Chapter 1710: Initial Demonstration of Divine Powers

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Volume 3.

The black butterflies immediately trembled, as if encountering a natural enemy, and once again shattered into specks of black light. At this moment, the mountain peak slowly rotated, and a huge suction force transformed into a grey glow that flew out, engulfing all the black light specks. Then, with a whistle, it re-entered the base of the mountain and disappeared from sight.

This dark beast was actually drawn into the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain out of thin air. Whether it was alive or dead, only Heaven knew. Meanwhile, the black rays formed by the beast's coarse fur, as well as the three black shadow avatars attacking Shi Kun in the distance, instantly vanished after losing the support of their main body's magic power.

The two other beasts nearby had just used the light pillars from their mouths to strike down Shi Kun's pair of gigantic fire hammers when they witnessed this scene. Naturally, they were both shocked and enraged. With a burst of black light, the two colossal beasts merged into a single, twin-headed silver beast in mid-air.

After merging, this beast's body was over twenty zhang long. The third vertical eye between its twin heads was several times larger than before, resembling two gleaming silver lamps. The moment the giant beast appeared, both heads simultaneously swayed, and the third vertical eye suddenly opened, each emitting a thumb-thick beam of silver light.

One beam shot towards the massive blue wave, while the other was directed at the black mountain peak in the sky. The silver light flashed and vanished, striking both targets. The seemingly slender silver light, however, possessed incredible power. The blue wave and the mountain peak trembled violently, then froze in mid-air, not moving an inch.

“Eh?”

A slightly surprised sound suddenly emanated from the empty space near the giant beast. The twin-headed beast, originally overjoyed that its divine ability had worked, immediately narrowed its gaze upon hearing the faint 'Eh?' sound as if it were right beside it. One of its forelimbs shot out like lightning towards the source of the sound, swatting. Given the beast's colossal size, even a single claw was about a zhang long. As the claw-light flickered, it instantly enveloped a large area nearby. At the same time, one of the beast's heads turned, its silver eye between its brows flashed, and another beam of silver light shot out. After this beast merged, its third demonic eye could continuously emit silver light. If someone had fought these silver-eyed dark beasts before, they might have truly been hit by a single blow if they weren't prepared.

An earth-shattering roar erupted. From the seemingly empty void, a figure shimmering with golden light suddenly appeared. With a raise of its hand, it released a dazzling silver seal. The seal rolled once, transforming into a sheet of silver light, easily blocking the twin-headed beast's massive claw. Facing the swiftly approaching silver light, the figure scoffed. A small, crystal-clear shield suddenly appeared before it. With a flash, it expanded to a zhang in size, blocking the attack. When the silver light touched the crystal shield, it strangely flickered, bypassing the golden figure's neck, and having no effect whatsoever. The twin-headed beast was taken aback.

The golden figure was naturally Han Li, who had just removed his black veil and revealed his true form. The white python, on the other hand, was the psychic puppet 'Dolly'. The moment he saw the beast's claw attack, he immediately released the Heavenly Gang Seal, a treasure he had just acquired, purely to test its power. Seeing the silver light of the seal easily withstand the beast's attack, he was naturally delighted and let out a soft chuckle. With a powerful flap of the wings on his back, the figure suddenly transformed into a blue-white electrical arc and vanished from its spot.

The giant beast was startled, its six eyes frantically scanning the surroundings. But then a clap of thunder echoed above, and Han Li's figure appeared on the unmoving black mountain peak. He coldly glanced at the treasure beneath him, then suddenly extended one foot and gently stepped on the mountain peak. The previously stationary mountain peak's surface silver runes brightly illuminated. With a flash, it expanded tenfold in size, and seemingly solid protrusions extended from its surface, flashing erratically.

Almost simultaneously, the mountain peak suddenly sank, the nearby void twisted, and tearing sounds emanated. The mountain peak, along with Han Li on it, vanished instantly. A grey light flashed on the giant beast's body, and the black mountain peak eerily reappeared as if it had been there all along, pressing down firmly on the beast. The twin-headed beast let out a startled roar, but before it could react, it was pressed down by the mountain peak and fell like a meteor.

After exchanging glances, they suddenly let out a low growl. At the same time, with black light flickering on their bodies, both their forms began to swell dramatically. In an instant, the two dark beasts, originally only a few zhang in size, transformed into colossal beings over ten zhang long. At the same time, their fur changed from black to light silver, and their aura more than doubled in intensity. The black shadow avatars also greatly increased in power, their forms similarly growing by more than half.

Seeing this, Shi Kun's expression changed slightly, but he immediately let out a defiant roar. The spiritual light on his yellow battle armor burst forth, and he raised his arm, pointing fiercely at the two crimson giant hammers in the air. The crimson fire flood dragon that had been circling near his body let out a clear cry like a dragon's roar and instantly merged into the hammers. The two hammers radiated crimson light, smashing towards the two beasts. Before they even reached them, the rolling crimson flames furiously swept over.

The two beasts, with their greatly increased power after transformation, naturally showed no fear. After letting out long howls, their four claws merely made a grasping motion in the distant air. With several 'thudding' sounds, four zhang-long claw-lights shot out. Then, with a flash, they merged into one, forming a several-zhang-long black crescent moon. This dark attack flashed, easily breaking through the oncoming flames, and simultaneously struck the two red giant hammers.

An earth-shattering 'boom' resounded! Black light and red glow intertwined, neither giving way. The two dark beasts immediately opened their mouths wide, spewing out two thick black light pillars. At the same time, the black shadow avatars flashed, seizing the opportunity to pounce fiercely towards Shi Kun. Shi Kun was not to be outdone. With a sneer, he suddenly clenched his fists, and dazzling yellow light burst from each. With a movement of his arms, countless fist shadows instantly shot forth from his body, meeting the light pillars and the black shadows.

Just as the two beasts resumed their battle with Shi Kun, the white light on the giant white python's body flickered, and it suddenly transformed into a slender woman in white robes. Her eyes were as beautiful as a painting, yet full of heroic spirit. The moment the woman appeared, she immediately made a grasping motion in the air towards the blue jade fan. The fan trembled, shot back, and was drawn into her hand. With a flick of her slender hand, the blue jade fan continuously waved towards the two beasts. Wave after wave of blue mist surged forth, connecting one after another, finally forming a massive blue wave over ten zhang high, which furiously swept towards the two beasts.

At the same time, the black mountain peak suspended in mid-air also swayed and silently vanished into thin air. But the next moment, above the two dark beasts, a grey light flashed, and the black mountain peak eerily reappeared. It spun around, and a vast expanse of hazy grey light enveloped them. Since the two beasts had just witnessed their companion's fate, how could they not be wary of a sneak attack? They immediately let out several furious roars. With black light flickering, both beasts simultaneously leaped towards the center.

A bizarre scene unfolded! Mid-leap, the silver runes on the mountain peak flashed. The black mountain peak, along with the giant beast beneath it, vanished into the void with another flash. But immediately, the ground shook with an earth-shattering 'boom'! The black mountain peak appeared there as if teleported! Simultaneously, a massive crater two hundred zhang in diameter suddenly appeared beneath the mountain peak.

The twin-headed beast was severely pinned in the pit, with only its two heads visible. Its face was bleeding from all seven orifices, and its entire body was unable to move an inch. Han Li stood on one foot on a rock at the highest point of the peak. Seeing this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly flicked his sleeve. Instantly, two small, several-inch-long swords flew out from his sleeve. With a sway, they transformed into two green rainbows, seven to eight zhang long, and in a flash, they reached the base of the mountain peak.

A swirl of green light, and the two massive heads were cleanly sliced off. Strangely, where the beast's neck was severed, it was pitch black, and not a single drop of blood flowed out. Han Li, however, remained expressionless, merely raising his foot and stepping on the mountain peak beneath him once more. With a deafening 'boom,' the mountain peak vibrated, causing the giant pit below to deepen by another third and expand by nearly half. As for the giant beast's body beneath the mountain peak, it instantly shattered, and countless black light fragments scattered in all directions. However, these black light fragments couldn't fly more than ten zhang away before being swept up by a large expanse of grey glow suddenly emitted from the mountain peak, similarly drawing them into the mountain body.

At this moment, Han Li subtly smiled and ascended into the air once more, simultaneously making a grasping motion downwards with his dark hand. With a roar, the mountain peak rapidly shrunk countless times, finally transforming into a stream of black light that flew into his hand, having returned to its original size of several inches.

From the appearance of the psychic puppet's transformed white python to Han Li using his great divine abilities to instantly slay three silver-eyed dark beasts, it seemed like a long time, but it was actually only a brief moment. On Shi Kun's side, he had been desperately urging his pair of fire hammers to smash relentlessly moments before. The next instant, his opponents were suddenly gone. All the divine abilities released by the giant beasts naturally vanished into thin air.

He paused in astonishment, then hastily retrieved his two hammers. His gaze towards Han Li was filled with shock, and with a glance, he naturally spotted 'Dolly' as well. But Han Li gave him a faint smile and beckoned to Dolly. Instantly, the psychic puppet retracted the blue jade fan in its hand and shot out as a streak of white light. After a flicker, it transformed back into a foot-long white snake and vanished into Han Li's sleeve.

As soon as Han Li retrieved the puppet, he unhesitatingly flapped the wings on his back, transforming into an electric arc that shot out amidst thunderous roars. After a clap of thunder, he appeared above another battle zone. Only then did Shi Kun realize what was happening. With a flash of yellow light on his body, he also darted a few times, appearing near Han Li, and fiercely glared downwards with a glint of ferocity in his eyes.

The scene below was now entirely different from before. Liu Shui'er, who had previously held a slight advantage, was now surprisingly in grave danger. The four silver-eyed dark beasts opposite her had now merged into a single four-headed silver giant beast, forty to fifty zhang long, with an aura so powerful it rivaled a Saint-level existence.