Chapter 1880: Thunder Beast Power

The enormous magic array, spanning over a thousand zhang, instantly rippled in waves the moment it was struck. Its center violently shook, appearing as if it would shatter at any moment.

The Vortex Golden Light, unleashed with full power by the Brahma Holy Golden Body, was indeed exceptionally formidable, resisting even this seemingly mysterious light array without yielding an inch.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but reveal a look of joy, but his expression immediately shifted.

The next moment, the strange cry from the center of the light array suddenly intensified. Then, the eighty-one massive light pillars trembled, simultaneously shattering and vanishing piece by piece.

A terrifying aura, as if capable of devouring the entire world, surged skyward from the light array.

Then, amidst the wildly swirling five-colored light, a gigantic silver palm bizarrely emerged slowly from the center of the array. Its fingers splayed open, and it slowly lifted the golden vortex, appearing eerily indifferent to the immense power emanating from it.

Sensing the terrifying nature of this aura, Han Li's face instantly turned pale, devoid of color.

"A Mahayana cultivator! Impossible! Such a heaven-defying divine ability cannot exist in this realm!"

As soon as he spoke, the wailing from the light array abruptly ceased. With a muffled thud, the entire giant light array scattered and vanished like an illusion.

In the center of the light array, another colossal creature, three to four hundred zhang tall, emerged.

It possessed two heads and eight wings, with an upper body resembling a human and a lower body like a bird.

A closer inspection of its two heads revealed them to be the dove-like head of a Thunder Beast and the head of the Fish Shop Owner. Of the eight wings on its back, six were the Thunder Beast's original feathered wings, while the other two were five-colored peacock wings.

What was even more terrifying was that despite the beast's silver-white plumage, as thunder rumbled from its body, streaks of five-colored electric arcs materialized and coiled around its entire form.

The dazzling lightning, contrasted with the beast's ferocious face, created an exceptionally bizarre sight!

The newly appeared monstrous bird, specifically the head resembling the Fish Shop Owner, opened its mouth and emitted a strange cackle. As the silver hand supporting the golden vortex twitched its five fingers, five-colored electric arcs surged forth wildly.

Under a world-shaking peal of thunder, the golden vortex was forcefully torn to shreds amidst countless interwoven five-colored lightning bolts.

The Brahma Holy Golden Body, standing beside Han Li, suddenly showed a hint of panic on all three of its faces simultaneously. After its golden light flickered wildly a few times, it let out a muffled groan and began to sway unsteadily.

Clearly, the destruction of the Vortex Golden Light caused a backlash to the Golden Body, its caster. Fortunately, being a Golden Body, such minor damage was naturally insignificant.

Despite this, Han Li was even more horrified, further confirming that the monstrous bird before him indeed possessed Mahayana-level cultivation.

Otherwise, even a late-stage Integration Grand Completion cultivator could not have shattered the Vortex Golden Light so easily.

With this certainty, Han Li almost instinctively wished to flee immediately.

Even though the previous battle had greatly boosted his confidence in his strength and he still had trump cards unused, he did not believe he possessed the ability to contend with a Mahayana stage cultivator.

However, with a shift in his thoughts, he glanced at the monstrous bird's eight feathered wings, and his face instantly turned slightly green again.

This monstrous bird possessed eight wings and could command the eerie five-colored heavenly lightning, indicating its escape techniques would undoubtedly be incredibly powerful. Attempting to escape with ordinary escape techniques would most likely prove unsuccessful.

Without waiting for the monstrous bird's cackling to cease, Han Li instantly made a decision. The giant ape he had transformed into quickly formed a hand seal with both hands. A roar erupted from its back, and a pair of crystalline feathered wings materialized in an instant.

As it flapped its wings, silver-white lightning orbs materialized out of thin air beneath the giant ape's feet, exploding with a series of rumbles.

Amidst the flashing silver arcs, a gigantic lightning array appeared out of thin air. Han Li, in his giant ape form, was enveloped by countless electric arcs, and his figure blurred, appearing as if he was about to teleport away instantly.

However, the next moment, his expression drastically changed.

Below, the dove-like head of the twin-headed monstrous bird suddenly let out a cry. Then, with a simultaneous flap of its eight wings, a vast power of law emanated from its body, instantly enveloping the void within a dozen li radius.

Almost simultaneously, the light from the lightning array beneath the giant ape's feet dimmed, freezing in mid-air, and the teleportation immediately ceased.

Han Li gasped sharply!

At this moment, the monstrous bird's Fish Shop Owner head gazed coldly at the giant ape with a mocking expression and spoke in human tongue:

"Hmph, although this Thunder Beast differs somewhat from the true Thunder Beasts of the True Immortal Realm, with my infusion of true spirit power and possession of its body, it's more than enough to manipulate some lightning laws. You dare to wield lightning in front of me? You're truly seeking your own demise!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the monstrous bird's other head emitted another ear-piercing shriek!

Instantly, with a loud bang from the lightning array, over a dozen thick electric arcs shot out with crackling sounds. Like a sudden flash of a dozen thick silver chains, they unexpectedly coiled tightly around the giant ape.

Immediately after, loud explosions erupted as all the silver electric arcs simultaneously burst open.

Swathes of electric light instantly enveloped the entire body of the giant ape.

The next moment, a mighty roar erupted from the golden giant ape. It raised its two clenched fists skyward, and countless golden rays shot forth from its body, instantly riddling the silver electric light with holes. Finally, the thunderous sound subsided, and the electric light dispersed and vanished.

But the golden giant ape, having broken free from its restraints, rolled downwards without hesitation, its body rapidly shrinking and transforming back into human form in the blink of an eye.

Han Li's body swayed, then he stood up again, his expression grim as he gazed at the twin-headed monstrous bird below.

However, the next moment, he suddenly let out a long breath. With a flick of one hand, an incomplete golden broken blade suddenly appeared in his palm. Simultaneously, with a shake of his other sleeve, a loud buzzing erupted, and thousands of golden flowers surged forth.

These were the mutated Gold Devouring Beetles.

When these Gold Devouring Beetles first flew out, they were merely thumb-sized, but after circling Han Li a few times, they grew to the size of a fist. Thousands of them swarming together looked truly ferocious and terrifying from a distance.

At this moment, a black mist suddenly flew out from the Brahma Holy Golden Body beside him and, with a flash, merged into Han Li's body.

The Brahma Holy Golden Body itself then vanished into thin air with a muffled sound, dissolving into specks of golden light.

The next moment, a golden light flashed behind Han Li, and a phantom-like Brahma Holy Manifestation reappeared.

Simultaneously, a green shadow and a mass of white light flickered strangely and indistinctly from Han Li's body, transforming respectively into another green-skinned "Han Li" and a beautiful woman in flowing white robes.

These were precisely the Spirit Body Han Li had put away earlier, and the psychic puppet named "Dolly."

Han Li held the golden broken blade horizontally in front of him, then gazed down at the twin-headed monstrous bird below with an expressionless face.

"Oh, the Gold Devouring Beetles are still in their mature form! Fellow Daoist indeed has many trump cards left. But do you truly believe these thousands of flying insects can harm me? If you had tens of thousands of these insects here, perhaps I would show a hint of fear, but with just these before me, haha..." The Fish Shop Owner's wild laughter emanated from one of the monstrous bird's heads. However, upon closer inspection, it could be seen that while the human-like head outwardly appeared arrogant, its eyes, fixed on the golden broken blade in Han Li's hand, subtly flickered with a hint of doubt.

Although Han Li had not yet unsheathed the Profound Heaven Broken Blade, through a faint perception of the power of law, the Fish Shop Owner seemed to sense that this blade was highly unusual.

All of this naturally did not escape Han Li's notice. His face remained impassive, but his heart sank once more.

In that case, his original plan of using the Profound Heaven Broken Blade for a sudden attack was greatly compromised, and his chances of victory instantly dropped by two points.

However, the opponent would never guess that he still possessed tens of thousands of other Gold Devouring Beetles, and that the Profound Heaven Sword was sealed on his arm.

He could use these two items to seize an opportune moment for a desperate strike, meaning there was still a sliver of a chance to escape.

After all, although the opponent's cultivation, after merging with the Thunder Beast, was close to that of an early Mahayana cultivator, the magic power, not gained through arduous cultivation, was naturally significantly weaker than that of a true Mahayana cultivator.

Moreover, if he were to truly use the Profound Heaven Treasure to battle the array master, it might alarm Qing Yuanzi, who was hidden in the Underworld River territory. If he could stall until this powerful reinforcement arrived to rescue him, his safety would naturally be assured.

After instantly assessing all the pros and cons in his mind, Han Li immediately steeled himself. He held the broken blade horizontally in front of him, preparing to truly go all out and contend with the opponent.

Seeing this, the twin-headed monstrous bird below raised both its heads simultaneously, emitting a sharp cry and a disdainful cackle respectively.

The two sounds, one high and one low, intertwined with a rhythmic cadence, sent a strange chill through one's entire body.

Simultaneously, the monstrous bird fiercely flapped its eight feathered wings. Its silver plumage bristled, and then, with a sky-shattering roar, thousands of five-colored electric arcs sprayed out in all directions.

When these electric arcs first left its body, they were only as thick as an arm, but after a few flashes, they all became as thick as water vats, each hundreds of zhang thick.

For a time, thunder roared beyond the nine heavens, and most of the void was filled with flashing five-colored electric light, as if the area opposite had instantly transformed into a lightning domain.

A vast power of law further permeated the entire void.

Even though Han Li had witnessed countless grand spectacles, seeing the violent appearance of these five-colored lightning bolts now finally revealed a hint of shock on his face. But immediately, a cold light flashed in his eyes. With one hand forming a seal, he was about to directly unleash the Profound Heaven Broken Blade in his other hand with a flick.

But just then, something Han Li had never expected occurred!

From the sleeve where he held the broken blade, a monkey's cry suddenly emerged without any warning.

The sound was loud and urgent!

Then, with a flash of black light, a black spirit beast ring shot out from it. With a flicker, it plunged straight into the lightning domain opposite.

This scene made the twin-headed monstrous bird pause in astonishment.