Chapter 447: Ghost King (5)

Although startled by the opponent's strange transformation, Han Li quickly glanced behind him, a sneer appearing on his face.

The grey ghost shadow behind him had already been mostly devoured, with only about a third of its size remaining, barely clinging to life.

Even if it managed to escape now, it would be severely weakened and completely unable to participate in any further combat.

The Gold Devouring Beetles truly lived up to their ranking on the list of exotic insects. Not only did they consume spiritual energy, but they also devoured malevolent ghosts and spirits without issue, displaying extreme ferocity! Though their consumption seemed a bit slow.

While Han Li was pondering this, the tiger monster opposite him, after a moment of bewilderment with its human-faced tiger head, suddenly showed an expression of pleasant surprise, as if waking from a long dream.

It looked at Han Li, then at the other ghost shadow behind Han Li, and finally at its own body, before letting out a harsh, grating cackle!

The cackle grew from soft to loud, becoming increasingly resonant, continuous, and seemingly endless. It shook the surrounding ghostly mist, causing it to churn violently.

Initially, Han Li paid it no mind, merely observing the tiger monster's actions with a cold gaze. However, after a short while, his face paled, and a solemn expression appeared.

This was because the tiger monster's cackle, instead of diminishing as expected, grew stronger and more robust.

Even with his Great Development Art actively protecting his mind, he felt a dizzying sensation, as if walking alone in the wilderness with countless thunderclaps erupting in his ears.

Not good!

As Han Li cautiously looked towards the monster, he seemed to recall something, and his expression suddenly changed drastically!

He hastily turned his head to look, and his heart sank.

The grey ghost shadow behind him had vanished without a trace.

The tens of thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles were scattered weakly on the ground, occasionally twitching their wings, their earlier vigor for devouring ghosts completely gone.

Annoyed, Han Li hurriedly summoned several spirit beast pouches and swiftly collected the half-dead Gold Devouring Beetles into them.

He then endured the deafening cackle, raising his head to quickly scan the other ongoing battle.

The sight that met his eyes surprised him for a moment, then reassured him.

Fairy Zi Ling and the black-robed man were engaged in a fierce battle with the demonic ghosts.

The black-robed man, though much stronger than these evil ghosts in cultivation, had lost the power of his magic treasure and thus hadn't gained any overwhelming advantage due to his cultivation method.

As for Fairy Zi Ling, there was even less to say; she was merely relying on a rectangular stone tablet to hide herself within a protective light, aiming solely for self-preservation.

Judging by their appearance, neither of them seemed to be affected by the cackling sound at all.

This struck Han Li as odd!

However, after a brief thought, Han Li understood the reason.

Clearly, the possessed two-headed monster had confined the power of its cackle to a small area, which was why it possessed such astonishing might. Even the Gold Devouring Beetles, whose bodies were difficult for magic treasures to harm, couldn't endure it and were shaken off the ghost shadow.

On one hand, it was because these spirit insects had not yet completed their evolution; on the other hand, it also demonstrated the power of the cackle.

If it weren't for his Great Development Art, which had the miraculous effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the soul, he would likely have become weak and pliable, surrendering helplessly in the face of that cackle!

The more he thought about it, the more horrified he became. Han Li was now certain that even if the monster before him hadn't reached the Nascent Soul stage, it was definitely stronger than a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, if not equally powerful.

Could this be the legendary Ghost King? Han Li felt a pang of doubt.

At this moment, seeing Han Li standing calmly and unperturbed amidst its cackling, the monster finally stopped laughing. Its four sinister eyes simultaneously fixed on him.

Han Li felt a wave of discomfort under its gaze, but he narrowed his eyes and met its stare without hesitation.

Just then, the incomplete grey ghost shadow darted out from behind the monster opposite, flying without pause to stand before the two-headed creature.

Han Li couldn't help but be taken aback, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

The ghost shadow was already in such a state; why would it not retreat far away but instead return again? What did this mean?

As Han Li pondered this mystery, something unexpected occurred again.

With a flash of strange light in its eyes, the two-headed tiger monster suddenly grabbed the grey ghost shadow. Then, the black tiger head opened its gaping maw and swiftly swallowed the grey shadow whole.

Han Li watched this scene, utterly astonished!

However, what happened next immediately resolved Han Li's suspicions.

The monster roared several times towards the sky, and amidst a bulging at its neck, another grey tiger head emerged from the other side of the human-faced head.

This tiger head also had a human face atop a tiger's body, but the human face was that of a plain-looking woman.

Han Li couldn't help but be momentarily startled, but he quickly regained his composure.

When the grey tiger head first appeared, its eyes were tightly shut, and its face was incredibly pale, as if it had been gravely injured.

However, soon after, it opened its blood-red eyes and stared at Han Li with an extremely malicious gaze. Its stare gave Han Li goosebumps and sent a slight chill down his spine.

At this point, the middle human-faced head let out a sharp howl, then brazenly strode directly towards Han Li.

With each step, a black light flashed around it, and its size grew by several points.

After a dozen steps, the monster had grown several times its original size, becoming as tall as a two or three-story building. Han Li's expression couldn't help but change at the sight.

Without time to think, Han Li waved both hands, and over a hundred giant ape puppets appeared around him.

Then, these giant apes simultaneously extended their hands, unleashing a dense barrage of slender light beams of various colors into the sky.

Han Li then pointed at the gigantic green sword in the air. The great sword, interspersed with the light beams, transformed into a long, startling rainbow that flew forth, aiming to slice the tiger monster into multiple pieces with astonishing momentum.

Seeing this, the three-headed monster's middle human face showed a hint of surprise, then let out a cold chuckle.

Its two side heads simultaneously opened their mouths: one spewed out black orbs, seen before, one after another, while the other shot out a hazy grey ghostly flame that filled the sky.

The ghostly flames and black orbs intertwined, managing to forcefully block the attacks from the numerous light beams.

Even the stray beams that struck the monster's colossal body only caused tiny sparks before having no effect at all.

Han Li's brows furrowed involuntarily, then a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he abruptly formed a sword incantation.

The startling green rainbow emitted an even more dazzling light, and its speed suddenly increased by another third!

In an instant, under the cover of the numerous puppet giant apes, it broke through the ghostly flames and black orbs like a hot knife through butter and charged forward.

It then circled the monster's waist, and after another flash of light, it was poised to tear the creature apart on the spot.

However, Han Li was left utterly dumbfounded.

Because at that moment, all three of the monster's heads let out a bizarre roar simultaneously. Then, its two tiger claws, large as cattail-leaf fans, swiftly reached out and, with a speed imperceptible to Han Li's naked eye, grabbed the great sword bare-handed.

The fuzzy tiger claws seemed completely impervious to the flying sword's incredibly sharp blade light. Watching the great sword constantly shake and struggle in the monster's two enormous hands, yet unable to break free, Han Li almost wondered if he was seeing things.

Although these Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords hadn't been refined for long and couldn't fully display their power, merely grabbing them bare-handed was utterly unbelievable.

Could it be that the monster's claws had been refined into magic treasures?

Han Li couldn't help but entertain such a strange thought.

Seeing that it had controlled Han Li's flying sword, all three of the monster's heads revealed sinister expressions.

The middle head, after a ferocious grin, opened its mouth and directly sprayed a thick, ink-black stream of Yin Qi onto the struggling flying sword, gradually eroding its green spiritual light.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart plummeted.

This three-headed monster's actions were so ruthless, and its cultivation unfathomably deep. If he continued to contend with it, he would certainly not fare well!

He had to take a risk and end this battle quickly!

Thinking of this, Han Li couldn't help but glance back at the other battle raging nearby.

The black-robed man and Zi Ling were fully focused on their unending entanglement with the demonic ghosts, completely unable to spare a thought for his side.

Upon seeing this, a strange light flickered in Han Li's eyes as he slowly turned back.

The monster's two side heads were still fiercely attacking his puppet giant apes, while the middle head desperately spewed black mist, attempting to defile his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword.

A powerful killing intent surged within Han Li!

Silently cursing, "You seek death," he no longer hesitated, forming a strange sword incantation with both hands and fiercely pointing towards the flying sword in the void.