Chapter 1597: Peng Transformation

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The group conversed casually, their easygoing banter suggesting a close relationship.

“Teleportation?”

Han Li, however, caught a crucial detail in their conversation. After scanning the two warships, his confusion regarding their strange appearance finally began to dissipate. These warships astonishingly possessed spell formations capable of direct teleportation. It was truly incredible.

However, this form of teleportation differed significantly from standard fixed arrays. The cost of such a transfer was likely substantial. Furthermore, judging by their tone, another team was originally supposed to have teleported over. But due to the destruction of one of their warships, only these few individuals managed to arrive here.

To deploy so many Void Refinement stage cultivators for a mere Nascent Soul stage being was astonishing. It appeared this alien, who controlled puppets, was indeed an extremely important individual. However, what was truly unexpected was that these people recognized him at first glance!

The Integration stage cultivator from Greenlight City still hadn't given up. No, to be precise, he hadn't given up on the two jade boxes in Han Li's storage bracelet. It seemed the contents of those boxes were indeed extraordinary, and the big-headed individual hadn't exaggerated. With an unwavering expression, Han Li swiftly pieced together all these deductions.

At this moment, the Leopard-Qilin Beast and Soul-Cryer had already abandoned their pursuit of the Horned Chi armored soldiers. They silently returned to Han Li's side, then glared menacingly at the four nearby individuals. They too recognized that these people were far more formidable than those they had previously slain, thus they refrained from a rash attack.

Across from him, the barefooted eccentric, after hearing his companion's words, his eyes flickered a few times, and he opened his mouth as if to say something to Han Li.

But at that very moment, Han Li suddenly flicked his sleeve towards all four individuals.

With a loud whoosh, dozens of green threads instantly separated into four streams, shooting towards the four opponents. Their speed was astonishing, like a flash of lightning, appearing before the four in an instant.

The four Horned Chi Void Refinement stage cultivators, including the barefooted eccentric, were instantly taken aback. They had witnessed Han Li using his sword threads to slay other armored soldiers earlier. However, the speed of those earlier threads was less than a tenth of what they were now, making them utterly incomparable. Consequently, shocked and enraged, the four scattered to evade or block the attack.

The barefooted eccentric's figure swayed, and a puff of white smoke erupted as he vanished from his original position. The old woman, however, shimmered with a burst of light, manifesting several identical illusory figures. The green threads flashed through them, and the illusions shattered, but the old woman herself had vanished. As the green threads shot towards him, the dwarf's expression changed. He quickly formed a hand seal, and instantly, a flash of silver light appeared beneath his feet, forming a brilliant silver cloud. This cloud moved, swiftly carrying the dwarf away as a streak of light. His escape speed was surprisingly not much slower than the green threads.

Only the hulking man clad in beast hide, without hesitation, flashed a red light in his hand, and a ten-foot-long axe engulfed in crimson flames appeared, its handle firmly clutched. With a swift motion of his arm, he brought the massive axe before him like an enormous shield! This axe, forged from various fire-attribute materials, possessed not only immense power but also a resilience comparable to top-tier defensive treasures. Therefore, despite having witnessed Han Li effortlessly cleave armored soldiers into pieces with his sword threads, the hulking man confidently used his axe to block the incoming green threads. However, the instant he raised the massive axe, a flash of green light appeared before his eyes, and his hand felt light. The great axe was instantly sliced into seven or eight fragments.

The hulking man didn't even have time to scream before his body was reduced to a pile of minced flesh, his spirit unable to escape, both vanishing into dust amidst the flickering green threads. “Ah! Fellow Daoist Li...” The barefooted eccentric's form reappeared over thirty zhang away. Upon witnessing the giant man's instant demise, he let out a furious cry of alarm. The old woman and the dwarf, who had reappeared elsewhere, were equally horrified by the sight. While they knew Han Li possessed considerable divine abilities, they hadn't expected their companion to be slain in a single exchange.

However, before the trio could retaliate for the hulking man, the green threads flickered once more, pursuing the three of them with renewed vigor. Having personally witnessed the devastating sharpness of these green threads, the barefooted eccentric and the others dared not risk blocking them with treasures again. They could only helplessly resort to their evasive abilities, scattering to dodge.

For a moment, three Void Refinement stage cultivators, peers of Han Li in cultivation, could only desperately scatter and flee, seemingly devoid of any power to retaliate. Han Li remained stationary, his expression impassive, as he continuously urged his sub-sword threads to pursue the three opponents.

Just then, a rumbling sound echoed from the sky. Immediately afterward, Han Li felt a vast expanse of white light flash overhead, and hundreds of light beams suddenly descended from the heavens. It was the undamaged warship; seeing the trio in a dire situation, it had initiated an attack to provide support.

Han Li raised his head, his eyes slightly narrowed as he observed the light beams, yet he showed no intention of dodging. Amidst the roar, Han Li's figure instantly vanished within the white light.

The green threads that had been relentlessly pursuing the trio seemed to be affected, suddenly pausing and losing their momentum. The barefooted eccentric, the old woman, and the others let out a sigh of relief. They quickly regained their footing and hastily conjured several treasures.

The old woman raised her hand, revealing a peculiar, glittering painting prominently inscribed with an extraordinarily complex golden spell formation. The dwarf, meanwhile, opened his mouth and spat out a jade-green wooden bowl. With a flick of his hand, he also sent a dozen yellow darts flying in a continuous stream, circling and dancing around his body. As for the barefooted eccentric, he rubbed his hands together, and suddenly a pair of dark, gleaming armlets appeared on his forearms, their surfaces intricately patterned with unknown mystical designs.

Though they brandished their treasures, none of the three showed any sign of relief. They stood at a distance, gazing intently at the vast expanse of white light. They simply didn't believe Han Li could be annihilated so easily.

Indeed, a heaven-shattering thunderclap resonated from within the white light, followed by a flash of green. Suddenly, a colossal Roc burst forth from the dazzling brilliance. Initially, it was only a few zhang in size, but as spiritual light surged through its body during its ascent, its form instantly swelled, transforming into a colossal creature seventy to eighty zhang across.

Then, with a single flap of its wings, it transformed into a gale, appearing directly above the old woman's head. A thunderous roar accompanied its emergence! Innumerable bowl-sized white electric arcs suddenly flared across the colossal creature's surface, as a pair of house-sized talons, wreathed in blinding electric light, descended. Before the claws even made contact, an astonishing spiritual pressure, like Mount Tai itself descending, violently bore down. Upon seeing this, the barefooted eccentric and the dwarf in the distance were both startled, almost simultaneously shouting warnings.

Instantly, the eccentric struck the empty air with both arms, and a ghostly shriek erupted from his armlets as two dark light beams flashed and shot forth. Meanwhile, the dozen yellow darts hovering before the dwarf transformed into a dozen streaks of light, also shooting forward. Both aimed to obstruct the attack of the colossal Roc that Han Li had transformed into.

By now, they had all realized that Han Li's divine abilities far surpassed his apparent cultivation realm; none of them could possibly contend with him alone. Fear gripped them, and they were utterly unwilling to allow Han Li to defeat them one by one.

The old woman herself, upon feeling the terrifying spiritual pressure within the colossal claw, instantly turned pale. The Roc's descent was simply too swift; there was no time to dodge. In desperation, the old woman gritted her teeth and spat a ball of essence blood onto the scroll before her. With a 'bang,' a mist of blood burst forth and was instantly absorbed by the scroll.

Almost simultaneously, a dazzling golden light erupted from the scroll, and the golden spell formation imprinted within it shot forth, spinning rapidly before expanding to over ten zhang in size, rocketing into the sky.

The colossal Roc appeared to disregard the incoming black light beams and the dozen yellow streaks. The next instant, one of its massive talons slammed viciously onto the golden spell formation.

With a thunderous crash, white electrical light and golden radiance intertwined, erupting in a blinding flash. The surrounding space blurred and distorted amidst the violent explosion. The Roc, transformed by Han Li, remained utterly unperturbed. However, the old woman beneath the golden spell formation instantly let out a muffled groan, her face turning ashen, and a mouthful of blood spewed forth.

Yet, the golden spell formation surprisingly managed to just barely withstand the downward force of the colossal talon.

Before a hint of a smile could appear on the old woman's face, a cold glint flashed in the Roc's eyes, and its other massive talon descended without hesitation. "This is bad!" the old woman thought, her heart sinking. In despair, she could only open her mouth and spit out another ball of essence blood into the golden spell formation above, causing it to swell noticeably.

She could only hope that this treasure, under her strenuous urging, would be able to withstand the next strike. If it could hold for even a moment, her two companions' aid would arrive, allowing her to escape and regroup with them. Even though their opponent's divine abilities were incredibly formidable, if the three of them combined their strength, there was still a strong possibility of slaying him. The old woman quickly weighed the advantages and disadvantages in her mind.

However, the old woman had severely underestimated Han Li's "Kun Peng Transformation" from the Awakening of Insects Art. It must be known that this transformation was the most thoroughly understood among the five transformations Han Li had mastered. Moreover, he had absorbed the blood of the other four true spirits, in addition to the enhancements from successfully cultivating the other four transformations. The power of the Kun Peng formed by Han Li was undoubtedly on par with, if not superior to, that of spiritual birds inheriting the true Kun Peng bloodline. Furthermore, Han Li's own physical body had reached an extreme level of robustness. The combination of these two elements made him even more formidable!

Seeing that both massive talons were about to seize the golden array simultaneously, a cold glint flashed in the Roc's eyes. Suddenly, it opened its beak, and an incredibly thick electric arc shot forth, striking the spell formation with surprising speed. This caused the golden spell formation to tremble violently, and at that very moment, the other giant talon also clamped down fiercely onto the golden light.

With a cataclysmic roar, as if heaven and earth were rending apart!

The golden light emanating from the spell formation flickered wildly a few times, then was torn asunder like tattered cloth by the two massive talons, ripped apart from either side. The old woman's soul nearly fled her body, but before she could even contemplate casting another divine ability, one of the colossal talons swept through. With a flash of claw light, the old woman's body was instantly torn into pieces, and a mist of blood rained down from the air.