Chapter 630: True Immortal Garuda

The moment Zhang Nuo felt his body being bound, a golden light immediately emerged from the surface of his skin; his figure swayed slightly, and a series of air-bursting sounds erupted all around him!

With a forceful grab in the void, Garuda was actually forcibly shaken off by him!

"Oh! Dharma-Body Dual Cultivation! Hehe, it has been a long time since I have seen a cultivator like this! The more this is the case, the more this sovereign desires your body!"

Because he had little contact with Zhang Nuo before, Garuda had not taken this Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator seriously at all, but after testing him just now, he finally realized Zhang Nuo's extraordinary nature!

Beneath the black robe, a cold glint flickered in his eyes; with a sudden flip of one hand, a black Flying Sword an inch long appeared in Garuda's hand! Then, the Flying Sword shot toward the sky, and with a *swish*, it transformed into thousands of small black swords! These small swords trembled and hummed, all of them shooting toward Zhang Nuo!

Countless black rays tore through the sky, carrying sharp whistling sounds as they arrived before Zhang Nuo like raindrops!

Zhang Nuo was quick-witted and fast-handed; a flash of escape light appeared on his body as he charged into the high sky. At the same time, with a slight opening of his mouth, eighty-one Flying Swords were offered up by him. The Flying Swords lined up, transforming into countless sword shadows. The Ten Thousand Swords Flow formation was activated accordingly, and as several sword shadows condensed, they formed a torrent of Flying Swords, charging toward the thousands of small black swords below!

Several rumbling explosions rang out; the black rays and the torrent intertwined, only to separate again on their own!

"Three Immortals Sword Art! Where did you obtain this cultivation technique!"

Upon seeing the Ten Thousand Swords Flow formation, a look of shock appeared in Garuda's eyes. The method of attack using small black swords he had just employed shared the same marvelous effect as Zhang Nuo's Ten Thousand Swords Flow formation!

"It seems this set of sword arts was truly created by a True Immortal, even Senior Garuoluo recognizes it!"

Zhang Nuo smiled faintly and did not offer much explanation.

"It seems the fellow who chased this sovereign to the Human Realm has already perished; otherwise, this sword art would not have been left behind in the human world!"

Recalling the past, a sense of vengeful pleasure appeared on Garuoluo's face! However, his Divine Sense moved again, and the thousands of small black swords spread out into the surroundings. Others might not know what he intended to do, but Zhang Nuo was greatly alarmed!

This was the first step to activating the 'Epiphyllum Sword Formation'! Everything before his eyes was enough to prove that this Three Immortals Sword Art was indeed a True Immortal's technique. Without delay, Zhang Nuo did not show weakness; his Divine Sense moved as well, and the Flying Swords in the Ten Thousand Swords Flow formation vanished into thin air in the blink of an eye! Then, these Flying Swords reappeared in the void within a radius of several hundred miles!

Next, a bizarre scene appeared!

Zhang Nuo and Garuoluo pinched the same hand seals and flicked the same techniques; in the surrounding void, a beautiful white Epiphyllum and a black Epiphyllum appeared at almost the same time!

When both exotic flowers bloomed to their most beautiful state, a sound like popping beans erupted in the void! Countless Heaven and Earth Origin Qi exploded at this instant, shattering the surrounding void entirely! The massive energy impact leveled the small hills on the island to the ground.

The island, which had been full of vitality just a moment ago, turned into a barren land in the blink of an eye. Only the dry well behind Garuoluo remained undamaged; a faint green light scattered from the edge of the well. Within the soft light, it seemed to contain immense power, as the two sets of Epiphyllum Sword Formations exploding could not harm it in the slightest!

"You have actually comprehended even the eleventh level of the sword formation!"

Garuoluo's expression was grave; the previous look of contempt had vanished completely!

"Senior Garuoluo, would you like to try the twelfth level of the sword formation?"

Zhang Nuo still wore a smile, reached out, and summoned all eighty-one Flying Swords back into his hand!

Beneath the black robe, Garuoluo let out a long breath, then moved his Divine Sense, and the small black swords submerged back into his body! If Zhang Nuo had truly comprehended the entire Three Immortals Sword Art, even using the twelfth level of the sword formation would be of no use. The two techniques were the same, and since their cultivation levels were not too far apart, the power of the sword formations they unleashed would be evenly matched!

If they continued to compare like this, they would not reach a result even if they exhausted their Spiritual Energy, so Garuoluo decisively withdrew his Flying Swords, preparing to use other methods to deal with Zhang Nuo!

Seeing the opponent act this way, Zhang Nuo became twelve times more cautious! Regardless, the opponent was once a True Immortal, not someone he, a cultivator who had just advanced to the Late Void Refinement Stage, could compare to!

In this moment of distraction, Garuoluo soared into the air, and at the same time, his hands pinched hand seals. To the left and right of his body, two rings appeared out of thin air; each of these rings was several feet in size, one black and one white! As the rings hummed continuously, the surrounding space became somewhat distorted!

*Swish! * The black ring struck toward Zhang Nuo like lightning. At the same time, a layer of faint black glow appeared inside the ring. Zhang Nuo dared not let this black ring get close to his body; he hurriedly moved his Divine Sense, and dozens of Flying Swords slashed over!

The sounds of *ding-ding-dang-dang* were incessant; the black ring was hard to the extreme, and even the Flying Swords could not harm it in the slightest. A black light lit up on the surface of the ring, brushing these Flying Swords aside and striking directly at Zhang Nuo's body!

Seeing that the Flying Swords were no match, Zhang Nuo leaped into the high sky, intending to dodge the black ring's attack. But at this moment, Garuoluo in the distance gave a ferocious smile, reached out, and flicked his hand toward the white ring beside him. Instantly, white light flickered within the white ring, and his body suddenly dove into the interior of the ring!

To Zhang Nuo's surprise, Garuoluo's body dove into the white ring and vanished into thin air. Before he could be shocked, the next moment, beneath Zhang Nuo, a black light flashed within the black ring, and Garuoluo's figure emerged from it, opening his mouth to spit a scorching black ray at him!

Greatly to Zhang Nuo's surprise, these two black and white rings, when coordinated, actually possessed such a divine ability, capable of instantly teleporting a cultivator from a distance to the opponent's close proximity!

At such a close distance, and with the black ray fired by Garuoluo being so fast, Zhang Nuo had almost no time to dodge!

*Boom! *

A muffled sound rang out, and Zhang Nuo's body was struck solidly by the black ray. Just as Garuoluo was about to feel triumphant, he suddenly discovered that Zhang Nuo's body, which had been hit, instantly turned into countless red beetles, scattering in all directions. Then, in the high sky in the distance, these beetles reassembled into Zhang Nuo's body!

However, having been struck by Garuoluo's attack, Zhang Nuo's complexion was still extremely ugly. Although he had escaped with his life by turning his body into countless 'Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insects', he had still suffered a minor injury!

He could only blame himself for not having made preparations against this pair of black and white rings beforehand, which was why he had suffered such a heavy loss! With a shake of his sleeves, hundreds of dead red beetles were tossed onto the ground by Zhang Nuo!

"Insect Body! Interesting! Who exactly are you, kid? You can even raise spirit insects like the 'Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect'! Could it be that you have a lot of spare essence blood?"

As everyone knows, although the 'Hidden Wing Blood-Eating Insect' is a type of Mysterious Heaven spirit insect, the essence blood required to raise them often makes many powerful figures shrink back! Unexpectedly, Zhang Nuo actually used this insect as his body; it seems he must possess some kind of secret treasure!

Thinking this in his heart, Garuoluo's eyeballs rolled beneath his black robe, and he became increasingly interested in Zhang Nuo!

"Who am I! Since it has come to this, I might as well tell you! Zhang is the Human Emperor of the Immortal Domain's Human Emperor Realm!"

Regarding the attack just now, Zhang Nuo also felt anger in his heart and spoke loudly.

"Human Emperor! Hehe! What a great reputation! But in this sovereign's eyes, you are still just an ant!"

With a cold laugh, if Garuoluo had said this when he was still a True Immortal, Zhang Nuo would have been afraid. But at this moment, Garuoluo was no longer what he once was; his cultivation had only recovered to the Late Void Refinement Stage, and his Magic Treasures from when he was a True Immortal had all been lost. These current Magic Treasures were likely refined temporarily. Under these circumstances, if he risked a heavy injury, he might still have a chance to subdue him!

*Hum! * The black ring hummed again and struck straight toward Zhang Nuo. The ring's attack had no technique to speak of; it was completely straightforward, and its purpose was to get close to the enemy and then create an opportunity for its master to launch a sneak attack!

Seeing the ring attack again, Zhang Nuo reached out his five fingers, spirit light flickering between them, and let out a low roar:

"Small Underworld Arts, 106th Form! Tancansi Zhi Lao!"

As Zhang Nuo's words fell, a surge of Yin Qi suddenly emerged in the space around the flying black ring. These Yin Qi transformed into snow-white threads, and with a single entanglement, they bound the black ring within! Having succeeded in one strike, golden light flowed over Zhang Nuo's body, and a Dharma Image Golden Body over three zhang tall appeared. Red light flickered in its eyes, and the eight Magic Meridians within his body erupted with powerful Demonic Qi.

With a *swish* and a flash, he arrived before the black ring bound by the Small Underworld Arts. Black-gold light instantly wrapped around one of the Dharma Image's arms, and he swung a heavy punch, smashing it onto the black ring!

A *humming* explosion was heard in his ears; the black ring was knocked hundreds of feet away. If Garuoluo had not promptly activated his Divine Sense to pull it back, the force of this blow might have sent the ring flying ten thousand miles away!

"The Underworld's Small Underworld Arts! Who exactly are you! You even know this technique that is almost lost in the Gumingjie?"

A True Immortal's knowledge is very broad; as soon as Zhang Nuo made his move, Garuoluo recognized it as a lost technique of the Underworld!

"This Emperor has already told you, I am the Human Emperor!"

Unwilling to waste more words with Garuoluo, Zhang Nuo urged the Phantom Immortal Dharma Image, and with a few flashes, he arrived before him. The Dharma Image's hands struck out several punches in succession! The massive power caused the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to become restless!

Air-bursting sounds rang through the sky!

Garuoluo's figure blurred instantly, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared a hundred feet away. He reached out and pointed at the black ring in the distance; immediately, the ring broke free from the Small Underworld Arts' binding, transformed into a black ray, and returned to his side!