Chapter 2204: Wood Tribe Great Battle (9)

After a flash, six golden orbs of light suddenly converged into a single mass in the void below. Then, with a rapid swirl, they transformed into a massive, shimmering golden vortex.

Initially, the vortex was only a few dozen feet wide, but as it spun faster, it expanded rapidly as if inflated, growing to approximately an acre in size. Countless gold and silver runes floated out from it, while a colossal force surged from its center.

The moment two black beams touched the enormous vortex, they instantly emitted a wailing sound before being violently pulled into its depths by the invisible force and shredded to pieces.

However, the phantom of the giant purple claw was blocked by the myriad gold and silver runes, causing it to tremble slightly.

During this brief delay, a Sanskrit chant resonated from the golden vortex, and its size suddenly expanded by another significant fraction.

The air around the giant claw phantom tightened, and a immense force, like a mountain pressing down, abruptly bore down upon it.

Enveloped by this tremendous pressure, the purple claw phantom's five fingers trembled violently, its surface blurring and dimming as if about to vanish instantly.

At the same time, the five devils below suddenly felt a weight on their shoulders and a tightening in their bodies, finding themselves immobilized by an invisible force.

The five devils were first stunned, then immediately enraged.

However, with their cultivation and divine abilities, it was impossible for them to be truly bound by such a minor restriction. Amidst furious roars and sharp cries, various shimmering lights and black mists burst forth from their bodies simultaneously. They were about to forcibly break free from the restraints in the next moment.

But at that very moment, a strange smile flickered across Han Li's face. As he simultaneously made a hand seal, the pair of feathered wings on his back flapped violently, unleashing astonishing thunder once more. Countless silver-white electric arcs surged from his wings, rapidly intertwining and flashing, vaguely forming two massive spheres of lightning.

Han Li pointed a finger into the void below, at the robed elder and the winged woman.

With a sudden rumble, the two giant lightning spheres flickered once and then strangely vanished into thin air.

The next moment, both the robed elder and the winged woman were startled. With a crash, the two giant lightning spheres materialized out of nowhere beside them. Countless silver arcs shot out from them, intertwining to instantly form two lightning arrays, each several dozen feet wide.

The robed elder and the winged woman were both precisely at the center of the lightning arrays!

"No, it's a teleportation array!"

The robed elder's gaze swept over the lightning array beneath him, and his face instantly contorted in alarm as he gasped. Billowing purple flames erupted from his body, and the invisible force that had previously restrained him loosened and vanished amidst the intense burning.

Then, the elder's body blurred as he immediately soared away from the lightning array, attempting to escape.

But at that very moment, an incredibly cold snort suddenly echoed from above.

The instant the snort reached their ears, an agonizing, soul-tearing pain erupted within their heads.

Even the robed elder, whose cultivation far surpassed that of ordinary Body Integration cultivators, clutched his head in agony under the severe pain. After swaying a few times, he nearly toppled over.

And during this brief delay, the lightning array below simply spun, and the elder's body flickered and vanished amidst the intertwining electric arcs.

It wasn't just the robed elder; the winged woman on the other side was also sent to an unknown location by the lightning array with a booming sound.

Han Li let out a hearty laugh, his wings on his back flapped once more, and countless electric arcs surged forward, instantly forming another dazzling silver lightning array.

With a step forward, he too vanished into thin air with a crackle of thunder.

Almost the instant Han Li disappeared, the golden vortex dispersed with a muffled sound.

At this point, the remaining three devils had also broken free from their previous restraints, but their faces were etched with expressions of extreme shock and rage.

However, the next moment, the petite devil woman suddenly relaxed and said:

"Fortunately, Brother She and the others were only teleported ten thousand miles away; it's not too far. If we want to regroup, we can rejoin them in a short while."

"It's good that our two fellow daoists are alright. Thanks to Fairy Wu's secret art, we can directly communicate with them, otherwise, we would truly be worried," the golden-armored devil man said, letting out a long breath and also looking relieved.

The remaining three-eyed devil was visibly relieved upon hearing their conversation.

But just then, an earth-shattering roar echoed nearby.

The golden light screen, which had been suppressed by various attacks, suddenly burst into a brilliant golden explosion. Countless golden rays shot out from it, piercing and tearing through nearby light mists and axe shadows with unstoppable force. Then, with a flash, they vanished with a rushing sound into the two swarms of bees high in the sky.

In an instant, countless blood bees rained down from the sky. In the blink of an eye, only a few hundred fortunate survivors remained aloft, but they, like startled birds, immediately scattered.

From the point of the golden explosion, an almost suffocating aura of terror suddenly shot skyward!

Following a clear cry, a colossal golden crab, resembling a small mountain, suddenly appeared within the golden light.

"What? It's the Saint Crab from the Demonic Abyss Sea!"

"It's that pseudo-immortal automaton with Saint Ancestor cultivation! How is it here?"

The moment the petite woman and the golden-armored strongman clearly recognized Daoist Crab's true form, they immediately gasped in astonishment. Layers of demonic energy surged from their bodies, and they cautiously retreated backward, appearing terrified and ready to flee the instant the golden giant crab made a move.

Although the three-eyed devil did not attempt to flee, he too wore a shocked expression upon seeing Daoist Crab's true form. However, after a moment, his expression became unreadable, and the strange light in his three pupils flickered rapidly, faintly revealing a peculiar brilliance.

"It seems your true forms have seen me before. I won't waste words. If the three of you stay here obediently and wait until Fellow Daoist Han and your companions determine a victor, I will refrain from attacking you during that time. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite," the golden giant crab rumbled, raising one of its immense claws.

The petite woman and the golden-armored man felt a chill in their hearts, and their retreating forms involuntarily halted.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to fear. Although its magical power has greatly increased compared to before, it still hasn't reached the Mahayana realm, and its aura is far weaker than when it was in the Demonic Abyss Sea. It seems there's something wrong with this pseudo-immortal automaton; its cultivation has significantly weakened. The three of us together might not be unable to fight it," the three-eyed devil suddenly declared loudly after the brilliant light in his pupils vanished. At the same time, he slapped a leather pouch at his waist.

From the mouth of the leather pouch, a seven-colored glow surged forth, revealing three skeletons in front of him, each as clear and glistening as jade. Each skeleton held a bone shield resembling white jade in one hand and a bone hammer wreathed in black mist in the other, standing in a row.

These skeletons emitted strong auras, appearing to possess power around the Mid-Body Integration stage.

"There's something wrong with this golden crab? You can't be mistaken, can you?" the petite woman asked hastily, a hint of surprise flashing across her face.

"Fellow Daoist Ming cultivates the Precious Wheel Eye Technique, so I doubt he's mistaken. Besides, if we try to leave now, the Saint Crab probably won't let us go easily. Rather than being killed one by one, it's better to join forces and fight it to the death first," the golden-armored devil said, his eyes darting around. After gripping his massive axe tightly, a hint of murderous intent suddenly erupted from his body.

"I have heard rumors of a Golden Saint Crab being abducted by a human, but I never expected to encounter one here. Since it has already submitted to a human cultivator, and both of you say we can fight it, I, too, will naturally stay and do my best to assist!" the petite woman mused for a moment before slowly speaking with finality.

"Good. Even if the three of us aren't its match, we can certainly keep it occupied for a while. Once the other two fellow daoists kill that human cultivator, the five of us together will have no problem dealing with this significantly weakened pseudo-immortal automaton," the three-eyed devil said confidently in a deep voice.

"I hope so," the petite woman replied with a wry smile.

It was truly unexpected for them to encounter such a formidable enemy here.

However, the petite woman vaguely recalled that the human cultivator who abducted the Golden Saint Crab also seemed to possess some strength. But because she had left the Saint Realm to fight in the Spirit Realm, the information she received from the Saint Realm was somewhat vague, and some rumors were so exaggerated and distorted that she didn't believe them at all.

"Alright, since we intend to fight, why waste any more words? Let's attack together!" The golden-armored strongman burst into maniacal laughter and suddenly opened his mouth, spitting a glob of essence blood onto the huge axe in his hand.

The essence blood dispersed into a bloody mist on contact with the wind, but with a *puff*, it transformed into a stream of blood mist and vanished into the axe.

As the golden-armored man chanted incantations, the massive axe vibrated with a loud humming sound. After a flash of blood-red light, it turned a vivid crimson and was then flung high into the sky.

A blood-red rainbow flashed and disappeared, and the huge axe vanished into the sky without a trace.

But the next moment, the sound of wind and thunder suddenly surged high above. Swirling black clouds, appearing from nowhere, surged wildly and merged, turning the sky as black as the bottom of a pot.

A thick silver bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Within the black clouds, a gigantic, blood-red axe, resembling a mountain, could vaguely be seen. It was several hundred feet long, exuding wisps of demonic energy and an utterly terrifying aura.

Seeing this, the three-eyed devil and the petite woman exchanged glances, then simultaneously attacked.

The three skeletons in front of the three-eyed devil blurred and instantly appeared in a triangular formation beside the golden giant crab. Abruptly holding their bone shields in front of them, they unhesitatingly shook the bone hammers in their hands.

Instantly, wails and howls erupted from the three bone hammers, and thick black mist surged forth, transforming into a dozen massive tentacles that fiercely coiled around the giant crab.

Meanwhile, the petite woman suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a dazzling silver gourd. After pointing a finger at this artifact, countless pink glows gushed out from it, which solidified to form numerous pink demonic ravens.

With golden beaks and silver eyes, they appeared exceptionally eerie!

After a sharp cry from the petite devil woman, the flock of ravens immediately flew forward with strange caws.

The enormous golden crab witnessed all this, but merely slammed its two glittering golden pincers together. With a sudden crackle, countless silver electric arcs surged from its body, forming a gigantic electric net that enveloped it.

Simultaneously, as countless electric lights converged at its immense pincers, two house-sized giant lightning spheres also materialized, crackling and flashing with astonishing roars.

The great battle between Daoist Crab and the three devils thus erupted.

Between two mountain peaks ten thousand miles away, Han Li stood smiling in the sky. Behind him, his golden, three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol shimmered as if solid. Beneath him, seventy-two small azure swords hovered and danced, vaguely forming layers of azure lotus flowers that gently supported his body.

In the void not far opposite him, the robed elder and the winged woman stood on either side, their expressions grave. They stared intently at Han Li, as if facing a formidable enemy.