Chapter 1958: Entrapping the Enemy

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality - Volume 10: Battle in the Demon Realm - Chapter 1932: Trapping the Enemy

Category: Martial Arts and Cultivation

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Han Li sensed something was amiss. With a thought, the thirteen purple-patterned Gold-Devouring Beetles, which had been circling above his head, buzzed and shot out as streaks of purple light. Meanwhile, the golden-furred giant ape stomped violently into the void, transforming into a gust of wind as it lunged forward. With a swing of its arm, a dense barrage of golden fist-shadows surged out.

However, both the purple beetles and the fist-shadows, upon contact with the concentric rings of seven-colored light, immediately produced muffled thuds and bounced back. They were utterly unable to penetrate the seven-colored halo in the slightest!

At this moment, the faint threads of Law Power in the nearby void became increasingly apparent. The brilliant light emanating from the seven-colored halo seemed to dye the entire sky in various vibrant colors, creating an unusually unsettling and eerie feeling.

Seeing that its fist-shadows were ineffective, a cold glint flashed in the giant ape's eyes. Without halting its charge, it let out a roar, and its body swelled to an unbelievable size. In just a moment, the giant ape grew to four or five hundred zhang tall. It then took a deep breath, its chest puffed up significantly, and it let out a roar.

Immediately, a white, misty wave spewed forth. It was initially silent, but ten zhang away from its mouth, it erupted with an earth-shattering roar. The leading youth and another avatar, upon hearing this sound, felt a powerful jolt that made their ears buzz, their bodies tremble, and they almost lost their footing. Wherever the white wave passed, the void became hazy and blurred, with some areas directly twisting and deforming, as if the entire space was about to collapse.

This was precisely the "Golden Roar," another grand divine ability that Han Li had newly comprehended after his cultivation advanced to the Mid-Integration stage in his Mountain-Yue Giant Ape transformation. Unlike other divine abilities, this was a pure sound-wave technique, with power so immense it was difficult to imagine. When fully unleashed, it even had the potential to shatter the void. This was also another backup plan Han Li had prepared to deal with the Seven-Colored Pagoda, which is why he unhesitatingly used this divine ability when things looked unfavorable.

As soon as the white sound wave collided with the seven-colored halo, it silently merged into it. Subsequently, a loud buzzing emanated from within the seven-colored halo. The golden runes that had appeared inside flickered and disintegrated, disappearing, while the halo itself began to flash wildly, as if it could shatter at any moment.

The blood-light avatar, which had just regained consciousness from the sound wave's roar, saw this sight and quickly formed a hand seal, preparing to reactivate the small pagoda. But at that moment, the giant ape's face revealed a grim expression, and it abruptly formed a hand seal with one hand.

Meanwhile, the Fan-Saint Golden Body, which was fiercely battling the grey giant python, suddenly had countless silver runes appear on its surface. Flashes of spiritual light made it appear incredibly mysterious. As the grey giant python lunged viciously with its mouth open, the Golden Body's six arms danced, and its form vanished like dust carried by the wind. This caused the transformed leading youth to pause slightly. He had been preparing to rush forward immediately, intending to use a powerful divine ability to assist the giant python and deal with the Golden Body first.

But at that very instant, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound. His heart tightened, and he quickly turned his gaze towards the source of the sound. He saw thirteen massive, fearsome beetles shooting towards him. Before they even got close, they all opened their mouths. Bunches of purple threads shot out and instantly pierced through the air. These spirit insects had been secretly prompted by Han Li at some point and had now arrived here.

The leading youth's heart tightened. With a single hand, he made a gesture towards the sky, and the four blood wings on his back flapped unhesitatingly towards the beetles. Immediately, the blood sea below roared, and a massive wave surged up, perfectly blocking the youth. However, it was unclear what those purple threads were; upon contact with the blood wave, a small portion instantly vanished into green smoke, but most of them directly pierced through with a hissing sound. In a flash, the purple threads were already within arm's reach of the youth.

The leading youth's expression hardened. Without moving his hands or feet, the eight necklace-like azure ghost heads around his neck flew out with a sharp whistle. They spun around, transforming into a massive azure ring. The eight ghost heads faced outwards, connected by a hazy circular band floating in the air. As the purple threads shot over, the two ghost heads facing them simply opened their mouths, instantly spitting out countless silver stars. In a flash, the purple threads were wrapped by these silver stars and drawn into the ghost heads.

Furthermore, the other six ghost heads let out strange wails, spewing out countless wind blades. Each blade was only palm-sized, with a thick, crystalline, and unusually bright surface. As they shot out, they resembled countless white lines piercing and weaving through the void, densely striking the purple beetles. However, after only a series of "clanging" sounds, these seemingly powerful wind blades all bounced back. Not even a single white mark was left on the terrifying bodies of the purple-patterned beetles.

Witnessing this, the leading youth couldn't help but feel a little horrified. Without time to think, he raised a hand and cast several incantations towards the azure giant ring. The eight ghost heads' strange wails intensified greatly. As their heads rapidly shook with force, eight blood-red shadows suddenly rushed out from them, flashing several times before plunging into the swarm of beetles. These were eight naked, horned Blood Ghosts! Their eyes were emerald green, their fingers incredibly sharp. With a slight swing of their arms, streams of blood mist immediately surged forth, while icy claw shadows instantly filled the entire sky. They immediately engaged the beetles in battle.

And just as the leading youth was once again entangled by the Gold-Devouring Beetles and unable to disengage, the golden-furred giant ape on the other side, the moment the Fan-Saint Golden Body vanished, flashed with golden light behind it. A three-headed, six-armed dharma idol suddenly appeared out of thin air. Then, the giant ape let out a fierce roar, its golden dharma idol lunging forward. Golden light flowed over the giant ape's body. After some undulations beneath its ribs, two additional pairs of furry arms grew out. Simultaneously, golden light flashed on both sides of its shoulders, and a smaller head appeared on each side. The ape immediately transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form!

As soon as it completed its transformation, its six hands opened their five fingers and grasped at the small pagoda in the void, as if Mount Tai were pressing down. In the center of each palm, a faint golden light flashed, revealing a mysterious silver rune, each transforming into a phantom image that pressed downwards with the hand. As the phantom images of the silver runes spun, the surrounding Heaven and Earth spiritual energy frantically gathered into them, and six incredible, immense forces surged down like Mount Tai. Under the simultaneous action of these six immense forces, the seven-colored halo began to tremble violently. Then, like dough, it continuously deformed and stretched, finally collapsing completely with a muffled thud.

The youth, formed by the blood-light avatar, immediately turned pale. He bit his tongue, then opened his mouth and spat a ball of vital blood towards the small pagoda. With a *bang*, it transformed into a mist of blood, enveloping the small pagoda. The small seven-colored pagoda immediately glowed with a crystalline light on its surface, and a pagoda silhouette vaguely seemed about to shoot up from it.

But at that moment, the giant ape let out a loud shout, suddenly grasping its six hands back and clenching its fingers tightly. The spiritual energy in the sky immediately coiled violently. The downward force transformed into suction, and the precarious seven-colored small bottle involuntarily flew towards the giant ape. "No!" The youth cried out softly. His body moved, transforming into a streak of blood that shot out, and in a flash, his form merged into the seven-colored small bottle. The previously swaying small bottle instantly became as steady as Mount Tai.

The giant ape high above suddenly let out a wild laugh. Its previously withdrawn fists suddenly struck downwards with a gentle, seemingly weightless blow. It appeared silent, a world apart from the astonishing attack just now, but fluctuations immediately arose around the seven-colored small pagoda below, and the air became incredibly viscous. An invisible force instantly sealed off the entire area around the small pagoda.

Without hesitation, the giant ape rubbed its two hands fiercely together, then raised them downwards again. Thunder roared! Countless golden electric arcs flashed wildly between its two furry large hands, weaving into a hundred-zhang-wide golden net that descended with an astonishing roar, but vanished into the void in a flash. The next moment, thunder sounded around the seven-colored small pagoda, and the golden electric net eerily flickered into existence, perfectly trapping the small pagoda in its center. A clap of thunder! As Han Li urged the incantation in his mind, the electric net, amidst flashes of golden light, desperately contracted around the small pagoda. In the blink of an eye, a massive golden sphere formed, firmly trapping the pagoda inside.

Space rippled, and the spirit body also appeared beside the golden sphere as a faint green shadow, flicking its ten fingers towards it. A series of "swooshing" sounds filled the air as bunches of green threads shot out, encircling the golden sphere and adding another layer of enclosure. In an instant, the golden sphere turned green!

A dark shadow flashed in the air, and the three-headed, six-armed giant ape also leaped down from the sky, its six arms continuously striking the golden sphere with blurred motions. Countless talismans shot out from its six large hands, surging into the massive sphere like a tide. Immediately, various colorful and exquisite talisman arrays appeared on the surface of the sphere, as if naturally inscribed upon it.

"Hmph! Do you really think these petty tricks can hold me?" A cold snort echoed from within the sphere, filled with anger. No sooner had the voice faded than rumbling sounds emanated from inside the sphere. The runes on its surface flashed wildly, and the surface itself rapidly bulged and receded in various spots. In an instant, some of the outermost green threads began to break inch by inch, seemingly on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

Han Li felt a slight shock in his heart, realizing then that he had still underestimated the power of the Seven-Colored Pagoda. Despite such elaborate planning, he still couldn't truly trap it. However, the surprise on his face quickly vanished. He had prepared several sets of methods to deal with this treasure. Since the current method was ineffective, he had no choice but to risk losing a valuable treasure and use another.

Once Han Li made up his mind, the transformed giant ape immediately let out a low roar, simultaneously grasping downwards into the void with its large hands, then violently flicking upwards. The green sphere was instantly thrown over a thousand zhang into the sky by an invisible force. Just then, a faint green shadow flashed above the sphere. The spirit body arrived at the high altitude ahead of the giant ape, and with a solemn expression, suddenly threw an item over.