Chapter 1658

Just as Han Li and the Saint-Rank Demon Ape finally came to direct confrontation, in a passage of the demonic qi like a 'Lost' Palace, the crystal clan woman Xianxian and the azure 'color' Qilin phantom, under the protection of the dark light curtain, stopped their steps.

At a distance of more than ten zhang from them, there was suddenly a black stone wall, which seemed to be the end of the passage, with no way forward.

"This should be the place!" The Qilin phantom's eyes flickered once before it spoke affirmatively.

"Qilin Shadow, don't make a mistake. The formation flag for opening the spirit 'aperture' is a one-time 'use', and I have only barely refined a set of them." Xianxian said with extreme caution.

"Being careful is also appropriate. You wait a moment." The azure 'color' Qilin tilted its head, thought for a moment, and agreed.

Afterwards, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out an azure 'color' pearl.

This pearl rolled around and suddenly transformed into a stream of azure light that shot toward the opposite stone wall.

A strange scene then appeared.

After the azure light flashed into the stone wall and disappeared, only a moment later, a low, mournful howl suddenly came from deep within the stone wall, followed by a flash of black light on the wall's surface, and the azure light was pushed by some immense force and rebounded out of the stone wall.

As the spiritual light flashed, the azure light condensed and once again reverted into a pearl.

"There will be no problem! This place is indeed good." The azure 'color' Qilin opened its mouth, sucked the pearl back into its body, and spoke with excitement flashing in its eyes.

"Good, I will now set up the formation. Open the spirit 'aperture'!" Upon hearing the 'Lost' Qilin's assurance, Xianxian likewise showed great joy and said.

Immediately afterward, she flipped her hand over, and a stack of previously prepared azure 'color' formation flags appeared in her hand.

These formation flags appeared ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the surfaces of the left and right flags were inlaid with dense gold and silver threads deep within, like layers of spider webs.

Xianxian flicked her wrist.

Dozens of streaks of azure light shot out like flowing light, but paused midway, then suddenly converged toward the center.

In an instant, a azure 'color' formation several zhang in size appeared out of thin air and flashed into the opposite stone wall.

However, inside the stone wall there was no sound at all, and not the slightest abnormality occurred.

Xianxian seemed to have anticipated this, and paid no attention as she made a grasping motion in the void with both hands.

One hand produced a blue 'color' small bell, while the other hand produced a white 'color' Jade Ruyi.

The small bell was entirely crystalline, with a faint cluster of blue 'color' 'liquid' spiritual light flickering inside, appearing extraordinarily beautiful. The Jade Ruyi was of an ancient style, its surface dim, even somewhat damaged.

The crystal clan woman looked at the two treasures in her hand with some pain, then suddenly threw both hands forward.

Instantly, a cluster of blue light and a cluster of white light flew out simultaneously, circled once in the air, and then collided with each other after changing.

With a 'Boom', the two treasures shattered like pottery, and countless fragments shot out in all directions.

When the light faded, however, a blue and a red 'liquid' cluster appeared in the void, floating there silently.

The nearby 'Lost' Qilin Shadow saw the two objects, and a hint of greed flashed in its eyes, but it immediately suppressed it and vanished. Yet it still could not help muttering softly:

"This eight-legged primordial beast and phoenix's spiritual blood is something you almost exhausted hundreds of years of your family's wealth to barely collect, and which has been nurtured for over a hundred years in these two treasures. If taken raw, it could let you cleanse your marrow and exchange your meridians. Even my primordial spirit could benefit greatly."

"Our crystal clan is not like ordinary races. The effect of true spiritual blood on me is far less than you imagine. And even though true spiritual blood is rare, its benefits cannot compare to those of the true spirit 'aperture'." Xianxian remained unusually calm.

"Hehe, that's not bad! Your crystal clan's physique is indeed somewhat special, and it is truly useful to take things from the true spirit 'aperture' for you. Using them as the key to open this spiritual blood is also unavoidable. After all, you and I are only bound by birth. Without true spirit essence blood, that 'aperture' spirit cannot manifest and fall asleep. For beings outside the true spirit, opening the true spirit 'aperture' is inherently extremely difficult." The Qilin Shadow gave a low laugh and agreed.

After the crystal clan woman smiled, she no longer paid attention to anything, and her ten fingers flew as she flicked rapidly.

Streaks of spell seals shot out, flashed, and vanished into the two 'liquid' masses.

And after the two 'liquid' masses absorbed these spell seals, they rolled around and suddenly converged into one mass, merging into a single entity, transforming into a ball of fused blue and red.

As Xianxian pointed in the void, the ball slowly flew toward the stone wall.

The howling from deep within the stone wall sounded again, low and deep, followed by a flash of azure light on the wall's surface, and the previously entered azure 'color' formation flashed into view once more.

With the formation's runes churning, after a slight turn, a stream of azure light shot out, enveloping the blue-red ball and drawing it inside.

Then the entire formation trembled, flashed again, and disappeared into the stone wall without a trace.

Seeing this, the crystal clan woman's expression became solemn as she murmured incantations, simultaneously making hand seals continuously,

The stone wall did not return to its previous silent state as before; instead, its surface suddenly flowed with uncertain black light, and then began to twist as if coming alive.

Next, the stone wall suddenly split open layer by layer, and a hazy light thing shot out violently from within the stone wall.

It was actually a face several zhang in size, with only two eyes, a nose, and a large mouth, lacking any other features, and it was impossible to tell its age.

And when this large face appeared, its eyes were tightly closed, and it remained completely still.

"Quick, now!" The Qilin Shadow exclaimed upon seeing this light face.

Xianxian also nervously let out a delicate shout and activated her hand seals.

The vanished azure 'color' light formation reappeared, but only flashed once before dissipating. In its place in the void remained only the blue-red 'liquid' ball, motionless.

As if awakened by the movement of the azure 'color' light formation.

The large face's expression shifted, its tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and the eyeballs revealed were as dark and bright as the night sky.

It gazed at the azure-red 'color' true spirit blood before it, then suddenly the entire large face lunged forward and swallowed the 'liquid' ball in one gulp. Then the large face flashed with azure-red light, revealing a satisfied, contented expression.

After glancing at Xianxian not far away, it opened its mouth wide, the mouth rapidly expanding until it was nearly as large as the face itself.

Then the light flashed, and the motionless large face solidified into white 'color' stone, the gaping mouth transforming into a white, hollow passage, slanting downward into an unknown underground place.

"Success! The aperture spirit has already fallen asleep—we must hurry in." The Qilin Shadow shouted joyfully.

Xianxian's face was also filled with undisguisable excitement. After nodding, she said nothing more, shook her sleeves, and instantly wrapped the Qilin Shadow up, then her form shifted and she shot away as a startling rainbow.

After the escape light flickered at the cave entrance, it disappeared.

When the crystal clan woman and the Qilin Shadow joyfully rushed into the passage at that moment, they failed to notice that at a corner of the stone wall, a faint trace of blood light flashed and then remained utterly still.

And only a moment later, a golden flower flew out from the demonic qi behind, circled nearby once, and then also plunged headfirst into the appearing white 'color' passage.

At the same time, outside Dashan, a blood light shot from the horizon, merely flashing, and a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the demonic qi passage.

This person wore a full set of silver 'color' battle armor, with a grim and unusually stern expression—indeed, it was none other than the Gui-surnamed man.

"The warning restriction I left behind has been triggered—those two are indeed rushing toward the true spirit 'aperture'. Good, very good, and it also saves me the effort of opening it myself." The Gui-surnamed man muttered lowly, his face full of killing intent.

With that, the blood light flared and directly transformed into a blood rainbow, shooting inward.

I do not know what divine ability his cultivated blood light is, but upon contact with the demonic qi, it was entirely reflected and avoided, vanishing from sight in an instant.

And just as the Gui-surnamed man entered the demonic qi not long ago, a silver light flashed in the nearby void, and a small figure appeared out of thin air nearby.

It was indeed this girl of Nine Nights.

She stared at the passage surging with demonic qi, her face full of surprised expression.

"The demonic qi here is so thick, it seems only those few lords could possess such divine ability. Could it be the secret cave dwelling of Iron Demon or Blood Arm?" This girl exclaimed in surprise, but her expression fluctuated for a moment, then she stamped her foot and also turned into a streak of silver light, vanishing within.

As a high-ranking demon beast, she would only grow stronger in demonic qi, naturally fearing nothing in the slightest.

……

Han Li stood in a corner of the hall, with two additional golden, gleaming skulls appearing on his shoulders, and suddenly four more golden arms sprouted from beneath his ribs.

Each of the four arms held one of the four golden, radiant and sharp implements — "staff," "pestle," "wheel," and "ruler" — crossed in pairs, each gripping a massive fist.

The four weapons trembled continuously in midair, emitting low, mournful cries, as if strained to the utmost.

The surfaces of those two fists rolled with black qi, and from time to time, waves of air surged directly downward from the fists.

But when one strike hit the crystal-like, luminous light curtain before Han Li, it instantly split and slid past from both sides, unable to inflict the slightest harm.

In the distant high sky to one side, two golden-colored gold-devouring beetles circled a cluster of purple, murky remnants of a blade, flying up and down, chasing each other without cease.

Whenever the remnants of the blade moved, a purple trace would split out, directly slashing one of the gold-devouring beetles tumbling over ten zhang away.

But the other gold-devouring beetle would immediately rush close to bite, forcing the remnants of the blade to retreat temporarily.

Though it is formidable, it seems unable to deliver two consecutive strikes, and its main body appears somewhat fragile, unable to withstand even a few bites from the gold-devouring beetles.

Yet the severed gold-devouring beetle merely trembled its wings twice, then flew back without concern.

Perhaps in terms of agility, the remnants of the blade still outmaneuvered the two gold-devouring beetles during its shifting movements. Its activated purple traces were also incredibly swift, impossible to block.

However, at the instant before activation, it would still hesitate slightly.

Thus, even if the remnants of the blade wished to change its target and slash toward Han Li's side, the two gold-devouring beetles would immediately close in, using their bodies to repeatedly block it.

It seemed utterly unable to shake them off.

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