Chapter 1417

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"Something's odd! The aura of these two seems to match two of the human cultivators that this king recently discovered. Those fellows are truly useless, they can't even handle such a small matter." A yaksha spoke, a strange look flashing across his face.

This yaksha was indeed the leader named "Mengxiang" who had previously split a giant mountain with a single strike. For some reason, he had appeared here.

"Undying King! There's a vein of spirit magnet stone underground nearby. These two have the ability to escape underground without being affected. You can't blame your subordinates for this." Another yaksha said with a chuckle, instantly discerning the fundamental reason for Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao's successful escape.

"Hmph, that's no reason for these two to get away. I'll deal with those subordinates properly when I return. The two of you have some skill to have escaped this far. But this is as far as you go." The first yaksha king snorted coldly, raising one hand. Immediately, a blood-red light emerged, as if he intended to strike and kill the two in front of him at once.

Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao's expressions changed drastically.

Behind one person, the sound of wind and thunder roared, suddenly revealing a five-colored phoenix shadow and a green bird phantom with eyes like lightning. After a flash, they transformed into a pair of crystalline feathered wings behind him.

The other person's five-colored small boat beneath her feet let out a low growl, flipping and transforming into a five-headed monstrous dragon more than ten feet long. Its five differently colored heads gnashed their teeth and brandished their claws, appearing exceptionally ferocious.

"Wheel King, wait! These two humans don't seem to be ordinary human cultivators. The shadow that just appeared behind that person looks like the true forms of the Heavenly Phoenix and the Threaded Serpent, and the one beneath the other person's feet seems to be a wisp of essence spirit from a variant of the true dragon clan, a five-colored horned dragon. How interesting!" The other yaksha's eyes lit up upon seeing the divine abilities Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao had just displayed. He suddenly spoke, calling out to his companion.

"Reincarnation King, what do you mean by that? Do you intend for this king to let them go? Also, I don't like it when others address me by my title. Please just call me by my name." The first yaksha frowned. Although he dispelled the blood light in his hand as requested, he turned his head, a look of displeasure on his face.

"Haha, that was my oversight. Lord Mengxiang, weren't you and I just arguing about that matter? How about we use these two to make a bet?" The yaksha addressed as 'Wheel King' laughed heartily, truly changing his form of address for his companion, calling him by his name.

"A bet? What kind of bet?" The yaksha named "Mengxiang" stirred, seeming to grasp some of the other party's intention.

"It's simple. You and I will use our previous dispute as the stake. We'll each strike to kill these two. Whoever succeeds first wins the bet, how about that?" The Wheel King grinned, revealing a sinister expression.

"Tsk, they're just two cultivators at the Deity Transformation stage. They'd perish the moment we attacked. How could we determine a winner?" The Undying King said with extreme indifference.

"These two aren't ordinary Deity Transformation cultivators. Furthermore, neither of us can personally make a move. How about we each send out one of our fiendish slaves to act? That way, these two humans should be able to put up a fight, which will be enough for us to determine a victor." The Wheel King said with confidence.

"Fiendish slaves... Alright, I'll agree to your terms. Do you think I'm afraid of losing to you?" The Undying King's expression flickered between shades of uncertainty for a while. He seemed to find no issue with this proposal and finally agreed solemnly.

"Haha, excellent. You two have heard what we said. Don't say we're bullying the weak. We're giving you a chance to live. We'll only send out our fiendish slaves to hunt you after you've escaped a thousand li away. But pay attention to one thing: don't think about splitting up. If the distance between you two exceeds a hundred li, don't blame us for making a move ourselves." The Wheel King nodded with a laugh, then turned his head and said grimly to Han Li and the other person.

"A thousand li?" Han Li stroked the few transparent feathered wings on his back with one hand, his expression settling.

"Precisely. Of course, if an incense stick's time runs out and you haven't escaped a thousand li, I'll also send out the fiendish slaves. Don't hope for any luck." The Wheel King said faintly, his words chillingly severe.

Han Li's eyelid twitched. He tilted his head, glancing at the woman surnamed Xiao nearby. She forced a smile at him, her face having regained some color, but combined with her delicate figure, she appeared even more pitiable and frail.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Xiao! Let's go!" Han Li fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, the wings on his back moved, and he instantly transformed into a phantom, vanishing from his original spot. The next moment, he appeared almost a hundred feet away in a bizarre, silent flash from the void, placing himself beside the woman surnamed Xiao, even landing on the body of the five-headed giant dragon.

Upon seeing Han Li's masterful instant teleportation, the two yakshas exchanged a glance, a flicker of surprise in their eyes, but then they acted as if nothing had happened.

The woman surnamed Xiao was startled at first, but then a hint of joy appeared on her face.

Since they were ordered to escape together, the greater Han Li's divine abilities, the greater their chances of survival.

Immediately, without Han Li needing to speak, she stomped her delicate foot on the five-headed dragon beneath her.

The five heads of the dragon swayed, instantly transforming into a five-colored glow that enveloped their figures, shooting directly into the distance. Their speed was equally astonishing. After a few flashes, they vanished without a trace on the horizon. The two yaksha kings truly stood rooted to the spot, not moving an inch, merely watching them escape with indifference, seemingly full of confidence in their "fiendish slaves." With the five-colored glow's escape speed, a journey of over a thousand li would take no time at all. But since the two yaksha kings had given them an incense stick's time, the woman naturally slowed her escape speed immediately after flying out a hundred li. Then, she slapped her waist, and a snow-white jade plaque hanging there shot out, transforming into a layer of white, shimmering light that protected them.

"This Sunstone Pendant is refined from pure Yang energy. Even a perfected Integration stage yaksha king cannot silently infiltrate it with just divine sense. We can now converse with ease below," the woman surnamed Xiao quickly explained, though a hint of worry appeared on her face.

"What is there to talk about? This time, we're likely in a life-or-death situation," Han Li said, a wry smile twitching at his lips.

"Fellow Daoist, how do you estimate the strength of those two yaksha kings?" The woman surnamed Xiao's eyes flickered a few times as she asked with a hint of hesitation.

"How strong? At least comparable to our human Integration stage cultivators. Although I can't ascertain their specific strength, I have seen silver-tier wood spirits of the Wood Tribe before, but they felt nowhere near as powerful as these two yakshas in front of us. These two yakshas are probably not ordinary existences even among yaksha kings," Han Li replied after careful consideration.

"Fellow Daoist means they might be Great Yaksha Kings?" The woman surnamed Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

"Even if not, they are probably only second to them," Han Li replied without absolute certainty. But even with that, the woman surnamed Xiao's face turned grim.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you know what those 'fiendish slaves' they spoke of are?" Han Li suddenly asked, "They seem very confident."

"This junior sister has indeed heard something about them from her master's elders. They say it's a kind of half-ghost, half-demon creature that king-level existences in the Yaksha race raise. They are usually fed with the yaksha king's own essence blood, so they grow stronger as the yaksha king's power increases. Depending on the species, they generally possess one-tenth to one-third of the yaksha king's own divine abilities, which are extremely formidable. So, if these two yakshas are indeed Great Yaksha Kings, even the weakest kind of fiendish slave would be beyond our ability to defeat," the woman surnamed Xiao bit her pearly teeth slightly.

Han Li's expression also became uncertain after hearing this.

"As things stand, it's best if we briefly explain our general divine abilities and strengths to each other. This will make it easier for us to join forces against the enemy," the woman surnamed Xiao said softly.

"What, is Fellow Immortal Xiao truly planning to fight these fiendish slaves head-on?" Han Li frowned and retorted.

"If we don't repel them, how can we escape with our lives?" The woman surnamed Xiao was startled by his question.

"Fellow Daoist, you don't think those two yaksha kings are just for show, do you? If those fiendish slaves kill us, then fine. But if we defeat them, do you truly believe they'll personally make a move? They didn't promise us from beginning to end that they would spare our lives just for defeating the fiendish slaves," Han Li said with a deep breath, his voice exceptionally gloomy.

Upon hearing this, the woman surnamed Xiao's expression changed abruptly again. Clearly, she hadn't completely dismissed this thought, but had subconsciously chosen not to dwell on it.

"Then, Fellow Daoist, do you have any good ideas?" The woman surnamed Xiao stared at Han Li with bright, crystalline eyes, asking gravely.

"No, for now, we can only take it one step at a time and act according to circumstances. But if the fiendish slaves are truly as terrifying as you say, we won't even be able to handle this current challenge. Even if we don't fight and just try to escape, how can we evade the lock-on of those two yaksha kings? Unless our cultivation suddenly surges countless times, and we also advance to the Integration stage, there might be a slim chance. Or if we can immediately find a teleportation array nearby and teleport tens of thousands of li away, only then can we escape." Han Li pursed his lips and replied in a deep voice.

Hearing Han Li's words, a strange flicker crossed the woman surnamed Xiao's face, but she didn't say anything.

"However, Fellow Daoist Xiao's suggestion of sharing our divine abilities to better join forces against the enemy is indeed a helpless measure, but at least it might preserve our lives for a little longer," Han Li sighed and murmured again.

The woman surnamed Xiao could only smile helplessly at his words, and then began to introduce her cultivation methods and the divine abilities and treasures she practiced...

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Han Li and the other person, despite lowering their escape speed, had still escaped beyond a thousand li. Just then, in the distant reaches, two sharp, ear-piercing cries, like wolf howls, echoed, piercing straight beyond the nine heavens.