?Chapter 1053: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1049 Spiritual Bird and Nascent Soul Chapter 1053: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1049 Spiritual Bird and Nascent Soul Just then, out of nowhere, a golden lightning arc, like a celestial being descending from the heavens, flashed and struck the ghostly face.
“Boom”-a sound erupted as the golden light exploded.
The ghostly face let out a wail, instantly dissipating in part, but the remaining section seemed to grow even more ferocious.
Seizing the moment while the youth surnamed Xu looked overjoyed, it pounced downwards and bit into his neck.
Layers of bloodlight wrapped around him, quickly enveloping him, as if he were about to be swallowed up.
Feeling the bloodlight rapidly eroding his body, the youngster surnamed Xu, in utter shock, hastily muttered an arcane spell incantation.
Immediately, his mutilated body brightened with a yellow glow, swelling and contracting until it blasted apart.
The bloodlight was pierced by countless light rays in an instant, becoming fragmented and tattered.
Right then, a Nascent Soul only a few inches tall blinked into existence, momentarily flickering out from within, appearing tens of feet away in the sky.
Its body flashed with a protective glow before transforming into a yellow rainbow, attempting to escape.
“Trying to run?” A cold snort came from the Corpse Bear’s mouth, its hand violently reaching out towards the void.
Instantly, a mass of dark Qi appeared above the Nascent Soul’s head, followed by a flash of light that transformed into a giant hand reaching for the Nascent Soul.
Before even falling, the hand’s formidable power enveloped everything within a dozen yards.
Seeing this, the youth named Xu felt a deep sense of bitterness.
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Before the sneak attack, he could have continuously used Shifting Smoke Steps, or even relied on the innate abilities of his Nascent Soul to forcibly break through the Profound Heaven’s restrictive formations.
After all, the Nascent Soul of a late Foundation Establishment Sect cultivator is consolidated and not at all comparable to those of early or middle-phase cultivators.
Even without a body, they could still equally fight others.
But now his Nascent Soul had exhausted its Spiritual Power back in the sea of blood, how could it possibly break through another’s technique.
At this moment, Han Li stood quietly with his hands clasped behind his back, tens of feet away.
His expression was indifferent; it seemed that after sending out a single golden arc, he was no longer willing to make a move.
Left with no choice, the youngster named Xu had to go all in.
He violently summoned the remaining Mana, and the Nascent Soul opened its mouth, spitting out a token that seemed both gold and not, preparing to strike with his life-bound magic treasure in a desperate blow.
But just then, above the black hand, a flash of silver light appeared, and a shadowy figure emerged peculiarly.
Lifting his hand, a dragon’s cry rang out, and with a flash of green light followed by golden brilliance, a shot, as fast as a lightning bolt, impaled the black hand.
“Boom”-a sound thundered.
The golden arc wildly flickered, the large hand was punctured with a hole, and under the assault of countless thin electric arcs, the hand dissipated into black Qi and vanished.
And the figure within the silver light flickered, crossing the distance of over ten yards in a single step, arriving near the youth named Xu’s Nascent Soul.
The Nascent Soul had just narrowly escaped death and was a mix of shock and joy.
Without thinking, it radiated with Spiritual Power and transformed into a streak of dazzling rainbow light as it fled far away.
Although the figure within the silver light seemed to be rescuing him, he didn’t dare let his Nascent Soul casually fall into the hands of others.
Fortunately, the person within the silver light paid no heed, instead coldly facing the distant Corpse Bear and others.
At that time, the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock seemed to have received some command from the youngster named Xu.
Suddenly, its body trembled, and several of its brightly colored long tail feathers shot forward, exploding on impact.
The five-colored brilliance surged, taking the Lion Bird by surprise, who retreated to avoid a direct hit.
The purple fog was instantly dissolved under the illumination of the five-colored Spiritual Power, revealing a large hole of several yards.
Seizing the opportunity, the spiritual bird flapped its wings wildly, its form twisted like a wisp of smoke, strangely appearing outside the purple fog, and then without looking back, it darted towards the Nascent Soul of the youth named Xu, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
The youth named Xu was overjoyed, and without hesitation, the Nascent Soul rushed to meet it, and the two were immediately joined together.
Then, something incredible happened!
The spiritual bird opened its mouth, and the Nascent Soul of the youth named Xu disappeared into it without a trace.
Following this, the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock’s remaining long plumes stood upright, opening its tail fan.
Suddenly, the blinding five-colored Spiritual Light enveloped the bird’s shape within, rendering it unclear.
Almost simultaneously, above the fray between the Silver-winged Yaksha and Lin Yinping, black and white Qi suddenly appeared, and Gui Ling’s form was revealed.
Upon seeing the ugly woman, the Silver-winged Yaksha’s expression instantly tightened.
But Gui Ling, expressionless, swept a glance at the demon without doing anything, her lips moving slightly to transmit a few words.
The Silver-winged Yaksha’s expression subtly changed; after pondering for a short while, it let out a long sigh, swung both hands violently, and the Evil Soul Thread that had been firmly trapping the Endless Sky Saintess densely retracting back, releasing Lin Yinping who had been captured for a long time.
Lin Yinping, overjoyed, was just about to also flee when Gui Ling revealed a hint of a cold smile, and with a flicker of her figure, appeared beside the woman.
A silver Giant Axe transformed into a swift slash of Silver brightness.
The sudden move startled the Endless Sky Saintess, who reflexively pointed at the embroidered cloth in front of her, trying to use it to defend against the incoming attack.
But a spectral One-horned Giant Tiger emerged upon the axe, pouncing down with the flash of light.
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With a hiss, the embroidered cloth was cut into two by the silver light.
Then, the tiger’s shadow flickered, instantly transforming into a cloud of yellow mist that enveloped the woman within it.
Lin Yinping only felt a stench assault her face, and with a murmur of misgiving, her head grew heavy, and she tumbled down.
Gui Ling, without courtesy, pinched her fingers together and the yellow mist promptly tightened, binding the woman firmly.
Then, with a surge of black and white air, Lin Yinping vanished on the spot in an instant, reappearing beside Han Li after several flashes.
Throughout this process, the Corpse Bear made no move to intercept nor speak, merely with a stony expression coldly observing in silence.
Once Gui Ling retreated, the humanoid puppet surrounded by silver light woodenly shuddered and soared behind Han Li.
However, Han Li paid no attention to the captured Endless Sky Saintess, instead looking towards the other side with visible surprise.
There, the rainbow light shone dazzlingly, having expanded to more than double its size from before.
“Fellow Daoist Han!
What is the meaning of this?” Boomed a voice from within the light, resembling the voice of the young man surnamed Xu, but it was hoarser and filled with a savage edge.
“It’s nothing!
Is Han Li not aiding Daoist Xu in rescuing Daoist Lin?” Han Li replied indifferently, his expression unchanged.
“In that case, it seems Elder Xu was overly concerned.” The voice of the man from Five-Colored Spiritual Light Sect softened as the light receded, revealing the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock.
Only now, the spiritual bird seemed larger than before, and on its head materialized a creamy white, ghostly face that resembled the young man surnamed Xu.
However, that face, watching the unconscious Lin Yinping, betrayed a hint of anxiety.
“Rest assured, I will not lay a finger on Daoist Lin.
There are, however, a few matters I wish to inquire about with Daoist Xu.
I trust Daoist Xu will not disappoint Han Li,” Han Li asked without any apparent emotion.
“Does Brother Han intend to threaten Elder Xu?” The face formed from the mirage darkened suddenly, showing a trace of anger.
“Threat is not a term I would use.
Has Daoist Xu so quickly forgotten how he just agreed to assist Han Li?
Daoist Lin is merely here to ensure that Elder Xu refrains from actions unworthy of his status.
Wouldn’t you agree it would be regrettable to break such a promise?” Han Li scoffed coldly, his countenance suddenly became chilling.
“If you truly wish to ask something, you’d better deal with those demons in front of you first,” said the young man surnamed Xu, finally calming down as his mirage’s eyes shifted slightly.
“Deal with them?
Certainly!
I was about to do just that,” Han Li casually stroked his chin and readily agreed.
Han Li’s nonchalant demeanor took the young man surnamed Xu by surprise, rendering him momentarily speechless.
Han Li smiled faintly and, after giving a command to Gui Ling, set off accompanied by the humanoid puppet, flying shoulder to shoulder.
When they reached the vicinity of the sea of blood, they paused their flight, and Han Li cast a glance at the Ten Thousand-Year Corpse Bear before saying indifferently:
“As the Deputy Valley Master of Ten Thousand Demon Valley, you must have other pressing matters for coming to Kunwu Mountain.
Since I still have use for these two individuals, I will temporarily take them with me.
I trust you have no objections?” Though phrased as a request, Han Li’s tone was strikingly assertive, much to the ire of the onlookers, the Silver-winged Yaksha, and the Lion Bird.
“Fellow Daoist is called Han Li, a cultivator from Heavenly South, correct?” asked the Corpse Bear, who had been silent, in an unexpectedly odd remark.
Han Li was taken aback at first, but then his face relaxed into an indolent expression:
“That’s right.
Or is it that Daoist Xu intends to seek vengeance in Heavenly South later?”
“Vengeance does not interest me.
Since Brother Han has saved these two from Heaventide this time, I can turn a blind eye and let this go, but this is the only time.
Should you interfere again and disrupt our affairs in Ten Thousand Demon Valley, I will not be so amiable.
Even with the support of these two, you will not make it back to Heavenly South alive,” announced the Ten Thousand-Year Corpse Bear, eyes glowing red before returning to normal.
Han Li twitched his mouth at the words but offered a slight smile and remained silent.
The Corpse Bear then solemnly pinched his fingers together and suddenly pointed towards the distant blood light.
Instantly, the blood light flared, coiling into a huge blood-red blade, which, after whirling overhead, dove into the sea of blood below.
A surge of sanguine light shot straight into the sky while the blade revealed once more the ghastly face dispersed earlier by Han Li’s strike.
With a sinister laugh and a gaping maw, the blood sea below transformed into a column of blood completely absorbed by its mouth, and in the blink of an eye, the huge blade drank up the entire sea.
The Blood Blade appeared mostly unchanged from before, but the overwhelming smell of blood was nauseatingly pungent.
Following that, the Ten Thousand-Year Corpse Bear gestured to his companions, the Silver-winged Yaksha, and the Lion Bird, and without further ado, they all dashed towards the palace.
In a flash, the three demons’ lights of escape boldly vanished within it, their outlines disappearing a€“ the Corpse Bear truly appeared to have his own agenda for being here.
It was a mystery how he convinced the other two demons to follow his lead.
And within the palace, there seemed to be other mysteries at play.
Han Li’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze gleaming with a cold light.
“Alright, now Daoist Xu can answer my questions, right?” Han Li suddenly turned back, addressing the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock calmly.
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