Chapter 148: Fighting the Three Fiends

"This man is somewhat strange. Don't hold back; use that move directly." The burly man frowned and spoke.

"Dong dong dong..."

The other two did not respond, only a rapid drumming sound like a forced march rang out.

On the sea surface, huge waves suddenly rose, and wind and waves raged.

Clouds and mist in the high sky quickly gathered, turning into a thick, pitch-black overcast, casting a shadow that darkened the light for hundreds of miles around, as if it had suddenly become dusk.

"Zheng zheng zheng..."

A sound of plucked pipa strings arose. Within the black clouds, two beams of white light suddenly appeared, breaking through the clouds like two giant towers and projecting downward.

Han Li swept his gaze and saw the clouds churning, as if a massive creature was emerging from within.

He glanced back at Lu Yuqing, who was looking up at the sky with a face full of terror. After a moment's hesitation, he flicked his sleeve at her.

With a "whoosh" sound,

a stream of green wind swept out, enveloping the white-clad girl.

Before she could react, the green wind had already carried her away, flying off into the distance.

With his worries resolved, Han Li tightened his grip on his sword, stamped his toe heavily in the void, and shot straight up into the air, heading directly for the three men.

A clear "clang" echoed through the midair.

The clouds in the high sky suddenly churned and parted to both sides, creating a huge gap in the sky, as if the gates of heaven had suddenly opened, threatening to unleash a torrential flood.

But the next moment, with a flash of white light, a white bone blade hundreds of feet long slashed down fiercely from the clouds.

The blade was covered in nearly transparent white flames, emitting an extremely intense heat. Where it passed, the void rumbled as if the sky were collapsing and the earth splitting.

Han Li halted his momentum, turned his wrist holding the sword, reversed the blade, and changed from a thrust to an upward diagonal slash, striking directly toward the sky.

A hazy mass of black sword shadows, layered like mountains, flew upward and smashed straight into the white bone blade.

"Rumble"

The sky and earth shook. Layer upon layer of sword shadows shattered into countless fragments, and white flames scattered everywhere like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

The white bone blade trembled violently and flew back into the clouds.

The Three Fiends of Shaoshan, who had summoned the clouds and bone, all staggered and let out muffled groans.

On the other side, Han Li also sank, falling nearly a hundred feet toward the sea before stabilizing himself.

On the surrounding sea surface, countless white flames did not extinguish upon entering the water, blooming like white lotuses, swaying gracefully, dyeing the area below into a white expanse like a snowfield.

Han Li looked at the black longsword in his hand; wisps of white flame still clung to it, continuously burning the blade.

He snorted coldly. Golden scales rose on his palm, and he grasped the blade and wiped it lightly.

The white flames, like mud and grease, were wiped clean instantly.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, a thunderous drum sound like a roll of thunder rang out in midair.

Then, the plucking sound became urgent, and the striking of chimes grew loud.

The clouds rolled and surged, and a giant bone foot, as large as a mountain peak, stepped down from the sky, pressing down on Han Li like Mount Tai.

Han Li raised his sword, the Azure Yuan Sword Art rapidly circulating in his body. His robes billowed without wind, flapping noisily.

He stamped his toe heavily in the void, and a violent air wave pressed downward, creating a huge arc-shaped depression hundreds of feet wide on the sea below. He used the recoil to shoot upward.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

A fierce wind arose. Within a ten-mile radius around him, countless sword shadows as large as hills sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, pointing toward the sky along with his body.

White flames rolled on the giant bone foot, crackling as they scorched the air. With a blazing and fierce momentum, it collided with the dense forest of sword shadows with a tremendous crash.

"Rumble"

A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth. The giant bone foot exploded, and a thousand-foot-tall bone giant staggered, toppling from the clouds into the sea, stirring up monstrous waves.

Countless black sword shadows also shattered, scattering mixed with white flames.

The surrounding sea surface was steamed by the heat, and white mist filled the air, creating a hazy scene.

Han Li's figure flashed out from the mist. The black longsword in his hand had broken into two pieces, either from the white flame's burning or from being unable to withstand the astonishing sword energy released by the Azure Yuan Sword Art.

He sighed, put away the broken sword, and felt even more nostalgic for his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

"Roar..."

Then Han Li suddenly opened his mouth and let out a狂暴 roar. His muscles rapidly expanded, and his figure suddenly swelled, quickly transforming into a golden-furred giant ape no smaller than the bone giant.

The three men, the burly one included, already pale, turned even more grim. They chanted incantations, and the speed of their drumming and plucking noticeably increased.

Amid the strange music, the bone giant turned, strode across the sea, and swung its white bone blade at the golden-furred giant ape.

The giant ape clenched its fists, took a big stride, and met it head-on.

A blade slashed through the air, a fist shot up to the sky, and they collided with a thunderous crash.

"Boom boom boom..."

As the two massive figures continuously slashed and collided, the entire sea began to surge with hundred-foot-high monstrous waves.

At that moment, Lu Yuqing, hundreds of miles away, though not affected by the residual force of the battle, could still feel the violent turbulence of the world's primal energy in that sea area, and was filled with terror.

The bone giant's eyes suddenly lit up with white light, and two thick white flame dragons surged out, twisting in midair and charging at the golden-furred giant ape's face.

The giant ape roared, raised both fists, and pounded heavily at the oncoming fire dragons.

With a "boom,"

the heads of the two fire dragons exploded simultaneously under the giant ape's fists, turning into a sky full of white flames that engulfed half of its body.

Under the scorching heat of these flames, the giant ape's fur, normally impervious to water and fire, began to emit wisps of white smoke and a pungent burnt smell.

But the golden-furred giant ape seemed oblivious, its body wreathed in white flames, yet it still charged forward, leaped high, and raised its right fist to smash heavily at the bone giant's head.

The bone giant bent slightly, quickly raised its bone blade with both hands to block.

With a loud "crack,"

the giant ape's fist, with the force of a thousand jun, smashed into the bone blade, shattering it into flying bone fragments and breaking it in two.

The Three Fiends of Shaoshan, who were fully controlling the bone giant, shook violently and simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood with a "puff."

But the golden-furred giant ape did not let up. It stepped forward, struck left and right, and pounded its fists on the bone giant's chest like a divine being beating a drum.

"Bang bang bang..."

A series of loud sounds rang out. Cracks appeared in the bone giant's skeleton, pieces of bone fell off continuously, and its body became tattered and unstable.

"Quick! Activate the Heaven-Burning Blood Flame!" The First Fiend shouted, not bothering to wipe the blood from his mouth.

Saying this, he extended a finger and struck it hard against the edge of the ancient chime. A segment of his finger was cut off and fell into the chime, and the entire black-green chime body lit up with a red glow.

At the same time, the black-veiled young woman cut her finger on the pipa strings and smeared blood on the pipa, while the lean young man inserted his finger into the human face mouth on the drum body.

The three of them fed their essence blood into the three treasures simultaneously.

Just as the golden-furred giant ape was about to smash the bone giant's head, the latter suddenly emitted a brilliant red light, and its bones instantly turned from white to red.

The white flames enveloping it instantly turned into blood flames, and even the flames on the giant ape turned blood-red.

"Roar..."

A searing pain struck, and the giant ape roared, staggering backward.

Golden scales emerged layer upon layer on its body, trying to block the blood-red flames, but to no avail; the piercing pain continued to invade.

With the appearance of the blood flames, the temperature of the entire sea area rose to a terrifying level. Large amounts of seawater evaporated into white steam and dissipated.

The sea level beneath the golden-furred giant ape and the bone giant even began to drop little by little.

As the giant ape was attacked by the blood flames, the bone giant's momentum surged dramatically, and the damage it had sustained earlier visibly healed completely.

Its hand swept through the void, and a blood-red bone blade materialized. Its bony hand grasped it and swung it horizontally at the giant ape.

With a thunderous "boom,"

the golden-furred giant ape's abdomen was struck hard. It felt as if hit by a mountain, and its entire body flew sideways, creating a huge splash on the sea surface.

Before it could stand up, the blood bone giant leaped high, gripped its blade with both hands pointing downward, and plummeted from the sky, stabbing straight at its head.

The giant ape's eyes flashed with light. It rolled violently in the seawater, barely dodging the bone blade, and stepped back.

At the same time, a silver light suddenly flashed around it, and a striking silver flame spread from its shoulder, enveloping its entire body.

A series of "puff puff" sounds came from its body as large swaths of silver flames engulfed the blood-red flames, devouring them madly.

Then, a sharp cry like a giant bird's screech rang out.

The silver flames on the giant ape shot out, forming a giant silver bird that crashed with a "boom" onto the blood bone giant's chest.

A large mass of silver flames splattered, turning into countless silver sparks that covered the giant's entire body.

Before the giant could react, the silver sparks spread like wildfire, forming a huge silver fire coat that wrapped around the blood bone giant.

The blood flames attached to its body retreated and contracted violently, but to no avail, as they were quickly devoured by the silver flames.