Chapter 1301: Stepping In at a Critical Moment

Although Jiao San had temporarily forced back Bone Emperor with the help of the surrounding restrictions, a trace of pain flickered across her face.

Clearly, with her cultivation, forcibly activating the restrictions here was still too much of a strain.

Bone Emperor, enraged at being forced back two steps by a junior at the Great Luo stage, paid no heed to the fall of his four subordinates and punched out.

The huge bone claw also clenched into a fist, like a giant rod spanning heaven and earth, and punched out in sync with Bone Emperor's movement, faster than thought; as soon as Bone Emperor's arm moved, the giant bone fist struck the dark red light shield.

Jiao San immediately formed hand seals to activate the surrounding轮回 restrictions in opposition, but her reaction speed was much slower than Bone Emperor's, and she only managed to activate part of the轮回 restriction's power.

Two immense forces collided with a thunderous roar!

Bone Emperor and Jiao San had clashed twice before, but each time one side used a technique while the other first endured it before counterattacking; this was the first time they had simultaneously exerted force in a head-on collision.

A white and a red halo of immense power crashed into each other and then exploded violently!

The nearby void turbulence, spatial fragments, and other things instantly went berserk, unleashing a massive storm that surged in all directions.

This storm was different from ordinary ones; it was filled with streaks of bone-white and dark red light, each like a razor-sharp knife, slicing the void that was trying to heal into pieces again.

Han Li, startled, erupted with substantial golden light that instantly enveloped Shi Chuankong and the other four, then shot into the distance, avoiding the massive storm.

Xue Li and the others also hurriedly fled again, but their speed was slightly slower than Han Li's.

Xue Li, though a moment slower to react, had blood light instantly ignite on his body, and with a whoosh, he transformed into a burning blood-colored rainbow and fled far away.

But the dark-faced man, the black-robed specter, and Gui Wu were not so fortunate; they were swept up by the raging storm.

The dark-faced man, still not recovered from injuries inflicted by the island's restrictions, changed expression drastically as the storm engulfed him.

He let out a furious roar, and with a flash of black light on his body, transformed into a pitch-black skeleton with two heads and four arms, dozens of feet tall.

However, the skeleton had multiple fractures, likely from previous injuries.

With a soft puff, a layer of black flame erupted from the bones, actually withstanding the storm's assault as he shot outward.

The black-robed specter also let out a sharp screech, his body becoming thin and elongated like a translucent black snake, also flying outward, even faster than the pitch-black skeleton.

The surrounding storm grazed the black snake, mostly sliding past its body, while some parts directly penetrated it.

But the black snake was not unharmed; its body rapidly shrank, and its aura quickly weakened.

Just as it was about to fly out of the storm, a gray faint light shot out from the nearby storm—Gui Wu's remnant soul—and flashed into the black snake specter.

A face emerged at the front of the black snake specter, showing terror, opening its mouth as if to cry out but making no sound.

A layer of gray light appeared on the black snake's body and spread with incredible speed, soon covering its entire body, turning it gray.

The face at the front of the black snake twisted and changed into another face—Gui Wu's.

The gray light on the black snake flashed again, then fully retracted, reverting to the black snake's appearance, and the snake head's face returned to its original look.

This series of changes happened in an instant; the black snake continued to dart outward and flew out of the storm with a whoosh.

The black snake flew a bit further to a safe area before stopping; with a flash of black light on its body, it reverted to the form of the black-robed specter.

Xue Li was also there.

The skeleton formed by the dark-faced man also flew out and landed near the black-robed specter, reverting to the form of the dark-faced man.

"Where's Gui Wu?" Xue Li asked.

"Didn't see him; maybe he died in the storm," the dark-faced man said expressionlessly.

Xue Li looked toward the gray stone hall, where the storm was still raging, reducing everything to nothingness, leaving no living thing alive.

He quickly looked away and asked no further questions.

Han Li and his group had also reached a relatively safe distance and turned to look back at the stone hall.

Despite the storm blocking their view, they could still see the situation there.

The dark red light shield around the stone hall trembled violently, thinning by more than half, but still unbroken, tenaciously resisting the giant bone fist.

Inside the dark red light shield, Jiao San's face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth; she was clearly severely injured.

Yet she still stubbornly formed hand seals, striving to stabilize the dark red light shield and the restrictions within the Yellow Spring Marsh.

Bone Emperor sneered and pointed a finger.

The giant bone fist suddenly erupted with dazzling light, and then one finger exploded, turning into a bone-white light wave.

It permeated into the dark red light shield.

The dark red light shield could not block the bone-white light wave, which penetrated it, though the light wave dimmed by more than half.

Jiao San's expression changed, and she immediately retreated, waving her hands repeatedly; streaks of dark red light shot out from within the shield, forming a barrier before her.

But the bone-white light wave was too fast; it caught up instantly, broke through the dark red light barrier, and though weakened further, swept over Jiao San's body.

A series of cracking sounds like popping beans came from within Jiao San's body; blood gushed from her mouth, and her aura rapidly weakened.

All the bones in her body were fractured, and her internal organs were severely damaged.

If not for Jiao San cultivating the轮回 Law, which allowed her to resist part of the law power within the bone-white light wave, her body would have exploded and killed her.

She took a deep breath, did not fall, and barely steadied herself.

At that moment, with a bang, another finger of the bone fist exploded.

Another wave of bone-white light penetrated the light shield and descended toward Jiao San.

Jiao San could barely stand, with no strength left to flee; despair flickered in her eyes, but it quickly vanished. For some reason, she looked toward Han Li's direction with a complex gaze.

Han Li, seeing this from afar, frowned slightly.

Just then, two figures shot up from below, blocking Jiao San—the Ox-Head and Horse-Face ghost generals from the ground below.

"Deputy Master, we'll hold off Bone Emperor's attack; quickly go and warn the Hall Master!" Ox-Head growled, swinging his iron staff and striking forward.

Countless staff shadows appeared, forming a mountain of staves.

Each staff shadow erupted with large amounts of red and blue light, swirling together to form red and blue strange flowers that met the bone-white light wave.

Horse-Face also swung his red crystal chain and flaying ghost claw; the void before him clattered as countless red chains appeared, weaving into a chain wall.

In front of the chain wall, a white light flashed, and a bone-white ghost claw the size of a small mountain materialized, covered in white bone flames, grabbing at the bone-white light wave.

Both Ox-Head and Horse-Face had reached the Great Luo stage; their combined attack was quite formidable.

The bone-white light wave descended silently; upon contact, the countless staff shadows and the bone-white ghost claw shattered like paper, and the red chain wall was easily breached, offering no resistance.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face had anticipated their attack would have little effect, but being so easily broken still shocked them.

Yet they did not retreat; instead, they charged toward the bone-white light wave, black light flashing on their bodies, their auras swelling violently, and then they exploded, choosing self-destruction to block the light wave.

But the bone-white light wave suddenly accelerated, sweeping over their bodies before they could self-destruct.

Their exploding bodies halted, and a series of crisp sounds came from within, then they turned into a pile of flesh.

The bone-white light wave continued to surge down, reaching Jiao San in an instant and enveloping her.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face had bought little time; Jiao San's internal condition was still a mess, not much improved, and she had no strength left to use the轮回 Law to resist.

She smiled bitterly and closed her eyes, awaiting death.

At that moment, with a hum, a surge of golden light arrived like a raging wave, enveloping the gray stone hall.

The bone-white light wave paused, its speed immediately slowing by dozens of times.

In the distance, Han Li was covered in golden light, surrounded by surging golden waves, forming a huge golden domain.

Ti Hun, Jin Tong, and the others had somehow disappeared.

Feeling the change around her, Jiao San opened her eyes, a look of joy appearing on her face; she barely managed to fly to the side, narrowly avoiding the bone-white light wave.

"Human junior, I knew you had ulterior motives. If not for your special physique and soul, which could help me resist the Heavenly Dao, I would have killed you on the spot!" Bone Emperor said coldly, waving his hand.

Above Han Li's head, the void rumbled again, collapsing mightily, and another giant bone claw appeared, grabbing downward.

Everything under the giant claw—air, space, energy—instantly turned into hard diamond, trapping everything within.

But before the giant claw appeared, a golden path had already materialized under Han Li's feet; his figure instantly became blurry and disappeared before the claw's power could take effect.

The void before the dark red light shield stirred, and a golden path emerged from it, trying to enter the shield but was blocked.

On the golden path, a figure flickered, and Han Li's form appeared on it.

This golden path was the True Word Sect's teleportation technique "Ten Directions Path," which he had mastered while receiving the inheritance of Maitreya Ancestor in the Yanluo Mansion.

"Jiao San, let me in quickly!" Han Li urgently transmitted his voice to Jiao San.

Although his divine abilities were now fully developed, he did not think he could face Bone Emperor alone.

Jiao San seemed startled by the situation, but she quickly reacted, forming hand seals and pointing at the dark red light curtain.

"Ruining my plans and trying to leave? Come back!" Bone Emperor suddenly turned his head to look over, moving his arm.

The bone fist that had been striking the light shield suddenly changed from a fist to a claw, explosively grabbing at Han Li, who was close at hand.

Before the bone claw arrived, a strange law of immense power surged, directly penetrating Han Li's protective law and seeping into his body.

Han Li felt the surrounding void tighten, and all his bones immediately creaked, trembling uncontrollably as if about to burst out of his body.