Chapter 2447

After the three-headed, six-armed phantom condensed, it was indeed another Brahma Saint Demon God, only much smaller in stature.

At this moment, another three-headed, six-armed demon god turned into blue smoke amidst the demonic flames.

It was merely a shell formed by the condensation of a Brahma Saint Dharma Aspect; Han Li, like the previous Gold-Eating Beetle King, shed his shell and escaped, then hovered above Ma Liang, seizing the opportunity to use the Profound Heaven Treasure to behead this True Immortal.

Han Li could clearly sense that Ma Liang harbored a powerful and astonishing Nascent Soul within his body, but after the Profound Heaven Slaying Spirit Sword's destructive force swept over, it was instantly shattered into fragments, with no possibility of rebirth.

Alas, according to this True Immortal's true strength, even if his body were destroyed in the Immortal Realm, his Nascent Soul's divine powers alone would suffice for a safe escape.

However, in the Spirit Realm, his Nascent Soul, affected by the boundary power, whether casting spells or fleeing, was slower by half a beat compared to normal.

In an ordinary struggle, this would not be noticeable, but at this life-or-death critical moment, it became the main reason for his frustrating death.

"You actually really beheaded him—do you know he is a disciple of the Nine Remote Observatory, a direct disciple of the Nine Yuan Dao Ancestor?" The dark-skinned youth witnessed all this, first showing an expression of disbelief, then a strange expression appeared on his face as he spoke.

"If I don't kill him, he will kill me. Knowing his backing, should I just wait for death? Besides, even if the Nine Yuan Dao Ancestor has great divine powers, he is now in the Immortal Realm. As for whether I can truly ascend to the Immortal Realm, that remains to be seen." Han Li looked at the dark-skinned youth and said calmly.

"Marvelous! To be so indifferent to the Nine Yuan Observatory, Demon, I haven't seen such a person in many years, and moreover, he is a lower-realm existence. Haha, I don't know what expression the Nine Yuan Dao Ancestor will have upon hearing this." The dark-skinned youth burst into laughter.

"You are quite leisurely. Do you not intend to continue fighting?" Han Li raised his hand in a summoning gesture, took a golden storage bracelet from Ma Liang's corpse, and then said unhurriedly.

"People are already dead, and the contract we made is useless, so why continue fighting? Besides, without Ma Liang, a disciple of the Nine Yuan Observatory, Demon, even if I join forces with that foolish flood dragon, I have no certainty of overcoming you, so naturally I won't do this thankless task. Rest assured, I won't return to the Immortal Realm anytime soon, and I will not casually leak your affairs to outsiders. The Nine Yuan Dao Ancestor is usually in seclusion; even if the Nine Yuan Observatory has others skilled in calculation, due to the boundary's obstruction, they cannot calculate much about lower-realm affairs." The dark-skinned youth replied indifferently.

"But I don't trust you! Although I don't know why a heavenly demon would follow a True Immortal, to me, the dead are naturally the safest." Han Li's face sank, and he coldly chuckled.

"You and this brat Ma Liang are equally suspicious. How about this: if you're uneasy, I'll just stay and follow you?" The dark-skinned youth raised his hand to touch his forehead, seeming to have a slight headache.

"Follow me?" Han Li, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned.

"Not bad. I can sign a Heavenly Demon Pact with you, after which I will exist as a shadow for a certain time, available for your command, doing things even ordinary immortals cannot. But correspondingly, after each interval, you must contribute a drop of essence blood to me. And if, one day, you die accidentally during the pact period, your soul power will be completely absorbed by me, becoming part of my strength, with no possibility of reincarnation. Hmm, just like this Nine Yuan Observatory disciple now."

Ma Liang finished speaking, then pinched a seal with one hand; a burst of black energy shot out from behind, condensed in midair, and transformed into a huge ghost head with a green face and fangs.

The ghost head raised its head and let out a mournful cry, then opened its large mouth and sucked in toward where Ma Liang's corpse lay.

With a "puff," a layer of strange gray-white gas flew out from the corpse, swirled and condensed into a mass, and was sucked in by the ghost head.

The ghost head flashed and vanished into thin air!

The dark-skinned youth, however, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his face showed an expression of intoxication.

"Not bad, not bad, truly worthy of being a disciple of the Nine Yuan Observatory—the soul's flavor is indeed exquisite, enough to offset my tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation. How about it? If you agree to let me follow you, I can also help persuade that foolish flood dragon to become your spirit servant." The dark-skinned youth muttered a few sentences, then opened his eyes and said to Han Li with a half-smile.

Han Li witnessed this scene, his face turned solemn, he glanced at the other side where the monster flood dragon was still locked in a stalemate with the Soul-Eating Fire Bird, then remained silent for a long while.

This Heavenly Demon Pact was something he had never heard of before; how could he easily agree to anything?

At this moment, in the high sky, the blood seal phantom, without the magical power support of its master Ma Liang, finally flashed with blood light and turned into a small seal about an inch in size, falling from the high sky.

The three-colored giant peak below likewise buzzed and rapidly shrank, the rosy light rolled up and wrapped the small seal, turning into a ball of light that shot toward Han Li.

On the other side, the eight blood dragons, at the moment the giant blood seal phantom vanished, also flickered and extinguished one after another, leaving only a faint bloody aura in their original places.

Thus, deprived of its favored opponent, the golden giant crab immediately rolled over, once again transforming into a Daoist who shot toward Han Li, while the Azure Coiled Sword Formation, after a sharp cry, scattered into countless azure sword shadows.

Han Li raised one hand and summoned, drawing the three-colored mountain peak and the blood-colored small seal into his sleeve; then countless azure sword shadows shot toward him, after a moment of blurred fluctuation, they re-formed into seventy-two azure small swords, which flashed and disappeared into his body.

Beside him, a thunderclap sounded, and the Crab Daoist, driving a thick arc of electricity, appeared nearby.

"Crab Brother, do you know the Heavenly Demon Pact? For extraterritorial demon heads, how effective is it?" Han Li turned his head and asked the Crab Daoist.

"Heavenly Demon Pact! This is a unique pact established by the Extraterritorial Demon Ancestor, and also one of the three most efficacious pacts recognized in the Immortal Realm. As long as one's divine powers do not exceed those of the Extraterritorial Demon Ancestor, any immortal or demon cannot resist its effect. However, according to Immortal Realm rumors, those who have made Heavenly Demon Pacts with extraterritorial demon heads, many have mysteriously disappeared." The Crab Daoist glanced at the dark-skinned youth, expressionless.

Obviously, he also saw at a glance the true origin of the dark-skinned youth.

"Hehe, this is wronging our Extraterritorial Demon Clan. Anyone who dares to make a pact with our Extraterritorial Demon Clan originally had great courage; they mostly like to venture into dangerous places, so their chance of falling is naturally much higher than ordinary immortals. But those rumors, there has never been an instance of our Extraterritorial Demon Clan violating the Heavenly Demon Pact. To our Extraterritorial Demon Heads, the binding of the Heavenly Demon Pact is far stricter than for other existences." The dark-skinned youth sighed, then explained two sentences.

"Indeed, the Immortal Realm has never discovered any example of the Extraterritorial Demon Clan violating the Heavenly Demon Pact." The Crab Daoist replied woodenly.

"Since Crab Brother says so, this Heavenly Demon Pact is still somewhat reliable. Good, then I agree to the pact. Judging by your tone, you have stayed in the Immortal Realm for not a short time; if one day I truly ascend to the Immortal Realm, the demon will indeed be of great use to me. However, besides the Heavenly Demon Pact, I must also impose another restriction on you before I can truly rest assured." Han Li pondered for a long while, then exhaled and said.

"Another restriction? Hehe, as long as it's clearly written in the pact, there's naturally no problem; even Demon can let you add a few more restrictions." The dark-skinned youth replied nonchalantly.

"Then it's settled—first, have that fire spirit stop." Han Li said lightly.

The dark-skinned youth hehe-laughed, turned his head, and transmitted a few words to the monster flood dragon's side by moving his lips.

A long howl came!

The monster flood dragon, transformed into a crimson meat ball, suddenly retracted all its tentacles into its body; after its body surface red light flared brightly, it once again transformed into a crimson little figure about a foot tall.

Seeing this, the Soul-Eating Fire Bird also immediately surged upward with rolling silver flames, circled once, then shrank into a palm-sized miniature form, its wings trembled, and a few flickers appeared before Han Li.

Han Li shook his sleeve, rosy light rolled up, and the miniature fire bird instantly disappeared into it without a trace.

"Your fortune is truly not small—actually, in the lower realm you have already refined a thread of refined flame fire, even giving birth to a thread of spirituality, transforming into a refined flame fire bird. Know that in the Immortal Realm, those who can cultivate refined flame fire are also few and far between. No wonder Fire Must Child, this holy beast of fire, just now could not unleash even one-tenth of its strength." The dark-skinned youth glanced at Han Li's sleeve and said with a grin.

"Refined flame fire? This spiritual fire I cultivated unintentionally; whether it is your refined flame fire remains unknown. However, I previously always called it Soul-Eating True Flame." Han Li's expression moved as he replied.

"Haha, I will certainly not be mistaken. It is indeed refined flame fire. The conditions for this fire's birth are originally myriad and irregular, with no pattern to follow. Soul-Eating True Flame! This name is equally fitting; this fire indeed excels at swallowing various spiritual flames to strengthen itself." The dark-skinned youth laughed heartily.

At this moment, beside them, a fluctuation arose; the crimson little figure flickered into view, glanced at the headless corpse nearby, furrowed its brow, and said:

"This guy actually fell so simply—looks like retrieving my natal crystal pearl will take who knows how many years. Earlier, by his side, I felt no presence of my natal crystal pearl."

"Fire Daoist, if you want to retrieve your natal pearl, you'll probably have to trouble this Han Daoist, who in the lower realm already has such great divine powers; if he later ascends to the Immortal Realm, helping you retrieve your natal crystal pearl will be easy." The demonic light said with a half-smile.

"What do you mean, you want me to take a master?" Fire Must Child heard this, his face suddenly sank, and he said.

"Hehe, if you don't take Han Brother as master, how will you return to the Immortal Realm? You and I are different—I can just return to the Extraterritorial Demon Domain and continue my carefree ease. But if you lack immortal spirit nourishment, later you won't even be able to continue advancing; your cultivation will likely plummet and fall back into the mundane world, which is unavoidable. Moreover, if you refuse to take a master, under the great suppression of your cultivation, today you will likely find it hard to leave this place alive. Don't count on my help—I have already agreed to make a Heavenly Demon Pact with him. Actually, if you submit to Han Daoist, you will also have unexpected benefits..." The demonic light said, then suddenly switched to voice transmission. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to Read.)