Chapter 2336

Volume Eleven: Descent of the True Immortal - Chapter 2318: Great Battle Outside the Valley (Part 2)

Seeing this situation, the miniature figure transformed from the Gold-Devouring Beetle King showed no intention of holding back, its ten fingers flicking rapidly once more.

A sheet of chilling crystalline light rolled out again.

But this time, before it could truly submerge into the black wind, a furious roar erupted from within, and suddenly, a blue, glistening giant blade over a hundred zhang long hacked out from it.

This giant blade had a strange appearance, slightly curved, appearing neither like a saber nor a sword, but after a loud boom, a layer of extreme cold surged from its surface, its momentum truly astonishing.

The Gold-Devouring Beetle King merely looked at the giant blade with a wooden expression, and the crystalline sword light that had flown out suddenly intensified, more than ten streaks of crystalline light fusing into one and slashing over as a startling rainbow several dozen zhang long.

The moment the two made contact, the crystalline light and the cold aura flashed simultaneously, emitting a crisp 'Pu' sound.

The blue giant blade was instantly sliced in two from the middle.

That crystalline sword light was so sharp that it was simply not something ordinary treasures could withstand in the slightest.

Without the obstruction, the crystalline light flashed once and, without hesitation, took advantage of the momentum to slash into the black wind again.

A roar of shock and anger rang out, and the black wind suddenly rolled and surged, transforming into a hurricane that shot into the sky.

Whistling sounds erupted within the hurricane, and countless crystalline lights flashed wildly, forcefully hacking the hurricane apart.

'Boom!'

A massive figure was struck by the crystalline light and sent flying out of the black wind, its body swaying several times before it finally regained its footing over a hundred zhang away.

It was none other than the hideous giant transformed from the Indestructible Heavenly Venerable!

But at this moment, he was in a truly wretched state; not only was his body covered in wounds, but one of his thighs had vanished, and the giant bone shield he held, which shimmered with layers of black mist, was also missing a small portion, appearing exceptionally tattered.

The giant's gaze toward the miniature figure in the distance, besides being filled with extreme rage, was also filled with deep dread, and even contained traces of fear.

Even though the Indestructible Heavenly Venerable had suffered such heavy injuries, after the giant he had transformed into raised its head and let out a long howl, all the wounds on his body began to fade at an incredible speed, and even the missing thigh had countless blood threads spraying out, weaving together and rapidly regenerating.

Seeing this, the Gold-Devouring Beetle King narrowed its crystalline eyes, raised an arm, and pointed a finger at the giant.

'Chi chi' sounds erupted!

In an instant, countless invisible sword Qi sprayed out from the void surrounding the giant, shooting toward the center from all directions.

At the same time, the miniature figure moved, drifting lightly toward the opposite side.

The giant's expression changed. With a roar, he hammered his chest with one fist, and a layer of black crystalline light rapidly circulated over his body. The white bone spurs on his body immediately trembled and shot off, transforming into white rays of light to meet the invisible sword Qi from all directions.

Meanwhile, the giant threw the tattered ancient shield in his hand fiercely toward the approaching miniature figure. The bone shield hummed and transformed into a gray-white light wheel, flying out!

The giant then twisted his body and vanished from his original spot in a blur.

The next moment, fluctuations arose in the void several hundred zhang away, and the giant's figure flickered and reappeared.

'Boom!' A loud explosion.

The miniature figure raised one fist slightly, blasting the bone shield shot from the opposite side into fragments. Then, a flash of coldness appeared in its eyes, and it suddenly transformed into a crystalline rainbow, pouncing straight at the giant in the distance.

The Indestructible Heavenly Venerable felt a tremor in his heart. He glanced down at his body; that thigh currently regenerating was still dripping with blood, having only completed a small portion. He gritted his teeth, flickered his body again, and teleported away from his original spot, appearing in another location.

The miniature figure transformed from the Gold-Devouring Beetle King had no intention of letting its opponent off, turning the rainbow and pursuing closely.

One side kept teleporting to avoid the sharp edge, while the other pursued relentlessly; for a time, it became a stalemate.

By this time, Daoist Sanquan on the other side had only just spat out the word "Ten," but upon seeing the giant ape simply standing in the high sky opposite them, coldly staring at them, his expression could not help but change drastically.

"Impossible. That blood poison is incredibly tyrannical; even an Indestructible Body would be unable to take three steps after being struck by it. How are you completely unharmed?" The young Daoist shouted in panic and disbelief. "To think you could deal with Han Mou with just a bit of blood poison; what wishful thinking. However, that little snake being able to bite through my skin is truly rare," the giant ape laughed hideously, raising the finger that had been bitten and slapping it with his other furry hand like lightning.

With a 'Pu' sound, a line of pitch-black blood sprayed out from a faint, almost invisible tooth mark at the tip of his finger.

That strange snake's blood poison had been forced out of Han Li's body in an instant.

Given the strength of Han Li's transformed physical body, even if the blood poison had truly spread, it would likely have only caused slight physical discomfort, with no serious harm.

Furthermore, he had previously cultivated the Myriad Poison Hunyuan Body, which was specifically designed to counter strange poisons, so this blood poison naturally could not harm him in the slightest.

Beside him, Huang Yuanzi's expression had long since become uncertain, but as his gaze swept toward the valley and the Indestructible Heavenly Venerable, who was being forced to flee in a wretched state by the Gold-Devouring Beetle King, a flash of ruthlessness appeared on his face, and he suddenly stepped on the massive archway beneath him with one foot.

Immediately, the archway blurred and vanished, hiding itself within a faint glow of light.

Above the giant ape's head, the sound of wind and thunder rang out, and the massive archway appeared silently.

Huang Yuanzi, who had teleported out along with it, had one arm detach rapidly from his shoulder with a 'Pa' sound, and under the urging of his hand seals, it exploded on its own, transforming into a mist of blood that rapidly submerged into the archway beneath him.

Seeing this, Han Li knew the opponent was attempting to unleash some extremely powerful secret technique. The giant ape he had transformed into flashed with a fierce light in its eyes, and he suddenly struck the archway high in the sky with a fierce punch.

The moment his furry fist was thrust out, a small portion of the sky suddenly darkened, and an invisible spiritual pressure surged out like a storm, rolling straight toward the archway and Huang Yuanzi.

Just at this moment, Huang Yuanzi let out a shrill cry, blood light appeared all over his body, and countless bright red blood threads sprayed out from his skin. He then lunged forward, transforming into a faint blood shadow that submerged directly into the archway.

'Boom!' An explosion rang out.

The void where the archway had been rippled like a reflection of the moon in water, and the storm transformed from the massive spiritual pressure pierced directly through it, sweeping several hundred zhang away before its power was exhausted and it vanished in a flash.

"The Dao of Illusion!"

Seeing this, the giant ape was slightly stunned, a flash of surprise crossing his face, but he immediately sneered twice, formed hand seals with one hand, and unleashed a secret technique to break the illusion before him.

With the spiritual eye abilities he possessed, coupled with a terrifying spiritual sense power that was almost stronger than that of a True Immortal, casting illusions in front of him was naturally like showing off one's skills before an expert—a path to self-destruction.

However, just at this moment, Huang Yuanzi's gritted-teeth voice rang out from the high sky: "Your Excellency's divine abilities are astonishing; naturally, Huang Mou is no match for you based on cultivation alone. But why must you insist on wading into these muddy waters? I have sworn a Heart Demon Oath on this trip that I will not leave the Nether River land until I kill that wretch Qingyuanzi. If you are willing to withdraw now, Huang Mou is willing to gift you the majority of the savings I have accumulated in the first half of my life. Otherwise, you are forcing me to fight you to the death."

"Fight to the death? Just with this bit of illusion?" Hearing this, the giant ape raised his head and laughed wildly, blue light flashing in his eyes. A giant golden hand reached out and grabbed toward another direction like lightning.

As his five fingers flickered, faint cold glints shimmered incessantly, as if he were about to tear the void in front of him apart.

With a low roar, where the golden hand grabbed, five-colored light rolled, the nearby void rippled and fluctuated, and a faint blood-red human figure flashed and vanished.

When the golden hand retracted, besides a few yellow cloth strips hanging from his fingertips, only drops of fresh blood slowly fell from his sharp claws.

Although this strike did not succeed in catching Huang Yuanzi, it prevented him from retreating unscathed.

Han Li frowned, appearing two parts surprised.

"This is what you forced me to do. I will let you witness the true power of the Nine Illusions Ruyi Gate."

Huang Yuanzi's extremely angry voice came from the high sky, followed by a low chant of incantations. Suddenly, spatial fluctuations arose around Han Li, and nine clusters of light flashed. After condensing, they suddenly transformed into nine identical white archways.

Each one was over a dozen zhang tall, its surface crystal clear. The moment they appeared, a loud humming sound erupted, and countless blood-colored runes surged out from within. After trembling slightly, they suddenly transformed into countless gray-white beads the size of a thumb.

Each of these beads was covered in blood threads on its surface, flickering on and off, while simultaneously emitting a terrifying aura that made even Han Li's heart tremble.

"Mother-Child Corpse Yin Thunder." Han Li finally recognized the origin of these beads and gasped in his heart.

The giant ape he had transformed into formed hand seals with one hand, and a cold light immediately erupted from his body. Dense green threads sprayed out, each one shooting straight toward those beads.

Although this Mother-Child Corpse Yin Thunder contained some destructive power, and the sheer number of them was so great that even Han Li dared not take them head-on, their activation had a delay, which was enough for him to use his sword threads to slash them apart first.

However, the next moment, the giant ape's pupils shrank slightly.

When the green threads slashed onto those beads, they simply flashed and passed through them, as if they were merely illusions.

"Illusions!" Han Li was stunned, an expression of shock finally appearing on his face.

Before releasing the sword threads just now, he had naturally used his spiritual sense and spiritual eyes to scan these beads, yet he hadn't discovered anything abnormal about these Corpse Yin Thunders.

Watching these beads flicker as they drifted toward him in a brazen manner.

Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly. The giant ape he had transformed into suddenly flashed with golden light, and one giant hand reached out again, grabbing a gray-white bead several dozen zhang away into its palm.

"Wrong, it's a physical object, not an illusion." The moment the giant ape's fingers touched the bead, he felt a heat in his palm, and his expression changed drastically.

'Boom!' A gray halo of light exploded between the giant ape's fingers and expanded wildly. A massive power surged out amidst the flashing halo, instantly submerging the giant ape's entire figure within it.

(Cough, I really am a genuine homebody; I'm simply not suited for staying in hotels. I only stayed in Shanghai for two days and two nights, but I only slept for three or four hours in bed; the bed was too soft, and I couldn't fall asleep at all. As a result, as soon as I got home, I don't know how, but I caught a fever and fell ill. I hope that by drinking more water, I can break the fever tomorrow. My head has been dizzy all day; it's truly miserable. The most depressing thing is that as soon as I got sick, my wife immediately chased me away from the baby's side and wouldn't let me get close anymore. And coding this chapter at night was so painful, but it's finally been painstakingly completed. I hope everyone enjoys the book!) rs