Chapter 1070: Unmatched Demonic Might

**A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Volume 6: Heavenly Spiritual Treasures**

This scene startled the Silver-Winged Yaksha, which was fighting another demon nearby. Without a moment's thought, it flapped its wings and swayed its body, activating the Wind Escape Technique. With a gust of wind, it vanished without a trace.

The Demon Statue of Saint Ancestor Yuancha snorted coldly. With a single hand, without hesitation, it made a grabbing motion in the air towards the direction where the Silver-Winged Yaksha had disappeared.

A loud "boom" echoed.

A gigantic demon claw, about ten feet in size and flashing with dark light, appeared directly in the air above that spot in the void and lightly swatted downwards.

A burst of green light exploded within the demon claw. The Wind Escape Technique was surprisingly easily broken, and the Silver-Winged Yaksha's figure reappeared within the claw. At that moment, this refined corpse, along with its silver wings and body, was bound by a faint black mist out of nowhere. Seeing that the demon claw was about to reach its body and it couldn't move an inch, the Silver-Winged Yaksha, filled with shock and rage, instantly resolved to fight to the death. The moment the demon claw was about to touch its body, it suddenly let out a piercing shriek. Countless black threads shot out from its body, exploding immediately upon leaving it.

Gray light flashed, and a great booming sound erupted. The momentum was truly terrifying.

But after the five fingers closed, a black light flashed. The gray light and explosions vanished without a trace, as if they had met their nemesis. Black demonic flames ignited around the Silver-Winged Yaksha's body, and that formidable flying corpse astonishingly turned into a pile of ashes, appearing as if even its primordial spirit hadn't had time to escape. Afterward, the demon claw flashed and disappeared into the air.

Two demon creatures, equivalent to late Nascent Soul stage cultivators, were effortlessly annihilated by the demon statue. Any remaining shred of doubt in others vanished completely. Even if this demon statue wasn't a manifestation of Saint Ancestor Yuancha's divine sense, it was certainly an ancient demon ancestor from the Ancient Demon Realm descending into this world. It was simply not something they could resist. Feeling a chill in their hearts, everyone immediately scattered. No one dared to stay put; some went into hiding, others fled, fearing they might be the demon statue's next target. Han Li likewise dared not remain. With a thunderous roar from behind him, he hastily transformed into a silver arc and used his Thunder Escape. But just as his figure flashed and reappeared over twenty zhang away, a panicked female voice suddenly entered his ears through a sound transmission.

"Where is Xueling? Quickly release him and merge with me to form Linglong! Only then is there still a sliver of hope to preserve both our lives." It was actually Long Meng, who had possessed "Tian Huaqi," transmitting this message to him. It seemed the demon statue's appearance had finally caused this demon consort, who had always been so composed, to panic.

"Merge!" Han Li was startled upon hearing this, and hesitation appeared on his face.

But just then, the demon statue above the altar shifted its gaze, instantly spotting the Spiritual Rhinoceros Peacock in the distance. It actually let out a clear exclamation of surprise.

"Oh! A Spiritual Rhinoceros Peacock, with five-colored spiritual light! I didn't expect such a rare spiritual bird to exist in the Human World. Perfect, I just happen to need this spiritual light." The demon statue muttered to itself and, without delay, pointed its finger towards the ancient peacock in the distance, which was possessed by the young man named Xu.

At this, the possessing young man named Xu naturally turned pale with fright. While urging the spiritual bird to transform into a streak of light and flee towards a corner of the space, he gritted his teeth and forcibly channeled the True Essence from his Nascent Soul into the peacock's body. Han Li completed this series of actions almost in the blink of an eye. But even so, he felt no sense of security at all. He clearly knew that these seemingly indestructible defenses would be easily broken by this Saint Ancestor Yuancha with a mere flick of a hand; it was nothing surprising.

His greatest reliance in countering the opponent's attacks, however, was still the two items stirring restlessly within his body, Han Li thought gravely.

"Evil-Warding Divine Thunder!" The demon statue's purple eyes flashed. Looking at the golden arcs leaping on the golden lotus, its tone was slightly surprised, but its finger didn't pause at all as it pointed at Han Li twice in succession.

Two clear "bang" sounds came through.

The sounds weren't loud, but after the first one, a huge gash inexplicably appeared on the golden lotus formed by the Green Bamboo Cloud-Swarm Swords. At the same time, the dazzling silver barrier indented and broke inch by inch, eventually striking the light screen formed by the Vajra Shield.

This golden curtain flashed wildly a few times. After a pause, it also shattered with a crisp sound.

And in this instant, Han Li's pupils flashed with blue light. He finally clearly saw what was coming. As he swung his Three-Flame Fan to meet the incoming object, his face involuntarily revealed an expression of disbelief.

"Pffft!" A muffled sound. Dazzling, blinding five-colored spiritual light astonishingly transformed into a thick, seemingly solid light barrier, protecting the peacock within it. The light was like the sun, making it impossible to look directly at it even for an instant.

Seeing this, a cold smile appeared at the corner of the demon statue's mouth. It lightly flicked a finger, then casually made a grabbing motion.

A loud "boom" echoed. One side of the five-colored light barrier caved in, and the peacock, along with the light barrier, was instantly sent flying. Before it could tumble and regain its balance, a massive demon claw flashed out from the void. With a lightning-fast grab, it seized the spiritual bird, the peacock.

"Brother Xu!" Seeing this, Lin Yinping couldn't help but turn pale.

But enveloped by the demonic flames within the demon claw, the five-colored light barrier still seemed to be struggling to hold on.

Seeing this, the demon statue's purple eyes flashed with killing intent. Black light flickered. The demon claw immediately closed its five fingers. Instantly, the light barrier was squeezed and deformed like dough. After a mournful cry, the five-colored light barrier forcibly shattered.

"No!" the young man named Xu cried out in terror. But the moment the Spiritual Rhinoceros Peacock's true form was revealed, it was instantly crushed and exploded by the demon claw.

"Huh!"

The young man named Xu still seized the momentary chance, instantly teleporting away from under the demon claw. He reappeared a moment later at a spot over twenty zhang away.

However, the demon statue seemed to have known his exact teleportation location in advance. It had already flicked its finger towards his direction a step earlier. This time, the young man didn't even have time to scream; his Nascent Soul bizarrely self-detonated.

The dignified Great Immortal Master of Tianlan Grassland thus evaporated from the world.

Seeing all of this clearly, even Xuan Qingzi and Wonderful True Man, the elders of the number one righteous and demonic sects, began to show expressions of panic. The demon statue's divine abilities were simply too vast. Under this demonic might, they didn't even have the ability to put up a single resistance. If this continued, perhaps in the blink of an eye, they would all be utterly annihilated.

Han Li's face was a bit pale, but his gaze remained calm, with a faint glint appearing within it.

"What else do you want to do? If you don't release Xueling now, it will truly be too late. To deal with this demon, Menglong might be able to resist for a while. Don't worry, neither of us will disappear. After a while, we will separate on our own." The woman's sound transmission in his ear was ceaseless. That Concubine Long became even more anxious, repeatedly urging Han Li to release Silver Moon's primordial spirit so that it could merge with her.

Han Li's face was gloomy, but he never replied.

"Alright. I promise you. I'll go out now." In Han Li's divine sense, Silver Moon's faint echo suddenly resounded.

"Silver Moon, what nonsense are you talking about? How do you know if you will truly recover after merging? And now your divine sense is far weaker than hers; after merging, she will be dominant!" Han Li was startled and spoke sharply without thinking.

"Master, there's no time to worry about this now. If Long Meng and I don't merge our primordial spirits, we'll face a deadly catastrophe immediately. If that's the case, it's better to take a risk and try," Silver Moon said calmly. Immediately, Han Li moved his sleeve, and a white fox actually shot out from it, heading straight for "Hua Tianqi" at another location. Hua Tianqi, seeing this, likewise flew joyfully to meet it.

Han Li stood rooted to the spot, his face grim. But with his lips pressed tightly together, he ultimately said nothing more. After all, what Silver Moon had said was indeed the best choice.

At this moment, just after the young man named Xu's Nascent Soul was destroyed, the Spiritual Rhinoceros Peacock's primordial spirit, controlling its demon core, also wanted to escape from the demon claw. However, before it could fly out, it was engulfed by a wave of black light and instantly turned into nothingness.

But the peacock's remains, with a "pffft" sound, were enveloped by raging demonic flames. In the blink of an eye, the corpse turned into ashes, but a patch of five-colored spiritual mist appeared within the demon claw.

This misty light was extraordinarily crystalline and hazy, yet astonishingly substantial.

The moment it appeared, it was immediately snatched by the demon claw. Then, after a flash, it disappeared from its spot.

The next moment, the demon claw flashed out above the demon statue's head, holding the misty light perfectly still in the air.

The demon statue raised its head and glanced at the five-colored misty light. Its face actually showed a hint of joy. It opened its mouth and spat out a gust of thick, ink-like demonic wind. As the five-colored misty light was swept into the wind, it astonishingly spun and rapidly condensed and shrunk, transforming in the blink of an eye into a thumb-sized five-colored spiritual bead.

Looking at the bead, the demon statue raised its hand and drew it into its grasp, then turned and tossed it to the black-armored woman behind it, calmly saying:

"This bead has some use to me. Next time you find an opportunity, find a way to send this bead back to the Ancient Demon Realm. Do not lose it carelessly."

The black-armored woman heard this, and a flicker of surprise crossed her face, then vanished. Without hesitation, she caught the bead. After a brief glance, her two hands closed with a flash of black light, and the bead strangely disappeared without a trace. It was unknown where it had been stored.

After the ancient demon finished all of this and swept its gaze around, its gaze suddenly fell upon Han Li, from whom faint silver arcs emanated from behind. A hint of cruelty appeared on its delicate face, and it raised its finger again, pointing it at Han Li.

Han Li's heart sank. With a thought, his humanoid puppet flashed and blocked in front of him. Immediately, with one hand, it grabbed, and a dazzling silver light barrier instantly appeared, protecting both Han Li and itself within. Its other hand formed a hand seal, and five-colored light constantly flickered on its body. Meanwhile, Han Li himself quickly flipped one hand, and the Three-Flame Fan appeared in his grasp. His other hand pointed at the giant sword hovering above his head.

Instantly, the giant sword hummed and disintegrated. Hundreds of dazzling golden sword lights swirled and danced around the silver light barrier. Like a mountain of sword light, they faintly transformed into a gigantic golden lotus blossoming around Han Li, exceptionally brilliant and dazzling.

Between the lotus petals, a great thunderous roar erupted, and golden arcs flashed.

Han Li himself uttered an inexplicable incantation. Instantly, a layer of golden light barrier appeared around him, and at the same time, his physical body shimmered with a pale golden hue.

He even activated the power of the Vajra Shield, which was used to guard against the Five-Son Devils. The Mingwang Art cultivation method operated to its extreme, transforming him into a Vajra body.

Han Li completed this series of actions almost in the blink of an eye. But even so, he felt no sense of security at all. He clearly knew that these seemingly indestructible defenses would be easily broken by this Saint Ancestor Yuancha with a mere flick of a hand; it was nothing surprising.

His greatest reliance in countering the opponent's attacks, however, was still the two items stirring restlessly within his body. Han Li thought gravely.

"Evil-Warding Divine Thunder!" The demon statue's purple eyes flashed. Looking at the golden arcs leaping on the golden lotus, its tone was slightly surprised, but its finger didn't pause at all as it pointed at Han Li twice in succession.

Two clear "bang" sounds came through.

The sounds weren't loud, but after the first one, a huge gash inexplicably appeared on the golden lotus formed by the Green Bamboo Cloud-Swarm Swords. At the same time, the dazzling silver barrier indented and broke inch by inch, eventually striking the light screen formed by the Vajra Shield.

This golden curtain flashed wildly a few times. After a pause, it also shattered with a crisp sound.

And in this instant, Han Li's pupils flashed with blue light. He finally clearly saw what was coming. As he swung his Three-Flame Fan to meet the incoming object, his face involuntarily revealed an expression of disbelief.