Chapter 2108: Volume 10: Battle of the Demon Realm, Chapter 283: Golden Crab

Han Li smiled slightly, merely pointing a finger toward the dark clouds above the sea of lightning, and said nothing more.

While the others were still somewhat confused, Bai Qi also swept his spiritual sense into the clouds and suddenly gasped, "What kind of demon beast is that? It's huge!"

The others were startled and looked over as well, but they only saw lightning flashing within the dark clouds and could not see anything clearly at all.

At this moment, after Han Li took a light breath, he grabbed into the empty air with one hand. A cyan longsword appeared in his palm, and with a flick, he slashed into the distant sky.

After a clear ringing sound, a cyan sword light rolled out, flashing as it transformed into a giant over a hundred zhang in size, rumbling as it slashed down into the dark clouds ahead.

With this slash, Han Li had already used a tremendous divine ability; the momentum was so great that it left everyone stunned!

Wherever the green light passed, the nearby void twisted, and the black clouds over the sea of lightning were actually sliced open by a long, trench-like crack.

Through this gap, the Long Family Ancestor and the others were finally able to vaguely see a mountain-like golden giant beast quietly floating in the high sky.

This beast was extremely massive, its entire body shimmering with golden light, and countless thick arcs of electricity coiled around it, dazzlingly brilliant!

The Long Family Ancestor only saw a patch of golden hard shell and rows of sharp spikes standing erect upon it; he was unable to distinguish what kind of demon beast it was for a moment.

A single wisp of aura emanating from the giant beast through the gap caused the expressions of every Body Integration stage existence to change drastically.

When their spiritual sense touched the demon aura, it was silently swallowed up, making it impossible to probe its depth in the slightest.

The faint, lingering pressure contained within that aura made even Body Integration late-stage cultivators like the Long Family Ancestor feel their hearts pounding with fear.

Faced with such a terrifying aura, the words "True Spirit" suddenly flashed through the minds of the Long Family Ancestor and the others, causing their hearts to race.

Even more bizarrely, despite the massive commotion Han Li had caused, the golden giant beast remained motionless in its original spot, as if it had fallen into a deep slumber.

Fortunately, this was the case; otherwise, how would anyone on the giant ship dare to stay for even half a moment? They would have fled without the slightest hesitation.

Even so, Elder Hui and the others turned pale, their gazes darting rapidly in all directions, ready to flee from the ship the moment the golden giant beast showed the slightest movement.

The entire group fell into a deathly silence on the giant ship!

After a good while, Bai Qi suddenly said something that caused the others to heave a sigh of relief...

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to worry. There isn't a single sign of life on this beast; it should merely be a set of remains."

"What? Just remains? Brother Bai, you aren't mistaken, are you?" the young lady in feathered robes asked with lingering suspicion.

"I have cultivated a type of divine ability that can sense the life signs of all living beings. The reason I did not discover the existence of these remains in the sky earlier is precisely because this divine ability had no reaction," Bai Qi said expressionlessly.

"Since Brother Bai says so, I can rest easy. For remains to have such a terrifying lingering aura, it seems ten to nine it really is the remains of a True Spirit." The young lady in feathered robes completely relaxed, but as she looked toward the sky above the sea of lightning again, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but brighten.

The value of True Spirit remains was unimaginable!

Not to mention anything else, as long as some essence and true origin remained within the remains, it would be of tremendous benefit to all of them, Body Integration stage cultivators.

Not to mention that True Spirit bodies themselves were the rarest materials for artifact refining and alchemy in this world; a tiny fragment would be enough to drive countless grandmasters of alchemy and artifact refining into a frenzy.

The others also felt their hearts pound with excitement.

Han Li rubbed his chin, but a profound and inscrutable expression appeared at the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, the giant gap slashed open by the sword light slowly closed as the surrounding dark clouds churned, once again concealing the golden giant beast's body.

Only then did everyone withdraw their gazes with varying expressions.

"Brother Bai, were you able to see clearly what kind of True Spirit these remains belong to?" After her eyes darted slightly, Saintess Qianqiu asked Bai Qi.

Among the many Body Integration existences present, only Han Li and Bai Qi could use their spiritual eyes to directly observe the complete appearance of the golden giant beast, which was why she asked this question.

"It is a golden giant crab, only it has four pincers in the front!" After staring at the dark clouds in the sky for a while, Bai Qi narrowed his eyes and replied, looking rather uncertain.

"A giant crab? A golden giant crab? Does such a True Spirit exist in this world?" Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, and the young lady in feathered robes blurted out the question.

"I have never heard of it! Among the many True Spirits circulating in the Spirit Realm, none match this description.

However, this is not strange. True Spirits are born in many different realms; it is normal for there to be True Spirits that we are unaware of," the Long Family Ancestor said solemnly after a moment of thought.

"Mm, Fellow Daoist Long is right. This beast might truly be a type of True Spirit we don't know about. However, since it has already fallen, this is our opportunity," Elder Hui said, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

"That's right. Since we have encountered such an opportunity, we absolutely cannot let it slip by."

"With such a large True Spirit dharma body, even if we split it up, the harvest will far exceed our imagination. Even if we cannot find the Spirit Cleansing Pool and the Spirit Purifying Lotus, this trip will not have been in vain."

The others nodded in agreement one after another.

Clearly, at this moment, most of them were somewhat agitated by this unexpected harvest.

But just then, Han Li suddenly said something that left everyone stunned: "Do you all think, how long have these remains been here?"

"Although I'm not entirely sure, it shouldn't be a short time," Saintess Qianqiu frowned, as if she had recalled something.

"Although this place is relatively difficult for us to find, for high-level demon clans, discovering this place shouldn't be difficult. Fellow Daoists, if these remains were truly so easy to take away, would those high-level demon clans leave them here specifically for us?" Han Li calmly asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Elder Hui, the young lady in feathered robes, and the group of Spirit Race Holy Spirits all had their expressions change again, replaced by thoughtful looks.

"Brother Han, does your meaning imply that these remains are not as easy to collect as they appear? The demon clans know the severity of the situation, which is why they let them remain here!" The Long Family Ancestor said, a flash of surprise appearing on his face.

"Hehe, that should only be one of the reasons," Han Li chuckled, saying with deep meaning.

"Oh? Brother Han, could it be that you have discovered something else?" Saintess Qianqiu was truly surprised.

"If I am not mistaken, this golden giant beast is not the remains of a True Spirit at all, but merely a Demon Crystal Puppet," Han Li sighed, a bitter smile appearing on his face as he said something that shocked the others.

"What? A puppet! Impossible, how could there be such a terrifying puppet in this world? And what is a Demon Crystal Puppet?" Elder Hui shook his head repeatedly, his face full of disbelief.

After the Long Family Ancestor and Saintess Qianqiu exchanged glances, they also revealed expressions of disbelief.

Bai Qi, however, was stunned for a moment before hurriedly using his spiritual sense to sweep across the sky above the sea of lightning again.

As for the Spirit Race old scholar, upon hearing the words "Demon Crystal Puppet," although his expression remained unchanged, his heart pounded violently a few times.

"Demon Crystal Puppets are a type of secret puppet from the Demon Realm; we in the Spirit Realm do not possess such secret techniques. When I was in Illusory Night City, I specifically studied the relevant secret techniques. Fellow Daoists, take a look at a Demon Crystal Puppet I replicated, and you will know that what I say is not false." Han Li sighed and, without further explanation, flicked his sleeve, and a ball of green light shot out.

With a flash, a giant wolf with a body of pure green appeared on the bow of the ship.

It was precisely a low-level Demon Crystal Puppet that Han Li had personally refined some time ago!

The gazes of the Long Family Ancestor and the others were naturally drawn to the giant wolf puppet, and they began to examine it carefully from top to bottom.

"I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Han's words are not false. I looked closely at some of the markings on the golden giant crab's body, and they are very similar to those on this Demon Crystal Puppet. I'm afraid the two are truly related. To think I was unable to sense any life signs from it; it turns out to be a puppet. This was my carelessness earlier," Bai Qi said to the crowd with a bitter smile after withdrawing the white light from his forehead.

"So it really is the case!"

"But if it's really just a puppet, why would it be abandoned here? Just looking at the aura it emits, one can tell how terrifying it is."

"Could there truly be a puppet of True Spirit rank in this world?"

Upon hearing this, the others couldn't help but be half-believing, and they began to speak one after another.

Just then, Bai Qi opened his mouth and, without a word, spat out a deep blue bronze mirror.

After the mirror spun around in front of him, it stopped steadily about a zhang away.

A flash of spiritual light appeared on Bai Qi's forehead, and a beam of white light shot out, silently merging into the ancient mirror.

The next moment, after the originally empty mirror surface blurred for a moment, it suddenly projected an exceptionally clear image.

In the image, golden light shimmered and lightning coiled; it was precisely the true appearance of the golden giant crab hiding in the dark clouds.

"Could this be the famous Spirit Light Retrospection Technique of your clan! It is said that this technique can present everything the caster saw and heard long ago without the slightest error." Seeing this, the Long Family Ancestor was moved.

"Fellow Daoists, take a close look at the appearance of this giant beast and see if it really has similarities to Brother Han's Demon Crystal Puppet!" Bai Qi nodded faintly and pointed his finger at the bronze mirror.

Not to mention the Spirit Race members, the young lady in feathered robes and Elder Hui had clearly heard of the Spirit Light Retrospection Technique as well. After their expressions tightened, they also focused their attention on the giant crab in the bronze mirror.

After a cup of tea's time, when the secret technique was dispelled and the scene in the bronze mirror dissipated, the Long Family Ancestor smiled bitterly and said, "It seems Brother Han's words were indeed not false; this giant crab really is just a puppet. If that's the case, there is no need for us to take the risk of retrieving it. This puppet's aura is so powerful, yet it was abandoned here; I imagine it must be damaged to the point of being irreparable. Otherwise, no matter how great the danger, those high-level demon clans would never leave it here."

"Indeed, we had a moment of false joy. Let's think about how to pass through the lightning and rain before us and enter the island inside. That is the true purpose of our trip." Saintess Qianqiu also said with a serious expression. ===== CHAPTER 2109 =====

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