Han Li was slightly taken aback, his eyes flickering as he finally got a clear view of the situation in the massive pit below.
There lay the five-colored peacock, sprawled on its back with its claws pointing skyward. Though its feathers were in disarray, many seemingly severed, it was clear the creature hadn’t suffered any significant damage.
In the next moment, the peacock began chanting an arcane incantation in human speech.
The layers of five-colored light arrays swirling around its body suddenly hummed and converged toward a single spot in the low sky.
Hundreds of small light arrays spun rapidly, merging into a colossal five-colored array hundreds of feet in diameter.
A chorus of sacred chants emanated from the massive array, accompanied by dazzling five-colored spiritual light.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Han Li’s eyes. The giant ape he had transformed into abruptly clapped its massive hands together.
A blinding golden light flared, and the two golden greatswords instantly fused into one.
The merged sword stretched thirty to forty feet long, its golden surface shimmering with the faint silhouette of a green flood dragon coiling and dancing within, as if it could burst forth at any moment.
A cold, commanding word—”Slash!”—suddenly erupted from the giant ape’s mouth.
The greatsword swung downward in a single motion.
In an instant, a greenish sword light cleaved through the air, expanding to over a hundred feet in length before crashing into the massive light array with a thunderous roar.
*Thwip!*
The colossal array was torn apart like paper under the green light, but after a brief ripple, it instantly reformed amidst a surge of five-colored radiance.
The slash had seemingly had no effect whatsoever.
A flicker of surprise crossed the giant ape’s eyes, but it let out a cold laugh and, without hesitation, swung the greatsword again.
With Han Li’s experience, he knew full well that the array couldn’t truly be indestructible—just a few more strikes would suffice.
But as the second, even more imposing green sword light left the blade, the five-colored peacock below abruptly ceased its chanting. One of its claws pointed solemnly toward a seemingly empty spot in the air.
A pained, inhuman roar suddenly erupted from another location.
Han Li tensed, his gaze snapping toward the source of the sound.
There, the thunder beast, locked in fierce combat with the Vajra Flesh, now wore an expression of agony.
With a surge of thunder across its body, arcs of three-colored lightning erupted wildly, encasing its entire form in a dense web of electricity. With a sudden movement, it abandoned its battle with the golden figure and shot toward the massive light array as a streak of tri-colored lightning.
Though Han Li didn’t understand the beast’s intentions, he instinctively roared and hurled a massive, fur-covered fist toward the lightning.
At the same time, the Vajra Flesh, controlled by the demon infant, let out a long cry and transformed into a golden streak, chasing after the beast at breakneck speed.
*Boom!*
Though the giant ape’s punch was launched from a hundred feet away, a golden fist the size of a pavilion materialized before the lightning and struck the thunder beast with lightning speed.
With a furious roar, the thunder beast—despite its formidable origins—was unable to withstand the full-force blow. Its protective lightning web shattered instantly, and its body was sent flying.
In that brief delay, the Vajra Flesh caught up. The six golden blades in its hands morphed into six ancient golden mirrors, which then unleashed six golden beams toward the thunder beast with overwhelming force.
Explosions erupted as the beams struck, destabilizing the beast’s form and sending it tumbling away once more, its pained growls indicating minor injuries.
Below, the giant peacock—transformed from the fishmonger—grew visibly frantic. It let out a piercing screech, as if desperately urging the thunder beast onward.
A shrill, agonized cry burst from the thunder beast’s mouth. Lightning surged behind it, and in the next moment, something astonishing happened.
*Thump! Thump! Thump!*
Three pairs of wings—gold, silver, and blue—suddenly sprouted from its back. With a single flap of all six wings, a thunderclap resounded, and the beast vanished amidst a swirl of tri-colored lightning.
The golden beams from the Vajra Flesh struck empty air.
Han Li’s pupils contracted. Instinctively, his gaze snapped back to the massive light array below. A vertical black eye emerged eerily between his brows.
The eye swiveled, and a black beam shot forth, vanishing into the void in a flash.
Above the giant array, thunder roared as the six-winged thunder beast reappeared in a burst of lightning.
At the same time, a black beam as thick as a bowl shot from the void. At such close range, even the beast’s teleportation abilities couldn’t save it.
The black beam was about to strike true—
But the giant array suddenly hummed, erupting in five-colored radiance. The black beam hesitated, then veered unnaturally, grazing past the beast.
Seizing the moment, the thunder beast plunged headfirst into the array.
Han Li was stunned.
All this had unfolded in mere breaths.
The five-colored peacock in the pit below let out a triumphant cry. The five-colored light around its body surged toward the array like a tidal wave, and with a flap of its wings, its entire form dissolved into spiritual light and merged into the array.
In moments, nothing remained below but the colossal light array.
The array began to transform, emitting deafening booms as it radiated blinding light. Dozens of five-colored beams shot forth, each as thick as a man’s embrace, vanishing into the white mist high above.
Han Li quickly counted—eighty-one beams in total. Before he could react, countless five-colored runes shimmered across them, and they began spinning wildly.
A gargantuan five-colored beam erupted from the array’s center, vanishing into the sky in a flash.
A moment later, an intense spatial fluctuation emanated from where the beam had disappeared.
A silver void hole materialized directly above the array.
At first no larger than a fist, it expanded to ten feet in a blink, unleashing a torrent of incredibly pure spiritual energy.
“Eh? This is…”
The purity of this energy struck Han Li as eerily familiar. After a rapid mental search, he realized—it was strikingly similar to the energy of the Moon Realm.
As he watched the ever-growing void hole, a sense of foreboding surged within him. Without hesitation, he swung the golden greatsword.
*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*
Countless palm-sized golden sword lights rained toward the silver void, intent on destroying it.
But Han Li’s heart sank.
Despite the storm of golden blades, the void hole merely rippled slightly, utterly unaffected.
Worse—a deafening roar erupted from the hole, and a silver beam shot forth, vanishing into the giant array below.
The array blazed with light, runes soaring as it expanded madly in all directions.
The silver beam ceased abruptly, and the void hole vanished with a flash. The array, now ten times its original size, cast five-colored radiance across most of the sky below, as if painting the heavens in vibrant hues.
Simultaneously, a bizarre sound—like the wailing of women and children—emanated from the array’s center. The moment it reached Han Li’s ears, his mind wavered, as if sinking into demonic delirium.
His expression darkened—not from the sound’s influence, but from the sudden, overwhelming sense of mortal peril it triggered.
“Not good!”
Han Li’s heart pounded. He was truly alarmed now.
With a thought, the three-headed, six-armed Vajra Flesh vanished, reappearing beside him in a golden flash.
Without hesitation, its six arms moved in unison, each palm cradling a spinning golden orb. They merged before its chest, forming a vortex the size of a human head.
At the same time, the three heads chanted overlapping incantations, their six eyes glowing with eerie light.
Thunder rumbled within the vortex, accompanied by sacred chants. It expanded rapidly, its swirling depths revealing flickers of starlight.
“Go!” the giant ape bellowed.
The Vajra Flesh hurled the golden vortex toward the array below.
Wind and thunder roared as the vortex swelled mid-flight, reaching over a hundred feet in diameter by the time it neared the array. The sheer force radiating from it distorted the surrounding space.
This was the first time Han Li had unleashed the full power of the Vajra Flesh’s *Void-Swallowing Golden Light* since reaching mid-stage Body Integration. Its might exceeded even his expectations.
*BOOM!*
The golden vortex crashed into the heart of the colossal array with earth-shaking force.
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