Chapter 1938: Battle of Heavenly Reliance (Part Four)

**VIP Volume, Chapter Ten: The Demon Realm War**

The giant felt a sharp ringing in his ears, as if several sharp awls were forcefully drilling into his brain, and an agonizing, soul-tearing pain suddenly emerged. This caused the early-stage Body Integration demon lord to cry out, clutching his head with both hands. As his protective spiritual light dissipated, he involuntarily plummeted from the sky.

At that moment, two gigantic mountains flashed into existence above the Fire-Armored Giant's head with immense power, crashing down with a rumbling sound. Grey mist swirled incessantly, and countless faint sword energies appeared, intertwining densely to form a massive net of light that enveloped the Fire-Armored Giant.

"No, fellow Daoists, quick, save me!"

The Fire-Armored Giant was, after all, a Body Integration cultivator. Although severely struck by Han Li's Soul-Draining Spike, causing unbearable pain in his mind, he recovered his senses in an instant. Seeing the situation before him, his face immediately paled, and he cried out for help. Meanwhile, the crimson armor on his body hummed, expanding and glowing brightly without him needing to activate it. Simultaneously, three crimson fire pythons, several tens of meters long, emerged from the armor. They coiled around him, completely shielding his body. This life-saving exotic treasure, which he rarely took off, did not disappoint the giant. At this critical juncture, it intelligently activated to protect its master.

Han Li's heart stirred upon hearing the giant's plea for help, but his hands did not pause. He abruptly waved both sleeves, and seventy-two small green swords surged forth. In a flash, they split into hundreds of green sword-lights, then converged to form a massive green sword over ten meters long. With a sweep of the grey mist, the three fire pythons scattered as if meeting their bane. Then, countless crisscrossing sword threads violently churned downwards. Numerous explosive sounds emanated from the crimson giant armor, which immediately began flashing wildly, showing signs of collapse.

"Slash!" Han Li pointed at the giant sword hovering before him, uttering a cold, low command. At the same time, he flicked one hand downwards, and a faint silver shadow vanished from his sleeve. The giant sword roared, transforming into a streak of green light that swept straight down, moving so fast it arrived in an instant. Even before it truly struck, a sharp sword energy capable of cleaving heaven and earth descended upon him.

The Fire-Armored Giant felt as if a bucket of cold water had been thrown over him; he instantly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave. Greatly alarmed, the crimson flames on his body surged, and he was about to transform into a ball of crimson fire to escape. But at that very moment, a spatial fluctuation appeared nearby, and a silver ruler, without any warning, pierced through the void. In a flash, it transformed into a long silver snake, coiled once, and then, like lightning, wrapped itself around the giant's waist, causing his escaping light to freeze, rendering him completely unable to move! Even though the crimson flames on the Fire-Armored Giant's body surged by about twofold, they had no effect on the silver snake. Instead, the snake flicked its tongue and coiled even tighter around his body.

The giant's face drained of color in horror. He wanted to unleash another divine ability, but it was already too late. The green streak flashed, and the sword light, like flowing water, instantly completely engulfed the giant's body. His protective spiritual light was utterly insufficient to resist such terrifying sword light and was torn apart in an instant. Immediately after, the churning sword light inexplicably formed a massive, hazy green vortex, pulling an area of void several mu wide completely into it. The Fire-Armored Giant was right at the center of the vortex. With a shrill scream, his physical body and nascent soul were simultaneously ground into dust, genuinely vanishing from this world.

At almost the same time, two terrifying fluctuations erupted from the demonic sea, and two streaks of escaping light, one silver and one gold, flashed out, shooting directly towards Han Li. Han Li had no time to savor the joy of instantly killing a Body Integration demon lord. He put away his treasures, squinted his eyes, and intently gazed at the approaching streaks of light. The golden and silver escaping lights were incredibly fast. In just a few flashes, they were within a hundred meters of him. Their light retracted, revealing their figures.

They were a middle-aged man in a silver-threaded long robe and a beautiful middle-aged woman in a pink palace dress with eyes like water. Both glared fiercely at Han Li, their faces a mix of greenish pallor and disbelief. They were precisely the Yin-Yang Two Blight, who had only recently joined forces with the demon army here. It was unknown what method the black-armored man named Zang had used to convince them that Han Li was the killer of the three Revered Ones, including Revered Li, and to truly assist them in attacking Reliance City. These two demon lords had deliberately hidden in the demonic clouds earlier, naturally planning to let other demon lords attract Han Li's attention while they launched a surprise sneak attack! However, they never expected that before they could even act, Han Li would kill the weakest among the demon lords, the Fire-Armored Giant, in a single encounter, leaving them no time to intervene and save him! Both were greatly surprised, feeling a mix of shock and anger!

After Han Li's spiritual sense swept over their bodies, he paused, and couldn't help but frown slightly. Two more demon lords, and both mid-stage Body Integration cultivators—this was a bit troublesome! Although he had vaguely anticipated this upon hearing the Fire-Armored Giant's plea for help, actually seeing the other demon lords still startled him.

"Your Excellency possesses formidable skills, killing Revered Yan in a single encounter. It seems Revered Li and the other two truly did perish by your hand. With such divine abilities, you cannot be an unknown human cultivator. Dare you reveal your name?" The middle-aged man stared deeply at Han Li for a few moments, then asked indifferently.

"Revered Li? Have you two perhaps mistaken me for someone else? As for my name, I will tell you when I send you two fellow Daoists on your way," Han Li replied without any change in expression, though his heart grew cold.

"Heh heh, what nerve. After so many years, it's rare to find someone who dares to speak to us like that. But it doesn't matter if you deny the matter of Revered Li. Once we capture you and use the 'Five Phantoms Soul Refining' art, you'll spill everything. Senior Brother, let's use the two treasures bestowed by the Sacred Ancestor." A murderous glint flashed across the beautiful middle-aged woman's face as she turned to her companion and spoke.

Thereupon, she opened her mouth and spat out a small purple cauldron wrapped in black mist. Initially only a few inches in size, it expanded against the wind, growing to over three meters tall. One could clearly see the dense black runes inscribed on the cauldron's surface, each one shimmering. Seeing this, the middle-aged man beside her, without a word, flipped his hand, and a crystal-clear, exquisite pagoda suddenly appeared in his palm, emitting a seven-colored spiritual glow. With a flick of his wrist, the pagoda hummed as it was unleashed, instantly transforming into a seven-story giant pagoda over ten meters tall. Each level faintly bore inscriptions of insects, fish, birds, and beasts, which eerily flowed across the pagoda, seeming as if they could burst forth at any moment.

Although Han Li was deeply wary of these two inquiring about Revered Li and the others, he naturally wasn't truly afraid of the combined might of two mid-stage Body Integration demon lords, even if the treasures they wielded seemed extraordinary! His expression hardened. He raised both hands, and two extreme mountains, one green and one black, were thrown out first. With one hand, he formed a spell seal and solemnly pointed at the two mountain peaks. Immediately, the two mountain peaks glowed brightly. With a shake, they simultaneously transformed into colossal peaks a thousand meters tall, unceremoniously smashing towards the two individuals. Hazy grey mist and crisscrossing invisible sword energies naturally surged from the bottom of the mountains, causing the very sky to change color!

Han Li seemed to know that this attack alone would definitely not be enough to subdue the two opponents. Immediately after, he grasped at the void with one hand! A ball of silver light flashed into existence in his palm, transforming into a silver short ruler. Han Li flicked his wrist, and two ruler shadows shot out from the silver ruler, vanishing into the void in a flash. The next moment, spatial fluctuations appeared behind the man and woman opposite him. Two ruler shadows flashed out of the void, smashing fiercely towards the back of their heads. At this point, the feathered wings on Han Li's back thundered. With a twist, he transformed into a silver arc and vanished into the nearby void, disappearing from sight.

"Hmph, you think such a trick can ambush us?" The beautiful woman coldly snorted. She didn't dare ignore the ruler shadows attacking from behind. With a delicate white finger, she suddenly pointed at the giant cauldron in front of her! The small cauldron roared, and black runes surged from its surface. They converged to form a large character "吸" (suck/absorb) above the cauldron's mouth. The giant cauldron let out a long hum, and an unparalleled energy suddenly erupted from within, sweeping backwards. The ruler shadows, which were about to strike the man and woman, first paused under the influence of this energy. Then, with a "whoosh," they transformed into two silver lights and were instantly drawn towards the purple giant cauldron, truly getting sucked into it with a flash of light.

As for the two giant peaks that were similarly about to crash down, the beautiful woman merely changed her spell incantation and again urged the purple giant cauldron. The large rune at the cauldron's mouth blurred slightly, then transformed into the character "托" (support/lift). The astonishing power erupting from the cauldron suddenly changed direction, surging upwards. After this force swept over the two giant mountains, countless black lotus flowers appeared below them. The enormous peaks paused, truly being forcibly supported and unable to descend even an inch.

Just then, with a clap of thunder, a silver arc flashed, and Han Li's figure suddenly appeared on top of the black mountain peak. Without hesitation, he fiercely stomped down on the mountain with one foot. A heaven-shattering, earth-rending roar of "rumble!" The weight of the black mountain peak suddenly increased several times, pressing down on the countless black lotuses below, causing them to sink and immediately show signs of buckling.

Han Li then rubbed his hands together and flung them downwards. A loud crackling sound erupted as over a dozen golden arcs of lightning, as thick as bowls, shot out, striking fiercely downwards. Hidden by these golden arcs, dozens of almost imperceptible green sword shadows also flashed down, mingled among them. The beautiful woman, witnessing this sight, was secretly horrified but showed no panic. Instead, she let out a cold laugh, changed her hand seals, and opened her mouth to spray a cloud of dense, pure demonic energy into the purple giant cauldron. After the giant cauldron absorbed the black energy, continuous rumbling sounds emanated from within. With a flash of black light, several other large, ancient characters directly shot out from it. *Roar!*