Chapter 1474

Han Li looked coldly at the giant demon as it approached step by step, his face showing no change in expression.

As long as the opponent drew a little closer, stepping into the range of the sword formation's power, he would unhesitatingly activate the Great Geng Sword Formation and annihilate the two demons in one strike.

But at that moment, a flash of red light appeared on the distant horizon, accompanied by a sharp cry.

Following this, three clusters of blood light emerged in the darkness, transforming into three blood rainbows that shot forward.

Upon seeing this, the dwarf's face changed drastically; he tapped the wooden demon's skull with his staff, turned his head toward the blood rainbows, and wore an expression of uncertain surprise.

After a few "thuds," the jade wood demon's footsteps halted, stopping precisely at the edge of the Great Geng Sword Formation.

Han Li frowned slightly, but seeing the new development, he paid no further attention and gazed toward the distant sky.

Seeing this, Bai Bi and the others likewise felt uneasy, unaware of what new demon had appeared.

The three blood rainbows moved with strange speed, arriving nearby in a flash like wind and lightning; their light faded, revealing three blood-red figures about a foot tall.

Each figure had delicate, handsome features, making their age indeterminate, but they wore peculiar red armor covered in dense runes, their skin fresh and dripping red, exuding a nauseating stench of blood.

Three pairs of emotionless eyes swept downward simultaneously, finally flashing with strange light as they fixed on Han Li.

Han Li's pupils contracted; he felt a trace of icy chill surge from his back, spreading through his body, as if three venomous snakes had locked onto him.

"Blood puppets, the puppets of the Earth Blood Lord!" the dwarf exclaimed upon seeing the figures clearly, his face turning pale, his eyes filled with reverence.

"Blood puppets? Earth Blood?" Han Li's thoughts raced, but he had no impression of such things in his mind, and he secretly felt something was strange.

The three figures studied Han Li for a long moment, then their eyes flashed with a fierce light; simultaneously opening their mouths, three pillars of blood-colored light shot out, flashing past and arriving instantly before Han Li.

Although Han Li had been on guard, seeing the opponent launch an attack without any sign still greatly startled and angered him.

Without thinking, he raised his arm; a patch of gray haze appeared before him, while black aura burst from his body, revealing a set of dark, ancient-looking battle armor.

Three muffled "pops" sounded.

Not knowing what divine ability these blood pillars were, even the elemental magnetic divine light that could overcome the five elements could only make the pillars flicker a few times before being pierced through, striking the battle armor appearing on Han Li's body.

After the blood light fluctuated, the three blood pillars dimmed slightly, then suddenly bored three bowl-sized holes into the armor, striking Han Li's chest solidly.

The faces of Lei Lan and the others nearby turned pale as blood, but the scene that followed left them gaping.

A thunderclap suddenly erupted from before Han Li's chest; with a boom, the blood-colored light pillars intertwined with a sheet of gold-and-silver-colored lightning and vanished without a trace.

This attack was ultimately blocked by Han Li's lightning robe.

Yet even so, Han Li was startled; his face suddenly darkened, he let out a cold snort, and the armor, pierced with three large holes, emitted swirling black air and instantly restored itself.

Had he not known that this battle armor had dispersed the power of the three blood pillars, even the lightning robe might not have withstood it.

Seeing the attack fail, the three blood puppets showed no expression; blood light flashed behind them, revealing pairs of blood-red wings, which they flapped once before vanishing into thin air.

Han Li's heart jolted; before he could react, the nearby space fluctuated, and the three figures flashed out.

They waved their hands; each hand produced a blood-colored long blade, and they slashed at Han Li in the void, three blood-colored blade lights coming like crescent moons, completely ignoring Lei Lan and the others nearby.

These blood puppets each contained a trace of the Blood Robe People's divine sense, so they could distinguish targets, and only Han Li, as this presence, could threaten them; once he was eliminated, the others would naturally be helpless.

Han Li let out an angry shout, shook his wings behind him, and actually vanished in an instant amid the thunderclaps.

The next moment, in the high sky over twenty zhang from the original spot, a flash of blue-white lightning appeared, and Han Li's form reappeared.

But almost simultaneously, blood light flashed in three directions, and the three figures appeared again, performing the same motion, but now the six blood blades transformed into countless blood lights that directly enveloped Han Li.

Han Li's face sank like water; golden light flashed on his body, a layer of golden scales appearing on his skin, and he let out a great shout as his black and white hands blurred and struck out, instantly transforming into a chaotic black-and-white palm shadow.

A few "clangs" like metal striking rang out; as the six blood blades struck the palm shadow, they felt an irresistible force surge forth, actually letting out a wail before shattering apart.

The three puppets were also violently flung backward by the tremendous force transmitted from their weapons, flying several zhang away.

After the blood light on their bodies flashed erratically, the three blood puppets finally steadied their forms; upon raising their heads, they couldn't help but startle.

Ahead was empty; Han Li had vanished without a trace.

It turned out that in that instant, Han Li had again teleported away, having already returned to the spirit carriage.

Seeing the three little figures finally find him by lowering their heads, Han Li's face showed a hint of a cold smile.

He quickly made a hand seal with both hands, murmuring words under his breath.

In the nearby void, clear ringing sounds rang out; golden threads appeared, flickering from all directions and converging, encircling the three blood puppets in the center.

This was Han Li activating the Great Geng Sword Formation he had long hidden nearby.

The sword formation's power naturally increased with Han Li's cultivation progress; the originally abnormally slow sword threads, upon appearing, instantly rolled toward the center. Though not yet swift, they were much faster than before.

Seeing this, the three blood puppets' eyes flashed with blood light, then their blood wings behind them moved strangely, vanishing into the air.

It seemed they wanted to use a secret technique to escape the sword formation directly, but how could the wondrous Great Geng Sword Formation let them get away?

A buzzing sound came from three spots at the edge of the sword formation; hundreds of golden threads flashed simultaneously, slicing into the void.

Instantly, blood light appeared; the three figures were forced to reveal their forms, and as the golden threads closed in, the three puppets were instantly cut into countless fragments, as if destroyed.

Lei Lan and the others, as well as the dwarf in the distance, had long been staring with mouths agape.

But the dwarf suddenly had a moment of clarity, using some unknown method; the wooden demon beneath him retreated slowly backward, the entire process silent and soundless.

The terror of the blood puppets was something this native of the Earth Abyss knew all too well; even three working together were no match for the master of these small beasts, so he dared no longer entertain thoughts of the Azure Kirin Beast.

But at that moment, a strange occurrence appeared in the sword formation.

The blood puppet fragments, resembling wood shavings, suddenly in a flash of blood light turned into drops of blood liquid, then gathered toward the center and instantly fused into three blood balls the size of heads, exuding a strong bloody stench.

Then the blood balls rolled over, and shapes of hands, feet, and heads appeared on their surfaces; it seemed the three blood puppets were about to recover.

Witnessing this, Han Li was not startled; instead, his face showed a strange expression as he lightly pointed toward the sword formation.

With a "whoosh," a silver-colored firebird flashed into view from the void within the sword formation, but immediately "popped" and burst open, three bowl-sized silver flames flashing briefly near the three fireballs.

After a few muffled thuds, the silver flames struck solidly onto the blood balls.

The silver flames flared, enveloping the blood balls; upon contact with the surface, they immediately emitted a scorched smell, while shrill cries came from within.

The three clusters of silver flames collided wildly within the sword formation like headless flies.

Han Li watched expressionlessly, his heart also secretly astonished.

He knew better than anyone the power of his Devouring Heavenly Fire; against enemies, even a trace of contact would instantly reduce them to ashes, yet these three blood puppets actually managed to endure.

However, the Devouring Spirit Heavenly Fire was truly overbearing to an extreme degree; not long after, the wailing sounds from the three blood spheres gradually faded and vanished without a trace, and finally each blood sphere turned to ash within the silver flames.

This time, the three blood puppets truly ceased to exist.

Han Li made a distant gesture with his hand, and instantly the three clusters of silver flame merged into one, reforming into a silver 'colored' firebird that flew 'shot' back and disappeared into his sleeve.

But immediately his 'expression' shifted, as if he had sensed something, and he suddenly turned his head to look toward the other side.

Only then did he see that the huge Azure Wood Demon had, unknown when, retreated several hundred zhang away; upon seeing Han Li's gaze fall upon it, the dwarf's heart gave a sudden jolt, and without thinking, he let out a sharp whistle from his mouth.

The previously silent wood demon suddenly flashed with green light all over its body, and without any concealment, it bolted wildly back along the path it had come.

Given this demon's towering height, it vanished into the darkness after just a few swaying movements.

"Want to run!" Han Li muttered to himself, opened his mouth, and a small cauldron wrapped in green light flew 'shot' out—it was indeed the Xuantian Treasure Cauldron!

But just at this moment, a weak and feeble beast roar suddenly came from beneath the spirit carriage.

Upon hearing it, Han Li felt a surge of joy in his heart; he glanced far off in the direction where the wood demon had disappeared, hesitated slightly, then opened his mouth to suck the small cauldron back into his belly, and his form blurred slightly as he strangely vanished from the spirit carriage.

Moments later, he appeared ghostlike on the ground below, standing beside that cluster of white light.

At this moment, the fragrance emanating from the white light had become incredibly faint.

And through the subtle connection of his spiritual sense, Han Li already knew that the Leopard Kirin Beast was about to complete its advancement, and that it would best be aided with a helping hand at the final moment.

He took a deep breath, extended one hand, and plunged it straight into the white light, pressing against the small beast's body within.

At the same time, a stream of pure spiritual power surged wildly into the small beast's body.

Han Li's body erupted in blue light, and his 'expression' turned solemn.

Lei Lan and Bai Bi on the spirit carriage, however, simultaneously let out a long breath, exchanged a glance, and their 'expressions' all relaxed greatly.

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