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Even if were extremely close to becoming holy race beings, were still incomparable to them. Our cultivation bases are equivalent to the first holy race tier, but more than 10 elders unleashed secret techniques to inject their power into our bodies before we were able to break through that bottleneck. We may possess the same amount of magic power as a being of the first holy race tier, but our spiritual sense and cultivation arts are significantly inferior. Without several thousand years of arduous cultivation, theres no way that wed able to compare with true holy race beings. If it werent for the fact that were short on people here, the elders most likely wouldnt have deployed us in such a hasty manner, the elderly man said with a shake of his head.

Thats true, but even so, if we combine our powers, wed surely stand a chance against a being of the first or second holy race tier, and its extremely unlikely that a being of that caliber would appear in Green Light City, the middle-aged man replied with a nod.

Its a pity that we lost Hong Yin here. A wistful look appeared on the elderly mans face.

I heard that he possessed both the bloodlines of our Jiao Chi Race, as well as the Fire Moon Race, and that the Jiao Chi Race bloodline stems from your fire faction. Could it be that he was somehow related to you, Brother Tu? the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

He was indeed a distant descendent of mine. I unintentionally discovered him, and I planted him as a spy within the Heavenly Cloud Races. He possesses superb aptitude, and its quite possible that he could reach our cultivation bases one day. Our fire faction elders had already decided that after he completes his spy duties in the Heavenly Cloud Races, they were going to completely transform his body and convert it into that of a Jiao Chi being, who wouldve thought that he would fall at the final hurdle? A dark expression appeared on the elderly mans face.

Hehe, theres no need to be sad, Brother Tu, all we have to do is torture his killers to death in order to avenge him. Its a pity that we couldnt plant any tracking marks on his body as that could lead to him being exposed. Otherwise, we could easily find the perpetrators. Even so, its not a big deal, weve deployed most of our troops from this battle ark, so theres no way that theyll be able to get away from this place, the middle-aged man said with a smile.

With the Profound Heavenshifting Disk given to us by the elders, we naturally dont have to worry about them getting away. The only issue is that there are more than one of those items, and we dont know if the Myriad Ancient Race is in possession of them. We have to make sure to obtain those items, so we cant drive those beings too far into a corner, to the extent that theyll destroy those items. The elders explicitly stated that we have to take those items back to them in perfect condition, the elderly man sighed.

Im well aware of this. Otherwise, why would we be hiding here in this battle ark? Were trying to confirm our targets before taking those items without giving them any chance to react. Our original plan was to get Hong Yin to plant marks onto the beings who possessed these items, then notify us so we can obtain the items. Now that Hong Yin has fallen, we dont know whos in possession of those items, so things have indeed become a little troublesome, the middle-aged man mused with furrowed brows.

Its become a little more difficult, but its nothing that we cant overcome. Those items are extremely important, so we can presume that they definitely wouldnt be entrusted to beings with lowly cultivation bases. After all, weve deployed so many troops with the sole purpose of capturing everyone an ensuring that none of the low-grade cultivators manage to escape. If those people really were stupid enough to entrust those items to low-grade cultivators, then our jobs would be made a lot simpler. As such, the scope of our search can be narrowed down quite significantly. I think that the items are most likely being carried by a being of the mid or upper tier of the upper race. Of course, if a holy race being has appeared in the city, then the items would undoubtedly be in their hands, the elderly man analyzed in a slow and methodical manner.

That does indeed significantly minimize the scope of our search. Well leave the mid-tier upper race beings to the winged wyrms, but we have to take down the beings of the three upper tiers in person, the middle-aged man agreed with a nod of his head.

Keep two of the generals here in the battle ark and deploy the rest of them. Judging from how much time has elapsed, the vast majority of those low-grade beings shouldve been taken care of already. Without their interference, the Profound Heavenshifting Disk should be able to easily track down the approximate locations of those high-grade beings, the elderly man murmured.

The middle-aged man didnt say anything in response, but a contemplative look had also appeared on his face.

…

At this point, the giant falcons and silver-armored beings on the canoes were searching through the city, scouring for foreign beings. Most of them had been killed or captured with only a small proportion of beings with advanced concealment techniques hiding nearby, hoping to be able to survive this ordeal.

All of the beings of a higher caliber had already fled the city, and they were being pursued by the winged wyrms. As for whether theyd be chased down or not, that was something that only the heavens knew.

However, the armored warriors and twin-headed falcons were merely searching through the nearby area without displaying any intention lending their assistance to those wyrms, and that was a clear indication of just how fearsome these winged wyrms were.

As the giant falcons and armored falcons scoured through the city over and over again, there would occasionally be a few streaks of light erupting from obscure hiding spots, only to be instantly slain by their pursuers.

At this point, Han Li was already around 40 kilometers away from Grenn Light City.

The battle hed waged against the Fire Moon being seemed to have been an extremely intense one that wouldve surely kicked up a massive commotion, but in reality, no spiritual Qi fluctuations had managed to escape out of the Spring Dawn Sword Formation that hed set up.

Even the astonishing soundwave unleashed by that azure bell had been completely absorbed by the sword formation.

Thus, even though their battle had taken place extremely close to Green Light City, none of the Jiao Chi beings had noticed anything amiss.

As soon as Han Li had destroyed the Fire Moon beings soul, hed secured the jade box and the Golden Blood Pill before burning his body into nothingness.

After that, he stowed away his treasures and sword formation, then snuck away after using one of his High Zenith Invisibility Talismans.

With the concealment ability of his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman, even beings of the same caliber as Han Li would find it extremely difficult to detect his presence, so the Jiao Chi beings that had been deployed to scour through the area were naturally unable to track him down.

Thus, Han Li was able to fly right past a few twin-headed falcons and black canoes, and the Jiao Chi beings completely failed to notice him.

As for the big-headed being and the green-skinned being, Han Li had no idea where they had fled to.

However, theyd had to sacrifice some of their speed for stealth and discreetness, so they were most likely still within several hundred kilometers of Green Light City.

Han Li continued onward as these thoughts flashed through his mind. As he did so, he was constantly surveying his surroundings and flying toward the places with the fewest pursuers from the Jiao Chi Race.

Shortly thereafter, Han Li had was several hundred kilometers away from Green Light City, and there were no more enemies in sight.

He heaved a faint sigh of relief upon making this observation, but he still didnt dare to deactivate his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman. Who knew of if the Jiao Chi Race had some kind of special secret technique or treasure that could detect his presence even from thousands of kilometers away?

Unbeknownst to Han Li, the caution that he was exercising really was paying off.

Just as he was flying further and further away from Green Light City, six black shadows were hovering in the air above the massive silver island.

Two of them were the elderly man and middle-aged man who were conversing in the palace earlier, and the other four also appeared to be important beings.

At this moment, the six of them were hovering in a circular formation around golden disk treasure that was slowly rotating on the spot.

At the center of the treasure was an arrow that was several inches in length, and it was extending and withdrawing in an erratic manner. There was a series of circles carved onto the disk for calibration purposes, and a the same time, golden runes were emerging from the disk before hovering in the air above it.

The six beings stared intently as the golden disk, and after rotating a few times, the arrow suddenly shuddered before coming to an abrupt halt.

The arrow also extended and shrank before settling between two of the calibration circles, following which it fell completely still.

Alright, weve tracked down the four most powerful beings. The four of you split up into groups of two and pursue two of those beings, leave the other two to us. From the reaction being displayed by the disk, they should be beings of the upper three tiers of the upper race. When you find them, try not to attack right away if you can avoid it. After we take care of the other two, well go and join you. Remember this, if they try to destroy something, stop them at all costs. The four of you can each take a pair of winged wyrms with you as well, we should have all of our bases covered then, the elderly man instructed in a cold voice as he withdrew his gaze from the golden disk.

Yes! the four beings hurriedly replied in unison as they extended respectful bows.

Alright, seeing as weve finished assigning respective duties, lets get started right away. Even the closest one of our four targets is already several hundred kilometers away, so time is of the essence, the middle-aged man urged.

The four beings nodded in unison, following which the elderly man suddenly let loose a long cry. Golden light abruptly flashed from the massive silver island, following which a dozen or so additional golden winged wyrms flew forth. After just a few flashes, they arrived in the air above the six people before circling around overhead.

The elderly man waved a hand in an expressionless manner, and the four beings all shot forth as streaks of light. Eight of the winged wyrms followed the four of them away into the distance.

The two winged wyrms that remained were silently awaiting further orders.

At this moment, the elderly man turned back toward the golden disk, and a peculiar look appeared on his face. All of a sudden, he made a hand seal to cast a beam of red light that disappeared into the disk in a flash, following which the arrow began to rotate once again.

After a short while, the arrow settled on a certain direction. It was none other than the direction that Han Li was escaping in!

The Fire Moon beings expression immediately changed as his two treasures flew on ahead with ferocious might at his behest. At the same time, he began to chant something as if he were going to unleash some other powerful ability. The giant silver blade and golden wyrm projection plunged into the massive azure lotus flower, and both of them disappeared without a trace.

The Fire Moon beings heart sank upon seeing this, and he stopped cold in his tracks.

Right at this moment, the azure lotus flower suddenly began to radiate scintillating light, following which a massive wave of light surged forth.

The Fire Moon being was quite startled to see this, and he immediately unleashed the ability that hed been preparing without any hesitation.

Red light swirled all over his body as countless palm-sized red blades of light appeared out of thin air. All of the red blades flew around him at his behest, forming a red tornado that shielded his body within.

The Fire Moon being finally heaved an internal sigh of relief, and in the next instant, the azure wave of light swept in a completely soundless manner.

The Fire Moon beings heart jolted, and he focused his gaze around him as his surroundings blurred, following which he found himself on a lush grassland.

There were countless blades of exuberant green grass growing around him along with wild flowers of many types of different colors. The cries of different birds could also be heard in the distance. It was quite a mesmerizing scene of natural beauty, and the Fire Moon being involuntarily relaxed upon seeing this.

However, his eyes only glazed over for a split second before he returned to his senses, and exclaimed, This is an illusion!

He hurriedly cast his gaze upward to find blue skies with a few white clouds overhead, and he discovered that there was no end in sight to the grasslands he was situated on.

The spot where the Fire Moon being was standing was quite soft and lush, and the air around him was filled with the refreshing scent of nature. This illusion was completely flawless, he really did feel as if he were situated on a vast grassland!

Break!

The Fire Moon being let loose a loud cry as a grim expression appeared on his face. He then bit open the tip of his tongue while raising both of his hands up into the air at the same time, and the red blades of wind around him suddenly shot forth in all directions.

A series of white rifts were sliced into thin air, and it was as if these sharp red blades were capable of slicing open space itself.

In the face of the violent assault from these red blades of light, the surroundings scenes began to blur, following which the grasslands and the blue skies vanished.

The Fire Moon being was quite elated to see this. It was rather surprising that such an extraordinary-looking illusionary technique had been broken so easily.

However, a smile had only just appeared on his face when a piercing burst of green light erupted from his blurred surroundings.

The Fire Moon beings eyes narrowed as red light immediately flashed from his body, and countless blades of light surfaced again to form a revolving protective barrier around him.

The Fire Moon being then suddenly felt his surroundings dim slightly, and when he refocused his gaze up ahead, his expression darkened significantly.

After the scenes around him had transformed, he suddenly found himself in a forest that was filled with massive trees several hundred feet tall. All of them stood tall and proud, and their lush canopies obscured virtually the entire sky.

It was quite clear that he hadnt been able to escape from the illusion at all.

The Fire Moon being naturally became quite enraged and unsettled upon seeing this.

However, before he had a chance to do anything, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to tremor and quake violently. Immediately thereafter, the surrounding trees all began to tip over toward a single direction as if they were frail toothpicks, and countless massive trees came crashing down toward him.

The Fire Moon beings heart jolted with shock, and the sharp blades around his body immediately shot forth in all directions again.

All of the falling trees that were shredded amid flashes of red light before they could strike their target, yet just when the Fire Moon being was about to try and break the illusionary technique again, a series of dull thumps suddenly rang out. Many of his blades of light had struck a black shadow that was extremely resolute and stalwart.

All of the red blades that struck the object disappeared in a flash, and the black shadow expanded to several times its original size before crashing down with devastating might.

It was a black mountain that was over 1,000 feet tall.

Argh!

The Fire Moon being was caught completely off guard, and he only had time to raise his head and opened his mouth to expel a ball of red mist.

There seemed to be something hidden with that ball of red mist.

As soon as the red mist came into contact with the small mountain, red light flashed, and a crimson treasure that appeared to be a wooden board with countless runes flashing over its surface emerged.

The wooden board was certainly quite a powerful treasure, but there was no way that it would be able to withstand the Divine Essencefused Mountains insane weight and power.

The small black mountain crushed the red light around the wooden board with ease, then continued to descend toward its target without any pause or delay.

Crap!

The Fire Moon beings expression changed drastically, but it was too late for him to do anything, and he was crushed under this immensely heavy black mountain.

At the same time, the surrounding scenes warped before dissipating into specks of spiritual light. All of the illusions disappeared, and the Fire Moon being reappeared within the small valley that hed been situated all along.

However, he found himself hovering in mid-air as opposed to standing on a bed of lush grass, and the small black mountain was still plummeting straight down from above.

In the next instant, an earthshattering boom rang out, and a massive crater that was several tens of feet deep was smashed into the ground by the small black mountain.

The Fire Moon beings body was instantly reduced to a pile of mincemeat within the crater.

He was a Spatial Tempering Stage being just like Han Li, but his physical body was unexpectedly feeble.

As a Spatial Tempering Stage being, the Fire Moon being naturally possessed more abilities than those hed just revealed. Unfortunately, he made the wrong decision to use his avatar secret technique from the get-go. After his avatars were caught off guard and destroyed by the lightning bead, as well as the Armor Origin Talisman, his body was dealt two heavy blows in quick succession, thereby forcing him firmly onto the back foot.

After that, hed fallen into the illusionary technique of Han Lis Spring Dawn Sword Formation, and the Divine Essencefused Mountain had attacked him under the camouflage of all of the illusions around it, thereby easily destroying his physical body and leaving him with no chance to turn the tables.

Right at this moment, red light flashed from the Fire Moon beings remains beneath the black mountain, following which an egg-sized bead shot forth before disappearing into the soil down below in a flash.

All of a sudden, a swath of grey light erupted from the underside of the small mountain, instantly sweeping up the red bead within the soil and completely immobilizing it.

Immediately thereafter, grey light flashed, and the bead was hurled viciously out of the ground.

At the same time, azure light flashed from the summit of the small mountain, and a humanoid figure appeared out of thin air before making a grabbing motion toward the bead.

The bead was instantly drawn into the humanoid figures grasp by an enormous suction force.

The humanoid figure was none other than Han Li, and he looked down at the bead in his hand to find that it was of a fiery red color. The material of the bead was glittering and translucent, and there was a miniature humanoid figure that was around an inch in size inside the bead.

The miniature humanoid figure was completely identical in appearance to the Fire Moon being, except a barely noticeable small horn had appeared on his forehead.

You really are related to the Jiao Chi Race! Im rather curious now, are you a Jiao Chi being or a Fire Moon being? Han Li asked with a cold smile on his face as he casually massaged the bead between two of his fingers.

The miniature humanoid figure remained silent with its eyes tightly shut.

Seeing as you were trying to obtain my jade box, you must know whats in them, right? If you can reveal to me the contents of the boxes, perhaps I can…

You can allow my soul to escape from this place? The miniature humanoid figure suddenly cut off Han Li as it opened its eyes with an expressionless look on his face.

I cant do that, but I can save you the pain of having your soul searched, Han Li replied in a cold manner.

In that case, then I have nothing to say. If you plan to use a soul search technique on me, then Id advise you to save your energy. A holy race being has already planted a restriction in my spiritual sense, even if a being of the upper three tiers of the holy race were to try and search my soul, it would only cause my soul to self-detonate, the miniature humanoid figure said with a deriding sneer on its face.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he stared intently at the red bead for a while longer before suddenly rubbing his hands together.

A loud thunderclap rang out, and golden arcs of lightning flashed as the bead and the miniature humanoid figure within it were both destroyed.

Han Li didnt know if the Fire Moon being had been telling the truth, but he couldnt afford to waste any more time here.

It was also possible that a tracking mark couldve been planted into the Fire Moon beings soul, so he couldnt just keep it alive and take it with him for future interrogation. As such, he destroyed it without any hesitation seeing as it was unwilling to provide him with the information he wanted.

Unbeknownst to Han Li, in the instant that the Fire Moon beings soul was destroyed, a faint cry of surprise suddenly rang out from within a large silver palace atop the giant silver island hovering above Green Light City.

What is it, Brother Tu? another being asked with a curious look.

The restriction that I planted in Hong Yins soul has disappeared. It appears that hes been killed, a silver-robed elderly man replied with furrowed brows as he sat in a white chair. There was a short crimson horn on his head, and he made a grabbing motion, following which an azure wooden badge appeared in his grasp.

There was a red gem at the center of the wooden badge, but it had been shattered into several pieces.

Could it be that someone blew his cover and he was killed by a swarm of cultivators? the other person mused. This was a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his forties, and he was also wearing a set of silver robes.

Perhaps so. After all, Hong Yins cultivation base is nothing to be scoffed at, and according to the information he brought back last time, there are not beings of the three holy race tiers in Green Light City. Unless he was swarmed by many cultivators at once, he shouldnt be falling in a small city like that. Alternatively, perhaps another being of the holy race tiers has infiltrated the city prior to our arrival. If a being of that caliber were to appear in the city and insist on concealing themselves, then its quite possible that our initial forces failed to notice their presence, the elderly man replied as he stroked his beard with a nod of his head.

In that case, it looks like the two of us will have to make a trip in person. I really dont understand what treasures were trying to obtain that would warrant deploying beings of our caliber, the middle-aged man sighed as if he found all of this to be quite a pain.

What if I were to say no? Han Li asked in an unflustered manner.

Im sure you wouldnt be so foolish, Fellow Daoist! What use would that treasures be to you if you were to perish here? the being enshrouded under red light chuckled.

Are you going to attack me here? There are Jiao Chi beings all over the place here, do you want to get us both captured? A frosty look appeared on Han Lis face.

The foreign beings brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, but he then suddenly flipped a hand over to produce a small translucent vial before offering it to Han Li for inspection.

The vial contained a pill that was as crimson as blood, yet was radiating golden light.

Fellow Daoist Han, if you deliver the item to the Myriad Ancient Race, then the most youll get in return will be a Myriad Wonder Pill. I have a Golden Blood Pill thats only slightly inferior to that pill and can also assist you in breaking through your next bottleneck. How about you exchange your jade box for this pill of mine, Fellow Daoist Han? the being enshrouded under red light asked as he fixed his gaze firmly on Han Li.

Golden Blood Pill? Han Lis pupils contracted slightly.

It was the first time he had heard of this pill, but both his spiritual sense and the medicinal fragrance emanating from within the small vial told him that this was no ordinary pill.

He stared at the translucent vial in silence, seemingly truly considering this offer.

The being enshrouded in red light was quite ecstatic to see Han Li considering his offer, but his expression remained unchanged as he urged, Id advise you to make your decision quickly, Brother Han, the Jiao Chi beings could get here at any moment.

What he failed to notice was that the black shadow beneath Han Lis feet had become slightly thinner and longer than before. But then again, no one would be able to notice that slight change unless they were staring intently at Han Lis shadow this entire time.

At the same time, a barely visible azure thread shot forth from beneath Han Lis feet before disappearing soundlessly into the soil.

May I ask which race youre from, Fellow Daoist? Han Li suddenly asked.

What do you mean by that? Im clearly a being from the Fire Moon Race, why would you ask a question you already know the answer to? the foreign being harrumphed coldly.

Is that so? Id thought that you were Jiao Chi being who was going to take my jade box, then immediately turn on me! Han Li mused in a rather unsettling manner.

The foreign being faltered slightly upon hearing this, but an enraged look then appeared on his face as he exclaimed, Im clearly a Fire Moon being, how could I possibly be from the Jiao Chi Race?

I dont care whether youre Fire Moon being or not, but are you going to deny what you did back in the pavilion after you asked me to go on ahead? How about you give your jade box to me instead, and Ill deliver both of them at once? One jade box or two makes no difference to me, Han Li said in an indifferent manner.

The foreign beings expression finally changed drastically upon hearing this. As soon as Han Lis voice trailed off, the Fire Moon being suddenly made a hand seal, and red light swirled around his body as a red moon erupted into the air, then disappeared high into the sky following just a few flashes.

At the same time, his body blurred, and two identical projections of himself appeared within the red light.

The three identical figures clasped their hands behind their backs and appraised Han Li in an expressionless manner.

Much to his surprise, Han Li suddenly rubbed his hands together and burst into laughter upon seeing this.

So you really have been plotting something this entire time. You released your spiritual power to attract the Jiao Chi beings to this place, and youre now preparing to engage me in battle so I wont be able to leave right away.

The three identical humanoid figures were all rather perplexed by Han Lis calm reaction to the situation, and one of them said in a high and mighty manner, I dont know how you caught me leaving mark on that statue, but Ive already summoned others to this place, so dont even think about getting away. If you hand over your jade box to me, I can put in a good word for you, and perhaps theyll spare your life.

The Fire Moon being seemed to be very confident.

That made sense, seeing as the Jiao Chi beings were less than 10 kilometers away, so it wouldnt take them long at all to get to this place.

This is what you just released, right? A mysterious smile appeared on Han Lis face as he suddenly made a grabbing motion in a nonchalant manner.

Red light flashed, and a head-sized ball of red light abruptly appeared in his hand.

Impossible! How did you do that? The three identical humanoid figures shuddered in unison as expressions of shock and fury appeared on their faces.

The red ball of light that Han Li was holding was none other than the ball of spiritual power the Fire Moon being had just released!

All of a sudden, the three humanoid figures slowly backed away at once with wary expressions on their faces without waiting for a reply from Han Li.

Han Li faltered slightly upon seeing this before a cold smile appeared on his face.

He flipped a hand over, and white light flashed as the white jade box with red talismans plastered over its surface reappeared in his hand. He then tossed the box up into the air before flicking a finger toward it, and several streaks of azure sword Qi shot forth toward it.

Are you insane?! The retreating Fire Moon being was given a massive fright by Han Lis actions, and the two projections shot forth in unison from within the red light.

Both of them were traveling extremely quickly, with one of them transforming into a massive red hand that hurtled toward the jade box, while the other pounced toward Han Li with a ferocious look on his face.

As for the third humanoid figure, he remained completely still within the red light in the distance.

He had quite clearly sensed that Han Li was an unfathomably powerful being and had become very cautious as a result. As such, it was only manipulating its two avatars to attack Han Li while it remained a safe distance away.

The two projections seemed to be far faster than Han Li had anticipated, affording him no time to react.

The massive red hand grabbed onto the jade box while the other projection flashed through the air as a streak of crimson light before puncturing Han Lis body and emerging on the other side.

The crimson light then receded, and the projection reappeared several tens of feet behind Han Li before turning around to appraise him.

Crimson flames erupted all over his body, and he was incinerated into nothingness within the scorching flames in the blink of an eye.

The ease with which Han Li had been slain came as quite a surprise to the Fire Moon being, and a hint of foreboding welled up in his heart as opposed to triumph.

Before he had a chance to further assess the situation, the jade box that the massive red hand had latched onto suddenly glowed with azure light before transforming into a fist-sized azure bead.

Before the red hand had a chance to react, the bead exploded, and countless arcs of azure lightning shot forth amid a loud thunderclap, instantly puncturing innumerable holes into the massive red hand.

In the end, the hand was completely vanquished and dissipated into specks of red light.

Argh! The Fire Moon beings face paled as an expression of shock appeared in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to throw up a mouthful of shimmering green blood essence.

All of a sudden, Han Lis voice rang out from all directions. Id thought that you were using some kind of profound avatar creation technique, but it turns out you were merely using a soul splitting technique. In that case, Ill be taking these two avatars of yours. Immediately thereafter, a barely visible black line flashed through the air before a long golden blade rushed toward the second Fire Moon being projection from down below.

The golden blade was far too fast for the projection to evade, and it was sliced in half as it let loose a howl of anguish. The two halves of its body then fell to the ground and also dissipated into specks of spiritual light.

Only then did golden light flash, and a golden-armored warrior wielding a long bladed weapon slowly emerge from the soil underfoot in a wraith-like manner.

After the second avatar was destroyed, the Fire Moon beings face paled even further, following which an unnatural flush appeared on his cheeks, indicating that losing those two avatars had dealt his body a heavy blow.

However, the Fire Moon being was also quite decisive, as soon as his second avatar was destroyed, he immediately opened his mouth to expel a small green bell before quickly flicking a finger toward it.

A deafening clang rang out, and a burst of invisible soundwaves radiated in all directions with the bell at the center.

A sinister expression then appeared on the Fire Moon beings face. There was no way that what he was doing wouldnt attract the nearby Jiao Chi beings to this place. However, he had no intention of staying here to engage Han Li in battle, either. His body swayed, and he transformed into a streak of red light before flying high up into the air.

However, a cold harrumph suddenly rang out, and after reaching an altitude of 500 to 600 feet, azure light suddenly flashed in the air above the streak of red light. An azure lotus flower then emerged out of thin air before multiplying at a rapid rate.

Specks of azure light filled the entire sky in the blink of an eye, and all of the azure lotus flowers revolved on the spot before expanding to around 10 feet in size each.

The Fire Moon being was stunned to see this, and he hurriedly raised both hands into the air.

A short silver dagger and a shimmering golden badge shot forth in unison. frewbnovel.com

As soon as the dagger left his hand, it transformed into a massive blade that was several tens of feet in length before striking the lotus flowers overhead with tremendous force.

Meanwhile, the golden badge emitted a buzzing sound, following which a shimmering golden wyrm projection erupted from the badge before also rushing into the air.

Two resounding booms rang out as the silver blade and golden projection struck the giant azure lotus flowers almost in unison.

Immediately thereafter, the azure lotus flowers were all shattered despite the runes flashing from their petals, and the Fire Moon being was ecstatic to see this.

However, his smile then immediately congealed on his face in the next instant.

After the lotus flowers had been destroyed, azure light flashed, and another massive lotus flower appeared in his path.

The big-headed being took a deep breath before suddenly producing three white jade boxes, each of which had several crimson talismans that were shimmering with runes plastered over them.

These three boxes contain items that are extremely important to our 13 Heavenly Cloud Races. If you can deliver them to our Myriad Ancient Race, then youll be rewarded handsomely for your efforts. However, if you get hunted down by the Jiao Chi Race, then itd be best for you to immediately destroy the boxes before youre captured. Otherwise, if youre caught in possession of these items, the Jiao Chi Race will definitely torture you for information. The big-headed being flicked his wrist as he spoke, and the three jade boxes were immediately sent flying toward Han Lis trio.

Everyone caught the jade boxes flying toward them, and the being enshrouded under red light inspected his jade box with a hesitant look as he asked, What items are in these boxes for you to hold them in such high regard, Brother Yuan?

Forgive me, but thats not something I can tell you. However, I can guarantee you that you can exchange those items for a sentient puppet or other treasure of the same value from the elders of our Myriad Ancient Race, the big-headed being replied with a solemn look on his face.

What? A sentient puppet? the green-skinned being exclaimed with shock in his eyes.

Only Han Lis expression remained unchanged as this was the first time hed heard of such a thing. A skeptical look flashed through the eyes of the being enshrouded under red light as he said, Are you serious, Brother Yuan? If this item can be exchanged for such an extraordinary treasure, then can I ask for a Myriad Wonder Pill instead?

The big-headed being hesitated momentarily before replying, Myriad Wonder Pills are even rarer then sentient puppets, so I cant guarantee that the elders would be willing to agree to such an exchange, but theres a good chance that they will.

Rather than being discouraged by this more reserved response, the green-skinned being found his words to be more plausible instead.

Thus, his fingers reflexively tightened around the jade box in his hands, and he stared at the box with an intense look in its eyes.

Meanwhile, Han Li was attempting to assess the contents of the box using his spiritual sense, only for his attempts to be thwarted by some kind of restrictive power.

It appeared that the talismans plastered onto the boxes were restriction talismans capable of keeping out ones spiritual sense.

Id advise you not to open the boxes. Otherwise, if any mishaps occur, dont blame me for not warning you beforehand. The big-headed being seemed to have read everyones minds, and he immediately issued a stern warning.

Hmph, are you telling that theres something inside these boxes that can harm us? the green-skinned being harrumphed in a skeptical manner.

The items in the boxes are extremely important to our 13 Heavenly Cloud Races, so there were naturally more restrictions placed on them than just a few talismans. Of course, if you can escape from the Jiao Chi Race and are confident in your ability to eradicate the restrictions that Ive set, then you can certainly try to open the boxes, the big-headed being chuckled with a dark expression on his face.

How can you guarantee that the elders of your race will actually exchange the items in these boxes for valuable treasures? What if they take these boxes and refuse to give us anything in return? Han Li asked in a calm voice.

The big-headed beings brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this question, and only after a long while did he begrudgingly reply, If you dont trust our Myriad Ancient Race, then you can give the jade box to any race among the 13 Heavenly Cloud Races, they should be willing to offer you handsome rewards for them as well. However, I must remind you that those items are nowhere near as important to the other races than to our Myriad Ancient Race, so the rewards youll receive also wont be anywhere near as bountiful. At the very least, you can completely forget about things like Myriad Wonder Pills.

The green-skinned beings and the being enshrouded under red light both fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Han Li stroked his chin and also became quite interested in the items within the boxes.

If these items are so important, then why dont you take them back to your race yourself rather than entrusting them to us, Brother Yuan? the being enshrouded under red light asked.

Id only just received these items not long ago myself, and Jiao Chi Race suddenly sent their forces to attack Green Light City. Keeping in mind the fact that Green Light City is by no means a major city, so theoretically, it shouldnt have come under attack so quickly. Im concerned that the Jiao Chi Race may have somehow been alerted to the fact that Im in possession of these treasures, so it would be far too risky for me to take them back to my race on my own, the big-headed being explained in a truthful manner. reeebnovel.om

Youre saying the Jiao Chi Race deployed their army for the items in these boxes? The green-skinned being drew a sharp breath as an incredulous look appeared on his face.

Han Li was also quite stunned by this notion.

Im only guessing that to be true, but it may not actually be the case. As such, Im only entrusting these items to you three as a safety precaution, the big-headed being replied.

Alright, in that case, Ill take this item for now. The being enshrouded under red light made up his mind first, and white light flashed from his hand, following which the jade box vanished.

The green-skinned being seemed to be grappling with some kind of internal conflict, but he also decided to accept this task in the end. Thus, he opened his mouth, and a long translucent green tongue reached out from within before drawing the jade box into his stomach.

As a result, Han Li was the only one among the three who hadnt made his decision.

Do you still have some doubts, Brother Han? The big-headed being turned to Han Li with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Fellow Daoist Yuan, you do realize that youre handing over such an important item to a complete stranger, right? Arent you afraid that youll be entrusting this item into the wrong hands? Han Li asked with a hint of a smile on his face.

Hehe, I havent been able to identify what kind of being you are as of yet, but I can be sure of the fact that youre definitely no Jiao Chi being. Ive already deduced that it would be far too much of a risk for me to continue carrying these items, so entrusting it to you is clearly a better option, the big-headed being replied with a smile.

A series of thoughts raced rapidly through Han Lis mind before he finally nodded, and agreed, Alright, seeing as youve placed your trust in me and led us through your secret passageway, then Ill lend you my assistance.

He swept a hand over the jade box, and it was stowed away into his storage bracelet.

He didnt know what this sentient puppet and Myriad Wonder Pill were, but for these Spatial Tempering Stage beings to hold them in such high regard clearly indicated that they were extremely rare treasures. For the 13 Heavenly Cloud Races to be willing to offer such precious treasures for these boxes suggested that the items they contained were even superior in value.

Now that such a precious item was being handed to him, he certainly wasnt going to refuse it. In any case, judging from the conversation held between the three beings earlier, it was rather unlikely that they would be pursued by beings of the Body Integration Stage or above, so he should be able to take care of any enemies that tried to hunt him down.

As for whether he was actually going to take this item to the 13 Heavenly Cloud Races, that was yet to be seen.

The big-headed being was quite elated to see Han Li stow away his jade box, and he said, Alright, seeing as all three of you have agreed, then lets go our separate ways now. Those Jiao Chi beings are most likely hunting down all of the other beings in the city at the moment, so this is the ideal opportunity for us to get away. Ill be taking my leave first.

After that, he quickly surveyed his surroundings before suddenly tossing out a black metallic spinning-top-like object.

The object was only around a foot in size, but it abruptly swelled to 30 to 40 feet after the big-headed being cast an incantation seal onto it.

The big-headed being then disappeared into the black top as a streak of yellow light before a thought suddenly occurred to him, and he said, By the way, from what Ive heard, all of the elders of our 13 races have gathered in Cloud City in order to combat the assault from the Jiao Chi Race. Even the grand elders of a few races, including our Myriad Ancient Race, have gathered at the city, so I hope to see all of you there in a few months.

Han Lis trio stirred upon hearing this, and a contemplative look appeared on Han Lis face.

He seemed to have heard Qing Xiao mention this Cloud City before, but he couldnt remember the specific details off the top of his head. In any case, that didnt really matter as he had a map of the nearby area anyway. Even though it was a map from thousands of years ago, this was the cultivation world, so not much wouldve changed during that time.

After that, the massive black top twirled in the air before transforming into a black cone of light that burrowed into the ground, vanishing without a trace.

Take care of yourselves, fellow Daoists, Ill be taking my leave as well. The green-skinned being seemed to be quite wary of the Jiao Chi Race army, and he cupped his fist in a farewell salute almost as soon as the big-headed being departed.

Immediately thereafter, his body blurred and became completely transparent along with his clothes. Within moments, he had disappeared into thin air.

Han Li was quite startled by this development, and a blue light flashed through his eyes as he instinctively attempted to track down the green-skinned being.

In the end, he was only able to barely catch sight of a virtually invisible humanoid figure flying away into the distance.

Hehe, thats a concealment secret technique unique to the Dark Green Race. Only cultivators with a cultivation base significantly superior to his or using special abilities will be able to detect his presence after he unleashes that secret technique. The only downside is that while using his ability, his speed is significantly hampered, the being enshrouded under red light chuckled as he caught sight of Han Lis intrigued expression.

Oh, I see, Han Li replied in an indifferent manner.

Even though his speed had been hampered, the green-skinned being still quickly disappeared into a forest in the distance down below.

Are you planning to leave as well, Brother Han? Before that I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it? the being enshrouded under red light suddenly asked.

What is it? Han Li asked with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Youre not from the 13 Heavenly Cloud Races, right? In that case, why take the risk to act as their errand boy? Why dont you give me what Brother Yuan just entrusted to you? the foreign being suggested in a calm manner.

You want that jade box? A peculiar look appeared on Han Lis face as his eyes narrowed slightly.

Indeed, Im very interested in the item in the jade box. It makes no difference to me whether I deliver one box or two boxes to the Heavenly Cloud Races, so why dont you allow me to do the honors in your stead? The foreign beings voice took on a slightly sinister tone as he spoke.

Fellow Daoists, this formation leads straight into the secret passageway. Ill be going ahead first. The big-headed being smiled before casting an incantation seal onto the teleportation formation.

White light flashed from the formation, and the big-headed being abruptly disappeared, leaving behind only the deity statue in his wake.

Brother Yuan sure is resourceful to have installed a teleportation formation inside this puppet of his, the green-skinned being chuckled before also striding into the puppets stomach, and he also cast an incantation seal onto the teleportation formation before abruptly vanishing on the spot.

You can go before me, Brother Han, the being enshrouded in red light offered.

Han Li was rather surprised by this gesture, but his expression remained unchanged as he nodded and strode forward.

The teleportation was extremely quick, and Han Li appeared within a dim and dank cave before he had even experienced any discomfort.

He looked around to find that this was only a small cave just over 100 feet in size, but there was a glowing crystal hanging from the roof of the cave that illuminated his surroundings.

On one face of the cave was a square entrance to a passageway that was around 10 feet tall.

The big-headed being and the green-skinned being were already there, and the former was inspecting a formation plate in his hand with a grim look on his face, seemingly in deep thought about something.

Han Lis body swayed, and he exited the teleportation formation. Moments later, white light flashed within the formation once again, and the being enshrouded under red light also appeared.

Seeing as everyone was present, the big-headed being raised his head with a smile and was just about to say something, when a dull rumbling erupted around them from all directions, and the entire cave began to tremor slightly.

Everyones expressions immediately changed slightly in response to this alarming development.

Lets hurry up and get out of here, the citys protective barrier wont last much longer, the green-skinned being urged.

Alright, Ill lift the restrictions on the city gates so everyone else can flee first. The big-headed being nodded with a solemn expression before tossing the formation plate in his hand into the air before making a rapid series of hand seals.

Incantation seals of different colors disappeared into the formation plate in quick succession, following which the plate suddenly exploded amid a dull thump.

Han Lis trio were all quite taken aback by this.

Detonating a formation plate normally brought about much severer implications than just lifting a restriction.

The big-headed being seemed to have sensed their bewilderment, and he chuckled, Ive already activated a self-detonation formation below Green Light City, and the entire city will be reduced to ashes in two hours.

A chill immediately ran down Han Lis spine upon hearing this.

This big-headed being really was quite a nasty piece of work!

Even though most of the beings in the city had fled to the city gates, there were definitely many mortals as well as cultivators who were hiding within the city in the hopes of being able to weather this storm.

In that case, all of them would perish along with this city.

The other two beings also exchanged an astonished glance upon hearing this.

However, before the three of them had a chance to say anything, the big-headed being had already flown into the passageway as a streak of yellow light.

Han Li and the others naturally immediately followed suit.

At this moment, massives holes with diameters of over 1,000 feet had appeared on the light barriers in front of the citys four gates, and all of the beings that had gathered there in advance all fled for their lives as countless streaks of light.

Some sank into the ground and instantly vanished into the soil, while some rolled onto the grass and also abruptly disappeared.

These were beings that were proficient in earth and wood movement techniques.

However, the majority of beings were still flying through the air as quickly as they could atop their respective treasures.

It seemed that everyone had already decided to split up and escape on their own as everyone was fleeing in different directions.

At this moment, the higher-ups of the Jiao Chi Race in that silver island had also noticed all of the beings fleeing the city. Thus, silver light immediately flashed from the giant island, following which massive twin-headed white falcons emerged.

Not only did these giant falcons each possess two heads and bodies that were 30 to 40 feet in size, all of them were also wearing simple suits of white arms, as well as conical metal tips on their talons that appeared to be extremely sharp.

There were over 1,000 of these giant falcons, and as soon as they flew out of the silver island, they immediately spread their wings before hurtling toward the beings escaping from Green Light City. All of them were flying at speeds no slower than that of Core Formation cultivators, and after these giant falcons emerged, there was still spiritual light flashing from the giant island as another vast horde of objects were ejected.

On this occasion, these objects were black wooden canoes that were only around 100 feet in length each.

All of these canoes had black runes carved onto them, and there were three to five silver-armored warriors sitting in each canoe.

Over 100 of these black canoes flew out at once, and even though they were slightly slower than the giant falcons, they were still far faster than the vast majority of beings that were fleeing from the city.

After releasing those two waves of pursuers, the giant island fell silent for a short while. However, not long after that, a string of dragon roars rang out, and seven or eight massive figures flew forth from the island.

These beings all possessed bodies that were several hundred feet in length, and they each had a pair of five-colored wings.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that they were winged wyrm-like beasts.

Aside from their vibrant wings and the golden hue of their bodies, they were completely identical to normal wyrms.

As soon as they emerged from the island, their massive bodies swayed, and they blurred before disappearing on the spot.

In the next instant, these winged golden wyrms appeared around 300 to 400 feet away, flying at an astonishing speed.

After these three waves of pursuers had been released from the giant island one after another, all of the fleeing beings became even panicked as they escaped in a blind frenzy.

Even though there were tens of thousands of these beings, the vast majority of them possessed rather lackluster cultivation bases. Those who possessed superior cultivation bases had already fled to several tens of kilometers away, while those with the most inferior cultivation bases were still less than 10 kilometers away from the city.

Furthermore, the vast majority of beings fell into that latter group, and they were chased down by those twin-headed giant falcons in what felt like the blink of an eye.

All of these giant falcons swooped down, sweeping up gusts of fierce winds in their wake. Their metal-tipped talons tore through the defenses of these low-grade beings with ease, then sliced through their bodies like hot knives through butter.

Some of these beings were instantly torn apart while others were flung into the air, then pecked to death by the giant falcons waiting up above.

Of course, there were some beings who were unwilling to give up without a fight, and many of them banded together to release their treasures or unleash their abilities, creating a collective effort to try and ward off the oncoming falcons.

However, these beings were simply far too weak, and the suits of white armor being worn by the giant falcons possessed remarkable defensive properties.

As such, only a dozen or so falcons were felled by these attacks, and most of them had fallen to lucky shots that just so happened to strike vital regions peeking through the gaps between their armor. The rest of the attacks were all brushed aside with ease.

All of these giant falcons were enraged by these retaliative attacks, and all of them let loose sharp cries as they swooped down to attack with increased ferocity.

Thus, more anguished cries rang out as hundreds more bloodstained and mangled bodies plummeted from the sky.

At this moment, the black canoes also joined the fray, and all of the armored warriors standing atop the canoes slashed their weapons through the air to summon a series of silver projections. All those who were struck by the projections were instantly dismembered without being able to offer up any resistance.

Thankfully, the armored warriors had no intention of expending excessive effort to hunt down these low-grade beings. Instead, the black canoes merely continued onward, pursuing the fleeing beings with superior cultivation bases.

As for the golden wyrms that had emerged last, they were flying directly toward the most powerful beings who had already fled far into the distance.

With their fearsome speed, it wouldnt take them long to hunt down their prey, either, and thus, a completely one-sided slaughter ensued.

Meanwhile, azure light suddenly flashed from a mundane-looking rock face on a nameless mountain close to 10 kilometers to the west of Green Light City, following which a dull explosion suddenly erupted.

Following the explosion, a large black hole was blasted into the rock face, and four streaks of light whizzed out from within.

These four were none other than Han Li and the trio of foreign beings.

Due to the fact that this place was quite secluded and its direction didnt correspond with that of any of the city gates, no Jiao Chi Races forced had appeared in the area yet. However, all four of them still wore cautious expressions as they hurriedly scanned through the nearby area with their spiritual sense.

Lets get away from this place before the Jiao Chi beings arrive. Well have to split up from here onward, staying together will make us too large of a target, the green-skinned being said with an elated look on his face.

The big-headed being nodded before glancing at Han Lis trio with a hesitant look on his face, then suddenly said, Of course, but before you all leave, I have something to ask of all of you, and I hope you wont refuse.

What do you need from us? the being enshrouded under red light asked.

Han Li and the green-skinned being were also rather curious to hear what he had to say.

Right at this moment, a dull rumbling thump suddenly erupted from the outside the stone gate, following which the layer of white spiritual light surfaced along the walls. The spiritual light flashed sporadically, and the ground tremored violently as if the entire building were about to collapse.

Whats going on?

These tremors naturally couldnt harm these three Spatial Tempering Stage beings in any way, but they were all still quite alarmed by this sudden development. The green-skinned being exchanged a glance with the big-headed being before both of them rushed out of the hall in unison. One of them transformed into a streak of azure light that flew out of the building while the other merely blurred before disappearing on the spot.

Even though there was a flight restriction imposed on the entire plaza, beings of their cultivation base could naturally still fly if they wanted to, doing so would only expend more magic power than normal.

Han Li didnt waste any time, either. He glanced at the teleportation formation and hesitated momentarily before abruptly sweeping a sleeve through the air. A streak of azure light shot forth before revolving around the formation, completely demolishing it before the streak of azure light returned to him.

Only then did Han Li exit the hall, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

As soon as he emerged from the stone hall, he discovered that the entire plaza had been plunged into complete chaos. Countless beings were scrambling to rush into the buildings around plaza while a blue light barrier had appeared in the air above, seemingly encompassing the entire city beneath it.

In the air above the light barrier, countless head-sized balls of white light were raining down in a torrential assault.

The balls of white light exploded as they crashed into the light barrier, and the latter tremored violently amid resounding booms, seemingly only barely able to withstand the ferocious attacks.

Han Li was quite stunned to see this, and he hurriedly cast his gaze outside of the light barrier as blue light flashed through his eyes.

Moments later, Han Lis eyelids twitched as he drew a sharp breath.

Through the use of his spirit eyes ability, he had identified what was unleashing the oncoming attacks.

A gigantic island had appeared in the air at altitudes of around 30,000 to 40,000 feet.

Thats right, it was a shimmering island that appeared to have been forged from pure silver, and it was close to 100,000 feet in size. The entire island was riddled with white crystalline pillars that were shimmering with countless runes. These pillars were blasting forth one ball of light after another that were crashing down upon the light barrier overhead.

Meanwhile, the big-headed being pulled out a blue mirror and looked into it before his expression changed drastically, and he suddenly exclaimed, This is bad, thats a giant battle ark of the Jiao Chi Race! How could this be? Could it be that their army has arrived earlier than anticipated?

Theres no use thinking about such matters right now, our top priority is to get away from here as quickly as possible! Brother Yuan, youve been in this city for many years, so surely you know of a few secret passageways that lead out of the city, right? the green-skinned being urged in a flustered manner.

A hesitant look appeared on the big-headed beings face, but he then gritted his teeth as he said, I do indeed know of a secret passageway that leads to a small mountain to the west close to 10 kilometers away from the city. However, I cant just abandon all of the citizens of this city. Im going to gather everyone to the city gates and make a collective effort to escape. If were lucky, perhaps some of us really will be able to get away.

Alright, well do as you say, the being enshrouded under red light immediately chimed in in agreement.

Han Li and the green-skinned being also expressed their approval of this course of action.

Thus, the big-headed being didnt hesitate any longer. Yellow light suddenly flashed from his body, following which a streak of yellow light flew forth before transforming into a massive projection that was around 1,000 feet tall.

The projection was completely identical to the big-headed being, both in appearance and in attire.

Not only was the projection extremely massive, it was shimmering with dazzling yellow light, so it naturally stood out quite prominently.

All of a sudden, the projection let loose a low cry that was akin to the toll of an ancient bell, and everyone who heard this sound was suddenly instilled with a sense of calmness that combated the panic and anxiety in their hearts.

Thus, countless pairs of eyes turned toward the massive projection overhead in unison.

Only then did the projection face everyone with a solemn expression as it announced, Dont panic, everyone, the citys protective formation is extremely resolute and will not be falling anytime soon. What you all need to do now is to gather at the four city gates. In fifteen minutes, Im going to withdraw the restriction so everyone can attempt to escape. However, before that, allow me to issue a reminder to all of you, the Jiao Chi Race has suddenly unleashed an unannounced attack on us, so theyre most likely intent on eradicating our 13 Heavenly Cloud Races. As such, Id advise you to refrain from trying your luck by handing yourselves over in the hopes of being spared. From what Ive heard, those who have been captured by the Jiao Chi Race have either been reduced to mindless slaves or have had their souls searched and their bodies used as tool refinement or pill refinement materials.

All of the beings on the plaza looked at one another upon hearing this, and someone suddenly let loose a loud cry, following which everyone dispersed and rushed toward one of the four city gates.

Thus, the big-headed being made a hand seal, and the projection in the air above instantly disappeared. After that, he turned to Han Lis trio, and said, Come with me, fellow Daoists. The Jiao Chi Race will be making an extra effort to target us, so we cant escape with the others as that would only place them in even more danger.

All three nodded in agreement, and the four of them instantly flew out of the plaza together as four streaks of light.

At this point, the blue light light barrier overhead had already been completely inundated by the white light resulting from the explosions of the balls of light.

The barrier began to emit a low buzzing sound, which was an indication that the formation was at its very limits. The big-headed being looked up into the sky with a bitter expression as he flew through the air.

Are you still reluctant to part with this city, Brother Yuan? the being enshrouded under red light asked.

Ive been residing here in Green Light City for over 1,000 years, and I created all of the restrictions and formations here, so of course Im unwilling to part with all of this, the big-headed being sighed in a forlorn manner.

Theres no need to be so depressed, Brother Yuan. The Jiao Chi Race may be quite powerful, but if our 13 Heavenly Cloud Races were to combine our powers, wed definitely be able to match up against them. Perhaps this city will be recovered one day, the being enshrouded under red light consoled.

I certainly hope so, the big-headed sighed with a wry smile on his face.

Brother Yuan, how was the Jiao Chi Race army able to get here so quickly? Didnt our scouts report back that itd still take them two more days to get here? Could it be that the army hasnt actually arrived and the initial forces of the Jiao Chi Race are responsible for this attack? the green-skinned being asked.

Im afraid I dont know the answer to that, either. What we do know is that there definitely werent any battle arks among the ranks of the Jiao Chi Races initial forces, but the battle ark thats appeared now is a fortress level battle ark, which is only below the realm level and city level battle arks of their race. Theres a very good chance that there are beings of the three holy race tiers within that ark, and we certainly cant hope to contend with such powerful beings, the big-headed being replied with a grim shake of his head.

Hmph, even without any beings of the holy race tiers in there, there will definitely be no shortage of beings with cultivation bases comparable to ours in there, so well still have to run for our lives anyway. We can only hope that the beings in the ark havent noticed us and have instead been drawn to the other beings fleeing the city instead, the being enshrouded under red light chuckled.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, and he turned to the big-headed being to gauge his reaction, only to find that he remained completely indifferent, showing no intention to refute those claims.

Han Li immediately came to a realization upon seeing this. These beings were making themselves sound quite heroic in that they were escaping on their own for the sake of everyone else in the city, but they were merely using everyone as bait to lure away their enemies while they fled the scene.

Han Li was a little shaken by this realization, but he didnt say anything about it.

After all, these three were merely trying to save themselves, so they werent really doing anything wrong.

However, Han Li still reflexively became more wary of these three beings.

With their cultivation bases, all four of them naturally flew extremely quickly, and it only took them mere moments before they arrived in front of a seemingly ordinary pavilion.

The pavilions doors were tightly shut, and before the big-headed being had even landed on the ground, he swept a sleeve through the air to send forth a gust of fierce winds.

The doors of the pavilion were instantly shattered into nothingness as if theyd been struck by an immense force, and all four of them flew directly into the building.

The first floor of the pavilion was completely empty aside from a few tables and chairs, as well as a statue of an unknown deity that was several tens of feet tall positioned against one of the walls.

The statue was entirely black in color and had a bulging stomach along with four eyes and four arms. It was seated in a cross-legged manner, and its legs were disproportionately thin and frail compared to its massive stomach, thereby creating a rather peculiar sight to behold.

Han Li and the others swept their eyes around the room, but failed to find any entrances leading to the aforementioned passageway, and all of them turned to the big-headed being once again.

The big-headed being disregarded everyones inquisitive expressions as he made his way over to the black statue.

He opened his mouth, and a round yellow gem shot forth from within, then disappeared into the statues head in a flash.

A burst of piercing light flashed, following which a series of ripples proliferated over the surface of the statue.

All of a sudden, yellow light flashed from the statues four eyes, and it suddenly rose to its feet.

Han Li and the others were quite stunned to discover that this statue was actually a puppet.

As the big-headed being made a series of hand seals, an even more astonishing turn of events unfolded.

The puppet waved its four arms through the air, and its body expanded to about twice its original size amid a flash of brilliant yellow light. Its massive stature took up virtually the entire space on the first floor of the pavilion, and it patted all four of its arms onto its stomach at once.

Spiritual light flashed, and a peculiar rune surfaced on its belly. A crisp crack then rang out as a small entrance suddenly appeared on its stomach, beyond which was a space that was several tens of feet in size.

There was a small teleportation formation around 10 feet or so in size situated on the ground within that space, and the big-headed being rushed into the puppets stomach without any hesitation before standing atop the teleportation formation.

Han Li hurriedly cast his gaze around him, and what he saw came as quite a surprise to him.

He was situated at the edge of a massive plaza that was tens of thousands of feet in size. The plaza had been paved using some kind of white stone, and there were countless beings situated on top of it.

Most of these beings were humanoid in nature and wearing different types of armor.

Some of them had extraordinarily long rabbit-like ears, some had black fur all over their bodies, some were as tall and broad as massive apes, and some were completely encapsulated in suits of shimmering golden armor that made it impossible to glean their appearance. There were even some humanoid beings with serpentine lower bodies, these were clearly beings from the Nag Race.

The most common demographic among them was a type of green-skinned foreign beings. All of them wore suits of green armor and wielded shimmering red halberds.

Despite the diversity in the species among these beings, one thing remained constant, and that was that all of them wore extremely concerned looks on their faces.

There were some beings among them who were emanating magic power fluctuations, but most of them were at around the Foundation Establishment Stage or the Core Formation Stage. There were Nascent Soul Stage and Deity Transformation Stage beings among them as well, but those beings totaled only around 100. All of them were gathered in groups of varying sizes while discussing something, and Han Li quickly swept his spiritual sense throughout the plaza to discover a group consisting of three Spatial Tempering Stage foreign beings, a discovery that came as quite a surprise to him.

According to Qing Xiao, he should have been teleported to a small city inhabited by several small races, and generally speaking, the most powerful beings here would normally only be a handful of Deity Transformation cultivators.

Under normal circumstances, there would only be around 4,000 to 5,000 cultivators in the entire city, but at present, there were tens of thousands of cultivators gathered on this plaza alone, among which were several that were of the same cultivation base as him, so how could he not be surprised?

Could it be that this Green Light City had undergone some kind of drastic transformation during the thousands of years that the teleportation formation had been in disrepair?

Furthermore, his spiritual sense could detect faint restriction fluctuations over the entire plaza, and everyone standing on the ground with not even a single being rising up into the air, so there was clearly a flight restriction in place.

Han Li took a deep breath before slowly making his way toward the bustling crowd.

Just as Han Li was about to inquire someone about the situation, a dwarven Spatial Tempering Stage foreign being with a disproportionately large and complete hairless head suddenly pulled out a wooden disk with a confused look on his face.

The disk was flashing with specks of spiritual light, and there were some unfamiliar runes hovering over its surface.

What is it, Brother Yuan? a nearby green-skinned foreign being asked.

A third-tier upper race being has suddenly appeared here. If I recall correctly, all of the teleportation formations in the city have been cut off by the Jiao Chi Race, how could anyone have possibly been able to teleport here? the big-headed being mused with a perplexed look on his face.

Is that so? Could it be that the Jiao Chi Race became complacent and neglected to cut off a certain teleportation formation? In that case, lets find that being and ask them about this, the green-skinned being said with an elated look on his face.

Thats impossible. I inspected all of the teleportation formations in person a few days, and none of them are functioning. The big-headed being shook his head as he stared at the wooden disk in his hand.

Lets hurry up and find that being so we can get some answers from them. Brother Yuan, you should be able to easily track down this being using your Spirit Light Disk, right? a being enshrouded under fiery red light suddenly interjected.

Hehe, that being has just appeared, and theyre currently on this very plaza. Ive already used the restriction to track them down.The big-headed being pointed toward Han Li as he spoke.

The other two beings naturally turned toward the same direction.

There were many people on this plaza and Han Li had used a secret technique to conceal his cultivation base, but he still stuck out like a sore thumb amid the group of low-grade beings around him, so the trio of Spatial Tempering Stage beings were immediately able to find him.

Han Li could sense those beings looking at him, and he also cast his gaze toward them.

At the same time, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes at how they were able to find him so quickly. However, after a brief hesitation, he voluntarily made his way over to those three beings.

Moments later, he had arrived before the group of Spatial Tempering Stage beings.

You must be new here in Green Light City, right, Fellow Daoist? May I ask you name? the big-headed being asked in a calm manner as spiritual light flashed from his hand, following which the wooden disk abruptly disappeared.

My surname is Han, and Ive indeed just arrived in this city. Whats going on here? Are you all going to war? Han Li asked in an indifferent manner.

Its a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Fellow Daoist Han. You mustve teleported here from a very faraway place, right? Otherwise, theres no way that youd be unaware of the feud between our 13 Heavenly Cloud Races and the Jiao Chi Race, the big-headed being said with a peculiar look on his face.

The Jiao Chi Race? Han Lis expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

This race was one of the top 10 most powerful races in the entire Spirit Realm!

Well fill you in on everything else later, Brother Han. For now, please tell us how you were able to teleport to Green Light City, all of the teleportation formations shouldve been cut off by the Jiao Chi Race already, the green-skinned being asked.

I teleported here from the other side of the ocean, Han Li replied in a truthful manner.

The other side of the ocean? Are there such teleportation formations that lead to a small city like this one? the being enshrouded under red light exclaimed in a surprised manner.

There are indeed two such formations, but theyd been destroyed many years ago. Which teleportation formation did you use to get here, Fellow Daoist Han? A hint of surprise also appeared in the big-headed beings eyes.

Countless thoughts were racing through Han Lis mind, but he merely gave a simple and concise response. The Flame Coral Islands.

I see! If I recall correctly, that teleportation formation had been destroyed thousands of years ago, would you be able to explain how you were able to use that formation to get here, Fellow Daoist Han? A skeptical look appeared on the big-headed beings face upon hearing this.

Sure… Thus, Han Li provided a brief recount of how hed gotten to this city. However, he refrained from revealing any details of his past, so everyone naturally formed the false impression that he was a cultivator from this region of the sea rather than someone who had come from a faraway continent.

Even though I managed to recover the Spatial Cloud Crystal, a mishap occurred during the repair process of the teleportation. Perhaps the recorded method of repair was incorrect or perhaps the Spatial Cloud Crystal underwent some changed during its time spent in the sea beasts body. In any case, only one person can use the teleportation formation at a time, and at least seven days have to pass between one bout of teleportation and the next. Otherwise, the formation would instantly be destroyed, Han Li explained in a gloomy manner.

Due to those constraints, it would impossible for him to try and leave this city using the teleportation formation.

The three beings were all quite excited to hear the first part of Han Lis story, but the excitement in their eyes gradually faded after hearing about the constraints of the teleportation formation.

So that means we wont be able to use the teleportation formation until seven days have gone by, the green-skinned being said in a disappointed manner.

Thats right, Han Li sighed in response.

The three foreign beings glanced at one another before the big-headed being said, Its not that we dont trust you, Fellow Daoist Han, but this is an extremely important matter, so well have to verify your claims for ourselves. You dont mind, do you, Brother Han?

Of course no, Han Li replied with a smile.

Brother Hong, you stay here for now, the two of us will go and assess that teleportation formation, the big-headed being said in a solemn manner to the being enshrouded under red light.

Alright. The being enshrouded under red light hesitated momentarily, but nodded in agreement in the end.

Thus, his two companions were led toward the edge of the plaza by Han Li.

Moments later, the three of them arrived back at the hall that Han Li had first emerged from.

The green-skinned being swept his spiritual sense through the hall before remarking, I can sense faint residual traces of spatial fluctuations, so someone has indeed just used the teleportation formation here.

Meanwhile, the big-headed being made his way into the teleportation formation and carefully inspected it before making a hand seal to cast a burst of green light onto the formation.

A buzzing sound instantly rang out from the teleportation formation, and a layer of faint white light also appeared.

The green-skinned beings eyes immediately widened with elation upon seeing this.

However, the buzzing sound suddenly cut off in the next instant, and the white spiritual light also fizzed out as the teleportation formation fell completely silent again.

No good. The formation on the other side is very unstable and has already been closed, the big-headed being said as a grim look appeared on his face.

The same expression also surfaced in the green-skinned beings eyes.

Is the situation in the city really that dire? Would you two be able to tell me about the situation concerning the Jiao Chi Race? Han Li asked in a calm voice.

What more needs to be said? As you saw, tens of thousands of cultivators have gathered at this small city, and most of them fled to this city from the nearby region so they could use the teleportation formations here to make their escape. However, the Jiao Chi Race acted extremely quickly, and all of the teleportation formations connecting this city to other cities have been disabled. Either those cities have already been conquered, or all of the teleportation formations in this city have been cut off by the Jiao Chi Race. Seeing as you were able to arrive in this city, the former is the likeliest of the two scenarios. The initial forces of the Jiao Chi Race have already arrived at the city, and theyre awaiting the arrival of the main army. Weve gathered everyone here and are planning to abandon the city so we can get away from here before its too late. However, its yet to be seen whether wed even be able to escape from this place. At the very least, they definitely wouldnt allow high-grade beings like us to escape without a fight, the big-headed being explained with a wry smile on his face.

Han Lis expression immediately darkened upon hearing this.

The whale-like sea beast was naturally extremely stunned to see this.

The ball of blue light that it had unleashed didnt appear to be very noteworthy, but it was an extremely powerful defensive ability that drew on the essential power of water, and it had saved its life on countless occasions in the past.

As such, it was quite alarmed by the fact that the three pillars of golden light were able to pierce through it so easily, and it was immediately struck by a sense of foreboding.

The damage inflicted on its body by the golden light wasnt a cause for concern. The sea beast merely shook its mountainous body, and the sea around it tumbled and surged, following which countless specks of blue light emerged from the seawater before instantly filling its wounds.

Following a flash of spiritual light, the puncture wounds on its body were completely healed.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this.

Meanwhile, the other three pillars of golden light also struck the layer of crimson light, and even though the latter was once again vanquished with ease, the golden pillars of light had somehow become a lot thinner and weaker than they originally were.

The pillars of light struck the crimson prawns exoskeleton amid three dull thumps, and the prawns massive body shuddered before it flung off the rock that it was perched on.

However, only three indentations that were several inches deep had been left in its exoskeleton, and it hadnt been punctured by the golden light.

Han Li was quite surprised to see this, but that didnt stop him from continuing in his assault.

Right after the crimson prawn was blasted away by the three pillars of light, the small black mountain was already crashing down toward it.

The massive prawns two front claws suddenly glowed with crimson light before expanding to several times their original size, and it hoisted them up into the air, preparing to use its immense strength to withstand the descending Divine Essencefused Mountain.

It was no wonder that the beast would be so complacent. After all, its massive body was around 2,000 feet in length while the small mountain was only just over 1,000 feet tall, so theoretically, there was no reason why it wouldnt be able to keep the mountain at bay.

However, as soon as its massive claws came into contact with the underside of the black mountain, grey light flashed, and a couple of crisp cracks sounded.

The pair of giant claws shuddered before being snapped into four segments by the enormous force of the descending mountain. The giant claws were completely shattered, but the black mountain continued to descend before crushing half of the prawns body against the massive rock beneath it amid a rumbling boom.

The entire rock tremored violently and sank several tens of feet further into the ocean.

The crimson prawn roared with shock and fury while thrashing with all its might, but the black mountain was completely immovable, as if it had fused as once with the rock down below.

The giant prawn had been completely immobilized by Han Li in a matter of mere moments.

A hint of fear flashed through the whale-like sea beasts eyes upon seeing this, and it immediately slapped its massive tail onto the surface of the ocean.

Countless water spears that were each around 10 feet in length instantly shot forth from the ocean, hurtling directly toward Han Li like a torrential storm.

At the same time, more specks of blue light began to emerge from the nearby ocean before enveloping the entirety of the massive sea beast, causing its body to flash erratically.

The beast could see that Han Li was far too powerful an adversary for it to engage in battle, and it immediately threw up a smokescreen before attempting to unleash its water movement technique and fleeing the scene.

A peculiar look appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he swept a sleeve through the air.

A vast expanse of grey light surfaced before him, forming a grey light barrier that was several tens of feet in size.

The grey light barrier revolved in mid-air, and all of the water spears that struck it disappeared without a trace like moths throwing themselves onto an open flame.

The Divine Essencefused Light was the bane of all powers of the five elements, so it destroying these water spears was naturally a simple task for Han Li.

However, Han Li didnt even take a single glance at these water spears. Instead, his gaze remained firmly fixed on the whale-like sea beast.

At the same time as he unleashed his Divine Essencefused Light, he had also silently activated his sword art.

Just as the giant sea beasts body was beginning to blur and it was preparing to get away, balls of azure spiritual light suddenly appeared in an area with a radius of several thousand feet around it. These balls of azure light flashed before forming 72 fist-sized azure lotus flowers, and these lotus flowers blurred before manifesting several hundred more identical lotus flowers.

All of the azure lotus flowers revolved before expelling bursts of azure light that instantly combined as one, thereby forming an azure barrier of light.

An extremely rich burst of wood-attribute spiritual Qi appeared within the light barrier, completely ensnaring the sea beast within it.

All of this had been conjured up in the blink of an eye.

However, the sea beast had been able to survive for so long despite the extensive efforts made to hunt it down, so it naturally possessed an extremely high level of intelligence.

As such, it immediately realized that it was in a dire situation, and the blue light around its body abruptly exploded to form a dazzling ball of spiritual light.

The sea beasts body then swayed before disappearing amid the ball of light like a giant bubble.

In the next instant, a burst of scintillating blue light suddenly erupted from one section of the azure light barrier, following which a low roar rang out. Immediately thereafter, a miniature whale that was only around 10 feet in size appeared within the blue light, clearly having been impeded by the azure light barrier.

The sea beast was naturally extremely shocked and enraged that its water movement technique had been obstructed.

It opened its mouth, and a loud thunderclap erupted as it blasted forth a shimmering blue arc of lightning that struck the azure light barrier with ferocious might.

However, the light barrier only rippled slightly before falling still again, having remained completely unscathed in the face of that attack.

In its urgency and desperation, the top of its head suddenly opened up, and a ball of red light flew out from within.

There was a square red brick enveloped within the ball of light, and it was as smooth and translucent as jade.

The brick instantly swelled drastically to several feet in size, and it struck the light barrier in flash amid a thunderous boom.

A ball of crimson flames erupted before intertwining with the azure light, but the result was still the same.

The azure light barrier merely rippled and tremored slightly, but withstood the attack with no issues whatsoever.

This time, the sea beast was truly starting to panic.

Its body swayed, and it expanded to its former mountainous size once again. Immediately thereafter, brilliant blue light flashed from its body, and crashed directly toward the azure light barrier.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he looked on from above.

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Seeing as this beast had unintentionally fallen into the sword formation, then its fate was already sealed. Furthermore, this was a good opportunity for Han Li to test out the powers of the sword formation.

With that in mind, he immediately made a rapid string of hand seals while chanting something in a low voice.

A series of peculiar fluctuations then radiated from the azure light barrier in the distance, following which the barrier began to blur slightly.

At this moment, the mountainous sea beast crashed into the light barrier, and an astonishing turn of events unfolded.

In the instant that the sea beasts massive body came into contact with the azure light barrier, it was able to plunge directly into the barrier without any impediment, as if it had crashed headfirst into empty air.

Thus, the entire giant beast appeared to have been engulfed by the light barrier. At the very least, that was how it appeared to Han Li as he looked on from above.

All of a sudden, azure light flashed, and right after the giant beast disappeared, it suddenly rushed out of another section of the light barrier.

The sea beast faltered slightly upon seeing this before immediately changing directions and crashing into the restriction again.

However, the same process merely repeated itself over and over again, and the sea beast finally stopped as the dire nature of its situation dawned on it.

Right at this moment, Han Li activated the power of the sword formation, and the azure light barrier suddenly flashed before shattering into countless pieces.

Immediately thereafter, green light flashed, and a floral scent wafted through the air, striking one with the feeling that they had been teleported to a natural paradise.

In the sea beasts eyes, it was currently situated within a lush forest that was so life-like, it was impossible to tell whether it was an illusion or not.

However, there was a burst of killing intent rising up from the glorious forest around it.

Only after the sea beast looked down in a perplexed manner did it discover that a massive azure lotus flower had appeared beneath it. The lotus flower was close to 1,000 feet in size, and its petals were flashing with shimmering azure light.

The giant beasts heart jolted with shock, yet before it had a chance to do anything, wisps of azure light suddenly surfaced in the air around it. The azure light revolved around the sea beasts body, following which it was instantly struck by an immense burst of power that completely immobilized it.

In the next instant, azure light flashed, and several tens of azure pythons, each of which was as thick as a large bowl, pounced directly toward the giant beast.

The azure pythons opened the mouths to reveal sets of sharp fangs, creating quite a sinister sight to behold.

…

Half a day later, a streak of azure light rose up into the air before disappearing into the distance in a flash, leaving behind a placid stretch of seawater that showed no signs of the battle that had just taken place.

Only the giant rock that had sunk several tens of feet deeper into the ocean acted as a reminder than the battle had indeed taken place.

Two years later, a piece of monumental news spread through the entirety of the Flame Coral Islands.

The teleportation formation that had been in disrepair for thousands of years had been repaired, and there were already people using it to travel to the Thunder Continent.

All of the more powerful cultivators on the islands were ecstatic to hear this, and they all rushed toward the teleportation formation for a chance to travel to a land rife with cultivation opportunities.

Han Lis eyelids fluttered open, and he took a moment to recover from his rush of dizziness before he assessed his surroundings.

He was quite relieved to find himself situated within a hall that was over 1,000 feet in size, and there was not a single person to be seen in the nearby area. However, there was a faint white restriction flashing from the walls of the building, as well as a stone gate that was firmly shut.

There was a stone pillar that was several tens of feet tall situated in each of the four corners of the hall, and there was an unidentifiable glowing rock embedded onto each of the pillars to illuminate the entire hall.

Han Li looked down to find that he was standing atop a massive teleportation formation.

Thus, he made his way out of the formation without any hesitation and strode directly toward the stone gate.

He pushed the gate open to find that it was virtually completely weightless despite its hefty appearance, and he was immediately greeted by a set of lively and bustling scenes.

Han Li was caught completely off guard and slightly startled by this development.

Over two months later, a streak of azure passed over a certain region of the ocean, flying along at low altitudes.

All of a sudden, the streak of azure light swerved around before flying toward another direction at several times faster than its original speed, covering a distance of over 100 feet in the blink of an eye.

As such, the monstrous fish that was trying to attack it chomped down onto empty air, but the fish whipped its tail through the turbulent waves to try and pounce toward it again.

Right at this moment, a loud cry rang out from within the azure light, and several tens of azure threads shot forth in a flash before revolving around the fish.

The massive sea beast was instantly sliced into countless pieces, and its remains plummeted from the sky amid a rain of rank green blood that stained the entire area of the nearby ocean.

The streak of azure light then continued onward toward along its original route in an unhurried manner.

Within the azure light, a young man who appeared to be in his twenties was standing motionlessly atop a massive azure sword with an indifferent expression on his face.

He was none other than Han Li, who had already been searching for the whale-like sea beast in this region for over 10 days.

Even though he hadnt been searching for his target for a long time, he was still struck by the feeling that he was searching for a needle in a haystack.

During these past few days, he had slain several similar insolent sea beasts that had attempted to attack him, but hed found no leads indicating the whereabouts of the sea beast he was searching for.

Thankfully, there were many tiny islands in this region, and they were separated by distances of several tens of kilometers at most. As such, Han Li wasnt concerned about spiritual Qi expenditure. All he had to do was rest on one of those islands for a day or two every once in a while, and his magic power would be fully replenished.

Of course, during this time, Han Li wasnt just solely searching for that sea beast. If one could look into his body, then theyd discover a golden and azure Nascent Soul that was several inches tall situated within his dantian, blasting forth a constant stream of nascent flames to refine the small crystalline shield that it was holding.

Most of Han Lis magic power had been dedicated to this purpose.

After dissecting the monstrous moth that hed slain earlier, hed procured over 100 scales from it, and refined that small crystalline shield using those scales in conjunction with some other materials.

The refinement process wasnt very complex, but the materials required were rather special. Not only was this shield extremely hard and resolute, it had even inherited the monstrous moths ability to refract light-based attacks, and that was quite a pleasing development for Han Li.

After a brief hesitation, he decided to refine this treasure into his body as well.

Aside from that, Han Li had also refined 360 flying sabers from the massive wings of the moth, each of which was around an inch in size. These flying sabers were all extremely sharp and could easily tear through normal armor and shields.

Unfortunately, the moths beast core had been completely shattered. Otherwise, Han Li wouldve been interested in investigating the intricacies behind the monsters peculiar roars.

After all, he still didnt know how those soundwave attacks had managed to trigger such a reaction from the true spirit bloods within his body, and this presented quite an unsettling notion to him.

Who knew if his 12 Awakening Transformations possessed some kind of weakness that he was unaware of? What if he were to encounter an enemy with a similar ability in the future? Would the same occurrence repeat itself?

Han Li pondered these thoughts while aimlessly scouring the ocean down below with his eyes, as well as his spiritual sense.

According to Qing Xiao and her companion, this whale-like sea beast had been sighted many times in this area of the sea during the past century. As such, as long as he was willing to expend some time, there was a good chance that hed encounter it sooner or later.

Most importantly, the sea beast possessed a type of extremely potent water movement technique that made it very difficult to kill.

However, during his search, hed already devised some tactics to counteract this, so he was relatively confident in his ability to kill the sea beast after encountering it.

Han Li continued to sweep his gaze across the surface of the ocean, and his brows furrowed slightly.

There were some low-grade sea beasts in the nearby seabed, so the whale-like sea beast most likely wouldnt be in this area.

With that in mind, the streak of azure light accelerated slightly as Han Li flew further into the distance.

Thus, days passed by one after another.

Once every month or so, Han Li would rest on a small island for a few days to recover his magic power, then continued his search.

As a result, many of the slightly more powerful sea beasts were struck by ill-fortune.

Those who dared to attack Han Li were naturally all slain with ease, but those that were smart enough to avoid Han Li were left alone after he ascertained that they werent the target that he was searching for.

Han Li was still yet to find the sea beast that he was looking for, but he didnt encounter a few signs that suggested that it had passed through certain areas that he was searching through.

There was even an occasion where hed found a massive piece of beasthide that the sea beast had shed, and it was extremely sturdy and resolute, making it an exceptional tool refinement material.

However, Han Li didnt use it to refine any suits of armor. This section of beasthide was indeed quite sturdy, but it definitely still couldnt compare to his powerful body.

Instead, he refined a few talismans using the material, including a set of Nine Palaces Heavenly Talismans, as well as several Armor Origin Talismans and High Zenith Invisibility Talismans.

Among the talismans recorded on that half-page of the Golden Jade Tome, the Heavenly Halberd Talisman was the only one that he still couldnt refine.

However, ever since Han Li had progressed to the Spatial Tempering Stage and gained superior control over the worlds origin Qi, a whole new world seemed to have been opened up to him, and he received some inspiration that took him closer to being able to refine the Heavenly Halberd Talisman.

Of course, he still didnt know when hed be able to refine the talisman, but he was at least making progress.

Time flew by in a flash, and before Han Li knew it, hed ben roaming this region of the ocean for several years.

However, he wasnt in any hurry. Hed only just recently progressed to the Spatial Tempering Stage, so there were still many things that he had to slowly learn over time. During these past few years, he was unable to cultivate his magic power much, but hed made large strides in many of his cultivation arts and abilities.

On this day, Han Li was flying along at a leisurely rate while pondering a certain cultivation art as usual when he suddenly heard a strange cry erupt in the extremely far distance.

This was a cry that hed never heard before, and he stirred as blue light flashed through his eyes.

Moments later, an elated look appeared on his face as he cast his gaze into the distance.

Ive finally found it! But whats that thing battling it right now? Han Li murmured to himself as he transformed into an azure thread before accelerating into the distance.

After just a few flashes, the azure thread had covered a distance of several thousand feet, and following one final flash, it disappeared from view.

Close to small island several hundred kilometers away, dark clouds obscured the entire sky and the ocean was raging with turbulent waves as two colossal creatures faced off against one another. One of them was a giant crimson prawn that was over 2,000 feet in length. It was half sprawled over a massive rock and possessed a translucent and smooth hard exoskeleton.

In the ocean not far away from the rock, there was a whale-like sea beast that was about twice the size of the giant prawn.

The sea beast possessed an identical body and tail to those of a whale, but the only difference was that its entire head was covered in scales, and there were also golden horns and pair of long feelers protruding from its head, making it akin to the head of a wyrm.

The two giant beasts appraised one another with caution in their eyes, and the giant prawn was roaring incessantly. All of the dark clouds and turbulent waves in the nearby area had been conjured up by this massive beast.

In contrast, the giant whale-like monster was merely floating along in a completely silent wraith-like manner. However, its eyes were fixed firmly on the giant crimson prawn, and there was a hint of greed flashing through its eyes.

Even though the prawn was causing a massive commotion while the giant whale was quite silent and subdued in comparison, one could sense that the prawn was a lot more uneasy and was merely kicking up a ruckus in a futile attempt to intimidate its opponent.

All of a sudden, the whale-like sea beast suddenly turned toward a certain direction with a hint of bewilderment in its eyes.

Moments later, spiritual light flashed in the distance in that direction, and a barely visible azure thread shot forth toward them at an incredible speed, making no effort to disguise or conceal itself in the process.

Even the crimson prawn couldnt help but turn toward the azure thread with a wary look on its face.

The azure light receded, and Han Li appeared in the air directly in between the two giant beasts in a wraith-like manner, then looked down at them expressionlessly.

Theres no mistaking it, this is the beast Im searching for. Hmm? And theres also a Bloodfire Prawn here as well, Im in luck! Han Li murmured to himself in an excited manner.

Immediately thereafter, he swept both sleeves through the air at once, and a clear cry rang out within one of his sleeves before several tens of small azure swords came flying out from within. The flying swords hurtled toward the whale-like sea beast, but suddenly disappeared into space mid-flight. Meanwhile, a black shadow emerged from within his other sleeve, and it swelled drastically in size to form a massive black mountain that came crashing down toward the Bloodfire Prawn.

At the same time, Han Li made a hand seal, and brilliant golden light erupted from his body as he conjured up the golden projection with three heads and six arms. The projections six arms swept through the air, and six pillars of golden light shot forth, three of which were aimed toward the prawn while the other three flashed toward the whale-like sea beast.

Han Li had attacked both sea beasts at once, and he wasnt holding back in the slightest.

After activating his Provenance True Devil Arts to its maximal extent, the speed at which the pillars of golden light was traveling through the air was downright incredible!

After just a single flash, they were upon the two sea beasts.

Both of the sea beasts hearts jolted with shock, and the whale-like sea beast opened its mouth to expel a ball of blue light, while the giant prawn conjured up a layer of crimson light that encapsulated its entire body.

A string of dull thumps rang out, and as soon as the three pillars of golden light made contact with the blue light, the latter was instantly destroyed, leaving the pillars of light to strike the whales massive body.

A sharp cry immediately escaped from the sea beasts mouth as three gaping holes were blasted into its body. Blood gushed out like fountains from those puncture wounds, and the flow of blood simply refused to stop.

The two women were naturally ecstatic at the sight of the carcass, and Qing Xiao heaved a long sigh of relief before extending a grateful bow toward Han Li.

Thank you for taking care of this abhorrent beast, Senior Han. Not only did you save the two of us, youve also saved countless more beings on our Flame Coral Islands who wouldve undoubtedly perished to this thing.

The woman in black had also adopted a more respectful demeanor as she chimed in, Indeed. Even Layman Silver Shark was no match for this monster, if it had been allowed to wreak havoc to its hearts content, then countless lives wouldve been lost. We are extremely grateful that youve eradicated such a major threat to everyone, Senior Han!

Theres no need to thank me. This beast was a little troublesome to deal with, but I just so happen to have mastered a few cultivation arts that are perfect for combating its abilities.

Youre far too modest, Senior. This is the first time this being has appeared here, and at the time, we were discussing with our fellow Daoists a course of action to hunt down that sea beast. All of a sudden, this moth flew out of the mist and onto the island, and many of our fellow Daoists were caught off guard before falling to its roars. Thankfully, Layman Silver Shark managed to delay the beast for short while, thereby allowing some of us to escape. Otherwise, we wouldve most likely all perished already. There was still a hint of fear in Qing Xiaos eyes as she recalled the horrors of the monstrous moth.

Han Lis brows furrowed as he nodded before turning to the group of young men and women who had just emerged from the pavilion.

Are these the native inhabitants of this island? Their constitutions seem to be rather special, but theyre not cultivators.

Hehe, these are Glacial Essence beings. These beings are unable to draw the worlds origin Qi into their bodies, but they can blast some glacial Qi out of their mouths, and theyll maintain their appearances after reaching full maturity, only reverting to their rightful elderly appearance in the instant that they pass away from old age. Theyre considered to be a rather rare race with a population of only around 10,000 on the entire Flame Coral Islands. However, due to the fact that the race cant produce any cultivators, theyre forced to become subsidiaries to other powerful races or prominent powers. This group of Glacial Essence beings are the servants of the late Layman Silver Shark, the woman in black explained.

Now that Layman Silver Shark is dead, theyll have to seek protection from another power, Qing Xiao sighed, seemingly feeling rather sympathetic toward these Glacial Essence beings.

Oh? Thats quite interesting! This was the first time that Han Li had heard of such a race, and he couldnt help but take an extra glance at this group of beings.

Upon hearing the conversation between Han Li and the two women, the white-robed woman who appeared to be the leader of the Glacial Essence beings immediately to kowtow to the trio, and the other Glacial Essence beings behind her hurriedly followed suit.

Are all of you planning to seek refuge under Mr. Han? If thats the case, you may as well take them, Mr. Han. These Glacial Essence beings are quite useful for organizing cave abodes and looking after medicine gardens, the woman in black said with a smile.

Oh? Theyre skilled at nurturing spirit medicines? Han Li was rather surprised to hear this.

Theyre not just skilled in the craft, their aptitude in that area far exceeds even most upper race cultivators. These beings were able to take refuge under Layman Silver Shark, so theyre definitely the cream of the crop among their race. If news were to spread that they were looking for a new master, many upper race beings would be clambering to take them, Qing Xiao explained with a smile.

Its a pity that Im used to traveling alone, so I dont like having people with me. If you two would like to take them, then feel free to do so, Han Li immediately refused with a shake of his head.

In that case, then wed be more than glad to take them. I really in need of servants in my cave abode, Sister Qing, how about we split them evenly among us? the woman in black asked as she turned to Qing Xiao with a smile.

I already have more than my fair share of servants on my island, so you can take all of them if you like, Qing Xiao replied with a nonchalant smile.

The woman in black nodded in response before asking the Glacial Essence beings whether theyd be willing to come with her.

Their original master had already perished, so the Glacial Essence beings naturally werent going to refuse the womans offer. As such, all of them agreed in a respectful manner. After that, they cleaned up the largest palatial building at the womans behest before inviting Han Lis trio into the palace.

What are your plans from here onward, Mr. Han? Do you still intend to hunt down that sea beast? Qing Xiao asked as she took a seat on a stone chair within the palace.

I do. Ive already come all this way, so Im certainly not going to give up without giving it a try, Han Le replied in a calm manner.

Qing Xiao and the other woman glanced at one another upon hearing this.

Are you two of the opinion that Im not capable of accomplishing such a feat? Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow?

Of course not. You were even able to slay that monstrous moth, so its certainly not beyond the realm of possibility that youd be able to hunt down that sea beast. However, during our past hunting trips, we relied heavily on Layman Silver Sharks Silver Light Shark to track that sea beast. Now that the spirit beast has perished along with Layman Silver Shark, so it most likely wont be a simple task to find that sea beast again, the woman in black hurriedly explained.

Is that so? Then how was that Silver Light Shark able to find the sea beast? Han Li asked with a hint of surprise on his face.

I heard about this from Layman Silver Shark once. Apparently, his Silver Light Shark has a natural tracking ability. As long as its seen something once, itll be able to sense it within a radius of 5,000 kilometers, then slowly find it. In the past, the Silver Light Shark led all of our hunting parties to the lair of the sea beast, Qing Xiao explained in a grim manner.

In that case, things will indeed be a little troublesome. Looks like Ill just have to travel to the rough area where the sea beast resides and try my luck there, Han Li said with furrowed brows.

If you insist on hunting down this beast, why dont you for another month or so? A few more of our fellow Daoists shouldve survived that attack from the monstrous moth, and there are many whove yet to arrive on the island. If we can organize a hunting party, itd at least be better than going after the beast alone, the woman in black suggested.

Thats most likely not going to help much. I recall that Fellow Daoist Qing had once told me about the sea beasts powers. If we were to split, wed most likely only be divided and conquered, and if we were to hunt for it together as a group, it wouldnt increase our chances of finding it any more than if I were to search for it on my own. On top of that, everything would be fine if we could hunt down the beast in a short time, but if the hunting trip drags on for too long, dissent would inevitably be bred among the party members. In that case, it would be better for me to go alone. As for everyone else, they can come along if theyd like, but I wont force them if they dont wish to accompany me, Han Li replied with a smile.

The two women naturally had nothing further to add upon hearing this.

If I do manage to recover the Spatial Cloud Crystal, please assist me in repairing the teleportation formation.

Rest assured, Senior, as long as you can recover the Spatial Cloud Crystal, you can leave the teleportation formation repairs to us, the woman in black promised with a smile, and Qing Xiao also followed suit.

Han Li nodded with a pleased look after hearing their responses.

The rest of the process was quite simple. Han Li inquired about the general location where the sea beast had been sighted in the past, then set up a method through which he could contact the two women before flying away as a streak of azure light.

Qing Xiao and the woman in black stood in front of the doors of the palace and looked on his departing figure with complex expressions on their faces.

Even now, Im still in disbelief that Senior Han was actually able to kill that monstrous moth. His cultivation base appears to be quite similar to that of Layman Silver Shark, but Layman Silver Shark was slain by that beast in a matter of mere moments, the woman in black murmured to herself. гeewebnovl.com

Didnt Mr. Han say that hes mastered a few cultivation arts that were perfect for combating the moths abilities? That must be why he was able to defeat the beast, Qing Xiao replied with a peculiar look in her eyes.

Are you really going to believe that, Sister Qing? At the very least, Im not buying it. Setting aside that moths strange abilities, just its demonic power alone made it comparable to a ninth-tier upper race being. Do you think its possible that a few convenient cultivation arts could tip the scales so much in his favor that hed be able to bridge such a vast gulf in power? the woman in black analyzed with a hint of a smile on her face.

What are you trying to say? Qing Xiao sighed.

Nothing much. I was just remembering that youre still missing a Dao Companion. This Mr. Han is a perfect choice, is it not? If you dont want him, then dont blame me for swooping in, the woman in black giggled.

What are you saying, Sister? Ive only met Mr. Han on two separate occasions in total, how could I possibly have such bold thoughts? Qing Xiao scoffed as a blush appeared on her face.

Whats wrong with having thoughts like this? If I recall correctly, youve been stuck at the fifth-tier for many years already, right? If you could make a powerful man like Mr. Han your Dao Partner, then you should be able to easily break through your bottleneck through dual cultivation. So what if youre still not very familiar with Mr. Han? Everyone starts off as strangers. As long as he doesnt leave this region, youll have more chances to meet and interact with him. With your looks and talents, you cant tell me that he wont fall for you, the woman in black giggled with a teasing look in her eyes.

Stop spouting nonsense, Sister! Mr. Han has to return to his own continent sooner or later, so how could he possibly stay here for long? Besides, perhaps he already has a Dao Companion. Qing Xiao finally managed to muster up a coherent response after forcibly recomposing herself.

Hmm, thats indeed an issue. However, that sea beast is extremely cunning, and this region of the sea is extremely vast, tracking it down and killing it will be no easy task. As long as hes unable to recover the Spatial Cloud Crystal, hell be forced to remain on Flame Coral Islands. In that case, what does it matter if Mr. Han already has a Dao Companion or not? the woman in black replied with a nonchalant shake of her head.

This time, Qing Xiao didnt say anything in response. She merely looked on toward the direction that Han Li had departed in and heaved a barely audible sigh.