Chapter 2087: Mineral Vein Battle (Part 2)

In a mere two breaths' time, the sharp shriek abruptly ceased, and the light-form was reduced to a wisp of smoke by the silver flames.

The purple-haired woman nearby witnessed this scene. A mix of surprise and delight appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but wonder if the rumors were false, and these demonic spirits were actually afraid of fire power.

After a brief thought, she immediately, without hesitation, attacked another demonic spirit that had appeared.

She tossed her halberd into the air. Immediately, a tiger's roar echoed, and the halberd transformed directly into the phantom image of a one-horned giant tiger. It opened its mouth and spat out a dim black pillar of light, which, flashing by in an instant, struck the other demonic spirit.

The physical body occupied by this demonic spirit, along with its dimly glowing head, were, with a loud bang, torn apart and destroyed, instantly turning into countless fragments.

Then the woman rubbed her hands together and flung them towards the distance.

Volleys of black thunder-fire shot out like a rainstorm. They turned into specks of black flame, instantly engulfing the demonic spirit's fragments, which then burned fiercely.

The purple-haired woman exhaled slowly. She gestured into the air, recalling her halberd, and as she watched the demonic flames surging in the distance, a faint smile appeared on her face.

It seemed these demonic spirits were not as troublesome as described in ancient texts. If they could truly be dealt with so simply, that would indeed be a stroke of luck!

She couldn't help but think this.

But just as this thought crossed her mind, the black flames in the distance suddenly burst open. Streaks of demonic flame shot out in all directions, mixed with countless thumb-sized specks of light.

As soon as these specks of light separated from the demonic flames, their direction immediately shifted, converging towards a single point. After a flash of white light, they reformed into a faint white silhouette.

The black demonic flames released by the purple-haired woman seemed utterly incapable of harming this demonic spirit!

"How is this possible?"

The woman's beautiful face changed. She gasped, realizing that the silver flames Han Li had just unleashed must have contained some hidden mystery.

But at this moment, the white silhouette, formed by the demonic spirit, silently elongated its body, transforming into a streak of white light that shot towards the woman. In a mere blur, it was already several zhang away from the purple-haired woman.

The purple-haired woman was startled, but her actions showed no panic. With a shake of her halberd, it transformed into countless black rays that thrust towards the white light. At the same time, she formed a hand-seal with her other hand and flung it forward.

A loud boom!

A ball of green light flew from her palm. After a flash, it expanded against the wind to the size of a carriage wheel, seemingly a crescent-shaped sharp blade.

However, the lunging white silhouette showed no intention of dodging. It directly slammed into the black rays and green light.

A loud tearing sound echoed!

With a twist of its body, the white silhouette somehow flickered and pierced through the black rays and green light, lunging directly at the purple-haired woman.

Seeing this situation, the purple-haired woman's beautiful face changed. With a soft shout, her delicate body suddenly grew several inches taller. At the same time, she tossed her halberd aside, and with her slender, fair hand, fingers spread, she threw a punch at the white silhouette.

The seemingly delicate fist, the moment it struck, caused the space in front to suddenly hum. A grey halo, several zhang in size, erupted as if the void had collapsed, and the surrounding air surged madly towards its center.

"Spatial power!"

Han Li, who was nearby, saw this scene. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a flicker of surprise crossed his face.

The light-form, which was the demonic spirit, happened to be within the halo. Realizing the danger, it struggled frantically. Its body twisted and swayed, elongating and shortening like a boneless snake. However, under the strange suction force erupting from the center of the halo, it was still slowly being pulled towards the halo's core.

Seeing her demonic art take effect, the purple-haired woman was naturally delighted and became even more unwilling to relax her effort. Her other fair hand, also glowing with a layer of grey light, slowly struck out, hitting the same point in space.

After a muffled thud, the original grey halo trembled. The surrounding air, rushing in frantically, turned into gusts of fierce wind. The explosive suction force increased by more than double.

Even though the demonic spirit was an ethereal entity, it could no longer resist.

With a "Puff!" sound, the white light-form was instantly sucked into the center of the grey halo, and by strange, blade-like forces, it was instantly pulverized.

The purple-haired woman's eyes shimmered. Her lips curved slightly. With one hand forming a seal, waves of black energy surged around her body. She slowly pointed a fair finger towards the grey halo, intending to unleash another powerful secret art to completely eliminate the temporarily trapped demonic spirit.

But just then, Han Li, who was nearby, suddenly raised an eyebrow and warned, "Be careful."

The purple-haired woman was momentarily stunned. Before she could understand what Han Li meant, a "chichi" sound of tearing air suddenly erupted from the grey halo in front of her.

Hundreds of white threads shot out from it. With a mere flash, they instantly struck the woman's body.

Several layers of light shields spontaneously erupted from the woman's body. However, the white threads pierced through them as if they were nothing, solidly hitting the jade-white battle armor on her body.

It was unknown what material this battle armor was made of. When the white threads struck it, it astonishingly burst forth with bursts of white light.

Within these white lights, silver runes of varying sizes vaguely appeared, surprisingly blocking the strange white threads for a moment. However, the hundreds of white threads seemed to contain terrifying power. After a sudden tremble, they generated an immense force that the purple-haired woman was utterly unable to resist.

After her body shuddered, she was uncontrollably sent flying backward.

Then, the hundreds of white threads eerily solidified again, forming a hazy white light-form where the purple-haired woman had been standing. Its two arms lunged violently towards the flying purple-haired woman.

A rumbling sound!

Two light-hands, each about a zhang in size, tore through the void and appeared. They fiercely clawed down at the woman below. Before they truly grabbed the purple-haired woman, two immense forces transformed into two howling hurricanes that rushed towards her.

Although the purple-haired woman had powerful protective magic defending her, seeing the formidable momentum of the light-hands, her beautiful face turned pale. She knew that if she truly suffered such an attack, even if she avoided death, she would certainly be severely injured. She immediately gritted her teeth, resolving to fight with all her might.

After a layer of blood energy appeared on the woman's face, a black light flashed behind her. A ferocious demonic manifestation with a tiger's head and a human body materialized. Following a low roar from this demonic manifestation, its two massive demonic claws immediately split apart, piercing through the hurricanes, directly confronting the two light-hands.

But the woman still underestimated the demonic spirit's methods!

The moment the demonic claws were about to make contact with the light-hands, the opposing light-hands suddenly twisted, incredibly dodging the two demonic claws at an unbelievable angle. They instantly appeared above the purple-haired woman's head, and struck down with a backhand slap.

The purple-haired woman inwardly cried "Not good!" It was too late to react further. She could only channel all her magical power frantically into her body surface. Her white battle armor instantly became dazzlingly bright, intending to take the blow with her physical body.

Just as the giant light-hands were about to strike down together, the nearby space suddenly rippled. With two "Puff!" sounds, two balls of silver flame flashed out, unexpectedly hitting the two giant light-hands.

With a "Boom!", the light-hands paused, were instantly engulfed by surging silver flames, and vanished into nothingness in the blaze.

The next moment, the two streams of silver flame eerily surged, merging into one. They then rolled into a silver firebird, about a zhang in size. Spreading its wings, it shot directly towards the demonic spirit's main body.

It was Han Li, who was nearby. Seeing the woman in danger, he finally intervened personally once more.

The demonic spirit's main body, seeing the silver bird charging, was clearly terrified. With a movement of its body, it shot backward like a ghost for more than ten zhang. It then opened its mouth and spewed out streams of purplish-red crystal light.

The moment this crystal light emerged, it astonishingly transformed into dozens of crisscrossing purple sword-lights. With a mere flash, they all struck the silver firebird.

The silver flames on the silver firebird's body surged, and it casually withstood these purple sword-lights, appearing completely unharmed.

Instead, after being engulfed by the silver flames, the purple sword-lights all turned into wisps of green smoke.

However, being hindered by the sword-lights, the silver firebird's movement couldn't help but pause several times in succession. In just this brief moment, the demonic spirit, after several consecutive flashes, plunged into the stone wall of the cave behind it and vanished without a trace.

Seeing this situation, Han Li's expression subtly changed. He raised his hand and beckoned to the silver firebird. Instantly, with a clear cry, the bird transformed back into a ball of silver flames and shot back. Flashing past in an instant, it vanished into his body.

At this moment, the purple-haired woman, feeling relieved, stabilized her footing, and hastily bowed from a distance to Han Li, expressing her gratitude:

"Thank you for your help, Brother Han. Otherwise, I would have truly fallen victim to this demonic spirit's sinister methods this time. I will certainly repay this kindness upon my return."

"You are too polite, fellow Daoist," Han Li replied with a faint smile. "Since I was initially invited to come, it is only proper for me to offer assistance. It's just a pity that this demonic spirit seems quite intelligent. It won't be easy to catch it again."

"How could I forget your saving grace!" the purple-haired woman replied with a bitter smile. "Not only must this demonic spirit truly be eliminated, otherwise, the mineral veins here will still be impossible to mine normally. But for now, let's deal with this demonic beast first!" She then turned her head to glance at the battle on the other side, and took a deep breath before rushing over.

Over there, the crimson flames emanating from the lava giant seemed endless. Although it was being suppressed by the combined efforts of the yellow-haired man and two other Demon Venerables, its ferocious aura remained undiminished. Instead, its two massive fists wildly pounded at the three old devils, sending out green fireballs the size of pavilions, ceaselessly flying like meteors.

The terrifying power contained within the giant fireballs made even the three Demon Venerables cautious, daring not to take them head-on. They could only dodge or evade them!

This demonic beast was indeed a formidable late-stage Demon Venerable. If it were just the yellow-haired man and his two companions, it would likely be no easy feat to defeat this beast.

Han Li naturally witnessed all of this. After a faint smile, he formed a hand-seal with one hand. Following a surge of demonic energy behind him, a golden Dharma Idol with three heads and six arms emerged. It then strode towards the battle.