Chapter 2014: Late Fusion Stage (4)

Main Text, Volume Ten: The War of the Demon Realm

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"Good, very good. You got lucky this time, but for me to conjure another Heart Devil is a trivial matter. Your same method will absolutely not be able to destroy your second devil." The demon's voice, simultaneously male and female, resounded with furious indignation.

Immediately after, a black light flashed in front, a mass of black energy materialized out of thin air, and after a series of swirls, vaguely coalesced into a human figure.

"Next time? There won't be a next time! Since you cast a spell in front of me, yet still wish to conceal yourself, that's nothing but a pipe dream." The three-headed, six-armed giant ape, which Han Li had transformed into, let out a low roar and suddenly opened its mouth, spitting out a ball of green light.

The green light was clearly formed from a wisp of pure spiritual energy from within Han Li's body, but it encased a pale yellow, half-burned incense stick, which emitted a faint scent of sandalwood.

After the central head of the giant ape's eyes flashed with blue light, its two large hands suddenly grabbed, taking hold of the incense stick, and vigorously rubbed it between its palms.

With a sizzle.

A ball of silver flame appeared between its hands, and a wisp of pale yellow smoke instantly dispersed from its two massive hands.

Almost simultaneously, another head of the giant ape opened its mouth wide, and puffed out its cheeks, blowing forcefully.

A sharp crack echoed!

The yellow smoke condensed and transformed into a powerful arrow, which shot through the air in a flash, and vanished abruptly midway through its flight.

The next moment, a yellow light flashed not far from Han Li, the arrow reappeared, and lightning-fast, impaled itself in the void.

A fierce grunt followed!

At that seemingly empty spot in the void, a twisting mass of black light materialized, with the yellow arrow precisely embedded in its center.

"Hmph, human boy, do you really think a mere treasure can harm me? Such things are utterly insignificant to me." A tiny figure, mere inches tall, stood within the black light, facing the arrow that had pierced straight through its body, yet it let out a contemptuous laugh.

This tiny figure's face was completely blurry, making it impossible to discern any features, but its body exuded a sinister aura that made one shiver just by looking at it, as if falling into an icy abyss.

"When did I ever say this was an ordinary treasure? Regardless of whether your true form is indeed an Outer-World Demon Monarch, for a mere wisp of demonic thought, this is more than enough to banish you." The giant ape, seeing the arrow hit its target, visibly relaxed, and spoke coldly in human language.

"What?! This thing is..." The tiny figure in the black light stiffened, and a memory from its long existence suddenly resurfaced, its voice abruptly filled with alarm.

But none of this could change anything. The next moment, the yellow arrow burst open with a muffled bang.

A rich scent of sandalwood, along with a wisp of yellow smoke, dispersed, enveloping an area of about an acre.

"Impossible! It's the Black Nether Incense, that demon-expelling divine incense! This item should have long since become extinct in this realm; how could you possibly possess it? But don't celebrate too soon. The next time you attempt to advance to the Mahayana stage, I will personally descend and absolutely not let you escape so easily!" Under the shroud of yellow smoke, the black figure could no longer maintain its form, and after a resentful shriek, its body disintegrated, riddled with holes, finally vanishing into thin air where it stood.

Evidently, a wisp of demonic thought from this Outer-World Demon had now been forcibly expelled from Han Li's Sea of Consciousness.

Witnessing this, the three-headed, six-armed giant ape swiftly formed hand seals, its body rapidly shrinking, and in the blink of an eye, it released its second transformation, reverting to its original human form.

At this moment, Han Li's face was slightly pale, and he was breathing softly, as the divine sense and magic power consumed by the previous divine ability were considerable, which was the main reason he hadn't used this divine ability from the start.

Han Li glanced at the spot where the demon had vanished, his expression showing no relief. Instead, without a word, he formed a hand seal with one hand, and his body disintegrated into specks of green light.

Earlier, to prevent the Heart Devil from seizing the opportunity to affect the divine sense left outside his Sea of Consciousness, he had completely severed his connection with his physical body outside. Now that the Heart Devil was removed, he naturally couldn't wait to return to his true form.

The moment Han Li opened his eyes, he saw that the gray light points around him had, at some unknown point, coalesced into five indistinct, towering figures, roughly three zhang tall, with shifting forms, which were desperately assaulting the protective treasure light he had left outside.

With each pounce, these five shadowy figures caused the treasure's radiant aura to tremble violently, agitating the protective treasure light until it had shrunk by more than half.

The five shadowy figures also emitted strange screeches from their mouths, refusing to leave Han Li's side for even half a step, and their bodies emanated an astonishingly violent aura.

"Hmph, mere malevolent devils formed from evil energy dare to flaunt their power before me? Vanish!"

Han Li's face darkened, and he let out a fierce shout without thinking. Golden electrical light suddenly flashed across his body, and countless golden arcs of electricity shot out from him.

The five demonic creatures formed from malevolent energy, after being enveloped in a golden light, instantly turned to ashes amidst the sound of thunder, without offering the slightest resistance.

After dealing with the five demonic creatures, Han Li's face showed no sign of joy. Instead, his expression grew even darker.

This was because at that moment, several restrictions and magic formations he had specifically prepared to counter the Heavenly Tribulation had already been activated, transforming into several layers of massive light screens that enveloped the entire stone pagoda.

Now, above him, eighty-one black mosquitoes, conjuring wind and rain, were spewing forth violent, multicolored electric arcs.

The smaller lightning bolts were only about a foot long, while the larger ones were up to a mile in length, cascading down from the sky like a torrential downpour.

As the electric light flashed, the restrictions immediately showed signs of weakening, emitting strenuous groans.

At this moment, the various electric arcs falling from the sky suddenly converged in mid-air, instantly solidifying into a massive electric arc as thick as a water pillar, which flashed down and violently struck the light screen.

With a crisp crack!

The entire light screen trembled and shattered inch by inch.

Unobstructed, the five-colored electric arc instantly vanished from above the pagoda's roof, and the next moment, it traversed the void, appearing above Han Li's secret chamber, and struck downwards.

Without hesitation, Han Li flicked his sleeve, and more than a dozen golden arcs shot out simultaneously.

A deafening boom!

Upon contact, the golden arcs and the five-colored lightning vanished simultaneously, annihilating each other.

But this was only the beginning. More five-colored lightning bolts appeared in the secret chamber, crashing down upon Han Li in an overwhelming deluge.

Han Li's eyes narrowed. Suddenly, he grabbed at the empty air with one hand, and a ball of green light flashed into existence in his palm. With a spin, it transformed into seventy-two streaks of green light that scattered and vanished.

A dragon's roar echoed!

Countless green sword energies emerged, crisscrossing through the air, densely filling every corner of the secret chamber. However, as they converged above Han Li's head, they reformed into a ball of green light.

The ball spun, and countless dazzling sword rays flickered in and out of view. Then, with a shattering sound, an entirely emerald-green Luolong dragon pounced out, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

Not only did Han Li grasp the green sword lotus from afar, but in an instant, it transformed into dozens of small swords, which then reformed the Green Luolong Sword Array.

This sword array truly lived up to its reputation as one of Han Li's trump cards. As the green Luolong circled and danced above the secret chamber, the five-colored electric arcs struck its body without causing any damage, and with a flick of its head and tail, it scattered all the electric arcs with a single blow.

And at this moment, the fire cloud, which had previously shrunk in the sky, not only regained its original size, but after a surge of fire spiritual energy within it, head-sized clumps of crimson lava began falling from the fire cloud out of thin air, transforming into balls of red fire that plummeted straight down.

However, Han Li naturally showed no fear. After taking a deep breath, two extreme mountains appeared before him with a flicker, and with a single hand, he slapped each upwards!

Streams of dull grey primal magnetic divine light and invisible sword energies instantly transformed into surging waves of light, gushing forth from the two extreme mountains...

A day and a night later, when the eighty-one black dragons in the sky burst apart with a low roar, finally transforming into masses of black energy, the group of high-level cultivators who had lingered nearby, never leaving, were already dumbfounded by the might of the Heavenly Tribulation and the methods Han Li used to resist it.

Although it was their first time witnessing such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation, Han Li's immense divine abilities, his power to dissolve each incoming attack alone, were truly remarkable. It made these high-level beings swallow repeatedly in awe.

The moment the black dragons dispersed, a clear, resonant long howl suddenly echoed melodically from within the stone pagoda, soaring straight into the clouds, beyond the ninth heaven.

At the same time, a dull green beam of light flashed and shot out from the pagoda. Wherever the green light passed, both the fire clouds and black energy were swept clean, leaving behind only countless multicolored runes filling the sky.

After the light beam flashed and receded, a gigantic, thousand-zhang tall phantom figure, with an astonishing aura, floated in the high sky, its face and appearance identical to Han Li's.

"Huh, isn't that Fellow Daoist Han!"

"So Senior Han is breaking through his late-stage bottleneck, truly an incredible feat!"

After clearly seeing the phantom figure's face, more than half of the nearby cultivators surprisingly recognized Han Li, and a commotion immediately broke out among them.

After the green phantom figure's gaze swept over the myriad colorful runes surrounding it, a faint smile appeared at the corner of its mouth. It then suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled forcefully.

After a tremor, all the runes immediately transformed into countless light points, which surged wildly, and like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea, were instantly sucked into the giant phantom figure's massive mouth.

Such a vast number of light points, each breath absorbed tens of thousands of them.

The green phantom figure then began to rapidly and astonishingly grow larger. Once the multicolored light points nearby were completely absorbed, more radiant auras from further away, guided by some mysterious force, surged towards the phantom figure like moths drawn to a flame, and were likewise swallowed by the green phantom figure.

"No good, everyone retreat! Fellow Daoist Han has already overcome the late-stage tribulation and is now absorbing the world's spiritual energy to reshape his nascent soul. All of our current positions are within his area of influence! It's best to leave quickly, lest we disturb Fellow Daoist Han." The silver-haired elder, whose face had until then been filled with disbelief, seeing the scene in the distance, exclaimed loudly in alarm.

(Well, New Year's Day is here! May everyone have a prosperous and healthy New Year!)

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