Chapter 2271: The Battle of the Insect Queen (Part 1)

"Hmph, this also requires the cooperation of other fellow Daoists. What if, as soon as we act, they take the opportunity to escape?" Han Li transmitted back with a snort.

"Brother Han, please rest assured. I made some minor alterations to the Phoenix Spirit Plate I gifted. With a thought, I can temporarily disable the Phoenix Spirit Plate. Once the other fellow Daoists know about this, they will naturally understand the gravity of the situation."

After Bao Hua smiled faintly, she revealed something that left Han Li momentarily stunned.

Then, the woman's lips moved slightly, and she truly transmitted a message to the others.

Han Li's gaze shifted, and he swept his eyes over the ancient-looking old man and the black-robed woman.

As a result, he saw that after hearing Bao Hua's few transmitted words, both individuals' expressions instantly froze. However, anger immediately flared on their faces, and they glared fiercely at Bao Hua.

Bao Hua, however, remained calm, even offering a faint smile to them.

Seeing this, the old man and the black-robed woman's rage was palpable. If they weren't still facing a terrifying enemy, they would likely have turned hostile towards Bao Hua on the spot.

However, the young girl, at this moment, didn't allow anyone to deliberate further. After savoring the taste of the burly man's nascent soul, her eyes flickered as she swept her gaze downwards, and she giggled again, saying:

"Have you decided how to compensate me? How about this: you all hand over your nascent souls. I might only need to consume one or two more, and that will be enough. The rest of you can leave safely. What do you think?"

"You underestimate us too much. Do you truly believe such obvious provocation will work on us? If another one of us is killed by you, the remaining ones would truly be at your mercy," Bao Hua replied calmly. Without hesitation, she beckoned with one hand in the air.

Instantly, the earthy yellow nail embedded in the black crystal trembled and vanished.

The next moment, a yellow light flashed in Bao Hua's jade-like hand, and the Earth Sovereign Nail silently emerged.

"Oh, so you intend to fight me now. Interesting. You were able to withstand one of my attacks without dying; that shows some capability. However, the nascent soul I most want to consume right now isn't yours. It's this person's. Tsk, tsk. What powerful divine sense! Their nascent soul must be a hundred times more delicious than the last one." The little girl, however, shook her head with a grin and pointed a finger at another person below.

Han Li's expression subtly changed; the person the little girl's slender finger pointed at was none other than himself.

Seeing this, Bao Hua and the others couldn't help but be stunned.

From the words of the Mother of the Spirit Devouring Worms, Han Li's powerful divine sense seemed to be far superior even to that of Bao Hua, a former Ancestor.

This surprised everyone.

"So, you find my nascent soul more delicious, I see! If you have the capability to do so, then by all means, come and take it." The strange expression on Han Li's face quickly vanished, and he instead said with a faint smile, seemingly not taking the little girl's threats to heart.

Seeing this, Bao Hua and the others nearby showed no outward emotion, but couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration.

Facing the threat of such a terrifying existence as the Mother of the Spirit Devouring Worms, not everyone could remain so composed and jest.

"You said it. Then I won't be polite; I'm going to properly enjoy the deliciousness of your nascent soul." After the little girl extended a pink tongue to lick her lips twice, she suddenly smiled innocently, clenched both hands into fists, and her figure instantly transformed into a blurry phantom, shooting downwards.

Her escape speed was so swift that as soon as Han Li heard the tearing sound in the air, the phantom abruptly appeared right before him. A black-flame-engulfed fist merely probed forward, and as if tearing through space, it pierced through Han Li's chest.

As the phantom solidified, the little girl's smiling figure reappeared.

But the next moment, the little girl's smiling face changed. A green line, without any warning, shot out from Han Li's body. In a flash, it brutally sliced the little girl's body in half down the middle.

At this moment, the Han Li who had been pierced by the fist only then burst open into a golden light.

In another part of the void, dozens of feet away, a ripple appeared, and another Han Li stepped out emotionlessly. A verdant longsword in his hand trembled slightly, and faint threads of Law Power emanated from it.

"A Profound Sky Treasure, your longsword is indeed a Profound Sky item! No wonder you could escape one of my attacks. It seems taking you down will require some effort."

A soft giggle came again!

A bizarre scene unfolded. The little girl, sliced into two halves, showed no trace of blood between her two body parts. Instead, she floated silently in the void, and both halves of her mouth simultaneously curled into a slight smile as she spoke.

But the strangeness of her smile made the ancient-looking old man and the black-robed woman shiver with fright simultaneously upon seeing it, their hearts filled with extreme horror.

Just then, Bao Hua, who was nearby, suddenly raised one hand, sending the earthy yellow nail flying. At the same time, her delicate body twisted and vanished into thin air with a flash of pink light.

Meanwhile, Bao Hua's transmitted voice suddenly reached the ears of the ancient-looking old man and the black-robed woman: "Fellow Daoists, are you still not acting as I just instructed? Only by destroying the Worm Mother's true body can the few of us truly escape with our lives! Fellow Daoist Han and I cannot hold off the opponent's spiritual avatar for long."

The ancient-looking old man and the black-robed woman's hesitant expressions changed several times, but after exchanging a glance, they still gritted their teeth and activated their escape lights, simultaneously transforming into two shocking rainbows that plunged into the water below.

By this point, even though these two were furious about Bao Hua's earlier tampering with the Phoenix Spirit Plate, they could only grit their teeth and continue to cooperate.

"You're courting death!"

As soon as the little girl saw their actions, her expression changed. She let out a low cry, intending to stop them, but before her, a yellow light flashed. A giant nail indistinctly appeared before the little girl's two body halves. After a tremor, it suddenly transformed into a yellow silk net and enveloped her.

Inside the silk net, countless yellow runes rolled and tumbled, and an extremely powerful force of Law diffused from it.

A cold light flashed in the little girl's eyes. Her two body halves merely trembled and simultaneously exploded, transforming into countless black threads that shot out in all directions, escaping the range of the yellow silk net a step ahead.

Seeing this, a stern look appeared on Han Li's face. He let out a loud shout, and his body radiated a brilliant purplish-gold light. The Profound Sky Spirit Slaying Sword in his hand twisted, conjuring countless green threads that shot out. After rapid flashes, they vanished one after another in the void and mysteriously reappeared directly in front of the black threads, then sharply turned and mercilessly slashed towards them.

Continuous "pffft, pffft" sounds were heard.

As those black threads were slashed by the green threads, they subtly shrank and then burst open, transforming into wisps of black gas.

Han Li's expression darkened. He pointed a finger at the void ahead, about to activate the green threads to sweep away all the black gas.

But at this moment, those wisps of black gas suddenly dispersed and completely vanished from their original spot.

The next moment, a black light flashed in another part of the nearby void, and the little girl surprisingly reappeared from it, completely unharmed.

She had just given Han Li a cold smile and was forming a spell seal with one hand, about to unleash a divine ability, when a peculiar fragrance suddenly assaulted her. Countless pink petals danced and appeared in the surrounding void, and simultaneously, the air around her suddenly tightened, becoming incredibly viscous.

The little girl was startled. Just as she was about to break free, amidst the countless petals directly above her, Bao Hua silently appeared, holding a giant orb of light in her hand, which she suddenly raised high.

The orb of light instantly burst open, and countless runes surged out from it, immediately beginning to swirl and dance nearby, flashing erratically and looking extremely dazzling.

At the center of the explosion, a wisp of green light passed, and a verdant blade of grass silently appeared. In just the blink of an eye, it transformed into a half-foot tall verdant sapling and then rapidly grew at a visible pace.

In an instant, a colossal verdant tree formed in Bao Hua's jade-like hand. Pink light dotted its branches everywhere, transforming into clusters of pink flower buds which instantly covered the entire tree.

Pleasant Sanskrit chanting emanated from Bao Hua's delicate lips. The flower buds slowly unfurled, and the entire tree's color instantly changed from verdant green to pink.

In an instant, Sanskrit chanting resonated throughout the vast void. Wherever the eye could see, there were clusters of pink flower shadows. The space within a radius of several thousand feet had entirely transformed into a pink ocean, seemingly becoming a self-contained world.

"Profound Sky Spirit Domain!"

The little girl finally could no longer maintain the smile on her face. She let out a cry of alarm, and a ferocious expression appeared on her face. Countless grayish-white runes appeared out of thin air all over her body. The nearby void instantly became blurry and distorted, as if she was trying her utmost to break free from the Spirit Domain's shackles.

The entire floral domain also trembled violently, seemingly truly unable to restrain the little girl for much longer.

Bao Hua's expression changed upon seeing this, and she hastily let out a low shout to Han Li:

"Fellow Daoist Han, quickly make your move!"

No sooner had her voice fallen than the woman suddenly grabbed at the flower tree with one hand, brutally tearing off a branch covered with giant flowers. She then slashed it through the air towards the little girl below. The numerous giant flowers on the branch instantly transformed into flashing five-colored runes and vanished. Meanwhile, the little girl trapped in the center of the Spirit Domain let out a scream, as one of her arms surprisingly vaporized into thin air, disappearing without a trace.

At the same time, the branch in Bao Hua's hand instantly turned to ash and ceased to exist.

However, the next moment, black gas swirled around the little girl's shoulder, and a brand new arm immediately reappeared, restoring her to her original state.

But Bao Hua showed no hesitation. She grabbed out with one hand again, and two more branches from the flower tree appeared in her hand. She similarly slashed them through the air at the little girl again and again.

After two "pffft, pffft" sounds, this time, the little girl's left and right arms simultaneously flashed and vaporized, disappearing.

Seeing this, ferocious light wildly flashed in the little girl's eyes, and her small face was filled with a savage expression. But after a flash of black gas, two new arms similarly emerged.

At this moment, Han Li, on the other side, solemnly formed a spell seal. Instantly, a muffled sound like firecrackers came from within his body. After his body radiated a brilliant golden light, purplish-gold scales appeared on his skin, a short horn emerged from his forehead, and after golden light surged around his shoulders and ribs, two more identical heads and four additional golden, shimmering arms suddenly grew out.

After the three heads roared again, black lines appeared between their brows, and simultaneously, a third pitch-black demonic eye split open on each, inside which astonishing purplish-gold light flickered.

Han Li had surprisingly unleashed his Nirvana Sacred Body and instantly activated it to its utmost.

Now, his aura was more than ten times stronger than before. With a movement of his six arms, he simultaneously grasped the Profound Sky Spirit Slaying Sword with all of them and then fiercely slashed towards the trapped little girl in the distance.