Chapter 1481: Escape

Hearing Han Li's cold and ruthless words, Lei Lan and the other three naturally saw that Han Li was not joking. Startled, they didn't dare to delay and flew to the Underworld Flame Fruit trees, each taking out a wooden box to pick the mature fruits.

Qin Xiao was even more sensible; after packing one, she held the wooden box with both hands and presented it to Han Li.

Han Li didn't stand on ceremony. With a shake of his sleeve, green mist rolled over, and the wooden box vanished without a trace.

At this time, Lei Lan and Bai Bi had also collected the Underworld Flame Fruit and returned.

"Let's go! Do not stop for any reason on the way, and return to the ground in the shortest time possible." After Han Li said this in a deep voice, green light rose on his body, and he transformed into a green rainbow and soared away.

He didn't even want to say a single word of nonsense.

Bai Bi and the others didn't know why Han Li had become so anxious to leave the Earth Abyss, but they guessed that it had a lot to do with the fleeing blood flood dragon. Seeing that even the unfathomable Han Li was like this, they became even more uneasy.

Not daring to lag behind in the slightest, Lei Lan and the others urged their escape lights and followed closely.

The group broke through the air and went far away in the blink of an eye.

Two days later, in the wooden hall on the third layer of the Earth Abyss, the golden giant flower was still there, and the black-shadow woman was sitting on it, chin in hand, pondering something.

At this moment, apart from the two green-clad maids beside her, there was no one else in the hall.

Suddenly, a streak of blood light shot in from outside the hall door. After the light converged, a dragon-headed, human-bodied blood-colored demonic creature knelt halfway in the hall.

It was the blood flood dragon that had just fought Han Li!

"Greetings, Master!" The blood flood dragon said.

"It's you. How did the matter go? Did you kill those people and bring back their primordial spirits?" The woman scanned the blood flood dragon and asked indifferently.

"Reporting to Master. Blood Poison is incompetent and failed to kill those people." Blood Poison replied with its dragon head slightly lowered.

"Oh, so these people really do have problems." The woman wasn't angry; instead, she became interested.

"Yes, Master. The others were fine, just ordinary Spirit General-level Flying Spirit people. But one of them actually took ten percent of the Heavenly Gang Blood Thunder with a Spirit General cultivation base and used his physical body to withstand a strike from the Blood River Underworld Needle, bouncing it away. Master had given instructions before coming that if there was anything wrong, I should return and report it immediately. Therefore, when my first strike failed, I returned to report." Blood Poison explained clearly one by one.

"Able to take the Heavenly Gang Blood Thunder and bounce away the Blood River Underworld Needle with his physical body?" Although the black shadow on the golden flower had known she would hear some unusual news, she was still slightly surprised by the blood flood dragon's words.

"Not only that, this person's escape technique is also extremely astonishing, and he possesses several other great divine abilities. Even if I fought him with all my strength, I would likely be defeated." The blood poison hesitated and added.

"The other matters are fine. There are ten thousand divine abilities in the world, and possessing a few heaven-defying divine abilities is not strange. But for a Spirit General to be able to bounce away the Blood River Underworld Needle with his physical body, that is truly extraordinary. It shows that this person's physical body has reached its extreme, making him the best blood food for the sacrifice. Very good, we were supposed to have prepared three top-grade blood foods, and we had only found one. I was just worrying about this!" The woman's words actually carried a hint of joy.

"What does Master mean..."

"Naturally, I will go personally to capture this person alive and use him as the blood food for the final sacrifice." The woman's tone turned sinister.

"But Master, isn't this person the one the old monster Di Xue wanted?" The blood flood dragon couldn't help but remind her. He had learned of this matter through other channels long ago.

"The old monster Di Xue wants to kill these Flying Spirit people openly, but he is actually aiming for their primordial spirits. It likely has something to do with some deal with the Yin Xuan Ghost Crone. I only want this person's physical body, and it doesn't conflict with Di Xue's purpose. What is there to worry about!" The woman said coldly, having guessed seven or eight out of ten of the old monster Di Xue's intentions.

"Master is wise!" The blood flood dragon was somewhat enlightened.

"There is no time to lose, I will go over now. Blood Poison, you also teleport to the second layer with me and chase after this person together." The woman ordered.

"As you command!" The blood flood dragon agreed respectfully and stood up.

The black shadow on the golden flower flashed, and the woman, carrying a blurry black light, stood beside the blood flood dragon like a ghost.

She formed a seal with one hand and chanted. Instantly, a sheet of pitch-black light mist sprayed from the woman's body, wrapping both of them within it.

With a flicker, the two vanished in the black mist without a trace.

On the other side, under Han Li's full urging, Lei Lan and the others only spent a day or so to cover the distance of several days before, still fleeing wildly without stopping.

Fortunately, some dangers and demonic beasts on the way had already been cleared once, and the route was already familiar, so there was no need to consider or distract themselves with anything else.

But even so, with such high-intensity daily progress, Bai Bi and Qin Xiao and the others had consumed quite a bit of spiritual power in their bodies and felt exhausted. However, when the three of them saw Han Li, who was flying at the very front, always looking gloomy, they felt guilty and didn't dare to complain in the slightest, only able to grit their teeth and continue to persist.

Another day later, when a swamp appeared ahead and the black wind blew incessantly, the exit of the second layer was vaguely visible.

Han Li felt a slight relief in his heart and let out a light sigh, but without hesitation, he led the three into it.

Half a day later, Han Li and the others reappeared at the entrance of the valley on the first layer.

At this moment, Han Li made a decision that left Lei Lan and the others greatly astonished.

"From here on, we will go separately. You guys should not stay together either, and return to the ground with all your might along different routes." As soon as they left the valley, Han Li was silent for a moment before suddenly saying coldly.

"What, separate? Brother Han, why is this?" Bai Bi was startled, and Lei Lan and Qin Xiao's expressions also changed slightly.

"At this point, I won't hide it from you anymore. We might have been targeted by a Demon King-level existence in the Earth Abyss. Even if I have some divine abilities, I am absolutely no match for such an existence. Although I don't know when the opponent will catch up to us, separating will likely make the opponent chase after me, giving you a better chance of escaping back to the ground. On the first layer, there should be very few things that can pose a danger to you." Han Li said with a gloomy face, but still explained a few words.

"Demon King-level existence! How could such a terrifying existence target us? Brother Han, did you make a mistake?" Qin Xiao's face turned deathly pale.

"How would I know the reason? But I've said what I should say. Your lives are your own, and whether you believe it or not is up to you. But it's best to set off separately immediately. Perhaps the opponent will catch up in the next moment." Han Li said with a flash of his eyes.

Lei Lan and the other three couldn't help but look at each other.

But just as Han Li said, their lives were their own. Regardless of whether what Han Li said was true or false, since he had said so, the three of them could only treat it as true. And looking at Han Li's cautious appearance earlier, it indeed didn't look like he was fear-mongering.

Therefore, after Han Li took the lead and flew away, Lei Lan and the others had no choice but to follow his instructions and flee in other directions.

According to what Han Li said, as long as they could return to the ground, they should be safe.

A green rainbow flew wildly across a wilderness, its escape speed as fast as thunder and lightning. After just a few flickers, it appeared strangely at the other end of the horizon, and the whole process didn't emit any sound at all.

Even if some demonic creatures or insects discovered the escape light in the sky, they couldn't catch up at all and could only watch as the green rainbow vanished without a trace in an instant.

Han Li, inside the rainbow, was circulating his spiritual power incessantly while grabbing a top-grade spirit stone in each hand to replenish his strength.

The Myriad Year Spirit Liquid had been exhausted in the space node when he was sneaking into the Spirit Realm years ago.

Although top-grade spirit stones were rare, in order to maintain sufficient spiritual power in his body, he couldn't care about the waste.

Han Li separating from the other three on the first layer was a last resort. Although most of what he said to Lei Lan and the others was true, he had hidden one thing.

That was that he vaguely felt that the demonic creatures he had encountered earlier seemed to be targeting him personally, and didn't pay much attention to Lei Lan and the others.

Under such circumstances, separating was indeed safer for Lei Lan and the others.

He had protected the two Saint Children of the Heavenly Peng Tribe, found the Underworld Flame Fruit, and sent them back to the first layer, which could be considered as having done his best. From here on, it was up to these two Saint Children themselves, and he had to think about his own life.

Flying until now, although he still hadn't discovered anything unusual nearby, and the entrance to the ground wasn't too far away, Han Li still didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

Not only did the escape light not stop, but after he spat out a mouthful of essence blood, the green light was faintly tinged with blood color.

The escape speed became a few points faster because of this.

For Han Li, consuming some vital energy to avoid a Body Integration-stage Demon King was absolutely a wise move.

But when the green rainbow had been flying on the first layer for half a day, Han Li in the escape light suddenly had his expression change drastically, and he turned his head to look behind him.

Only to see a sheet of black light appearing on the horizon behind him, rolling toward him.

After just one flash, it had closed the distance by a small half.

Han Li's expression turned extremely ugly. Without thinking, he lit up the wings behind his back, instantly transforming into a blue-white thin thread and shooting out, reaching a hundred zhang away in a flicker.

At this moment, he no longer hid anything and fully activated the power of the Wind-Thunder Wings.

A light sound of surprise came from the black light. It sounded clearly in Han Li's ears, as if someone were whispering right beside him.

Han Li's heart sank, and he urged the wings behind his back wildly without looking back.

The blue-white thin thread even emitted a low, sharp cry, and the escape light left a thin white mark in the void as it passed, as if it were about to pierce through the nearby space directly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1482 =====