Chapter 1371: Pressing Step by Step

"Haha... Han Li, my Withered Glory Law is ever-changing. The last life-or-death battle I fought was millions of years ago, and it has been millions of years since I turned from glory to withering. Today, by borrowing your Twin Life Divine Trees, I can once again turn from withering to glory. This must be your destined calamity. Prepare to die." Zhu Yan, who had inexplicably transformed into a young woman, laughed loudly.

With that, she waved her hand, and the long black hair flowing behind her instantly swelled like dense vines, directly turning into a sky-covering black tide that submerged her already petite figure.

Han Li swept his gaze and saw that the void within tens of thousands of miles was rapidly being occupied by these black strands of hair.

He waved his hand, summoning the seventy-two Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords before him. With a single hand forming a sword seal, all the flying swords immediately flew before him, forming a massive circular sword array in the void.

"Go!"

With a low shout from Han Li, the seventy-two Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords immediately roared loudly, spinning rapidly in the void like a windmill.

In an instant, rolling electric currents shot out, like countless lightning whips lashing heaven and earth. Countless sharp sword qi condensed into substance, continuously shooting in all directions, shredding the surging black hair into pieces.

On the other side, Purple Fir saw this but did not immediately come to help. Instead, he turned back, picked up the severely injured Dongli Hu, and with a flicker of his figure, directly sent him out of the formation.

Han Li urged the sword array forward, charging toward Zhu Yan, unstoppable all the way, with no hindrance whatsoever.

However, after advancing several thousand miles, Han Li suddenly discovered that the severed black hair behind him was all floating in the air like living creatures, surrounding him from all sides.

"Han Li, try this move of mine," a sharp shout suddenly rang out.

The black hair scattered in the air suddenly flashed with light, automatically reconnecting, and rolled inward like a massive black vortex, pulling Han Li into its center.

The Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword array was also instantly shattered, with all sword blades tightly bound by strands of black hair. The swords struggled violently, emitting loud clanging sounds.

As for Han Li himself, he was at the center of the vortex, with his hands, feet, and waist all bound by strands of black hair, and surrounded by thick layers of black hair pressing in. His bones creaked, and he could hardly break free.

At the same time, an indescribable law fluctuation flowed continuously into Han Li's body along with the surging black hair.

Han Li felt as if a layer of endless rippling water was continuously washing over his body.

He did not find this water-like force uncomfortable, but after each wash, Han Li felt that something inside him was gradually being lost.

He looked down at his arm and was shocked to see that his skin had become dry and wrinkled, as if he had instantly transformed from a prime adult to an elderly person.

"This is no illusion. How can this be?" Han Li was startled after a brief inspection.

Han Li also knew such techniques that could rapidly accelerate the passage of time, causing one to become decrepit in an instant, but that was through the power of time law to accelerate the target's lifespan. Zhu Yan should not have such divine abilities.

Moreover, he was already an immortal existence close to being a Dao Ancestor. How could he have aged like this in just a few dozen breaths?

After a moment of thought, Han Li gradually calmed down.

He silently circulated his immortal spiritual power, and the shriveled, withered skin on his arm immediately lit up with a green light, then restored to its original state.

But in no time, his just-recovered skin quickly withered again, only to be restored after replenishing his immortal spiritual power.

Thus, the water-like force and Han Li's immortal spiritual power entered a tug-of-war, alternately affecting Han Li's body, causing his skin to shift between withering and flourishing like leaves in spring and autumn.

Moreover, as this change repeated, Han Li could sense that the force was gradually penetrating through his skin into his bones. If this continued, even his Da Luo physique would eventually be corrupted.

"Since yours is a false time flow, I'll give you a real one," Han Li said with a cold laugh.

With that, his domain suddenly contracted rapidly, covering only a range of ten thousand miles. The manifestations of time law, such as the Truth Dharma Wheel, also returned to the domain, transforming into bright moons, stars, mountains, and rivers, creating the Five Elements Illusory World.

Within the Five Elements Illusory World, the time flow suddenly accelerated a thousandfold, and the flow of Zhu Yan's Withered Glory Law also accelerated a thousandfold. At the same time, the changes in Han Li's skin also accelerated a thousandfold.

However, he had prepared for this. He quickly activated the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art, and all the acupoints on his body lit up, forming a layer of true extreme membrane like starlight covering his body.

As a result, the influence of Zhu Yan's Withered Glory Law became very slow.

Taking this opportunity, Han Li turned his gaze toward the distant sky.

The Gold Devouring Beetle's true form shone brightly in the pitch-black sky, and in the surrounding void, strong spatial ripples rippled. The void had already collapsed by more than half, and though it had not yet crumbled, it was clearly very unstable.

Han Li was delighted. He focused his gaze back on Zhu Yan, who was obscured by dense black hair.

Her face, faintly visible, showed a solemn expression, indicating she was not at ease either.

After about a quarter of an hour, Han Li still had not broken free from Zhu Yan's restraint, but the black hair spread outside had noticeably shrunk, with many parts turning silver-white as if covered with frost.

Seeing this, Han Li revealed a hint of a smile.

The speed at which Zhu Yan's Withered Glory Law affected him was far slower than the speed at which the Heavenly Dao eroded her. Once she could no longer hold on, it would be his chance to counterattack.

As he thought, the patterns on the manifestations of time law, such as the Truth Dharma Wheel, lit up one after another, accelerating time a hundredfold more.

Zhu Yan was also quite distressed at the moment. She had originally planned to use her law to corrupt Han Li's physical body, but not only was his physique far stronger than she had imagined, he could also greatly accelerate the consumption of her law power.

As the power of Han Li's time law increased, more than half of Zhu Yan's long black hair turned snow-white.

Sensing great danger, she no longer hesitated. Her black hair suddenly retracted, releasing Han Li, and receded like a tide.

"Trying to leave?" Han Li sneered, grabbing hold of Zhu Yan's hair.

A silver light flashed in his palm, and a sheet of silver flame burst forth with a whoosh, instantly spreading tens of thousands of miles, burning toward Zhu Yan.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly flashed and landed on Zhu Yan's black hair.

Purple Fir pressed his hands downward, and purple flames surged from his palms, instantly overpowering the silver flames, pushing the wave of fire back toward Han Li.

After forcing Han Li back, Purple Fir turned to Zhu Yan and said, "Leave this to me. Go and stop the Devouring Gold Beetle, or it will be too late..."

"It's already too late for you," Han Li laughed loudly.

With both hands forming sword seals, he pointed, and the seventy-two sword spirit children immediately shot out, racing toward the Gold Devouring Beetle.

As the flying swords sped along, they clanged loudly. The Divine Thunder of Du'e temporarily withdrew its power, while the ancient sword qi contained within began to surge, emitting a five-colored radiance.

"Stop them!" Purple Fir shouted.

Zhu Yan's long hair immediately spread out like a canopy, chasing after them, determined to retrieve the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

Seeing this, Han Li waved his other hand toward the sky. The countless stars formed by the Severed Time Flowing Fire in the high sky began to fall like a rain of fire meteors, stirring up huge ripples wherever they passed.

Where the ripples passed, a layer of time law power descended, engulfing the figures of Zhu Yan and Purple Fir. They felt the flow of time around them suddenly stop, as if trapped in a frozen river of time.

Then, a true river of time flowed in, like a jade belt, winding around them, reinforcing the time prohibition here.

Seeing this, Han Li waved his hand again, and the round moon descended from the high sky, hovering above the two, releasing golden rays of light.

Having learned from the previous experience, this time he did not use the mountain range and the East Yi Divine Tree Forest on it.

Just as Han Li had trapped the two and stopped, he heard a loud noise from afar.

"Boom..."

He quickly looked up and saw that the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had just delivered a strike and had already withdrawn their sword momentum, transforming back into sword spirit children flying back toward him.

In the void where the Gold Devouring Beetle was, it was like the beginning of heaven and earth, revealing a massive gap over a thousand zhang long. Though it was pitch black inside, one could faintly sense strands of astral wind seeping through.

The Ten Directions Ten Thousand Immortals Formation had finally been torn open.

Han Li was overjoyed. He withdrew the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and was about to go over for a closer look when he suddenly felt a powerful aura coming from behind him, and it was still growing.

He turned around and saw that within the time prohibition he had constructed with the manifestations of time law, a purple light was shining, growing brighter and brighter, like a purple sun.

Han Li frowned, worried that the Truth Dharma Wheel and other items might be damaged. He quickly raised his hand and withdrew the prohibition.

At the same time, his figure flew backward.

...

Above the Jade Pool, the Reincarnation Palace Master, the Demon Lord, Li Yuanjiu, and Chi Rong each occupied one side, surrounding Gu Huojin in the middle.

"Gu Huojin, I have schemed for countless years for this day's battle. Surrender your life!" The Reincarnation Palace Master looked at Gu Huojin, a trace of bloodshot in his eyes, and spoke word by word.

"Do you think you have already won?" Gu Huojin was not at all flustered by being surrounded by the four, merely speaking calmly.

"Given the current situation, do you still have a trick to turn the tables? Your capable followers are scattered across the various immortal domains of the Central Earth. I have already disabled all the teleportation arrays within the Heavenly Court. If you are hoping for someone to return and reinforce you, I advise you to give up that thought." The Demon Lord glanced at the Heavenly Court cultivators who were about to collapse and said coldly.

These cultivators might not be particularly powerful in combat against Dao Ancestors or even Da Luo cultivators, but they were the foundation of the Heavenly Court's rule over the immortal domains. If they were all annihilated today, the Heavenly Court would immediately be crippled by more than half.