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The handsome young mans eyes immediately lit up at the sight of the dismembered arm, and he let loose a low cry, upon which his body swelled to around twice its original size, and he transformed into a giant ghostly monarch in a set of brocade robes with a golden crown on his head.

His face had turned completely crimson in color, while his body was covered in green fur. There was also a row of bone spikes that were around a foot in length each protruding from his back, and there were four menacing tusks extending out of his mouth.

The ghostly monarch opened his mouth to expel a burst of grey Qi that swept up the dismembered arm, then drew the arm into his own mouth before chewing on it amid a burst of wince-inducing cracks and crunches.

The bald devilish lords face was slightly pale as he yelled, Alright, youve accepted my blood sacrifice, so hurry up and lend me your Heavenly Ghost Badge!

After swallowing the entire arm, the ghostly monarch licked his lips with a long purple tongue, then said with a greedy look in his eyes, Hehe, those two arent ordinary beings, if you want me to summon the Heavenly Ghosts to assist you, then youll need to offer a better sacrifice.

What? Youre asking for far too much! Im only asking you to take care of two measly human cultivators, yet youre still not satisfied even after devouring one of my arms? The bald devilish lord immediately flared up with rage.

Hmph, you make it sound so simple. Can those two be compared with your past opponents? Im most likely going to have to sacrifice many Heavenly Ghosts to take them down. It seems like youve already forgotten the pact that you made with me through this gate, do you need me to refresh your memory? the ghostly monarch asked in a menacing voice.

The bald devilish lords expression darkened even further, and he gritted his teeth before lashing out with the crimson blade again, slicing off one of his own legs on this occasion. This should be enough, right? If you dare to say no, Im going to destroy the pact between us even if it means well both end up with severe injuries!

Hehe, that is indeed enough. The ghostly monarch nodded in an ecstatic manner, then drew the dismembered leg into his own mouth as well.

Meanwhile, the bald devilish lord began to chant something, and bursts of black Qi emerged from his self-inflicted wounds, following which new limbs quickly emerged. However, doing so made his complexion even paler than before. It was quite clear that even though he had regenerated his own limbs, the blood essence that he had lost would not be replenished so easily.

After devouring the leg as well, the ghostly monarch let loose a long cry of elation, then swept a sleeve through the air to summon a crimson badge. He then tossed the badge behind himself while he flew into the ghostly gate as a gust of Yin wind, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

The bald devilish lords expression eased slightly at the sight of the badge, and after taking a glance at Han Li and Fairy Silver Light, he immediately pointed a finger at the badge.

The ghostly badge immediately began to spin rapidly on the spot, quickly transforming into a crimson tornado.

Ferocious cries rang out from within the tornado, and four menacing ghosts sprang out from within, then quickly swelled to over 100 feet in size each.

These four giant ghosts had furless crimson bodies, but their bodily structure bore a strong resemblance to that of an ape. Each of them had a pair of black horns on their heads, as well as a green hooked tail. As they whipped those tails through the air, they became too fast for the naked eye to follow, and one could only hear bursts of explosive booms erupting from behind the giant ghosts.

The bald devilish lord immediately made a grabbing motion toward the four Heavenly Ghosts, and the crimson tornado in the distance immediately reverted back to a ghostly badge, then flew into his grasp in a flash.

A vicious look then appeared on his face as he cast an incantation seal onto the badge while chanting something at the same time. The four giant ghosts were clearly bound by the badge, and they all turned to Fairy Silver Light with ferocious expressions at the bald devilish lords behest.

One of them let loose a fierce cry, and crimson light emerged from the backs of all four Heavenly Ghosts. A pair of purple bat wings then appeared on each of their backs, and they immediately flapped those wings, pouncing directly toward the light barrier up above.

A cold smile appeared on the bald devilish lords face upon seeing this.

Having used the Heavenly Asura Gate on multiple past occasions, no one was more familiar than he was with just how fearsome these four Heavenly Ghosts were.

Individually, each Heavenly Ghost was only at around the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage, but when they joined forces, even a mid-Body Integration Stage being would most likely be no match for them.

The light barrier that had trapped them did indeed appear to be quite profound, but it would be no match for the four Heavenly Ghosts.

Even so, the devilish lord still opened his mouth to expel a small black seal. When it first emerged, it was only several inches in size, but it quickly swelled to several tens of feet, then hurtled up toward the light barrier overhead with devastating force.

The four Heavenly Ghosts reached the light barrier up above in a flash, then swung their arms through the air to conjure up countless claw projections. At the same time, they also whipped their hooked tails forward to manifest countless streaks of green light.

The combined attacks of the four ghosts were truly formidable, and the light barrier was only able to last for a few moments before it began to dim.

The bald devilish lord was naturally ecstatic to see this, and he spurred on the giant black seal he had just summoned to strike the exact same spot on the light barrier.

Black ripples immediately proliferated outward amid a resounding boom, and a crisp crack rang out, upon which countless thin white cracks appeared on the surface of the light barrier, it seemed to be on the verge of shattering.

However, right at this moment, Fairy Silver Light suddenly flew over to the silver female head before her, then immediately thrust a palm toward it without any hesitation.

The golden light in the silver heads eyes immediately shone even brighter, and it seemed to resonate with the light barrier down below.

The golden formation on the light barrier emitted a loud buzzing sound, then released countless golden runes that vanished into the cracked barrier in a flash.

A peculiar scene then ensued!

In the instant that these golden runes surged into the light barrier, all of the cracks that riddled its surface were instantly sealed.

A faint smile appeared on Fairy Silver Lights face upon seeing this.

In contrast, the bald devilish lord was furious, and he immediately let loose a loud cry before injecting his magic power into the ghostly badge in his hand and the giant seal upon above again.

Crimson light swirled within the eyes of the four Heavenly Ghosts, and they let loose sharp cries of fury as their bodies expanded once again. At the same time, they opened their mouths to release pillars of crimson light while summoning the same claw projections and streaks of green light from before.

As for the giant black seal, a rumbling thunderclap erupted from it, following which bolts of black lightning shot forth from its surface. At the same time, hundreds of silver runes also surged out from the underside of the seal.

It was quite clear that the bald devilish lord was unleashing the maximal extent of the seals power.

A torrential barrage of attacks struck the light barrier again, causing its surface to flash erratically with golden light. As the giant black seal struck the barrier for a second time, a black sun emerged amid an earth-shattering boom.

The light barrier before the black sun was easily shattered, but then instantly regenerated amid another flash of bright golden light.

The bald devilish lord was extremely frustrated by this, but he continued to make a series of hand seals to spur on the four Heavenly Ghosts and the giant seal.

He knew that no matter how powerful this light barrier was, there was no way it could keep up this instantaneous regeneration indefinitely. As long as he continued to persist with the attacks, it wouldnt take long before the barrier would be overwhelmed.

Most importantly, his companion was facing the other human cultivator, who had just slain Lord Li, and the bald devilish being was very concerned for his safety.

Thus, as he was unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks against the light barrier, he turned to appraise the other battle in a slightly uneasy manner, upon which his expression changed drastically.

There, a giant net comprised of countless golden sword threads had appeared, trapping all of the blue flying snakes within it. The flying snakes all had extremely resolute bodies and could expel profound glacial Qi out of their mouths, but they were still quickly being shredded by the golden threads.

Not far away from the golden net, the devilish women formed by the 13 skeletons had reverted back to their original forms.

They were now giant skeletons that were around 20 feet tall each with black devilish flame burning around their bodies. Murky poisonous mist was being released from their mouths, and streaks of glazed light were being blasted out of their eyes. Even though they were clearly fighting with all their might, they were still forced to frantically flee from a dozen or so shimmering golden beetles with purple patterns all over their bodies.

The vastly renowned Hierarchical True Devils seemed to be extremely fearful of these insects, and didnt dare to let them get close. At the same time, all of the devilish flames and poisonous mist they were releasing seemed to be completely ineffective against these beetles.

As for Lord Lan himself, he was in an even sorrier state!

The human cultivator he was facing had transformed into a giant golden ape that was over 1,000 feet tall, and he was wielding a pair of small mountains, forcing Lord Lan to stumble back in retreat with his devastating attacks.

Lord Lan was both shocked and enraged by his opponents overwhelming powers, and he was making a rapid series of hand seals as seven different treasures flew frantically around him. However, no matter which treasure was struck by one of the two mountains, it would immediately be forced to fall back while another treasure took its place. Otherwise, if a single treasure were to take three or four consecutive blows from the mountains, it would most definitely be destroyed.

Within mere moments from the commencement of the battle, Lord Lan was already being crushed.

The bald devilish lord drew a sharp breath upon seeing this. Those 13 Hierarchical True Devils were no less powerful than the four Heavenly Ghosts he had summoned, yet they had been reduced to such a sorry state by nothing more than a few spirit insects, it seemed that they had still underestimated the power of that male human cultivator.

With his level of power, perhaps only the three or four devilish lords at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage would be able to take him down.

With that in mind, the bald devilish lord hurriedly transmitted his voice to his companion.

Heavenly Asura Gate Hierarchical True Devil Flags? Arent those two of the 10 great devilish treasures of our Spirit Realm? Han Li asked in a rather surprised manner.

Be careful, Brother Han, the 10 great devilish treasures of our Spirit Realm are actually all replicas of renowned treasures of the Elder Devil Realm, so those two treasures are most likely going to be even more powerful than the 10 great devilish treasures. It looks like we wont be able to take them down easily, how about we leave these two and continue on our journey? Im sure they wont be willing to risk their lives to stop us, Fairy Silver Light suggested in a hesitant manner.

It was quite clear that Fairy Silver Light wasnt optimistic about their chances against these powerful treasures, and was considering a retreat.

Its too late. Theres still a very long way to go until we reach Heavenlean City, if we let these two go, the rest of our journey will be even more perilous. All you have to do is help me stall one of them for now, and Ill take them down one after another. Han Li transmitted his voice to her in response in an implacable manner.

Fairy Silver Light was naturally aware that Han Li was right, and she was both surprised and elated by his confidence. Thus, after a brief moment of contemplation, she nodded and transmitted her voice in reply. Seeing as youre confident in your ability to take care of these two, then Ill do everything in my power to assist you. Im going to summon a powerful treasure to trap one of them, the rest will be up to you, Brother Han.

As soon as her voice trailed off, Fairy Silver Light made a rapid series of hand seals, and bright spiritual light erupted from her silver mask. Countless golden runes then emerged on the surface of the mask, and in the beginning, the runes were only around the size of grains of rice, but they quickly expanded to encompass the entire mask.

She then let loose a delicate cry, and the silver mask warped slightly before sliding off her face. Immediately thereafter, it expanded to become the head of a beautiful woman that was around 10 feet in size. The head was shimmering with silver light with its eyes tightly shut, and had long golden hair that was several feet in length.

Attack!

A cold light flashed through the bald devilish lords eyes upon seeing this, and he immediately bit down onto the tip of his own tongue, then opened his mouth to expel a mouthful of black blood, which transformed into a cloud of blood mist that enshrouded the ghostly azure gate.

After witnessing Han Li dismantling of Lord Li, the bald devilish being had already cast aside all complacency, and he was sacrificing some blood essence from the get-go to activate this trump card treasure of his.

In the instant that the giant azure gate was enveloped by the blood mist, the eyes of the two giant ghostly heads engraved onto its surface abruptly turned red, and they suddenly seemed to have sprung to life as they opened their mouths to devour the blood mist in the air.

The massive rusty gate then became as bright red as blood, and an overwhelming odor of blood and gore permeated through the air.

The two ghostly heads raised up toward the heavens and let loose shrill howls in unison, then pounced forward violently, each revealing half a ghostly body that extended all the way to their waists.

After that, the two menacing ghosts extended a thick powerful arm each and grabbed onto the black knocker on each gate before pulling with all their might.

A buzzing sound rang out from the giant gate as it was slowly pried open, and even though only a slight opening had appeared, there were already gusts of fierce Yin winds erupting from the gate, alongside ghostly cries and bone-chilling howls.

As for the other devilish lord, he had also sprung into action as soon as his companion had yelled the word attack.

He quickly made a hand seal, and all of the translucent flying snakes around him instantly began to hiss in unison. Ferocious looks appeared in their eyes as they opened their mouths to expel clouds of blue glacial Qi, which quickly inundated all of their bodies.

He then made another hand seal, and bursts of black Qi began to surge out of the 13 devilish flags at his behest.

The devilish flags rotated on the spot before transforming into 13 skeletons, each of which was roughly the same height as an adult human. Sinister crimson light flashed within their eyes, and as they twisted their bodies, peals of delightful female laughter rang out.

The laughter was extremely peculiar, and even Han Li was struck by a sense of dizziness upon hearing it. However, there was still more to come.

The laughter ringing out from the 13 skeletons suddenly ceased, and they flew toward the devilish being with blue patterns on his face in unison. As opposed to being alarmed by this, the devilish lord remained calm and collected, and he let loose a low cry before sweeping a sleeve through the air, releasing 13 crimson pills that he had prepared in advance.

These pills were each around the size of an egg, and they seemed to be extremely alluring to the skeletons as they immediately changed directions to pursue the pills instead.

The 13 pills were evenly shared among the 13 skeletons, and in the instant that the pills were devoured, bursts of crimson light instantly erupted from their bodies.

The skeletons then began to dance with elation within the devilish Qi, and peals of joyful laughter rang out once again.

Immediately thereafter, the 13 skeletons abruptly twisted around, and the crimson light around them instantly formed blood and flesh over the skeletons. In the blink of an eye, 13 half-naked and extremely seductive devilish women had appeared, and all of them were extremely gorgeous and alluring.

Han Lis pupils immediately contracted slightly upon seeing this.

Go! the devilish lord commanded as he made a hand seal, then thrust a finger toward Han Li in a vicious manner.

The expressions on the faces of the 13 seductive women instantly changed as they quickly grew sharp nails that were several inches in length each, then pounced toward Han Li with ferocious killing intent.

The blue flying snakes in the air also flapped their wings, and the blue glacial Qi in the nearby area was all drawn into their bodies. As a result, they transformed into over 100 giant ice spikes, each of which was around 10 feet in length, then shot forth through the air like speeding arrows.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air to release 72 small golden swords. These swords then instantly swelled to around three feet in length each before splitting up into hundreds of sword projections.

The sword projections shuddered slightly before hurtling through the air, transforming into golden threads that directly opposed the oncoming ice spikes.

As for the silver Fire Raven, it let loose a clear cry before spreading its wings and transforming into a giant fireball, then shot forth directly toward the 13 devilish women.

In the instant that Han Lis battle against this devilish lord commenced, Fairy Silver Light also gritted her teeth and lashed out toward the giant ghostly gate up ahead, which was still slowly being opened.

The beautiful silver female head in front of her gradually opened its eyes at her behest, revealing a pair of golden eyes.

At the same time, the female head also opened its mouth to expel a plume of translucent threads.

The threads were completely unremarkable when they first emerged, but after just a single flash, they transformed into an enormous net that descended from above.

The bald devilish lord was currently focusing all of his power on opening that giant gate, and his heart immediately stirred upon seeing this. His hand shot forth like lightning to point at the small black shields he had conjured up earlier, and these shields instantly swelled to become huge translucent shield projections that linked up with one another seamlessly.

Thus, a semi-spherical black light barrier appeared in the air above the bald devilish lord, encompassing both himself and the ghostly gate.

As opposed to being alarmed by this, Fairy Silver Light seemed to be quite elated by this sight, and she immediately sent the giant net crashing down from above, encompassing the black light barrier, the bald devilish lord, and the ghostly gate.

The net of threads then blurred and transformed into a dense light barrier that trapped everything beneath it, and at the same time, Fairy Silver Light pointed a finger at the female head hovering before her.

Golden light flashed through the silver heads eyes, and bright dazzling light erupted from the golden runes on its face. These runes then shot forth one after another before flying into the light barrier as specks of golden light, upon which a series of profound golden patterns immediately appeared on the surface of the barrier.

Golden light flashed erratically from the light barrier, and the golden patterns on its surface quickly writhed and transformed, manifesting a giant shimmering golden formation within the span of just a few breaths.

Only then did Fairy Silver Light heave a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

The bald devilish lords expression changed slightly upon seeing this, but a thought then seemed to occur to him, and he merely ignored the situation, choosing instead to increase the rate at which he was injecting magic power into the giant ghostly gate as a sinister smile appeared on his face.

The crimson ghostly gate finally completely swung open amid a rumbling boom, and the two malicious ghosts that were prying the gate open immediately let loose cries of elation.

Right at this moment, the unsettling howls and cries within the gate abruptly cut off, and gusts of bone-chilling Yin winds began to sweep forth in a frenzy.

However, this situation only lasted for a moment before an indistinct figure emerged from within the Yin winds, then drifted out of the gate.

Fairy Silver Light hurriedly focused her gaze on the figure, and the sight that she was greeted by had her feeling rather taken aback.

This was a handsome young man in a set of scholarly robes, he certainly looked nothing like a legendary Heavenly Ghost!

A hint of bewilderment appeared on Fairy Silver Lights face as these thoughts ran through her mind.

In the next instant, the handsome young man looked around before suddenly turning to the bald devilish lord with a faint smile. Tsk tsk, you really are quite brave, I didnt think you would dare to summon me with this treasure again. Have you prepared a blood sacrifice? If its not to be liking, you know the consequences that await you.

Quit the chit-chat, Asura Monarch! Hurry up and summon the Heavenly Ghost. As long as you can kill these two, Ill definitely provide a satisfactory blood sacrifice to you, the bald devilish lord replied in an urgent manner, then flipped a hand over to produce a long crimson saber.

A vicious look then appeared in his eyes, and he brought the blade down in one powerful stroke, slicing off one of his own arms.

Lord Li was naturally ecstatic to hear this, and he immediately gave an affirmative response before suddenly changing directions.

At this point, the streak of green light was still close to 10 kilometers away, and a vicious look appeared on Lord Lis face as he flew directly toward a cluster of small mountains.

This was where the other two devilish lords were hiding, and they had also set up an extremely discreet formation there.

In Lord Lis mind, all they had to do was use the formation to kill the female human cultivator within the streak of green light, which would leave Han Li on his own, and the three of them would definitely be able to take him down together.

Fairy Silver Light was naturally completely oblivious to this insidious plot, and she continued to give chase as quickly as she could.

Within the span of just a few breaths, the two of them were about to enter the cluster of small mountains. Just as Lord Li was about to fly into one of the mountains however, a rumbling thunderclap suddenly erupted right above him, following which a giant four-winged bird emerged amid a flash of silver lightning.

The bird then flapped its four wings and vanished again as an arc of lightning.

In the next instant, Lord Li heard a thunderclap erupt right above his head, following which a set of enormous talons came sweeping down from above at such a rapid speed that there was no time for him to take evasive measures.

In his shock and fury, he could only pour forth more energy into the protective spiritual light around his body, causing it to swell drastically and form a virtually substantial light barrier.

However, the light barrier posed no impediment to the talons and was torn apart with ease. Lord Li let loose a bloodcurdling cry as his body plummeted down from above. At the same time, two geysers of blood erupted from his shoulders, which had clearly just been pierced through by the giant birds talons.

However, even after being caught off guard and sustaining these wounds, Lord Li was still able to retaliate. The pair of devilish flying wheels beneath him transformed into a pair of head-sized crimson-fireballs that shot forth directly toward the giant bird up above, and even before they had come into contact with the birds body, the entire space had already been set alight.

At the same time, Lord Li twisted around and transformed into a streak of crimson light again before continuing to fly toward the small mountain, which was only around half a kilometer away.

As long as he could enter the devilish formation that had been set up and unite with his companions, he would no longer have to fear the giant bird he was being pursued by.

However, the giant four-winged bird up above merely harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, and a layer of five-colored light suddenly erupted from its body as it transformed into an extremely exuberant Five-colored Peacock.

The peacock spread its wings to release balls of five-colored light, which formed five giant halos that hurtled directly toward the oncoming fireballs.

As for the Five-colored Peacock itself, it flapped its wings and disappeared again as a ball of five-colored light.

The two crimson fireballs struck these halos amid a string of explosive booms, melting through the first three halos, only to be stopped in their tracks by the fourth one.

The final two halos then swept forth to trap the two fireballs, then formed a pair of massive balls of light. Immediately thereafter, the two balls of light exploded, and a vast expanse of five-colored light surged forth in all directions.

Lord Li was swept up by this five-colored light, and his body suddenly felt extremely sluggish. He felt as if he were flying through extremely thick treacle, and his speed was reduced significantly.

Help me! As a devilish lord, Lord Li naturally had far more battle experience than the average cultivator, and he instantly knew that he was in an extremely perilous situation.

His desperate cry for help rang out like a resounding thunderclap, and at the same time, he made a hand seal, and a suit of blackish-red armor appeared over his body amid a flash of black light. The entire suit of armor was covered in intricate silver runes, so it was clearly no ordinary treasure.

Lord Li had only just had a chance to adopt this defensive measure before two giant shimmering golden fists suddenly entered the five-colored light around him, then hurtled directly toward his chest.

Under the restriction of the five-colored light, there was no way for him to evade this attack, so he could only inject his power into the suit of armor with all his might.

Scintillating light immediately erupted from the suit of armor, and it was as if a blackish-red sun had emerged.

However, with Han Lis current level of unfathomable powers, his two fists were definitely no less powerful than a pair of ordinary spirit treasures. The wince-inducing sound of metal grating on metal rang out, and the first golden fist struck the suit of armor with ferocious might.

Shockwaves proliferated outward in all directions in the wake of the collision, but the suit of devilish armor managed to remain intact as the silver runes on its surface flashed violently.

However, the other golden fist then also struck the suit of devilish armor, and after receiving such a devastating blow twice in succession, it immediately shattered amid an anguished wail, revealing a layer of glossy black scales.

The golden fist then crashed into Lord Lis devilish body without any hesitation, and a dull thump rang out as if the fist had struck a dead tree.

Golden and black light intertwined, and Lord Lis body only swayed slightly before the fist was stopped cold in its tracks by that seemingly unremarkable layer of black scales.

A sinister smile appeared on Lord Lis face upon seeing this, and he made a grabbing motion with all six of his hands. Devilish Qi swirled around his fingers, and the vibrant five-colored light around him twisted and warped violently, looking as if it were going to crumble at any moment.

Right at this moment, a long cry rang out from the small mountain, and two devilish figures shot forth toward Lord Li as two rapid streaks of light.

These were none other than the two other Body Integration Stage devilish lords.

All of a sudden, a string of crackling sounds rang out from the golden fist that was adhered to Lord Lis body, following which countless golden lightning snakes erupted forth in a frenzy, instantly forming a giant lightning net that encompassed his entire body.

Lord Li let loose a howl of agony, and his suit of devilish armor was instantly destroyed by the ferocious barrage of golden lightning, and the seemingly indestructible layer of black scales also became completely dull and devoid of luster.

The golden fist then opened up into a palm that plunged straight into Lord Lis chest, and the golden lightning erupting from the hand subsided, only to be replaced by a layer of silver flames that completely engulfed his body.

No! Lord Li only had a chance to let loose one more howl of despair before his body was completely incinerated into ashes by the scorching silver flames, even his Nascent Soul hadnt managed to escape.

Only then did a golden humanoid figure emerge within the five-colored light, this was none other than Han Li, who had reverted back to his human form.

His entire body was shimmering with scintillating golden light, and that was a clear sign that he had activated his Provenance True Devil Arts to its maximal extent.

At this moment, the other two devilish beings had also arrived on the scene. The spiritual light around them faded, revealing the bald devilish being and his companion, and both of them were staring at the ball of scorching silver flames burning in front of Han Li with incredulity in their eyes.

Brother Han, did you just kill that devilish lord? A surprised female voice also rang out from behind Han Li as Fairy Silver Light arrived on the scene, then emerged from her shuttle with an astonished expression. гeewebnovl.com

I was merely lucky, but it looks like weve got even more trouble on our hands now, Han Li said as he appraised the two devilish lords with a dark expression.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he swept a hand through the air, and a clear cry immediately rang out from within the scorching silver flames.

The silver fireball then transformed into a silver Fire Raven that was around 10 feet in length. The Fire Raven spread its wings and appeared above Han Lis head in a flash before circling around in the air live a living creature, and both of the devilish lords were appraising it with wariness in their eyes.

How dare you kill Lord Li right under our noses? Were going to make sure to put an end to your lives here no matter what! the devilish being with the blue patterns on his face said in a frosty voice.

As for his bald companion, he wasted no time with words as he immediately made a hand seal to conjure up layers of black devilish Qi around his own body. The devilish Qi then formed a series of small black shields, each of which was around a foot in size, and the shield situated themselves directly in front of the two devilish lords.

Immediately thereafter, he raised his other hand to release a burst of azure light into the heavens, which transformed into a massive azure gate that hung in mid-air.

The gate was around 100 feet tall and roughly eight feet thick. The surface of the gate was covered in patches of rust, and there were two extremely menacing giant ghostly heads engraved on each half of the gate, striking the beholder with a bone-chilling sensation.

Han Lis heart stirred slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately focused his gaze on this gate.

As for the other devilish lord, he let loose a low roar and raised both hands up into the air to release a blue leather pouch that was around half a foot in size, as well as 13 streaks of black light.

The leather pouch swelled drastically to around 10 feet in size, following which the opening was loosened, and over 100 balls of blue light rushed out from within it, then transformed into translucent blue flying snakes.

Each snake was around three feet in length with a pair of transparent ice wings, and all of them were flicking their forked tongues incessantly.

As for the 13 streaks of black light, they exploded almost as soon as they were released, transforming into 13 devilish flags enshrouded in dense black Qi, and each flag was around 10 feet tall.

These flags slowly unfurled themselves, and each flag contained an image of a half-naked woman standing on a mountain of bones. The women were all extremely life-like and seductive in appearance.

As soon as Fairy Silver Light caught sight of these treasures, her expressions changed drastically, and she exclaimed, Thats the Heavenly Asura Gate and a set of Hierarchical True Devil Flags!

A pained look appeared on Fairy Silver Lights face, and she immediately opened her mouth to expel a small silver sword.

The flying sword flew over to her shoulder as a streak of silver light, then abruptly sliced off her arm. Strangely enough, not a single drop of blood flowed out of the self-inflicted wound.

As soon as the arm was detached from her body, it burst into crimson flames and was quickly incinerated into ashes.

Be careful, Brother Han, this is one of the four great devilish flames of the Elder Devil Race, the Blood Eroding Devilish Flame! Once it enters a targets body, theres no way it can be expelled aside from through the use of several types of legendary treasures, Fairy Silver Light cautioned in an urgent voice.

She then flipped her remaining hand over to produce a fragrant white pill amid a flash of azure light, then swallowed the pill without any hesitation.

A burst of azure light immediately revolved around the cross-section of the wound on her shoulder, and another arm that was identical to the severed one appeared.

However, her complexion had paled significantly behind her mask, and it was quite clear that she had paid quite a heavy price to instantaneously regenerate that lost limb.

Han Li glanced at Fairy Silver Lights new arm, then turned back to the mountainous Lord Li, and a hint of killing intent flashed through his eyes. Blood Eroding Devilish Flames? I see, it looks like I underestimated you. But then again, this is a good thing, it shows that youre definitely quite an important figure in the Elder Devil Race, which gives me even more incentive to kill you.

You think the two of you can kill me? Lord Li guffawed in a disdainful manner. He then abruptly swept his giant black staff through the air, and countless mountainous staff projections took shape amid a string of rumbling booms, then swept toward Han Li and Fairy Silver Light with devastating force.

Before the staff projections had even reached them, both of them were struck by a burst of suffocating spiritual pressure, as if heaven and earth were about to crumble around them.

Hmph, it seems that youre very confident in your own strength. As opposed to being alarmed by the situation, a cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and his body abruptly swelled drastically in size amid a flash of golden light.

Within the span of just a single breath, he had transformed into an enormous golden ape. He made a grabbing motion with both hands, and a black mountain and an azure mountain appeared in his grasp. He then raised both mountains high up into the air, upon which they expanded to several thousand feet tall and kept all of the oncoming staff projections at bay.

The staff projections unleashed by Lord Li were also extremely powerful, and they struck the two mountains amid a rapid string of resounding booms, but after the projections faded, the mountains were revealed again, having sustained no damage aside from some small pits and bumps.

Incredulous looks appeared on all three of Lord Lis faces upon seeing this, and he exclaimed, Impossible! How could there possibly be a Body Integration Stage human cultivator with strength superior to mine?

He turned to inspect the giant ape that Han Li transformed into, and the astonishment in his eyes grew even more pronounced.

Hehe, it would be rude of me not to return the favor, how about you take an attack from me as well? the golden ape chuckled coldly before abruptly bringing the two massive mountains together, then hurled them with devastating force.

Two resounding booms rang out as the pair of mountains hurtled through the air, leaving two white trails in their wake. Even when they were still a few hundred feet away from Lord Li, a burst of enormous invisible force had weighed down upon him, causing the space around him to tremor violently as if it were on the brink of being shattered.

Lord Li was extremely alarmed to see this, but he refused to believe that he would lose to Han Li in a contest of strength. As such, all three of his heads let loose ferocious roars, and he swept his giant black staff toward the two mountains, sending countless staff projections hurtling through the air once again.

An earth-shattering boom erupted, and Lord Lis hands instantly went numb as his giant staff was wrenched out of his grasp. At the same time, a burst of tremendous force crashed into his body, sending him flying back as he threw up a mouthful of black blood.

The two giant mountains only faltered momentarily in mid-air before crashing down with devastating force again, threatening to crush Lord Li into mincemeat.

An expression of shock and fury appeared on Lord Lis face, and his six arms suddenly detached from his body on their own, then transformed into a cloud of blood mist around him.

Immediately thereafter, the two giant mountains also slammed into the blood mist, but Lord Li was already nowhere to be seen, clearly having escaped using some kind of movement technique.

Han Li faltered slightly upon seeing this before a furious look appeared in his eyes. He thumped his own chest violently as an inky-black vertical eye appeared on his glabella, and as soon as it emerged, a pillar of black light that was as thick as a large bowl erupted from it.

The pillar of black light then instantly vanished into thin air, and in the next instant, a rumbling boom erupted several thousand feet away.

An alarmed roar rang out, and spatial fluctuations erupted as the mountainous Lord Li stumbled out of thin air. Han Li immediately pointed to his two mountains in the distance without any hesitation upon seeing this, and the pair of mountains shuddered in response.

Silver runes flashed on the surface of one of the mountains as it released a burst of grey light, while the other released scintillating azure light that transformed into countless streaks of invisible sword Qi.

The two intertwined with one another, and even heaven and earth tremored in the face of Han Lis wrath.

Lord Lis faces immediately paled upon seeing this, and he stomped both of his feet onto the space below him without any hesitation. His feet then exploded into two bursts of blood mist as well, revealing a pair of silver foot bones.

Not only were these foot bones flashing with silver light, there was also a pair of crimson talismans adhered to their surfaces.

Lord Lis three heads then began to chant a strange incantation in unison, and the two crimson talismans spontaneously combusted. A dozen or so large crimson runes were imprinted onto the foot bones in a flash, following which the foot bones transformed into a pair of silver flying wheels amid a flash of spiritual light.

Crimson devilish flames erupted over the surface of the flying wheels, and they began to rotate at a rapid speed, transforming the devilish lord into a streak of crimson light that hurtled away into the distance.

The wheels were traveling so quickly that they covered a distance of over 10,000 feet in the blink of an eye!

Lord Li had decided to flee the scene as soon as he realized that he was no match for Han Li. Han Li naturally faltered slightly upon seeing this, and his brows furrowed tightly.

This Lord Li seemed to be determined to battle Han Li to the death and even unleashed his Elder Devil Avatar, yet now, he was fleeing the scene at the first sign of trouble, and that was truly very unexpected. гeewbnovel.com

Only the span of a few breaths had passed since Han Li had transformed into his Giant Mountain Ape form, and Fairy Silver Light took advantage of this opportunity to catch her breath and recover somewhat from her expenditure.

She was elated to see that Han Li was overwhelming their opponent, but at the same time, she hurriedly yelled, Brother Han, we cant allow him to escape, if he finds other devilish beings and comes back, then well be in big trouble!

As soon as her voice trailed off, she pointed a finger at her pair of silver hooks and stowed them away up her sleeve. She then raised a hand to summon a green flying shuttle, which she immediately flew into without any hesitation.

A resounding boom rang out, and the shuttle shot forth through the air as a streak of green light that was traveling no slower than the streak of crimson light in the distance.

Thats a spirit treasure on the Chaotic Myriad Spirit Roll, the Celestial Green Shuttle! I didnt think that shed be in possession of such a treasure, Han Li murmured to himself in a rather surprised manner before a cold smile appeared on his face. Of course, theres no way Id let that old devil get away!

Immediately thereafter, he made a hand seal, and his giant ape body was suddenly enshrouded in a layer of silver light. A clear cry then rang out, and a giant silver bird that was over 1,000 feet in length appeared in the place of the giant golden ape.

The giant bird raised its head and flapped its wings, and arcs of silver lightning erupted from its body as another pair of translucent wings also appeared on its back.

These were none other than Han Lis Thunderstorm Wings!

As such, the giant bird now had two pairs of massive wings.

This integration of the Tian Peng Transformation and the Thunderstorm Wings was an extreme movement technique that Han Li had developed over the past few centuries.

The giant silver bird flapped all four of its wings in unison and instantly vanished on the spot as a bolt of lightning, leaving a trail of thunderclaps in its wake that were becoming more and more distant.

At this point, the streak of crimson light was already several tens of kilometers away. Within the crimson light, Lord Li was relentlessly pouring his energy into the silver wheels beneath him while frantically looking around with an urgent expression.

Prior to catching up to Han Lis duo, he had communicated with his two companions again. At the time, those two devilish lords were already quite close to him, and that was why he had dared to engage two Body Integration Stage beings in battle on his own.

However, never did he think that the male human cultivator who had killed his grandson would be this powerful. However, that wasnt too much of an issue, he hadnt unleashed his most powerful trump card, either, and he would be able to launch a counterattack once his companions joined him.

As such, he would still have an opportunity to kill those two human cultivators.

With that in mind, Lord Li forcibly repressed the fury in his heart and began to chant something as he flew. Plumes of blood mist erupted from the wounds on his shoulders, and the flesh there squirmed and writhed incessantly. Moments later, all six of his dismembered arms had fully regenerated.

Right at this moment, a male voice suddenly sounded beside his ears. Why are you in such a sorry state, Brother Li? Are those two human cultivators that difficult to deal with? Rest assured, weve already set up a temporary devilish formation nearby, all you have to do is lure the two of them into the formation, and well definitely be able to kill them together!

The voice belonged to none other than that bald devilish being!

I see, you must be related to one of the devilish beings I killed earlier, right? Only a bloodline secret technique like this one would have planted a tracking mark on me without my detection. However, your mental state was a little too unstable, and that allowed me to notice your bloodline mark. Otherwise, I may not have been able to detect your presence, Han Li said with a smile as he swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a silver fireball that incinerated the ball of azure Qi into nothingness.

At your cultivation base, you must be quite an important figure in the Elder Devil Race, right? Tell us your name, Fairy Silver Light said as a hint of killing intent flashed through her eyes.

Hmph, I am Lord Li, a subordinate to Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang. You killed my grandson, so Im going to tear you into shreds and torture your soul until it disintegrates! Instead of displaying any fear toward the two Body Integration cultivators he had encountered, Lord Li was glowering at Han Li with fury burning in his eyes instead.

Is that so? Lets see if you have what it takes, Han Li chuckled in a nonchalant manner.

At his current cultivation base, a mere early-Body Integration Stage devilish being really wasnt all that threatening to him.

You think you can take on both of us on your own? Theres no need to waste time with words here, Brother Han, this devilish lord is ripe for the killing, Fairy Silver Light said in a frosty voice, following which the two silver hooks before her transformed into countless silver hook projections that surged forth in a massive wave.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis words upon seeing this. Fairy Silver Light had said exactly what he was thinking, and he raised a hand to wave the silver ruler through the air again.

Piercing silver light flashed, and a ruler projection that was several hundred feet in length shot forth again, reaching the elderly man in the blink of an eye before crashing down with devastating force.

Lord Li let loose a low roar upon seeing this and abruptly swept his black staff through the air, conjuring up countless black staff projections that formed an impenetrable barrier around himself.

The silver ruler projection was repelled by this barrier, then crumbled away under the effect of some kind of peculiar power, completely unable to breach the elderly mans defenses.

At this moment, the countless hook projections also arrived, but all of them quickly vanished amid flashes of silver light upon coming into contact with the barrier of staff projections.

In the end, the two silver hooks were forced to revert back to their original form, and Fairy Silver Lights expression darkened slightly upon seeing this.

She immediately switched to a different hand seal, and the two silver hooks suddenly rose up into the air as two streaks of silver light before vanishing on the spot.

In the next instant, violent fluctuations ran through the entire sky, and all of the worlds origin Qi within a radius of several tens of kilometers was swept up. Countless red and white runes instantly surged out of thin air, then converged to form two gargantuan balls of light, one white and one red, each of which was around an acre in size.

The ball of white light was completely silent, while the ball of red light was rumbling incessantly, and they both came crashing down from above.

Lord Li was quite alarmed by the sight of these two devastating balls of light, and he swept his staff through the air again, upon which it abruptly transformed into a gust of fierce black wind that swept toward the two balls of light in a frenzy, looking as if he were planning to forcibly tear through them.

However, right at this moment, Han Li suddenly rubbed his hands together, and the silver ruler in his grasp abruptly vanished without any premonition.

In the next instant, faint silver light flashed behind Lord Li, and the silver ruler emerged silently before hurtling through the air like a bolt of silver lightning.

Lord Li was completely caught off guard, his body was instantly enveloped by several layers of silver light. He let loose a roar of fury as black light erupted from his body in an attempt to break through the layers of silver light, but he was clearly unable to accomplish this in a short time.

At this moment, the fierce gust of black wind formed by the staff clashed with the balls of light up above, and an earth-shattering boom rang out, causing the entire sky to tremor incessantly.

The black wind then suddenly transformed into a pair of identical gargantuan pillars that plunged viciously into the two balls of light.

The balls of light dissipated, but a pristine crescent moon and a scorching crimson sun emerged from within them.

The two were radiating dazzling light, and they had temporarily trapped the two giant pillars that had been thrust into them.

Lord Li was tugging violently on the pillars with his powerful arms, but they refused to budge, it was as if they had taken root in the moon and the sun.

A cold smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he pointed a finger at Lord Li.

The layers of silver light around him immediately began to emit a loud buzzing sound, and a series of silver runes of different sizes emerged, producing a burst of enormous force that compressed violently toward Lord Li, instantly crushing most of the protective black light around his body in the process.

The elderly man was clearly quite reluctant to abandon the treasures in his hands, but he was forced to release the two giant pillars. A vicious light then flashed through his eyes as he quickly made a hand seal before letting loose a loud cry.

An astonishing scene then ensued.

His massive body suddenly began to swell drastically once again, and two balls of flesh bulged from his shoulders. Following a string of harrowing cracks and pops, two more identical heads emerged on his shoulders.

At the same time, four more balls of flesh bulged out of his back, and they transformed into two pairs of arms amid a flash of black light.

The elderly man had transformed into a devilish being with three heads and six arms in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, there was violent black devilish Qi erupting from his body, and his aura had swelled to become more than twice as powerful as it had originally been. As such, his early-Body Integration Stage powers rose to around the mid-Body Integration Stage.

After making this transformation, a vicious look appeared on all three of Lord Lis faces. He flipped his six hands over, and six black devilish swords emerged, then unleashed countless black threads that erupted forth like a giant net.

The layers of silver light around him were instantly sliced into countless pieces, and Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this as he immediately waved a hand through the air.

The shattered fragments of the silver light began to converge and regenerate, but during this split-second delay, Lord Lis body flashed, and he vanished on the spot.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted several hundred feet away, and Lord Li re-emerged.

As soon as he appeared, he let loose a thunderous roar, and a series of black devilish patterns appeared over his body. Immediately thereafter, he expanded even further to over 1,000 feet in size, then swept his six arms through the air. The six giant swords that he was wielding vanished amid a flash of black light, but his gigantic hands reached out like three pairs of small mountains, with two of them reaching for the moon and the sun, while two more reached out for Han Li and Fairy Silver Light.

Meanwhile, his remaining two hands were rapidly making a series of hand seals. At the same time, the two heads on his shoulders closed their eyes, then began to chant something as black runes swirled around them.

The sun and the moon formed by the silver hooks were quite profound, but in the face of Lord Li, who had become drastically more powerful, they were no longer able to continue locking the pair of giant black staves in place. Thus, the two staves shot forth through the air before landing in Lord Lis grasp, following which the two combined as one and reverted back to a single giant black staff.

Almost in the exact same instant, Han Li felt the sky dim before his eyes, and a giant black palm reached him in a flash.

Han Li remained completely calm and collected as golden light revolved around his body. He extended a palm out of his sleeve, which transformed into a giant golden hand that reached out through the air.

Prior to even coming into contact with one another, countless golden arcs of lightning erupted from the golden hand, and it crashed violently into the massive black palm.

A resounding thunderclap rang out, and the devilish hand was instantly vanquished as if those arcs of golden lightning were the bane of its existence.

In contrast, Fairy Silver Light didnt dare to take the attack head-on. In the instant that the devilish hand was about to reach her, she transformed into a gentle breeze that vanished on the spot, leaving the devilish hand to strike nothing but empty air.

Lord Lis expression darkened even further after witnessing his attacks being nullified, and his other two heads suddenly ceased their chanting. The two hands that were making hand seals just a moment ago abruptly reached out to point at Han Li and Fairy Silver Light.

Two sharp ringing sounds rang out from his fingertips, and a pair of crimson threads shot forth before vanishing into thin air in a flash.

A solemn look appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he suddenly raised a hand, upon which a small black mountain appeared before him. The mountain was around 70 to 80 feet tall, and it hovered before him like a massive shield.

This was none other than the Extreme Essencefused Mountain!

In the next instant, the crimson thread reappeared several tens of feet away before plunging viciously into the small black mountain. Crimson light flashed, and the thread managed to pierce several feet into the mountain before it finally dissipated.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this. No one was more aware than him of just how incredible the Extreme Essencefused Mountains defensive prowess was. The treasure had been infused with countless precious materials and refined on several occasions, even the average Divine Spirit Treasure wouldnt be able to leave so much as a scratch on its surface. As such, the fact that the crimson thread was able to plunge so far into it was a testament to just how fearsome it was.

It was no wonder that even after his transformation, it had taken Lord Li so long to prepare that attack. feewenve.com

The attack didnt pose much of a threat to him, but Fairy Silver Light would most likely struggle to handle it.

Just as Han Li was thinking this, he heard a muffled groan, and he hurriedly cast his gaze toward Fairy Silver Light to find that she was stumbling back a few steps with a hand clasped over her own shoulder.

There was a red shield, a flag, and a jade badge hovering in front of her, but the spiritual light radiating from them had dimmed significantly, and it seemed that they had all been severely damaged.

Even so, that place isnt all that far away, he shouldve been back by now. Could he have encountered some trouble along the way? Lord Lan murmured as he stroked the devilish patterns on his own face in a contemplative manner

What troubles could he possibly encounter? With his powers, no human cultivator below the Body Integration Stage would dare to mess with him, the other devilish being replied with a shake of his head.

Not necessarily. The humans have some secret treasures that can allow one to punch above their weight. Alternatively, a few late-Spatial Tempering cultivators who are adept in combination techniques can also be very troublesome, Lord Lan said.

All of the human settlements in this area have been surrounded, how could there possibly be such an inconvenient coincidence? the bald devilish being chuckled in a nonchalant manner.

Right as his voice trailed off, a low ringing sound suddenly rang out from his body, and both devilish beings were rather taken aback by this.

The bald devilish being immediately waved a hand through the air, and a white formation plate appeared in his hand amid a flash of black light. He pointed a finger toward the formation plate, and a burst of transparent fluctuations immediately rippled through the air, following which white light flashed from the surface of the plate, and the furious face of an elderly man appeared.

It was none other than the Fellow Daoist Li they had been referring to!

Brother Li, why are you contacting us through this formation plate? And why are you still not back yet? the bald devilish being asked in a slightly displeased manner.

Lord Lans expression eased slightly upon seeing that the elderly man was alive and well, but a hint of displeasure then appeared in his eyes as well. We didnt bring along many Illusion Devil Stones for this formation plate to use up, so youd better have a good reason for contacting us.

Hmph, my grandson was killed by human cultivators not long ago, and Im pursuing the perpetrator now. However, its very likely that theres a Body Integration cultivator among their ranks, so I may not be able to exact revenge on my own, Ill need you two to help me. In return, Im willing to give you half of everything I obtain during this sacred sacrifice, the elderly man said with killing intent flashing through his eyes.

How do you know that a Body Integration Stage human cultivator was involved, Brother Li? the bald devilish being asked in a surprised manner.

Ive already been to the place where my grandson and his subordinates were killed, but there was no lingering aura suggesting that a battle had taken place, theres no way a Spatial Tempering cultivator couldve accomplished this, so theres a very good chance that the perpetrator is a Body Integration cultivator, the elderly man explained.

I see, that does seem quite plausible. Do you know the exact number of this group of human cultivators, Brother Li? Lord Lan asked in a solemn voice.

I do, I could sense the residual aura of only two humans there, the elderly man replied.

Oh, in that case, the three of us should definitely be able to take care of them, but the problem is that we have an important duty on our shoulders. If something goes wrong as were hunting these people down, then the Sacred Ancestor wont be happy, the bald devilish being said in a hesitant manner.

Those Body Integration Stage human cultivators are definitely here to oppose our sacred race, if we can kill them and foil their plans, then the Sacred Ancestor will only reward us for our efforts. Besides, there may only be a single Body Integration cultivator involved, and the three of us can even take on someone at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage, so theres virtually no risk involved. How about this? Aside from half of everything I obtain during this sacred sacrifice, Ill also give you that Rotten Tendril Zoysia of mine, the elderly man said through gritted teeth.

The bald devilish being was very tempted upon hearing this. Oh? you really must be eager to take revenge if youre even offering such a precious treasure. In that case, Im certainly willing to lend you a hand. What do you say, Brother Lan?

Lord Lan was also rather tempted by this proposition, but he asked again in a cautious manner, Fellow Daoist Li, are you sure that there are only two perpetrators?

A hint of fury resurfaced in the elderly mans eyes, but he forcibly repressed it, and harrumphed coldly, Hmph, are you doubting my abilities, Fellow Daoist Lan? If there are more then two of them, then I wont force you two to fight alongside me.

Alright, thats all I needed to hear, well go to join you right away. Make sure you dont let those two human cultivators shake you off, Brother Li, Lord Lan said with a faint smile.

Those two killed my only direct lineal descendant, unless they suddenly end up on the other side of the realm, theres no way theyll be able to escape my tracking secret technique, the elderly man said in a confident manner.

Immediately thereafter, white light flashed from the formation plate, and the image of Lord Li abruptly vanished, he had cut off the communication from his end.

Hehe, I was wondering what was taking him so long. I guess this understandable, if my only direct lineal descendent were killed by someone, I would also be sure to capture them and torture them for a few years before killing them, the bald devilish being chuckled coldly.

At our cultivation bases, its virtually impossible to have any more offspring, so we naturally have to pay more attention to our existing descendants. Thankfully, most of us have quite a few descendants, and Fellow Daoist Lis situation is rather uncommon. Its no wonder that hes so furious and willing to offer such a large reward for our help, Lord Lan also said with a smile.

If its just two human cultivators, then there shouldnt be any issues, lets set off right away. Perhaps well be able to strip some powerful treasures from those two humans as well, the bald devilish being said as a hint of greed flashed through his eyes.

Of course, we already agreed to assist Brother Li, so we should naturally do everything in our power. Lets go!

Blue arcs of lightning crackled around Lord Lan as he spoke, and his arms suddenly transformed into a pair of fleshy blue wings. Not only were the wings riddled with blue bone spikes, there were countless arcs of lightning revolving around them, creating a very menacing sight to behold.

He flapped his wings, and a string of thunderclaps rang out in rapid succession as he vanished into thin air as a blue arc of lightning. When he reappeared, he was already several thousand feet away.

The bald devilish being swept a sleeve through the air upon seeing this, releasing a red ball of light that transformed into a crimson cloud, which quickly enveloped his entire body.

The crimson cloud then shot forth in pursuit of the arc of lightning amid a flash of red light.

The two of them vanished into the distance in the blink of an eye, and meanwhile, on the other end, Lord Li had no intention of stopping to wait for them. Instead, he unleashed a secret technique that increased his speed even further.

Through his bloodline secret technique, he would be able to temporarily track the perpetrators, but there was a time limit. On top of that, if the people he was pursuing detected that something was off or used a teleportation formation to teleport straight out of his sensory range, then he would lose his targets. As such, before he caught up to them, he wasnt going to allow any complacency to set in.

In any case, he had reinforcements on the way, so even if he found himself unable to kill his targets, he would just have to stall them until his companions arrived.

With that in mind, he continued to fly through the air with burning fury in his heart.

At this point, Han Li was still traveling toward Heavenlean City with Fairy Silver Light, completely oblivious to the fact that he was being pursued.

Due to the fact that he wasnt in a battle or fleeing for his life, his speed of flight was naturally far slower than that of the three devilish lords pursuing him.

As time passed, the distance between the two was naturally gradually whittled down.

A day and a night later, just as Han Li and Fairy Silver Light were discussing matters regarding the four major sects in Heavenlean City, Han Lis expression suddenly changed as he swept a sleeve through the air. A short silver ruler immediately emerged before transforming into a giant ruler projection that was over 100 feet in length, then slashing through the air behind him.

An enormous black staff instantly appeared out of thin air, and the two treasures clashed amid an earth-shattering boom.

A ball of piercing light emerged, and a burst of astonishing fluctuations erupted forth, threatening to cause the entire surrounding space to collapse.

Fairy Silver Light emerged from her white cloud in a startled manner before turning toward the place where the fluctuations had erupted from with a hint of bewilderment in her eyes.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he calmly waved a hand through the air, and the short silver ruler pierced through space before reappearing in his grasp.

At this moment, all of the fluctuations finally faded, and the horned elderly man appeared in the distance.

However, he had swelled to around 50 to 60 feet tall, and he was holding a giant black staff as he appraised Han Li with a vicious look in his eyes.

Thats a devilish lord! The alarm in Fairy Silver Lights eyes grew even more pronounced after she swept her spiritual sense toward the elderly man.

She then immediately made a hand seal, and a pair of silver hooks emerged from her body. One of the hooks was engraved with the image of a white crescent moon, while the other was engraved with a crimson sun.

As soon as the weapons appeared, countless stars emerged in the nearby area in a flash, clearly indicating that this was a pair of extraordinary treasures.

Han Li appraised the elderly man and abruptly slammed a palm into his own chest without uttering a single word.

A dull thump rang out as golden light erupted from his body, and he opened his mouth to expel a ball of azure Qi that was interspersed with black threads.

Fairy Silver Light opened her mouth to say something in response, but decided against it in the end.

Thus, the guards immediately sprang into action, and hurriedly began to activate the teleportation formation.

Fairy Silver Light strode onto the center of the formation first, and Han Li followed along with a calm smile.

Moments later, a buzzing sound rang out from the teleportation formation underfoot, and white spiritual light flashed around them.

The spiritual light then brightened even further, and the two of them vanished on the spot.

From Han Lis perspective, everything around him had abruptly turned blurry and indistinct. With his current level of powers, teleportation over a distance like this would only result in very minor discomfort.

As the light around them began to fade and a new set of scenery took shape around them, Han Li immediately released his spiritual sense to scour through the surrounding area, following which a cold light instantly flashed through his eyes.

Almost at the exact same moment, hundreds of streaks of black light came hurtling toward them from all sides. Han Li immediately made a hand seal to conjure up a layer of grey light around his own body. Initially, the layer of grey light was only around 10 feet thick, but after just a single flash, it swelled drastically to countless times its original size, encompassing all of the oncoming streaks of black light in the process.

As a result, all of the streaks of light came to an abrupt halt, and were revealed to be black crossbow arrows, each of which was around a foot in length and of a glossy black color. The tips of the arrows were flashing with a sinister purple light, and they seemed to have been smeared with some kind of lethal poison.

Only then did Han Li inspect his surroundings in an unhurried manner, and in doing so, he discovered that they were currently situated in a giant hall that was over 1,000 feet in size. There were 50 to 60 black-armored devilish warriors dispersed throughout the hall, and they were all holding black crossbows while staring at Han Lis duo in a shocked manner.

Most of these devilish beings were at the Core Formation Stage, and there was a small number of Nascent Soul Stage beings among them, but they were led by a Deity Transformation Stage devilish being with coarse skin and a single horn on his head.

All of a sudden, the Deity Transformation Stage devilish being screeched, Retreat! Those are Body Integration Stage human beings!

As soon as his voice trailed off, a dull thump rang out from this body, and a burst of dense devilish Qi erupted forth, permeating throughout the entire hall.

He then immediately fled toward the entrance of the hall as a streak of black light with this devilish Qi acting as a smokescreen.

The other armored devilish warriors naturally also attempted to flee the scene in a blind panic, but Han Li certainly wasnt going to let them get away.

A hint of killing intent appeared in his eyes, and the grey light around him suddenly flashed, following which the black crossbow arrows that were hovering in mid-air immediately flew back the same way they had come from, and they did so at over 10 times the speed they had initially been launched!

A string of anguished cries rang out from the surrounding devilish beings, and all of them quickly fell to the ground.

Immediately thereafter, countless thin grey threads emerged from within the grey light and shredded the bodies of these devilish beings, eradicating even their Nascent Souls in the process.

Han Li then turned toward the leader of the devilish beings with a cold look in his eyes. At this point, he had already fled to the entrance, and Han Lis hand shot forth like lightning before making a grabbing motion from afar. freewbnoel.com

A huge azure hand instantly took shape in the air above the devilish being before crashing down with devastating force, crushing the devilish being into mincemeat amid a bloodcurdling cry.

Only then did Han Li sweep a sleeve through the air, and all of the grey threads the giant azure hand vanished on the spot.

After that, he turned to Fairy Silver Light, and said, It looks like this place was indeed discovered by the Elder Devil Race, but they dont seem to have focused too much attention on this place considering the caliber of the devilish beings they left here to stand on guard.

Its not that they dont want to station more powerful beings here, its just that our human race has set up too many of these secret teleportation sites, so theres no way the Elder Devil Race can station powerful beings at every single one. The fact that there was a Deity Transformation Stage devilish being here shows that theyve already taken this place very seriously, Fairy Silver Light replied.

I see, Han Li said as he nodded with an enlightened look in his eyes.

He then flicked a finger, and a fireball shot forth before transforming into a crimson Fire Raven in a flash. The Fire Raven then swooped down onto the ground, reducing all of the bodies of the devilish beings to ashes, leaving behind only a series of storage treasures.

In contrast with the storage bracelets of the Spirit Realm, it seemed that storage belts were much more popular among the Elder Devil Race.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to draw all of these belts into his grasp, then casually swept his spiritual sense through them, upon which his brows furrowed slightly.

The storage belts of these devilish beings contained very few items, aside from some shimmering black crystals, most of the remaining items were comprised of things like formation plates and formation flags.

As for those black crystals, they were most likely the devilish crystals that could only be found in the Elder Devil Realm. These stones were similar to the spirit stones of the Spirit Realm, except they contained devilish Qi instead.

Spiritual light flashed from Han Lis hand as he stowed all of the storage belts away, then made his way out of the hall.

He had already inspected the entire surrounding area with his spiritual sense, so he knew that there was no one else around aside from the devilish beings he had just slain.

Fairy Silver Light naturally followed along behind him.

After emerging from the hall, they discovered that this teleportation formation was situated in an underground cave. Aside from a winding natural path that led upward, there were no other exits.

Han Li found it truly remarkable that the Elder Devil Race had managed to find such a secluded place.

Moments later, two streaks of light, one azure and one white, flew out from under a small mountain, then took a moment to decide on a direction to travel toward before flying away.

After flying for less than 100 kilometers, the azure streak of light abruptly flashed a few times before gradually becoming transparent and virtually invisible.

As for the accompanying streak of white light, it transformed into a nondescript white cloud amid a dull thump, and it seemed to be drifting quite slowly through the air, but it was actually no slower than the other streak of light.

Thus the two of them continued onward and quickly vanished into the distance.

No more than half a day after Han Lis duo had left the teleportation formation, a cloud that was formed from devilish Qi suddenly came sweeping toward the underground cave from the distance.

It was moving incredibly quickly and arrived at the mountain that Han Lis duo had just flown out from in the blink of an eye.

After that, the devilish Qi condensed into a white-armored elderly man.

This man had a short horn on his head, and bore a strong resemblance to the Deity Transformation Stage devilish being that Han Li had slain not long ago. He was a Body Integration Stage high-grade devilish being, and as soon as he appeared, he flew into the underground cave with an urgent look on his face.

After just the span of a few breaths, a roar of grief and pain erupted from underground.

The elderly man then re-emerged on the summit of the mountain amid a flash of white light, and quickly inspected his surroundings with thunderous fury burning within his eyes.

How dare you kill my grandson? Ill hunt you down and tear you into pieces even if I have to chase you to the end of this realm! The white-armored elderly man was then instantly able to determine the direction that Han Lis duo had departed toward, and he let loose a low roar as a black cloud of devilish Qi erupted from his body again. Oh my Buddha, Han Li killed a small fry thats related to someone powerful? What an unexpected twist thats never happened in the story before LOL

The elderly man then laid a hand onto his belt, and a ball of black light flew out amid a clear cry. Immediately thereafter, the ball of black light transformed into a giant black crane that was around 100 feet in length, and the elderly man leaped onto the cranes back before making a hand seal with a furious expression.

Black light swirled around the giant cranes wings, and it suddenly manifested four pairs of black wings before flapping them in unison.

The giant black crane shot forth through the air like a giant arrow, and at the same time, the devilish Qi released by the elderly man expanded drastically to encompass the crane as well, and its speed was instantly doubled!

Right at this moment, a gargantuan black staff suddenly extended out of the cloud of black Qi before slamming viciously into the small mountain from over 10,000 feet away.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as countless shards of rocks flew in all directions, and the giant staff projection vanished in a flash, having reduced the small mountain to half its original height.

Meanwhile, the giant crane had already disappeared into the distance.

Four hours later, on a giant mountain that was hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, there were two other high-grade devilish beings discussing something with one another.

Old Man Li has been gone for a long time, didnt he say he was coming back right after he delivered a couple of protective treasures to his grandson? Whats taking him so long? If he delays what were doing here, well have to answer to Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang, a high-grade devilish being with blue devilish marks all over his face said in an impatient manner.

Theres no need to be so impatient, Lord Lan, Old Man Li is not a man who doesnt know his priorities, and hes most likely already on the way back. That grandson of his is his only direct lineal descendent, so its only normal that hes giving him a lot of attention, the other high-grade devilish being with several fleshy feelers around his mouth said in a nonchalant manner.

I see. I presume youve gathered all of us here to discuss how we should reinforce them, then, the red-faced elder said with a nod.

Indeed. Heavenlean City is the only major human settlement near our city, so we have to save it. The city was able to survive the entirety of the last devilish tribulation, and on this occasion, all they actually require are a few high-grade cultivators to replenish the grand elders theyve lost, Elder Gu sighed.

So what youre suggesting is that all we need to send out are a few Body Integration Stage cultivators, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue mused with a contemplative look in his eyes.

Thats exactly what Im thinking. After all, our Deep Heaven City is the ultimate target for the devilish army. Its necessary for us to save Heavenlean City, but at the same time, we have to make sure we dont fall into a trap where too much of our forces are diverted away to reinforce them. Heavenlean City isnt lacking in low-grade and mid-grade disciples, and the city itself also possesses powerful defensive prowess. All we have to do is send over two or three Body Integration cultivators to reinforce them. That way, well be able to help them tide over this perilous situation, while also ensuring that were not weakening our own forces too much, Elder Gu replied, having clearly thought extensively about this matter in advance.

After hearing Elder Gus proposal, all of the elders naturally began to discuss their options, but in the end, it was decided that Elder Gus proposed course of action was the most feasible one.

However, all of the elders then began to argue about who was going to be sent to reinforce Heavenlean City.

You want me and Fellow Daoist Yu to go and reinforce them? I dont think thats a good idea. Its not that Im unwilling to take the risk, as you know, Im currently overseeing a very important matter, and I cant leave at a crucial juncture like this, a white-haired middle-aged man said with furrowed brows.

Elder Gu had just suggested for him and another elder to go and reinforce Heavenlean City, and he had refused without any hesitation.

Im sure you know what Ive been up to, Brother Gu, my Celestial Fragrance Pills are also at a crucial stage in their refinement, and if I leave now, all my prior efforts will go to waste, another elder, presumably Elder Yu, also refused with a shake of his head.

Then what about Brother Qin and Brother Lei? Elder Gu turned toward another pair of elders with furrowed brows.

Reluctant expressions appeared on both of those elders faces in response.

Im afraid weve hit a dead-end, then. Fellow Daoist Jin Yue, myself, and the others are responsible for overseeing the defense of Deep Heaven City, so we certainly cant leave, Elder Gu said as a displeased look appeared on his face.

Im willing to make the trip, Brother Gu. Im good friends with Fairy Lin of the Heavenly Sovereign Sect, so I would be happy to lend them my assistance, Fairy Silver Light suddenly said.

That would be great! Im sure youll be welcomed with open arms there. However, it wont be enough to send you on your own, we have to at least send another person with you. Elder Gu was given a massive pleasant surprise by Fairy Silver Lights decision to volunteer herself, and he reflexively cast his gaze toward Han Li as he spoke.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh upon seeing this. He knew that he most likely wouldnt be able to escape this task, so he also volunteered himself. Im also willing to make a trip to Heavenlean City. Ever since I came to Deep Heaven City, I still havent done anything, and this would be a chance for me to make myself useful.

You have my thanks, Brother Han. Youre a mid-Body Integration cultivator, and you once fought on equal footing with a late-Body Integration cultivator, so Im sure Heavenlean Citys troubles will soon be no more with your assistance! Elder Gu was very elated that Han Li had also stepped up to accept the task.

Han Li smiled, and replied, Heavenlean City is a very important human settlement, so its only right that I do my part to help it in its time of need. The situation sounds quite urgent, so how about Fellow Daoist Silver Light and I set off tomorrow?

Even though he was going to have to directly face high-grade devilish beings during this trip to Heavenlean City, no devilish beings aside from Sacred Ancestors would be able to pose any threat to the current Han Li, so even though he knew there would be some risk involved, there was no fear in his heart.

That would be best. However, the Elder Devil Race has already cut off long-distance teleportation, and the teleportation formations in the city wont be able to take the two of you directly to Heavenlean City, so we can only send you to the secret teleportation site located the closest to there. From there, youll have to fly the rest of the way to the city, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue said in an apologetic manner.

Thats alright, with Brother Han and my abilities, Im sure the remaining portion of the journey wont delay us too much, Fairy Silver Light said in a nonchalant manner, and Han Li didnt see this as a problem, either.

Thus, having made those arrangements, all of the other elders were quite relieved, and they began to discuss strategies to counter the Elder Devil Races attacks, which were only becoming fiercer and fiercer.

However, despite the elders vast wealths of knowledge and experience, they were completely stumped by these armies of countless low-grade devilish beasts. Even though Deep Heaven City had prepared an astonishing supply of spirit stones, more than 10% of this supply had been exhausted by the countless formations that were set up around the city. This didnt seem to be much of an issue until one considered that according to past conventions, a devilish tribulation would generally last over 100 years. Less than a year had passed since the commencement of this devilish tribulation, so how could the elders not be concerned?

Han Li suddenly smiled, and said, Theres no need to be overly concerned about this, fellow Daoists. Even if there really are virtually infinite low-grade devilish beasts in the Elder Devil Realm, Im sure itll require a lot of effort and resources for the Elder Devil Race to search for and tame these beasts. On top of that, it definitely wont be a simple matter for them to bring these devilish beasts into our Spirit Realm. After all, even though the resistance from the power of our realm has abated significantly, some of it still remains, and it has to be an extremely great burden for the Elder Devil Race to transport so many low-grade devilish beasts between realms. Otherwise, they would simply overwhelm us from the get-go rather than go through all this effort to test out our defenses.

Were naturally aware of this, but this devilish tribulation is truly more fierce than we anticipated, and we dont know if the resources in our Deep Heaven City will last, Elder Gu said with a wry smile.

Compared to the armies of devilish beasts and the high-grade devilish beings that have already appeared, Im more concerned about just how many of the Elder Devil Races Sacred Ancestors will be able to descend into our realm, Fairy Silver Light said in a grim voice.

What do you mean by that, Fairy Silver Light? Han Li asked.

In past, once the devilish tribulations have reached approximately the halfway mark, the power of our realm will no longer be able to prevent the true bodies of the Sacred Ancestors from descending into the Spirit Realm, but for some reason, only a few of them are able to descend into our realm each devilish tribulation. In the past, we were able to keep these Sacred Ancestors at bay by joining forces with the other Grand Ascension Stage beings of the nearby foreign races, but seeing as this devilish tribulation is far more perilous than previous ones, the number of Sacred Ancestors that descend into our realm could quite possibly be increased as well. There doesnt have to be too many, if more than 10 Sacred Ancestors appear in our realm at once, then our human and demon races will definitely be crushed, Fairy Silver Light explained.

Elder Gu wasnt surprised by Fairy Silver Lights words at all. Instead, a cold light flashed through his eyes as he said, Fellow Daoist Jin Yue and I have actually developed theories in the past about why this is the case, but the holy island shouldve set up countermeasures for such a scenario, all we have to do is prepare as best as we can.

Fairy Silver Lights expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and after a brief pause, she said, Thats true. The holy island has many individuals of vast wisdom from our two races, seeing as they were able to predict that this devilish tribulation would be different from previous ones, Im sure theyve prepared measures to address the situation. In that case, Ill be taking my leave now so I can prepare for the trip to Heavenlean City tomorrow.

Elder Gu and the others naturally all agreed to this arrangement. Not long after she left, Han Li also took his leave, citing the same alibi.

Less than half a day later, Han Li returned to his cave abode before immediately summoning Hai Yuetian and Qi Lingzi. After bestowing upon them some treasures and pills, and giving them some further instructions, he returned to the top floor to meditate.

This trip most likely wasnt going to be a very perilous one for him, but it would naturally still be best for him to ensure that he was in prime condition before setting off.

The next morning, Han Li flew toward the hall where Deep Heaven Citys teleportation formations were situated.

Several hours later, he was greeted by the sight of a white-robed woman wearing a mask standing outside the hall.

Han Li landed beside her before cupping his fist in a salute. Sorry to keep you waiting, Fellow Daoist.

Not at all, Brother Han, I only just got here as well. Lets set off, Fairy Silver Light replied in an indifferent manner.

Thus, the two of them made their way into the hall, where several guards were already waiting for them. As soon as they entered the hall, the guards immediately extended respectful salutes toward them, and their leader said, Weve already prepared the teleportation formation, and the place youll be teleported to will be around a months travel away from Heavenlean City. In order to keep that teleportation site a secret, it hasnt been used ever since the commencement of the devilish tribulation, so please do take care in case the teleportation site has already been exposed.

Are you saying we could be teleporting straight into an ambush from the Elder Devil Race? Fairy Silver Light asked in a cold voice as she raised an eyebrow.

The guards heart jolted upon hearing this, and he hurriedly explained, The location of the teleportation site is extremely secretive, so that shouldnt be the case, Im only stating a very unlikely hypothetical situation.

Theres nothing wrong with the teleportation formation, is there? Han Li asked in a calm voice.

Definitely not, weve just tested it not too long ago, the guard replied in a confident manner.

As long as the teleportation formation is fine, even if theres an ambush on the other side, Fellow Daoist Silver Light and I will be able to take care of ourselves. Prepare the teleportation formation right away, Han Li instructed.

As long as we can conquer this city as quickly as possible, losing some devilish beasts isnt a big deal, we have countless devilish beasts at our disposal and can replenish our armies at any time. Does anyone have anything to add to the method that Elder Huan Yu proposed? the crimson-robed man asked in a cold voice.

Sacred Ancestor, I suggest we send out some elite devilish beings to eradicate some of the smaller human cultivator strongholds in this area while we attack Deep Heaven City. That way, we wont have to worry about watching our backs when we launch the final attack. On top of that, we can use this opportunity to familiarize our elite troops with the way that human cultivators like to do battle, which should minimize our casualties during the final attack, a graceful yellow-robed woman suggested.

The crimson-robed man was rather intrigued by this idea, and he asked, Roughly how many other large human settlements are there in the nearby area?

A high-grade devilish being with the appearance of a fair-skinned young man replied, We havent had much time to scout the area yet, but from what weve seen thus far, there are approximately seven or eight human settlements nearby. However, none of them are even close to the scale of Deep Heaven City.

After a brief pause for contemplation, the crimson-robed man decided, In that case, send the Jialun War Devils, Bloodlight Crystal Guards, and the All-encompassing Devilish Cavaliers to wipe out those settlements. As for everything else, follow the plan outlined by Elder Huan Yu.

What? Youre planning to deploy the Bloodlight Crystal Guards? Theres no problem with deploying the Jialun War Devils and the All-encompassing Devilish Cavaliers, but the Bloodlight Crystal Guards are your personal guards, it would not be wise to send them away, Sacred Ancestor!

Most of the high-grade devilish beings expressions changed drastically upon hearing this order, and some of them immediately raised objections.

I have my own reason for deploying the Bloodlight Crystal Guards, theres no need for any of you to try to dissuade me, the crimson-robed man said in an implacable voice.

The high-grade devilish beings present exchanged a few glances upon hearing this and didnt dare to say anything further.

Right at this moment, the crimson-robed man raised his head, and he seemed to cast his gaze through the ceiling of the hall toward an extremely distant place.

Meanwhile, on a giant mountain near the Spirit Sovereign City, there was an elegant woman with a pair of pristine white horns on her head standing on a huge rock. She also withdrew her gaze from a certain direction, and a hint of disdain flashed through her eyes.

There were 50 to 60 high-grade devilish beings standing behind her, and all of them had their hands hanging by their sides, looking down from the mountain summit with solemn expressions.

There was a sea of devilish Qi down below, within which there were countless armored devilish warriors and giant flags that stretched as far as the eye could see.

There were also many types of unheard of high-grade devilish beasts intermingled among the armored warriors, and they would let loose the occasional vicious snarl.

Up head, the Spirit Sovereign City had been completely surrounded by the devilish army. In contrast with what was happening at Deep Heaven City, the devilish army here had deployed all of their troops from the get-go, and it seemed that they were planning to conquer the Spirit Sovereign City in one fell swoop.

In the distance, the Spirit Sovereign City was enshrouded within layers of green light barriers, and there were rows of human cultivators standing atop the city wall.

The remains of tens of thousands of fortresses lay around the Spirit Sovereign City, and it seemed that they had been destroyed by some type of overwhelming power.

Begin the attack! the horned woman commanded, and the killing intent in her voice completely belied her gorgeous appearance.

Yes, Mistress Liu Ji! The 50 to 60 high-grade devilish beings didnt even dare to look directly at her as they bowed in unison, and a burst of astonishing baleful Qi erupted into the heavens from the summit of the massive mountain.

At the very edge of the group of high-grade devilish beings stood a devilish woman in a purple palatial dress. She raised her head slightly to reveal a set of peerlessly beautiful features, and even though she also wore a respectful expression toward the horned woman as all of the other high-grade devilish beings did, there was a hint of complex emotion deep within her eyes.

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After getting back to his abode, Han Li immediately returned to the secret chamber on the top floor to continue refining the golden gourd and the Myriad Sword Artwork.

If he could refine these two treasures before the true battle against the Elder Devil Race began, then he and his disciples would all be better equipped for the upcoming battle.

A month later, Han Li completed the refinement of the gourd and bestowed the treasure upon Hai Yuetian. After that, he focused the entirety of his attention on refining the Myriad Sword Artwork.

Thus, time passed by one day after another, and over half a year flew by in the blink of an eye.

During this time, no messengers were sent to Han Li by the elders of Deep Heaven City. However, his disciples were keeping him up to date on the current situation, so he knew that the Elder Devil Race had virtually never ceased their attacks against Deep Heaven City.

Regardless of how many devilish beings were slain, a new army would turn up in front of the city in a few days, it was if there were no end to their numbers.

Furthermore, the high-grade devilish beings leading these devilish beasts paid no heed whatsoever to the number of casualties suffered. The city had unleashed several types of super formations to almost decimate those high-grade devilish beings on several occasions, but they were completely fearless and would quickly return with another devilish army.

What was even more concerning was that during the past few months, the human settlements closest to Deep Heaven City had been breached one after another.

Most of the human cultivators in those settlements perished in battle, while a small proportion of them were captured and were to be transformed into devilish humans through injections of devilish Qi. As for the human mortals, they were all spared by the devilish armies and were allowed to continue living in the settlements.

According to reports, the devilish beings that attacked these settlements were true devilish elites rather than armies of low-grade devilish beasts. Not only were they all individually extremely powerful, they were also very proficient in combination techniques, and even the Body Integration cultivators in these settlements hadnt been able to survive the attacks.

Han Li was naturally quite alarmed to hear this. It seemed that the true power of the Elder Devil Race was far more fearsome than the rumors suggested. If they were to sweep through all of the human settlements in the nearby area, then find a chink in the defenses of Deep Heaven City, it would really be difficult to say if the city would be able to keep them at bay.

However, this wasnt a situation that he could change on his own, he would just have to rely on the panel of elders to address this perilous situation. freewbnove.com

All of the Deep Heaven City elders had lived for over 10,000 years, so they definitely werent just going to surrender and wait for death. Han Li had a feeling that these days during which he could refine his treasures in peace were numbered.

Sure enough, a month later, Han Li received a message from Buddhist Monk Jin Yue, inviting him to discuss some matters with the panel of elders.

Han Li naturally immediately set off to meet with the elders of the city.

Less than half a day later, Han Li found himself seated in a chair within a certain hall. Aside from the elders that Han Li had met before, there were also several other unfamiliar Body Integration cultivators in the hall, and they were clearly the members of the panel of elders that he had yet to meet.

It was said that these elders all had important matters to attend to recently, which was why Han Li had never met them.

Han Li was rather curious about what these supposed important matters were, but he naturally knew better than to pry and merely exchanged some small talk with these elders.

All of these elders were at the early-Body Integration Stage, so they were naturally very polite toward the mid-Body Integration Stage Han Li.

However, during their conversation, Han Li noticed that Elder Gu and the others all seemed to be quite concerned about something.

Alright, now that youve all met Brother Han, lets get straight into our discussion. Yesterday, the panel of elders received news that the Elder Devil Race has deployed an army to attack the joint city of the four major sects. The four sects know that they wont be able to withstand this attack, so they sent out a suicide squad of messengers to request for reinforcements from our Deep Heaven City. The stronghold of the four major sects is an important human settlement thats second in scale only to our city, so if that stronghold is conquered by the devilish army, then well truly be on our own. Hence, we have to send out reinforcements, Elder Gu said in a grim voice.

Buddhist Monk Jin Yue and the others also adopted solemn expressions upon seeing this, and Han Lis brows furrowed slightly, while looks of surprise appeared on the faces of the new elders. It seemed that they had only just been made aware of this news as well.

Brother Gu, didnt the Heavenlean Sect manage to force the Elder Devil Race into retreat on several occasions and even severely wounded a few high-grade devilish beings? How did the situation deteriorate so quickly? an elder with a red complexion asked in an urgent voice.

The four major sects combined form an extremely powerful force to be reckoned with, and the Heavenlean City they erected may be lacking in defensive prowess compared with our Deep Heaven City, but it definitely wont be lacking by much. The reason why the situation suddenly deteriorated is because the Elder Devil Race suddenly deployed over 10 high-grade devilish beings at once to attack the city, then tricked the grand elders of the four major sects into coming out of the city before unleashing a sneak attack. As a result, two of the grand elders were killed, thereby severely denting the top-end offensive prowess of the four major sects, so theyre naturally in a very perilous situation, Elder Gu explained in a grim manner.

Han Li was on his way back to his cave abode when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, then turned back to look into the distance with a bewildered expression.

In the air above Deep Heaven City, seven massive crimson stars had suddenly emerged, tainting the entire heavens a fiery crimson color.

Even through the layers of restrictions that enshrouded Deep Heaven City, he could still sense wisps of a scorching aura.

All of the guards in the city, as well as the normal cultivators who were meditating in their abodes, naturally also rushed out to appraise this phenomenon with astonishment in their eyes. reewebove.com

As a Body Integration cultivator, Han Li was able to sense far more than other cultivators with his spiritual sense, and as he looked into the distance, a rare hint of wariness flashed through his eyes.

He could sense that these seven crimson stars were imbued with enormous powers of laws that were capable of severely wounding or even killing him, so how could he not be alarmed?

Right at this moment, red light suddenly swirled over the surfaces of the seven stars, following which an extremely profound and massive formation emerged in mid-air with the seven stars at its center.

The formation was of a fiery red color and encompassed close to half of Deep Heaven City. Immediately thereafter, the powers of laws of heaven and earth rippled violently, following which all seven of the stars abruptly blurred before transforming into a massive Fire Raven projection that swooped down from the heavens amid a clear cry.

An earth-shattering boom erupted, and tremors ran through the entirety of Deep Heaven City. A crimson mushroom cloud then rose up from beyond the city wall, swelling to over 100,000 feet tall.

Even from this far away, Han Li could still clearly see the devastating mushroom cloud, and it created quite an awe-inspiring sight to behold.

The scorching flames from the mushroom cloud were kept at bay by the golden light barrier, and it was as if two different worlds had appeared on either side of the barrier.

On one side, everything remained completely unchanged, while the other side had been completely transformed into a sea of flames.

The waves of fire surging out from the mushroom cloud stretched for hundreds of kilometers, and all of the devilish beasts swept up by the flames were instantly reduced to ashes without being able to offer any resistance.

As for those devilish humans, they were naturally able to resist somewhat with their devilish treasures to protect them, but there wasnt enough time for them to escape an attack that covered such a vast area, and they were also quickly incinerated amid bloodcurdling cries of agony.

Meanwhile, a layer of dense spiritual light instantly appeared over the bodies of the five gargantuan devilish beasts to keep the flames at bay, but it was quite clear that they wouldnt be able to last long in the face of such fearsomely high temperatures, either.

The giant black devilish bird quickly rose up into the air, and with just a single flap of its wings, it transformed into a ball of black light that flew back to several tens of kilometers away. After just a few more flashes, it had escaped outside the range of the entire sea of flames at an incredible speed.

The giant crimson ape stomped both of its feet violently into the ground, propelling itself up into the air like a reverse shooting star. It then transformed into a gust of fierce wind that swept away into the distance, forcibly parting all of the flames in its path.

Even though it was slightly slower than the black devilish bird, it wasnt far behind and quickly escaped from the sea of flames as well.

As for the two white snails and three-headed purple python, they were clearly far more maladroit and were nowhere near as lucky.

Even though they were also traveling as quickly as they could, they only managed to cover several hundred kilometers of ground before the protective spiritual light around their bodies gave out, and they were also swept up by the flames amid thunderous howls of anguish.

Not long after the fall of these three gargantuan devilish beasts, two streaks of light, one purple and one green, rushed out of the sea of fire, then continued to fly away without any pause and only stopped after flying for close to 10,000 kilometers away.

These were none other than the purple-armored man and the green-robed elderly man. As a pair of Body Integration Stage devilish beings, they were able to escape with their lives despite that horrific attack.

However, judging from their charred clothes and singed hair, it was quite clear that it had been a very close call for them as well.

They turned back and cast their eyes toward the sea of flames with expressions of thunderous fury. The purple-armored man spat through gritted teeth, I didnt think that the humans would use this kind of attack against us, they sure do think highly of us!

Indeed, that was quite unexpected, the humans normally wouldnt use this type of trump card against mere devilish beasts. An enormous amount of spiritual power would be required to unleash such an attack, have they really gathered that many spirit stones or is the leader of the human cultivators in this city just a madman? the green-robed elderly man also murmured with his brows tightly furrowed.

Hmph, who cares if the leader of the human cultivators has gone mad or not? The issue at hand is that all of the devilish beasts we brought with us have perished here with the exception of those two giant devilish beasts, were definitely going to be punished for this, the purple-armored man sighed in a resigned manner.

That may not necessarily be the case. The mission we were assigned is to test out this citys defenses and try to provoke the most powerful attacks possible. We managed to goad them into unleashing such a fearsome retaliative attack against us, so weve completed our mission with flying colors. As such, Im sure that even if we do get punished, it wont be a very severe punishment, the green-robed elderly man countered in a calm manner.

I certainly hope so. Thank heavens we didnt bring any of our races elite troops with us. Otherwise, our losses wouldve been far more severe, the purple-armored man said with a wry smile.

Theres no need to be so depressed, Lord Shi, our army was only wiped out as we were completely unfamiliar with what defensive measures the humans had prepared. When we return, we definitely wont fall for the same thing again, the green-robed elderly man consoled.

Indeed, if Im given another opportunity, Im definitely going to exact my vengeance! I havent been reduced to such a sorry state for a very long time! For now, lets go back and report our findings. The purple-armored man cast one final resentful glance at Deep Heaven City before flying away again, not waiting for a response from the elderly man.

The green-robed elderly man also cast a frosty glance at Deep Heaven City before giving a cold chuckle and flying away as well.

As for the two giant devilish beasts that had also managed to escape, they had been extremely alarmed by their near-death ordeal and continued to fly away in a blind panic even after emerging from the sea of flames.

In the blink of an eye, peace and quiet had returned to the area.

However, no one had noticed that on a mountain over several hundred kilometers away, there was a translucent crystal ball hovering high up in the air while incessantly flashing with faint spiritual light.

At the same time, in one of the giant pyramids in a devilish city countless kilometers away, there were over 20 high-grade devilish beings seated in two rows on either side of a hall.

At the end of the hall was an inky-black chair, upon which sat a crimson-robed middle-aged man.

The man had a very graceful and handsome appearance, and he appeared to be completely identical to a normal human.

At the center of the hall was a head-sized crystal ball that was hovering in mid-air, and it was extremely similar in size and appearance to the one near Deep Heaven City. Within the crystal ball, the images of the sea of flames raging in front of Deep Heaven City were being depicted.

Everyones attention was focused on the scenes unfolding within the crystal ball, and the crimson-robed man remained completely expressionless, so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but all of the other high-grade devilish beings wore different expressions.

Sacred Ancestor, Lord Shi and Fellow Daoist L are truly useless, they lost all of their troops to a mere restriction! We must punish them severely when they get back, a handsome man with a short corkscrew horn on his head suddenly said in a cold voice.

Youre being too harsh, Brother Ban. Fellow Daoist Shi and Fellow Daoist L havent made any errors, even if we had led that army in person, the result wouldve still been the same. No one couldve envisioned that the humans would retaliate in such a fierce manner. In any case, we managed to goad the humans into revealing one of their trump cards, and all it cost us were some low-grade devilish beasts. If you ask me, they should be rewarded for their efforts instead, a devilish man with a near-transparent face countered.

Im afraid I cant agree with you there, Lord Xuan. Even though those low-grade devilish beasts are nothing more than cannon fodder, losing so many at once is still quite a heavy blow for us. On top of that, there were three rare giant devilish beasts that perished alongside them as well, and they hadnt served any purpose before they were killed. If no punishment is given for something like this, then it would set a very bad example, the man with the short horn said with a hint of cold mockery in his eyes.

Hmph, are you saying that you wouldve been able to do better, Brother Ban? We all know that you and Fellow Daoist Shi are sworn enemies, who knows if youre proposing a punishment for them for your own personal gain? the devilish man with the transparent face chuckled coldly in response.

It was quite clear that they werent on good terms with one another, and all of the other high-grade devilish beings were displaying different reactions to their fiery exchange. Some remained expressionless and merely ignored their argument, some sighed with furrowed brows, and some looked on with their intrigued smiles on their faces.

Of course, there were also several other high-grade devilish beings who joined in on the debate, and the hall was quickly plunged into a chaotic state.

Thats enough! the crimson-robed man on the black chair yelled in an expressionless manner.

All of the arguing voices in the hall immediately died down, and the devilish beings who had participated in the argument immediately extended respectful bows toward the crimson-robed man before falling silent.

Ill see to those two in person when they get back. I gathered all of you here to appraise the defenses of this Deep Heaven City, and to devise a strategy to conquer the city as quickly as possible. The other armies have all been mobilized now, and I dont want to fall behind the others, the crimson-robed man said in a cold voice.