the routes Zhang Nuo could possibly escape, and the only one not sealed was the path charging toward him!

Could it be that Zhang Nuo wanted to perish together with him? Thinking of this, Ba Wang Gui endured the pain, smiled hideously, and reached out to slap the Black Jar on his back!