Chapter 2280: Strong Clash of the Powerful

A dull thud sounded as a golden fist brutally shattered the white wind blade in mid-air.

The giant ape, into which Han Li had transformed, blurred into position in front of Daoist Xie, slowly retracting a massive fist.

Upon seeing this, the Mother of Demonic Devourers was slightly taken aback.

The wind blade, seemingly ordinary, was in fact formed directly from her immense, invisible power.

Not to mention ordinary top-tier flying daggers or swords, even average spirit treasures would likely not have been able to budge it in the slightest.

"I underestimated you. It seems your physical body is quite formidable. I recall one of the demonic cultivators I trapped with my magic, after transforming into their Mahayana form, looked quite similar to your current appearance. Could it be that you cultivate the same technique?" the Mother of Demonic Devourers said slowly, a cold glint in her eyes.

Ignoring the whereabouts of Daoist Xie and Baohua, she now focused all her attention on Han Li. "Oh, you mean the Nirvana Holy Ancestor, right? While my Brahma Saint True Devil Arts are somewhat different, they indeed share some origins with the cultivation method he practices. Furthermore, I'll tell you the truth: although I possess many treasures and am proficient in numerous divine abilities, my true trump card, coincidentally, is also this physical body." Han Li spoke a few words calmly. Suddenly, the giant ape's six arms each formed a hand seal, causing a brilliant golden light to erupt from its body. Purple-gold scales surged forth, and various silver spirit runes intricately flowed across its surface.

In an instant, several immense phantom figures—a golden dragon, a colorful phoenix, a lightning roc, and a blue luan—flashed into existence behind the giant ape. After another flash, they surged into the ape's body.

The giant ape's body suddenly swelled, transforming amidst countless swirling runes into a demonic god-like being over a thousand zhang tall.

On the giant ape's surface, the purple-gold scales, interspersed with countless silver spirit runes, suddenly solidified, forming a suit of purple-gold battle armor inscribed with intricate silver patterns. This armor completely enveloped its body, exuding a ferocious, intimidating aura that made one's heart tremble!

At the same time, within Han Li's Dantian, a small figure identical to Han Li sat cross-legged, solemnly forming a hand seal with one hand. A layer of flickering silver flames burned on its surface, subtly emitting an unfathomable aura.

Han Li's Nascent Soul had, surprisingly, ignited the Fire of Origin directly, without regard for the consumption of its vital energy.

The consequence of this action was that his magical power and physical body's strength increased by more than twofold. However, this would undoubtedly lead to severe repercussions later and could not be sustained for long.

Upon seeing this, the expression of disdain on the central head of the Mother of Demonic Devourers finally changed.

"The Nirvana Holy Physique of the demon race? No, it's more than that... Oh! This... this is the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasure Art! How do you possess the secret art of the Immortal Realm's Hundred Crafts Mountain? I understand! You acquired the cultivation method of the one who betrayed Hundred Crafts Mountain and descended to the lower realms back then. Heh heh, even so, do you think a few superficial divine abilities, cultivated haphazardly without guidance from a true immortal of the Hundred Crafts Sect, are enough to contend with me?!" The Mother of Demonic Devourers exclaimed in surprise initially, but after her female head's eyes flickered a few times, she regained her composure and a mocking smile reappeared.

The next moment, countless golden and silver runes appeared on the Mother of Demonic Devourers' body, and her jade-like crystalline form once again grew to an immense size.

In an instant, the Mother of Demonic Devourers transformed her body into a massive entity, no smaller than the giant ape opposite her.

The two colossal beings, one on the left and one on the right, almost occupied the two ends of the deep-sea abyss. They stood remotely facing each other, each erupting with terrifying auras.

"Is that so? Whether I can contend with your True Extremity Form, I must try it to know," Han Li said with a cold snort. The giant ape he had transformed into suddenly had a golden flash on its three heads. Each head was covered by a layer of silver face armor, leaving only six giant, glittering eyes exposed. With a furious roar, three spheres of light, each of a different color and containing a lifelike miniature mountain, flew out from its body. After spinning rapidly, they crashed together with a "boom," merging into one massive, shimmering sphere of light.

The golden-armored ape extended a large hand into the sphere of light, then abruptly pulled it back, astonishingly drawing out a towering, dark green club.

This club was not only incredibly thick, but its surface was also inscribed with countless five-colored spirit runes, radiating myriad rays of light and appearing immensely heavy.

The giant ape gripped the dark green club firmly. Its six icy gazes swept across the Demonic Devourer opposite, then its arm moved suddenly, transforming into a whirlwind as it swung the club down.

Before the massive club truly descended, a piercing screech erupted in the void, and a thick white streak flashed into existence in the air. Simultaneously, an indescribable, invisible wind pressure aggressively bore down.

If Han Li's previous Nirvana Stage Three transformation had allowed his physical body's strength to contend with some legendary powerful true spirits, now, having ignited the Fire of Origin, the immense power within him could almost literally shatter the heavens and split the earth bare-handed.

Thus, with just a light swing of its club, the giant ape directly tore open a massive rift in the void.

Seeing this, the Mother of Demonic Devourers below narrowed her eyes. She appeared to regard the immense falling force as nothing. Instead, two ink-black, scissor-like limbs beneath her abdomen suddenly crossed and shot upwards, directly confronting the towering club.

With a "boom" like a clear sky thunderclap, a ball of seven-colored light suddenly burst open in mid-air.

The entire deep-sea abyss trembled abruptly, and rings of suffocating, invisible giant waves surged outwards in all directions.

However, the colossal bodies of the giant ape and the Mother of Demonic Devourers remained as stable as Mount Tai amidst the tremors.

And when the light in the high sky receded, it became clear that the dark green club and the two jet-black forelimbs were locked together in a stalemate high above.

The three trembled slightly, but the massive club could not descend, nor could the two forelimbs pry it open!

The previous strike appeared to be an even match.

Han Li was inwardly astonished, but the giant ape he had transformed into let out another roar, its six arms moving in unison.

The massive club blurred, transforming into a multitude of club shadows that surged towards its opponent from all directions.

The Mother of Demonic Devourers' expression darkened. Without a word, the limbs beneath her body blurred, countless tearing sounds of air surged and whistled around her, and layers of phantom limb images appeared intermittently in the nearby void.

Astonishingly, neither used any magical power, fighting purely with the formidable strength of their physical bodies.

A tremendous rumbling sound of wind and thunder suddenly arose!

Hurricanes burst forth in the water, the void blurred and shook, countless fine white streaks appeared amidst the tremors, and towering waves surged one after another.

Under the fierce struggle of the two behemoths, the entire deep-sea abyss presented a doomsday-like scene of collapsing heavens and rending earth.

With a "bang" and a jarring sound, the Mother of Demonic Devourers made a slip and was struck hard on her jade-like back by the dark green club. A terrifying immense force surged, immediately sending her flying over a hundred zhang away.

But the next moment, the Mother Bug let out a furious roar, her body blurring as she shot back like a crossbow bolt, reappearing just inches from the giant ape. With a swing of her dozen sharp limbs, a dense volley of white wind blades shot forth.

Each of these wind blades contained immense power, and combined with their sudden burst at such close range, even the golden-armored ape, though fearless, couldn't help but frantically swing its club, a flurry of shadows.

"Puff, puff," two sounds.

Two jade-like fists unexpectedly emerged from the void under the cover of the wind blades and pressed against the golden-armored ape's chest, simultaneously exerting immense force.

A flash of purple-gold light, and two large dents appeared in the ape's chest armor. After a tremor, its body involuntarily flew backward through the air, flipping several times before barely regaining its balance.

In that brief moment, the Mother of Demonic Devourers sneered, her cicada-like wings on her back twitched, and her body ghosted close to the ape. Her dozen or so jet-black limbs instantly transformed into deadly scythes, slashing fiercely at various parts of the giant ape's body.

At the same time, her other human-like arm extended and quietly lunged, fiercely attempting to gouge out the two eyes of the giant ape's central head.

Given the formidable strength of the Mother of Demonic Devourers' physical body, if this series of attacks had landed successfully, even the giant ape, Han Li's transformation, with its immense divine abilities, would likely have suffered severe injuries.

However, Han Li seemed to have anticipated this situation. The instant his body stabilized, he abruptly swung the massive club he held horizontally in front of him. With a flash of light, it reverted into three colossal mountain peaks, which firmly blocked his front, completely shielding the giant ape's massive body behind them.

A "shh-shh" sound rang out!

As the Mother of Demonic Devourers' phantom-like forelimbs slashed past, over a dozen deep grooves appeared on the surface of the three mountain peaks out of thin air.

However, upon encountering the obstruction, the Mother Bug's human-like arm suddenly exploded with a loud sound, inflating considerably in mid-air.

The human-like arm blurred, then lightning-fast, it bypassed the mountain peaks, its two fingers still aiming to viciously jab into the giant ape's eyes.

A sharp, air-rending gust of wind arrived instantly.

The golden-armored ape clearly hadn't anticipated this move from the Mother of Demonic Devourers, and it was too late to dodge.

Left with no choice, it abruptly regulated the magical power within its body. Immediately, countless runes surged from the silver face armor, and at the same time, its eyes snapped shut.

"Bang, bang!"

The Mother of Demonic Devourers' two fingers, like sharp cones, pierced through the runes on the ape's face and fiercely jabbed into its eyelids.

Even though the golden-armored ape had prepared itself, it still felt as if its eyelids had been struck by a heavy hammer. Its vision went black, and countless golden stars immediately appeared in its sight.

An unbearable surge of excruciating pain erupted in its eyes.

However, the giant ape instead let out a hearty laugh, and the three colossal mountain peaks suddenly blurred and vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, the surface of the ape's purple-gold armor suddenly gleamed with triumphant golden and silver light. Countless silver spirit runes detached from it and shot out unexpectedly, submerging themselves into the Mother of Demonic Devourers' massive body.

The Mother Bug was startled. Just as she was about to act, her body suddenly tightened. An incredibly thick silver chain appeared out of thin air, binding her tightly.