Chapter 1959: Reverse

Volume Ten: War in the Demon Realm

That object flashed—it was a seemingly ordinary scroll.

As the scroll flew above the green orb, it slowly unfurled, revealing a picture imprinted with countless golden flying swords.

It was the "Myriad Sword Diagram" that Han Li had just finished refining not long ago.

As soon as this diagram unfurled, a potent aura of killing intent shot skyward, and a brilliant golden light rolled out from within the picture.

When the golden light flashed and then disappeared, the green orb, which had been in front of the diagram, was gone.

It had been drawn into the diagram by this Myriad Sword Diagram.

A faint smile appeared on the green-skinned spiritual body's expressionless face. Then, with a single hand forming a spell incantation, the golden sword diagram slowly closed, transforming back into a scroll that silently floated in the air.

Just then, the golden-furred giant ape also made a grand gesture towards the sky.

A roar erupted!

The illusory projection of palace towers, which had been faintly discernible thousands of feet in the air but held back by a mysterious force, suddenly erupted with ten thousand streaks of colorful light from its base, swiftly drawing the scroll into it out of thin air.

Subsequently, various colored light mists swirled, and a vast expanse of white fog emerged around the palace towers, engulfing all the structures.

At the same time, inside the area transformed by the Nine Palace Grand Qian Talisman.

The Myriad Sword Diagram trembled violently. After a layer of golden light shimmered across its surface, it slowly opened again with a muffled thud.

However, the scroll had only managed to unfurl halfway when a seven-colored giant pagoda illusion suddenly emerged from within the diagram.

Following this, an earth-shattering boom resounded, and the scroll instantly burst open, sending countless golden rays scattering from the exploding aura.

A seven-colored light orb, flashing briefly, shot out from amidst the explosion.

It was precisely that seven-colored small pagoda.

However, on the surface of the small pagoda, a distinctly pale face could vaguely be seen, which was the manifestation of the youth attached to it.

His face was extremely pale, showing a mixture of shock and fury, clearly indicating that activating the small pagoda earlier had depleted a significant amount of his vital energy.

But before the seven-colored small pagoda could unleash any more divine abilities, the golden rays that had shot out from the explosion suddenly became dazzlingly bright.

A sharp whistling sound rose, and countless golden flying swords mysteriously materialized around the seven-colored small pagoda. Each sword gleamed with golden light and was identical in size, but their number was so vast it seemed endless.

The entire area had transformed into a true sea of swords, with golden light filling every direction the eye could see.

The human face attached to the seven-colored small pagoda was momentarily stunned upon seeing this situation.

However, in the next moment, all the flying swords emitted a shrill cry. Their tips shifted slightly, and then all of them accurately targeted the seven-colored small pagoda.

"This is bad!"

The youth's face on the small pagoda, despite its usual coldness, drastically changed upon witnessing the sight of ten thousand swords simultaneously targeting it.

Immediately, as the small pagoda trembled, the surrounding golden flying swords vibrated, and tens of thousands of sword lights simultaneously shot towards the small pagoda like a torrential storm.

Although the seven-colored halo possessed incredibly strong defensive power, under the relentless onslaught of so many sword lights, its spiritual glow flickered wildly in an instant, showing signs of imminent collapse.

However, the blood-light avatar, which had merged with this pagoda, naturally couldn't stand idly by. Yet, under such fierce attacks, it had no time to unleash other divine abilities.

With a helpless low growl, he could only channel a massive surge of spiritual power into the pagoda. In an instant, the seven-colored halo stabilized and solidified as before, and with a rapid rotation, it even bounced back some of the sword lights.

There were simply too many golden sword lights shooting out in all directions, and they appeared to be indestructible.

Just as the blood-light avatar was about to catch its breath, the next wave of sword lights whistled in. After a frenzied assault, the seven-colored halo once again became unstable.

Helplessly, the avatar could only once more mobilize its internal magical power and inject it into the small pagoda, prioritizing strengthening its defenses again.

For a time, the seven-colored small pagoda was forcibly trapped in place, unable to move.

Simultaneously, outside the area covered by the Nine Palace Grand Qian Talisman, the giant ape, which was Han Li's manifestation, felt a surge of joy upon sensing the situation inside.

Immediately, with a loud roar, its massive body moved, and it lunged towards the leading youth on the other side, who was currently entangled with the Gold Devouring Beetles.

Below, the spiritual body's surface flickered with spiritual light, preparing to fly over as well.

But the next moment, a sound of tearing air came from the horizon, and a beam of blood-light appeared, shooting towards them.

Within the blood-light, a figure vaguely appeared, revealing it to be another blood-light Saint Ancestor avatar who had previously left to pursue the Purple Jade Cauldron.

It was unknown if he had re-obtained the treasured cauldron, but with a few flashes, he was about to rejoin the leading youth.

"Stop him!" Witnessing this scene, Han Li immediately let out a silent roar with his divine sense towards the spiritual body.

Instantly, a green light flared, and the spiritual body changed direction, directly confronting the approaching youth.

Upon seeing this, the youth's eyes flashed with cold light, and without a word, he flicked a finger at the spiritual body.

A loud "hissing" sound erupted!

Ten blood threads shot out from his fingertip with a flash. With a sway, they transformed into a bowl-sized blood-colored sword light, which fiercely charged directly at the spiritual body, slashing downwards.

At the same time, the youth opened his mouth again, and a surge of black flames spewed forth.

Although the spiritual body's magical power was clearly inferior to that of the blood-light Saint Ancestor avatar, it showed no weakness. It also opened its mouth, shooting out a tuft of green silk. Then, with a flick of its wrist, a silver short ruler materialized out of thin air. With a slight shake, countless ruler shadows appeared densely in the sky, transforming into a tide that swept directly towards the opponent.

For a moment, this blood-light Saint Ancestor avatar was forcibly entangled by the spiritual body, unable to advance further.

At this moment, the giant ape, Han Li's manifestation, had its three heads simultaneously chanting incantations. With a slight wave of its six arms, countless silver runes appeared in the void and drifted towards the leading youth not far away.

These silver runes merely rotated briefly in the void before instantly transforming into terrifying surges of immense power.

The leading youth had originally been content watching the other avatar battling Han Li, but in an instant, he saw the seven-colored small pagoda, along with the avatar, being swiftly drawn away by the opponent and trapped within a massive talisman array, which couldn't help but fill him with dread.

It should be noted that although their magical power was nowhere near their full strength due to their cross-realm arrival, and they couldn't bring some of their most useful treasures to the Spirit Realm, in their minds, the combined power of the three of them, along with the Heaven-Reaching Remnants, the Rainbow Light Pagoda and the Purple Jade Cauldron, should have been enough to sweep through any Mahayana-level existence in the Spirit Realm.

However, they hadn't expected their main objective for this descent into the Spirit Realm to be so troublesome. First, the Purple Jade Cauldron inexplicably lost control, and then the Rainbow Light Pagoda and one avatar were suppressed by the opponent in one fell swoop.

If he hadn't been able to sense that this avatar was still safe and very likely to break free, he might have immediately turned and left, seeking another opportune moment.

Even so, he subconsciously felt some hesitation.

However, the immediate attack by the giant ape, Han Li's manifestation, instead ignited a spark of ferocity in his heart. With a strange laugh, the eight blood-colored ghost shadows that were tearing at the Gold Devouring Beetles instantly dispersed with a flash. Eight green ghost heads then let out a strange howl, shooting out from the large ring. With a fleeting flash, they all submerged into the leading youth's body.

In the next moment, this demon avatar formed a hand seal, and its body surged with blood-light, rapidly expanding in size. It instantly transformed into a giant not much smaller than the golden-furred ape. Simultaneously, eight streams of black mist erupted from both sides of its shoulders, followed by eight green-faced, fanged heads swarming into appearance.

These eight heads each displayed eight different emotions, including joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—and combined with their ferocious countenances, they appeared even more terrifying.

The gigantic demon, with a roar, swung its two arms like spinning wheels, instantly sending claw shadows flying across the sky. Simultaneously, its eight heads each opened their mouths and spewed out a stream of black mist.

These black mists converged in the air, instantly transforming into a gigantic black flower, which collided precisely with the immense power pouring down from the sky.

The giant flower trembled, instantly collapsing and dissipating under the immense pressure, but it also offset more than half of the incoming force.

The remaining immense power was then caught by the myriad claw shadows, and both vanished into thin air simultaneously.

Seeing this situation, the golden-furred giant ape's six eyes gleamed. Suddenly, it let out a thunderous roar, a sound like a lightning bolt in a clear sky, which caused the demon to sway involuntarily.

A golden light flashed before its eyes—a sword shadow about a foot long, incredibly indistinct, appeared right in front of the gigantic demon.

Although the demon was still somewhat dizzy and disoriented, it was startled nonetheless, and one of its massive hands incredibly swiftly reached out to grab it.

A "whoosh" sound!

The instant the giant hand closed, the faint sword shadow flashed and vanished between its fingers out of thin air, as if it were merely an illusion.

The gigantic demon was naturally stunned by this. Before it could understand the meaning of the opponent's attack, it suddenly felt an abnormal light flash in its sea of consciousness. The vanished sword shadow instantly reappeared there and viciously slashed downwards.

"Ah!"

The demon instantly felt an agonizing pain, as if its very body was being torn apart, emanating from the depths of its soul. Unable to bear it, it clutched its head with both hands, letting out a horrific shriek!

This was precisely a divine ability that Han Li had comprehended by studying the Mind Sword Art within the Myriad Sword Diagram, capable of specifically harming a person's spiritual sense.

Unfortunately, this technique was, after all, somewhat related to Immortal Realm cultivation methods and was not something he could easily use. If he forced its activation, he would suffer a certain backlash. Had he not transformed into the Mountain Ape and merged with the Fan Saint's physical body, he would never have dared to use it against an enemy.

Nevertheless, the three-headed, six-armed giant ape that Han Li had transformed into also let out a muffled groan. Golden and silver runes circulated on its body, and suddenly, countless blood threads shot out, making it appear even more disheveled than the demon opposite.

However, Han Li was prepared for the backlash in his heart. Although all three of his heads experienced intense, piercing pain, with a low roar, his body lunged forward instantly.

With just a single flash, the giant ape covered a distance of over a hundred zhang, appearing directly above the demon's head.

His six arms flashed, and six golden long blades materialized, viciously slashing down towards the demon's central head below.

...Volume Ten: War in the Demon Realm