Chapter 1521: Unexpected Turns

The beautiful white-haired woman struggled to fend off two silver beams while simultaneously using her magic power to support the overhead restriction, which slowed the descent of the black light formation. She was utterly unable to fly after them.

Driven by extreme rage, she gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her hand, and unleashed a remote strike towards the distant green streak of light.

This momentary lapse in concentration caused the overhead light formation to drop by about a *zhang* (approximately 3.3 meters) instantly.

Startled, the beautiful woman disregarded the outcome of her attack and hurriedly activated the strange hammer in the air. This intensified the green flames spewed by the many skull heads, barely managing to halt the light formation's descent for a moment.

At that moment, Han Li was about to propel the green streak of light across several dozen *zhang*, almost reaching the main hall's exit, when his expression suddenly changed. His escape light flickered, and he abruptly veered off, flying diagonally away.

Consequently, above his previous position, Yin energy condensed, and a gray ghostly claw materialized from the air, grabbing down like lightning.

The claw was approximately a *zhang* long, with five pitch-black fingers wreathed in green flames. Wherever the ghostly claw passed, it even twisted the surrounding air.

If Han Li hadn't reacted quickly enough to dodge in advance, he would have been ensnared immediately.

However, despite the ghostly claw's immense power, it possessed only a single strike's worth of force.

After the ghostly claw missed, it vanished instantly with a soft bang.

Han Li felt a surge of joy and was about to fly to the entrance in one swift motion when a shrill shriek erupted behind him.

The sound was so rapid that a sharp gust of wind seemed to reach his back the instant it rang out.

Han Li's expression changed drastically. His escape light suddenly blurred, and he shot out horizontally, reappearing several *zhang* away.

Just then, a whistling emerald green light flashed past his original position, then immediately dissipated and vanished.

Without even glancing back, Han Li suddenly formed a hand seal with one hand and flicked his sleeve backward with the other.

A brilliant golden light erupted behind him, revealing a three-headed, six-armed golden phantom. All six arms moved in unison, striking fiercely backward.

The six fist shadows swirled, combining into a powerful golden gust of wind that swept away.

From his sleeve, a dozen or so spherical beads flew out, transforming into swirling clusters of green light that shot forth rapidly.

Simultaneously, Han Li activated his "Sanskrit Sage True Devil Arts" to its maximum, causing a layer of scales resembling pure gold to appear on his body. Black mist then swirled around him, and a layer of black Resentment Armor emerged.

The instant the black armor materialized, thunder rumbled once more, and another layer of golden robes enveloped his body.

In an instant, Han Li had applied three layers of protection to himself.

Only then did he feel a slight relief, glancing back behind him.

However, before he could clearly discern anything, an astonishingly loud "boom" erupted from behind him, followed by a rolling wave of air.

Thirty *zhang* behind him, a hurricane formed by the fusion of golden and green light soared into the sky, with a faint greenish figure visible within.

A blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes as he instantly activated his Spirit Eye Divine Ability, finally discerning the true identity of the figure within the hurricane.

His expression immediately turned to one of disbelief.

"How is this possible!" Han Li exclaimed in shock.

The figure forcefully parted the hurricane with a flick of both sleeves and walked out. However, a dozen or so clusters of green light had already reached her.

The figure snorted coldly, and with a flick of her sleeve, a wave of luminous mist swept forth, intending to brush aside these inconspicuous green lights.

However, she had clearly misjudged, underestimating the power of these thunder beads.

The moment the luminous mist made contact with the thunder beads, the green light clusters expanded and contracted, rapidly transforming into wheel-sized orbs that rolled en masse towards the figure.

Thunder roared as the light clusters burst open, revealing patches of green thunderclouds. Swirling runes instantly enveloped the unsuspecting figure.

Startled, the figure's body suddenly shimmered with spiritual light, and the illusory image of an emerald tree emerged.

Even such fierce lightning power was blocked by the tree's phantom.

Her expression was exceptionally grim as she coldly stared at Han Li from within the thundercloud.

It was Mu Qing, who should have perished.

This woman had evidently used some unknown "Peach and Plum Substitution" secret technique to escape death beneath the Five Dragon Guillotine. She had been hiding nearby, appearing completely unharmed.

But when Han Li appeared and attempted to escape, she could no longer restrain herself and attacked. However, she was momentarily careless and became trapped within the green thundercloud.

Although this thundercloud couldn't inflict fatal damage, Mu Qing was temporarily unable to escape her position.

Han Li felt a slight chill from her gaze, but with a swift movement, he appeared beneath the main hall's entrance.

A cluster of green mist enveloped the unconscious Yuan Yao and Yan Li.

Han Li quickly beckoned with both hands, and the green mist immediately flew toward him.

He raised an arm and, with one hand, embraced one of the women at the waist.

He took a deep breath, and as thunder rumbled behind him, he flapped his wings, preparing to soar into the sky and escape this perilous location.

Just then, another anomaly occurred.

Space rippled to one side, and a burst of blood mist exploded forth. A strange laugh then echoed from within the mist, and a large, blood-reeking hand shot out from the void like lightning, grabbing towards Han Li.

The blood hand appeared so bizarrely, almost directly against Han Li's body.

Even with Han Li's agility, he had no way to dodge. His face paled, golden light burst forth from his body, and he could only rely on his own defense to take the hit head-on.

A tremendous "boom" resounded.

With blood light coiling around its five fingers, the blood hand tore through both the thunder robe and black battle armor, grabbing directly onto Han Li's shoulder.

Clearly, the blood hand's master intended not to kill Han Li, but merely to restrain him.

However, this individual had clearly underestimated the protective capabilities of the golden scales on Han Li's body. The moment the blood flames touched the green robe, they vanished into nothing. But when the five fingers grasped the golden scales, they merely felt an unusually icy tremor at the fingertips and then slid off, unable to penetrate Han Li's skin.

However, Han Li's situation was not much better.

Struck by the blood hand, his body stumbled, nearly sending him flying.

Fortunately, Han Li's movement technique was unusually elusive and far beyond that of ordinary cultivators. His body merely twisted bizarrely, blurred slightly, and then transformed into a phantom on the spot, vanishing without a trace, thereby denying the blood claw a second chance to strike.

At that moment, a brilliant blood-red light erupted in the nearby air, and a blurry, blood-colored figure flashed forth. Its attire seemed eerily familiar; it was clearly a Blood Puppet.

This Blood Puppet, however, was no less formidable than a Body Integration stage cultivator.

It was utterly incomparable to the two Han Li had previously killed.

In the distance, the purple blood puppet, while continuously spewing blood-colored light pillars from its six eyes to resist the Five Dragon Guillotine's two silver beams, suddenly had the two eyes on the back of its head twist bizarrely, casting a menacing glance towards Han Li.

There was no longer any hint of it being under anyone's control.

Han Li naturally didn't know any of this, but he was acutely aware that he absolutely could not become entangled with the unexpectedly appearing Blood Puppet.

Otherwise, if any of the demon kings in the hall, such as Mu Qing, managed to free themselves and attack, he would be utterly unable to escape.

Furthermore, the golden light formation sealing the green pool had been rumbling continuously, and the most formidable six-legged creature seemed on the verge of breaking through its seal.

Just then, the Blood Puppet turned, staring expressionlessly at Han Li, and slowly raised its hands.

Blood-red light, several inches long, flickered faintly on its five fingers.

Han Li's heart was greatly alarmed, but he let out a low roar. His body swayed, and he suddenly conjured several illusory figures, which simultaneously shot out in all directions, attempting to escape.

Each illusory figure held two women, all appearing identical.

Blood light flashed in the Blood Puppet's eyes. After a quick scan, it immediately focused on one of the illusory figures shooting along the ground. Following a sinister laugh, its body flickered and then suddenly vanished in a burst of blood-red mist.

The next moment, beside the targeted illusory figure, blood light flashed, and the Blood Puppet reappeared, waving both hands unceremoniously.

Countless blood-colored claw streaks whistled forth, instantly enveloping the illusory figure in a dense flurry.

The illusory figure on the ground was, of course, Han Li himself. Seeing that he hadn't fooled the puppet, his face remained exceptionally calm as he moved both hands.

In one hand, black light surged, and a small black mountain rapidly grew to block him. From the other hand, he flicked his sleeve, sending a pair of green scissors shooting forth.

Even if the Blood Puppet's claw streaks were incredibly powerful, they naturally couldn't grasp the Primordial Magnetic Mountain, which possessed primordial magnetic force.

Streaks of blood light continuously burst upon the mountain's surface, causing it to hum and tremble repeatedly, yet it ultimately withstood all the attacks unharmed.

A strange light flashed in the Blood Puppet's eyes, clearly indicating great surprise.

Just then, the green scissors Han Li had unleashed flashed before the puppet. With a surge of electric arcs, they suddenly transformed into two green thunder dragons, which let out a long cry and pounced on the Blood Puppet, crossing paths.

These were none other than the Thunder Dragon Scissors of the Heavenly Peng Clan!

The Blood Puppet remained expressionless, raising its two arms in a backhand motion to directly grab the two thunder dragons.

Upon witnessing this, a peculiar expression flashed across Han Li's face, and he suddenly took two steps back.

With a movement of his wings, a brilliant green light erupted behind him. He then transformed into a crystalline thread with Yuan Yao and Yan Li, vanishing into the void.

The Blood Puppet let out a low growl, abruptly changing its hands from grabbing to slapping.

After two "boom" sounds, two waves of blood mist swept out, knocking the two dragons flying. The Blood Puppet's body flickered, and it was about to pursue them with its escape light.

In that instant, golden light flashed on the ground below. A golden sword qi and two gleaming saber lights shot out from the earth, reaching the Blood Puppet's immediate vicinity with a flicker, and slashed upwards.

Startled, the Blood Puppet altered its original escape trajectory. Its body suddenly flickered to a side several *zhang* away, narrowly avoiding the unexpected strike, while simultaneously casting a surprised glance downwards.

On the ground below, two golden figures emerged.

Both stood approximately a *zhang* tall, clad in golden battle armor. One held a golden long spear, while the other wielded a long saber in each hand.

They were, in fact, two armored warriors with purple-golden faces and vacant eyes.

The Blood Puppet's gaze flickered. It looked up at the sky and saw that in that brief delay, Han Li had already reappeared at the entrance, shooting out as a streak of green light.

With a cold snort, the Blood Puppet was about to make a move when the two armored warriors below blurred, reappearing beside the Blood Puppet in the next instant.

One moved his long spear, which transformed into a terrifying golden giant python that lunged. The other, with a dance of his twin sabers, created a loud tearing sound in the air as countless golden wind blades swept forth.