Chapter 1064: Illusory Scene

The clusters of Dao patterns on the True Word Wheel first lit up, floating and dancing like talisman runes, merging with the surrounding spiritual domain void.

The True Word Wheel also detached from behind Han Li and flew upward, hanging like a full moon in the sky, its golden rays shining down.

Following that, the golden hourglass fell to the ground, and all the golden sand within poured out, spreading slowly yet swiftly, reaching the feet of Qi Mozi in an instant.

The latter was startled by the sight, and for some reason, his raised foot hesitated and did not fall immediately.

But after only a brief pause, he stomped heavily into the Illusory Chen Sand, feeling a slight resistance underfoot, yet he still strode forward toward Han Li, nearly reaching him.

At that moment, the other three manifestations of the Time Law also began to change.

The golden liquid in the Vial of Time flowed out, forming a golden river's phantom; the Eastern Yi Divine Tree planted itself in the golden sand, coalescing into a forest phantom; and the golden torch flew into the sky, dispersing into countless sparks like a starry night...

"This... could it be..."

Qi Mozi's eyes flashed with shock at the sight, and he could not help but stop in his tracks.

Even Han Li himself was astonished by this sudden marvel. The five manifestations of the Time Law had merged with his time domain, conjuring a scene akin to the Creation Realm.

As soon as Han Li's domain space changed, the fluctuations of the Time Law within the entire domain intensified severalfold. The golden ripples that spread out resisted Qi Mozi's Severed Time Flowing Fire spiritual light, adding a measure of hindrance.

Yet the gap in their cultivation levels remained vast, and Qi Mozi still held the upper hand.

"Excellent! You have indeed inherited the master's true Great Five Elements Illusory World Art, and have even reached the level of resonating with the domain. I will not let you escape this time. I must have that technique!" After the shock on Qi Mozi's face faded, it was replaced by an indescribable excitement.

With that, he formed a hand seal with one hand, chanting an incantation to make the golden torch shine brightly, while recalling the black short axe with the other and swinging it down at Han Li's head.

With no way to evade, Han Li, in desperation, activated both the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art and the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art to their limits. In the next moment, he was about to ignite his true spirit bloodline, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed form to withstand the blow.

But just then, a sudden change occurred!

The five manifestations of the Time Law suddenly blazed with light. Strands of Time Law crystal threads shot out from them, merging in the void as if burning, blooming into a dazzling five-colored fused light.

Feeling the five-colored fused light enveloping him, Qi Mozi's expression changed drastically, and his face froze. He stood rooted to the spot, unable to move, just as Han Li had been earlier.

A flicker of surprise passed through Han Li's eyes as he saw, under the illumination of the five-colored fused light, layers of phantom images began to emerge on Qi Mozi's body, as if countless identical copies of him had materialized.

But as the figures continued to split, the first phantoms began to shimmer, their bodies turning ethereal, like rotting wood, turning into gray dust and dissipating.

With each phantom that dissipated, the real Qi Mozi at the center began to undergo subtle changes in form, and his aura also shifted slightly.

Han Li did not know what fortuitous coincidence had given rise to this strange scene, and he feared that any casual move on his part might break it.

Thus, he could only hold his hand seals precisely and fully activate the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art.

But his eyes never left Qi Mozi.

After observing for a moment, Han Li was astonished to find that with each phantom's annihilation, Qi Mozi's cultivation was gradually weakening... no, it was his age that was gradually decreasing.

Those phantom figures seemed to represent the endless years Qi Mozi had experienced. Under the five-colored fused light, they dissipated bit by bit, as if he had been dragged into a time trap, his body regressing to a state from tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years ago.

After just over ten breaths, Qi Mozi's aura plummeted, unable to maintain even the early Daluo stage, becoming an unstable state that fluctuated up and down.

"How is this possible? They are just illusory objects—how can they have such power?" Qi Mozi struggled in vain, crying out in alarm.

Han Li gritted his teeth and pushed the technique to its limit.

He believed that if just another ten or so breaths passed, Qi Mozi's body might regress by millions more years, and by then, he might not even be able to maintain his peak Taiyi cultivation, giving Han Li at least a fifty percent chance of victory.

But unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. The five-colored fused light hovering above Qi Mozi's head grew dim over time, clearly having consumed a great deal of energy and nearing the point of collapse.

"Hold on just a little longer, just a little longer..." Han Li's brows knitted into a knot as he prayed inwardly.

But the next moment, a soft "puff" sound was heard.

Under the intense consumption, the five-colored fused light finally lost all its color. All the time crystal threads within had exhausted their Time Law power, becoming thin, transparent threads.

Then, within the domain, the full moon descended, the stars gathered, the mountains flattened, the rivers reversed, the trees vanished, and all the illusory scenes dissipated.

The five manifestations of the Time Law reappeared, their light dim, and flew back into Han Li's body. No matter how he called, they would not manifest again.

Before Qi Mozi could react, Han Li let out a fierce roar. Activating the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art while channeling his true spirit bloodline, his body blazed with red light and swelled abruptly, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed form in an instant.

The central ape head's eyes glared wide, and one massive fist smashed heavily toward Qi Mozi, followed by a dragon claw covered in golden scales that shot out to grab him.

The moment he regained freedom, Qi Mozi, ignoring his drop in cultivation, quickly formed a strange hand seal and thrust out a palm. The flames on the golden torch surged.

A mass of golden spiritual flame transformed into a fire dragon, charging straight at Han Li.

The fire dragon, condensed with dense Time Law power, shot through Han Li's fist and claw with incomprehensible speed, arriving before them to strike him.

Where the golden flame dragon passed, time in the void instantly froze. Its power was no weaker than when Qi Mozi was at the Daluo stage. If Han Li were hit, his body would be frozen, and he would be unable to continue fighting.

However, Han Li was prepared for such a situation. The moment the golden flame dragon appeared, a flash of emerald light shone before him—the Profound Heaven Gourd had opened its mouth, waiting.

At the gourd's mouth, a green light spun rapidly, but as the golden flame dragon approached, it slowed down, though it never truly stopped.

When the golden flame dragon drew near, it was inevitably drawn in and swallowed whole.

The gourd shook violently, its mouth sealing shut, but its body continued to tremble.

Han Li had no time to attend to the gourd's condition. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, he swung his fist and claw simultaneously, unleashing the star power within him without restraint.

Qi Mozi, already unstable in cultivation due to the five-colored fused light, and with his secret technique absorbed into the gourd, was caught off guard and unable to counterattack. He was struck head-on by a surging, mountain-toppling force.

A thunderous boom echoed!

A burst of star light exploded, and Qi Mozi, struck hard amid the scattered star fragments, was sent flying backward.

His bones cracked and popped, and blood spurted from his mouth. His eyes, filled with resentment, remained fixed on Han Li until he crashed heavily to the ground beyond the black night curtain cast by the Crow Nest Ghost King.

Han Li leaped to pursue him, but Qi Mozi flickered and shot into the distance, vanishing in an instant.

The ten red-robed ghost generals and the Tian Shui Sect members, who were fighting far away, could not even see his figure clearly—only the black night curtain slowly closing, within which a three-headed, six-armed giant demon was faintly visible.

Han Li slowly withdrew his gaze. With a thought, the thirty-six Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and the Essence Flame Firebird, previously frozen by the Severed Time Flowing Fire, flew back to his side.

He turned his gaze to the other side, where Ti Hun and the Crow Nest Ghost King were still locked in battle. Ti Hun was covered in shocking wounds and seemed to be at a disadvantage.

The Crow Nest Ghost King had long shed his scholar guise, revealing his true form as a giant ghost hundreds of feet tall, clad in blood-colored armor and a scarlet robe, his entire body a bloody red.

He had sharp horns on his head, fangs protruding from his mouth, and a face full of ferocity. With each breath, two streams of blood mist flowed from his nostrils, and his whole body exuded a strong bloody stench that made one want to vomit.

The Crow Nest Ghost King held a huge white bone trident, its shaft engraved with blood-colored runes, and black smoke coiled around its tips as he thrust it straight at Ti Hun's brow.

Ti Hun's vertical eye on his brow erupted with a surge of blood light, clashing with the trident, sending up large splashes of blood light upon collision.

"Go!"

Han Li waved his hand, and the thirty-six Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords shot out first, lighting up countless sword lights in midair. Like a golden rain of swords, they fell from the sky, slashing fiercely at the Crow Nest Ghost King.