Chapter 496: The Decisive Battle (Part I)

Zhang Nuo concealed the Spirit Power fluctuations on his body, hiding in a distant place to watch Jin Buhuan's actions, his steel teeth nearly biting through!

Just one day ago, he had suddenly heard from Lin Fan that Jin Buhuan had set up a blood pool in the village again, though he had made no direct moves; it seemed the Great Underworld Mansion had guessed that Zhang Nuo had returned, so they had specifically set this trap!

Upon hearing the name Jin Buhuan, Zhang Nuo could not sit still no matter what; he had returned this time specifically to find Jin Buhuan, and now that he had delivered himself to his doorstep, even knowing it was a trap, Zhang Nuo had to jump in! Once Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan saw that their attempts to stop him were useless, the three of them immediately discussed a countermeasure! Then they split up to act!

When Zhang Nuo arrived at Heiniu Village, he saw Jin Buhuan looking at the white bone Kuluotou in his hands with a smug expression! From time to time, he would even gently pat it with his palm!

Hiding in the shadows, Zhang Nuo suppressed the anger in his heart again and again; suddenly, a flash of Golden Light appeared on the ground, and Xuan Jin emerged!

"Master, beneath the village, there are indeed many Restriction Arrays! However, these arrays do not seem to have very strong offensive power; their main purpose is to trap people!"

"Hmph! The Master also knows that ordinary small-scale arrays cannot hurt me! If he set up a very large array, the Spirit Power fluctuations would be hard to hide, so he used this kind of small array to trap me for a moment, and then he would appear from the shadows to ambush and kill me! What a brilliant method!"

With a cold snort, Zhang Nuo guessed the reason behind it all! He did not know to what extent the Master's cultivation strength had recovered now; if he were to face him head-on, Zhang Nuo would not be afraid! As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow; now he didn't even know where the Master was hiding! Once ambushed by him, he would definitely not get any good results!

Zhang Nuo lowered his head and pondered for a long time, yet he never dared to act rashly!

A gentle breeze blew across the blood pool in the center of the village, and a pungent, bloody stench drifted far away! Jin Buhuan's eyes, like those of a hawk, watched the front; he was waiting for Zhang Nuo to appear! Only when Zhang Nuo appeared would his mission be considered complete! But on the other hand, he did not hope for Zhang Nuo to appear!

If Zhang Nuo suddenly appeared, it would surely be a thunderous strike against him, and the chance of survival could be said to be zero! This contradictory mood made him restless! He looked up at the ground not far away, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth!

This time, the Master had completely discarded him, without a shred of pity; if he could return alive, perhaps he might still have a chance to recover his cultivation, but if he died here, the Master probably wouldn't even mention him! Just like Qin Xiaofeng and Bi Chilie!

It was just that when he heard the news of their deaths, the Master's expression had changed slightly, and after that, everything was calm, as if these two had never appeared in the Great Underworld Mansion at all!

And those juniors were climbing up one by one, worshiping the Master's power! Hoping that one day, they could be like the Master, looking down upon the Human Realm!

"Hehe! A bunch of idiots!"

Thinking of those juniors from the Great Underworld Mansion, he suddenly sneered, feeling that these people were very pathetic and pitiful! Weren't they walking his old path? Regarding the Master's origins, Jin Buhuan also knew a little; how could this powerhouse from the upper plane look at these ant-like existences in the Human Realm?

Having figured this out, Jin Buhuan felt somewhat relieved! Life is like a dream, passing in a few hundred years; even if one could cultivate to the Spirit Severing Stage, so what? Wouldn't one still have to continue suffering?

With a soft 'pop', the Kuluotou in his hand fell to the ground; Jin Buhuan looked up at the sky, letting himself relax as much as possible! Feeling the last bit of time remaining in his life!

Suddenly, at this moment, a golden glow rose from the ground behind his body; after a few transformations, a cultivator wearing a green robe and a golden mask on his face kicked off the ground and flew behind Jin Buhuan like lightning!

With five fingers spread and golden light flickering at his fingertips, like five sharp long swords, he thrust straight into Jin Buhuan's back!

'Puff!' A sound of flesh and blood being torn apart came, and the green-robed cultivator's hand pierced through Jin Buhuan's chest, his five fingers clutching a beating heart!

Jin Buhuan didn't even turn his head; he looked down at his own heart, a smile of relief appearing on his face!

"Zhang Nuo! You finally came! But be careful! The Master has set a Restriction here!"

Whether it was because of the saying that a person's words are kind when they are dying, or because Jin Buhuan had just figured out the meaning of life! He actually revealed the Master's plan!

At the same time, on the ground surrounding the green-robed masked man who had ambushed Jin Buhuan! Countless Fowen flickered one after another, and a pale purple light formed the shape of a cage, sealing off the surrounding space! The green-robed man naturally had no way to escape!

Looking at the purple light all around, Jin Buhuan smiled helplessly! Once this Restriction was activated, it was never meant to leave him a way to escape! This meant that the Master had completely abandoned him! An abandoned pawn had completely lost its use! Its final destination could only be death!

Just as the pale purple cage Restriction was formed, on a certain spot on the ground that Jin Buhuan had been looking at earlier, black light flickered, and a half-zhang-sized teleportation Dharma Array appeared; after a buzzing sound, a cultivator wearing a black robe with gold threads stepped down from the array!

His whole body was wrapped in a black robe, and his face could not be seen; only that pair of eyes exuding killing intent made people feel a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts!

"Hehe! Zhang Nuo, you have finally appeared!"

The black-robed man looked at the green-robed cultivator wearing a mask inside the Restriction and said with a faint, cold sneer:

"Do you think that by wearing a mask, this Master wouldn't know it was you? Hmph! Still trying to use this trick to deceive everyone!"

The green-robed man inside the Restriction shook his body and pulled his hand out of Jin Buhuan's body; the moment he withdrew his hand, Jin Buhuan fell to the ground! He died with a smile on his face!

The green-robed man held his heart, and with a 'boom' of his five fingers, the heart turned into a cloud of Blood Mist! The moment the green-robed man made his move, the Master felt something was wrong! According to previous information, Zhang Nuo should have already entered the Spirit Severing Stage; why did the cultivator inside the Restriction not look like he was in the Spirit Severing Stage at all? Could he have been tricked!

Thinking of this, the Master's face changed drastically, and with his Divine Sense fully opened, he shrouded a range of several dozen miles around him! If Zhang Nuo were hiding somewhere nearby to ambush him at this time, it would definitely be a world-shaking strike!

The green-robed man slowly turned around, and as he slightly opened his mouth, a suction force emerged from it, instantly sucking the golden mask on his face into his mouth! The next moment, a delicate face appeared! A metallic light flashed in his bright eyes! It was none other than Xuan Jin!

"Who are you!"

Although the Master had a premonition earlier, he was still greatly shocked upon seeing Xuan Jin's face! Since the cultivator trapped was not Zhang Nuo, then Zhang Nuo must be hiding somewhere nearby!

Xuan Jin ignored him! He just made a face at the Master!

"No matter who you are! You will never escape this Restriction Array! Go to your death!"

Unable to find Zhang Nuo's shadow, and with Jin Buhuan, the only bait, killed by the kid in front of him! This made the Master extremely angry! With a movement of the Yin Qi on his body, he wanted to make a move to kill Xuan Jin inside the Restriction!

But what happened next left this Master dumbfounded! He saw Xuan Jin wave at him! His body seemed to melt, slowly sinking into the ground!

The Master could hardly believe his eyes; this purple Restriction Array was an all-encompassing confinement for cultivators, with no loopholes in the sky or on the ground! So how did the cultivator inside the Restriction escape?

Just as he was completely baffled, suddenly, from behind his body, a powerful wave of Spirit Power came, and at the same time, dozens of cold lights shot out! They slashed down toward his back!

Stepping forward slightly, the Master moved horizontally for several dozen zhang like a ghost! He dodged the attacks of the numerous cold lights! Turning around quickly, he saw a green-robed cultivator with a faint, cold sneer on his face; in front of his body, a white ball of light about a foot in size was flickering uncertainly! Occasionally, a high-pitched dragon roar would come from within it!

"Zhang Nuo!"

This time, the person the Master saw was the real Zhang Nuo! The failed ambush did not make him very disappointed; after all, he had discovered while observing from the shadows earlier that the Master had already recovered to the Spirit Severing Stage! If he could have succeeded in such an easy ambush, that would have been truly bizarre!

Just now, Xuan Jin had used Earth Escape to sneak behind Jin Buhuan and suddenly attacked to end his life, and then the Restriction was activated, but how could those Restrictions trap Xuan Jin! This heaven-defying characteristic of ignoring all Restrictions allowed him to escape very easily!

"Master! We have finally met!"

Zhang Nuo looked at the black-robed man in front of him, feeling an indescribable eeriness in his heart! Especially the Hell Butterfly inside his body, which let out a few mournful cries, constantly warning Zhang Nuo that this person was not to be trifled with!

"I really didn't expect that you have actually grown to the extent where you can contend with me!"

Under the black robe, the Master's gaze became somewhat unnatural! Especially after seeing the white light in front of Zhang Nuo, he was even more surprised!

"That is the Nine Dragon Sword Case! You actually possess the complete form of the Nine Dragon Sword Case! This... this is impossible! Unless the 'Mysterious Heaven Spirit Insect' is really on you!"

As he spoke, the Master seemed to have suddenly realized something, and with a loud roar, he shook the already dilapidated small village until it was even more shattered!

"That's right! The Spirit Insect has always been with me! It's just that you are too stupid!"

At this moment, a Golden Light emerged from Zhang Nuo's feet, revealing Xuan Jin's appearance after his Transformation Stage! However, Xuan Jin did not stop at all and dived straight into Zhang Nuo's sleeve!