Chapter 1882: Extinguishing the Enemy

The giant ape's two arms suddenly flashed with golden light, instantly growing thicker. Then, with a flex, it astonishingly hurled two extreme mountains as if they were projectiles.

As soon as the two small mountains were thrown, they buzzed, expanding several times in size to become massive peaks, forty to fifty zhang tall. In a flash, they appeared strangely above the crimson peacock, plummeting down with a thundering roar.

Before the mountains even truly landed, a piercing shriek echoed in the nearby void, and invisible waves burst forth in circles.

Instantly, a terrifying, suffocating sensation descended from above. The crimson peacock felt a slight jolt of surprise but didn't truly take it to heart, merely flapping its wings instinctively a few times into the air.

A hazy crimson glow transformed into a hurricane, soaring skyward. It intended to directly counter the two extreme mountains hurled by Han Li with the divine might of the giant ape.

While this crimson light might not equal the Five-Colored Divine Light in profound transformations, the bloodthirsty aura concealed within its radiance was incredibly malicious, specializing in corrupting the spiritual essence of various treasures. No matter how powerful an ordinary treasure, once caught by this crimson light, it could only surrender obediently.

The fish shop owner naturally never imagined that the method for refining these two massive mountains did not originate from the Spirit Realm; they were, in fact, part of the renowned Five Elemental Polar Mountains from the True Immortal Realm. Furthermore, the seemingly astonishing attack of the two extreme mountains wasn't solely due to the power of the peaks themselves, but rather derived from their extraordinarily heavy weight and the immense strength of the giant ape.

As soon as the two blue-black mountain peaks were enveloped by the crimson radiance, two "thud" sounds were heard. With a burst of spiritual light, they tore through the radiance as if it were mere paper scraps.

"Ah!"

The fish shop owner cried out in alarm, and the crimson peacock he had transformed into swiftly darted to the side, attempting to evade the attack from above.

However, the two immense mountains enveloped an area of over a hundred zhang below, and their momentum was so fierce that evading them instantly was impossible. In an instant, the black mountain descended with tremendous force.

The crimson peacock's eyes revealed horror, but in desperation, it gritted its teeth and opened its mouth, spitting out a scroll.

The moment the scroll left its mouth, it instantly unfurled!

Under a myriad of shimmering lights, a five-colored ethereal image of pavilions and palaces immediately emerged from the scroll. Each structure was exceptionally vibrant and lifelike, and upon closer inspection, they evoked a profound, empty sense of mystery.

These ethereal images linked together, forming a solid five-colored light barrier that instantly shielded the crimson peacock.

Judging by the intense spatial fluctuations caused by the emergence of these ethereal images, this treasure was an extremely rare spatial artifact.

In the fish shop owner's view, this spatial-type natal treasure, serving as his trump card, would naturally have no problem resisting the seemingly mighty mountain before him.

Even if the mountain contained immense power, under the subtle laws of spatial transformation, it would naturally be insignificant.

Of course, to be safe, the crimson peacock, still transformed from the fish shop owner, showed no hesitation. With another spread of its wings, it could completely escape the perilous situation in the next moment.

But at that very moment, both mountain peaks suddenly flared with blinding light. A wave of grey mist surged down like a tide, while a loud "hissing" sound filled the air as countless transparent, invisible sword energies shot down like a torrential rain.

The two forces combined and struck the five-colored light barrier fiercely, instantly producing an earth-shattering boom!

The ethereal images of pavilions and palaces on the light barrier were torn apart. As the two great mountains descended, they crushed and extinguished all the ethereal forms, utterly failing to impede the massive peaks in the slightest.

The crimson peacock didn't even have time to utter a sound before it was squarely struck by the black mountain peak. Its body instantly burst apart in mid-air, scattering chunks of flesh and blood in all directions.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but reveal a slight smile, but the next moment, his expression suddenly darkened.

Beneath the mountain peak, the crimson peacock's shattered flesh suddenly trembled, followed by a chorus of "whooshing" sounds!

All the fragments of flesh and blood swiftly converged towards a single spot, forming a crimson ball of flesh that quickly writhed in a grotesque manner, seemingly about to coalesce into a new body at any moment.

A cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, and without a word, he pointed a finger towards the black extreme mountain from a distance.

The grey mist emanating from the mountain peak suddenly condensed, transforming into thousands of fine grey threads of light that shot downwards simultaneously. In an instant, they pierced through the crimson ball of flesh, then rapidly churned with a flash of cold light.

The unformed ball of flesh instantly fragmented into countless pieces as the grey light flickered.

The grey threads showed no sign of stopping, and the fragments quickly transformed into a mist of blood, unable to coalesce or change again.

"Whoosh!"

A five-colored ethereal shadow shot out from the blood mist, vaguely containing a fist-sized miniature peacock within.

It was precisely the fish shop owner's Nascent Soul, which had narrowly escaped death by using a secret technique.

But how could Han Li allow it to escape? The giant ape he had transformed into suddenly took a deep breath, then opened its mouth again. A faint rumble of thunder sounded within, followed by a golden electric arc, as thick as a bowl, that burst forth.

With a flash, the golden electric arc traversed several tens of zhang, striking the five-colored ethereal shadow squarely.

A crack of thunder!

The miniature peacock let out a tragic shriek and was instantly reduced to ashes by the golden lightning, truly vanishing from this world.

At this point, the golden giant ape let out a joyous roar, then clutched its chest with clenched fists, its body rapidly shrinking amidst golden light, and in an instant, it reverted to its human form.

Having reverted to his original form, Han Li let out a long breath. He glanced down at the blood mist, pondered for a moment, then abruptly beckoned downwards with one hand.

Immediately, two rings, one golden and one silver, shot out. After a flash, they landed in his palm.

Han Li briefly examined the two storage rings in his hand, and with a flash of spiritual light, they vanished.

He then looked at the now incredibly calm blood mist below, a strange light flickering in his pupils, and abruptly flicked his sleeve downwards.

With a "bang," a ball of silver flames shot out from his sleeve, striking the blood mist below.

Like adding oil to a fire, the blood mist instantly ignited. In moments, it was engulfed by the silver flames, emitting a faint, metallic scent.

Below, a sea of silver fire formed!

Han Li narrowed his eyes and, without hesitation, raised his hand again, grasping at the void below.

Immediately, the silver flames churned and transformed into a fiery dragon, rushing upwards into the air.

All the flames were absorbed into a large sleeve, while in Han Li's palm, a single, egg-sized glob of liquid appeared out of thin air, faintly emitting five-colored light.

Han Li gazed at the liquid, a hint of shock flashing across his face.

"Just a rough refinement yielded such pure true blood. Indeed, not an ordinary Five-Light clansman! If it were even purer, it's highly possible he could be considered a direct descendant of the Five-Colored Peacock. Could this person truly have some deep connection with that Five-Colored Peacock? Never mind, whatever his true origins, it's not important now."

Han Li muttered a couple of sentences, his face full of doubt, but eventually shook his head and dismissed it.

Then, with a flip of his hand, he produced a bright red small bottle. He aimed it at the liquid glob in his hand and began to chant softly.

The small bottle immediately trembled, then sprayed out a stream of white mist from thin air. It enveloped the liquid glob and absorbed every last drop.

With a flash of spiritual light, Han Li put away the small bottle, then, with a single hand gesture, recalled the two extreme mountains as well.

Through today's battle, the terrifying power of the extreme mountains, combined with the immense divine strength from his Mountain Giant Ape transformation, had become another major trump card against his enemies.

If he could refine one or two more extreme mountains, he believed the terrifying effectiveness of this technique against opponents could immediately be doubled.

A green light flashed on Han Li's body, and he flickered out of existence from his spot.

The next moment, in front of the distant Soulcry Beast, which still maintained its giant demon form, spatial fluctuations occurred, and Han Li silently appeared there. He raised his head and carefully observed the Soulcry Beast before him, his face filled with a complex expression.

Even though he knew that Soulcry's divine abilities after transformation were unimaginably vast, the fact that it could slay the Mahayana-stage Twin Giant Birds in a single encounter left him speechless for a long time in shock.

Wasn't this beast only supposed to be effective against specters and demonic creatures?

Moreover, just a few days ago, he had specifically checked on the beast's condition within the Spirit Beast Ring; it had shown no signs of waking up whatsoever. Yet, the moment the strange bird appeared, it immediately burst forth, lively and energetic, on its own.

While greatly pleased, he was also genuinely startled!

However, the revived Soulcry Beast's mental connection with him had become faint and indistinct; he seemed to have lost most of his control over it.

This made him somewhat worried again, so with a slight frown, he was momentarily unsure how best to handle the beast.

After all, the divine abilities Soulcry had just displayed truly terrified him.

Just then, Soulcry, who had been toying with the thunder beast's crystal core, suddenly tossed the core into the air. With an open mouth, it crunched and swallowed the crystal core, then slowly looked at Han Li, a strange glimmer in its pair of bright red eyes.

"Master, are you perhaps worried?" Soulcry suddenly spoke, its voice a low hum.

"Worried? Why would I be worried! Has your sentience fully awakened?" Han Li's heart tensed, but outwardly he spoke calmly and unperturbed.

"Heh heh, many new things have certainly appeared in my mind. Besides, why does Master need to hide anything? Even though the connection between us has weakened, I can still sense this much." Soulcry actually grinned.

"What do you mean by 'many new things in your mind'? Even so, what exactly are you now? Are you truly the 'Punishment Beast' they speak of?" Han Li was first startled by the beast's words, then a bitter smile twitched at the corner of his mouth.

"Well... I don't quite know! After waking from this long sleep, I suddenly understood many things. I seem somewhat like the Punishment Beast they talk about, but in some aspects, I also seem different! However, one thing I can confirm. Master doesn't need to worry; I'm afraid I'll be leaving this realm soon." After sighing, Soulcry uttered words that caused Han Li's expression to change.