Chapter 2429: Green Spirit Tribe

"The Green Spirit Race? Are they the aliens with translucent wings and green skin?" Han Li narrowed his eyes as he asked. "Oh, Senior, how did you know?" Zhu Guo'er asked in surprise upon hearing his words.

"Because quite a few of them are heading our way. It seems the Ink Spirit Sacred Ark's entry into this realm caused too great a disturbance, and the Green Spirits detected it," Han Li replied calmly.

"I see. Senior, please be careful. Although the Green Spirit Race is the most powerful alien race in the Minor Spirit Realm and cannot produce Grand Ascension stage beings due to the lack of spiritual energy, they can communicate with and possess ancient tree ancestral spirits, which are similar to true spirits. Their power is no less than that of ordinary Grand Ascension cultivators," Zhu Guo'er quickly warned.

"Ancient tree ancestral spirits, that sounds somewhat interesting. However, now is not the time to get entangled with them. If these Green Spirits are sensible, I won't bother with them. But if they foolishly try to obstruct us, I don't mind teaching them a lesson. Also, this passage exit cannot be known to others, so I will first set up a restriction to conceal it," Han Li said, nodding, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, numerous formation flags flew out from his cuff, turning into multicolored light clusters that flashed and vanished into the nearby void.

Han Li formed a hand seal with one hand and pointed into the void at the seven-colored halo.

Immediately, a cluster of five-colored runes appeared, interweaving and flashing before transforming into a faint light screen that vaguely concealed the seven-colored halo.

With a 'bang,' the seven-colored halo blurred, then vanished along with the faint light screen. The faint spatial fluctuations, which could still be vaguely sensed, were now completely cut off.

Next, Han Li chanted an incantation again, changed his hand seals, and flicked his sleeve forward once more.

A hazy green light swirled out from his sleeve, condensing into a large rune that then burst with a muffled sound. As countless green threads scattered, an incredible scene unfolded. The verdant giant pine, which had already been shattered into fragments, rapidly re-formed at its original spot before their eyes. Even the pit in the ground gradually refilled.

After a few breaths, all traces around the giant pine and the pit had returned to their original state. Han Li scanned the area with his spiritual sense once more, and only after confirming there were no omissions did he reveal a satisfied expression. Then, he slammed a palm towards the distant void.

With a world-shattering 'boom,' a small mountain over ten miles away was suddenly flattened by an immense downward force. Centered around the flattened mountain, a massive palm print, dozens of feet deep, appeared out of nowhere on the ground within a mile radius. Every single line on the palm was clearly visible.

"Let's go," Han Li said with a slight smile, giving the command. The giant ark roared and sped through the air in a certain direction, disappearing into the horizon after a few flashes.

After about the time it takes to eat a meal, a spiritual light flashed on the horizon in another direction. Several dazzling long rainbows streaked through the air, circled the nearby area for a moment, and then abruptly stopped at the flattened mountain. Their escape lights retracted, revealing three figures with transparent cicada-like wings on their backs.

All three were tall and slender, with pale green hair and skin. It was vaguely discernible that they were one female and two males.

The three gazed at the massive palm print below, their expressions unusually solemn.

"Shadow Cluster, what do you make of this?" a Green Spirit male, slightly more robust than the others, suddenly asked the woman beside him.

"Very powerful. The three of us couldn't possibly do something like this," the Green Spirit woman, whose appearance was noticeably more delicate than the other two, replied, her brows tightly furrowed.

"Hmph. Not just impossible for us. This person's strength is probably far superior to all three of us," the other male, who had a slightly longer face, said with a cold snort.

"Judging by the shape of this palm print, it was clearly left by a human cultivator. But are there really such powerful beings among humans?" a hint of doubt flashed across the woman's face.

"There shouldn't have been before. The strongest among humans was merely Rogue Cultivator Tiejun from Tianmen Mountain, whose cultivation was only slightly stronger than ours. Could this be a new powerhouse who has emerged among humans?" the robust Green Spirit male mused before replying.

"The Minor Spirit Realm is only so big; if such a powerhouse truly appeared among humans, how could we not have heard even a whisper? What's even stranger is, regardless of this person's origin, how did they appear in the center of the Green Sea?" the slender-faced male said coldly.

"That point is indeed strange. We'll probably only know the truth by asking the owner of this palm print," the woman replied, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

"Ask him? What do you think this human meant by leaving this handprint?" The robust male stroked his chin, pondering, and then asked in return.

"What else could it mean? He's just trying to intimidate us, to make us retreat from the difficulty. But what does he take the Green Sea for? Even if this person is truly a human Grand Ascension cultivator, he must still give us an explanation," the slender-faced male said with a sneer.

"Naturally. Otherwise, once this matter spreads, wouldn't all the other races treat the Green Sea as their own backyard? But what about the spatial fluctuations that appeared initially? Did this human powerhouse use some kind of spatial secret technique to disregard our race's restrictions and directly teleport here?" the woman slowly asked again.

"I also sensed the spatial fluctuations, but after a thorough check just now, I found no spatial traces left nearby. It seems they were directly erased by that human powerhouse," the slender-faced male said without hesitation.

"No matter how this human entered this place, everything will be clear once we capture him. Heh heh, his venturing deep into our Green Spirit territory this time is actually a good thing for our race. Otherwise, if we encountered such a powerful enemy directly outside, it might not be possible to successfully summon the ancient tree ancestral spirits," the robust male said with a sudden laugh. "Indeed. In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's quickly pursue him. Given the extent of his divine abilities, even with the power of the Green Sea, our other clansmen probably won't be able to stop him for long," the woman agreed, nodding her head.

The other two Green Spirit males naturally offered no objections. Their escape lights ignited simultaneously, and they once again transformed into three long rainbows, streaking through the air in pursuit, heading in the exact direction where the giant ark had vanished.

Meanwhile, the Ink Spirit Giant Ark continued to speed forward with a roar. However, at some unknown point, thousands of Green Spirits had appeared nearby, manipulating various magical artifacts to attack from a distance.

Rows of demonic crystal puppets had already emerged from the giant ark, also unleashing large beams of light and thunderfire in retaliation, appearing to be engaged in a fierce battle with the Green Spirits. However, the highest cultivation level among these Green Spirits was only the Void Refinement stage. All their attacks, upon reaching the giant ark, were completely absorbed by a layer of black light on its surface and vanished.

Conversely, when the puppets' attacks approached the Green Spirits, most were blocked by green leaf phantoms that appeared out of thin air.

Both sides appeared to be engaging in an exceptionally fierce exchange of blows, yet there were hardly any casualties. Similarly, these attacks had no impact on the giant ark's progress.

Suddenly, nearly half of the Green Spirits gathered, forming a strange formation. Simultaneously, they formed hand seals with one hand and chanted the same incantation.

With a 'boom,' hazy green light flashed among the countless giant trees below. Each tree produced a green leaf phantom, which quickly converged above the hundred-plus Green Spirits. They then coalesced into a giant leaf phantom, several acres in size. After a flash, it instantly teleported above the giant ark, glowing brightly as it descended.

It seemed as though it intended to envelop the Ink Spirit Giant Ark.

Just then, a ripple spread across the giant ark, and a hazy green hand flashed out from within. Its five fingers spread apart as it shot skyward like lightning, grabbing something.

With a crisp 'rip,' the giant leaf phantom shook, then was firmly seized by the green hand. It then struggled desperately, like a living creature. But the giant hand's fingers curled like hooks, gripping the giant leaf phantom tightly, giving it no chance to escape whatsoever.

The hundred-plus Green Spirits were greatly alarmed by this sight. Their incantations instantly grew frantic, and they simultaneously poured all their magic power towards the sky above the giant ark.

The giant leaf phantom, which had been somewhat blurry, flashed with green light all over, instantly becoming clear as if it were a solid object. At the same time, a powerful aura emanated from it, and it began to struggle within the giant hand once more.

"Mere child's play," a faint male voice emerged from the giant ark. The green hand's five fingers suddenly exerted force, and an incredibly powerful divine force instantly surged forth from its fingertips.

With a 'bang,' the giant green leaf was forcefully crushed and exploded by the green hand. Hundreds of Green Spirits suffered a backlash of magic power, their faces instantly paling, and they all spat out vital blood. Some of the weaker cultivators even fell directly from the sky on the spot.

At this moment, a shadow flickered in front of the giant ark, and Han Li silently materialized. He swept his gaze over the surrounding Green Spirits, then muttered expressionlessly to himself:

"I originally intended to let you off, but since you're so ignorant of what's good for you, I'll send you on your way."

No sooner had he spoken than Han Li rubbed his hands together. With a roar, a golden lightning orb appeared out of thin air. It rapidly expanded while floating upward.

Blinding golden light shone, and thunder roared through the heavens! In the blink of an eye, the lightning orb grew to the size of a pavilion, its surface shimmering with brilliant golden light, countless golden arcs swirling and flashing around it. At the same time, a terrifying aura, seemingly capable of destroying everything, swept out.

Upon seeing this, the nearby Green Spirits were all greatly alarmed. One of their leaders immediately shouted "Retreat!" without hesitation, and all the Green Spirits instantly turned and fled into the distance.

However, since Han Li had already unleashed his divine ability, how could he let them leave so easily? After a cold glint flashed in his eyes, he lightly flicked a finger. Instantly, a spell vanished into the giant lightning orb. The next moment, the lightning orb exploded with a resounding peal of thunder, and countless golden electrical arcs shot out in all directions.