Chapter 2293

This woman wore a short emerald-green shirt, her figure was slender and graceful, her face was exceptionally enchanting, and her sides revealed white, tender arms like lotus roots, with golden light flickering on the surface, embedded with several inch-long, gold-like-but-not-gold, command-arrow-shaped magic treasures, but a pair of beautiful eyes looking at the group of fish monsters faintly carried a trace of a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Those fish monsters looked to be in their prime, all floating in the low air a zhang off the ground, and although they surrounded the woman in the center while emitting threatening low roars, their faces instead revealed expressions of fear.

"Are you going to hand over the two clansmen yourselves, or do you want me to do it personally? If it weren't for the fact that you guys are somewhat useful to our clan, I would have slaughtered you all clean long ago; how could I have left you to multiply in this dry fire land." The woman opened her sandalwood mouth, but spoke words that made one feel icy cold.

"Dream... dreaming, we absolutely... absolutely will not... hand over our clansmen..." An exceptionally tall male fish monster, whose face showed far less fear than the others, stammered in human speech amidst his roars upon hearing the woman's words.

Han Li, who was hiding high in the air, heard these conversations, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face, but he also relaxed slightly.

The two were actually using an ancient language recorded in the classics of the Spirit Realm, which surprised him, but also made him happy.

"Hmph, what a bunch of ungrateful guys. I just finished a meal not long ago and didn't originally want to stir up any more trouble, but if you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, what's the harm in eating a few more blood meals." The woman's expression sank upon hearing this, and the trace of hidden laughter in her eyes vanished.

The leading male fish monster showed anger on his face, roared again, and he and the other male and female fish monsters had red light flash on their bodies, all shooting backward into the lava lake like lightning, either raising their weapons or waving their arms incessantly.

Immediately, the lava below churned violently, and streaks of scorching red light erupted from it, submerging into the bodies of these fish monsters.

These male and female fish monsters immediately had fire light soaring into the sky on their bodies. Their figures expanded, transforming into several-zhang-long giants, and most of them emanated auras around the Spirit Severing stage.

The leading male fish monster even entered the early Spirit Severing stage.

"It seems you guys really forgot the pain once the scars healed; besides this mere bathing-in-fire technique, what other means can you display. Forget it, I'll give you another harsh lesson."

Seeing this, the young woman didn't panic, but instead let out a 'giggle' of laughter, twisted her waist, and her body blurred. She actually appeared in the center of these male and female fish monsters, and without any movement, light flashed on her body. Countless crystal threads shot out at an incredible speed.

The sound of tearing through the air rang out!

The group of male and female fish monsters fell over simultaneously upon hearing the sound.

The red light on their bodies, which looked thick, couldn't resist the piercing strike of these crystal threads at all.

The young woman swept her gaze over the fish monsters on the lava lake that were unable to move, and a ferocious smile that didn't match her enchanting face appeared at the corners of her mouth. She moved an arm and grabbed at the two female fish monsters in the void.

After two 'puchi' sounds, the chests of the two female fish monsters jumped violently, and their hearts were grabbed out by an invisible giant force, shooting straight toward the young woman.

The woman opened her small mouth, spat out two crystal threads, and after a flash, they pierced through the two hearts, then swept them back. She swallowed them without hesitation.

"The taste is still as delicious as ever; I never tire of eating it. It's a pity your Empty Fish clan multiplies too slowly. To avoid waste, I'll take these two as sacrifices this time. But while the death penalty can be avoided, the living penalty cannot be forgiven!" The woman licked the remaining blood from the corners of her mouth with her tongue, wearing a smile of enjoyment as if tasting a delicacy, but her words became increasingly chilling.

The woman suddenly opened her mouth, spat out a cluster of blue light, and grabbed into it with one hand.

After the light converged, a pale blue long whip appeared in her hand, covered in blue, glowing barbs, looking exceptionally sharp.

A vicious look flashed across the young woman's face, she flicked her wrist, and the long whip transformed into countless phantoms, covering the remaining fish monsters.

'Pipa' sounds rang out loudly.

I don't know what material this whip was refined from. It seemed to be specifically able to restrain these fish people; with just a light strike, it could easily shatter their body-protecting spiritual light and leave deep bloodstains.

Immediately, groans and low roars rang out across the lava.

The leading male fish monster was covered by the whip the most times; at first, he could still glare at the young woman, but after being whipped wildly for a while, he could only hold his head and twitch his body incessantly, and the others were also whipped until they were covered in blood, with not an inch of intact skin left on their bodies.

Only then did the young woman pause her wrist, put away the whip, and say with a giggle:

"This whipping should be enough for you to remember and be honest for a while. If you're sensible, give birth to more clansmen. In that case, even if a portion are used as sacrifices, your clan can still grow stronger. In that case, our clan mother will also be extremely happy, and it's not impossible to give you some benefits. If you only have these members next time the Empty Fish clan comes, it won't just be a whipping that settles it."

After the woman finished her threats with practiced ease, she ignored the other fish monsters, but opened her mouth again, spitting out a pale, hazy bubble-like thing. After it expanded, it covered the corpses of the two dead female fish monsters, and she pointed a finger.

Immediately, the bubble along with the corpses inside shrank countless times, and after the young woman inhaled, they were ingested back into her body.

Under the resentful gazes of the other fish monsters, the woman moved her body, transformed into a cluster of white light, and fled through the air, disappearing without a trace after a few flashes.

Not long after, the fish monsters stood up, supporting each other with dejected faces, and after a brief discussion, they jumped into the scorching lava and disappeared without a trace.

The entire area above the lava lake returned to peace for a time.

But after only a moment, fluctuations arose in the void, and a blurry human figure appeared silently, sweeping a glance at the lava lake.

It was Han Li, who had been hiding his figure.

He had naturally witnessed everything just now clearly.

"Interesting, according to ancient classics, the Empty Fish clan appeared once in ancient times like a flash in the pan, and should have been completely extinct among the realms long ago; I didn't expect such a branch to exist in this Small Asura Realm. This clan seems to possess some very powerful divine ability, which is why they invited a disaster of extermination as soon as they were born. But what exactly it is, few people truly know."

Han Li muttered to himself, but after glancing in the direction the young woman had disappeared, he couldn't help but reveal a look of doubt again.

"It should truly be an Asura Spider transformed. But this woman's cultivation is only at the late Spirit Severing stage, and Asura Spiders should only be able to transform into human form when they are adults? This is a bit strange."

Han Li touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and after a good while, shook his head and muttered to himself:

"Forget it, let's follow her first to see the Asura Spider's lair, and it won't be too late to think about other things later. These Empty Fish can't be left alone either. Come out!"

After Han Li gave a low shout, he suddenly flicked his sleeve.

A cluster of golden light shot out, and after a flash, it transformed into a purple-golden little person half a foot tall, with no nose or mouth, cold eyes, and not a hint of emotion.

"Go down and keep an eye on these Empty Fish, and deal with them when I return."

Han Li gave an order indifferently.

The purple-golden little person nodded, transformed into a streak of golden light, circled in the nearby void, and dove into the churning lava lake.

This little person was the evolved Gold-Devouring Insect King.

As for the Leopard-Scaled Beast, because its cultivation was relatively too low for Han Li's current level, it was left on the Holy Island to cultivate in seclusion before departure.

Having arranged all this, Han Li shook his shoulders with peace of mind, his figure became blurry again, and he transformed into a phantom to pursue her.

With Han Li's divine abilities, leaving a trace of spiritual sense on the woman just now was an easy task, so he didn't have to worry about losing the target in the short term.

When Han Li quietly followed the young woman from behind, it had only been a cup of tea's time.

Han Li's body had completely turned transparent, and his escape light was soundless and formless, following far behind at a distance of over ten miles.

The young woman showed no signs of noticing and continued her flight.

Below, Han Li witnessed with his own eyes that the woman went to a swamp, slaughtered a black giant pig-like monster that had just advanced to the Spirit Severing stage, and went to a rather hidden valley, picked a dozen unknown golden fruits, and then continued to shoot toward the same direction without any pause.

Han Li followed closely without changing his expression.

If the woman before him was truly an Asura Spider transformed, it would naturally be impossible for her to refine light-of-time threads from crystal cores with her strength. His goal from the start had been those adult Asura Spiders; otherwise, he would have made a move on the lava lake just now.

However, when another giant mountain range that almost connected heaven and earth appeared, Han Li's spirits couldn't help but lift.

The young woman's escape speed slowed down significantly, and she began to descend at the edge of the mountain range.

After a sharp cry was issued, a rolling, thunderous sound suddenly came from deep within the mountain range, and then seven or eight monster birds with bodies exceeding ten zhang flew out, and after a few flashes, they flew near the young woman.

They landed docilely, surrounding the woman and continuing to fly forward.

Almost at the same time, a powerful, terrifying spiritual sense fluctuation probed out from the mountain range, rapidly sweeping over everything at the edge of the mountain range, sweeping past right next to Han Li.