Chapter 492: Demon-Repelling Divine Thunder and Asura Holy Flame

“Tighten!” Han Li formed hand seals without hesitation, urging the ancient treasure into action.

Instantly, the five bronze rings constricted rapidly, digging deeply into the old demon’s neck, hands, and feet, binding him tightly.

“Heh heh! The Five Elements Rings! Although this ancient treasure is quite famous among its kind, it’s useless against those with mutated spiritual roots, cultivators far surpassing the user’s cultivation base, and unorthodox cultivators like us.” Although suffering from the tight grip of the rings, Profound Bone showed a mocking expression.

As expected, he raised a hand unimpeded and slapped the luminous sphere before his chest. The sphere’s surface flickered uncertainly before tearing open with a sharp ripping sound. Blue light swirled within the fissure, and a long, ethereal blue flame shot out.

This flame was incredibly sentient. With a gentle sweep over Profound Bone’s neck and limbs, the tightly locked bronze rings instantly became coated in a thick layer of frost.

Then, with an incredible series of twists and shakes, Profound Bone caused the now-glazed rings to fall onto the stone platform with crisp, clinking sounds, like lifeless objects.

Han Li’s heart sank. Without a second thought, he opened his mouth and spat out a chain of nine small green swords. These merged into a giant sword mid-air and slashed down toward Profound Bone without hesitation.

Seeing this, a trace of gravity finally appeared on Profound Bone’s face.

He cupped the luminous sphere with both hands, raised it high, and the fissure widened further, spewing out a large wave of blue icy flames.

These flames instantly transformed into a five-clawed ice dragon, crystalline and translucent, shimmering with a blue cold light. It caught the giant green sword with its two front claws and ruthlessly exhaled a blue breath that struck the sword’s body.

After just a few hits, the giant sword’s radiance dimmed, and a glimmering frost appeared on its surface. Its movements became sluggish and stiff.

With a thunderous bang, several pale golden lightning arcs appeared on the giant sword’s surface, striking the ice dragon fiercely. This allowed the sword to break free from its restraints and force the ice dragon back several meters.

“Still trying to escape? I must have this set of Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures of yours. You don’t have much of your Evil-Warding Divine Thunder left, do you? How many more times can you use it now?” Profound Bone’s lips curled into a vicious grin as he pointed at the ice dragon, commanding it to pounce on the giant green sword once more.

Hearing this, Han Li felt a stir in his heart. Although the other party sounded dismissive, he faintly sensed a trace of apprehension toward the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder.

However, before Han Li could ponder this further, he sent a green spell shooting toward the giant sword.

Pointing at the sword, it blurred and shook violently before suddenly splitting into two identical giant swords—the “Sword Shadow Light-Splitting Technique” of the Green Origin Sword Art. Both giant swords crackled with thick, pale golden lightning arcs. One charged directly at the blue ice dragon, while the other flashed and slashed diagonally toward the old demon Profound Bone.

“Oh!” Profound Bone exclaimed in surprise.

Whether it was because Han Li still had the strength to unleash such powerful Evil-Warding Divine Thunder or because the “Sword Shadow Light-Splitting Technique” could materialize two solid flying swords simultaneously, it clearly took him aback.

But the surprise on Profound Bone’s face quickly vanished. Calmly, he slapped the luminous sphere in his hand again, and the Dry Blue Ice Flame shot out once more.

This time, the ice flame flickered several times before him and transformed into a triangular ice shield, directly blocking the incoming giant sword. Pale golden lightning arcs intertwined and clashed with the blue light and cold air on the shield’s surface. Neither gave an inch, resulting in a temporary stalemate.

Seeing this, Han Li felt pleased rather than worried.

This indicated that while the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder couldn’t suppress the Dry Blue Ice Flame’s cold energy, the extreme cold of the Dry Blue Ice Flame likewise couldn’t overcome the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder. Who would prevail would depend solely on their respective power.

With this thought, Han Li slapped the storage pouch at his waist, and a blood-red cloak automatically appeared on his shoulders. Although he wasn’t at his wit’s end yet, it was necessary to prepare some contingencies in advance.

Then, not daring to delay, Han Li pressed his palms together and slowly pulled them apart with a solemn expression.

A series of crackling thunder sounds erupted as a pale golden lightning sphere appeared between his palms, tiny arcs dancing and flickering across its surface.

The lightning sphere was only a few inches wide initially. But as Han Li channeled the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder from the other Green Bamboo Cloud-Swelling Swords within his body, it buzzed faintly and rapidly expanded, soon reaching over a foot in size.

Across from him, Profound Bone, who was manipulating the Dry Blue Ice Flame in an attempt to shatter the two giant green swords in one go, saw this and first turned pale, then his eyes filled with disbelief.

He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Han Li actually still had the power to create such a large lightning sphere? How many Golden Lightning Bamboo flying swords did this guy have?

Profound Bone began to feel uneasy!

The reason he had suddenly turned hostile, thinking eliminating Han Li would require little effort, was because he relied on the recently acquired, immensely powerful Dry Blue Ice Flame.

Although he had just obtained it and hadn’t refined it yet, let alone fused it into the “Asura Sacred Flame,” under the combined pressure of his Profound Soul Yin Fire and the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, he could barely control it.

He knew Han Li possessed Golden Lightning Bamboo flying swords capable of releasing the divine thunder, which could resist the Dry Blue Ice Flame’s cold energy attacks.

Precisely because of this, he was determined to kill Han Li now.

In his estimation, Han Li’s Evil-Warding Divine Thunder should have been nearly depleted. Even if there was some left, it couldn’t be much. With that, Han Li stood no chance against the Dry Blue Ice Flame’s assault.

And as for Golden Lightning Bamboo, no one could possibly have many treasures made from such material.

The number of Golden Lightning Bamboo flying swords Han Li possessed already astounded Profound Bone!

Each release of the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder consumed it, and without a period of quiet cultivation to recover, the Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures couldn’t replenish the divine thunder. Profound Bone absolutely wouldn’t give Han Li that chance to recover!

As for that treacherous disciple Jiyin, whom he loathed even more, after obtaining the Dry Blue Ice Flame and confirming it could indeed be cultivated into the Asura Sacred Flame, Profound Bone’s ambitions swelled uncontrollably. If he could master the Asura Sacred Flame, dominating the entire Chaotic Star Seas wasn’t out of the question.

Compared to that, Han Li, with his Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures, naturally became his primary target for elimination. After all, the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder was always the greatest bane of ghost path cultivators like them. And after later connecting with Barbarian Beard, dealing with Jiyin would become easier, with or without Han Li’s help.

When Han Li initially activated powerful lightning arcs on both giant swords simultaneously, it had already surprised Profound Bone. Now, seeing such a large golden lightning sphere in Han Li’s hands, Profound Bone was truly dumbfounded.

This was completely beyond his expectations!

How could a mere early Core Formation cultivator seem to possess an endless number of Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures? Filled with regret, Profound Bone was also overwhelmed with shock and disbelief.

Just how many Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures did Han Li have? This perplexing question now weighed heavily on the old demon’s heart like a mountain.

In the brief moment Profound Bone was stunned, the lightning sphere in Han Li’s hands had swollen to several feet in size, hovering several feet above his head, its buzzing deafening.

Snapping back to reality, the old demon’s face turned rather pale. Compared to this lightning sphere, the previous Evil-Warding Divine Thunder was nothing.

“Good, very good! Although I don’t know why you have so many Golden Lightning Bamboo treasures, from the moment you possessed them, you were destined to be a mortal enemy of us ghost path cultivators. Today, I will let you witness the power of the Asura Flame, renowned as the sacred flame of the ghost path.” Profound Bone said through gritted teeth.

Now caught in a dilemma, he prepared to grit his teeth and temporarily synthesize the legendary Asura Sacred Flame from three energies, hoping to use it to break Han Li’s Evil-Warding Divine Thunder in one stroke and completely eliminate this serious threat.

Of course, this secret technique of forcibly synthesizing the sacred flame in a short time was extremely dangerous, with the constant risk of backlash. But now, Profound Bone couldn’t afford to care about that.

Perhaps he had other means to slowly deplete Han Li’s divine thunder, or could temporarily use secret techniques and treasures to escape the barrier and hide. But his time was also limited. Either let Han Li leave outright, or he must eliminate Han Li before the others returned.

So, clenching his teeth, he tossed the luminous sphere before him and began weaving hand seals like a spinning wheel, continuously channeling spells of various colors into the sphere.

Instantly, the sphere came to life. The blue flame at its center began rotating rapidly, while the outer layers of Profound Soul Yin Fire and black lightning arcs spun in the opposite direction.

Moments later, the entire sphere emitted a dazzling, radiant light. Then, with a muffled sound, countless icy, gray-white sparks poured out from the sphere, shooting toward Han Li like a torrential downpour.

Han Li was initially taken aback, then his expression turned cold. Although he had never heard of the Asura Sacred Flame, he knew it must be even more formidable than the Dry Blue Ice Flame!

With an extremely grave expression, he shook his hands, ceasing to inject more divine thunder into the massive lightning sphere above his head. Instead, his fingers danced, forming various hand seals as he muttered incantations.

The pale golden lightning sphere began to deform and elongate, transforming in the blink of an eye into a golden lightning net that formed a protective barrier around Han Li from head to toe.

Then, the gray-white sparks ruthlessly struck the golden net. Immediately, golden light and white flames entangled, accompanied by the sounds of thunder and sharp whistles.