Chapter 306 - 305: Sudden Change

Chapter 306: Chapter 305: Sudden Change

The Golden Core Peak Cultivators all looked grim, but the three from the Hundred Flowers Palace remained unfazed.

The Golden Armor Nascent Soul waved his hand, and an invisible yet powerful force instantly enveloped Zhang Chi. He was forcibly moved to the spot where the whiskered man had been standing, and the Array Flag flew into his hand.

At the same time, the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator made a grabbing motion in the air, instantly collecting the Storage Bag the whiskered man had left behind.

The Nascent Soul Female Cultivator then leaped high into the air, caught her Dual Hammers, and jumped directly into the Array’s range, engaging the giant snake in close combat just as it retrieved its Demon Pill and prepared to flee.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled. Thunderous booms echoed as incomparably violent fluctuations of Spiritual Power radiated outward.

’Damn, they’re both terrifyingly strong.’

Zhang Chi and the others were utterly shocked by the sight, once again reminded of the immense gap between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms.

Fortunately, they were protected by the Array Flags and the Array. Otherwise, watching the battle from so close, they would surely have been killed by the aftershocks.

"Move! All of you, do as I taught you! Don’t just stand there like an idiot, like that last piece of trash!" the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator’s cold voice cut in.

"Yes, Senior!"

The Cultivators were furious, but they had no choice but to nod in agreement.

They quickly manipulated the Array Flags to restore the damaged Array, then began to fly in rapid circles around the giant snake.

"Saintess, quickly! Power the Array with all your might!" the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator shouted, turning to the Hundred Flowers Saintess.

"Right!"

The Hundred Flowers Saintess nodded slightly, instantly pouring a massive amount of pure Spiritual Power into the Array Disc.

The Array immediately grew immensely powerful and stable.

The Nascent Soul Female Cultivator seized the opportunity to force the Black Sand Profound Snake back with a single blow, simultaneously shrinking in size and flying out of the Array’s range.

By now, several gruesome wounds had already appeared on her body.

This was only because her Body Refining Cultivation was extremely high and she was protected by an Upper Grade Magical Treasure Armor.

Furthermore, the giant snake’s horn was temporarily unable to emit its black light, and its Demon Pill was too depleted to be summoned again. Only then had she dared to engage it in close combat.

In fact, if the giant snake hadn’t retrieved its Demon Pill—its Mighty Power greatly diminished—in time, the two Nascent Soul cultivators would have likely seized the opportunity to kill it.

"Hmm?"

At the same time, the Golden Core Peak Cultivators immediately felt a change in the Array Flags they were holding. They had turned into black holes and begun to autonomously devour the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

They bore the brunt of it, as their own Spiritual Power began to surge out of their bodies uncontrollably.

In the blink of an eye, the Array’s power surged, completely immobilizing the giant snake.

"What’s happening?"

"My Spiritual Power is almost gone!"

The Cultivators cried out in alarm.

They reacted quickly, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.

At this point, they couldn’t even throw the Array Flags away, let alone use Magical Treasures or Magic to destroy them.

Besides, with the Spirit Contract in place, they wouldn’t dare to try.

"Don’t panic! The battle will be over soon!" the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator shouted. "You’ll only lose a bit more Spiritual Power at most; you’ll be fine. We will compensate you afterward!"

Hearing this, the Cultivators hesitated.

But in that moment of hesitation, disaster struck again.

BANG!

BANG!

Three Golden Core Peak Cultivators exploded, their bodies turning into clouds of blood mist that were instantly absorbed by three of the Array Flags.

Even their three Golden Cores were pulled in by the Array Flags, becoming fuel to power the Array.

’Not good!’

Only then did the remaining Cultivators realize how dire the situation was, but it was already too late.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

In an instant, another three Cultivators exploded and died.

Of the ten Golden Core Peak Cultivators who had come, only Zhang Chi, Lang Shiyuan, and Shen Jianping remained alive.

Zhang Chi’s Golden Core was of high quality, and he was supported by his Divine Whale Devouring Sea Technique. Furthermore, both his physical body and his Cultivation Technique were powerful, making his reserves of Spiritual Power far more abundant than those of an ordinary Golden Core Peak Cultivator.

In addition, Zhang Chi had long suspected something might go wrong, so he had already taken some Elixirs to restore his Spiritual Power. The Earth Milk Spirit Liquid in his body was also playing a crucial role at this moment.

As a result, not only was Zhang Chi unharmed, but his Spiritual Power consumption wasn’t even particularly high.

However, to be safe, Zhang Chi feigned a pale complexion, making it look as though he was on the verge of collapse.

He was also prepared to destroy the Array Flag at a moment’s notice and fight the three from Hundred Flowers Palace to the bitter end.

’These three from Hundred Flowers Palace... they’re absolute bastards.’

Zhang Chi cursed inwardly.

Although he had suspected trouble, he had never imagined the situation would be this severe.

Fortunately, he had his own countermeasures and had even managed to send a subtle voice transmission to warn Shen Jianping and Lang Shiyuan.

After all, he had known them for years and they were on good terms. As long as it didn’t put him at risk, he couldn’t just stand by and watch them die.

Besides, even if all the other Cultivators died and he was the sole survivor, the three from Hundred Flowers Palace wouldn’t give him any extra reward. In fact, they would probably just get suspicious and assume he was hiding some great secret.

Having two companions survive alongside him would, on the contrary, provide him with a degree of cover.

That was why Shen Jianping and Lang Shiyuan had survived—they had taken powerful Spiritual Elixirs capable of restoring large amounts of Magical Power ahead of time.

However, the two of them were in terrible shape.

Their Spiritual Power was almost completely depleted, and they were only holding on by drawing power directly from their Golden Cores.

Fortunately, thanks to the sacrifice of six Golden Core Cultivators, the Array’s Mighty Power had finally reached its peak, and the draining effect of the Array Flags on their Spiritual Power weakened significantly.

"This... what is this? Did you... tamper with the Array?"

Meanwhile, the Hundred Flowers Palace Saintess, who clearly hadn’t known this would happen, turned pale with fright.

She immediately shot a look at the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and questioned them coldly.

"We’re doing this for you!"

"Alright, don’t worry about such trifles. Stabilize the Array. It’s time to end this!"

The two Nascent Soul True Monarchs were dismissive. With a mere thought, two half-foot-tall figures radiating a dazzling light flew out from the crowns of their heads, urging their Magical Treasures to strike viciously at the giant snake, which was still suppressed by the Array.

"Sigh!"

The Hundred Flowers Palace Saintess sighed softly but couldn’t bring herself to rebuke them further.

The giant snake was simply too difficult to handle; this was the only way to ensure success.

They had resorted to such methods for her sake, so she really had no right to condemn them.

Besides, now was not the time to discuss it. She could only focus on controlling the Array.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

This time, the Magical Treasures of the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs erupted with unprecedented Mighty Power.

Those two small figures were their Nascent Souls—similar to a Cultivator’s Golden Core, but far more powerful.

Of course, using Nascent Soul Emergence to control a Magical Treasure was incredibly dangerous for them, and the toll it took was immense. Nascent Soul True Monarchs would never resort to it unless they had no other choice.

SWISH!

Now even more ferocious, the three golden Flying Sabers shot forward. With the giant snake completely suppressed by the Array, they plunged into its nostrils and churned violently within its body. The snake instantly let out a crazed, agonizing roar and began to struggle with all its might.

But in the next instant, the pair of giant hammers smashed down on its head, leaving it dazed and disoriented.

Before the giant snake could recover, the Flying Saber Magical Treasure had already extinguished the last of its life force.

"Excellent!"

"It’s finally over!"

The two Nascent Soul True Monarchs heaved a sigh of relief. They immediately recalled their Nascent Souls, landed on the ground, and began to process the giant snake’s corpse.

The giant snake’s corpse was obviously too large to be carried directly, even in their high-Level Storage Bags.

Moreover, the Profound Snake Spirit Marrow had to be extracted as soon as possible and given to the Hundred Flowers Saintess to consume, lest any delays lead to complications.

At the same time, the Hundred Flowers Saintess, having also reached her limit, quickly deactivated the Array.

Zhang Chi and the other two Cultivators fell powerlessly to the ground.

ROAR!

But just at that moment, an incomparably massive roar suddenly echoed from the distance.

The roar sounded much like the one from the giant snake, but it was even more terrifying and clearly filled with immense rage.

The sound had barely faded when the Cultivators saw a behemoth flying toward them as fast as lightning.

It was another Black Sand Profound Snake, but it was a full size larger than the last one. The aura it exuded was stronger, too—it was already approaching the Tier Four Middle Stage.

"Shit! There are two Black Sand Profound Snakes?"

Seeing this, all the Cultivators turned pale with fright, Zhang Chi included.

"Quick, get out of here!"

"Right! We’ll split up to lure it away, then come back to collect the Black Sand Profound Snake’s corpse!"

The two Nascent Soul cultivators, however, were relatively calm despite their surprise.

But since there was no time to carve it up, they had no choice but to temporarily abandon the Black Sand Profound Snake’s corpse.

The Nascent Soul Female Cultivator grabbed the Hundred Flowers Saintess and fled.

The Golden Armor Nascent Soul transformed into a streak of golden Escape Light and shot off in the opposite direction.

Before leaving, however, both of them shot a cold glance at Zhang Chi and the other two survivors.

In that instant, Zhang Chi and the others felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were being stared down by an Ancient Fierce Beast.

Clearly, for some reason, the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs now had killing intent for the three of them.

And Zhang Chi immediately prepared to draw his sword and flee.

But constrained by the Spirit Contract, the two Nascent Soul cultivators ultimately didn’t dare to act.

"To prevent you from snatching the loot, we’ll hold onto your Storage Bags for you. We’ll return them when you get back to Huixing City!"

With that, the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator made a grabbing motion in the air and forcibly snatched all three of their Storage Bags.

In the Nascent Soul Female Cultivator’s eyes, with the Black Sand Profound Snake about to arrive, Zhang Chi and the others looked completely drained of Spiritual Power and could barely move. They would surely be unable to escape its pursuit.

Therefore, it was better for them to take the Storage Bags rather than letting them get lost or destroyed with their owners.

As for the dead Black Sand Profound Snake’s corpse, they believed the three survivors couldn’t possibly take it even if they wanted to.

After all, the corpse was far too large, and what’s more, their Storage Bags had just been taken.

"Damn it! We signed a Spirit Contract, how could we possibly steal their loot!"

"Exactly! This is just blatant extortion. How are we supposed to escape without our Storage Bags? I was going to use a Spirit Talisman, but now they’ve taken those too!"

The three of them watched the receding Escape Lights, furious.

But the next moment, a Tier Three Shifting Talisman suddenly appeared in each of their hands.

Clearly, they had all been extremely cautious. The bags that were snatched were merely their spares.

"See you in Huixing City!"

"Right!"

Then, the three of them shared a smile and immediately crushed the Spirit Talismans in their hands.

Immediately, Lang Shiyuan and Shen Jianping were enveloped in a multicolored light and vanished a step ahead of him.