Chapter 2086: Mine Vein Fierce Battle (Middle)

Fantasy Immortal CultivationVolume 10: War of the Demon Realm

The burly man, who was activating the remnant shadow of the Vast Yin Treasure Mirror in the air, was startled by the sound. His divine sense immediately swept towards the black mist below, realizing the agonizing scream he had just heard was unmistakably from one of the Bai family disciples he had brought with him.

Normally, with his cultivation, he could instantly perceive the situation within the formation with perfect clarity. However, at this moment, with his cultivation significantly suppressed and the formation's power obstructing him, he couldn't get a clear view of what was happening in the black mist. He only vaguely sensed that one of the six disciples' aura, originally present within the formation, had vanished.

Before the golden-haired burly man could react in his shock and anger, two more agonizing screams successively emerged from the black mist. Subsequently, the auras of two more Bai family disciples mysteriously disappeared.

Suddenly, a figure burst out of the black mist, followed by the frantic cry of a Bai family disciple: "Senior, help!" The figure shot directly towards Heavenly Monarch Luan Long, who was closest to him. But in this sea of flames, how fast could one possibly fly, even with full effort? Heavenly Monarch Luan Long's expression stirred, but he remained completely still where he was.

Seeing this, the elderly-looking Bai family disciple's face instantly contorted in despair. Before he could even curse Heavenly Monarch Luan Long, a white light shot out from where he had emerged from the black mist, moving with incredible speed and arriving before him. It was completely unaffected by the power of the fiery sea and struck the Bai family disciple in front of it in a flash.

After an agonizing scream, the elder's protective demonic energy dissipated, and his entire head rolled off. From where his neck had been, another blurry, indistinct head suddenly emerged, glowing faintly white. Its eyes, however, were blood-red, and it cast a cold glance at Heavenly Monarch Luan Long, who was closest.

The moment Heavenly Monarch Luan Long's eyes met the gaze of the faintly glowing head, he instantly felt a terrifying chill pour over him from head to toe, as if his blood had frozen. Greatly alarmed, he flicked his sleeve, and a bone shield flew out, positioning itself in front of him with eerie wails.

At that moment, with two soft "puffs" from the black mist, Bai Yunxin and another Bai family disciple also flew out in terror. One rushed towards Han Li, while the other fled towards Han Qizi. The bizarre head on the elder's neck impassively swept its gaze over the two. Then, it suddenly transformed into a white light, flying out of the elder's body. With a mere blur, it split into two and shot towards Bai Yunxin and the other disciple, appearing mysteriously not far behind them in just a flash!

"Senior, help!" "Senior Han..." cried the other Bai family disciple and Bai Yunxin, their souls scattering in terror. Each released several protective demonic artifacts, some transforming into layers of black mist, others into rolling radiant light, to shield their entire bodies. However, the white light seemed to be an intangible entity, completely ignoring the black mist and radiant light as it pierced through them. With a flash, it directly entered both of their bodies. The next moment, Bai Yunxin and the other Bai family disciple also screamed as their heads rolled off, and two more faintly glowing white heads emerged from their necks.

The white light moved with such astonishing speed that Han Li and Han Qizi couldn't intervene in time to help. Both of their expressions changed slightly. If they hadn't been unable to use their evasion techniques and were not trapped within the fiery sea's restrictions, saving these two Bai family disciples would not have been too difficult. But now, they could only watch helplessly as Bai Yunxin and the other disciple perished on the spot.

Han Li swept his gaze over the headless elder's body from which the white light had just departed. He found that the corpse was already shriveled, all its flesh and blood having vanished, bearing the exact same tragic appearance as the remains of several tragically killed Bai family disciples discovered earlier in the mining tunnel. It seemed the few Bai family members left behind at the stronghold had tragically died at the hands of this unknown monster.

However, the two monsters that had split off seemed to realize that the others present were not as easy to deal with as the six they had previously killed. Although they had taken control of the bodies of two Bai family Void Refinement disciples, they merely stared coldly at Han Li and the others with their blood-red eyes, making no further pouncing attacks. This very fact, indicating the monster possessed significant intelligence, made Heavenly Monarch Luan Long, Han Qizi, and the other veteran devils even warier.

After witnessing the white light's splitting divine ability, the burly Bai family man and the purple-haired woman exchanged glances, both seeing shock and anger in the other's eyes. After quickly transmitting a few words with slight movements of their mouths, the golden-haired burly man immediately shouted towards Han Li: "Fellow Daoist Han, you and my younger sister will deal with this monster first. Fellow Daoists Luan Long, Han Qizi, and I will handle the demonic beast below. Once we've dealt with it, we'll join forces with you to confront that monster."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple-haired woman's white battle armor suddenly flared with brilliant light, forcing back the nearby crimson flames, and then she flew directly towards Han Li. Upon hearing this, Han Qizi's eyes flickered with a gloomy light. Over a dozen clusters of cold light around his body also swiftly spun without a word, similarly parting the sea of flames as they flew towards Heavenly Monarch Luan Long and the golden-haired burly man. With a formidable enemy before them, this was no time for arguments. The devil lord, with his perpetually cold demeanor, evidently tacitly agreed to the golden-haired burly man's suggestion.

Han Li smiled faintly, showing no intention of objecting. Only when the purple-haired woman had gracefully floated to within a dozen yards of him did he transmit a message: "Fellow Daoist Futian, this monster is so bizarre. Do you know anything about its origins?"

"It's somewhat shameful to admit, but this is also the first time I've encountered such a monster," the purple-haired woman replied slowly after a slight hesitation. "However, I once read an ancient text that described a type of demonic spirit that seems somewhat similar to the monster before us. But I cannot be certain if it truly is that demonic spirit."

"A demonic spirit?" Han Li's expression hardened upon hearing this. Although the woman's description was vague, it was clear that this demonic spirit would not be easy to deal with.

"Precisely. I suspect this monster might be a demonic spirit formed from the spiritual energy of this very mine! If that's the case, this demonic spirit would not only be formless and intangible, impervious to blades and swords, and unharmed by fire and water, but even evasion techniques wouldn't be significantly suppressed within this mining area. I just don't know why it would ally with a demonic beast. We must be extra careful!" the purple-haired woman transmitted cautiously.

"I see. Then I shall test if it truly is impervious to blades and swords!" Han Li declared, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Bai Yunxin's body, now occupied by the white light. He then glanced at the golden-haired burly man, Han Qizi, and the other two devil lords on the other side.

He saw that these three devils had already launched a counterattack against the lava giant formed by the demonic beast. Besides manipulating the Vast Yin Treasure Mirror, the burly man had also unleashed another pair of formidable, black-mist-shrouded iron hooks. These hooks ceaselessly revolved and rolled around the lava giant, and with every strike, they inevitably left a bowl-sized hole on the giant's body. As for Heavenly Monarch Luan Long, his body suddenly expanded several times in size. Opening his mouth, he actually exhaled a strange, purplish wind that gradually but forcefully pushed back the crimson sea of flames in all directions. Han Qizi, meanwhile, had transformed his body into a crystal-clear ice sculpture. With every raise of his hand or movement of his foot, waves of incredibly cold power rolled forth, unleashing his supreme ice abilities to their utmost. Powerful as the stag-headed demonic beast was, it was instantly put at a disadvantage when confronted by the combined divine abilities of the three devil lords, especially with their mutually restraining powers intertwined. However, even though the lava covering its body suffered severe damage, it could endure indefinitely because the lava lake below provided an endless supply for its repair, making it impossible for the three devil lords to truly injure the beast for the time being.

Seeing this scene, Han Li's expression remained unchanged. With a sudden grab in the air, a green light flashed, and a three-foot-long, faintly green sword instantly appeared. He then made a slicing motion in the air towards the monster in the distance that occupied Bai Yunxin's body. The long sword merely flickered, then mysteriously vanished from Han Li's hand. But the next moment, a fluctuation appeared on Bai Yunxin's headless corpse, and a faintly green crystalline thread flashed into existence, descending like a wisp of wind. There was no sound, but after the gentle breeze passed, the white, glowing head, suspected to be a demonic spirit, was instantly cleaved into two pieces right from its brow. This was precisely the Sword Transformation to Thread sword control ability. However, in Han Li's hands, who was in the late Integration Stage, this divine ability had reached an almost unfathomable level of unpredictability, which was why he could cleave the head so easily.

A piercing shriek erupted from the two pieces of the white, glowing head. Anyone hearing it would feel their consciousness swim. Bai Yunxin's headless body instantly withered. The next moment, the two separated head pieces flew out of the body, merging back into a single faintly white light silhouette in the air, then shot directly towards Han Li. With Han Li's powerful divine sense, he naturally paid no mind to the opponent's sonic attack. However, seeing the light silhouette rush towards him completely unaffected by the sea of flames, his eyes narrowed slightly. He suddenly flicked one of his sleeves towards his body. In an instant, dozens of small green swords shot out, transforming in a flicker into dozens of identical green crystalline threads, which met the light silhouette head-on. After a fleeting moment, the attacking light silhouette froze for an instant, its surface now marked with dozens of faint green lines. It then split into dozens of fragments of varying sizes. But what left them stunned was that these light silhouette fragments, with just a flash, reassembled, restoring their original appearance, and continued to rush towards Han Li at their previous speed.

"As expected, impervious to blades and swords. It truly seems to be a demonic spirit born from this mine," Han Li muttered, his expression unchanged by the sight. He then suddenly flicked his other sleeve, and a cluster of silver flames shot out, spinning rapidly, directly striking the reformed white light silhouette. With a loud "boom"! The silver flames on the light silhouette surged several feet high, instantly engulfing it. Aside from monitoring the other split-off demonic spirit, the purple-haired woman was naturally also closely observing Han Li's actions. Just as she thought the silver flames would also be completely ineffective against the demonic spirit, something astonishing occurred. After being enveloped by the silver flames for a moment, the light silhouette's piercing shriek suddenly became incredibly shrill. It began to roll frantically on the spot, as if trying to extinguish the flames on its body.