Chapter 1537: Han Li

Hearing the blood-robed person say this, the white-haired matron frowned, her gaze flickering incessantly.

"Going to the Demon Tomb will likely delay quite a bit of time. If the Mayfly reinforcements suddenly arrive, no one will be able to leave." Liu Zu's tone was not that firm.

"Hehe, if the Mayfly race could truly enter this space that quickly, that remaining Mayfly-race attached-spirit puppet wouldn't have fought us so desperately. As long as we wait for reinforcements, wouldn't it be better? In a short time, the Mayfly race shouldn't have anyone who can enter this realm. Of course, there are some risks. But for Brother Liu Zu to enjoy the Nether-River Divine Milk alone, taking some risks for us is only right." The blood-robed person gave a "hehe" laugh.

Liu Zu had no expression on his face, but his compound eyes flickered as he secretly weighed the pros and cons. After a good while, he said slowly:

"Good, I can accompany you two to the Demon Tomb. But I can only assist you in retrieving two demonic weapons. If you want more treasures, it will depend on your own abilities."

"Haha, it is a deal! As for the Quenching Crystal Brick, I believe Brother Liu Zu's words, so there is no need to make a move." The blood-robed person laughed loudly, and his body flickered, actually drifting back several zhang.

The purple-blooded puppet, which had transformed into the size of an ordinary person, also retreated a few steps blankly.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, what do you mean?" Seeing that he had reached an agreement with the Di Xue old monster, Liu Zu turned his gaze to the white-haired matron, a cold and sharp look faintly flashing.

"My condition is the same as Fellow Daoist Di Xue's. However, I still want to try whether this Quenching Crystal Brick is truly indestructible." The white-haired matron's pupils shrank, she hesitated, and then said coldly.

"You may. Fellow Daoist, feel free to attack." Liu Zu was quite straightforward. After agreeing, he raised his hand, and the Quenching Crystal Brick flew to a spot seven or eight zhang above his head, hovering motionless.

The white-haired matron stared at the crystal brick, a look of fiery greed flashing in her eyes. She shook her sleeve, and the eight ghost kings behind her lunged at her body simultaneously.

Amidst flashing black light, the white-haired matron once again donned the pitch-black battle armor, and a strange hammer appeared in her hand.

As she shook it lightly with one hand, a strange whistling sound erupted from the hammer, and eight skull shadows flickered and screeched incessantly near the hammer head.

Liu Zu scanned the hammer and said in an unchanging tone:

"Although this treasure of yours has considerable divine abilities, wanting to break the Quenching Crystal Brick is unlikely. However, I will say the ugly words first: Fellow Daoist had best only attack the Quenching Crystal Brick. If you want to play any tricks while attacking, don't blame me for turning hostile."

"Whether it is truly indestructible, we will know after trying." The white-haired matron didn't pay any attention to Liu Zu's threat, suddenly tossing the strange hammer toward the opposite side.

In an instant, ghost energy surged, and Yin wind blew wildly! The strange hammer expanded several times, and green flames manifested near the hammer, transforming it into a massive fireball.

These green flames seemed to possess immense power. As they burned fiercely, they even caused the nearby space to faintly blur, as if it were being distorted.

Liu Zu remained expressionless, just standing there with his arms crossed, waiting for the white-haired matron to make her move.

The blood-robed person watched the hammer's momentum, but his eyes narrowed, and a trace of inexplicable eeriness appeared on his face hidden in the blood light.

The matron let out a loud shout!

The strange hammer swirled and smashed fiercely toward the crystal brick, which was only a foot tall.

However, the giant hammer trembled abruptly during its descent, and as the green flames rose, it actually manifested hundreds of hammer shadows, striking the crystal brick from all directions simultaneously.

This single strike was equivalent to over a hundred strikes hitting at the same time.

Liu Zu was startled, but a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Booming sounds erupted incessantly from mid-air. It was as if hundreds of astonishing thunderclaps were exploding simultaneously at a high altitude, causing the nearby air to hum incessantly.

The blood-robed person's expression changed slightly.

This hammer hadn't shown such power when countering the black light array in the underground palace. Now that it was attacking a physical object, it actually had such a massive momentum!

As for that Quenching Crystal Brick, it had long been engulfed by the dazzling green brilliance, and for a time, it was impossible to see how it was.

A moment later, the white-haired matron grabbed into the void with one hand.

Instantly, all the hammer shadows dissipated, and the strange hammer transformed into a mass of green light and shot back.

Then, she looked at the crystal brick, and her face became exceptionally ugly.

Under such a fierce attack, the Quenching Crystal Brick was actually completely unharmed. Its surface was exceptionally smooth, without even a single dent or crack left behind.

"How is it? Now Fellow Daoist Lan should believe my words, right? This Nether-River Divine Milk is something even I cannot extract on the way, nor can I use any tricks to swap it." Liu Zu said calmly.

"Things have come to this; what is the use of saying these things now. The Divine Milk belongs to you; you accompany the two of us on a trip to the Demon Tomb." The matron let out a long breath, appearing as if she wanted to vent all the frustration in her heart.

Following this, she cast a spell with both hands, causing the battle armor and the strange hammer in her hand to dissipate, transforming back into eight black shadows that lined up behind her.

"That is easy to say. That Demon Tomb is not close to this place; even if we are fast, it will take half a month. However, before that, shouldn't we find someone first?" Liu Zu nodded slightly and raised his hand to beckon toward mid-air.

The Quenching Crystal Brick flickered and actually vanished into thin air.

Even the two people opposite didn't see how it was collected by Liu Zu. The matron and the blood-robed person looked at each other, and their wariness of Liu Zu deepened by another fraction.

"My mark is still in that brat's body, so he won't be able to escape my sensing even if he is at the ends of the earth. In a while, I will trigger the mark to see where that brat has run to. This person is truly bold, daring to take advantage of the chaos to abduct my disciples." The white-haired matron mentioned Han Li, and a layer of murderous aura appeared on her face.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Lan, you know clearly that the Han brat has some unclear relationship with your two disciples. Yet you still intended to absorb their Yin Qi; no wonder others went to save the beauty. I am actually quite impressed by this brat; not only was he able to escape safely from the Nether-Thunder Beast, but he also dared to brazenly snatch people away right before our eyes. Tsk tsk, even my blood puppet incarnation, which I have cultivated for many years, couldn't stop him. This is not something an ordinary junior would dare to do!" The blood-robed person gave a strange laugh, marveling incessantly.

"Hmph! Old monster, since you think so highly of this brat, why don't you take him as your disciple? Perhaps one day he will truly be better than his master!" The white-haired matron's face sank, and she said impolitely.

"Old man cultivates the Blood Dao. Unless this brat is willing to let me extract his marrow and exchange his blood, otherwise, don't even think about it. And old man has always been a loner; I have never thought about passing my divine abilities to anyone. What do I need a disciple for?" Di Xue gave a cold laugh.

"Although this brat's cultivation level is not considered very high, he likely has no small secrets. And daring to walk the path of dual cultivation of magic and body, and being able to cultivate to such a level, both his divine abilities and magic power far exceed those of his peers. If one day he truly can advance to the same realm as us, I fear that even if the few of us join forces, we won't be his opponent. Of course, that is if this person can truly cultivate to that level. The difficulty of advancing through dual cultivation is several times more arduous than ordinary cultivation methods." Liu Zu said leisurely.

"Dual cultivation of magic and body? Fellow Daoist, you didn't see wrong, did you? How do you know about this?" A low exclamation came from the white-haired matron's mouth, appearing somewhat shocked.

The blood-robed person heard this, and blood light flashed in his eyes, appearing somewhat startled as well.

"It is nothing; I have a natural divine ability that happens to be able to see through the approximate strength of a person's physical body. This brat should be a human cultivator from a remote corner of the Tianyuan Continent, not someone from the Flying Spirit race. I just don't know how he managed to mix into the Flying Spirit race's Saint Son trial. And according to what I know, humans are one of the weakest races in terms of physical body in the Tianyuan Continent. Yet this brat's physical body strength is not even inferior to ours. Ordinary weapons and treasures likely cannot easily slice through his physical body. In terms of true divine abilities, he should be able to rival the existence of the late Spirit Commander stage. Even if this person has some other unique divine abilities, ordinary late Spirit Commander stage existences are likely not his opponents." Liu Zu spoke frankly, as if he knew Han Li's background like the back of his hand.

Hearing Liu Zu give Han Li such a high evaluation, the white-haired matron and the blood-robed person looked at each other, both seeing a trace of horror in the other's eyes.

Although they knew Han Li was not an ordinary existence, they hadn't held him in such high regard. Most had viewed him as an early or mid-stage Spirit Commander existence. But now, hearing Liu Zu's words, it seemed this person was already a top-tier existence below the Body Integration stage.

"A late Spirit Commander stage being able to rival a late Spirit Commander stage! Although there are indeed some heaven-defying divine abilities in the world, saying this person's strength can span three or four realms in one go is truly too unbelievable." The white-haired matron said somewhat disbelievingly.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Lan, I actually believe Brother Liu Zu's words. In my early years, I once saw a human cultivator at the Void Refinement stage who, relying on a set of sword arrays, was actually able to kill an early Body Integration stage existence. Although humans are weak, they have many strange methods and divine abilities, so they cannot be underestimated." The blood-robed person's eyes flickered with strange light, actually saying such words.

The white-haired matron gave a hum, her expression also flickering, not knowing whether she truly believed the other two.

"Alright, although this brat has many secrets and his potential is truly not small, he still has to be able to reach that step. Now the most important thing is to find this person first. I don't know what method he used to temporarily shield our sensing. However, if we trigger the mark together, this kind of shielding won't last long. To reach the Demon Tomb as quickly as possible, you two Fellow Daoists should cast your spells quickly." Liu Zu said calmly.

"Brother Liu Zu's words are very true. Fellow Daoist Lan, we... not good! Why has my mark been destroyed?" The blood-robed person gave a low laugh and nodded in agreement. Just as he wanted to say a few words to the matron, his blood mist trembled, and a voice of shock and anger rang out.

"There is such a thing? Let me try!" The white-haired matron was startled and hurriedly closed her eyes, chanting incantations to trigger the spell.

As a result, after a moment, the white-haired matron opened her eyes, a ferocious look appearing on her face as she said:

"My mark still exists, but it is being shielded severely; it is impossible to break through the seal in a short time. Brother Liu Zu, let's trigger it together."

"Triggering it together, I fear that cannot be done. My mark disappeared even earlier than Fellow Daoist Di Xue's." Liu Zu said indifferently.

"What!"

The white-haired matron and the blood-robed person stared at each other with wide eyes.

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