However, Han Li had no intention of engaging in battle with an early-stage Body Integration cultivator here. Without hesitation, he fluttered his wings, and with a flash of spiritual light on his body, transformed into a green thread that shot forward at an astonishing speed—nearly twice as fast as before—matching the red light pursuing him from behind.
In just a few breaths, the two streaks of light vanished from the sky, disappearing without a trace.
The figure within the red light was naturally the horned elder of the Jiao Chi race. Relying on the power of the Heavenly Mystery Compass, he had easily located Han Li’s position. However, before he could even get close, Han Li had fled at an astonishing speed, which initially startled the elder before filling him with delight.
This opponent clearly possessed formidable abilities, which likely meant he carried treasures the elder coveted.
Without delay, the elder intensified the red light around him and gave chase.
Like meteors streaking across the sky, the two figures—one green, one red—raced across the heavens without concealment, covering thousands of miles in mere moments. Yet, despite the elder’s efforts, he could not close the gap between them.
Inside the red light, the elder’s expression darkened.
Though he was not particularly skilled in flight techniques, his divine sense had already confirmed that Han Li was merely a seventh-tier upper-race cultivator. Yet, despite his own superior cultivation, he had been unable to catch up even after such a long pursuit.
This was truly baffling!
However, the elder was no ordinary opponent—he was a terrifying existence half a step into the Body Integration stage, with vast experience in battle.
Suddenly, the red light halted, and the radiance dissipated, revealing the elder’s figure. With an impassive expression, he flipped his hand, producing a purple talisman.
With a light shake, a burst of purple mist erupted, swiftly expanding to cover an area of over ten zhang, completely enveloping the elder.
Han Li, who had been monitoring his pursuer’s movements, frowned at the sight. Without hesitation, he halted his own flight, emerging from the green light and narrowing his eyes as he looked back.
He was curious—what trick was the elder planning now?
The purple mist churned violently before dispersing moments later, revealing that the elder had vanished without a trace.
Han Li’s expression shifted slightly. Without wasting time, he unleashed his divine sense, sweeping across dozens of miles in an instant.
Yet, the elder was nowhere to be found—as if he had completely disappeared.
Han Li’s expression turned grave. With a swift hand seal, his pupils flashed with blue light as he activated his Brightsight Spirit Eyes.
His gaze swept across the distant void, but still, there was no sign of the elder.
A sinking feeling settled in Han Li’s heart.
A Body Integration-level opponent was already terrifying enough, but now that the elder had concealed himself so thoroughly, the situation had become even more perilous.
Yet Han Li was no ordinary cultivator either. Without hesitation, he reactivated his flight technique, transforming back into a green thread and fleeing at full speed.
Though he didn’t know where the elder was hiding, lingering in one place for too long was far too dangerous. If the elder continued his pursuit, Han Li doubted he could remain completely hidden.
With a sharp whistling sound, the green thread streaked across the sky, covering hundreds of zhang in an instant before vanishing into the horizon.
As he fled, Han Li periodically glanced back with his spirit eyes.
Soon, his brows twitched—he had finally detected something.
Deep underground, several miles behind him, a faint purple figure was moving effortlessly through the earth.
It was the Jiao Chi elder, who had somehow used the purple mist to instantly teleport dozens of zhang underground. Han Li, momentarily careless, had initially missed this.
Under the gaze of his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, the elder’s figure remained hazy, a clear sign of his exceptional stealth skills. What’s more, his Earth Evasion Art was anything but ordinary—his speed underground surpassed even that in open space.
Wherever the red light passed, the earth offered no resistance. Instead, specks of yellow light continuously merged into the red glow, further accelerating his movement.
Despite Han Li’s full-speed flight, the elder was gradually closing the distance.
A trace of alarm flickered in Han Li’s heart, but he showed no intention of stopping.
Meanwhile, the elder underground was growing increasingly frustrated.
He had assumed Han Li would panic upon losing sight of him, or at least slow down after fleeing for a while.
Yet Han Li had not hesitated for a second, maintaining his top speed without faltering.
This was completely unexpected.
Still, the elder had great confidence in his concealment technique. Against opponents of higher or equal cultivation, it might be forcibly seen through, but against a mere upper-race cultivator far weaker than himself, such a possibility was negligible—unless Han Li possessed one of the legendary spirit eye techniques, the odds of which were astronomically low.
Seeing that Han Li had not fallen for his ploy, the elder had no choice but to continue his pursuit underground.
He could tell that his speed underground was slightly faster than Han Li’s, so he had no intention of giving up.
Thus, with one determined and the other wary, the two raced across the land, covering tens of thousands of miles in one breath.
As the purple figure underground drew closer, Han Li’s expression darkened, and his eyes darted around, searching for something.
Suddenly, two towering mountains appeared ahead, their slopes lush and verdant, their peaks steep and imposing. Between them lay an expansive, dense forest.
At the sight of this terrain, Han Li’s heart stirred. His eyes flashed with blue light as he glanced downward.
The purple figure was now less than a hundred zhang away—close enough that a single misstep could allow the elder to catch up.
Taking a deep breath, Han Li abruptly changed direction, diving straight into the forest.
With a sudden halt in the whistling wind, the green thread flickered and vanished into the trees.
The light dissipated, revealing Han Li’s figure. In the next instant, his sleeves fluttered as dozens of small swords shot forth with a clear chime.
With a hand seal, the swords trembled and transformed into countless green threads, raining down upon the forest below.
Amidst the sharp sounds of slicing air, the dense trees were severed at their waists by the green light, clearing a space hundreds of zhang wide in moments.
Having done this, Han Li’s figure blurred, reappearing atop a tree stump several zhang tall. With a calm expression, he pointed a finger.
The green threads vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace.
Another hand seal summoned a crackling storm of golden and silver lightning arcs around him, coalescing into a shimmering robe draped over his shoulders.
Next, a surge of black Qi condensed into an eerie, shadowy armor beneath the robe.
Finally, Han Li opened his mouth, and a crystalline shield shot out, orbiting him rapidly.
With all defenses in place, Han Li clasped his hands behind his back, lifting his gaze skyward as he stood motionless.
Deep underground beneath the stump, the elder watched Han Li’s actions with a strange expression, his eyes flickering with malice.
Now that he was within striking distance, he was in no hurry to attack.
However, facing an opponent three tiers below him, the elder saw no need for further patience.
After scanning the area with his divine sense and confirming no traps or ambushes, the elder’s face twisted into a sinister grin. With a twist of his body, he vanished from the earth.
The next moment, chaos erupted where Han Li stood.
A deafening explosion shattered the tree stump as a pair of crimson hands burst from the ground, seizing toward Han Li’s legs—utterly disregarding the three layers of protective barriers around him.
Han Li, as if anticipating the attack, blurred and reappeared a dozen zhang away.
A cold snort echoed as the elder materialized in a flash of red light, his arms swinging upward. Two massive crimson fist phantoms surged forth, carrying scorching heat as they hurtled toward Han Li.
This high-ranking Jiao Chi elder was clearly a practitioner of both magic and physical cultivation.
A flicker of surprise crossed Han Li’s eyes as a pitch-black hand silently emerged from his sleeve, pressing downward.
A dark speck shot from his palm, spinning rapidly before expanding into a small mountain several zhang tall, silently descending to meet the crimson fists.
The elder’s lips twitched, his expression mocking. He had no intention of changing his attack—instead, he inwardly sneered. The true might of his fists would only be understood when his opponent lay dead.
With a surge of power, the fist phantoms swelled to the size of human heads, their crimson glow blazing like molten rock. The surrounding air itself seemed to ignite, warping under the intense heat.
The elder intended to shatter the Magnetic Divine Mountain with his bare fists.
Han Li’s eyes, however, gleamed with an odd light.
The moment the fists collided with the black mountain, the impact was eerily silent. The two forces locked in midair as if time had frozen.
Then, a swirling halo of gray and red erupted between them, expanding outward in violent shockwaves.
Han Li’s ears rang as a thunderous roar filled the air. The remaining tree stumps disintegrated into sawdust upon contact with the shockwaves, while the ground trembled violently, collapsing into a crater dozens of zhang wide and several zhang deep.
Han Li’s eyes flashed blue as he peered downward.
The Magnetic Divine Mountain remained suspended, unmoved, while the crimson fists had shattered. In their place, a pair of ordinary-looking hands now held the mountain aloft, preventing its descent.
Their owner was none other than the elder himself.
His arms slightly bent, his face flushed crimson, the elder was supporting the mountain with sheer physical strength.
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