The venomous Flood Dragon roared furiously, a brilliant crimson light erupting from its body as it prepared to strike at Han Li. But almost simultaneously, its expression drastically changed. With a “thump,” it fell to its knees, watching helplessly as its entire body swelled and distorted, rendered completely immobile and mute.
“Seeking death!” Upon seeing this, Feng Xi’s face flashed with a phosphorescent light as he snarled. His figure vanished from where he stood, reappearing ghostlike behind Han Li in the next instant. Raising a single hand, it transformed with a “swish” into a black claw that stabbed down viciously.
His movements were swift as lightning. Although Han Li had been extremely vigilant, he couldn’t keep up with the opponent’s speed. He could only desperately twist his body to the side in his mind.
A clear “clang” rang out. Han Li was sent flying as if struck by a tremendous force, hurtling over a dozen zhang away before stumbling several times and barely managing to steady himself.
Despite being squarely hit by a claw strike from a ninth-grade demon beast, Han Li had not been disemboweled or have his heart pierced on the spot.
The demon cultivator Feng Xi was also stunned. A flash of ferocious light in his eyes, he fixed his gaze on the torn clothing on Han Li’s back, where silvery-white scales were exposed. Most of these scales had been shattered by his previous strike, revealing glossy black clothing beneath.
“An inner armor?” Feng Xi was greatly surprised but let out a cold laugh. Without another word, he transformed into a gust of wind and vanished once more.
This inner armor could block one of his strikes; it was clearly a top-tier treasure. But next time, this armor wouldn’t be able to save the other’s life.
On the opposite side, Han Li inwardly sighed in relief. If that claw had been aimed at his head, he would likely be a corpse by now. And this Emperor Scale Armor from Barbarian Beard was truly a remarkable treasure, able to withstand a strike from a ninth-grade demon beast.
With this bought time, as soon as Han Li steadied himself, without a second thought, azure light and golden arcs surged from his body simultaneously. The dazzling green radiance and wildly dancing golden arcs formed a spectacular Azure Essence Sword Shield. At the same time, he raised both hands, and over twenty azure sword lights shot out from his body, instantly forming an additional layer of defense within the protective shield.
Just as he completed these actions, Feng Xi’s tall, lean figure appeared before Han Li. The demon’s face was extremely gloomy, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he opened his mouth, faintly revealing a blinding white light.
Han Li’s expression changed abruptly. “Not good!” he thought inwardly. This old demon was actually using his demon core to attack directly. He had no confidence in blocking it at all.
Just as Han Li’s heart turned cold, Feng Xi closed his mouth, suddenly swayed several times, his face turning extremely grim as he struggled to stay upright.
Han Li was momentarily stunned but quickly noticed the other’s body trembling slightly, with his abdomen beginning to bulge and distort unevenly. Although this old demon’s cultivation was far deeper than the other two demons, the effects of the medicine were still taking hold.
Overjoyed, Han Li unceremoniously pointed a finger, and over twenty Green Bamboo Cloud-Swarm Swords shot out like a swarm, madly slashing and stabbing at the demon.
A moment later, the smile that had just appeared on Han Li’s face stiffened slightly.
Although the Splitwind Beast was on one knee in agony, clutching its abdomen with both hands, a faint white light emanated from its body. No matter how the swarm of swords attacked, they couldn’t breach this protective light in the slightest. Moreover, the demon cultivator could still barely lift its head to glare fiercely at Han Li. Unable to speak, its eyes were filled with intense malice.
Seeing this, Han Li’s heart sank. But after a moment’s thought, he deduced that the demon must possess some kind of protective treasure. Otherwise, given the depth of its hatred for him, if it could muster even a sliver of magic power, it would surely seize him first to vent its fury.
Thinking this, Han Li felt slightly reassured. His hands swiftly formed seals, and immediately the twenty-four flying swords soared into the air together. In the blink of an eye, two clusters of piercing azure light exploded mid-air, revealing two enormous azure swords several zhang in length, gleaming with a cold light.
A strange glint flashed in Han Li’s eyes. Without a word, he opened his mouth and two puffs of azure qi shot out, each landing on one of the giant swords. Upon contact with the azure qi, the giant swords radiated brilliantly in the air. With a series of light hums, they descended one after another, slashing menacingly toward the Splitwind Beast within the white light.
Two tremendous “boom” sounds echoed.
The giant swords struck the white light fiercely, azure radiance and white light intertwining. However, the swords only pressed the white light down a few inches before being unceremoniously rebounded.
Witnessing this scene, Han Li stood frozen in place. A trace of mockery appeared on Feng Xi’s face.
Seeing the other’s expression, Han Li couldn’t help but startle. He then realized that although the other was still in excruciating pain and seemingly immobile, its abdomen was alternately swelling and shrinking, and its limbs and head showed none of the expected abnormal changes. It seemed this demon was forcibly suppressing the effects of the spiritual liquid.
Han Li’s face changed as he suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly turned to look at the other two demons.
The sight that met his eyes chilled his heart!
Although the bodies of the venomous Flood Dragon and the tortoise demon—both eighth-grade demon beasts—were still expanding, their heads and limbs were somewhat smaller than before. Given the wild fluctuations of spiritual energy around them, they were clearly also attempting to suppress the medicine’s effects. However, their cultivation was far inferior to the Splitwind Beast’s, hence the slower progress.
Without further thought, Han Li pointed at the two giant swords, which instantly transformed into two azure rainbows, slashing toward the two demons respectively. Since these swords were ineffective against the Splitwind Beast, it was better to eliminate these two first!
Then, hardening his heart, Han Li slapped the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and countless Gold Devouring Beetles surged out wildly. At Han Li’s low hum, they blotted out the sky and earth as they pounced toward the white light.
Seeing the appearance of so many Gold Devouring Beetles, a flicker of astonishment passed through the Splitwind Beast’s eyes. But the next moment, countless insects enveloped the white light layer upon layer, beginning to gnaw at it.
Meanwhile, the two giant swords had already reached the giant tortoise and the venomous Flood Dragon. Although the two demons’ expressions changed, they were unable to move an inch and could only watch as the azure sword light descended upon them. A series of fierce “clang” sounds echoed as the two demons emerged completely unscathed under the violent assault of the giant swords.
Han Li stood dumbfounded!
“How is this possible? That Splitwind Beast has a protective treasure, allowing it to withstand the flying swords. But these two demons were struck squarely on their bodies, yet they also remain unharmed! Could it be that the bodies of eighth-grade demon beasts are truly this resilient?”
Once Han Li regained his senses, of course he wouldn’t give up just yet.
He pointed at the two giant swords, and two golden lightning arcs, thick as arms, shot out, striking the two demons’ bodies squarely.
The venomous Flood Dragon and the tortoise demon, struck by such thick Evil-Suppressing Divine Lightning, showed expressions of pain but were soon unharmed. However, the looks they shot toward Han Li naturally became even more malevolent. No doubt, the first thing they would do upon being able to move would be to pounce and tear Han Li to pieces.
Han Li was truly unnerved.
Turning his head to glance at his swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles, he willed them with his spiritual sense. All the beetles soared into the air, revealing the concealed Splitwind Beast.
Although the white light had dimmed somewhat, the demon beast hidden within remained safe and sound. This white light was unexpectedly difficult to deal with; even thousands upon thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles gnawing at it simultaneously had barely weakened it.
This demon beast’s protective treasure was incredibly, almost unnaturally, powerful.
Just as Han Li hesitated over whether to continue having the Gold Devouring Beetles gnaw away, the Splitwind Beast Feng Xi actually managed to speak.
“Human! Do you truly think a mere Core Formation cultivator can handle us shape-shifted demon race? Wait a little longer, and I will make you taste a living hell.” The demon spoke with difficulty, slowly, its face full of ferocity. Though its voice was extremely calm, the venom in its words was unmistakable.
“Hmph! Is that so?” Hearing the other’s threats, Han Li instead calmed down.
Without further hesitation, he pointed at the insect swarm in the air. The thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles buzzed loudly, changing direction to pounce on the other two demons.
Meanwhile, the two giant swords madly slashed toward the light shield in the air.
“Stop! What foolishness are you doing? Do you want to be hunted for life by the Flood Dragon clan of the sea from now on? Those Wind Thunder Wings haven’t been fully refined yet. Taking them out now would waste all previous efforts. Moreover, these spirit wings can only be driven by wind and thunder power; what use would they be to you!” Seeing Han Li’s actions, the demon cultivator Feng Xi finally panicked, urgently changing expression and shouting sharply.
Han Li let out a cold laugh, showing no intention of stopping. In an instant, the insect swarm descended upon the two demons, and the light shield, under the fierce assault of the two giant swords, began to sway precariously. After all, this protective shield was only meant for artifact refining; its defensive capabilities naturally weren’t very strong.
Witnessing this, the Splitwind Beast’s originally green eyes turned blood-red in an instant. But restrained by the foreign object inside its body, it could do nothing.
In the blink of an eye, the venomous Flood Dragon let out a earth-shattering cry of agony.
Then a cluster of bright crimson blood light exploded amidst the insect swarm. Numerous Gold Devouring Beetles, upon touching this blood-colored light, immediately emitted yellow smoke and dissolved into pools of black liquid.
This blood light was actually an extremely virulent poison.
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