The six golden orbs flashed like lightning and struck heavily against the old man’s protective spiritual aura.
“Boom!” A deafening explosion erupted as the six orbs simultaneously burst apart, transforming into waves of golden light that instantly engulfed the old man’s body.
Even though the defensive capabilities of the old demon’s spiritual light were comparable to top-tier treasures, they shattered in an instant. Gritting his teeth, the old man decisively bit off half of his tongue and spat it out along with a mouthful of essence blood.
In an instant, a blood-red shield materialized behind him.
The golden light surged forward and slammed into the blood shield, but after only a brief resistance, a portion of the golden radiance forcibly pierced through and struck the old man’s body.
The robed elder felt an overwhelming force surge into his back, making it impossible for him to remain standing. He staggered forward several steps, his throat filling with a metallic sweetness as he involuntarily coughed up several mouthfuls of dark-red blood. His consciousness blurred momentarily.
At that moment, the colossal ape standing high in the sky suddenly took a step forward. Its figure blurred before it eerily appeared right in front of the old man, its golden-furred hand shooting out like lightning.
The demon elder, horrified, tried to cast a spell to evade, but it was already too late.
The golden hand spread its fingers and pierced straight through the old man’s chest, wrenching out his still-beating heart.
Silver flames erupted from the entire arm, instantly reducing both the old man and his heart to ashes—even his nascent spirit had no chance to escape.
The entire execution took no more than a split second!
The seven demon women below had only just reacted. Seeing the old man perish so abruptly, fear flickered across their faces.
With a simultaneous cry, they flapped their wings and transformed into seven streaks of light, fleeing in different directions without any intention of continuing the fight.
“Thinking of escaping? Mere shadow clones can’t fool my senses!” The giant ape—Han Li in disguise—let out a cold laugh. His eyes flashed with blue light as he swept his gaze over the fleeing figures. With a thunderous roar, a pair of enormous crystalline wings unfurled from his back. A single flap summoned countless rolling thunderbolts.
As the crackling of lightning resounded, all the thunderbolts exploded into silver-white arcs. The ape’s massive form blurred before it shot forth as a thin green-white thread, crossing hundreds of feet in an instant and appearing directly above one of the winged women.
The light dimmed, and the giant ape reappeared.
The demon woman below paled in terror, desperately trying to accelerate her escape, but it was too late.
With a deafening roar, the ape’s golden fur bristled as its body swelled violently, reaching a height of a hundred feet in moments.
Clenching its fists, the ape transformed them into two golden meteors and smashed them downward.
Before the fists even landed, an invisible force enveloped the surrounding area, slowing the winged woman’s flight to a crawl.
Her face drained of color as she let out a piercing shriek. The other six fleeing women flickered before dissipating into nothingness.
Meanwhile, the woman beneath the ape’s attack saw her aura surge severalfold. She raised both hands, hurling two fist-sized black orbs into the air, then violently shook her wings, sending countless feathers shooting forth like a storm of black needles.
With a series of sharp whistles, two earth-shaking explosions erupted!
The black orbs detonated upon contact with the golden fists, transforming into two black suns that spewed forth inky flames, blotting out the sky.
The dense barrage of black needles also shot into the dark inferno like arrows.
After the explosions, the oppressive force in the air lessened slightly.
Seizing the opportunity, the winged woman immediately reactivated her escape light, transforming into a streak of radiance.
But just as she shot forward a dozen feet, a tearing sound echoed from above.
Amidst a flash of gold and silver, a massive golden fist wreathed in silver flames descended from the black firestorm like a hurricane.
“No!”
The woman shrieked in terror, hastily spitting out a small green shield that expanded to several feet wide, blocking the path above. Simultaneously, her wings wrapped around her body, forming an exquisite suit of armor that covered every inch of her skin.
“Boom!”
The green shield shattered instantly. The golden fist slammed into the woman, sending her crashing to the ground as a black streak.
With a thunderous impact, a human-shaped crater several feet deep appeared in the forest below.
The winged demon woman was embedded into the earth, her body paralyzed by the overwhelming force, unable to move a muscle.
A sudden gust of wind swept through the sky, dispersing the black flames entirely.
The colossal ape that emerged now looked drastically different—its body was covered in pale golden scales, a single horn protruded from its forehead, and a third pitch-black demonic eye had opened between its brows.
“Nirvana Transformation!”
The sight of the demonic ape sent the winged woman into sheer terror.
But the ape merely grinned savagely before spreading its golden fingers and pressing downward from the sky.
A deafening explosion followed!
The earth within a mile radius trembled violently. Every tree within the area disintegrated into dust, and a massive handprint, spanning an acre, was imprinted clearly into the ground.
The winged woman, caught at the center of the imprint, was crushed into paste without even a scream, her nascent spirit obliterated instantly by the force.
The demonic ape exhaled deeply before forming a hand seal. Its massive body rapidly shrank, reverting to human form in moments.
Han Li cast a cold glance downward before raising a hand in summons while flicking a finger with the other.
“Whoosh!” A storage bracelet shot up from the ground into his grasp.
At the same time, a silver spark drifted down.
With a sizzle, the demon woman’s remains were engulfed in silver flames, vanishing into smoke.
Just then, a green figure flashed into existence beside Han Li, presenting another storage bracelet and a white jade vial with reverence.
It was the spirit puppet that had earlier ambushed the demon elder—controlled, of course, by Qu’er.
As for the three-headed, six-armed golden figure that had appeared earlier, it was Han Li’s Vajra Buddha Body, which had silently merged back into his true form during the Nirvana Transformation.
Han Li swiftly scanned the contents of the two storage bracelets before stowing them and the vial away. Without a word, golden light flared around him as he enveloped the spirit puppet and shot into the sky like a blazing comet.
A distance of ten thousand miles was nothing to someone of Han Li’s abilities.
Meanwhile, at the same moment the robed elder and the winged woman—both avatars of Sacred Ancestors—had fallen, the petite demon woman battling the golden crab far away suddenly sensed something amiss.
“Something’s wrong! I’ve lost contact with Brother She and the others—they must be in trouble! We can’t waste time with this fake puppet. Retreat now!”
With that, she recalled her treasures and flicked her sleeve, summoning a golden wheel that expanded to ten feet in diameter. The wheel hummed before encasing her in a golden glow, then shot toward the horizon at an incredible speed.
Hearing her words and seeing her actions, the golden-armored man and the three-eyed demon also panicked.
One unleashed a barrage of black thunderbolts at the crab before transforming into a streak of light and fleeing in another direction.
The other detonated the two flying sabers attacking the crab, then summoned a green flying sword. Leaping onto it, he merged with the blade and soared away.
“Since the battle over there has concluded, why don’t the three of you stay a while longer?” The golden crab’s voice was devoid of emotion as it effortlessly deflected the attacks.
As it spoke, a strange silver array pattern appeared on its back. The pattern spun before transforming into a silver light that shot into the sky and vanished.
The next moment, fierce winds howled as dark clouds gathered. A thunder array spanning a hundred acres materialized above, unleashing countless arcs of lightning that filled the sky like a torrential downpour.
The three fleeing demons had no choice but to halt, frantically defending against the endless barrage.
Though their powers far surpassed ordinary Body Integration cultivators, the relentless lightning strikes left them trembling, barely able to protect themselves.
For the moment, advancing even a step was impossible.
However, such an overwhelming technique clearly couldn’t be sustained for long.
After just a few breaths, the thunder ceased. The massive array flickered before crumbling apart, and the lightning vanished without a trace.
Relieved, the three demons prepared to flee again—only for a calm male voice to echo from above.
“Where do you three think you’re going? Since I’ve returned, as the host, I might as well personally send you on your way.”
Space rippled as a faint blue figure appeared, his icy gaze sweeping over the demons like they were already dead.
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