Chapter 838: Sneak Attack and Appearance

The expression of the old man Ancestor Linghu changed. Without time to think, he tapped his Jade Jade Ruyi, and the protective barrier immediately thickened by another thirty percent. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out a small square seal, which transformed into a mass of green light amidst the rosy clouds and flew directly to meet the attack.

With a loud "Boom," that "Marquis Lord Nanlong" sneered and, without the slightest hesitation, punched the jade seal.

Black light and green light intertwined, but with a single contraction and expansion of the black Qi, the rosy light was shattered into pieces. With a "Whoosh," the jade seal flew backward, smashing fiercely toward Ancestor Ancestor Linghu.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was startled. He hurriedly formed hand seals with both hands, firing off a series of magic arts, only then managing to bring the jade seal, which had been shot right in front of his barrier, to a precarious halt.

But in this brief moment of delay, a pitch-black fist appeared eerily right before the barrier and smashed down fiercely.

The barrier shook violently. Ancestor Ancestor Linghu felt a massive force transmitted from in front of him, and he was immediately sent flying sideways, along with his barrier. However, Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was worthy of being an old monster who had lived for nearly a thousand years; his experience in fighting others was extremely rich. Before being knocked away, he actually took the lead by shaking his sleeve, and a streak of crimson flying knife shot out, slashing directly toward "Marquis Lord Nanlong," who had just revealed his form.

Marquis Lord Nanlong's face, filled with black Qi, grinned hideously.

Seeing the flying knife transform into a startling rainbow and slash toward the top of his head, he had no intention of dodging at all. Instead, he inhaled sharply, opened his mouth toward the flying knife above, and spat out a wisp of black-red demonic flames.

As soon as the flying knife slashed into the black-red flames, the blade was instantly wrapped and enveloped by the demonic flames. The red spiritual light on the flying knife only flickered a few times in a mournful manner before being swallowed up completely.

Instantly, the knife lost all its spirituality, turning into a piece of common iron and falling downward.

Seeing this scene, Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was terrified.

This flying knife appeared ordinary, but it was actually the "Evil-Breaking Treasure Blade," renowned throughout the Tiannan cultivation world. It was a treasure he had obtained with great difficulty back in the day, possessing a unique, specialized effect for breaking evil spirits and malevolent entities.

The "Marquis Lord Nanlong" before him was clearly possessed by some powerful evil spirit. That was why he had caught him off guard by unleashing this blade. Although he hadn't expected this treasure to easily slay the opponent, the fact that it was so casually broken by the other party left him feeling horrified.

Just as Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was pale with shock, the demonized Marquis Lord Nanlong did not wait for him to regain his footing. He seemed to stretch his body in place. With a "Whoosh," his figure became thin and long like a python, and his upper body lunged forward slightly. Eerily, he arrived right in front of Ancestor Ancestor Linghu and smashed another punch.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was knocked flying again.

As soon as that "Marquis Lord Nanlong" moved, he eerily flashed beneath Ancestor Ancestor Linghu and struck out with another identical punch...

In a short moment, Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was unable to resist and was repeatedly knocked flying like a sandbag.

That Jade Jade Ruyi was truly a top-tier defensive ancient treasure. Although the emerald light barrier flickered incessantly, under such massive force, it had not yet been shattered. This caused "Marquis Lord Nanlong" to let out a soft sound of surprise. However, the attacks from his hands did not stop for a second, punch after punch, without pausing for even a moment.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu was now filled with great fear!

He was now just like Lu Lu Weiying had been; every time he took a punch, most of the spiritual power he had just gathered in his body was shaken away. Despite having a full set of divine abilities, he had no power to fight back.

Seeing that after a dozen "Thump, thump" punches, the barrier released by the Jade Jade Ruyi finally began to deform and flicker under the intense trembling, Ancestor Ancestor Linghu's heart skipped a beat and sank straight down.

Seeing this, a sinister smile flashed across "Marquis Lord Nanlong's" face. After his figure flickered, one hand continued to swing punches rapidly, while the other hand closed its five fingers into a hand blade, waiting to strike. Clearly, he intended to deliver a fatal blow to Ancestor Ancestor Linghu the moment the barrier shattered.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu's face was deathly pale. Seeing the cracks appearing on the barrier, he gritted his teeth and reached into his robe, pressing down on something. He intended to disregard everything and fight the opponent to the death.

But just at this moment, a five-colored beam of light suddenly descended from the sky without any warning, instantly enveloping the unsuspecting "Marquis Lord Nanlong." Marquis Lord Nanlong originally didn't care at all, but as soon as the rosy light touched his body, he suddenly felt his figure sink, and his movements became more than half slower.

"Eh!" Marquis Lord Nanlong became somewhat surprised, then glanced sideways in a certain direction amidst the rosy light.

The woman in white was actually holding a mirror high in the distance, and a five-colored beam of light was spraying out from the mirror. Seeing this, a fierce look flashed in "Marquis Lord Nanlong's" eyes.

With the woman in white intervening, Ancestor Ancestor Linghu immediately grasped the lifeline. He was overjoyed and released the object in his robe. Taking advantage of the opponent's slowed offensive, he suddenly raised his magic power and transformed into a startling rainbow, escaping.

In the blink of an eye, he flew to the side of the woman in white and landed.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu didn't even have time to say any words of gratitude. He first rubbed his hands together, then raised both hands, and a dozen crimson talismans shot out, flying directly toward "Marquis Lord Nanlong," who was still trapped in the five-colored beam of light.

These talismans instantly reached the top of Marquis Lord Nanlong's head, and under the urging of Ancestor Ancestor Linghu's magic arts, they burst open one after another.

The sound of rumbling thunder was continuous, and a large expanse of crimson thunder-fire appeared, pressing down directly. "Marquis Lord Nanlong" only had time to release a burst of black Qi to protect his whole body before being submerged in the thunder-fire.

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu naturally didn't think that this would be enough to slay the opponent. He immediately formed hand seals, releasing a white, misty three-pronged flying fork that attacked, growing large and small.

The woman in white on the side was not idle either. One hand manipulated the Ningguang Treasure Mirror to increase the power of the beam's restriction, while the other hand flicked, and two flying swords, one black and one white, shot out, transforming into two startling rainbows to slash away.

Previously, Nangong Wan and Ancestor Ancestor Linghu had already fought a battle with "Marquis Lord Nanlong." As a result, neither of them...

For a time, thunder-fire roared beneath the five-colored beam of light, and spiritual light flashed rapidly.

"The guy possessing Marquis Lord Nanlong is the ancient demon you spoke of?" Just as Ancestor Ancestor Linghu and the other were fighting for their lives against "Marquis Lord Nanlong" in the air, Han Li was frowning and discussing something with Master Elder Dayan not far below.

"Besides those ancient demons, what else in this realm could be so powerful? However, to be able to send two Nascent Soul cultivators running for their lives just by relying on a possessed body... It seems this ancient demon is one of the higher-tier ones from the ancient Demon Realm. If you were to face it alone now, even if it isn't using its original body, your chances of winning are definitely not high," Master Elder Dayan said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Hehe! The fact that you didn't directly advise me to run for my life is already thinking highly of Han Mou. As for facing this thing alone, I don't have such refined interests. That Marquis Lord Nanlong actually fell just like that. Truly, things in the world are hard to predict!" After a bitter smile, Han Li muttered to himself.

"Hmph! In terms of cultivation, even if three or four of you went up, you would definitely be no match for this possessed ancient demon. But you have quite a lot of miscellaneous things on you! And you have the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder on your person. Although you couldn't be a match for this ancient demon, escaping shouldn't be a problem!" Master Elder Dayan snorted, his voice sounding somewhat strange.

Han Li smiled slightly, and just as he was about to say something more, the voice of Zhao Zhao Ziling came from his side.

"Brother Han! What should we do now? Do you intend to intervene?"

Ever since the demonized Marquis Lord Nanlong appeared, Zhao Zhao Ziling had been too shocked to say a word. Now, seeing Han Li's strange expression, she finally couldn't help but ask. The ferocity of this "Marquis Lord Nanlong" truly made her heart tremble with fear.

Han Li smiled upon hearing this. Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly changed expression, raised his hand sharply, and a large expanse of green rosy light shot out, wrapping her within it and pulling her back, forcibly pulling her into his embrace. Afterward, he transformed into a green rainbow and shot into the sky, arriving in mid-air in the blink of an eye.

As the green light converged, Han Li reappeared, half-hugging Zhao Zhao Ziling, and looked down with a solemn expression.

Zhao Zhao Ziling's face flushed slightly as she hurriedly left Han Li's embrace, also looking down with suspicion and fear.

They saw that where they had just been standing, a pitch-black figure was standing there, looking up at them coldly. It was actually "Marquis Lord Nanlong," who had appeared there at some unknown time!

He had just intended to sneak into the area below to launch a sneak attack. Fortunately, Han Li had inadvertently scanned the area with his Mingqing Spirit Eyes; otherwise, he might have truly been successfully struck by the opponent.

Zhao Zhao Ziling gasped and hurriedly looked in another direction.

She saw that over there, beneath the five-colored beam of light, there was still a mass of black Qi flickering in the thunder-fire, with a figure still moving within it. It was clearly another "Marquis Lord Nanlong."

Ancestor Ancestor Linghu, seeing from afar that Han Li had suddenly appeared in the nearby air with a female cultivator who looked like a celestial being, was first startled, then revealed an expression of great joy. But after a glance, seeing that another "Marquis Lord Nanlong" had appeared below, he was immediately shocked. He hurriedly and suspiciously called out to the woman in white, slowing the offensive in his hands.

At this moment, the "Marquis Lord Nanlong" beneath the five-colored beam of light looked at the two of them expressionlessly, then suddenly transformed into a mass of black Qi and dissipated into thin air; it was just a temporary incarnation. After Ancestor Ancestor Linghu and the woman in white looked at each other, they both saw deep fear in each other's eyes.

Creating an incarnation was not difficult, but being able to deceive the spiritual sense of two Nascent Soul cultivators was too terrifying. One had to know that the two of them had been staring at the Marquis Lord Nanlong in the black Qi the whole time without even blinking. Yet, they had still allowed the opponent to perform the "Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell" technique without them noticing. If the opponent hadn't intended to ambush Han Li, who was hiding on the side, but had attacked them instead, one of them would likely have already met a tragic end.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I didn't expect you to be here too. This is great! This demon is truly powerful. The three of us should join forces to resist this demon so that we can protect ourselves," Ancestor Ancestor Linghu shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Han Li felt a bitter smile in his heart.

He had originally thought his concealment technique was marvelous enough that even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't necessarily be able to detect it, so he had felt safe hiding on the side, intending to slip away after a while. But he hadn't expected this ancient demon to not only discover him but also pretend not to know and ambush him. He had almost met a tragic end. It seemed this battle was unavoidable!

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