Chapter 76: Escape

Seeing that the four opponents had already made their move, Zhang Nuo figured they must have conclusive evidence proving that the killing of the "Scorpion Couple" was related to him. A cold sneer appeared on his face, and hardening his heart, a flash of green light emerged from his Storage Bag; the Wu Hook instantly flew out.

Reaching out to grab the Wu Hook, he swung it in a sweeping motion, and a crescent-shaped green streak of energy blocked all of the four people's attacks.

"Wu Hook! This is Junior Brother Scorpion Man's Wu Hook! Haha! It really was you who did the killing!"

Upon seeing the Magic Treasure in Zhang Nuo's hand, Lv Qi immediately concluded that the person who killed Scorpion Man must be the man in the light blue robe before him.

"Those two plotted to frame me! They deserved to die!"

At this moment, Zhang Nuo stepped back a few paces, and the Double Spirit Sea within his body erupted with dazzling white light; Spirit Power surged out like a tidal wave, instantly pouring into the Wu Hook.

The Wu Hook shone with intense green light, its surface continuously wreathed in sword Qi, and its form expanded to over six feet in length! Seeing this, Lv Qi was startled. In Scorpion Man's hands, this Wu Hook had never displayed such great power. Could it be that the young cultivator before him had a higher cultivation level than Scorpion Man?

But upon second thought, Lv Qi felt that was unlikely. He had previously scanned Zhang Nuo with his Divine Sense, and the Spirit Power fluctuations radiating from his body were merely at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Just as he was lost in these wild thoughts, Zhang Nuo lightly waved the Wu Hook in his hand, and a half-foot-long green streak of energy slashed toward one of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators. That cultivator did not dare to take Zhang Nuo's move head-on and immediately dodged to the side, but before he could even land—

Zhang Nuo flicked his wrist, and the Wu Hook in his hand transformed into a streak of green light, piercing directly through the man's chest. The Wu Hook circled around and returned to Zhang Nuo's hand, while that cultivator stared with wide, bewildered eyes and fell to the ground in disbelief.

The strike just now was simply too fast; it seemed impossible for a six-foot-long Wu Hook to have such speed! Lv Qi's expression turned ugly at this moment. He had seen it clearly just now: the Wu Hook in Zhang Nuo's hand had just flashed with green light and shot out; the speed was truly astonishing.

Originally, he had not wanted to intervene. With the strength of four Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, could they not take down the young cultivator before them? But after witnessing Zhang Nuo's attack, he knew he had been wrong! This person before him looked young, but his attack methods were extremely bizarre.

Most importantly, the Magic Treasure he was currently using was still Scorpion Man's, and he hadn't even revealed his own Magic Treasure yet! If he were allowed to attack the remaining three cultivators, he feared that in less than a moment, all three would perish.

Just as Lv Qi was pondering, a miserable scream of "Ah!" rang out, and another cultivator fell into a pool of blood. Zhang Nuo's Double Spirit Sea was wide open, outputting Spirit Power continuously, and in just a moment, he had slain two beings of the same rank.

The remaining two Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators looked at each other, waiting for Lv Qi to intervene and assist.

"Good lad, it seems you truly have some tricks up your sleeve!"

After saying this with bitter resentment, Lv Qi patted his Storage Bag with one hand, and a snow-white silver spear appeared before him. The spear was only an inch long at first, but as he cast several incantations, it suddenly transformed to over a foot in length.

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, the silver spear thrust forward, shooting toward Zhang Nuo's heart.

With a "Swish," a streak of silver light appeared; the speed of the silver spear was also astonishingly fast, reaching Zhang Nuo in the blink of an eye. Facing an attack from a Foundation Establishment Mid-stage cultivator, Zhang Nuo did not dare to be the least bit arrogant; he hurriedly dodged to the side to avoid it.

But the next moment, the body of the silver spear stopped abruptly in place. The cold-glinting spearhead turned slightly, and the entire spear bent like a snake.

With a "Bang" and a slight tremor, the spear body straightened again and attacked Zhang Nuo with even greater speed. Seeing this, Zhang Nuo was secretly horrified. This silver spear Magic Treasure had a bizarre attack pattern and changed its moves rapidly; it was truly impossible to guard against!

As his thoughts raced, Zhang Nuo made a decision: he could not continue to linger in the fight. If it dragged on, with two Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators plus one Foundation Establishment Mid-stage cultivator, he had no chance of winning!

Thinking of this, he patted his Storage Bag with one hand, and a ball of white light flashed out. It spun slightly in front of him, and after the white light faded, it revealed the "Nine Dragon Sword Case"!

The moment the Sword Box appeared, a faint dragon's roar sounded, and seven streaks of white light shot out from within. Two of the white streaks directly blocked the silver spear's attack, another two attacked the two Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators respectively, and the remaining three white streaks all slashed toward Lv Qi.

Seven Flying Swords flew out simultaneously, leaving seven White Threads in mid-air, just like seven white silk strands shot from the Sword Box.

"Ah! Ah!"

After two miserable screams, the two Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators were both pierced through by the Flying Swords while completely defenseless, and Lv Qi's silver spear Magic Treasure was forcibly knocked away by two of the Flying Swords for several dozen yards.

Zhang Nuo glanced slightly toward Lv Qi's direction. He saw that Lv Qi's face was ferocious, his teeth gnashing with a "clatter," and his right arm was completely gone, with blood flowing incessantly!

It turned out that just now, Zhang Nuo's three Flying Swords had attacked Lv Qi simultaneously. Although Lv Qi had been mentally prepared beforehand, he had never expected Zhang Nuo's Flying Swords to be so fast. After dodging repeatedly, he had only managed to avoid two of them, and the third Flying Sword had struck his right arm squarely, severing the entire arm at the root!

In the blink of an eye, a heaven-shaking reversal had occurred on the battlefield: four dead and one severely injured out of five! Lv Qi truly could not believe it. Was the lad before him really a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator? The sharpness of his Magic Treasure and the abundance of his Spiritual Qi far exceeded those of the same rank. Even fighting against his own Foundation Establishment Mid-stage cultivation, it was not certain who would win!

Glancing at the severed arm on the ground, Lv Qi suddenly moved his Divine Sense, and the silver spear flew from the distance to his side. Without a second thought, he leaped onto the Magic Treasure and transformed into a streak of white light, fleeing away.

Seeing the yellow-faced cultivator flee, Zhang Nuo had no intention of pursuing. Although the battle just now had not lasted long, it had consumed quite a bit of his Spiritual Qi. After retrieving his two Magic Treasures, Zhang Nuo also unfastened the Storage Bags from the corpses of the four Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.

Without time to check what was inside, Zhang Nuo returned to his Cave Abode. After packing his things, he left the Cave Abode and rode his Flying Sword to quickly depart from this place.

Zhang Nuo understood in his heart that the five people who had arrived here earlier were definitely in league with the "Scorpion Couple." Since the yellow-faced cultivator had already escaped back, he would surely invite others to come and kill him. It might even be that the "Scorpion Couple's" master, that cultivator called Zuo Mutang, would come in person.

To be the master of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, one's cultivation must be at least the Golden Core Stage! Being hunted by a Golden Core Stage cultivator—just thinking about such a thing made one's scalp tingle!