"They will come back sooner or later."

Chen Nan had long anticipated that the four Great Demons would pursue them, so he was not surprised.

Divine Calculator, however, was flustered: "How could that be? Did we get exposed?"

Chen Nan suddenly stopped, staring intently at Divine Calculator — someone who once schemed in the Southern Marsh even against him could not understand this simple logic?

After a long while, Divine Calculator felt uneasy under his gaze before Chen Nan continued flying forward.

"I don't know if you did it on purpose or if it's just your nature. I don't understand or predict you, but I know you are not simple."

"I see you as a friend, don't take me as a fool."

Divine Calculator lowered his head, a fleeting look of guilt flashing in his eyes. When he raised his head again, his face still bore that anxious expression: "Ah, junior brother, let's not talk about this now."

"Those from the Demon Clan have set their sights on us. What should we do?"

Chen Nan pointed towards a small island on the sea ahead, coldly saying: "They haven't figured out whether you are truly a Nascent Soul True Man, so they won't act rashly for now."

"So, we still have time to prepare. Let's finish them off there!"

The two of them immediately landed on the small island, which was only a few hundred feet in circumference, with nothing but a few trees.

Chen Nan patted his waist storage bag, and a set of Array Flags flew out, quickly falling around the island. Soon, a layer of fog rose, obscuring visibility.

Following behind, Jin Ming saw this and couldn't help but smirk: "I'm eighty percent sure that chubby guy isn't in the Nascent Soul Realm!"

But Jin Sheng, Jin Tai, and Jin Ning were hesitant. None dared to wager on that remaining twenty percent; after all, if he were truly in the Nascent Soul Realm, he could slap them to death easily.

Could they be forgiven for the first offense and the second time too?

Seeing their expressions, Jin Ming felt quite helpless and sighed: "Alright, let's wait a bit. If that fat guy is really in the Nascent Soul Realm, he surely won't tolerate us watching him."

"If he dares to take action against us, we'll escape and never return. If he doesn't dare to act, it means he's just pretending to be fierce, bluffing us, and we can attack together then!"

The three exchanged glances and finally agreed.

...

On the small island, Divine Calculator paced anxiously while Chen Nan kept busy.

He summoned the Nabing Lotus Heart, and with a thought, twelve Array Swords flew out from it, yet he felt there was still room for more. He gritted his teeth and channeled a surge of mana directly into the Nabing Lotus Heart.

The Lotus Heart shuddered and spat out three more Array Swords, making a total of fifteen. The sharp aura left even Divine Calculator astonished.

"It's still not enough!"

Chen Nan shouted lowly, firing another surge of mana. The Nabing Lotus Heart trembled for a long time before finally spitting out three more Array Swords, totaling eighteen.

With eighteen Array Swords, the Eighteen Star Constellation Sword Formation could now be set up, showcasing one percent of the power of the complete Seventy-two Star Constellation Sword Formation.

The previous Sword Arrays, while fierce, were just slightly stronger than ordinary ones.

Chen Nan felt he had reached his limit; although his Divine Soul had strengthened considerably, controlling the Sword Formation still used most of his focus.

After all, the complete Seventy-two Star Constellation Sword Formation was originally a Sword Array only Nascent Soul Realm cultivators could set up.

As the eighteen Array Swords flew out, landing at various positions on the island and embedding deep into the sand, Divine Calculator ran up to Chen Nan with a face full of delight.

"Is this a Sword Array? Where did you get such a treasure?"

Chen Nan rolled his eyes at him. This damn fatty truly hadn't lost his original nature, greedy for all treasures.

"Get your methods ready as well. I can handle the leader, but the rest will be up to you."

Divine Calculator waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I can't do it, it still depends on you."

"Scram!"

Chen Nan could no longer stand this damn fatty's shamelessness. Not kicking him off the island was already an act of mercy.

After setting up the Sword Array, Chen Nan sat cross-legged in the center of the Array, recovering his expended mana, patiently awaiting the Demon Clan's arrival.

Finally, a full day later, the four Great Demons arrived above the small island.

Jin Sheng and the others believed Jin Ming's words, as in the eyes of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, they were mere bugs. Not getting slapped to death indicated something amiss.

"Don't worry, I'm not wrong."

Jin Ming sneered, his wings behind him slowly converging at their tips, gathering a mass of dazzling thunder, crackling with explosive sounds.

The Golden-eyed Thunder Falcon Clan had the innate ability to control Thunder Power, making them one of the most aggressive among the Demon Clans.

Crack!

Thunder roared with a deafening sound, fiercely striking the Array outside the island.

With a loud "boom," the Array Chen Nan casually set up shattered, the fog dissipated, revealing the two people on the island.

Chen Nan was meditating in the center of the island, while Divine Calculator was leaning against a big tree, snoring, both seemingly without any hint of tension.

The loud noise startled Divine Calculator awake. He looked towards the sky, bewildered, his expression turning grim instantly.

Chen Nan also slowly opened his eyes, looked up, and sneered coldly: "I don't like people above my head."

As his words dropped, with a flick of his finger, several Wind Blades shot upwards, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

Jin Ming smirked coldly, waving his hand to release a golden thunderbolt, which leaped between the Wind Blades, shattering them almost instantly.

His gaze fell on Divine Calculator, his face a mix of smiles yet utterly furious and menacing.

"Haha, chubby, you sure know how to play!"

Saying this, he suddenly flapped a feathered wing, unleashing a storm of wind and thunder surging overwhelmingly towards Divine Calculator.

Seeing this, Divine Calculator quickly summoned a Compass, tossing it into the air, muttering under his breath. His Hand Seal changed, and the pointers on the Compass spun rapidly.

When the pointer stopped at "Kun," he slammed his palm down onto the ground, shouting lowly: "The Force of Earth!"

A mound of earth rose before him, instantly forming a mountain-like barrier, shielding him behind it. When the wind and thunder struck, it shattered the earth with a boom.

But the power of the wind and thunder was entirely dissipated.

Divine Calculator wiped non-existent sweat from his brow and exhaled: "Phew, lucky Daoist reacted swiftly."

Jin Ming's smile deepened; he was merely probing earlier, having now confirmed that the chubby guy was certainly not a Nascent Soul.

If he really were a Nascent Soul, he would have killed them at the first sign of their action!

Jin Sheng and the others knew they had been deceived, now filled with anger, eagerly volunteering: "Boss, let us handle it!"

"If we don't tear this chubby into eight pieces, we're not demons!"