Chapter 1604: Collateral Damage

Sure enough, as Han Li had anticipated earlier, once the two Void Refinement-stage puppets unleashed their power, the armored warriors and two-headed eagles nearby could not resist at all; they were either turned into corpses in several pieces or fell from the sky while screaming incessantly amidst the raging flames.

And these two puppets did not know what kind of materials they were refined from; whether the two-headed giant eagles' claws grabbed them or various rays of light struck them, they were all bounced off.

Even when those few Spirit Transformation-level leaders released several treasures to strike them, they only left shallow marks.

However, these Jiao Chi tribesmen seemed to have anticipated this long ago and did not reveal any panic. Instead, many armored warriors suddenly patted their waists, and sheets of five-colored light rays rolled toward the long-haired alien.

Before they even approached the alien, they transformed into large nets, covering him from above.

The Jiao Chi people were actually intending to capture this alien alive.

Han Li saw this scene and couldn't help but be greatly surprised.

But just at this moment, the long-haired alien let out a cold snort, suddenly stepped on the flying boat under his feet with one foot, and immediately the treasure flashed with light, suddenly revealing a thick yellow light shield, then he formed a seal with both hands, seemingly driving some restriction.

Immediately, loud "crackle" sounds erupted on the light shield, and a layer of pale white electric arcs emerged.

As soon as those large nets fell, they were bounced off by these electric arcs, turning into clusters of spiritual light and exploding.

Before those armored warriors could use any other means, the long-haired alien flipped both hands, producing two golden, shining magic tools that resembled round shields, and tossed them into the air.

The two magic tools flew out amidst whistling sounds.

The surrounding armored warriors were startled and hurriedly stared cautiously at these objects. After the two golden rays circled, they shot back toward the alien.

This left everyone stunned.

After a muffled "boom," the two shields collided on the long-haired alien's body, erupting into a cluster of dazzling golden light.

Following that, the alien's figure disappeared completely, and in its place appeared a golden ball with a diameter of about one zhang.

This ball was shining with golden light, as if it were made of pure gold, and its surface was inscribed with dense, various runes, giving people an extremely strange feeling.

Only a strange "creak" sound was heard, and dense, foot-long sharp blades suddenly appeared on the surface of the golden ball. Following that, the ball moved, rolling into the crowd with a series of afterimages.

It didn't seem to have any unusual surface, but any armored warrior hit or grazed by this golden ball would instantly explode into four or five pieces, unable to resist in the slightest.

Even if some attacks landed on the golden ball, they were bounced off by the ball's high-speed rotation.

In the blink of an eye, the golden ball joined forces with the horse-bodied puppet, rushing in the same direction.

As for the strange lion puppet, it followed closely behind, spraying fireballs incessantly from its mouth, mostly aimed at the two-headed giant eagles higher up, not allowing them to descend at all.

With the three of them joining forces, they were exceptionally sharp.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred of the surrounding armored warriors and giant eagles were killed, and the three of them reached the edge, looking as if they were about to break out of the encirclement and escape.

One of the Jiao Chi tribe's Spirit Transformation-level leaders suddenly let out a sharp shout.

The armored warriors who had been surrounding the long-haired alien and the puppets immediately paused, and instead of advancing, they scattered in all directions.

Those two-headed giant eagles that had been circling in the sky seemed to be driven by something and also scattered in a flurry.

A vacant space of nearly a hundred zhang suddenly opened up around the golden ball and the two puppets.

The long-haired alien hiding in the golden ball was stunned.

And just at this moment, the two warships in the sky took action.

Hundreds of crystal pillars under the warships lit up simultaneously, and milky white light pillars shot down densely at the same time.

In an instant, the white light covered the entire vacant area, and the explosions were deafening.

For a time, the golden ball and the two puppets caught in the attack were all submerged in the white light.

Taking this opportunity, the surrounding armored warriors and giant eagles set up their formation again in the distance, surrounding this area tightly.

The attack from the two warships could not be sustained for long, and after a while, the attack paused and stopped.

After the white light in the encirclement converged, it became clear again.

Han Li, who was below, also narrowed his eyes and stared intently.

He saw that in the very center of the encirclement, a blue giant umbrella had appeared, more than ten zhang in diameter, flashing with spiritual light.

And under the giant umbrella, the long-haired alien had actually poked half of his body out from the surface of the golden giant ball.

His brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes constantly searching all around, and a trace of anxiety appeared between his brows. And the other two puppets were close to the golden ball, actually remaining completely unscathed as well.

This time, the long-haired alien seemed unwilling to drag things out any longer.

After a low shout, he raised his hand and beckoned to the air.

Immediately, the giant umbrella flashed with spiritual light and shrank rapidly, turning into a size of several inches, and landed in his palm. Then his figure twisted, and the upper half of his body disappeared into thin air, shrinking back into the golden ball.

And the horse-bodied and strange lion puppets beside him moved, pouncing out once again.

Immediately, the great battle broke out again.

Almost the same as the previous situation, the surrounding armored warriors and giant eagles still could not resist the rampage of the two puppets and the golden ball.

In a short while, nearly half of them were killed.

It looked like the long-haired alien was about to break out of the encirclement again. But suddenly, the strange lion puppet's fireballs stopped, unable to be sprayed out anymore. Following that, its body flashed with red light several times, and its seven heads drooped simultaneously, remaining motionless on the spot.

The armored warriors nearby saw this, startled at first, then immediately overjoyed.

Immediately, several of them waved their hands, and light rays rolled over, instantly turning into several large nets, covering the strange lion puppet completely.

Then, with a pull from several armored warriors, the entire puppet was forcibly captured.

And with the loss of the strange lion puppet's cover, the giant eagles in the sky no longer feared and swarmed down, flapping their wings wildly.

Thick wind blades emitted whistling sounds as they shot down, striking the golden ball and causing its golden glow to tremble continuously, while its rolling speed slowed down significantly.

The long-haired alien was thus plunged back into the encirclement, losing the golden opportunity to escape.

Even worse, the horse-bodied puppet only lasted a little longer than the previous puppet before it also lost its ability to act for some unknown reason and was snatched away by those Jiao Chi tribesmen.

In the blink of an eye, the golden ball trapped in the heavy encirclement, although its defensive power was astonishing, was under the various blade lights and sword qi attacks of the surrounding armored warriors and the wind blade slashes of the giant eagles, its golden light dimming, looking very much like it could not hold on.

Han Li saw this and sighed lightly.

The long-haired alien could drive puppet beasts whose cultivation bases were several stages higher than his own and could persist for so long under the encirclement of so many people, showing that he was also a person of great background.

However, judging from the current situation, he really had no way out, and being captured was only a matter of time.

Although he didn't know why those Jiao Chi tribesmen were so intent on capturing this person alive, he had no intention of exposing himself and inviting trouble, so he moved his figure, intending to leave quietly.

But just at this moment, a clearly audible voice from the long-haired alien suddenly came from the golden ball:

"Senior below, I am Jia Tianmu of the Wan Gu tribe! If Senior is willing to help, I am willing to gift a psychic puppet upon returning to the tribe!"

The long-haired alien did not use the sound transmission technique, but instead infused some spiritual power into his voice, making it clearly audible to anyone within several li!

Hearing this, Han Li was stunned at first, and then his heart couldn't help but want to curse out loud.

Although he didn't know how the alien could detect his existence, calling out his whereabouts so blatantly was likely not out of any good intentions.

And things were indeed as he had thought; as soon as those Jiao Chi people in the sky heard these words, one of the leaders immediately waved his hand, and immediately several armored warriors with more than ten two-headed giant eagles rushed toward the small mountain where he was hiding to search.

These people didn't know what method they used, but in an instant, they found the vicinity of the large tree where he was hiding, looking around in the sky with some confusion.

Han Li's mouth twitched, and seeing that he could no longer hide his figure, he felt little fear in his heart.

These Jiao Chi people and giant eagles had such low cultivation bases, how could they pose any threat to him? The only troublesome things were probably the two warships.

However, even so, being exposed by that long-haired alien for no reason naturally made him feel somewhat annoyed.

After a fierce look flashed across his face, he suddenly shook his sleeves, and dozens of inch-long small swords shot out.

With a flash, they immediately turned into green threads, vanishing into the void without a trace.

The next moment, "swish, swish" sounds erupted.

Several green threads appeared near the Jiao Chi armored warriors and giant eagles in the sky, and with a flash of green light.

These armored warriors and two-headed giant eagles were instantly split into pieces, their remains turning into a rain of blood that fell down.

Immediately, Han Li appeared under the large tree, and after a thunderclap behind him, a pair of feathered wings emerged.

With a flap of his wings, Han Li vanished with the wind.

And the next moment, amidst the Jiao Chi armored warriors surrounding the long-haired alien, a thunderclap sounded.

Amidst the flashing green and white electric arcs, Han Li's figure appeared strangely.

He formed a seal with both hands, and seventy-two green threads shot out from all over his body, then he formed a magic seal with both hands.

Immediately, all the green threads blurred slightly, one turning into two, two turning into four.

In an instant, the sky was filled with flashing green light, and the sound of breaking through the air spread within a radius of a hundred zhang.

And the thirty-some armored warriors and two-headed giant eagles in this area screamed incessantly, and within a few breaths, they fell from the sky one after another.

No one could block any of Han Li's sword threads.

After a short while, there were no enemies left around Han Li's body.

And the other Jiao Chi armored warriors nearby finally woke up, their faces revealing horror, and they subconsciously retreated further away.

But Han Li had no intention of stopping there, shaking his sleeves, and two black shadows flew out from his mouth simultaneously.

After a flash of gold and black light, a small beast like a leopard and a black monkey several inches high appeared in the air nearby.

"Act, kill them all. Not a single one left!" Han Li shouted sternly, his face full of killing intent.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1605 =====