Chapter 1464: Crisis

Lei Lan and Bai Bi heard this, their faces changed, and they hurriedly flew back into the carriage.

The spirit carriage instantly turned into a ball of milky white spiritual light, and in the blink of an eye it tore through the void and departed.

Almost at the same time, in a certain dark and lightless place on the third layer of the Earth Abyss, a surprised exclamation was heard.

A pale, tender arm stretched out from the darkness, and in its fingers appeared a yellowish, hazy ghost-head wooden tablet.

"What's going on? The soul fire of the Eight-Faced Beast actually... Hmph, this Eight-Faced Beast is a good-for-nothing, it can't even handle such a small matter! It seems the one who spoiled my plans still has some abilities. Well, this small matter can be dealt with later. As long as these people haven't left the Earth Abyss, I will surely be able to find them." The woman coldly snorted, her confident whisper echoed, and then there was no sound in the darkness.

Two days later, the first layer of the Earth Abyss.

A patch of faint white shadow passed over a black grassland, when suddenly more than ten black shadows shot out from the tall grass clumps, diving straight toward the low altitude.

They were actually more than ten huge mantises with ferocious appearances and emerald-green eyes.

About three feet tall, black as iron.

A rumbling sound came from inside the carriage, and more than ten silver arcs shot out from the white shadow, accurately striking these insect beasts.

The huge mantises made no sound, instantly turning into flying ash, vanishing into smoke.

Four days later, in a place densely packed with stone forests, a spirit carriage flew swiftly and arrogantly in the air, while below, several stone monsters seemingly made of rubble leapt and flew atop the stone pillars, closely following without letting go.

A swishing sound of tearing through the air came, and countless golden threads flashed from the carriage and shot out, instantly piercing the bodies of several stone monsters, then tightly constricting them with force.

After the golden light blazed forth, the stone monsters all turned into countless fragments, completely dead.

Seven days later, above a great valley with rolling grayish-white mist, Han Li and the two others spread their wings and hovered suspended at the entrance, carefully examining this valley.

Lei Lan and Bai Bi could not suppress the joy in their eyes.

The flying carriage beneath their feet had completely vanished without a trace. Unknown whether it was destroyed by some monster they encountered on the road, or taken away by Han Li.

"It seems there is no problem here. Let's go! After traveling downward for one day, we will reach the second layer. This place is so remote, the exit should be relatively safe, and there should be no one specifically setting up an ambush." Han Li said, then flapped his wings and flew first into the mist.

The two holy sons of the Tian Peng race, at this moment, naturally could not have any intention of retreat, and followed closely with solemn expressions.

The gray mist was not particularly dense; even when going deep into it, one could faintly see the scenery within ten or so zhang nearby.

Occasionally, in the mist, a few winged flying snakes about a chi in length would appear, intending to attack the three.

But naturally, they were all easily slain by the three.

After an hour, they finally emerged from the 'confusing' mist and appeared at the end of the valley.

At this moment, on the huge cliff at one end of the valley, a gigantic fissure that had split open in midair suddenly appeared.

It wound and twisted, seemingly leading straight down to an extremely deep place underground.

Seeing this fissure, Han Li laughed, and without the slightest hesitation, he led the two behind him into it.

Three clusters of spiritual light flew farther and farther in the fissure, and only after several turns did they finally disappear from sight.

One day and one night later, near a certain huge downward-facing fissure, suddenly a rumbling strange sound was transmitted.

A gush of black-colored fierce wind surged out from the fissure, turning the nearby stone walls entirely into a pale black-colored ice wall, obviously extremely cold.

But taking advantage of this opportunity, three balls of light of different colors shot out from this wind, and after a few flashes, they appeared tens of zhang away, revealing three clear human figures.

It was Han Li and the two others.

"The Earth Abyss wind in this passage is also too fierce; I could barely endure it. How come the information didn't mention this at all?" Bai Bi looked back at the place they came from, her face deathly pale.

"Since the information didn't mention it, this wind must have appeared only in recent years. Otherwise, our clan's elders would not have failed to mention it." Lei Lan's pretty face also showed a look of considerable loss in cultivation, and she couldn't help but glance at Han Li.

Han Li was standing with his arms crossed, observing his surroundings, his face showing no abnormal color at all, with no sign of any loss in cultivation.

"Could it be that the cultivation difference between a low-rank spirit general and a high-rank spirit general is truly this great!" Thinking about how she had almost failed to persist until flying out of the fissure, and still owed her survival to the other's help, Lei Lan felt deeply helpless in her heart.

"We have already wasted a lot of time in the first layer; there's no need to waste more time in the second layer searching for the Nether Flame Fruit. We'll just go straight down to the third layer." Han Li withdrew his gaze and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

The air was somewhat damp, and the surroundings were filled with a ***grass and tree aura; they actually found themselves above a region resembling a swamp.

Having already known that Han Li's divine abilities far surpassed their own, the two holy sons of the Tian Peng race naturally would not have any dissatisfaction, but Lei Lan hesitated for a moment and still asked worriedly:

"Going to the third layer, I, the younger sister, naturally have no objection. But Han brother, there are only three entrances from the second to the third layer. No matter which one we take, we might encounter the other factions. If we happen to meet those ill-intentioned branches..."

Although this woman's words were unfinished, anyone could understand the meaning.

"It's not a matter of 'if'; those factions will definitely have people stationed at all three entrances. Their target may not necessarily be only us; even the other few weakest branches are probably their targets as well." Bai Bi let out a sigh.

"Heh heh, if we meet, we'll just fight. This level must always be passed. However, according to my guess, even if the Chì Róng tribe, such a great tribe, wants to annex our tribe, it is absolutely impossible for them to deploy all their forces at the third layer entrance. The Earth Abyss trial, held once every three hundred years, is equally important to them. They can only leave behind half, or even fewer, forces. If that is the case, defeating them may not be easy, but breaking through their blockade is not impossible." Han Li gave a cold laugh, then briefly analyzed.

"If it is as Han brother said, we are not without opportunity." Hearing Han Li say this, Bai Bi and the other were refreshed.

"How the situation actually is, no one can guarantee. Only by going and seeing will we know." Han Li replied calmly.

"But which of the three entrances should we take? Two are easy, one is dangerous." Lei Lan frowned and asked again.

"Since taking any of these routes this time might encounter blocking forces, naturally we should choose the one closest to our current position." Han Li said without thinking.

"In that case, we only have to take the Wan Teng Dao." Bai Bi pondered slightly, then replied.

"Wan Teng Dao, that is the entrance formed by many ancient vines connecting the second and third layers." Han Li seemed to have some impression of this, his eyes flashed, and then he asked.

"Correct, it is this entrance. Besides some demonic insects appearing in this passage, there is basically no danger. And if everything goes smoothly, we can reach this place in half a month." Bai Bi affirmed.

"That sounds not bad. Let's take this entrance!" Han Li's expression moved, and he immediately made a firm decision.

Seeing Han Li decide on the target, Lei Lan and the other had no objections, and all nodded to indicate agreement.

Han Li flipped his hand over, and suddenly a blue, radiant Fah Pan appeared in his hand. After a flash before his eyes, he immediately recognized the direction and flew forward with the two.

Not long after the three left this place.

In the mire on the ground where turbid water bubbles occasionally surfaced, a pitch-black shadow suddenly emerged soundlessly, staring fixedly at the receding escape light of Han Li and the others, its eyes flashing a trace of red light.

With a "bang," the shadow actually burst open like foam, vanishing without a trace in the swamp.

Han Li, who was leading the two behind him forward, suddenly felt a strange chill rise from behind, his body paused and stopped his escape light, and he turned back to glance.

"Han brother, what happened?" Bai Bi, who had already come to greatly trust Han Li, upon seeing his action, likewise stopped and asked.

"Nothing, perhaps just my momentary illusion!" Han Li's eyes flashed with blue light several times, and he carefully swept the ground behind him for a while before slowly speaking.

That strange chill behind had already vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

Such a spiritual sense misperception, for someone like Han Li whose spiritual sense is overly sensitive, is also common. But in such a dangerous situation, when this occurs, he always feels a lingering shadow in his heart that cannot be dispelled.

However, as long as it wasn't a demonic beast with cultivation far exceeding my own, it couldn't escape the sweep of my Spirit Eye Divine Ability—perhaps it was just a false alarm.

Han Li then fell into silent contemplation for a while, but could only end his thoughts this way, gesturing to Bai Bi beside him before spreading his wings and setting off once more.

Only his expression had grown much darker!

Han Li naturally didn't know that, deep within the earth abyss, inside a small mountain, a mysterious figure entirely cloaked in a scarlet robe was gazing at someone lying on a dark wooden chair, while beside them on a stone table lay a large bronze mirror, within which a somewhat blurry image was being displayed.

The content of the image was none other than Han Li and Lei Lan fleeing through the marsh in a streak of escaping light.

"Interesting! Even my earthen puppet could sense a faint trace. It seems divine sense can far surpass cultivation in power—too bad I'm not a six-legged entity of the first layer, so I have no interest in refining yin spirits." The blood-robed figure let out a low chuckle, then flicked his sleeve toward the mirror as if to cast a spell, but his arm paused, and a flicker of contemplation passed through his eyes!

"I almost forgot—it seems that old ghost woman has been gathering beings with powerful souls; this person might make a fine offering. Perhaps I can trade him for one of her blood fish!" The blood-robed figure had another thought, muttering to himself.

The blood-robed figure suddenly sat up, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes, as if delighted by his sudden inspiration.

He flicked his sleeve, and a crystal-clear pearl shot forth, spinning once before coming to rest before him.

With a single hand, he formed a seal; a flash of red light vanished into the pearl.

The pearl spun rapidly, and blood light burst forth.

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