Chapter 590: The Blood-Colored Butcher

Zhang Nuo moved his body and arrived right in front of the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image. Looking at the terrified yellow-faced demon cultivator, he let out a cold snort and said:

"I told you to leave long ago! But you just wouldn't listen!"

"Fellow Daoist's divine abilities are truly unprecedented. I was blind and had no eyes; I beg Fellow Daoist to spare my life!"

Facing such a situation, the yellow-faced demon cultivator could only lower his status and beg for mercy repeatedly!

The Golden Light in the hands of the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image grew increasingly dense, and the pressure borne by the demon cultivator trapped in the light prison continued to intensify! In the end, he, a dignified Integration Late Stage demon cultivator, was actually gasping for air, with beads of sweat falling from his face like raindrops!

"Spare you? Heh! Zhang does not like to add trouble to himself when doing things, so you had better go and accompany your two companions!"

As soon as Zhang Nuo's words fell, the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image's hands clasped inward simultaneously! The golden light prison shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and accompanied by a scream from the yellow-faced demon cultivator, his body turned into a pile of powder!

Seeing that the demon cultivator was dead, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense and retracted all his divine abilities! He looked up in the direction of Murong Hongxiu. At this moment, it was like a purgatory on earth there; firelight and lightning almost shrouded the ground for a hundred miles around! The sound of Heavenly Tribulation lightning tearing through the sky made one's heart and soul tremble!

He did not know how Murong Hongxiu was doing now. Facing the might of such a Heavenly Tribulation, could she hold on? After thinking for a while, Zhang Nuo let out a long sigh! There was still some time before the Heavenly Tribulation ended, so he could only wait to see the result! If even with Murong Hongxiu's divine abilities she could not withstand this Heavenly Tribulation, then Zhang Nuo would have to prepare for his next Heavenly Tribulation in advance!

Although there were still over five hundred years until Zhang Nuo's next Heavenly Tribulation, time flies like water, and five hundred years would pass in a flash! How many cultivators had fallen because they could not survive the Heavenly Tribulation? I am afraid that even if one counted for three days and three nights, they would not be able to finish counting!

In the following time, more demon cultivators approached one after another, but this time, Zhang Nuo did not speak to them at all. He used killing moves right from the start; those with lower cultivation were killed in seconds, and those with higher cultivation took a bit more effort!

As time went on, Zhang Nuo discovered that guarding Murong Hongxiu was actually a good thing. Constantly killing demon beasts was equivalent to training in the Primordial Wilderness! Over time, a large amount of killing intent accumulated on Zhang Nuo. He was unaware of this killing intent, but as soon as anyone approached, they would immediately feel it!

This was an aura derived from a cultivator due to too much slaughter; even if one tried to suppress it with cultivation techniques, it could not be completely eliminated!

Three days later, the Heavenly Tribulation phenomenon of Murong Hongxiu became increasingly conspicuous. The sky for tens of thousands of miles around was full of firelight! As for Zhang Nuo, the cultivator helping others guard, his reputation was even louder than Murong Hongxiu, who was undergoing the tribulation! Words like "merciless in striking" and "killing them all" were constantly mentioned by the demon cultivators!

Later, these demon cultivators gave Zhang Nuo a resounding nickname: Blood-Colored Butcher!

In order to let the 'Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect' evolve faster, in his subsequent strikes, Zhang Nuo almost always used this insect as the main force. In this way, it did indeed live up to the title of 'Blood-Colored Butcher'!

During the last few days of Murong Hongxiu's Heavenly Tribulation, although a large number of demon cultivators gathered nearby, their cultivation was not high, and they did not consider themselves Zhang Nuo's match, so they could only watch from afar!

Since the demon cultivators did not come, Zhang Nuo would not take the initiative to look for trouble with them. On this day, the strange phenomena in the sky suddenly gathered above Murong Hongxiu's head and turned into a huge, terrifying pillar of fire that fell directly down!

After a loud boom, the ground below was blasted into a giant pit a hundred feet wide by this force. Smoke and dust rose in the pit, and the heat was overwhelming! It made people afraid to approach!

Accompanied by the fall of this final attack, Murong Hongxiu's Heavenly Tribulation was considered complete. Zhang Nuo's escape light flashed, and he flew directly toward where the young girl was!

Just as he reached the edge of the giant pit, a wave of heat struck him. Zhang Nuo could not help but frown. With the sturdiness of his physical body, he was actually unable to withstand this heat wave; one could imagine what state Murong Hongxiu, who was in the giant pit, would be in!

He released his Divine Sense and scanned the bottom of the pit, only to see a snow-white little fox lying there quietly, its fur scorched all over, faintly emitting a pungent odor!

"She was actually beaten back to her original form?"

Zhang Nuo gasped! With Murong Hongxiu's cultivation, she was actually beaten back to her original form by the power of the Heavenly Tribulation in the end; he did not know if she was alive or dead now!

With a flick of his robe sleeve, a five-colored glow rolled out and rushed toward the little white fox below! In one wrap, Zhang Nuo held the little fox in his arms! At the same time, his escape light rose, turning into a stunning rainbow, and quickly disappeared into the distant sky!

After flying for two months, Zhang Nuo landed in a valley. At this time, the white fox in his arms had not yet woken up, but through the investigation of his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo felt that Murong Hongxiu had not died; she just could not transform for the time being because she had consumed too much magic power!

After landing, Zhang Nuo opened a simple Cave Abode and then walked into the cave with the white fox. A bloodstain split open on the palm of his right hand, and the 'Pure Underworld Divine Tree' grew out from it. The tender green branches were intertwined and turned into the shape of a Putan! The next moment, Zhang Nuo placed the unconscious white fox on it!

Instantly, the Divine Tree erupted with pure life origin power, which quickly submerged into the white fox's body, repairing her damaged body!

Looking back at the Heavenly Tribulation, Zhang Nuo still felt a chill in his heart! It was hard to say whether he could survive it himself! It seemed that this Murong Hongxiu's divine abilities still exceeded his imagination! No wonder Beigong Zhenren also looked at her differently!

Three days later, the white fox slowly opened her eyes. Her blurred gaze swept around, and she immediately saw Zhang Nuo.

Zhang Nuo just nodded slightly at her without saying much. With a point of his finger toward the Pure Underworld Divine Tree in the void, the branches made a burst of explosions and then wrapped the white fox's entire body! Countless life origin power surged into the white fox's body like a vast river!

Previously, Zhang Nuo did not use too much life origin power, entirely because he was afraid that the white fox would not be able to bear it; he understood the principle that one cannot over-nourish a weak body. At this moment, seeing that the white fox had consciousness meant that her body had roughly recovered, so increasing the intensity of the repair naturally would not lead to any accidents!

Another month passed. When the branches and leaves of the Divine Tree unfolded, the white fox was as active as before, but her magic power had not recovered, and her body could not yet transform into human form!

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist for your help. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist's intervention this time, this young woman would certainly have perished!"

The white fox's eyes revealed a look of gratitude, and she said excitedly.

"Fellow Daoist Murong, there is no need to say that. Zhang just wants to know what consensus you reached with Beigong Zhenren for him to let you serve as the Hall Master of Jintian Hall!"

Zhang Nuo did not hide anything and directly said what was on his mind!

"Heh! Fellow Daoist is truly straightforward! But please wait for a few more days. Once this young woman's magic power recovers a bit, I will naturally tell you everything. Moreover, this matter is also a great opportunity for you, Fellow Daoist!"

Zhang Nuo was slightly stunned. How could this matter have anything to do with him? He looked at the white fox in front of him with suspicion in his heart and did not ask any further!

Five months later, in this temporary Cave Abode, Murong Hongxiu, dressed in white as snow, stood prettily in front of Zhang Nuo. Through five months of recuperation, although her cultivation had recovered more than half, the sequelae brought by the Heavenly Tribulation had not been completely removed; this could only be slowly recovered in the future!

"Fellow Daoist Murong's divine abilities truly make Zhang look at you with new eyes! You have already recovered seven or eight tenths in just five months!"

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, if it weren't for your Pure Underworld Divine Tree providing life origin power, I suppose this young woman's injuries would not have healed so quickly! Alright, now this young woman will tell you about some matters between me and Beigong Zhenren!"

Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. During the time Murong Hongxiu was healing, countless thoughts had arisen in his mind, but in the end, he still could not figure this matter out!

"Actually, this young woman and Beigong Zhenren have known each other for thousands of years, but at that time, I was just a small demon at the Eighth Rank! Compared to Beigong Zhenren, I was a completely insignificant existence!"

The young girl smiled lightly, revealing a peerless smile, and at the same time, there was a trace of helplessness in her eyes! Zhang Nuo did not interrupt her and let Murong Hongxiu continue!

"The reason I went to the Immortal World is because the Prophet Hall of the Demon World suddenly found this young woman, saying that there was a very important matter that I needed to handle!"

"Prophet Hall? What kind of place is that?"

It was the first time Zhang Nuo had heard this name, and he could not help but change his expression. Just by the name, it sounded like an extremely mysterious place, as if it were some place that could predict the future!

"Not many people in the Demon World know about the Prophet Hall. It was established by a clan in the Demon World. Everyone in this clan is a bovine demon beast, and the clan has produced several demon cultivators whose prophecies were very accurate, so the great beings of the Demon World call them prophets!"

Calming himself down, Zhang Nuo felt relieved in his heart. It seemed that the so-called Prophet Hall was also just some demon cultivators who understood the art of divination and deduction! He had never believed in this art! "My fate is determined by me, not by heaven"—this had always been Zhang Nuo's creed!

"Fellow Daoist might not believe it, but the Prophet Hall had already predicted that the Demon World would face this tribulation before the 'Ten Thousand Year Tribulation' broke out!"

His body moved suddenly, and Zhang Nuo widened his eyes, looking at Murong Hongxiu with an almost incredulous gaze. The shock of this sentence was simply too great! The Prophet Hall's prophecy was actually so accurate, but immediately, doubts arose in his heart again! Since the Prophet Hall had predicted the outcome, why did the Demon World still fall into such a situation?