Chapter 1126: Fierce Battle with Qi Mozi

Meanwhile, outside the Tower of Time, chaos reigned.

On the entire tower, massive cracks visible to the naked eye began to appear, silver light flickering within them, from which powerful spatial fluctuations emanated.

Before long, people began to continuously rush out from these silver cracks—humans, demons, and devils of various forms and cultivation levels, countless in number, blotting out the sky.

The disciples of various sects stationed outside the tower were initially greatly alarmed and wanted to retreat, but many of those who emerged attacked without explanation. Only under the discipline of their leaders did the disciples avoid a complete rout and were forced to defend themselves.

At first, relying on their numerical advantage, they could firmly suppress some of the escapees, but as more and more people emerged, including some extremely powerful beings, the balance of victory began to tilt.

Outside the Tower of Time, the sounds of battle and shouting shook the heavens. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and blood flowed like a river on the ground.

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On the other side, Han Li and Qu Lin pursued closely and saw that Jiao San had already released the Reincarnation Domain, enveloping hundreds of miles of the high sky.

Within her dark red domain, a golden domain had also expanded—clearly the Time Law Domain released by Qi Mozi.

As Li Qima charged into the two domains, his figure suddenly slowed.

His eyes instantly bulged like copper bells, and his four hooves galloped wildly, sending out white whirlwinds that churned the surrounding space, quickly increasing his speed again.

The moment Han Li and Qu Lin entered, a golden light sphere suddenly expanded around them, transforming into a Time Domain that enveloped a hundred miles.

When the two caught up, they found that Qi Mozi and the others had stopped fighting and were now confronting each other.

“If you hand over what you obtained from the altar, we can let you go and leave on your own,” Jiao San said, her hands forming a spell seal but not attacking further.

“Hmph, with the Time Lamp in hand, why would I fear you?” Qi Mozi sneered.

“Qi Mozi, what about us?” Han Li said with a cold laugh.

Seeing Han Li arriving with Li Qima and Qu Lin, Qi Mozi’s expression changed. Jiao San and her group were already troublesome enough; with these added, how could he alone be a match?

Moreover, Qu Lin, Liu Zizai, and Li Qima were all Great Luo cultivators. Even with the Time Lamp, he was sure to lose.

Just then, Qi Mozi suddenly remembered something, a sinister smile appearing on his face. He flipped his hand, and a palm-sized blood-red token appeared in his palm.

“This life-bound token is yours, isn’t it? If you don’t want me to destroy it, kill him immediately,” Qi Mozi said, sensing the life aura on the token, his gaze falling on Liu Zizai as he commanded.

Liu Zizai’s eyes flickered, following his pointing finger toward Han Li, a look of hesitation on his face.

“You have no choice. Do you believe I’ll crush it right now?” Qi Mozi sneered, speaking harshly.

“Forgive me…”

A flash of anger passed through Liu Zizai’s eyes. He spoke and then flashed toward Han Li.

“Old fox, sorry, but I can’t let you kill him.” Without Han Li needing to say anything, Qu Lin had already taken the initiative to meet him and block his way.

Li Qima hesitated briefly, then white light flared from his body, transforming into a massive whirlwind that swept Qu Lin and Liu Zizai away, flying out of the domains of Han Li and the others.

“Heh, without them, do you think you few can still fight me?” Qi Mozi said with a contemptuous laugh.

Han Li and Jiao San exchanged glances and nodded to each other. The three spread out, surrounding Qi Mozi in a tripartite formation.

“I admire your courage, but I’m afraid you don’t know the true power of the Time Lamp,” Qi Mozi said with a cold smile, sweeping his gaze over the three.

Hearing this, Han Li and the others’ hearts tightened, a sense of foreboding rising within them.

“Let me show you!” Qi Mozi said, gesturing with both hands before him.

The golden lamp, shaped like a lotus, immediately flew out, hovering before him, spinning rapidly.

He formed a spell seal, and his aura surged. His clothes billowed without wind, rustling loudly.

Before him, golden light condensed, and a torch with a flickering golden flame materialized.

Qi Mozi’s gaze fell on the torch and the Time Lamp, a fanatical gleam in his eyes. He changed his hand seals and roared,

"Time severed, space broken, flowing fire unborn, years inexhaustible, the divine lamp eternally lit."

As his words fell, the lotus-core-like wick in the lotus-lake lamp instantly burst forth with ten thousand golden rays, illuminating the high sky like a blazing sun, and from within rolled golden ripples, surging ceaselessly like a sea of clouds.

"This is... not good, stop him!" Han Li shouted abruptly, sensing something amiss.

With that, he fully activated the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art within him, raised his hand and waved it fiercely. Golden light surged wildly from his palm, and the thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords merged into one, wrapped in dense lightning, shooting straight at Qimozi.

Jiao San was a step slower but still struck out with a palm, sending an octagonal token flying from her palm, wrapped in rolling dark-red smoke, coalescing into a massive wall of mist that advanced toward Qimozi.

On the other side, the Celestial Fox Blood-Transforming Blade in Jiao San's hand had already slashed out, sending hundreds of huge blood-colored light blades cutting through the void and tearing the sky, descending upon Qimozi's head.

Each of the three attacks was formidable, and even a Daluo cultivator would not dare to take them lightly.

But Qimozi, at the center of the attacks, seemed utterly oblivious, merely forming hand seals and fully urging the golden torch toward the Lamp of Time.

"Boom rumble..."

Just as the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword wrapped in golden lightning was about to arrive, the dark-red mist wall had already covered the sky, and the blood blades of the Celestial Fox Blood-Transforming Blade were about to fall, the golden torch and the Lamp of Time finally merged together.

At the moment of their union, a dazzling golden light burst forth, emitting a golden radiance a hundred times more blinding than sunlight, instantly robbing Han Li and the other two of their sight.

Han Li only heard a violent roar from Qimozi's direction, and then was pushed back by a狂暴气浪, his body involuntarily retreating.

After stabilizing himself, relying on his spiritual connection, he raised his hand and beckoned. The Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword let out a trembling hum and flew back into his hand.

Han Li's eyes focused, looking toward Qimozi's direction. Amid the rolling dust and smoke, a colossal shadow stood upright, appearing to be something like a giant pillar supporting the sky.

But when the dust settled, he finally saw clearly that what was in the smoke was a golden oil lamp over a hundred zhang tall, with a slightly curved lamp post and a lotus-shaped lamp holder—it was none other than the Lamp of Time!

"This is... the Lamp of Time?" Jiao San's voice came from the side.

Han Li turned to look and saw that she only had a few strands of hair out of place, otherwise unharmed.

"It seems he used some secret technique to fully master the Lamp of Time, but such haste surely cannot last long. We just need to handle it carefully," Han Li said after frowning in thought for a moment.

"I don't think it's that simple. After this old fellow enlarged the lamp, the lamp's aura didn't spread outward but instead became so restrained. That itself is abnormal," Hu San also flew back, covered in dust.

Han Li closed his eyes and carefully probed for a moment, his expression changing slightly.

"Hu San is right. Qimozi has merged the Lamp of Time with his domain. Now the lamp is somewhat like a domain spirit within his domain. It won't be easy to deal with," Han Li said, staring intently at the lamp.

Just then, Qimozi's figure suddenly appeared on the giant Lamp of Time, standing on a lotus petal of the lamp holder, looking down at the few below with a smile.

"Haha... Fellow Daoist Han, what are your chances of victory now?" Qimozi shouted loudly.

Before Han Li could answer, he suddenly formed hand seals and pointed at the lamp beneath him.

The giant Lamp of Time suddenly trembled violently, and the flame enveloping the wick shook fiercely, as if exploding, sending countless golden fireballs flying in all directions.

Han Li and the other two quickly scattered to dodge.

Those golden fireballs did not splatter or dissipate upon landing; instead, they flashed with golden flames and transformed into golden lamps about a zhang tall, looking like clones of the Lamp of Time.

The golden lamps densely covered the entire domain, with one every ten or so zhang.

Han Li soon realized that after these lamp clones appeared, the fluctuations of time law power in Qimozi's domain suddenly surged tenfold. Even with Han Li's time domain to counter, their movements were greatly hindered.

"Now try this..." Qimozi, standing on the lamp, suddenly shouted again.

Han Li looked over and saw Qimozi's sleeves flutter as he opened his wide cuffs, making a rustling sound.

Within his cuffs, red light surged violently, and a dense mass of red specks poured out like a swarm, instantly covering a patch of sky.

"Not good, it's Fire-Year Fireflies!" Han Li's eyes focused, and he shouted loudly.

As his words fell, those Fire-Year Fireflies split into three streams with a whoosh, diving toward the three of them respectively.

Hearing Han Li's warning, Jiao San and the others knew there was trouble and quickly used their own methods to protect themselves.

Jiao San's robe flashed with silver light, and dense runes appeared on it. The hazy light emanating from it contained a layer of spatial law power, wrapping her like a barrier.

Hu San, on the other hand, had a layer of silver scale armor appear on his body surface, with fine scales and brilliant runic light, completely enveloping him.