Chapter 1135: Chapter 1135: Are You Afraid Now?

According to the original plan, if it was just a lowly Qi Cultivation little demon, we would have simply lured it into the array and ground it to death.

But now, things were completely different.

The three of them all immediately cranked their focus up to the max, fully on guard.

That Daoist, hearing Yang Yan admit it, grew even more smug. He tilted up his chin and sneered:

"You little brats, I won’t enter the array. I’ll just smash it from the outside. With that bit of Spiritual Qi you’ve got, how long can you keep this grand array from breaking?"

"When the array breaks, the snake dies!"

Others might fear this monster, but Lin Zimu did not.

With his mid-grade Dao Body, he already had the ability to fight above his level.

Now, seeing that Daoist so arrogant, he immediately drew his sword and stepped out of the array, charging at the monster.

"Senior Brother, I’ll help you!"

Who knows what he was thinking, but Liu Yizheng actually rushed out as well, face full of excitement.

"Hey, you’re the array eye, don’t move around."

Yang Yan called out helplessly, but still stepped forward to take Liu Yizheng’s place.

The Dragon Elephant Array could trap enemies and kill them. Although it did not have a way to attack those outside the formation, protecting these disciples for now was no problem.

Normally, the more helpers the better, but Lin Zimu didn’t think so.

When he charged up to the Daoist, he suddenly discovered that Liu Yizheng had followed him out as well. He was instantly shocked and angry:

"Get back!"

In his urgency, he even skipped the name.

"Senior Brother, I—"

The green streak that Liu Yizheng had turned into had just arrived beside Lin Zimu, and before he could finish speaking, a vicious palm wind was already slapping over.

"Bang!"

The green protective barrier was as fragile as paper, easily shattered by a single withered palm, which then landed on Liu Yizheng’s shoulder.

"Pff!"

A spray of blood arrowed out of Liu Yizheng’s mouth, and his whole body was knocked flying.

"Boom!"

The fallen leaves all over the ground were hit by the tremendous impact and instantly crushed into dust.

A figure smashed into the ground in a sorry heap, rolling a few times before finally coming to a stop.

"Hm? He actually has a life-saving item?"

The Daoist glanced at the white halo on Liu Yizheng’s body at this moment, and said, somewhat in disbelief.

Liu Yizheng barely managed to lift his head, his shoulder aching fiercely.

Seeing the white glow, he instinctively reached to his neck and fished out a pure white jade token.

Holding it up to look, he saw a large crack had already appeared right across the middle.

"Foundation Establishment Stage... why is he this strong?"

Liu Yizheng’s eyes went black, his neck went limp, and he actually fainted on the spot.

"Second Senior Brother!"

"Second Senior Brother! Hurry and save Second Senior Brother!"

The many disciples inside the array, seeing that even with a life-saving Magical Treasure Liu Yizheng had only barely taken one hit from the monster, all felt a chill rise in their hearts.

"Don’t panic! We can’t save him right now!"

Yang Yan blocked a few reckless disciples and turned his gaze toward Lin Zimu.

In truth, it wasn’t only because they couldn’t save him now; Yang Yan also believed Liu Yizheng wouldn’t die.

On the other side, Lin Zimu had long since clashed with the Daoist.

With a Chixiao Sword in his hand, his swordplay flowed like clouds and water, leaving no gaps.

Relying on a decent Magical Treasure and a clever Body Technique, Lin Zimu actually fought the Daoist to a standstill for a time.

One disciple shouted with joy on his face, "Look, look! Senior Brother truly is Senior Brother, he can actually fight that monster!"

"Yeah! Senior Brother can actually fight across a whole major realm. It’s unbelievable, simply unbelievable!"

"Senior Brother is mighty!"

...

The other disciples seemed greatly encouraged, all of them excited, staring fixedly, afraid to miss any detail.

Yang Yan, at the array eye, only shook his head slightly.

With his eye for it, he could of course see that from beginning to end Lin Zimu was only dodging on the strength of his Body Technique, occasionally throwing out a few harassing attacks.

One could only say that in terms of speed, that monster was indeed a bit lacking, which gave Lin Zimu a few openings to exploit.

After they tangled for quite a while, the monster seemed to grow impatient.

Amidst billowing smoke, its body shimmered and it revealed its true form.

Sure enough, it was a big jet-black snake!

Its massive body was as thick as a water barrel, the scales all over it gleaming with a metallic luster.

On its Snake Head were faintly two bulging bumps—it actually had the potential to transform into a Flood Dragon!

You must know, for a snake to transform into a Flood Python, it has to undergo Core Formation!

After Core Formation, a demon’s strength is comparable to a Golden Core Great Power.

Thankfully, this snake only had the potential and wasn’t truly a Flood Python yet.

Otherwise, even the two chief stewards who came along would likely be no match, and might well be swallowed in one gulp.

As for the disciples present, aside from Yang Yan, who might have a sliver of life thanks to his Spatial Talent, the rest probably wouldn’t escape, not even one.

After revealing its true body, the Snake Demon’s speed instantly rose by thirty percent.

And both its defense and attack power increased as well.

Lin Zimu, who had been barely holding his own, almost immediately fell into disadvantage.

Just then, Yang Yan suddenly called out from within the array, "Zhong Shiyi!"

The disciple who was called first froze, then a trace of forbearance flashed through his eyes.

"Disciple is here!"

One disciple stepped forward in response.

This person was none other than the one who, when Yang Yan was distributing Spiritual Treasures earlier, had claimed he was ranked third on the Inner Courtyard’s Thirty-Six Celestial Pride List.

"Go quickly and bring Yi Zheng back." Yang Yan said in a low, firm voice.

Zhong Shiyi didn’t move an inch. He turned his head and glanced at the unconscious Liu Yizheng outside the array.

One was ranked second on the Celestial Pride List, the other third. They usually didn’t get along, and even had some grudges.

Let Zhong Shiyi save Liu Yizheng?

And with a Foundation Establishment great demon lurking outside, watching for a chance to strike?

That was asking a bit much.

Zhong Shiyi turned back and cupped his hands to Yang Yan, pondering for a moment:

"Grandmaster Yang, I..."

Yang Yan gave him a cold glance and said with some disdain, "What, you scared?"

Scared?

Zhong Shiyi bit his lower lip, and with some difficulty squeezed out a single word through his teeth: "Yes!"

As soon as he answered, Zhong Shiyi didn’t wait for Yang Yan to speak. He directly used his Body Technique, flashed out of the array, and rushed toward where Liu Yizheng lay.

"Heh heh heh! Little fellow, did this seat give you permission to take him away?"

Seeing this, the Snake Demon, which had clearly been forcing Lin Zimu ever closer to the brink, suddenly abandoned its original target and shot toward Zhong Shiyi like lightning.

The Snake Demon’s thinking was actually quite simple.

In its view, for Liu Yizheng to have such a life-saving Magical Treasure, his status was definitely not ordinary.

As the saying goes, if you want to catch the thieves, catch the leader first. Once it realized this, of course it wouldn’t let such a big piece of prey slip from its grasp.

Hiss, hiss—

The Snake Demon flicked its massive tongue, and as it slithered across the ground it stirred up a wave of rank, fishy wind. Sand and gravel flew, dust billowed all around, and visibility plummeted.

As soon as Zhong Shiyi smelled that stench, his face changed.

He turned his head on instinct and was horrified to see the Snake Demon staring at him with two huge lantern-like, green-glowing eyes.

Ah!

Zhong Shiyi let out a shrill scream, so frightened his soul nearly flew away.

His body stumbled and he almost pitched forward onto the ground.

"Senior Brother, save me!"

Zhong Shiyi cried out at the top of his lungs, voice tearing at his throat.