Chapter 1102: Suspicion of the Divine Lamp

“Didn’t Han Li obtain the Lihuo Heavenly Pearl? Could someone have waylaid him and taken it?” Xiong Shan asked, a look of surprise on his face.

Qimozi said nothing, muttered an incantation, and waved his hand.

A golden light flashed in his palm, revealing a palm-sized golden mirror. A watery golden light wave spread from its surface, rippling swiftly across the surrounding tens of miles before returning to the mirror.

The golden mirror shimmered, and three strands of light—gold, white, and red—appeared on it.

The golden light emitted waves of time law fluctuations, while the white and red lights both radiated fire law fluctuations.

The red light in particular, though much smaller than the white, emitted stronger law fluctuations, suppressing the law power within the white light.

“Oh, this fire law is quite remarkable, actually able to overpower the fire law within the Lihuo Heavenly Pearl,” Xiong Shan said, not surprised by the scene, as if he had seen it before.

“Of course it’s remarkable. This strand of fire law is the legendary fire origin law; how could it fail to suppress the Lihuo Heavenly Pearl!” Qimozi said slowly.

“Fire origin law! No wonder. But who left this origin law? Among those who entered the Age Tower, no one seems to cultivate fire law,” Xiong Shan said, startled, then remarked.

Qimozi’s expression darkened upon hearing this.

The reason for his grave demeanor was precisely this.

There are tens of thousands of laws in the world, with the three supreme laws reigning supreme, but origin laws are also extraordinary, second only to the three supreme laws, and very few can comprehend them.

Qimozi knew all those who entered the Age Tower, and none cultivated fire law. Now, the sudden emergence of someone cultivating fire origin law alarmed him greatly. He secretly wondered if, besides Han Li and the others, someone else had entered the Age Tower.

“Forget it, overthinking is useless. Let’s catch up and see,” Qimozi said, shaking his head.

Xiong Shan naturally had no objection, and the two turned into golden beams, shooting upward.

…

At this moment, Han Li was continuing to fly upward with the Essence Fire Child.

The higher they went, the denser the white mist became, gradually turning almost solid, like strands of silk winding around Han Li’s遁光, greatly slowing his speed.

Moreover, the further they went, the thicker the white mist grew, and the obstruction increased, so that his flying speed soon dropped to only a tenth of normal.

Suddenly, Han Li’s expression shifted. He stopped his遁光 and gazed into the vast white mist ahead, a contemplative look on his face.

The Essence Fire Child looked at Han Li, opening and closing its mouth a few times and gesturing with its small hands, as if asking why he had stopped.

Han Li paid no attention to the Essence Fire Child, merely staring ahead.

At this point, he could clearly sense a powerful time law fluctuation ahead, no longer as vague as before.

This time law fluctuation was similar to the golden flame aura he had seen at the two array eyes, likely from the same source.

If his guess was correct, the source of this time law fluctuation should be the Divine Lamp of Time.

Han Li had previously questioned Lei Yuce in detail about the sealing of the Black Heaven Demon God. The five array eyes were merely auxiliary; the Black Heaven Demon God was sealed within a main array, and the Divine Lamp of Time was also there.

Now that the Divine Lamp of Time had revealed a trace, the seal of the Black Heaven Demon God was likely right there.

Although Han Li was far less fearful of the Black Heaven Demon God than Lei Yuce and the other two, he still instinctively wanted to avoid direct contact with this demon god, who might be a Dao Ancestor.

Since entering this Taisui Tower, he had first obtained three Fire Year Firefly Insect nests, greatly increasing his time law crystal threads, and just now acquired the white fire bead containing fire origin. His gains were already considerable.

If he continued forward, it would mean taking risks at the Black Heaven Demon God’s seal, and the danger would naturally increase greatly.

At that moment, a vast, muffled sound came from somewhere, and the nearby white mist sea rippled slightly.

“What’s that?” Han Li raised an eyebrow.

A white light suddenly lit up on the Essence Fire Child’s body, and the white fire bead automatically flew out from within it. The bead shone brightly and trembled incessantly, as if resonating with something.

But this did not last long. After a few breaths, the light on the fire bead quickly dimmed and returned to normal.

Seeing this, the Essence Fire Child quickly opened its mouth and sucked the bead back into its body, then hugged its small belly tightly with both hands, as if afraid it would fly away again.

“Could it be that the other two array eyes have been broken, causing this white fire bead to stir?” Han Li thought to himself, smiling slightly as he patted the Essence Fire Child’s head.

The five array eyes were connected to each other, and this white fire bead was the object suppressing one array eye, so it was normal for it to connect with the other two array eyes.

After a moment’s thought, he soon stopped dwelling on it and looked ahead.

This brief delay had allowed him to make up his mind: he would continue forward and see how things stood.

After all, he had come this far, and it would be a pity to retreat now. He was still quite curious about the Divine Lamp of Time and wanted to see it.

Moreover, he had previously agreed to act together with Hu San and the others, and leaving now would violate that agreement.

With this thought, Han Li no longer hesitated. With a soft shout, a huge golden sword shadow emerged on his body surface, enveloping him within it as he shot forward.

Golden arcs of lightning coiled around the sword shadow, emitting an extremely sharp sword aura. As it churned, it cleaved through the mist ahead, making his forward speed much faster than before.

However, this good fortune did not last long. After advancing a bit further, the surrounding white mist grew denser and tougher.

The golden sword shadow found it increasingly difficult to break through the mist, and its speed slowed once again.

Seeing this, the Essence Fire Child pouted, flew off Han Li's shoulder, and opened its mouth to spit.

The white fire bead shot out again, merging into the golden sword shadow around Han Li.

Strands of white flame flew out from the fire bead, winding around the sword shadow, complementing the golden lightning arcs.

The sword shadow's speed surged abruptly, slicing through the mist ahead like a hot knife through butter.

"The path ahead is unclear. Don't waste your vital energy to activate the fire bead. Conserve your strength well," Han Li frowned and said sternly.

The Essence Fire Child grinned, as if to say it didn't matter.

Han Li carefully sensed the changes in the Essence Fire Child's aura; the consumption was indeed minimal. Surprised and delighted, he hurriedly urged the sword light forward with all his might.

After flying for a moment, the white mist ahead suddenly began to thin, as if they had reached its end.

The mountain peaks below were no longer boundless, and their full outlines began to be faintly visible, as if they had finally arrived at the summit area.

Han Li was secretly pleased and increased his flying speed again.

But the next moment, a loud "bang" rang out. He collided with something hard. The golden sword shadow around him shattered, and he was sent flying backward.

Fortunately, Han Li's physical body was extremely tough, and he was not injured.

The white fire bead within the sword shadow was also shaken back, and the Essence Fire Child hurriedly swallowed it into its body.

"What happened?" Han Li straightened his body and steadied himself, then looked ahead with a look of understanding.

A layer of white light screen appeared in the mist ahead. It didn't look very thick, and within it, streaks of white flowing light could be faintly seen flickering.

However, this light screen was semi-transparent and mixed within the mist, making it very hard to detect.

The light screen seemed boundless. Han Li's spiritual sense could not perceive its full extent, nor could it penetrate it, as if a natural moat stood before him.

Deep within the white light screen, a dazzling golden light could be faintly seen, from which waves of time law fluctuations emanated.

"That is..." Han Li's eyes brightened. He flew down and landed before the white light screen, straining to see the situation within the golden light behind it.

Unfortunately, the golden light was dazzling, and the light screen blocked his view, making it impossible to see through. However, he could be certain that this was the seal of the Black Heaven Demon God.

Han Li withdrew his gaze, focusing on the white light screen before him. He raised a hand and pressed against it.

The white light screen felt somewhat soft to the touch, but deeper within it was extremely hard, giving an impression of impregnability.

Han Li frowned slightly, then let out a low shout. All nine hundred and more acupoints on his body burst into radiance, and he raised a fist to punch the light screen.

A loud, muffled bang sounded!

His fist sank deeply into the white light screen, and around the fist, ripples like water waves appeared on the screen, undulating violently.

The nearby void also rumbled and shook.

But the white light screen showed no signs of cracking; instead, a tremendous force of rebound surged out from within, sending him flying backward.

Han Li flew back a full two to three hundred zhang. With a flash of golden light, he halted again.

The rebound force this time was too strong, twisting his internal organs into a knot. Even with his tough physical body, it was hard to bear; his face turned pale, and it took a while for him to recover.

Han Li's expression darkened. He snorted coldly, formed hand seals with both hands, and activated the "Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art."

In the next moment, his entire body blazed with starlight, and his form suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant demon form ten thousand zhang tall, with three heads and six arms.

The three heads of the giant demon were one of a mountain giant ape, another of a true spirit celestial dragon, and the third of a roc soaring through the heavens.

Three true spirit bloodline powers surged up from within his body, and an overwhelming aura erupted from him, causing the nearby void to tremble directly.

The golden light behind the white light screen suddenly fluctuated, but then returned to normal the next moment.

Han Li was fully focused on operating the "Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art" and did not notice the situation behind the light screen. The giant demon he had transformed into let out a roar, and its six fists struck out in unison, hitting the white light screen.

With a thunderous boom!

At the point where the six fists struck, the light screen sank deeply inward, and the surrounding screen shook and undulated violently, ten times more intensely than before.

Yet even so, the white light screen remained taut and unbroken. It emitted a dazzling light, and the white flowing light inside spun rapidly. A vast and resilient restrictive force emanated from it, gradually dissolving the immense power of the giant demon's six fists bit by bit.