Chapter 1649: Spirit World Hundred Clans Golden Crow True Fire

Devouring Gold Beetles aside, the three-colored sword light was a divine ability Han Li had comprehended from the Brahma Holy True Devil Arts, which allowed him to fuse different types of true essence.

This secret technique enabled him to simultaneously activate the Brahma Holy True Devil Arts, Azure Essence Sword Arts, and Adamant Vajra Arts, unleashing all three divine abilities in a single strike with the aid of his True Devil Avatar.

The Brahma Holy True Devil Arts and Azure Essence Sword Arts were understandable. However, the Adamant Vajra Arts were originally a body-refining technique. For the true essence contained within it to be released externally in such a manner was an extremely rare phenomenon. This divine ability, which Han Li called the "Three Yuan Slash," combined three vastly different types of true essence that complemented each other, making its power several times greater than an attack relying on a single type of true essence.

The recent slash alone had consumed nearly half of the true essence within Han Li's body. Therefore, although the three-colored sword light was compressed to appear inconspicuous, that one slash was powerful enough to cleave mountains and part seas. Coupled with the simultaneous pincer attack from his other abilities, Han Li was more than 70% confident he could kill the black demon ape with a single strike, provided it endured the blow.

At this moment, as the blue electric arc struck the purple battle armor that had appeared on the giant ape's body, a sudden change occurred within the formation!

The runes all over the bloody great bed suddenly glowed, emitting a dazzling crimson light that instantly enveloped the purple-armored figure lying upon it. The aggressive electric arcs struck the crimson light one after another. It was unclear what kind of treasure this blood bed was, but despite facing such astonishing attacks, the crimson light it emitted merely flickered before remarkably holding its ground. However, in the next moment, the three-colored sword light and the two golden beetles also collided with the crimson light in succession.

Following a thunderous roar, the entire hall trembled violently, instantly engulfed by a myriad of colorful lights. It was as if a dazzling, colorful sun had suddenly risen in the center of the formation, utterly blinding.

From a distance, a faint blue light flickered in Han Li's eyes, but his hands did not pause for an instant. One hand suddenly pointed towards the distant sky. With the other, he formed a hand seal and urged on the Brahma Holy Avatar above his head. With a clear cry, even before the explosions below the hall subsided, the Spirit Devouring Firebird retracted its wings and shot downwards, plunging directly into the light cluster. Immediately, more silver flames appeared within the dazzling sun, vanishing as quickly as they flashed into existence.

As Han Li urged on the golden avatar above his head, the giant swords in its six arms simultaneously disintegrated and vanished. In their place, dense clusters of golden orbs shot forth from its palms. Amidst the roar, a golden hurricane surged skyward, instantly sweeping everything in the hall into its vortex. A tremendous wind pressure radiated outwards from the center, forcing even Han Li, who stood far away at the entrance, to retreat two steps.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and the avatar's attack abruptly ceased. At the same time, Han Li flicked both sleeves, and a layer of gray lightmist and a swath of five-colored flames appeared before him, wrapping around his body tightly for protection. Furthermore, a small crystal shield flew out from his sleeve, nimbly blocking in front of him. Han Li remained still, quietly standing in place, gazing silently into the distance.

Although he possessed Spirit Eyes, the blinding explosive light prevented him from seeing clearly. However, he had a faint feeling that something was amiss. Regardless of how severely injured this Saint-tier demon ape was, it had remained silent until now, and there was no reaction whatsoever from the center of the explosion. This was quite unusual. An existence at the Body Integration stage, even if truly slain by his sword, would never be so calm. Han Li pondered this, and as he released his divine sense, he was about to sweep the vicinity.

But just then, a series of strange cackling laughs suddenly echoed from within the hall. Han Li's heart tightened, and he instantly retracted his divine sense, looking towards the golden hurricane. Then, a sky-shattering thunderclap echoed. The golden hurricane, along with the immense light cluster it enveloped, instantly split into pieces as several thin purple streaks flashed within it. Subsequently, amidst rumbling explosions, both instantly disintegrated and vanished.

The massive formation in the center reappeared. Han Li stared intently, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably. The entire purple formation had been utterly ravaged. Not only were its edges riddled with countless pits and holes, but a part of it had also vanished into thin air. A dark, ten-foot-wide trench had also appeared in the middle of the formation, splitting the hall's floor into two. But to Han Li's surprise, the blood bed, despite being directly in the path of the trench, remained completely unscathed.

On the blood bed, a figure was now clearly sitting halfway up! It was none other than the black demon ape, clad in purple battle armor! However, apart from the three yellow horns on its head, every inch of this demon beast was tightly covered by the battle armor, with not a single part exposed. Even its eyes on the faceguard were replaced by two white crystals, making it impossible to discern any expression. From a distance, the beast resembled a massive metal puppet.

The purple battle armor, however, was not entirely intact. Many areas were shattered, and several parts had melted into charred blackness. Yet, in its two large hands, which were covered by armor plates, it tightly clutched two glistening golden objects as black light flickered around them. These were precisely Han Li's two mature Devouring Gold Beetles. These two giant beetles were equally relentless, each biting onto a middle finger and showing no intention of letting go.

It was unknown what material this battle armor was forged from, as it not only withstood such astonishing attacks but also appeared impenetrable even to the Devouring Gold Beetles. Evidently, this demon ape was greatly wary of the Devouring Gold Beetles, willing to sacrifice its fingers just to seize them instantly. Otherwise, if the Devouring Gold Beetles found a weak spot in its purple battle armor to bite into, it would surely be a massive headache.

However, none of this was the most striking detail. Han Li's gaze quickly settled on something shining brightly, hovering directly in front of the opponent. It was a half-foot-long broken blade. It shimmered with purple light, though its upper half was missing. The entire blade was somewhat translucent, and something could faintly be seen swimming within it.

"That was..."

Han Li squinted, clearly discerning what was inside the purple broken blade. It turned out to be a creature that resembled neither a flood dragon nor a phoenix. The reason for this description was that at first glance, it bore some resemblance to the feathered jiaos of the Horned Chi tribe, but upon closer inspection, it was entirely different. Although it also possessed large wings and a body resembling a flood dragon, these wings had no feathers and were covered in purple scales. Moreover, it had not one but two pairs of wings on its back, one large and one small. Even more striking, this creature had an extraordinarily long golden horn on its nose, giving it a somewhat comical appearance.

However, there was no trace of a smile on Han Li's face; his pupils constricted as he stared at it. Each time this unknown creature moved, the broken blade also flickered in response. The immense spiritual pressure emanating from it made Han Li gasp. Despite being broken, it still possessed such astonishing spiritual pressure. If it were intact, its power would undoubtedly be even more incredible. It seemed that although this Saint-tier demon beast was severely wounded, the treasures it carried were truly extraordinary. Subduing it would not be as easy as he had initially anticipated. Han Li rapidly considered his options.

At this moment, the strange cackling from the purple battle armor abruptly ceased. A flicker of black energy appeared on the faceguard, and the massive figure slowly rose from the blood bed and staggered down.

Han Li's mouth twitched, then he suddenly clawed at the distant empty air with one hand. With a "whoosh," countless silver flames, each the size of a bean, mysteriously appeared around the demon ape. Then, with a flash, they shot towards the giant ape like a violent storm. Simultaneously, a spiritual light flashed on the walls around the hall, and hundreds of talismans eerily appeared, only to vanish instantly. Above the giant ape, on the ceiling of the hall, a dazzling silver light formation materialized out of thin air. Within the light formation, a massive illusory palace shimmered in and out of view, as if it belonged to no earthly realm. The entire palace glowed with brilliant silver light, with countless runes swirling and dancing upon it. Ethereal music, like that of the heavens, faintly emanated from its center. But if anyone tried to listen closely, the heavenly music would vanish completely. It was precisely the Nine Palaces Heavenly Qian Talisman!

As the light formation spun, a silver light pillar shot downwards. In an instant, both attacks arrived before the demon ape simultaneously. However, the ape showed no intention of dodging. The grim cackling behind its faceguard resumed, and it merely blurred an arm, swinging a clenched fist. Following a loud "bang," a dark, hazy energy wave erupted from its body, seemingly out of nowhere. The silver flames that had just approached were instantly swept away and extinguished. As for the silver light pillar above, it was pushed by this energy wave, paused slightly, and was held suspended in mid-air, unable to descend.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression darkened. Without a word, he fiercely urged his spell incantation. The heavenly music from the light formation suddenly grew louder. The illusory palace rapidly expanded several times in size and plummeted directly from the light formation, descending to cover the demon ape. The illusory palace was lifelike, and its dominant position made its presence truly astonishing. The demon ape couldn't help but lift its faceguard, raising its head to glance at the sky.

The next moment, the broken blade in front of it seemed to stir, and a slender purple streak cut through the air. After the purple light flashed, both the descending illusory palace and the light formation high above were split in two, disintegrating and vanishing in a flash. Witnessing this, Han Li's expression naturally changed drastically, but before he could even consider employing another technique, the broken blade suddenly stood upright, then slightly shifted to face Han Li's direction. Another purple streak immediately appeared before Han Li's eyes.

At the same time, the demon ape, which had appeared unusually slow, merely swayed its shoulders slightly, and its figure blurred, abruptly vanishing. The next moment, with a flash of purple light, the figure clad in purple battle armor appeared by Han Li's side, and a massive fist slammed directly down towards Han Li's head. Although there were two layers of light barriers blocking in front of him, even before the fist arrived, Han Li felt a "buzz" in both ears. An invisible sound wave strangely pierced through the light barriers, appearing directly at his ears.

"Crunch!""Boom!"

Two distinctly different sounds echoed through the hall almost simultaneously. After the purple streak flashed past, a misty white energy wave instantly engulfed the spot where Han Li had stood.