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A wolf-like devilish beast with the head of a snake suddenly said, Hiss hiss, what do we do? That Spirit Realm being is way too fast for us to keep up with, even Master Wu Qi is only barely able to remain on his tail.

Do you even need to ask? Of course we keep giving chase! Master Wu Qi gave all of us a tracking plate that shows us everyones locations, didnt he? Well be able to track down Master Wu Qi even from millions of kilometers away, a boar-like devilish beast with a pair of extraordinarily long ears replied.

Hmph, at your speed, you might not even be able to catch up to Master Wu Qi within the next century! the snake-headed wolf scoffed as it rolled its eyes with disdain.

What are you trying to say? Youre making it sound like youre the only one who can catch up to Master Wu Qi, and all of us are just weighing you down! The boar-like devilish beast appeared to be quite simple and honest, but it was actually quite a cunning being, and it was turning everything on the wolf-like devilish beast with its words

However, this wolf-like devilish beast was one of the most powerful beings in the group to begin with, so it merely chuckled coldly and offered no reply to this.

Its attitude naturally drew discontent and animosity from all of the other devilish beasts present.

A glittering and translucent little beast with a glazed five-colored body suddenly interjected, Thats enough. Yuan Mangs right, all of us are capable of flying at different speeds, so it would be implausible to expect all of us to be able to catch up to Master Wu Qi. However, it wouldnt be right to leave those three to pursue that Spirit Race being on their own. How about this? Well pick the fastest five beings among us to continue giving chase, and the rest of us will go back for now and await further orders.

There was a hint of a commanding tone in its voice, and surprisingly enough, none of the rowdy and uncouth devilish beasts present offered any objections in response to its proposal.

As such, after a further round of arguments, five of the fastest devilish beasts in the group were selected to continue giving chase, while everyone else returned the way theyd come.

The snake-headed wolf beast and the glazed five-colored beast were naturally among the five devilish beasts that continued to give chase, and after shedding the rest of the group, they really were able to travel far faster than they did before.

Thus, a collective streak of black light that was over 100 feet in length hurtled through the air in a flash.

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Azure and white lightning flashed around Han Lis body as he disappeared amid another loud thunderclap. In the next instant, he appeared several thousand feet away before vanishing again.

From afar, one could just catch a glimpse of him on one side of the sky before he appeared on the side, then completely disappeared from view after another flash.

Not only after the arc of azure and white lightning disappeared from the area, a streak of three-colored light would speed past in a soundless manner before also vanishing after just a few flashes.

Han Li didnt even have to turn around to know that the three devilish beasts were still several tens of kilometers away, pursuing him with all their might.

His brows furrowed slightly as a dark expression appeared on his face.

Hed already been flying for half a day with the three devilish beasts trailing behind him, and even though the gape between them was slowly widening, he was still far from being able to throw them off his trail.

The devilish Qi in the Golden Devil Mountain Ranges severely restricted the spiritual sense of outsiders, yet it only worked to enhance the spiritual sense of devilish beasts, allowing them to detect everything up ahead for hundreds of kilometers with ease.

At this rate, he most likely wouldnt be able to shake off these three devilish beasts even if he were to lead them on a chase for half a month.

However, there were only less than 10 days before the Golden Devil Mountain Ranges were due to be closed, so he didnt have that much time to waste.

Furthermore, there were holy-grade devilish beings in these mountain ranges, and the longer he kept this up, the greater the chance that one of them would be drawn to the scene.

Han Li naturally wasnt going to continue to stack the odds against himself.

On top of that, after such an extended period of flight, hed expended a lot of the Divine Devilbane Lightning in his body already, and he wouldnt be able to maintain his Thunderstorm Wings for too much longer.

In contrast, the three devilish beasts were able to draw upon the power of that strange mirror to keep up this speed for an indefinite amount of time. Thankfully, the pack of devilish beasts that he was most wary of had already been completely thrown off his trail.

As such, as time gradually passed by, the killing intent in Han Lis heart grew more and more pronounced.

However, he merely continued to fly through the air at the same speed, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

After flying for a while longer, a vast expanse of grey mist suddenly appeared up ahead. It wasnt exactly very dense, but it appeared from afar that it covered quite a massive area.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this, and lightning flashed around his body as he plunged headfirst into this mist without any hesitation.

Following a loud thunderclap, Han Li appeared at a certain point within the mist, and he immediately surveyed his surroundings as blue light flashed through his eyes.

After ascertaining that there werent any devilish beasts lurking nearby, he flipped his hand over to produce a purple talisman. He plastered the talisman to his own body, and it transformed into a ball of a spiritual light than enshrouded his entire body.

At the same time, silver runes were churning incessantly within the ball of light.

The silver light then disappeared in a flash, and Han Li vanished along with it.

He had just used the High Zenith Invisibility Talisman to conceal himself.

After using the talisman, he could even fool early-Body Integration Stage beings, let alone the three Spatial Tempering Stage devilish beasts behind him.

If it werent for the fact that using the talisman would severely hamper his speed, thereby making him unable to escape from the three devilish beasts sensory range in a short time, he wouldve already used it to assist in his escape.

Thus, he hid himself within a cloud of relatively denser mist, and remained completely stationary as he cast his gaze toward the direction that hed just come from with an expression of rapt focus on his face.

A distance of several tens of kilometers was nothing to the three devilish beasts, and they covered it virtually in the blink of an eye.

As such, the three-colored streak of light arrived at the border of the sea of grey mist almost as soon as Han Li hid himself within it.

A ball of spiritual light flew through the air before revealing itself to be a triangular copper mirror.

Right at this moment, the three-colored light faded, leaving Wu Qis trio standing in its wake.

What happened? How did that mans aura suddenly disappear in this area? the massive devilish falcon asked with a hint of bewilderment flashed through its green eyes.

Did he manage to escape? the azure wasp chimed in in a confused manner.

Theres no way that he couldve escaped! Even the holy-grade masters wouldnt have been able to cover such a vast distance in such a short time, Wu Qi concluded as he cast his gaze toward the sea of mist up ahead with a dark expression on his face.

Oh? So that must mean that hes using some kind of concealment ability or he has some other treasure that can conceal his aura, the devilish falcon analyzed upon hearing this.

Thats mist likely the case. It looks like he knows that he wont be able to escape from us, so hes just going to stop here and make a final stand. A sinister smile appeared on Wu Qis face as he spoke.

Hehe, that mans cultivation base is even lower than mine, hes just going to bring certain death to himself. Both the azure wasp and the devilish falcon chuckled coldly upon hearing Wu Qis words.

Hmph, dont get complacent. He must have some tricks up his sleeve for him to dare to do this. Ive refrained from telling you two this, but the young master died a few days ago, and this man is most likely the killer. Otherwise, Master wouldnt have been infuriated to the point that hed deploy us at such an important juncture, Wu Qi harrumphed coldly as the sinister smile vanished from his face.

What? This man killed the young master? Is that true? the azure wasp exclaimed.

The young master possesses a similar cultivation base to this man, but Master had given him several special treasures, so theres no way that man couldve killed him unless hes far more powerful than his cultivation base suggests. In that case, he really will be a rather troublesome opponent that we have to exercise caution against, the devilish falcon said in a rather grave voice.

Even if theres some risk involved, its a risk that we must take. If we cant kill or capture this man, Im sure you two are well aware of the consequences that await us when we have to face Masters wrath, Wu Qi said in a grim manner as he suddenly grabbed onto his two massive horns and detached them from his own head.

He then swung them through the air, and they transformed into a pair of shimmering black war hammers. In conjunction with his burly frame and his suit of black metal armor, the pair of war hammers gave him an extremely menacing appearance.

After hearing Wu Qis words of warning, a hint of fear flashed through both the black falcon and the azure wasps eyes.

The devilish falcon then immediately let loose a sharp cry and flapped its wings as it hovered on the spot. Yellow light radiated in all directions, and its body transformed into that of a tall and thin yellow-robed man in the blink of an eye.

The man was holding a white bone spear in one hand and a shimmering golden buckler in the other.

The bone spear had a layer of black flames surging all over it, and the sound of indistinct ghostly howls could be heard emanating from it. As for the buckler, there was a giant devilish image of a creature with three heads and six arms emblazoned on its surface, and its round edge seemed to be very sharp.

Meanwhile, a low buzzing sound rang out from within the azure wasps mouth, and at the same time, its transparent wings began to tremble and blur.

An incredible scene then ensued in the next instant.

Azure light swirled all over the giant wasps body, following which countless balls of light surged forth in a frenzy from its wings, covering the entire area in a radius of over 100 feet.

Wu Qi and the yellow-robed mans expression changed slightly in unison as they hurried backed away, seemingly quite wary of these balls of light.

The balls of light then flashed and transformed into egg-sized azure wasps that were the spitting image of their creator, expect shrunk down significantly, of course.

Qing Zhen, your Thousand Wasp Avatar Technique seems to have become far more potent. Last time I saw you use this ability, you were still unable to manifest so many devilish wasps, the yellow-robed man said in a slow voice as he appraised these smaller azure wasps.

Hehe, thats because I reached a higher level of this cultivation art not long ago. Not only can I summon more avatars now, each of them is far more powerful than the individual wasp avatars I could summon in the past, the giant wasp replied in a smug manner.

Thats very good. In that case, well have a better chance of hunting down our target. Qing Zhen, you get these avatars to lead the way, and well search through this sea of mist, that man is most likely hiding in here, Wu Qi chortled with glee as he slammed his war hammers together before him.

This silver-armored being was naturally none other than the man with the Gui surname.

Perhaps it was simply a coincidence, but the route it had taken just so happened to intersect at this point with the one that Han Li was taking.

Upon seeing the bewildered look on the horned devilish beasts face, the silver-armored mans brows furrowed slightly, and he hurriedly turned back, just in time to see Han Li and Xian Xian emerge from the sea of mist behind him.

The silver-armored being faltered slightly before an elated look appeared on his face.

He had seemed to be quite calm and collected earlier, but he was actually feeling quite anxious internally.

After parting with Han Li and Xian Xian, he had traveled without pause toward the exit of the Golden Devil Mountain Ranges without any pause, yet he had still been intercepted by so many devilish beasts, so he was naturally quite stunned and enraged.

Most of these beasts were mid-grade devilish beasts, but there were over 30 high-grade devilish beasts among them, and the humanoid horned devilish possessed a similar cultivation base to his.

He was rather conceited, but even he knew that a battle here would spell certain death for him.

His only hope was to delay these devilish beasts somehow, then escape as quickly as he could.

However, he then caught sight of the seven or eight high-grade winged devilish beasts among the beast pack up ahead, and he was growing quite hesitant again.

It was quite clear that those devilish beasts had to be extremely fast. If there were only two or three of them, he could try and throw them off his trail somehow, but if that many of them were to mob him at once, then he was still dead for sure.

However, Han Lis arrival instantly alleviated the pressure on his shoulders significantly, increasing his chances of survival, which were less objectively less than 10%, by several tens of percentage points.

As such, the silver-armored being was naturally ecstatic.

Xian Xians face had paled considerably upon witnessing this situation, while Han Li was slightly more composed, but he was also contemplating something with a grave expression on his face.

There were many devilish beasts up ahead, but all of them had already attained intelligence. As such, even though they were appraising the three beings before them with animosity in their eyes, they werent screeching and howling like a pack of mindless beasts. Thus, a peculiar silence ensued.

However, in the next instant, the silence was suddenly shattered by a burst of hearty laughter.

Haha, its you! Youre the one who killed the young master! If I can kill you or capture you alive, Master will reward me handsomely! Kill them! Kill the other two and try to capture that one alive! Wu Qi suddenly threw his head back and chortled with glee at the sight of Han Li before issuing an order in a menacing manner.

The devilish beasts behind him were all itching for action, and upon hearing this command, all of them roared in unison before charging toward Han Lis trio with gusts of black winds howling in their wake.

A dozen or so streaks of light surged on ahead, overtaking the rest of the pack as they hurtled toward Han Lis trio.

These were all either three-headed devilish birds or a type of massive winged insect.

As for Wu Qi, green light swirled around his body, and a mundane-looking green disk appeared beneath his feet. The disk was carrying him through the air at an astonishing speed that was comparable to the flying devilish beasts, and it was about to reach Han Li in a flash.

Split up!

Han Li forcibly repressed his shock at being recognized by this horned demon as he issued a quick instruction, then flew into the distance as a streak of azure light.

After just a few flashes, he had covered a distance of over 400 feet, and he showed no signs of slowing down.

As opposed to flying directly toward the devilish beasts or retreating back into the mist, he was flying directly off to the side.

Xian Xian and the silver-armored man also reacted quite quickly.

Almost as soon as Han Li sprang into action, the silver-armored man opened his mouth to expel a cloud of crimson Qi that disappeared into the flying carriage beneath his feet.

A burst of loud ghostly wails rang out from the crimson carriage, and it abruptly disappeared on the spot. However, the carriage then reappeared out of thin air over 1,000 feet away, and it transformed into a cloud of black Qi amid a sharp shriek before hurtling into the distance.

As for Xian Xian, she also gritted her teeth upon hearing Han Lis instruction, and she rustled a sleeve to summon a small translucent flag.

White light then flashed from her body before instantly forming a gigantic ball of white light, and several tens of identical white balls shot forth from it in all directions in unison.

Each and every ball of light was astonishingly fast, and all of them left trails of afterimages in their wake as they sped away into the distance.

The dozen or so white balls of light that flew toward the pack of beasts all vanished upon being attacked by the devilish beasts, but most of them managed to escape to over 1,000 feet away.

Despite the fact that there were so many high-grade devilish beasts present, none of them were able to identify in which ball of light Xian Xians true body could be found.

All three Spirit Realm beings were proving to be very difficult to capture, regardless of what their cultivation bases were, and Wu Qi was quite infuriated by this development. He let loose a thunderous roar as he swung his massive hands through the air, instantly destroying two of the balls of light that were passing him by.

Immediately thereafter, the green disk beneath his feet transformed into a vibrant green canoe in a flash, then hurtled directly toward Han Li.

There was also an inky-black devilish falcon that was around 10 feet in length, as well as a giant azure wasp with lightning flashing all over its body, chasing Han Li in hot pursuit.

All three of them were determined to capture him, and their speed was not inferior to Han Lis.

Meanwhile, there were also several fast high-grade devilish beasts chasing after the silver-armored man, and as for all of the other devilish beasts that were proficient in flight, they hesitated momentarily before charging toward the white balls of light.

The devilish beasts that were slower and lagging behind also split up into three groups to pursue their three targets.

Han Li had naturally witnessed everything that was taking place behind him, and after ascertaining that Xian Xian did indeed still have some trump cards up his sleeve, he heaved an internal sigh of relief before focusing on his own escape.

At Han Lis current speed, he was able to cover hundreds of kilometers in the blink of an eye, and before the devilish beasts knew it, theyd been pursuing him for tens of thousands of kilometers.

Han Li cast his gaze behind him to find that the three devilish beasts were still only trailing by just over 1,000 feet, so he hadnt opened up much distance between them at all.

Further away in the distance, there was an indistinct cloud of black Qi that was also surging along in hot pursuit.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this.

The three high-grade devilish beasts werent fearsome opponents to him, but if they were to stall him and allow all of the other devilish beasts to catch up, hed be in deep trouble as he still hadnt recovered to his peak condition.

With that in mind, Han Li no longer hesitated as he immediately made a hand seal. All of a sudden, a loud thunderclap rang out behind him, and a pair of translucent wings appeared on his back.

He flapped the wings gently, and another thunderclap erupted as he shot forth as an arc of azure and white lightning, disappearing into the distance in a flash.

In the next instant, azure and white lightning flashed over 1,000 feet away, and Han Li reappeared before abruptly vanishing on the spot once again.

Thus, Han Li flapped his Thunderstorm Wings with all his might, unleashing his lightning movement technique to its maximal extent.

Azure and white lightning flashed, and within the span of just a few breaths, hed widened the gap between himself and the three devilish beasts by over 1,000 feet.

Wu Qi was quite startled to see this, and he immediately became quite flustered and anxious.

If he were to allow Han Li to escape right under his nose, only one possible fate could await him at the hands of his master.

With that in mind, it abruptly opened its mouth to expel a strange triangular copper mirror. The mirror was yellow in color, and its surface was quite blurry and indistinct.

Wu Qi turned around to the other two high-grade devilish beasts before letting loose a low snarl.

The devilish falcon and azure wasp exchanged a glance upon hearing this snarl, and both of them seemed rather hesitant.

A cold light flashed through Wu Qis eyes as he let loose a louder menacing roar.

Both the high-grade devilish beasts shuddered before reluctantly opening their mouths to expel two fist-sized beads, one black and one azure, both of which disappeared into the mirror in a flash.

The triangular mirror immediately began to emit a low buzzing sound, and at the same time, its surface turned into a black and azure color.

Wu Qi was ecstatic to see this, and he tossed the mirror into the air before also opening his mouth to expel a grey bead.

The bead revolved around the mirror before also vanishing into its surface, and the mirror began to tremor violently as it emanated grey, black, and azure three-colored light.

Wu Qi then thrust a finger toward the copper mirror, and brilliant spiritual light radiated from it as it suddenly emitted a streak of three-colored light.

The streak of light was like a dragon rising out of the ocean, encompassing all three devilish beasts in the flash. As for the copper mirror itself, it swayed slightly before also disappearing into the light.

Immediately thereafter, the light flashed and covered a distance of 700 to 800 feet in the blink of an eye, hurtling directly toward the arc of azure and white lightning in a wraith-like manner.

The three devilish beasts had used this treasure to combined their powers, thereby drastically enhancing their speeds.

They were still slightly slower than Han Li, but Wu Qi heaved a long sigh of relief.

At Han Lis lowly cultivation base, there was no way that hed be able to outlast a treasure that was being fuelled by magic power from all three of them. As such, it was only a matter of time before they caught up to him.

The azure and white arc of lightning flashed through the air amid dull thunderclaps up ahead, while the three-colored light followed along in a wraith-like manner form behind.

The two disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye, and after giving chase for tens of thousands more kilometers, the massive cloud of devilish Qi could only stop as the devilish beasts within it had lost sight of their target.

Thus, the devilish Qi dissipated, and over 30 devilish beasts were left staring at one another as they stood on the spot.

A vicious light flashed through the green-haired beings eyes, and he abruptly stepped forward as if he were about to attack.

However, right at this moment, his companion suddenly flashed over to his side and transmitted his voice to the green-haired being, as if to remind him of something.

A hesitant look appeared on the green-haired beings face, and moments later, the animosity radiating from his body eased as he said in a cold voice, Alright, lets see whats in this valley first. If its not the immortal zoysia, then well go our separate ways, but if its in there, hehe…

The green-haired being chuckled coldly before paying no further heed to the opposing dup and entering the valley that was enshrouded under devilish Qi with his companion.

The woman took a deep breath upon seeing this, then turned to the elderly man as she asked, What do we do, Uncle Yan? Are we really going to enter the valley with them?

Of course. The formation plate has displayed a reaction, so we cant ignore it, the elderly man replied without any hesitation.

But those two… The woman was rather hesitant.

Those two wont do anything if the immortal zoysias not in there, but if it really is in there, then thats even more reason for us to enter this valley! Otherwise, why did we take the risk to enter these mountain ranges in the first place? the elderly man said in a dark voice with a decisive shake of his head.

Youre right, Uncle Yan, forgive me for not thinking things through properly. It looks like we really will need to venture into this valley, the woman said as she gritted her teeth after a brief hesitation.

Dont be too concerned. My past injuries havent completely healed, but Ive prepared a special treasure especially for this trip. If we obtain the immortal zoysia, then well definitely be able to get away as long as we dont fight fire with fire, the elderly man said in a confident manner.

With the close bond the two of them shared, the woman naturally wasnt going to doubt his words. As such, the hint of uneasiness in her heart was erased as she nodded in response.

Thus, the two of them also flew down into the valley as streaks of light.

However, as soon as they entered the valley, the elderly man was surprised to discover that this ordinary-looking valley was immeasurably deep.

The upper half of the valley was enshrouded under faint black devilish Qi, yet the lower half was like a bottomless abyss. Even after descending for over 10,000 feet, the bottom was still nowhere in sight.

This made the elderly man both excited, but also slightly concerned.

He was excited that this valley was so unique, which made it quite possible that the immortal zoysia was actually lurking here, but he was also concerned that with the depth of the valley and the high density of the devilish Qi here, it would be quite difficult to search through it.

With that in mind, the elderly man and the woman each produced a formation-plate-like treasure before heading deeper into the valley.

If it werent for the fact that the green-haired being and his companion were also present, theyd have most likely split up for greater efficiency. However, as things currently were, they certainly werent going to do something so risky that could result in them being divided and conquered.

Thus, the two of them descended one after another, disappearing into the black Qi within the valley after just a few flashes.

Meanwhile, deep within a lake at the bottom of the valley, there was a black creature with its body half-buried in the mud of the lakebed. The creature stirred, and a pair of green eyes sprang open on its body revealing a pair of completely emotionless pupils.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away from the valley, a giant toad that was several tens of feet tall was traveling quickly with a formation plate held in its mouth, and seven or eight strange-looking devilish beasts alongside it.

The giant toad cast its gaze toward the formation plate in its mouth from time to time, and it wasnt moving very quickly, but it was also heading directly toward the valley.

A massive dragonfly-like crimson devilish beast was also holding a formation plate as it flew along directly behind the giant toad, and it suddenly said, Master, I can sense irregular fluctuations coming from that valley, but thats the lair of that devilish crocodile. That thing is extremely fierce and powerful, we may not be able to defeat it if a battle were to break out. Well have to notify Master Tie Mo and get him to take care of that thing in person.

Hmph, its not a case of we may not be able to defeat it in battle, if we barge into its lair, well get eaten by it for sure. That devilish crocodile is one step away from becoming a holy-grade devilish beast, and even the three holy-grade masters wouldnt want to mess with it for no good reason. Are you sure youre sensing things correctly? Is the formation plate really leading us toward the valley? If you get it wrong, dont blame me for turning on you, Ju Chu replied in an indifferent voice.

Rest assured, Master, Ive checked more than 10 times already, and Im 100% sure that the formation plate is reacting to that valley, the devilish beast replied as a confident light flashed through its compound eyes.

Alright, if we really do end up finding that immortal zoysia in that valley, youll be rewarded handsomely for your efforts. The giant toad wasnt speaking in a very enthusiastic manner, thereby indicating that it wasnt actually getting its hopes.

It was no wonder that this was the case, it had led a bunch of high-grade devilish beasts into the outskirts of the Golden Devil Mountain Ranges, and theyd killed many Spirit Realm beings before taking their formation plates, but they found no useful leads surrounding the immortal zoysia.

The formation plates had reacted over 10 times thus far, yet all of those instances had been false alarms.

As such, it was a similar story to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, after a while, the giant toad simply couldnt be bothered to get its hopes up anymore.

It was even beginning to consider what direction they were going to continue their search in if there proved to be nothing in the valley.

As for the high-grade devilish beasts behind it, all of them were also in rather low spirits from what appeared to be a wild goose chase that theyd been led on.

Thus, the group of devilish beasts continued onward in a distracted manner, and they failed to notice that there was a cloud of thin crimson mist that was following them from behind close to 10 kilometers away.

Within the crimson mist, a barely visible slender figure could be seen.

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After Han Li and Xian Xian had departed from the mountain ranges where the devilish ape had been situated, their journey proved to be a very smooth one. They didnt encounter any obstacles along the way, and most of their journey was completed within just five days as they arrived back at the sea of thin mist where the Human-faced Vultures had been slain.

Both of them were quite eager to finish the journey, but they still decelerated at the sight of this sea of thin mist, and after holding a brief discussion, they flew into the sea of mist in a cautious manner.

Han Li was flying within a streak of azure light in an expressionless manner with faint blue light flashing through his eyes. At the same time, he was holding a spirit stone in each hand, constantly absorbing the pure spiritual Qi within during his flight.

Due to the fact that theyd been constantly traveling, he didnt get a chance to meditate in order to replenish his magic power. However, after consuming a large number of precious pills and using top-grade spirit stones to facilitate recovery, Han Li had regained most of his lost magic power.

However, the Provenance True Devil Projection had barely recovered at all.

Even so, Han Li was still quite relieved that hed returned to somewhere near the peak of his powers. If they were to encounter some powerful devilish beasts now, he had confidence in his ability to defeat them.

However, as he swept his spiritual sense toward an inky-black spirit beast bracelet up his sleeve, his mood soured slightly.

The Weeping Soul Beast was still completely unconscious.

As he swept his spiritual sense toward the spirit beast, he discovered that it had recovered half of its magic power and energy already, which was an extraordinarily fast recovery considering how severely depleted it had been. However, it displayed no reaction whatsoever when he tried to communicate with the beast and awaken it using his spiritual sense.

If it werent for the fact that he could still sense his spiritual connection with the Weeping Soul Beast, hed almost be led to believe that it was dead.

Of course, this wasnt to say that Han Li couldnt force the beast to wake up if he wanted to. However, after contemplating the matter a few times, he decided against it in the end.

From his past experience, the spirit beast would only fall into this type of deep slumber as a way to protect itself or to facilitate evolution, and in both situations, it would be extremely unwise to forcibly awaken it.

Han Li had always held the Weeping Soul Beast in extremely high regard, and its importance in his heart only grew after that extraordinary display of power it had put on a few days ago. As such, he wasnt going to take any chances with it, and was going to allow it to wake up of its own accord.

With that in mind, Han Li rid himself of that train of thought and withdrew his spiritual sense before inspecting his own internal condition.

At this moment, within his dantian, the azure Nascent Soul that was emanating shimmering golden spiritual light had its hands joined together in front of its chest, cradling a silver fireball in a completely motionless manner.

However, the silver fireball was in a rather strange state.

It had been a pure silver ball of flames in the past, but there was now a small wisp of white flames intermingled into it, and there were silver runes flashing incessantly within the entire fireball.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this.

The white flames were naturally none other than the wisp of Golden Crow True Flames that the silver fireball had devoured from the Human-faced Vulture.

The Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames ability to absorb and fuse with other spirit flames, as well as strange types of energy, was quite an incredible ability. If things were to continue like this, Han Li was very much looking forward to seeing just what it could evolve into in the end.

The Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames were refining the Golden Crow True Flames without any issues, so Han Li withdrew his spiritual sense and began to focus more on his surroundings.

This sea of mist covered quite a large area, but Han Li and Xian Xian flew through it without encountering any devilish beasts.

It appeared that those Human-faced Vultures were the only high-grade devilish beasts in the area, and theyd only been recently killed, so no other high-grade devilish beasts had had a chance to move into this area yet.

As such, this leg of the journey also proved to be quite a smooth one.

Due to how uneventful the return journey was, Han Li and Xian Xian were naturally covering ground a lot faster than when theyd come.

Half a day later, they passed through the entire sea of mist and arrived at its border.

However, after emerging from the sea of mist, the streak of azure light instantly came to an abrupt halt, and Han Li was revealed as the azure light faded.

At this moment, he was looking up ahead in a slightly pale-faced manner.

Around 2,000 to 3,000 feet ahead of them, black winds were sweeping violently through the area as hundreds of mid-grade and high-grade devilish beasts hovered in the air.

The leader of these devilish beasts was a burly humanoid creature with a pair of massive black horns. It was clad in a suit of black metal armor, and its upper body was identical to that of a human, but its lower body was covered in black beastly fur. As soon as Han Li appeared in the area, it also cast a surprised gaze toward him.

Around 500 to 600 feet before the humanoid devilish beast was a silver-armored man in a crimson flying carriage, and they were locked in a tense confrontation.

A handsome reward? Han Li merely chuckled upon hearing this.

Do you not believe me, Fellow Daoist Han? In that case, Im willing to issue part of the reward in advance, the silver-armored man insisted with a cold expression on his face.

Brother Han, only Ive conducted enough research into the Heavenly Devilish Armor to be able to repair it. If you help me here, not only will I repair the armor for you, Ill take you here to search for the true Kirin essence again in a few hundred years, and Im willing to split it with you. Xian Xian remained completely calm and unflustered, seemingly very confident that Han Li would help her.

Just as shed expected, Han Li only hesitated momentarily before shaking his head as he said, Im afraid I wont be able to just stand by idly here. If you know whats good for you, I suggest you leave, Fellow Daoist Gui.

The silver-armored man was furious upon hearing this, and a ferocious look appeared on his face as the odor of blood and gore in the air intensified.

Han Lis eyes narrowed, and a rumbling thunderclap erupted within his as arcs of golden lightning appeared all around him. At the same time, a golden projection with three heads and six arms emerged behind his back.

Simultaneously, several tens of azure flying swords flew out of his sleeves, then transformed into blossoming azure lotus flowers.

Meanwhile, Han Li merely stood with his hands clasped behind his back as he appraised the silver-armored man.

A wide smile appeared on Xian Xians face upon seeing this, but she wasnt just going to stand by idly, either.

She flipped over both of her hands, and an azure talisman with the image of a Kirin inscribed upon it suddenly appeared in one hand, while a small black flag appeared in her other hand amid a flash of spiritual light.

Both of the objects were covered in countless runes, and it was quite apparent that they were no ordinary treasures.

She waved the two objects through the air, and a gust of black winds emerged alongside an azure Kirin projection.

Both of them then instantly combined as one, and the Kirin projection was inflated to several times its original size by the gust of black winds. It opened its cavernous mouth and let loose a string of low roars as it appraised the silver-armored man in a menacing manner.

The silver-armored man was normally quite a brutal and vicious character, but even he had to hesitate in the face of both Han Li and Xian Xian.

The latter wasnt enough for him to be concerned about, but the fact that Han Li had taken care of the cave spirit on his own had shaken him quite a bit.

He knew that if he were to face the cave spirit on his own, hed only have a 50% chance of securing victory at most, and that probability was deflated even further by the fact that the cave spirit had been possessed by the soul fragment of a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign.

Alright, then this is where well part ways. I hope that you two will both be alive and well the next time I see you, the silver-armored man said in a cold voice as a vicious light flashed through his eyes.

Immediately after his voice trailed off, he waved a sleeve through the air to expel a ball of grey Qi, which then transformed into a crimson conical flying carriage with ghostly shadows flashing within it.

The silver-armored mans body swayed, and he disappeared into the carriage before it sped away as a streak of crimson light, leaving a burst of ghostly howls in its wake.

After just a few flashes, the carriage disappeared into the distance without a trace.

The silver-armored man had been quite decisive, choosing to immediately back down after deciding that his chances of securing victory were quite slim.

Xian Xians expression eased slightly, and she made a hand seal to dispel the Kirin projection up above, which reverted back into a talisman and a small flag before descending into her grasp.

She then turned to Han Li and extended a respectful curtsey as she said, Thank you for stepping in, Brother Han. Otherwise, I wouldve been in grave danger.

Hmph, you seem to trust me a lot. Arent you afraid that Ill turn on you, then use a soul search technique to obtain the method for repairing the suit of devilish armor? Han Li harrumphed coldly as he shot a glance toward her.

Xian Xian remained unfazed by Han Lis cold threats as she smiled, and replied, I havent known you for very long, but Ive interacted with you enough to be able to tell that youre not that heartless of a person. Besides, my cultivation base my be quite lackluster, but I do know a few soul-locking secret techniques. Even if my soul were to be completely destroyed, no one will be able to get any information from me.

Han Li was a little speechless upon hearing this.

His main objective for making this trip was to repair the suit of Heavenly Devilish Armor, so he didnt want to draw any unnecessary trouble to himself.

As for this true Kirin essence, it was the first that hed heard of such an extraordinary item. In any case, there was no way to obtain it for now, so it would naturally be best to go back and do some research on it for himself. Furthermore, the matters surrounding the Heavenly Devilish Sovereign and the Weeping Soul Beast had him feeling rather bemused, so he had to ponder those issues carefully as well.

After a brief silence, Han Li said in an implacable voice, Im taking all of the materials from the holy-grade devilish apes body.

No problem. After we go back, not only will I repair the suit of devilish armor for you as I promised, Ill offer you another present as thanks for saving my life, Xian Xian replied in an extremely obedient manner.

Han Lis expression eased slightly upon hearing her response, and he nodded in reply.

Xian Xian glanced at the vast expanse of black dust down below, and a hint of dejection flashed through her eyes as she said, Brother Han, that battle from earlier mustve disturbed many devilish beasts in the area, so we should get away from here right away.

Han Li quickly assessed their surroundings before nodding as he replied, We did indeed cause quite a commotion. Lets go, then.

Thus, the two of them flew through the air as two streaks of light, one white and one azure, heading out of the mountain ranges.

Moments later, peace and quiet returned to the area.

Around half a day later, Han Li and Xian Xian emerged from the mountain ranges and reappeared before the mountain where theyd parted with Yue Zong.

Xian Xian abruptly raised a hand, and a streak of silver light shot forth, whizzing around in the nearby area before flying up her sleeve.

Her expression changed slightly, and a wry smile appeared on her face as she turned to Han Li, and said, As expected, Fellow Daoist Yue has most likely already perished. He mustve been killed by either that man with the Gui surname or high-grade devilish beast that was killed by the cave spirit earlier. If wed known that this would happen, we shouldve taken him into the mountain ranges with us. As things are now, our return journey may be rather perilous.

Its indeed quite unfortunate that Fellow Daoist Yue passed away, but even if hed followed us into the mountain ranges, he wouldnt have been able to enter the devilish Qi passageway, so his death wouldve been unavoidable anyway. As for our return journey, lets go back the same way we came. After all, weve already taken that route once, and it seems to be relatively safe, Han Li replied after a brief pause.

Looks like well have to do that. Lets set off right away, Xian Xian sighed.

Han Li nodded in response, and the two continued on their journey.

Unbeknownst to the two of them, there were hundreds of metamorphosis stage devilish beasts gathered at a certain location countless kilometers away, and all of them were pursuing Han Li along the same route.

They were being led by the subordinate of the holy-grade Myriad Eye Devil, the humanoid devilish beast known as Wu Qi.

This devilish beast had a pair of black horns on his head, and wore a suit of black metal armor. There was a heavy expression on his sinister face, and he was taking occasional glances at a crimson bead that was being held tightly in his hand.

The bead was supposed to be quite glittering and translucent, but a deep crack had marred its smooth surface, and it had become completely dull and lusterless.

After receiving a request for assistance from Jiu Ye, the holy-grade Myriad Eye Devil was afraid that Han Li would be able to get away, so hed immediately sent Wu Qi after him. Thus, Wu Qi gathered all of the high-grade devilish beasts in the area to head directly toward the location that had been marked by Jiu Yue.

However, not long after hed set off, the treasure that hed been using to track her suddenly cracked in half.

This came as quite a shock to him, and it meant that Jiu Ye had most likely already perished.

In that case, he really wasnt confident that hed be able to hunt down his target.

However, at the recollection of the menacing light that had flashed through his masters eyes prior to his deployment, Wu Qi immediately shuddered involuntarily.

He knew with absolute certainty that if he were to return to his master with such an excuse, hed immediately be torn in half.

With that in mind, the devilish beast let loose a low snarl of frustration and urged all of the other devilish beasts behind them to pick up their speed.

Thus, devilish winds surged through the air as all of the devilish beasts sped up even further.

In the air above an ordinary-looking small valley on the outskirts of the Golden Devil Mountain Ranges, there were four people locked in a tense confrontation.

On one side was an elderly man with grey hair and a woman in a palatial dress, while on the other side was a green-haired being with a square head and a thin yet lethal-looking man.

Both sides were glowering at the opposing duo with enmity in their eyes.

The elderly man was none other than the native cultivator with the Yan surname, and his expression remained calm as he said, Dont you think youre being too unreasonable by trying to kick us out when you two arrived after us?

The green-haired being was the foreign being at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage that had been crushed by Han Li earlier, and he let loose a cold harrumph as he countered, Hmph, this place has caught my fancy, and I want to be able to explore it without anyone lurking outside.

Youre going too far! We were the ones who found this place first, so why do we have to leave? the woman retorted in a furious manner.

Why? Among cultivators like us, the most powerful one gets to make all the rules. If you dont want to leave, then defeat us, and well leave the valley to you. Otherwise, piss off! the green-haired being scoffed as a baleful aura emanated from his body, as if he were preparing for a battle already.

Theres no need to be so short-tempered, Fellow Daoist. Lets be honest here, you two want us to leave naturally because your formation plates have also displayed a reaction toward this valley. However, that doesnt necessarily mean that the immortal zoysia is in here. Weve encountered similar red herrings on many occasions in the past few days, and Im sure you have as well. As such, why dont we go in together and ascertain whether the immortal zoysia is actually in there before making a decision? Otherwise, theres no way were going to leave, the elderly man proposed in a calm manner.

Han Li wore a calm expression on his face, and as opposed to answering the mans question, he asked, I did indeed manage to kill the cave spirit, but do you know what it was that had possessed the cave spirit?

Both Xian Xian and the silver-armored mans expressions changed slightly upon as they exchanged a quick glance upon hearing this.

After a brief silence, Xian Xian asked, Would you care to enlighten us, Brother Han?

Before the cave spirit died, it proclaimed itself to be a soul fragment of a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign. Do you two know anything about this? Han Li asked in a nonchalant manner.

A Heavenly Devilish Sovereign? Thats impossible! Both Xian Xian and the silver-armored man exclaimed in unison with astonishment and horror etched on their faces.

Oh? This is the first time Ive heard of this Heavenly Devilish Sovereign, but both of you seem to be quite familiar with it. Would you be able to fill me in on this topic? Han Li raised an eyebrow, as he cast his gaze directly toward the two of them.

The silver-armored mans expression darkened, and he merely harrumphed coldly, seemingly not intending to answer Han Lis question.

Following a brief hesitation, Xian Xian explained, I trust that you already know what a Heavenly Devilish Monarch is, Brother Han, a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign is a top-grade being among Heavenly Devilish Monarchs. They possess countless different forms, and even true spirit beings are susceptible to them during their tribulation transcendences. If they were to fall prey to a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign, theyd undergo devilfication and be reduced to puppets.

Even true spirits are susceptible to them? Han Li was quite astonished to hear this.

Not just true spirits, its said that even the immortals of the True Immortal Realm could be forced to undergo devilfication by a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign. Of course, this is only a rumor, no one has been able to confirm it to be true or false. Speaking of which, is it really true that this cave spirit was possessed by a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign? Xian Xian explained with a wry smile, and at the end, she couldnt help but ask for confirmation.

Han Li was naturally stunned upon hearing this information about these Heavenly Devilish Sovereigns, but his expression remained unchanged as he countered, Do you think Im lying to you, Fairy Xian?

Of course not! Its just that this is quite an important matter, and I simply wanted to confirm this just to make sure I hadnt misheard.

Before Xian Xian had a chance to say anything else, the silver-armored being interjected in an expressionless manner, I think hes most likely telling the truth.

Not only was Han Li rather surprised to hear this, Xian Xian was also quite taken aback as she asked, What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Gui?

Hmph, you wont fool me by playing dumb. Dont tell me that you didnt notice anything strange about the cave spirit. You should be well aware that spirits of heaven and earth like this true spirit cant be possessed by normal beings, not even true spirit Kirins themselves! On top of that, that thing was most likely telling the truth when claiming that it had killed many beings like us already, the silver-armored man harrumphed coldly.

Even so, how did it find out about the true spirit cave and true Kirin essence? Xian Xian rebuked with a shake of her head.

Thats rather difficult to speculate. Perhaps when this soul fragment of the Heavenly Devilish Sovereign came to our realm, it unintentionally devoured one of the other 100,000 true spirit Kirin soul fragments, thereby giving it knowledge of this place. Alternatively, perhaps it really was a coincidence, and it stumbled upon this cave spirit first, then learned about the secret of this true spirit cave after devouring other beings, the silver-armored man mused in a dark voice.

Those scenarios do indeed seem plausible, but we can find out the truth, cant we? If I recall correctly, all living beings that have been possessed by Heavenly Devilish Sovereigns will disintegrate into devilish dust. The cave spirit is quite a special being, but it wouldnt have been able to escape that fate, either. Xian Xian cast her gaze downward as she spoke.

Han Li also looked down with a curious expression, and he was shocked to find that a massive pile of black dust had appeared on the ground where the monstrous face had been before.

Only after expending extensive effort did Han Li manage to glean a slight semblance of the monstrous face from the pile of black dust, and his lips twitch involuntarily in response.

The other two had naturally also witnessed this.

Xian Xian merely heaved a faint sigh before falling silent, while the silver-armored man raised a hand and made a grabbing motion downward.

A clump of black dust instantly flew toward him as a stream of black smoke, and carefully inspected it for a long while before finally concluding in a calm manner, Theres no mistaking it, this is indeed devilish dust.

It appears that Brother Han was telling the truth then. No wonder this cave spirit was so difficult to deal with, the two of us unwittingly fell into the Heavenly Devilish Sovereigns trap, and we almost perished as a result. Come to think of it, I really must thank you for saving me, Brother Han. Xian Xian turned to Han Li with a grateful smile.

Theres no need to thank me, I was only able to slay this devil through sheer luck. Otherwise, this devilish sovereigns abilities wouldve been very difficult to combat. Han Lis lips twitched in involuntarily as he recalled back to the ordeal hed suffered within the monstrous faces body, and there was still a hint of fear lingering in his heart.

Of course. Thankfully, this cave spirit isnt an actual being with a substantial body, so the soul fragment of the devilish sovereign was only able to unleash a small portion of its power through it. Otherwise, Heavenly Devilish Sovereigns are virtually just as powerful as true immortals. Even beings that have only been possessed by one of its soul fragments would definitely be far too fearsome for us to oppose. However, youve most likely made yourself a powerful enemy here, Fellow Daoist Han. The Heavenly Devilish Sovereign to which this soul fragment belongs will be seeking its revenge, so if you ever make it to a point where you can ascend to the True Immortal Realm, it will most likely return to try and interfere with your tribulation, the silver-armored man said as a cold light flashed through his eyes.

Hehe, Im not going to think about something so far away, Han Li chuckled in a nonchalant manner.

Alright, seeing Fellow Daoist Xian and I have answered your questions, its time we talked about the true Kirin essence, isnt it? the silver-armored man chuckled coldly as he changed the subject.

I dont know what this true Kirin essence looks like, but I definitely didnt see it within the cave spirits body, Han Li replied in a concise manner.

The silver-armored mans expression immediately darkened upon hearing this, and Xian Xians brows also furrowed in contemplation.

Strangely enough, neither of them were enraged by skeptical of his claim.

Han Lis eyes narrowed in befuddlement upon seeing this.

What do you think, Fellow Daoist Gui? Xian Xian suddenly asked with a smile.

I am indeed unable to detect any true Kirin essence fluctuations from Fellow Daoist Hans body. The essence comes from the true spirit Kirin itself, so theres no way to fool us using any treasures or restrictions, which means hes telling the truth. However, back when we were battling the cave spirit, we both sensed the essence within its body, the silver-armored man replied.

That means youve arrived at the same conclusion as I have, Fellow Daoist Gui. Xian Xians expression immediately paled upon hearing this.

Indeed. Seeing as Fellow Daoist Han hasnt obtained the true Kirin essence, it mustve dissipated and returned to the earth following the cave spirits death or returned to the original true spirit cave, and the only way to obtain it would be to wait for the next cave spirit to be born, the silver-armored man confirmed with a dark expression.

If its the first scenario, then we wont have any more chances, but if the second scenario was what actually happened, then well just have to wait for a few hundred years, Xian Xian said with a hint of forced optimism in her voice.

Oh? In that case, is there a way to find out which of the two scenarios actually took place? Han Li asked as he crossed his arms and stroked his chin.

Of course not. Theres no way to track the true Kirin essence regardless of what happened, Xian Xian replied in a dejected manner.

Han Li was also quite disappointed to hear this. After all, that essential power could assist him in reaching the Body Integration Stage, but now, even if the true Kirin Essence still existed, hed have to wait several hundred years for a chance to obtain it.

However, even though neither Xian Xian nor the silver-armored man seemed to be lying, he naturally wasnt just going to take their word for it.

Thus, blue light flashed through his eyes, and he also released his spiritual sense as he rose up into the air to search through the nearby area.

However, after scouring carefully through the area in a radius of several kilometers, his search still proved to be completely fruitless, so he could only descend before Xian Xian and the silver-armored man again in a gloomy manner.

At the sight of Han Lis dejected display, Xian Xian and silver-armored man were even more convinced that he had been telling the truth. Thus, all three of them fell silent as they became absorbed in their own thoughts.

For Xian Xian, her trip had ended in complete failure, and shed wasted several precious treasures in the process, so she was understandably quite depressed.

The silver-armored man remained relatively calm, but he was also pondering something.

After a while, the silver-armored man seemed to have seen the silver lightning on the situation, and he suddenly chuckled, Hehe, looks like this trip made in vain. Thankfully, I possessed a silver wyrm, so waiting several hundred years is nothing to me.

Youre a silver wyrm, so even after waiting for so long, you still have a chance to reach the holy race and even beyond. If I were to wait for several centuries, even if I could obtain the true Kirin essence, I may not have enough time to completely refine it and use it in my cultivation, Xian Xian sighed with a complex expression on her face.

In that case, why dont you give up or become one with me? the silver-armored man suddenly suggested upon hearing this.

I can certain fuse my spiritual sense with yours. As long as youll allow me to take over as the dominant consciousness, Ill take you up on your offer right away, Xian Xian countered with a dark expression.

Hmph! I tried to throw you a lifeline, but you seem intent on bringing punishment upon yourself! A vicious light suddenly flashed through the silver-armored mans eyes, and he clenched his fist together as a faint odor of blood and gore began to emanate from his body.

Xian Xians heart stirred slightly upon seeing this, but she didnt back down in the slightest as she said, Do you think you can take on myself and Brother Han at once, Fellow Daoist Gui?

A cold light flashed through the silver-armored mans eyes, and he turned to Han Li as he asked, Fellow Daoist Han, are you going to intervene? If you leave right now, Ill be sure to give you a handsome reward!

However, just as golden light was beginning to flash from the blade segment, a loud cry that was filled with excitement and impatience suddenly rang out from within his sleeve.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, and a peculiar look appeared on his face before he immediately swept a sleeve through the air.

A strange cry rang out as a black bracelet flew out of his sleeve, and a streak of black light erupted from within it.

The black light then faded to reveal a small black monkey that appeared before Han Li, it was none other than the Weeping Soul Beast!

However, the Weeping Soul Beast was clearly far different from how it normally was at the moment. Before Han Li had even issued any instructions to it using his spiritual sense, it let loose a thunderous roar, and black light swirled around its body as it swelled drastically to become a massive black ape that was over 300 feet tall.

The Weeping Soul Beasts eyes took on a crimson color, and it thumped its massive fists into its chest as it bared its sharp fangs. At the same time, a strange horn had sprouted from its head, and it had transformed into a massive three-eyed ghostly being.

There were also three black bone spikes on its back that were extremely terrifying to behold.

Xing Beast!

A sharp cry of horror suddenly rang out within the darkness, and all of the miniature black-robed figures instantly disappeared as clouds of black Qi.

Han Lis eyes widened with surprise upon witnessing this unexpected development, and he was also rather confused.

At this point, the giant ghostly being that was the Weeping Soul Beast seemed to have lost all semblance of sanity. After letting loose a thunderous roar of fury, spiritual light suddenly flashed from its third demonic eye, following which a crimson pillar of light pierced into the darkness up ahead in a flash.

A strange sound rang out, and Han Li was given quite a fright by what happened next.

Several hundred feet away, something appeared directly in the path of the pillar of crimson light, and the latter instantly transformed into a crimson chain.

The chain wound itself tightly around the object that had just appeared, following a loud thunderclap rang out as arcs of crimson lightning erupted from the chain.

A howl of anguish immediately rang out from the end of the chain, and a ball of black Qi with a radius of several tens of feet was forced to reveal itself amid flashes of crimson lightning.

The crimson chain immediately became very excited and instantly wound itself in a few more loops around the cloud of black Qi, as if it had captured a rare delicacy.

Rumbling thunderclaps erupted, and the black Qi howled incessantly, seemingly extremely fearful toward the arcs of crimson lightning. In just the span of a few breaths, it adopted a dozen or so different forms to try and escape with all its might.

The black-robed man and the black Kirin were among the forms that it adopted.

However, all of its efforts were completely in vain as every form it adopted was shattered by the arcs of crimson lightning, thereby reducing it to a cloud of black Qi over and over again.

Furthermore, the crimson chains adhered tightly to the ball of black Qi, refusing to allow it to escape. Thus, the black Qi could only thrash violently while howling in agony and fury.

Right at this moment, the Weeping Soul Beast sprang into action again. It suddenly made a grabbing motion behind it with one of its huge furry hands, and one of the three black bone spikes on its back suddenly disappeared without any premonition.

In the next instant, black light flashed from the Weeping Soul Beasts hand, and the bone spike appeared in its grasp.

It then began to chant an incantation that Han Li had never heard before, and rows of shimmering golden text suddenly appeared over the bone spike, creating quite a mystical sight to behold.

The bone spike then began to tremor gently while emitting a buzzing sound, and it was also expanding at a gradual rate.

At the same time, golden waves surged backward from the tip of the spike, and a burst of scintillating golden light erupted. Some of the golden runes on the bone spike also appeared in the air nearby, hovering around in an unsteady manner.

Right in the instant when those runes had appeared, a burst of bone-chilling baleful Qi erupted from the bone spike.

Golden seal text! Han Li exclaimed in astonishment.

At the same time, a stunned voice also rang out from within the cloud of black Qi. Heavenly Punishment Divine Spear!

The difference was that Han Li was only purely shocked, yet the voice within the black Qi was filled with both shock and horror.

Countless thoughts raced through Han Lis mind, yet before he could make sense of what was happening, a sudden turn of events abruptly.

Golden light suddenly began to swirl unsteadily around the cloud of black Qi, following which it rapidly shrank before quickly swelling again.

A dull thump then rang out as the cloud of black Qi self-detonated, and an inky-black halo emerged, forcing the crimson chains away.

Countless streaks of black light then took advantage of this opportunity to escape from those chains,

In this dire situation, the monstrous face had self-detonated most of its soul so that a small portion of it could escape.

However, an incredible scene then immediately ensued.

The crimson chains suddenly blurred after being forced back, then transformed into several tens of crimson threads that shot forth in a flash. Each and every crimson thread pierced through a streak of black light with unerring accuracy and incredible speed.

All of these streaks of black light were forced to revert back to balls of black Qi amid anguished wails, and at the same time, they were immobilized in mid-air.

The crimson threads then converged and forcibly gathered all of the black Qi in one place, following which they transformed into a thick crimson chain that bound the cloud of black Qi again.

Immediately thereafter, the bone spike in the Weeping Soul Beasts hand was hurled through the air as a streak of golden light.

It wasnt traveling all that quickly, but the cloud of black Qi was completely immobilized, so it was unable to take any evasive measures. All of a sudden, an unfamiliar face suddenly appeared out of the black Qi.

In contrast with the white monstrous face from before, this face was of five different colors and had a pair of horns growing on its forehead. The entire face had been enshrouded within a ball of scorching crimson flames, and there were two balls of rapidly revolving silver light within the black eyesocket,s striking the beholder with a dizzying sensation.

The monstrous face from before bore a slight resemblance to a human face, but this was a devilish face the likes of which Han Li had never seen before.

Please spare me and stop that Xing Beast, esteemed immortal! I am a soul fragment of a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign, and Im willing to submit to you and become your devilish servant! The devilish face was completely desperate at this point, and was grasping at the final straw that could perhaps save its life.

Heavenly Devilish Sovereign? Han Li was quite startled to hear this, and he was rather tempted by this offer. However, he then cast his gaze toward the Weeping Soul Beast, and he could only heave a resigned sigh.

The Weeping Soul Beast had completely cut off its spiritual connection with him, and it seemed that it had been acting on pure instinct this entire time, so how was he supposed to control it? freewbne.com

Thus, the devilish face could only look on in despair as the bone spike pierced through its glabella, and scintillating golden light erupted from the puncture wound in a frenzy.

In the next instant, the golden light enveloped the devilish face, which instantly completely stiffened as if it had been turned into stone.

Following a crisp crack, the devilish face shattered with the golden hole at the center, disintegrating into countless five-colored fragments that hovered in a stationary manner within the black Qi.

The Weeping Soul Beasts eyes lit up, and it let loose a cold harrumph to expel a burst of yellow light out of its large nostrils.

The yellow light swept forth to collect the black Qi and the fragments of the devilish face, then drew it all back into the Weeping Soul Beasts waiting mouth.

The crimson chains disappeared thereafter, and the bone spike that had just been hurled suddenly reappeared on the Weeping Soul Beasts back. However, the golden seal text on its had disappeared, and the black light emanating from it had also dimmed to the point that it was almost non-existence.

Much to Han Lis surprise, right after devouring the devilish face, the crimson light faded from the Weeping Soul Beasts eyes, and it blinked as if it were confused about how it had gotten here, then slumped to the ground, completely unconscious.

A layer of black light surged over its massive body, and it reverted back to its small black monkey form, which was only around a foot in size.

At the same time, the spiritual connection Han Li had with the beast was restored.

Han Li faltered momentarily before sweeping his spiritual sense toward the little monkey, and he was quite shocked to discover that the Weeping Soul Beasts energy and spiritual sense had been completely drained, as if it had just endured a fierce battle for three days and three nights.

Han Li was rather bewildered by this situation, and he simply couldnt make sense of what had just happened.

The Weeping Soul Beasts strange transformation and the devilish faces claim that it was the soul fragment of a Heavenly Devilish Sovereign all had him feeling quite confused.

Furthermore, the fact that the devilish face seemed to have recognized the Weeping Soul Beast and referred to it as a Xing Beast only further exacerbated his befuddlement.

However, he was also aware that this was not the time to be searching for answers as all of a sudden, the black space around him began to shatter amid violent tremors.

A ray of white light shone into this space, and Han Lis brows furrowed as he inspected his surroundings, only to find that there was no true Kirin essence to be seen.

He abruptly swept a sleeve through the air to stow the Weeping Soul Beast away ups his sleeve, then swayed and disappeared on the spot.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted in the air several thousand feet above the ground, and Han Li appeared amid a flash of azure light.

Down below was a grey face that was several thousand feet in size. The face was missing large chunks, and it was quickly collapsing in the wind.

Han Li quickly inspected his surroundings through narrowed eyes to find that Xian Xian was hovering in mid-air some distance below him. She had been completely immobilized before, but she seemed to be fine now.

There were several shimmering white flying sabers hovering around her, and she was looking on at the scenes unfolding before her eyes with astonishment etched on her face.

Not far away from her stood the silver-armored man with his hands clasped behind his back. There was a silver wyrm projection above his head, and the two of them seemed to be engaged in a tense confrontation.

Xian Xian took a deep breath before asking, Brother Han, did you manage to kill the cave spirit?

The silver-armored man was also appraising him with a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

Why do you ask? Is it so incredible to the two of you that I managed to kill that thing? Han Li asked in an indifferent voice.

Xian Xian quickly recomposed herself before replying with a smile, Of course not. Im simply overawed that you were able to kill it so quickly, Brother Han.

Han Li merely smiled and didnt offer any explanation.

At this moment, the silver-armored man suddenly asked in a cold voice, Seeing as youve killed the cave spirit, wheres the true Kirin essence? Have you obtained it already?

Immediately thereafter, one of Han Lis hands took on an inky-black color, and he suddenly made a grabbing motion. A massive grey hand that was around 10 feet in size appeared out of thin air, and the five fingers spread open with grey light shimmering around them before meeting the oncoming black paw.

Despite the vast disparity in their sizes, the large grey hand was able to keep the black paw at bay after a thunderous collision.

Black and grey light intertwined with one another as explosions rang out incessantly, and a strange shockwave also erupted into the heavens around them.

At the same time, the giant azure lotus flower revolved around Han Li, and loud thunderclaps erupted as countless golden arcs of lightning surfaced. In the blink of an eye, a golden lightning lotus flower took shape outside the azure lotus flower.

The petals of the golden flower flashed, and a layer of shimmering golden arcs of lightning proliferated in all directions, crashing into the converging black arcs of lightning amid a string of deafening thunderclaps.

As soon as the two types of lightning came into contact with one another, they intertwined and clashed as if theyd each encountered their mortal enemy. Countless sparks of electricity flashed amid black and golden light before exploding on after the other, and both of the monstrous faces devastating attacks were kept at bay by Han Li.

The giant face faltered upon seeing this, but it then immediately let loose a cold harrumph as a frosty light flashed through its eyes.

Immediately thereafter, it opened its cavernous mouth, and gusts of black winds surged forth from within as a black hole that was around an acre in area appeared before the black Kirin. Black light was swirling rapidly within the hole, and it seemed as if it were threatening to suck in everything in this entire world.

Xian Xian was still completely immobilized, but a panicked look appeared on her face upon seeing this, and she hurriedly yelled, Look out! Thats the Great Engulfment Technique!

Back when she was in her azure Kirin form, she had also fallen prey to the same ability, but the version being unleashed by this black Kirin now was far more powerful than what shed experienced.

Han Li was also quite startled by this attack, and after hearing Xian Xians words of warning, he immediately flipped a hand over to produce a miniature black mountain that was several inches in size, then hurled it into the air.

Immediately after leaving his hand, the mountain swayed before swelling drastically in size, reaching over 10,000 feet tall in just the span of a few breaths. At this point, it was comparable in size to the black Kirin up ahead, and most of the entire sky was obscured by the giant black mountain peak.

He was planning to use this devastatingly powerful mountain to crush the black hole along with the black Kirins entire body.

However, the scenes that unfolded next had Han Lis expression changing drastically.

A vast expanse of black light suddenly erupted from the massive black hole, and after striking the Divine Essencefused Mountain, the black light transformed into several black runes that were each around 10 feet in size, all of which disappeared into the mountain in a flash.

Immediately thereafter, the mountain shrank rapidly down to its original miniature size, then disappeared amid a flash of black light.

In the next instant, the treasure appeared at the edge of the black hole before being forcibly drawn into it.

Han Li was astonished to find that in that instant, his connection with the Divine Essencefused Mountain had become extremely feeble, as if it were on the verge of being severed entirely.

He had already refined this mountain to the extent that it was virtually an extension of his own body, so it was quite incredible that his opponent was still able to forcibly take it from him.

Thus, a grim expression appeared on Han Lis face, and he began to chant something, upon which silver light flashed from the back of his inky-black hand. A miniature mountain projection immediately appeared, and following a flash of grey light, the projection took on a substantial form as the black mountain surfaced over his palm again, as if it had never been hurled through the air in the first place.

A faint cry of surprise escaped the monstrous faces mouth upon seeing this.

It was naturally unaware that the Divine Essencefused Mountain had been refined using the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra, so unless Han Lis entire hand were to be chopped off, hed be able to summon the mountain back to him even from vast distances away.

However, just as Han Li was about to unleash another ability, the true might of the Great Engulfment Technique was finally unveiled.

Following a burst of unsettling cackling, the light in the surrounding area dimmed, and a gust of putrid winds swept toward Han Li, following which he found himself in an entirely inky-black space.

The black lightning and the giant paw had abruptly disappeared, and Han Lis heart jolted as he discovered that he was unable to release his spiritual sense of his body at all.

Blue light immediately flashed through his eyes as he hurriedly inspected his surroundings, and he discovered that even after unleashing his spirit eye ability, he was only able to just barely catch a blurry glimpse of the area within a radius of 1,000 feet.

However, everything around him was a vast expanse of murky darkness, and it was as if hed been drawn into an unknown space.

Despite this, Han Li was confident that he hadnt moved a single inch from his original spot, which meant that hed most likely been swallowed into the monsters stomach.

This Great Engulfment Technique really was extremely profound, he didnt even get a chance to take evasive measures before he fell prey to it.

With that in mind, the azure and golden lotus flowers beneath his feet blossomed in a flash, forming two light barriers around him. Furthermore, there was also a crystalline light barrier that had appeared around his body as the innermost layer of protection.

He had witnessed what had just happened to Xian Xian and the silver-armored man, so he was naturally proceeding with extreme caution.

Even so, Han Li certainly wasnt going to just be content with being trapped in here.

As such, he flicked his 10 fingers through the air in quick succession, and streaks of sharp sword Qi shot forth all around him in a torrential downpour.

However, all of these streaks of sword Qi simply disappeared amid dull thumps after flying for over 1,000 feet, as if theyd all fallen into an inescapable swamp.

Han Lis expression darkened upon seeing this, and he made a hand seal that gathered all of the golden arcs of lightning around him toward his body. Immediately thereafter, a loud thunderclap rang out as a golden lightning wyrm that was over 100 feet in length took shape, then pounced forward in a flash.

A resounding boom rang out as the golden wyrm crashed into some kind of restriction over 1,000 feet away, and a golden halo exploded like a supernova, sending waves of golden lightning radiating in all directions. fгeewbnoel.cm

The entire space tremored violently as if it were about to completely collapse in the next instant, but a sharp cry suddenly rang out as another black hole that was over 100 feet in size appeared before the waves of golden light. Black light swirled within the black hole, and all of the golden light disappeared into it along with the shockwaves resulting from the explosion.

Immediately thereafter, the black hole twisted and warped before transforming into a black-robed man wearing a white mask on his face.

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he narrowed his eyes upon seeing this man.

Theres no way youre going to be able to escape from here. The other two were able to escape as I intended for them to do so, but youre not going anywhere, the black-robed man said in a muffled voice that was identical to that of the monstrous face.

Really? I dont think so! A peculiar look flashed through Han Lis eyes before he let loose a cold harrumph.

The harrumph seemed to be quite ordinary, but the black-robed figure abruptly shuddered over 1,000 feet away before plummeting from the sky like a dead log.

Han Li had unleashed his Spiritstun Thorn ability, and the black-robed man had been caught completely off guard.

Immediately thereafter, a loud thunderclap erupted from behind Han Li, following which a pair of translucent wings appeared on his back.

He flapped the wings gently and abruptly disappeared on the spot. In the next instant, an arc of azure and white lightning flashed beside the plummeting black-robed man, following which Han Li reappeared out of thin air. An azure longsword then appeared soundlessly in his hand, and he slashed it through the air to slice both the black-robed man and his mask in half.

After that, Han Li immediately rubbed his hands together before raising them in unison, sending arcs of golden lightning hurtling through the air.

The two halves of the black-robed mans body were reduced to balls of black Qi amid rumbling thunderclaps, and it appeared that he was going to be completely destroyed in the next instant.

Han Li was quite relieved to see this, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on his face.

However, his smile instant stiffened in the next instant as he discovered that the black Qi within the golden lightning had suddenly fled the scene as a series of black snakes.

His Divine Devilbane Lightning was indeed extremely powerful, but it still only managed to cut off most of those black snakes, thereby allowing a small portion of them to escape. After that, these black snakes all transformed into short humanoid figures.

These humanoid figures were all identical in appearance to the black-robed man except they were only around a foot tall each, but there were over a hundred of them.

These black-robed figures blurred in a wraith-like manner, and in the next instant, Han Li found himself surrounded by these black-robed midgets.

Cold light flashed through these black-robed figures eyes in unison, and all of them raised their hands at once to send pillars of black light hurtling directly toward Han Li.

However, the pillar of black light all disappeared like sandcastles in the rising tide after coming into contact with the barrier of grey light around Han Lis body.

The black-robed midgets were all rather taken aback by this development while a cold smile appeared on Han Lis face.

His Divine Essencefused Light was the bane of all five-elemental powers, and those pillars of black light were imbued with extremely pure water-attribute spiritual power, thereby making the Divine Essencefused Light the bane of their existence.

At this moment, Han Li suddenly stomped a foot down onto his azure lotus flower, and countless streaks of azure light shot forth in a torrential downpour. All of the black-robed midgets in the surrounding area were punctured countless times by these streaks of light, thereby reducing them to clouds of black Qi again.

Kukuku, just give up, little brat. Here in my body, my soul is immortal. Youll only be making more enemies for yourself by destroying our bodies! A burst of unpleasant cackling rang out from the darkness.

Sure enough, the clouds of black Qi flashed again to form several hundred more black-robed beings, expect on this occasion, they were only around several inches tall each.

Han Lis eyelids twitched upon seeing this, following which a cold light flashed through his eyes. He then flipped his hand over to produce a golden blade segment, it was none other than the incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure hed just obtained earlier.

He didnt know what the monstrous face intended by trapping him in here, but he certainly wasnt going to allow it to get its way. Using this blade segment would most likely expend a vast amount of his magic power, as well as the power of his projection, but there was no way that his opponent would be able to withstand the power of laws. He was going to kill this monster in a single strike to put an end to this battle.

It was none other than the Gold Devouring Beetle that Han Li had deployed for tracking purposes.

The beetle swayed before disappearing up Han Lis sleeve, and the wisp of spiritual sense hed imbued within it also returned to him.

Thus, he instantly received all of the visual and auditory information that the Golden Devour Beetle had gleaned, and his expression abruptly changed slightly.

After Han Li had withstood the giant faces attack with ease, the latter didnt immediately unleash another attack. Instead, it was appraising Han Li with a dark expression, seemingly rather wary of him.

After a short while, the massive face asked in a dark voice, The aura of that devilish ape has vanished, could it be that you killed it?

Oh? Your sensory abilities sure are quite potent. Indeed, the devilish ape was wiped off the face of this realm not long ago, Han Li replied in a slow voice.

Hmph, youre a lucky little brat. I lured the devilish ape to this place so it would stay here to recover from its injuries, and after attaining a true spirit body, I was going to devour it as medicine. The idiot thought that the pure and abundant devilish Qi here was a naturally occurring phenomenon, the monstrous face harrumphed coldly.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but it then quickly reverted back to normal as he said, I see. No wonder the devilish Qi here is so abundant. I was thinking that it would be quite difficult for the devilish ape to gather so much devilish Qi with its severe injuries, so youre the one behind this all along. Now, Im really curious about just what kind of being you are. Could it be that youre a spirit of heaven and earth?

What spirit of heaven and earth? This thing is supposed to be an idiotic being with no spiritual nature at all that was only born from the true spirit essence within it, and its only attained this level of intelligence after being possessed by something else. Take care not to be fooled by this thing, Brother Han, the azure Kirin suddenly said.

Upon hearing the pleasant female voice that the Kirin projection had just spoken with, Han Lis expression changed slightly, and asked, Youre still Fairy Xian right now, right?

Of course, Senior. My current state is rather strange as there are two different spiritual sense within my body, but my consciousness is the one controlling this Kirin projection, the azure Kirin sighed in a truthful manner.

So that means youre lured me all the way just so you could get your hands on this so-called true Kirin essence, right? Could it be that you were lying all along when you said you could use a holy-grade devilish core to repair the suit of devilish armor? Han Li turned to the azure Kirin in a completely emotionless manner.

Of course not! A holy-grade devilish core is very much necessary to repair the Heavenly Devilish Armor. As for the matter surrounding the true Kirin essence, Ill admit that I did indeed use you to achieve my objective, but this isnt directly detrimental to you in any way. On top of that, you were able to slay the holy-grade devilish ape, so it had to be true that it really was severely wounded, Xian Xian countered in a pitiable voice.

Youre right, your plan wasnt really detrimental to me in any way, but it looks like things arent progressing all that smoothly here for you. A peculiar look appeared on Han Lis face as he looked at the silver-armored mans three avatars, then down at the monstrous face.

Indeed. I didnt think that things would become like this. However, if we can kill the cave spirit down below, we can still obtain the True Kirin essence. The essence is a manifestation of a wisp of the true spirit Kirins essential power back when it was first born. Any being who obtains it can transform their bodies and attain incredible benefits from it. Not taking into account other matters, if you were to obtain even just a wisp of this essence, youll definitely be able to progress to the Body Integration Stage in the future, Brother Han.

Xian Xian wasnt beating around the bush at all as she immediately revealed her objective for this trip.

In this current situation, it was unrealistic for her to think that shed be able to take the true Kirin essence for herself. She was the weakest among all of the beings present, so it was a good idea for her to recruit Han Li to her side as a powerful ally.

What are you trying to say? Do you intend to split the true Kirin essence with that man as well? If so, you have to split your half with him, Im not splitting my half with anyone, the silver-armored man said in a cold voice.

Thats no problem at all. Brother Han, I want to make another deal with you, help me kill this cave spirit, and Ill give you a wisp of the true Kirin essence. You dont possess the spiritual sense of a true Kirin within your body, so just a wisp of the essence is enough, absorbing too much will be of detriment to you instead. Furthermore, theres a special method required to refine this essence, and Ill be disclosing that to you as well, Xian Xian tempted.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

The prospect of being able to progress to the Body Integration Stage was naturally quite an alluring one, but this was the first time that he had heard of this true Kirin essence, so he was naturally rather skeptical of it.

However, before Han Li had a chance to make a decision, the giant face down below suddenly cackled, Do you really think you still have a chance to split the true Kirin essence among you? Times up for the two of you, do you feel something wrong with your bodies?

Xian Xian and the silver-armored man were both quite startled to hear this, and they naturally withdrew their spiritual sense to assess their internal conditions.

Almost at the exact same moment, the silver-armored mans two humanoid avatars let loose cries of agony, and countless hair-like black threads erupted from their skin. The black threads then tore their bodies into countless pieces, and two giant sea-urchin-like objects remained in their place.

The two balls of green flames that were the would of the avatars were also punctured by black threads, and they were absorbed amid flashed of black light before they could get away.

The silver wyrm that was the silver-armored mans true body didnt suffer the same fate. However, the same black threads had also surfaced all over its shimmering silver scales, and it let loose a low roar before plummeting heavily down onto the ground below.

As for the azure Kirin projection, it had also been punctured by countless black threads, and had shrunk down to around 10 feet in size. Following a final flash of azure light, it reverted back to Xian Xians original form.

At this moment, her entire body was enshrouded within a ball of bright azure light that was engaged in an arduous struggle for supremacy against the countless black threads emerging from her body.

She didnt plummet from the sky, but her body was trembling uncontrollably, and her face was twisted with extreme agony that appeared to have also completely immobilized her.

Han Lis expression faltered slightly upon seeing this.

Impossible! When did you do this to us? Xian Xian let loose a cry of shock and fury as she struggled to hold her own body together.

When? Of course its when the two of you entered my body. Otherwise, how else do you think I killed all of the other beings that came for the true Kirin essence? As long as you enter my body, its a simple task to plan spirit seeds within your bodies. Even though the two of you havent died yet, youre no different from wooden puppets at this point. Now then, all I have to do is get rid of that meddling brat, and this will be a resounding success for me.

As soon as its voice trailed off, a sinister look appeared on the giant face. All of a sudden, thunderclaps erupted all over its body as arcs of black lightning transformed into countless black swords that hurtled toward Han Li with devastating might.

As the black swords flew through the air, they suddenly dispersed before rotating like windmills. At the same time, arcs of black lightning erupted from the swords amid resounding thunderclaps, connecting with one another to form a massive black net that was around an acre in area in the blink of an eye.

The giant net immediately descended upon Han Li from all sides, leaving him with no avenue for escape.

This is a sword formation! Han Li murmured to himself as a peculiar look appeared on his face.

The monstrous face began to chant a string of strange incantations, and rumbling thunderclaps immediately rang out as arcs of black lightning flashed violently. The entire net of lightning began to converge toward the center, spurred on by the hundreds of black lightning swords.

The peculiar expression on Han Lis face faded in a flash as he made a grabbing motion toward a certain direction.

Immediately thereafter, the giant azure sword swayed before disappearing on the spot. In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted before Han Li, and the massive azure sword reappeared.

He pointed a finger at the sword, and it reverted back into 72 small azure swords amid a clear ringing sound before revolving all around its body.

Han Li made a hand seal, and the flying swords shuddered before quickly multiplying in numbers. All of a sudden, hundreds of identical streaks of sword Qi appeared, and brilliant azure light erupted from them, which transformed into a giant azure lotus flower than enveloped Han Lis entire body.

The petals of the lotus flower rotated, and streaks of azure sword Qi shot forth upward in all directions like a reverse torrential downpour.

A string of muffled thumps rang out as the black net of lightning was shattered by the streaks of azure sword Qi as if it were a papier-mch structure.

However, before a smile had even appeared on Han Lis face, a loud thunderclap rang out, and the shattered arcs of black lightning converged again to form an identical black net, which continued to close in on Han Li.

Han Lis expression changed drastically upon seeing this.

At the same time, the monstrous face let loose a sinister cackle, and its massive body twisted and warped before it grew four thick limbs amid a flash of brilliant black light. At the same time, its portly and bloated body also became strong and musclebound as it transformed into a shimmering black Kirin.

The Kirin was several thousand feet tall, and from afar, it was as if it were a massive black mountain that was even larger than its original form.

The massive monstrous face was situated right on the Kirins forehead, creating quite an eye-catching and unsettling sight to behold.

After completing its transformation, the black Kirin raised one of its front limbs before stomping down toward Han Li from afar.

All of a sudden, violent spatial fluctuations erupted over 100 feet above Han Li, and black light flashed as a gargantuan inky-black paw appeared out of thin air.

Before it had even crashed down onto Han Li, a burst of enormous invisible power descended upon him first.

Han Li felt the surrounding space tighten around him, as if a massive steel casket had closed around his body, trying to completely immobilize him.

The massive black paw descended from above, and at the same time, the net of black lightning was also upon him.

In this dire situation, Han Li remained completely unflustered. He merely took a deep breath, and scintillating golden light erupted from his body along with countless golden scales, as well as pairs of shimmering golden arms.

A string of resounding booms rang out as Han Li used his immense strength to shatter the invisible shackles around him.

Who are you? How are you able to control the cave spirit? A female voice rang out from the azure Kirins mouth. Even though the voice was filled with rage, it was still quite pleasant to the ears.

It was none other than Xian Xians voice.

Before this, she had entered the true spirit cave, yet before she had a chance to find what she wanted, the silver-armored man suddenly appeared. Immediately thereafter, the cave spirit that was supposed to be in a deep slumber abruptly transformed before swallowing her whole.

If it werent for the fact that she had made ample preparations beforehand and immediately taken a special pill shed refined in advance, then allowed the azure Kirin to possess her and transform her into this massive projection, she most likely wouldve been devoured by the cave spirit.

I dont who or what you are, all I want to know is where is the true Kirin essence within the true spirit cave! the silver-armored man said in a cold voice.

Hehe, you dont know what I am? You expect me to believe that even though you came all the way here to this true spirit cave? the giant face chuckled coldly, and its voice was slightly muffled and indistinct, but was still quite harrowing to listen to.

The small part of its body that had exploded instantly healed amid a flash of black light, as if the damage it had sustained earlier was completely inconsequential.

Both the silver-armored man and the azure Kirins expressions changed upon hearing this.

The Kirin projection turned to the silver-armored man and drew a sharp breath. What? So that means youre also… Indeed, aside from beings like us, no one else knows of this true spirit cave.

Hmph, dont compare me to trash like you. You failed to possess even a weak little Crystal being, whereas I possessed this silver wyrm to perfection, the silver-armored man scoffed with a derisive roll of his eyes.

A hint of fury flashed through the Kirin projections eyes upon hearing this, but its voice remained calm as it countered, Successful possession or not hinges entirely on luck. Back then, we were each a hundred-thousandths of the Kirins spiritual sense, so theres no difference between us. I dont think its a bad thing that Im co-existing along with my host. As long as this Crystal woman can ascend to a higher realm, Ill also be able to recover my true Kirin body and all of my powers.

You think she can ascend? What a joke! A mere Crystal being is dreaming of ascension? the silver-armored man scoffed in a derisive manner.

How is that not possible? As long as one can obtain the true Kirin essence within the true spirit cave, theres always a chance that theyll be able to ascend to the True Immortal Realm, even if theyre just a plank of wood, the azure Kirin countered in a calm manner.

The silver-armored man didnt refute the Kirins words, but his eyes were still filled with disdain. Giving a Crystal being true spirit essence of this caliber is a massive waste. In contrast, I possess the body of a silver wyrm. If I were to consume the essence, Ill be sure to evolve and attain a true dragon body in the future.

Are you saying this so I can hand over the true Kirin essence to you? We were once both part of the same being, but after so many years, weve already grown apart. Besides, even if Im willing to back down, that things not going to just let you have your way. Back when we were inside the true spirit cave, it fully intended to devour both of us. The Kirins expression darkened slightly before it cast its gaze toward the massive monster down below with a cold smile on its face.

The silver-armored man could tell that the azure Kirin was merely trying to provoke both himself and the massive face being down below, but he still turned to the giant monster as he said in a cold voice, I dont care how you managed to possess the cave spirit or what intentions you may have, hand over the true spirit essence, and Ill leave right away. Otherwise, youre going to regret it.

If you want to obtain the true Kirin essence, thats quite easy. All you have to do is enter my stomach and become one with me, and youll be able to obtain it then, the giant face cackled in response.

What? Youve already devoured it? Wait, no, only actual beings with physical bodies can absorb the true spirit essence, how were you able to accomplish this with the cave spirits body? The silver-armored man was unconvinced.

The massive face was silent for a moment before replying in a dark voice, Who told you that I possess the cave spirits body? Do you two really think that youre the first beings to have come to this place?

What do you mean by that? The azure light around the Kirin projections body flashed with bewilderment.

Ive already devoured three or four beings like you, and if I were to devour the two of you along with so much true spirit blood, Ill be able to attain a true spirit body soon. As for the true Kirin essence, its naturally inside my body. Thats enough chit-chat, if you want to know more, then allow yourselves to be consumed by me, and youll know everything when you become a part of me. The giant monster seemed to be unwilling to speak any further on the matter, and black light flashed around its body as two arcs of black lightning shot forth amid a loud thunderclap.

From a distance, it appeared as if two huge black spears were about to puncture the Kirin projection and the silver-armored mans bodies.

After hearing the monstrous faces words, the silver-armored mans expression had darkened significantly, and his fury was even further exacerbated now that the monster was attacking him. As such, he also did away with his words as his body swayed, and he suddenly transformed into three identical beings.

One of them raised a hand, and a silver flying sword short forth, transforming into a streak of silver sword Qi that was over 100 feet in length before vanquishing the oncoming arc of lightning in a flash.

Meanwhile, the azure Kirin projection opened its cavernous mouth, and its head suddenly expanded several times in size. After that, it simply swallowed the bolt of black lightning that was hurtling toward it.

The silver-armored mans eyes flashed upon seeing this, and he suddenly said, So youve mastered the Great Engulfment Technique already! With your powers, youre worthy of joining forces with me on this occasion. Lets kill this thing together and split the true Kirin essence evenly among ourselves. True spirit essence is not something that can be completely refined by a being like this, even if it has devoured the essence.

The azure Kirin pondered this proposal for a moment before immediately agreeing, Alright, you have yourself a deal.

At present, it was a combination between Xian Xian and a wisp of the true spirit Kirins spiritual sense, but it was still filled with yearning toward the true Kirin Essence. Even though it was war quite wary of the silver-armored man, it had no choice but to team up with him to vanquish their common enemy.

Thus, azure light flashed from the Kirin projections body, and it swelled to over 1,000 feet in size again as an astonishing aura erupted into the heavens.

The silver-armored mans three avatars swayed in unison upon seeing this, and silver light flashed above one of them as a massive sword projection that was over 100 feet in length appeared again. Another one of the avatars made a hand seal, and balls of crimson flames suddenly appeared out of thin air around its body.

Meanwhile, the final avatars body blurred before it transformed into a silver wyrm.

In the face of such a strange opponent, both Xian Xian and the silver-armored being were taking the situation very seriously.

At this moment, the monstrous face down below suddenly cackled, You dare to try and oppose me? Good! I wont have to chase after you if you dont run away. However, before taking care of you two, I should address the other unwelcome guests present.

As soon as its voice fell, a loud thunderclap suddenly erupted from the dozen or so thickest bolts of black lighting sprouting from its body, and they abruptly sprang forth without any premonition.

Before the arcs of lightning had even struck their target, an enormous burst of spiritual pressure swept downward in the form of fierce winds.

A silver shadow suddenly flashed from that direction, following which a slender humanoid figure appeared out of thin air, then immediately tried to flee the scene as a streak of silver light.

However, right at this moment, a resounding thunderclap rang out, causing the entire space nearby to vibrate audibly. The dozen or so thick arcs of lightning then converged to form a massive black sword that was over 1,000 feet in length. The silver streak of light had been slowed as a result of booming thunderclap that had just erupted, and it was destroyed by the giant sword before the humanoid figure within the silver light even had a chance to cry out.

This humanoid figure was naturally none other than the high-grade devilish beast, Jiu Ye, who had followed Han Li all the way here using her profound concealment abilities.

This woman possessed a mid-Spatial Tempering Stage cultivation base, but she was unable to offer up any resistance in the face of this massive black sword.

Both the silver-armored man and the azure Kirin were quite stunned by the power of the gigantic sword, and grim expressions appeared on both of their faces.

However, after slaying that silver humanoid figure, the sword didnt immediately return or switch targets to the two of them. Instead, it hurtled toward the ground nearby as a massive streak of black light.

Both the silver-armored man and the azure Kirin naturally faltered upon seeing this.

The black streak of light descended with devastating might, as if it were threatening to part the entire earth. All of a sudden, a crisp ringing sound erupted from underground, following which azure light flashed as 72 small azure swords suddenly emerged from down below.

These flying swords were only several inches in length each, but they suddenly converged to form a massive azure sword that was several tens of feet long. At the same time, a rumbling thunderclap rang out, and dazzling golden lightning erupted to strike the giant black sword in a violent manner.

Black and golden arcs of lighting intertwined with one another amid an earth-shattering boom, following which the two giant swords became stuck in an impasse.

The giant black sword was astonishingly massive, but the azure sword below it seemed to be extremely destructive, and the golden lightning erupting from it was also immensely powerful, thereby allowing it to hold its own during this clash.

A hint of surprise flashed past the giant white face, but it then harrumphed coldly as black light flashed from its body. Several tens of arcs of black lightning then rose up all around it, as if they were also going to be launched through the air at any moment.

However, right in this instant, a streak of azure light erupted from the ground beneath the azure flying sword.

Almost at the exact same moment, the gigantic black sword suddenly lit up, and another streak of black sword Qi appeared as if it were a shadow of the black sword. The sword Qi then appeared above the streak of azure light in a flash before crashing down with ferocious might.

A crisp clang rang out, and the azure light faded to reveal a strange crystalline light barrier. The streak of sword Qi struck the light barrier, only to be refracted off to the side.

Meanwhile, a humanoid figure stood within the light barrier with his hands clasped behind his back, it was none other than Han Li, whod been buried under a tomb of giant rocks.

He cast his gaze toward the giant face, then at the silver-armored man and the Kirin projection, before waving a hand through the air.

A fist-sized ball golden flower instantly flew out of the ground nearby before flying toward him in a flash.

Even though Han Li didnt read through the scripture in detail, he could still roughly deduce that the scripture of beveled silver text was detailing a mysterious tool refinement technique that hed never seen before.

Just a quick glance through its contents struck him with a sense of absurdity. This was because the materials and refinement methods stipulated in the scripture were all things that Han Li had never even thought about before.

At the conclusion of the scripture, it even proclaimed that using this secret technique to refine treasures could create products that were comparable to Profound Heavenly Treasures, which was why this was known as the Profound Heavenly Tool Refinement Technique.

Miraculous feats like refining the sun and evaporating oceans were only the simplest too refinement methods stipulated in this scripture, and these methods were most likely only feasible to true immortals of the True Immortal Realm.

As such, they were nothing more than a pipe dream to Han Li. Even before reading the scripture in any greater detail, Han Li was left feeling quite disappointed.

If it werent for the fact that this scripture had been written in beveled silver text, Han Li wouldve most likely thought that the devilish ape had fabricated it on a whim.

After pausing momentarily to ponder scripture, blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes as he cast his gaze toward the crimson bed again.

Moments later, his expression changed slightly, and he really did make another discovery.

All of a sudden, his body blurred, and he abruptly appeared in the air above the bed.

He then spread his fingers and patted the crimson bed with a single hand.

Loud rumbling booms rang out as countless thin arcs of golden lightning erupted from his fingers, forming a massive golden net that encompassed the entire bed within.

The silver runes all withdrew as if theyd encountered the bane of their existence, and they instantly disappeared without a trace.

In the face of the violent attacks from the golden arcs of lightning, the crimson bed was completely pulverized, and a putrid gag-inducing burst of blood Qi instantly wafted through the air.

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he brought his fingers together, and the net of lightning was immediately withdrawn. Golden lightning flashed, and the blood Qi down below was completely eradicated.

Immediately thereafter, a palm-sized white jade badge was revealed, and there were silver runes flashing erratically upon it.

Han Li wasnt all that surprised to see this, but his brows furrowed as he mused to himself, It really is another one of the outer pages! Looks like this thing is definitely authentic, but pages of the Golden Jade Tome should only be found on in the human and demon territories, how had it fallen into the Elder Devil Realm and into the hands of this devilish ape?

This was the third page of the Golden Jade Tome that Han Li had obtained, but unfortunately, its contents were completely useless to him as he currently was. Perhaps hed be able to make use of it after progressing to the Grand Ascension Stage.

Even so, he could certainly conduct further research into this Profound Heavenly Tool Refinement Technique. If he could glean some unique insights from it, that would still be immensely beneficial to him.

With that in mind, Han Li knew that it wasnt the right time to be researching this jade page,, so he swept a sleeve through the air, and a burst of azure light swept forth to draw the page up his sleeve.

However, the object flew away in the opposite direction as if it possessed sentient will. Fortunately, Han Li was already prepared for this, and his hand shot forth like lightning as he made a grabbing motion.

A burst of invisible power immediately sealed the space in a radius of over 100 feet, and the jade badge was forcibly drawn into his hand.

Han Li then immediately pulled out a jade box from his storage ring before carefully storing the jade badge into it, following which a plastered several restriction talismans onto the box. After stowing the jade box away, there was nothing else in this hall that caught Han Lis interest, so he immediately flew out into the devilish Qi passageway as a streak of azure light.

During his flight, he summoned another top-grade wood-attribute spirit stone, holding one in each hand as he absorbed spiritual power form both of them at once.

At the same time, the pills that hed taken earlier were also beginning to take effect, and wisps of pure spiritual Qi surged throughout his body before being slowly absorbed by his meridians.

He was currently flying toward the location where he could sense his Gold Devouring Beetle.

That was where Xian Xians true objective lied. He didnt know what she was plotting, but it had to be something quite big for her to be willing to take such a big risk.

Now that Han Li had completed his objective for this trip, he no longer had any qualms, and he was naturally very interested in taking a look at what Xian Xian was up to.

His battle with the devilish ape had been an extremely perilous once, but it hadnt actually taken all that long.

Meanwhile, the Gold Devouring Beetle that hed send to track Xiao Xiao had stopped at a certain location, so it was quite clear that Xian Xian still wasnt finished with what she was doing, thereby making this the perfect time to go and pay her a surprise visit.

He had expended a lot of his magic power, and his projection had also shrunk down by almost half of its original size, but Xian Xians lowly cultivation base was quite reassuring to him.

Otherwise, if he were facing a being of a similar power level in his current state, he most likely wouldve snuck away rather potentially shoot himself in the foot.

Han Li was flying through the passageway extremely quickly, yet halfway to his destination, an earthshattering boom suddenly rang out within the belly of the entire giant mountain, following which a sudden turn of events abruptly unfolded.

The devilish Qi within the entire passageway suddenly began to churn and tumble violently in an uncontrollable manner, and resounding booms rang out within the black Qi amid gusts of fierce winds. Countless inky-black blades of wind materials before flying all throughout the entire passageway, and Han Li was quite startled by this development, but he merely rolled up a sleeve and conjured up a layer of a grey light around his body.

The blades of wind seemed to be quite fierce and destructive, but they disappeared as soon as they came into contact with the barrier of Divine Essencefused Light around his body.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly, and he was just trying to make sense of what was happening when a strange roar suddenly erupted like a rumbling thunderclap right beside his ears.

As soon as he heard this sound, all of the magic power within his body congealed and ceased to heed his command.

Immediately thereafter, the grey light around his body dispersed, and he plummeted straight downward. During this process, blades of winds crashed into his body from all directions within the passageway in a torrential downpour.

If he were a normal human cultivator, he wouldve naturally been instantly diced into mincemeat.

However, his body was already no less powerful than that of Body Integration Stage devilish beasts, so he remained completely unscathed in the face of this sustained assault.

Even so, Han Li was struck by a sense of shock and fury as he hurriedly activated his Great Development Technique, sending a cool sensation circulating throughout his meridians. Thus, the spiritual power within his body returned to normal, and he rose up into the air as a streak of azure light again. freewenovl.co

Right at this moment, the ground down below in the entire passageway that he was situated in suddenly shattered, and loud thunderclaps rang out as countless arcs of inky-black lightning surged forth in a frenzy.

The devilish Qi and the other stone walls of the passageway were all immediately destroyed upon making contact with these arcs of lightning, and Han Lis heart jolted with shock as he abruptly stowed away the spirit stones in his hands.

Immediately thereafter, he made a hand seal, and a set of golden and silver lightning robes appeared over his body following another rumbling thunderclap.

The arcs of black lightning trapped him in a giant net, but he remained completely unscathed, safe and secure in his lightning robes.

After a string of countless resounding thunderclaps erupted from below the ground, the entire devilish Qi passageway collapsed amid violent flashes of black lightning.

Countless massive rocks came crashing down from above, and despite Han Lis powers, he was still crushed under countless huge rocks as hed been caught completely off guard. In the end, he was buried deep into the ground, entombed in a rocky prison…

Meanwhile, the entire mountain was peak collapsing at an alarming rate, as if a gargantuan invisible hand had laid itself onto the mountain, then crushed down onto it with devastating force.

Bursts of black devilish Qi were also squeezed out of the cracks in the mountain faces, and all of them tried to permeate in all directions with all their might.

Another loud roar erupted from within the collapsed mountain peak, following a string of deafening thunderclaps rang out once again.

A dozen or so bolts of inky-black lightning speared out of the collapsed mountain before elongating to over 1,000 feet in length while swinging wildly through the air.

From a distance, it was as if the mountain had suddenly grown a dozen or so thick feelers that were thrashing about violently.

After that, another earth-shattering boom rang out, and countless shattered rocks erupted from within the collapsed mountain. It was as if the entire mountain peak had been cleaved flat, and a gargantuan being that was over 10,000 feet in length appeared in its place.

This was a monstrous being that was entirely constructed from black light, and countless arcs of black lighting of different sizes were flashing violently all over its body. The dozen or so feelers that had emerged earlier were only the thickest of those bolts of lightning.

At the very center of the black light was a massive white face that was around an acre in area. The eyes on the giant face were wide open, and a cold light was shimmering deep within its pupils.

All of a sudden, a dragons roar rang out from within the black light, and crimson light suddenly flashed from some part on the giant monsters body. A crimson wyrm then tore through its body before emerging from within and flying to over 1,000 feet away in a flash. There, the crimson light faded to reveal a man in a suit of silver armor that was riddled with sharp crimson spikes.

At this moment, the cold and aloof expression had disappeared from his eyes, and not only had his face turned extremely pale, it was also filled with violent fury.

At the same time, a dull thump rang out from the giant monsters body, following which another being that was several thousand feet in size erupted from within. A gust of fierce azure winds surged through the air to form a Kirin projection that was over 1,000 feet in size, and the massive face let loose a furious roar.

The thickest bolt of black lightning protruding from its body then crashed down like a gigantic blade amid a loud thunderclap, but the massive Kirin projection merely flashed before disappearing like an invisible breeze.

In the next instant, azure winds surged through the air over 1,000 feet away, and the Kirin projection re-emerged in a flash. Immediately thereafter, brilliant spiritual light radiated from its body, and it shrank down drastically to only several tens of feet in size, upon which it became a lot more substantial, as if it had attained an actual physical form.

Only then could one see that a shimmering crystal had appeared on the azure Kirins glabella. At the same time, its eyes were also filled with shock and fury.