Chapter 877: Chapter 877: Exposed!
A little while later, Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge appeared beside a hill shrouded in blood-red light.
Looking ahead, they saw endless, rolling black mist, faintly revealing countless demon creatures.
Among them, one creature was nearly a hundred zhang long, covered in terrifying bone spurs, exuding a formidable aura that even startled Zhu Fei.
At this moment, it was sitting cross-legged at the very core of an enormous array.
The seemingly endless, swirling black mist was like its best nourishment, continuously flooding into its foreheads at high speed.
What is that creature?
Zhu Fei looked at the figure resembling a leader of demons and couldn’t help but frown slightly.
Suddenly, a flash of spirit light, which had previously flickered in his mind, struck him again, causing his pupils to contract involuntarily.
Because he suddenly realized that the demonic aura he sensed now seemed identical to the one he felt back at the Hexagonal Hall and later in the depths of the misty stone bridge!
Could it be that what he encountered before and the anomalies happening now are all related to these demon creatures?
Or is there someone else’s shadow behind these demon creatures?
While pondering these questions in his heart, he heard Fatty Zhuge beside him transmitting a message:
"Brother Zhu, do you see it? The place where that big guy is seated, if I’m not mistaken, should be the core of the Demon Gathering Array here.
"Heh, not necessarily."
However, Zhu Fei’s response was negative.
Fatty Zhuge was stunned and looked at Zhu Fei, puzzled.
Zhu Fei explained, "Look at that big guy. Although endless demonic qi gathers at his brow, both the direction from which the qi emerges and its concentration present certain problems.
If we consider the position where he is as the core of the Demon Gathering Array, we would be gravely mistaken. So, I suspect..."
With a confident smile, Zhu Fei continued,
"The true core of the Demon Gathering Array is not around that big guy but underground, nearly a thousand or even ten thousand zhang beneath him!"
After hearing Zhu Fei’s explanation, Fatty Zhuge seemed to have realized something, slapped his head, and said with a sudden understanding:
"I see. I was wondering why that place always felt wrong. I almost forgot, you’re an amazing Array Master."
Indeed, back when Fatty Zhuge and Zhu Fei were at the Heavenly Dragon Tomb, they managed to obtain the treasures inside largely thanks to Zhu Fei’s array abilities.
With Fatty Zhuge’s acknowledgment now, it was clear that he agreed with Zhu Fei’s analysis.
However, discovering the problem was one thing, but whether they could resolve it smoothly was another matter.
Attempting to destroy the Demon Gathering Array, which extends thousands of zhang deep, right under a powerful adversary comparable to a Demon King, was clearly not easy.
A single misstep could even cost them their lives.
By then, they wouldn’t be able to destroy any Demon Gathering Array, and escaping unharmed would be a problem.
Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge clearly realized this point.
But before they could react, the enormous demon quietly sitting on the ground suddenly opened its eyes.
Two blood-red pupils abruptly swept towards Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge.
In an instant, an overwhelming pressure descended upon them almost suffocatingly!
"Roar!"
With the demon’s roar, countless dense black silhouettes surged like locusts, rushing towards Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge with lightning speed!
"Not good! We’ve been discovered!"
Their expressions changed collectively; they couldn’t understand how they had been noticed despite being so well concealed.
Yet, at this juncture, pondering such questions was pointless.
The urgent matter was to make a temporary escape!
Otherwise, if surrounded by so many demon creatures, even with their peak cultivation abilities, they would be in serious trouble.
In the next moment, Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge quickly deployed their flying magical treasures, speeding away into the distance.
During this escape, Zhu Fei was astonished to see that Fatty Zhuge’s flying magical treasure, in terms of speed, wasn’t any slower than his Void Light Wheel.
Remarkable! To rival his own Void Light Wheel in speed, it seemed Fatty Zhuge’s flying magical treasure was beyond top-grade Dao Artifacts.
Little did Zhu Fei know, Fatty Zhuge was even more shocked.
He knew his flying magical treasure was already of low-grade Immortal Artifact level.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Fei’s fortune was so boundless; he possessed a flying magical treasure on par with his own before even ascending.
As they desperately fled, the distance gradually increased between them and the demon horde.
However, at that moment, the black mist in front of them began swirling, and a deep black mass, like ink, rapidly spun in the void.
Before long, a giant claw, as large as a mountain and gleaming with endless cold light, suddenly emerged, striking directly towards Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge!
"Damn it!"
Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge cursed under their breaths in unison, not daring to delay.
Facing an attack comparable to that of a surpassing half-step True Immortal, they both attacked simultaneously.
Zhu Fei’s Skyfire Explosion Divine Skill drew a blue trail across the void, detonating at the center of the black claw.
For a moment, flames and violent qi force surged, sending the black claw flying, black ichor raining from the sky.
Meanwhile, Fatty Zhuge revealed his own signature skill, pulling out a sword box, mana flooding forth, filling the void with a series of "swishing" sounds.
Countless sword lights converged, eventually forming a hundred-zhang long light sword ahead of the claw, mercilessly slicing down.
"Slash" - The light sword split the black claw in two, as countless law fragments began to drift out.
While Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge breathed a sigh of relief, the dissolving black claw suddenly imploded, collapsing inward before compressing and finally bursting with a "boom"!
Fierce mana force, like a powerful whirl of tornado, sent Zhu Fei and Fatty Zhuge, both people and magical treasures, flying swiftly across unknown miles!