Chapter 1490

The golden net, having absorbed so many cyan electric arcs, expanded wildly to several times its original size above Han Li's head, shrouding an area of over thirty zhang beneath it.

Just as the first wave of electric arcs ceased, a second wave of heavenly thunder condensed in the air, falling down once more as cyan arcs several times thicker than before.

Han Li formed a seal with one hand and extended a finger, tracing rapidly through the void a few times.

With a flash of golden light, a golden rune appeared out of thin air beneath his fingertip, followed by a thunderclap as it transformed into a golden arc, shooting violently into the sky.

After a fleeting flash, the electric arc transformed from the rune submerged into the golden electric net.

The entire electric net trembled instantly, and the several light halos floating within it spun rapidly, gathering at the same spot to condense into a giant, golden, hazy light halo.

Runes could be faintly seen drifting within it.

In just this brief moment, the second wave of cyan arcs had already struck down with aggressive momentum.

The same scene repeated!

The cyan arcs, having greatly increased in power, submerged into the light halo like moths to a flame, disappearing without a trace.

The power of the second wave of heavenly thunder was clearly incomparable to the first.

Amidst the dense, wild barrage of heavenly thunder, after the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the originally quietly floating light halo began to tremble, and a humming sound even emanated from within it, growing louder and louder.

However, the golden electric net below increased in volume by another small fraction, and as the golden arcs intertwined and flickered, a loud "Zzzzt" sound erupted.

After another moment, following a muffled thud, white marks finally appeared on the golden light halo, and then, under the wild barrage of heavenly thunder, it crumbled and vanished bit by bit.

The electric arcs, now without obstruction, struck directly onto the electric net.

The moment the two made contact, cyan light and golden radiance intertwined, and a deafening roar erupted, resounding across half the sky.

Because the golden net in the air was so massive, even though the heavenly thunder was exceptionally fierce, it remained steadily suspended in the air, blocking the majority of the falling cyan arcs for a time.

Occasionally, some heavenly thunder that leaked through was swept away by the Magneto-Optical Light below, disappearing without a trace.

Han Li, standing on the mountaintop, watched the situation in the sky but had no intention of releasing the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder again, seemingly having other plans.

After a moment, the giant golden net finally shattered inch by inch amidst the roaring sounds.

The second wave of the lightning tribulation also stopped at this moment.

But the dark clouds in the sky were now as black as ink, rolling even more violently, and within just a few breaths, cyan lightning balls appeared one by one in the clouds.

Each one was the size of a fist, with cyan light shooting from its surface, and they rotated slowly within the clouds; clearly, their power was far greater than the previous electric arcs.

Han Li's expression grew several degrees more solemn, and his black-and-white palms pressed simultaneously toward the void in the sky.

Instantly, the gray light mist in the air congealed, and a phantom image of a pitch-black mountain appeared eerily within the gray light.

Almost at the same time, five skull phantom images appeared abruptly above the gray light, each the size of a cartwheel, and they opened their mouths simultaneously.

Five-colored flames rolled out of their mouths, instantly forming another layer of protection that appeared above the Magneto-Optical Light.

Then, Han Li let out a low shout, and the small cyan tripod hovering above his head released a burst of spiritual light, expanding wildly more than ten times to become a giant tripod the size of a zhang.

Cyan mist rolled within the tripod, and a rumbling sound could be faintly heard.

The third wave of heavenly thunder struck down without mercy!

The cyan lightning balls, like giant hailstones, emitted strange thunderous sounds, their momentum far surpassing the previous two waves of heavenly thunder.

Han Li, who could resist a two-colored lightning tribulation while in the early Nascent Soul stage, naturally would not be unable to resist an attack of this level.

As these lightning balls smashed into the five-colored flames, an incredible scene occurred!

Under the flickering of the five-colored strange radiance, the falling momentum of all the lightning balls became extremely slow, and they were all trapped within the flames.

In the blink of an eye, cyan light flickered incessantly within the flames, and over a hundred lightning balls seemed to be fixed in mid-air simultaneously.

Han Li's expression shifted, and the black mountain phantom within the gray light mist spun rapidly, the surrounding gray light instantly sweeping into the air.

After the Magneto-Optical Light swept across the sky, the lightning balls all disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, a burst of cyan light erupted from the giant tripod below, and numerous lightning balls appeared eerily at the mouth of the tripod. After a burst of roaring, they were all pulled into the tripod by countless cyan threads sprayed out...

Han Li watched this scene, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

Half an hour later, the dark clouds above the mountain slowly dispersed, and the lightning tribulation had long since ended.

Han Li's figure was already in the secret chamber of the Wood Essence Cave.

He sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, with the small cyan tripod hovering in front of him.

At this moment, the tripod lid was wide open, and amidst the flickering electric light, low sounds of thunder could be heard from time to time.

Han Li gazed at the tripod for a while, then beckoned with one hand.

The small tripod flashed and slowly landed in his hand.

With a tap, the entire body trembled, and it spat out a lightning ball the size of a chicken egg.

This lightning ball flickered with electric light, its surface expanding and contracting, but it was wrapped in a cluster of cyan threads and could not break free.

It was precisely the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning that Han Li had collected.

Although this heavenly lightning could not compare to the gold and silver heavenly lightning he had collected in the past, in terms of power, it was far stronger than ordinary lightning.

Having this opportunity, Han Li naturally collected a large amount of this lightning to refine more lightning beads.

A single lightning bead or two might only pose a threat to existences at the Void Refinement level. But if a dozen or so were unleashed together, even Void Integration stage cultivators would have to retreat three feet.

Except for the first two waves of heavenly thunder, which he resisted using the newly comprehended Evil-Warding Divine Thunder technique, he had used the Void Heaven Tripod to collect all the remaining heavenly thunder.

The quantity of cyan lightning was sufficient to refine dozens of lightning beads in one go.

However, because of the inherent power of the heavenly thunder itself, the potency of these lightning beads was slightly inferior to the previous ones.

With so many lightning beads, they could certainly become a trump card for him to deal with unknown crises.

However, although this lightning tribulation posed no threat to him in the slightest, according to the rule that each lightning tribulation is more powerful than the last, after seven or eight more times, he would not be able to be this relaxed.

As for the Great Heavenly Tribulation after advancing to Void Refinement, it was extremely dangerous from the very first time, and there was no shortage of Void Refinement level existences who perished during their first tribulation.

It was far from comparable to the Small Heavenly Tribulation.

But these were matters for the future; what he had to face now was the major trouble of how to escape from the Earth Abyss.

As soon as Han Li thought of the dangers he would face in the future, his expression darkened again.

Over the past year, the demoness Mu Qing had truly spared no effort in guiding him in the way of driving lightning.

Coupled with his own profound attainments in the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, he had mastered certain release techniques and lightning-sacrificing methods in a short period of time.

It seemed that meeting the requirements of this demoness Mu Qing within two years should not be a problem.

Perhaps because of this, Mu Qing's attitude toward him had become much kinder; usually, after teaching him the way of driving lightning, she would occasionally guide him on some cultivation problems.

With this woman's realm, her guidance to a mere Spirit Severing stage cultivator naturally benefited him greatly.

Han Li naturally would not honestly stay here just because of this.

During this period, he had quietly probed for an exit several times to see if there were any loopholes in the surrounding barriers, and he had also studied methods to remove the four marks in his body.

If there were truly a way to solve both, he would naturally flee immediately.

But the result left Han Li feeling cold in his heart for quite a while.

The barriers surrounding this Wood Essence Cave were profound and mysterious, far exceeding his imagination; once closed by Mu Qing, the entire cave became almost a giant prison, and he could not leave quietly at all.

Of course, this did not mean Han Li could not break the barriers here. Whether it was the Magneto-Optical Light or the Spirit-Devouring Heavenly Fire, both were extremely effective at breaking barriers.

But if he were to use these two divine abilities to forcibly break the barriers, he feared that as soon as he made a move, he would be immediately discovered by this demoness Mu Qing. The outcome could be imagined!

As for the marks planted in his body by the four great demon kings, they were even more troublesome. These marks seemed to have taken root in his body, and he had exhausted all kinds of methods without being able to move them in the slightest.

The only way was to use the Nascent Soul fire in his body to refine them bit by bit.

But how could the marks of a Void Integration stage demon king be easily refined like this!

Not to mention that as soon as he touched the marks, he might be immediately detected by the owners of the marks. Even if he were to forcibly refine them, it would be impossible to succeed without three or four years.

This made him feel extremely depressed.

However, Han Li was not an ordinary person. After deep thought, he had also found a temporary way out.

That was, when necessary, he could use the power of the Magneto-Optical Light and the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder to temporarily shield the sensing of the four marks in his body.

Although, for fear of alerting the enemy, Han Li had not tried whether this method was truly feasible, based on his understanding of the wonders of these two divine abilities, he had at least a seventy percent certainty that he could accomplish this.

Of course, this kind of shielding could only be a surprise, temporary measure. Once discovered by these four great demon kings, and if they forcibly summoned the marks within a certain distance, he estimated he would not be able to shield them for long.

This was also a method of last resort.

Han Li let out a long breath, as if exhaling all the worries in his heart, then tossed the small tripod in his hand in front of him, preparing to start refining lightning beads.

Although this was the former cultivation place of this demoness Mu Qing, since he had rearranged the barriers, he did not need to fear being secretly monitored by the other party.

Immediately, thunderous sounds erupted in the secret chamber, and Han Li began to refine the lightning beads one by one.

Several days later, a green light flew from the direction of the garden, and after a fleeting flash, it submerged into the door of the secret chamber and disappeared without a trace.

After a good while, the yellow door opened, and Han Li walked out of the secret chamber with a slight frown, his face full of a strange expression.

It was not yet the day for the seven-day teaching of the way of driving lightning, so why would this demoness Mu Qing send a sound transmission talisman to summon him over?

This was something that had never happened in the past year.

With a trace of doubt in his heart, Han Li slowly walked toward the small path in the garden.

In the storage bracelet on his wrist, there were already more than thirty cyan round beads, each the size of a thumb, shining with cyan light.

These lightning beads had already exhausted most of the heavenly lightning Han Li had collected. If Mu Qing hadn't sent a message, he would have been prepared to refine all the heavenly lightning in the Void Heaven Tripod in one go.

However, when Han Li walked into the hall, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Because in this hall, besides the demoness Mu Qing sitting there, there was also a person in a blood robe sitting beside her.

It was actually the Earth Blood Old Monster.

"Fellow Daoist Han, Fellow Daoist Earth Blood has come here specifically to find you." Mu Qing held a teacup in one hand and said to Han Li in a leisurely manner.

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