?Chapter 1046: Volume 6: Spirit Treasures Chapter 1042: Beheading Demons Chapter 1046: Volume 6: Spirit Treasures Chapter 1042: Beheading Demons The ancient devil flicked his double swords, and instantly the blades emitted countless palm-sized dark crescent moonlights, densely packed and shooting towards Han Li.
This demon seemingly ignored the other cultivators, as if it had singled out Han Li as its opponent, determined to pursue him relentlessly.
No wonder, among these people, it was Han Li and the Endless Sky Saintess who had the lowest cultivation, and Lin Yinping was in the air with the young Xu, naturally making the isolated Han Li seem like the most vulnerable target.
Of course, this was also because this ancient devil was not the same Demon Soul from those years ago, it had never crossed swords with Han Li, otherwise it would never have the thought that would surely bring regret.
Han Li saw the ancient devil charging fiercely and didn’t show any signs of panic; instead, he flicked his sleeve, and a silver small shield shot out, instantly transforming into a huge shield in front of him.
He gave the devil a glance and sighed lightly.
The ancient devil, seeing Han Li’s expression from afar, couldn’t help but be taken aback, but immediately felt an unusual spiritual pressure under his feet.
Before he could lower his head to look, “Puchi”, a yellow light wrapped around a figure emerged strangely from the ground, appearing a few meters behind his back.
Then, with a low shout from the figure, it swung a silver giant axe with a vicious wind, slashing down heavily.
This person was the ugly wife Gui Ling, who had been lurking underneath Han Li’s feet, with the terrifying cultivation of a grade ten demon beast, plus the full strength of a prepared strike.
Before the axe fell, the powerful spiritual force contained on it caused the nearby ground to rumble and suddenly collapsed several inches deep.
The ancient devil’s expression changed, abandoning its attack on Han Li, its figure flickered, turning into a ghostly shape, while the double swords in its hands crossed and slashed upwards.
Black light surged, and two thick beams of blade light shot out, hitting the silver axe squarely.
The black and silver lights collided strangely and immediately exploded.
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Hot and cold energies spun wildly in every direction.
Surprisingly, the blade light temporarily halted the downward motion of the giant axe before it dissipated.
Seizing this opportunity, the ancient devil managed to employ other devilish techniques.
With a gesture, its body suddenly made cracking sounds from the joints, and it swelled rapidly.
Meanwhile, bare sections of skin began to show bowl-sized dark green scales that shined as if they were instantly covered with a smooth layer of armor.
The parts that were originally injured were also enveloped by the Black Demonic Qi, with flesh wriggling non-stop, healing at an incredibly fast pace.
After the ancient devil’s figure completed a rotation, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, he took a deep breath, and upon opening his mouth, rings of vibrations, almost solid, surged outwards.
The descending giant axe was caught and seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, unable to fall any further.
And then, the devil suddenly uttered a bizarre spell incantation, and with a flash of black light from his scales, black and purple flames, about a foot long, burst out, enveloping his entire body in flames.
It was clear he was about to use some formidable secret technique.
Gui Ling’s heart tightened, but instead of retreating, she let out a loud cry and her figure suddenly swelled.
She too manifested a layer of green battle armor and employed the Giant Technique.
As the demon transformed into a larger form, the silver axe, too, emitted a brilliant light and grew in size, and with this formidable power, it slashed down again.
Gui Ling’s transformation was somewhat unexpected for the ancient devil.
Confronting the now larger and more imposing figure than his own, the devil was taken aback, halting his incantation mid-sentence.
He quickly raised the black blades in his hands to meet the axe, but his figure simultaneously drifted backwards.
With the black blades and the giant axe making contact, a thunderous roar erupted, and a spiritual wind dispersed in all directions.
With the devil prepared, he was unharmed and, taking advantage of the wind, sped backwards even faster without any damage.
But as he shot backwards, the ancient devil gave a sinister laugh.
His third arm, holding a green long halberd, suddenly emitted a layer of Black Demonic Qi, and with a wave, it turned into a meteor heading straight for Gui Ling’s large body.
The speed was so fast, like lightning and thunder, and in a flash, it struck Gui Ling’s massive form, causing an explosion of stabbing light against the armor.
Subsequently, without waiting for the ancient devil’s figure to stabilize, the spell incantation resumed in his mouth, preparing to cast the nearly ready secret technique.
It seemed he didn’t believe that his previous strike could truly annihilate a grade ten demon-transformed beast.
But just then, an unforeseen change occurred!
Behind the ancient devil, a faint black light flashed, and a crystal-clear ink-like small grey sword emerged out of nowhere, silently and instantly, the black line flashed, and the dagger disappeared mysteriously.
Almost at the same time, the ancient devil’s formidable spiritual sense detected something amiss in advance, his figure moved, trying to shoot away.
But in an instant, his head felt as if it was pierced by a cone-shaped object, and his Divine Sense suddenly suffered intense pain.
Even with the devil’s powerful Divine Sense, such a sudden attack caused him to stagger, and his actions hesitated for a moment.
And in that brief delay, a faint, virtually invisible bloodline appeared on the neck of the head, which then rolled off without warning, spurting blood several feet high from the neck.
At this moment, a good distance away, Han Li’s complexion turned pale as he released the hand seals he had been forming, his expression looking significantly drained.
The strike from the ancient devil’s Divine Sense just now was a simplified version of the “God Shocking Sting” attack technique derived from the Great Development Technique, modified slightly by Han Li after his research.
Though this consciousness attack lacked the full power of a true “Spiritual Stab” due to Han Li not having cultivated the final layers of the Great Development Technique, it was devastatingly effective when deployed unexpectedly, catching anyone unguarded by surprise and significantly affecting them.
Thus, he named this secret technique “Lost God Sting” to differentiate it from the true “God Shocking Sting”.
Even though Han Li had intentionally reduced the power of this Divine Sense attack, it still left him so dizzy and disoriented that he was incapable of launching a second strike.
The ancient devil’s remaining head opened and closed its eyes, as if it couldn’t believe what had just happened, but then it let out an angry and startled howl, as numerous streams of Demonic Qi suddenly enveloped its entire body.
The Demonic Qi then started rolling violently, and the ancient devil’s figure blurred and disappeared without a trace.
The very next moment, some thirty to forty meters away, the air started distorting!
A strange black Qi then emerged, and the ancient devil stumbled out of it, clearly within the Demonic Qi.
It seemed that, although the devil wasn’t killed by the severed head, the injury was severe indeed.
From the moment Gui Ling appeared and cleaved down with her axe, to the ancient devil being decapitated and gravely wounded, and then its hasty escape, all these actions happened in the blink of an eye, as quick as a flash of lightning.
The young man surnamed Xu and the Silver-winged Yaksha watched from above, stunned!
This was not at all like what they had initially planned.
Their original strategy was just to jointly strike once, to momentarily drive the devil away from the nearby transportation formation.
Whether they could actually injure the devil was never part of their calculations.
But now, after being pressured by them to the ground, not only did Han Li follow their plan and stealthily attacked the devil with Gui Ling, but what followed next was completely unexpected.
Han Li seemed hell-bent on annihilating the devil.
How did that mysterious dagger appear behind the devil without them noticing from their vantage point above?
Would they have noticed if it appeared behind them?
Just as this thought emerged, the young man surnamed Xu and the Silver-winged Yaksha both felt a chill run down their spines, and their expressions subtly changed.
However, it must be said the ancient devil was extremely unlucky!
Facing so many great cultivators attacking in quick succession didn’t leave it any breathing room, with its astonishing Divine Skills at hand it still hadn’t a chance to use them and ended up heavily injured out of the blue.
Otherwise, if it had the chance to display its formidable devilish techniques, even with Han Li and the others combining forces, inflicting such critical damage would not be an easy feat.
Thus, when the ancient devil reappeared, its remaining head twisted and with a gaze filled with extreme resentment, it glared hatefully at Han Li before it shrouded itself in a Black Demonic Qi, ready to flee towards the direction of the lady in the black robe.
It recognized that in its current state, it stood no chance against Han Li and the rest, and had no intention of engaging in a desperate struggle.
But as Han Li looked at the devil, a mocking expression crossed his face.
All of a sudden, a burst of silver light exploded near the devil, followed by a shadow flickering and appearing mysteriously.
The ancient devil, startled as if a frightened bird, immediately got into a defensive stance, shielding itself with a swirling Demonic Qi.
It looked over to face its adversary and the moment their eyes met, its world turned upside down, leaving only two malevolent purple gleams in its mind and nothing else.
“Bewildering Technique!”
The ancient devil’s Divine Sense was so powerful that even late Nascent Soul cultivators could not compare, thus when it was once daunted by Qian the devil’s Dazzling Crystal, it was only momentarily confused and quickly regained its senses.
But in that momentary lapse, a cyan light appeared amidst the thunderous noise, swiftly arriving in front of the Demonic Qi, weaving gold arcs that the recently recovered devil could clearly see.
“Devilbane Lightning!” The devil was taken aback, recognizing the origin of the golden arcs that had once greatly troubled many ancient demons.
If it hadn’t been injured before, it might have been able to activate a secret technique to defend itself, but now the devil was reluctant to directly confront the attack, fearing further significant loss of Qi.
Right then, the devil swung a hand, and a dark pocket of Qi quickly surged, instantly forming a small black shield that flew directly to meet the green light, while the body of the devil blurred and transported itself several meters away to another spot.
But at the exact moment the devil was stabilizing its new position, a sudden peal of thunder sounded from behind.
“Not good!” The devil’s heart sank, and before it could react, accompanied by a streak of silver lightning, Han Li with his wings unfurled appeared behind the devil, flinging his sleeves and releasing a Purple Fire Flood Dragon along with dozens of small golden swords shooting towards it.
Han Li’s timing was impeccable; the devil, even if it wanted to dodge, didn’t have time to completely evade.
Left with no choice, the devil’s sole remaining head took the eerie action of rotating 180 degrees to face Han Li, then opened its mouth, and out came wave after wave of extraordinary black shockwaves, while both demonic arms shook, pulling out two black blades and brandishing them in immediate response.
What the devil did not expect, however, was at the exact moment its head began to turn, the Black Flying Dagger that had previously decapitated one of its heads had once again mysteriously appeared in its space before vanishing in a flash.
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