Chapter 1603: Encounter on the Road

Because Han Li deliberately wanted to bypass the nearby cities, the routes he chose were all desolate and remote places. For the first few days, things were peaceful, and he did not encounter the slightest trouble.

Only occasionally did he see some alien cultivators driving their escape lights from afar, hurrying past the vicinity.

Judging by the direction these alien cultivators were flying, they were heading toward the few cities nearby.

Han Li could only shake his head secretly after seeing this; he had no intention of stepping forward to offer any reminders.

These people had extremely low cultivation bases, merely at the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stages. Facing the Jiao Chi tribe's sudden attack on this region, they naturally wanted to escape into the cities, hoping to either use the teleportation arrays to reach other regions or rely on the high-level existences within the cities for peace of mind.

However, after Han Li had been flying alone for more than ten days, he finally encountered a patrol squad of Jiao Chi armored warriors.

The number was small, only about ten people, but everyone was riding a snow-white two-headed eagle.

Their highest cultivation base was that of a Nascent Soul-level existence, while the others were all at the Core Formation level.

When Han Li saw these armored warriors, his heart sank.

If he remembered correctly, there didn't seem to be any cities nearby. Where did these Jiao Chi tribesmen come from to appear in such a remote place?

Han Li was greatly surprised, but he didn't take those before his eyes seriously at all; killing them would be a matter of flipping his hand.

However, having detected the Jiao Chi squad in advance, he hid his figure early on, and only after watching them leave did he reveal himself again.

With a gloomy expression, he looked at the squad disappearing into the distance. Without much hesitation, he immediately raised his escape light and continued on his way.

But ever since encountering the first squad of Jiao Chi armored warriors, in the following days, he encountered a second squad, a third squad, a fourth squad...

The number of times Han Li encountered Jiao Chi patrol squads gradually became more frequent.

Although they couldn't discover Han Li's existence due to the vast difference in cultivation, it still gave him a vague, ominous feeling.

Could it be that this entire region had really fallen into the hands of the Jiao Chi tribe?

Just as Han Li became alert again, in a city that had just been captured by the Jiao Chi tribe not long ago—a city several times larger than Green Light City—three high-level Jiao Chi tribesmen were in a great hall, discussing related matters.

A woman with a head of red hair and a withered, thin old man stood on either side of a golden chair in the hall.

Sitting on the chair was a young woman who looked to be about twenty years old.

This woman had a beautiful face, but her skin presented a pale silver color similar to metal. As her beautiful eyes turned, her pupils were purple-gold, making one feel a faint stinging pain in their eyes upon a single glance.

A small horn, several inches high, between her brows was crystal clear, appearing exceptionally exquisite.

The withered old man and the red-haired woman were both existences at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, but they were honest and respectful in front of this woman.

"How is it? Have you still not discovered the traces of that person?" The woman suddenly spoke. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, but her expression was exceptionally cold.

"Reporting to Venerable Yin, all patrol squads have yet to send back any news. Could that person have found a hidden place to hide? If so, finding this person will likely be very difficult," the withered old man replied respectfully.

"Hiding? That's unlikely. Since he knows our tribe is launching a large-scale attack on this region, he should be very clear that once we completely control this area, even if his cultivation is high, he will ultimately be on a dead-end road. I didn't expect that we would encounter such a big fish as soon as we started attacking this region. If we can really capture this person alive, we will definitely have performed a great service," the woman frowned and said slowly.

"The importance of this person to the Tian Yun Thirteen Tribes is something this subordinate naturally knows. We will definitely not let him escape this place. I have already dispatched a large number of personnel to blockade the entire region. In addition, there are two squads on standby at all times; as soon as there is news, they will immediately teleport over. Although this kind of teleportation is restricted by a certain distance and the cost is also extremely high, it is naturally worth it for this person," the red-haired woman also respectfully interjected.

"Mm, then I can rest assured. By the way, did Envoy Tu also ask us to cooperate in intercepting someone a few days ago?" The woman nodded, but the topic suddenly changed.

"Yes! Lord Tu and the others did indeed send an image, asking the patrol squads of every city to pay attention to this person. They said he is a Rank 7 existence of the Upper Tribes, but he carries important items related to their mission this time," the withered old man hesitated for a moment, but immediately replied truthfully.

"Hmph, they are truly useless. Two existences with half a foot stepped into the Saint Tribe, and they still let a mere Upper Tribe member escape from under their noses. If it weren't for the original plan to completely blockade this region, I wouldn't even bother with this request," the woman's eyes flashed, and she said with some contempt.

Hearing the woman's words, the old man and the red-haired woman looked straight ahead, not daring to interject.

"However, I am also a bit curious. What exactly does the Elder Council want to seize by sending them both here? They even went so far as to make me allocate one of the only two fortress-class warships to them. It caused the original plan to have to be changed, and we still haven't completely occupied this region," the woman surnamed Yin sneered, seemingly very dissatisfied with the matter of the old man surnamed Tu and his companion.

"Venerable! The matter of allocating the fortress-class warship was a direct order from the Elder Council. It is impossible for us to disobey. Since this Elder Council attaches such importance to this matter, I imagine the item they want to seize must be of great use to our tribe as well. As for the lack of manpower, fortunately, the tribe has recently added a batch of battle puppets for us. It is enough for us to completely control this region. Now, there are only two cities in this region that have not been captured, but they have also been surrounded," the red-haired woman replied carefully.

"Those battle puppets are indeed useful, but they can only be used in large-scale warfare. They cannot be used for patrol and tracking. Now, blockading this region has occupied most of the manpower. And the remaining two cities that have not been conquered have strong defenses, and we haven't taken them down yet. It seems we cannot drag this out any longer. We must completely control this region in our hands before the follow-up army from the tribe arrives! To build our tribe's main camp! It seems I must go out personally. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the Elder Council," the woman thought for a moment, then said with cold light flashing in her eyes.

"If Venerable takes action personally, those two cities will naturally be captured easily!" The old man was startled at first, but immediately said with a flattering smile.

"Then it is decided! Once the matters here are handled, we will set off by warship tomorrow," the woman surnamed Yin swept her gaze over her two subordinates and ordered.

"Yes!"

"As you command!"

The red-haired woman and the withered old man hurriedly bowed and accepted the order.

Half a month later, Han Li was under a dense tree at the foot of a small mountain, draped in a black light gauze, concealing his aura without a single leak, while looking up at the sky with a solemn expression on his face.

He saw that in the high sky not far away, two identical small silver islands appeared simultaneously.

The shape of these two "silver islands" seemed extremely similar to the one on Green Light City, but their size was only about several hundred zhang. Even so, near these two small Jiao Chi tribe warships, there were dense swarms of silver armored warriors and a large number of two-headed giant eagles circling.

The Jiao Chi tribe had set up such a large formation in this place, yet it was only for the sake of a mere alien who had been surrounded by them.

This person had a head of messy, grayish-white hair, an ancient and strange face, and looked to be fifty or sixty years old. His hands were behind his back, and he stood motionless on a shuttle-shaped flying boat under his feet.

And on both sides of him, there were actually two beast-shaped puppets.

One had the body of a horse and the head of a dragon, with wings on its back, glowing with blue light, and was several zhang in size. The other was a strange lion with seven heads, one large and six small, appearing exceptionally ferocious, and was a full twenty zhang in size.

These two puppets looked extraordinary at first glance, seemingly very unusual.

And the Jiao Chi people nearby were acting as if they were facing a great enemy, not daring to act rashly, which seemed to confirm this point.

Han Li watched, his heart filled with murmurs.

You must know, he had been startled when he first discovered that there were warships and so many Jiao Chi tribesmen here.

But then he discovered that among these Jiao Chi tribesmen, there were no existences above the Void Refinement stage, and they had surrounded a strange alien, so he immediately became interested and quietly flew nearby to observe secretly.

Han Li saw through this alien's cultivation base at a glance. He was merely an existence at the Spirit Transformation stage.

However, the aura emitted by the two puppets beside him was equivalent to that of a Void Refinement stage existence. And one was at the mid-stage of Void Refinement, while the other was even more powerful, at the late-stage of Void Refinement.

The power of the two puppets certainly shocked Han Li greatly. But what puzzled him even more was why this alien, possessing such powerful puppets, did not drive them to kill these Jiao Chi armored warriors and giant eagles, but instead remained in a stalemate here!

These giant eagles and armored warriors were indeed numerous, but the highest cultivation among them was merely a few Spirit Transformation-level team leaders.

The only troublesome things were the two silver warships, whose capabilities were unknown.

Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly as he pondered.

Just at this moment, the surrounded alien in the high sky turned his head, and after sweeping his gaze over those armored warriors and giant eagles, he suddenly formed a seal with one hand, and the two puppets finally took action.

The monster with a horse's body and a dragon's head suddenly spread its wings, and the pair of wings transformed into two giant blades, shooting out with a flash of green light.

The next moment, the blue light plunged into the encirclement.

Wherever it passed, more than ten giant eagles and armored warriors were instantly split in two.

And that strange lion puppet, as its seven heads opened their mouths, firelight flashed, and countless fireballs shot out densely, gathering together in the blink of an eye, turning into a sea of fire that submerged the enemies in another direction.

The armored warriors all around were startled at first, then under the loud shouts of the leading team leaders, all the armored warriors raised their weapons, and countless rays of light shot toward the two puppets.

And those giant eagles took flight one after another, also pouncing toward the puppets.

For a time, the encirclement was filled with constant explosions and sharp cries, and a great battle broke out! ===== CHAPTER 1604 =====

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