Chapter 577: Luring Away

Zhan Luo discovered that when he was attacked by Zhang Nuo, the "Heaven-Mending Stone" he had previously unleashed was gone! Moreover, in an instant, his mental connection to it had been severed!

"Give the stone back to me!"

Forcibly suppressing the rage in his heart, Zhan Luo said to Zhang Nuo.

"What stone?"

Deliberately feigning ignorance, Zhang Nuo said in a low voice!

"It seems I must take your life today!"

Clashing the beast bones in his hands together, producing a metallic sound, Zhan Luo was not foolish enough to think that the "Heaven-Mending Stone" had disappeared on its own!

With a flicker of his figure, he swung the two beast bones in his hands and charged at Zhang Nuo! At the same time, the Spirit Power on his body surged, and his might increased by several degrees in an instant!

Facing this scene, the Qiongqi on Zhang Nuo's other shoulder suddenly opened its maw, and a red beam of light shot out. This time, Zhan Luo did not even dodge; he broke through the beam of light sprayed by the Qiongqi directly and charged at Zhang Nuo regardless of anything else!

It seemed that this "Heaven-Mending Stone" was extremely important to him, to the point that he was not even afraid of his body sustaining some damage!

When he was still several zhang away from Zhang Nuo, Zhan Luo flipped both his wrists, and the two beast bones elongated, slamming down fiercely toward the top of Zhang Nuo's head!

Seeing the opponent risking his life, Zhang Nuo felt a chill in his heart, but the two beast bones descended with great speed; almost as soon as a blue light flashed, they were right in front of him!

"Come out!"

Zhang Nuo shouted in a deep voice, and two black shadows immediately flew out from within his body; they were none other than the two Buddha-Demons that had been hiding in his Divine Sea all along!

As Zhang Nuo's cultivation level improved, these two Buddha-Demons were also increasing their strength; under the influence of the Eight Extremes Demon Veins, they were now at the Integration Stage Middle Stage!

The four hands of the Buddha-Demons blocked the attacks of the two beast bones respectively and grabbed them tightly! On the other hand, the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image whistled down from above Zhan Luo's head; its massive body, combined with the power of the Demon Meridians within, descended like a great mountain!

Zhan Luo just wanted to retract the beast bones and retreat, but upon pulling, he discovered that the strength of the two Buddha-Demons was exceptionally great, and the palms gripping the beast bones were like two pincers!

Having been careless just now and losing the "Heaven-Mending Stone," if these two beast bones were also snatched away by Zhang Nuo, he would lose face completely!

"Awoo!"

With a roar, Zhan Luo looked up and spat a white beam of light at the descending Phantom Immortal Dharma Image. The Dharma Image likewise showed no intention of dodging, directly throwing a punch that shattered the white beam of light!

Because of this, the descent of the Dharma Image was slowed by a brief moment, and it was precisely because of this bit of time that the Spirit Power within Zhan Luo's body was instantly injected into the two beast bones. As the two gems at the tips shone with brilliant blue light, they erupted with blinding radiance.

Boom! Boom!

Two loud bangs rang out, and the palms of the Buddha-Demons gripping the beast bones were directly blasted away. As soon as he broke free from the restraint, Zhan Luo retreated, and at the same time, the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image missed its target! It stopped and stood beside Zhang Nuo.

Under such continuous attacks, Zhan Luo was still able to evade; Zhang Nuo took a deep breath! With a movement of his Divine Sense, the two Buddha-Demons returned to his body!

With a slight movement of his lips, he sent a voice transmission to Tianyi Daoist and the others below:

"I will lure Zhan Luo away from this place first; the rest is up to you!"

After speaking, Zhang Nuo withdrew the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image, then steered his escape light and sped away in a direction in the distant sky!

By the time Tianyi Laodao and the others looked up, Zhang Nuo was already hundreds of miles away!

"Don't run! Give me back my stone!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was about to flee, how could Zhan Luo let him go? That "Heaven-Mending Stone" was absolutely not to be lost as far as he was concerned. Immediately, the demon let out a long howl and transformed into an escape light, chasing in the direction of Zhang Nuo's flight!

One in front and one behind, the two escape lights were like meteors streaking across the sky, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye!

Zhuyue suddenly looked up and discovered that Zhan Luo was gone; her heart was immediately filled with shock. The entire mission to attack the mountain relied on him to hold the line! Yet, because of a stone, he had been led away by Zhang Nuo.

Having lost her powerful backing, Zhuyue felt uneasy, but the current situation allowed her no other choice! She could only bite the bullet and continue fighting!

Seeing that Zhan Luo had truly gone after Zhang Nuo, Tianyi Daoist felt a sudden sense of relief. His figure flickered, and an External Incarnation rushed out of his body. He had previously reserved some Spirit Power; in case Zhang Nuo could not hold off Zhan Luo, he and the monk Xiangxin would have to join the fray!

Now that Zhang Nuo had lured this Refining Void Stage demonic beast away, he could fight without restraint! Besides, Zhang Nuo's escape speed was not slow; even if the two of them chased for a year or a half, it was unlikely there would be a result!

After Tianyi Daoist's External Incarnation appeared, the two Ninth-Rank Demonic Beasts besieging him immediately felt some strain! Before long, two screams rang out, and the two demonic beasts were decapitated!

Having dealt with the demonic beasts around him, Tianyi once again went to support others! With the battlefield lacking the Refining Void Stage demon cultivator, a great reversal occurred all at once! The demon cultivators who had originally occupied most of the mountain peak were instantly routed! Although Zhuyue's divine abilities were not weak, she was the only one among the demon cultivators here who had reached the Transformation Stage, and she simply could not contend with four Integration Stage cultivators!

Half an hour later, the demonic beast army was completely routed, but this time, Tianyi Laodao did not order a pursuit, but immediately sent people to begin repairing the damaged Restrictions!

While other cultivators were cleaning up the battlefield, Tianyi looked up in the direction where Zhang Nuo had fled! A worried expression appeared on his face!

"Fellow Daoist Tianyi, how is Zhang Nuo's escape speed?"

The monk Xiangxin walked to Tianyi Daoist's side and asked with equal concern.

"Based on my understanding of him, it should be on par with Zhan Luo!"

"That is good; perhaps he still has a hope of survival!"

The monk chanted a Buddhist name.

Even so, everyone on Bushishan broke into a cold sweat for Zhang Nuo; no one could say for sure whether he could escape Zhan Luo's pursuit! Do not be fooled by the fact that Zhang Nuo could trade a few blows with Zhan Luo in the previous battle; if it went on for a long time, a Refining Void Stage demon cultivator could still wear down a human cultivator!

After all, demon cultivators are born with strong physical bodies and deep endurance, a point that human cultivators cannot compare to!

Two months later, all the Restrictions on Bushishan had been repaired, but Zhang Nuo still had not returned. Tianyi Laodao sighed all day long; defending this mountain this time was largely thanks to Zhang Nuo luring Zhan Luo away, but at the same time, if Zhang Nuo were lost, the hope for the revival of Yangtian Hall would be shattered along with him!

Another two months passed, and there was still no news of Zhang Nuo. Even the demonic beasts at the foot of the mountain had become extremely quiet, not launching a single attack! It seemed that Zhan Luo had not returned to them either! This made Tianyi Laodao heave a sigh of relief; as long as Zhan Luo had not returned, it meant that Zhang Nuo was still safe!

In the sky very far from Bushishan, two escape lights were chasing each other, one in front and one behind. The front escape light was as fast as a meteor, while the rear one was as urgent as lightning; the distance between the two was no more than a few thousand miles!

Zhang Nuo was within the escape light, his Eight Extremes Demon Veins having long since been deactivated. He glanced back at what was behind him, and his heart skipped several beats!

For several months, the distance between him and Zhan Luo had remained the same; he did not know how many mountains and rivers they had flown over, the two of them just chasing like this!

With Zhang Nuo's peculiar Nine Divine Seas constitution, he was not afraid of exhausting his Spirit Power against Zhan Luo, but if it continued like this, there would eventually be a time when his Spirit Power ran out; he had to think of a way!

Zhan Luo behind him was also anxious. Not only had he had his Magic Treasure snatched by a small human Integration Stage cultivator, but he had also chased for several months without catching the opponent. This time, the loss was huge; if Ai Yuchen found out about this, a harsh scolding would be inevitable!

Originally, when they came out this time, Ai Yuchen had only given him one month to help Zhuyue take Bushishan, but he had already spent several months on Zhang Nuo!

The more anxious he felt, the more hateful Zhan Luo found Zhang Nuo! Last time, he had let him escape in the "Nine Lives Desert"; this time, he had to catch him no matter what, then extract his soul and refine his spirit to vent the hatred in his heart!

In the blink of an eye, a year passed. Neither the human nor the demon had landed on the ground, just streaking across the sky like this. On this day, Zhang Nuo looked down from within his escape light and saw that the killing intent below was soaring; it seemed that human cultivators were fighting with a large group of demonic beasts!

Judging by the scene, there should be high-level cultivators present. Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo's figure rushed toward the ground; he landed directly on the battlefield and killed several demon cultivators charging at him along the way!

At the same time, the demon cultivators who were fighting with the human cultivators retreated one after another. They looked at Zhang Nuo in front of them with some astonishment, all wondering in their hearts, where did this Integration Stage human pop out from?

And those human cultivators also cast their gazes onto Zhang Nuo! Suddenly, one of the Spirit Severing Stage cultivators shouted loudly!

"It's Zhang Nuo! He is the one who destroyed Senior Niu's physical body!"

This sound was no less than a thunderclap from a clear sky! Zhang Nuo's head buzzed, and as his thoughts raced, he realized he had played himself this time; he had originally intended to find a place with high-level human cultivators to resist Zhan Luo, but he had unexpectedly fled to a place guarded by a cultivator of the Human Emperor Realm!

Looking toward the cultivator who had spoken, he saw that this person was none other than the Spirit Severing Stage cultivator who had followed Niu Xiukong to hunt him down before! Glaring fiercely at this person, Zhang Nuo wanted to turn into an escape light once more and fly off into the distance!

"Since you've come, you might as well stay!"

A deep, powerful voice rang out from high in the sky, and at the same time, a massive pressure instantly shrouded Zhang Nuo's body!

"Not good!"

He shouted out loud, because from this pressure, it was not difficult for Zhang Nuo to discover that this cultivator who had spoken was a practitioner of the Void Refinement Stage!