Chapter 1667: Thousand Bees

"Hiss, what do we do? That human from the Spirit Realm is incredibly fast; even Lord Wuwang can barely keep up. We can't catch up at all," hissed a demonic beast whose body resembled a jackal but had a python's head growing from its neck.

"Is that even a question? Of course, we continue the pursuit. Didn't Lord Wuwang give us all tracking disks that show our locations? According to them, we can track him even if he's millions of miles away," said another demonic beast, resembling a wild boar with unusually long ears, speaking in human tongue.

"Hmph, with your speed, catching up to Lord Wuwang will take forever," the demonic beast with the python's head said disdainfully, rolling its eyes.

"What's that supposed to mean? From your tone, it sounds like you're the only one here who can catch up, and the rest of us are just holding you back, aren't we?" The boar-like demonic beast appeared simple-minded, but was actually deeply cunning; in just a few words, it managed to turn the other beast against the entire group.

However, the python-headed demonic beast, whose cultivation was already among the strongest of the remaining group, merely sneered upon hearing this, not bothering to explain itself in the slightest.

Such an attitude naturally made most of the other demonic beasts glare at it with hostility.

"Alright," a peculiar small beast, whose body glittered like iridescent glass, suddenly interjected. "Yuanmang also has a point. With so many of us, and our varying speeds, it's indeed unlikely we can all keep up. However, it also seems improper to just let Lord Wuwang and his companions continue the pursuit alone. How about this: we'll select the five fastest among us to continue the pursuit. The rest of you can return and await further orders."

There was an almost commanding tone in its voice.

Strangely, however, all the unruly demonic beasts, including the python-headed one, offered no objection whatsoever to the glass-like beast's words. After a brief quarrel, only the five fastest demonic beasts remained.

The remaining demonic beasts departed in a whirlwind of demonic energy, returning the way they had come.

Among the five remaining demonic beasts were, naturally, the python-headed beast and the glass-like beast.

The five beasts then merged their escape lights, working in unison, and their speed was indeed incomparable to before.

A thick black rainbow, tens of meters long, streaked through the air and vanished in a flash.

Blue-white electrical arcs flickered around Han Li's body; he seemed like a god of thunder, disappearing and reappearing amidst the rumble of thunder. Hundreds of meters of distance were crossed in the span of a single breath.

From a distance, he was on one side of the horizon one moment, and then suddenly appeared on the other end the next, and with another flash, he vanished completely.

Not long after the rumbling blue-white electrical arcs vanished, a silent flash of tri-colored light appeared, and with just a few faint flickers, it too disappeared without a trace.

Han Li did not look back amidst the lightning, but he knew very well that the three demonic beasts were still dozens of miles away, hot on his trail.

This made him frown, his expression turning somewhat grim.

He had been fleeing with the three demonic beasts in pursuit for half a day, and although he was gradually widening the gap, he was still far from completely shaking them off.

The demonic energy in the Demonic Gold Mountains greatly restricted the spiritual sense of outsiders, but for these demonic beasts, it was like a fish in water; their spiritual sense could easily extend hundreds of miles.

Even if he continued to drag the three demonic beasts along for half a month, it was unlikely he could truly shake off his pursuers.

And there were only about ten days left until the magic formation outside the Demonic Gold Mountains closed.

He didn't have that much time to waste here.

Furthermore, there were Saint-tier demonic beasts in the mountain range, and if he delayed too long, there was a high chance they might be drawn in.

Han Li would naturally never do anything so dangerous.

After such a long period of flying, the Spirit-Warding Divine Thunder within his body had been significantly depleted, and he could no longer sustain the continued use of his Wind-Thunder Wings.

Although the three demonic beasts behind him could keep up thanks to the power of that strange mirror, the main group of demonic beasts he most feared had long since vanished without a trace.

Given this, as time slowly passed, Han Li's killing intent grew stronger.

However, the electrical arcs he transformed into did not slow down in the slightest, showing no abnormality.

After flying for the time it takes to eat a meal, a vast expanse of grayish mist appeared in the high sky ahead. Although it wasn't particularly dense, it appeared quite extensive from a distance.

Upon seeing it, a cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, and without hesitation, he flashed with electrical light and plunged headfirst into it.

After a clap of thunder, Han Li's figure flickered into existence somewhere within the gray mist, and at the same time, blue light flickered in his eyes as he swept his gaze around.

After confirming that no other demonic beasts were hidden nearby, Han Li suddenly flipped his hand, and a shimmering purple talisman appeared in his palm. He then slapped it onto himself with the back of his hand.

With a soft 'poof', the talisman instantly transformed into a ball of spiritual light, engulfing Han Li's figure, and within the light, faint silver runes swirled ceaselessly.

But with a flash of silver light, Han Li's figure vanished without a trace.

He had actually used a Grand Unity Transformation Talisman to completely dematerialize his body.

With this talisman, he could even deceive cultivators at the early Body Integration stage, let alone the three Void Refinement stage demonic beasts pursuing him.

If it weren't for the significant reduction in his escape speed after dematerializing his body, making it impossible to escape the three beasts' detection range quickly, Han Li might have used this talisman long ago and casually walked away.

He was now hidden motionless within a denser patch of mist, his eyes narrowed slightly as he stared intently in the direction they would come from, completely absorbed.

No wonder, a distance of over ten miles, given the escape speed of the three beasts behind him, would indeed be covered in an instant.

Almost as soon as Han Li had taken a couple of quiet breaths, a flash of tri-colored light appeared at the edge of the gray mist sea.

As the light swirled, a ball of spiritual light flew out from within, and after a spinning motion, a triangular bronze mirror was revealed.

Just then, the tri-colored light receded, revealing Wuwang and the two other demonic beasts.

"What's going on? That person's aura suddenly vanished from nearby," said the ten-foot-tall demonic eagle, its eyes flickering with green light, displaying a look of surprise and uncertainty.

"He couldn't have run away, could he?" the gigantic green bee also spoke in human tongue.

"Running away? That's impossible. Even the few lords in the mountain range couldn't escape tens of thousands of miles away in an instant." Wuwang first looked around, then his gaze fell upon the mist sea ahead, and he spoke with extreme grimness.

"Oh, so you mean... this person must have used some extremely clever concealment divine ability, or possesses some treasure that can conceal aura." The demonic eagle seemed to be quite intelligent; after a few flickers of light in its eyes, it slowly said.

"Most likely, yes. It seems this person knows he can't escape our pursuit, so he simply stopped, preparing to fight us head-on." Wuwang stared at the gray mist sea, a sinister grin appearing on his face.

"Heh heh, this person's cultivation is even lower than mine. Isn't he just seeking death by doing this?"

The green bee, after hearing Wuwang and the demonic eagle's exchange, let out a series of cold sneers.

"Hmph, don't be careless," Wuwang coldly snorted, a ferocious expression flickering across his face. "This person dares to do this, so he naturally has something to rely on. I haven't told you yet, but our Young Master perished some days ago, and there's an eighty to ninety percent chance he died at the hands of this outsider. Otherwise, our Master wouldn't be so furious as to dispatch us at such a crucial time."

"What? The Young Master was killed by this person? Such a thing happened?" The green bee gasped in disbelief.

"Although the Young Master's cultivation was similar to this person's, he possessed several exotic treasures bestowed by our Master, and he definitely wasn't someone who could be easily killed like that. In that case, this person is indeed quite troublesome. We must be more careful." The demonic eagle's tone changed, becoming several shades more serious.

"Even if there truly is some danger, we must take the risk. If we fail to kill or capture him, you should all be well aware of the consequences we'll face when we return to our Master's wrath." Wuwang's voice turned sinister, and he suddenly reached up and grabbed his head.

Those two dark bull horns were actually torn off in his grasp.

Then, with a shake of his hands, the pair of huge horns instantly transformed into two gleaming black iron hammers. Coupled with his broad, imposing physique and black iron armor, he instantly became awe-inspiring and filled with killing intent.

The demonic eagle and the gigantic green bee, hearing their companion's words, both showed a hint of fear in their eyes.

But then the demonic eagle suddenly let out a sharp cry, and with a shake of its wings, countless rays of yellow light burst forth. Its form drastically changed amidst the colorful light, transforming into a slender figure in a yellow robe in the blink of an eye.

In one hand, it held a whitish bone spear, and in the other, a gleaming golden round shield.

Black flames swirled around the bone spear's surface, and faint ghostly wails emanated from it. The surface of the round shield was embossed with an image of a three-headed, six-armed demon, and its edges gleamed with a cold light, appearing exceptionally sharp.

As for the gigantic green bee, it also emitted a low buzzing sound from its mouth, while its translucent wings behind it trembled indistinctly.

An incredible sight appeared the next moment.

Green light swirled around the gigantic bee's body, and instantly, dense clusters of light surged out from its wings, spreading across an area of over ten meters around it.

Seeing this, both Wuwang and the demonic eagle's expressions became stern, and they hastily retreated several steps to either side. They seemed to be greatly wary of these clusters of light.

Then, with a flash of light, these clusters of light transformed, each turning into an egg-sized, entirely greenish-hued giant bee.

Aside from being many times smaller in size, their appearance was identical to that of the gigantic green bee's main body.

"Qingzhen, your Thousand Bee Clone Technique seems to be even more refined than before. The last time I saw you use this divine ability, you couldn't conjure so many demonic bees," the yellow-robed figure said slowly, staring at the smaller green bees.

"Heh heh, that's because I recently cultivated this divine ability to a higher level," the gigantic green bee's main body said smugly. "These clones are not only almost half more numerous than before, but even their individual attack power is incomparable to what it once was."

"Good, very good. With this, our chances are much greater," Wuwang said, clanging his two hammers together in front of him and ordering with a hearty laugh. "Qingzhen, have these clones lead the way, and we'll search this mist sea. That person is most likely hiding here."