Chapter 1732: Difficult Mountain Climbing

Clearly, this woman also understood her situation, and her heart was naturally shocked and angry.

Although the three of them didn't say anything, clearly whoever reached the palace first would naturally be able to take the treasure first.

In that case, she asked herself that compared to Shi Kun and the other, her chances were really not many.

However, even in this situation, Liu Shui'er wasn't completely without a way.

She just pondered for a moment, then flipped her hand, and several talismans of various colors appeared between her fingers.

One was yellow, one was flashing with silver light, and another was red.

"Puff," "Puff," "Puff" sounds came, and the three talismans were slapped onto her delicate body in an instant, erupting with three clusters of light of various colors, vanishing into her body in a flash.

Immediately, yellow, silver, and red spiritual light rippled on her body, emitting astonishing spiritual pressure.

These three talismans were three different auxiliary talismans, which could simultaneously increase the strength of the user's physical body from different aspects such as strength and meridians.

With the addition of these three divine abilities, the woman didn't hesitate and stepped forward to move up the mountain.

Han Li witnessed this scene, but no strange expression appeared on his face.

Auxiliary talismans were magical, but for high-tier cultivators like them, they were actually exceptionally chicken-rib-like items.

Ordinary cultivators who mainly cultivated magic power naturally wouldn't have any interest in these talismans that strengthened the physical body, and they wouldn't be able to assist in anything in ordinary battles.

For those who mainly cultivated the body, these auxiliary talismans similar to "Diamond Talismans" were also completely dispensable compared to their own strong physical bodies. After all, those who cultivated the body had already stimulated their own physical potential significantly, and even if they used higher-tier auxiliary talismans, it wouldn't be possible for a talisman to increase their physical strength several times over.

Even rare high-tier auxiliary talismans that could increase the body cultivator's strength by ten or twenty percent were considered rare good things.

Therefore, even if ordinary cultivators pasted on more auxiliary talismans, the effect after addition would be far inferior to the strength of the body cultivator's own physical body.

Han Li himself was also proficient in talisman arts, so he naturally understood all of this, so he didn't care at all and still walked up the stairs step by step without haste.

The three of them walked one after another, keeping a slight distance from each other as they climbed toward the peak.

At the beginning, although the restriction force from the stone stairs became heavier and heavier, Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun knew that as long as they stopped and stayed for a moment, the suction force would weaken and cancel out significantly, but they still moved forward without hesitation.

After a short while, the three of them had passed one-third of the mountain road.

However, at this time, the situation of Han Li and the others was completely different.

Shi Kun in the front was still moving forward with steady and powerful legs, but his chest was rising and falling slightly, and some sweat marks began to appear on his forehead.

Han Li in the middle had his skin beginning to turn a pale golden color, but his expression remained calm, and no trace of effort could be seen.

As for the cloaked woman at the very back, although her face couldn't be seen clearly, her footsteps were clearly becoming slower and slower, and every time she took a step, her delicate body would tremble uncontrollably, and the three-colored auxiliary spiritual light on her body was also flickering, as if it could be extinguished at any time.

Clearly, even with the spiritual talismans, she was obviously unable to hold on for much longer.

Liu Shui'er understood her situation herself, and a look of helplessness flashed in her beautiful eyes continuously.

Finally, after climbing another two or three hundred stairs, she sighed slightly and stopped in place with a slender foot.

Han Li didn't look back, and his spiritual sense sensed all of this, but his expression shifted slightly, yet his feet didn't show any intention of stopping.

Then, Shi Kun and Han Li moved forward another thousand stairs, finally reaching the middle of the entire mountain road.

Sweat rolled down Shi Kun's face, and every step he took on the next stair made the ground shake slightly, yellow light flashed on his body, and his expression was no longer relaxed.

This giant man of the Stone Cocoon Race also used his spiritual sense to observe Han Li behind him.

At this moment, Han Li, besides the golden color on his body becoming heavier, whether it was his expression or his movements, was still the same as when he started climbing the mountain, as if he hadn't been affected by the restriction under his feet at all.

"Could it be that this person is also a high-tier body cultivator, and his physical body is even stronger than mine!" Shi Kun began to be horrified in his heart.

Liu Shui'er, who had fallen to the back, rested for a while, took some pills to restore her physical strength, and moved forward again.

The giant man's heart turned rapidly, feeling his legs becoming heavier and heavier, the suction force under his feet as heavy as Mount Tai, and his entire body bones were emitting "crackling" explosions, showing the great burden on his physical body.

As Shi Kun's forward speed dropped significantly, Han Li's footsteps remained the same, and finally, after a cup of tea's time, he caught up with the giant man and walked side by side with him.

Han Li turned his head, smiled calmly at the sweating Shi Kun, and then, without slowing down at all, overtook him. After a few seemingly easy steps, he pulled away from the giant man.

The giant man paused abruptly, his feet nailed to the spot, then stared at Han Li's back, his expression dark and uncertain.

Watching Han Li walk out another hundred stone stairs in a moment, but his figure still didn't show any slowness.

Shi Kun's expression turned somewhat pale.

He looked up at the purple palace on the peak, then used his spiritual sense to sense Liu Shui'er, who was slowly catching up at the foot of the mountain, and after his eyes twitched twice, he suddenly reached into his bosom and took out a blood-red little bottle.

The little bottle was crystal clear and blood-red, with several miniature talismans an inch long stuck on the surface, looking exceptionally mysterious.

Shi Kun didn't hesitate, blowing at the object in his hand.

Immediately, a cluster of yellow light sprayed out, rolling over the surface of the blood-red little bottle, and those talismans fell off on their own.

"Bang" muffled sounds came, and these talismans turned into clusters of spiritual flames, vanishing into the void.

Once the talismans were removed, the bottle cap flew open, and a cluster of blood-mist light flames sprayed out from the bottle, wrapping a blood-red pill inside.

Shi Kun had expected this, and inhaled forcefully with his mouth.

Immediately, a suction force appeared out of thin air, sucking the pill into his mouth, and he swallowed it down his throat into his abdomen.

The pill dissolved almost instantly, turning into a hot stream that rushed straight to his Dantian and various meridians.

Although Han Li was walking fast in front, he naturally noticed Shi Kun's actions, and his heart shifted.

As a result, he saw the giant man's face suddenly reveal an unusual blood-red color after the pill was swallowed, then the gray-white skin on his body became bright red, emitting an unusual high temperature, and the spiritual light emitted also turned into a strange red-yellow mixed color.

Then, the giant man let out a low shout, thick blue veins popped out on his forehead, his neck thickened by a fold, and his figure expanded wildly, turning into four or five feet tall.

After his body became giant, Shi Kun didn't hesitate, taking a fierce step forward, and with a "Boom" muffled sound, he actually crossed two stairs in one go.

In this way, Shi Kun actually chased after Han Li with a speed even faster than when he started.

Han Li witnessed this scene, and essence flashed in his eyes.

Clearly, Shi Kun had used a secret technique that damaged his own vitality; otherwise, if he had such divine abilities, he would have used them from the beginning, and wouldn't have waited until now to use them.

Thinking this, he didn't dare to be slow.

Immediately, he took a deep breath, pinched a technique with one hand, and golden light burst forth on his body, then golden scales appeared on his skin.

Finally, Han Li raised one hand and touched the back of his head.

"Puff" sound, a cluster of golden light rays rushed into the sky from behind him, then condensed, turning into a three-headed, six-armed golden phantom.

As soon as the golden phantom appeared, it flashed and pounced onto Han Li's own body.

As soon as the golden phantom appeared, it flashed with light and pounced onto Han Li's own physical body.

Then, Han Li's footsteps moved, and his movements were actually three times faster than before.

He still maintained the distance from the giant Shi Kun behind him.

The two behind were naturally shocked by this. However, whether it was Shi Kun or Liu Shui'er at the very back, they had already exhausted their divine abilities and could only follow their own pace, walking toward the mountain step by step.

After a short while, Han Li's figure actually led Shi Kun by four or five hundred stairs, but Shi Kun couldn't maintain his current speed and had to slow down his pace again.

Only this time, Shi Kun was not only sweating profusely on his face, but white mist was also steaming from his body, as if his entire body had become a giant furnace, looking truly astonishing!

However, not only did Shi Kun's pace slow down, but Han Li in front also furrowed his brows, and finally couldn't bear the giant suction force under his feet, his feet slowing down as well.

At this time, Han Li discovered with frustration that every step he climbed, the increased suction force far exceeded the degree of increase before.

Even for someone like him who possessed a terrifying physical body that was still above ordinary Saint Race members, he couldn't bear it anymore.

After walking another hundred stairs, his figure paused, and his steps became exceptionally slow, almost needing to stabilize his figure for every step he took before he could continue to lift his legs upward.

And at this time, Shi Kun and Liu Shui'er behind had long since stopped in place, and could only watch Han Li approach the peak step by step.

When Han Li finally walked the last ten or so stairs, the giant suction force produced by the ground made Han Li feel terrified, and the golden armor he was wearing trembled, looking like it could collapse at any time.

Helpless, Han Li had to stop at the end of the mountain road, just inches away.

... ===== CHAPTER 1733 =====

When Han Li finally walked to the last ten or so steps, the enormous suction force generated by the ground began to make him feel terrified, and the golden armor he was wearing trembled incessantly, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.

With no other choice, Han Li had to stop right at the very end of the mountain path, just inches away.

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