Chapter 2117: Nirvana Pearl

A crescent identical to the previous one shot out from the great sword!

As space rippled, countless black threads instantly appeared around Bai Qi and coiled around him.

As for the white-robed elder's illusory figure, demonic energy surged above it, and a menacing, pitch-black demonic hand lunged down from within.

Bai Qi clearly hadn't anticipated Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's sudden betrayal and strike. His expression changed instantly, and his body flashed, emitting a misty white protective spiritual light. Then, from his mouth, a dark green miniature shield shot forth.

The moment the shield emerged, it expanded against the wind to a size of ten zhang, its surface glowing with green light, and vaguely, an illusory figure of a giant turtle appeared upon it, enveloping Bai Qi in its protection.

What's more, Bai Qi's true body hummed, and a colossal silver bell unexpectedly surged forth from within him.

The bell was roughly a zhang in height, its surface incredibly bright, with countless silver runes shimmering faintly.

With a chime from the bell, layers of silver ripples surged outward.

With his life hanging by a thread, Bai Qi astonishingly activated his innate spirit artifact to fend off the attack.

However, while Han Li had managed to survive a strike from the Black Devil Dagger by unleashing all his formidable abilities, this didn't mean others could replicate such a feat.

The black threads surged inward, accompanied by an ear-splitting shriek.

Both the silver ripples and the massive mystic turtle illusion were sliced apart like scraps of paper the instant they met the black threads.

After one last tremble, all the black threads vanished with a flash.

The next moment, the silver bell violently shook, and countless black lights erupted from its surface.

Just as a hint of terror appeared on Bai Qi's face, he, along with the silver bell itself, was instantly shredded into countless fragments.

As for the white-robed elder's illusory figure, despite containing a wisp of a Grand Ascension stage being's soul, it possessed no magical power of its own and was instantly crushed out of existence by the descending black demonic claw.

Both Han Li and Old Ancestor Long were utterly stunned by the sudden, shocking turn of events.

Meanwhile, the black-robed youth, his face devoid of emotion, flicked his sleeve towards Bai Qi's shattered remains. A black mist surged out, and with a flash, swept up several storage rings, depositing them into his palm.

His divine sense quickly swept through the storage artifacts, but Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's expression darkened.

"That old monster was indeed cautious," he muttered. "The Fallen World Stone isn't in that boy's possession after all."

After muttering to himself, the black-robed youth's gaze shifted, sweeping back over Han Li and the two others. A murderous aura flashed across his face.

"Which one of you three is hiding the Fallen World Stone?" he demanded. "Just hand it over obediently, and I can make an exception and spare your life!"

Upon hearing this, Han Li and the two others exchanged bewildered glances.

"Senior, you must be mistaken," Han Li replied slowly after a moment, sighing faintly. "Since even the Spirit Race cultivator didn't possess the item you seek, how could it possibly be in the hands of any of us?"

"In that case, there's no need for any of you to remain. All of you shall perish for this Grand Ancestor!" Grand Ancestor Yuanyan declared, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, even though he had already anticipated their response.

The moment his words fell, he abruptly swept the black great sword across his body and slashed it through the empty air upwards.

Immediately, black runes surged on the great sword's surface, and a jet-black sword light burst forth, shooting straight towards the heavens.

"No! Stop him quickly! He intends to break the restrictions here and draw in demonic energy!" Old Ancestor Long cried out with a grim expression the moment he saw this. Without hesitation, he raised a hand, and three golden miniature forks, each about an inch long, shot forth. With a flicker, they instantly transformed into three golden rainbows.

It was unclear what kind of treasures these three golden forks were, but the moment they shot forth, they strangely traversed a hundred zhang with immense speed and power, perfectly blocking above the jet-black sword light.

A thunderous roar erupted!

The black sword light merely paused for a fraction of a second, then, like tearing through rotten wood, it sliced the golden rainbows cleanly in half.

After the three golden rainbows tumbled and dispersed, six severed golden forks, now utterly devoid of light, immediately fell to the side.

But this brief delay allowed a five-colored mist, enshrouding a crimson crystal bead, to flash over and smash fiercely onto the sword light.

It was the Feathered Maiden, gritting her teeth, who had also brought forth a disposable exotic treasure she had previously been reluctant to use.

The crimson crystal bead struck the sword light with a muffled thud, followed by a crimson fire cloud, roughly a mu in size, erupting and dyeing a significant portion of the sky a fiery red.

This fire cloud was vastly different from ordinary thunder-fire. Besides the rolling crimson flames, it surprisingly contained faint, shimmering threads of gold and silver. Upon its appearance, the void immediately became hazy and indistinct; even the surface of the pond below trembled slightly before beginning to gurgle and boil.

Even Han Li, standing in the low air, suddenly felt the surrounding atmosphere turn scorching hot, as if the entire Spirit Confinement Valley were on the verge of ignition.

"A Nirvana Bead!"

Han Li muttered, his expression one of great surprise.

This bead was indeed quite famous, considered a renowned exotic treasure even across the entire Spirit Realm.

Unlike ordinary thunder-fire beads, this artifact is forged by individuals possessing True Blood, who refine a portion of their True Blood using specialized secret arts to condense the precious Nirvana Fire.

This treasure sacrifices True Blood from one's lineage, and the Nirvana Fire itself is an innate flame that only certain fire-attribute True Spirits can wield. Its immense power was thus easily imaginable.

Although Han Li was seeing this treasure for the first time, he was confident that even ordinary late-stage Body Integration cultivators would likely be unable to withstand a single strike from the Nirvana Fire.

This was likely one of the Feathered Maiden's reserved trump cards, but whether it could truly be effective against the sword light unleashed by the Black Devil Dagger remained to be seen.

Han Li's thoughts raced. The two Extreme Mountains he held hummed lowly, and the transformed giant ape let out a thunderous roar. Golden arcs of electricity shot out from its body, intertwining and flashing, completely enveloping its colossal form.

Concealed by the golden electric light, the giant ape's figure became indistinct.

Upon seeing the Nirvana Bead, the black-robed youth's expression subtly shifted. A layer of crystalline black light suddenly appeared on the palm holding the black great sword and quietly flowed into the blade.

A shrill sword cry echoed loudly in the high sky.

With a loud "Boom!"

The center of the crimson fire cloud spun wildly, creating a sudden void from which a jet-black sword light unexpectedly pierced through, shooting directly towards the green light barrier higher above.

This sword light was slightly thinner than when it was first unleashed, but the pressure it contained was several times more terrifying.

But at this moment, the void below the green light barrier rippled, and the massive body of the golden-furred giant ape strangely materialized amidst the electrical arcs. After a fearless roar, it unhesitatingly hurled the two zhang-tall Extreme Mountains fiercely at the sword light.

With Han Li's transformation into the Mountain Ape, endowed with its divine strength, and his current late-stage Body Integration cultivation, the two Extreme Mountains, with a resounding roar, instantly transformed into two light spheres, one green and one black, several zhang in diameter, and shot down furiously.

Wherever they passed, the elemental energy of heaven and earth surged, and countless thumb-sized white streaks suddenly appeared in the void on both sides, as if the sheer momentum of these two Extreme Mountains was directly tearing open space itself.

Upon seeing this, the black-robed youth in the distance showed a subtle change in expression for the first time.

The jet-black sword light struck the light spheres head-on, and two tremendous explosions erupted simultaneously!

The front half of the sword light immediately trembled and bent, but as two unimaginably powerful currents, like surging tides, erupted from the Extreme Mountains, the entire sword light shattered inch by inch with a mournful wail, disintegrating into specks of black light that vanished into thin air.

The two Extreme Mountains, now unobstructed, immediately whistled and shot straight down towards the black-robed youth to strike once more.

"What a crude body-refining technique," the black-robed youth sneered, a corner of his mouth twitching. "It seems somewhat related to our Devil Realm's True Devil Arts, but to use it against me is merely showing off before an expert."

Then, his empty hand suddenly closed into a fist, and he successively threw two punches towards the sky.

Silently, two pale black fist-shadows shot out from his fists almost simultaneously. After a flicker, they accurately struck the two Extreme Mountains.

After two heaven-shattering thunderclaps, the two menacing Extreme Mountains unexpectedly froze in mid-air, trembling wildly. The next moment, with two hums, they shot backward towards Han Li.

Han Li was greatly startled. Without hesitation, the giant ape he had transformed into violently swung its two arms, which immediately grew thicker by more than a full circle, and pressed them down on the two returning Extreme Mountains through the void.

With a "rumbling" roar, the moment the giant ape's palms touched the Extreme Mountains, it immediately let out a low growl. Its massive body unexpectedly staggered back over a dozen steps involuntarily, each step causing the void beneath its feet to ripple continuously, as if it were treading on solid ground.

A look of horror flashed across Han Li's eyes; only then did he realize that as one of the three Great Ancestors, the opponent's strength was indeed incomparable to that of ordinary Grand Ascension cultivators. Even his physical body had been cultivated to a realm several times stronger than his own.

At this moment, two streaks of light appeared from both sides, and the figures of the Feathered Maiden and Old Ancestor Long instantly materialized beside him.

Both feared being defeated individually by Grand Ancestor Yuanyan, so they immediately flew back to this spot, their gazes fixed on the scene below, naturally filled with extreme solemnity.

At this moment, they were clearly aware that among the three, only Han Li truly possessed the ability to offer some resistance; they could only provide a little assistance from the side.

After the black-robed youth had sent the Extreme Mountains flying with two punches, a trace of disdainful laughter appeared on his face. Just as he was about to speak again, something completely unexpected suddenly occurred!

Among the silver bell fragments near Bai Qi's remains, which had long ceased to draw attention, a faint, almost invisible white thread suddenly shot out from one of them. With a flash, it reached the "pseudo-immortal treasure" hovering beside Grand Ancestor Yuanyan.

Grand Ancestor Yuanyan was momentarily stunned, but immediately reacted with a loud roar. His five fingers spread wide, and he grabbed at the white thread.

His movements were almost instantaneous!

Yet despite this, it was clearly too late.

The white thread flickered slightly and silently merged into the body of the pseudo-immortal treasure.

Grand Ancestor Yuanyan's face immediately contorted with shock and fury. Without another word, he changed the target of his five fingers and swiftly, like lightning, reached out to seize the pseudo-immortal treasure.