The young man was slightly taken aback by Han Li’s bizarre appearance, but his movements didn’t falter in the slightest. Before he even reached Han Li, he crossed his twin blades in the air and slashed downward.
Instantly, two eerie black blade arcs formed a cross-shaped slash.
As soon as the blade arcs appeared, the surrounding black mist churned violently, surging toward them.
In an instant, the two blade arcs expanded dramatically and vanished in a flash, reappearing right before Han Li.
Han Li’s eyes twitched slightly. His hands blurred momentarily before suddenly gripping two golden swords. With a flick of his wrists, he unhesitatingly met the blade arcs head-on.
A thunderous roar erupted as golden arcs of lightning coiled around the swords.
*Thud! Thud!*
The moment the black blade arcs clashed with the golden lightning, they shattered into nothingness, as if completely suppressed.
“Ah!” The young man gasped in shock.
A cold smirk curled at the corner of Han Li’s lips.
Clearly, the blade arcs contained a significant amount of demonic energy. Otherwise, even with the sharpness of his Emerald Swarm Sword, he wouldn’t have been able to disperse them so effortlessly.
This meant that by attacking him, the young man had sealed his own fate.
Han Li’s thoughts raced. Before the young man could recover from his shock, the five-colored crystalline wings on Han Li’s back flapped, and a dazzling five-colored halo erupted from his body.
The radiant halo spun rapidly, its shimmering hues resembling a blazing sun emerging from within Han Li.
“Ah!”
Even with his half-demon, half-ghost constitution, the young man instinctively shut his eyes against the blinding light. Realizing the danger, he abruptly halted his charge, stomped his foot, and shot backward like an arrow, retreating even faster than he had advanced.
A thunderous crack echoed from within the five-colored halo, followed by a flash of blue-white lightning behind the young man. Han Li’s figure materialized there in an eerie instant.
His arms moved, slicing through the air as the two swords transformed into streaks of golden light, slashing downward.
Though the young man’s eyes were still closed and his spiritual sense was delayed, such an overt attack was impossible to miss.
Without hesitation, he flung his twin blades backward, sending two streaks of black light shooting toward Han Li.
At the same time, he formed a hand seal, and his flesh disintegrated like dust, revealing a translucent, jade-white skeleton beneath.
The skeleton trembled, releasing a white barrier that encased his body completely.
*Boom! Boom!*
Two thunderous explosions followed as the golden sword strikes were blocked by the twin blades.
Han Li wasn’t surprised.
It would have been strange if a Void Refinement-level demon’s weaponized body lacked power. He hadn’t expected to kill the creature with just two flying swords.
The moment the swords struck, the six arms of the True Devil Dharma Form behind Han Li swung, unleashing countless golden fist shadows that bloomed like lotus flowers before raining down on the white barrier.
Though the attacks appeared ordinary, each punch carried the inhuman strength of Han Li’s formidable physique.
This was a relentless, brute-force assault.
The moment the fist shadows struck, the seemingly sturdy white barrier trembled violently under the clash of white light and golden force.
Within a single breath, the barrier shattered with a crisp *crack*.
By then, the demon had barely turned around and opened its eyes.
With its flesh gone, only two flickering green flames remained in its hollow eye sockets.
Seeing its protective barrier destroyed so easily, the demon was terrified. Without hesitation, it spat out several pitch-black streaks toward Han Li.
At the same time, its skull burst open with a muffled *pop*, and a green orb shot into the sky.
Its skeletal body disassembled midair, forming a bone shield that followed the orb, clearly intending to cover its escape.
The demon had reacted swiftly, realizing Han Li’s overwhelming power and immediately deciding to flee.
Having cultivated in the Black Nether Mist for years, it was confident it could lose Han Li once it put some distance between them.
But Han Li had already decided to kill it. He wouldn’t allow such a threat to escape.
With a cold snort, a gray mist flashed before him, swallowing the black streaks without a trace.
The golden fist shadows vanished, and the True Devil Dharma Form behind him glowed with golden light. Its six arms paused momentarily before six thick arcs of lightning crackled into existence in its palms.
The arcs condensed into six golden thunder spears, which shot forth in a straight line.
In a flash, the spears reached the bone shield. Runes swirled around them as their razor-sharp tips struck.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The shield trembled but managed to block the first three spears.
The fourth spear shattered it completely, and the remaining three spears pierced through, striking the green orb in an instant.
Amidst crackling lightning, the orb flickered violently before exploding with a *bang*.
A phantom of a white ox-headed beast frantically tried to escape, but the golden lightning contracted into an impenetrable net, trapping its spirit within.
A piercing shriek echoed as the beast’s phantom flickered under the lightning before dispersing into nothingness.
Thus, the newly ascended demon was swiftly annihilated by Han Li.
On one hand, the demon had underestimated Han Li due to his late Nascent Soul cultivation. On the other, Han Li’s abilities had grown immensely since leaving the giant island.
Though he hadn’t spent much time cultivating, he had obtained the Twelve Celestial Talismans from the Sky Peng Tribe and the Thunder Sacrificial Art from the Earth Abyss, greatly enhancing the power of his Divine Devilbane Lightning.
Moreover, consuming the blood of the Kun Peng and the Five-Colored Peacock had significantly boosted his spiritual power.
Even before advancing to late Nascent Soul, Han Li had been capable of killing Void Refinement-level beings. Now, this half-demon, half-ghost creature was nothing to him.
Additionally, the demon lacked powerful treasures, making it even less of a match.
After confirming the demon’s death, Han Li coldly surveyed the scattered skeletal remains. With a flick of his finger, a crimson fireball incinerated them to ashes.
Without lingering, Han Li strode away, soon disappearing into the black mist.
Though he had easily slain his opponent, the pointless battle left him irritated.
Unbeknownst to him, he had just killed a being that several mid-tier demons in the Black Veil Mountains relied on as their protector.
Their plans to use this half-demon, half-ghost to break free from the Sky Peng Tribe’s control and gain independence were now utterly ruined.
But these matters were irrelevant to Han Li. As he walked toward the mist’s edge, his thoughts returned to the new sword technique he had acquired.
Over half a month later, near a desolate mountain at the edge of the misty sea, the black fog churned violently.
A gray flash streaked out, soaring into the sky before landing atop the mountain and revealing Han Li’s figure.
He had finally emerged from the Black Nether Mist Sea!
Standing atop a white boulder, he threw back his head and let out a long, exhilarated roar that shook the heavens, causing the clouds above to tremble.
After scanning his surroundings to confirm his location on the giant island, he transformed into a streak of azure light and shot into the distance.
Within moments, his figure vanished beyond the horizon.
Deep within the Black Veil Mountains, before a mountain shrouded in white mist, Han Li’s figure materialized at the base.
He gazed upward, noting that everything appeared unchanged since his departure.
Exhaling slowly, he formed a hand seal.
The white mist parted, revealing a passage.
Without haste, Han Li flew inside.
Upon entering his cave abode, he first inspected the spirit herb garden.
Finding everything intact and the plants he had cultivated still thriving, he relaxed completely.
Then, he headed straight to his bedroom, collapsing onto the bed and falling into a deep slumber.
He slept for two full days and nights.
Though he had rested briefly at Elder Jiang’s place, it was nothing compared to the comfort of his own home.
When he awoke, all fatigue—physical and mental—had vanished.
Rising from the bed, he freshened up before stepping out, fully rejuvenated.
Now rested, he was ready to retreat into seclusion to study his recent gains and continue refining the True Toad Spirit Liquid, aiming to reach the peak of late Nascent Soul and prepare for Void Refinement.
The spiritual energy within the Sky Peng relic needed to be purified quickly to obtain the incantations for refining the True Dragon and Heavenly Phoenix blood. Only then could he fully assimilate these two divine essences.
As for comprehending the new sword formation and refining his flying swords, those tasks were equally urgent.
Lost in thought, Han Li walked toward the cultivation chamber. Suddenly, he reached behind his head, and a black orb shot out, transforming into a tiny black figure—his second Nascent Soul.
With a flick of his sleeves, he also released the Soul Devouring Beast and the Leopard-Qilin Beast.
Smiling, he tossed the mysterious vial to the second Nascent Soul before leaving without another word.
The second Nascent Soul caught the vial, remaining silent until Han Li disappeared around a corner. Then, it issued soft commands to the two beasts before floating away in another direction.
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