Chapter 2326: True Immortal Descends Battle of Asura (6) (Happy New Year)

Not only the silver halo, but even the nearby void was split open by the green line, from which dark black light surged forth.

When all the silver light receded, the scene within the halo finally revealed itself.

In the void at the center, with the green line as its axis, it had strikingly transformed into two distinct parts: black and white.

The part above the green line was identical to before, but it was thoroughly protected by a crystal-like five-colored light barrier, covering most of it.

Below the green line was a pitch-black spatial rift, emitting spatial power that was slowly and frantically spreading in all directions, as if threatening to devour everything.

This terrifying phenomenon caused individuals from the other battle groups to involuntarily slow their spellcasting, quickly sweeping their spiritual sense towards this area.

Once everything was clearly seen, the Asura Spiders were startled, while Mo Jianli and the others felt a slight surge of joy.

Although the avian-headed monster, transformed from the Elder Yi, had not been completely killed by this strike, its lower half had vanished without a trace. Its remaining upper body was within the five-colored light barrier in the upper void, profusely sweating as it activated a crystalline five-colored shield.

That layer of light barrier, resembling a crystal wall, was strikingly formed by the aggregation and transformation of five-colored runes furiously pouring out from this very shield.

The black spatial power, spreading wildly upwards from below, immediately became incredibly sluggish upon contacting this light barrier.

"A Profound Sky Treasure! You actually possess a complete Profound Sky item. If not for the power of this treasure's laws, how could you have broken my temporal divine ability?" Elder Yi stared intently at the dark green wooden sword in the giant ape's hand, yelling somewhat hoarsely, his face filled with shock and rage.

Although a few Grand Ascension stage cultivators might possess one or two of these world-treasured Profound Sky items,

For nine out of ten Grand Ascension existences, however, it was impossible to obtain a Profound Sky Treasure even in their entire lifetime.

For most Grand Ascension stage cultivators across various realms, having one or two imitations or fragments of Profound Sky Treasures for protection was already considered quite good.

Even though Elder Yi's cultivation and divine abilities were exceptional among ordinary Grand Ascension cultivators, he had little fortune in this regard and did not possess a true Profound Sky item.

However, the fact that he could survive two consecutive strikes from the Profound Sky Spirit-Slaying Sword showed that his strength was indeed extraordinary.

"Why bother with such nonsense? If it weren't for those five crystalline swords in your hand, wouldn't you also be unable to activate temporal power?" After delivering the second strike, the giant ape's form shrank again, becoming only about ten-odd zhang tall. With a cold sneer, it took a large step forward.

*Bang!* A muffled sound.

After a tremor in the nearby void, the giant ape's figure instantly traversed a hundred zhang, appearing above Elder Yi.

The heaven and earth primal energy surged again. The dark green long sword in the giant ape's hand trembled, and it decisively brought down a third strike towards the ground below.

A shimmering silver sword light, like a bright moon falling from the sky, descended, and a wave of chilling law fluctuations wildly swept out once more.

Seeing this, Elder Yi below turned incredibly pale. He simply couldn't believe that the opponent still had the ability to activate a Profound Sky Treasure a third time.

It should be known that activating a treasure like a Profound Sky Treasure at full power not only consumed an astonishing amount of true essence but also placed an unimaginable burden on the physical body.

Some Grand Ascension stage cultivators with slightly weaker physical bodies could even face the danger of their bodies collapsing from just one full activation.

Otherwise, when Han Li was in the Integration stage, even if he had cultivated the Nirvana Transformation to the Biregional phase, he could only barely exert a fraction of the Profound Sky Spirit-Slaying Sword's power.

Although Han Li's third strike was truly unexpected, Elder Yi below naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for death.

A fierce glint flashed across his face. Suddenly, he pointed a finger at the crystalline shield in front of him, then opened his mouth and spat out several clumps of emerald-green vital blood into it. At the same time, he turned his head and roared:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, quickly call out Fellow Daoist Ying! This person before me, I can no longer hold him off!"

These words were strikingly directed at the Asura Spider matriarch.

At this moment, this woman had, at some unknown point, hundreds of green needles in front of her, which had transformed into countless dazzling sharp points, engaging in an inextricable battle with Xue Ran and the other person opposite her, resulting in a stalemate.

The Asura Spider matriarch had been observing the elder's situation with a portion of her spiritual sense. Now, hearing his exasperated cry, her face immediately changed. After her gaze quickly darted around a few times, she secretly gritted her teeth, tightened the five fingers of a hand inside her sleeve, and instantly crushed a bright red wooden token.

On the other side, far away, Mo Jianli and his two spirit beasts were activating seven or eight different treasures, leading the four adult Asura Spiders in a fighting retreat, already reaching the edge of the Heaven's Secret at dozens of miles away.

Seeing their sweating appearance, they clearly couldn't sustain themselves for much longer either.

Meanwhile, beneath the stone city, in a highly protected secret chamber with multiple layers of restrictions, a black silhouette, holding a crystalline rod-shaped object in each hand, suddenly let out a soft "咦," slowly opened its eyes, and released a burst of blood-red light from its pupils.

At the large entrance outside the secret chamber, more than a dozen blood-red spheres, about ten feet in diameter, were placed on both sides.

A series of crisp cracking sounds came.

White light appeared on the surface of these blood-colored spheres, and white cracks emerged. Waves of terrifying aura emanated from them, as if some monster was vaguely trying to escape from within.

The crystalline shield flashed, once again transforming into five crystalline swords that crossed and slashed upwards, emitting weak law fluctuations, supporting a silver moon in the void.

At the same time, the five-colored light barrier below dispersed and vanished.

Behind Elder Yi, a *whoosh* sound was heard. A pair of five-colored feathered wings emerged, and he flapped them fiercely without hesitation.

The elder's half-crippled body suddenly moved, transforming into a phantom that shot towards the stone city, fleeing rapidly.

A cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes. The dark green wooden sword in the giant ape's hand suddenly trembled. The silver moon below immediately shook, and the terrifying spiritual pressure it emitted surged several times over, instantly and forcefully crushing the weak law power emanating from the five crystalline swords.

The five crystalline swords immediately let out a mournful wail. Four of them instantly exploded into specks of spiritual light, while only one, its radiance dimmed, fell from high above, disappearing into the ground's sand in a flash.

A roar!

In front of the phantom transformed by Elder Yi, a silver electric light flashed, and the three-headed, six-armed giant ape appeared, wreathed in electric arcs, perfectly blocking the front of the stone city.

At this moment, the dark green long sword in the giant ape's hand had already vanished, and its vertical eye and short horns on its head had also strangely disappeared. It had actually dispelled its Nirvana Sacred Body transformation, maintaining only its ordinary Brahma Saint Golden Body.

The golden giant ape still let out a low, expressionless roar, and its six massive fists immediately punched out, meeting the elder's phantom head-on.

Instantly, six clusters of golden light flashed into existence in the void, converging into a golden vortex that spun rapidly and enveloped the elder's phantom.

Seeing this, a look of terror flashed through Elder Yi's eyes. After gritting his teeth, one of the five-colored feathered wings on his back suddenly blurred and slashed across his shoulder.

An arm immediately slid off silently and fell, then *bang*, it self-destructed, transforming into a bloody human figure that lunged into the vortex.

Roaring explosions continuously emanated from the golden vortex, and the bloody human figure was instantly torn to shreds.

However, the vortex itself paused and became momentarily stagnant.

The giant ape, transformed from Han Li, subtly changed its expression.

Because even as the bloody figure lunged out, the original elder's phantom blurred and vanished with the wind.

The giant ape suddenly turned, looking towards the massive walls of the stone city, which were shrouded by several layers of light barriers.

As a result, on the city wall, after specks of blood light converged, Elder Yi's incomplete body silently materialized. However, his original peacock head had strikingly disappeared, and he had regained his human appearance.

A peculiar look flashed through the giant ape's eyes, and the lips of its central head moved a few times, uttering sounds too low to be heard.

If someone were to approach and listen intently, they would make out phrases like "Calamity Transformation Great Art."

The bizarre secret art the elder had just employed was indeed quite similar to the Calamity Transformation method he had previously cultivated. Even if it wasn't the same secret art, it likely shared a certain origin.

But at this moment, Elder Yi on the city wall was clearly severely depleted of essence. After glaring fiercely at Han Li twice, he ignored everything else and hastily pulled out several pills from his robes and swallowed them. Then, several talismans flew out from his sleeve, instantly vanishing into his body.

After a few *puffs*, amidst the elder's low incantations, several wisps of blood mist emerged from his incomplete waist and severed arm, beginning to repair his physical body.

With countless blood threads densely intertwining, the elder's arm and lower body became faintly discernible in the blood mist almost instantly. It seemed that it wouldn't take long for him to fully recover.

But how could Han Li give him such an opportunity? With a long roar, his three arms suddenly flipped over simultaneously. Instantly, five distinct small mountains—blue, black, and five-colored—appeared in his palms, and he unhesitatingly threw them all upwards towards the stone city.

His other three arms clawed at the void. After a flash of green light, three shimmering green long swords suddenly appeared. They swayed in the wind, growing to a massive size of about ten feet, and immediately slashed wildly towards the stone city.

A loud *hissing* sound arose as countless dense green sword lights surged forth, transforming into streaks of sword shadows that shot out.

After the three small mountains trembled, they transformed in mid-air into colossal masses hundreds of zhang tall, descending menacingly towards the stone city.

In an instant, thunderous roars erupted in the void.

Outside the stone city, several layers of light barriers simultaneously flashed wildly, and waves of restrictive fluctuations surged forth furiously.

At the same time, in some hidden corners and flying formations within the stone city, some of the recently vanished Asura Spider clansmen and other high-level exotic beasts who were sitting cross-legged simultaneously turned pale and spat out a mouthful of vital blood.

Under such ferocious attacks, even the stone city's impressive protective restrictions could not truly hold out for long.

Under the giant ape's torrential assault, layer after layer of light barriers rapidly disintegrated and vanished, leaving only the final layer in an instant.

Elder Yi on the city wall witnessed all of this, and his face turned incredibly pale.

He had never imagined that Han Li, after a fierce battle with him, would still possess such powerful true essence to forcefully break through the stone city's protective restrictions.

But just then, a captivating voice suddenly echoed from within the stone city.

"Mother, Uncle-Master Yi! How is it that Ying'er has only been in seclusion for a few years, and someone has already attacked our gates?"