Chapter 2184: Unexpected Visitor

A short distance away in the void, countless points of blue light suddenly reappeared. After coalescing, they surprisingly formed dense clusters of crystalline figures near Han Li and Daoist Crab, identical to the previous eight. There were hundreds of them, packed tightly together.

"Impossible!"

Han Li gasped in horror upon seeing this.

If these newly appeared figures truly possessed the same abilities as the previous eight, wouldn't that mean he was facing nearly a hundred Devil Lord-level enemies? Even if Yuan Sha was a Devil Race Honored One, she certainly wouldn't possess such heaven-defying divine abilities.

Han Li took a deep breath. A bloody fissure split open between the brows of the giant ape he had transformed into, and a black mist surged out, forming a pitch-black demonic eye that stood upright. It was precisely the Eye of Destruction!

The demonic eye's dark pupil merely twitched, and then swept across the surrounding figures with a chilling gaze.

"So it is."

A rumbling roar erupted from the giant ape's mouth, and one of its arms suddenly shot out, grasping at the void ahead. As space rippled, the front half of its arm blurred and then disappeared into the void.

At the same time, in front of a newly coalesced crystalline figure, a golden light flashed, and a hairy hand stretched out from the void, snatching forward with lightning speed.

A bizarre scene unfolded!

The crystalline figure, originally expressionless, suddenly revealed a look of panic on its face. It abruptly crossed both hands in front of itself, emitting a burst of blue light, and conjured a pale blue ice shield out of thin air. The shield hovered smoothly before it. Then it suddenly stomped its foot, and its body shot backward like a crossbow bolt.

This crystalline figure was entirely different from the previous eight; it dared not directly confront the giant ape's grasp.

However, the giant ape, Han Li's transformed form, let out a mighty roar that made the nearby void hum. On the other side, the golden hairy hand suddenly became indestructible. After opening its five fingers, it effortlessly shattered the blue ice shield.

With another dull thud, the arm suddenly extended further.

The fleeing crystalline figure felt a sudden heat in its chest as the golden hairy hand opposite it blurred, followed by a tearing pain that pierced deep into its soul, causing it to involuntarily cry out. Its face, originally resembling Yuan Sha, instantly contorted, transforming into the sharp-eared, monkey-jawed appearance of a Thunder God. With extreme difficulty, it lowered its head, only to see the golden hairy hand shockingly pierce straight through its chest.

With a "bang"!

A surge of silver flames erupted from the golden palm, instantly engulfing the demonic creature. After several more agonizing screams, the demonic creature suddenly fell silent.

At that moment, the golden hairy hand trembled, then vanished into thin air.

The golden hairy giant ape slowly retracted its outstretched arm.

Almost simultaneously with the demonic creature's demise, all the other crystalline figures scattered in space self-destructed, turning into points of blue light that vanished into the void.

Seeing this, Yuan Sha, who was below, showed a slight change in expression for the first time.

That crystalline demonic creature was an extremely rare Crystal Image Beast she had nurtured. It could not only wield extreme cold energy but was also skilled in an innate divine ability that allowed it to transform into hundreds or even thousands of avatars. Normally, as long as its true form couldn't be identified by the opponent, this beast, relying on its numerous avatars, could almost sweep aside any enemy below the Saint Ancestor realm. Yuan Sha had used this beast to eliminate countless powerful foes, yet now, moments after releasing it, Han Li had easily seen through its weakness and slain it. This greatly surprised Yuan Sha, and most of her previous condescension unknowingly vanished.

However, the Crystal Image Beast's core demon nucleus had long been refined by her and fused with her primordial spirit. Although its physical body was lost, she could still revive the beast by performing secret rituals for a period of time upon returning. Therefore, while Yuan Sha's vigilance increased, she didn't show much anger.

"You truly have some skill, no wonder you spoke so boldly earlier. However, if you truly believe that with these few divine abilities you can contend with a Saint Ancestor, then you are greatly mistaken. I don't know the circumstances under which you encountered other Saint Ancestors before, or if there were any taboos or restrictions involved. But here and now, with me unleashing my full power, you have absolutely no chance of victory." After Yuan Sha coldly uttered these words, she formed a hand seal with one hand, and a blue light burst forth from behind her, instantly sending a blue pillar of light soaring into the sky.

The next moment, a colossal phantom wolf, dozens of meters tall, appeared above the great hall. Its entire body shimmered with blue light, and its eyes blazed with rolling purple flames. A terrifying, almost suffocating aura emanated from the phantom wolf, instantly filling the entire sky and pressing down upon Han Li and the others.

The giant ape, Han Li's transformed form, trembled under the impact of this powerful aura and involuntarily stumbled back several steps. Although Han Li was unrivaled among those at the Integration Stage, facing the full might of a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator, he couldn't help but retreat a step or two.

Daoist Crab, standing nearby, remained expressionless, but he suddenly flicked a sleeve in front of him. A layer of golden light curtain briefly flashed into existence, enveloping both him and Zhu Guo'er, who was beside him. When the terrifying aura pressed down on Daoist Crab, the golden light curtain in front of him merely flickered slightly, enduring the pressure without harm. Zhu Guo'er, next to him, also appeared completely unharmed.

"This is Yuan Sha's core demon manifestation, truly formidable! Brother Crab, how much of your magic power have you recovered now? Can you unleash your full strength?" The giant ape, Han Li's transformed form, glanced at the distant blue phantom wolf, a hint of trepidation in its eyes, then turned to ask Daoist Crab.

"I still need a bit more time to fully recover to the Grand Ascension Stage. My strength alone is not enough to repel her," Daoist Crab replied impassively.

"Brother Crab, you're not alone; you have me, Han, as well. This time, if we don't repel Saint Ancestor Yuan Sha, she won't let us leave easily. Fellow Daoist, just unleash your full strength," the giant ape rumbled.

"If we join forces, there is indeed some chance of victory." Daoist Crab's eyes flickered slightly, then he finally nodded in reply.

Han Li felt a sense of relief upon hearing this. The giant ape he had transformed into immediately stopped hesitating and fiercely pounded its chest with both hands. Instantly, several multi-colored orbs of light shot out from its body. After swirling and dancing, they transformed into the True Spirit Manifestations of the Heavenly Dragon, Rainbow Phoenix, Heavenly Roc, and others. At the same time, the Brahma Saint Golden Body, which was nearby, leaped onto the giant ape's body and merged into it.

The next moment, the golden hairy giant ape's body swelled tenfold, becoming a colossal being like a small mountain. At the same time, its golden light blurred again, and with another great roar, it transformed into its three-headed, six-armed form.

Daoist Crab, meanwhile, took a large step forward, and amid a brilliant golden light, also revealed his true form: a gigantic golden crab resembling a towering mountain. With a clap of thunder from its body, countless silver electric arcs shot out, weaving into a massive lightning net that enveloped its entire form.

Seeing the transformations of the giant ape and the golden giant crab, Yuan Sha's pupils slightly contracted. Without a word, she flipped her hand, and a small, hazy white hammer suddenly appeared in her grasp. It was about a meter long, its surface covered with dense, golden eye-like patterns, numbering in the hundreds. Yuan Sha merely flicked her wrist, and the small hammer instantly brightened all over. All hundred eyes simultaneously opened, revealing pale golden pupils that subtly rotated. The sight sent shivers down one's spine!

With a cold snort, Yuan Sha moved the small hammer in her hand and abruptly tossed it into the void.

With a resounding boom, a colossal, hazy white hammer phantom suddenly appeared high in the sky and smashed downward with immense force. The sounds of wind and thunder erupted from the hammer phantom.

A glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, revealing a hint of surprise. The hazy white hammer phantom's target was surprisingly not his or the golden giant crab's location, but an inconspicuous small hill to one side below them. Given the terrifying might of the colossal hammer phantom, if it truly struck, the several-hundred-meter-tall hill would likely be pulverized instantly.

Just then, a faint male voice suddenly emanated from the hilltop:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, as expected of a Saint Ancestor of the Devil Race, you discovered this old man so quickly!"

No sooner had the words faded than a silver rainbow shot up from the hilltop. With just a flash, it collided with the hammer phantom.

A thunderous roar that shook the earth and mountains!

Silver light and white light instantly intertwined, forming a massive orb of light that then expanded, contracted, and burst open. The violent fluctuations transformed into gusts of hurricane-force winds that swept out in all directions. The surrounding hills and dense forests were all reduced to dust by the fluctuations, leaving the nearby ground perfectly flat.

When the hurricane winds finally dispersed, two figures strikingly appeared above the only remaining hilltop.

Han Li was astonished. His gaze sharpened as he hastily looked over, and his mind immediately reeled. The two figures were a man and a woman. The man wore silver robes, with long, straight black hair flowing down to his waist. His face was like jade, and he wore a faint smile. The woman had a graceful figure and snow-white skin. Her long, straight hair, shimmering with silver light as if forged from pure silver, fell down her back. Her face was astonishingly beautiful, exuding an ethereal and refined aura.

As soon as she appeared, her beautiful, pale green eyes gazed intently at the giant ape that Han Li had transformed into, and her expression was surprisingly agitated.

Upon seeing the man, Yuan Sha's expression also changed drastically. Her face turned as cold as frost as she let out a sharp cry:

"Ao Xiao, you old geezer, how dare you sneak in here alone? Aren't you afraid of truly perishing in this place?"

That man was none other than Grand Ancestor Ao Xiao, the sole Grand Ascension Stage cultivator of the Demon Race, originating from the Silvermoon Wolf Clan! It was truly unexpected that he, a Grand Ascension Stage Ancestor of the Demon Race, would appear in the Spirit Race's territory.

The silver-haired woman beside him was, of course, Silvermoon, whom Han Li hadn't seen since their parting in Kunwu Mountain in the Human Realm. She was also "Immortal Linglong" of the Spirit Realm.

Han Li was also stunned to see Silvermoon, but then he was immediately ecstatic. However, before he could even open his mouth to ask anything, Grand Ancestor Ao Xiao chuckled and spoke first:

"Yuan Sha, if you truly had the ability to keep this old man's bones here, I wouldn't have appeared. But the situation now is, with this old man plus these two fellow Daoists, I wonder how much of a chance of victory you still have. Don't end up failing to keep me, and instead find yourself unable to cope."