Chapter 1231: Star Palace Battle (11)

**Volume 3, Chapter 7: Roaming the Human Realm**

**Volume 3, Chapter 7: Roaming the Human Realm**

Han Li's gaze shifted, landing on the face of the tall refined corpse. He then turned to look at the person dressed in Wan Tianming's attire and let out a long breath.

Aside from a slight difference in physique, the man and the corpse had identical faces!

"Should I address you as Sect Master Wan, or Six Paths Extreme Sage?" Han Li's eyes flickered as his expression turned serious.

"You've guessed who I am?" Wan Tianming said coldly. As his body moved, the six demonic phantoms behind him trembled.

"As far as I know, the only one capable of mastering the Six Extremes True Devil art—the foremost demonic art in the Starfall Sea—to such an extent, is the rumored Fellow Daoist Six Paths. It seems you miraculously survived back then. However, there's something Han is unclear about: did you possess Wan Tianming's body, or did you simply transform yourself into his likeness? And who is this refined corpse that so closely resembles you? Is it a clone you cultivated? Or have you, perhaps, directly refined your own body into a demonic corpse?" Han Li asked slowly, his expression returning to normal.

"Hehe, as someone about to die, do you really need to know these things so clearly?" Six Paths Extreme Sage chuckled sinisterly. Suddenly, with a shake of his shoulder, two of the six phantom images behind him shot out, instantly merging into the two refined corpses in front of him.

The bodies of the two refined corpses, one male and one female, suddenly trembled. They then opened their eyes blankly, revealing a deep green hue.

But that wasn't all. Arcane and obscure incantations emanated from Six Paths Extreme Sage's mouth. The two somewhat shriveled demonic corpses began emitting grayish-white demonic energy, engulfing them.

Piercing screams erupted from the two corpses, and their bodies swelled rapidly...

In the blink of an eye, amidst groans of pain, they transformed into two giant demonic creatures, each about four to five zhang tall.

One of them was covered in black, gleaming scales the size of copper coins, with a pair of soft, pointed horns on its head and a long, cyan tail gently floating behind it. The other was covered in blood-red, bizarre bone spurs, while its hands and feet shone brightly as if cast from silver. Its triangular, grotesque head remarkably bore four small, emerald-green eyes, a sight that sent shivers down the spine.

The transformed appearance of these two refined corpses was identical to the two demonic phantoms that had shot into their bodies. However, the previously intangible phantoms had now materialized into real demons, a truly jaw-dropping sight.

After his initial surprise, Han Li's heart also tensed.

"Hehe, when the Six Extremes True Devil art is cultivated to its peak, one can summon true saint devil spirit fragments to possess a body, granting powers that can even contend with Soul Transformation cultivators. However, no one in the Human Realm has ever truly reached such a supreme realm throughout history. But even so, the two demons I've now summoned to possess these bodies possess the divine abilities of late-Nascent Soul cultivators. Now, with three against one, Fellow Daoist Han, do you still believe your life is safe?" Six Paths Extreme Sage laughed maniacally. With a flicker of his spiritual sense, the two demons that had been hovering motionless before him suddenly shimmered and vanished from their positions simultaneously.

Immediately, spatial fluctuations appeared about a zhang to Han Li's sides. The two demonic creatures eerily materialized from thin air. The horned demon's serpentine tail lashed out, sending a streak of green light directly towards Han Li's chest, as swift as lightning. The other demon, covered in barbs, squatted down. With a tremor of its body, loud tearing sounds immediately erupted in the surrounding space.

Dense, foot-long blood-red bone spurs, transformed into a sky full of crossbow bolts, shot out, engulfing Han Li. At such close range and with such fierce propulsion, there was seemingly no way to evade them.

It seemed Six Paths Extreme Sage harbored a similar intention to Han Li, aiming to kill his opponent with a single strike.

A hint of satisfaction already appeared on his face, confident that under the seamless combined attack of these two demons, Han Li, even if he miraculously survived, would certainly not emerge unscathed.

However, in the very next moment, the old demon's expression froze.

Just as the green light was about to pierce Han Li's chest and the blood spurs were about to riddle his body with holes, Han Li's light-white feathered wings behind him gave a slight flap, and a strong gust of wind erupted!

Han Li's figure vanished with the wind.

With no target, the green light and blood spurs naturally shot into empty space.

Six Paths Extreme Sage was secretly alarmed. His eyes flashing with sharp light, he hastily searched around.

But before he could release his spiritual sense to fully envelop the surrounding area, a flash of green lightning appeared above the head of the horned demon, and a figure eerily materialized.

It was Han Li, who had arrived using his spatial shift technique.

Without a word, he raised his hand, and a green wooden ruler appeared, swaying gently downwards.

At the demon's feet, a silver lotus about a foot in size instantly materialized!

The lotus spun, and seven-colored Buddhist light surged forth from its center. The horned demon felt its body instantly seize up, unable to move a single inch, and its demonic energy also solidified in an instant.

Then, Han Li, expressionless, raised his other hand. A ball of three-colored flame appeared. Before he made any move, a terrifying spiritual pressure subtly emanated from the flame.

The other demon nearby finally spotted Han Li's figure. Without seeing any further action from him, it let out a long howl. The myriad blood spurs, which had been circling, suddenly shot towards Han Li again, this time with even greater speed than before!

In almost a flash, countless bone spurs were within striking distance of Han Li.

Han Li showed no trace of panic. He merely glanced casually at the blood spurs.

Where there had been nothing, a silver light suddenly flashed, and an eerie small silver shield materialized. With a gentle shake, this treasure transformed into a thick silver barrier, enveloping him.

Instantly, the blood spurs fiercely struck the silver barrier.

Fist-sized blood glows exploded on the silver barrier, and a crackling sound like rain on banana leaves suddenly erupted. The barrier first rippled faintly, then began to shake violently, quickly showing signs of collapse.

The power of these blood-red bone spurs far exceeded ordinary imagination; each one seemed to possess the might of a top-tier treasure.

The Primordial Gang Shield was surprisingly unable to repel them.

Han Li's expression changed, and he seemed to be chanting an incantation.

A thumb-sized golden pearl spontaneously appeared between his eyebrows. It then flashed, transforming into a shimmering golden light shield.

This was precisely the Vajra Shield that Han Li had been refining within his body.

After Han Li's years of refining, the power of this Vajra Sarira was already incomparable to its past self. In terms of defensive toughness, it far surpassed the Primordial Gang Shield.

Thus, the silver barrier finally gave way and dissipated. When the remaining blood spurs fiercely struck the golden light shield, they emitted a grating sound like metal colliding.

Golden light continuously flickered on the shield's surface, firmly blocking all the blood spurs.

At the same time, a phoenix cry emanated from the ball of three-colored flame in Han Li's hand. Immediately, a firebird shimmering with three-colored runes darted out from it, spreading its wings and shooting downwards.

Its target was precisely the horned demon below, whose body was immobilized.

Although the demon couldn't move, a fierce glint flashed across its face. It opened its mouth and first spat out a hazy white wave, which collided head-on with the firebird.

With a thunderous roar, the white wave and the three-colored fire intertwined and clashed.

Although this sound wave was a bizarre innate ability of the demon, its power was naturally greatly diminished while its body was restrained and unable to mobilize demonic energy. How could it compare to a strike from the Three Flames Fan?

The two forces only held their ground for a moment before the firebird burst open!

A three-colored halo appeared. With a slight roll, it instantly swallowed the white wave below.

The halo then rapidly expanded, engulfing the entire area of over ten zhang below it. In just an instant, the demon possessing the refined corpse was reduced to nothing.

All of this seemed slow, but in reality, it happened within a few breaths. Seeing this, Six Paths Extreme Sage, who was forming hand seals in the distance, his face changed dramatically.

He had never imagined that not only had his combined attack with two demons failed to eliminate his opponent, but his opponent had, with a mere flick of his hand, incinerated one of them.

However, at this point, the old demon finally understood that the person opposite him was no ordinary grand cultivator.

In his shock and fury, he dared not show the slightest delay. He hastily activated his spiritual sense and, simultaneously, spat something from his mouth.

A black light shot out, flashed, and transformed into a wisp of black energy that vanished into thin air.

The other hedgehog-like demon, meanwhile, let out a low growl. Its four demonic eyes flashed simultaneously, and its figure then slightly blurred, vanishing from its spot.

The next moment, spatial fluctuations erupted behind Han Li, and two silver arms reached out from thin air.

With a cracking sound, the two arms unexpectedly expanded by more than twofold in mid-air. One transformed into a sharp claw, fiercely grabbing towards Han Li's skull! The other flashed and vanished, then a massive silver fist directly struck Han Li's back.

At the same time, amidst flashing black light, a dark octagonal hammer, about the size of a human head, appeared several zhang above Han Li's head. With a sway, it descended with a sinister black aura.

Judging by the terrifying demonic energy emanating from it, this was a rare demonic artifact in the Human Realm!

Yet, the old demon wasn't done. With another shake of his shoulder, the remaining four true devil phantoms hovering behind him simultaneously opened their eyes. With a sudden flicker, they transformed into four black lights, rushing directly towards Han Li.

In an instant, Han Li, who had just eliminated one demon, was once again caught under the combined assault of the old demon and the other demonic creature.

Han Li let out a soft sigh.

He made no visible move, but with a flash of green light around him, and a silver glint at his back, a faint human figure suddenly appeared. Two silver fists, identical to his own, struck out.

Two deafening roars erupted. Amidst flashing silver light, the green figure remained still, but the demon, whose entire body had just emerged from the void, suddenly trembled and reeled backward.

Almost simultaneously, spiritual light flickered above Han Li's head, and a small green cauldron eerily spun out from above his crown. The moment it appeared, its lid opened.

A spray of hazy green light threads shot out, perfectly blocking the dark octagonal hammer descending directly onto him, preventing it from falling even an inch.