Chapter 2416: Five Demons

When King Xiong Si saw the green threads approaching, he narrowed his fierce eyes, casually held his wolf-tooth club horizontally in front of him, took a deep breath, and then suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar.

As soon as the roar left his mouth, the space in front of King Xiong Si blurred and twisted, forming a thick, translucent vacuum shield.

The rain-like green threads struck the shield, silently disappearing into it, like clay oxen entering the sea, leaving no trace.

Upon seeing this, Han Li's face showed a hint of surprise. With a flick of the green longsword in his hand, it instantly transformed into a giant sword, roughly thirty feet long, and he slashed towards the distant void.

With a whoosh, a sword shadow over a dozen feet long appeared out of thin air above King Xiong Si's head, descending with a formidable force.

King Xiong Si let out a cold snort and, without hesitation, swung his wolf-tooth club upwards.

A wailing sound arose as countless black gases surged out from the wolf-tooth club, transforming into a black dragon that soared into the sky.

A loud crash!

Before the green sword shadow could truly descend, it was torn to shreds by the menacing black dragon. Then, with another forceful shake of the wolf-tooth club by King Xiong Si, the dragon let out a low roar and lunged directly towards Han Li.

Han Li watched the black dragon, his expression unchanged. Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound erupted from his body as numerous green flying swords shot out from various points. They spun together in one spot, instantly forming a vast green sword lotus, about an acre in size.

Han Li merely activated his sword art, and the lotus petals of the sword lotus slowly unfolded, enveloping the charging black dragon. Countless sharp sword lights crisscrossed, slicing the dragon into innumerable fragments, which then burst apart and dissipated back into black gas.

"Haha, excellent. Although that was just a test, your strength is truly not weak. It's enough to give this King a satisfying fight." King Xiong Si saw his black dragon destroyed, but instead of anger, he burst out laughing.

Yet, the moment his words faded, he suddenly held the wolf-tooth club horizontally in front of him again and began to chant in a low voice.

In an instant, the wolf-tooth club in his hand suddenly glowed with a bloody radiance, transforming into a hazy, blood-red banner.

Its staff was made of white bone, and its flag of bloody mist. A single glance at it sent shivers down one's spine.

The moment the blood banner fully formed in King Xiong Si's hand, he tossed it high into the air.

With a "boom."

Countless black electrical arcs inexplicably appeared and swirled around the banner's surface. Simultaneously, as the blood mist on the banner consolidated, five golden skull heads flew out from it. They were initially only the size of a bowl, but as they swayed in the wind, they suddenly grew to the size of wagon wheels, their eyes flickering with bloody flames, and their mouths spewing faint green crystalline light.

"This is..." Han Li couldn't help but be slightly startled at the sight.

"Heh heh. Boy. These are true Yin Demons, refined by this King from the Nascent Souls of powerful enemies I've slain in the past. If you fall into my hands, you might just have the chance to become my sixth Yin Demon."

King Xiong Si let out a wild laugh and pointed a single finger at the skulls in the sky.

Instantly, the bloody flames in all the skulls' eyes flared, and they transformed into six golden ghost demons amidst a golden light.

Each demon had purple hair cascading over its shoulders, a green face with tusks, sharp claws, and its body was engulfed in rolling bloody flames, exuding a terrifying aura no weaker than that of an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.

"Go!"

King Xiong Si commanded, pointing into the void towards Han Li.

Immediately, the five golden ghost demons let out wailing cries. With a flicker of their forms, they transformed into five streaks of golden light and shot towards Han Li.

"Quite interesting. To be able to transform lost souls and Nascent Souls into such fierce demons is indeed a rare method. But if you think you're the only one with help, then you are greatly mistaken." Han Li chuckled at the situation. He then flicked his sleeve, and a similar golden light shot out from it. With a flash in the wind, it transformed into a small golden figure covered in purple-gold spiritual patterns.

It was the Golden Devouring Beetle King.

"Grant them liberation. With your divine abilities, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Han Li calmly asked the Golden Devouring Beetle King.

The small golden figure coldly observed the five charging ghost demons. Without a word, it stomped its foot, and immediately, sharp whistling sounds filled the air as countless invisible sword energies densely shot out from its body. Then, its form flashed, melting into these sword energies in mid-air, transforming into a vast expanse of shimmering golden light that swept towards the opposing ghost demons.

The five ghost demons opposite let out louder strange cries. One, appearing to be the most ferocious, suddenly swung its arm, plunging two ghostly claws directly into the sword lights.

With a "crack," its ten fingers and a small section of its arm were instantly shredded by the golden sword light.

The golden sword light seemed so sharp that it could cut through anything, rendering the ghost demon's body—which could normally withstand top-tier treasures—vulnerable before it.

This ghost demon was naturally shocked, but with a twist of its body, it flashed and vanished into the nearby void.

The remaining four ghost demons, a moment later, opened their mouths wide, and masses of black thunderfire surged out. They rapidly exploded and coalesced, forming a black ocean that collided with the golden radiance.

At their point of contact, black qi and golden light intertwined, as if two colossal beasts were struggling with all their might in a fierce battle.

Suddenly, a swift tearing sound erupted from within the golden radiance. Over a dozen thick sword lights instantly linked into a single line and slashed out, forcibly cleaving a huge gap in the black qi and continuing their assault deeper.

But just then, a ripple appeared at the gap, and the vanished ghost demon materialized out of thin air. Its two severely injured palms and half an arm were completely restored. With a ferocious expression, it opened its mouth wide and spat out a bloody bone pearl.

With a "bang."

It was unclear what kind of treasure this bone pearl was; when the golden sword lights struck it, they not only bounced off but also scattered and extinguished as they were tinged with bloody light.

The pearl even possessed the incredible divine effect of defiling treasures. Then, with a swift spin, countless black energies surged out from it, quickly engulfing the newly appeared ghost demon along with itself.

As a result, the sword light could not completely sever the black qi, and the black qi, supported by the bone pearl, likewise could not blast open the golden sword light. Although they continuously crashed into each other like massive waves, neither side could prevail over the other, creating a stalemate.

All of this seemed complex, but for Han Li and his opponent, it unfolded in an instant.

The moment King Xiong Si saw the small golden figure appear, he was first stunned. Then, seeing that the combined efforts of his five ghost demons were only barely able to withstand the sword energy transformed by the small figure, his pupils couldn't help but contract, and he subconsciously blurted out:

"What kind of spirit beast is this, possessing such immense divine abilities? Its aura seems somewhat familiar."

"Do you think I'd tell you?" Han Li replied indifferently.

"Hmph, if you won't tell me, I'll beat it out of you!" King Xiong Si became furious upon hearing this. He formed a hand seal, and his body suddenly swelled. At the same time, wisps of black qi erupted from his back, forming a gigantic ghostly face, about an acre in size, behind him in mid-air. The face then opened its mouth and spat out a long black ribbon. After a blur, it inexplicably traversed a hundred-zhang distance through the void, appearing right in front of Han Li and sweeping down towards his head.

Han Li didn't move his limbs, but a ripple appeared in front of him, and a layer of hazy grey light curtain materialized out of thin air. This was the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, specifically designed to counter the five elements.

However, a scene that startled Han Li occurred.

After the black ribbon struck the grey light curtain with a flicker, the curtain shattered like porcelain. Then, it coiled around Han Li unexpectedly seven or eight times, binding him into a giant black cocoon resembling a rice dumpling.

With a "puff," a layer of bloody flames vigorously ignited on the surface of the black cocoon, completely transforming it into a colossal fireball.

But King Xiong Si, from afar, did not stop there. Instead, after a sinister laugh, he made a gesture in the air with one hand. Instantly, a foul, bloody stench spread, and a giant, pitch-black axe, several zhang long, materialized. It then descended like lightning, slashing towards the distant fireball.

With a sharp "swoosh."

A cold light flashed above the fireball, and an extremely sharp axe-edge cleaved down, striking precisely in the center of the fireball formed by the black cocoon.

A crisp metallic clang echoed. The axe-edge first bounced back forcefully, then trembled and shattered into countless pieces, dissipating.

Next, a mighty roar came from within the fireball. Six large, hairy hands burst out from it, and simultaneously, surging silver flames shot up from these hands. With a downward sweep, they instantly engulfed all the bloody flames, revealing Han Li inside.

Han Li had now transformed into a three-headed, six-armed golden-furred giant ape. A layer of flickering silver flames covered his body, and his six eyes coldly glared at King Xiong Si in the distance.

King Xiong Si's face flickered with uncertainty; he hadn't expected that his previous attack would fail to harm Han Li in the slightest.

But the next moment, the giant ape's six arms moved simultaneously, and its six golden fists instantly surged forth as countless fist shadows. After a blur, they all transformed into spheres of light that shot out.

King Xiong Si let out a cold snort, opened his mouth, and another earth-shattering roar erupted. A vacuum shield instantly formed in front of him once more.

The golden spheres of light struck it like a torrential downpour.

This was vastly different from before!

The spheres of light, formed from the fist shadows, all violently flashed and exploded the instant before hitting the shield, releasing terrifying shockwaves.

Although the vacuum shield created by the roar was incredibly profound, under the simultaneous explosive impact of so many spheres of light, it instantly shattered piece by piece at a visible rate.

With no more resistance, the subsequent spheres of light all roared as they charged towards King Xiong Si's exposed body.

Faced with this sight, King Xiong Si neither dodged nor retreated. He simply held the black giant axe horizontally in front of him. Then, with a flash of black light, it transformed into a massive bone shield.

The huge ghostly face above King Xiong Si's back blurred for a moment, then suddenly appeared on the hazy black bone shield. It abruptly opened its mouth wide, and an incredibly terrifying suction force immediately surged out from it.

Caught by this suction force, the dense golden spheres of light involuntarily changed direction and plunged into the ghostly face's mouth. Inside, golden light wildly flashed and roars continuously echoed before they vanished without a trace.