Chapter 1578: Repairing the Magic Array

The whale-like sea beast was utterly terrified when it saw this.

The blue light it had previously emitted might have seemed unremarkable, but it was a potent protective ability cultivated by gathering the essence of water-lilies, and it had saved its life countless times before.

Now, seeing it dispersed so easily by these three golden rays, it had a sudden realization. It immediately felt that something was amiss.

The damage caused by the golden light, however, was not something it paid much attention to.

Its mountain-like body merely swayed. The nearby sea surged, and countless blue specks of light shot out from the water, instantly filling its wounds.

Then, with a flash of spiritual light, the beast's pierced wounds immediately healed as good as new.

Upon seeing this, Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly.

On the other side, the other three golden light pillars also flashed and plunged into the blood-red flames.

Although they easily parted the flames, when they struck the giant shrimp's shiny, blood-red hard shell, the blood-light merely flickered, and the light pillars inexplicably thinned considerably, losing more than half their power.

With three muffled thuds, the blood-red giant shrimp's body jolted, and it was forcibly knocked off the reef below.

However, only three indentations, several inches deep, appeared on its shell; it was not pierced through by the golden light.

Han Li was greatly surprised by this sight, but he quickly returned to normal.

Meanwhile, the black mini-mountain followed, pressing down directly onto the blood shrimp.

The blood-red giant shrimp's two front pincers flared with blood-light, suddenly expanding several times in size. It lifted them forcefully, intending to use its immense strength to directly intercept the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain...

It was no wonder the beast was so careless. With its own massive body, approximately two hundred zhang long, facing a black mini-mountain that had only transformed to a height of just over a hundred zhang, it did indeed seem capable of knocking it away with a single blow.

The house-sized giant pincers made contact with the bottom of the black mini-mountain, and a strange gray light flashed on the mountain's surface. Immediately, two crisp 'crack' sounds echoed.

The giant pincers trembled and were instantly crushed into four sections by an irresistible force. They shattered inch by inch from their middle.

The black mountain continued its descent without pause, emitting a rumbling roar as it swiftly pressed down on the unprepared giant shrimp's lower half, pinning it against the reef.

The entire reef trembled under the immense force and sank several zhang deep.

Despite the blood shrimp's furious roars and desperate attempts to shake its exposed upper half, the black mini-mountain remained motionless, as if it had become one with the reef.

In just a single encounter, the giant shrimp was suppressed by Han Li, unable to break free.

The other sea beast caught sight of this scene with a quick glance, and a flicker of fear appeared in its eyes. Without hesitation, it abruptly slammed its massive tail onto the sea surface.

The nearby sea churned violently, and accompanied by whooshing sounds, countless water spears, each about a zhang long, shot out from the sea like crossbow bolts, hurtling directly towards Han Li.

A dense barrage of blue light, like a torrential storm, swept over him.

At the same time, even more blue specks of light flew out from the nearby sea, enveloping the sea beast's massive body and beginning to flash wildly.

This beast was exceptionally cunning. As soon as it perceived Han Li's formidable power, seemingly insurmountable, it immediately feigned an attack and prepared to use an escape art to flee.

Observing this clearly, a peculiar glint appeared in Han Li's eyes as he looked at the beast. He then abruptly waved a sleeve in front of him.

A large expanse of gray mist appeared before him, forming a gray halo several zhang in size.

As this halo spun rapidly, the incoming water spears immediately plunged into it like moths to a flame, disappearing without a trace.

The Primordial Magnetic Divine Light specialized in countering Five Elements techniques, so dispersing these water spears was naturally effortless for Han Li.

However, Han Li didn't even glance at the water spears; his gaze remained fixed on the huge sea beast, whose body was glowing with blue light.

No one knew that while he was unleashing the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, he was quietly forming a sword incantation in his mind.

Just as the whale-like sea beast's body began to blur, on the verge of vanishing in a flash...

Within several hundred zhang of the sea beast, clusters of green spiritual light suddenly appeared. With a flash, they transformed into seventy-two fist-sized green lotuses.

These lotuses blurred slightly, then instantly multiplied into several hundred.

All the green lotuses merely spun rapidly, and streams of green light immediately flew out from their petals, instantly connecting to form a screen of green light.

An incredibly dense aura of wood elemental energy instantly emerged within the light screen, trapping the whale-like sea beast completely.

All of this happened in an instant.

However, since this sea beast had managed to evade numerous pursuers from various races until now, it was naturally highly intelligent.

Upon seeing this, it naturally knew something was wrong. Its silver eyes flickered, and the blue light on its body immediately burst open, transforming into a dazzling spiritual glow.

Then, the beast swayed, and its massive body dissipated like foam within the ball of light.

The next moment, a dazzling blue light suddenly erupted on one side of the hazy green light screen. Following a low roar, a "mini-whale" about a zhang in size mysteriously appeared within the blue light, seemingly blocked by the green light screen.

The sea beast's water escape being unexpectedly blocked naturally filled it with extreme shock and anger!

It opened its mouth, and with a roar like thunder, a brilliant blue arc of light was spat out, striking fiercely against the green light screen.

However, the light screen merely flickered slightly on its surface, showing no other signs of damage.

In its desperation, the mini-whale shook its head, and suddenly the top of its skull opened, from which a cluster of red light mist flew out.

Inside, a square, fiery red brick was clearly encased, translucent and crystal-clear, with a surface as smooth as jade.

This brick instantly expanded in size to several feet. With a flash, it struck the green light screen with a crackling sound.

After a loud bang, a mass of crimson flames intertwined with the green light, but the result was identical to before.

The green light screen merely flickered twice, enduring the attack as if nothing had happened.

At this point, the beast truly began to panic.

Its body swayed, once again expanding to the size of a small mountain. Then, emitting a great blue light, it charged forward with its massive body.

Han Li, watching all of this from the air, revealed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

"This Spring Dawn Sword Formation is indeed as I thought. Although primarily an illusionary technique, it is far superior to the Grand Geng Sword Formation in restricting various escape arts."

"Even if this sea beast's water escape technique has mutated somewhat, it was still forcibly trapped by the sword formation I deployed with lightning speed."

"Since this beast carelessly fell into the sword formation, its life and death are naturally at my whim. And since this sword formation hasn't unleashed any of its power yet, it's perfect for a practical demonstration using this beast."

As he pondered this, Han Li immediately raised one hand, his five fingers swiftly forming a spell incantation, and he softly chanted something.

Instantly, an almost imperceptible unusual ripple emanated from the distant green light screen, which then blurred slightly.

The sea beast, which had reverted to its giant whale form, also plunged headfirst into the light screen.

A surprising scene unfolded.

The sea beast's massive body made contact with the green light screen without any obstruction, as if it had plunged into air, instantly charging through it.

The entire giant beast seemed to be swallowed by the green light screen.

Han Li, watching from the air, saw it clearly!

With a flash of green light, the beast's figure swayed and vanished from the front, only to suddenly flash out again from the green light screen on one side the next moment.

The sea beast paused, but immediately changed direction with a flicker of its eyes, charging into the restriction again.

The situation was similar several times in a row, and the beast, realizing something was wrong, finally stopped its escape light.

It was at this moment that Han Li activated the sword formation.

The surrounding green light screen flashed, then suddenly shattered inch by inch. As emerald light flickered in the air, the scent of flowers and grass wafted around, and he was instantly immersed in a scene of birdsong and fragrant blooms.

In the sea beast's eyes, it was now completely within a dense forest and grassland, so vivid that it was almost impossible to distinguish reality from illusion!

Yet, concealed by the dazzling tree shadows and flora, a chilling aura of impending danger quietly emerged.

When the beast lowered its head in confusion, it was greatly astonished to discover that a giant green lotus, nearly a hundred zhang in size, had appeared beneath its feet at some unknown point. Its petals were hazy green and glimmered.

The giant beast inwardly cried out, "Not good!" Before it could react, the lotus below slowly spun.

Streaks of green light mist appeared in the nearby air. As they merely circled the beast's body, an immense, invisible force instantly descended upon it.

The power was so great that the beast's body stiffened, unable to move even an inch.

The next moment, the green light mist flashed, and suddenly dozens of green pythons, as thick as bowls, shot out from it, lunging directly at the giant beast.

When they opened their mouths, they revealed a maw full of sharp fangs, each one ferociously terrifying!

Half a day later, a green rainbow once again shot up from the nearby sea surface, flashing and disappearing into the distant sky. On the sea surface left behind, all traces of the battle were completely washed away by the churning water.

Only the massive reef, which had inexplicably sunk several zhang, still bore the marks of the recent struggle.

Two years later, news suddenly spread throughout the entire Fire Coral Archipelago!

The teleportation formation, which had been damaged for countless years, had surprisingly been restored to its original state, and people had already used it to teleport back to the Thunderclap Continent.

Immediately, all successful cultivators of the upper races were overjoyed and converged en masse towards the old site of the teleportation formation.

Han Li's eyelids twitched, and he finally awoke from his dizziness, slowly opening his eyes.

He swept his gaze around, and a slight sense of relief filled his heart.

He found himself in a hall over a hundred zhang in size. The surroundings were silent, with not a single person in sight. However, the four walls flickered with pale white restrictive light, and there was a tightly sealed stone door.

In each of the four corners of the hall stood a stone pillar several zhang high, each inlaid with a glittering, unknown stone, illuminating the entire hall with unusual clarity.

He lowered his head slightly and saw a massive teleportation formation beneath his feet, identical to the one on the other end.

Han Li exhaled a long breath, then walked out of the formation without hesitation and headed straight for the stone door.

With a single push, the seemingly solid and unyielding stone door swung open, as if it weighed nothing at all.

At the same time, a bustling noise, like that of a marketplace, suddenly assailed him. Taken by surprise, Han Li was genuinely slightly startled!