Chapter 1128: Obtaining the Lamp of Time

Just then, a white whirlwind swept over from afar, as Li Qima arrived at lightning speed, coming before Qimozi.

On his back, a figure suddenly leaped down—it was Han Li.

Radiant golden light burst forth from his body, and the manifestations of time law—the whirling True Word Wheel, the aloft Vase of Time, the flowing Sea of Illusory Dust—all emerged, surrounding Qimozi in the center.

Almost simultaneously, the five time-law manifestations blazed with light, and crystalline threads of time law shot out from them, merging in the void and burning rapidly, blooming into a dazzling five-colored fused light.

Qimozi's expression froze within the five-colored light, his terrified look instantly凝固.

Then, layers of afterimages began to appear on his body, transforming into countless identical versions of himself.

Next, the earliest afterimages, one after another, dissipated like rotten wood, turning into smoke and dust.

At this moment, everyone, including Liu Zizai and Qu Lin, hovered hundreds of feet away, watching this astonishing scene, none daring to approach.

For they all noticed the horrifying change occurring in Qimozi: his cultivation aura was steadily declining, falling from the Great Luo realm to the Tai Yi stage.

Han Li's condition was not much better; the five-colored fused light seemed to be consuming too much, gradually dimming.

Just as the five-colored light vanished completely, Han Li suddenly roared:

"Old scoundrel, your time is up!"

With that shout, his true spirit bloodline and the Heavenly Fiend Suppression Art activated simultaneously, black light flaring from his body as he transformed into a three-headed, six-armed demonic form, striking out with a fist and a claw toward Qimozi's dantian and heart.

Two dull thuds rang out!

The dragon claw, formed from true dragon bloodline, tore open Qimozi's chest and crushed his heart, but the fist of the mountain giant failed to pierce his dantian.

"The physique of a Great Luo cultivator is indeed formidable..."

Han Li sighed inwardly, about to deliver another blow to destroy the dantian completely, when another change occurred!

From Qimozi's dantian, a scorching aura suddenly emerged, and hundreds of Fire-Year Fireflies swarmed out, charging straight at Han Li.

Wherever they spread, Han Li's arm instantly turned charred black, shriveling and withering.

Startled, Han Li saw a silver figure with a seven-colored flame crown appear on his shoulder, diving forward like swimming, turning into a sea of silver flames that engulfed his arm and the Fire-Year Fireflies.

In that fleeting moment, a mass of golden law crystal threads shot out from Qimozi's dantian, wrapping around a golden infant with a resentful expression, and vanished in a flash.

When it reappeared, it was already a thousand miles away.

Hu San wanted to give chase, but Liu Zizai stopped him.

"He fled with most of his time-law crystal threads wrapped around his nascent soul; even Li Qima can't catch him. Don't waste your effort," he said calmly, gazing into the distance.

Han Li, while still dealing with the Fire-Year Fireflies, used his other hand to remove Qimozi's storage ring and storage bracelet, but did not refine or put them away.

On the other side, the Lamp of Time, now unactivated, returned to its original state and was taken by Jiao San.

After gathering together, Jiao San said, "Brother Han, according to our previous agreement..."

"I said I only wanted the Lamp of Time, and I meant it," Han Li nodded, tossing the storage bracelet and ring to Jiao San.

Jiao San was momentarily stunned, then smiled slightly, and tossed the Lamp of Time to Han Li.

Each took their item, examined it briefly, found no issues, and put them away.

"Fellow Daoist Han, since the matter is done, shouldn't you return my life tablet?" Li Qima trotted up to Han Li and said.

Han Li was about to reply when a thunderous roar sounded, and the entire void seemed to shake violently.

Startled, everyone turned to look at the battlefield between Black Heaven Demon Ancestor and the other.

Near where the Time Hall had been, a black light and a golden light clashed at incredible speed, each collision shaking heaven and earth.

The towering peak below had mostly collapsed, and the nearby void was completely shattered, with space cracks spanning the sky, causing the entire seventh layer to tremble violently.

Fortunately, these space cracks continuously absorbed the shockwaves of their battle, or the seventh layer would have collapsed.

Moreover, the space cracks seemed to have no effect on them; they fought directly at the edges.

With a thunderous collision, the two lights separated, revealing Black Heaven Demon Ancestor and the golden remnant soul.

"Haha! Thrilling, thrilling! It's been so long since I've fought this happily!" Black Heaven Demon Ancestor laughed heartily, his black light surging, covering most of the sky and spreading outward.

The golden remnant soul's light also flared, resisting the black light.

But the remnant soul's body had become much thinner, and its golden light was noticeably dimmer than the black light, now enveloped by it.

The remaining black light continued to spread outward.

Although Han Li and the others were far away, they were still affected by Black Heaven Demon Ancestor's black light.

"Thump, thump"

Everyone's immortal spiritual power became wildly chaotic, their hearts pounded violently as if about to explode, and the scenery before them shifted rapidly, as if falling into an endless nightmare.

This was a heart demon outbreak, impossible to suppress!

"Heart Demon Law!"

Han Li's face changed color; he quickly activated his remaining time-law power to protect his entire body while flying away.

But his immortal spiritual power was now extremely chaotic, his flying speed less than a tenth of normal.

Moreover, his usually infallible time law suddenly failed; though it covered his body, it could not stop the heart demon's attack.

Liu Zizai, Jiao San, and the others also hurriedly activated their law powers to protect themselves and fled, but their situation seemed the same.

Fortunately, the black light stopped spreading after reaching them.

Though they flew slowly, they soon escaped the black light's range, and the surging heart demons vanished, their chaotic immortal spiritual power returning to normal.

They continued flying a distance before stopping, looking back at the towering black light with horror, especially Liu Zizai, Qu Lin, and Li Qima, whose shock was tinged with dismay.

Though they knew the gap in strength with Black Heaven Demon Ancestor was immense, they hadn't realized it was this vast; even without his domain, just the spread of his law light left them utterly defenseless.

If they were to fight to the death, even the three of them together would not last a single move against Black Heaven Demon Ancestor.

Han Li stared at the distant black light, his eyes flickering with unknown thoughts.

Within the dense black light, the golden remnant soul's light had been compressed to a few hundred feet, forming a dazzling golden orb.

The surrounding black light churned, slowly compressing the golden orb.

"Alas, it's a pity you're just a remnant soul now, unable to exert much strength. Fighting further is pointless... forget it, forget it!" Black Heaven Demon Ancestor sighed, extending his right hand, which glowed with dark light, and slapped the void.

Ripples appeared in the void around the golden orb, and nine black palms, each an acre in size, materialized.

Each palm exuded a tenfold greater sense of nothingness than before, wreathed in black mist, blurry and indistinct, even staining the nearby void black and shattering it inch by inch.

The nine black palms shifted continuously, then struck the golden orb simultaneously, seemingly slow but fast, instantly turning it pitch black, shattering it, and causing the golden remnant soul to stagger backward!

The nine palms paused briefly, then continued to strike down at the golden remnant soul.

At that moment, the golden remnant soul spun rapidly, and ten golden flame rainbows like琉璃 shot out from its body.

Each golden flame rainbow emitted an exceptionally powerful time-law force, burning through the nearby void as it passed.

After releasing these ten rainbows, the already dim remnant soul became even more faded, almost transparent.

Nine of the flame rainbows met the nine black palms; with a loud crash, they blocked them.

The final golden rainbow tore through the surrounding black light and shot outward, heading straight for Han Li and the others.

Everyone panicked and scattered.

Han Li also flew backward, but the Lamp of Time in his hand suddenly blazed with light, freezing in place; no matter how hard he pulled, it wouldn't budge, and circles of flickering runes began to appear on its surface, swirling around.

With a whoosh,

Countless golden lamp flames emerged from the Lamp of Time, each transforming into a fire lotus, spinning and interweaving, instantly forming a golden sea of fire.

Han Li's face changed repeatedly; he quickly let go, vanished in a flash, and reappeared thousands of miles away, frowning deeply.

Was the hard-won Lamp of Time about to change hands again?