Chapter 582: Forced Entry
After the few of them exchanged glances, they felt that what Bi Yuyang said made a lot of sense! After discussing it on the spot for a while, they then hurried toward the direction of the Huan Shou Gong!
Zhang Nuo had once been a captive of the Huan Shou Gong, so he was deeply afraid that his face would cause unnecessary trouble; he stood at the very back of the group, and at the same time, he used some minor divine abilities to alter his appearance slightly!
The five of them moved one after another, and just as they approached the Huan Shou Gong, they immediately saw several demon cultivators flying toward them. These demon cultivators appeared to be only of the seventh or eighth rank. After they arrived in front of the five and looked them up and down, they did not recognize them, but judging from the aura radiating from the five, they should all be transformed demon beasts!
"Five Lords, may I ask which Leader you are subordinates of!"
A demon cultivator standing at the very front, who had opened his linguistic intelligence, asked cautiously.
"We are subordinates of Lord Zhan Luo! We have urgent business and need to return to the Demon World!"
Bi Yuyang stood in front of the other four; he had previously used the Soul Searching Technique on a demon cultivator, so he understood a thing or two about matters between demon beasts!
"Is that so! Five Lords, please follow this junior!"
Once that minor demon heard they were Zhan Luo's subordinates, he did not think much of it at all. With his way of thinking, he would never imagine, even if he were worked to death, that these five were all human cultivators!
Seeing that things were going very smoothly, the five felt a joy in their hearts. Under the guidance of the minor demon in front, they arrived near a Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array!
Just as the five were about to enter the teleportation array, a cold voice suddenly came from inside the Huan Shou Gong!
"Zhan Luo's subordinates? How come I don't know there are five such powerful demon cultivators?"
Following the voice, a streak of light sped over and landed in front of Zhang Nuo and the other four in the blink of an eye. The brilliance faded, revealing a demon cultivator wearing only animal skins!
When Zhang Nuo saw this demon clearly, his heart sank instantly! It turned out that the demon cultivator who appeared was someone he knew; it was precisely Tu Zhen, who had charged into the Stationing Tower back then and slaughtered Ling Hua and the others!
After more than a hundred years, although he had not advanced to the Refining Void Stage, his cultivation had also improved significantly! Sweeping his gaze over the five, Tu Zhen frowned and said:
"What are your names? Since you are Zhan Luo's subordinates, why have I never seen you before?"
Zhang Nuo stood behind the four and quietly transmitted his voice to them:
"This person is very familiar with Zhan Luo. It seems it won't be so easy to fool him today. Four fellow Daoists, find a way to activate the teleportation array; I will deal with him!"
After hearing this, Bi Yuyang and the others took a step back with calm expressions, while Zhang Nuo took a step forward at this moment. With a crisp sound of footsteps, Zhang Nuo was placed at the very front!
"So it is Lord Tu Zhen! We are truly acting under the orders of Lord Zhan Luo; we have urgent business and need to return to the Demon World!"
Tu Zhen scanned Zhang Nuo and found that his cultivation was not very high, so he said with a cold face:
"Don't give me any nonsense. I asked you all, what are your names?"
Sensing the anger in his words, Zhang Nuo feigned a bow to Tu Zhen and said:
"Lord Tu Zhen, please calm your anger! This one is named 'Take Your Life'!"
Zhang Nuo drew out the word "name" particularly long, and suddenly burst out the three words "Take Your Life." At the same time, as a golden light circulated around his body, a two-zhang-tall Phantom Immortal Dharma Image suddenly condensed into form and swiftly threw a punch, slamming heavily into Tu Zhen's chest!
At such a close distance, and with Zhang Nuo launching a surprise attack, Tu Zhen had almost no defense. After being struck by the Dharma Image's punch, his body was thrown hundreds of zhang away and crashed heavily onto the desert!
On the other side, Bi Yuyang, Chen Li, and the others quickly wiped out the minor demons around the teleportation array and plunged into the array's light, preparing to activate it!
"Awoo!" strange cries resounded through the sky. After being struck by Zhang Nuo, Tu Zhen actually jumped up from the ground in one go, his chest visibly sunken by several inches! However, this demon's physical body was also extremely tough; he only spat out two mouthfuls of blood and was not fatally wounded!
"Zhang Nuo! You are Zhang Nuo!"
Through the news sent back from the front lines, Tu Zhen recognized Zhang Nuo's Phantom Immortal Dharma Image at a glance, which confirmed that the youth in front of him was undoubtedly Zhang Nuo!
Once he saw that the other party had discovered his identity, Zhang Nuo had nothing left to hide. His face returned to normal, and he said with a cold smile:
"Tu Zhen, how does the taste of that blow feel? Do you want to try it again?"
Tu Zhen was so angry he roared. He had suffered a huge loss this time, actually being injured like this by someone at the entrance of the Huan Shou Gong!
"Stop them for me! You must not let them activate the Transmission Array!"
Following Tu Zhen's order, countless minor demons surged out from the Huan Shou Gong, swarming toward the teleportation array where Zhang Nuo and the others were!
"Four fellow Daoists, speed it up! I will hold them off for a while!"
Turning his head back, Zhang Nuo shouted to Chen Li and the others. At the same time, the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image above his head threw out several punches in succession. The wind from the punches roared as they tore through the air, directly blasting the minor demons charging at the front into fragments!
However, there were still a few minor demons known for their speed who dodged the attacks. With a few flashes, they rushed to Zhang Nuo's front. Before they could even make a move, Zhang Nuo flicked his sleeves, and a buzzing sound arose. Instantly, countless "Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insects" flew out, laying down a red cloud of insects within a hundred zhang of him!
As long as they were wrapped by the Spirit Insects, the blood in the demon beasts' bodies would be sucked dry instantly, turning them into mummies that fell onto the desert! In the blink of an eye, hundreds of demon beast corpses covered the color of the sand around Zhang Nuo!
The Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array behind him emitted a hum, and at the same time, a spirit light flashed within the array!
Seeing this, Tu Zhen was furious. Ignoring the injuries on his body, he flickered and charged toward Zhang Nuo! His speed was very fast, and after a few flashes, he was about to reach Zhang Nuo. At this moment, the surrounding "Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insects" circled and wrapped toward Tu Zhen!
"Get lost!"
Having seen the power of the "Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insects," Tu Zhen naturally would not let these Spirit Insects get close to him again. He shook his whole body with force, and the power of an Integration Stage demon cultivator immediately rippled out. The Spirit Insects within ten zhang of his body were directly shaken away by this force!
A cold glint flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes. As he drove his Divine Sense, the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image let out a low roar. At the same time, the five black meridians inside its body flashed, and as it opened its mouth wide, a black-gold beam of light sprayed out, speeding toward Tu Zhen's body!
"Boom!"
Seeing the attack, Tu Zhen hurriedly sacrificed a defensive Magic Treasure! A loud noise came, and that Magic Treasure of Tu Zhen's was directly blasted into countless fragments by the black-gold beam of light!
Just at this moment, Bi Yuyang shouted to Zhang Nuo:
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, come up quickly! The teleportation array is about to activate!"
Hearing this, Zhang Nuo felt relieved. He retracted the Dharma Image and the Spirit Insects back into his body, and at the same time, with a single flip of his hand, thousands of Talismans appeared in his grasp! As he poured his Spirit Power into them frantically, all these Talismans were activated, turning into streaks of red firelight that were cast into the surrounding space!
Thousands of Talismans exploded simultaneously. This power kicked up the surrounding sand hundreds of zhang high. Under the cover of the sky-filling yellow sand, Zhang Nuo flashed and entered the teleportation array!
The firelight and sand occupied most of the surrounding space; even Tu Zhen did not dare to step forward easily!
"Hum!"
The Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array erupted with a huge humming sound. Immediately following, a mysterious light shot up from the array toward the high sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye!
When everything returned to calm, the teleportation array was empty. Tu Zhen was so angry he was jumping up and down, almost cursing out loud! It was the first time he had suffered such a big loss, being sent into the Demon World by five human cultivators right under his nose!
At this time, several more streaks of light flew out from the Huan Shou Gong, all of them at the Integration Stage in terms of cultivation! When they understood everything before them, they were all dumbfounded.
No one had expected that just when the demon beasts of the Demon World were gathering with all their might toward the Immortal World, there would actually be humans going to the Demon World. Could it be that they had some kind of plan?
"If it weren't for the fact that the main force of the Huan Shou Gong had gone to the front lines, would you few have succeeded?"
Tu Zhen pointed at the high sky and cursed in vent, but it was all too late!
"Lord Tu Zhen, I think it's better to quickly send someone to notify Lord Palace Master!"
Seeing that Tu Zhen's temper had subsided quite a bit, a semi-transformed demon cultivator finally dared to step forward and say in a low voice!
"Mm!"
With a grunt from his nose, Tu Zhen turned and walked toward Huan Shou Gong! Before he had taken even a few steps, he spat out another mouthful of blood with a "wa"!
The blow Zhang Nuo had dealt him was truly too heavy; just now, in his rage, he had felt nothing, but once he calmed down and that surge of adrenaline in his body faded, he immediately sensed that something was wrong!
Hurriedly using his cultivation technique to protect his heart meridian, Tu Zhen squeezed five words through his teeth!
"Zhang Nuo! You just wait!"
The temper of a demonic beast is naturally volatile, and now that he had suffered such a great loss, how could he let it go so easily!
Stumbling back to Huan Shou Gong, Tu Zhen immediately sent someone to inform Ai Yuchen of the matter! Upon receiving the news, she was naturally furious, but what puzzled her was: what exactly did these five human cultivators of the Integration Stage want to do by going to the Demon Realm?
A beam of spiritual light traversed the spatial passage, with various strange forces constantly battering the surface of the light. Zhang Nuo and the other four were hiding within this teleportation light, feeling as if their bodies were being crushed by countless forces, their minds dazed and heavy; if their physical bodies had not been sufficiently formidable, they likely would have died during the process of teleportation.
Cross-realm teleportation takes much longer than ordinary teleportation; it felt as if decades had passed, when suddenly the five felt their bodies loosen, and then they began to plummet rapidly downward!
As soon as Zhang Nuo regained his senses, the Inner Landscape Art circulated through his body several times. Once he was completely clear-headed, he discovered they were high above a gray, hazy sky, and their bodies were falling at high speed!
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