Chapter 2272: True Immortal Descends Battle with the Insect Matriarch (Part 2)

A loud explosion echoed in the void. As the emerald sword light flickered, the void in front of Han Li suddenly collapsed. The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth swirled frantically into a single point like a funnel, emitting an aura of terrifying power capable of destroying heaven and earth. After advancing to the Mahayana realm, Han Li finally, for the first time, fully unleashed the power of the Profound Heavenly Spirit-Slaying Sword.

With a 'poof,' a luminous emerald crescent moon flew out from the collapsed void. After a flicker, countless crystal-clear runes surged forth from the crescent moon's surface, emitting a mesmerizing five-colored halo.

A deafening 'boom' reverberated! The previously collapsed void and the emerald crescent moon exploded simultaneously. After countless runes and emerald light condensed, a remarkably long, almost transparent crystal thread appeared from within. After a flicker, it eerily vanished again. Though the crystal thread seemed ordinary, the moment it appeared, the entire sky dimmed. The surrounding void simultaneously hummed, and after a brief blur, it began to twist in regular layers. All spatial distortions converged towards the crystal thread, as if everything was paying homage.

“It’s a Law Line! This is impossible!”

Trapped within Bao's spiritual domain, Tong saw this and cried out in disbelief, an expression of shock and fury finally appearing on her face. With a sudden shriek, a layer of rolling black flames spontaneously emerged on her body, forming a bone armor covered in countless sharp spikes. Within the black flames, countless gray runes tumbled erratically, while each bone spike was crystal-clear like jade, its surface faintly showing numerous pale silver spirit patterns spiraling around, as if intricately carved. The next moment, as Tong stirred, the crystal thread silently flickered into existence before her. Despite her myriad divine abilities, she could not evade it under the spiritual domain's restraint. She could only watch helplessly as the 'Law Line' blurred and then rolled forward for a decisive strike. Even though the layer of eerie black flames and bone armor managed to slightly impede the crystal thread a few times, it still sliced through everything effortlessly, as if cutting through rotten wood. Tong shrieked miserably as her body was severed at the waist. Simultaneously, countless fine bloodstains appeared on her face, limbs, and other parts. The next moment, her entire being disintegrated into countless fragments.

“Well done!”

Bao rejoiced at this sight and, without hesitation, formed a single-handed incantation. The enormous giant tree, its light flickering, instantly shrank more than a hundredfold, transforming into a half-foot-tall, glistening object. It shimmered with crystal light, and concentric rings of seven-colored halos emanated from it. Bao moved her fingers and gripped the small tree tightly, then swiftly swept it across the void below. With a 'poof,' the branches and countless blossoms on the small tree withered and vanished instantly. At the same time, countless enormous blood-red flowers suddenly appeared around the fragments of what was once Tong. After each blood-flower rotated, its petals opened to envelop a fragment, then burst open in a flash of pink light. When all the explosions ceased, not a single fragment remained; they had all vanished without a trace within the spiritual domain. By this point, the small tree in Bao's hand had clearly exhausted all its power in the previous attack. After its bare trunk trembled violently, it dissipated like an illusion. The entire spiritual domain, after a violent surge, disintegrated into countless petals that faded away. The Profound Heavenly Spiritual Domain finally ceased to exist. In the empty void, in an instant, only Han Li and Bao remained.

“A Law Line! Brother Han, I never imagined you could control this Profound Heavenly Treasure to such an extent. I truly admire you!” Bao looked at Han Li, her expression somewhat peculiar, and said.

“So that was called a Law Line. Its power is indeed far beyond anything before,” Han Li replied, sweeping his gaze across the emerald longsword in his hand, his expression equally unusual.

“What? Is this the first time you’ve manifested such a line, fellow Daoist?” Bao was slightly taken aback.

“It is indeed the first time I’ve seen this. I merely exerted my full power to activate this Profound Heavenly Treasure just now,” Han Li replied with a faint smile.

“I don't know what to say. Could it be that this Profound Heavenly Sword was nurtured within your body from the very beginning, allowing you such mastery?”

“In that case, I suppose I’m quite fortunate to have achieved this so easily. However, I am more interested in your Profound Heavenly Spiritual Domain, fellow Daoist. I wonder if you would be willing to enlighten me sometime?” Han Li’s eyes flickered, but he replied with a light cough.

“The method for the Profound Heavenly Spiritual Domain is something I painstakingly pieced together from a fragmentary ancient text. There are still many areas within it that cannot be perfected, making it incomparable to a true spiritual domain. But if fellow Daoist Han is truly interested, we could certainly exchange pointers when we have time,” Bao said, her expression unchanging.

“Excellent, I would be delighted. However, regarding the Soul Avatar of the Moth Mother, was it truly annihilated by our combined attack? For some reason, I still feel a faint sense of unease,” Han Li nodded first, then immediately frowned as he asked.

“Logically, the opponent was merely an avatar of the Moth Mother, not comparable to the true Moth Mother. Under the influence of dual law power, it should have had no chance of survival. However, the oppressive feeling in my mind also persists, undiminished in the slightest,” Bao said slowly after a long pause, her face sinking. Her feelings remarkably coincided with Han Li’s.

“So, you mean the opponent isn't actually dead, but merely heavily injured and unable to act for now?” Han Li’s expression subtly changed.

“Most likely so,” Bao said with a bitter smile.

“Regardless, managing to heavily wound the opponent first is a fortunate outcome. We should seize this opportunity to quickly locate the Moth Mother’s true body; that is the main priority. The other two fellow Daoists haven't sent back any news yet, so it seems they haven't succeeded,” Han Li said after a moment of thought.

“Of course...” Bao smiled faintly, and just as she was about to reply, a sharp voice suddenly echoed from the spot where Tong had disappeared:

“You think by defeating Min Yi, you'll have no more worries? What a ridiculous joke. Now, let Min Er properly deal with you two.”

No sooner had the voice faded than a colossal claw, seemingly supporting the heavens, appeared high in the sky and fiercely swiped down at Han Li and Bao. The claw's five fingers spread, almost obscuring half the sky. Its sharp talons alone were over ten zhang long, flickering with an icy green light. With one grab, five remarkably long white streaks instantly appeared in the void, as if the entire sky had been torn apart. “Don’t be so quick, Min Er! Leave one for Min San to play with too!” another eerie voice echoed from all directions.

The moment Han Li heard this voice, a strange laugh suddenly echoed in his ears, sounding like a seductive giggle or a soft gasp. Han Li's divine sense involuntarily wavered for a moment, a trace of blankness flashed in his eyes simultaneously, and his movements slowed even further. At the same time, with a clap of thunder from a clear sky, a massive grey-white electric arc flashed into existence from high above, descending menacingly towards Han Li. How powerful was Han Li’s spiritual mind? Coupled with his cultivation of profound secret arts like the Spirit Refinement Technique, almost instantaneously, a cool energy surged from his Dantian and swiftly circulated through his head, immediately bringing him back to full consciousness.

“Fiendish Lightning!”

But upon seeing the grey-white electric arc high above, his face subtly changed, and he hastily withdrew the emerald longsword in his hand. With a shake of his shoulder, he completely ignored the giant claw above his head. Instead, he instantly conjured over ten identical illusory figures that shot out in all directions simultaneously. However, with a rumble, the grey-white electric arc seemed to split like a living entity, transforming into an equal number of arcs that flashed and pursued these illusory figures.

At this moment, a soft cry came from Bao's side. As a halo of yellow light rose from her hand, the Earth Emperor Nail instantly expanded to over a thousand zhang, fiercely striking towards the giant claw in the sky. The giant claw's five sharp talons suddenly retracted, transforming directly into five enormous green blades that furiously chopped downwards, seemingly unfazed by the colossal nail below. After an earth-shattering roar, the moment the giant nail and the five green blades made contact, they erupted in blinding green and yellow light, resulting in a momentary stalemate.

On the other side, the grey-white electric arcs relentlessly pursued Han Li's illusory figures like maggots clinging to bone, seemingly determined not to return until their targets were annihilated.

“Mere Fiendish Lightning! Do you really think I can't deal with it?!” Han Li's enraged voice simultaneously echoed from the over ten illusory figures. Following this, with a similar peal of thunder, over ten golden electric serpents shot out from the hands of these illusory figures. Upon contact with the grey-white electric arcs, they shattered and extinguished with a fizzling sound. However, aside from dimming slightly, the grey-white electric arcs were completely unharmed and continued to surge towards Han Li's illusory figures.

A thundering 'rumble'! The illusory figures, just as the grey-white electric arcs reached them, self-destructed one after another, transforming into countless golden runes that intertwined with the grey-white electric arcs, creating a struggle that seemed evenly matched for a moment. However, only one illusory figure solidified, revealing Han Li's true body. With a mighty roar, purple-golden light swirled around him, and he fiercely punched out towards the incoming grey-white electric arc. With an earth-shattering thud, a pillar of white light shot forth in response, colliding head-on with the grey electric arc. The seemingly formidable and direct electric arc, upon contact with the white light pillar, immediately shattered inch by inch as if meeting its nemesis, and was completely engulfed and consumed by the white light. However, the purple-golden light that originally enveloped Han Li's body dimmed by more than half after this attack. Though his punch just now seemed incredibly powerful, it caused a significant drain on his true essence.