Chapter 2173: Six Absolute Azure Thunder Formation

A Work by Wang Yu

Synopsis: Volume Thirteen

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Volume Thirteen

Volume Thirteen

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The gray-robed man flicked his large sleeve and vanished abruptly amidst a mist of light.

Two days later, Han Li once again took a beast-drawn carriage from Blue Waterfall City, heading straight for Guangyuan Zhai by the lake.

Inside a pavilion within the dense forest, Han Li met Lan Ying again. After spending several hours with her in a secret chamber, he emerged with a mysterious smile and unhurriedly returned to the city.

This time, as soon as Han Li entered the inn, he remained secluded in his room for several days.

Since Han Li had paid for a month's worth of demon stones upon his arrival, the other demon cultivators at the inn didn't pay much attention at first. However, it wasn't until the last few days of the month, when there was still no sign of movement from Han Li's room, that it began to draw the attention of others. When the final day arrived, a demon serving as an inn employee cautiously knocked on the door. Upon entering, he suddenly discovered that the room was completely empty.

Han Li sat cross-legged on a dark gray flying carriage, meditating with his eyes closed.

Across from him, a fair-skinned young man and a beautiful young woman were also seated in other parts of the flying carriage.

One of them remained perfectly still, with a calm expression like a wooden sculpture, while the other's eyes darted around constantly, looking left and right.

These were none other than Crab Daoist and Zhu Guo'er.

After Han Li quietly left the island that day, he arrived at the previously agreed location, found the two, and immediately set off without any delay.

After several days of flight, they had left the Blue Waterfall Lake region and entered other neighboring territories of the Demon Realm.

This relieved Han Li greatly.

He could now be considered to have returned with a full harvest, and naturally intended to leave the Demon Realm and return to the Spirit Realm.

According to the plan he had discussed with Long Family Patriarch and others that day, returning the same way was naturally out of the question. Instead, the intention was that once they had succeeded in the Demonic Abyss Sea, they would return to the Spirit Realm through another previously scouted Demon Realm passage.

According to Long Family Patriarch and the others, that passage was not only located in a remote part of the Demon Realm with few high-level demon cultivators guarding it, but its Spirit Realm exit also led not to human or monster territories, but to the neighboring Wood Race domain.

Thus, as long as they unexpectedly burst into the passage, it was believed that the guarding demon cultivators would be utterly unable to stop their return.

Now, Long Family Patriarch and the others had all perished, but Han Li still intended to return along the originally planned route.

After all, it was unclear where the other passages led. If by chance they led to other continents of the Spirit Realm, he would be utterly bewildered.

He certainly didn't want to waste another one or two hundred years just to return to the human race.

However, whenever Han Li thought of Zi Ling, a faint pang of heartache still arose within him.

To say that he had no feelings for this woman would naturally be impossible. Having just reunited with Zi Ling after so many years, only to be forced to part ways so soon again, the emotions in his heart were beyond words.

Of course, if Zi Ling's demon cultivation hadn't been constrained by the Six Extremes, he would have certainly brought her back to the Spirit Realm with him, and could have sought out other secret arts to purge the demonic energy from her body, allowing her to regain her human spiritual form.

As it stood, Zi Ling could only remain in the Demon Realm for now.

As Han Li pondered silently, he recalled various scenes from his time in the Human Realm. At the same time, another incomparably beautiful face couldn't help but surface in his mind, stirring his emotions.

After an unknown period of time, Han Li's expression suddenly shifted. He opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

Almost simultaneously, the flying carriage below dimmed and came to an abrupt halt, hovering silently in the air.

"Senior Han, what's wrong?" Zhu Guo'er jumped up and asked, a little surprised.

Crab Daoist, however, remained seated cross-legged, his expression unchanged.

"It seems we've inadvertently stumbled into a super formation," Han Li said, slowly standing up with a slight frown. "This formation is extremely well-concealed; even I failed to detect it beforehand due to a momentary lapse." "A super formation that even Senior didn't detect! Is it targeting us?" Zhu Guo'er became slightly uneasy.

"Brother Crab, what do you make of this formation?" Han Li didn't answer Zhu Guo'er directly, but instead turned to ask Crab Daoist.

Upon hearing this, Crab Daoist also opened his eyes, looked around, and then calmly replied, "This appears to be the Six Extremes Azure Thunder Grand Formation, though it's somewhat incomplete. If I were you, Fellow Daoist, it would be best to continue forward, heading straight for the formation's core. Although that's where the formation's power is strongest, it's also the only place from which one can leave this formation."

After saying these few words, Crab Daoist became silent and impassive once more.

"Six Extremes Azure Thunder Grand Formation? Though I've never heard of it, given Brother Crab's knowledge, it's likely correct. Then let's press on. Regardless of whether it's targeting us, since we've fallen into it, the only way out is to break through the formation," Han Li declared resolutely after a brief deliberation.

He then lightly tapped the flying carriage with one foot, and immediately, gray light erupted, forming a protective barrier that enveloped the exterior of the carriage.

At the same time, the flying carriage trembled and transformed into a long rainbow, streaking through the air once more.

Its escape speed instantly increased by several times.

Zhu Guo'er's eyes widened, and she constantly scanned left and right, as if trying to discern traces of the formation.

However, the surroundings of the flying carriage were utterly empty, with no abnormalities discernible whatsoever.

"Stop looking. Your cultivation isn't high enough to detect the illusionary restrictions around us!" Han Li said upon seeing this.

Then, he flicked one sleeve towards the outside of the flying carriage, and a hazy golden sword energy surged forth.

With a resounding "boom!"

Wherever the golden radiance passed, the void shattered like paper, and the surrounding scenery drastically changed, transforming into a boundless sea of white mist.

The flying carriage was moving forward with extreme difficulty through the mist.

"Ah, this is..." Zhu Guo'er gasped, her face draining of color.

"This is just the beginning," Han Li calmly explained. "If we had tried to return the way we came, the formidable restrictions within the formation would have already been triggered, and it wouldn't have been this calm."

"Even so, soon the restrictions of the Six Extremes Azure Thunder Formation will begin to actively attack," Crab Daoist said, still with his eyes closed, offering a reminder. "With Fellow Daoist Han's divine abilities, you'll still need to be wary."

"Thank you for the guidance, Fellow Daoist Crab. I will naturally be more careful." Han Li's expression shifted slightly. After thanking him, he suddenly raised both hands, and dozens of spiritual lights shot out simultaneously, vanishing abruptly into various parts of the flying carriage.

These were dozens of formation flags, formation plates, and other array-setting tools, each about an inch in size.

The next moment, dozens of strands of dark demonic patterns surged out from within the flying carriage, transforming into various-sized rune arrays that solidified onto the four walls, as if they had been inscribed there originally.

After setting up this formation, Han Li stood with his hands clasped behind his back at the front of the flying carriage, gazing silently into the distance.

In the depths of his pupils, dazzling blue light constantly flickered. He vaguely saw something through the layers of white mist.

Suddenly, his expression darkened. He formed a hand seal with one hand and began to chant softly.

Instantly, the black runes on the four walls of the flying carriage pulsed with black light. Countless runes surged out from them, densely packed, instantly transforming into a black rune net that spread over the gray light barrier.

A moment later, a faint rumble of thunder came from the originally tranquil sea of mist on both sides.

Initially, the sound was faint, but as the surrounding white mist began to churn like waves, the thunder immediately roared.

Azure lightning began to flash within the mist on both sides.

At the same time, the white sea of mist became incredibly thick, like a swamp, causing the flying carriage to tremble and its escape speed to rapidly decrease.

Han Li let out a cold snort, abruptly opened his mouth, and spat out a cloud of hazy azure vital energy. It vanished instantly, disappearing into the flying carriage beneath him.

Simultaneously, azure light enveloped his feet, and powerful spiritual energy surged into the flying carriage.

A buzzing sound emanated from the flying carriage. At the same time, its black rune net trembled, instantly shattering the surrounding white mist into fragments. Its escape speed picked up again, and it shot forward once more like a crossbow bolt.

A deafening roar of thunder erupted. As the flying carriage suddenly accelerated, azure lightning arcs within the surrounding mist instantly materialized, transforming into countless azure electric snakes that surged towards the flying carriage in a chaotic barrage.

Each azure electric light that struck the black rune net caused it to tremble and its constituent runes to flicker.

Hundreds and thousands of them striking simultaneously caused the black rune net to violently tremble and flicker wildly, as if it could collapse at any moment.

However, Han Li paid no attention to this, merely continuing to propel the flying carriage beneath him forward at an astonishing escape speed.

With a soft pop!

The black rune net finally shattered into pieces with a muffled thud, struck by the azure arcs. Dozens of azure electric lights, now unimpeded, directly bombarded the flying carriage.

Han Li's eyebrows slightly raised. He suddenly flicked his ten fingers repeatedly towards the surrounding void.

In an instant, a similar roaring sound erupted. Golden electric arcs shot out from his fingertips, forming a golden electric net that shattered the incoming azure electric arcs with a single strike.

During this brief delay, the black runes on the flying carriage once again pulsed with light, and countless black runes surged forth anew, re-forming into a black rune net.

Thus, although the azure electric arcs were exceptionally powerful, Han Li effortlessly neutralized them one by one by continuously employing the power of the formation and his Spirit-Warding Divine Thunder.

In the blink of an eye, the flying carriage had sped over ten thousand miles. The mist ahead began to thin, but at the same time, the azure electric arcs became even denser, subtly indicating that they were approaching the center of the formation.

Soon after, within the roaring electric light, fist-sized azure thunder spheres began to appear, each silently hovering in the distance, not joining the attack of the azure electric arcs.

Just then, a woman's voice suddenly echoed from the exceptionally thin mist in the distance: "Sister Baohua, by now, you have exhausted all your methods. Even with immense power, you cannot escape now. If you are willing to surrender, I, your younger sister, can, for the sake of our past relationship, preserve a wisp of your soul, allowing you to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation."

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