Upon seeing this, the whale-like sea beast was utterly terrified.
The blue light it had spat out earlier might have seemed unremarkable, but it was actually a defensive supernatural ability cultivated by refining the essence of aquatic sunflowers—a technique of immense power that had saved its life countless times before.
Yet now, those three golden beams had effortlessly shattered it, sending a chill down the beast’s spine. A deep sense of foreboding gripped it.
The wounds inflicted by the golden beams were of little concern.
With a mere sway of its mountain-like body, the nearby sea surged violently, and countless blue specks of light shot out from the water, instantly filling the wounds. A flash of spiritual light later, the beast’s punctured injuries were completely healed.
Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly at the sight.
Meanwhile, the other three golden beams also vanished into the crimson flames.
Though they easily split the flames apart, when they struck the blood-red, gleaming shell of the giant shrimp, the beams inexplicably thinned and lost more than half their power.
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
Three muffled impacts later, the colossal shrimp was violently flung off the reef below.
However, its shell only bore three deep indentations—none of the golden beams had pierced through.
Han Li was momentarily astonished but quickly regained his composure.
The black mountain descended next, crashing down upon the blood shrimp.
The shrimp’s two massive pincers glowed fiercely with bloody light, swelling several times in size as it raised them defiantly, intending to rely on its brute strength to block the Magnetic Divine Mountain.
It was no wonder the beast was so confident—with its 200-zhang-long body, the 100-zhang-tall black mountain seemed like something it could easily repel.
But as the house-sized pincers touched the base of the mountain, a flash of gray light erupted from the peak.
*Crack! Crack!*
The pincers trembled before snapping into four pieces, shattering inch by inch under the overwhelming force.
The black mountain continued its descent without pause, landing with a thunderous boom and pinning half the shrimp’s body against the reef.
The entire reef shuddered under the force, sinking several zhang into the sea.
Despite the shrimp’s furious roars and desperate thrashing, the black mountain remained immovable, as if fused with the reef.
In a single exchange, Han Li had trapped the beast.
The other sea beast caught sight of this and, with a flicker of fear in its eyes, wasted no time. It slammed its massive tail against the water.
The sea churned violently as countless water spears, each a zhang long, shot out like arrows, raining down upon Han Li.
A storm of blue streaks filled the sky.
At the same time, more blue specks of light emerged from the sea, enveloping the beast’s colossal body in a shimmering glow.
The cunning creature, sensing Han Li’s overwhelming power, had already decided to feign an attack and flee.
Han Li watched with an odd glint in his eyes before flicking his sleeve.
A vast gray mist materialized before him, forming a swirling halo several zhang wide.
As the halo spun, the incoming water spears vanished into it like moths to a flame.
The Magnetic Divine Light was inherently effective against elemental techniques, making dispersing the water spears effortless for Han Li.
Yet his gaze never left the glowing sea beast.
Unbeknownst to anyone, while activating the Magnetic Divine Light, he had silently formed a sword seal with his fingers.
Just as the whale-like beast’s body began to blur, preparing to escape—
Within a radius of several hundred zhang, clusters of green spiritual light appeared, transforming into seventy-two fist-sized green lotuses.
In a flash, these multiplied into hundreds.
With a spin, streams of green mist surged from the flowers, merging into a vast emerald barrier.
An overwhelming surge of wood-attribute spiritual energy erupted, trapping the beast within.
All of this happened in an instant.
But the beast, having evaded countless pursuers, was no fool.
Realizing the danger, its silver eyes flickered, and the blue light around it exploded into a dazzling radiance.
Its massive body then dissolved like foam, vanishing within the glow.
A moment later, a burst of blue light erupted from the green barrier, revealing a miniature whale, only a zhang long, seemingly blocked by the barrier.
The beast, thwarted in its aquatic escape, was furious.
With a roar, it spat out a brilliant blue arc of lightning, striking the barrier—but the barrier merely rippled slightly.
Panicked, the miniature whale shook its head, and a red mist burst from its skull, revealing a translucent, jade-like brick.
The brick swelled to several chi in size before smashing into the barrier with a thunderous crack.
A blast of crimson flames clashed with the green light, but the barrier remained unscathed.
Now truly desperate, the beast expanded back to its mountainous size and charged forward, ramming the barrier with its full might.
From the sky, Han Li smirked.
The Spring Dawn Sword Formation, though primarily illusory, excelled in restricting movement—far surpassing the Great Geng Sword Formation. Even this beast’s mutated aquatic escape technique had been instantly countered.
Once trapped, the beast’s fate rested entirely in Han Li’s hands.
And since the formation’s true power had yet to be unleashed, this was the perfect opportunity to test it.
With a thought, Han Li raised a hand, forming a seal and murmuring an incantation.
The green barrier shimmered imperceptibly.
The whale, now colossal again, charged headlong into it—
And passed straight through, as if the barrier were air.
From Han Li’s vantage, the beast vanished from one side of the barrier only to reappear from another.
Confused, the beast changed direction and charged again, only to emerge elsewhere.
After several futile attempts, it halted, realizing the futility.
At that moment, Han Li activated the formation.
The green barrier shattered into fragments, replaced by a lush forest teeming with life—birdsong, floral scents, and an undercurrent of lethal intent.
To the beast, the illusion was indistinguishable from reality.
Only when it looked down did it realize—
Beneath its feet bloomed a colossal green lotus, nearly a hundred zhang wide, its petals shimmering with light.
Before the beast could react, the lotus slowly rotated.
Tendrils of green mist swirled around it, binding the creature in an invisible force so immense it couldn’t move a muscle.
Then, from the mist, dozens of thick green pythons shot forth, their fangs bared in a vicious assault.
…
Half a day later, a streak of azure light shot from the sea, vanishing into the horizon.
The waves erased all traces of the battle—save for the sunken reef, now several zhang deeper.
Two years later, word spread like wildfire across the Fire Coral Islands—
The long-ruined teleportation array had been restored, and someone had already used it to return to the Thunder Continent.
Elated, the upper-tier cultivators flocked to the ancient site in droves.
…
Han Li’s eyelids fluttered as he shook off the dizziness and opened his eyes.
He found himself in a silent, hundred-zhang-wide hall, devoid of people but illuminated by faint white light from the walls. Four towering stone pillars, each embedded with glowing, unknown stones, cast sharp light across the chamber.
Beneath his feet lay an identical teleportation array.
Exhaling, Han Li stepped off the array and approached a tightly sealed stone door.
With a single push, the seemingly massive door swung open effortlessly—
And a cacophony of market noise assaulted his ears, startling him momentarily.
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