Chapter 2358: True Immortal Descends Powerfully Slaying Strong Enemies

A mighty roar suddenly erupted from the halo of light. Then, two large purple-gold hands reached out from within, tearing forcefully apart. With a sharp, piercing rip, the halo of light was forcibly rent open by the two large hands. The giant ape, radiating purple-gold light, strode out from the center. Although its body was somewhat scorched, it appeared largely unharmed.

"So, it wasn't a true Mother-Child Corpse Yin Lightning after all. Its power is only one-tenth of the genuine article. To think such power could harm me is wishful thinking. It seems to be the legendary Art of Divided Condensation, which is quite interesting," the giant ape rumbled, its large mouth twisting into a grin.

"Hmph, if one isn't enough, what about ten, or a hundred?" There was a brief silence in the surrounding void. Huang Yuanzi seemed momentarily stunned by the giant ape's formidable physical body, but he quickly recovered and retorted fiercely. No sooner had he spoken than the other orbs trembled slightly, then shot towards Han Li like a torrential downpour.

"Foolish. Since I, Han, know this is the Art of Divided Condensation, destroying it will be as easy as turning my hand."

With a low roar, countless runes suddenly emerged on the giant ape's body. Simultaneously, several clusters of spiritual light flew out from it, transforming into illusory figures of true spirits such as the Kunpeng, True Phoenix, and Peacock. After circling once, they swiftly merged back into the giant ape's body and vanished. The next moment, the giant ape's body rapidly expanded in a blaze of purple-gold light. Golden flashes erupted from its shoulders and ribs, as two more heads and four more purple-gold arms materialized. Golden scales emerged across its skin, and straight, short horns sprouted from its forehead. Han Li had directly undergone the Three-Yuan Nirvana Transformation.

The transformed giant ape exuded an almost suffocating aura of terror. Its expression turned grim as a cluster of emerald-green light erupted from its arm, instantly forming a dark green wooden sword, which it seized. It was none other than the Profound Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword. With a slight tremble of the sword, countless five-colored runes surged forth, and a blinding light flashed. A dark green halo burst from the giant ape, expanding in all directions, as powerful law fluctuations also spread throughout the area.

The next moment, the dark green halo collided with the incoming orbs. A chorus of "puffs" erupted! An astonishing scene unfolded. All the orbs hummed, their surfaces flickering with blood-red light, then disintegrated into dust as if weathered away.

"A Profound Heaven Treasure of Destruction! No, impossible..." Huang Yuanzi's desperate shouts echoed from high above, filled with hoarseness and despair. But just then, a fierce grin appeared on the giant ape's face. Suddenly, dark energy emerged simultaneously from the brows of its three faces, and a third, ink-black Dharma Eye materialized on each. After glancing at the several archways, the wooden sword in its hand suddenly rose, and a shimmering green sword light shot out towards one of them.

At the same time, its other arms blurred, and it unleashed two punches through the air towards each of the remaining eight archways. Over a dozen head-sized golden light clusters shot out. With just a flicker, they struck the other eight archways even before the green sword light. With a series of thunderous roars, the dozen-plus golden light clusters exploded, transforming into rolling golden waves that instantly engulfed all the archways.

Under the terrifying power of the golden shockwaves, these archways shattered inch by inch without any resistance. Suddenly, figures flashed within, and eight illusory forms appeared amidst the archway debris. However, they only managed to struggle desperately twice before being utterly shattered and annihilated by the golden shockwaves. At this moment, the green sword light blurred and also sliced the last archway in half down the middle. With a "poof," a faint yellow illusory figure frantically shot out from the now-divided archway. After a blur, it vanished into the void, then reappeared over a thousand feet away.

"Brother Sanquan, quickly! All my clones have been destroyed! If you don't act now... ahh..."

The yellow figure was naturally Huang Yuanzi's true body. But just as he managed to utter two words of terror, a ripple appeared above his head. A purple-gold hand, over a hundred zhang large, tore through the void and materialized, then struck down like lightning from above. Huang Yuanzi's face turned pale with shock. A light flared around his body as he attempted to teleport away. However, layers of silver patterns suddenly emerged within the purple-gold palm above. After a swift rotation, an invisible force immediately enveloped him. Huang Yuanzi felt the air around him tighten. Not only did most of his internal magic power fail him, but he also lost the ability to teleport, as if the entire void had been sealed.

Naturally, Huang Yuanzi was scared out of his wits. With a loud roar, he rubbed his hands together, then thrust them upward. Immediately, dense yellow rays shot high into the sky. At the same time, multicolored light flashed from his body, and over a dozen treasures of various designs flew out, erupting in thunderous explosions and transforming into swirling mists of light that surged upward. It was clear that Huang Yuanzi was fighting with desperation.

From a distance, Daoist Sanquan, upon hearing Huang Yuanzi's cries for help, showed a hint of hesitation and did not immediately come to assist. After seeing him fall into despair, his expression changed several times, and he finally made a decision. He abruptly formed a hand seal, and with a flash of light, transformed into a three-colored long rainbow that ascended into the sky. After a long cry, he broke through the air, fleeing away from the valley. After a few blinks, the startling rainbow vanished without a trace.

At the same time, the giant purple-gold hand, with even more silver patterns appearing on it, finally descended, emitting ten thousand rays of light. Regardless of how sharp the arrow-like yellow rays were or how astonishing the violent energy from the self-detonation of the dozen-plus treasures was, upon contact with the giant purple-gold hand, they were all crushed and dissipated. Huang Yuanzi even desperately spat out over a dozen clusters of vital essence blood and consecutively unleashed several life-saving grand divine abilities to resist, but it was all in vain. He could only watch helplessly as the giant hand, like Mount Tai, directly suppressed him.

A cloud of blood mist suddenly exploded in the void. Subsequently, a yellow light blurred, surprisingly escaping the void's confinement and flying out from beneath the giant hand. After a flicker, it fled hundreds of zhang away. Within the yellow light, a faint, foot-tall figure in a yellow robe, with a face identical to Huang Yuanzi, was vaguely visible. It was his Nascent Soul. Only a perfected Nascent Soul capable of wielding Divine Roam abilities could disregard the void's confinement and escape so easily from beneath the giant hand. Of course, at this moment, he had also realized that Daoist Sanquan had abandoned him and fled alone. Cursing inwardly, he unhesitatingly formed hand seals repeatedly, and his form flickered as he teleported in the same direction, making his escape.

In the distance, the three-headed, six-armed giant ape saw this. A cold, stern expression appeared simultaneously on its three faces, and it merely gave the dark green wooden sword in its hand another casual flick. With a "whoosh," a green crescent-shaped sword light swept out, then flashed and vanished into the void. The yellow-robed figure in the distance just flickered and vanished into the void. Immediately, spatial fluctuations appeared nearby, and the crescent-shaped sword light manifested right after, vanishing into the void as well.

Moments later, a horrific scream erupted! The air rippled, and a cloud of blood mist surged out of nowhere. Within it, countless fragments of flesh and blood were faintly visible, yet all of them strangely floated in the air, with none falling down. With a "bang," a crimson fireball rolled in from a distance and exploded within the blood mist. The fiery crimson flames instantly blazed fiercely, incinerating everything within an area of about an acre into dust.

"Finally dealt with it. This Nine Illusions Ruyi Gate was truly a bit tricky; I even had to use the Nirvana Saint Body. That Daoist Sanquan, though, was fast enough to save his skin." The three-headed, six-armed giant ape's form rapidly shrunk, transforming into a human figure in the blink of an eye. After a cold glance in the direction Daoist Sanquan had fled, he murmured a few words.

Then, Han Li raised an arm and beckoned towards the distant void with one hand. With a tear through the air, a white, jade-like storage bracelet shot forth, and after a flicker, landed steadily in his palm. He quickly swept his divine sense through it, a satisfied expression appearing on his face. With another turn of his hand, he put the storage bracelet away, then turned his gaze towards the other battlefield.

There, on the ground near a small mountain tens of miles away, stood a hill made of countless severed limbs and shredded flesh. Blood flowed like a river, and the scent of gore permeated almost the entire sky. Above the hill of flesh and blood, the small figure transformed from the Gold-Devouring Beetle King floated silently. In one hand, it clutched a fist-sized, furry head. Its face was clearly that of the Undying Celestial Venerable, though it had inexplicably shrunk to this size. After transforming, the Undying Celestial Venerable almost possessed an immortal body, but now the pile of flesh and blood showed no reaction whatsoever, clearly indicating that the small figure had truly slain him.

"Jin'er, come back." Han Li smiled faintly and instructed.

The small figure in the distance heard Han Li's summons. Its expression shifted slightly, then it turned, lifted a leg, and with a "whoosh," vanished from its spot. A muffled thud! Spatial fluctuations appeared beside Han Li, and the small figure materialized beside him, expressionless.

"Well done. Although the Undying Body is formidable, as long as its head is severed first, its regenerative power will be greatly reduced. If its Nascent Soul is then forced out, it can naturally be easily slain. It seems when it comes to combat, you are completely self-taught and require no further instruction from me. Excellent work!" Han Li glanced at the head in the small figure's hand and spoke in an approving tone.

Upon hearing this, the small figure's expression remained unchanged, but it bowed to Han Li and then suddenly tossed over the head and another black storage bracelet it was holding. Han Li smiled faintly, and with a sweep of his sleeve, he drew both items into his hand. However, after merely glancing at the head, he shook his head and threw it away. Then, he opened his mouth, and a thick golden arc shot out. With a crack of thunder, the head instantly vanished into nothingness amidst the swirling golden light.