Chapter 736: Chapter 233: Array Slash Demon Heart!_2
Demon Heart Cave Master grew more and more suspicious, finding the battle hard to believe after a real exchange: “What’s going on? Isn’t this kid at the Foundation Establishment Stage? How can he fight me to a standstill?”
Even though there was previous intelligence that let Demon Heart Cave Master know that Ning Zhuo could use Military Art to display Golden Core combat power.
But he was a genuine Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Although his combat power wasn’t as great as Lu Hongtu’s, lagging far behind Lord Long and Xiang Yue, he was still among the upper-middle tier of Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Yet now, he couldn’t take Ning Zhuo down!
Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth and held on.
Previously, he had only caught Demon Heart Cave Master off guard. When they truly clashed, the young man immediately felt intense pressure!
“Fortunately, Demon Heart Cave Master had consumed too much energy in the core battlefield. His combat power has significantly declined; otherwise, it would have been impossible to withstand him!” Ning Zhuo thought with relief.
After several exchanges, Ning Zhuo began falling into a disadvantage.
Without help, in a one-on-one situation, Demon Heart Cave Master would have gained the upper hand, then turned that advantage into a victory, ultimately taking Ning Zhuo’s life.
But in reality, Demon Heart Cave Master was fighting alone, while Ning Zhuo had Liu Guanzhang, Mu, and Sun as allies.
Centered around Ning Zhuo, a siege against Demon Heart Cave Master began!
“Demon Heart, where the hell are you? Come back quickly!”
“Demon Heart, return quickly, we can’t hold on much longer.”
Blood Shadow Cave Master and Poison Scorpion Cave Master frantically sent messages to Demon Heart Cave Master, all to no avail.
Without Demon Heart Cave Master, the Thousand Peak Forest side in the core battlefield suddenly increased in vulnerabilities.
Shen Qinghe seized the opportunity and made a sudden move.
“Green Spirit Purifying Poison Scripture!”
Tu Ming watched in anger and helplessness as his poison techniques, under Shen Qinghe’s attack, melted away like snow under the scorching sun, utterly powerless to resist!
“Damn it, how can such a thing as the ‘Green Spirit Purifying Poison Scripture’ exist in this world!”
Tu Ming fled in panic.
The Green Spirit Purifying Poison Light shone on him, causing purple poison mist to rise all over his body as the poison he had painstakingly accumulated dissolved rapidly, making Tu Ming scream in pain as he fled.
Such screams inevitably attracted much attention, dealing another severe blow to the morale of the Thousand Peak Forest.
But the next moment, Shen Qinghe stumbled and nearly fell from the sky.
“Hehehe, little girl, I’ll deal with you first!” Li Jiu Gu succeeded in ambushing Shen Qinghe, “My Gu Insects aren’t afraid of your Purifying Poison Light.”
Just as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look behind him.
A figure in black silently approached, suddenly lunging forward and crashing heavily into Li Jiu Gu’s back.
What shocked Li Jiu Gu was that his layers of defensive measures disintegrated, unable to stop the assault at all.
Caw!
With a crow’s cry, the figure in black that severely injured Li Jiu Gu quickly retreated, evading Li Jiu Gu’s terrifying counterattack and flapping its wings to soar into the sky.
It wasn’t anyone else but Mo Yechen’s demon pet, the parrot.
Li Jiu Gu had just ambushed Shen Qinghe but was then ambushed by Mo Yechen.
He stared intently at Mo Yechen in the distance, who was riding a “giant parrot”. Clearly, the true form that had just severely injured Li Jiu Gu; the parrot that Mo Yechen was riding was just a phantom.
“Fairy Shen, be careful.” Mo Yechen’s deceitful tactic worked, and he took the opportunity to rescue Shen Qinghe.
Shen Qinghe’s clear and beautiful eyes rested on Mo Yechen, causing ripples in his usually calm heart.
“Thank you. I will repay this favor after the battle.” Shen Qinghe greeted Mo Yechen and then immediately rode on her escape light, flying out of the core battlefield.
She wasn’t avoiding battle; she was pursuing Tu Ming.
Tu Ming glanced back and saw Shen Qinghe, trembling with rage and fear: “This crazy woman has locked onto me again!”
Mo Yechen watched Shen Qinghe disappear into the distance, feeling an urge to help her. But the moment of hesitation passed quickly, and he turned his focus back to Li Jiu Gu.
“Daoist Li, let’s continue our battle.” Mo Yechen called out, challenging him.
Filled with anger and resentment, Li Jiu Gu attacked Mo Yechen while healing himself.
But unlike before, this time they fought evenly.
In another part of the vast battlefield.
“Eat this, eat it all!” Jia Wan raised a hotpot, pouring the cooked Spirit Food towards the front.
Jin Tunhe, in his three-legged golden toad form, immediately smelled the delicious aroma. Seeing the Spirit Food, his gluttonous desire surged, and without a second thought, he devoured everything.
The next moment, the three-legged golden toad suddenly froze, his whole body bulging, expelling large amounts of Spiritual Energy and Mana from tens of thousands of pores.
Jin Tunhe instinctively shut his mouth, but his body continued to leak uncontrollably!
He was extremely shocked, wanting to transform into his human form, but his Mana was in disarray, making it impossible to cast spells.
“My Guts-Through-Heavens Soup is not something ordinary people can handle!” Spirit Chef Ding Pi smiled.
He had defeated Jin Tunhe, making a great contribution!
Jin Tunhe’s three legs forced him to retreat while the uncontrolled leakage continued.
“Chen Lingfeng, you idiot!” Gu Ya cursed, feeling helpless.
Out of control, Chen Lingfeng had gone wild, wreaking havoc on Gu Ya’s wolf pack.
After many battles, Gu Ya’s wolves were nearly wiped out. His painstakingly accumulated and nurtured demon beasts were almost all gone!
Without his demon beasts, Gu Ya felt a sharp decrease in his security and combat power, leaving him to fight on with his Wolf Fang Club.
“Time to retreat!” Cang Vine King put away his stringless bow and led his people in a retreat.
More and more cultivators and groups from the Thousand Peak Forest began to withdraw. Those on the edge of the battlefield had even started making moves to leave!
The battle’s outcome was becoming clearer.
In the core of the vast battlefield, the Liangzhu Country camp’s walls had mostly collapsed, and most of their heavy equipment was destroyed.
The battle between Qian Ye and Song Ji had also reached its climax.
Qian Ye, a Phantom Fox Demon, had deceptive and attacking illusions that were hard to distinguish.
Song Ji, a national offering expert in calculations and fortunes, though not outstanding in combat among Nascent Soul Cultivators, could easily figure out Qian Ye’s true form with his calculation methods.
Song Ji also excelled at borrowing others’ strength, forcing Qian Ye to retreat step by step, eventually leaving the core battlefield.
More and more people retreated, and the morale of the Thousand Peak Forest side continued to plummet, dropping faster and faster!
Magic—Bloody Vortex Torrent!
Demon Heart Cave Master’s eyes were blood swirls without pupils.
The blood vortex accelerated, growing larger and spilling out of his eye sockets.
This served both offense and defense, absorbing incoming attacks while shredding enemies.
Zhang Hei’s arm was torn apart by this blood vortex!
Buddhist Law—Vajra Body Protection.
Martial Arts Array—Zen Wind Flying Fist Formation.
Buddhist Law—Moonlight Salvation Skill.
The three merged!
Mechanical Techniques—Golden Moon Zen Wind Fist!
Ning Zhuo unleashed a flurry of punches, the wind howling as he forcefully broke through the blood vortex.
“This is the opportunity!” Mu Lan nocked an arrow on her bow once more.
This time, she wasn’t bluffing!
Red Phoenix Bow, Fiery Heart Arrow.
Divine Skills—Red Heart Arrow!
The arrow almost seemed to penetrate space, its speed immense and at such a short distance. Perhaps it was due to her previous bluffs that Demon Heart Cave Master had become complacent.
The arrow hit almost instantly, drilling into Demon Heart Cave Master’s body and piercing through his heart.
Though severely wounded, Demon Heart Cave Master didn’t die!
Such a fatal blow would have meant death for beings like Lord Long and Xiang Yue.
But not for Demon Heart Cave Master.
“I still have a backup heart!” Demon Heart Cave Master was feeling triumphant when Ning Zhuo suddenly spoke.
Gold Element—Mystic Gold Slash!
Gold Element technique!!
All his mana focused into one strike!!!
The Mystic Gold Slash, with blinding speed, drilled into Demon Heart Cave Master’s wound, tearing through his insides and shredding all his organs.
“This overbearing, direct Gold Element Technique even turns?!” Demon Heart Cave Master was utterly shocked.
He glared at Ning Zhuo with extreme resentment—this kid had been hiding his true power all along! If he had shown this technique earlier, how could Demon Heart Cave Master not have taken precautions!
“I’ll make you die too!!” In his final moments, despite losing all his hearts, Demon Heart Cave Master still had some fighting strength left.
Boom!
His dying counterattack struck Ning Zhuo.
Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Mu’s faces all changed. Demon Heart Cave Master’s final strike was terrifying; if it hit them, they wouldn’t have survived.
“Advisor!”
“Husband!!”
Ning Zhuo had no time to make a sound, his body instantly disintegrated in the blood and explosion, turning to ashes.
But the next moment, Ning Zhuo appeared a short distance away.
He was still in shock, his face a mask of lingering fear.
Demon Heart Cave Master turned, staring at him, his last breath leaving him.
Substitute Talisman!
Escape Void Talisman!
And the mechanical ring that warned him in advance at the crucial moment.
The combined effect of these let Ning Zhuo escape this deadly calamity.
Ning Zhuo had slain Demon Heart!