Chapter 1876: Unexpected Encounter

The entire light formation, flickering with white light and silver runes, was filled with twinkling starlight, as if transformed into a dim galaxy. Its power had clearly been unleashed to the extreme.

Upon seeing this, Jin Yue's eyes twitched, and her expression turned solemn.

But the next moment, her expression abruptly changed, and she shouted fiercely, "Who's hiding there? Come out!"

No sooner had she spoken than a hand emerged from her sleeve without any warning, reaching out to grasp at the nearby void. An invisible, immense force pressed down!

With a "boom," a cluster of silver lightning exploded out of thin air where the invisible force had pressed. Then, with a flash of electricity, a silver serpent shot out from within, lunging straight into the light formation. The silver serpent was incredibly fast, moving thousands of miles in an instant, completely unaffected by the immense force.

Jin Yue was slightly startled. Before she could react, the silver serpent plunged into the light formation.

Almost simultaneously, a piercing shriek emanated from the massive light formation. A white pillar of light shot out, instantly tearing open a section of the void more than a thousand feet away and vanishing into a dark, spontaneously appearing hole.

Only then did the five-colored light formation's piercing shriek subside, its spiritual light dim, and then completely dissipate. The white disc that had been at the center of the formation shattered into countless pieces, turning to dust.

"Great Elder, who was that? It seems he teleported away with Senior Han!" Lei Lan, who had been watching dumbfounded, murmured after a long while.

"This person's lightning techniques are very unusual, able to break free from the suppression of my divine abilities. Most likely, it's the rogue the Enforcement Team is looking for," Jin Yue said, her expression also grim, immediately revealing the lightning serpent's origin.

"What, that rogue! He broke through the boundary and left with them. Won't that cause problems?" Lei Lan gasped.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Han's techniques and divine abilities should be no less than mine. Even if that person teleported with him, he won't gain any advantage against Fellow Daoist Han. However, for that rogue to have been able to hide nearby, it seems he must have been following us from a distance since that giant pit appeared several days ago. The fact that neither Fellow Daoist Han nor I detected him means his stealth techniques are truly extraordinary. No wonder so many Enforcement Teams couldn't do anything about him! But..." Jin Yue said, shaking her head, a hint of confusion appearing on her face at the end.

"But what?" Lei Lan asked, perplexed.

"There was something strange about that person's aura. It seemed to be mixed with the aura of an exotic beast, somewhat like the Thundercloud Eagles from the Barbarian World, but not quite the same," Jin Yue said, her eyes narrowed in thought for a moment, sounding uncertain.

"Exotic beast aura? Could it be a spirit beast he's raised?" Lei Lan mused.

"Not quite. The aura was integrated with him, not like a separate entity. Well, regardless, our objective for this trip has been achieved, and this matter shouldn't be publicized. Let's leave immediately. We came here under the pretext of helping you cultivate, so we can't avoid training a bit in the Icy Fiend Land. Moreover, the commotion from breaking through the void just now was quite significant; it might attract others here soon. Leaving now will avoid attracting suspicion," Jin Yue said calmly after a brief consideration.

Lei Lan nodded in agreement, saying, "The Great Elder is absolutely right!"

Then, with a flick of Jin Yue's sleeve, a golden mist swept away the residual fluctuations of the light formation. She then took Lei Lan with her, transforming into two streaks of dazzling light and departing.

Elsewhere, in a high-altitude space filled with white mist, Han Li hovered in the void, staring at the man who had unexpectedly intruded into the teleportation array, a strange expression on his face.

"It's you! It seems the one who plundered the ore veins deep within the Abyssal Depths was also you," Han Li articulated slowly.

A moment before the teleportation, although he had noticed the man's intrusion, the teleportation had already begun. Fearing that damaging the formation would affect the teleportation, he could only grudgingly allow the man to teleport with him to this Styx Realm.

What he never expected was that as soon as he saw the other party's face clearly, he immediately recognized him.

"Oh, judging by your tone, Fellow Daoist, it seems you recognize me!"

About several dozen feet away, a gaunt middle-aged man in a blue robe smiled faintly at Han Li upon hearing his words, looking completely unhurried and at ease.

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Yu's lightning beast is cultivating these days. Your ability to advance to the Saint-rank is probably greatly related to that lightning beast, isn't it?" Han Li asked, a hint of cold amusement in his voice.

"Who exactly are you, and how do you know about the lightning beast?" The gaunt man's smiling expression instantly changed the moment he heard the words "lightning beast," and he let out a sharp cry of alarm and suspicion.

At the same time, a terrifying aura of an early Integration stage cultivator emanated from him, pressing down on Han Li mercilessly.

This man was precisely the shop owner surnamed Yu whom Han Li had met years ago in the Sacred City of the Heavenly Roc Tribe. Back then, this person had used an Azure Luo Fruit as bait, having Han Li and two other Void Refinement cultivators assist him in subduing a lightning beast. After succeeding, he suddenly turned hostile and killed the other two.

Relying on divine abilities far surpassing others of his stage, Han Li had managed to acquire an Azure Luo Fruit seed due to the other party's apprehension, and they had departed, each wary of the other.

At the time, he had felt that the other party's identity was very mysterious, not that of an ordinary Heavenly Roc person. Now, after several centuries apart, the other party had also advanced to the early Saint-rank, which naturally further confirmed this idea.

However, Han Li's aura had changed dramatically. His appearance was not his original one due to a secret technique, and his cultivation had been suppressed to the mid-Void Refinement stage, which was vastly different from when they first met. No wonder this shop owner Yu couldn't immediately recognize him.

Facing the astonishing spiritual pressure that surged menacingly towards him, Han Li remained calm. But the next moment, an equally powerful spiritual pressure, unique to the Saint-rank, also erupted from his body.

With a "bang"! The two spiritual pressures collided in the void between them, then simultaneously burst and vanished, appearing to be perfectly evenly matched.

"You are also in the early Saint-rank!" the shop owner Yu asked, his heart seizing up at the sight.

Although he had been following Han Li and the others from a distance, and had decisively burst into the teleportation array after seeing Han Li had a way to leave the Abyssal Depths, he had always believed Han Li was only at the Void Refinement stage, which was why he hadn't had many reservations. Otherwise, knowing Han Li's true cultivation level, whether he would have acted similarly would have been entirely debatable.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Han Li smiled faintly. But the next moment, he suddenly unleashed all the magic power he had been suppressing, and a terrifying spiritual pressure, far exceeding that of an ordinary early Integration stage cultivator, instantly soared into the sky.

"Mid-Saint-rank cultivation! What race are you from? I couldn't possibly not recognize a mid-Saint-rank or higher existence among the Spiritfly race," the shop owner Yu asked, his face subtly paling, his pupils contracting.

Surprisingly, he still appeared very calm at this moment, showing no signs of panic.

"Since Fellow Daoist doesn't recognize me, there's no need for further discussion. You plundered the ore vein warehouse in the Abyssal Depths this time; I presume your gains were considerable. I'm not greedy; as long as you hand over those items, how about I let Brother Yu leave? Consider these materials as compensation for using my formation to escape," Han Li said indifferently, not directly revealing his identity.

"I was wondering why Fellow Daoist was wasting so many words on me; so you want that batch of materials. That's easily arranged. I did indeed escape the pursuit by relying on your power, so it's only right to pay some compensation. Here, catch!" The man surnamed Yu said, laughing rather than growing angry. He then flipped his palm, and a blue ring suddenly appeared in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, he tossed it over.

Han Li was startled at first upon seeing this, but then remembered something. A hint of coldness flickered in his eyes as he watched the flying ring.

With a flick of his sleeve, a golden light flashed, and the ring, just about to land, was inexplicably severed in mid-air. Strangely, nothing fell out. Instead, a thunderclap instantly rang out, and it transformed into a blue electric net that swept down towards Han Li.

However, Han Li seemed to have anticipated this. With a thunderous flap of his wings, a silver electric net also shot out from behind him.

When the two electric nets collided, the silver one spun rapidly, transforming in a flash into a peculiar lightning formation. In an instant, the blue electric net's lightning silently retracted, and it was completely absorbed by the lightning formation, without showing any of its power.

The shop owner Yu was startled when he saw this.

Han Li, however, casually pointed a finger at the lightning formation. Immediately, after a peal of thunder, the lightning formation dissipated into thin air.

"I can forgive Fellow Daoist for this attempt. I'll give you one more chance: hand over those rare ores now, and you can still leave safely. Otherwise, heh heh..." Han Li said with a cold sneer, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

Back then, the other party had harbored ill intentions towards him, planning to ambush him. This time, by teleporting here with him, he probably had no good intentions either. Given this, he naturally wouldn't be polite to this person. If the other party was truly sensible and handed over the stolen goods, he would let him fend for himself in this Styx Realm. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn't mind eliminating the other party. With his divine abilities, even if the other party seemed to have something to rely on, he naturally wouldn't take it to heart.

"It seems you truly know quite a bit about me, Yu. In that case, I'll say..." The shop owner Yu's expression flickered between uncertainty, but he finally spoke, seemingly preparing to back down.

But the next moment, a cold wind rose in the void behind Han Li, and over a dozen crystalline, transparent needles emerged, transforming into silver threads that shot towards the back of Han Li's head.

At the same time, an earth-shattering thunderclap suddenly sounded above Han Li's head!

A dazzling mass of lightning flashed into existence, with countless electric arcs wildly jumping, surprisingly divided into three bizarre colors: gold, silver, and blue. Within this lightning, a half-human, half-bird monster vaguely appeared. With an open mouth, a thick, tri-colored lightning arc slashed down.

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