Chapter 1748: Silver Ruler and Golden Body

The next moment, a black light flashed a few feet in front of Han Li, and the bird-spear mysteriously appeared. With a tremor, it transformed into a streak of black light and shot towards him.

Han Li's reaction was incredibly fast. Almost the instant the bird-spear appeared, he opened his mouth, and a golden electric arc shot out, hitting the spear precisely. Although he didn't know what special abilities the spear possessed, judging from the hidden bloody aura emanating from it, it was most likely an evil artifact. The Devil-Subduing Divine Thunder should be able to counter it perfectly.

To Han Li's great astonishment, the bird-spear suddenly flashed with spiritual light, transforming into a faint phantom that vanished in a flash. The golden electric arc seemed to strike empty space, unable to impede the spear in the slightest. The spear was already at close range, and now it displayed such a bizarre ability. Even Han Li, whose movement and reaction speed far surpassed ordinary cultivators, had no way to dodge it.

As a result, with a "bang," the bird-spear solidly struck Han Li's body and instantly exploded into a black light. Han Li was impacted by a huge force, causing him to involuntarily take a step back, but he remained unharmed. Even the pitch-black and eerily cold energy released by the exploding spear, which resembled the netherworld light from the Nine Underworlds, was blocked by the black battle armor that flashed into appearance on Han Li. This attack, which would undoubtedly obliterate an ordinary cultivator with a single strike, mysteriously disintegrated in a flash amidst the black runes that appeared on the surface of the demonic armor.

Both Han Li and the young man's expressions changed simultaneously. Han Li was naturally horrified by the opponent's strange attack, which even ignored his Devil-Subduing Divine Thunder. If it weren't for the Heavenly Outer Demonic Armor automatically protecting its master, he might have suffered a significant loss just now. The Golden-Horned young man, on the other hand, was astonished that his "Yin Spirit Spear," which was almost always effective, had unexpectedly missed its mark. He knew that this ability had killed countless opponents for him, a good portion of whom were cultivators of the same rank. A strange glint flashed in his eyes as he stared intently at the black battle armor on Han Li. Although the young man was seeing this demonic armor for the first time, he could naturally tell that it was extraordinary from the black runes appearing on it and its unusually fierce appearance. Instead of being angry, he felt delighted.

"Good, good. Your battle armor is quite good. I've decided I'm taking it," the young man said chillingly, uttering two "good"s consecutively.

"Oh really? If you have the ability to take it, then go ahead and try," Han Li replied indifferently, despite feeling greatly angered.

A silver short ruler suddenly appeared, and an astonishing spiritual pressure immediately surged skyward from this treasure. Han Li's gaze narrowed, and his heart tightened. Upon sweeping it with his Spirit Eye ability, he discovered dense, intricate runes on the silver short ruler, all of which were Silver Tadpole Script.

Almost without thinking, he let out a low cry and formed a hand seal with one hand. Instantly, countless green light spots appeared in the nearby void, rapidly expanding and growing in a flash, transforming into palm-sized green lotus flowers of light. At this very moment, Han Li activated the Spring Dawn Sword Formation. He then flicked his sleeve to the side, and a white shadow shot out. After a single coil, a crystal-clear giant python, dozens of feet long, appeared.

The giant python lunged, shaking its head and tail, and instantly tightly coiled around the six-legged lizard, which was covered in injuries and had just emerged from a golden halo. It then bit down with its huge, fanged mouth. In its shock and rage, the six-legged lizard spat out yellow gas and clawed at its attacker with all six claws. The two immediately started tearing at each other. Han Li, however, was quite confident in his spirit puppet. He had already examined the lizard beast; it seemed to be only a mid-stage Void Refinement realm creature. Although "Dolly" was one stage lower than it, it possessed two ice-attributed exotic treasures. With its abilities enhanced, it wouldn't be much weaker than its opponent. Furthermore, being a puppet, it naturally had a great advantage in close combat; unless it sustained fatal damage, its power would not diminish in the slightest. Therefore, once he used the puppet to tie down the opponent's spirit beast, his full attention was on the young man within the sword formation.

At this moment, the young man had already raised his hand and grabbed the silver short ruler he had released. He raised his head, glanced at the surrounding green lotuses, and a trace of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth. He saw him flick his wrist. The silver ruler in his hand hummed, and numerous ruler images materialized. Yet they remained solid and did not disperse, appearing exceptionally profound.

Han Li's eye twitched, and without a word, he activated his sword incantation. The surrounding green lotuses spun rapidly, each expanding several times in size. Connecting together, they instantly formed a shimmering green light screen.

The Golden-Horned young man only felt the surrounding scenery blur. After a flash of green light, he found himself on a vibrant green grassland. Beneath his feet were tender green blades of grass, only a few inches high, mixed with wild flowers of various colors. Faint bird calls could be heard all around. Upon seeing this, one's mind would relax, and a lazy weariness would immediately wash over them, making them feel profoundly sleepy.

"Illusion!" The dazed look in the Golden-Horned young man's eyes vanished in a flash. He immediately reacted, his expression sinking. He suddenly brought the silver ruler in his hand down in front of him. Countless ruler images flew out simultaneously, but then suddenly gathered in front of him, transforming into a gigantic ruler several tens of feet long. Emitting a dragon's roar, it swung down, shimmering with silver light. The sounds of wind and thunder roared. Where the silver ruler struck, silver eddies churned, and the space around it rippled and twisted, as if it were about to cleave open the void itself. The surroundings seemed like a mirror forcibly shattered; after faintly glowing with green light, they vanished into countless fragments.

However, as the surrounding scenery blurred, it was replaced. The young man now found himself in a tall, dense forest. All the trees were lush green and tall, each one straight and towering with exceptionally dense branches and leaves, almost completely obscuring the entire sky. A violent tremor, like an earthquake, caused the surrounding large trees to sway and fall one after another, transforming into countless sections of green wood that crashed down directly onto the young man, overwhelming him.

"Hmph, a mere illusion is fine for once, but trying the same trick again? You're asking for death!" A fierce expression flashed across the young man's face. With a flick of the silver ruler in his hand, dense, intricate ruler images surged out from him. Wherever the silver light passed, all the green shadows were easily shattered with a single blow, disappearing into specks of spiritual light. This silver ruler actually seemed to possess a special ability to counter illusions.

With a flash of silver light, all the ruler images converged once more, forming a single silver ruler that struck directly at a green barrier. A scene that made Han Li's pupils contract appeared. The instant the silver ruler was about to strike the green barrier, it flared with intense light, making it almost impossible to look at directly. Under the cover of this blinding light, the ruler suddenly split into two, leaving behind an identical silver ruler phantom in its place, while its true form blurred and merged into the void, vanishing in a flash. If Han Li hadn't dared not to underestimate the young man and kept his Spirit Eye ability constantly active, he might have been deceived as well.

Just as the silver ruler phantom struck the green barrier and erupted with seemingly astonishing silver light, an almost imperceptible slight fluctuation arose a few feet above Han Li's head, and the silver ruler mysteriously appeared, falling downwards without hesitation. It was silent and traceless, without the slightest hint of wind. In an instant, the ruler descended to just a few feet above Han Li's head. With another flash, it suddenly erupted with immense spiritual pressure and struck down without any further concealment. This treasure shimmered with streaks of silver light; its might was truly astonishing.

But at this very instant, golden light suddenly flared above Han Li's head. A golden palm, covered in persistent purple markings, flashed out from the nearby void, and with a lightning-fast grab, it tore through the dense silver mist, seizing the silver ruler in its grasp. As the silver ruler trembled, it immediately let out a shrill scream. With a "bang," silver light and purple-gold light intertwined, unleashing an earth-shattering explosion. Rings of visible airwaves surged out from the center of the explosion, spreading outwards in all directions. The silver ruler was enveloped in a layer of thick silver light and desperately tried to expand and contract erratically, as if attempting to transform and escape its grasp. But the golden palm's fingers were like hooks. Although resisted by the spiritual light emitted by the silver ruler, preventing it from truly seizing it, the palm was still slowly closing in inch by inch.

The young man in the sword formation, having used some unknown divine ability, seemed unaffected by the sword formation's illusions and could clearly see everything on Han Li's side. Greatly astonished, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of exasperation. Without hesitation, he let out a low cry. Then, after forming a hand seal with one hand, he quickly pointed towards the silver ruler's location. With a "boom," a loud thunderous roar erupted. From the silver ruler, streaks of silver electric arcs suddenly shot out, flashing as they struck directly at the golden palm, unleashing bursts of crackling thunder. But even though this palm was incredibly tough, under such ferocious bombardment of lightning, it couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Upon seeing this, Han Li laughed. He suddenly flicked his sleeve upwards. Golden light greatly flared in the air, and a twenty-foot-tall purple-gold figure suddenly appeared. With three heads and six arms, and an expressionless face, it was precisely Han Li's Golden Body Dharma Idol. At this moment, the Golden Body's surface was not only covered in purple runes, but the spiritual light it emitted had also turned purple-gold. The purple-gold palm that was gripping the silver ruler was precisely one of its six arms. He saw two of the three heads lower and open their mouths. Two streams of shimmering golden light mist immediately shot out, sweeping away the silver electric arcs shot out by the silver ruler, making them disappear. Taking this opportunity, the palm's five fingers clenched, and with a "bang," the silver light barrier protecting the silver ruler immediately completely collapsed and shattered, and the five fingers solidly grasped the silver ruler. Then another hand quickly reached out and grabbed it. As the two hands rubbed it together with a rumbling sound, the silver ruler let out a mournful wail, and the silver light it emitted immediately became extremely dim. One of the Golden Body's heads opened its mouth wide again, and a stream of golden light swept over, instantly drawing the silver ruler into its mouth from thin air, actually forcibly swallowing it into its belly.

All this happened in a flash. By the time the Golden-Horned young man reacted, this usually exceptionally rare treasure had completely lost its mental connection with him, leaving him instantly both shocked and enraged.