Chapter 2278: True Immortal Descends True Ultimate Body

The entire Profound Sky Flower Domain was affected by the unusual changes in the flower trees. The swirling petal phantoms within it increased by nearly half, and, dancing wildly, transformed into palm-sized pink crystal shields, protecting everyone behind them.

As for Han Li himself, after taking a deep breath, the silver rune array on the surface of the three-headed giant ape he had transformed into hummed loudly. Streams of five-colored light surged out from it and poured rapidly into the Profound Sky Spirit Slaying Sword through its six arms.

As the emerald longsword chimed clearly, the silver characters on its surface shone dazzlingly, almost impossible to look at directly.

When all the light receded, the spirit sword transformed into a giant over ten zhang in length. The silver characters on its surface twisted and expanded, shrinking erratically, as if they had come alive.

After a low roar, the giant ape, Han Li's transformed body, blurred and quickly slashed. Instantly, an emerald ring silently cut outwards in all directions.

Almost simultaneously, the surrounding skeletal warriors also suddenly moved their arms, and all their bone spears were fiercely thrown out at once.

The sound of rushing air intensified!

The bone spears shot out were wreathed in black mist, and their tips flickered with black light, giving off an extremely sharp and sinister sensation.

The moment the bone spears were unleashed, a muffled sound like firecrackers emanated from the skeletal warriors. The power sustaining them rapidly vanished, and their bodies instantly disintegrated into dust.

The next moment, the bone spears plunged into the rapidly expanding emerald giant ring.

Immediately, deafening roars filled the sky. Black mist and green light intertwined, and the power of laws surged directly through the void, causing the elemental energy of heaven and earth to fall into utter chaos.

Although the sword strike Han Li unleashed was incredibly powerful, facing the full force of over a hundred Mahayana cultivators simultaneously, it naturally couldn't withstand it directly.

The emerald ring formed by the sword energy only lasted for a moment before disappearing along with the majority of the bone spears in a mutual destruction.

The remaining dozen or so bone spears, now unimpeded, instantly turned into a dozen streaks of black light amidst the sound of wind and thunder and plunged into the frantically rotating flower domain.

Without a sound!

Baohua's pupils contracted, and a jade finger hidden in her sleeve slightly bent, a faint ripple flashing and vanishing instantly.

At this moment, the rapidly rotating flower domain solidified and then shrank further, with over a dozen pitch-black orbs of light appearing within it out of nowhere.

These black orbs swelled and then swiftly merged into one, instantly dyeing a large expanse of the void, including the flower domain, an inky black. Then, with another flash, they all indistinctly vanished.

The Spirit Domain of the Mother of Insects, which had originally enveloped the entire sky, seemed to have exhausted all its power and began to slowly recede like a painting scroll, gradually revealing all the scenes of the deep sea abyss.

Two massive light flames, one green and one yellow, shimmered in the water, emitting extremely strong law fluctuations, and within them were none other than Baohua, Han Li, and Crab Daoist.

Baohua held up a rusted ancient nail with one hand, while Han Li stood there expressionlessly, holding his sword horizontally with one hand.

Evidently, in the previous strike, although both of them were unharmed due to their reliance on Profound Sky Treasures, the Profound Sky Flower Domain was completely destroyed.

As for Crab Daoist, he had at some unknown point resumed his human form, standing close beside Han Li, with faint lightning still flickering on his body. However, the giant gray net in the air had vanished without a trace.

It was unclear whether it had dissipated due to the collision of law power just now or if Crab Daoist had used some profound technique to directly dissolve it.

High above, opposite the trio, the enormous body of the Mother of Insects floated steadily in the water. Her central female head stared at them with golden light flashing in its eyes, but a hint of unusual color flickered within her pupils.

“I didn't expect that mere three individuals would possess two Profound Sky Treasures, and even understand a bit about Profound Sky Spirit Domains. No wonder my previous two avatars were no match for you. That pseudo-immortal puppet... no, you two must be the most outstanding figures from the lower realms in these tens of thousands of years,” the Mother of Insects said slowly, a hint of solemnity finally appearing in her voice.

“We are flattered by your praise, I am truly honored! However, if your vital energy hadn't yet recovered, and the Profound Sky Domain couldn't exert much power just now, even with Profound Sky Treasures in hand, we likely wouldn't have been able to break your Spirit Domain. It seems you were forced to awaken early, and not much of your cultivation remains,” Baohua lightly exhaled, a cold glint flashing in her eyes as she spoke.

“Oh, from what you, girl, are implying, it seems you believe you gained the upper hand in the previous exchange?” The Mother of Insects chuckled softly, a look of disdain appearing on her face.

“Whether we gained the upper hand just now, I don't know, but it is true that you probably cannot use any great divine abilities now,” After a moment of silence, Baohua's charming face fully blossomed as she finished her sentence.

“What do you mean by that... what, what is this thing!” The Mother of Insects first curled her lips, but the next moment her expression changed drastically. She suddenly lifted a forelimb, revealing an expression of extreme shock and anger.

A faint yellow needle was seen embedded in her forelimb, at some unknown point, most of it having sunk into her limb, shimmering with a soft glow.

At this moment, Baohua revealed a strange smile, and the Earth Emperor Nail she held in her hand merely swayed towards the opposite side.

A flash of yellow light!

The fine needle on the Mother of Insects' forelimb instantly transformed into a giant nail about a foot long, emitting a startling yellow glow. A wave of law power flowed down, enveloping the Mother of Insects entirely, and countless yellow runes surged forth simultaneously!

An astonishing scene unfolded!

Under the countless runes, the gigantic insect, originally as vast as a mountain, astonishingly shrank countless times under the power of laws, transforming into an ordinary-looking creature several zhang in size in the blink of an eye.

“A Profound Sky Treasure, you actually have a third one! When did you tamper with me... I remember now, when the laws of heaven and earth collided just now, I felt a faint discomfort deep down. You actually secretly unleashed this item then.” Even the inherently sinister Mother of Insects was startled by this situation. When she abruptly tried to activate the magic power within her body, she suddenly found that most of her true essence was solidified and impossible to mobilize. Her expression instantly turned somewhat grim.

“Heh heh, a third Profound Sky Treasure? You are mistaken, esteemed one. This Earth Emperor Nail was originally a pair; only when the two are combined can it exert its full power,” Baohua said with a faint smile, simultaneously flicking her wrist. The yellow giant nail in her hand was unleashed again without hesitation, transforming into a fleeting streak of piercing light.

The next moment, a ripple appeared above the Mother of Insects' head, and with a flash of yellow light, the second Earth Emperor Nail shot down like a phantom.

Even if the Mother of Insects possessed immense divine abilities, if she were restrained by both Earth Emperor Nails simultaneously, she likely wouldn't be able to mobilize even a shred of magic power within her body.

Facing Baohua's unexpected attack, the Mother of Insects merely let out a cold snort, and one of her forelimbs blurred.

With a 'bang,' the second Earth Emperor Nail was struck away like a piece of straw, unable to approach the Mother of Insects' body by even an inch.

The sound of rushing air echoed again.

Another human-arm-like forelimb effortlessly reached out and easily snatched the flying yellow ancient nail into its grasp, pulling it back with ease.

“Now I see why the Profound Sky Treasure in your hand is so powerful; it turns out to be a pair. Coincidentally, I am still missing a few protective artifacts for my reappearance this time, so this pair of Earth Emperor Nails will have to suffice for now.” The Mother of Insects examined the struggling ancient nail in her hand, her eyes filled with mockery, but spoke unhurriedly.

“Impossible! Most of your true essence has been sealed, how can you still do this?” Baohua stared fixedly at the Mother of Insects opposite her, speechless, almost unable to believe her own eyes.

She had concealed the second Earth Emperor Nail from the beginning, naturally intending it as her ultimate killing move. However, after a painstaking plan, it had unexpectedly turned out like this.

This caused the woman's heart to sink to its lowest point, losing all confidence in defeating her opponent.

Beside them, Han Li, witnessing the Mother of Insects effortlessly swat away the Earth Emperor Nail, twitched his eyebrow, and a faint realization flickered across his face.

“Consider yourselves unlucky. If you had encountered me a few hundred years earlier, that last move might indeed have succeeded for you, girl. But now, heh heh, even if I had no magic power whatsoever, killing the three of you would be as easy as lifting a hand.” The Mother of Insects said languidly, tightly gripping the writhing ancient nail in one hand. The terrifying aura she had initially exuded had long since vanished entirely, but another invisible imposing presence instantly enveloped Baohua, Han Li, and the others from afar, making all three hesitant to make a move.

Every word she spoke made Baohua's face grow a shade paler, and she appeared faintly hesitant and uncertain.

“Esteemed friend, your confidence like this, is it perhaps due to this formidable physical body?” Han Li's eyes flickered as he asked faintly.

“You are indeed discerning; you finally saw this point. Did you truly believe I was merely trapped here, recovering my cultivation and breaking the seal? Haha, I'll tell you two the truth. If I truly wanted to break free from the seal, I could have easily done so tens of thousands of years ago. The reason I willingly remained trapped here was simply to utilize the mysterious power of this ancient seal to temper my jade bone true body, to recast this body into a True Apex Body. Now that my true body is complete, even if I stand still and let you attack me with all sorts of treasures, you won't be able to harm my physical body in the slightest. With this True Apex Body, I am powerful enough to traverse all realms, supreme and unrivaled.” The Mother of Insects burst into maniacal laughter, speaking with utmost pride.

No sooner had she finished speaking than all the Mother of Insects' limbs abruptly slashed through the air, and a loud "swoosh" erupted before her. Countless white streaks flashed into existence, instantly turning black and forming numerous fine cracks.

As a tremendous suction force appeared within the cracks, it shockingly drew in all the yellow runes and law power that had enveloped her body. After another hum, all the cracks silently mended as if nothing had happened.

The next moment, the giant insect simply ran one of its human-like hands over its forelimb and pulled out the ancient nail that had been deeply embedded within.

“Impossible! This Earth Emperor Nail has been refined by my friend for countless years; how could it be pulled out so easily?” Baohua mumbled, her face ashen.