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He had already taken a huge risk to send out his spirit body and second Nascent Soul in a last-ditch effort, so he had naturally decided to use this talisman as well. As expected, Xue Guang wasnt able to see through his deception in time, and he was able to shake off his pursuers.

Not only was he taking a risk by doing this, his spirit body and second Nascent Soul were in even more peril than he was.

Thankfully, the spirit body was formed by the immortal zoysia, and Quer was also a spirit being of heaven and earth, so as long as they had enough time to conceal themselves, they should be able to remain hidden.

As for his second Nascent Soul, he had given it his other High Zenith Invisibility Talisman. On top of that, the second Nascent Soul had cultivated a Devil Dao secret technique that allowed it to manifest wings with its devilish Qi, and it had also cultivated the Bloodshadow Evasion Technique.

With those two techniques up its sleeve, it wasnt completely implausible that the second Nascent Soul could escape. After all, once the two Sacred Ancestors realized the second Nascent Soul wasnt his true body, theyd most likely just abandon it.

This was why he had immediately exposed himself and began slaying devilish beings when he felt the timing to be about right.

News of his exploits had most likely already reached Xue Guang and Yuan Cha, and he didnt want to be pursued by them again, so he had no choice but to truly abandon Deep Heaven City and go elsewhere.

With that in mind, Han Li no longer hesitated and fled in another direction.

During the next two months, Han Li began to dart around all over the place in an extremely unpredictable manner.

Initially, the Xue Guang clones were unable to track him down, and could only react to reports from other devilish beings that had sighted Han Li.

As such, they were always a step too late, and by the time they arrived, Han Li would already be gone.

Strangely enough, Yuan Cha wasnt with them, and Han Li had no idea where she was.

He was naturally more than happy to see this, and if it werent for the fact that he was sorely lacking in magic power, he wouldve been very tempted to turn around and retaliate against the Xue Guang clones.

Unfortunately, under these current circumstances, he could only continue to run for his life.

The three Xue Guang clones were becoming more and more frustrated from this fruitless chase, and they dedicated even more devilish troops to hunting Han Li down, spreading them far and wide to try and intercept Han Li.

On top of that, they were able to make use of the teleportation formations that the devilish army had already seized control of to aid in their pursuit of Han Li, and as a result, he was constantly kept on his toes.

It was often the case that he would immediately depart from a place after recovering around 30% to 40% of his magic power, not daring to stay any longer than that. Even so, he was still almost cut off by the three Xue Guang clones on several occasions.

Thankfully, his intuition as a Body Integration cultivator saved on him those occasions, alerting him and allowing him to get away just in the nick of time.

As such, Han Li was naturally becoming more and more cautious, and he was forced to abandon his plans of traveling to other major human settlements, including the Holy Sovereign City and the four true spirit families, choosing to flee elsewhere instead.

In the other directions, the number of devilish troops was drastically diminished, and the time it took for the three Xue Guang clones to get to him began to increase.

This gave Han Li a lot more respite, and he was able to meditate for longer periods of time, thereby allowing him to gradually recover his magic power.

Unfortunately, this didnt last long. Three months later, Yuan Cha suddenly reappeared alongside the three Xue Guang clones, and they immediately set off after him in hot pursuit, not affording him any opportunity for respite.

It was often the case that they would get to him when he had only been cultivating at a certain place for around four to six hours, and he would be forced to flee again.

Thankfully, there werent many other devilish beings nearby, so he was always able to make his escape relatively easily.

However, during the next month, the four Sacred Ancestor clones were always hot on his heels now matter where he went, and he finally realized that something was wrong.

The four Sacred Ancestor clones seemed to have a method of determining his approximate location. It clearly wasnt very accurate, but it was enough to render him unable to shake them off.

Yuan Cha was clearly the one who held the key to this tracking method, and she had only just recently obtained it. Otherwise, he wouldnt have been able to get away so easily in the past.

Han Li employed a few more methods to try and shake off his pursuers, all to no avail, and his heart sank further and further. As such, he became even more cautious and began to take routes that would take him further and further away from the devilish beings in the area.

Thus, time passed by one day after another, and they began to approach the border of the human territory.

This area was very close to the primordial world, and ancient beasts were often able to force their way through the restrictions here, so no human cities had been established in the area. As such, this was also the most barren and desolate part of the human territory.

Without any human settlements here, there obviously wouldnt be any devilish armies situated here, either.

With Han Lis incredible speed, there were very few high-grade devilish beasts that had been able to keep up with him and the four Sacred Ancestor clones, and the only ones that had been able to keep up were only able to do so as they had been drawn into Xue Guangs giant jade plate.

Han Li continued to hurtle through the air as a streak of light with a dark expression.

With his current level of magic power, it was unwise to continue to maintain his Kun Peng form, so he could only revert back to his human form.

At this point, he had already been fleeing for over half a year, and his constant changes in direction made the four Sacred Ancestor clones unable to chase him down, but even with his resolute will, having to flee for his life for so long was taking a heavy mental toll on him.

However, he was now even more determined to continue fleeing and engage his pursuers in a battle of attrition.

There was no way that the four Sacred Ancestor clones could keep this up forever. They had to be expending just as much magic power as he was, and they also wouldnt have had much time to recover their magic power.

High up in the air millions of kilometers away from Han Li, a stone hall and a giant plate were hurtling through the air.

Within the jade plate, the three Xue Guang clones were standing before the crystalline wall, discussing something with Yuan Cha, whose image was being depicted on the wall.

So youre still unwilling to enter our All-encompassing Plate, Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha? You should be just as aware as I am how much magic power were expending by separately controlling flying treasures like this. I descended into this realm in quite a hurry, so Im not carrying many magic power regeneration pills. I managed to get some from my subordinates, but after flying for this long, those pills have almost all been used up as well. At this rate, theres no guarantee that well be able to outlast that human brat. We dont know how many regenerative pills hes carrying, even now, hes still displaying no signs of magic power exhaustion. Im sure youre not carrying many regenerative pills, either, right, Fellow Daoist? In that case, it would be wise of us to fly in one treasure together so we can take turns resting, one of the Xue Guang clones urged.

I naturally have no objections to this, but why cant you three come to my stone hall? Why do you insist on making me enter your All-encompassing Plate? Yuan Cha asked.

Hmph, why ask a question you already know the answer to? The cultivation arts were using contradict with the protective stone Qi cultivated by the Stone Devil Race. If we try to meditate and recover our magic power in your Stone Devil Hall, the effect will be minimal. Hence, its much better for you to come into our All-encompassing Plate, Xue Guang insisted.

Is that so? Im more concerned that youll unleash the power of your All-encompassing Plate on me if I were to enter it. Youre renowned in our sacred realm for devouring the blood essence and magic power of others, so dont tell me that something like this is beneath you, Yuan Cha chuckled coldly, completely doing away with all semblance of pleasantries.

Youre overthinking things, Fellow Daoist. Both of us only have our clones here, if I were to do that, your true body definitely wouldnt let me get away with it, Xue Guang sighed in a resigned manner.

Hehe, I wouldnt be so sure about that. What youre saying makes some sense, but Im still not willing to take the risk. Perhaps this clone of mine doesnt possess enough blood essence and magic power to tempt you, but if we take into consideration the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi and Devil Sealing Lock thats currently in the Han brats possession, even I would be tempted to do something radical, Yuan Cha said as a mocking sneer appeared on her face.

The three Xue Guang clones expressions changed slightly upon hearing this, and they glanced at another before one of them asked, Chaotic Yin Yang Qi and Devil Sealing Lock? What are you talking about?

Why play these childish little games, Xue Guang? I saw that Han brat extracting Chaotic Yin Yang Qi from the Devil Sealing Lock using the Earthly Hellish Flames. I heard that there was a very good chance that the Devil Sealing Lock had fallen into your hands, it seems that the rumors were true. I dont know how you managed to lose the treasure to a human, but you sent your three clones into this realm for the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi, right? Yuan Cha chuckled coldly in response.

Seeing as youve already figured everything else, then I wont keep this from you any longer. What are you going to do? Are you going to inform Liu Ji and the others of this? Xue Guang asked in a cold voice.

Chaotic Yin Yang Qi is extremely important to Sacred Ancestors like us, Im not going to let even more people know about it! My condition is very simple: I can give you the Devil Sealing Lock and half of the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi, but you have to give me the remaining Chaotic Yin Yang Qi, as well as all of the treasures that are being carried by that Han brat, Yuan Cha replied.

You sure are asking for a lot! Setting aside everything else, that brat took my Purple Word Cauldron as well, I have to recover that no matter what, Xue Guang harrumphed coldly.

Yuan Cha was rather taken aback to hear this. The Purple Word Cauldron was taken by him as well? Thats rather surprising to hear. In that case, you can have the cauldron as well.

Alright, then its settled. Weve forged an alliance, isnt it about time you showed me the tracking method youre using to pursue that brat? Xue Guang asked.

Yuan Chas eyelids fluttered, and she suddenly reopened her eyes, revealing them to be flashing with green light.

Hmph, how can you be sure that you havent gotten the wrong target again? Ive already gone through this much hassle and Im on the brink of success. Even if this isnt his true body, itll still be useful for me to capture it. If you cant wait, then you can go on ahead. After I capture this clone, Ill meet up with you, she said in a cold voice.

The Xue Guang clone was rather taken aback to hear this, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he said, In that case, Ill be going on ahead. With your powers, Im sure youll have no issues capturing a mere clone. However, his true body is very troublesome to deal with, and you and I will have to join forces to take him down, so dont get any other ideas.

Rest assured, I wont intentionally ruin something thats mutually beneficial to us. Im pursuing this clone for my own purpose. As for what that is, perhaps youll learn of it soon, Yuan Cha replied in a nonchalant manner.

The Xue Guang clone was still rather befuddled, but it wasnt appropriate for him to pry any further, so he could only set the matter aside for now. Ill be leaving behind half of my subordinates for you to use as you see fit. There arent that many of them, but Im sure theyll be of some help to you.

Thank you for that, Yuan Cha replied with a nod as her expression eased slightly.

Immediately thereafter, the Xue Guang clone rose up into the air as a streak of crimson light, then disappeared into the jade plate after just a few flashes.

Moments later, a film of crimson light appeared over the surface of the jade plate, and it abruptly vanished on the spot.

Half of the elite devilish beings gathered around the jade plate also disappeared, leaving over 100 devilish beings behind.

They were led by a late-Spatial Tempering Stage devilish being, and they all descended toward Yuan Cha.

The leader of the devilish beings strode forward before extending a deep bow. Mistress Yuan Cha, Master Xue Guang has already departed, do you have any orders for us?

Even though he was a subordinate to Xue Guang, this devilish being was acting in an extremely respectful manner toward Yuan Cha.

No, just stand by for now, Yuan Cha instructed in an indifferent manner.

Yes, Mistress! The devilish being naturally accepted the order without any objections.

Thus, the devilish beings all scattered around the stone platform to await further instructions.

As for Yuan Cha, she slowly closed her eyes again, and not long after that, the murder of crows scoured completed their search through another corner of the valley, then continued on toward another area.

Not long after that, they finally discovered something. Just as the crows were flying over a short shrub, over 100 of them suddenly began to circle around the plant while squawking loudly.

Yuan Cha abruptly reopened her eyes, and an elated look appeared on her face as she shot forth toward the shrub as a streak of white light.

At her speed, it would only take a few flashes for her to reach her destination, and right at this moment, the space around the shrub warped slightly.

Immediately thereafter, a burst of faint black Qi emerged before flying away, but it was clearly already too late.

Yuan Cha pointed a finger toward the black shadow, and all of the nearby crows immediately began to squawk in an extremely unpleasant manner while flying toward the black shadow like moths to a flame.

Perhaps one or two of these crows wouldnt be of any concern, but with over 1,000 of them swooping down at once, the black shadow was forced to stop and reveal its original form.

This was an inky-black Nascent Soul with an identical appearance to Han Li, and its entire body was radiating dense devilish Qi.

This was none other than Han Lis second Nascent Soul.

This second Nascent Soul wasnt as powerful as Han Lis main Nascent Soul, but following that ordeal in the Vast Glacial Realm, it had reached the peak of the Spatial Tempering Stage, and it possessed immensely powerful Devil Dao cultivation arts.

Even though it had been forced to stop by the oncoming murder of crows, it didnt panic in the slightest as it rubbed its hand together before raising both of them in unison.

Fierce black winds were swept up, and two bursts of inky-black devilish Qi erupted from within, transforming into a pair of black pythons that pounced straight into the murder of crows.

The two pythons surged through the air, and all of the crows in their path were instantly destroyed.

Even though the pair of pythons had gained the upper hand, the second Nascent Soul showed no signs of stopping as it quickly made a few more hand seals.

Right at this moment, spiritual light flashed up above, and Yuan Cha emerged before immediately reaching down with one of her slender hands before making a grabbing motion.

A resounding boom rang out as a giant white hand appeared out of thin air, then spread its fingers before pressing downward.

With her enormous powers, if the hand were allowed to descend, there was no way that the second Nascent Soul would be able to escape.

Thankfully, it was already prepared for this scenario and had a life-saving ability up its sleeve. All of a sudden, the Nascent Soul exploded, and a dozen or so inky-black fireballs shot forth.

Each fireball was around the size of an egg, and they instantly transformed into an inky-black Nascent Soul each before appearing several hundred feet away.

You still think you can get away?

Yuan Cha raised her eyebrows and let loose a delicate cry before uttering a peculiar incantation.

All of a sudden, a layer of translucent light appeared over the giant white hand, and it instantly exploded into a massive ball of white light.

Countless streaks of crystalline light shot forth from the ball of light, encompassing an area over 1,000 feet in size, as well as all of the black Nascent Souls.

Just as the Nascent Souls were about to unleash movement techniques to flee the scene, the streaks of crystalline light pierced through their bodies, and all of them exploded into balls of black flames aside from a single Nascent Soul, which twisted around to evade the oncoming attacks.

The only remaining Nascent Soul was the real one, and its expression changed slightly upon seeing its illusionary technique being broken. Immediately thereafter, it expelled several balls of blood essence out of its mouth, then made a hand seal before chanting something.

The blood essence dispersed into a cloud of blood mist, which completely inundated its body.

Hmph, what trick are you trying now? Yuan Cha harrumphed coldly as she swept a sleeve toward the cloud of blood mist.

A piece of black fabric shot forth out of her sleeve in a flash, then instantly sliced through the blood mist like a projection.

However, almost at the exact same moment, a streak of crimson light also emerged from the blood mist before flying away into the distance. rewebnovel.com

In the next instant, crimson light flashed in the distant sky as a crimson thread appeared, then blurred before vanishing again.

Yuan Cha faltered slightly upon seeing this before a frosty look reappeared on her face. Thats the Bloodshadow Evasion Technique! That is indeed rather troublesome to deal with, but that wont be enough for you to escape from me!

She waved a hand toward the distance, and the two giant stone pillars tremored slightly before rising up into the air. They then combined as one to form the stone hall again before hurtling directly toward Yuan Cha.

Yuan Cha flew into the stone hall before issuing an instruction to the devilish beings down below, then flew away as a ball of white light.

The devilish beings down below naturally hurriedly followed along, and thus, the area was vacated in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, in the air above a lake that was countless kilometers away from the second Nascent Soul, Han Li had unleashed his sword art to create a giant azure dragon comprised of countless streaks of sword Qi. The azure dragon was pouncing toward a high-grade devilish being with an insect-like body, and the devilish being was instantly torn apart. Even its Nascent Soul was instantly destroyed before it could escape.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the azure dragon disintegrated into countless streaks of azure sword Qi again. The sword Qi revolved around in mid-air before hurtling back toward Han Li, then vanished into his body amid a flash of azure light.

Beside the body of the high-grade devilish being that had just been slain, there were also a dozen or so other bodies of high-grade devilish beings hovering nearby.

After stowing away all of the sword Qi back into his own body, Han Lis face paled significantly, and only after circulating his magic power through his meridians a few times did his complexion improve slightly.

It looks like theyve already figured it out, so I cant keep going in this direction. What a pity, if they had reacted any slower than this, then there really was a chance that I couldve made it back to Deep Heaven City. I cant allow myself to become predictable, so Ill have to try my luck by going in another direction. Its a good thing that my pursuers have already been shaken off, so theres a good chance that Ill be able to escape, Han Li mused to himself.

Back when Han Li had unleashed that secret technique to conjure up projections of himself, Quer and his second Nascent Soul had been among the projections, and they had lured away the two Sacred Ancestors. Meanwhile, he had concealed himself using his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman and remained at the same location.

With his drastic increase in cultivation base, it was impossible for the High Zenith Invisibility Talisman to maintain its concealment effect for too long. If Yuan Cha and Xue Guang had merely remained on the spot for a while, he wouldve been forced to reveal himself, and that was why he hadnt used his talisman earlier during his escape.

At this point, the giant jade plate had already transformed into a scintillating red sun, and the red spiritual light radiating from it had encompassed the entire valley down below.

Within this red light, there were countless silver runes flashing incessantly, and they seemed to contain some type of mysterious power.

Within the jade plate, the three Xue Guang clones were standing next to one another. They were all making hand seals with crimson light shimmering around their bodies, staring at the crystalline wall up ahead with intense unblinking eyes.

Within the image on the crystalline wall, a series of crimson balls of light were scouring through the valley in search for something, and nothing was able to impede these balls of light.

As the balls of light roamed over the landscape, the image on the crystalline wall was constantly changing. However, there was nothing to be seen aside from rocks, trees, and spirit beasts that possessed no intelligence.

The three clones expressions naturally darkened even further upon seeing this, and they continued to control the balls of light to search through the area.

Not long after that, a ball of white light shot forth from the distance, and it was none other than Yuan Chas stone hall.

The stone hall reached the jade plate in a flash before stopping on the spot, and almost at the exact same moment, Yuan Cha emerged from the stone hall amid a flash of white light.

Youve finally arrived, Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha, the Xue Guang clone at the center said with a smile.

Cut the chit-chat, are you sure that Han brat has been trapped in the valley? Yuan Cha asked.

Of course, I wouldnt dare to lie to you about something like this. After I caught up to him, he tried to use an earth movement technique to get away, so I sealed off this entire area with my All-encompassing Plate, Theres no way he can escape from here, but hes used some type of concealment technique thats managed to escape my detection, so Ill have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist, another Xue Guang clone replied.

Alright, Ill unleash my Great Origin Devil Technique right away to force him out into the open, Yuan Cha said with a nod.

Please allow one of us to enter the valley with you to protect you against potential sneak attacks while you unleash your ability, the final Xue Guang clone said in a cold voice.

Protect me? Hmph, it sounds like you just want to keep an eye on me. Yuan Chas expression darkened upon hearing this.

Hehe, youre misconstruing my intentions, Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha. That human brat is full of tricks, and hes carrying several powerful treasures that could potentially be very dangerous, the Xue Guang clone in the middle chuckled in response.

Do whatever you want, then. I wont stop you from sending someone to accompany me, but youd better not try anything. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, dont blame me for turning on you, Yuan Cha said in an expressionless manner.

Immediately thereafter, she returned to her stone hall without waiting for a response from Xue Guang.

The smile on the face of the middle Xue Guang clone immediately faded, and he said to another clone, Alright, just as we planned earlier, you go and keep an eye on her. If she tracks down that brat, notify us right away, we cant allow her to get her hands on him first.

Rest assured, Ill be sure to keep a close eye on her. That brat is most likely a spent force by now, but Yuan Cha still definitely wont be able to capture him easily. Before he appears, make sure to maintain the All-encompassing Plate restriction so he doesnt get away again, the clone replied.

The other two clones naturally gave an affirmative response.

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Meanwhile, a rumbling boom suddenly rang out from the stone hall, and countless runes flashed from its surface as it split up into the two stone giants.

Yuan Cha was standing atop the head of one of the giants, and she made a hand seal, upon which the two stone giants descended toward the center of the valley.

At the same time, a ball of crimson light emerged from the jade plate before also flying downward.

Moments later, both Yuan Cha and one of the Xue Guang clones had landed on a patch of flat ground within the valley.

Yuan Chu inspected her surroundings before issuing an instruction to the two stone giants. Elders, begin your transformation.

Yes, Mistress Yuan Cha! the two stone giants immediately replied.

Bright grey light erupted from their bodies, and they instantly transformed into a pair of stone pillars, each of which was over 1,000 feet tall. There was a series of strange patterns and runes engraved on the surfaces of the two pillars, creating quite a mysterious sight to behold.

Shilun Totems! Im very impressed that these two subordinates of yours managed to cultivate such an ability, the Xue Guang clone said in an intrigued voice.

These two are definitely among the top 10, if not the top three most powerful beings in the Stone Devil Race. If they cant even do something like this, then why would I have protected them in our holy realm for so many years? Yuan Cha replied in a cold voice.

Hehe, if the Stone Devils under my command were this powerful, Id also do everything in my power to protect them. Alright, setting that aside for now, have you summoned these totems to enhance the power of your Great Origin Devil Technique? the Xue Guang clone asked.

Even your All-encompassing Plate was unable to track down that Han brat, so just using the Great Origin Devil Technique may not be enough, either. However, with the Shilun Totems to assist me, Ill be able to find him for sure, Yuan Cha confirmed.

The Xue Guang clone nodded in response before falling silent.

Yuan Cha also had no intention of speaking any further, and her body swayed before she appeared in between the two stone pillars.

White light flashed, and an antiquated stone platform rose up from the ground, carrying her over 100 feet up into the air.

She took a deep breath before making a hand seal, then swept her other sleeve through the air to release a dozen or so small black flags, all of which took root firmly on the ground near the stone platform.

She then let loose a delicate cry, and a streak of black light emerged from her back before transforming into a giant devilish projection with three heads and six arms. The projection wore a suit of glossy black armor, and its entire body was giving off an overwhelming baleful aura. Its six eyes were bright red and completely devoid of emotion.

Yuan Cha began to chant in a low voice before casting around a dozen incantation seals into her surroundings, all of which vanished into thin air in a flash.

The small black flags immediately released a buzzing sound in response, and they quickly swelled to over 100 feet tall amid a flash of black light.

Right at this moment, the giant devilish projection behind Yuan Cha suddenly raised its heads before making a grabbing motion upward with all six of its hands.

Six black balls of light emerged over its palms, then transformed into six plumes of black smoke that converged high up in the air.

A devilish cloud instantly took shape up above, then began to take on the forms of different living creatures, as if it possessed spiritual nature.

Yuan Chas chanting ceased upon seeing this, and she pointed a finger up toward the huge flags.

Black light swirled over the surfaces of the flags, then transformed into around a dozen bursts of black Qi that rose up into the devilish cloud.

As a result, the cloud swelled drastically in size, and soon, it had encompassed virtually half of the entire valley.

A cold light flashed through Yuan Chas eyes, and she abruptly opened her mouth before expelling several balls of blood essence toward the devilish cloud up above.

The blood essence transformed into droplets of blood rain that vanished into the cloud in a flash, and at the same time, the two stone pillars were also releasing halos of five-colored light.

With each halo that passed through the devilish cloud, the cloud would swell slightly in size, and not long after that, countless crimson threads emerged within it amid a flash of crimson light.

They intertwined with the black cloud and manifested countless fist-sized balls of black Qi, all of which then transformed into palm-sized black crows.

There were over 10,000 of these crows in total, creating a harrowing sight to behold.

Go! Yuan Cha instructed as she swept a sleeve through the air.

The crows circled around before flying toward a certain direction in the valley, while Yuan Cha closed her eyes before pressing a finger against her own glabella, seemingly sensing something in silence.

The Xue Guang clones expression changed slightly at the sight of the massive murder of crows, but he didnt do anything.

The crows seemed to possess insubstantial bodies as they were able to pass through all physical obstacles in their way, and mere moments later, they had scoured through close to half of the entire valley, but still hadnt been able to discover anything.

Just as the crows were summoned back by Yuan Cha before being sent toward a different direction, a sharp ringing sound suddenly erupted, and the Xue Guang clone faltered slightly before hurriedly laying a hand onto his own waist.

An egg-sized crystal ball instantly shot forth before transforming into a translucent light screen, within which the other two Xue Guang clones could be seen.

Weve got bad news! Come back with Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha right away! Another Han Li has suddenly been sighted elsewhere, and he broke through several of our defensive lines, killing two devilish lords en route to Deep Heaven City! That Han Li used an incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure and released a swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles, so hes almost definitely the true body. Weve all been had, were currently pursuing just another clone of his! Ive already issued an order to stall him at all costs. If we hurry over now, we should still be able to catch him! one of the two Xue Guang clones said in an urgent manner.

The Xue Guang clones expression darkened significantly upon hearing this, and he hurriedly turned to Yuan Cha. Did you hear that, Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha? Forget about this clone, we have to leave this place right away!

The Han Lis then all fled toward different directions at once.

Hmph, does he think that such a pitiful little trick will work on me? one of the clones harrumphed coldly before making a hand seal, and a giant devilish projection appeared behind him amid a flash of grey light.

The devilish projection had a pair of horns on its head and several massive tentacles on its back. It let loose a menacing snarl before a giant vertical eye suddenly appeared on its chest amid a flash of crimson light.

The eye took up close to half of the entire area of its chest, and it was glowing with green light, presenting a harrowing sight to behold.

The clone let loose a loud cry, and a burst of green light erupted from the giant eye before vanishing into the crystalline wall in a flash.

In the next instant, the clone closed his eyes, and azure light began to flash incessantly over his face.

After a short while, he said in a confident voice, There are two actual bodies and six projections. One of them must be a clone, and its traveling in a different direction from his true body.

Looks like hes realized our intentions and is trying to shake us off again. Speed up! Dont let him get away! another clone said in a cold voice.

Of course. However…

Just as the other clone was about to say something further, spiritual light suddenly flashed from the crystalline screen, and the image changed into one of Yuan Cha sitting on her stone chair.

There are two actual bodies, well take one each. If either of us find his true body, then notify the other right away, Yuan Cha instructed as soon as her image appeared.

Alright, well do as you say, one of the Xue Guang clones immediately agreed.

Yuan Cha nodded before sweeping a sleeve through the air, and the image on the crystalline wall instantly faded.

Almost at the exact same moment, countless runes surged out of the stone hall in a frenzy before forming a giant teleportation formation down below.

The stone hall rotated at the center of the formation before disappearing in a flash.

Lets go, one of the Xue Guang clones said.

The three clones then made hand seals in unison, and bright crimson light radiated from their bodies.

In the next instant, the giant jade plate released a burst of dazzling white light, and its speed increased by more than twofold.

Meanwhile, the Han Lis all fled in different directions, vanishing into the distance in a flash.

Several hundred thousand kilometers away, there was an army of over 1,000 elite devilish beings hiding in preparation for an ambush. Moments later, the army received an order, and they immediately split up into the two before rushing away in two different directions.

As for the place that Han Li was situated at mere moments ago, none of the devilish beings took any further interest in it.

Around 10 minutes later, a ball of purple light suddenly flashed from behind a mundane-looking azure rock on the ground below, and a silver humanoid figure abruptly emerged.

It was another Han Li!

This Han Li was giving off no aura whatsoever, and as soon as he appeared, he closed his eyes before releasing his spiritual sense. After verifying that there werent any devilish lords in a radius of several thousand kilometers, a hint of elation appeared on his face.

He immediately flipped a hand over to produce a thin skin-like object, which he tossed onto his own body. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a nondescript giant grey wolf, and he shot forth directly toward Deep Heaven City again as a streak of faint grey light.

Meanwhile, another Han Li was flying through the air over a lush forest as a streak of azure light.

A stone hall was hot on his heels in pursuit only around several kilometers away.

A massive mountain that was over 100,000 feet tall suddenly appeared in Han Lis field of view. The mountain was extremely lush and scenic, and Han Lis eyes immediately lit up as he flew directly toward the mountain.

After just a few flashes, he abruptly vanished at a certain point halfway up the mountain.

Not long thereafter, the stone hall appeared above the mountain summit, then released countless runes of different colors to instantly manifest a giant five-colored light formation.

The formation expelled a faint buzzing sound as soon as it appeared, and a giant ball of five-colored light with a diameter of several hundred feet appeared at its center.

A cold harrumph rang out from within the stone palace, and the giant ball of light immediately detached itself from the light formation before descending toward the highest point on the mountain peak.

Five-colored spiritual light flashed violently, and in the instant the ball of light came into contact with the mountain summit, it disappeared into the mountain without a sound, leaving only a gigantic black hole on the ground.

Not only was the hole extremely massive with a radius of over 1,000 feet, its edge was completely black and remarkably smooth, and a scorching aura was emanating from within it.

After the span of just a few breaths, an earth-shattering boom erupted from deep within the belly of the mountain, and the earth tremored violently.

Countless thick pillars of light then suddenly erupted from the surface of the mountain, punching countless holes into it in an instant.

The mountain swayed violently for a moment before completely collapsing, crumbling into a massive pile of rubble with countless rocks and stones flying in all directions.

At the center of the wreckage was a gargantuan crater that was several hundred feet deep with an area of over 10 acres.

The center of the crater was completely devoid of all matter, as if everything within it had been vaporized on the spot.

Immediately thereafter, over 100 thick pillars of light erupted from the light formation up above, then pierced into the wreckage down below. A string of resounding booms rang out from underground, but there was nothing amiss.

Only then did the stone hall gradually descend from above, only stopping once it was only several thousand feet above the rubble.

White light flashed in the air above the stone hall, and Yuan Cha emerged with a slightly bewildered expression as she swept her gaze over the wreckage.

That Han brat just escaped into this mountain, so theres no way he shouldve been able to escape the scope of my attack. However, it looks like that was only a clone of his, seeing as I was able to kill him so easily, but even if its just a clone it shouldve left behind some remains. Could it be that it just so happened to be at the epicenter of the attack, and its body was completely destroyed? Yuan Cha murmured to herself with furrowed brows.

After a brief pause for contemplation, she closed her eyes while pointing a finger at her own glabella.

A burst of enormous spiritual sense immediately erupted forth before spreading in all directions before scouring meticulously through every single inch of rubble, but all to no avail.

Looks like I was overthinking things. Yuan Chas expression eased slightly as she reopened her eyes.

Right at this moment, a peculiar type of fluctuations emanated from her body, and her expression changed slightly as she swept a sleeve through the air to release an antiquated mirror.

The mirror circled around in the air above her head before hovering in front of her, and moments later, the image of Xue Guang appeared on its surface.

Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha, theres no need for you to continue in your pursuit, youre most likely chasing after a clone. The one that Im chasing has killed most of the troops I sent to impede him, and hes displaying immense power, Im confident that this is his true body! Ive managed to trap him in a certain place with my All-encompassing Plate, but hes unleashed some type of concealment technique, and Im unable to find him for now. The three of us need to focus on controlling the All-encompassing Plate to seal off the surrounding area, so youll have to assist us with tracking him down, the Xue Guang clone said in a serious manner.

The remnants of Yuan Chas suspicions were erased upon hearing this, and she replied, I see, that confirms it, then, Ive already taken care of the one that Im chasing after, and it did indeed seem far too weak to be the true body. Ill come to you right away, make sure you dont allow him to escape!

She then immediately stowed her mirror away before flying upward as a streak of white light.

After just a few flashes, she returned to her stone hall and departed from the scene. Thus, peace and quiet returned to the area.

Four hours later, a layer of green light suddenly flashed over a mundane-looking dead log situated in a certain corner of the rubble. The log suddenly transformed into a green-skinned young man who was identical to Han Li in appearance, it was none other than Han Lis spirit body!

As soon the spirit body emerged, it immediately laid a hand onto the top of its own head, and a ball of green light emerged, within which was an adorable little girl. The little girls face was slightly pale, and she took a seat with her legs crossed in the air above the spirit body. After a long while, a hint of color had finally returned to her cheeks.

She cast her gaze toward the massive crater nearby with a hint of lingering fear in her eyes, and murmured to herself, Master was right, the spirit body really is able to conceal itself flawlessly within a natural setting. Ive completed my mission, now, its time to hide somewhere, then find a way to reunite with Master later. I hope Master can survive this ordeal.

After that, she disappeared into the spirit body again as a ball of green light.

In the next instant, the spirit body reopened its eyes, then decided on a certain direction before flying away.

Elsewhere, there were over 100 devilish elites hovering in the air around a giant jade plate. They were situated above a valley, and were looking down below with solemn looks in their eyes.

Han Li could naturally sense that his pursuers were closing in once again, and he immediately released countless golden flowers from his giant bird body.

Each flower was around the size of a bowl, and they each contained a shimmering golden beetle.

These were none other than the mature Gold Devouring Beetles that Han Li had kept in reserve, and he had released several thousand of them at once.

Even with their instantaneous regenerative abilities, the crimson devilish beings were still completely devoured by the Gold Devouring Beetles within the span of just a few breaths, leaving behind no trace of their existence.

Han Li let loose a long cry, and all of the beetles flew back toward him.

Immediately thereafter, he flapped his four wings and vanished on the spot as a silver arc of lightning.

After a few more rumbling thunderclaps, the silver arc of lightning flashed a few times before completely vanishing into the distance.

Around 10 minutes later, the jade plate and stone hall both arrived on the scene before stopping in mid-air.

A humanoid figure then emerged above each treasure. One of them was a slender and elegant woman, while the other was a crimson-robed young man.

They were none other than the clones of Yuan Cha and Xue Guang.

Yuan Cha was completely expressionless, but the fury in her eyes was plain to see, while Xue Guang wore an expression of unbridled rage.

I didnt think that even my Bloodlight Crystal Guards wouldnt be able to stall him at all, it looks like hes intent on dragging out this chase, Xue Guang spat through gritted teeth.

Hmph, arent those guards of yours supposed to be indestructible? How were they killed by those mere spirit insects? Yuan Cha harrumphed coldly in response.

Dont tell me you didnt identify what those spirit insects were! My guards have indeed cultivated the Bloodbody Devilish Art, but theres no way they could withstand the power of those spirit insects, Xue Guang snapped. freewbnoel.com

Of course I was able to identify those spirit insects. Perhaps I would be wary of them if there were over a hundred thousand of those Gold Devouring Beetles, but such a trifling number wont be anywhere near enough to pose a threat to you and me, we can just trap them using a wood or stone-attribute treasure, Yuan Cha said in an indifferent manner.

I do indeed have a pair of treasures of those attributes, but can you be certain that he only has that many of those spirit insects? What if he has more than 100,000 of them up his sleeve? On top of that, we still dont know how many trump cards hes yet to reveal, what if we back him into a corner and he lashes out to deal us severe damage before we take him down? Xue Guang speculated.

You think he has over 100,00 Gold Devouring Beetles? You sure have a vivid imagination! Alright, lets say that he does indeed have that many Gold Devouring Beetles up his sleeve, do you think his spiritual sense will be powerful enough to control them? Even if our true bodies were present, controlling over 100,000 Gold Devouring Beetles would instantly exhaust our spiritual sense. Rest assured, controlling several thousand of those beetles at once is most likely already his limit. If he really could control so many of those beetles at once, he wouldve used them against us already. He does indeed possess some powerful abilities that we need to be wary of, but dont tell me that youre planning to give up now. If so, then Ill just have to continue on my own, you just have to deploy your subordinates to cut off all of the potential routes he can take to return to any major human settlements, Yuan Cha chuckled coldly.

Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs expression changed slightly before he replied, I was only considering the worst-case scenario. Seeing as youre so confident, Ill naturally be willing to continue as well.

Han Li had taken two extremely important treasures from him, so he naturally wasnt willing to give up on this chase.

As you know, Im the leader of our holy race army in this area, but I cant deploy all of the troops here to hunt down that human brat. Otherwise, if something were to go wrong, I would be held accountable, Xue Guang suddenly said.

So? What are you trying to say? Spit it out, Yuan Cha urged in an impatient manner.

Hehe, what Im saying is that seeing as were unable to capture this human cultivator in a short time, you and I have to make some long-term plans. Why dont you request some reinforcements from Liu Ji? If she can deploy some of her elite subordinates to assist us, theres no way that human brat will be able to get away. With your relationship with Liu Ji, Im sure this wont be too difficult, Xue Guang chuckled.

Yuan Cha considered this proposal for a moment before nodding in agreement. Request reinforcements from Liu Ji? Thats not a bad idea. Alright, I can do that, but during this time, you and your subordinates have to keep up the pressure on that Han brat. Dont allow him any respite, and certainly dont let him get away.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yuan Cha, Ill be sure to cut off all of the potential routes leading to Deep Heaven City and the other major human settlements. Ill ensure that hell have no one to turn to, Xue Guang assured in an ecstatic manner.

That would be best. Prior to the arrival of Liu Jis reinforcements, we should continue to follow him from a distance. Once we completely exhaust him, well be able to capture him with ease, Yuan Cha said in a cold voice.

Of course. In reality, with our powers, if we were prepared to incur some costs, we wouldve most likely already chased him down, Xue Guang said with a smile.

Alright, lets continue, then. I have to admit that his speed truly is quite remarkable, if we delay here any longer, hell escape out of our sensory range, Yuan Cha said as she cast her gaze into the distance.

Of course. Ive already set up seven more groups of my subordinates up ahead, and they should be able to exhaust him even further, Xue Guang replied with a cold smile.

Yuan Cha offered no response to this and merely returned to her stone hall as a ball of white light.

As for Xue Guang, he made a hand seal and vanished into the jade plate as a cloud of black Qi.

In the next instant, both of the giant treasures set off in pursuit of Han Li once again.

Meanwhile, Han Li was around 10,000 kilometers away, flying through the air with a dark expression. Having been fleeing for the past two months, the plans of the two Sacred Ancestors had naturally been made very apparent to him.

During this period of time, he had encountered at least 30 to 40 groups of enemies.

Some of these groups were comprised only of low-grade devilish beings, while others included the most elite forces the devilish army had to offer, and there were even two groups that had devilish lords among their ranks.

Under normal circumstances, this naturally wouldnt be of any concern to him, but with the two Sacred Ancestors hot on his heels, he didnt dare to engage in prolonged battles. As such, he was forced to unleash powerful abilities to eradicate his enemies as quickly as possible, but doing so was naturally very taxing on his magic power and spiritual sense.

If it werent for the fact that he had many regenerative pills up his sleeve, he wouldve already collapsed. Even so, he was still in terrible condition.

Following the intense battles that he had endured, his magic power reserves had been whittled down to less than half, and after being forced to release all those mature Gold Devouring Beetles, his spiritual sense had also been severely depleted.

The only silver lining on this situation was that the two Sacred Ancestors seemed to have been intimidated by the powers he had displayed, and they only dared to deploy their troops to try and stall him.

As such, he didnt have to worry about being attacked by the two Sacred Ancestors for now, but he clearly couldnt keep this up for much longer. If they were to discover that he was virtually a spent force or if they were to deploy a large number of devilish beings to surround him, then he would be as good as dead.

Han Li naturally wasnt going to wait for something like this to happen. He had employed all types of methods to try and shake off his pursuers, but the two Sacred Ancestors were just as if not more adept then he was in tracking and concealment abilities.

He had tried a wide variety of tactics, but at the very most, he had only been able to shake off the two Sacred Ancestors for less than half a day before they caught up again.

Thus, Han Li was in a very dire situation.

If there were only a single Sacred Ancestor pursuing him, then perhaps he could slip away by taking advantage of a moment of complacency or a lapse in concentration from his pursuer. However, with two of them complementing one another, there was no way he would be able to depend on something like that.

As he approached Deep Heaven City, the number of enemies that he encountered was clearly beginning to increase.

He couldnt allow this to continue any longer! His pursuers were clearly taking advantage of his intention to return to Deep Heaven City, and had most likely set up a vast devilish army to stop him along the way. If he were to forge ahead blindly, then hed run out of magic power and be killed before he could reach Deep Heaven City. He had to escape toward another direction! There were definitely going to be devilish beings attempting to impede him in other directions as well, but the resistance he encountered would most likely be significantly diminished.

However, he couldnt make his intentions too obvious. He had to somehow shake off his pursuers for now and give himself an opening for some respite.

Having made up his mind, Han Li immediately began to think of a plan.

Perhaps the dire nature of the situation bestowed upon Han Li a greater sense of urgency, but he was quickly able to think of a plan.

…

Within the jade plate, the three Xue Guang clones were standing in front of a new crystalline wall in a stationary manner.

Two of the clones had already closed their eyes, seemingly to rest, while the third was staring intently at the image on the wall.

All of a sudden, a faint cry of surprise escaped from the third clones mouth, and the other two clones immediately opened their eyes.

The image on the crystalline wall depicted Han Li in his Kun Peng form, and he suddenly reverted back into human form, then stopped before making a hand seal. His body blurred slightly, and he manifested eight identical figures to himself.

The crimson figure was none other than one of the Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs clones!

Dont celebrate too early! Dont forget the condition that we initially proposed to Yuan Cha, another identical clone reminded in a calm voice.

Hmph, seeing as Yuan Cha is pursuing the same target as us, the condition we raised will naturally have to be changed. We can hand that man over to her, but we didnt promise to hand over his treasures to her as well, Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang harrumphed coldly in response.

Im not sure Yuan Cha would be willing to accept such an arrangement. We can split her some of the treasures, but we have to recover the Devil Sealing Lock and Purple Word Cauldron, the clone said with a shake of his head.

Split her some of the treasures? That human brat clearly possesses many powerful treasures, are you willing to pass them up? Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang asked with pursed lips.

We have no choice. Dont forget that she has the backing of Liu Ji, now would not be a good time to mess with her, the clone replied in a solemn manner.

Indeed, that Liu Ji is quite a big problem. A hint of wariness appeared on Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs face.

Alright, stop getting ahead of yourselves! We might not even be able to capture that human brat. He seems to have sensed our presence, so it most likely wont be possible to ambush him, the final clone said.

Hes sensed our presence? Surely not! Weve already concealed everything with the All-encompassing Plate, theres no way that hell be able to sense us unless hes a Grand Ascension cultivator. At the very most, hes only become suspicious that theres someone nearby. With Yuan Cha hot on his heels, he wont be able to remain here for long, Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang said in an unconvinced manner.

Is that so? I dont think thats… Hold on, what is he doing? The final clone faltered mid-sentence before letting loose a cry of alarm.

The expressions on the faces of the other two clones also changed drastically upon seeing what Han Li was doing in the image.

Han Li suddenly opened his massive beak to expel a shimmering golden ball of lightning, which swelled to around 10 feet in size in a flash.

The ball of lightning then shot forth directly toward the three clones as a dazzling bolt of lightning.

A loud thunderclap rang out, and the crystalline screen was pulverized into powder amid a crisp crack by the golden lightning.

He really did discover the All-encompassing Plate! If we cant ambush him, then well just have to forcibly stop him! Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang said in a cold voice.

The other two clones naturally offered no objections, and both of them began to make hand seals while uttering incantations.

At the same time, the ball of lightning transformed into a giant net that swept forward, and a white object appeared out of thin air.

This was a circular object that was over 1,000 feet in size, and it resembled a massive jade plate. Under the illumination of the white light emanating from the jade plate, a formation that was around 500 meters in size also emerged.

If Han Li hadnt stopped right as he did, he wouldve plunged headfirst into that restriction, and that was naturally quite an alarming realization for him.

The giant jade plate revolved on the spot, then released a dense white light barrier. After just a few flashes, the light barrier transformed into a wall of light with no end in sight to completely cut off Han Li.

However, a burst of exuberant light suddenly flashed from Han Lis body, and he transformed into another giant bird form that resembled the legendary true spirit heavenly phoenix!

This was none other than the Heavenly Phoenix Transformation of Han Lis 12 Awakening Transformations.

As soon as this bird emerged, it let loose a clear cry before flapping its wings, and spatial fluctuations erupted up ahead, following which a white spatial rift emerged.

Han Lis giant bird body flashed forward, and he instantly vanished into the rift.

In the next instant, an identical rift appeared beyond the white light barrier, and Han Li re-emerged in a wraith-like manner before immediately adopting his Kun Peng form again.

He flapped his four wings, and a resounding thunderclap rang out as he disappeared on the spot.

Several thousand feet away, another thunderclap rang out, and Han Li reappeared before continuing to fly away as an azure and white thread of light.

This process sounded like quite a lengthy and convoluted one, but it had actually only taken an instant, and before the three clones knew it, Han Li was fleeing into the distance again.

The three clones were naturally completely flabbergasted upon seeing this.

Thats impossible! How was he able to teleport away so easily in the face of the restriction from the All-encompassing Plate? Could it be that hes carrying some type of treasure that can counter the All-encompassing Plate? one of the clones roared in a furious manner.

No, it was because of his transformation. Dont forget that the All-encompassing Plate is unable to restrict spirit birds with innate spatial abilities such as phoenixes. What that brat just unleashed was clearly some type of heavenly phoenix transformation technique, Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang analyzed in a calm voice.

Just how many transformations does this brat have? Even with Yuan Chas assistance, it wont be an easy task to capture him, the final clone said with a dark expression.

Right at this moment, white light flashed from the distance, and a majestic stone hall appeared before hurtling directly toward the three clones.

Lets set all that aside and give chase first! Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang said without any hesitation.

Indeed, we cant let him get away again. Otherwise, we may not get a chance to capture him again. The other two clones also nodded in agreement.

Thus, crimson light flashed from their bodies, and they instantly combined as one before injecting their power into the giant jade plate in a frenzy.

A faint buzzing sound rang out from the jade plate, and runes swirled over its surface before it shot forth as a ball of white light.

Close to 10 kilometers away, Yuan Cha was appraising everything that was unfolding while seated in her stone chair with a dark expression.

What useless idiots! I cant believe those three clones couldnt stop that Han brat even after setting up an ambush! It appears Ill have to do everything myself, Yuan Chua grumbled to herself.

Meanwhile, Han Li was also internally lamenting his current situation.

Even though the enemies within the jade plate hadnt revealed themselves, he was able to identify who they were from the faint crimson light that had appeared when the treasure had been activated.

Now that he was being pursued by two Sacred Ancestors at once, Han Li had naturally completely cast aside all thoughts of turning around and facing his pursuers in battle, and was focused wholeheartedly on fleeing.

…

Two days later, Han Li found himself surrounded by several tens of mid-grade devilish beings.

These devilish beings were expelling devilish Qi out of their mouths and swinging their weapons through the air, unleashing barrages of attacks toward Han Li with all their might.

However, Han Li merely released a layer of golden lightning arcs out of his body, and all of the devilish beings were reduced to dust amid a resounding thunderclap.

After that, he immediately continued on his way, not daring to delay even for an instant.

A short while later, the jade plate and stone hall also rapidly passed through this place.

…

Five days later, over 100 devilish beings and over 1,000 low-grade devilish beasts appeared before Han Li.

On this occasion, Han Li plunged headfirst into the horde of beasts, and streaks of azure sword Qi erupted out of his body in a frenzy.

All of the low-grade devilish beasts and devilish beings were instantly destroyed while Han Li continued to flee rapidly into the distance.

At this point, the jade plate and stone hall were already close to 1,000 kilometers away.

…

10 days later, in the air above a murky grey mountain range, a giant golden ape that was over 1,000 feet tall rushed into an army comprised of hundreds of elite devilish beings and a dozen or so giant devilish beasts.

The giant ape swung its massive arms violently through the air, and none of the devilish beings or giant devilish beasts were able to withstand even a single attack.

However, they seemed to have received some kind of strict order, even though their numbers were quickly dwindling, they were still throwing themselves at the giant ape with no regard for their own lives.

A buzzing sound rang out from another direction, and two balls of white light emerged almost in unison before hurtling toward the battlefield.

The giant golden ape let loose a roar of fury before unleashing a burst of golden soundwaves that made the nearby space twist and warp violently.

In the blink of an eye, all of the devilish beings swept up by the golden soundwaves self-detonated on the spot, following which the giant ape transformed into a four-winged Kun Peng again before flying away.

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Half a month later, Han Li had reverted back to his human form, and he was situated on the lakebed of an unknown lake, appraising the two devilish lords before him with a grim expression.

One of the devilish lords had an inky-black head, webbed hands, and several thick tentacles beneath its armpits that were waving incessantly. As for the other devilish lord, it had a pair of eyes that were as bright as lamps and a layer of shimmering azure scales all over its body.

Han Li took a deep breath before making a grabbing motion with both hands, summoning an azure and a black mountain before sending both of them hurtling directly toward the two devilish lords.

In the air above the lake close to 10,000 kilometers away, the jade plate and stone hall were hurtling toward Han Lis location one after the other.

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Two months later, the four-winged Kun Peng was being harassed by a dozen or so shimmering crimson devilish beings above a peculiar steaming swamp.

Regardless of whether the giant Kun Peng unleashed bolts of silver lightning or lashed out with its talons, the crimson devilish beings were able to instantly regenerate before pouncing toward the giant bird again.

High up in the air around 1,000 kilometers away, the jade plate and stone hall reappeared.

The image in the mirror depicted a crimson-robed young man, and he had a rather dark expression on his face. Yuan Cha? When did you send a clone into the Spirit Realm? If I recall correctly, youre not on the list of the Sacred Ancestors designated to descend into this realm.

Xue Guang, I only sent a clone of mine into this realm to assist Liu Ji. Im not ruling over any army, and I dont have any intention of getting my true body to descend into this realm, so Im not breaking my agreement with everyone. As such, you have no right to accuse me of anything, the woman replied in an expressionless manner.

Xue Guang was furious, but he was clearly also rather wary of the woman, and he harrumphed coldly, Hmph, no matter how you try to explain it, youre just twisting the narrative. Setting that aside for now, if youre assisting Liu Ji, then why have you appeared in this area that Im overseeing? Dont you owe me an explanation for that? Dont tell me that the detection treasure in my battle canoe is yielding a false result!

I am indeed currently in the area that youre overseeing, and Im pursuing a human cultivator. This is an order from Liu Ji as well, so what Im doing is definitely beneficial to the army of our holy race, the woman replied as her expression eased slightly.

Youre pursuing a human cultivator? With those two giant stone devils up your sleeve, surely no human under the Grand Ascension Stage can escape from you. However, seeing as this is a matter that concerns the entire army of our holy race, it would be unbefitting of me to not lend you my assistance. Ill send out a clone of mine to meet up with you right away, Xue Guang said in a meaningful voice.

It sounds like you still doubt me. By the way, Ive heard that you sent your three clones into the Spirit Realm, arent you afraid that something will happen to your true body in our holy realm? Besides, dont you think its too late for you to send out a clone now? By the time your clone gets here, Ill have already taken care of the human cultivator here, the woman said as a cold smile appeared on her face.

I have no need to explain myself to you. My clone isnt far away from where you are right now, it should be able to meet up with you in about half a day. I just so happened to have borrowed the All-encompassing Plate from Du Long, Im sure itll be of assistance to you, Xue Guang replied.

What? How did you get Du Long to lend you his All-encompassing Plate? He values that treasure as much as his own life! A stunned look appeared on the womans face upon hearing this.

Hehe, anything can be borrowed as long as the price is right. Whos this human cultivator that youre currently pursuing? They must be an extremely important figure in the human race to get away from you. Ill contact my clones right away so they can ambush him from the front, and well trap him from both sides, Xue Guang proposed.

The woman was silent for a moment before replying in a serious manner, You can help me hunt him down, but Ive had a run-in with him in a lower realm in the past, so after we capture him, you have to leave him to me. Otherwise, Id rather take care of him on my own, even if it means Ill have to expend a bit more time.

Oh? Hes crossed you in a lower realm? Thats quite interesting! I heard that a spiritual sense clone of yours was killed in a lower realm, could the perpetrator be the human cultivator that youre currently pursuing? Haha, what a coincidence! Xue Guang chuckled as a mocking look appeared on his face.

If you contacted me just to mock me, then theres no need for us to communicate any further. The womans expression darkened as she raised a hand to cut off the communication.

However, Xue Guang suddenly raised a hand to stop her. Hold on! I agree to your condition. However, after this, you have to help me do something as well, and after thats done, you have to leave the area that Im overseeing.

What do you need help with? The woman was rather surprised to hear this.

Its quite simple, I also need you to help me take care of a human cultivator, Xue Guang immediately replied.

Didnt your three clones descend into this realm already? Why do you still need my assistance? Youre not trying to recruit this clone of mine to attack a Grand Ascension Stage human cultivator, are you? the woman asked with furrowed brows.

Hehe, rest assured, I wouldnt be willing to sacrifice these clones of mine to attack a Grand Ascension Stage being. The human Im targeting is a Body Integration cultivator, but he possesses many powerful treasures and abilities. I did indeed send my three clones into this realm, but theyre not carrying my most powerful treasures, which is why I was unable to take that human down. With your assistance, Im sure the outcome will be different, Xue Guang replied with a smile.

The womans expression eased upon hearing this, and she said, If its a Body Integration Stage human cultivator, then I have no objections, you have yourself a deal. Tell me how to contact those clones of yours.

Xue Guang naturally gave an affirmative reply before pointing a finger forward to release a string of silver runes out of the mirror.

Meanwhile, Han Li was still hurtling through the air up ahead, completely oblivious to the fact that his two almighty devilish enemies had unknowingly joined forces to hunt him down.

He was racking his brains for a way out of this situation as he flew, but was unable to think of anything right away.

Not long ago, he had just faced Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs clones, and he had expended most of his temporary formation treasures, so he was lacking the resources to keep his pursuer at bay.

Furthermore, he had no idea what type of abilities the devilish woman possessed, and that made it very difficult for him to formulate a plan against her.

After thinking for a long while, he decided that he had to ascertain the womans powers and abilities first before he could think about anything else. After all, only by knowing ones enemy could one assure victory. frewbovel.cm

With that in mind, countless feathers suddenly shot forth from his Kun Peng body before transforming into talismans and formation tools. He set up a dozen or so traps of different sizes, then continued on his way.

A short while later, a string of loud explosions erupted behind him, and the spiritual sense connection he had with those traps was instantly severed.

His heart immediately sank upon seeing this.

Judging from the speed at which the woman had broken through all of the traps he had set, he could ascertain that she was even more powerful than he had anticipated. Her powers were definitely far superior to those of the average devilish lord, and she was comparable to the three Xue Guang clones.

Furthermore, the familiar aura that she was giving off reminded him of a fearsome enemy, and the mere thought of her sent chills running down his spine.

Could it be that this woman was a clone of that Sacred Ancestor Yuan Cha? In that case, it wasnt all that strange that she was so determined to hunt him down.

Indeed, after some careful consideration, Han Li finally realized that the aura of this woman was rather similar to that of the soul fragment of Sacred Ancestor Yuan Cha that he had encountered, and that was quite an uneasy thought for him.

After arriving at this realization, he was even more determined to refrain from engaging the woman in battle, and continued to flee as quickly as he could.

He had already formulated a plan, the stone hall could teleport, but that would undoubtedly expend far more magic power than normal flight. As such, there was a very good chance that he would be able to outlast her in a contest of endurance.

Thus, he had made up his mind to keep fleeing, even though flying at such a rapid speed was also quite taxing to him.

After that, he no longer tried to set up any traps or formations, he merely summoned some pills and top-grade spirit stones that he used to replenish his lost magic power.

The stone hall continued to give chase behind him, and half a day flew by in the blink of an eye.

They had flown over a desert in the primordial world and arrived in the air above a swamp. The sky was very clear, and there was nothing obstructing Han Lis field of view aside from a few lazy white clouds.

Han Li could sense that the frequency of the stone halls teleportation was gradually beginning to drop off, and a hint of elation welled up in his heart.

Right at this moment, a slightly feeble voice suddenly sounded in his spiritual sense. Look out, Master, I can sense the aura of an enemy up ahead.

The voice was very tender and seemed to belong to a child. Han Li was very startled by this voice, he immediately stopped in mid-air before hurriedly asking, Whos there?

Do you not recognize me, Master? Im the Leopard Kirin Beast! I only just awakened and will need to go into hibernation again soon, but I can clearly sense that there are enemies up ahead who bear ill will toward you, the owner of the childish voice said in an urgent manner, then fell silent after a tender yawn.

Han Li was quite bewildered to hear this. The Leopard Kirin Beast had been hibernating for several centuries, yet it had suddenly woken up at a time like this to issue those words of caution to him. Furthermore, the fact that it was now able to speak also came as quite a surprise to him.

What was the enemy that the beast had just mentioned? Why hadnt he been able to sense anything?

As these thoughts rapidly flashed through Han Lis mind, he quickly cast his gaze through the surrounding area while releasing his enormous spiritual sense in all directions.

However, he couldnt sense anything suspicious nearby, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, there were three crimson-robed figures standing side by side within a mysterious treasure, appraising a giant hovering crystalline screen together.

On the surface of the massive screen was the image of a giant bird with silver arcs of lightning revolving all around its body.

The massive bird had two pairs of wings, and was appraising its surroundings with a suspicious and bewildered look in its eyes.

Who wouldve thought that this would be the human cultivator that Yuan Cha is pursuing? Hehe, that makes things a lot easier for me! the crimson figure standing in the middle chuckled coldly with barely repressed rage in his voice.

At the same time, Han Li let loose an enraged roar as he opened his mouth to expel a thick pillar of golden light directly toward the woman up above.

As for Han Li himself, he transformed into a giant silver four-winged bird with silver arcs of lightning flashing all over its body.

He spread his four wings and vanished into thin air as an azure and white thread of light. In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted several thousand feet away, and the thread of light re-emerged before instantly disappearing again.

This woman clearly possessed unfathomable powers, and Han Li currently wasnt in his best condition, so he immediately chose to flee.

In this four-winged Kun Peng form, he was too fast even for the three Xue Guang clones to catch, so he was very confident in his ability to escape.

The woman waved a hand through the air to release a streak of inky-black sword Qi, which vanquished the oncoming golden pillar of light with ease.

However, during that brief delay, Han Li had already traveled so far into the distance that he was nothing more than a barely visible black dot on the horizon.

You think you can get away from me? How delusional! A cold light flashed through the womans eyes as she cast her gaze toward the fleeing black dot in the distance.

She waved a hand downward, and the two stone giants completely emerged from the ground down below. As they flew up into the air, they converged to form a giant dazzling ball of grey light at the womans behest.

The woman then transformed into a ball of black Qi before vanishing into the massive ball of light, and moments later, the dazzling light receded to reveal a stone hall that was several hundred feet tall.

The hall was entirely grey in color with a dozen or so crude stone pillars, giving off a rather primitive sense of beauty and artistry.

The woman stood at the center of the hall, then gently tapped a foot down onto it before commanding it to give chase.

A layer of white spiritual light instantly appeared over the surface of the stone hall, and it shot forth like a shooting star in pursuit of Han Li.

The stone hall appeared to be quite bulky and maladroit, but it covered a distance of around 1,000 feet after just a single flash, and it wasnt much slower than the four-winged Kun Peng that Han Li had transformed into.

Han Li had also naturally discovered this, and he became even more reluctant to engage his pursuer in battle.

The woman clearly wasnt an ordinary devilish lord, and he certainly wasnt willing to face her in his current lackluster condition.

Furthermore, not only did the womans aura strike him with a sense of extreme peril, it was also rather familiar to him. It would be very unwise for Han Li to engage her in battle before ascertaining her identity.

Even though he was only slightly faster than his pursuer in his Kun Peng form, the gap between them would still constantly be widening, so he would eventually be able to completely shake her off.

The woman had to be aware of this as well, so Han Li was rather perplexed about what her intentions were. However, he had no time to consider such matters at the moment, he was focused solely on fleeing the scene as quickly as he could.

At their astonishing speeds, a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers had been covered after just a single hour. At this point, Han Li had already opened up a gap of several tens of kilometers between himself and the stone hall.

This was naturally an extremely far distance for the average person, but for beings of Han Lis caliber, it was a distance that could be covered in mere moments.

Even so, the gap was still steadily widening, and Han Lis heart finally eased slightly as he began to ponder exactly who this woman was.

Meanwhile, the woman was seated on a stone chair at the center of the hall, casting her cold gaze straight ahead in an unblinking manner. frewenovel.com

Hmph, this human brat was nothing more than an ant in a lower realm the last time I encountered him, but since then, hes progressed to the mid-Body Integration Stage in less than 2,000 years and attained such a powerful transformation technique, it appears that hes not to be underestimated. However, hes dreaming if he thinks he can get away from me with these trifling abilities alone! Shi Gan, initiate instantaneous teleportation right away! Im sure youve had enough time to lock onto him, the woman commanded with a cold expression.

In response, a giant rough face took shape on the ceiling of the stone hall, and it replied, Yes, Mistress Yuan Cha! The two of us will initiate teleportation right away, but theres still a potential margin for error of around 500 meters that youll need to account for.

500 meters is nothing, Ill be able to stop him for sure, the woman said in a nonchalant manner.

Yes!

The giant face immediately gave an affirmative reply, and in the next instant, the stone hall suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Immediately thereafter, two different strange voices began to chant an incantation, and countless five-colored runes emerged over the surface of the stone hall amid a flash of spiritual light.

These runes were extremely profound, and they flashed violently before detaching themselves from the stone hall, dispersing through the air to form a massive five-colored formation.

The stone hall was situated right at the center of the formation, and it vanished on the spot after a flash of dazzling light.

In the next instant, Han Li suddenly felt a burst of spatial fluctuations appear around 500 meters behind him, and his heart jolted as he turned around, just in time to see a giant formation appear out of thin air.

Five-colored light flashed, and a massive object began to emerge from the formation.

Crap!

Han Li was adept in formations and instantaneous teleportation techniques himself, so he was naturally immediately able to identify this as a teleportation formation. As such, he immediately stopped in his flight while a vertical black demonic eye appeared on his glabella.

This was none other than Han Lis Law Destruction Eye, and he was forcibly using it in his Kun Peng form, this was something that wouldve been completely beyond his capabilities back before he reached the Body Integration Stage.

As soon as the Law Destruction Eye appeared, it expelled a black thread that was as thin as a strand of hair. The black thread then instantly transformed into a thick inky-black pillar of light that vanished into thin air in a flash.

A resounding boom rang out, and the black pillar of light appeared right in front of the teleportation formation before striking it with devastating force.

Black and five-colored light immediately intertwined to inundate the entire formation, and after unleashing the attack, the Law Destruction Eye on Han Lis glabella instantly vanished. Immediately thereafter, he flapped his wings and continued to flee, choosing to unleash no further attacks.

Han Li was clearly aware that the attack from his Law Destruction Eye wouldnt actually be able to harm his pursuer, which was why he had made such a quick decision to continue flying away.

As it turned out, he was right. After the explosion of black and five-colored light receded, the space at the center of the giant formation warped and blurred, following which the giant stone hall emerged in a slightly unsteady manner.

Under the influence of the chaotic spatial powers in the nearby area, the stone hall was unable to immediately continue pursuing Han Li. Instead, a white light barrier had appeared around it, and it was swaying incessantly amid the violent spatial fluctuations.

He has a Law Destruction Eye! The womans expression darkened upon making this realization.

After just a few flashes, Han Li was nothing more than a black spot on the horizon again.

Chase him down! the woman commanded in an enraged voice.

The giant stone face appeared once again on the ceiling of the hall, and it said in an apologetic manner, Im afraid we wont be able to give chase right away, Mistress. Due to the disruption from spatial powers, well only be able to continue after making some adjustments.

Hmph, by the time youre done, that human brat will be completely gone! Let me lend you a hand! the woman harrumphed coldly before gripping onto the smooth armrests of her stone chair, then injected a burst of inky-black devilish Qi into it.

Thank you for your assistance, Mistress Yuan Cha, well be able to continue right away now, the stone face said in an elated manner.

Thus, not long after that, the stone hall shot forth through the air again.

Even though the stone hall had failed to stop Han Li, the distance between the two had been closed down significantly, and the woman continued to give chase with renewed determination.

Thus, whenever Han Li managed to widen the gap between himself and the stone hall, the woman would make use of its teleportation ability to close the gap.

Having learned her lesson from the first teleportation, she made sure not to get too close to Han Li during her subsequent teleportations. Thus, even with his Law Destruction Eye, Han Li was unable to thwart her teleportation any further.

This was naturally quite worrying for Han Li. He also had his lightning formation that he could use for teleportation, but he was unable to control the destination at all.1

If he were to only teleport over a short distance, there was a possibility that he could end up right next to his pursuer. If he wanted to teleport over a longer distance, then he would require more time to set up the formation, so that wasnt a viable option, either.

Furthermore, even if he could teleport himself thousands of kilometers away, he still wouldnt be able to escape the womans spiritual sense detection, and shed simply catch up again eventually.

It seemed that she was even more difficult to shake off than the three clones of Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang. Thus, the two continued to fly through the air for over half a day.

Due to the fact that Han Li had intentionally chosen a very sparsely populated path, he didnt encounter any devilish beings that could impede him along the way. However, the woman clearly wasnt going to let him off the hook, so he had to think of a way to shake her off.

Unbeknownst to him, the woman was currently communicating with another devilish being through her antiquated black mirror.

1. Immortal Galaxy Tree: Wonder if the author meant a hastily set up formation? Since Han Li did use the lightning formation to kill that armored giant right at the start of the Deep Heaven City battle, albeit that was an extremely short distance that he was able to see with his own eyes.

The woman nodded in response before sweeping her sleeves through the air, releasing two bursts of white light that vanished into the bodies of the two giants.

A string of cracks and pops rang out from the giants bodies, and they quickly shrank down to a pair of first-sized grey stone balls, both of which then instantly disappeared up the womans sleeve.

After that, a black cloud emerged beneath the womans feet, then encompassed her body as she flew away toward a certain direction.

…

Han Lis eyelids fluttered slightly as he sat beside the giant crater. He slowly opened his eyes, and a peculiar look appeared on his face. He had just withdrawn his spiritual sense clone from within the Devil Sealing Lock, and he murmured to himself, From the looks of it, that Chaotic Yin Yang Qi must be extremely important to both of the devils. Otherwise, they wouldnt have gotten into such a heated altercation. Will the two of them be able to escape from the Devil Sealing Lock right away after obtaining the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi? No, surely not. The Devil Sealing Lock is an incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure, no matter how incredible that Chaotic Yin Yang Qi is, theres no way it could have such a miraculous effect. Those two are most likely plotting something else.

After contemplating the issue for a while, Han Li seemed to have suddenly arrived at a decision. Hehe, theres no need for me to overthink this. After I split the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi with those two devils, Ill find a way to toss the Devil Sealing Lock back into the Elder Devil Realm. I have to make a trip there anyway, Ill just drop off the Devil Sealing Lock then. Those two are nothing more than spiritual sense entities without physical bodies anyway, who cares whatll become of them once they escape from the Devil Sealing Lock in the Elder Devil Realm?

With that in mind, Han Li pointed a finger toward the Devil Sealing Lock before him, and it shot forth directly toward the giant crater before hovering right over its center.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li took a deep breath before making a hand seal while chanting something, and a projection with three heads and six arms appeared behind him.

The projection made hand seals with all six of its arms, and a vast expanse of golden light swept forth from its body before vanishing into the Devil Sealing Lock.

As a result, the surface of the white wooden box instantly took on a shimmering golden color, as if a coat of molten gold had been applied to it.

Right at this moment, a layer of azure light appeared on Han Lis face, and he let loose a low cry before pointing a finger at the wooden box again. A burst of silver flames emerged from his fingertip before enveloping the wooden box, and at the same time, the golden projection behind Han Li opened all six of its eyes in unison.

It then strode directly toward the burning wooden box, covering a distance of over 100 feet in just a few flashes before reaching out to grab onto the box.

After that, the projection carried the box and descended slowly toward the bottom of the giant crater.

Even though it wasnt descending very quickly, it still disappeared into the yellow mist down below after the span of just a few breaths.

Han Li continued to chant his incantation while making different hand seals, and a burst of indescribable glacial Qi soon began to emanate from his body.

A layer of faint yellow frost spread over the ground around him, and moments later, the azure light on Han Lis face faded while his entire body was enveloped by a layer of yellow light.

At the same time, a layer of yellow frost also began to appear over his body, and at this point, the yellow mist within the crater was already churning violently.

An occasional rumbling boom would ring out from underground, as if there were something constantly exploding within the depths of the crater.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged, and he seemed to be paying no heed to the changes taking place on his body, he merely continued to do what he was doing without pause.

Time slowly passed by, and seven days and seven nights had flown past. Han Li was still seated beside the giant crater. If a normal cultivator with inferior magic power, spiritual sense, and physical constitution had been in his place, they wouldve most likely already collapsed. Even for Han Li, this was quite a taxing endeavor, and he was beginning to feel rather weary.

At this point, the rumbling booms echoing deep within the giant crater had already receded. The churning of the yellow mist had also become a lot less violent, and it was clear that the secret technique that he was unleashing was in its closing stages.

All of a sudden, a loud boom that was akin to a rumbling thunderclap erupted from the bottom of the crater, and countless rays of golden light erupted upward, piercing through the layers of mist and completely illuminating the entire giant crater.

Success! Han Li couldnt help but exclaim in an excited manner as his eyes lit up. freewebnvel.cm

If he could obtain this Chaotic Yin Yang Qi, then he would definitely be able to progress to the late-Body Integration Stage in a short time.

If he could reach that level, then both his magic power and abilities would be enhanced significantly, and he would be far better equipped to protect himself during the devilish tribulation, as well as the trip into the Elder Devil Realm.

With that in mind, he immediately sprang into action. A layer of five-colored flames appeared over his body, and all of the yellow frost was melted away.

He then raised a hand and made a grabbing motion toward the bottom of the crater, upon which the mist within surged violently, and the golden projection slowly re-emerged.

It was still holding the wooden box, but there was now an azure ball of light contained within its body. The ball of light was around the size of an egg and completely mundane in appearance, but it contained two pea-sized specks of light, one of which was black while the other was white.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, but in the next instant, his smile abruptly stiffened, and he cast his gaze upward with an alarmed look in his eyes.

Almost at the exact same moment, an earth-shattering boom erupted up above, following which a burst of devastating force struck the restrictions in the air.

In the face of this ferocious attack, the restriction was instantly shattered, and the mist enshrouding the mountain summit was completely swept away by a gust of fierce wind.

A slender female figure then appeared up above before casting her gaze toward Han Li in a cold manner. Her gaze was as frosty as ice, and Han Lis face was struck by a pang of sharp pain under her cold gaze.

Looks like the information I obtained from searching that human cultivators soul was accurate, the woman mused in a cold voice, and Han Lis heart jolted upon hearing this.

He didnt know who this woman was, but judging from her aura, she was clearly a high-grade devilish being.

Han Li was naturally very perplexed and alarmed, but there was no time for him to ponder the situation. He abruptly reached out with one hand before making a grabbing motion, and the golden projection transformed into a ball of golden light that hurtled directly toward Han Li with the wooden box and that ball of azure light contained within it.

The woman faltered slightly upon seeing this, but after she caught sight of the wooden box and the ball of azure light, her expression instantly changed drastically.

Thats the Devil Sealing Lock and Chaotic Yin Yang Qi! I see, so you were extracting Chaotic Yin Yang Qi using the Earthly Hellish Flames here!

The woman immediately swept a sleeve through the air as she spoke, and a white piece of fabric instantly shot forth. After just a single flash, it covered a distance of several thousand feet, appearing directly above the golden projection before descending like lightning.

This was a massive white silk handkerchief that was around 10 feet in size. Its surface was riddled with shimmering silver runes, and it was clearly a powerful treasure!

The woman was attempting to use this treasure to intercept the Devil Sealing Lock and Chaotic Yin Yang Qi.

Almost at the exact same moment, violent tremors ran through the ground on either side of the giant crater, and countless rocks and stones were sent flying in all directions as two massive grey stone hands erupted out of the ground. The two huge hands clamped viciously toward Han Li, and before they had even struck him, two bursts of immense invisible force had crashed down upon him.

Han Li was naturally quite alarmed and enraged by this, but he didnt panic in the slightest.

He harrumphed coldly while making a hand seal, then uttered the word explode!

The golden light that enveloped the wooden box and the Chaotic Yin Yang Qi flashed violently before exploding into a golden halo. The space in the wake of this golden halo warped and twisted, and the white silk handkerchief was forced to a momentary standstill.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a huge green hand suddenly appeared out of thin air before instantly catching the wooden box and azure ball of light.

Immediately thereafter, the massive hand transformed into a green humanoid figure, it was none other than Han Lis spirit body.

As soon as the spirit body appeared, it made a hand seal and vanished on the spot as a ball of green light.

At the same time, golden light flashed from Han Lis body, and he began to swell drastically in size while sprouting thick golden fur. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a giant golden ape that was over 100 feet tall, and the tremendous force weighing down upon him was instantly completely nullified.

As soon as Han Li completed his transformation, he let loose a thunderous roar and launched his fists viciously toward the oncoming giant stone palms.

Two earth-shattering booms erupted, and Han Li gave a muffled groan as he was forced back several steps, while large sections of the two massive stone hands were reduced to rubble and shrapnel.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations erupted behind Han Li, and the spirit body emerged while holding the wooden box and the ball of azure light before vanishing into Han Lis body.

Master Black Rain was naturally greatly alarmed by this, but he remained calm and quickly made a hand seal before expelling a small silver bell out of his mouth.

A bell chime rang out, and the small bell instantly manifested a silver projection that was over 1,000 tall, which completely encompassed Master Black Rain.

At the same time, a series of silver soundwaves swept forth in all directions, pulverizing all of the falling rocks and stones they came into contact with.

Grey light flashed between the mountains, and two massive hands constructed from countless rocks and stones suddenly extended out of the mountains. Each hand was several thousand feet in size and imbued with boundless power.

Two earth-shattering booms rang out as the gargantuan hands struck the bell projection from two sides. The bell was quite a powerful treasure, but in the face of such a devastating blow, the projection was still instantly destroyed.

A hint of panic finally began to appear on Master Black Rains face upon seeing this, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air to release a ball of silver light.

A loud thunderclap rang out, and a net that was constructed from countless arcs of silver lightning was unfurled. This was none other than the Silver Celestial Lightning Net!

With this nets profound abilities, he would be safe from any assailant.

Feeling a lot more reassured, Master Black Rain began to chant something while making a grabbing motion with one hand, and several balls of spiritual light appeared over his palm in unison.

However, just as he was about to summon other treasures to retaliate against his assailant, an incredible turn of events suddenly unfolded.

Spatial fluctuations erupted nearby, and a slender hand that was as fair as jade suddenly emerged. The hand made a casual grabbing motion and caught the lightning net in its grasp.

As the five fingers of the hand clenched around the net, Master Black Rain was struck by a burst of excruciating pain in his soul. At the same time, he lost his spiritual sense connection with the Silver Celestial Lightning Net, and he involuntarily yelled as he began to sway unsteadily in mid-air.

During this split-second delay, the two massive stone hands converged viciously like a pair of small mountains. In response, Master Black Rain could only hurriedly summon a suit of green armor that appeared over his body.

However, the two gigantic stone palms were simply far too powerful. An earth-shattering boom rang out, and Master Black Rains physical body was crushed into a cloud of blood mist, while his protective spiritual light and suit of green armor were both also instantly destroyed.

A ball of black light shot out of the blood mist, then vanished into thin air in a flash.

A peal of pleasant laughter then rang out as the hand that was holding the silver lightning net extended a finger, flicking it toward the direction that the ball of black light had just disappeared in.

A ball of silver light shot forth and also instantly disappeared.

In the next instant, a dull thump rang out, and the ball of black light stumbled out of thin air over 1,000 feet away. As soon as it re-emerged, it immediately continued to flee into the distance like a speeding arrow.

Within the black light was a purple Nascent Soul that was several inches tall. The Nascent Soul was completely identical to Master Black Rain in appearance, but its face was completely pale, and it wore a horrified expression.

Its too late to try and get away now! the female voice chuckled coldly.

The slender hand then waved through the air, and the lightning net it was holding abruptly vanished, only to be replaced by an antiquated mirror, which was swept toward Master Black Rains Nascent Soul from afar.

A pillar of black light shot forth from the mirror and encompassed the Nascent Soul in a flash.

The Nascent Soul immediately felt the air around it tighten, following which a burst of enormous suction force stopped it cold in its tracks before forcibly dragging it backward.

Master Black Rain was truly petrified now. In his desperation, his Nascent Soul let loose a low roar as it expelled a triangular badge, then released several balls of blood essence, all of which vanished into the badge as blood mist.

As the item that Master Black Rain had assigned to protect his Nascent Soul, this triangular badge was naturally quite a powerful treasure, and it transformed into a ball of azure light that encompassed the entire Nascent Soul.

Immediately thereafter, the Nascent Souls backward momentum was arrested, and it was able to continue fleeing from the scene.

Hmm? Thats an Infernal Azure Badge of the human race. I was a little too careless. The pleasant female voice rang out again, but on this occasion, it was tinged with a hint of surprise.

Spatial fluctuations erupted, and the owner of the slender hand silently emerged, revealing herself to be a woman in a blue palatial dress.

The woman had a set of gorgeous facial features that were as fair as jade, and her figure was also very alluring, but her eyes gave off an azure light that was rather unsettling to behold.

In the instant that she emerged, she cast her gaze toward the Nascent Soul in the distance, then made an extremely profound hand seal.

Immediately thereafter, a devilish projection with three heads and six arms appeared behind her, and it transformed into a fearsome black-armored devilish being amid a flash of black light.

The suit of armor being worn by the devilish being was extremely intricate in design, with layers upon layers of complex runes inscribed on its surface. The devilish beings three faces were completely concealed by black visors, and as soon as it appeared, it raised its three heads to the heavens and let loose a long cry.

Its six eyes flashed like six balls of azure flames, and it made a grabbing motion toward the Nascent Soul with all six of its hands in unison.

A peculiar scene then ensued!

An earsplitting boom rang out as six black vortexes appeared at the same time, then exploded in unison, causing a massive commotion in the process.

The entire space collapsed as an even larger vortex appeared in front of the woman, and the vortex released countless black runes that vanished into thin air as countless specks of black light.

All of a sudden, the Nascent Soul that was fleeing in the distance was struck by a bone-chilling sensation, yet before it had a chance to react, an identical black vortex abruptly appeared in the air above it. A black devilish claw that was enshrouded in devilish flames shot out of the vortex like lightning, and the Nascent Soul only had a chance to cry out in alarm before it was caught by the devilish claw and pulled back into the vortex.

The vortex then rapidly shrank before vanishing into nothingness, and it was as if it had never appeared there in the first place.

In contrast, the vortex in front of the woman still remained, and was slowly rotating on the spot.

A faint smile appeared on the womans face as she raised a hand and made a grabbing motion toward the vortex, upon which a ball of black light emerged from within, it was none other than Master Black Rains Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Souls eyes were tightly shut, and its face was deathly pale. Its entire body had been bound tightly by black threads, and it had been captured alive.

The woman aimed an expressionless glance at the Nascent Soul, then swept a sleeve downward. A burst of black light instantly swept forth, picking up an item from the ground before delivering it into her hand.

The item was a storage bracelet that was glowing with faint yellow light, and the woman pointed a finger at it while closing her eyes at the same time.

Moments later, the woman reopened her eyes and murmured to herself, Oh? A Pipe Dream Stone Spirit, eh? Thats quite interesting, that man mustve been sent here with the sole purpose of capturing this stone spirit. No wonder Liu Ji asked me to make this trip in person. It looks like the humans are plotting something, well have to keep a closer eye on them from now on. If I want to investigate this matter, Ill have to search that mans soul, but all high-grade human cultivators have special secret techniques that they use to lock their own spiritual sense. I can break through with my devilish arts and through brute force, but Ill still only be able to search a very small portion of his soul, I wonder if that portion will just so happen to contain the information I need.

With that in mind, the woman didnt hesitate any longer. She swept a hand toward the vortex, and it disappeared along with the devilish being behind her, leaving only Master Black Rains Nascent Soul hovering on the spot.

She flipped a hand over to produce that antiquated black mirror again before waving it toward the Nascent Soul, and a burst of black light surged forth to draw the Nascent Soul directly into the mirror.

Find a secluded place where I wont be disturbed, Im going to search this human cultivators soul. With my current powers, itll most likely take quite a few days before an outcome can be reached, the woman said in a nonchalant manner as she stowed the antiquated mirror away, as if she were issuing an instruction to someone.

Yes, Mistress Yuan Cha!1

Two rumbling voices rang out from the two giant mountains nearby, following which the two gargantuan stone palms were slowly withdrawn. A flash of grey light then appeared, and following the span of just a few breaths, the two mountains had transformed into a pair of giants, each of which was over 10,000 feet tall.

The two giants were covered in grey rocks and stones, and each of them had four arms, creating a terrifying sight to behold.

Thank you for helping me destroy that mans physical body, elders. Otherwise, it wouldve been a lot more troublesome for me to capture him. The woman was speaking to the two giants in a very polite manner.

Its our honor to be able to lend you our assistance, Mistress Yuan Cha, one of the giants said as a barely discernible smile appeared on its rocky face.

1. Immortal Galaxy Tree: AW SHIT! Shes finally here!