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You dont know what a vial spirit is? Hmph, looks like you dont have anything to do with that traitor then. In any case, its a massive pleasant surprise to be able to recover the vessel. As for what the vial spirit is, a being from a lower realm like you has no right to know about it. After I capture you and search your soul, Ill send you on your way, Ma Liang said with a cold smile.

As soon as his voice trailed off, the dark green vial in his hand vanished, while the crimson seal in his other hand was tossed forward.

All of a sudden, the crimson seal vanished, but eight rivers of blood descended from the heavens before transforming into eight five-clawed blood dragons that pounced viciously toward Han Li.

These eight blood dragons were all comparable to Grand Ascension Stage beings, and in Ma Liangs eyes, they were more than enough to take care of Han Lis duo.

Right at this moment, Daoist Xie transformed into a giant golden crab amid a flash of silver lightning, then swung its giant pincers viciously through the air, sending two balls of lightning the size of houses hurtling directly toward two of the blood dragons.

He then flew forward as a ball of lightning himself, and thus, a fierce battle ensued between the golden crab and the two blood dragons.

Meanwhile, Han Li took a deep breath and stowed his azure vial away, and the sea of azure swords around him suddenly transformed into a massive sword formation that spanned an area of over 100 acres.

He pointed a finger at the sword formation from afar, and a ball of azure light appeared at the center of the formation before expanding rapidly, following which a giant azure dragon that was several thousand feet in length flew out of the azure light.

The dragon was of an exuberant green color, and every single one of its scales was glistening with a cold light.

As soon as it appeared, it pounced toward the blood dragon that was nearest to it.

The blood dragon immediately opened its mouth in retaliation, releasing a pillar of crimson light that struck the green dragons body with unerring accuracy.

However, countless streaks of sword Qi immediately erupted out of the green dragons body to eradicate the crimson pillar of light, leaving the green dragon completely unscathed.

Ma Liangs expression changed slightly upon seeing this, yet before he had a chance to formulate any concrete thoughts, the green dragon and the blood dragon had already clashed.

Within the span of no more than two breaths, the blood dragon was torn to shreds. However, the remaining five blood dragons also took advantage of this opportunity to unleash powerful attacks toward the green dragon in unison.

The green dragon remained completely unfazed as countless streaks of lethal sword Qi were unleashed out of its scales in retaliation.

Right at this moment, the blood dragon that had just been torn apart instantly regenerated before pouncing toward the green dragon again.

Even though the sword Qi being unleashed by the green dragon was extremely fearsome, it was quickly riddled with wounds from taking on all six blood dragons at once, and after tearing another blood dragon apart in a kamikaze attack, it was also destroyed by a flood of crimson light.

The remaining blood dragons immediately turned to attack Han Li, who made a hand seal in an expressionless manner, and the azure sword formation before him abruptly vanished.

In the next instant, the sword formation appeared directly beneath the blood dragons, and another azure dragon emerged to clash with the blood dragons again.

Meanwhile, Han Li remained still on the spot, and even though it looks like he was keeping the five blood dragons at bay with ease, he was actually expending a significant portion of his magic power to maintain the sword formation.

As he had progressed in his cultivation base, the Azure Coil Sword Formation had become immensely powerful, but at the same time, it also expended far more magic power than it had in the past.

If a normal Grand Ascension Stage being with average magic power and spiritual sense were in Han Lis place, they wouldnt be able to use any additional treasures or abilities while controlling this sword formation.

Ma Liang raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, and he suddenly made a hand seal while chanting an incantation.

A burst of loud rumbling rang out above Han Li, and a mountainous crimson seal projection appeared amid a flash of crimson light.

A burst of law fluctuations surged down from above, and the projection descended toward Han Li.

As opposed to being alarmed by this, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face. As expected, your powers have been severely debilitated, you cant even conjure up the other four blood spirit puppet giants anymore.

Immediately thereafter, he swept a sleeve through the air to release his three extreme mountains, which swelled to over 100,000 feet tall in the blink of an eye at his behest.

The trio of mountains clashed with the gargantuan seal projection amid an earth-shattering boom, and they managed to keep the projection at bay, preventing it from descending any further.

At the same time, the law fluctuations being released by the crimson seal encompassed the area down below, causing Han Lis magic power to become quite sluggish.

However, Han Li remained completely unconcerned as a dark green sword mark appeared on his forearm, and another burst of law fluctuations instantly erupted forth.

The two bursts of law fluctuations clashed violently before eradicating one another, and thus, Han Lis magic power returned to normal circulation.

Ma Liang was quite stunned to see this before a furious look appeared on his face.

If he were at the height of his powers, an incomplete set of extreme mountains and a Profound Heavenly Treasure would be nowhere near enough to oppose his Myriad Spirit Blood Seal.

However, in his current severely debilitated state, he simply couldnt unleash much of the seals power.

Just as he was hesitating about whether he should unleash some other type of attack, Han Li made a grabbing motion, and a dark green wooden sword appeared in his grasp.

At the same time, the Provenance True Devil Projection flew forward and vanished into his body in a flash.

In the next instant, several balls of light of different colors flew out of his body, each of which contained a different true spirit projection.

The projections were giving off vastly contrasting auras that were all extremely fearsome, and they vanished into Han Lis body again in a flash.

Piercing purplish-golden light immediately radiated from Han Lis body, and he swelled drastically in size as purplish-golden scales and silver spirit patterns rapidly appeared over his skin.

At the same time, he grew two extra heads and four additional arms, and in the blink of an eye, a gargantuan fiendcelestial with three heads and six arms had appeared.

This was none other than Han Lis Third Nirvana Transformation, and it had a horn on each of its three heads.

It was clear that he knew that using normal abilities and treasures would be futile against this true immortal, so he was bringing out his trump cards from the get-go.

It only took Han Li an instant to complete his transformation, and as he brandished his green wooden sword, a line of silver runes immediately appeared on the surface of the blade.

The worlds origin Qi in the entire area tremored, and countless specks of five-colored light appeared before flooding toward the wooden sword in a frenzy.

Ma Liangs expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air, releasing eight silver talismans that transformed into giant silver weapons before sending them flying directly toward Han Li.

Right at this moment, Han Li took a stride forward, then slashed his giant green sword through the air.

An extremely long dark green crescent was unleashed by the sword before condensing into a thin dark green line that released a burst of fearsome law fluctuations.

The oncoming giant silver weapons stood no chance against the dark green line, and all of them instantly exploded upon contact.

The green line was traveling so quickly that it reached Ma Liang almost as if through instantaneous teleportation, and it was releasing a burst of glacial power that made Ma Liang feel as if even his blood had been frozen solid.

Ma Liangs pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this, but instead of taking evasive measures, he swept a sleeve through the air to summon a black shield, while also opening his mouth to release a pristine white sword.

The dark green line struck the black shield and only faltered momentarily before slicing the shield cleanly in half, upon which it was met by the small white sword.

A dull thump rang out as the two clashed, and strangely enough, they both fell completely still, as if time itself had drawn to a standstill.

In the next instant, a crisp crack rang out, and the small white sword shattered without any warning, while the dark green line also faded away.

In the instant that the small sword was destroyed, an unnatural flush appeared on Ma Liangs face, and he threw up a mouthful of golden blood essence.

How dare you destroy my Originslash Immortal Sword? Im going to make sure you suffer the most torturous death possible! Ma Liang said with a furious expression, and it seemed that the white sword had been extremely important to him.

In the next instant, the translucent thread exploded into a pillar of scorching white light that erupted forth in all directions, instantly inundating everything within a radius of thousands of kilometers.

All of the golden-armored guards were destroyed within the white light, and Jin Tong transformed into a giant beetle again.

At the same time, it curled up into a shimmering golden ball with purplish-golden patterns all over its surface.

As for Ma Liang, he only managed to flee for a short distance before he was also inundated by the white light with a horrified expression.

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The azure mirror in front of Han Li exploded, but the dazzling white light displayed in the mirror was visible in the distance.

Han Li looked up and cast a grim gaze toward the center of Baleful Cry Point, where rumbling booms were ringing out incessantly alongside the flashing of white light. rewebnol.cm

A hint of awe surfaced in Han Lis eyes as he sensed the energy fluctuations surging forth from that direction.

This Bipolar Destruction Formation is truly fearsome! If I hadnt set up these protective measures in advance, I most likely would have perished here as well, Han Li sighed.

Daoist Xies voice rang out in response. If this had been a true Bipolar Destruction Formation, you wouldve indeed been no match for the power of its self-detonation. However, due to the alterations we made, the power of the self-detonation is only around a tenth of what it otherwise would be, so theres a very good chance that youll be able to survive with your powers.

As soon as the voice trailed off, Daoist Xie appeared behind Han Li amid a flash of silver lightning.

In that case, wouldnt there be an even greater chance that the true immortal would survive? Han Li asked.

Thats correct, Daoist Xie replied.

By your estimations, how much power would that true immortal be able to retain once if he managed to escape the explosion? Han Li asked with a contemplative expression.

Thats hard to say, but he most likely wont be able to maintain his true immortal body, and hell suffer backlash to a certain extent. I dont know what secret technique he used to allow him to oppose the restrictive power of this realm, but its definitely going to come back to bite him, Daoist Xie said.

In that case, it sounds like you approve of my plan to go and take a look, Han Li said.

Thats ultimately up to you. The enemy is no ordinary true immortal, so theres a very good chance that hell be carrying True Soul Pills. If you can obtain one, then itll be a lot easier for you to transcend your ascension tribulation, Daoist Xie replied after a brief hesitation.

I see. It looks like I have no choice but to take a risk then. Thankfully, in his current state, Ill be able to escape even if I cant defeat him, Han Li said with a faint smile, then swept a sleeve through the air to conjure up a silver lightning formation on the ground.

Lightning flashed brightly within the formation, and both Han Li and Daoist Xie vanished on the spot.

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At the center of Baleful Cry Point, the white light faded, and the entire area within a radius of thousands of kilometers had caved in by over 100 feet, creating a massive artificial basin.

The entire surface of the basin was as smooth as a mirror with no pits or bumps whatsoever, and there were two objects hovering above the center of the basin.

One of them was a massive golden ball that had been entirely charred black, and it was giving off a burnt scent, as if it had been completely roasted.

The other object was a huge purplish-golden crystal, within which was an indistinct humanoid figure.

The crystal was the first one to shatter, and Ma Liang emerged in a fully nude state.

Not only had he returned to his human form, his face was completely pale and devoid of color, and he wore a very dark expression as he inspected his surroundings.

As expected of an immortal formation to be able to unleash this much power. Its a pity that it was incomplete. Otherwise… Ma Liang murmured to himself, but before he could finish his sentence, a series of pink cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the golden ball.

Immediately thereafter, slabs of cooked meat fell away, and a huge shimmering golden beetle appeared.

Ma Liang faltered slightly upon seeing this before his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, Who wouldve thought that a Gold Devouring Immortal in a mere lower realm has mastered such a profound defensive ability? Haha, this insects aptitude far exceeds what I had expected! He then immediately flipped a hand over to produce a silver talisman, which he prepared to toss toward Jin Tong.

At this point, Jin Tongs aura had also become significantly diminished, but a fierce look flashed through its eyes as it prepared to engage Ma Liang in battle.

Right at this moment, countless arcs of silver lightning sprang out of thin air amid a rumbling thunderclap, instantly forming a silver lightning formation that was several tens of feet in size.

Ma Liangs expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately redirected his silver talisman toward the lightning formation.

The talisman instantly transformed into a giant silver ax that was over 100 feet in length before crashing down viciously toward the formation.

Even before it had reached the formation, a glacial aura swept forth from the ax.

Two indistinct humanoid figures appeared within the lightning formation, and one of them glanced at the oncoming giant ax before raising a hand to release a streak of azure sword Qi in retaliation.

The two clashed, and both were instantly repelled backward.

The giant silver ax disintegrated into specks of spiritual light, while the streak of azure sword Qi returned to its owners grasp before transforming into miniature azure sword.

The duo within the lightning formation were naturally none other than Han Li and Daoist Xie.

Hmph, looks like more people with death wishes. Oh? Is that an Immortal Puppet? A hint of surprise appeared on Ma Liangs face as he identified the nature of Daoist Xie.

As expected of a true immortal to have so easily identified Brother Xie. Judging from your current state, the backlash from the Spirit Realm mustve been quite severe. How much of your power have you retained? Han Li asked with a faint smile.

At the same time, Jin Tong flew toward him as a ball of golden light before quickly vanishing up his sleeve.

Looks like that Immortal Puppet mustve told you about realm backlash. Hmph, even with just a tenth of my power, its a simple matter for me to kill the two of you. However, I can spare you if you offer that Gold Devouring Immortal up to me with both hands, Ma Liang said with a cold smile.

Are you referring to my Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch? Hehe, Im afraid I cant agree to that, Han Li chuckled in response.

In that case, Ill just have to kill you and tame that Gold Devouring Immortal, Ma Liang said as he made a grabbing motion, upon which the crimson seal appeared in his grasp amid a flash of crimson light.

Han Lis expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and the Provenance True Devil Projection emerged behind him amid a flash of golden light.

At the same time, a series of azure sword projections erupted out of his body before rapidly multiplying to form a sea of swords that numbered in the thousands.

As for Daoist Xie, arcs of silver lightning erupted out of his body, giving him the appearance of an almighty Lightning God.

Right at this moment, Han Li felt a burst of heat in front of his chest, and a vial-shaped azure projection emerged through his clothes before rising straight up toward the heavens.

Almost at the exact same moment, a dark green vial flew out of Ma Liangs sleeve before heading directly toward Han Li while emitting a faint buzzing sound.

Ma Liang reflexively swept a sleeve through the air to catch the small green vial, but a hint of incredulity immediately appeared in his eyes at the sight of the vial projection on Han Lis chest.

You have the Heaven Controlling Vial? Haha, Ive been searching the entire Spirit Realm for this vial, only for it to be presented to my doorstep! Looks like theres no need for me to track down that traitor now, I can just offer this vial to the patriarch, and hell certainly reward me handsomely for my efforts, Ma Liang chortled with glee.

Heaven Controlling Vial? What are you talking about? Han Lis expression changed drastically as he focused his gaze on the small green vial that Ma Liang was holding.

Hmph, dont try to tell me that you dont have a vial like this. The one that I have here is only a replica of the Heaven Controlling Vial, but theres no mistaking its ability to sense the original, Ma Liang said with a cold expression.

Is this what youre referring to? Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he flipped a hand over to produce a small azure vial.

Indeed, the vial was completely identical to the one being held by Ma Liang, except it was of a slightly lighter shade, making it appear even more mundane.

Thats right! Hold on… This seems to only be an empty vessel without a vial spirit. Where did you hide the vial spirit? Ma Liangs expression changed drastically as he looked down at the green vial in his own hand to discover that it was displaying no further reactions.

Vial spirit? Whats that supposed to be? Han Li asked as his eyes narrowed slightly.

All of a sudden, two streaks of translucent light shot out of the miniature figures eyes, and the fingers of the giant golden hand around it were instantly severed, following which it sped away as a streak of golden light.

Who wouldve thought that a Gold Devouring Immortal of this caliber could be found in a lower realm? If I could tame it and take it back to the True Immortal Realm, it would be an extremely powerful ally!

An elated look appeared on Ma Liangs face as he pointed a finger at the fleeing streak of golden light, and several more giant golden hands were conjured up before grabbing toward the streak of light while releasing bursts of powers of laws.

A sharp screeching sound suddenly rang out within the streak of golden light, following which countless streaks of invisible sword Qi erupted forth in all directions.

A violent explosion rang out as the massive golden hands were destroyed by the sword Qi, but more giant hands appeared in the nearby area to take their place.

At the same time, the power of laws had impacted Jin Tong, causing it to become extremely slow and sluggish.

Simultaneously, thunderous rumbling rang out from the golden volcanoes down below, and they transformed into several tens of giant golden armored warriors that sped directly toward Jin Tong.

Under these circumstances, there was virtually no chance for Jin Tong to escape.

A faint smile appeared on Ma Liangs face upon seeing this. However, his aura was severely diminished, clearly indicating that he had expended a vast amount of immortal spiritual power during the prior battle.

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It should be about time, Han Li suddenly murmured to himself as he appraised an azure mirror in front of him at the foot of the formation core countless kilometers away.

The surface of the mirror was displaying an image that depicted Jin Tong, which had transformed into a massive golden beetle, and it was clashing with several tens of opposing golden-armored warriors.

Jin Tong had been sent by Han Li to spy on Ma Liang so that he could constantly monitor the situation and ensure that nothing unexpected took place.

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I have to do it. I didnt think that I would have to use this final trump card. The Tian Yuan Continent will be severely negatively impacted after this battle, but I had no choice but to do this for the sake of the entire Spirit Realm, another figure murmured to himself as he sat on a giant formation within an empty and dim hall.

He then flipped a hand over to produce a glowing silver formation plate, and countless silver runes surged out of the formation plate before flowing into a formation in a frenzy.

Under the illumination of the silver light, it was revealed that the man holding the formation plate was none other than a second Ming Zun.

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Yun Dan and Yue Shu were seated at the other formation core with their eyes closed when the nearby worlds origin Qi suddenly stirred, and the eight pillars, as well as the altar, began to release fearsome law fluctuations in unison.

The two of them immediately opened their eyes upon sensing this, and horrified looks also appeared on the face of all of the trade guild guards nearby.

Why has the worlds origin Qi here suddenly become so violent? Yun Dan exclaimed as he rose to his feet.

Could it be that somethings gone wrong with the Bipolar Annihilation Formation? Yue Dan speculated.

Yun Dan looked up into the sky, and his expression immediately changed drastically. Hold on, why has the power of laws gathered above us? It seems like its specifically targeting us! We have to get out of here!

Yue Shu had always had full trust in Yun Dan, and she hurriedly swept a sleeve through the air upon hearing this, releasing a ball of black light that transformed into a black flying carriage with three pairs of silver wings on its sides.

However, before the two of them got onto the carriage, the altar and the eight pillars shuddered before each releasing a pillar of five-colored light up into the heavens.

Law fluctuations converged in the sky, and a light formation with a diameter of close to 10 kilometers took shape.

A burst of buzzing rang out from the light formation, and a five-colored vortex immediately appeared at its center, then released a burst of crimson light that descended directly upon the formation core.

A semi-spherical crimson light barrier immediately took shape, trapping Yun Dan and Yue Shu, as well as the trade guild guard beneath it like a giant bowl.

At the same time, a burst of power of laws filled the entire area within the light barrier, and the magic power within Yun Dan and Yue Shus bodies immediately became extremely sluggish.

Lets get out from underground! Yun Dan yelled as he grabbed onto Yue Shus arm and instantly appeared on the flying carriage.

Yue Shu hurriedly made a hand seal, and the carriage immediately transformed into a ball of black light that plunged down toward the ground, only to be repelled back by a layer of azure light that abruptly appeared over the earth.

Yun Dan let loose an enraged roar as he summoned a long golden halberd that was around 10 feet in length before swinging it down with vicious might.

A resounding boom rang out as a scintillating golden sun exploded upon the ground, sending shockwaves proliferating outward in all directions and knocking over many of the nearby trade guild guards.

However, once the golden light faded, the azure light barrier on the ground was revealed to be completely unscathed.

How could this be? Your Spirit Light Halberd has never failed to destroy its target before! Yue Shu exclaimed.

Do you still not understand? We all fell into Ming Zuns trap! This is not a formation core, its a trap designed specifically to target the two of us! Yun Dan said as he stared intently at the azure light on the ground with a dark expression.

Yue Shu faltered slightly upon hearing this before gritting her teeth as she asked, Why would he do this? How does he benefit from trapping us here? Besides, is this restriction really powerful enough to trap us here?

Theres only one way to find out whether this restriction is powerful enough to truly trap us. As for why he did this… A cold light flashed through Yun Dans eyes as he hurled his golden halberd toward the altar.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as the altar exploded as a ball of golden light, sending countless rocks flying in all directions, only a giant crater in the ground remained in its place. fгeewebnovl.com

Ming Zun never left a Profound Heavenly Treasure here! He wants us to act as substitutes for the Profound Heavenly Treasure! Yun Dan said in a cold voice.

How dare he! We have to get out of here right away, Yue Shu said with a panicked expression.

Theres no need to fear. I didnt know about this trap, but I prepared many trump cards in anticipation for this battle against the true immortal.

As soon as his voice trailed off, Yun Dan opened his mouth to release an inky-black bead.

He caught the bead before hurling it viciously toward the crimson light barrier nearby, and almost at the exact same moment, the light barrier released a burst of crimson light that swept through the nearby area.

All of the trade guild guards who came into contact with the crimson light immediately exploded into clouds of blood mist.

The black bead was also swept up by the crimson light before it had even reached the light barrier, and it was instantly reduced to a plume of black smoke.

Thats impossible! Yun Dans face turned deathly pale upon seeing this, and he was unable to maintain his composure any longer.

Yun Shu was also greatly alarmed as she frantically swept her sleeves through the air, releasing a flurry of treasures, but all of them also exploded in the face of the oncoming crimson light.

At this point, all of the trade guild guards had been reduced to blood mist, and the crimson light was converging toward them from all directions.

The two of them exchanged a glance, and both of them could see their own despair mirrored in one anothers eyes.

If their powers hadnt been severely debilitated by the law fluctuations, perhaps they wouldve been able to pose some resistance, but as things were now, they were completely powerless.

As a final desperate act, they released all of their treasures at once while injecting what little remained of their magic power into the protective spiritual light around their bodies.

In the next instant, the crimson light inundated both of them, and within mere moments, they had also been reduced to blood mist that was drawn into the vortex in the sky.

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In the other formation core, Han Li was situated in a small area encompassed under a yellow light barrier, looking up at the buzzing giant light formations in the sky with a grim expression.

All of the trade guild guards here had also been reduced to blood mist that was drawn into the light formation, and all of a sudden, the formation vanished into thin air.

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Jin Tong was being held down by several golden-armored guards at once, and a series of purplish-golden threads of light had appeared before binding toward its body.

Haha, theres no way you can escape from my spirit domain, lets see what youre going to do now! Ma Liang chortled with glee as he drifted toward Jin Tong.

Right at this moment, energy fluctuations erupted down below, and colossal light formation that encompassed virtually the entirety of Baleful Cry Point appeared on the ground with Ma Liang situated at its exact center.

Ma Liangs heart jolted slightly upon seeing this, and his expression changed drastically as he swept his spiritual sense toward the light formation down below.

Almost at the exact same moment, a translucent thread of light shot out of the center of the light formation, piercing through the entire heaven and earth in a flash.

Ma Liangs pupils contracted drastically at the sight of the translucent thread, as if he were witnessing something extremely terrifying, and he immediately shot back as a ball of golden light.

All of a sudden, a layer of black Qi erupted out of the grey-robed mans body, and his outstretched arm immediately completely shriveled up.

However, at the same time, nine different types of law fluctuations erupted out of the arm before fusing as one.

His shriveled arm pierced into the golden giants waist, and once most of the arm had been plunged into Ma Liangs body, it abruptly exploded.

A burst of nine-colored flames erupted forth, instantly inundating the golden giants entire body and setting it alight.

The golden giant roared with agony, and its blood and flesh were quickly stripped away by the nine-colored flames.

The colors of the flames were very distinctly separated, but were also somehow in perfect harmony, and it contained nine different types of powers of laws.

After successfully landing the surprise attack, Xuan Jiuling vanished on the spot before appearing beside Ming Zun with a cold smile on his face. In the face of my Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts, even a true immortal is no match.

Even though he had detonated one of his own arms, he was extremely pleased to have slain a true immortal.

At this moment, the layer of black flames around the golden giant finally faded, and the rusty black lamp up above exploded into specks of spiritual light.

It turned out that this was a disposable treasure that could only be used once.

Yin Gangzi and the others were naturally ecstatic to see this, and all felt as if they had just survived a massive ordeal.

A faint smile also appeared on Ming Zuns face as he appraised the golden giant, which had been completely set alight.

The most fearsome part of the Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts were these Nine Tribulation True Flames.

The flames contained the bonded flames of nine types of fire-attribute true spirits, as nine different types of powers of laws were absorbed through other means. Just a tiny speck of this fire would be capable of evaporating oceans and melting entire mountains.

Even if the most formidable beings in the True Immortal Realm were to come into contact with these flames, they wouldnt be able to escape without at least suffering severe injuries, let alone this true immortal.

It seemed that there would be no need to unleash the other trump card that had been prepared.

As these thoughts flashed through Ming Zuns mind, the golden giant had fallen completely silent, and its flesh had been completely stripped away, leaving only a massive golden skeleton in its place.

Everyone heaved a collective internal sigh of relief upon seeing this.

However, the woman in the palatial dress suddenly yelled in a panicked manner, Hold on, hes not actually dead! The power of this Myriad Spirit Blood Seal hasnt faded in the slightest!

Yin Gangzi and the others were very alarmed to hear this, and they immediately directed their attention upward.

High up in the sky, the blue ice on the surface of the giant seal was still being quickly melted away by the two types of flames, and there was only a very thin layer of ice left.

Quick! Attack him again! Ming Zun yelled as his expression darkened significantly, and he made a hand seal before opening his mouth to release a blue flying dagger that was several inches in length. The dagger then transformed into a streak of light that was over 100 long before hurtling directly toward the golden skeleton.

Meanwhile, a hint of incredulity flashed through Xuan Jiulings eyes, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air, releasing hundreds of streaks of silver light that pierced through space and reached the golden skeleton in a flash before plunging toward it as hundreds of silver flying swords.

All of a sudden, a suit of beautiful crystalline armor appeared over the golden skeletons body, and countless purplish-golden runes emerged on the suit of armor. All of the oncoming attacks struck the crystalline armor, only to immediately be sent flying without being able to damage the runes at all.

The four Mythical Black Beasts could naturally see that the situation had taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and they immediately released another black fireball each while flying back in retreat.

The black fireballs struck the purplish-golden runes and exploded violently, but were also completely ineffective.

Right at this moment, a burst of sinister cackling rang out, and the golden skeleton suddenly opened its mouth to release a palm-sized dark green vial before pointing a finger at the vial, upon which it instantly vanished.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted above the golden skeleton, and a massive vial projection that was around an acre in size appeared.

The projection tipped itself over, and a burst of green liquid gushed out of its opening before descending from the heavens like falling rain.

The rain seemed to encompass quite a large area, but in reality, it only fell upon a small area, at the center of which was the golden skeleton.

The golden skeleton paid no heed to the oncoming attacks and let loose a low roar before spreading its arms open as if he were trying to stretch to its maximal armspan.

As soon as the spirit rain fell upon the golden skeleton, a layer of green spiritual light appeared over it, following which a series of crimson threads appeared on all of its bones before quickly transforming into chunks of flesh.

Within the span of just a few breaths, the golden giants body had recovered to normal, upon which it abruptly opened its eyes.

At the same time, a sinister smile appeared on its face, and it made a grabbing motion to draw the small green vial in the sky back into its grasp.

As a result, the giant vial projection disappeared, and the spirit rain also subsided.

I didnt think that you had an Origin Restriction Lamp and the Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts up your sleeves, it looks like I underestimated you. However, all of youve managed to do here is completely enraged me. I wont afford you any chances for survival now, everyone here is going to die, and no one can escape, the golden giant roared as it made a hand seal before opening its mouth, releasing countless purplish-golden runes that instantly vanished into thin air.

In the next instant, bright golden light appeared in the sky, and a series of head-sized balls of golden light emerged. The golden giant began to chant an incantation, and the balls of light swelled drastically in size at the giants behest.

At the same time, the dormant golden volcanoes down below began to release bursts of golden lava once again, quickly transforming the earth into a world of golden lava.

The golden light and golden lava began to converge between heaven and earth, and Ming Zun immediately shot back in retreat as a streak of blue light as he yelled, Run! Hes about to attack using his spirit domain!

The four Mythical Black Beasts had already fled as four balls of black light, and Xuan Jiuling gritted his teeth before vanishing on the spot as a faint shadow.

Yin Gangzi and Mistress Wu Lings hearts completely sank upon seeing this, and they naturally fled for their lives as well.

The giant silver hands and huge yellow mace in the sky vanished, and Yin Gangzi crashed heavily down onto the ground like a shooting star before plunging into the earth and fleeing using an earth movement technique.

Meanwhile, a pair of grey bat wings appeared on Mistress Wu Lings back amid a flash of black light, and she flapped her wings vigorously, flying away as a gust of wind.

The woman in the palatial dress hurriedly attempted to unleash an evasion technique as well, but it was already too late.

A burst of rumbling rang out from the crimson seal in the sky, and what remained of the layer of blue ice immediately shattered, following which the seal descended from above like lightning.

The space around the woman tightened once again, and she was completely immobilized. She desperately released all of her treasures in a frenzy, forming layer upon layer of protective spiritual light, but all of those treasures were instantly destroyed by a burst of crimson light released by the giant seal, and in the next instant, the woman was completely erased out of existence.

In the face of the Myriad Spirit Blood Seals almighty power, not only had she been reduced to nothingness, all of her treasures had been destroyed as well.

None of you are going anywhere! the golden giant harrumphed coldly as purplish-golden light flashed from his arm, and he pointed a finger toward a certain direction.

The golden light around the giants body immediately reared up as a gargantuan golden wave before crashing down to sweep up the fleeing Ming Zun, Xuan Jiuling, and Mistress Wu Ling into the spirit domain.

At the same time, spatial fluctuations erupted near the edge of the spirit domain, and the four Mythical Black Beasts stumbled out of thin air with alarmed expressions.

Before the seven of them had a chance to react, seven gigantic hands that were riddled with purplish-golden patterns appeared beneath them before locking tightly around their bodies. freeebnovl.cm

A burst of power of laws then descended upon them, and not only were they completely immobilized, their magic power had also completely congealed.

The seven of them were naturally petrified by this development, and right at this moment, seven identical crimson seal projections appeared above them before descending from the heavens.

After nothing more than a brief flash of crimson light, the three Grand Ascension Stage beings and four Mythical Black Beasts were all reduced to nothingness.

Meanwhile, Yin Gangzi was tens of thousands of feet underground, but he was surrounded by eight golden underground volcanoes and completely immobilized.

The eight volcanoes erupted in unison amid a burst of loud rumbling, and Yin Gangzi was instantly inundated by scorching golden lava.

An anguished howl rang out from within the golden lava, and that was followed by complete silence.

A pleased look appeared on the golden giants face upon witnessing the demise of its enemies, but its expression then suddenly darkened as it turned toward a certain direction. Whos there? Come out right now!

As soon as its voice trailed off, another giant golden hand appeared out of thin air in that direction before swooping down from above, forcibly wrenching a miniature purplish-golden figure out of thin air.

The miniature figure had no facial features aside from a pair of glowing eyes, and even though it had been caught by the giant golden hand, it wasnt panicked in the slightest as it appraised the golden giant in an emotionless manner.

Thats a Gold Devouring Immortal! the golden giant exclaimed as a stunned look appeared on its face.

Thus, several of the most renowned powerful beings on the entire Tian Yuan Continent perished before they could utter even a single sound.

As for Ming Zun and the others, they managed to survive under the protection of the Great Silver Heavenly Tome.

Countless crimson threads struck the light barrier formed by the treasure, causing it to flash erratically before dimming significantly, but it remained resolute.

However, Yin Gangzi had the others had all turned extremely pale, and Ming Zun immediately cast his gaze toward the Mythical Black Beasts with a dark expression.

As a result, they discovered that the four black-armored young man were hiding behind a black fire barrier and had also survived that attack.

Ma Liang was rather surprised to see that so many people had survived that attack, but a cold look then immediately appeared on his face as he made a hand seal before pointing a finger at the giant crimson seal from afar.

A burst of loud rumbling out as the giant seal continued to descend, easily pulverizing the light pagoda beneath it, which was already riddled with holes.

Thus, the seal came crashing down toward Ming Zun and the others, and the nearby space was enshrouded by that burst of fearsome power again, while the nauseating odor of blood and gore also reappeared.

What do we do, Brother Ming? Yin Gangzi yelled.

What else can we do aside from fight for our lives? Rest assured, fellow daoists, he mustve expended a vast amount of true essence to unleash that attack, so theres no way hell be able to use it a second time. Fellow Daoist Wu Ling, Brother Yin, do your best to oppose this treasure for now, and Ill unleash a secret technique to try and seal him in his current depleted state. Fellow daoists, please unleash an all-out attack with your bonded true flames to assist me, Ming Zun communicated through voice transmission to the other Grand Ascension Stage beings, as well as the four Mythical Black Beasts.

How confident are you that youll be able to seal him, Brother Ming? Mistress Wu Ling asked in a slightly hesitant manner.

The deaths of the other Grand Ascension Stage beings had already struck fear deep into her heart.

Im unleashing an immortal secret technique that requires me to sacrifice a part of my soul and severely deplete my essential power, so theres at least a 50% chance that itll succeed, Ming Zun replied.

Mistress Wu Ling knew that there was no way she could successfully escape on her own, so she could only grit her teeth before replying, Alright, then Ill trust you one more time. Fellow Daoist Yin, lets strike together.

Yin Gangzi nodded in response before immediately letting loose a thunderous roar, upon which his body swelled drastically once again, and thick silver patterns appeared all over his skin. His arms also thickened significantly, and he clenched his hands into tight fists before lashing out with devastating might.

As for Mistress Wu Ling, she brought the pair of giant yellow swords in her hands together, and the two combined into one to form a yellow mace that she swung gently through the air, unleashing a gust of yellow wind.

The woman in the palatial dress hadnt said anything this entire time, but after witnessing Yin Gangzi and Mistress Wu Lings attacks, she immediately pulled a jade hairpin with three blue beads embedded onto it out of her hair before tossing it up into the sky.

The jade hairpin exploded into a ball of spiritual light, while the three blue beads flew higher up into the air, then transformed into three head-sized balls of blue light that were completely unremarkable in appearance.

A cold smile appeared on Ma Liangs face upon seeing this, and the blood mist around the crimson seal surged at his behest before a series of thick crimson feelers emerged.

These feelers then transformed into crimson spears that rained down from above like a lethal storm.

The crimson spears were immediately met by the countless fist projections unleashed by Yin Gangzi and the yellow wind released by Mistress Wu Lings mace, upon which all of the oncoming spears were destroyed or sent flying.

Meanwhile, the three balls of light seemed to possess no substantial form as it continued to rise upward, and all of the crimson spears that struck it merely passed through it without being able to impact it in any way.

In the next instant, the flurry of silver fist projections and the yellow mace struck the giant seal with tremendous force, and yellow, silver, and crimson light intertwined amid a resounding boom.

However, the giant seal only tremored slightly, but was still steadily descending.

Yin Gangzi and Mistress Wu Lings expressions changed drastically upon seeing this, and the former stomped a foot onto the space beneath him before slowly thrusting his hands upward in a pushing motion, while the latter hurled her yellow mace through the air while chanting an incantation.

Several earth-shattering booms rang out in rapid succession, and two massive silver hands appeared beneath the giant seal to oppose it from below.

At the same time, a gargantuan yellow mace that resembled a divine weapon also rose up into the sky before striking the underside of the seal with unstoppable might.

The mountainous seal shuddered slightly in the face of these attacks, and it finally drew to a halt in mid-air.

However, the pair of giant silver hands and the massive mace immediately began to tremor violently, as if they wouldnt be able to last much longer.

Yin Gangzi and Mistress Wu Lings expressions both darkened upon seeing this.

At this point, both of them were pouring all of their magic power into the silver hands and yellow mace, and they didnt have any power to spare to resist the seals descent any further.

Right at this moment, the three balls of blue light finally arrived near the seal, and they exploded as soon as they came into contact with the blood mist.

A burst of glacial power that could virtually freeze ones soul immediately spread through the air, following which three giant blue ice flowers with diameters in excess of 100 feet emerged from within the glacial Qi, then released three pillars of translucent light that struck the seal from below.

A layer of dark blue glacial ice immediately took shape on the underside of the seal, and the ice was spreading at an incredible rate, encompassing most of the seal within the span of just a few breaths.

Not only were Yin Gangzi and Mistress Wu Ling stunned to see this, even Ming Zun was looking on with an astonished expression.

Oh? Those are seeds of Night-blooming Ice Flowers! I didnt think there would be seeds of such an exotic flower here in a lower realm. Having said that, this is not going to be enough to trap my Myriad Spirit Blood Seal, Ma Liang said with a hint of surprise on his face before suddenly blowing toward the seal from afar.

Specks of golden flames immediately appeared around the seal, then pounced onto the blue glacial ice, and a string of loud cracks and pops immediately rang out. freewebnvel.com

At the same time, the giant itself also began to release a layer of crimson flames.

Thus, the blue ice was sandwiched between two types of flames, and it was rapidly melting away.

The woman in the palatial dress had already sat down and was injecting her magic power into the three ice flowers up above with all her might. Brother Ming, what are you waiting for? I cant keep this up for long!

Rest assured, fellow daoists, Ive already made my move, Ming Zun replied in a calm manner.

Yin Gangzi and the others naturally faltered slightly upon hearing this.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted above Ma Liang, and a miniature azure figure that was roughly a foot tall appeared.

The figures facial features were completely concealed behind a layer of azure light, but it was holding a rusty black lamp

Ma Liang immediately raised his head and released a burst of golden flames out of his mouth, which instantly swelled to become a sea of fire that swept toward the miniature figure.

The space in the wake of the golden flames twisted and warped violently, as if it were about to be melted.

However, the miniature azure figure merely raised the lamp it was holding in an unhurried manner before swinging it toward the sea of flames down below.

Faint black light flashed over the surface of the lamp, and a series of grey runes drifted out before, upon which the golden flames surged into the lamp in a frenzy.

In the blink of an eye, the entire sea of golden flames had been drawn into the lamp, and even Ma Liang couldnt help but falter slightly upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, the miniature figure tossed the lamp downward, then transformed into a ball of azure light that sprang into the lamp to ignite the charred black wick within it.

Thus, a small grey flame immediately appeared within the lamp, and at the same time, Ming Zuns face paled slightly as his body slumped forward involuntarily.

A burst of buzzing rang out from the lamp, and a layer of grey flames flashed over its surface, upon which it swelled to countless times its original size, encompassing virtually the entire sky.

In the instant that Ma Liang was enveloped by the silver flames, his immortal spiritual power abruptly congealed. On top of that, the protective golden light around him faded, and he was unable to unleash any further secret techniques.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations erupted around him, and the four Mythical Black Beasts emerged in unison before opening their mouths to release black fireballs the size of wagon wheels, all of which crashed directly toward Ma Liang at once.

Ma Liang was quite alarmed by this turn of events, but he immediately clenched his hands up into tight fists before lashing out toward the four black fireballs.

Three resounding booms rang out as three of the fireballs were instantly destroyed by Ma Liangs fists, but the final one suddenly warped before transforming into a black shadow that reached Ma Liang in a flash before revealing itself to be a grey-robed man.

The grey-robed man raised a hand and laid his palm onto Ma Liangs waist, then said in a bone-chilling voice, Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts!

At this moment, the nauseating odor of blood and gore swept down from the giant crimson seal, striking everyone with a sense of dizziness and discomfort.

The fleeing Grand Ascension Stage beings were very alarmed by this, and they immediately released defensive treasures to keep this odor at bay.

Ming Zuns expression had darkened significantly following the destruction of the Buddhist River Paradise Domain, but he managed to remain calm as he urged, What are you waiting for, fellow daoists? If you have any trump cards left, now would be the time to use them! If we split up and try to escape, well just be hunted down one by one.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he opened his mouth to release a pristine white scroll within a burst of five-colored light.

He then flicked a string of incantation seals toward the scroll, and it slowly unfurled to release countless silver runes that formed a giant silver net before rising up toward the giant seal in the sky.

The two clashed amid a rumbling boom, and the frail-looking silver net wasnt immediately destroyed. Instead, it managed to slow down the giant seals descent!

Thats the Profound Heavenly Treasure, the Great Silver Heavenly Tome! Yin Gangzi exclaimed upon seeing this.

A hesitant look then appeared on his face before he gritted his teeth and arrived at a decision.

All of a sudden, a loud boom rang out within his body, and wisps of silver light surged forth in a frenzy, transforming into a silver giant with long green hair that was several hundred feet tall.

As soon as the giant appeared, it unleashed countless fist projections toward the crimson seal.

With each punch that was unleashed, a thunderclap would ring out, as if every attack possessed the power of divine lightning.

Meanwhile, Mistress Wu Ling began to chant an incantation, and a monstrous black projection with a pigs head and an apes body appeared behind her amid a flash of black light.

As soon as the projection appeared, it let loose a long roar before opening its mouth, and the entire sky suddenly dimmed as an unfathomably massive mouth emerged above the crimson seal before biting downward, threatening to swallow the entire seal whole.

The woman in the green palatial dress gritted her teeth before also springing into action, and the attacks unleashed by her were no less fearsome than the others. She raised a hand to summon a giant rainbow ax projection that was over 10,000 feet in length, and the projection slashed directly toward the massive seal without any reservation.

The other Grand Ascension Stage beings were also unleashing attacks of their own, and it seemed that their attacks were very uncoordinated, but they all reached the crimson seal in the blink of an eye.

Ma Liang gave a cold harrumph upon seeing this, and he pointed a finger at the giant seal, upon which the blood mist around the seal abruptly shuddered, releasing a series of invisible shockwaves that proliferated outward in all directions.

All of the oncoming attacks were swept up in the shockwaves, and as a result, the silver net, fist projections, rainbow ax projection, and gargantuan mouth all faltered in mid-air, while the other attacks were reduced to nothingness.

Even Ming Zun couldnt help but draw a sharp breath at the sight of such a formidable display of power, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to expel a ball of blood essence toward the white scroll before him.

Around a dozen giant silver runes flew out of the scroll, then transformed into a series of silver light formations of different sizes.

The light formations overlapped with one another to form a silver pagoda that instantly swelled to around 8,000 feet tall, and the top of the pagoda struck the bottom of the giant seal, upon which the seal was forced upward.

However, the blood mist around the giant seal immediately surged, and the tip of the light pagoda was crushed, while the pagoda itself was instantly forced down by about 10 feet.

The tip of the silver pagoda would then instantly regenerate before being shattered again, and the process continued to repeat itself.

The silver pagoda was clearly no match for the crimson seal, but its interference was causing the seal to slow down drastically in its descent.

Meanwhile, Mistress Wu Ling suddenly exchanged a glance with Yin Gangzi, then made a hand seal, and the black projection appeared behind her again before vanishing into her body in a flash.

In the next instant, black light surged out of her body, and she swelled to several hundred feet tall, transforming into a pig-ape hybrid beast that was identical to the black projection.

However, what was different from the projection was that her body had been encased within a suit of grey bone armor, and she was holding a giant yellow sword in each of her two furry hands.

Mistress Wu Ling let loose a thunderous roar before slashing her giant swords through the air, unleash a pair of massive crescent sword projections that hurtled through the air.

At the same time, arcs of silver lightning appeared over Yin Gangzis body before erupting forth at his behest.

Simultaneously, a dragons roar rang out, and a five-clawed golden dragon that was over 100 feet in length appeared out of nowhere before pouncing directly toward the golden giant.

It turned out that the cane-wielding elderly man had hurled his cane through the air, upon which it had transformed into this golden dragon.

A gargantuan ax projection, countless azure threads, and around a dozen massive ghostly heads were then unleashed by the other Grand Ascension Stage beings in rapid succession, culminating in an extremely fearsome barrage of attacks.

Ma Liang let loose a thunderous roar upon seeing this, and he took a deep breath before violently exhaling to release a wave of countless golden runes.

A burst of loud rumbling rang out as a golden tornado took shape in front of him, forming a golden wind barrier that stretched all the way up into the heavens.

The yellow sword projections, silver lightning, and golden dragon were all instantly destroyed as soon as they entered the wind barrier. As for the rest of the attacks, they werent even able to make it to the golden wind barrier as they had been kept at bay by a burst of invisible force and could only revolve incessantly on the spot.

All of the Grand Ascension Stage beings were struck by a sense of despair upon seeing this.

All of a sudden, Ming Zun turned toward a certain direction with a cold expression, and asked, Fellow daoists, why have you remained inactive this entire time? Are you planning to break your contract?

Spatial fluctuations erupted in that direction, and four black-armored young men who bore a strong resemblance with one another emerged, following which one of them replied, You never told us that we had to face a true immortal, Brother Ming.

Judging from their auras, these four young men were the human forms of the four Mythical Black Beasts, who had concealed themselves into space right after Mal Liang completed his transformation.

None of the terms of your contract state that you can back down just because the enemy is a true immortal. Otherwise, our trade guild wouldnt have expended such a heavy price for this contract. Arent you afraid that youll suffer backlash from breaking the contract and have your cultivation bases severely debilitated? Ming Zun asked in a cold voice.

Hmph, at least that would be better than ending up dead! the leader of the black-armored young men retorted.

Ming Zun suddenly switched to voice transmission here, and said, I never said that you had to give your lives for this cause. How about this? All I need is for the four of you to unleash an all-out with your bonded true flames. After you do that, youll have completed your contract, and Ill let you leave this realm.

The black-armored young man faltered slightly upon hearing this before a hint of skepticism appeared in his eyes. Is that true?

I wouldnt lie about something like this, Im willing to swear an inner demon vow, Ming Zun replied.

The black-armored young man exchanged a few glances with his companions before nodding in response. In that case, we can assist you one more time, and theres no need for you to swear a vow. However, regardless of the outcome, well immediately leave after unleashing one final attack.

Ming Zuns expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and he said, Alright, please pay attention and strike when I tell you to do so.

During their conversation, Ma Liang had begun chanting another incantation, and crimson light flashed from his glabella, upon which a drop of golden blood essence emerged before flying into the crimson seal as a streak of golden light.

A burst of loud rumbling rang out as the crimson mist around the giant seal parted, and countless crimson light threads numbering in the millions instantly tore through space and shot forth in all directions.

Ming Zun was very alarmed to see this, and he hurriedly pointed a finger at his silver scroll, which immediately transformed into a silver light barrier around himself, as well as Mistress Wu Ling, Yin Gangzi, and the woman in the palatial dress.

The other Grand Ascension Stage beings expressions changed drastically upon seeing this, and it was too late for them to fly into Ming Zuns light barrier, so they could only inject their magic power into their own protective treasures with all their might.

The crimson threads flew through the air like lightning, and several agonized wails rang out in unison.

The silver pagoda was also instantly riddled with holes, looking as if it could collapse at any moment. Furthermore, the crimson threads were able to pierce through everyones defensive treasures and protective spiritual light with ease, punching countless small holes into their bodies.

Bursts of crimson flames then abruptly erupted out of those holes, instantly incinerating them into nothingness, and even their Nascent Souls had been unable to escape.

Golden and blue runes immediately surged out of his body in a frenzy, following which bright golden light erupted forth before a layer of blue flames appeared, from within which specks of golden light then emerged.

Thus, the golden light and blue flames transitioned between one another over and over again, instantly forming countless layers over Ma Liangs body.

The transitions were taking place so quickly that even all of the Grand Ascension Stage beings were struggling to keep up with their eyes.

Wary looks immediately appeared on everyones faces, and a cold look also flashed through Ming Zuns eyes.

Right at this moment, the light around Ma Liangs body settled on a shimmering golden color, and he took a step forward, upon which his body swelled to several times its original size, transforming into a golden giant that was over 10,000 feet tall.

At the same time, he made a hand seal, and golden spirit patterns appeared all over his skin, while countless specks of golden light appeared in the surrounding area.

All of a sudden, another burst of power of laws filled the entire sky, and it clashed with the power of laws of the Bipolar Destruction Formation.

As a result, the formation was thrown into complete disarray, and not only was most of its power nullified, it was only just barely able to hold itself together.

This is a spirit domain! How is he able to unleash a spirit domain in this realm? This is impossible! How can he do this in the face of the restrictive power of this realm? Mistress Wu Ling exclaimed with an incredulous expression.

Yin Gangzi and the others had naturally also identified this spirit domain, and fearful looks had appeared on all of their faces.

The fact that Ma Liang was able to unleash this ability indicated that he had already returned to the height of his powers and was no longer being restricted by the power of this realm.

All of the Grand Ascension Stage beings present were quite proud, but they knew in their hearts that there was no way they could contend with an unrestricted true immortal.

Hehe, this is not a true spirit domain. Having said that, youll be able to witness my spirit domain soon. If you have any trump cards left, then use them now. Otherwise, you wont get any further chances, the golden giant said in a rumbling voice. Immediately thereafter, it pointed a finger up at the sky, and a golden pillar of light erupted from its fingertip before vanishing into the heavens in a flash.

In the next instant, the entire space tremored violently, and the specks of golden light exploded to illuminate the entire sky with scintillating golden light.

The earth down below also tremored violently as a series of golden rifts opened up, and one golden volcano after another quickly emerged from the rifts. Golden lava came gushing out in a frenzy, and in the blink of an eye, the entire world seemed to have been transformed into a golden sea.

Everyones hearts immediately sank even further upon seeing this.

Ming Zuns expression also darkened significantly, but he immediately yelled, Theres no need to fear, fellow daoists. I dont know how hes able to unleash this spirit domain, but theres no way he can maintain it for too long. Otherwise, he wouldve unleashed it right away rather than wasting all this time.

Everyone else felt this to be quite a reasonable analysis, but they were still quite hesitant as they exchanged glances with one another.

Meanwhile, the golden giant stood still on the spot with his eyes shut, seemingly drawing upon its magic power.

At the same time, the golden domain was expanding in all directions at a rate that was discernible even to the naked eye, forcing everyone to rush back in retreat in fear of being swept up in the spirit domain.

Yin Gangzi steadied himself before transmitting his voice toward Ming Zun.

With his current power, we could easily perish at any moment if we were to engage him in battle, isnt it about time you brought out some other trump cards, Brother Ming? Dont tell me that this Bipolar Annihilation Formation is the only trump card you prepared.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yin, I wont just stand by idly and watch while he does as he pleases. Ive prepared two countermeasures against spirit domains, I wouldnt ask you to give your lives for nothing, Ming Zun replied.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he took a deep breath before making a hand seal, and a total of 81 black crystal balls flew out of his sleeves before revolving through the air and blooming like a cluster of giant black flowers.

These black flowers then formed a massive black light formation that expanded in a frenzy to encompass all of the Grand Ascension Stage beings, and it kept the golden light radiating from the spirit domain at bay, preventing it from expanding any further.

At the same time, black runes surged incessantly within the black light formation alongside bursts of Buddhist chants that struck the listener with a sense of indescribable comfort and entrancement.

The woman in the palatial dress was both stunned and ecstatic to see this. This is the Buddhist River Paradise Domain! Isnt this a paramount Buddhist protective treasure? How did it end up in your hands?

Hehe, our trade guild obtained this treasure by chance. It cant compare with that true immortals spirit domain, but itll be enough to protect all of us for now. If this isnt enough, I have another measure up my sleeve, Ming Zun replied.

After a brief moment of contemplation, a determined look appeared on the black-armored mans mangled face, and he said, In that case, Ill stay and take a risk, itll be worth making a gamble for the chance to kill this true immortal.

Ill stay as well, but if it turns out that were no match for this opponent, then Im not going to remain here and throw away my life for nothing, Mistress Wu Ling said in a cold voice.

Yin Gangzi and the others remained silent, but it was clear that they were also planning to test out the power of this spirit domain before making their decision.

Ming Zun was naturally aware of what all of them were thinking, and he transmitted his voice to everyone.

Rest assured, fellow daoists, if it turns out that were no match for this true immortal, then I wont force any of you to stay here. However, dont forget about Fellow Daoist Xuan Jiuling. All we need to do is create a good opportunity for Brother Xuan to strike, and theres a very good chance that hell be able to kill this true immortal.

Everyones hearts stirred slightly upon hearing this.

Xuan Jiuling was an extremely renowned powerful being who had slain nine true spirits, and the fact that he was constantly lurking in the shadows instilled everyone with some confidence.

Right at this moment, the golden giant opened its eyes. Its magic power had finally been converted into immortal spiritual power, allowing it to unleash some true immortal secret techniques.

Unbeknownst to his opponents, he wasnt intending to attack them with his spirit domain.

For an immortal, a spirit domain could be used in battle as something similar to a bonded ability, but its main purpose was to assist one in their cultivation. As such, he wasnt planning to use it to directly attack at all.

With that in mind, a cold smile appeared on Ma Liangs face, and he made a grabbing motion toward the river of blood down below.

A burst of loud rumbling rang out, and the river of blood converged to form a massive angular seal.

The seal had crimson flames burning all around it, and there were countless images of different creatures etched onto its surface.

All of these images were extremely life-like, as if they were living beings, and they presented a very unsettling sight to behold

This was none other than the Myriad Spirit Blood Seal, which had finally been successfully refined after countless living beings had been sacrificed.

With his immortal spiritual power, Ma Ling was now able to unleash most of the treasures power, and even if he had to kill an ordinary true immortal, it would be a simple task for him.

As such, it was complete overkill to be using this seal on opponents of such a lowly caliber, and he was expending a lot of essential power, but he had no choice if he wanted to end this battle immediately and ensure that none of his opponents escaped.

With that in mind, Ma Liang injected most of his immortal spiritual power into the giant seal in a frenzy before hurling it through the air.

All of a sudden, the crimson seal vanished amid a rumbling boom, and in the next instant, a cloud of blood mist emerged above the black light formation amid a burst of violent spatial fluctuations.

A gargantuan crimson seal then appeared within the mist, and all of the images on its surface were manifested as projections.

The massive seal began to slowly descend from above, and the space down below began to tremor and warp violently.

The black light formation was also twisted by the seals power, and the 81 black crystal balls within it exploded one after another.

As a result, the black light formation instantly vanished, much to the astonishment of Ming Zun and the others, who were preparing to attack.

Run! someone yelled, and everyone immediately fled as streaks of light in different directions, but they only made it several hundred feet before an earth-shattering boom rang out up above.

A burst of tremendous power suddenly descended upon the space within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, forcing the streaks of light to plummet out of the heavens and revert back to their original forms.

Thus, all of the Grand Ascension Stage beings were forced to reappear, and all of them wore horrified expressions.

There were countless tiny golden runes flashing on the surface of the golden talisman, which was squirming and writhing incessantly as if it were a living creature.

Ma Liang hesitated for a long while with tightly furrowed brows before gently waving the golden talisman with a decisive look on his face.

The golden talisman flashed before flying up as a long streak of golden light before revolving around Ma Liang.

At the same time, Ma Liang made a rapid string of hand seals while chanting an incantation.

Black and white Qi flashed from his body in unison, and he began to release an extremely fearsome aura that was only becoming more and more formidable.

In the blink of an eye, the aura had become so powerful that even the surrounding space was trembling violently.

It was as if an aura of this caliber shouldnt appear in the Spirit Realm.

Outside the river of blood, Yin Gangzi had just destroyed the blood wyrm that he was facing once again using hundreds of silver spear-like treasures, and a triumphant look appeared on his face.

However, in the next instant, his expression changed drastically as he hurriedly cast his gaze toward the river of blood.

The other Grand Ascension Stage beings had also sensed the fearsome aura within the river of blood, and their attacks faltered as they also turned their attention toward the river of blood with alarmed expressions.

As for Ming Zun, who was overseeing the entire battlefield, he wasnt too surprised or alarmed to sense this aura. On the contrary, his eyes narrowed slightly as an expectant look appeared on his face.

All of a sudden, a light formation appeared nearby, following which Xuan Jiuling appeared with an unnaturally pale complexion.

Ming Zun turned toward Xuan Jiuling to discover that close to half of his body was missing, and a surprised look appeared on his face as he asked, What happened? It looks like the battle didnt go according to plan for you. Did you manage to kill that thing?

That thing was a legendary sacred being among fire-attribute beasts. Thankfully, it was only an insentient puppet, so I was able to make it back alive. Rest assured, its already been killed, and the formation core is fine, so your plan wont be affected, Xuan Jiuling replied.

I see. As expected of a true immortal to have such a powerful spirit beast by his side. Wait, you didnt use your Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts, did you? Ming Zun hurriedly asked in a concerned manner.

Of course not, thats our only chance to kill that true immortal. If I had used it, I wouldnt have ended up in such a sorry state, Xuan Jiuling replied with a wry smile.

Thats good to hear. That true immortal seems to have begun undoing his seal, so youll have to strike soon. Take this Origin Water Pill right away, it should be somewhat effective for healing your injuries, Ming Zun said as he swept a sleeve through the air to release a blue pill.

Thanks, this Origin Water Pill will indeed be beneficial for my recovery, Xuan Jiuling said as he caught the pill before swallowing it at once. After that, he sat down on the spot with his legs crossed and began to meditate.

In the next instant, a layer of faint blue light appeared over his wound, slowly cleansing away the charred flesh before countless crimson threads appeared before rapidly intertwining to form new flesh.

Ming Zun was quite pleased to see this, and he turned his gaze back toward the river of blood in the distance.

All of a sudden, the entire river of blood began to surge violently, following which one giant wave after another was swept up.

Under the influence of the river of blood, the eight blood dragons and four blood giants also became a lot more powerful, thereby allowing them to hold their own against the four Mythical Black Beasts and the opposing Grand Ascension Stage beings.

At this point, the fearsome aura within the river of blood had reached an extremely alarming level.

A loud thunderclap rang out up above, and a rainbow cloud appeared, completely disregarding the restrictions of the Bipolar Destruction Formation as it expanded rapidly, encompassing the entirety of Baleful Cry Point in the blink of an eye.

The rainbow cloud then began to revolve, and arcs of purplish-golden lightning flashed within it amid rumbling thunderclaps.

Within the river of blood, Ma Liangs eyes were already shut, and countless purplish-golden runes suddenly appeared around him before transforming into purplish-golden chains that swept toward his body.

The golden talisman that was flying around Ma Liang abruptly exploded, sending countless threads of golden light erupting forth in all directions, forming a net that encompassed all of the nearby purplish-golden chains.

At the same time, the top of Ma Liangs head opened up to release a miniature golden figure, which waved a hand toward the purplish-golden chains in an expressionless manner.

The chains immediately transformed into streaks of golden light that surged toward Ma Liangs head before vanishing in a flash, and the miniature golden figure also returned to Ma Liangs head.

After that, the fearsome aura being released from Ma Liangs body suddenly vanished, and he slowly opened his eyes as a cold smile appeared on his face.

Another burst of rumbling rang out in the sky, and the rainbow cloud and purplish-golden lightning instantly disappeared.

Within the span of just a few breaths, everything had returned to normal, as if nothing more than an illusion had been displayed to everyone.

Yin Gangzi and the others were unable to see Ma Liangs transformation as he was situated in the river of blood, but the disappearance of that fearsome aura came as a huge relief to everyone, and they immediately resumed their attacks.

Right at this moment, Ma Liang raised a hand and pointed a finger forward, immediately following which the eight blood dragons and four blood giants roared in unison before countless white cracks appeared all over their bodies.

All of a sudden, the 12 creatures exploded into black blood that rained down from above, encompassing this entire space.

Yin Gangzi and the others were naturally very alarmed by this, and immediately took evasive measures.

Meanwhile, the four Mythical Black Beasts vanished on the spot as plumes of black mist.

However, the blood storm encompassed a very large area, and it had struck without any warning, so the black-armored man and the woman in the palatial dress were unable to evade quickly enough and were caught within the storm.

Their hearts immediately sank upon seeing this, and the silver plate-like treasures hovering around the black-armored man instantly transformed into several layers of silver barriers around him at his behest.

At the same time, his body blurred and transformed into a murky grey shadow.

Meanwhile, the woman in the palatial dress made a hand seal, and the decorative beads in her hair shot forth as dozens of protective treasures, forming a series of protective restrictions above her.

At the same time, azure runes surfaced on her palatial dress amid flashes of spiritual light, forming additional protective formations around her.

In the face of this blood storm, both of them had adopted their most effective defensive measures.

In the next instant, close to 100 drops of blood rain fell upon the two of them.

As soon as this blood rain came into contact with the protective light barriers formed by the opposing defensive treasures, they were able to instantly pierce through before reaching the pair of Grand Ascension Stage beings.

Two agonized cries immediately rang out, and both of them flew out of the blood storm as streaks of light.

However, once they stumbled out into the open, everyone else immediately drew a sharp breath upon catching sight of them.

Half of the black-armored mans face had disappeared, revealing an eerie skull that was glowing with faint grey light, presenting a very unsettling sight to behold.

As for the woman in the palatial dress, her face remained unscathed, but one of her arms had entirely disappeared.

What kind of attack is this blood rain? How is it this fearsome? Mistress Wu Ling exclaimed.

Everyone else was also quite alarmed to see this.

Ming Zun emerged above everyone amid a burst of spatial fluctuations, then said in a grim manner, This seems to be origin blood power that only those who cultivate Blood Dao arts to the extreme can attain, and its said that just a drop of this blood can pierce through entire mountains and oceans. Looking at it now, those legends certainly werent exaggerating.

Origin blood power? Hehe, this blood is nowhere near that level. This is merely some spirit blood that Ive collected and refined, and its far from becoming true origin blood power.

A cold voice rang out from within the river of blood, following which the river parted to reveal Ma Liang with a cold smile on his face.

All of the Grand Ascension Stage beings immediately cast their eyes toward Ma Liang, and Ming Zuns pupils contracted slightly, but his expression remained calm as he asked, Did you really descend from the True Immortal Realm?

Thats right. I had already attained a true immortal body countless years ago, and if it werent for the task Ive been assigned, theres no way I would visit an insignificant realm like this one, Ma Liang replied.

Ming Zuns mind was racing, but his expression remained unchanged as he asked, Would you be able to disclose what this task is, Fellow Daoist?

Theres no need for that. Im already on the cusp of completing the task, all I need to do now is to kill all of you and clear the way for myself. Now then, let me send you all on your way, Ma Liang said in a cold voice, and before any of the Grand Ascension Stage beings could reply, he suddenly made a strange-looking hand seal.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he flipped a hand over to summon a small yellow gourd, which he immediately tossed forward.

The gourd tipped itself over, and the translucent runes on its surface flashed, following which it instantly swelled to around the size of a house.

Han Li pointed a finger at the giant gourd, and a burst of loud rumbling rang out within it as countless grains of pea-sized translucent sand gushed out of its opening.

This was none other than the Baleful Golden Astral Sand that Han Li had obtained in the Elder Devil Realm.

The sand surged through the air before multiplying at a rapid rate, quickly forming a sea of sand.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the sea of translucent sand surged directly toward Yang Deer.

The two massive waves of sand clashed violently, and an ear-splitting grating sound rang out as yellow and translucent light intertwined.

The yellow sand was constantly shapeshifting into different types of demon beasts as it tore viciously at the opposing sea of sand, but there seemed to be no end to the wave of translucent sand, and regardless of what form the sea of yellow sand adopted, it was able to pulverize every grain of yellow sand it came into contact with.

Thus, the sea of yellow sand began to shrink at a rapid rate, and after the span of just a few breaths, it had been reduced to less than half its original size.

Yang Deer was rather surprised to see this, but it then immediately gave a cold harrumph before making a big forward stride.

A burst of violent spatial fluctuations erupted as Yang Deer covered a distance of several thousand feet, appearing right above Han Li. It then laid one hand over the other before thrusting them down violently like a pair of small mountains.

Even before they had reached Han Li, two semi-transparent layers of white light appeared over the two palms, enshrouding Han Li within a burst of viscous asphyxiating power.

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he made a grabbing motion to summon an azure longsword that was several feet in length, then slashed it through the air.

A streak of azure light that was over 100 feet in length erupted into the heavens, then struck the white light with devastating might.

A dull thump rang out, and the streak of azure light was repelled.

Instead of being alarmed to see this, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as one of his arms suddenly thickened significantly, while a layer of purplish-golden scales appeared all over it. He then launched a devastating punch upward, and a cold smile appeared on Yang Deers face upon seeing this, following which two bursts of enormous power surged into its giant palms.

As a result, the white light radiating from its hands became even more dazzling, and the viscous power around Han Li also became more suffocating, it seemed that Yang Deer was planning to crush Han Li into mincemeat in one fell swoop.

As soon as Han Lis frail-looking fist came into contact with the white light, a formation comprised of countless silver patterns appeared all over the fist, following which a burst of incredibly fearsome power erupted forth.

An earth-shattering boom rang out, and the white light was instantly shattered, while the two mountainous palms were also forced apart.

Yang Deers entire body shuddered violently from the tremendous force of the impact, and it stumbled over 10 steps backward involuntarily before steadying itself again, upon which it cast its gaze toward Han Li with shock and fury in its eyes.

It then let loose a low roar before opening its mouth to release a ball of white wind that was around 10 feet in diameter, and the ball of wind reached Han Li in the blink of an eye.

The enormous wind pressure being released by the ball of wind was causing the surrounding space to screech violently.

However, Han Li was able to swat it away with ease using his purplish-golden arm, and the ball of wind was sent flying into the distance before exploding into a scintillating white sun, releasing such powerful shockwaves that everything within a radius of around half a kilometer was razed to the ground.

Yang Deers expression darkened even further upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, Han Li made a hand seal, and bright purplish-golden light radiated from his entire body.

Once the purplish-golden light faded, a fiendcelestial-like being with three heads and six arms appeared in Han Lis place. The creatures entire body was covered in purplish-golden scales, and there was a horn on each of its three heads.

The fearsome being cast a cold gaze toward Yang Deer before striding toward it, and with each step it took, its body would swell drastically in size. After only around a dozen steps, it had expanded to be no lesser in size than Yang Deer.

This is my most powerful form, and this is where the true battle begins, I wonder how many attacks youll be able to take from me, Han Li said as green light flashed from one of his arms, and a dark green wooden sword appeared.

With just a slight slash, the sword sent a burst of law fluctuations surging forth in all directions, and Yang Deers heart immediately sank as it identified Han Lis True Devil Physique and Profound Heavenly Treasure.

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Elsewhere, within a crimson fiery cloud that encompassed an area with a radius of close to 10 kilometers, streaks of silver sword Qi were surging through the air amid rumbling thunderclaps.

All of a sudden, all of the sword Qi converged to form a massive silver sword that was over 10,000 feet in length above the fiery cloud before slashing downward. freewenovl.co

At the same time, a wyrm with crimson feelers all over its body flew out of the fiery cloud amid a thunderous roar before blasting balls of lightning out of its mouth toward the giant silver sword.

The sword instantly transformed into a silver sword barrier that appeared beneath the wyrm before slicing the entire fiery cloud in half.

Immediately thereafter, the giant sword vanished, and an ordinary-looking grey-robed man appeared in its place.

The man was drenched in sweat, and close to half of his body had gone missing. The cross-section of the wound was completely charred black without any blood flowing out of it, and he was looking up at the completely stationary wyrm up above with a hint of lingering fear in his eyes.

This is a Fire Whisker Beast, a sacred being among fire-attribute beasts, it must have been brought into this realm by that true immortal. Its a pity that its just a puppet without any intelligence. Otherwise, theres no way I wouldve been able to defeat it unless I used my Nine Tribulation Spirit Vanquishing Arts. Even so… The grey-robed man looked down at his own body, which wasnt showing any signs of recovering despite the regenerative secret technique he was using, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

Right at this moment, the giant wyrm up above shuddered before exploding into countless pieces, sending waves of crimson flames sweeping through the area in all directions.

The grey-robed man was very alarmed to see this, and he immediately transformed into the massive silver sword again before tearing his way out of the sea of flames.

Only after a full 15 minutes had passed did the crimson sea of flames gradually subside before finally being snuffed out.

At this moment, the grey-robed man reappeared at the spot where the wyrm had once been situated, and his expression darkened significantly as he looked around to find that there was nothing left.

After pausing momentarily, he heaved a forlorn sigh before flying away as a streak of light.

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Huo Xuzi failed? Thats very unexpected, Ma Liang murmured to himself with a surprised expression.

Hmph, youre unwilling to undo the soul restriction on my body, so Im unable to unleash even a tenth of my power. Otherwise, how could someone from this lower realm possibly defeat me? A sharp voice suddenly rang out in response from the nearby space.

Immediately thereafter, several egg-sized crimson fireballs appeared around 10 feet in front of Ma Liang, then converged to form a small crimson humanoid figure, who appraised Ma Liang in an expressionless manner.

Hmph, theres no way I would undo the restriction in this realm, I wouldnt take such a risk until at least after I return to the True Immortal Realm. You should be glad that you were able to temporarily regain consciousness. However, Im going to put your soul to sleep again right away. With your power, just this immortal body of yours will be enough to support me, Ma Liang harrumphed coldly, then opened his mouth to release a burst of golden light.

As soon as the golden light came into contact with the crimson figure, the cold look in its eyes faded and was replaced by a completely wooden expression.

Ma Liang then swept a sleeve through the air to release several golden talismans, all of which adhered themselves to the crimson figures body.

Immediately thereafter, he pulled out a blue jade box, and after the lid was removed, a burst of white Qi surged out of the box before drawing the crimson figure into it.

After that, Ma Liang stowed the jade box away before looking up into the sky, upon which his brows furrowed slightly.

Several battles were still raging around him, and at this point, the eight five-clawed blood dragons and four blood giants had been completely forced onto the back foot.

Furthermore, they had been forced to retreat back to the river of blood by the opposing Grand Ascension Stage beings, and they were only just barely able to hold their ground by relying upon the endless supply of energy flowing into their bodies from the river of blood.

However, it was clear that they wouldnt be able to last much longer.

Ma Liang cast quickly inspected all of the battles taking place around the river of blood, then turned toward a palm-sized light screen right beside him.

A giant devilish creature with three heads and six arms was depicted on the screen, holding a huge dark green sword in one hand, and half of a massive beast carcass in the other.

Thats a Profound Heavenly Treasure being wielded by someone with a True Devil Physique! I didnt think that the guardians of the formation cores would be so troublesome to deal with. It looks like I have no choice but to undo the seal on myself again. Seeing as Ive already found my target, theres no need for me to hold back any longer, Ma Liang murmured to himself before flipping a hand over to summon a shimmering golden talisman.

The Ice Phoenix immediately agreed, then closed her eyes and entered a tranquil state, opening her mind up to Han Li.

A thin translucent thread shot out of Han Lis outstretched fingertip, and the translucent thread immediately shot forward, burying its front half into the Ice Phoenixs glabella.

The Ice Phoenixs expression remained calm, displaying no reaction to this.

Meanwhile, blue light flashed within Han Lis eyes yet again, and his finger began to move around slightly, causing the translucent thread to also tremor incessantly.

All of a sudden, his brows furrowed slightly as he made a hand seal, and the translucent thread suddenly began to glow with white light that was quickly becoming brighter and brighter, and it was also beginning to tremor more violently.

Around 15 minutes later, a slightly pained look had appeared on the Ice Phoenix, and she seemed to be struggling with something.

Right at this moment, she let loose an involuntary cry as her eyes sprang open, and the translucent thread embedded into her glabella instantly shattered. At this point, she was completely drenched in sweat, as if she had just been plunged into a body of water.

Her eyes were rather lacking in focus, and she didnt seem to be fully conscious yet.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of azure light.

As soon as the azure light came into contact with the Ice Phoenixs body, she immediately shuddered, and her eyes quickly regained their focus.

Examine your soul and see if theres any difference from before, Han Li instructed in an unhurried manner.

The Ice Phoenix hurriedly did as she was told, and an ecstatic look quickly appeared on her face. Thank you for your help, Brother Han. I cant point out anything concrete, but I can sense that a superfluous part of my soul that had previously escaped my detection seems to have been erased. Your powers are truly incredible, Brother Han.

Its nothing much, its just that my spiritual sense is a bit more powerful than that of the average Grand Ascension Stage being. In addition, that true immortals spiritual sense has most likely been severely restricted in this realm. Otherwise, I wouldnt have been able to accomplish this, either, Han Li replied.

Meanwhile, the Six-winged Frost Centipede was still completely immobilized, and his numb face wasnt capable of displaying any expressions, but a hint of astonishment had appeared in his eyes.

Han Li turned toward the Six-winged Frost Centipede, and said, I have some things that I want you to do for me. If you can do it, I can promise to remove the blood contract and grant you freedom. Otherwise, given the disparity in our spiritual sense, youll be destined to be completely powerless against me unless you ascend to become an immortal.

As soon as Han Lis voice trailed off, he made a hand seal, and a burst of spiritual sense instantly entered the Six-winged Frost Centipedes body.

At the same time, a soundproof light barrier enshrouded the two of them, and the Six-winged Frost Centipede felt something stir in his mind, upon which he was able to regain control over his own body, but his expression darkened even further.

What do you want me to do for you? he asked in a cold voice.

There are some materials Ive been unable to track down, I want you to search for them for me in the nearby realms. If you can collect everything within the next 1,000 years, Ill discharge the blood contract. Of course, as a deposit, I can erase the soul mark planted on you by that true immortal right away. On top of that, you must swear a vow to assist the human race on three occasions in the case that it encounters any severe tribulations, Han Li said in a calm manner.

Thats it? The Six-winged Frost Centipede was rather taken aback to hear this.

Youre already a Grand Ascension Stage being, so it would be impossible to expect you to become my spirit beast again. I can kill you with ease using the power of the blood contract, but that doesnt benefit me in any way, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner. frewebovel.cm

Let me see the list of materials you want. As for assisting your human race, Ill consider it after I complete this task, the Six-winged Frost Centipede said.

Thats not an issue. However, Ill only discharge the blood contract once you swear that vow, Han Li said as he swept a sleeve through the air to release a white jade slip.

The Six-winged Frost Centipede drew the jade slip into his own grasp before pressing it against his own forehead and injecting his spiritual sense into it.

There were only around a dozen materials recorded in the jade slip, but even as a Grand Ascension Stage being, he couldnt help but draw a sharp breath upon seeing the names of these materials.

These materials werent ones that were rumored to have gone extinct, but all of them were extremely difficult to find and would definitely take a very long time to track down.

After a brief calculation, he discovered that it would take roughly the full 1,000 years to track everything down under normal circumstances.

Hmph, if I were to agree to this, I wouldnt even have any time to cultivate, Ill have to spend the entire 1,000 years searching for these materials, the Six-winged Frost Centipede harrumphed coldly.

Does that mean you refuse? Dont forget that if it werent for all those spirit medicines I fed you to allow you to successfully evolve on several occasions, theres no way you wouldve attained intelligence and reached your current level, Han Li said in a calm voice, but a menacing aura was beginning to emanate from his body.

A chill immediately ran down the Six-winged Frost Centipedes spine, and he said, Who says I refuse? 1,000 years is nothing for spirit beasts like myself, its well worth the price if I can recover my freedom.

Good. In that case, we have a win-win situation. Ill remove the soul mark in your body, and you can leave right away. If you delay too much, I cant guarantee that youll be able to leave this place alive, Han Li said.

The Six-winged Frost Centipedes jolted slightly upon hearing this, and he replied, Alright, Ill come to see you again once I collect all of the required materials.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon hearing this, and he extended a finger to release another spiritual sense thread…

Around 15 minutes later, the Six-winged Frost Centipede rose up into the air before flapping his six wings, flying away into the distance as a ball of translucent light.

Brother Han, were you serious when you said that delaying our departure could result in death? the Ice Phoenix asked in a hesitant voice as she looked on at the departing Six-winged Frost Centipede.

Of course. Everything that remains in this formation will be destroyed alongside it, Han Li said with a mocking smile as glanced at the trade guild guards nearby.

Could it be that the trade guild is planning to…

You should leave right away and return to the human race, Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix. I can see that youve benefited greatly during your journey, so stay in the human race for now, and dont go anywhere unless its necessary before you reach the Grand Ascension Stage, Han Li said, cutting the Ice Phoenix off mid-sentence.

The Ice Phoenix took a deep breath, and replied, I understand. Youve clearly prepared countermeasures, but do look after yourself, Brother Han.

After that, she made a hand seal and transformed into an Ice Phoenix that was over 100 feet in length, then flapped her wings before flying away toward another direction.

Almost at the exact same moment, an earth-shattering boom rang out several thousand kilometers away, and the white light formation exploded into countless specks of white light, following which Yang Deer emerged.

It was wearing its suit of yellow armor, and after letting loose a furious roar, it sped directly toward the formation core where Han Li was situated with yellow winds surging all around it.

Han Li was able to see what was happening in the distance using his spirit eye ability, and he made a hand seal to withdraw the soundproof light barrier, then instructed, Stay here and guard the formation core, Ill be back soon.

After that, he rose up into the air as a streak of azure light, flying directly toward Yang Deer.

At their incredible speeds, the distance between them was covered in the blink of an eye, and Yang Deer faltered slightly at the sight of the oncoming streak of azure light before a cold look appeared on its face.

It abruptly swept a giant hand forward, and a mountainous furry palm emerged out of thin air amid a burst of spatial fluctuations before swooping down like lightning and catching the streak of azure light.

Yang Deer was ecstatic to see this, and it immediately tightened its grip to try and crush the streak of azure light.

However, right at this moment, the streak of azure light transformed into an extremely life-like azure wyrm, and countless streaks of azure sword Qi erupted out of the wyrms body in unison.

The giant yellow hand was instantly inundated by this storm of sword Qi and quickly sliced into countless pieces.

The azure wyrm then vanished amid a flash of spiritual light, and Han Li appeared in its place.

Han Lis gaze pierced directly through the yellow winds using his spirit eye ability, and he said, Im assuming youre Fellow Daoist Yang Deer.

Who are you and why are you standing in my way despite knowing who I am? Do you have a death wish? Yang Deer yelled in a fierce voice.

I am Han Li of the human race, and Im responsible for guarding this formation core. I have no interest in battling anyone, but Im obligated to keep you here, Han Li replied with a calm smile.

Han Li? Hmph, how dare a mere Grand Ascension Stage being like you display such insolence in my presence! Yang Deer was enraged to hear this, and it took a deep breath to inhale all of the yellow wind around it, causing its stomach to bulge drastically into a giant sphere.

It then opened its mouth to release countless grains of yellow sand that swept toward Han Li in a violent sandstorm.