Chapter 2383: Array Diagram

Lady Wanhua was greatly startled. She immediately let out a sharp cry and shot a large, earth-yellow seal into the air. Simultaneously, the phantom of a black giant lion behind her suddenly raised a claw and swiped at the sky with a tearing roar.

With a loud bang.

The moment the five massive claw shadows touched the halo, they immediately bounced back and dispersed with a dull thud.

As for the large seal, after wobbling a few times, it was pulled around by a terrifying force emanating from the halo, then spun uncontrollably in mid-air as if losing all control.

The blood-red halo showed no signs of stopping, continuing its descent directly towards Lady Wanhua.

The old woman's face turned somewhat pale. But after a few strange sounds emerged from her throat, the black lion behind her immediately roared and suddenly spat out a black fireball.

The moment the fireball flew out, it immediately swelled as it rolled with the wind, transforming into a massive entity no smaller than the blood-red halo, and charged towards it.

Amidst a thunderous roar, the fireball transformed into a swirling cloud of fire, which violently expanded in all directions. Such was its immense power that even the blood-red halo began to flicker wildly after being struck.

But just then, the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad in the sky opened its large mouth. A mass of blood mist spewed out and, with a flash, disappeared into the halo.

The next moment, the immense halo hummed loudly. After a few slight tremors, supported by a surge of new, immense power, it regained its stability and forcefully pressed down on the fire cloud, descending towards the ground.

Even though the black giant lion also spat black flames into the cloud of fire, the power of the blood-red halo was clearly not something it could withstand.

Overwhelmed by shock and fury, Lady Wanhua saw the blood-red halo truly drawing near. She couldn't help but hesitate about whether to use her ultimate trump card.

But just then, the blood-red halo suddenly flashed and vanished into thin air.

At this moment, the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad calmly said, "My thanks for the match." After rolling its body onto the ground, a cloud of blood mist emerged out of thin air.

The masked man, having reverted to human form, walked out from the blood mist.

"Brother Xiao's divine abilities are truly impressive. In this exchange, I concede defeat," Lady Wanhua said with a grim expression and a hint of reluctance, after retracting the fire cloud in the air and the Dharma Aspect behind her.

"I merely had the advantage of my Nine-Eyed Blood Toad true form. In a true life-or-death battle, I might not necessarily defeat fellow Daoist Wanhua," Xiao Ming said, without any harsh words. "Fellow Daoist Han, it's your turn next. I, Xiao, also wish to witness the divine abilities from other continents." After these calm words, he addressed Han Li.

Then, a streak of light enveloped his body, and he transformed into a bloody light, escaping the energy barrier and reappearing near Han Li.

"Fellow Daoist Wanhua, do you not need to rest first? Perhaps fellow Daoist Qingping and I should spar a bit first?" Han Li asked with a slight smile, turning to the young Daoist.

"There's no need," the old woman said coldly from within the energy barrier, without waiting for the Daoist to reply. "I didn't use much true essence in that exchange. How much spiritual power could this old woman have expended? Fellow Daoist Han, please come in."

Seeing this, Daoist Qingping smiled but said nothing.

Han Li frowned slightly, then nodded. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and his figure blurred, disappearing from his original spot in a flash.

The next moment, fluctuations appeared in the void within the energy barrier, and Han Li's figure silently emerged.

"Since fellow Daoist only needs to withstand one move," Han Li said expressionlessly, "I, Han, will not hold back when I make my move."

"Hmph. You don't need to tell me that; this old woman knows," the old woman replied curtly. A black light flashed behind her, and the massive black lion reappeared. With bared fangs and claws, its form seemed two parts more ferocious and malevolent than before.

It seemed that her defeat in the previous exchange had left her simmering with anger, and she clearly intended to regain some face against Han Li.

Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly at this. But he took a deep breath and suddenly stepped forward.

After a muffled "thud", Han Li's step seemed to weigh over ten thousand jin. The moment his foot landed, it caused a thunderous roar to erupt from the spot.

The old woman's heart chilled. She then saw Han Li opposite her: countless silver spiritual runes suddenly swirled around his body, a brilliant golden light erupted, and his body rapidly swelled and grew enormous, while golden scales emerged one by one on his skin.

In the blink of an eye, the opponent transformed into a hideous demonic creature with a single horn on its head and golden scales all over its body.

"This is the True Devil Body, the ultimate cultivation of the demonic path! Fellow Daoist Wanhua, be careful! Do not be careless!" The moment Daoist Qingping outside the energy barrier saw Han Li's transformed appearance, his expression changed drastically, and he hastily spoke to warn her.

Xiao Ming, who was nearby, although his face was obscured by a mask making his expression unreadable, a hint of surprise clearly flashed in his eyes.

Lady Wanhua was already slightly stunned. Upon hearing the name "True Devil Body" and sensing the terrifying aura erupting from her opponent, her expression instantly became extremely grave.

She hardened her resolve. She suddenly shook both sleeves, and immediately, countless black flying needles shot out from her sleeves. After swirling densely in the nearby void, they astonishingly linked together to form a formation diagram swirling with black energy, perfectly enclosing her in its center.

This old woman had actually brought out her ultimate trump card, activating a flying needle formation diagram.

This set of flying needle formation diagrams was a refinement method she had accidentally obtained from an ancient ruin in her early years. She later spent several centuries forging these three hundred and sixty Black Blood Needles, and finally refined them into this formation.

Since Lady Wanhua had refined this formation diagram, once deployed in battles against peers, she had never truly suffered a great defeat. Even when facing stronger opponents, she could always maintain a stalemate.

Now, facing Han Li's transformation, she actually brought out this formation diagram without hesitation, which showed the degree of importance she placed on the True Devil Body.

"True Devil Body!"

Han Li, after completing his transformation and hearing Daoist Qingping's words, had a thought and secretly smiled.

"This incomplete Brahma Saint Transformation," he thought, "though seemingly very similar to the ultimate transformations achieved by cultivating several rare demonic arts, is in fact vastly different in power. Not to mention that Han Li's physical body is almost on par with ordinary true spirits; even without the aid of the Startling Thunders Art, this incomplete Brahma Saint body is more than enough to crush ordinary Mahayana cultivators."

Han Li mused this way to himself, with no intention of holding back. The moment he saw the opponent deploy her formation diagram, the dozen-zhang tall giant he had transformed into took a few steps, arriving right next to the formation diagram. With a movement of one arm, a large, scaly hand slowly reached towards the center of the formation diagram. After his five fingers flickered strangely, they vanished into the void before him.

With a muffled "boom", intense fluctuations erupted above the formation diagram. A dazzling golden giant hand, magnified several times, astonishingly appeared out of thin air as if tearing through space. After its five fingers spread, it pressed down on the formation diagram below, carrying an astonishing aura.

Lady Wanhua, at the center of the formation diagram, upon seeing the grand momentum of the giant hand, her mouth couldn't help but twitch. Yet, she unhesitatingly formed a hand seal.

Immediately, tearing sounds erupted from the black energy within the formation diagram, and countless black rays shot towards the sky like a sudden downpour.

Each black ray was, astonishingly, transformed from a fine needle, its tip emitting an astonishing cold gleam, and appearing extremely sharp.

The golden giant palm, however, showed no intention of dodging or evading, still steadily pressing straight down.

As a result, the black rays all fiercely struck the golden giant hand, like rain hitting a fence.

But the next moment, a loud "clanging" sound erupted. After these black rays burst into countless black lights on the surface of the golden giant hand, they all bounced away, completely unable to inflict any damage on the golden giant hand.

Lady Wanhua saw this, but did not show too much surprise. Instead, she took a deep breath and suddenly formed a hand seal with one hand, her body suddenly spinning wildly in place like a top.

A loud "pupu" sound erupted as countless multicolored spell incantations furiously shot out from the old woman's blurred figure, disappearing one after another into the formation diagram.

Black energy surged wildly throughout the entire formation diagram. Suddenly, more than a dozen black ropes shot out, and after a flash, they tightly entangled the golden giant hand in mid-air.

Then, a buzzing sound emanated from the black ropes. Countless black runes emerged and pressed one after another onto the giant hand.

In the blink of an eye, the golden giant hand was densely covered by these black runes, unable to reveal even a trace of its golden color.

"Seal!"

At this moment, Lady Wanhua in the formation diagram stopped spinning with a jolt. With a hint of triumph on her face, she let out a low cry towards the sky.

Instantly, those black runes glowed brightly. As they squirmed, they seemed poised for another transformation, intending to completely seal the giant hand.

But at this moment, a buzzing "Break!" echoed from the mouth of the giant Han Li had transformed into.

A thunderous roar erupted.

From within the black runes, countless golden electrical arcs suddenly shot out. As they intertwined and swirled, they tore all the runes apart inch by inch, revealing the golden giant hand once again.

The moment the giant hand regained its freedom, it suddenly flipped over. Its five fingers strangely grasped a section of each of the dozen or so black ropes. Then, with a slight exertion of force, a muffled "pupu" sound was heard.

Under the pressure of an incredible force, the dozen or so black ropes snapped and crumbled into dust.

Then, the golden giant hand blurred, strangely appearing just a few zhang away from the formation diagram in the void, and its five fingers spread out once more, pressing down fiercely.

The black formation diagram let out a piercing shriek as if stimulated. After a surge of black energy from within, it immediately shot into the air, transforming into a black curtain shimmering with dark light, protecting the entire formation diagram beneath it.

With an earth-shattering "boom".

The golden giant hand fiercely struck the black curtain. Black light and golden light instantly erupted from a single point.

The dazzling light caused Xiao Ming and Daoist Qingping on the outer viewing platform to squint their eyes.

When the light within subsided, and they opened their eyes again, the seemingly impenetrable black light curtain above the formation diagram had already forcefully disintegrated and vanished.

The golden giant hand, resembling a small mountain, had appeared directly above Lady Wanhua's head and quietly stopped.