Chapter 986: Concealing Form with the Wind

The moment the scissors were released, they transformed into a streak of golden light. The black-clad beautiful woman clearly wanted to use this treasure to slice open the Evil Soul Threads and save the old man surnamed Fu first.

Han Li, however, frowned deeply!

Saving people was naturally fine, but flying over personally and rashly increasing the distance from him was not a good thing.

As a result, just as the golden light approached the giant cocoon, with a 'Bang', a green figure shot out from underground, flashed, and blocked in front of the giant cocoon. Empty-handed, it grabbed casually, and several claw lights shot out, instantly knocking the golden scissors flying.

Han Li and the black-clad beautiful woman naturally thought this person was the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha at first, but when the light converged and they saw the other party's face clearly, they were both greatly shocked.

The green figure actually had a wolf's head and a human body, with blood-red eyes; it was clearly the giant Corpse Wolf they had seen earlier. It was just unknown what kind of secret technique had been used, but not only had it transformed into a humanoid state, its size had also suddenly shrunk several times, and it stared at the black-clad beautiful woman with a ferocious expression.

But what made Han Li pay more attention was that the Yin Spirit Horse that had originally stayed on the wolf's head had disappeared without a trace. Was this spirit creature left underground, or was it hiding somewhere else?

Han Li naturally reacted this way in his mind, blue light flickering in his pupils as he scanned the surroundings.

As a result, his expression changed immediately, and he shouted angrily at the black-clad beautiful woman:

"Watch out behind you!"

Then, without thinking, he flicked his ten fingers, and more than ten green sword qi shot toward the black-clad beautiful woman.

Hearing Han Li's shout, the woman, who was also an experienced fighter, felt a chill in her heart.

Without thinking, she pointed at the small green shield before her. The shield shook and arrived behind her. At the same time, her entire body's magic power condensed, and the dharma wheel above her head shone brilliantly. Seven-colored spirit light merged into her protective spirit light, and it suddenly surged by a fold.

And while the woman was making her defense, a faint golden figure that seemed almost invisible appeared behind her in a flash.

It was the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha!

This flying corpse had changed its form drastically. The green fur on its body had disappeared completely, replaced by faint golden scales. The pair of silver wings behind its back flickered with cyan and white strange light, and its silver eyes even had a pair of faint golden pupils. But what was even more shocking was that the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's soaring Corpse Qi had vanished completely. When scanned with spiritual sense, it felt as if it were just an empty, ethereal body.

The moment this monster appeared, without a word, it raised one hand. Its body didn't move, but its arm suddenly grew several times longer.

Golden light flickered on its pitch-black sharp claws, which were several inches long, and it grabbed, striking exactly on the small green shield that had just appeared behind the woman.

This shield swelled in size the moment it appeared, its spiritual light shining brilliantly, as if it were indestructible.

But an unbelievable scene appeared!

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha treated this shield as if it were nothing. Golden light flickered on its arm, and its sharp claws actually passed through it silently, grabbing onto the black-clad beautiful woman's protective spirit light.

A crisp breaking sound came, and the claw light only paused slightly before tearing through the spirit light like paper scraps.

With a 'Puff', the claw light sank into the woman's chest, crushing her heart into powder before easily piercing through.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart sank.

Being approached by such a flying corpse with infinite strength was indeed a fatal matter.

At this time, the green sword qi arrived from afar. But it was swept away by the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha waving its wings behind its back, turning into a burst of cyan and white light.

However, Han Li's rescue attempt wasn't entirely in vain, as it managed to buy the woman a little time.

Taking advantage of this, red light appeared on the woman's crown, and a Nascent Soul several inches tall appeared there.

This Nascent Soul was naked, its face resembling the woman, but it held a flying sword an inch long in its hands. Almost the moment it appeared, it flashed with red light and drove the flying sword to teleport ten feet away.

If it teleported a few more times, it could escape.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha, however, sneered at this moment. It threw the corpse in its hand and transformed into nothingness on the spot.

Following that, a faint figure appeared beside the Nascent Soul. It opened its mouth, and a grey silk web sprayed out, enveloping the Nascent Soul that was about to teleport again head-on.

"Fellow Daoist Han, save me!"

The woman's Nascent Soul was greatly shocked and hurriedly called out to Han Li for help, driving the flying sword to crash into the web in all directions. But if her physical body were still there, she might have had a chance to cut the silk web and escape. Now that only her Nascent Soul remained, not only was her magic power greatly damaged, but she had also encountered the Evil Soul Threads that could absorb five-element spiritual energy, naturally being bounced back by the threads.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha didn't give the woman any chance at all. The moment the silk web was spat out, it grabbed into the void with one hand, and a giant grey hand appeared out of thin air, scooping up the web and the Nascent Soul in its hand.

Then, with a flash of grey light, a grey cocoon about a foot in size formed, hovering in the air.

Only then did the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's body become clear. It glanced at the grey cocoon, then looked at Han Li, letting out a cold sneer.

"Hehe! I thought you would use the thunder escape technique to come and save people. To think you actually know how to protect yourself!"

"Go and save people? If I could save her, I would naturally save her. But going over just now would likely have been walking into a trap, right? You can put away that giant web you set up above your head." Han Li's expression remained unchanged, and he replied indifferently.

"You saw through it? It seems your ability to see through my illusion technique really wasn't just a stroke of luck." A look of surprise flashed across the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's face.

At this time, more than ten feet above its head, a grey, misty giant web appeared. It was unknown what kind of technique this monster used to conceal such a giant web without the slightest trace.

If it weren't for the fact that Han Li's Bright-Clear Spirit Eyes had reached a certain level, he truly wouldn't have been able to discover this insidious trap.

However, even without this web, Han Li likely wouldn't have acted rashly.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha that had changed its form this time was truly strange. Not only could it conceal its soaring Corpse Qi without a trace, but its wind escape technique was also much more miraculous than before, almost reaching the point of concealing its form with the wind.

If he didn't possess spirit eyes, he likely wouldn't have been able to discover its traces even if it were right before him.

Moreover, the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's strike just now could actually allow its arm to easily pass through the black-clad beautiful woman's defensive treasure, which made his heart feel a chill and feel even more strange.

Seeing Han Li didn't fall for it, the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha snorted coldly and beckoned to the humanoid Corpse Wolf.

The Corpse Wolf saw this and immediately flew over. In the blink of an eye, it arrived beside the flying corpse, then twisted its wolf head, staring fiercely at Han Li.

But just at this moment, a loud roar came from beneath Han Li, and it was the Soul-Crying Beast suddenly hammering its chest and showing its power.

During the great battle just now, except for the beginning, it had been restrained by Han Li's spiritual sense from acting rashly, which had made the beast feel extremely depressed as it watched the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha flying around above its head while it couldn't take action. Now, seeing the Corpse Wolf coming over, it didn't show any politeness, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws at it.

And the Corpse Wolf, hearing this sound, immediately showed a look of fear, its gaze toward the Soul-Crying Beast becoming extremely timid.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha on the side saw this, its expression sank, but after rolling its eyes a few times, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a grey, misty round bead. It grabbed the bead and threw it backward, actually throwing it into the Corpse Wolf's mouth.

The humanoid Corpse Wolf swallowed the bead and immediately emitted streams of grey gas from its body. Its Corpse Qi soared, and its timidness disappeared completely.

Han Li turned a blind eye to all this, instead taking this opportunity to look at the black-clad beautiful woman's green shield.

This treasure had lost its master and was hovering in mid-air motionless, its surface glowing with faint green light, smooth as new.

Han Li frowned, his gaze shifting, and he landed on the faint golden scales on the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's body. Suddenly, his expression moved, as if he had thought of something.

And just at this moment, the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha suddenly raised its head and let out a long, shrill whistle, then its body swayed and disappeared with the wind.

And the Corpse Wolf let out a loud roar, spraying streams of corpse fire from its mouth, pouncing directly toward the Soul-Crying Beast below.

The Soul-Crying Beast didn't even think before swinging its head, and the yellow rosy light from its nose swept out.

Although the Corpse Wolf's fear of the Soul-Crying Beast had greatly diminished after the light ball appeared, it still didn't dare to approach the yellow rosy light in the slightest.

Immediately, its body blurred, transforming into several phantoms and circling the Soul-Crying Beast. Because its size had shrunk, the Corpse Wolf's flight speed was extremely fast, but the yellow rosy light couldn't catch up for a time.

But the Corpse Wolf didn't dare to approach the Soul-Crying Beast easily. Because the beast was alert, it sprayed divine light from its nose repeatedly, causing the yellow rosy light to transform into a layer of light screen, wrapping its massive body within, while its two huge fists danced wildly in all directions.

With the Soul-Crying Beast's massive giant ape-like body, its fists were naturally not small. Even if the Corpse Wolf, with its refined corpse body, were to be hit by one, it would likely feel unable to endure it.

The two actually ended up in a stalemate there for a time.

Just as the Soul-Crying Beast was being held back, the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha and Han Li were already flashing in and out in the high sky, chasing and retreating like ghosts.

Electric arcs wrapped around the feathered wings behind Han Li's back, and thunder rumbled non-stop. There was no pattern to the positions where his body appeared; a moment ago he might have appeared in the west, and a moment later he would appear at the east end. A moment ago he might have been in the high sky, and the next moment he would appear a few feet above the ground.

And the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha didn't know what kind of divine ability it used, but its pair of fleshy wings flickered with cyan and white strange light, its body appearing as if it were formless, yet it could always follow Han Li's thunder escape traces, following closely without letting go.

Before long, Han Li felt unable to endure it.

The opponent's wind escape technique was clearly much more miraculous than his thunder escape, and the time it took to follow was getting shorter and shorter. Now, almost as soon as he left as an electric arc, the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha would follow with the wind in the next step.

Suddenly, when Han Li's figure appeared high in the air once more, he did not immediately flap his wings to leave. Instead, he suddenly pointed at the Snow Crystal Bead before him. The bead spun rapidly, spraying a large expanse of purple flames in all directions, while the dozens of small golden swords circling his body also erupted with masses of sword light, shrouding the surrounding ten-plus zhang entirely within.

Just after arranging all this, five or six feet away from Han Li, space fluctuated, and a faint figure appeared there.

Immediately, purple flames and sword light enveloped the person head-on, centered on them.

Han Li raised one hand, and thunder rumbled. A thick golden arc appeared on his arm, then transformed into an electric python and pounced out.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha was also startled by this momentum, but the scales on its body immediately shook, erupting with streaks of golden light.

Following that, a golden, glittering light screen appeared, protecting the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha within.

A heaven-shaking rumbling sound came, and sword light, purple flames, and golden arcs arrived one after another, bursting with dazzling light, instantly submerging the golden light screen within.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 987 =====