Chapter 1709: New Yuan Magnetic Mountain

A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Han Li unexpectedly brought out his Wind-Lightning Wings. With a slight flap, bluish-white electric arcs simultaneously appeared on the surface of both wings. Then, his body moved, transforming into a bluish-white streak of light that shot forward.

The streak of light flashed, silently spanning seventy to eighty zhang (approximately 33 to 37 meters) away, appearing directly from one end of the sky to the other.

Such an astonishing escape speed was almost on par with that of a Saint Race expert, enough to dominate anyone below the Saint Race level.

Han Li finally began to gradually close the distance on Liu Shuier and her companion, who were fleeing ahead.

Fortunately, all the dark beasts nearby seemed to have been summoned away by the Dark Beast King. This open and bold flight did not encounter any further interceptions from other dark beasts.

More than an hour later, he finally caught up with his targets and could see the two figures ahead in the distance.

In fact, it couldn't exactly be called catching up.

By the time he arrived, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun had already been forced to halt their escape, embroiled in a thunderous battle with those several Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, clearly discerning everything several miles away in the distance.

Shi Kun, at that moment, was clad in a shimmering yellow battle armor, standing motionless in the air. In his hands, he wielded a pair of crimson warhammers. As he swung them, countless fist-sized flames churned around him. Waves of scorching heat, guided by the hammers, transformed into a faint crimson fire dragon, circling restlessly beside him, appearing ferociously menacing.

Above the burly man's head, a red jade bottle spun continuously, emitting crimson light beams that fiercely attacked in all directions. Shi Kun's true divine ability was surprisingly not an earth-element technique, but rather a fire-element divine ability, which possessed the strongest offensive power. This truly surprised Han Li.

The three Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts surrounding Shi Kun also refused to be outdone, releasing all their clones. They transformed into over a dozen indistinct black shadows, launching relentless attacks from all directions.

Countless black gleams and red lights collided, erupting in bursts of sound.

Even though Shi Kun's twin hammers were unstoppable, the silver shadows moved with uncanny speed and elusive footwork, often making it impossible to truly hit them. He could only do his best to defend himself. What's more, not only did the three Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts personally join the attack, but the silver rays occasionally emitted from their third vertical eye were also extremely dangerous! Shi Kun absolutely dared not let them penetrate his defenses and hit his body, so he used his twin hammers to forcefully block every single one. Han Li clearly saw that when these silver rays, emitted from the dark beasts' demonic eyes, struck the crimson warhammers, the impacted area instantly turned black and blue. Even if the surrounding crimson glow quickly enveloped it, it still took a long time for the hammer to barely return to normal. Fortunately, the Silver-Eyed Beasts could not continuously emit these rays. Even if the three combined their attacks, they couldn't forcibly breach Shi Kun's defenses. For a time, it was a stalemate between them and Shi Kun.

On the other side, the situation was quite different for Liu Shuier and the other four Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts.

At some point, the woman had conjured a set of dazzling silver shuttles. Although only about a foot long, with one large and seven small, they flew with shimmering silver points of light, appearing like countless silver stars manifesting in the dark night, creating an astonishing spectacle.

Besides this treasure, a strange, hazy silver Dharma Idol appeared behind Liu Shuier. It resembled a graceful woman clad in silver armor, yet with slight waves of her arms, countless blurry arm shadows emerged, as if she possessed hundreds or thousands of arms simultaneously. As these arms waved, each one manifested an equally blurry silver longsword, from which streaks of white sword qi were released. As a result, with the Dharma Idol's arms continuously moving, countless surges of sword qi burst forth, combining with the silver stars formed by the shuttles, enveloping everything within a hundred zhang radius in the vicinity.

Even though the four Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts were utterly enraged, their clones charged forward recklessly, but they were still firmly held at bay.

The woman appeared to have the upper hand for now.

Seeing this scene, Han Li felt a sense of relief, while also letting out a faint sigh.

These two had previously claimed that they would have little chance of victory against more than three ordinary dark beasts. Yet now, facing the higher-tier Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts simultaneously, one was evenly matched and the other held a clear advantage. Their previous statements were, naturally, not to be believed at all.

However, this was not surprising at all. Even he, when interacting with strangers for the first time, would never reveal his true capabilities. Presumably, although the golden dark beast had immediately discerned Shi Kun's and his companion's cultivation realms, it could never have guessed that they were far from ordinary late-Stage Void Refinement cultivators. This was likely why it had only dispatched these few Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts from its side to pursue them.

If they truly were just ordinary late-Stage Void Refinement cultivators, it would likely have been impossible for them to withstand the combined might of these Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts.

Of course, the current situation didn't necessarily mean Liu Shuier's divine abilities surpassed Shi Kun's, nor that these Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts were truly inferior to the two of them.

Neither the dark beasts nor Liu Shuier and her companion had yet exerted their full strength. They were all engaged in what appeared to be fierce offense and defense, seeking an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to their opponents. Only when a life-or-death situation truly emerged would their respective divine abilities be fully revealed.

However, under his Spirit Eye ability, both Shi Kun and Liu Shuier appeared solemn in Han Li's sight, with a faint hint of anxiety.

This was understandable. This was the heart of the Dark Beast Forest. Although it seemed all dark beasts had been taken away by the King-tier dark beast, who knew when they might suddenly return? If the beast horde swarmed them, even if they had three heads and six arms, they would undoubtedly perish.

However, if they were to fight desperately now, the combined power of the seven Silver-Eyed Dark Beasts opposite them was by no means much weaker than theirs. Even if they used all their hidden trump cards to eliminate their opponents, they themselves would suffer severe energy depletion and grievous injuries. Under such circumstances, how could they possibly escape the Dark Beast Forest and evade the inevitable subsequent pursuit?

With such conflicting emotions, Liu Shuier and her companion naturally grew anxious. Their only hope was for Han Li to catch up quickly; with the three of them joining forces, their chances of an easy victory would greatly increase.

Han Li's thoughts raced, and in an instant, he understood Shi Kun and the others' difficult predicament. He knew he had to finish the battle quickly and not get entangled with these dark beasts, or else unforeseen complications would arise if they delayed!

Immediately, with an expressionless face, he flicked his sleeve. His hidden hand flipped over, and an object suddenly appeared within his grasp. With another flick of his wrist, a dark, circular ring shot out, and with a flash, it disappeared directly into the void. At the same time, his other palm instantly turned as black as ink, with faint wisps of dark aura beginning to emanate from his fingertips. His body flashed with golden light, and golden scales appeared on his skin, pushing his Brahma Saint True Devil Art to its limit. Then, with a single hand raised, a black veil shot out. It spun briefly and then wrapped around his body. His figure instantly became transparent and intangible, finally vanishing without a trace from his original spot.

A moment later, in Shi Kun's battle zone, a dark beast that had been frantically waving its claws amidst dense sword light and silver glow suddenly slowed its attack. A hint of surprise and doubt flashed in its eyes.

Just then, a ripple appeared in the void behind it, and a white, indistinct object unexpectedly flew out, shooting straight towards the beast. This Silver-Eyed Dark Beast reacted extremely quickly. Without even turning its head, it unhesitatingly swiped a claw backward. Immediately, black gleams flashed, and several black claw-streaks shot out in an instant. With a thunderous "boom," the black claw-rays collided with a stream of white light emitted by the white object, producing an astonishing explosion.

Seizing this opportunity, the beast's body blurred. It abruptly turned its head, finally getting a clear look at the object that had launched a sneak attack on it. It was, astonishingly, a white python several zhang long, with transparent, crystal-clear scales on its body. Its body exuded astonishing coldness, and its eyes stared at the beast without any emotion.

Upon seeing this, the dark beast was naturally enraged. But before it could make any move, a mountain, merely an inch in size, suddenly appeared above its head. With a single spin, it instantly transformed into a massive peak over a hundred zhang high, pressing down silently. On the surface of this mountain, several large silver runes, inscribed in silver tadpole script, were conspicuously present. Because the mountain's appearance was too bizarre, and it made no sound as it descended, the dark beast below only suddenly noticed it when it began to fall. At this moment, the white giant python opposite also spat out a blue jade fan from its mouth, and with a flick, it waved it at the dark beast. A swath of shimmering blue cold light swept out, rushing straight towards its opponent.

The beast was instantly startled and horrified.

Seeing this, the other two dark beasts immediately let out furious roars, abandoning Shi Kun and rushing back towards this side. Shi Kun, however, let out a wild laugh and flew forward. His two red hammers suddenly shot out of his hands, their heads instantly transforming into enormous sizes, several zhang wide, and furiously smashing down on the two beasts. Before they even truly descended, two immense, invisible forces already enveloped the beasts, causing their movements to freeze. They could only turn back and spit out black light, first dealing with the deadly strike from above.

Meanwhile, the dark beast being pressed down by the giant mountain, in desperation, had its fur suddenly stand on end. This transformed into countless dense black gleams that shot out with a sizzling sound towards the blue aura opposite it. Then, it raised its head again, and a thick black light pillar erupted from its mouth towards the base of the giant mountain.

The beast didn't expect this hasty attack to truly block the pincer attack from both sides. However, as long as it slightly slowed down the two offensives, it was absolutely confident it could escape this predicament. Because in the next instant, black light suddenly burst forth from the dark beast's body. Its form dispersed, astonishingly splitting into hundreds of black butterflies that scattered and fled in all directions.

The black light pillar struck the giant mountain, indeed causing it to pause slightly. And with just that brief delay, the numerous black butterflies had already escaped twenty to thirty zhang away, seemingly about to escape the mountain's suppression with another flicker.

But just then, a cold snort suddenly emanated from the nearby void. It seemed ordinary, yet upon hearing it, the black butterflies involuntarily stumbled, almost falling from the air. Almost simultaneously, the silver runes on the surface of the black giant mountain suddenly brightened. Then, a grey light flashed at the base of the giant mountain, accompanied by a tremendous whooshing sound, as countless grey threads shot out from the mountain. In an instant, a dazzling light flashed below, and the dense grey threads pierced through the bewildered black butterflies.