Dashing Student Chapter 968: A Fool’s Dream

As soon as Wang Teng touched the pottery jar, the dim runes on it instantly turned to ash, and the spirit patterns engraved on the jar also lost their luster in an instant.

The long years had drained almost all the energy from these runes, and Wang Teng’s touch was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

A terrifying surge of demonic aura erupted, covering the sky and blocking the sun, causing everyone’s expression to change drastically.

"Run quickly! We’re going to be killed by that fool Wang Teng!"

Chen Nan dragged Nie Xiaoyu and Tang Zhirou away rapidly, clearly aware that whatever was in the jar was an unparalleled ominous entity, and just its aura was terrifying.

Some smart ones made the same choice as Chen Nan—to escape, such as the witch Tu Susu, Zhang Yunyi, and Chong Xiao, who slipped away as soon as they sensed something wrong.

Before leaving the ninth layer, Chen Nan turned to look and saw the monstrous demonic aura condensing into a phantom-like figure atop the pottery jar, letting out an eerie laugh.

"Finally... I can finally see the light of day again!"

The voice was like a demonic sound piercing into their ears, causing some weaker cultivators to bleed from their ears.

The last thing Chen Nan saw was that chilling gaze.

They hurried directly to the eighth layer, then the seventh, the sixth... until they completely fled out of the Moon Palace, only then did Chen Nan dare to turn around and look.

At this moment, the entire Moon Palace was shrouded in black mist-like demonic aura, exuding an unsettling aura, and the previously clear sky had turned gloomy and overcast.

"What kind of terrifying creature have we unleashed?"

Tang Zhirou muttered as she looked at the scene, her expression already dazed.

"Let’s go, this is not something we can handle."

Chen Nan sighed, intending to leave the Water Moon Palace, but upon reaching the pond, he found it blocked by a red glowing barrier.

"An array? Damn it, we’re sealed in!"

Nie Xiaoyu’s face changed as she turned to look at the Moon Palace, finding that it emitted red light shooting to the sky, clearly indicating the array had been activated.

Chen Nan immediately recalled seeing the blood-colored array buried under the floor when they first entered the Moon Palace, feeling some regret in his heart.

If he had known earlier, he should have left directly back then!

At this time, several people had already rushed out of the Moon Palace, likewise reaching the pond side, their faces turning grim.

"It’s you?"

Tu Susu saw Chen Nan, her brows slightly furrowing.

Previously, to find the Blood Moon Cat Demon clan, Chen Nan had to release news and had met Tu Susu, even having a brief clash.

Tu Susu, to some extent, suffered a minor setback at Chen Nan’s hands.

Even now, Chen Nan was still wearing the iconic bamboo hat, and he was instantly recognized.

Chen Nan didn’t say anything, merely taking a few steps back, distancing himself from Nie Xiaoyu and Tang Zhirou, as he felt that his identity might be exposed.

Luckily, when they escaped, no one noticed that Chen Nan was fleeing while pulling Nie Xiaoyu and Tang Zhirou along.

Tu Susu also knew it wasn’t the time to settle scores. Glancing anxiously at the Moon Palace, she then turned towards the array barrier, her gaze becoming more determined.

"We must break through the array to escape. Use whatever means you have to break arrays, quickly!"

Zhang Yunyi, with a wooden sword on his back, shook his head slightly, saying in a deep voice, "We had already used them to break the Moon Palace’s array before."

"Heh, I don’t believe this array is that tough!"

Chong Xiao, hot-tempered, raised his hand and waved it slowly in front of him, a menacingly designed spear manifesting from the void, its head resembling a dragon’s head.

This was a sixth-grade spiritual artifact. Even some Golden Core Stage cultivators couldn’t wield such a high-grade spiritual artifact.

Grabbing the spear, Chong Xiao’s gaze turned fierce, and surging mana gathered on the spear, emanating a blazing light like a scorching sun, smashing fiercely onto the array barrier!

With a loud boom, the barrier was completely unharmed, while Chong Xiao and his spear were violently thrown back.

"Hiss, that’s tough!"

Chong Xiao shook his numb hand, full of shock.

Even if they couldn’t break the array, how could they not even damage it?

From afar, another cultivator approached, clad in a black robe, his face pale as if severely ill, seeming as though a gust of wind could blow him away.

But those who knew him didn’t underestimate him.

For he was Miao Tianwen, nicknamed the Sick Scholar, ranked second on the Hidden Dragon List.

"Fools, this array is sixth-grade, and you think you can forcefully break it? You’re dreaming!"

Chong Xiao’s eyes widened: "Sick ghost, you want a fight?"

"Hehe, brute,"

Miao Tianwen coughed twice, ignoring Chong Xiao, and instead showed interest in Chen Nan.

Because he clearly saw, Chen Nan was the first to escape.

With such vigilance and acuity, it was impossible for him to be ordinary.

In Chong Xiao’s view, this attitude seemed arrogant, making him even more furious.

"Then what do you say we should do?"

"It’s too late now."

Miao Tianwen’s expression turned solemn as he glanced back, and everyone’s gaze followed.

As more and more cultivators escaped from the Moon Palace, the demonic aura intensifying above it, a figure slowly emerged from the demonic aura, eyes blood-red.

"What the hell is that thing?"

Chong Xiao felt a tingling on his scalp as he witnessed the figure.

"Amitabha," Xuan Hui stumbled out from the Moon Palace to the pond’s edge, "If this monk isn’t mistaken, what’s sealed in the jar should be a great demon."

A great demon is a title only demon path cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage can hold.

Everyone’s hearts sank instantly to the bottom.

Xuan Hui, however, continued speaking with a shift in tone, "The good news is, based on my observation, this great demon has been sealed for a long time, his physical body dissolved, leaving only the divine soul."

"His power is only equivalent to a mid-tier Golden Core Stage cultivator."

Gu Ming’s eyes widened: "Smelly monk, you call that good news?"

The Ancient Realm Secret Realm only allows Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators to enter. Facing a great demon with Golden Core Stage power, wouldn’t they be crushed?

At this moment, Tu Susu was also getting anxious. She specialized in bewitching techniques and couldn’t possibly use them on a divine soul, which severely diminished her power.

"Monk, what else do you know? Is this great demon planning to possess someone?"

Xuan Hui shook his head: "Now that the Water Moon Palace is completely enveloped by the array, if I’m not mistaken, it’s the Blood Demon Devouring Yuan Array."

"He doesn’t want to possess someone; he wants to use our lives to rebuild his body."

Upon hearing this outcome, everyone’s faces became even more grim.

If the great demon wanted to possess someone, they could find a person for that, and after possession, it would be their chance.

But they didn’t expect the great demon wanted to kill them all!