Chapter 1130: Escape from Death

Han Li let out a low cry, and five-colored light radiated from his body as he rolled on the spot.

With a piercing, clear cry, a hundred-zhang-sized five-colored phoenix emerged—it was Han Li's Heavenly Phoenix transformation. Flapping its wings, it shot forward, flying with considerable caution.

He paid little heed to the void turbulence, but the spatial fragments were extremely sharp, enough to give even a Da Luo existence pause.

Having just fought Qimozi, his temporal law power was exhausted, so he dared not confront them head-on. Instead, he activated the Heavenly Phoenix's spatial manipulation ability to carefully avoid the spatial fragments.

Just then, a rumbling roar came from behind—the golden halo was sweeping toward him again.

Han Li was greatly alarmed. Black light surged from his body, and the Heavenly Phoenix transformation was engulfed by endless black radiance, transforming into the three-headed, six-armed Heavenly Fiend Giant form. Compared to before, this giant form was somewhat smaller.

The three heads were no longer those of power-type true spirits like the True Dragon or Giant Ape, but instead became the Azure Luan, Thunder Roc, and Heavenly Phoenix.

He moved, and three distinct types of spiritual light—cyan airflow, silver lightning, and five-colored radiance—simultaneously erupted from his body surface, shooting backward.

With a "whoosh,"

the giant fiend turned into a phantom shooting forward at a terrifying speed, far faster than even Liqima's full-speed flight.

Fleeing at such full speed, Han Li could only try his best to dodge the spatial fragments ahead, but some still struck his body.

Loud "bang bang bang" explosions rang out incessantly, and streams of blood splattered from his body from time to time.

Fortunately, the giant fiend's body was extremely sturdy, and with the protection of the True Extremity Membrane, Han Li was not seriously injured.

Fleeing for his life like this, he finally managed to widen the distance from the golden halo, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

The golden halo rolled and chased for a while, then began to slow down, as if it had finally exhausted its power.

Seeing this, Han Li's face lit up with joy.

But just then, a dull, thunderous roar came from behind!

The golden halo suddenly burst apart, turning into countless golden waves that surged outward at an unimaginably faster speed than before.

Han Li was instantly caught up by the golden waves and swept into them.

Alarmed, he released a brilliant black light from his body, pushing the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art to its limit. The True Extremity Membrane instantly thickened twofold, and over a dozen defensive immortal artifacts shot out, transforming into layers of light that shielded his entire body.

But the next moment, Han Li realized he had been making a fuss over nothing. The golden waves had little destructive power; they merely pushed him forward violently, and the scenery before him instantly blurred.

The surrounding space debris was also pushed forward along with him, so it did not cause Han Li any serious harm.

The golden wave of light pushed him forward for some distance before rapidly dissipating.

Han Li straightened his body, steadied himself, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked ahead, and a hint of joy suddenly flashed across his face. Three-colored spiritual light flickered on his body as he prepared to shoot forward like lightning.

But then he halted, swept his gaze to a certain spot beside him, hesitated briefly, and then flew over nonetheless.

After a few breaths, Han Li arrived at a region of turbulent void currents.

Within the turbulent void currents, a blue figure struggled desperately—it was none other than Lan Yan.

Her entire body was covered in wounds, and her left arm had been severed at the shoulder. Her hair was disheveled, her face pale, and she looked utterly miserable.

Most critically, Lan Yan's protective spiritual light had grown very dim, as if she had exhausted her immortal spiritual power. She could barely move forward and could only barely withstand the assault of the surrounding void currents.

Just then, the void currents ahead rippled, and a door-sized space fragment shot out swiftly, cleaving toward Lan Yan.

Lan Yan's face changed color. Her blue light flickered faintly as she dodged to the side.

But her condition was so dire that even though she exerted all her strength, she only managed to shift slightly sideways, still within the attack range of the space fragment.

Just as Lan Yan was about to be struck by the space fragment, a black light flashed swiftly, and her figure vanished without a trace. The space fragment shot past, cleaving through empty air.

Space rippled several hundred zhang away, and a black figure emerged—it was Han Li in his giant demon transformation, with Lan Yan held in one of his hands.

“Are you Fellow Daoist Han?” Lan Yan looked at Han Li with an expression of utter surprise and spoke hesitantly.

Han Li nodded indifferently, and with his other hand formed a hand seal and waved.

A green light shot out from his hand and merged into Lan Yan's body.

A layer of green light immediately appeared on Lan Yan's body. Many of her wounds began to heal rapidly, and her protective blue light brightened considerably.

Her expression relaxed. She flew out of the giant demon's hand, landed, took out a pill, swallowed it, and began to refine it with her cultivation technique. Her pale face regained some color.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han, for saving my life.” Lan Yan looked at Han Li with a complex expression and said softly.

“It was just a small effort. Since you've recovered somewhat, you'll have to rely on yourself for the rest of the journey.” Han Li said indifferently, then continued shooting forward.

He was not a heartless person. He had some appreciation for Lan Yan, and seeing that she was about to fall, and being nearby, he chose to save her.

Moreover, Han Li was still shaken by the dark deeds he had been forced to commit under the influence of the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's Heart Demon Law, and to prevent his mind from sinking into darkness again, he decided it was better to act uprightly.

However, he still would not take Lan Yan along with him; helping her once was enough.

Lan Yan looked in the direction Han Li had flown, gritted her teeth slightly, and with a surge of blue light, she repelled the surrounding void turbulence and shot off in that direction as well.

Han Li flew forward swiftly and, after a few breaths, arrived at a certain area ahead.

Here, the void turbulence was exceptionally violent, with an unusually large number of spatial fragments mixed in.

A huge white scar dozens of miles long hung there, and the spatial fragments were precisely shooting out from this scar, through which the scenery outside could faintly be seen.

Han Li was overjoyed. He formed hand seals with both hands, and his demonic body emitted an ink-black light that enveloped him.

The black qi roiled violently, accompanied by howling winds and the cracking of bones and sinews, but soon subsided as the roiling black qi merged back into his body, revealing his form.

The giant demon transformation Han Li had assumed changed once again: its three heads became those of a true dragon, a giant ape, and a roc; its body was thicker and more robust than before, and the injuries it had sustained were completely healed.

At the same time, over nine hundred acupoints on the demonic body glowed, interweaving with the black light of demonic qi.

With a thunderous roar!

A tremendous wave of power erupted from the demonic body, causing the nearby void turbulence to churn violently and even clearing a large empty space.

The giant demon did not immediately fly toward the white scar, as there were too many spatial fragments nearby. Its black light suddenly flared, and all six fists blazed with dense black light. With a low roar from its three heads, it unleashed countless fist shadows that blasted toward the white scar, striking the numerous spatial fragments before it.

A loud booming sound rang out!

Each black fist shadow smashed into the spatial fragments, exploding into violently roiling black halos with a thunderous noise.

The spatial fragments were immediately shaken and sent flying to both sides.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled slightly.

Having witnessed the Black Heavenly Demon Ancestor's exquisite use of demonic qi, he had begun to ponder the fine control of demonic qi. This was a minor technique he had devised by referencing the earlier self-destruction of the golden spiritual domain, manipulating the demonic qi within the fist shadows, and it seemed to be quite effective.

Han Li flew forward slowly, his six fists continuously striking out.

The spatial fragments near the white scar were constantly blasted away, and he soon arrived before it.

Han Li's six fists flared with black light again, came together, and then struck out simultaneously.

With a bang, a black fist shadow the size of a house shot forth and hit the white scar.

With a loud crash!

The huge black fist shadow exploded, turning into a massive black halo that spread out, sweeping away all the spatial fragments near the white scar.

Then the giant demon let out a great roar, and its six fists struck out like lightning again, hitting the white scar.

Another thunderous rumble!

The white scar trembled violently, and at the point where the fists struck, a large hole several zhang in size cracked open with a snap.

Overjoyed, Han Li formed hand seals, and the giant demon's body shrank to the size of an ordinary person before shooting out through the large hole.

Outside the hole was a vast canyon area, with mist rolling inside and the sky gloomy and gray—it was the location of the Age Tower.

The towering Age Tower now stood behind him, but its topmost seventh layer had exploded and collapsed, turning into a chaotic spatial storm region that swirled like a tornado.

The cultivators from the major powers near the Age Tower were now nowhere to be seen, with only a few who had escaped still lingering nearby, not daring to approach the tower, watching from afar with apparent fear.

Han Li took in the situation and felt slightly relieved.

But then his brow twitched, and he turned to look behind him.

There, dozens of zhang away, hung a large spatial hole with countless void currents churning inside.

Then, with a whoosh, a blue figure shot out from it and landed near Han Li—it was Lan Yan.

She had a few more wounds on her body, and the blue light on her surface had dimmed further. As soon as she landed, she gasped heavily.

She took out two blue talismans, formed hand seals, and pointed at them. They turned into two balls of blue light that merged into her body, immediately stopping her gasping and restoring some of her complexion.

I didn't have time to thank you earlier. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han, for disregarding past grievances and saving me. I will surely find a way to repay you in the future,” Lan Yan said solemnly, looking at Han Li.

It's a trivial matter. Fellow Daoist Lan need not dwell on it,” Han Li said indifferently, forming hand seals as black light flickered on his body, dispelling the three-headed, six-armed transformation and returning to human form.

It may be trivial to you, Fellow Daoist Han, but to me, it is a life-saving grace,” Lan Yan shook her head and said.

As you wish.” Han Li said no more. He took out a pill and swallowed it, then looked around, searching for Jiao San and the others.

Lan Yan gave Han Li a deep look, then flew off to a distant part of the canyon, closed her eyes, and began to circulate her technique to recover.

Han Li paid no further attention to Lan Yan. He spread his divine sense to search the surroundings, his brow slightly furrowed.

He could not detect any trace of Jiao San, Liu Zizai, or the others at all.