Chapter 2100: Struggle

At this moment, Han Li, no longer concealing his late-stage Integration cultivation, shook his shoulder, unleashing a terrifying spiritual pressure that surged fiercely towards the burly man opposite him.

Given Han Li's formidable cultivation, which vastly surpassed others at the same stage, and the enhancement from his Vanishing Saint True Devil Arts, this immense aura caused the burly man opposite to immediately recoil dozens of feet with a drastically changed expression as soon as he sensed it. He hastily released his own aura, revealing himself to be a devil lord at the mid-stage Integration level.

However, his aura was exceedingly strange, carrying faint traces of silver light!

The burly man, inwardly shocked, urgently shouted to the middle-aged Daoist priest below:

“This person's divine abilities are unfathomable. I fear I am no match for him alone. Brother Leng, let's fight together.”

Having said this, the burly man with thick eyebrows let out a low roar. The small braids at the back of his head stood up straight, one by one. At the same time, he formed a hand seal with one hand, and his skin suddenly became resplendent with silver light, making him appear as if cast from pure silver.

Concurrently, the burly man's face twisted, his nose protruded significantly and became as sharp as a hawk's beak, and silver feathers also grew on his head.

“A Beast Transformation Body! So both of you are transformed Beast Venerables.”

Witnessing this scene, Han Li exclaimed aloud, a look of interest appearing on his face.

Given the more harsh environment of the Devil Realm compared to the Spirit Realm, Devil Venerables cultivated from lower-form demonic beasts were naturally much more powerful than ordinary demon cultivators of the same rank, and incomparable to ordinary devil practitioners.

No wonder they dared to easily intercept other Devil Race Venerables.

The middle-aged Daoist priest below, seeing the terrifying aura released by Han Li, his face sank. After a series of crackling sounds from within his body, his body expanded, transforming into a devilish creature with a tiger head and human body. With a slight flicker, it strangely appeared beside the burly man.

“Your Excellency is indeed extraordinary, no wonder you are so confident. Our true forms are indeed demonic beasts, but your cultivation is unfathomable. It seems we have no choice but to join forces and fight you. However, rest assured, fellow Daoist, regardless of the outcome of this battle, I will truthfully explain the reason for this matter.” The devilish creature formed by the middle-aged Daoist priest spoke slowly, a flash of apprehension in its eyes.

“I appreciate that, but for now, please allow me to experience your power!” Han Li replied noncommittally, activating a magic incantation with his hand. The six arms of the golden devilish avatar behind him moved, and instantly, six unusually heavy weapons hummed, each releasing a golden ray of light as they swayed.

The six golden rays converged in front, merging into a golden wave of light over ten zhang tall. With a single roll, it surged fiercely towards the two devilish creatures.

Even before the giant wave truly reached the two devils, the nearby void hummed, as if a significant portion of space would collapse under the pressure of the golden light.

“Excellent!”

The burly man with thick eyebrows let out a strange cry. The silver figure he had transformed into clenched both fists and furiously launched a rapid series of punches at the golden giant wave.

Two explosive roars erupted!

The moment the silver fists struck, a brilliant silver light burst forth, transforming into two wheel-sized silver halos, which violently slammed into the golden giant wave, producing astonishing roars.

Amidst the intertwining golden and silver light, half of the golden wave and the two silver halos instantly dispersed and vanished. However, the remaining half of the golden wave mercilessly continued to roll towards the burly man.

But at this moment, the middle-aged Daoist priest standing beside the burly man opened its mouth, and a cluster of green flames shot out.

With a 'whoosh'!

The green flames surged wildly against the wind, reaching a height of dozens of feet, and transformed into a majestic green flame tiger. With a fierce pounce, its two fiery claws moved, tearing the remaining half of the golden wave to shreds. Then, with a leap, it jumped back to hover above the middle-aged Daoist priest's head, as if it possessed intelligence.

“Fellow Daoist, whatever hidden divine abilities you possess, just use them. This mere probing attack is nothing to speak of when facing the combined might of us two. Let's not waste any more time!” the burly man with thick eyebrows said with a wild laugh.

The tiger-headed devilish creature formed by the middle-aged Daoist priest had a strange light flash in its eyes but did not speak or try to stop its companion.

“Very well,” Han Li replied with an unchanging expression, nodding slightly. “Since both of you have revealed your true forms, then I shall use my true divine abilities and settle this with a single move.”

“Good! Then experience Luo's newly comprehended divine ability, the ‘Myriad Void Swords’!” Upon hearing this, the burly man showed an extremely excited expression and formed a hand seal with one hand.

With a muffled sound from his back, a pair of silver feathered wings astonishingly appeared!

As these wings merely flapped slightly, countless feathers shot out and transformed into several-inch-long silver miniature swords as they met the wind. With a flash, they vanished without a trace into the void.

The next moment, a continuous whooshing sound came from high above Han Li, as countless colored sword lights shot out. Interweaving and flashing, they faintly formed the illusory image of a colossal sword mountain, enveloping an area of about a li with Han Li at its center.

It looked utterly terrifying!

As for the tiger-headed devilish creature formed by the middle-aged Daoist priest, it let out a low roar without hesitation. The green flame tiger crouching atop its head expanded violently by more than ten times, transforming into a colossal beast over a hundred zhang long. It then tilted its head back and spat towards Han Li's location.

With a thunderous rumble!

A green pillar of light, as thick as a person, shot out from the giant tiger's mouth with a piercing shriek. With a flicker, it pierced through the void and arrived before Han Li. Its might was so immense, as if it could obliterate everything into dust.

Han Li's pupils suddenly contracted. Without moving a limb, the third devil eye between the brows of the Vanishing Saint Devil Avatar behind him let out a 'bila' sound, each shooting out a pitch-black, glossy strand. These accurately struck the front end of the green pillar of light simultaneously.

A bizarre scene unfolded!

The seemingly slender, thread-like black strands, the moment they struck the thick pillar of light, both vanished silently in a flash.

The devilish creature formed by the Daoist priest witnessed this scene and was instantly alarmed.

At this moment, the colossal sword mountain in the sky, carrying thousands of sword lights, pressed down towards Han Li below.

If Han Li were truly hit by this divine ability, even if his physical body was as sturdy as a supreme treasure, he would most likely find it unbearable.

However, a gleam flashed in Han Li's eyes. The Vanishing Saint Avatar behind him suddenly threw the six weapons in its hands into the air simultaneously, which transformed into six golden lights, rushing towards the sword mountain with thunderous roars, hacking furiously.

Then, after clenching its six hands into fists, the devil avatar slowly punched upwards into the void.

Space undulated beneath the sword mountain. After countless golden runes surged and flashed, they astonishingly condensed into a golden vortex about an *mu* in size.

Han Li pointed a finger at the vortex in the void. Instantly, it spun rapidly, and an irresistible, colossal force surged out from within with a rumbling sound.

In an instant, the silver sword lights and the invisible colossal force clashed.

After an earth-shattering roar, the entire sky trembled. Clusters of black devilish qi appeared out of thin air in the nearby void and surged wildly.

“Cavernous Vortex Devil Light!”

The middle-aged Daoist priest witnessed this scene, his expression drastically changed, and he cried out involuntarily.

The burly man with thick eyebrows nearby opened his eyes wide, faintly revealing a trace of unbelievable fear.

Upon hearing this, Han Li's lips twitched slightly, but his face showed no expression.

At this moment, neither Han Li nor the two transformed devilish creatures made any further moves. They simply looked up at the high sky, which continued to rumble.

After a full tea-burning duration, the roaring sound gradually faded, the violent tremors also subsided, and clarity finally returned to the high sky.

Han Li's gaze sharpened. He saw that neither the golden vortex nor the illusory silver sword mountain remained in the air—both had completely vanished!

The previous clash seemed to have resulted in an even match!

Han Li was slightly surprised inwardly.

Although he had only exerted two or three tenths of the Cavernous Vortex Golden Light divine ability just now, a mid-stage Integration cultivator was able to easily withstand it! This truly surprised him.

While Han Li's thoughts were still turning privately, the burly man and the middle-aged Daoist priest opposite exchanged glances. After exchanging a few words via spiritual transmission, their bodies suddenly rippled with devilish qi, and they retracted their half-beast forms, reverting to their original appearances.

The middle-aged Daoist priest then clasped his hands towards Han Li and spoke with unusual politeness:

“Fellow Daoist, your divine abilities are vast. To think you have even mastered a great divine ability like the Cavernous Vortex Golden Light! There's no need for further tests. We both concede defeat.”

“Indeed, for fellow Daoist to cultivate devil arts to such a profound level is truly admirable. Haha, I finally understand what it means for there to be a higher mountain beyond the mountain!” The burly man with thick eyebrows also laughed heartily, his face brimming with smiles.

“Both of you fellow Daoists also possess extraordinary divine abilities,” Han Li replied with a slight smile, retracting his Vanishing Saint Avatar. “However, may I now know the reason for your engagement with me?”

“Of course, that's no problem,” the middle-aged Daoist priest readily agreed, but then suddenly counter-questioned. “However, before that, I would like to ask fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of the Beast Venerable Hall?”

“The Beast Venerable Hall is a renowned major power in this realm,” Han Li replied, startled, his expression slightly changing. “How could I not have heard of it? Are both of you, by any chance, from the Beast Venerable Hall?”

At the same time, various thoughts raced through his mind, and he quickly reviewed the information about the Beast Venerable Hall.

The Beast Venerable Hall, as its name suggests, is not only one of the most famous super-powers in the Devil Realm, but it also gathers numerous Devil Race Venerables, primarily transformed demonic beasts. Furthermore, this power even has an extremely mysterious Myriad Beast Sacred Ancestor.

This Myriad Beast Sacred Ancestor is extremely mysterious. It is said that this ancestor never interacts with other Sacred Ancestors and rarely appears in the Beast Venerable Hall, but is most likely a Grand Ascension stage transformed demonic beast. Therefore, before entering the Spirit Realm, the Beast Venerable Hall was precisely one of the Devil Realm's super-powers that Patriarch Long and others had repeatedly warned him not to provoke.

Now, upon hearing that the two individuals opposite him were from this Hall, Han Li couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

“Hehe, since fellow Daoist has heard of our Hall,” the middle-aged Daoist priest said with a smile, causing Han Li to momentarily freeze. “I wonder if you are interested in joining our Hall and becoming an honored guest elder?”

“You wish to invite me to join the Beast Venerable Hall?” Han Li took a deep breath, his expression slightly strange.

“Precisely,” the middle-aged Daoist priest said, earnestly trying to win him over. “With your divine abilities, if you join our Hall, you will certainly be greatly valued, and your status will even surpass mine. Furthermore, our Hall has the Myriad Beast Sacred Ancestor presiding over it. Even a slight guidance in cultivation from him will undoubtedly bring you immeasurable benefits in the future.”