Chapter 146: Two Cultivators from Qingyu Island

The elder in the feathered robe felt a chill in his heart. With a flick of his hand, a streak of pitch-black light shot out, revealing a small black flag.

The small flag unfurled with a whoosh, emitting a dazzling black radiance. The black light instantly interwove to form the head of a ferocious ghost with a green face and fangs, which opened its mouth wide and lunged at the silver lightning.

A layer of silver runes suddenly appeared on the surface of the silver lightning, which accelerated abruptly and vanished into the ghost's mouth in a flash.

Seeing this, the elder in the feathered robe seemed to recall something and his expression changed.

But before he could react, a loud boom rang out. The ghost's head burst apart violently, transforming into a cloud of black mist.

A greatly diminished silver lightning bolt shot out from the black mist, continued to descend like lightning, and struck the bow of the crimson flying boat with a heavy blow.

With a bang, the crimson flying boat exploded.

Meanwhile, the elder in the feathered robe and the square-faced man had taken advantage of the interval to flee the flying boat with Lu Yuqing, appearing in the void several hundred zhang away.

The silver lightning in midair flickered a few times before dissipating, revealing Han Li's figure. His gaze swept over the elder in the feathered robe and finally settled on Lu Yuqing, who was bound by red light chains.

Seeing that she was only restricted in movement and not in mortal danger, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

“Who are you, sir? The people of Qingyu Island are on a mission, and you dare to interfere—quite bold!” The elder in the feathered robe, his face slightly pale, looked Han Li up and down and barked.

“Qingyu Island…” Han Li raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on the green feather emblem on the elder's sleeve.

Qingyu Island was quite famous in the Black Wind Sea, one of the largest island forces besides Black Wind Island. Its island lord, Qingyu Zhenren, was no less renowned than the Black Wind Island Lord, having reached the mid-stage True Immortal peak countless millennia ago. Whether he had advanced further was unknown to anyone.

At present, Black Wind Island's greatest rival was precisely Qingyu Island.

In recent years, Qingyu Island had been continuously drawing in other forces from the surrounding seas, gradually showing signs of contending with Black Wind Island on equal footing.

These thoughts flashed through Han Li's mind in an instant. The next moment, a flicker of silver lightning appeared on his body, and he vanished from his spot again, showing no intention of answering the two.

In the next instant, Han Li's figure appeared like a ghost not far behind the elder and the square-faced man, his entire body wreathed in silver lightning. He reached out with a large hand toward the void ahead.

A giant hand composed of silver arcs materialized above the two and grabbed downward fiercely.

Boom!

Before the giant hand even arrived, a terrifying force surged forth, pressing down like an avalanche.

At this moment, the elder in the feathered robe's exposed skin was covered in purple demonic patterns. Two clusters of purple-black demonic flames, which had appeared at some point, intertwined and spiraled upward, forming a towering pillar of purple-black fire that enveloped his body.

With a thunderous roar!

The silver lightning giant hand grabbed onto the purple-black fire pillar. Silver and purple light burst forth at the point of contact, spreading outward with the blast wave.

Though the commotion was great, the lightning giant hand seemed to have been blocked.

At that moment, the square-faced man nearby, with a series of crimson flashes, had already activated thirteen crimson short blades that grew to over ten zhang in size, their blades wreathed in crimson flames.

Then, with several whooshes!

The thirteen flaming giant blades shot out, and taking advantage of the moment the lightning giant hand was held back, they struck it fiercely, deeply embedding themselves into it.

Rumble!

The silver lightning on the giant hand flashed wildly and then exploded violently, transforming into countless silver arcs that spread in all directions, turning the surrounding several dozen zhang into a sea of silver lightning.

The gale from the explosion raged, and the elder and the square-faced man, caught off guard, were forced back several steps.

However, neither the silver arcs nor the gale touched Lu Yuqing, who was not far from them. The moment they reached her body, they flowed around her like fish.

This made the woman, who had been too frightened to open her eyes, relax slightly.

But then, the scattered lightning suddenly halted and converged like a whale drinking water, instantly forming a silver lightning array that enveloped her.

“Damn it!”

The square-faced man, who had just steadied himself, cried out in alarm. He waved his arm, and a crimson blade light, like a firebird, flew out and slashed toward the lightning array.

At the same time, a purple-black demonic flame shot in from the side, also rolling toward the array.

But it was too late. With a flash of silver lightning on the array, Lu Yuqing's figure vanished, reappearing beside Han Li in the next instant. The red light chains binding her were completely gone.

Seeing this, the square-faced man's expression stiffened.

The purple-black fire pillar rolled back, revealing the elder in the feathered robe. The demonic patterns on his body had not receded, making his expression unreadable, but his eyes blazed with fury.

“Thank you for saving me, sir! May I ask your name?” Lu Yuqing was both surprised and delighted, repeatedly thanking Han Li.

“I am Liu Shi, sent by your father to rescue you,” Han Li said indifferently, not looking at her.

“Father…” Lu Yuqing was taken aback.

Before she could say more, Han Li suddenly waved his arm. A silver lightning array instantly materialized, enveloping the two. Then, with a flash of lightning, their figures vanished from the spot.

Boom! Boom!

Several giant flaming blades descended from the sky, striking the spot where the two had just stood. Naturally, they hit nothing and plunged into the sea below.

The entire sea surface instantly boiled over with a tremendous roar, churning up violent waves.

Not far away in the void, Han Li and Lu Yuqing stood side by side. The latter had just realized what had happened and looked shaken.

“Fall back,” Han Li said in a deep voice.

“Yes… be careful.” Lu Yuqing did not dare to delay and quickly flew off into the distance.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several flaming giant blades, carrying scorching waves of fire, howled down again, slashing at Han Li’s head and sealing off almost all his escape routes.

Seeing this, Han Li raised both arms without a word. Several thick silver arcs shot from his palms, their surfaces flickering with countless silver lightning runes. They coalesced into several large silver thunderballs that met the flaming blades.

Countless silver runes flashed on the surface of the thunderballs, and scorching electric sparks crackled with a sizzling sound. This was precisely the thunder sacrifice technique he had mastered in the Spirit Realm.

Now, using immortal spiritual power to drive the power of the Thunder Roc, he was not only several times faster than before but also more adept at executing various secret techniques.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The thunderballs and flaming blades collided, producing a series of earth-shattering roars. Several silver suns appeared out of nowhere, causing the nearby void to hum and tremble, with visible traces alternatingly emerging.

With a few “whooshes,”

several flaming short blades flew back from the center of the explosion, their spiritual light dimmed, clearly damaged. The square-faced man staggered, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned pale.

All this happened in the blink of an eye. Not far away, the purple magical patterns on the feathered-robed elder’s body blazed brightly. Behind him, a huge three-headed, six-armed purple-black demonic shadow had appeared, its face indistinct, only six purple eyes gleaming with ferocious light visible.

The demonic shadow suddenly raised its head and roared, pressing down with its six large hands in the void.

Han Li felt a thunderous explosion around him, and then the entire space seemed to collapse. Six huge pitch-black whirlpools materialized, surrounding him from all directions.

He frowned, and silver electric light appeared on his body, ready to use the lightning escape technique again.

At that moment, countless black rays shot out from the black whirlpools in a frenzy. After a roll, they bound Han Li’s body layer by layer.

As the black rays enveloped him, the silver electric light around Han Li and his protective spiritual light all dissipated, and even the flow of immortal spiritual power in his body became sluggish.

“Meddling busybody, die!” The feathered-robed elder’s eyes flashed coldly, and he changed his hand seal.

The huge demonic shadow opened its mouth and spewed a thick stream of purple-black demonic flame, which condensed into a purple-black fire spear.

With a whoosh,

the fire spear shot out like a purple-black blur, stabbing fiercely into Han Li’s chest. With a “bang,” it exploded, the flames dazzling and bright.

Seeing this from afar, Lu Yuqing’s face changed color, but she did not turn and flee.

The feathered-robed elder and the square-faced man both relaxed, but then their expressions changed drastically.

The flames dissipated. Han Li’s chest showed not a trace of damage. His entire body was wrapped in a faint light film, isolating the black rays.

“This is…”

The feathered-robed elder’s eyes showed disbelief, then he stared at the light film on Han Li’s body, his heart sinking.

“We’re no match, run!” the square-faced man shouted in alarm.

Han Li snorted lightly. Seven star patterns appeared on his lower abdomen. He strained his body, and a terrifying force erupted, causing the nearby void to rumble and shake.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The black rays binding his body all snapped, and the six black whirlpools vanished as well.

Behind the feathered-robed elder, who had just turned to flee not far away, the six arms of the demonic shadow burst without warning. The huge demonic shadow flickered a few times and then dissipated.

An unnatural flush crossed the elder’s face. He grunted and staggered.

A figure flickered behind him, and Han Li appeared. Without a word, he threw a punch.

Black light flashed on the feathered-robed elder’s body, and a suit of pitch-black demonic armor appeared, its surface engraved with complex array patterns, gleaming with a metallic black luster.

At the same time, black light flared in his hand, as if he intended to do something more.

“Hmph!” Just then, a cold snort suddenly rang in the elder’s ears.

His mind felt as if stabbed by an awl, and he couldn’t help but let out a scream. The black light in his hand instantly dissipated.

Han Li’s fist turned into a lightning bolt, striking the black demonic armor, tearing it apart like dry twigs, and piercing straight through the elder’s chest.

With a “bang,”

the feathered-robed elder’s body shattered into pieces, a rain of blood scattering. Even his nascent soul had no time to escape before being shattered by the immense force.