Chapter 2222

Original Chapter 2202: Black Eagle King

"Ancestor of the Demon Race"

Upon hearing these four words, which seemed to possess immense magical power, everyone present—whether human cultivators or high-ranking demon beasts—had their expressions change drastically.

Having just experienced the demon tribulation, they naturally felt an indescribable fear toward the Ancestor of the Demon Race, a symbol of the demon race's power.

Hearing this, the Purple Light Spirit Clan members' expressions similarly shifted slightly, but they did not seem surprised by the answer; after letting out a long breath, they respectfully bowed and said:

"Thank you, Senior, for your reply. If I had been rash earlier, I hope you will not blame me, Senior. I will faithfully deliver your response to my lord, the Holy King."

Han Li nodded and said nothing more.

After the Purple Light Spirit Clan members sat down, the other envoys from various foreign races present also began to appear one after another, each presenting their own gifts and expressing their goodwill toward Han Li.

Among them were indeed the envoys of the Wood Clan, which had already split into several parts and submitted to other clans.

Facing these envoys, each representing a different clan, Han Li smiled and thanked them one by one.

However, after these foreign envoys presented their gifts, a graceful woman in a yellow cloak suddenly stood up from a corner of the square, pulled the cloak from her head, and revealed a face as beautiful as a figure from a painting.

"Rong Xian, this is impossible!"

"It really is Rong Xian—didn't the Holy Isle long ago claim that Rong Xian had vanished into the wilderness three thousand years ago?"

Some human cultivators who clearly saw the woman's face immediately stirred up a commotion, with many even exclaiming aloud, their faces filled with disbelief.

This woman seemed to be extremely famous, and her appearance immediately caused a stir.

Seeing this, Han Li felt a stir in his heart, glanced at the woman, and discovered that although she was only at the mid-stage of Body Integration cultivation, her aura was extraordinarily unusual, with faint crystal light seemingly emanating from her skin, making her appear unlike an ordinary mortal.

Clearly, this woman practiced an extraordinary cultivation method, not an ordinary Body Integration cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask…?" Han Li asked, his expression unchanged.

"Junior Li Rong, representing the Holy Isle, respectfully congratulates Han Han Qianbei on achieving the Great Vehicle realm and becoming our clan's second Great Vehicle cultivator. I hereby present a top-tier flying vessel, ten first-class maidservants, a hundred top-tier spirit beasts, and a thousand puppet warriors as congratulatory gifts." After saying this, the beautiful woman bowed to Han Li and smiled sweetly, her voice pleasant and melodious, like heavenly music.

"So you are an envoy of the Holy Isle—such a generous gift, thank you, Han. I had originally intended to visit the Holy Isle after the ceremony." Han Li nodded, his eyes flickering slightly as he spoke.

"If Senior is willing to visit the Holy Isle, it would be our greatest wish. The fellow Daoists of the Holy Isle have long wanted to invite Senior to the island, and there are some important matters we need to discuss with Senior." Li Rong said with a charming smile.

"Very well, I will definitely go." Han Li nodded, giving a noncommittal expression.

"Junior still has one matter…"

"Who's there, sneaking around outside like a ghost!"

Li Rong was about to say more when Han Li's expression suddenly darkened, he violently shook his sleeve toward the distance, and let out a low shout.

With a "Boom," an invisible force pierced through the mountain's outer restriction and reached the void several miles away, as if it had heavily struck something.

A mass of black light burst open, and within it, a shadow flashed—revealing a towering man clad in black armor.

The giant's face was fierce, but a hint of surprise appeared on it—evidently, he was surprised that Han Li had detected him from such a distance, but after his expression shifted, he burst into loud laughter:

"Haha…… Han Daoist, Ye Han Mou has come uninvited—will you not welcome me?"

After saying this, the black-armored giant bowed to Han Li from afar, took a large step forward, and somehow flickered across several miles in an instant, appearing directly above the three-colored mountain and then swaying down as he descended.

With a "Pfft," the layers of light curtains forming the restriction shattered like paper upon contact with the giant's body.

The giant, emanating black light, descended directly into the low sky above the square, arms crossed, facing Han Li from afar.

Seeing this, the cultivators present were first stunned, but some hot-tempered human cultivators immediately began shouting angrily.

However, some steady and experienced individuals, seeing the giant act so nonchalantly before Han Li, a Great Vehicle cultivator, were secretly startled.

"Eagle King…… is the Black Eagle King of the Winged Yecha!" Li Rong, after carefully examining the giant, suddenly gasped in shock and cried out.

"Black Eagle King"

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly, a hint of strange color flashing in his eyes.

The cultivators who had been shouting at the giant, upon hearing his name, clearly had heard of him before, and their rebukes died in their throats, replaced by expressions of panic.

"Oh, you little girl—did you see me before?" The giant turned his head, glanced at her, quite surprised, and asked.

"Junior, thousands of years ago, I once saw Senior once when following Master Mo." Li Rong's face turned pale, and she hurriedly replied with some fear.

"Ah, so you're the girl who used to be by Old Ghost Mo's side all those years ago—you haven't been seen in years, and now you're a Body Integration cultivator—not bad, not bad!" The giant said, his gaze toward Li Rong openly revealing a hint of lustful intent.

Li Rong's heart sank, and she almost immediately turned to flee.

Fortunately, she remembered she was currently in Tian Yuan City, and there was still a fellow clan member present who had reached the Great Vehicle stage, so she suppressed her fear, forced herself to remain calm, stood still, and lowered her gaze, instinctively avoiding his ill-intentioned stare.

"So you are the Black Eagle King of the Winged Yecha. For you to appear here in person truly surprises Han." Han Li finally spoke, his expression calm and unreadable, giving no hint of his thoughts.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist is the second human to achieve the Great Vehicle realm, the only one our several clans have produced in nearly ten thousand years—how could I not come to see for myself and gain some experience before returning?" The giant, upon hearing this, turned his head toward Han Li, hehe-laughing as he spoke.

"I see—unfortunately, I merely had luck in reaching the Great Vehicle realm, so I must disappoint Fellow Daoist Black Eagle. But since you have come as a guest, prepare a seat for Fellow Daoist Black Eagle!" Han Li nodded and gave the order.

"Yes, Master!" The artifact spirit replied, preparing to carry out the task.

But the giant waved his hand impatiently and shouted directly at Han Li:

"No need for all this trouble—I won't be staying long. After I say a few things to Fellow Daoist, I'll leave soon."

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Black Eagle has something to say to Han?" Han Li asked calmly.

"Indeed. I came this time for two reasons: first, to see what kind of person Fellow Daoist Han is—since you detected my presence from such a distance, your abilities are truly extraordinary and did not disappoint me. Second, I came to ask Fellow Daoist for a person. No, I've changed my mind—I now intend to ask for two people."

"Ask for two people? Which two?" Han Li narrowed his eyes.

"I've heard Fellow Daoist Han has a disciple residing in the Hidden Thunder Root—I intend to borrow him for a time to use against the next heavenly tribulation. As for the other, it is this Fairy—I have taken a liking to her and intend to bring her back to the Winged Yecha clan to be my personal concubine." The giant spoke with a booming voice, but his words left nearly everyone present unable to believe what they heard.

"What—he actually wants Han Li's disciple?"

"And he dares to want Rong Xian as his concubine—this is utterly disrespectful to both our clans."

The cultivators were instantly furious, but awed by his Great Vehicle prestige, they dared not openly curse him, only glaring at the Winged Yecha Great Vehicle cultivator with eyes blazing.

"Black Eagle King, you dare to scheme against me—have you forgotten Master Mo's warning to you?" Li Rong, upon hearing this, turned pale with rage and suddenly shouted sharply.

"Master Mo…… haha, you humans really do deceive yourselves. You truly think I don't know that Old Monster Qiong and the Arrogant Whistle Old Ghost have long been gone from the clan, and their life or death unknown? Otherwise, how could I dare come here?" The Black Eagle King laughed loudly and uttered a sentence that left the cultivators present stunned.

"Did something happen to Senior Mo and Senior Ao Xiao?"

He must be talking nonsense—how could the two seniors, with their vast divine powers, possibly be in trouble?

But the two seniors—there has indeed been no news from them these past years.

……

This time, the crowd in the square could no longer remain calm, all becoming extremely frightened.

Upon hearing this, the foreign envoys were similarly shocked, while others wore strange expressions.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you wouldn't bring great disaster upon your clan just for the sake of these two, would you? Although you have also reached the Nascent Soul stage, truly mastering Nascent Soul power requires hundreds of years—without that, it's utterly impossible to even dream of it, let alone be my match." The Black Eagle King's expression turned cold, utterly ignoring everyone else in the square, and he spoke gloomily to Han Li.

His words were filled with threatening intent.

"So you're saying, Black Eagle Daoist, that you came here not to attend my Nascent Soul celebration, but deliberately to cause trouble?" Han Li, hearing the burly man's earlier words, saw his normally unchanging expression shift, and he actually let out a light laugh.

"Cause trouble? Fellow Daoist Han, if that's how you see it, then I won't deny it." The burly man's face broke into a fierce grin as he spoke bluntly, appearing utterly fearless.

"Very well, since you are troublemakers, then as host, I, Han, will have no choice but to act personally to drive you out and give you a lesson." Han Li's face darkened, and he spoke sternly.

As his words fell, he merely pinched a seal with one hand, and the three-colored giant peak let out a resonant hum, suddenly spewing countless strands of five-colored light from all corners of the square, which coiled straight toward the burly man.

At the same time, the sky above the square rang with a loud boom, as golden and silver lightning flashed wildly into view, transforming into lightning serpents that struck downward.

Han Li actually activated the Giant Peak Restriction—he had truly made a move without hesitation.

"You really dare to strike at Black Eagle? How ignorant and fearless! But now, this doesn't count as me breaking my oath." Seeing this, the burly man didn't get angry—he laughed with delight instead.

Immediately after, he clenched both fists and slammed them together hard in front of his body.

With a "Boom," rings of black sound waves exploded outward in an instant! To be continued

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