Chapter 1877: Battle of Spirit Transformation (Part 1)

Han Li’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and his figure blurred slightly.

Over a dozen silver threads flashed through his body, as if piercing an illusion.

Then, a brilliant golden light erupted above Han Li’s head, and a three-headed, six-armed golden phantom emerged. With all six hands moving in unison, each shot out a golden beam of light, seemingly tangible.

A tremendous roar thundered!

Although the three-colored electric arcs were immensely powerful, they ultimately dispersed and vanished under the continuous assault of the six light beams.

Just as the monster within the lightning intended to attack again, Han Li’s wings flapped once more, and he vanished from his original spot.

Moments later, a thunderous sound echoed about twenty zhang away in another location, and Han Li’s figure reappeared.

At this moment, Han Li’s face was devoid of a smile; instead, a cold glint flickered in his eyes.

“It seems you still intend to fight. That’s fine. I’ll send you on your way, resolving the grievances between us!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sacred Brahma Avatar shone with dazzling golden light, instantly solidifying into a golden body.

Han Li swiftly patted his head, and as his scalp opened, a pitch-black Nascent Soul flew out. In a flash, it transformed into a surge of black energy and merged into the golden body.

The golden body immediately opened all six of its eyes, and with a sweep of its six arms, a golden greatblade appeared in each palm. Wielding them in unison, they produced loud "whooshing" sounds as countless dense golden sword energies soared skyward.

Then, with a movement of the golden body, the main form transformed into a ball of golden light and charged directly towards the airborne monster.

Seeing this, the monster in the lightning also roared in anger. Countless silver lightning orbs appeared around its body, and simultaneously, it flapped its wings again, launching numerous feather-like bolts that shot out like crossbow arrows, transforming into streaks of blue electric arcs that struck directly downwards.

Although the lightning orbs and blue electric arcs were astonishing in their might, they instantly shattered into pieces under the furious onslaught of countless golden sword energies.

With a flash, the golden body reached the monster. Its six blades blurred, transforming into six golden light spheres the size of carriage wheels, which furiously enveloped the monster.

Upon seeing its lightning prove ineffective, the monster in the lightning flashed a fierce glint in its eyes. Its two arms also brightened, transforming into a hammer and a cone.

Following a discordant cry, as the hammer and cone swung, a circle of reddish-golden exotic light emanated. Streaks of golden electric arcs sprang forth and coiled around them, meeting the six golden light spheres without any sign of fear.

In an instant, sword energies crisscrossed with lightning, and the two combatants became locked in a fierce battle, making it difficult to determine a victor in a short time.

On the other side, the fish shop owner was greatly astonished to see that his thunder beast was unable to overpower Han Li.

Others might not know, but he was perfectly aware of how formidable his thunder beast was.

Though the lightning released by this beast seemed ordinary, in reality, each electric arc possessed enough power to kill a Void Refinement cultivator.

When he was in the third layer of the Earth Abyss, the few enforcement officers who managed to pursue him were killed by his thunder beast in a single strike.

Despite his alarm, his expression remained unchanged. Instead, with a subtle shift of his eyes, one of his hands, hidden in his sleeve, secretly formed another incantation. At the same time, he took a deep breath, and with a muffled thud from his back, a five-colored radiance burst forth and, in a flash, transformed into a massive peacock phantom!

“You are from the Five-Light Clan!” Han Li exclaimed, appearing somewhat surprised by the sight.

“Hehe, whether I am or not, Daoist, you’ll know if you try,” the fish shop owner sneered. The peacock phantom rolled over, transforming into an extraordinarily vibrant sea of five-colored light that surged forward from a distance with a tremendous roar.

Wherever it passed, the world grew dim, as if the entire sky was about to collapse, an astonishingly powerful aura.

At the same time, the dozen or so crystalline needles that had previously missed their target vibrated and shot out again, then vanished eerily with a flash in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, Han Li’s expression suddenly darkened. A dazzling blue light flashed in his eyes, and with a purple flicker on his body, a jade-green phantom instantly separated from him, positioning itself directly behind him.

Successive “thudding” sounds were heard!

Over a dozen silver threads flashed out from the nearby void and solidly struck the green phantom, but it was as if they had pierced dry wood.

At this point, the spiritual light on the green phantom receded, revealing its true form clearly: it was a “Han Li” with jade-green skin covered in purple patterns.

This was, naturally, the “Spirit Body” Han Li had cultivated using the Ganoderma Immortal.

This Spirit Body had been infused with Han Li’s mysterious green liquid year-round, giving it cultivation equivalent to the early Spatial Tempering stage, and it had even reached the peak of the early stage, on the verge of advancing to the middle stage. Furthermore, because of its Ganoderma Immortal origin, this Spirit Body had spontaneously developed several incredible great divine abilities after advancing to the Spatial Tempering realm, making it one of Han Li’s ultimate trump cards.

Han Li, without hesitation, controlled it with a wisp of his divided consciousness and released it, perhaps also intending to test its combat effectiveness.

Now, after those silver threads flashed past, the Spirit Body’s chest glowed with silver light, revealing over a dozen silver needles half-embedded within it.

What was astonishing was that the skin where they pierced was pitch-black, faintly emitting a foul, fishy odor.

These silver needles all appeared to be incredibly poisonous, and as they shimmered with silver light, they twisted eerily, attempting to drill deeper into the chest.

However, the green-skinned “Han Li” let out a cold snort without changing his expression. A layer of purple demonic patterns suddenly appeared on his chest, instantly turning his skin grayish-white. The silver needles immediately seemed to strike refined steel, unable to advance even an inch further.

Not only that, the green-skinned “Han Li” lowered his head, opened his mouth, and blew towards his chest, sending a cloud of emerald mist mixed with a strange fragrance swirling downwards.

An astonishing scene unfolded!

Wherever the emerald mist passed, the previously black areas on the chest rapidly faded away. At the same time, the dozen or so silver needles vibrated, were pulled out by the mist, and, encased in the radiance, flew backward in a reverse motion, swallowed by the green-skinned “Han Li” in one gulp.

The fish shop owner, observing this from a distance, was truly horrified this time, even with all his previous confidence.

However, after a flicker of panic in his eyes, he gritted his teeth. Instead of recalling his spell, he rapidly formed incantations with both hands, and his internal magical power surged forth even more intensely.

The already astonishingly powerful five-colored mist hummed, and countless runes appeared within it, tumbling and faintly forming layers of profound restrictions. Spreading across the sky, they descended upon Han Li’s head.

Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Han Li’s face. Having cultivated the Startling Sting Art and possessing the true blood of a five-colored peacock, he naturally understood the Five-Colored Divine Light ability of the Five-Light Clan perfectly.

However, the terrifying nature of the five-colored sea of light before him was vastly different from the Divine Light he knew; its power seemed several times greater.

If not for his clear sensation of the unusually familiar five-colored peacock aura within the sea of light, he would have almost thought these were two completely different divine abilities.

No wonder the emaciated man had attacked him without hesitation, despite Han Li being a step higher in cultivation. With the terrifying power of this Five-Colored Divine Light alone, ordinary Spatial Tempering mid-stage cultivators would likely be no match for it.

If an ordinary Spatial Tempering cultivator were swept into this five-colored sea of light and trapped by the restrictions within, they would indeed find it difficult to escape easily.

However, as Han Li looked up at the five-colored sea of light that appeared in a flash, the surprise on his face vanished, replaced by a sudden cold sneer. The Spirit Body beside him flickered, merging back with him like an illusion and disappearing.

Meanwhile, Han Li’s main body suddenly rolled on the ground, and with a flash of five-colored light on his surface, he also transformed into a five-colored peacock several zhang long.

Then, the five-colored sea of light crashed down with a thunderous roar, completely engulfing the five-colored peacock that Han Li had transformed into.

But the next moment, a long laugh echoed from within the five-colored sea of light. Then, the five-colored peacock spread its wings and surged out of the sea of light.

The layers of restrictions contained within the five-colored sea of light seemed to have no effect on it whatsoever.

Although the five-colored peacock he transformed into could not unleash Five-Colored Divine Light half as powerful as his opponent’s, under the same divine ability, using Divine Light for self-preservation was absolutely a simple matter.

“Five-Colored Transformation! Are you also from the Five-Light Clan? No, if you were truly from the Five-Light Clan, a being of Saint tier or above, there’s no way I wouldn’t recognize you! Could it be…” The fish shop owner was somewhat stunned, but after mumbling a few words, his face grew increasingly grim, even becoming somewhat sinister and terrifying, as if he had recalled something he utterly detested. “Fine, fine. Whether you were sent by those old fellows or not, I will exhaust over a hundred years of my magical power to kill you here!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the emaciated man raised an arm and pointed fiercely into the distance.

The surging five-colored sea of light suddenly emitted an earth-shattering roar. The surrounding vibrant light mist coiled inwards towards the center, transforming into a gigantic five-colored orb of light.

But immediately, the orb spun rapidly, instantly transforming back into a peacock phantom a hundred zhang long.

Compared to this phantom, the five-colored peacock that Han Li had transformed into was, naturally, vastly different in size.

However, this gigantic peacock phantom did not immediately intend to attack Han Li. Instead, with a flap of its wings, it instantly vanished from its original spot as if teleporting.

But the next moment, the five-colored mist under the fish shop owner’s feet surged, and the peacock phantom reappeared.

Then, the man lightly stepped on the phantom beneath his feet. Suddenly, over a dozen streaks of exotic light flashed from his fingertips towards his own body, instantly merging into his physique.

A strange phenomenon occurred.

The emaciated man began to rapidly dissolve from his feet upwards, and in just a few moments, his entire body merged into the peacock beneath him.

And the peacock, which had originally been just a phantom, let out a clear cry. The magic formation formed by five-colored runes desperately surged out from its body, and its massive physique instantly solidified into a tangible form.

Simultaneously, a terrifying aura, characteristic only of a late Spatial Tempering cultivator, surged unrestrainedly from the gigantic peacock’s body.

Within a hundred li radius, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, under the impact of this aura, transformed into visible strands of light, like a hurricane sweeping through, frantically pouring into the peacock’s massive body.

As the gigantic peacock’s aura surged once more, it reached the peak of the late Spatial Tempering stage. A single flap of its wings caused the nearby space to blur and distort, while countless runes appeared out of thin air around it, radiating an unstoppable power.