Chapter 289: Chapter 235: Nether Form
He raised his hand, demonic power rolling, swiftly transforming in front of him into a giant gray-black claw, pressing downwards.
The mountain-like claw fell fiercely with a boom, striking the Array Barrier set up by Shen Wang.
As the loud noise erupted, the array immediately emitted a struggling sound. Shen Wang glanced at it and raised his hand to release a circle of mana, fusing it into the array to help resist the heavy attack from You Huang.
The array he set up was a Top-grade Array, enough to make a Golden Core difficult to break through, having previously stymied Profound Thunder Zhenren and others.
Now against You Huang, it was not enough. To completely block it, a Top-grade Array was required, or a large Top-grade Array; his small one was certainly insufficient.
"A mayfly shaking a great tree, overestimating oneself."
Seeing Shen Wang’s actions, You Huang sneered disdainfully, the demonic power surging again, and the giant claw suddenly sank downwards, piercing the array.
Shen Wang supported the array with one hand, while the other hand drew his blade again, slashing at the giant claw.
Despite being a full force strike, it failed to directly slice open the giant claw, only cutting a crack.
Shen Wang knew it was due to the opponent’s overwhelming power. Unable to sever it with one strike, he followed up with a second slice, nearly in the blink of an eye.
After three strokes, the giant claw split, directly breaking into two.
"A firefly’s light!"
You Huang issued a scornful sneer, releasing more demonic power as the split claw healed, and two new claws emerged and descended with a resounding crash.
The array couldn’t withstand the assault and twisted rapidly, shattering as You Huang seized the opportunity to strike consecutively several times, dismembering the array.
She flashed towards the rift, launching an attack a step ahead.
Sharp, swift claw marks sliced through the rift, forcing Shen Wang to strike back, leaving him little time to prevent her from entering.
Upon realizing this, Shen Wang understood that it was irreparable at the moment and promptly withdrew.
Just as he departed, a cat claw slashed where he had been, passing through his afterimage.
You Huang appeared cold-faced, standing at Shen Wang’s original location amidst the shattered array, sneering coldly, "Run? Can you really escape?"
Shen Wang’s figure had already reached the distance, and she transformed into an afterimage, quickly chasing after him.
As she was about to catch up with Shen Wang, his figure divided into six. She crushed one, but the remaining five continued to flee.
"A minor trick!"
She also instantly turned into several afterimages, shattering five of Shen Wang’s phantoms. Just as she was about to destroy the sixth, a barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the claw.
The barrier twisted, deformed under You Huang’s pressure, but barely maintained a distance from touching Shen Wang.
Shen Wang retreated calmly, speaking indifferently, "You Huang’s Body Technique is quite impressive, worthy of being a Cat Demon."
"And the array!"
You Huang looked somewhat somber, glaring at Shen Wang with intense killing intent.
"Naturally, I wouldn’t be naive enough to think a single array could block you, so I prepared another set."
Shen Wang nodded. He only had one set of Top-grade Array, while the other set consisted of various Middle-Grade Arrays, combined into the set that You Huang just broke.
Now, this set was somewhat better.
He looked at You Huang, "I’m very curious, what happens if you fail the test?"
You Huang’s face darkened, then pounced on the array, and the next moment resembled a cat scratching at the ground.
Her two claws swung rapidly, more powerful than the previous claw marks, falling directly on the array, scratching in the same spot swiftly.
With cutting sounds, the Array Barrier was quickly cleaved, Shen Wang’s expression changed, and he threw out an Eight Trigrams Plate, which blossomed with various lights, transforming into an Eight Trigrams Map, quickly adhering to the opening.
You Huang glanced once and deftly switched to another place to continue.
Shen Wang flicked his finger, spreading the power of the Eight Trigrams Plate, swiftly covering the surrounding arrays, forming a second layer of defense.
You Huang found no opening, intensifying her digging, as the array cracked and the Eight Trigrams Map twisted.
"Truly like a cat, hasn’t lost its talent for scratching the ground."
Shen Wang taunted, releasing Five-Color Magical Power to merge with the Eight Trigrams Plate, amplifying its power completely.
The Eight Trigrams Map transformed fluidly, rapidly integrating sixty-four kinds of arrays with the ones Shen Wang set up here, greatly enhancing the array’s might, forcibly stabilizing its waning fortunes.
You Huang scratched open a portion, but the array and the Eight Trigrams Plate would quickly replenish, preventing You Huang’s claws from breaching the final layer.
Unconsciously, Shen Wang managed to combine the power of arrays and Magical Treasures, successfully halting You Huang’s assault.
You Huang was quite surprised. This fellow’s tricks were plentiful, aided by arrays, and also possessing formidable Magical Treasures, with his own power being so pure.
Such a deep-rooted character had surprisingly not been detected before.
Feeling somewhat irritated, You Huang realized she was deceived by this man, gaining nothing from the start.
However, being of her stature wouldn’t be disheartened by just this, so she continued her assault while taunting, "What, are you trying to drag this out? Can you really endure?"
She still carried confidence, though Shen Wang blocked her assault, it effectively turned into a battle of attrition.
No matter how deep this man’s roots, his realm was far inferior, lacking sufficient strength to endure as long.
"Enduring a while is enough, no need for constant endurance."
Shen Wang was unconcerned; the quarter of an hour was half gone, he just needed to persist a little longer to pass the test, with no need for a life-you-death battle with You Huang.
Hearing this, You Huang fell silent for a moment, she couldn’t even eliminate one Golden Core Cultivator within the time of burning an incense stick, utterly embarrassing.
"If that’s the case, then by any means, you must die."
With a distinctive meow, the beautiful woman before Shen Wang transformed, her ears becoming cat ears, whiskers appeared on her cheeks, as she started showing a demonic form.
In this form, her physical body grew stronger, and Shen Wang keenly noted the array being destroyed more swiftly.
Forcefully, Shen Wang began gathering strength for the final moment.
"Meow meow meow."
In her cat girl state, You Huang achieved an optimal status, more demonic.
As the Eight Trigrams Map was being clawed open, a crevice appeared instantly. She pulled hard; as the gap widened, she squeezed through like a cat navigating narrow spaces.
Seeing this, Shen Wang hesitated not an instant, retreating directly from the array. The array swiftly morphed, closing the breach and trapping You Huang inside, shrinking rapidly.
The smaller the array, the stronger its power, but You Huang’s strike couldn’t break it instantly.
"Meow!"
You Huang didn’t expect Shen Wang to be so nimble, having just entered, the opponent escaped and trapped her inside.
Her hair bristled immediately, swelling into a massive black cat, its aura chilling, body somewhat nebulous, akin to emerging from the Netherworld.
"Well done, few have forced this Emperor’s Nether Form."
Her eyes icy cold, she slapped the array ferociously.
Boom!
The array quaked violently, fragmenting; Shen Wang was blasted away, even the Eight Trigrams Map tremored wildly, jumping under the impact.
Shen Wang was astonished, "So fierce?"
After the opponent fully transformed into the Netherworld Spirit Cat, her strength leaped significantly, rendering his array ineffective.
Before touching ground, the cold-eyed giant cat appeared before him.
"Descent of the Evil God!"
Power accumulated exploded abruptly, interspersed with red threads of Vigorous Qi; Shen Wang’s mental world merged Sword Intent into the Black Death Blade, slashing forward.
Seeing this, the Netherworld Spirit Cat pressed down with a paw, and the black line released by Shen Wang with full force was held by the paw. After a moment, the cat’s paw pulled, severing the black line.
Boom!
Shen Wang’s entire Vigorous Qi shattered. He spat blood, flying back, as a chilly Netherworld power invaded, overwhelming the Five-Color Magical Power.
Thankfully, the Black and White Qi appeared in time, halting the Netherworld Power, but Shen Wang remained chilled to the core.
"It’s over!"
In the icy voice, the massive Netherworld Spirit Cat enveloped Shen Wang’s body, slapping down hard.
"It’s not over yet!"
A Tai Chi Diagram appeared on Shen Wang, the surroundings blossoming with Five Elements Aura, rapidly expanding.
Boom!
In the boom, the cat paw struck that lifted the Netherworld Spirit Cat back a step, a trace of astonishment visible in her eyes.