Chapter 1205: Startled Retreat

"Being able to force me to use the Blazing Heaven Inferno, you can be proud of yourself. Now, you can die." Chi Meng shouted.

At this moment, her eyes had turned into two dazzling red lights, within which seemed to churn an endless sea of flames, like the sun in the sky, making it impossible to look directly at them.

The next moment, the flame giant flower behind her shone brilliantly, and countless golden flame petals flew and rolled over, the firelight filling the sky.

Centered on her, the temperature within a radius of ten thousand li soared sharply, the air becoming blurred and scorched. Especially near her, the ground around cracked and turned red, making one feel as if in a blazing purgatory, even breathing becoming extremely difficult.

Han Li's expression remained unchanged. He merely fixed his gaze, and the spiritual domain that had previously expanded a thousand li suddenly contracted, only enveloping a range of tens of feet around him.

He formed hand seals, and the round moon above his head immediately began to rotate, emitting countless golden rays. On the ground, mountains rose and fell, raising a sky full of golden sand.

Then, the trees on the mountains seemed to sway in the wind, rustling, and the water of time flowed in. The high sky was filled with blazing firelight, and the entire Time Spiritual Domain's aura instantly changed.

Those golden flame petals that shot over could burn through the void, so they were extremely fast, but when faced with Han Li's Time Spiritual Domain, they were ultimately a step too slow.

The moment they flew into the range of Han Li's domain, the golden flames of the petals trembled, their forward speed instantly slowed, and even strands of fine flames separated from the petals, dissipating bit by bit into the void.

A mere distance of tens of feet had become like an invisible natural moat for these golden flame petals, making them difficult to cross. With every inch they advanced, a part of the flame was separated, their power and momentum weakening.

By the time these petals finally reached Han Li, only a faint light like a firefly remained.

"How is that possible..." Chi Meng was greatly alarmed.

In her view, it was Han Li's domain space that had gradually consumed the power of her flames.

But Han Li knew that the power of these flames was not consumed, but decomposed by the power of his Five Elements Illusory World, causing their time to reverse to the state at the beginning of their formation.

This was like when Han Li first saw the Time-Space Crystal Wall. External objects entering the Five Elements Illusory World would be repelled by its immensely powerful time force, decomposing back to their original state.

"You lost..."

Han Li sneered, and with one step, he almost instantly arrived in front of Chi Meng.

She knew that the Time Law, as one of the three supreme laws, was naturally superior to other laws, but she had never expected such an overwhelming advantage. Feeling terrified, she had lost her will to fight.

Her body rolled with flames, and she abruptly rose, intending to leave.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Han Li sneered again, and his domain expanded ten thousand li once more, instantly enveloping her.

The solitary moon in the high sky then flew down, pursuing Chi Meng.

The closer the round moon transformed from the True Word Wheel got, the stronger the binding force it emitted. Chi Meng felt that force growing nearer, and her own speed slowing, her expression growing uglier.

At this point, she could no longer care about anything else. She had to raise her hand and point at her brow, softly chanting: "Break."

As her voice sounded, a flame mark lit up on the brows of the two black-robed men suppressed under Han Li's domain mountains, and a violent flame power surged out from within.

A loud boom sounded.

The bodies of the two black-robed men instantly exploded, turning into a spherical flame that blasted in all directions.

Rolling and fierce air waves swept out, and Han Li's domain mountains instantly turned into countless golden sand grains that scattered. The East Yi Divine Wood Forest on them also collapsed in patches, everywhere scorched black by fire.

Han Li, connected to the domain's energy, was immediately affected. His chest felt tight, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

But in that brief delay, Chi Meng had already turned into a red light and disappeared into the sky.

On the other side, Qu Lin had already finished his battle. The cultivator named Jian Qiu, after Qu Lin revealed his true form, was swallowed into his belly in just a few exchanges.

And that Elder Xitang had also been captured by Ti Hun, who held his dantian and brow with Nether Ghost Claws.

Speaking of which, this Great Luo cultivator skilled in the Yin Soul Law was actually very powerful. The "Fengdu" ghost city created in his domain was already an extremely rare thing, and ordinary Great Luo cultivators would certainly not be his match.

Unfortunately, he met Ti Hun, a natural nemesis and bane.

"Don't kill him, please don't kill him..." At this moment, a cry came, and it was Lan Yan pleading loudly.

"Ti Hun, don't kill him for now. I need to ask him about the Heavenly Court." Han Li frowned and then said.

Ti Hun nodded, and a vertical eye emerged on her brow, shooting a dark red light towards Xitang, intending to imprison him with a soul secret technique.

"Want to extract information from me? Don't even think about it..."

Unexpectedly, Elder Xitang was so resolute. As he spoke, a strange black light lit up on his body, and his entire right eyeball turned pitch black.

A ferocious ghost suddenly emerged half its body from it, opening its bloody mouth and biting down towards Xitang's head.

Almost simultaneously, a dark light lit up at Elder Xitang's dantian, as if about to self-destruct.

"Careful..." Han Li exclaimed.

Seeing this, Ti Hun's vertical eye flashed with eerie red light, and her figure retreated rapidly.

The next moment, another earth-shattering boom sounded.

A black pillar of light shot up into the sky, turning into a huge black tornado that swept out.

Suddenly, the wind and clouds changed, the sky darkened, and an invisible powerful force enveloped the surrounding space, making it impossible to escape.

The power of a Great Luo cultivator self-destructing their dantian and nascent soul was enough to trigger celestial phenomena.

In the chaos, Han Li's figure shuttled rapidly at the edge of the storm, bringing out Xiao Bai, Ti Hun, Lan Yan, and Qu Lin, using immortal spiritual power as ropes to connect them to himself.

A roar sounded in the void, and large swaths of silver lightning fell from the sky, forming a lightning array that enveloped them. With a flash, they disappeared from the spot.

In the vast world, only violent air currents and chaotic void ripples raged everywhere, lasting for a long time.

...

Outside Liujin City, in a valley, there was an underground river with a fairly spacious interior.

Han Li and the others, who had teleported using the lightning array technique, now appeared in the underground space where the river was located.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I will remember this rescue deeply. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will surely repay you." Qu Lin cupped his hands to Han Li and said.

"I was passing by and didn't expect to encounter this. But I wonder why the people of the Heavenly Court were chasing you. Was it because of the Time Tower incident?" Han Li asked doubtfully.

"I'm not sure either. This group came after me without saying much and started fighting. They never mentioned the reason. But it's not the first time they've hunted me, so it's nothing unusual." Qu Lin thought for a moment and said.

Hearing this, Han Li turned his gaze to Lan Yan, who looked somewhat dejected, and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Lan Yan, aren't you from the Nine Yuan Temple? Why were you mixed up with these Heavenly Court people?"

"I, I was trying to save my brother..." Lan Yan came to her senses and said bitterly.

"Lan Yuanzi... What exactly happened?" Han Li frowned and asked.

"My brother now only has a wisp of soul left. After returning to the sect, I tried many methods to save him, but all failed. Later, I heard that Elder Xitang, the Great Luo cultivator who cultivates the Yin Soul Law, had a way to revive my brother, so I sought him out and asked him to help. They learned that I had seen Qu Lin in the Time Tower and remembered his aura, so they used me to have Chi Meng perform a secret technique to track Qu Lin. That's why I was with them." Lan Yan sighed and slowly said.

Hearing this, Qu Lin glanced at Lan Yan, a hint of killing intent showing in his eyes.

"Do you know why the Heavenly Court people are capturing Fellow Daoist Qu Lin?" Han Li raised an eyebrow and asked.

"They only wanted to use me. They naturally wouldn't tell me their specific plans." Lan Yan said.

"Fellow Daoist Han, do you remember those people like Huai Yangzi we met in the Time Tower?" Qu Lin suddenly asked.

Han Li thought for a moment, and a strange expression flashed in his eyes.

"You mean, their purpose this time might be the same as before—to complete what they failed to do last time and extract the law threads from your body?" Han Li said.

"Whether it's that purpose, we can find out by probing." At this moment, Ti Hun suddenly spoke.

"Probing..." Everyone was puzzled and looked at her.

Ti Hun revealed a sly smile, pointed at her brow, and a vertical eye emerged, shooting a dark red light.

Within the light, a remnant soul was bound by a dark red chain, struggling incessantly.

Han Li looked closely and saw that the remnant soul's face was exactly the same as Elder Xitang's.

"His nascent soul had already exploded, and he even summoned an evil ghost to devour his own soul. How did you manage to get this remnant soul?" Qu Lin asked in surprise.

"I have my own tricks." Ti Hun said proudly.

Seeing that she was unwilling to say, Qu Lin didn't press further, but the doubt in his eyes didn't diminish.

"Her true form is a Punishment Beast, skilled in the Yin Soul Law. It's not difficult for her to do this." Han Li smiled and explained.

Hearing this, Lan Yan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ti Hun, wanting to speak but stopping.

Her expression changes were all noticed by Han Li. He didn't say anything, only said to Ti Hun: "Probe him and see what we can find."

"Alright." Ti Hun nodded, and then a blood-colored crystal thread shot from her brow straight into Xitang's remnant soul.

The remnant soul, which had been struggling, immediately became still the moment the blood-colored crystal thread entered, and the red light surrounding it also disappeared.