Chapter 1879: Breaking the Space Anomaly

**Chapter Ten: War in the Demon Realm**

Han Li paused, slightly startled. His eyes flickered, and he finally saw clearly what lay within the large pit below.

He saw the Five-Color Peacock lying on its back in the pit, its claws pointing skyward. Although its plumage was in disarray, and many feathers seemed to have been severed, it clearly had not sustained serious damage.

The next moment, the peacock, speaking with a human voice, began to chant mysterious incantations.

The layers of five-colored light arrays that had been circling its body hummed and then rapidly converged towards a single point in the lower sky. Hundreds of smaller light arrays spun and swiftly condensed into a single five-colored light array, several hundred zhang in diameter.

Waves of Sanskrit chants emanated from the immense light array, which radiated a dazzling five-colored spiritual light.

Observing this, Han Li's eyes flashed with a cold glint. The giant ape he had transformed into suddenly clasped its two massive hands together in front of its body. A blinding golden light flashed as the two colossal golden swords instantly merged into a single weapon. The merged greatsword was thirty to forty zhang long. As golden light shimmered, an azure flood dragon could be faintly seen coiling and soaring within the blade, creating a striking image as if it could burst forth at any moment.

A cold, singular word — "Slash!" — was suddenly uttered from the giant ape's mouth. The greatsword trembled and then swept downwards.

In an instant, an azure sword light descended, flashing to over a hundred zhang in size, and struck forcefully against the massive light array amidst the roar of wind and thunder.

A tearing sound erupted! After the azure light flashed, the massive light array was torn apart like shredded paper. However, it quickly rolled and instantly reformed amidst the shimmering five-colored light. The strike seemed to have no effect on the light array.

A flicker of surprise crossed the giant ape's eyes, but with a cold sneer, the greatsword in its hand quivered, and it struck again without the slightest hesitation. Given Han Li's experience, he naturally understood that this light array was not truly indestructible; a few more strikes would undoubtedly be effective.

However, just as the second, even more formidable azure light left the greatsword, the Five-Color Peacock below suddenly ceased its chanting. One of its claws then solemnly pointed at a specific spot in the void. Instantly, a strange, pained roar erupted from a different location.

Han Li tensed, his gaze shifting to involuntarily sweep towards the source of the roar. He saw the Thunder Beast, which had been locked in a fierce battle with the Brahma Saint Golden Body, was now writhing in pain. Thunder roared around its body as tri-colored electric arcs surged forth, enveloping its entire form in a dense lightning net. With a sudden movement, it abandoned the entangled Golden Body, transforming into a ball of tri-colored lightning and shooting directly towards the massive light array.

Although Han Li didn't understand the creature's intentions, he instinctively roared, and a furry fist lashed out violently towards the lightning. Simultaneously, the Brahma Saint Golden Body, manipulated by the Demonic Infant, also let out a long howl, transforming into a ball of golden light and giving chase with lightning speed.

A resounding "boom" erupted! The giant ape struck the void. Despite being a hundred zhang away, a golden fist shadow the size of a pavilion suddenly materialized before the lightning, striking the Thunder Beast's body with the speed of lightning. With an angry roar, even a formidable Thunder Beast with its illustrious background could not endure the giant ape's full-force strike. Its protective lightning net shattered instantly upon impact with the fist shadow, and its body was flung away by the shock.

In that brief delay, the Brahma Saint Golden Body caught up. The six golden blades in its hands rotated and transformed into six ancient golden mirrors. With a shimmer, six powerful golden light beams surged forth, aiming aggressively at the Thunder Beast. Explosions instantly erupted. The Thunder Beast's body, struck by the light beams, became unstable, and it staggered and was flung away once more, emitting pained growls as if it had sustained minor injuries.

Seeing this, the giant peacock, transformed from the Fish Shop Owner, grew increasingly anxious. It let out a piercing shriek, as if desperately urging the Thunder Beast. A shrill shriek erupted from the Thunder Beast's mouth, and lightning surged violently behind it. The next moment, an astonishing sight appeared. After three distinct sounds from behind the Thunder Beast, three pairs of feathered wings—gold, silver, and blue—suddenly appeared. With a simultaneous flap of all six wings, thunder boomed, and the creature, enveloped in tri-colored electric arcs, bizarrely vanished.

The subsequent light beams unleashed by the Brahma Saint Golden Body all missed their target, striking empty space. Witnessing this, Han Li's pupils constricted. Almost instinctively, he immediately shifted his gaze to the massive light array below. A black light flashed between his brows, and a dark, vertical eye strangely emerged. With a movement of its eye, a black light beam shot forth, but instantly flashed and vanished into the void.

Thunder rumbled above the massive light array, and the Six-Winged Thunder Beast reappeared with a clap of thunder. Simultaneously, a black light beam, as thick as a bowl, shot out from the void. The proximity was so close that even the transformed Thunder Beast's astonishing teleportation ability offered no escape. In an instant, the black light beam was poised to strike the Thunder Beast squarely. However, the immense light array suddenly hummed, and its five-colored spiritual light flared brightly. The black light beam paused, then strangely veered off, narrowly grazing past the Thunder Beast. The next moment, the Thunder Beast, without hesitation, spread its wings and plunged headfirst into the light array.

Han Li couldn't help but be taken aback. All of this seemed intricate, but in reality, it transpired in mere breaths.

The Five-Color Peacock in the pit below witnessed all of this and let out a joyful, clear cry. The five-colored spiritual light on its body surged like a tide towards the massive light array, and with a flap of its wings, its physical form transformed into a ball of spiritual light and merged into the array as well. In moments, nothing remained in the void below save for the immense light array.

The immense light array, however, began to transform. Bursts of roaring sounds emanated from it, and as its light flared, dozens of thick, five-colored light beams shot forth. Each beam was thick enough for a person to embrace and, upon being emitted, vanished directly into the hazy white mist high above. Han Li quickly scanned and discovered there were exactly eighty-one of these massive light beams. Before he could even react, countless five-colored runes simultaneously emerged from the eighty-one light beams, which then began to spin frantically. Immediately, an even more colossal five-colored light beam erupted from the center of the array, flashing once and then strangely vanishing into the high sky.

The next moment, a strong spatial fluctuation suddenly emanated from the spot where the light beam had vanished. Following this, a hazy silver aperture appeared out of thin air directly above the light array! It began as merely fist-sized, but in a flash, it expanded to about a zhang in diameter, and an exceedingly pure spiritual energy surged forth from it.

"Hmm, this is..."

Upon sensing this pure spiritual energy, Han Li felt a faint sense of familiarity, a feeling of déjà vu. His mind raced, and he suddenly remembered that the purity of this spiritual energy was remarkably similar to that of the Guanghan Realm. As he watched the continuously expanding aperture, an ominous feeling suddenly surged within him. Without a moment's hesitation, he waved his hand, causing the golden greatsword in his grasp to swing into action.

The air instantly filled with loud, whistling sounds! Countless palm-sized golden sword lights frantically poured towards the silver aperture, as if desperately attempting to destroy it. However, something that caused Han Li's heart to sink occurred! Even though the golden light swept through the silver aperture like a violent storm, it merely caused a slight distortion in the surrounding void, having no discernible effect.

Furthermore, a sudden loud sound erupted from the aperture, followed by a silver light beam that shot forth from it, flashing once and then merging directly into the immense light array below. The originally roaring light array immediately flared with brilliant light, and various colored runes surged forth. Simultaneously, the entire array began to expand frantically outwards. The silver light beam abruptly ceased, and after the silver aperture flashed and vanished, the colossal light array suddenly expanded more than tenfold. The five-colored spiritual light emanating from it filled nearly half of the void below, creating a breathtaking, vibrant spectacle, as if one stood upon a land of pure five-colored light.

Simultaneously, a strange wailing sound, like that of women and children, emanated from the center of the light array. Anyone who heard it immediately felt their mind go blank, as if falling into a demonic trance.

Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression changed dramatically. However, he wasn't reacting to the strange sound's influence. The moment the wailing erupted, a horrifying chill surged through him, bringing with it a fatal premonition that he might perish.

"This is bad!" Han Li muttered under his breath, his expression turning truly grim.

With a thought, the three-headed, six-armed Brahma Saint Golden Body flickered, vanished from its position, and then instantly reappeared, strangely, right beside Han Li in a flash of golden light. Then, without a word, all six of its arms moved in unison. Each of its six palms held a rapidly spinning ball of golden light. These six balls then merged in front of its chest, forming a single golden vortex the size of a human head. Simultaneously, strange lights swirled in the six eyes of the Golden Body's three heads, and three distinct incantations emanated from its mouths, overlapping one another. Thunder erupted within the vortex, and Sanskrit chants emanated from it. In a flash, it grew several times larger, and as it spun rapidly, faint specks of spiritual light, like distant starlight, could be vaguely seen within its depths.

"Go!" the giant ape beside it suddenly roared in a human voice.

Upon hearing this, the Golden Body immediately hurled the golden vortex in its hand violently towards the light array below. Wind and thunder roared. The golden light, originally about a zhang in size, immediately swelled against the wind the moment it left its hand. In an instant, it grew to over ten zhang in size, and it continued to rapidly expand. Just as it was about to make contact with the five-colored light array, the vortex transformed into a vast golden ocean a hundred zhang in diameter. The immense, invisible force subtly radiating from the vortex even blurred and distorted the surrounding void.

Following an earth-shattering thud, the golden vortex slammed forcefully into the very center of the immense light array!