The snowflakes appeared small, but as soon as they touched the crimson fireballs, the latter sizzled and instantly extinguished. A wave of extreme cold filled the air above the lava lake, dispersing the fiery heat in an instant.
At the same time, Han Li’s eyes flashed as he flicked his fingers toward the demonic beast.
With sharp whistling sounds, ten streaks of azure sword light shot forth, sweeping toward the creature.
Meanwhile, Frost Li the Transcendent let out a cold snort. The crystalline glow around his body flared, and with a sweep of his pale palm through the air, a shimmering iceberg materialized before him. Initially only about ten feet in size, it rapidly expanded to several hundred feet tall. Under the urging of his demonic power, it crashed down toward the demonic beast with a thunderous roar.
In that instant, all three—Han Li, Frost Li, and the others—simultaneously launched their attacks on the demonic beast.
This time, however, their strikes were clearly different from the earlier probing moves. Each of them had now unleashed their true abilities.
The demonic beast, enveloped in green flames, seemed to sense the danger. With a low growl, it sent a surge of green fire rolling into the sky while its body plummeted toward the lava lake below, attempting to retreat.
But at that moment, the six hidden figures within the demonic mist—Bai Yunxin and the others—each formed hand seals, activating the massive formation.
Instantly, the sound of clashing weapons erupted from the black mist, followed by countless gleaming white blades shooting out from all directions. They formed an impenetrable net of blades above the lava lake, blocking the demonic beast’s escape.
Each blade radiated a chilling light and emitted faint, eerie cries, clearly demonstrating their lethal sharpness.
Though the demonic beast prided itself on its formidable physique, it dared not recklessly charge into the blade net. It halted mid-air, hesitating.
The combined force of the snowflakes, iceberg, and sword light shattered the green flames blocking their path, thundering down toward the demonic beast’s head.
True to its status as a late-stage Demon Venerable, the beast remained composed despite the peril. Instead of panicking, it seemed provoked into a frenzy. With a roar, it inhaled all the green flames surrounding it, revealing its true form—a monstrous creature with a deer’s head, a bull’s body, and lion’s claws.
After absorbing the flames, the beast let out a strange cry, tilted its head slightly, and suddenly spat out a green-glowing brick. The brick expanded in the wind, transforming into a massive stone wall wreathed in green flames, obscuring nearly half the sky.
The next moment, the snowflakes, sword light, and iceberg struck the wall simultaneously.
A dazzling burst of light and deafening explosions followed, but though the green flames dimmed and roiled, the stone wall itself remained unshaken.
This sight caused the Demon Venerables present to pale slightly.
Han Li narrowed his eyes, a trace of surprise crossing his face.
The sword energy he had unleashed, though seemingly unremarkable, was no less sharp than his Emerald Swarm Sword itself. Normally, it could slice through lower-grade magical treasures with ease. While he hadn’t expected these few sword beams to kill the demonic beast, he was taken aback by how effortlessly the stone wall had blocked them.
At that moment, the purple-haired woman’s face darkened with demonic energy. She let out a melodious cry and hurled her halberd downward with tremendous force.
A piercing shriek rang out as the black halberd enlarged several times, transforming into a black streak over a hundred feet long. It crossed the distance in a flash and struck the stone wall with devastating force.
A deafening explosion followed, shaking the void. A black sun erupted in the sky, and the seemingly indestructible stone wall cracked with a crisp sound, fissures spreading across its surface as if it would shatter at any moment.
The purple-haired woman’s eyes gleamed with triumph, but the deer-headed beast opened its maw again, spewing a stream of azure flames that merged into the wall.
The wall’s green flames surged, and the cracks rapidly sealed themselves, restoring its impenetrable state.
Frowning, the purple-haired woman channeled more demonic power, causing the halberd to reappear outside the wall. It multiplied into countless phantom strikes, raining down upon the barrier in a relentless storm.
Meanwhile, the yellow-haired man changed his hand seals. The hundred ancient mirror phantoms in the sky rumbled with thunder, unleashing another volley of black lightning. The bolts intertwined, forming a massive black thunder sword crackling with electricity. It slashed downward, sending arcs of black lightning crashing onto the stone wall, dispersing much of the green flames.
Frost Li pointed at the iceberg, which vanished from sight before reappearing behind the demonic beast. It surged forward with a burst of icy light, aiming to crush the creature from behind.
Before the iceberg could land, an invisible force and freezing radiance swept ahead.
Yet, at that very moment, the demonic beast raised a claw and swiped at the empty air before it.
A bizarre scene unfolded—the claw vanished into the void, only to reappear behind the beast as a massive green-flamed paw, intercepting the incoming iceberg.
A dull impact echoed as icy light and demonic flames exploded outward. The iceberg was sent flying backward, and the green paw vanished once more.
Frost Li’s expression darkened. He continued pointing downward, and the iceberg halted mid-air before hurtling toward the demonic beast again.
At the same time, the blood-colored drum controlled by Luan Long Tianjun emitted a low hum. The crimson snowflakes falling from the sky condensed into countless blood-red icicles, raining down upon the demonic beast like a storm.
Upon striking the stone wall, the icicles burst into bloody mist, releasing a foul stench. Soon, the wall’s surface was pockmarked with craters of varying sizes, as if the icicles carried potent venom.
Despite its resilience, the stone wall could not withstand such relentless assault.
After spitting several bursts of azure flames to no avail, the deer-headed beast let out a furious hiss. Fiery demonic patterns emerged across its body, swirling rapidly.
The massive stone wall in the sky mirrored these patterns before plummeting down and merging with the beast, forming a colossal stone sphere.
Lightning, halberds, and blood icicles bombarded the sphere relentlessly.
Han Li’s azure sword beams multiplied into hundreds of phantoms, stabbing at the sphere and leaving numerous tiny punctures, though none penetrated fully.
Still, under such ferocious assault, the stone sphere could not hold for long. Layer by layer, its green flames dimmed, and chunks of rock crumbled away.
Seeing this, both the yellow-haired man and the purple-haired woman intensified their attacks, their expressions brightening.
Moreover, the massive blade net sealing the lake surged upward, transforming into countless flying blades that joined the onslaught.
Within moments, the stone sphere had shrunk considerably, as if the battle’s outcome was all but decided.
Yet Han Li frowned, unconvinced that the demonic beast could be subdued so easily. Though temporarily trapped, it had yet to display the full might of a late-stage Demon Venerable—a being inherently stronger than its peers.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, a strange cry erupted from within the stone sphere. The previously calm lake surface suddenly erupted in flames as crimson lava surged upward like a tide, forming a massive molten sphere that engulfed the stone sphere.
Then, with a brilliant red glow, countless green demonic patterns surfaced on the lava sphere, blurring before transforming into a towering lava giant over a hundred feet tall.
The giant’s body roiled with crimson flames, its eyes gleaming green. Raising its arms high, it unleashed a thunderous roar, sending waves of fire radiating outward.
In an instant, the entire void became a sea of flames.
The lava giant then opened its maw, spewing a torrent of green demonic fire that merged with the crimson flames, forming over a dozen massive green fire serpents. They lunged toward the Demon Venerables.
Han Li saw a flash of red before finding himself engulfed in the inferno. A surge of scorching demonic energy swirled around him like a vortex, binding him in place with an unseen force.
Even his azure sword beams, once effortlessly controlled, slowed to a crawl within the flames.
The same fate befell the other Demon Venerables—their attacks scattered, their power reduced to a fraction, no longer posing any threat to the demonic beast.
Han Li remained expressionless. With a slight flex of his fingers, he severed the connection to his sword beams.
A series of explosions rang out as the beams self-detonated, dispersing patches of crimson flames before being overwhelmed by more.
He then formed another seal, causing the five-colored cold flames around him to expand, pushing back the inferno as he prepared to break free.
But at that moment, a blood-curdling scream erupted from the formation surrounding the lava lake—only to be abruptly cut short.
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