Chapter 2024

The golden light sphere appeared small, but after Fang Yi made his move, it instantly flashed and reformed into a massive vortex, which descended upon the large man's head.

An invisible immense force surged from within, pressing the large man's stature slightly downward; the nearby void twisted slightly before erupting in a deep, resonant hum, as if on the verge of explosion.

The demonic large man's face showed a layer of strange crimson; his body trembled slightly under the vortex's terrifying force, yet he did not collapse—instead, his eyes flashed with feral light as he let out a loud shout!

Instantly, the blood-colored battle armor on his body erupted in a blaze of bloody light, and an extremely terrifying aura emanated from his form.

Wherever the blood-colored light passed, the nearby void melted into deep black, and the invisible immense force pressing upon him was instantly shattered.

The large man's body instantly straightened back to standing, and he raised his hand to slowly grasp at the void.

"Boom!"

The three-headed demon lion above his head instantly transformed into a burst of black mist, which coiled around his hand and condensed into a jet-black demonic spear several zhang in length.

The spear shimmered with dark, gloomy spiritual light; its tip was split into three, each bearing the imprint of a ferocious lion skull, its entire body covered in dense, deep-blue spiritual patterns.

A ferocious expression crossed the large man's face—merely a flick of his wrist, and the long spear let out a piercing shriek as it shot forth.

A flash of black light, and the spear instantly vanished into the center of the vortex.

A strange scene unfolded: the seemingly mighty golden vortex, at the exact moment the black spear disappeared, let out a dull sound and shattered inch by inch, ultimately dissolving into scattered spiritual light.

The demonic large man merely reached out again; black energy swirled around him, and the black spear reformed instantly, then he hurled it forward without hesitation.

This time, the target of the black spear was clearly the three-headed giant ape hovering dazedly in midair.

As the spear flashed past, it strangely appeared directly before the giant ape's eyes.

The golden giant ape startled, and without thought, its six arms swung wildly in the void—six heavy, golden weapons instantly appeared in its palms and simultaneously transformed into six streaks of golden light that smashed fiercely into the black spear.

A thunderous, earth-shaking roar!

After golden light and black energy intertwined and exploded, they simultaneously dissipated into nothing.

Seeing this, the giant ape's pupils contracted—before he could even think further, the large man below laughed loudly, reached out once more, grabbed and hurled, and another identical demonic spear shot forth.

The giant ape let out a cold snort, swung his six large hands, and the six golden weapons appeared again, striking downward—once more, they and the black spear mutually annihilated.

This time, the large man was slightly stunned, his hand movements pausing involuntarily.

In that brief hesitation, the giant ape let out a low roar; after the six golden weapons appeared in his palms, he flung them outward.

Three skulls muttered incantations in an instant.

"Pfft!"—the six weapons erupted in golden light, countless illusions flashing within them, multiplying from one to ten, then ten to a hundred, instantly manifesting thousands of golden weapon illusions that rained down like a storm.

For a moment, the air filled with howling winds, and everywhere one looked, golden light flickered.

The demonic large man's face darkened, but showed no trace of panic—instead, the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile as he opened his mouth and spat out a burst of purple light.

The moment the purple light left his mouth, it spun rapidly and exploded on its own.

Countless light filaments shot from the purple light, instantly forming a vast, sky-covering net that surged upward to meet the incoming assault.

The golden illusions stormed into the light net like a violent tempest, producing continuous explosions.

Golden light and purple energy intertwined within the net, causing it to tremble and flash violently, as if it might tear apart at any moment.

The large man below paid no heed; instead, he muttered incantations, his ten fingers moving like windmills as he furiously tapped the void.

With each finger tap, the blood-colored light on his body dimmed slightly, while the light net above surged upward in response.

After a short while, the net expanded like an inflating balloon, its area increasing several times over, until it became an endless expanse of purple clouds.

This cloud, manipulated by the large man's hand technique, suddenly rolled up like a wind-swept cloud, gathering all the golden illusions within and recondensing into a purple light ball that descended downward.

The large man extended his hand—the light ball flashed and landed in his palm—but after glancing upward, his expression instantly turned cold.

Only empty space above remained; the original three-headed, six-armed golden-furred giant ape had vanished without a trace.

The large man's eyes shifted slightly—before he could act, a disturbance arose behind him, and a golden, radiant beastly claw flashed into view.

The claw merely flickered, then expanded to ten zhang in size—mountain-sized—and slammed down fiercely upon the large man.

The sound of tearing air rose; each sharp claw tip resembled a golden giant blade, and with multiple strikes, nothing could withstand it.

The large man let out a cold snort—his palm suddenly flared with blood flame as he backhanded a grasp toward the golden claw, meeting it without fear.

Though the two seemed vastly unequal in size, the moment his hand reached out, his five fingers spread and expanded a hundredfold.

"Boom!"

The instant the golden claw touched the blood-colored hand, it felt an unstoppable immense force surge through it—it trembled and shattered instantly. At the same time, a faint golden illusion shot backward from the void—it was a small, golden-furred beast.

Though only a few feet in size, it radiated the powerful aura of a being at the Body Integration stage.

It was Han Li's Leopard Kirin Beast.

This beast had somehow been secretly released by Han Li, sneaked near the large man for a surprise attack, but had apparently failed and been repelled.

At the very moment the small beast was flung back, the demonic large man's body shifted slightly—silver light flashed, and a silver rainbow shot out like a silk ribbon, wrapping tightly around his entire body in an instant.

A disturbance arose, and the three-headed, six-armed giant ape reappeared from the same location.

As soon as the giant ape appeared, a flash of icy cold light in its eyes—its six weapons instantly transformed into six streaks of golden light, raining down in a furious barrage upon the large man.

Simultaneously, its three heads opened their mouths, three bursts of silver flame shot out, and in a flash, transformed into three firebirds that spread their wings and dove straight at the large man.

Facing this, the demonic large man narrowed his eyes, but showed no trace of panic—after his body's blood light and flame surged, the silver rainbow shattered inch by inch, then his hand blurred, black energy roiled, and a black spear materialized in his grasp.

A slight flick of his wrist, and the black spear shot straight toward the giant ape like a thrust.

But mid-flight, the spear flickered and instantly transformed into nine identical black spears, which then flew free from his hand.

Six of them turned to meet the six golden streaks, while the other three split apart to pierce the three clusters of silver flame.

A series of "pfft-pfft" sounds rang out—after the six golden lights and three silver flame clusters were struck, none survived; they all vanished instantly.

Han Li's three-headed, six-armed giant ape form changed expression and shot backward—his two arms moved, and black energy roiled as he swiftly raised a defense before his body.

"Boom"—a tremendous roar.

The void before his arms, which had seemed empty, twisted and then shot forth another black spear, which flashed and struck his arms.

Han Li's black-arm markings on his arms roiled, and two pieces of black arm armor strangely appeared—but the instant they touched the black spear, they flashed and vanished simultaneously.

Seeing this, the giant ape couldn't help but feel a slight easing in his heart.

But the demonic race's burly man who stood motionless in place suddenly flashed a strange expression on his face, and at the same time spat out an ice-cold, bone-piercing "Extinguish" character.

Where the black 'color' spear disappeared, a black light flashed, and another spear, only half a foot long and marked 'Mystery', shot out silently and without a sound.

Concealed by the original long spear, this short spear, even with Han Li's vast spiritual sense, could not be detected in the slightest, and even before his 'color' could change, it was viciously driven into his bare arms and immediately exploded.

Under the flash of a huge halo resembling a black sun, it instantly expanded to over a thousand zhang in size, instantly enveloping the giant ape's massive body.

The giant ape's entire body flashed with golden light only once before being completely submerged by the ink-black dark light, vanishing without a trace.

And the black 'color' demon sun did not stop there; rolling with surging black demonic energy, it continued to frenziedly expand, sucking in everything around it, then tearing and crushing it all into powder.

Seeing this, the demonic race's burly man's face instantly 'showed' a trace of triumphant 'color' as he burst into wild laughter.

"Haha, since I unleashed my Nine Demonic Mother-Child Spears, no one has ever walked away alive. Human brat, you forcing me to use this divine ability is worthy of pride."

Amid the burly man's wild laughter, the black 'color' giant sun finally began to shrink and dissipate, flashing wildly a few times before vanishing completely.

The burly man casually swept his gaze over the spot where the giant ape had been, but his laughter was suddenly cut off as if his throat had been gripped, and his face shifted to an expression of utter disbelief.

"Impossible, how could this happen!" the burly man swallowed, his voice trembling slightly before he cried out in shock.

Only then was seen in the void there, a cluster of golden light hovering motionless in place.

Within the golden, hazy light, there was indeed a golden 'haired' giant ape, a five-'colored' phoenix, and a silver-white giant roc.

The golden 'colored' giant ape pressed its hands against the golden 'colored' light haze, sending streams of pale golden spiritual light flooding wildly into the haze.

Although the five-'colored' phoenix and silver-'colored' giant roc did not move at all, the five-'colored' light haze and silver-'colored' electric arcs they emitted surged into the golden 'colored' light haze, instantly forming two additional layers of protective light curtains outside the golden light.

However, whether the golden 'haired' giant ape or the phoenix and giant roc, each had dull, wooden eyes, utterly devoid of spiritual 'nature', appearing like mere puppets.

Shocked, the burly man's eyes darted rapidly around, seemingly trying to find something, but the surrounding void was empty and hollow, with nothing unusual in sight.

The burly man let out a cold snort, suddenly raised his hand, and gestured toward a distant point.

A black shadow flashed, and a dark object instantly appeared beside the burly man — precisely the blurry, mountain-ghost-like entity that had previously fought against the Venerable Sage's Golden Body.

However, when this creature's entire body released its black aura, its true form finally emerged.

It was actually a pitch-black wooden puppet, its entire body covered in countless gold and silver talismanic inscriptions.

This puppet had a green face with fangs, limbs extraordinarily long, but its eyes flashed with a faint blood-red light, making it appear extremely ferocious.

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