Chapter 1401: Battle of Wood Spirits

Suddenly his expression changed drastically, revealing a look of disbelief.

"It's actually that guy! With the other party's escape speed and powerful divine sense, being locked on by divine sense, it's too late to run. The 'Tai Yi Transformation Clearing Talisman' likely won't be effective against this person. But the other party's aura is much weaker than before, and they seem to be suffering from heavy injuries. Back then, Qing Tian Yuanzi used the Great Expansion Sword Array with Spirit Severing cultivation to fight a Body Integration stage cultivator. Even if my cultivation isn't enough, if I make preparations in advance, I should be able to trap this guy whose cultivation has dropped significantly. Besides, I have other thunderous means, so it's not like I don't have a chance to fight." Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly. He felt some regret for separating from Ye Chu and the other woman so quickly; otherwise, he wouldn't be facing this crisis.

However, Han Li was not an ordinary person after all. After making a judgment in his heart, he didn't hesitate any longer. Green light flashed around his body, and his escape light shot toward the ground below.

After a few flashes, his figure appeared on the top of a small hill.

Without a word, he shook his sleeve, and seventy-two small golden swords shot out. Then, under his pinching and urging, they transformed into hundreds of golden sword lights, which scattered and hid themselves.

He had set up the Great Expansion Sword Array here again.

Then, Han Li touched the back of his head, and a large sheet of gray radiance shot into the sky. After the radiance scattered, it transformed into a layer of hazy gray light screen, protecting him within. At the same time, he shook his other sleeve, and five white bone skulls appeared in front of him. Simultaneously, they sprayed, and five types of extreme cold flames appeared, then merged outside the gray radiance, transforming into a five-colored light flame that rolled incessantly.

Han Li, who was within it, pinched a spell with both hands. Under the condensation and transformation of the light flames, they transformed into a thick five-colored light ring, spinning incessantly around him.

Almost at the same time, thunder rumbled behind Han Li, and a pair of green and white wings appeared.

After doing all this, Han Li stood with his hands behind his back, staring solemnly at the distant sky, motionless.

After just a short while, spiritual light flashed in the distant sky, and a silver light ball shot through the air toward this side. After a few flashes, it appeared above the hill where Han Li was.

As the light converged, a figure entirely shrouded in hazy green appeared, with a pale silver belt around its waist.

It was precisely the high-tier Wood Spirit of the silver rank that had appeared in the Black Leaf Forest.

Han Li's pupils shrank, and he scanned the other party over a dozen times instantly.

From the outside, this silver-rank Wood Spirit seemed exactly the same as in the Black Leaf Forest, but the spiritual pressure on its body was indeed less than half of what it was before, truly looking like it was suffering from injuries.

Han Li let out a long breath, secretly relieved in his heart.

If he had misjudged and the other party was still in perfect condition, he would have turned and fled immediately, not staying here for even half a moment.

However, thinking about it, it wasn't strange for this silver-rank Wood Spirit to be suffering from heavy injuries.

He had seen the terrifying nature of the Heavenly Phoenix Soul transformed by Ye Ying's activation of True Spirit blood with his own eyes. Its divine abilities were far above this high-tier Wood Spirit.

Clearly, after tracking the two women, they must have fought a great battle, which was why it ended up in its current state.

But for this being to be suffering from heavy injuries and still persistently track him all the way here was truly beyond his expectations.

The other party had abandoned Ye Ying and the other woman and chosen him, likely because it had suffered a loss once and didn't dare to track the two again. But not wanting to return empty-handed, it had chosen him to make up the numbers.

Han Li figured out the reason for the other party tracking him in the blink of an eye, and felt deeply depressed.

The silver-rank Wood Spirit scanned Han Li with a pair of emerald eyes, and without wanting to say a word, suddenly waved its fist and struck from afar.

A sharp sound that tore through space immediately erupted. Almost at the same time, Han Li felt a giant force act silently on the defense outside his body.

The five-colored light ring shook, and the gray light screen also twisted and distorted. Han Li's figure shook, and he retreated a few steps involuntarily. Green light appeared on his face several times before he barely managed to stabilize his figure.

Han Li's expression changed.

The other party's strike just now had at least tens of thousands of jin of force. That was because his physical body was so formidable; if it were any other ordinary cultivator, even with Spirit Severing stage cultivation, they would have been heavily injured if caught off guard.

The silver-rank Wood Spirit was indeed even more terrifying than the legends said.

"Eh?"

A sound of surprise came from the green shadow in the distance. It seemed equally surprised that Han Li had so easily taken its strike. Seeming to realize that Han Li was not as vulnerable as it had imagined, it snorted coldly and took a big step forward.

Silver light flared around its body, and this Wood Spirit flashed like a phantom, appearing only ten zhang from Han Li. At the same time, a green wooden armor appeared eerily, with silver light flashing on its surface, and countless sharp barbs of varying lengths appeared, making the originally ordinary-looking Wood Spirit look abnormally ferocious.

Han Li's pupils shrank, and his wings moved behind his back, transforming into a green and white electric arc that vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, he appeared thirty zhang away. He had already pinched a spell with both hands and was chanting.

The Wood Spirit didn't hesitate at all. It took another step, and its figure flashed like a phantom, charging toward Han Li again.

But immediately, with a "chi la" sound, just as the Wood Spirit had flashed ten zhang away, seven or eight crystal-clear golden threads suddenly appeared in front of it without any warning, cutting over in a flash.

The Wood Spirit was startled. Without thinking, green light flashed on its five fingers, and it grabbed back with one hand.

As a result, only a few muffled "puchi" sounds were heard. The green light struck the golden threads, and amidst the intertwining spiritual light, they actually held each other in a stalemate.

A look of surprise flashed in the Wood Spirit's eyes. Its other hand spread its five fingers, wanting to release five more green rays to join the attack.

But just then, golden light flashed nearby, and golden threads appeared one after another. Then, with a flash, they appeared eerily within arm's reach of the Wood Spirit, then intertwined and moved, wanting to slice the Wood Spirit into pieces.

These golden threads flashed so rapidly that the Wood Spirit, not having figured out their bottom line, naturally didn't want to risk its life. Its figure twisted, and another identical green shadow appeared seven or eight zhang behind it.

The golden threads flashed past, slicing the Wood Spirit at the original location into countless fragments, which immediately collapsed and vanished; it had only been a residual image.

Only then did the silver-rank Wood Spirit discover that it wasn't just these golden threads in front of it; many identical things had appeared from all directions in the distance.

These golden threads were flashing with cold light, slowly closing in toward the location where it stood.

"Sword Array!" A sound of surprise came from the Wood Spirit's mouth.

But immediately, it merged its two hands, and a blinding silver light flared in its palms. With a split, countless silver rays shot out in all directions amidst bursting sounds, just in time to strike the dense golden threads all around.

"Boom boom boom" sounds rang out loudly. Amidst the intertwining golden threads and silver rays, clusters of golden and silver strange light erupted.

These silver rays didn't know what kind of divine ability the Wood Spirit had cast, but they actually shattered those golden threads inch by inch, as if their power was superior to the sword array's power.

The Wood Spirit's figure shook, and it transformed into a green shadow that shot out, wanting to take this opportunity to escape the sword array's area.

As expected of a silver-rank existence, the Wood Spirit moved, and the next moment it appeared fifty or sixty zhang away. It looked like it only needed one more move to truly rush out of the sword array's range.

But at this moment, a thunderclap sounded in front of it. Han Li, wrapped in green and white electric arcs, flashed out from the void silently. He moved his arms unceremoniously, and with a few "puchi" sounds, a black and a white pair of eerie fists appeared amidst the sound of breaking air, their momentum astonishing.

The Wood Spirit didn't have time to think. Its figure didn't stop in the slightest, but its two arms moved, and ten green rays intertwined and flashed, transforming into countless claw rays that shrouded the fist shadows.

With two loud "boom boom" sounds, the fist shadows and claw rays collided. Amidst the deafening roar, two figures stumbled and flew backward almost simultaneously.

When the Wood Spirit regained its footing in fury and wanted to rush out of the sword array again, the golden threads that had collapsed and vanished had already reappeared, rolling toward it to cut it again.

It had no choice but to twist its figure and retreat to its original position, but its eyes were filled with a sinister look.

This silver-rank Wood Spirit already vaguely felt that it shouldn't have tracked this human cultivator this time.

As expected, just like its premonition, in the following time, the Wood Spirit switched through several great divine abilities, but every time it broke the sword array, it was forcefully repelled by Han Li using treasures and a pair of fists.

And with just this moment of obstruction, those collapsed sword threads would restore themselves, urging the sword array's power again.

With Han Li's current physical strength and massive force, even though the Wood Spirit itself was physically formidable, it couldn't shake off Han Li in a single exchange and rush out of the sword array.

Of course, this was also because this Wood Spirit was suffering from heavy injuries, and its power was only half of its peak. Otherwise, if this Wood Spirit risked damaging some of its vitality to cast a few unique secret techniques, Han Li truly wouldn't have been able to block it at all.

But for now, Han Li's Great Expansion Sword Array was truly trapping this high-tier Wood Spirit tightly within.

At this moment, in the sword array, countless sword threads all around were about to close in. The Wood Spirit's gaze flickered. Clearly, it also realized its own predicament. It suddenly stood motionless in the center of the sword array, but the silver light on its wooden armor flowed incessantly, and all the sharp barbs on its surface suddenly emitted low buzzing sounds and began to tremble gently.

Han Li was startled. Green light flared all over his body, and without thinking, he urged the sword array to close in even faster.

And just then, the Wood Spirit in the center of the sword array suddenly raised its head and let out a long howl. Immediately, its armor shook, and those silver barbs transformed into countless crossbow arrows that shot out in all directions.

Silver light flashed, dense and packed, as if they were infinite.

For a time, the entire sword array was filled with the sound of breaking air, followed by continuous roaring sounds, and golden and silver light clusters nearly submerged everything.

Han Li witnessed this scene and gasped.

And this wasn't the end. The Wood Spirit, which hadn't stopped releasing silver barbs, suddenly swelled in size, its body surface becoming emerald green. A giant tree phantom about ten zhang tall appeared behind this Wood Spirit, with dense branches and leaves growing and stretching, expanding wildly toward the surroundings.

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