However, what was even more chilling was the puppet’s head, which bore another faint purple human face on the back. This face appeared ordinary at first glance, but its tightly shut eyes evoked an involuntary sense of horror upon sight.
Just as the demonic giant summoned the puppet to his side, an unexpected change erupted within the golden light in the distance.
Amidst the void between the giant ape, the colorful phoenix, and the silver roc, flecks of golden light flickered, coalescing into a faint golden infant. Its features were identical to Han Li’s, its body clad in pitch-black demonic armor, with dozens of inch-long emerald swords swirling around it.
This was none other than Han Li’s lifebound Nascent Soul.
The moment the Nascent Soul manifested, the giant ape, phoenix, and silver roc erupted with radiant light, simultaneously darting toward it with astonishing speed.
With a thunderous *boom*, a blinding golden radiance erupted, and a towering figure with three heads and six arms materialized on the spot.
The figure was entirely encased in shimmering golden light, its skin and face covered in faint golden scales. A single azure horn protruded from its head, while a sinister black demonic eye emerged between its brows.
When the figure raised its head to glance at the demonic giant, the face revealed beneath the golden scales was unmistakably Han Li’s. Yet, his current appearance exuded a terrifyingly demonic aura—his pupils devoid of emotion, flickering with faint golden-blue glints.
The demonic giant’s eyes met Han Li’s for only a brief moment before an excruciating, needle-like pain shot through them. Startled, he instinctively shut his eyes.
At that very moment, the golden figure across from him raised a hand and pressed lightly into the air.
A muffled explosion erupted without warning before the giant, as an overwhelming force, akin to a volcanic eruption, surged toward him.
Though his eyes remained shut, the demonic giant could still sense the terrifying power within the force through his divine sense. His expression darkened as crimson flames erupted from his body, surging forward in a frenzy. Simultaneously, a pitch-black token materialized in his hand, expanding to several zhang in size like a shield before him.
*Pfft!*
Both the crimson flame barrier and the enlarged black token shattered like paper under the force, offering no resistance as it surged toward the giant’s body.
The demonic giant’s eyes snapped open, filled with disbelief and horror. But in the next instant, his expression twisted into one of ferocity. With a roar, he stomped his feet as if grounding himself and clenched his fists, punching forward to meet the force.
Black light flashed as two shadowy fists shot from his hands, swelling several times in size before colliding violently with the force.
*Boom!*
The two black fists shattered instantly, as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The giant’s body trembled before being flung backward like straw, only managing to twist mid-air and land unsteadily over a dozen zhang away. He staggered back several more steps before finally dispersing the residual force.
By then, his face was flushed as if drunk, and he could no longer suppress it—he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The seemingly effortless strike from the golden figure had carried the power to topple mountains and overturn seas, wounding the so-called “First Demon Venerable” of the demon race in a single blow.
“Nirvana Sacred Body, the power of ten thousand! Impossible! How could a mere human cultivate our Sacred Realm’s supreme divine ability?” The giant, ignoring the blood at his lips, stared wide-eyed at the distant figure, his voice hoarse as if he had seen a ghost.
As soon as these words left his mouth, the golden figure shuddered and also spat out a mouthful of blood—this one a faint golden hue, vanishing into the wind the moment it left his lips.
“The power of ten thousand… perhaps. Since you’ve forced me to use this divine ability, I can’t possibly let you live any longer.” The golden scales on the figure’s face receded, revealing Han Li’s unusually pale visage. His eyes regained a trace of vitality as he spoke calmly.
“Rebound damage! So you haven’t truly mastered this supreme divine ability—you’re forcibly activating it. Judging by your state, you can’t possibly execute many more attacks of that magnitude.” The demonic giant exhaled in relief, his expression easing slightly.
“Indeed, not many. But one more strike might be enough to end you.” The demonized Han Li’s third eye flickered as a sinister smile crept onto his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, golden light erupted from Han Li’s body, countless golden runes surging forth. At the same time, he touched his head, and five golden orbs shot out, swirling briefly before transforming into the illusory forms of a giant ape, a colorful phoenix, a silver roc, a peacock, and a golden dragon.
The moment these five phantoms took shape, they let out various cries before darting into Han Li’s body.
In the next instant, a golden aura flashed across Han Li’s face, and he let out a roar of agony. With a single-handed seal, his body swelled tenfold, reaching over ten zhang in height. Simultaneously, a second golden head and two additional arms covered in golden scales emerged grotesquely from his torso.
The demonized Han Li had now transformed into a monstrous figure with two heads and four arms.
But this transformation was vastly different from an ordinary Vajra Demon Transformation. Not only did the second head also bear an azure horn and a sinister third eye, but the golden scales on his massive body fused together, forming an exquisite crimson-gold battle armor. The armor was adorned with countless faint silver runes, seamless and exuding an ancient, primordial aura—as if forged by heaven and earth itself.
“Second Nirvana Transformation?! You’re insane! You can’t even control the First Nirvana, yet you dare forcibly activate the Second?! You’ll explode before you can kill me!” The demonic giant’s face twisted in fear for the first time as he shouted in alarm.
“Even if I explode, it’ll be after you’re dead. Try surviving this first.”
Unfazed by the giant’s words, the two-headed, four-armed Han Li’s eyes flashed with golden-blue light as his aura surged severalfold. His four arms slowly rose before slamming toward the demonic giant.
The world darkened momentarily as faint golden mist shimmered. Four colossal golden palms materialized simultaneously above the demonic giant’s head.
Each palm contained power no less than the previous strike, and in a flash, they merged into a single palm hundreds of zhang wide, descending like a colossal mountain.
Though the golden palm fell silently, an eerie force had already locked onto the demonic giant’s soul, leaving him no escape—only the option to withstand it head-on.
“How could I possibly perish here?!”
The demonic giant roared in fury and terror, his face twisting with madness as he flung both hands upward. Over a dozen multicolored orbs shot out, transforming into various supreme-grade treasures that roared toward the golden palm.
Simultaneously, the giant erupted with blinding crimson flames, a massive bizarre blade shimmering with gold and silver light materializing in his hands. With all his might, he swung it upward.
A gold-and-silver blade aura shot forth, striking the golden palm before any of the other treasures.
*BOOM!*
A deafening explosion erupted as the blade aura shattered against the golden palm, scattering fragments that carved white gashes into the surrounding space. Yet, the golden palm remained unscathed, its glow barely flickering.
At that moment, the dozen or so treasures also struck the palm, and under the giant’s frantic urging, they detonated one after another.
The combined might of these supreme-grade treasures’ explosions engulfed the entire palm, the shockwaves conjuring towering hurricanes that roared into the sky.
Despite this, the demonic giant’s expression remained grim. He swung his gold-and-silver blade wildly, sending countless blade auras streaking like meteors into the massive orb of light, triggering a continuous barrage of explosions that shook the heavens.
This terrifying assault drained the giant’s mana at an alarming rate, yet he showed no signs of stopping, his face growing paler by the second.
Because despite the onslaught, the golden palm merely wavered slightly mid-air before continuing its inexorable descent, utterly undeterred.
As the palm drew nearer, the giant’s fear intensified. A desperate resolve flashed through his mind.
*Boom!*
Without halting his attacks, black demonic energy billowed from his back, and the massive three-headed black lion phantom reappeared. But this time, it lunged sideways, merging into the motionless, golem-like puppet nearby.
A cacophony of cracking sounds erupted from the puppet’s body as rings of black light radiated outward.
After a layer of black crystalline light flowed over its surface, the puppet blurred and transformed into a fully corporeal three-headed demonic lion.
The black lion’s three heads reared back, spewing three beams of different colors toward the sky. Then, its limbs moved, propelling it as a streak of black light, attempting to flee.
Yet, with a thunderous crash, the golden palm descended. The beams and blade auras shattered like fragile glass, and the overwhelming force enveloped the demonic giant—reducing him to ashes without even a scream.
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