Chapter 1951: Blocking the Enemy

Han Li had, of course, long since discovered the Bloodlight Ancestor relentlessly pursuing him from behind. His heart tightened, and he immediately pushed his magic power to its limit, while his transformed roc flapped its four wings furiously without stopping.

However, the small boat the Bloodlight Ancestor was riding was the fastest flying treasure Han Li had ever witnessed.

Even with both having two sets of crystal wings beating, the small boat kept pace from afar, unable to gain even the slightest distance. This filled Han Li with deep frustration.

Did he really have to engage in a battle with this avatar of the Bloodlight Ancestor?

Not to mention whether the opponent possessed other formidable divine abilities, just the two treasures in his hands were mystically potent enough to defy heaven! He had no confidence whatsoever that he could withstand them.

But at this moment, he had been locked by the opponent's divine sense; unless he could open a gap of tens of thousands of miles in one breath, he simply couldn't truly shake him off.

While fleeing, Han Li's mind raced as he secretly pondered a countermeasure.

As he passed over a mountain range in a few flashes, the Great Roc suddenly let out a low cry, and from its body, thousands of silver feathers shot downwards. In a flash, they transformed into numerous formation flags.

With a flicker of colorful light, the formation flags and talismans trembled and disappeared into the mountain below.

Although the Great Roc had performed these actions, its escape speed was not affected in the slightest. After several continuous flashes, it soared out of the small mountain range, once again vanishing into the distant horizon.

A short while later, from the other end of the horizon, a streak of blood-red light flickered into view. Following this, the sound of tearing air appeared above the mountain range, and a small blood-colored boat suddenly materialized in the air.

On this boat, there were indeed three youths with identical faces, standing on it with cold expressions.

The one at the very front had slightly narrowed eyes and crossed arms. The two behind him, however, had their eyes closed and their hands held in incantation gestures.

The blood-colored boat blurred, about to vanish into the void amidst flickering blood light.

Just then, thousands of light pillars suddenly erupted from the mountain range below. Amidst the flickering of various colored lights, an extraordinarily vibrant giant array formed above the mountain range.

The blood-colored boat, which was just about to escape, felt the surrounding air suddenly become incredibly viscous and was immediately engulfed by the array's power.

"Hmph, a mere temporary array thinks it can trap this venerable one!" the leading blood-skinned youth scoffed, his expression unchanged upon seeing this.

Then, another youth standing behind him released his hand seals, opened his eyes, and spewed out a ball of black light.

Within the black light, a small tripod flickered in and out of sight; it was precisely the Purple-word Tripod!

"Break!"

The youth who had spewed out the purple tripod tapped the tripod lightly with one hand, his face expressionless, and let out a low shout.

Instantly, the small tripod glowed intensely and expanded rapidly, transforming into a massive object over ten zhang in size.

Then, with a buzzing sound, a black rune about one zhang wide flew out from the tripod. After spinning around, it transformed into a black hurricane that swept outwards.

The black gale, like surging waves, carried unimaginable power as it swept outwards, causing the entire sky to tremble.

The giant array only resisted for a few moments before being torn apart like paper, eventually disintegrating into countless scattered spiritual lights.

The giant purple tripod flashed, instantly shrinking and transforming back into a ball of black light that merged into the youth's body.

This youth let out a long breath, then resumed his hand seals and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, the leading blood-skinned youth burst into laughter, and the blood-colored boat once again transformed into a streak of light, shooting forward.

The entire process of obstruction had lasted only a few short breaths.

At the same time, Han Li, who was furiously flapping his wings ahead, suddenly felt a subtle connection in the ethereal realm abruptly vanish.

A look of shock involuntarily flashed across his eyes!

How was this possible? The implements for setting up this Thousand Marvel Sea Cloud Great Array were capable of unleashing eighty percent of the array's power, yet they couldn't even hinder that old devil for a moment.

In his great alarm, Han Li's heart sank further.

A moment later, the giant roc, which he had transformed into, suddenly shook its wings, and hundreds more feathers shot out.

As soon as these feathers shot out, they flickered and transformed into various colored talismans. In a flash, they vanished into the void without a trace.

Only two silver talismans were left hovering at the original spot.

One silver light flashed, suddenly transforming into a golden-armored warrior in golden armor, holding a giant golden blade, head held high, hovering there.

The other silver talisman, however, transformed into a faint golden shadow, which flashed behind the armored warrior and then strangely vanished.

Yet, the giant roc itself showed no intention of stopping. After a few flashes, it once again disappeared into the edge of the sky.

From a distance, it appeared as if only this armored warrior stood silently there.

Not long after, space rippled in the distance, and the blood-colored boat flickered, appearing in the nearby void.

The leading blood-skinned youth standing on the small boat was momentarily startled at the sight but, after a quick glance at the golden-armored warrior, a cold sneer once again appeared on his face.

"This human brat knows quite a lot, doesn't he? To be able to refine even such a high-grade shadow puppet. But this thing is utterly vulnerable to me!"

As soon as his words fell, the youth standing at the back of the small boat slowly opened his eyes and, without a word, raised a hand. A seven-colored small pagoda was immediately conjured forth.

In a flash, a seven-colored pagoda shadow, thousands of zhang tall, suddenly appeared above the golden-armored warrior and descended to cover it.

The armored warrior's face remained expressionless, but the golden giant blade in its hand slashed upwards fiercely without showing any weakness.

With a thunderous roar, a golden sword light over a hundred zhang long struck the bottom of the pagoda shadow but vanished in a flash as if a clay ox had entered the sea.

The giant pagoda shadow descended, immediately unleashing countless seven-colored light rays that engulfed the golden-armored warrior within them.

When the boundless light converged and the pagoda shadow returned to its form as a small seven-colored pagoda, the armored warrior was nowhere to be seen.

The youth who had conjured this pagoda beckoned with one hand, retrieving the small pagoda.

The leading blood-skinned youth burst into loud laughter, and the blood-colored boat moved, transforming into a blood-red thread that shot forward.

But as the blood-red thread flashed past the void where the armored warrior had just been taken, a silver light suddenly flashed before its eyes. Another golden-armored warrior silently emerged and, with both hands forming a seal, a blurry three-headed, six-armed dharma idol appeared behind it. All six arms waved in unison, and six massive golden lights smashed directly down onto the small boat.

Before truly striking the small boat, a powerful energy, somewhat familiar yet also somewhat strange, swept over aggressively.

"True Devil Dharma Idol! This is impossible!"

Upon receiving the attack, the leading youth, who had initially been nonchalant, exclaimed in great surprise at this sight.

However, the youth behind him, without a word, flipped his hand, and the small purple tripod flashed into appearance. With a backhand pat, a layer of purple hazy light curtain immediately appeared, protecting the entire small boat within it.

The six golden lights struck the purple curtain, but after only a few muffled thuds, they were absorbed by a flash of the light curtain.

But this brief delay caused the blood-colored boat to pause in the void.

Though still somewhat surprised, the leading youth recovered. His expression darkened, and he raised an arm, drawing a seemingly strange circle in front of him.

With a "pu chi" sound, a large hazy white hole suddenly appeared in front of the small boat. A streak of blood light flashed, and a snake-like phantom shot out from it, blurring as it directly pierced through the golden-armored warrior's body, then coiled around and constricted it.

An irresistible immense force immediately descended upon the armored warrior.

With a muffled thud!

The golden-armored warrior, without even having time to activate the dharma idol behind it, instantly exploded and vanished into specks of silver light.

Its three-headed, six-armed dharma idol also simultaneously disintegrated with a crisp sound.

The leading blood-skinned youth let out a cold snort. His eyes flashed as he was about to urge the small boat to resume its escape, but his expression changed, and he suddenly looked up.

He saw that above the small boat, amidst rolling colorful light, a hidden complex of palaces and pavilions had appeared at some unknown point in time.

This was precisely Han Li's silently deployed Nine Palace Heavenly Dry Talisman!

The moment the leading youth discovered the palaces and pavilions, they had already begun to emit a myriad of light, descending to trap the blood-colored boat within their restrictive powers.

However, the youth at the very back suddenly threw out his seven-colored treasured pagoda once again.

Instantly, a giant pagoda shadow stood tall overhead, actually blocking the imposing complex of palaces and pavilions in mid-air, preventing it from descending even an inch.

Then, this youth chanted incantations, spewed out a ball of vital essence blood, and at the same time, loudly shouted the word "Collect!"

In an instant, seven-colored light streamed upwards from the pagoda's top and, in a reverse sweep, actually absorbed the entire illusory palace complex into the light.

The light converged, the giant pagoda shadow vanished, and the seven-colored small pagoda returned to the youth's hand.

The leading youth's heart instantly eased, and with a burst of laughter, he urged the blood boat's escape light to move forward.

At Yitian City, all the restrictions outside the massive walls had finally been completely breached by the demon race. Nearly half of the city's battlements had fallen, and countless demon knights and beasts poured into Yitian City like a tide.

Meanwhile, the one hundred and eight refined gold armored warriors still floated motionless high in the sky, revealed to be merely illusory figures conjured by ingenious arrays.

When this fact was finally discovered by the human defenders not long ago, their morale naturally plummeted to a new low, and they retreated in disarray.

At this moment, on an unnamed mountain several hundred miles from Yitian City, nearly a thousand men, women, and children dressed in uniform attire were gazing towards Yitian City, which was already suppressed by rolling demonic energy.

Some clenched their hands tightly, some showed expressions of sorrow, while others revealed unconcealed relief.

Although their expressions varied, each one remained silent, appearing well-disciplined.

And at the very front of this group, a pale-faced middle-aged man in a green robe also looked in the same direction with a complex expression.

It was precisely the Supreme Elder of Yitian City, the "Green Dragon True Person" who had previously fled back to the city.

"Let's go. The fall of Yitian City is irreversible. You are the seeds of our four great sects. As long as you survive the demonic calamity in Tianyuan City, there will be a day when our four great sects rise again. There's no time to lose; depart immediately." Green Dragon True Person suddenly turned around and instructed these cultivators in a deep voice.