Chapter 1723: Danger

Hearing Shi Kun speak in such a manner, Liu Shui'er furrowed her brows for a long while before finally sighing and agreeing.

However, they were not too far from where the two Sea King Clan members had parted ways, so it was naturally impossible to sit and meditate here.

Otherwise, if those two were to change their minds, or if they attracted some other fierce beasts or foreign races, the three of them would immediately be in a precarious situation.

Thus, after Han Li and the others flew forward for another half a day, they finally saw a small, pale green mountain in the distance, where the spiritual energy was quite dense.

For the sake of caution, the three of them naturally used their spiritual sense to scan the mountain from top to bottom several times.

As a result, all three of them felt at ease.

Although this mountain was not high, a pack of gray wolf-beasts was entrenched within, but their cultivation bases were all extremely low, with the strongest being only around the Foundation Establishment stage.

With that, the three of them landed their light and naturally wiped them out completely with a casual wave of their hands.

The cave at the waist of the mountain where the wolf-beasts had been was quite good, with very dense spiritual energy, though it had a strange odor; however, after Liu Shui'er used a water-attribute spell to cleanse it, it became exceptionally fresh.

The three of them occupied the cave and sat cross-legged in separate corners.

Three days passed in a flash.

When Han Li finished a major circulation of his magic power within his body, he seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes to scan the surroundings.

The cloaked woman sitting on the other side happened to open her beautiful eyes as well, and her gaze met Han Li's.

A faint glimmer flashed in her eyes, clearly showing that her magic power had been fully restored.

"Congratulations to the Fairy for recovering to her original state," Han Li said calmly with a faint smile.

"This little sister feels deeply ashamed for dragging Brother Han down," Liu Shui'er sighed slightly.

"Hehe, back in the Dark Beast Forest, if not for Fairy Liu holding back those four high-tier dark beasts, how could Fellow Daoist Shi and I have retreated unscathed?" Han Li said dismissively.

"Haha, Brother Han, I cannot agree with that. With the unfathomable divine abilities you displayed, perhaps you couldn't have wiped out all those dark beasts alone, but breaking out of the encirclement would have been more than enough. For Fairy Liu and me to escape such a dangerous place as the Dark Beast Forest while only consuming a little vitality is already an unexpectedly good result," Shi Kun, who was in the other corner of the cave, also opened his eyes and laughed as he interjected.

"You two Fellow Daoists think too highly of me. I do indeed have some powerful divine abilities, but most of them are only one-hit wonders. If I were surrounded by too many dark beasts, whether I could truly preserve my life is another matter. Hehe, it is Brother Shi whose physical body is so formidable; as long as you don't fight head-on, you would have more than enough strength to break out of the encirclement," Han Li touched his chin and gave Shi Kun a look that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Perhaps. Since Fairy Liu has recovered her magic power, let us set off. Finding that forbidden ruin sooner will allow us to breathe a sigh of relief sooner," Shi Kun chuckled and stood up abruptly.

Han Li and Liu Shui'er exchanged glances, having no objections.

A moment later, three streaks of light of different colors shot out from the mountain waist, circled once, and flew off into the sky.

Six or seven days later, Han Li and the others were surrounded by a group of strange birds with four wings on their backs, spitting wind blades from their mouths.

The three of them each activated their treasures, and amidst a myriad of rays, a rain of blood sprinkled down from the sky; in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, they had wiped out all these strange birds.

Half a month later, at the edge of a boundless giant lake in the middle of a grassland, Han Li and the others held their breath, turning their escape light into faint shadows, flying silently at a great height, not daring to release even a shred of aura.

On the shore of the lake below, a group of behemoths that looked like horses but weren't, and like fish but weren't, were floating on the nearby water.

From the mouths of these mountain-like monsters, water columns as thick as vats were spat out as they played with each other, hitting each other's bodies, only to dissipate and vanish in a flash of blue light.

Occasionally, when some were dodged by these monsters and the water columns shot onto the land, "rumbling" sounds would erupt, and giant craters dozens of feet in diameter would immediately appear on the shore, which was truly shocking.

Fortunately, Han Li and the others were highly skilled in concealment, and these giant beasts were so engrossed in their play that they didn't notice the three beings, who were like ants compared to them, flying overhead.

This allowed the three of them to pass safely over the lake.

A month later, above a desolate plain, Han Li and the others were locked in battle with four foreign beings whose bodies were pitch black and wrapped from head to toe in a layer of black Qi.

Around Han Li's body, countless green sword lights danced and swirled, protecting him tightly and shredding the black rope-like treasures released by the two foreign beings opposite him into pieces.

However, under the manipulation of the two foreign beings' techniques, these black ropes immediately flashed and recovered as before, transforming into dense shadows again to strike wildly at Han Li.

On the other side, Liu Shui'er was flashing with blue light, wrapped in a mysterious liquid, while the set of silver shuttles she manipulated covered the other foreign being opposite her in starlight.

But her opponent also seemed to possess significant divine abilities, hiding within the black Qi, with strange birds covered in black flames circling and flying in front of him, clashing with the silver shuttles without falling behind at all.

As for Shi Kun, his body was currently glowing with yellow light, completely transformed into a giant ten feet in diameter, his skin covered in a layer of strange gray-white stone, with sharp spikes a foot long protruding from it. As he waved his fists, stone cones like giant crossbow bolts shot out and exploded on their own, forcing the last foreign being opposite him to retreat step by step.

Although that foreign being was at a disadvantage, he waved his hands continuously, forming giant black shields of black Qi in front of him, barely managing to protect himself.

"Brother Han, Fellow Daoist Shi, hurry and finish this. Once night falls, these Night Race members, like those dark beasts, will have their strength increase significantly," Liu Shui'er, seeing that they couldn't take the opponents down for a moment, shouted anxiously to Han Li and the other.

Hearing this, Han Li's expression shifted slightly, and he glanced at the high sky.

He saw that the night in this realm was gradually darkening, and night would soon descend.

"Ga ga, only thinking of this now? Isn't it too late? In a while, this old man will properly entertain you Heaven Cloud people!" One of the two foreign beings opposite Han Li suddenly let out an exceptionally harsh, sinister laugh.

"In a while? There is no need for that long; you will disappear from this world immediately," Han Li said calmly, and a pitch-black palm suddenly reached out from his sleeve. With a light wave, gray mist-like rays immediately burst forth.

At the same time, Liu Shui'er pinched a technique with both hands, and a gray light wheel also appeared.

Shi Kun's figure paused abruptly, and he let out a long howl, his ten fingers flicking continuously into the air.

A moment later, looking from afar, a giant light sphere of immense size appeared in the sky where Han Li and the others were fighting, flashing with gray light, with countless runes flickering in and out of existence.

Immediately, the gray light sphere burst open, and countless runes shot down like a storm, shrouding everything within a radius of a mile.

Although the four foreign beings were shocked and used their divine abilities to desperately resist while their black Qi rolled, the power of each of those runes far exceeded their imagination.

Amidst earth-shattering, continuous loud noises, the four foreign beings vanished into smoke and dust.

Only then did Han Li and the others retract the Magneto Divine Light in the sky and smile at each other.

Three months later, above a continuous mountain range, Han Li and the others turned into three streaks of light, mixing into a group of thousands of fierce beasts, desperately fleeing forward.

Several miles behind them, a silver cloud mist rolled forward like a tide. Wherever it passed, whether it was the trees on the ground or the various beasts hiding within, they were all swallowed clean by the silver tide, leaving not even a blade of grass behind in a terrifying display.

After a while, more and more various beasts and fierce birds flew up from the mountain range to flee for their lives, filling the sky as far as the eye could see, all fleeing in panic in every direction.

"What should we do? If this continues, we will sooner or later be caught by these Silver Tide Insects. It is rumored that these insects are ancient fierce insects no worse than Gold-Devouring Insects; once they identify their prey, they will never stop until they die. To think this realm has bred so many of them," Shi Kun transmitted his voice to Han Li and the other with an exceptionally ugly expression.

"Indeed, it is said that Silver Tide Insects have amazing stamina, and it would likely be no problem for them to chase us for months like this. Even ancient fierce beasts can only retreat three feet when facing the silver tide formed by these insects," Liu Shui'er's voice also couldn't hide a trace of panic.

It was no wonder the two of them were like this!

Anyone who had been chased for three days and three nights by millions of terrifying fierce insects, with nearly half of their magic power consumed, would inevitably feel panicked.

"The only way is to hope we encounter a few ancient fierce beasts ahead to lure these fierce insects away," Han Li's expression was also pale, but he said calmly.

"But according to the map, the nearest region with fierce beasts is over a month's journey away. Back then, for the sake of caution, we deliberately chose a route with few ancient fierce beasts," Shi Kun replied with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, Han Li was speechless for a moment and couldn't help but furrow his brows.

But just then, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the end of the sky on one side, followed by green light flashing, and clusters of green cloud mist appeared. They were dense, numbering in the hundreds, and shot rapidly toward Han Li and the others.

Han Li was naturally startled, but with a flash of blue light in his eyes, he saw the true form of the green clouds in the distance clearly.

They were strange butterflies the size of a fist, with green powder flashing on their bodies, looking exceptionally ferocious.

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