Chapter 1115: Breakthrough

"What do you think, Brother Han?" Hu San did not answer Jiao San; instead, he turned his gaze to Han Li and asked noncommittally.

"Releasing the Black Heaven Demon God is indeed very risky, but if Fellow Daoist Jiao San has a means to restrain it, it might not be a bad way to solve our current predicament." Han Li replied without hesitation, though an inexplicable restlessness surged within him.

He shook his head slightly, forcibly suppressing this agitation.

"I still think it's unwise. According to Lei Yuce, the Black Heaven Demon God is far stronger than us. If we release it recklessly, we cannot control the consequences. In my opinion, it's safer to first break the Five Elements Annihilation Array and have a proper talk with Daoist Daoyin." Hu San glanced at Han Li in surprise, seemingly not expecting him to agree with Jiao San's proposal.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you should have a little more faith in me. But since you insist, let's first deal with the Five Elements Annihilation Array. If the situation doesn't improve, we can then proceed with the second step and release the Black Heaven Demon God." Jiao San frowned, somewhat displeased.

"Very well." Hu San furrowed his brow and conceded.

"Both of you, whether we break the Five Elements Annihilation Array or release the Black Heaven Demon God, we must first get through this light barrier. That won't be easy." Han Li suddenly spoke up.

"Regarding that, Fellow Daoist Han can rest assured. When I obtained the Imperial Heaven and Earth Seal earlier, I left a hidden mechanism inside. If I activate it, I can disrupt the law power within the seal for five breaths. This Five Elements Annihilation Array is based on these five fourth-grade immortal artifacts. If the Imperial Heaven and Earth Seal malfunctions, the five-colored light barrier will definitely show a flaw." A cunning glint flashed in Jiao San's eyes as her faint voice echoed in Han Li and Hu San's minds.

Han Li was taken aback and looked at the five immortal artifacts behind the light barrier.

These five immortal artifacts were originally only fourth-grade. He had thought they were third-grade given their immense power.

He sighed inwardly. Over the years, he had cultivated alone, and although he had joined the Reincarnation Palace, he remained semi-detached. While his cultivation steadily advanced, much of his knowledge and experience had to be accumulated on his own, leaving him lagging behind someone like Jiao San, who was nurtured by a large organization.

"What? Does Fellow Daoist Han find something wrong with what I just said?" Jiao San noticed Han Li's expression and asked.

"No, there's no time to lose. Let's act now." Han Li shook his head and said.

Jiao San nodded and briefly exchanged tactical ideas with Han Li and Hu San.

With a loud "boom!"

The time domain around Han Li suddenly blazed with light, instantly flooding the entire hall and enveloping everyone within it.

Then Han Li, Jiao San, and Hu San shot out simultaneously, darting toward the altar from three directions.

Although the three had exchanged many words via telepathy, it took little time—only one or two breaths.

Just as the five-colored disc before Daoist Daoyin lit up with his finger gestures, Han Li and the others burst forward.

Their protective light vibrated the void, producing a piercing roar. They moved extremely fast and in the blink of an eye reached the vicinity of the five-colored light barrier.

"Hmph, overestimating yourselves!" Daoist Daoyin showed no surprise at this scene; a hint of mockery curled at his lips as he once again pointed with a hand seal.

The five-colored light barrier immediately blazed with dazzling light.

Although Daoist Daoyin was within Han Li's time domain, his movements were not slowed, and the spiritual light fluctuations on the five-colored light barrier were similarly unaffected.

Han Li's heart jolted at this sight.

The five-colored spiritual light on the barrier surged wildly, then flickered violently.

With a thunderous roar, another wave of five-colored orbs shot out from above, heading straight for Han Li and the others.

Perhaps due to Daoist Daoyin's hasty activation, this wave of five-colored orbs was much fewer in number than before.

However, these orbs maintained their speed just after leaving the barrier, only slowing down more than tenfold after traveling a short distance.

Han Li let out a soft exclamation at this, then looked at the Lamp of Time beside Daoist Daoyin and suddenly understood.

It must be the influence of the Lamp of Time, which could shield a certain area around it from the effects of his time domain.

With this thought, his eyes brightened. The Lamp of Time seemed even more marvelous than he had imagined. If he could obtain it, aside from its other abilities, the time law power it contained alone could be refined into countless time law threads.

Based on his previous experience, he conservatively estimated that the law threads refined would number in the thousands.

At this thought, an intense desire to obtain the Lamp of Time at all costs surged within Han Li.

He then gave a start and forcibly suppressed this sudden impulse. His own crisis was not yet resolved; this was not the time to seize the Lamp of Time.

Still, a certain restlessness lingered in his heart, but he had no time to dwell on it now.

Facing the onslaught of five-colored orbs, he did not stop or attempt to defend himself. Instead, he raised his hand and waved.

With a flash of brilliant light, the diagram of the Heavenly Sword Array appeared before him, flying toward the five-colored orbs.

In contrast, Jiao San and Hu San immediately halted without hesitation and then shot backward.

Their initial charge was a feint to draw Daoist Daoyin's attention, preventing Han Li from bearing the full brunt of the Five Elements Annihilation Array. Now that they had successfully attracted its firepower, they naturally retreated at once.

Moreover, although the five-colored orbs were fewer in number, they were still beyond their ability to withstand.

Daoist Daoyin's expression changed at the sight of the Heavenly Sword Array diagram, and he quickly formed hand seals again.

The five-colored light barrier flickered once more, and the orbs aimed at Han Li immediately veered aside, trying their utmost to avoid touching the Heavenly Sword Array diagram.

Han Li felt a slight relief. As he had guessed, the Heavenly Sword Array diagram was extremely important to the Heavenly Sword Sect; they were reluctant to destroy it.

As he pondered, golden light flared around him again, and his forward speed suddenly doubled, allowing him to dart through the rain of five-colored orbs and reach the five-colored light barrier.

Han Li flipped his hand and put away the Heavenly Sword Array diagram, then raised both arms.

Over two hundred time law threads within his body shot out, gathering before him, while the golden light in his time domain surged madly toward them.

"Clang!"

With a clear sound like metal striking, a giant golden sword ten zhang long and half a zhang wide appeared between Han Li's hands!

The sword's body flickered with flame-like golden light, dazzling golden radiance streaming across it like a golden sun, its intense brilliance scattering in all directions.

Then Han Li moved his arms, and the giant golden sword slashed down from above with unparalleled momentum toward the five-colored light barrier near the yellow jade pillar. The fierce force seemed to tear and collapse the otherwise stable void.

Daoist Daoyin's gaze narrowed at the might of the golden sword, then turned mocking as he once again pointed with a hand seal.

The yellow-faced old man on the pillar quickly formed hand seals, and the Imperial Heaven and Earth Seal above him suddenly brightened, emitting a thick yellow beam that shot into the five-colored light barrier before Han Li.

The barrier immediately brightened and thickened considerably.

At the same time, Jiao San, who was retreating, suddenly halted. Her hands moved like wheels as she formed seals, and a dazzling dark red light appeared in her hands, flashing rapidly three times.

On the yellow jade pillar, a layer of dark red light suddenly emerged on the surface of the Imperial Heaven and Earth Seal, and the towering yellow light emitted by the seal rapidly dimmed.

The yellow-faced old man was stunned, then quickly formed hand seals to try to activate the Imperial Heaven and Earth Seal, but to no avail.

At that moment, the light on the five-colored barrier also dimmed sharply, and the barrier near the yellow jade pillar became extremely thin, almost completely disappearing.

The five-colored orbs that had shot out suddenly shattered, dissipating into specks of spiritual light and vanishing.

Before the yellow-faced old man and Daoist Daoyin could react, the giant golden sword in Han Li's hand had already struck the thin area of the barrier.

"Rip!"

The barrier emitted a sound like tearing silk, and a slit several zhang long was cut open.

Joy surged on Jiao San's face at this sight.

She quickly chanted an incantation, and the dark red light around her blazed wildly. She also unfolded her domain, enveloping the entire hall.

Then she twisted her body, transforming into a dark red light that shot toward the slit in the barrier.

Almost simultaneously, Hu San waved his hand and sacrificed the Heavenly Fox Blood-Transforming Blade. His form flickered, turning into a gray-white light that attached itself to the blade.

The Heavenly Fox Blood-Transforming Blade whistled, turning into a bloody rainbow that shot toward the slit, even faster than Jiao San.

Qi Mozi, Xiong Shan, and the eagle-nosed demon, watching from afar, were all stunned by the actions of Han Li and the others.

"Big Brother, those three have broken through the array barrier. This is a good opportunity to dismantle the Five Elements Annihilation Array. Should we go and assist?" The tortoise-backed demon's eyes lit up, and he transmitted a message to the eagle-nosed demon.

"No need. Let them fight to mutual destruction. None of these humans can be trusted. Now that they are occupying the array, we should take the chance to find a way out of here." The eagle-nosed demon cast a cold glance at Han Li and the others and replied via telepathy.

"But..." The tortoise-backed demon hesitated.

"Big Brother is right. This place is fraught with danger; we'd better leave quickly. I regret ever listening to Qi Mozi's lies and coming here, costing the lives of Third and Fourth Brothers!" The bone demon said in pain.

"Alright, let's quickly examine the barrier here and see if we can find a weakness." The tortoise-backed demon said.

"Leaving? You're not going anywhere. You three had better stay put!" Just as the three demons were about to dart away, an icy voice sounded in their ears.

Before the words faded, a solid golden domain descended with a bang, enveloping the three demons. Qi Mozi stood in the void within the domain, his face full of mockery.

"Qi Mozi, what are you trying to do?" The eagle-nosed demon roared, black qi surging around him as he struggled fiercely.

But the three were trapped in the golden domain, their speed immediately slowed by more than tenfold, and the surrounding golden domain was extremely solid. Their efforts had little effect.