Chapter 2148: Rebellion

Chapter 10: War in the Demon Realm

Space vibrated!A soft cough was heard, and amidst a flash of golden light, a figure stumbled into view from a great distance.It was Han Li, who had retracted his Nirvana Sacred Body and returned to his original form. However, at this moment, his face was even paler, his green robe tattered, and half his body was scorched black with a faint smell of burning. The dark green spiritual runes on the arm that sealed the Profound Heavenly Sword had completely faded, revealing his pristine, translucent skin, but the faint green sword marks were still visible, much clearer than before. Han Li's aura had diminished by nearly half compared to moments ago. Although he had survived the full power strike from the Golden Giant Crab, his vital energy had suffered a genuine and significant loss.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man in the golden robe flashed a fierce expression, then clenched his fists and abruptly vanished from his spot in a blur. After its second strike, the Golden Giant Crab did not immediately fall into slumber but remained motionless in the air, showing no intention of attacking again.Han Li had just managed to steady himself in the distance, but the golden-robed man's actions still did not escape his notice. His expression changed, and he rolled on the ground, transforming into a five-colored phoenix about ten feet long. With a shake of its wings, the phoenix's body glowed with dazzling five-colored light, and it instantly vanished into the void. The next moment, where the phoenix had disappeared, two house-sized black demonic hands tore through the air. With a clap, the surrounding area of about an acre of void rumbled, collapsing, shaking, and twisting. Then, black mist churned, and a thirty-foot-tall, demonic-god-like figure materialized nearby. The face, covered in black scales, clearly belonged to the golden-robed man, who had undergone demonification. At this point, his body had not only swelled dozens of times in size but was also covered entirely in black scales. A single green horn had sprouted from his head, with faint purple lightning flickering around it. His appearance strikingly resembled Han Li's previous first Nirvana transformation, even sharing five or six similar aspects in their auras.

The golden-robed man was somewhat surprised that his attack failed to subdue the heavily weakened Han Li. He immediately snorted coldly, then turned his massive head and uttered a low growl:"I didn't expect you would still have the strength to tear open the void under such circumstances. Although you used the form of a five-colored phoenix, I must admit, 'not bad'."The direction he looked was precisely where the Golden Giant Crab was located. The moment his words fell, a flash of five-colored light appeared above the Golden Crab, and the five-colored phoenix, transformed by Han Li, darted out from it, then blurred in spiritual light, returning to human form.Although this transformation further weakened his aura, Han Li's expression remained calm after hearing the demonified golden-robed man's words. He merely glanced at the other party's transformed appearance with a slight hint of surprise before slowly speaking:"Given your tone, you must be a top-tier mighty figure in the Demon Realm. Among the few Demon Realm Ancestors, I haven't seen Six Extremities or Nirvana. I've heard that Six Extremities is a woman, while Nirvana is the only Ancestor to cultivate the Nirvana Sacred Body to the Great Ascension stage. In that case, your identity is self-evident. However, your cultivation is only slightly stronger than a late-stage Integration cultivator and hasn't yet entered the Great Ascension realm. It seems that this is merely a clone.""Hmph, I also didn't expect that besides me, someone else could cultivate the Nirvana Sacred Body to the second Nirvana stage, and a mere Integration cultivator at that. However, you are already severely wounded from the Sacred Crab's two attacks. It's mere wishful thinking to escape with your life from my hands now. Surrender your life," the golden-robed man sneered, speaking without any trace of emotion.

With a low growl, ten thousand streaks of black light suddenly erupted from his body. His figure impossibly swelled again, instantly transforming into a colossal creature over a hundred feet tall, while the surrounding void churned with demonic energy, surging straight beyond the nine heavens.Han Li's expression shifted. A hand concealed within his sleeve subtly flexed its fingers. Instantly, a spiritual light flashed in his palm, revealing a completely black ring, which he firmly grasped. It was precisely the Spirit Beast Ring filled with Gold Devouring Beetles! Currently, Han Li's divine sense remained as potent as ever, allowing him to still command the swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles and more than a dozen candidate beetles. Furthermore, he still had his Golden Body and Spiritual Incarnation unactivated, along with the Leopard-Scaled Beast. He was confident that as long as the Golden Giant Crab did not intervene again, he still possessed the strength to fight, even if this clone of Ancestor Nirvana also employed the Nirvana Sacred Body. Thus, Han Li remained composed.

However, as he glanced down at the Golden Giant Crab, a thought crossed his mind. He paused his original intention to release the beast ring and suddenly addressed the Golden Giant Crab:"Ancestor Nirvana offered you Creation Dew as a sacrifice, allowing you to act twice. But I wonder, if I offer something, can I also request your assistance once?""Of course! Whether immortal or demon, as long as the required sacrifice for this saint is presented, I can provide aid," the Golden Giant Crab replied immediately with a buzzing sound, showing no surprise.Upon hearing this, Han Li's heart was instantly filled with joy. Although he still harbored considerable doubt about whether the green liquid in the mysterious small bottle was indeed the Heaven-Reaching Creation Dew, under the current circumstances, he naturally had to treat a dead horse as if it were alive. However, before he could act, the demonified golden-robed man's maniacal laughter echoed from across:"Haha, junior, don't delude yourself. How could you possibly find what the Sacred Crab needs? I'll just take your life now, saving you the trouble of wasting your efforts."With that, the demonified golden-robed man abruptly flicked a massive sleeve towards Han Li. A tearing sound filled the air, and a faint black light flickered within the sleeve opening!

The next moment, spatial fluctuations erupted about ten feet in front of Han Li. A thick, conical black light beam appeared without any warning. With a flicker, it eerily arrived almost within arm's reach of Han Li.Han Li narrowed his eyes. Instead of evading, a golden light flashed before him, and a resplendent, three-headed, six-armed Golden Body silently appeared, blocking the attack. With a sweep of its six arms, it struck hard at the incoming conical light. Following a thunderous roar, a blinding golden light exploded in front of the Golden Body, and a massive wave of air swept outwards. The Golden Body's six arms vibrated and shattered inch by inch. However, this obstruction caused the black light beam to pause and rebound backward. At this moment, blue light flickered in Han Li's pupils, and he finally saw the true form of the attacking object: it was a pitch-black fingernail, about a foot long, only a small part of which was visible. After rebounding, this partial fingernail immediately moved again, savagely thrusting towards Han Li. The Golden Body in front of Han Li glowed with golden light, and its six arms reappeared completely undamaged. Blurring together, they instantly conjured layers of golden fist shadows. Amidst continuous roars, the golden fist shadows transformed into a golden barrier, forcibly repelling the pitch-black fingernail, preventing it from approaching Han Li by even an inch.

The demonified golden-robed man was slightly surprised by this but immediately his face darkened. He moved his fingers within his sleeve, launching his other fingernails out in succession.However, seizing this opportune moment, Han Li moved one arm and yelled urgently at the Golden Giant Crab:"Receive the sacrifice!"One of his fingers suddenly pressed into his own chest and then was lightning-fast withdrawn. At the tip of his finger, a glistening, emerald-green droplet appeared. With a flick, it transformed into a ball of green light that shot downwards. The Golden Giant Crab's massive eyes narrowed, but without the slightest hesitation, it opened its huge mouth, and a golden mist sprayed forth, instantly enveloping the green light and swallowing it. However, as soon as the giant crab sampled the substance in its belly, its slightly narrowed eyes suddenly widened completely.

At this moment, the remaining pitch-black fingernails also whizzed towards Han Li, transforming into sword-like black lights that continuously stabbed around him. However, after flicking the green liquid downwards, Han Li also unhesitatingly released his pale green Spiritual Incarnation. Controlled by Qu'er, the Spiritual Incarnation's hands also conjured streaks of green claw shadows. Together with the Golden Body, they resisted the black lights, but both were clearly at a significant disadvantage now. Meanwhile, the demonified golden-robed man in the distance flipped his hand, revealing a massive bone banner studded with countless skulls. He was about to wave it."Attack now! Help me kill Ancestor Nirvana's clone!" Han Li didn't know what kind of profound demonic artifact the bone banner was, but he certainly didn't want to experience it firsthand. Therefore, regardless of whether the mysterious green liquid truly met the requirements, he quickly shouted at the Golden Giant Crab.The next moment, a buzzing sound that relieved Han Li's mind entered his ears:"The sacrifice meets the requirements. I can make three attacks. First attack!" the Golden Crab replied unhurriedly, simultaneously clamping its two massive pincers towards the demonified golden-robed man in the distance."Not good!"The demonified golden-robed man, who had been wearing a ferocious expression, was instantly greatly alarmed and panicked when he heard the Golden Crab's words and saw its action. As one of the few Demon Ancestors who had witnessed the Golden Crab's power, he knew well the terrifying nature of this pseudo-immortal automaton; it was absolutely impossible for his mere clone to withstand it. Therefore, upon seeing the giant crab's movement, his face drastically changed, and he flung the massive banner in his hand forward. Then, stomping his foot, he shot backward with a roar. After just a few blinks, he arrived hundreds of feet away, trailing a gust of black wind.

Almost the instant the golden-robed man's massive body moved away, four enormous golden lights, like colossal blades, appeared on either side of the bone banner. After a flash, a cracking sound ensued. The huge bone banner was instantly sliced into several pieces after the golden lights flashed."Second attack!" the Golden Crab said, its voice still unhurried as it witnessed the scene. But the moment it opened its mouth, a golden beam of light suddenly erupted. This golden beam was hazy with light and as thick as a water vat, yet its speed was almost indescribable to Han Li. He felt as if the moment it shot out from the crab's mouth, the golden light instantly reached behind the black-wind-shrouded golden-robed man and, with a flash, pierced right through him.