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After absorbing the remaining worlds origin Qi in the air, the Provenance True Devil Projection swelled over 1,000 feet taller.

Meanwhile, Han Lis Nascent Soul and physical body were seated in a still manner down below, focused wholeheartedly on refining the worlds origin Qi they had just absorbed.

Even with Han Lis powers, he had only managed to forcibly absorb the energy into his own body, and only following a refinement process would he be able to temporarily enhance his own powers.

However, this amount of energy was no issue at all for the gargantuan Provenance True Devil Projection, it had devoured the incoming five-colored light with ease, and it was only continuing to expand.

After a span of only around 15 minutes, the golden projection had swelled to close to 10,000 feet tall, standing like an immovable golden pillar between heaven and earth.

At this point, the spirit tide was beginning to subside, and it soon completely disappeared, following which the Nascent Soul flew toward Han Lis body as a streak of golden light.

The two combined as one again, and Han Li slowly opened his eyes.

As he sensed the magic power in his body that was on the verge of overflowing, he murmured to himself, It worked! This should make my breakthrough a little easier to achieve.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he immediately made a hand seal before closing his eyes, and bright golden light radiated from his body as golden scales appeared all over his skin.

At the same time, an azure horn that was around half a foot in length appeared on his head.

The golden vortex in the air shattered amid a crisp crack, while an aura that was around twice as fearsome as it had been rose up from Han Lis body.

The clouds in the sky were all dispersed by this aura, allowing several rays of radiant sunlight to filter through.

At this moment, Han Li was rapidly making a series of hand seals while chanting something, and two additional golden heads and four extra golden arms appeared on the sides of his body.

At the same time, the color of his golden scales darkened and began to radiate a purplish-golden light.

He had activated his Provenance True Devil Arts to their maximal extent, and his enormous magic power was beginning to surge toward his bottleneck like a string of giant waves. However, it seemed that there was an invisible dam within his body, keeping the magic power firmly at bay.

It seemed that the process of breaking through the bottleneck definitely wouldnt be a short one.

Han Li continued to attack the bottleneck while sensing the changes taking place within his own body, and he had already prepared himself for a prolonged struggle.

A month later, Silvermoon was standing atop a mountain peak, appraising the basin from afar in an expressionless manner, but on this occasion, Zhu Guoer had joined her.

Han Li had caused a massive commotion when commencing his breakthrough, and that was naturally detected by Zhu Guoer, prompting her to rush over to the basin to see what was happening.

At this point, the basin had been enshrouded under around a dozen light barriers, and even though she was injecting magic power into her own eyes with all her might, she was still unable to see anything.

Senior Ling Long, is Senior Han alright? Its been such a long time, could anything have gone wrong? Zhu Guoer asked in an urgent voice.

The entire area has been enshrouded under the restriction, so I cant see anything, either. However, his aura is becoming more and more powerful and is virtually on par with that of my grandfather, so he should be fine, Silvermoon replied in an indifferent manner before sitting down to meditate.

Zhu Guoers heart eased slightly upon seeing this, but she was left feeling rather speechless by the sight of Silvermoons display of indifference.

A short while ago, she had been extremely concerned about Han Li, yet she had suddenly completely detached and aloof. If she werent aware of the fact that Silvermoon was being affected by her cultivation art, she wouldve been very confused by this turn of events.

On the other mountain peak, Daoist Xie was peering into the light barriers in the distance with silver light flashing within his eyes, and a peculiar look suddenly appeared on his face.

All of a sudden, the entire basin tremored, and all of the light barriers shuddered violently as a string of earth-shattering booms rang out. freewenovel.cm

Golden light flashed, and around a dozen thick pillars of light erupted out of the light barriers, scattering all of the dark clouds up above.

A fearsome aura then swept forth in all directions, and even Daoist Xies pupils contracted slightly upon sensing it.

Hes done it! His aura has already reached the Grand Ascension Stage, whether hell succeed or not will depend on whether he can transcend the upcoming heavenly tribulation, Daoist Xie murmured to himself, seemingly very familiar with Han Lis current situation.

As soon as his voice trailed off, all of the light barriers shattered, revealing a golden projection that was over 10,000 feet tall. At the foot of the projection was a ball of purplish-golden light, within which Han Li stood with his arms crossed.

Currently, Han Li was still in his devilfied form, but his entire body was bloodstained and riddled with countless thin gashes that were rapidly healing at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye.

What was even more peculiar was that Han Li had grown significantly taller, and his limbs had also become noticeably more muscular, transforming him into a towering musclebound man.

At this point, the massive crystalline platform had already been destroyed, leaving only the severely ravaged ground down below, which looked as if it had been impacted by some type of tremendous force.

Han Lis eyes were tightly shut as he stood within the ball of light, and silver spirit patterns were roaming all over his body. He remained completely still, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that there were veins bulging on his forehead, and all of his muscles were squirming incessantly, as if his body were struggling to contain some type of fearsome power.

On top of that, the terrifying spiritual pressure he was radiating had made all of the space within a radius of several kilometers congeal, and if any living being were to enter the area, they would instantly be crushed to a pulp.

In the air above, the scattered dark clouds began to converge once again, and balls of five-colored light flashed within the blanket of clouds while rapidly expanding at an alarming rate.

After the span of just a few breaths, the five-colored balls of light had swelled to around an acre in size each, concealing almost all of the dark clouds behind them.

The five-elemental tribulation is coming! A hint of emotion seeped through Silvermoons indifferent facade as she spoke.

Zhu Guoer still had no idea what was going on, but she could tell from Silvermoons reaction that this was no ordinary phenomenon, and she was also staring intently into the distance.

At this moment, Han Lis aura had become so fearsome that even the air around him was beginning to warp and blur slightly.

All of a sudden, Han Li raised his head and opened his eyes before looking expressionlessly up at the sky.

Almost at the exact same moment, the five-colored balls of light up above turned a golden color, following which countless streaks of golden light came raining down like a torrential barrage of sharp blades.

Golden Astral Qi! Han Li exclaimed at the sight of these streaks of golden light, but there was no fear in his expression as he abruptly swept a sleeve around himself.

Around a dozen incantation seals were instantly released before vanishing into the nearby space, and in the next instant, the formations he had set up were all activated as one light barrier after another emerged to shield him within the basin.

A burst of loud rumbling rang out, and the storm of golden light fell upon the outermost light barrier before instantly exploding, causing the surface of the outermost light barrier to ripple and flash incessantly.

After no more than 15 minutes, the outermost light barrier was completely destroyed by the storm of golden light.

As a result, the formation that had released the light barrier was also rendered defunct.

The golden light instantly fell upon the second light barrier, and the process was repeated…

Thus, what seemed like a never-ending storm of golden light continued to fall, and each streak of light was no less powerful than the average flying sword.

In the face of such a ferocious assault, five light barriers were quickly destroyed.

However, right at this moment, Han Li made a hand seal, and the massive projection behind him clenched its fists before lashing out upward.

Fierce winds were immediately swept up as pavilion-sized fist projections appeared outside the light barriers, then hurtled directly toward the giant balls of light up above.

Even before the fist projections came into contact with the streaks of golden light in their paths, the latter were instantly shattered, and the fist projections quickly struck the golden balls of light.

A string of metallic clangs rang out as one fist projection was repelled after another, while the golden balls of light abruptly exploded into countless specks of golden light.

As a result, the storm of golden light instantly ceased.

However, in the next instant, the specks of golden light turned an azure color, then converged to form balls of azure light that were no smaller than the golden balls of light.

At the same time, a powerful natural aura began to radiate from the azure balls of light.

Han Li paused momentarily before sweeping a sleeve upward, and three small mountains immediately appeared overhead amid a flash of light.

The three mountains then descended toward the edges of the crystalline platform down below at his behest, then crashed heavily down onto the ground, where they instantly swelled to over 1,000 feet tall each, enclosing the platform within a giant barrier of mountains.

After that, Han Li sat down onto the ground and began to meditate.

Day transitioned to night, and night transitioned back into day…

On the two mountains in the distance, Daoist Xie and Silvermoon were constantly appraising Han Li with different expressions.

Daoist Xies expression was very placid and tranquil, while Silvermoon constantly had a hint of concern in her eyes.

Four hours later, just as the first ray of sunlight appeared above a nearby mountain, Han Li opened his eyes before making a hand seal, and an enormous aura erupted from his body as his Provenance True Devil Projection appeared behind him amid a flash of golden light.

The Provenance True Devil Projection then swelled to over 1,000 feet in size at his behest before opening its eyes and making a different hand seal with each of its six hands.

A string of loud rumbling booms rang out as fierce winds swept through the air, bringing with them a blanket of dark clouds.

Han Li completely disregarded all of this as he sat on the platform and merely cast another incantation seal.

All of a sudden, the spirit patterns on the surface of the giant platform seemed to have sprung to life, forming hundreds of formations of different sizes that fluctuated erratically in brightness.

The worlds origin Qi nearby surged violently, and countless specks of five-colored light appeared in the air, stretching as far as the eyes could see and creating a breathtaking sight to behold.

After doing all of this, Han Li closed his eyes in an expressionless manner and began to meditate once again.

As the formations on the platform flashed, his aura was slowly climbing virtually with each passing moment.

Even though this rate of enhancement was very slow and almost unnoticeable, it would still amount to a significant increase given sufficient time.

Meanwhile, the projection behind Han Li also began to slowly expand, growing around 10 feet taller per two hours.

At this rate, the projection would be able to grow over 100 feet taller in a day, and as it grew, its projection-like body also became more and more substantial.

Time slowly passed by, and Han Lis aura continued to swell with no signs of stopping…

Half a month later, Han Lis aura had swelled to a point that would be enough to strike fear into the hearts of all Body Integration cultivators, and his Provenance True Devil Projection had grown to over 3,000 feet tall while adopting an extremely substantial form.

The sky had become pitch-black under the dense blanket of dark clouds, and the entire basin had been plunged into complete darkness, giving the area an air of eeriness.

The only sources of light came from the specks of light formed by the worlds origin Qi that were hovering in mid-air, and they had also grown from pea-sized specks of light to around the size of eggs.

From a distance, it looked as if there were countless giant fireflies hovering still in mid-air, giving off a gentle light.

At this moment, Han Li finally opened his eyes, and piercing blue light was flashing within his pupils. He immediately laid a hand onto the top of his own head, and a golden Nascent Soul that was several feet tall emerged amid a flash of golden light.

The Nascent Soul wore a slightly tense expression, and it immediately pointed a finger upward as soon as it appeared.

Silver light flashed within the dark clouds up above, and a thick bolt of lightning came crashing down amid a rumbling thunderclap.

The golden Nascent Soul narrowed its eyes slightly, and instead of taking evasive measures, it opened its mouth to expel a burst of azure light.

The huge bolt of lightning was allowed to crash down without any impediment, only to be completely devoured by the Nascent Soul. Immediately thereafter, the golden Nascent Soul rubbed its hands together, and countless arcs of lightning erupted from its body, forming a series of massive silver lightning runes that shot forth in all directions.

A string of resounding booms rang out, and the lightning runes all vanished into the surrounding space.

In the next instant, a burst of invisible power exploded throughout the nearby space, following which a stir ran through all of the surrounding balls of five-colored light.

The balls of light then began to revolve through the air, while the golden Nascent Soul sat down in mid-air before making a hand seal.

All of a sudden, an enormous aura erupted from Han Lis physical body, and a burst of terrifying spiritual pressure instantly descended upon the basin.

A massive invisible vortex abruptly appeared in the air with the giant platform at its very center, and the surrounding balls of light were drawn into the vortex in a frenzy before being funneled downward as streaks of spiritual light. Right at this moment, a series of shimmering silver spirit patterns suddenly appeared on Han Lis physical body and the golden Nascent Soul, and as soon as the five-colored light came into contact with his skin, it instantly vanished into those silver spirit patterns.

The balls of light in the air above the basin were constantly being swept into the giant vortex, then injected into Han Lis physical body and Nascent Soul in a relentless stream.

As time passed, the Nascent Soul gradually brightened, while the skin of Han Lis physical body became smoother and more translucent.

Shortly thereafter, the golden Nascent Soul was concealed within a layer of golden light, while Han Lis entire body had taken on a jade-like appearance.

At this point, all of the balls of light above the basin had finally been cleared away, leaving behind a vast expanse of empty space.

The golden Nascent Souls expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and one of the heads of the massive golden projection behind it suddenly let loose a low cry.

Immediately thereafter, it withdrew the hand seals it was making, and a huge ball of golden light appeared over each of its palms before being tossed upward in unison.

The six balls of light instantly shot upward before combining as one to form an even more massive ball of golden light.

The Nascent Soul waved a chubby hand toward the giant ball of light, and it flashed a few times before exploding with a rumbling boom.

Countless golden runes surged forth in a frenzy, forming another huge golden vortex that instantly fused as one with the original vortex.

The Provenance True Devil Projection then began to chant something as golden light flashed within its hands, and six pillars of golden light that were as thick as water tanks erupted forth before vanishing into the bottom of the vortex.

The golden vortex instantly swelled drastically in size amid a loud buzzing sound, and within the span of just a few breaths, it had become so massive that it was taking up virtually a third of the entire basin.

A hint of elation appeared on the golden Nascent Souls face upon seeing this, and it made a hand seal before pointing a finger at the vortex.

The buzzing within the vortex immediately subsided, only to be replaced by delightful heavenly music. At the same time, bursts of enormous suction force that threatened to tear the entire heavens apart swept forth in all directions from it.

A short while later, an even more astonishing boom rang out in the distance, and it was as if a tsunami wave were approaching.

Spiritual light flashed, and a hint of dazzling radiance appeared in the distant sky, following which a boundless expanse of dazzling light came surging forth.

The golden Nascent Souls expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and blue light flashed through its eyes, allowing it to instantly identify the spirit tide as an incredible phenomenon formed by countless five-colored balls of light.

A hint of elation appeared on the Nascent Souls face upon seeing this, and it took a deep breath as the giant golden projection behind it raised its six hands again, unleashing around a dozen more pillars of golden light that shot directly into the golden vortex. As a result, the vortex swelled even further in size and released several more bursts of enormous suction force.

In the face of such tremendous suction force, the incoming waves of suction light were all drawn into the golden vortex, and the silver spirit patterns on the Nascent Soul and Han Lis physical body began to absorb the five-colored light once again.

Their bodies were like insatiable voids, seemingly with an infinite appetite for worlds origin Qi.

Meanwhile, the giant vortex had forcibly gathered all of the worlds origin Qi within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, creating a spirit tide that also appeared as if it would never subside.

However, even though Han Lis Nascent Soul and physical body were far more powerful than those of the average late-Body Integration Stage being, such a massive influx of energy still quickly brought him to a point of saturation.

If he were to continue absorbing energy, not only would his Nascent Soul and physical body fail to become any more powerful, it was very likely that he would perish from self-detonation.

Thus, the silver spirit patterns on his physical body and Nascent Soul quickly faded, and at the same time, the Provenance True Devil Projection opened its three mouths in unison, easily devouring all of the worlds origin Qi in the surrounding air, upon which it expanded even further.

Even though Han Lis Nascent Soul and physical body were no longer able to absorb the worlds origin Qi, the Provenance True Devil Projection was taking over from them in a seamless fashion.

As the stone door was opened, Daoist Xie had already sensed what Han Li was doing, and he arrived before Han Li in a flash, then appraised him with silver light flashing within his eyes.

At this point, Daoist Xie had already recovered his Grand Ascension Stage powers, and his gaze was sharp as a blade, striking Han Li with a sense of discomfort.

Daoist Xie seemed to have identified something during his inspection, and he asked, Are you preparing to make a breakthrough to the Grand Ascension Stage, Fellow Daoist Han?

Han Li wasnt surprised to hear this question, and he replied, Indeed.

Youre currently in peak condition in all areas, so your chances of making a successful breakthrough should at least exceed 50%, such a high probability is very rare even in the True Immortal Realm, Daoist Xie said.

Thats very reassuring to hear. My breakthrough is going to cause quite a commotion, so itll most likely attract some bystanders, please keep a lookout for me, Brother Xie, Han Li requested as he cupped his fist in a salute.

I can do that, but if I have to expend any energy to protect you, then that will be coming out of the elixir youve supplied to me, Daoist Xie said with an indifferent nod.

Of course, Ill be counting on you then, Fellow Daoist, Han Li replied with a smile.

Just as he was preparing to leave, the door of the other secret chamber also opened with a dull thump, and a beautiful woman emerged from inside, it was none other than Silvermoon.

Her complexion was slightly pale, but she wore an elated expression as she cast her gaze toward Han Li.

Congratulations on making such large strides in your cultivation base, but isnt it too early to be attempting a Grand Ascension Stage breakthrough? Why dont you consolidate for a few more years?

It was clear that Silvermoon currently wasnt being afflicted by the effects of the Art of Indifference.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense toward Silvermoon, and replied with a smile, Your cultivation base has also progressed during these past few decades, it looks like the cultivation art provided by Senior Ao Xiao has been quite effective. Im currently in a very special state, so if I cant successfully make a breakthrough now, then Ill most likely still fail even if I were given 1,000 more years to prepare.

Your cultivation base and experience far exceeds my own, so Im sure you have your reasons for making this decision. Let me keep a lookout for you alongside Brother Xie to prevent any pesky individuals from disrupting you, Silvermoon offered.

That would naturally be more than welcome. By the way, where is Guoer? She doesnt seem to be in the cave abode right now, Han Li asked.

Guoer had recently encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation and needs to absorb the essence of the rising sun daily to make a breakthrough. Hence, she moved out of the cave abode a few years ago and is cultivating by herself on a nearby mountain, Silvermoon explained.

I see. The Greater Incarnation Arts are indeed different from normal cultivation arts, so it would be best for us to not interfere with her cultivation, Han Li replied with a nod.

Thus, Han Lis trio flew out of the cave abode, then decided on a certain direction before flying toward it together.

Around 15 minutes later, the three of them descended into a basin tens of thousands of kilometers away from the cave abode.

Han Li inspected the spacious surroundings and the mountains far away in the distance before giving a satisfied nod.

This is a suitable place. Please wait here while I set up a few formations and make some preparations. They wont be able to help me transcend my heavenly tribulation, but theyll disguise some of the phenomena thatll arise during my breakthrough, making it more difficult for outsiders to track us down.

Silvermoon and Daoist Xie naturally had no objections to this, and they flew away to a pair of nearby mountains before landing upon them.

The two of them then sat down on a giant rock each and appraised Han Lis actions from afar.

Han Li took a deep breath before sweeping a sleeve through the air, releasing around a dozen balls of white light, which transformed into a series of giant ape puppets, all of which were holding different types of formation tools.

Go, Han Li instructed, and the puppets rose up into the air before carefully setting up the formation tools in the surrounding area.

Meanwhile, Han Li rose from the edge of the basin, then flipped a hand over to summon a series of translucent top-grade spirit stones, which he sent raining down from above.

Soon, a series of formations had taken shape within the basin.

After doing all that, Han Li returned to the center of the basin, where he produced a series of shimmering treasures that he tossed toward all parts of the formations.

Most of those treasures had been obtained by Han Li from the many devilish lords and Sacred Ancestor clones he had killed, and all of them were extremely powerful. In the eyes of a normal Body Integration cultivator, even just one of those treasures would be regarded as an extremely prized asset, but Han Li had brought out over 50 of them, and they were only being used to bolster the formation cores and enhance the formations he had just set up.

After that, Han Li flicked a wrist to release a huge pile of formation materials from his storage bracelet, and only then did he take a seat with his legs crossed.

After setting up the formation plates and formation flags in their hands, the giant ape puppets immediately collected more formation materials from the pile before returning to work.

These formations were clearly no ordinary formations, and even with the assistance of the formation tools, it still took close to half a day to complete them, after which all of the giant ape puppets returned to Han Li and stood before him in a still manner.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air in an expressionless manner, releasing a burst of azure light to stow the puppets away. At the same time, yellow light flashed from his body, and he made a hand seal before casting a profound incantation seal onto the ground.

The incantation seal vanished into the dirt in a flash, upon which Han Li yelled the word rise!

The ground immediately tremored as a square platform that was around an acre in area rose up from the ground, instantly reaching a height of around 300 feet.

Han Li then made a different hand seal and opened his mouth to expel a silver fireball.

The silver fireball quickly transformed into a silver Fire Raven that was around a foot in size, which then swelled drastically to over 100 feet.

The giant Fire Raven soared up into the air at Han Lis behest, then swiveled around and plunged down toward the platform.

As the silver Fire Raven approached the platform, it transformed into a vast expanse of silver flames that inundated both the platform and Han Li.

Han Li stood ramrod straight within the silver flames in a completely still manner, and the silver flames merely flashed past him, leaving him completely unharmed.

However, the platform quickly melted under the flames, and its surface began to rapidly crystallize.

After the span of just a few breaths, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, sweeping up a gust of fierce winds that snuffed out all of the silver flames.

At this point, the platform had become completely translucent and covered in a layer of white crystalline material. Under the light of the sun, the platform gave off a stunning radiance, and it appeared to be a jade structure from afar.

After being briefly refined by the spirit flames, the ordinary stone platform had become as resolute as normal tool refinement materials.

All of a sudden, 72 small azure swords flew out of Han Lis body, then rose up into the air before transforming into streaks of azure sword Qi.

Han Li pointed a finger up at the streaks of sword Qi, and all of them descended toward the platform in unison.

Streaks of azure light revolved around the crystalline platform, scratching away countless scraps of crystalline material while creating a series of spirit patterns.

The streaks of sword Qi were as fast as lightning, and they covered the entire area of the platform in the blink of an eye before rising back up into the air, where they reverted back into 72 small azure swords.

At this point, countless profound spiritual patterns had appeared on the surface of the platform, and one would be struck by a peculiar sense of dizziness if they were to behold the spirit patterns for too long.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense over these spirit patterns, upon which a pleased look appeared on his face. He then flipped a hand over to produce four small flags, each of which was around an inch tall, and all of them instantly disappeared.

In the next instant, a burst of mist rose up from each of the four corners of the platform, manifesting into four giant flags that were over 100 feet tall. The flags were of different colors comprised of red, green, yellow, and purple, and there were extremely life-like monsters engraved onto each of them.

The Heaven Defying Platform is finally complete, I hope that this really will assist me in my breakthrough as Senior Mo says it will, Han Li murmured to himself as he inspected the four giant flags.

Immediately thereafter, he cast an incantation seal toward the flying swords up above, and they transformed into over 1,000 streaks of identical azure sword Qi.

They then scattered in different directions before vanishing into thin air, but if anyone were to reach within 1,000 feet of the platform, they would immediately be struck by a bone-chilling sense of peril.

Han Li gently clenched his other hand into a fist with an elated expression, and countless golden threads appeared before disappearing in a flash after revolving around his fist for a short while.

At the same time, a string of cracks and pops rang out in rapid succession within Han Lis body, and a burst of enormous power surged through all parts of his meridians in a frenzy.

Blue light flashed within Han Lis eyes, and the cracks and pops suddenly subsided as he threw a punch at the stone door in the distance.

An explosive boom instantly rang out, and the stone door flashed with five-colored light before abruptly exploding.

Han Li gave a pleased nod upon seeing this, then swept a sleeve toward the rubble in the distance to release a burst of azure light.

The azure light surged over the pile of rubble, which reverted back into a stone door once again.

After that, Han Li sat down with his legs crossed and began to carefully examine every single part of his own body, assessing the differences between the abilities of each of his body parts.

Three days and three nights passed by, and Han Li finally mastered all of the intricacies of his Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra.

After considering his current situation for a moment, he flicked a wrist to produce two green crystals of different sizes from his storage bracelet.

One of them had a diameter of around a foot, while the other was the size of a fist, they were none other than the crystalline cores that contained the Five Elemental Yin Yang True Light.

One of them had been obtained from the underground mine, while the other had been refined from the demon core of that Magnetic Light Beast.

In conjunction with some of the other precious materials he had prepared in advance, he now had enough to refine the third extreme mountain.

Han Li appraised the crystalline cores in his hands in silence while thinking back to the relevant portion of the Integrated Five Extreme Mountains refinement method.

Two hours later, Han Li suddenly tossed the two green crystals in his hands up into the air, following which his storage bracelet removed itself from his wrist on its own.

Han Li then pointed a finger at the storage bracelet, and it immediately released a vast expanse of light onto the ground.

In the next instant, a series of containers appeared on the ground beside Han Li in a neat and orderly fashion.

After that, a ball of silver light that contained a silver cauldron emerged from the storage bracelet amid a dull thump.

Initially, the cauldron was only around an inch in height, but it quickly swelled to around 10 feet tall before crashing down heavily from above.

A resounding boom rang out as the entire secret chamber tremored slightly, and three legs of the cauldron had buried themselves around half a foot deep into the ground.

Han Li waved a hand toward the pair of green crystals, and they immediately flew into the cauldron as two balls of green light.

After that, Han Li opened his mouth to expel a ball of silver flames, which transformed into a small silver Fire Raven that flew toward the underside of the giant cauldron.

Silver spirit flames instantly began to burn outside the cauldron, and the surrounding temperature spiked drastically, causing the nearby air to warp and twist as if it were about to be melted.

Meanwhile, Han Li flicked his fingers in rapid succession toward the containers on the ground, and the lids of all of the containers were quickly removed.

Immediately thereafter, the containers appeared in the air above the giant cauldron before tipping out the materials they contained.

Han Li injected his magic power into the silver Fire Raven in a frenzy, causing the bird to swell to around twice its original size, and the silver flames engulfed virtually the entire lower half of the cauldron.

Five-colored light flashed from the surface of the cauldron, and a series of dazzling pea-sized runes appeared before revolving around the it.

At this moment, Han Li slowly closed his eyes, but at the same time, he began making a series of rapid hand seals.

Within the giant cauldron, the two green crystals and other precious materials were embroiled in extraordinarily high temperatures, and the surfaces of some of the materials were even beginning to melt…

Perhaps it was due to the slight shortage of materials, or perhaps this Five Elemental Yin Yang Extreme Mountain was far more difficult to refine than the previous two extreme mountains to begin with, but it took Han Li around a month to finally successfully refine the extreme mountain.

Inside the secret chamber, the giant silver cauldron had already shattered into countless fragments, and a dazzling mountain that was around a foot tall was hovering around 10 feet above the ground.

Not only was the mountain completely translucent, it was giving off piercing five-colored light that made it impossible for one to look directly at it for too long.

A pleased look appeared on Han Lis face at the sight of the miniature mountain as no one was more aware than he was of just how fearsome it was.

However, this extended period of continuous refinement had been extremely taxing to him, so he had to rest and recuperate.

With that in mind, Han Li waved a hand toward the mountain, and it shrank down to only around an inch tall before landing in his hand, following which it was stowed away.

After that, Han Li closed his eyes in a weary manner and began to meditate.

Two days and two nights later, he reopened his eyes, and all of his exhaustion had been wiped away.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he made a hand seal, and golden light flashed behind him as the Provenance True Devil Projection appeared once again. He then swept a sleeve through the air, and 72 small azure swords were released before revolving around his body.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped a hand over to produce an azure jade slip, and countless white runes instantly surged out of the jade slip at his behest. The runes converged to form a passage of text, which hovered before him in a still manner.

This was none other than the Azure Essence Sword Art that he had cultivated in the past.

Even though Han Li had already completely memorized this sword art, he still stared intently at it with an unblinking gaze, and his eyes quickly became as clear as water.

He had entered a completely tranquil state and was reassessing this cultivation art.

During the process, some of his 72 azure swords converged together, while others separated, occasionally forming a series of miniature sword formations, and occasionally soaring independently through the air.

All of the small azure swords seemed to have been imbued with life force of their own, which was quite an extraordinary concept.

This process lasted a total of five years before a faint sigh finally rang out within the secret chamber.

All of the small azure swords returned to Han Lis body, and a hint of life finally returned to his eyes.

Immediately thereafter, he stowed the azure jade slip away before producing a golden jade badge, which released countless golden runes at his behest to form another passage of text.

Judging from the profound appearance of the characters, this was none other than the original text of the Provenance True Devil Arts.

Han Li stared intently at the passage of text, and the Provenance True Devil Projection behind him suddenly opened its six eyes while making different hand seals with each of its six hands.

Almost at the exact same moment, golden light flashed from Han Lis body, and a series of golden runes surged out of his skin, forming a series of golden scales that spread over his entire body, while a single horn appeared on the top of his head.

Han Li studied this cultivation art for far longer than the Azure Essence Sword Art, and before he knew it, eleven years had flown by.

On this day, a cry of elation suddenly rang out from within the secret chamber, and the Provenance True Devil Projection behind Han Li disappeared alongside the horn on his head and the golden scales all over his body.

Han Li then opened his eyes, and an irrepressible smile appeared on his face.

During this reassessment of his cultivation arts, not only had he managed to make sense of some parts of the cultivation arts that he had failed to understand in the past, he had also developed several new abilities that branched off from those cultivation arts.

He had decided to do this after taking into account the Grand Ascension Stage bottleneck breakthrough experience that had been bestowed upon him by Mo Jianli and Patriarch Ao Xiao.

At present, he had completely mastered the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra and had three extreme mountains to help him transcend his heavenly tribulation. In conjunction with the new abilities he had mastered and the fact that the medicinal effect of the Clean Spirit Lotus he had consumed had been mostly refined, he estimated that there was a 60% to 70% chance of making a successful breakthrough.

Such an incredibly high probability would be enough to fill all Body Integration Stage beings with intense envy.

One had to realize that even after spending their lifes savings and making preparations for tens of thousands of years, the average late-Body Integration Stage being would still only have a less than 10% chance of making a breakthrough to the Grand Ascension Stage. Some late-Body Integration Stage beings with lackluster aptitude wouldnt even be able to survive the heavenly tribulation.

Otherwise, there wouldnt be so little Grand Ascension Stage beings in the Spirit Realm.

The preparations that Han Li had made were far from what the average late-Body Integration Stage being could hope to match, so he had decided to attempt a breakthrough right away.

Breaking through the Grand Ascension Stage bottleneck was naturally going to be far more difficult than breaking through his previous bottlenecks, and the worlds origin Qi triggered during the breakthrough would be extremely destructive, so he naturally couldnt attempt the breakthrough within the secret chamber.

Thus, a determined look appeared on his face as he stood up and exited the secret chamber.

The piece of ore was only around the size of an egg, and its pitted and bumpy surface was giving off a cold metallic sheen.

This was one of the pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal that Han Li had secured from the Elder Devil Realm.

Han Li swiped a finger toward the piece of ore, and an azure thread shot forth before slicing the piece of ore in half to reveal a pea-sized crystalline bead, which was instantly caught between two of Han Lis fingers.

Han Li inspected the crystalline bead for a while before sweeping a sleeve through the air, releasing around a dozen five-colored flags that disappeared into the surrounding space.

In the next instant, a five-colored light barrier appeared over the entire secret chamber.

Only after setting up all of this did Han Li abruptly rub the bead together between his hands.

A dozen or so arcs of golden lightning sprang forth amid a loud thunderclap, and the bead was shattered between his palms, following which a grey pillar of light erupted forth amid a burst of energy fluctuations.

Han Li was already prepared for this, and he immediately thrust a palm through the air.

A massive golden hand instantly appeared overhead, then came crashing down without any hesitation, releasing a burst of enormous force that compressed the pillar of light into a fist-sized grey ball of light.

After that, Han Li began to chant something, and countless golden runes surged out of his mouth, forming a ball around the ball of light.

Only then did Han Lis expression ease slightly, and he drew the ball of light into his own grasp.

Immediately thereafter, blue light flashed within his eyes, and a series of translucent threads shot out of his glabella, all of which vanished into the ball of light in a flash.

The ball of light tremored slightly before emitting a faint buzzing sound, but it quickly returned to normal after the golden runes around it flashed a few times.

Han Li then closed his eyes and began to meditate, and when he reopened his eyes half a day later, the translucent threads and the ball of light enveloped within the golden runes had already vanished.

Han Li inspected his internal condition with his spiritual sense to find that his magic power had been slightly enhanced, and a smile appeared on his face, but his brows then furrowed slightly upon detecting the green thread that had also appeared in his body.

He immediately switched to a different hand seal, and a dark grey layer of light appeared over his body alongside a peculiar aura.

This was none other than the refinement method for Baleful Yin Qi that he had received from Lan Ying of the Vast Origin House.

As long as he could refine the accompanying Baleful Yin Qi in a timely fashion after absorbing the energy within the crystalline beads, he wouldnt have anything to worry about.

Around an hour later, Han Li flipped a hand over to produce another piece of Foreign Devilish Metal, which was also sliced apart by an azure thread to reveal another grey crystalline bead.

He then repeated the process and began to absorb the energy within this bead as well.

Thus, Han Li repeated the same process over and over again, absorbing energy before refining Baleful Yin Qi, and he could clearly sense that his magic power was quickly being enhanced.

Two years flew by in the blink of an eye.

After refining the residual Baleful Yin Qi within his own body once again, Han Li heaved a long sigh before casting his gaze through his surroundings.

Scattered all around him were halves of pieces of Foreign Devilish Metal, arranged in several piles that were each around 10 feet tall.

This amount of Foreign Devilish Metal comprised around 90% of all of the Foreign Devilish Metal he had brought back from the Elder Devil Realm.

The energy within the final crystalline bead that he had just absorbed was no longer able to improve his magic power at all, so it was clear that he had already reached the pinnacle of the late-Body Integration Stage. At this point, his magic power had been enhanced by as much as 30% compared to when he had first begun his seclusion, and this had been achieved in just two short years.

If any other Body Integration cultivator were to hear of this, they would most likely find such a thing impossible to believe.

After all, a cultivator of Han Lis caliber would have to cultivate arduously for at least several centuries or perhaps even 1,000 years to achieve the same thing. Even the miraculous pills of the True Immortal Realm couldnt have such an extraordinary effect in just two years.

However, despite the fact that his cultivation base had reached a sufficient level, Han Li had no intention of commencing a breakthrough right away.

After cultivating in the secret chamber for another year to completely consolidate his newly gained magic power, he flicked a wrist to send a ball of white light flying out of his storage bracelet. The ball of white light then transformed into a translucent jade box that was several feet in length with a shimmering silver restriction talisman plastered to its surface.

Han Li opened his mouth to release a burst of azure light that removed the talisman from the box, then flicked a finger toward it, upon which the lid of the box was opened to reveal a crimson fruit shaped like a grain of rice.

The fruit was over a foot in length and around as thick as an infants arm with a very sharp end, this was one of the pieces of Bloodtooth Rice that Han Li had obtained from the Elder Devil Realm.

Han Li made a grabbing motion to draw the piece of Bloodtooth Rice into his grasp and gently stroked it as he murmured to himself, As expected of a piece of premium Bloodtooth Rice, its of a far better quality than normal Bloodtooth Rice. If I were to consume it before cultivating the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra, Im sure my rate of progress will be accelerated significantly.

At this point, he had already reached initial mastery of the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra, but he was still far from achieving complete mastery.

With his current physical body, it would take at least over 100 years for him to reach that level.

Of course, if a normal Body Integration Stage human cultivator were in his place, they wouldnt be able to achieve this even if they were given all the time in the world. Instead, it would be very likely that their meridians would be shattered, and their body would implode.

After benefiting from the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Clean Spirit Lotus, Han Lis body and meridians had become far more powerful than before, and the extraordinary effects of the Bloodtooth Rice would undoubtedly shorten the amount of time required for his cultivation significantly.

As such, he was very confident in his mastery of the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra.

Once he mastered this powerful ability, it would definitely be of great help to him for his breakthrough attempt to the Grand Ascension Stage.

As Han Li considered all of his, he slowly injected a burst of pure Yang energy into the Bloodtooth Rice.

In the next instant, the Bloodtooth Rice was enveloped in a layer of gentle white light and was quickly cooked, giving off a rich fragrant aroma during the cooking process.

Han Li immediately devoured the entire piece of Bloodtooth Rice in a few bites, and countless bursts of heat instantly began to surge through his meridians.

A serious look appeared on his face as he made a hand seal, and his Provenance True Devil Projection appeared behind him amid a flash of golden light as he began to cultivate according to the mantra.

One season passed by after another, and 40 years flew by in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Silvermoon was cultivating in her secret chamber when she suddenly heard what appeared to be countless dragons roars erupt from a nearby secret chamber. Immediately thereafter, the sound of howling winds and rumbling thunder rang out, and the ground began to tremor slightly as if there were a violent storm taking place not far away.

A hint of surprise flashed through Silvermoons eyes, and she was just about to get up when her expression changed slightly, and she heaved a faint sigh before closing her eyes again.

Meanwhile, a series of astonishing phenomena were taking place in another secret chamber.

Han Li was still seated with his legs crossed within the secret chamber, and his entire body was radiating purplish-golden light. At the same time, countless silver spirit patterns were rapidly surging over his skin, forming a series of formations of different sizes before quickly crumbling away, presenting a very peculiar sight to behold.

The Provenance True Devil Projection behind him also had identical silver spirit patterns running along the surface of its body, and what was even more incredible was that the sounds of howling winds and rumbling thunder were stemming directly from within Han Lis body.

Fierce winds were sweeping through the nearby area, and they were intermingled with arcs of silver lightning.

Han Lis eyes were currently glowing with dazzling blue light, and he was appraising himself with an ecstatic expression.

All of a sudden, he rose to his feet before thrusting a palm forward in a casual manner.

The silver spirit patterns on his arm instantly converged to form an extremely profound formation, and at the same time, azure light flashed from his palm before pouncing directly toward the door of the secret chamber as a ferocious azure wyrm.

A resounding boom rang out from the stone door, and piercing five-colored light immediately erupted.

Han Li was quite stunned to see this, and he hurriedly withdrew the silver formation on his arm, upon which the azure wyrm also vanished.

After that, the restriction on the stone door flashed violently a few times before returning to normal, and an ecstatic look immediately appeared on Han Lis face.

He had only unleashed a casual strike with his arm, which had been refined by the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra, and it was already displaying such incredible power, it seemed that the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra was far more powerful than even what he had originally anticipated.

This was naturally fantastic news to him.

During the past 40 years of arduous cultivation, he had consumed all of his Bloodtooth Rice and finally achieved complete mastery of the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra.

Currently, every single part of his body could be transformed into a powerful treasure with different profound abilities, allowing him to kill other beings of the same caliber without even using any treasures or weapons.

Daoist Xie followed along behind Han Li in a nonchalant manner, while all of the other human cultivators were traveling in a dejected silence.

All of a sudden, a burst of rumbling suddenly rang out far in the distance behind them, following which a burst of astonishing shockwaves swept forth from the same direction, causing the earth to tremor slightly.

Everyone immediately looked around with different expressions to assess the situation.

It was clear that such an enormous explosion couldve only been caused by the detonation of the Wood Tribes wood realm formation.

Even from so far away, they could still sense the power of the explosion, one could only assume that all of the devilish beings within the formation would be killed aside from those remaining Sacred Ancestor clones.

It was no surprise that the Wood Tribe would do something like this, one had to realize that the current state of the Wood Tribe was caused entirely by the devilish invasion, so they naturally hated the devilish army with a vengeance.

As such, the panel of elders had decided to sacrifice the entire formation to exact some revenge on the devilish army and eradicate all of their elite forces.

However, having lost their holy tree and Grand Ascension Stage grand elder, there would be no way for the Wood Tribe to maintain its independence. It would either have to become a subsidiary to another race or move to a remote and desolate location. freebovel.com

Of course, the human race and all of the other races werent going to continue to keep their promise and wage war against the devilish army for an allied race that no longer deserved to rank among them.

As these thoughts ran through Han Lis mind, he waved a hand, ordering the entire group to accelerate.

The devilish army had just received an extremely heavy blow, and the formation was no longer around to trap them, so who knew if the Sacred Ancestors were going to take revenge on the retreating united army?

As a safety precaution, it was best for them to get back to Cottonwood City as soon as possible.

All of the other human cultivators naturally responded to Han Lis instruction, and they all sped up in their flight.

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Two months later, Han Li, Patriarch Ao Xiao, and Mo Jianli were having a calm discussion in the air above a mountain near Cottonwood City.

Behind Han Li stood Daoist Xie and Zhu Guoer, while Silvermoon stood behind Patriarch Ao Xiao.

At this moment, Silvermoons expression was very aloof, and she was listening to the conversation in an emotionless manner.

Who wouldve thought that this would be the outcome of our attempt to reinforce the Wood Tribe? The Wood Tribe has already decided to split their brethren up into several groups, most of which will become subsidiaries to our races, while one group will venture into the primordial world and find a secretive location to settle, Mo Jianli said in a wistful voice.

This is a wise decision. If another Grand Ascension Stage being could emerge within the Wood Tribe soon, they could reunite their brethren, and it wouldnt be impossible for them to regain their independence. However, if no Grand Ascension Stage beings appear among them within the next 100,000 years, then the Wood Tribe would truly disappear off the face of the Spirit Realm, Patriarch Ao Xiao said.

It looks like the Wood Tribe will inevitably fall into obscurity for at least the near future. Without their inclusion, our strategy to combat the devilish army will most likely be severely impacted as well, have you worked out a plan, seniors? Han Li asked.

We may have lost the Wood Tribe as an ally, but the devilish army isnt in a very healthy state, either. It wont be long until our two realms separate again, so if we persevere for just a while longer, well be able to prevail. Even if the devilish army can claim the territory of the Wood Tribe, theyll be no match for our races without any forces to back them up. What we have to do now is return to the human race and see if any of the three devilish patriarchs really have descended into the Spirit Realm. Only after addressing the current crisis can we consider other matters, Patriarch Ao Xiao replied.

I see. After we return to the human race, Ill have to go into seclusion, so I wont be able to assist our two races much in the near future, Han Li said in a slightly forlorn manner.

Haha, if you can progress to the Grand Ascension Stage, then that would be the greatest help for our two races. At your current age, our two races would be able to rely on you for the next 100,000 years, leave the current crisis to Fellow Daoist Ao and myself, Mo Jianli chuckled in response.

After learning that Han Li and Daoist Xie had slain 12 Sacred Ancestor clones in the wood realm formation, Mo Jianli had become even more confident in Han Lis chances of progressing to the Grand Ascension Stage.

Are you really going to find another secluded place to cultivate rather than return to Deep Heaven City? Patriarch Ao Xiao suddenly asked.

Deep Heaven City has managed to weather the assault from the devilish army, but its still definitely not a safe place. I dont want to be disturbed during my seclusion, so Im planning to go elsewhere, and I most likely wont come out of seclusion until I advance further in my cultivation base, Han Li replied with a smile.

Han Lis confidence stemmed from the huge batch of Foreign Devilish Metal in his possession.

With that much Foreign Devilish Metal, he would be able to easily reach the pinnacle of the late-Body Integration Stage.

Thats not a bad idea. The devilish army has planted many spies in our human race, so the fewer people that are aware of your seclusion, the better. We wont ask where youre going, we only wish you luck in your cultivation, Mo Jianli said.

Come here, Ling Long. According to our prior agreement, Ill be leaving her with you. I hope you can master the secret technique soon so you can repress the backlash shes suffering from her cultivation art, Patriarch Ao Xiao said to Han Li with a benevolent expression.

Rest assured, Senior, Ill be sure to prioritize mastery of the secret technique during my seclusion to help Fellow Daoist Ling Long out of her current predicament, Han Li immediately promised.

Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded in response before turning to Silvermoon. Ling Long, you have to listen to Fellow Daoist Hans instructions for now, and youre not to leave his side unless I tell you to do so. Otherwise, dont bother coming back to see me.

Yes, Grandfather, Silvermoon replied as she cast an indifferent gaze toward Han Li.

Its about time you set off, Fellow Daoist Han, the two of us will also be returning to our two races in a few days after we take care of everything here, Mo Jianli said.

Alright, then Ill be taking my leave, Han Li replied with a nod before cupping his fist in a farewell salute toward the two Grand Ascension Stage beings.

The duo returned his salute with faint smiles on their faces.

Han Li then swept a sleeve through the air to release a green jade flying boat, then flew onto it right away, followed closely by Daoist Xie, Zhu Guoer, and Silvermoon.

After casting an incantation seal onto the flying boat, it shuddered slightly before flying away, quickly vanishing into the distance as a ball of azure light.

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Five months later, a green jade boat was hovering in the air above a winding mountain range situated on the border of the human and demon territories.

Han Li stood on the flying boat with his eyes closed, but his enormous spiritual sense was being released in all directions without any reservation.

Silvermoon and the others were all standing behind him in silence.

Theres no one else in a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, Ill make our cave abode here, Han Li said as he opened his eyes with a pleased expression.

He then raised a sleeve to release around a dozen balls of spiritual light, which transformed into giant ape puppets that immediately descended onto the mountain down below at his behest.

Azure light flashed from the fingers of these giant ape puppets, allowing them to claw through the mountain rocks with ease, and it didnt take long for them to create a huge cave abode in the belly of the mountain, complete with all types of facilities.

After withdrawing the giant ape puppets, Han Li descended from above with everyone else, then flipped a hand over to release a series of formation flags and formation plates, all of which vanished into the nearby space.

He had set up several powerful restrictions to protect the entire cave abode.

Upon arriving in the hall of the cave abode, Han Li issued a few instructions to the others before making his way into the deepest secret chamber, where he began his seclusion.

After taking a seat in the secret chamber, Han Li recited the mantra for the spiritual sense secret technique that Patriarch Ao Xiao had bestowed upon him, then began his cultivation.

He was preparing to completely master the secret technique so he could address Silvermoons issue once and for all, then move on to his other cultivation arts.

Moments later, layers of five-colored light began to revolve rapidly all over Han Lis body, while he sat in a completely still manner like a wooden statue.

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A year and a half later, the dazzling five-colored light suddenly faded, and Han Li reopened his eyes with a contemplative expression.

Not only has this secret technique slightly enhanced my spiritual sense, its also very effective for calming the heart and soothing the mind. As expected of the only Grand Ascension Stage being to have come out of the demon race for tens of thousands of years, he has truly created a brilliant secret technique, Han Li murmured to himself before suddenly sweeping his spiritual sense throughout the entire cave abode.

As a result, he discovered that Silvermoon was also cultivating in another secret chamber nearby, and her calm expression indicated that she was completely unaware of the presence of Han Lis spiritual sense.

After appraising her for a short while longer, Han Li withdrew his spiritual sense, then flipped a hand over to summon a piece of black and white ore.

In that case, theres no need to send any more people to that formation core, it must be guarded by powerful beings that are too much for us to handle, a devilish being enshrouded within green Qi said with furrowed brows.

Indeed. Even though were unable to destroy the last formation core, the destruction of two formation cores will have severely debilitated the formation, so many of our high-grade brethren should be able to survive. As long as we can preserve our elite forces, its not much of an issue even if we lose all of our low-grade subordinates. With our power, it would be easy to replenish them, and were only acting as a decoy for Master Tun Tian anyway. As long as Master Tun Tian succeeds, our holy race will be able to claim a territory for itself in the Spirit Realm, the young man agreed with a nod.

But the powerful beings guarding the second formation core cant just be ignored. As a safety precaution, lets set up the Dazzling Devilish Flame Formation here. With that super formation to protect us, well be able to contend with even a Grand Ascension Stage being. We can also order our elite forces to gather in the formation to preserve their numbers as much as possible. If we can hold out until Master Tun Tian succeeds, then well have completed our objective, a dark-skinned devilish man said.

Thats a good idea. Following the destruction of the formation core, this place has become the weakest part of this formation, so it would be an ideal place to set up our super formation. Leave it to me, Ive brought along sufficient formation materials with me, the devilish being within the green Qi said.

The young man was ecstatic to hear this, and he decided, With your expertise on hand, Im sure well have no issues setting up the formation. As for the rest of us, lets split up and urge our brethren to gather here.

The other devilish beings had no objections to this, and thus, all of them sprang into action.

Meanwhile, the devilish warriors down below began to set up the super formation under the instructions of the devilish being within the green Qi.

After no more than half a day had passed, a massive formation with an area of over 100 kilometers was already beginning to take shape.

During this time, groups of elite devilish beings had flocked to the site from all directions, and it didnt take long for their numbers to exceed 1,000,000.

Right at this moment, the Wood Realm 36 Extremes Formation had finally accumulated sufficient energy, and a rumbling boom rang out as a second wave of restriction attacks swept through the entire formation.

All of the devilish beings situated elsewhere suffered severe casualties in the face of the attacks, but those gathered in the new super formation at the original site of the first formation core were largely spared, and this instilled the devilish army with a lot of confidence.

Of course, in the face of the restriction attacks, the devilish beings didnt dare to initiate any attacks, all they could do was stabilize their own super formation with all their might.

Thus, roughly once every two days, the wood realm formation would gather sufficient energy for a new wave of attacks, and as the number of devilish beings within the formation was quickly reduced, the power of the restrictions began to converge toward the original site of the first formation core.

Following several rounds of attacks, even the devilish beings within the super formation began to suffer severe casualties.

Around half a month later, the original devilish army in the super formation that had numbered in excess of 1,000,000 had been reduced to only 80,000.

However, those who had managed to survive were all high-grade devilish beings, and even the weakest ones among them were at the Deity Transformation Stage.

The high-grade devilish beings gathered there also comprised the majority of the surviving devilish beings within the entire wood realm formation.

On a giant mountain within the wood realm formation, Elder Han of the Wood Tribe was standing on a tall platform, appraising a light screen with an anxious expression.

There were countless specks of light all over the light screen, and they were constantly changing positions while the screen itself also flashed erratically.

Around the formation beneath the light screen sat eight elderly Wood Tribe men, all of whom appeared to be extremely frail, and their eyes were closed as they rapidly made a series of different hand seals.

These were none other than the Eight Wood Spirit Disciples.

All of a sudden, the light screen shattered amid a dull thump, and the eight elderly men let loose muffled groans in unison.

Immediately thereafter, they threw up several mouthfuls of blood, following which black blood began to gush out of all of their orifices, and they fell dead onto the ground.

The Eight Wood Spirit Disciples had suffered backlash from their divination, and their life forces had instantly run out.

Elder Hans expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and a hint of grief flashed through his eyes as he immediately waved a hand.

Around a dozen Wood Tribe guards quickly strode onto the platform before carefully carrying the bodies of the Eight Wood Spirit Disciples away.

Almost at the exact same moment, eight more Wood Tribe men who appeared to be in their fifties or sixties replaced the Eight Wood Spirit Disciples and sat down at the exact spots where they had just perished.

The eight seniors have already given their lives for the sake of our race, so the burden of divination will fall upon you now. Please put in your best effort, Elder Han said as he cupped his fist in a solemn salute.

Rest assured, Elder Han, our divination abilities may be inferior to those of our seniors, but well be sure to do our best, one of the eight Wood Tribe men replied.

Elder Han nodded in response before gesturing for them to begin.

Thus, the eight new Wood Tribe men also began to make a series of hand seals, and spiritual light flashed within the formation, following which the light screen reappeared.

However, the divination had only progressed for around 15 minutes when a high-grade Wood Tribe being suddenly rushed onto the platform, then delivered a jade slip to Elder Han in a panicked manner.

Elder Han, weve received urgent news from Cottonwood City, stating that high-grade devilish beings have infiltrated the city and our holy land.

Elder Han was already in an extremely foul mood in the wake of the Eight Wood Spirit Disciples passing, and this piece of bad news immediately made him flare up with rage. What?! How is that possible? Arent all of the three Sacred Ancestors currently preoccupied? How did something like this happen? What are the guards of Cottonwood City doing?

He reached out like lightning to grab onto the jade slip, then adhered it to his own forehead with a furious expression.

The other Wood Tribe elders were also astonished by this news, and they all turned to stare intently at Elder Han.

After the span of just a few breaths, the fury on Elder Hans face vanished, only to be replaced with complete despair, and it was as if all of his energy had seeped out of his body.

Let me see! One of the Wood Tribe elders couldnt wait any longer and rushed over to Elder Han before taking the jade slip from him, then also injected his spiritual sense into it.

Moments later, this Wood Tribe elders face also completely paled, and he murmured to himself in a trance-like state, The holy tree has been destroyed! The recuperating grand elder has also been killed… Its over! Its completely over for our Wood Tribe…

The other elders expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, and they passed the jade slip around to inspect its contents for themselves.

Even though they were already mentally prepared, seeing the news in the jade slip still dealt all of the elders a heavy blow, and two of them almost fainted on the spot.

Alright, the tragedy has already taken place, so panicking now wont do us any good, lets think about what we need to do next. Our Wood Tribe will no longer be able to maintain independence in the Spirit Realm, but we have tens of billions of brethren that we must find homes for, Elder Han said through gritted teeth as he suddenly rose to his feet.

Even though his complexion was still deathly pale, he had managed to recover some of his former composure.

The other elders exchanged a few glances before mustering up the energy to chime in in agreement. Indeed, we still have several backup holy trees. As long as we can ensure the continuation of our race, a Grand Ascension Stage being could emerge among us in the future, and well have a chance to regain our independence.

What we have to do now is keep this a secret, then devise a plan to protect all of our brethren…

Thus, the elders began to hatch a plan with grim looks on their faces.

……

Three days later.

In the air above a dense forest, a group of people, including Han Li, was quickly flying through the air.

The group was currently situated millions of kilometers away from the wood realm formation, and only half a day ago was he and Fei Xiaoxi informed by Cao Ji of the fact that the Wood Tribes holy tree had been destroyed, and that their grand elder had been killed.

At this point, most of the Wood Tribe army had already retreated out of the formation, and the panel of Wood Tribe elders had decided to detonate the entire formation using the power of the second formation core to kill as many devilish beings as possible.

Thankfully, the panel of elders had notified the high-grade beings among their allied races in advance. Otherwise, they wouldve been caught up in the explosion as well.

Now that the holy tree and grand elder of the Wood Tribe were both gone, there was no point in continuing this battle.

Thus, Han Li departed from the second formation core with some human cultivators who had assisted the Wood Tribe in guarding the formation, and set course to return to Cottonwood City.

Presumably, the armies of all of the other races would also immediately retreat upon hearing this news.

Less than an hour later, a burst of buzzing rang out, and a green formation plate emerged in Han Lis grasp amid a flash of azure light.

Han Li cast an incantation seal into the formation plate, and he was immediately greeted by the sound of Cao Jis elated voice.

How are things going on your end, Brother Han? Ive already prepared the restriction, you can lure the Sacred Ancestor clones into the mountain range, and Ill trap them using the restriction. freewenovel.cm

Theres no need for that, save the restriction for the next group of enemies. Everything has already been taken care of on my end, Han Li replied in a calm voice as he inspected a black ax with an intrigued expression.

The ax was none other than the weapon used by the golden-armored devilish being.

At this point, aside from Daoist Xie and the severely wounded spirit body, there was no one else in the area aside from Han Li.

However, the ground down below had been severely ravaged, and it was clear that an extremely fierce battle had just taken place.

What? You dont mean… Cao Jis voice was filled with disbelief and bewilderment as he came to realize what Han Lis words entailed.

Brother Xie and I have already taken care of the Sacred Ancestor clones, so save your restriction for later, Han Li replied with a smile as he stowed the black ax away.

Indeed, he and Daoist Xie had defeated the three remaining devils with ease, but the trio was determined to get away, so had taken some time to hunt them down and kill them.

You and Brother Xie are truly unfathomable to the likes of myself. With your presence, our second formation core will be safe for sure, Cao Ji said as a hint of elation and veneration crept into his voice.

It was clear that he had been overawed by Han Lis display of power and no longer dared to regard him as an equal.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face, and he was just about to respond when a string of dull thunderclaps suddenly rang out up above. White light then began to flash erratically in the air, following which bursts of energy fluctuations swept through the area.

Almost at the exact same moment, a cry of alarm rang out from the formation plate.

Han Lis smile stiffened upon seeing this, and he asked, Fellow Daoist Cao, has the first formation core just been destroyed as well?

Indeed, thats what the backup holy tree is telling me, Brother Han. As expected, those Sacred Ancestor clones have gone after all three formation cores at once, Cao Ji replied with a hint of bitterness in his voice.

I see. In that case, well most likely be welcoming a second group of guests soon, Han Li chuckled coldly in response.

Brother Han, come back with Fellow Daoist Xie to rest and recuperate. If more Sacred Ancestor clones arrive at our formation core, youll be the only ones who can oppose them, so it would be best to take this time to recover some magic power, Cao Ji suggested.

Thats a good idea, Fellow Daoist Xie and I will be returning right away, Han Li agreed with a nod.

After that, he stowed his formation plate away and departed from the scene with Daoist Xie, heading directly toward the center of the mountain range.

At the site of their battle that had just taken place, lush greenery suddenly began to grow all over the severely ravaged earth.

Countless trees grew rapidly at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye, forming a massive forest that erased all signs of the battle that had just been.

……

Less than half a day later, a burst of rumbling suddenly rang out tens of thousands of kilometers away, following which a burst of black Qi emerged in the distance before heading directly toward the mountain range.

Within this cloud of black Qi was a mountainous inky-black hall, atop which was a platform where seven devilish beings in different attire were standing and communicating with one another.

All seven of them were giving off extremely powerful auras, clearly indicating that they werent ordinary devilish lords, either.

Old Man She and the others really are useless, both of our groups have already succeeded, yet theres been no news from them at all. Now we have to take care of business in their stead, a burly devilish man with blue light emanating from all over his body grumbled in a displeased voice.

In terms of power, Fellow Daoist Shes group isnt much less powerful than the seven of us. Otherwise, they wouldnt have been tasked with destroying a formation core on their own. Its most likely the case that theyve been trapped by some type of powerful restriction, and thats why they still havent succeeded, a beauty in a palatial dress replied with a smile.

Hmph, both of our groups have already succeeded with ease, its still a sign of incompetence that theyve still yet to complete their objective, the burly devilish man countered with a roll of his eyes.

It would be a good thing if theyve actually simply been trapped, Im just concerned that they may have fallen by the hands of powerful enemies. If that were the case, then well have to be careful as well, a yellow-haired elderly man said in a cold voice.

Surely thats not possible. With their powers, they should at least be able to ensure self-preservation as long as they dont encounter any Grand Ascension Stage beings. As for why weve been unable to get into contact with them, thats most likely due to the effects of this formation, the woman in the palatial dress said with a nonchalant smile.

In any case, the people guarding this restriction were able to obstruct Old Man She and the others, so it couldnt hurt to proceed with caution, the elderly man continued in an expressionless manner.

Alright, then lets keep our guards up, another devilish being chimed in, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

The yellow-haired elderly man was just about to say something else when his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he immediately cast his gaze upward.

What is it, Fellow Daoist Ji? the burly devilish man couldnt help but ask.

However, before the elderly man had a chance to reply, an incredibly fearsome burst of energy fluctuations erupted in the air, and an azure light barrier appeared before descending from above like a gigantic net.

Everyone, look out! the elderly man yelled as he transformed into a huge yellow falcon, which flapped its wings vigorously and flew away from the hall as a ball of yellow light.

The other six devilish beings were also very alarmed and scattered in different directions as well.

The azure light barrier descending from above was over 100 acres in size and was falling at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it had swept up four of the devilish beings who hadnt managed to escape out of its scope.

The three devilish beings who had escaped in time immediately began to unleash attacks to save their companions, but in the instant that the light barrier enveloped the four devilish beings, it transformed into a gargantuan ball of light before flying away and vanishing into the distance in a flash.

The three devilish beings outside faltered slightly upon seeing this before flaring up with rage and setting off in pursuit, but spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted from up above once again, and two figures, one golden and one azure, appeared directly in the path of the three devilish beings.

Thus, the three devils were forced to stop in their tracks as they appraised the pair of humanoid figures with wary expressions.

The two people who had just arrived were naturally none other than Han Li and Daoist Xie, and the former said in a cold voice, Seeing as you three managed to escape the restriction, Ill send you on your way myself. Rest assured, well take care of your companions as well after we put you three to rest, so you wont be lonely.

As soon as his voice trailed off, Han Li laid a hand onto the top of his own head, and a shimmering golden Nascent Soul emerged. Immediately thereafter, five golden balls of light flew out of his body before transforming into five projections, consisting of a giant ape, a colorful phoenix, a silver bird, a peacock, and a golden dragon.

The Nascent Soul swept a hand through the air without any hesitation, and the five true spirit projections vanished into its body in a flash.

A resounding boom rang out, and Han Li and the Nascent Soul vanished in unison amid a flash of golden light, only to be replaced by a huge humanoid figure.

The humanoid figures entire body was of a shimmering golden color, and the entirety of its skin was covered in a layer of golden scales. There was a single azure horn on its head, and an inky-black demonic eye on its glabella.

Han Li had unleashed his Holy Nirvana Physique from the get-go, while Daoist Xie also adopted his original giant crab form amid flashes of silver lightning.

The three devilish beings expressions immediately darkened significantly upon seeing this.

……

Several hours later, the first formation core had already been completely inundated by devilish Qi, and there were countless armored devilish warriors assembled beneath it.

In the air above these devilish warriors, a group of high-grade devilish beings were hovering in mid-air with grim expressions.

Weve lost contact with Fellow Daoist Jis group as well, it looks like there really is something fishy about the second formation core. Otherwise, theres no way that we would lose contact with both groups, a young man in a suit of intricate black armor said.

The six balls of golden light struck the elderly mans protective spiritual Qi like lightning, and all six balls of light exploded into golden shockwaves that swept over the elderly mans body.

His protective spiritual light possessed defensive power equivalent to that of top-grade treasures, but it was still instantly destroyed. The elderly man gritted his teeth before biting off half of his own tongue, then expelled a ball of blood essence backward to form a crimson shield.

The golden light struck the crimson shield with devastating force, and the shield only managed to stop it momentarily before part of the golden light forced its way through and rammed into the elderly mans body.

The elderly man felt a burst of enormous force crash into his back, and he was forced to stumble forward a few steps and throw up several mouthfuls of reddish-black blood as his consciousness threatened to fade.

Right at this moment, Han Li suddenly stepped forward, and his giant ape body blurred before appearing right in front of the elderly man, following which he extended a golden hand forward like lightning.

The elderly man was greatly alarmed by this, and he immediately tried to evade, but it was already too late.

The fingers of the golden hand split apart before plunging through the elderly mans chest, emerging on the other side with a heart locked in its grasp.

Silver flames then erupted along the entire arm, incinerating the elderly mans body and heart into ashes, even his Nascent Soul didnt get a chance to escape.

Thus, the elderly man was killed in the blink of an eye, and a hint of fear appeared on the faces of the seven winged women upon seeing this.

The seven of them immediately flapped their wings in unison, flying away in seven different directions with no intention of engaging in this battle any further.

Do you really think your clone technique can fool me? Han Li chuckled coldly as blue light flashed through his eyes, and he quickly swept his gaze toward the seven fleeing streaks of light.

A pair of massive translucent wings then appeared on his back amid a loud thunderclap, and he flapped them vigorously to conjure up countless balls of lightning.

A loud thunderclap rang out, and all of the balls of lightning exploded while Han Lis enormous body shot forth as an azure and white thread of light. In the blink of an eye, he had covered a distance of several thousand feet and appeared right above one of the winged women.

The winged womans expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and she immediately attempted to use a secret technique to accelerate even further, but it was already too late.

Han Li let loose a thunderous roar, and all of his golden fur stood up on end as he swelled to over 1,000 feet in size.

His hands then balled up into a pair of massive fists, which were sent crashing down like a pair of golden shooting stars.

An invisible burst of enormous force was released, encompassing an area with a radius of around half a kilometer, and the winged woman was immediately slowed down significantly.

The womans face paled as she let loose a sharp cry, upon which all of the other six winged women vanished in a flash.

As for the winged woman being attacked by Han Li, her aura instantly swelled by severalfold, and she raised both hands up into the air to send a pair of fist-sized black balls flying upward. She then flapped her wings upward as well, and countless feathers swept forth as streaks of black light.

As soon as the pair of black balls struck the two giant golden fists, they exploded into a pair of black suns that quickly swept over an area of around an acre.

The streaks of black light also flew into the black suns like speeding arrows, and the fearsome aura descending from above eased slightly, while the pressure weighing down upon the woman was also somewhat alleviated.

The winged woman was elated by this development, and she immediately continued to flee the scene.

However, she had only flown for less than 200 feet when the space above her was torn open.

Golden and silver light flashed in unison, and a giant golden fist that was enshrouded in silver flames came crashing down from the heavens.

The winged woman was greatly alarmed by this, and she immediately opened her mouth to release a small green shield, which instantly expanded to several tens of feet in size before positioning itself above her. At the same time, she enveloped her own body with her wings, which transformed into a suit of extremely intricate armor that encapsulated every single inch of her skin.

The green shield instantly exploded amid a resounding boom, and the winged woman came plummeting down from above after being struck by the golden fist.

A human-shaped crater that was around 10 feet deep was smashed into the ground, and the winged woman was embedded into the earth.

Her body had become completely numb and powerless from the impact, thereby rendering her temporarily immobilized.

Fierce winds swept through the air up above, and the pair of black suns were snuffed out in the blink of an eye.

Thus, the giant ape was revealed once again, but its appearance had completely changed. Currently, it had a layer of golden scales over its skin, a horn on the top of its head, and an inky-black demonic eye on its glabella.

Holy Nirvana Physique!

The winged woman was petrified at the sight of the giant apes new form, but the golden ape showed her no mercy as it thrust a massive palm down from above.

The earth within a radius of around half a kilometer tremored violently amid a resounding boom, and all of the trees within the area were pulverized as a giant handprint that was around an acre in area was imprinted onto the ground.

At the center of the giant handprint was the winged woman, and she didnt even get a chance to cry out before her body was reduced to mincemeat, and her Nascent Soul was erased from existence.

Having destroyed his final opponent, Han Li made a hand seal and quickly reverted back to his human form.

He looked down with a cold expression, then waved a hand through the air while pointing at something with his other hand.

A storage bracelet instantly rose up from the ground before landing in his grasp, and at the same time, a silver ball of flames gently drifted down from above.

The womans remains were instantly engulfed by silver flames and incinerated into nothingness, while a green humanoid figure suddenly appeared beside Han Li before handing over another storage bracelet and a white jade vial to him in a respectful manner.

This was none other than the spirit body, which was being controlled by Quer and had been deployed to launch a sneak attack against the elderly man.

As for Han Lis Provenance Golden Body, that had already been drawn back into his body once he adopted his Holy Nirvana Physique.

Han Li quickly inspected the contents of the two storage bracelets with his spiritual sense before stowing them away alongside the white jade vial. After that, a burst of golden light erupted from his body to sweep up the spirit body before he flew away as a streak of light.

At Han Lis current speed, a distance of less than 10,000 kilometers could be covered in virtually the blink of an eye.

Following the deaths of the elderly man and the winged woman, the petite woman who was battling the giant golden crab close to 10,000 kilometers away immediately sensed something, and exclaimed, Ive lost contact with Brother She! Something mustve happened to them, we have to get away from here!

As soon as her voice trailed off, she immediately withdrew her treasures, then swept a sleeve through the air to release a streak of golden light, which instantly transformed into a golden wheel that was around 10 feet in size.

The wheel then transformed into a ball of golden light that enveloped her body before flying away at an incredible speed.

The golden-armored man and three-eyed devilish being also became quite panicked upon hearing this, and the former immediately unleashed thousands of balls of black lightning to bombard the giant crab before also fleeing in another direction as a streak of light.

As for the latter, he hurriedly detonated a pair of flying daggers that were being used to attack the golden crab, then released a green flying sword, which he instantly leaped onto before flying away.

Arcs of lightning flashed over the golden crabs body to repel the oncoming attacks with ease, and it said in a completely emotionless voice, Im afraid I cant let you leave, fellow daoists.

As soon as its voice trailed off, a peculiar silver diagram suddenly appeared on its back, then rose up as a vast expanse of silver light that instantly vanished into thin air.

In the next instant, ferocious winds and dark clouds swept through the area as a lightning formation that was around 100 acres in size emerged. Countless bolts of lightning then came crashing down from above, encompassing everything below the entire formation.

The three fleeing devilish beings were greatly alarmed by this, and they had no choice but to stop and defend themselves.

However, there was simply no end to the lightning raining down from above, and even though these three devils were far more powerful than normal Body Integration Stage beings, they could only just barely ensure self-preservation.

Having said that, Daoist Xie clearly wouldnt be able to maintain such a powerful barrage for much time.

Sure enough, the thunderclaps abated after the span of just a few breaths had passed, following which the lightning formation crumbled, and the lightning flashing through the sky receded.

The three devilish beings were ecstatic to see this, and they were just about to continue to flee when a cold male voice suddenly rang out up above.

Where are you going, fellow daoists? Ive returned to send you on your way.

Spatial fluctuations erupted overhead, and a faint azure humanoid figure emerged before casting a frosty gaze toward the three devils.

The seven winged women let loose a collective delicate cry, and crimson magma-like liquid instantly poured out of all seven formations.

The liquid quickly spread over the vast expanse of blood mist, forming a sea of ferocious flames.

However, what was quite strange was that the sea of flames was giving off a frosty sensation rather than scorching heat.

The seven formations began to swell drastically amid a flash of light before combining as one, forming an ancient seal character that was around an acre in size before descending toward the sea of flames.

In the instant that the rune entered the sea of flames, it vanished into the fire as specks of spiritual light.

In the next instant, countless specks of light surged out of the sea of flames in a frenzy, forming a reddish-black light barrier that sealed the entire sea of fire beneath it.

Countless runes surged over the surface of the light barrier and fluctuated erratically in size, presenting a mysterious sight to behold.

The elation on the elderly mans face became even more pronounced upon seeing this, and he immediately rushed over to the air above the sea of flames.

After that, he opened his mouth to expel a ball of white light, which landed in his hand to reveal a white jade vial that was around a foot in size.

The elderly man then raised the vial up with both hands while chanting something, and a burst of scorching white flames instantly surged forth, transforming into three white fiery wyrms that plunged straight through the light barrier and into the sea of fire.

The three fiery wyrms blasted bursts of white flames out of their mouths, and the sea of flames began to burn with even greater ferocity.

At this moment, the seven winged women and the elderly man all sat down with their legs crossed and closed their eyes while making a series of hand seals.

Ferocious waves of fire were swept up within the sea of flames at their behest, and countless balls of flames exploded as the three fiery wyrms threatened to tear through and incinerate everything.

If a normal cultivator were to fall into this sea of flames, they would most likely be instantly reduced to ashes.

However, Han Lis calm voice rang out from within the sea of fire only a short while later.

Is this all youve got? Its not that impressive.

The elderly man and seven devilish women were stunned to hear this, and they all opened their eyes before turning their attention toward the sea of flames.

All of a sudden, a clear cry rang out from within the sea of fire, and a silver Fire Raven that was several tens of feet in size emerged before flying toward the light barrier up above.

The Fire Raven had shimmering silver feathers that were burning with silver flames, and was extremely dazzling to behold.

The elderly mans expression darkened upon seeing this, and he immediately pointed a finger toward the sea of flames.

The three fiery wyrms instantly rose up into the heavens at his behest, then pounced directly toward the Fire Raven.

The silver Fire Raven seemed to have sensed the threat that was approaching it from behind, and it quickly swiveled around before swooping toward the three fiery wyrms in retaliation.

Thus, a vicious battle ensued between the two sides, and scales and feathers came raining down from above.

The silver Fire Raven displayed no fear despite the face that it was facing three opponents, and it firmly held the upper hand.

Right at this moment, golden light flashed within the sea of fire, and six thick pillars of light erupted forth before striking the reddish-black light barrier.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as balls of golden light exploded on the light barrier, and most of the runes on the surface of the light barrier were instantly eradicated.

However, the expressions of the seven winged women remained completely unchanged upon seeing this, and they opened their mouths in unison to expel a mouthful of blood essence each.

The blood essence instantly transformed into seven bursts of blood mist that infused themselves into the light barrier, upon which the barrier was instantly stabilized, while the eradicated runes also returned.

A cold harrumph rang out from within the sea of flames, and countless streaks of azure sword Qi struck the light barrier like a torrential storm.

In the face of this ferocious barrage, the light barrier flashed violently and began to dim significantly, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

The elderly mans expression darkened upon seeing this, and he swept a sleeve through the air to release a silver ring, which expanded at a rapid rate, forming a giant halo with a diameter of around half a kilometer before slowly descending from above.

The air down below instantly became extremely viscous, and the light barrier was able to regain its stability.

Lets see how much longer you can trap me!

Han Lis cold voice rang out again, and as soon as his voice trailed off, an inhuman roar rang out deep within the sea of flames, following which a terrifying aura erupted into the heavens.

The elderly mans expression changed drastically upon sensing this aura, yet before he had a chance to do anything, the entire sea of flames shuddered before parting to reveal a massive golden-furred fist.

Countless golden fist projections were unleashed by the giant fist, all of which combined as one to form a shimmering golden pavilion-sized fist projection that struck the light barrier up above with a resounding boom.

In the next instant, a scintillating golden sun erupted beneath the light barrier, and an enormous burst of force exploded in all directions.

On this occasion, even with the assistance of the seven winged women and the massive halo, the reddish-black light barrier still completely shattered.

The sea of flames down below was also torn apart, and a shimmering golden humanoid figure rose up into the air before immediately attempting to fly away.

The elderly mans expression darkened even further upon seeing this, and he switched to a different hand seal before stabbing a finger downward in a vicious manner. Restrict!

The giant halo began to rotate at a rapid rate at his behest, then descended toward the golden humanoid figure.

In response, the golden figure let loose a thunderous roar, then lashed out with successive blows from both of its fists toward the massive halo.

A pair of loud booms rang out, and two gusts of ferocious winds rose up, forcing the descending halo to a complete standstill.

During this split-second delay, the golden humanoid figure vanished into thin air.

The elderly mans heart jolted upon seeing this, and he immediately pointed a finger up toward the white jade vial that was hovering above his head.

The jade vial instantly tipped itself over, releasing a burst of white flames that formed a fiery barrier that shielded him within.

At the same time, the elderly man made a hand seal, and the giant insect projection reappeared behind him.

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Spatial fluctuations erupted up above, and a golden humanoid figure emerged, revealing itself to be a giant golden ape that was several tens of feet tall.

As soon as the ape emerged, one of its arms swelled drastically in size, and it reached down toward the elderly mans head in a vicious manner. Meanwhile, a massive golden sword appeared in its other hand, and the sword was slashed downward like lightning.

The elderly mans expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and the crimson insect projection behind him instantly opened its mouth at his behest, biting toward the oncoming golden hand.

At the same time, the white jade vial transformed into a ball of white light that surged directly toward the golden sword.

Han Li chuckled coldly upon seeing this, and countless golden arcs of lightning erupted out of his massive hand amid a loud thunderclap, while the hand itself expanded to several times its original size.

A thump and a clang rang out in unison, and the huge insect projection was instantly destroyed by the giant golden hand.

However, the golden sword was repelled by the white jade vial, while the vial itself remained completely unscathed.

The elderly man drew a sharp breath upon seeing this, and he immediately swept a sleeve upward, upon which the fiery barrier around him transformed into a fiery wyrm that pounced toward the descending hand.

The two clashed, and the golden hand tore through the fiery wyrms head, but the wyrm instantly split up into several fiery snakes that wound themselves tightly around the hand.

Golden lightning flashed violently around the hand to destroy one of the fiery snakes, but the remaining snakes prevented the hand from descending any further.

However, right at this moment, a peculiar smile suddenly appeared on Han Lis face.

At the same time, spatial fluctuations erupted on either side of the elderly man, and a green figure emerged alongside a golden figure with three heads and six arms.

The green figure opened its mouth to release a green net of threads, while the golden figure raised its six hands, revealing six balls of golden light, which were thrust directly toward the elderly mans back.

With the elderly mans powers, he was naturally able to detect what was happening behind himself, but most of his magic power was focused on the attack he had just unleashed upward, leaving him ill-equipped to defend himself. In this dire situation, a pair of white bone tridents flew out of his shoulders amid a flash of white light, flying directly toward the pair of humanoid figures. At the same time, the protective spiritual light around his body became around twice as dense as it had previously been.

However, neither the green figure nor the golden figure took evasive measures in the face of the oncoming bone tridents.

A pair of loud cracks rang out as white light erupted from their bodies, and one of them shuddered before taking two involuntarily steps backward, while the other merely swayed slightly, but remained standing on the spot.

Most of the bone trident directed toward the green figure had embedded itself into its targets body, but was unable to advance any further. Meanwhile, the other trident had simply bounced off the body of the golden figure.