Han Li raced through his escape light while using his magic power to suppress the strange sensations within his body, his frame trembling slightly. The onset of the Wind Spirit Force was becoming increasingly difficult to control.
This sent a wave of dread through Han Li’s heart! Only now did he realize that back then, the demonic cultivator Feng Xi must have either been severely weakened from forging his treasure or was busy suppressing the backlash of the green liquid. That was why the Wind Spirit Force he had triggered in Han Li was greatly reduced in power. Otherwise, whether he could have shaken off that demon that day was truly uncertain. However, as he glanced at the faintly visible island in the distance, Han Li felt a wave of relief.
The journey that should have taken two days was completed in just over half a day thanks to his full-speed flight. As long as the teleportation formation was completed in time, he could return safely to the Inner Sea. Although he would still have to be wary of some old Nascent Soul monsters there, it was far better than being relentlessly pursued by that freakishly fast Wind-Splitting Beast here.
Just as Han Li was deep in thought, the voice of Miaorealist Miaohe transmitted from behind him.
“Fellow Daoist Han, this humble Daoist means no harm. I merely wish to trade a high price for a single Heaven Mending Pill. Why must you reject me so coldly?” Miaohe’s voice drifted over, calm and serene, without a trace of anger, even carrying a hint of sincere kindness that made it hard to feel hostile and instead inspired involuntary goodwill.
Instead of feeling any goodwill, Han Li inwardly cursed him several times. Because he was using the Bloody Cloak, his speed had dropped significantly. Now, when Han Li turned his head, he could clearly see the rainbow light transformed by Miaohe trailing far behind.
This old Daoist cultivated some sinister technique. Ever since catching up, he had been incessantly harassing Han Li with this seductive, enchanting voice. Caught off guard initially, Han Li had nearly fallen for it. Fortunately, the Great Development Art within him automatically protected its master, clearing his mind in time and preventing him from falling into the trap. Still, Han Li broke out in a cold sweat.
It seemed that soul-entrancing techniques, when employed by a Nascent Soul cultivator, were far more potent than those used by the likes of Madame Fan or Yuan Yao. As for the old Daoist’s claims of only wanting to trade for the Heaven Mending Pill and meaning no harm, Han Li would have to be out of his mind to believe that.
With the island now within sight, Han Li didn’t dare delay. A red light flashed on his Bloody Cloak as he prepared to fly toward the island.
But at that moment, a glow suddenly flickered on the opposite horizon, followed by a piercing shriek that tore through the clouds. An extremely blurry black dot abruptly appeared there, instantly growing larger as it shot toward them at a terrifying speed.
At the sight, Han Li’s heart clenched in alarm. Even without clearly seeing the other party’s appearance, such dreadful speed and that savage shriek could belong to none other than that level-nine Wind-Splitting Beast.
With a bitter taste in his mouth, Han Li didn’t hesitate. Silver light flashed behind him as his wings materialized with a “swish.”
Since this demon had already appeared, his only chance of survival was to reach the island first. Otherwise, even if he turned to flee now, given the Wind-Splitting Beast’s terrifying speed, he likely wouldn’t be able to shake it off even after exhausting all his Divine Devil Vanquishing Lightning.
With that thought, Han Li vanished amid a clap of thunder, transforming into a silver arc of lightning that flickered in and out of sight as he darted toward the island.
Miaohe, trailing behind, also heard the piercing shriek and his expression changed dramatically. Although the old Daoist didn’t know who was coming, he faintly sensed that the other party was a formidable figure. Seeing the black dot charge relentlessly toward Han Li, he naturally assumed this newcomer was also after the Void Sky Cauldron, and anxiety surged within him.
In his desperation, Miaohe opened his mouth and spat out a mass of essence blood, disregarding the cost to his true essence. The moment the blood left his mouth, it transformed into a mist of blood in the wind, enveloping the old Daoist. The white crane pattern on his robe shone with intense white light, sucking in all the nearby blood mist until the crane pattern turned crimson.
Without hesitation, Miaohe spun rapidly. His entire robe emitted a series of crane cries, and in a blinding white light, a blood-red crane several zhang in size flew out from the old Daoist’s body.
This crane looked immensely powerful, its entire body blood-red with emerald-green eyes.
Seeing this, Miaohe’s expression turned grim as he swayed and mounted the crane. He then slapped the crane’s head hard, causing green light to flash urgently in its eyes. With a flap of its wings, the crane carried the old Daoist several dozen zhang away in an instant.
Though not as fast as Han Li’s thunderous teleportation, its speed had increased by more than half.
Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded in the sky above the nearby sea.
Han Li moved like a ghost with his Wind and Thunder Wings, the black figure on the opposite side shrieked incessantly as it shot toward him, and Miaohe brought up the rear on his crane, chasing like the wind.
In the blink of an eye, Han Li arrived above the island. By then, the black figure on the opposite side had closed to within a thousand zhang of him at an unimaginable speed.
With one glance, Han Li clearly saw the other party and felt a chill in his heart.
In the distance appeared a strange demonic beast with the upper body of a bird and the lower body of a fish, complete with wings a zhang wide, two pairs of extremely sharp claws, and fish-scale-like inch-long scales covering its belly, shimmering with blue light.
Feng Xi had actually assumed his Wind-Splitting Beast true form to pursue him.
Although high-level demonic cultivators might find it somewhat inconvenient to fight in their true forms, they could fully utilize their innate demonic traits. With the Wind-Splitting Beast’s innate speed, assuming its true form naturally made it terrifyingly fast.
Gasping in shock, Han Li didn’t dare delay for a moment. Silver light flashed, and he appeared on the mound on the island before vanishing without a trace in another flash of light.
Seeing this, the demonic beast abruptly ceased its shrieking. With several fierce flaps of its wings, it covered the thousand-zhang distance in an instant, also arriving above the island. Blue light flashed, and the demonic beast transformed into human form.
Coincidentally, Miaohe, who had been tailing Han Li, arrived on his crane at that very moment. At the sight of Feng Xi’s transformation, his heart initially jumped in alarm. But upon clearly seeing Feng Xi’s nearly human appearance, all the hairs on his body stood on end.
“A level-nine demon beast? And a bird-type known for its speed at that.” Almost at a glance, Miaohe reached a conclusion that made his chest turn cold.
When humans encountered high-level demonic beasts, it didn’t always mean a fight to the death, but if there was a significant disparity in strength, a bloody battle was inevitable. After all, both high-level demonic beast cores and human Golden Cores and Nascent Souls were highly coveted by the other side. This opponent, a level-nine demon beast, was even stronger than a mid-Nascent Soul human cultivator. Encountering it now, how could the old Daoist not inwardly lament his misfortune?
Under normal circumstances, Miaohe would have turned and fled without a second thought. But with the Void Sky Cauldron right before his eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to give it up. After his face turned ashen, he waved both hands. In one hand appeared an ancient blue mirror, and in the other, the small emerald hammer. With two ancient treasures in hand, the old Daoist felt his courage bolstered, and he stared coldly at the other party without a word.
Feng Xi also saw Miaohe, but at that moment, all his focus was on Han Li. He had no time to bother with the old Daoist’s hostile stance. From afar, he had seen the wings on Han Li’s back. The fact that Han Li could actually wield them left him both astonished and deeply aggrieved. Even if he killed Han Li now, the Wind and Thunder Wings, having been refined and recognized by a master, would at most exert seventy percent of their power. How could he not hate Han Li to the bone?
Thus, facing Miaohe, he merely coldly shouted, “Scram!” before transforming into a blue light and plunging downward, vanishing onto the mound in an instant.
For a moment, Miaohe was stunned. But then, gritting his teeth, he also urged his crane to dive downward. The Void Sky Cauldron, the number one secret treasure of the Scattered Star Seas, was worth risking his life for.
By then, Han Li had already shattered the stone door and flown into the passageway.
After several thunderous teleportations, he appeared in the square where the teleportation formation was being built. Several male and female cultivators from the Mystic Sound Sect were chatting and laughing there. At the sudden appearance of Han Li, they were too stunned to speak.
“Is the teleportation formation ready?” Silver light flashed as Han Li appeared beside the formation, shouting frantically at the cultivators.
“Ah, it’s Senior Li! The formation is complete, but we haven’t tested it yet. We were just—” One of the alluring female cultivators recognized her sect leader’s new backer and hurriedly answered respectfully, intending to explain in detail.
But upon hearing that the formation was finished, Han Li couldn’t care less about anything else. In a flash, he dashed into the teleportation formation.
Almost simultaneously, the roof of the hall exploded, and the demonic cultivator Feng Xi descended from above amid a ball of blue light.
At the sight, Han Li’s face turned pale.
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