Chapter 2181: Return to the Wood Clan

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Han Li and his two companions were facing a formidable sight. The demon guards on the huge black ark were clad in silver battle armor with fiery sleeves; even the lowest-ranked among them had cultivation levels above the Spirit Transformation stage. More than a hundred of these guards stood at the bow of the ship, including several Demon Venerables at the Body Integration stage. These demon guards gazed at Han Li and his companions with extreme surprise and confusion, unable to comprehend the situation. According to the original plan, this spatial passage had been requisitioned for the entire day, and only their war vessel should have been entering and exiting. Yet, now, a flying carriage was approaching from the opposite direction!

As the flying carriage and the massive ark were about to cross paths, before the surprised demons on the ark could react, an exceptionally ancient voice suddenly emerged from the ark's cabin: "Hmph, so they are outsiders from the Spirit Realm! Since you've arrived here, there's no need to rush back. Come back with this old man to the Holy Realm."

No sooner had the voice faded than a palpable wave of killing intent surged out from the cabin. Immediately after, a ripple appeared above the flying carriage, and a hazy white spatial rift tore open. A terrifying shriek erupted! A gigantic white bone claw, several zhang in size, reached out from within the rift and violently swiped downwards.

Before the five ghastly white bone fingers could fully descend, five streams of grayish-white baleful energy coiled out from their tips. The outermost light barrier of the flying carriage shattered with a tremor the moment it made contact with the grayish-white energy, unable to withstand it for even a moment.

Han Li, standing in the flying carriage, his face changing drastically, let out a low roar without hesitation. His body instantly flared with golden light, rapidly expanding and transforming once again into a golden-furred giant ape several zhang tall. After its two arms blurred, the golden ape's two hairy fists slammed violently towards the sky. Golden fist shadows flashed into existence once more!

Following a thunderous roar, the grayish-white baleful energy and the fist shadows collided, instantly shattering and dispersing. However, the previously radiant golden fist shadows visibly shrank by nearly half, their light dimming significantly.

The Crab Daoist, standing to one side, had a cold glint in his eyes. He opened his mouth, and a golden beam of light shot out, vanishing in a flash, striking the palm of the giant bone claw almost simultaneously with the fist shadows. A muffled, bell-like thud erupted! The golden light burst open beneath the bone claw, intertwining and merging to form a massive, golden, sun-like orb of light that spun continuously. Even though the gigantic bone claw contained immense power, it couldn't help but slightly pause in mid-air under the golden light's impact.

At the same time, strong fluctuations arose in the nearby void, causing the entire space to hum. In some areas, the very fabric of space began to twist and blur, indicating that this section of the spatial passage was becoming unstable.

Upon seeing this scene, the demon guards standing on the massive ark simultaneously changed their expressions, and many showed signs of panic in their eyes. If the space truly collapsed, none of them would be able to escape.

But just then, a cold snort emanated from the ark's cabin! The bone claw's five fingers abruptly closed, seizing the orb of light like blades. With a "poof"! The golden orb of light was instantly crushed and vanished under the bone claw's grasp.

Han Li gasped, a chill running through him. However, at this moment, the rest of his internal magic power had already been mobilized to its limit and poured furiously into the flying carriage beneath him. With a "whoosh," the flying carriage trembled once, then vanished from its original spot in a flash. The next moment, a hundred zhang ahead, spatial fluctuations appeared, and the flying carriage reappeared in a flash, instantly transforming into a streak of green light and shooting away.

After a tremor, the gigantic white bone claw also collapsed with a muffled thud. The demon group, witnessing this, couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

"Go, ignore them. Haste is paramount!" After a moment, the emotionless ancient voice resounded from the cabin. "Yes, my lord!" A commotion broke out at the bow of the ship, and many individuals immediately became busy again. After a shimmer of light flowed over the massive ark's surface, its escape velocity increased by more than half, and it shot towards the other end of the passage.

"Lord Tun Tian, are you just letting them go? Or perhaps, should we send more people to capture them back?" A twelve or thirteen-year-old demon youth in the ark's cabin asked unwillingly, addressing a white-haired elder half-reclining in an armchair.

"Forget it. This old man has more important matters to attend to; let these few little insects go. Besides, unless this old man acts personally, I doubt anyone else has the ability to capture them." The white-haired elder, clad in a black robe with exceptionally long hands reaching past his knees, said indifferently.

"Are they really that formidable? But Lord Tun Tian didn't even use much of your true power just now," the youth, with a refined face marked by several purple demonic tattoos, asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"Hehe, even if this old man didn't use his true power, the two fellows who resisted also didn't use their full abilities. If it had come to a real fight, this old man wouldn't have been able to subdue them in a single exchange either," the elder, seemingly quite fond of the youth, explained with a smile.

"They possess such divine abilities! It seems these outsiders must also be individuals of considerable background," the youth said thoughtfully, his eyes darting a few times.

"Characters who can infiltrate our Holy Realm and then force their way back through the passage are naturally not weaklings. But if we weren't precisely in the spatial passage, this old man wouldn't have dared to use too much magic power, so how could I have let them go?" The elder's tone was calm, but a sinister expression flashed across his face for an instant.

"Of course. Outside the passage, these mere outsiders would only be able to meekly surrender before the Ancestor," the youth quickly said, piling on the flattery.

The elder chuckled a few times, narrowed his eyes, and stroked his beard, seemingly delighted by the youth's words. In reality, however, he still harbored some doubts.

The aura of the fair-skinned young man on the flying carriage who had spewed golden light felt somewhat familiar to him, but he couldn't recall where he had encountered it.

"Never mind. Once we return to the Holy Realm, I'll have someone investigate. Since I can't clearly remember, they shouldn't be too important," the white-haired elder ultimately mused to himself.

Three or four hours later, at the other end of the spatial passage, several teams of demon guards were patrolling back and forth at the exit.

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the passage, and a flying carriage enveloped in green light shot out. After a few flashes, it zipped directly over one of the patrolling teams. This naturally startled all the nearby patrol teams, and sharp, piercing cries instantly erupted from various directions as they aggressively rushed towards the flying carriage.

Simultaneously, the colossal triangular tower below began to emit a faint glow, and stone doors of various sizes appeared out of nowhere on its side walls. Figures stirred within the stone doors, and large numbers of demons swarmed out.

However, the flying carriage's escape velocity was far beyond what these demon guards could imagine. After a series of "whoosh" sounds indicating it cut through the air, only a faint silhouette of the flying carriage could be seen reaching the horizon's edge. With another flash, it completely disappeared.

It was only then that a few enraged Demon Venerables flew out from the triangular demon tower.

"Indeed, this is the territory of the Wood Clan. Years ago, I visited the Wood Clan, and the unique forest environment here made a strong impression. I shouldn't be mistaken," Han Li said, exhaling a long breath, as he observed the dense forest composed of hundred-zhang-tall colossal trees below, even as the flying carriage continued its rapid journey tens of thousands of miles away in the void.

"So this is the Spirit Realm! As expected, the spiritual energy is incredibly dense, far surpassing that of our Minor Spirit Heaven," Zhu Guo'er exclaimed excitedly, constantly looking around.

Many humans in the Minor Spirit Heaven were cultivators who had drifted there from the Spirit Realm. Naturally, when speaking of the Spirit Realm to their descendants who had never left the Minor Spirit Heaven, they would speak with considerable emotion, extolling its various advantages.

"While the Spirit Realm is good, our human race's influence here isn't particularly strong, and we are currently facing peril. It's not as good as you imagine," Han Li said, withdrawing his gaze and shaking his head.

"Regardless, the Spirit Realm is indeed more suitable for human cultivators than the Minor Spirit Heaven. By the way, Senior, when do you plan to return to the Minor Spirit Heaven? You must take me with you then!" Zhu Guo'er giggled, then quickly added.

"Don't worry about that. Even if you didn't ask, I'd take you. After all, I'm not very familiar with the Minor Spirit Heaven and will need a guide," Han Li replied without hesitation.

"Then this junior thanks Senior in advance!" Zhu Guo'er was overjoyed and quickly bowed to express her gratitude.

Han Li nodded, said nothing more, and continued to propel the flying carriage forward at full speed.

With the flying carriage's escape velocity, driven by his full power, he naturally wasn't worried about any pursuers behind them.

However, after the flying carriage had traveled for half a day this time, Han Li's expression gradually grew solemn as he observed the scenery along the way.

Although they encountered dense forests of colossal trees one after another, some of these trees began to display a dark green color, distinctly different from the vibrant green of the other trees.

As the flying carriage covered more ground, these dark green trees became increasingly prevalent. In some dense forests, almost half of the colossal trees were of this kind.

Within these dense forests, an eerie purplish-black gas permeated the air. Although it was just a faint, incredibly thin layer, it still made one feel extremely uncomfortable upon seeing it.

Although Zhu Guo'er had limited experience, after seeing so many of these trees along the way, the excitement on her face gradually faded, replaced entirely by an expression of shock and uncertainty.

"Senior Han, these trees look remarkably similar to plants from the Demon Realm. And the mist they emit also seems to contain demonic energy. What's going on?" After flying for another distance, Zhu Guo'er finally couldn't hold back and asked.

"I'm still not entirely sure, but it's most likely the work of demons. What's even stranger is that we've flown for so long and haven't encountered any Wood Clan members. Even if the Wood Clan isn't as strong as our human race, their power shouldn't be underestimated," Han Li replied gravely after his expression shifted between overcast and clear for a moment.