Chapter 1955: Recollection

Chapter Ten: War in the Demon Realm

It was the Profound Heaven Broken Blade.

The Golden Body lightly flickered the broken blade in its hand, instantly erupting a dazzling purple light, which vanished in a flash. Only in the hands of the Golden Body could this blade unleash its terrifying power, capable of invoking the laws of heaven and earth.

As for the Spirit Body, Han Li tapped the storage bracelet on his wrist, and in one go, four or five treasures flew out and instantly zipped over. Each of these treasures had a peculiar design; there were jade pendants, banners, and even a ring-shaped magical artifact. After a slight hesitation, Han Li solemnly took out a scroll and tossed it towards the Spirit Body as well.

The Spirit Body, expressionless, simply opened its mouth wide and instantly absorbed everything. Then, it and the Golden Body each made a hand seal, blurring and vanishing from both sides.

After completing these tasks, Han Li spun around, and hundreds of sword array flags, formation plates, and other setup tools instantly shot out from him. Under the swirling array of multicolored lights, he swiftly deployed five or six other types of temporary magical formations around the main sword array. When his body finally paused, he straightened up and then flicked both of his sleeves into the air.

Hundreds of talismans shot out from one sleeve, instantly disappearing into the high sky, becoming concealed. From his other sleeve, however, thirteen clusters of purple light flew out. Expanding in the wind, they transformed into thirteen ferocious, several-foot-long beetles that circled above Han Li's head.

Finally, he suddenly took a fist-sized white crystal orb from his hand, opened his mouth, and sprayed at it. A mass of vital blood transformed into a blood mist, surged out, and instantly immersed itself into the crystal orb. The crystal orb immediately turned a hazy blood-red color.

Han Li tossed the crystal orb forward, murmuring incantations with a solemn expression, while his ten fingers rapidly flicked at the orb as if a wheel. Streaks of multicolored spell seals surged into the crystal orb like pouring water, causing it to glow with an eerie spiritual light. After the blood light within the orb shifted and flickered, finally coalescing into an unknown blood-red rune, Han Li let out a long breath. Then, he flicked his sleeve, covering the crystal orb. After a flash of hazy green light, the crystal orb was instantly retrieved.

Having completed all this, Han Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly reached out and touched an arm engraved with mysterious patterns. Seeing no reaction, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. Following this, he no longer hesitated, letting out a long roar. Golden light erupted from his body as he transformed into a golden-furred giant ape, over a hundred zhang tall.

As the ape's roar ceased, it stood with its arms crossed at the center of the sword formation, gazing coldly towards the distant horizon, making no further moves.

"Very good, you finally realized..."

Within moments, a roaring sound came from the horizon where the giant ape was looking. A flash of blood-red light revealed a small, crimson boat. With a flicker, it transformed into threads of blood and shot towards them. A few breaths later, the blood-red light receded, and the threads of blood coalesced in the high sky near Han Li, reforming into the small boat.

On the boat were three youths, identical in appearance, each scanning them with different expressions. The leading youth wore a sneer, seemingly full of mockery, while the two behind him were expressionless, their gazes as sharp as blades.

"Hmph, human boy, you certainly run fast," the leading youth said with a yawn. "But now you've stopped, perhaps you intend to make a dying struggle? Do you truly believe a single sword formation and a few temporary arrays can save your life?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll only know after trying. Surely, you don't expect me to surrender without a fight," the giant ape rumbled with a laugh. It then stretched out its two large hands, grasping at the void. Immediately, ripples appeared above the small boat, and two crystalline hands, one black and one white, emerged. One hand radiated ten thousand streaks of gray light, while the other was entirely wreathed in five-colored cold flames. With fingers spread, they menacingly pressed down.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself."

Seeing this, the leading youth proudly uttered, then formed a hand seal. Behind him, a surge of black energy billowed, from which two gray tentacles suddenly shot out. With a flick, they pierced straight towards the two colossal hands. It was unclear what these two tentacles were made of, but like iron spears, they instantly struck the large hands. The two hands immediately burst apart like balloons, dissolving into specks of spiritual light that vanished into thin air.

However, the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light and five-colored cold flames contained within the two large hands were also powerful divine abilities, and they surged downwards instead. With a flash of ethereal light, one tentacle transformed into a crystalline ice pillar, while the other, enveloped in a gray glow, shattered inch by inch after a frantic burst of light.

"Oh, Primordial Magnetic Divine Light? To think it's this kind of divine ability, truly quite rare."

The leading youth's relaxed demeanor mostly vanished, and he surprisingly called out the name of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light. Han Li frowned slightly upon witnessing this, while the transformed giant ape offered a chilling, ferocious smile and replied icily:

"Does Your Excellency truly believe your avatar alone can force me into a desperate retreat? I merely wished to distance myself from your subordinates."

"You're so confident, could it be you're relying on those two hidden figures?" The leading youth's face suddenly broke into a cold sneer.

Almost simultaneously, the two individuals standing behind him suddenly made their move. One person suddenly opened their mouth, and a mass of black light shot out, instantly transforming into a small cauldron. After the cauldron's mouth swiftly spun, a black pillar of light suddenly erupted from it. The other person, with a single hand, snatched and then threw something into the void, and a blurry seven-colored pagoda silhouette shot out in a flash.

The targets of their attacks were precisely the seemingly empty spaces on either side of the crimson boat. With two "boom" sounds, the void on both sides simultaneously rippled. A figure on each side had their concealment technique broken, swaying into view. One was resplendent in golden light with three heads and six arms, while the other had emerald green skin and an emotionless face. These were none other than the Brahma Sacred Golden Body and the Spirit Body, who had originally intended to quietly approach the crimson boat.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression couldn't help but darken.

However, to Han Li's surprise, the leading youth's expression became somewhat peculiar the moment he saw the three-headed, six-armed Golden Body.

"A True Devil Form! Heh heh, how interesting. A human cultivating a True Devil Art to such a degree, even directly condensing a True Devil Form into a Golden Body... I wonder what expressions those old fellows would make if they knew." The leading youth spoke, his eyes flickering. His words contained both self-deprecation and a hint of mockery.

Han Li, hearing this, did not show too much surprise. After all, although he had modified the Brahma Sacred True Devil Arts considerably, the form of the Brahma Sacred Dharma Aspect was truly unique. Anyone familiar with devil arts could likely discern its origins at a glance. Naturally, among humans, devil cultivators who had mastered such a profound level of devil arts were extremely rare. Under normal circumstances, Han Li would instinctively refrain from easily using this Golden Body.

Now, facing the Bloodlight Sacred Ancestor's avatar, he naturally couldn't hold back. Thus, the transformed giant ape showed no surprise. Instead, it seemingly casually glanced at the avatar that had sprayed out the Purple Yan Cauldron, while secretly beginning to murmur incantations. Simultaneously, the crystal orb, now imbued with the blood-red rune, silently materialized in its furry, large hand. As the secret art was activated, the rune within the orb began to flicker erratically, as if suddenly coming alive.

Seeing Han Li's composure, the leading youth's gaze fixed first on the Golden Body and then on the Spirit Body, seemingly contemplating something. But in the next instant, he suddenly perceived something, and his face instantly contorted as he roared:

"How dare you pull tricks in front of me! Die!"

No sooner had he spoken than black light flickered behind him, and a towering demonic shadow suddenly appeared. It had giant horns on its head and over a dozen massive tentacles covering its body. This demonic phantom appeared somewhat indistinct, yet with just a slight wave of its dozen tentacles upon manifesting, a series of explosive roars erupted. As over a dozen streaks of white, hazy gale swept forth, these tentacles inexplicably spanned hundreds of zhang with immense force, appearing mere inches from Han Li and striking down with lightning speed.

"Hmph, it's too late to realize it now!" the giant ape snorted coldly. Its internal incantation paused, and as its furry fingers squeezed the crystal orb, a dazzling burst of light erupted. The blood-red rune flashed and then vanished into its palm.

Simultaneously, a sword curtain flashed before Han Li, suddenly transforming into over a dozen azure lotuses. Each was roughly a foot in size, their petals gleaming with a chilling, incredibly sharp light. The tentacles swiftly pierced into them. The azure lotuses merely spun, instantly interweaving and unleashing countless sword qi that sliced the tentacles into innumerable small segments.

The leading youth sneered, changing his hand seals. Just as he was about to activate another divine ability, a startled cry suddenly erupted from behind him, followed by a piercing, strange shriek. Startled, he hastily looked back. He saw the Purple Yan Cauldron suddenly tremble violently, emitting a strange shriek as it shot skyward from between the fingers of another avatar. The avatar that had originally controlled the cauldron had a face full of shock, but its reaction was incredibly swift. With a mere flick of its arm, it instantly clawed at the void with a backhand.

Immediately, a gigantic claw shadow emerged, completely engulfing a vast expanse of void, roughly an mu in size.

Seeing this, the leading youth finally relaxed, but even as his thoughts stirred, before he could fully understand the reason behind this turn of events, the golden-furred giant ape within the sword formation suddenly pounded its chest with both hands and let out a mighty roar.

The roar was like a clap of thunder from a clear sky!

"This is bad!" The leading youth's body involuntarily swayed upon hearing the roar, and his face suddenly turned pale as he cried out. The avatar that was reaching for the Purple Yan Cauldron also had its arm tremble, and the vast claw shadow it had cast across the void disintegrated and shattered. The Purple Yan Cauldron immediately let out a prolonged hum, transforming into a streak of purple light that shot dozens of zhang high. It seemed as if another flicker would send it flying away for good.

"Stop it!"

The leading youth, too agitated to deal with Han Li directly, roared in a mix of shock and fury. The last youth, who was holding the seven-colored mini pagoda, raised an eyebrow and tossed the pagoda from his hand.