Chapter 1068

After a blade of blood light struck the barrier, Han Li, who had long been gathering his strength, flicked his wrist, and three-colored flames and a massive sword aura erupted in succession.

The thunder-fire bow held by the humanoid puppet also released a sky-full of fire arrows, striking the same point.

Finally, the barrier twisted violently and was shattered by overwhelming force, revealing a huge hole, from which countless demonic energies surged out.

Silver Moon let out a delicate cry, her form wrapped in a ball of blood light as she fled inside; behind her, wind and thunder wings unfurled, and Han Li instantly teleported into this space within a silver arc.

As soon as his form appeared, countless demonic energies rolled toward him; frowning, he grabbed the Yuan Gang Shield from his sleeve, which flew out and, after a flicker, formed a silver-colored light shield around him.

When the black demonic energy touched this shield, it immediately emitted a hissing sound of corrosion, causing the shield's spiritual light to dim instantly.

Seeing this, Han Li frowned slightly.

Back when he had ventured into the ten-thousand-zhang demon abyss of the Boundless Sea, the demonic energy there had not been as terrifying as here; unfortunately, the Divine Thunder of Exorcism was nearly exhausted, and the protection formed by the Yuan Gang Shield could not last long in this demonic energy, so he had to end this quickly.

Thinking this, Han Li glanced sideways at Silver Moon.

This woman was now enveloped in the blood light transformed from the blood blade; demonic energy churned nearby, making it impossible to get too close. It seemed her borrowing this blade from the corpse bear was not without reason.

Silver Moon called out and shot straight toward the center of the space; Han Li flickered and flew upward into the high sky, while his escape light gradually faded, concealing his presence.

At this moment, from the direction of the distant altar came several delighted laughs from Silver Moon, followed by several wolf howls, and then the cold voice of the black-armored woman.

"Hmph! You actually dare to come back—good, this Holy Ancestor will turn you into a demon."

As these words fell, explosive sounds immediately erupted.

Han Li's spirit lifted, and he silently flew toward the original altar.

After a moment, he appeared within the thick cloud layer, looking down coldly.

At this moment, his Ming Qing Ling Eyes divine ability had been pushed to the extreme; without being deliberately isolated by the Yuan Chu Holy Ancestor's distraction, even through the black demonic energy, he could clearly see what lay below.

Only to see that at the original altar's location, a black pit over a hundred zhang wide had appeared, from which demonic energy continuously poured out.

Its interior was pitch-black, utterly unfathomable!

Above this pit, a ball of blood light and a ball of dark mist intertwined and flickered as they chased each other nonstop; between them, explosive sounds occasionally burst forth, the immense spiritual pressure they generated blowing the surrounding demonic energy into turmoil, as if two evil dragons were locked in combat, overturning rivers and seas.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell who held the advantage.

Seeing that Silver Moon was unharmed, Han Li relaxed slightly; his pupils flashed with blue light as he began searching around the black hole.

Although the earlier spatial explosion had completely destroyed the altar, the two stone tablets refined from the Chi Ling Soft Jade, due to their material properties, should not vanish easily; and one of them should be used to activate the Brother Tianjing Stele.

Han Li did not waste much time; after a moment, using his penetrative vision, he found the traces of two stone tablets beneath a pile of rubble—one inlaid with a fragment of the Half-Transformed Dragon Seal, the other lying intact.

Overjoyed, Han Li glanced at the still-clashing dark mist and blood light, then immediately circulated the converging technique once more, suppressing his aura to the utmost before silently descending.

During the descent, no sound was made, and the battling demons detected nothing.

Once his feet steadied on a patch of rubble, Han Li flipped his hand, producing a jade Ruyi; he lightly waved it, and a faint yellow light flickered on the shield, causing his entire body to strangely sink into the ground.

When he finally grabbed the stone tablet, the weight on his heart eased somewhat.

Han Li hesitated not at all; with a thought, a blue, hazy light mass flew from his waist storage bag—it was the Brother Tianjing Stele.

Looking at this object, about half a foot long, Han Li tossed the jade Ruyi above his head, grabbed it with an empty hand, and seized the stele with his other hand, then poured spiritual power frantically into the blue-colored crystal stele.

As the crystal stele trembled, its entire body flashed with spiritual light, appearing extraordinarily gorgeous.

Han Li, solemn, pressed the crystal stele lightly onto the massive stone tablet; instantly, the stone tablet yielded like tofu, and the crystal stele silently sank into it.

Before Han Li could reveal a look of joy, an abrupt change occurred.

The stone tablet suddenly flared with blue light, then, as if weighing ten thousand catties, sank downward—directly breaking free from Han Li's palm and plummeting, half of it sinking into the ground, standing upright.

Meanwhile, the upper half emitted a humming sound.

Above the black hole, a sudden furious shout rang out.

Han Li's heart jolted; without thinking, he pointed at the Yuan Gang Shield, and the colored light shield expanded wildly.

Almost simultaneously, a black-colored light pillar flashed and shot toward him!

After a tremendous boom, the massive light ball exploded, vast black clouds instantly engulfing a radius of over ten zhang; the chaotic stones vanished in the black light's flash, reduced to nothing, and the silver-colored light shield was pressed beneath the black light.

The silver light trembled within the black light, the silver and black colors starkly distinct!

Han Li's face changed; he clenched both hands into seals, striking the shield with several successive hand signs; instantly, the shield's surface became unnaturally smooth, and much of the black light slid off. The silver shield finally stabilized.

Meanwhile, the Yuan Chu Holy Ancestor's distraction had only just managed to unleash this strike when it was immediately entangled by Silver Moon.

Otherwise, one or two more strikes would surely shatter the shield.

But now, the double-headed black wolf, enraged beyond measure, no longer dodged Silver Moon's attacks; black light streamed from its mouth, carrying nearby demonic energy as it surged upward dozens of zhang, all rushing toward Silver Moon—seemingly unwilling to spare even its vital energy, determined to first repel Silver Moon.

But doing so now was clearly too late!

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently; from every corner, dozens of light pillars erupted with deafening roars, shooting up to become massive stone pillars dozens of zhang high.

Each stone pillar shimmered with spiritual light, its surface simultaneously displaying thick, multicolored spiritual rings that began spinning rapidly.

An unbelievable scene unfolded!

The black demonic energy that had filled the space, as those spiritual rings began to spin, surged toward them like moths to flame; simultaneously, in the high black hole, countless fine light threads appeared, one after another, densely packed like a spider's web.

In the blink of an eye, a massive, shimmering spiritual mass formed, its size resembling a small mountain!

Seeing this, Han Li naturally knew the backup formation had activated; without hesitation, he continued pouring spiritual power into the stone tablet.

The spiritual rings on the stone pillars immediately thickened, their speed of absorbing demonic energy increasing astonishingly.

In just a few breaths, the demonic energy throughout the space had been mostly absorbed, vanishing into the stone pillars without a trace.

Thus, the double-headed black wolf, which had relied on demonic energy to oppose Silver Moon, now found itself at a disadvantage.

Wolf howls echoed from the black mist, yet they were forced back step by step by that ball of blood light.

Han Li relaxed inwardly; he clenched his hand into a seal and struck the stone tablet with another hand sign.

The stone tablet emitted a low hum; then, the white-colored spiritual mass hovering above the altar surged downward with great force—though it had not yet reached the black hole's mouth, its immense spiritual pressure startled the battling double-headed black wolf so much that it abandoned its entanglement with Silver Moon and fled outward in a flash of escape light.

Silver Moon snorted coldly, her form flickering—she actually vanished into thin air in place.

After the spiritual mass descended, the white-colored light filled the hole's entrance in an instant; as the spiritual light condensed, the black hole vanished without a trace; in its place appeared a layer of extraordinarily crystalline barrier, re-sealing the demonic energy beneath it.

Seeing this, the black wolf formed from the Yuan Chu Holy Ancestor's divided soul naturally knew things had taken a turn for the worse; but glancing over, its gaze immediately fell upon the stone tablet beside the seal.

The wolf that had used the Dragon Transformation Seal almost immediately guessed the secret within, and its face instantly turned fierce. After a low growl from its wolf head, its body became indistinct in the black mist. Then, with a sudden movement, it simultaneously transformed into three identical wolf shadows, which rushed straight at Han Li and the stone tablet.

A burst of blood light exploded beside Han Li, and vast seas of blood appeared out of thin air amidst the flying blood spray, then surged outward in all directions.

Amid the thick stench of blood, the three wolf shadows, unaware, were momentarily swept into the blood sea and trapped inside.

Almost simultaneously, a mass of silver light flashed into view above the blood sea. After a thunderclap, countless fire arrows burst forth from the silver light, raining down from heaven and earth to envelop the three black wolves.

The three black wolves were startled, and each raised their heads and necks to spew out sheets of black 'color' radiance from their mouths, forming a light curtain to block the incoming fire arrows.

Han Li's eyes flashed with cold light. He flipped his palm, and the Triple Flame Fan appeared in his hand, which he then swung fiercely at the black wolves.

Instantly, a clear ringing sound rang out, and three firebirds, each only about a foot in size, flew out of the fan, shooting straight at the three black wolves. Before they even reached their targets, the intense heat had already caused the nearby blood sea to evaporate, sending up wisps of hot vapor.

One of the three black wolves showed panic in its eyes, while the other two remained utterly expressionless.

"Good!" Upon seeing this, Silver Moon's face lit up with joy as she let out a low cry. She then quickly formed a hand seal, rolled her body, and within the silver light transformed into a silver 'colored' giant wolf over ten feet tall, which lunged directly at the black wolf that had revealed its weakness.

Seeing Silver Moon also transform into a giant wolf form, the Holy Ancestor of the Yuan Cha Sect had a sudden thought, and immediately let out a loud shout with a face showing fear:

"You want to use Soul Devouring? Dream on!"

Immediately, this wolf took a deep breath and then violently exhaled, spewing out a blood-red mist that instantly turned into blood-red flames wrapping around itself upon contact with the wind. The nearby blood sea, upon touching these blood flames, melted away like spring snow.

This wolf instantly regained its freedom, and immediately a black light flashed across its body as it shot upward into the sky.

But before it had fled more than ten or so zhang, a thunderclap suddenly sounded above its head, followed by a silver arc materializing out of thin air. Before the wolf could react and change its escape direction, countless green threads shot out from the silver arc. With a flash of spiritual light, it actually bound the wolf tightly in a five-flower tie.

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