Chapter 1644: Suppressing the Ninth Rank

In the gray light, the green-haired alien race felt his protective spiritual light freeze, and his figure was instantly unable to move.

At this moment, the giant gray hand pressed down.

He felt the sky go dark, the air nearby tighten, and he couldn't even breathe. A giant force that could not be resisted pressed down on his shoulders.

With a "pu tong" sound, the green-haired alien race was unable to resist the giant force like Mount Tai pressing down, his tendons and bones went soft, his knees went numb, and he knelt on the ground.

The giant gray hand was half a foot above his head, pressing firmly on his protective spiritual light, making him unable to move at all.

The green-haired alien race's face turned pale, then immediately became bright red.

It was unknown whether it was because he had overexerted his cultivation or because he was ashamed and angry.

The entire third floor was silent.

Whether they were local cultivators or outsiders, most revealed looks of shock.

Among them, the old man surnamed Yan, in his shock, revealed a hint of joy.

The alien race surnamed Gui in the distance twitched his eyes, and his gaze toward Han Li became as cold as snow.

Xianxian, the Crystal Race woman, had her expression change several times.

Although she knew Han Li's divine abilities were extremely high, seeing him suppress an opponent two ranks higher than himself in one move still exceeded her expectations, and her heart was quite complicated.

Yue Zong was also shocked, staring at Han Li in a daze without speaking.

As for the palace-dressed woman and others, they were all dumbfounded.

Han Li turned a blind eye to all this, just looking at the green-haired alien race kneeling on the ground opposite him, whose bones were emitting "pa pa" sounds.

He narrowed his eyes!

This person, pressed to his knees by the giant light hand, besides being ashamed and angry, also revealed a look of extreme resentment. At the same time, his protective spiritual light flickered, looking as if he still wanted to stand up by force.

Han Li's mouth twitched, and he let out a cold snort.

The black palm he had raised suddenly flipped.

Instantly, the giant gray hand pressing on the green-haired alien race also flipped its five fingers.

A mountain about a zhang in size appeared strangely at this moment, and then pressed down.

With a muffled "hong" sound!

This mountain was pitch black and unremarkable, but upon contact, it not only shattered the green-haired alien race's protective spiritual light but also completely pressed the previously kneeling alien race into the ground.

Then, the small mountain flickered, its volume expanded to three or four zhang high, and with a rumbling sound, it completely buried the green-haired alien race beneath it, leaving only half a head exposed.

The floorboards, which had previously looked ordinary, trembled violently, and then a layer of white spiritual light flickered on the ground and the walls of the floor, while ancient runes surged from all directions and then vanished in a flash.

The floorboards returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

This place actually had an exceptionally profound giant restriction. Otherwise, under the current fight, the aftermath of the giant force's collision alone would have destroyed the entire pavilion several times over.

"Now, can I have a third option?" Han Li retracted his arm, looked at the alien race at the bottom of the black mountain, and asked indifferently.

Originally, an existence at the peak of Void Refinement, if fighting normally outside, would have required Han Li to use several trump cards to defeat him, and even then, it would have taken some effort.

But it just so happened that this alien race relied on his strong physical body and fought Han Li head-on in such a narrow space without dodging.

In this way, under the tyranny of Han Li's giant force and the Brahma Saint True Demon Dharma, he naturally couldn't withstand a single blow.

When this person later realized something was wrong and wanted to escape or use other treasures, it was naturally too late. Under Han Li's giant pressure and the release of the Origin Magnetic Divine Light, he could only barely protect himself, having no energy to do anything else.

Seeing his companion suppressed by Han Li so easily, the Gui-surnamed man in the distance had blood light flash in his eyes, and instead, his brows stood up, and the bloody aura circling his body became exceptionally thick.

He stood up slowly, seemingly intending to walk toward Han Li.

The palace-dressed woman and others saw this scene, and their expressions of joy froze.

After seeing the divine abilities Han Li had just displayed, being able to remain so indifferent and come over, it was clear that the other party definitely had something to rely on.

The old man surnamed Yan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Gui-surnamed man.

Han Li turned his head to look at the person coming, but there was no strange expression on his face.

Seeing the Gui-surnamed man walk over step by step, the atmosphere in the pavilion became exceptionally tense.

The other dozen or so people who didn't belong to either side also opened their eyes wide, staring at the intense collision that might happen at any moment.

"Put away your treasures. This is Thunder Cloud Pavilion, and fighting is forbidden. If the two of you want to spar, you can go to the arena specially set up in the town. Otherwise, you will all be disqualified from entering the Demon Gold Mountain Range." A strange man's voice suddenly came from the stairwell leading to the fourth floor, his voice exceptionally stern.

Han Li's expression stirred upon hearing this, and the Gui-surnamed man opposite also stopped his footsteps.

"It is the new 'Executive Min', Fellow Daoist Han, stop for now." The old man surnamed Yan's gaze flickered, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

Han Li's brows twitched, he glanced at the green-haired alien race pressed under the mountain, let out a cold laugh, and suddenly flicked his hand.

With a "pu chi" sound, the black mountain shattered and dissipated like a bubble amidst the gray light rays.

The alien race originally pressed into the ground jumped up, his face red as blood, and with a low roar, yellow light flickered in his mouth, and he wanted to attack Han Li directly.

Seeing this, Han Li didn't have any movements, but he let out a cold laugh.

"Stop! You are no match for him, come back." The Gui-surnamed man said coldly, actually using a commanding tone.

"He just caught me off guard! I must..." The green-haired alien race was furious and didn't want to listen to anything.

"Why, do you think my words are wrong?" The Gui-surnamed man's expression sank, and he said coldly.

This voice was not loud, but when it entered the green-haired alien race's ears, it made him shiver. The anger on his face vanished, and he immediately replied in fear, "I dare not."

Then, the green-haired alien race glared at Han Li fiercely before walking back to his original place and sitting down on the cushion with a gloomy expression.

"Since this Fellow Daoist insists on not letting Brother Yue go, then forget it. Just now, listening to your words, you are not specifically here for the Spirit Herb Immortal. In that case, there is no conflict with us. I don't want to fight for no reason and waste magic power. But next time, if you dare to block my way again, it won't be so easy to solve!" The Gui-surnamed man said chillingly, then turned around and sat down.

Han Li heard the other party's threat, just rubbed his chin, and smiled without saying a word.

The old man and others behind him finally let out a long breath.

The palace-dressed woman smiled sweetly at Han Li and wanted to say something, when the voice of "Executive Min" came from the stairs again:

"Except for the eighth and ninth ranks of the Upper Clan, everyone else who wants to apply to enter the Demon Gold Mountain Range must pass the test. Those who want to enter the mountain range, you can go upstairs now. Only two people can go up at a time!"

This Executive Min's words were calm, but they immediately caused a stir among the people gathered here.

After looking at each other, two people immediately rushed up the stairs one after another, vanishing at the stairwell in the blink of an eye.

These two were one at the mid-stage of Spirit Severing and one at the early-stage of Void Refinement, neither of whom belonged to the old man's or the Gui-surnamed man's side.

The others who didn't react in time revealed a hint of regret on their faces.

No matter what, being able to get the Thunder-Repelling Umbrella one step earlier naturally only had benefits and no harm.

Now, the rest could only wait honestly in place. Some paid close attention to the movement upstairs, wanting to hear something.

But I don't know if restrictions were placed upstairs, or if this test was fundamentally silent. There was no sound from the stairs at all.

This made a few people somewhat disappointed.

The test time was not long, but not short either. Half an hour later, one person walked down.

Everyone's gaze "shua" swept over.

I saw that this person's clothes were tattered, as if there were several faint bloodstains, looking as if he had just fought with something.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, how did you test, did you get the Thunder-Repelling Umbrella!" An outsider who was familiar with this person couldn't help but stand up and ask.

"I passed! But how I tested, Executive Min ordered not to leak, otherwise the Thunder-Repelling Umbrella will be taken back! And regardless of whether you pass or not, anyone who has tested must leave this place immediately. I won't say much more, I'll take my leave first."

This man, who looked somewhat disheveled, just mumbled a few words and walked downstairs in a hurry without hesitation.

The person who asked heard him say this and couldn't force him anymore, so he could only reveal a look of disappointment and sit back down.

After waiting for another meal's time, another person walked down from the fourth floor, dejected.

Unlike the previous person, this person with lower cultivation was uninjured but had a look of frustration.

However, this person didn't stay on the third floor for a moment and went downstairs directly.

Seeing such a strange situation, for a while, no one was in a hurry to go up, and they all sized up others with tentative gazes.

Clearly, they all had the idea of letting others go up and try first.

"Two more people come up!" The urging voice of Executive Min came from above the stairs.

Han Li scanned the area and, seeing that no one had stood up, curled his lips, stood up with a smile, and walked toward the stairwell.

However, he had only walked a few steps when he heard footsteps behind him, and another person followed.

"Why is Fellow Daoist so anxious? You can wait a while before going up." Han Li seemed to know who was behind him and said without looking back.

"Senior, rest assured! I have inquired about the test beforehand, and I have some preparations." An ear-pleasing voice came from behind, and it was precisely Xianxian, the Crystal Race woman.

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