Chapter 167: The Grudge of Feng Ying

With a low roar, Han Li's entire body erupted with a dazzling golden light.

Enveloped in the golden light, his body rapidly expanded, and golden fur grew all over his skin, transforming him in an instant into a several-zhang-tall golden-furred giant ape.

At the same time, Fang Pan's figure had already split into three identical clones, charging at the giant ape in a pincer formation. The black longsword in his hand flickered with dark light, forming a dense black blade net in midair that surrounded the giant ape Han Li had become.

A sharp sound of air tearing rang out, and fine cracks appeared alternately.

The golden-furred giant ape raised its head and let out a long roar, then swung its two arms in a wild dance. A loud hum filled the nearby void, and a vast, mighty force surged outward.

Boom!

Most of the black blade net, under the onslaught of an indescribable force, collapsed and dissipated. Within the range of the fist force, even the air became extremely heavy.

The three clones of Fang Pan swayed slightly, but then simultaneously withdrew their blades, twisted their bodies, and vanished into thin air.

The next moment, a green light flashed behind the golden-furred giant ape, and three Fang Pans, each holding a black longsword, appeared simultaneously, raising their blades and slashing down fiercely at Han Li.

The three fierce blade lights merged into one at the moment of descent, transforming into a black-light-wreathed blade light that caused the nearby void to twist and blur, accompanied by a piercing sound of air being torn!

The speed was so great that by the time the golden-furred giant ape reacted and tried to dodge, it was too late, but a translucent light film still appeared on its surface.

With a loud clang of metal striking metal, the black blade light slashed heavily onto the giant ape's back.

The blade light shattered instantly, and a golden-black sun burst forth at the point of impact, unleashing a terrifying aura of destruction that swept wildly in all directions, causing the air to hum and vibrate.

The golden-furred giant ape's body was sent flying forward, the translucent light film torn apart, and a shocking wound appeared on its back amidst the torn golden fur.

The wound was not deep, but the seeping blood still stained the nearby golden fur red.

After the recoil force from the black blade acted on his body, Fang Pan's figure involuntarily flew backward a hundred zhang before he blurred slightly, dissipating the force, and stood again in midair.

He glanced at the giant ape that had landed not far away on the ground, his expression somewhat grim. He had clearly not expected the ape form's physical strength to be so formidable, able to withstand his slash head-on.

While Fang Pan was inwardly shocked, the giant ape that Han Li had transformed into was also somewhat surprised.

Fortunately, he had transformed in time; otherwise, this blow would have put him at a considerable disadvantage. But thankfully, having prepared in advance, he was not entirely without means to deal with the speed-oriented Fang Pan.

As he pondered, Fang Pan's figure flickered and again split into three figures that charged over.

This time, his three figures blurred and multiplied halfway, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of illusory figures of varying reality appeared in midair, from which thousands of black blade lights erupted, raining down on the giant ape.

The golden-furred giant ape ignored the wound on its back, its arms suddenly blurring as it swung its two massive fists wildly.

In an instant, the sound of fist whistling grew loud!

Countless golden fist shadows emerged, surging in all directions simultaneously.

The violent force erupted, causing the entire void ahead to shake violently, forming wave after wave of fierce air currents that swept outward.

The dense figures conjured by Fang Pan were immediately struck by the surging air currents, and most of the illusory figures dissipated, leaving only the three true bodies, which withstood the assault thanks to their protective light shields.

Before the golden-furred giant ape could employ other means, a sly smile simultaneously appeared on the faces of Fang Pan's three figures, and then they blurred and vanished from their spots.

Seeing this, the golden-furred giant ape was slightly startled, as if realizing something.

Suddenly, a bright yellow light blazed from the ground beneath it, and countless rope-like yellow lights shot up densely from the surrounding ground, twisting like spirit snakes before binding the giant ape's limbs and body, emitting a thick aura of law power.

Then, an inverted yellow giant umbrella emerged from the ground, a full hundred zhang in size. Those rope-like yellow lights were all connected to the inside of the umbrella, and the giant ape, bound like a dumpling, seemed to serve as the umbrella's handle.

Startled, the golden-furred giant ape let out a loud roar, its entire body blazing with golden light. The muscles on its body writhed like living things, all its fur stood on end, and it strained with all its might.

But those yellow lights, though seemingly ordinary, were terrifyingly sturdy, and even with its strength capable of moving mountains and shaking the earth, it could not break free.

With a whoosh, the yellow giant umbrella suddenly closed inward, trapping the golden-furred giant ape entirely inside.

Immediately after, the void above the giant umbrella rippled, and the figure of the brocade-robed old man appeared, laughing heartily:

“Haha, trapped by my Earth Net Umbrella, even if you had three heads and six arms, you wouldn’t be able to break free!”

“Well done!”

Beside the giant umbrella, Fang Pan's figure flickered into view. He waved his arm and began to chant incantations under his breath.

Swoosh!

A pitch-black chain emerged out of thin air, its surface shimmering with a dim light, faintly wreathed in some black mist.

A peculiar law fluctuation emanated from it.

The golden-furred giant ape inside the umbrella felt a jolt of alarm; it was all too familiar with the aura of this chain—it was the very Separation Yuan Law Chain that had imprisoned its Nascent Soul for over three hundred years, causing it endless suffering.

“So it was you who sealed my Nascent Soul back then!” From within the yellow giant umbrella, the giant ape’s thunderous roar suddenly rang out.

“Heh, it seems you’ve finally remembered! Back then, it took the three of us quite some effort to subdue you, young man. I thought that secret had perished with you, but I never expected you were still alive.” Fang Pan did not speak, but the brocade-robed old man above the umbrella said this instead.

Hearing this, the golden-furred giant ape’s golden light suddenly flared again, and it began to thrash violently inside the umbrella.

“Stay still!” The brocade-robed old man sneered, and with one hand, he slapped downward into the void.

The surface of the yellow giant umbrella instantly burst with a dazzling yellow light, and countless translucent yellow符文 surged out, spinning around the umbrella, causing it to shrink and tighten somewhat.

At the same time, Fang Pan’s incantation ceased, and his hands quickly formed a hand seal.

The dim light on the black chain brightened rapidly, and countless black runes began to appear around the chain, which quickly grew larger. A faint spatial fluctuation emerged from it.

Just as Fang Pan was about to complete his spell, a loud bang came from within the giant umbrella.

Then, an incredible scene unfolded!

From within the already somewhat bulging yellow giant umbrella, a dazzling array of multicolored light suddenly burst forth. Then, the yellow light on the umbrella’s surface roiled, and the umbrella swelled again.

The brocade-robed old man’s expression changed in alarm, and he tried to cast something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a large mouthful of blood with a “puff,” his face turning pale.

The next moment, with a thunderous “boom,”

the yellow giant umbrella was forcibly burst open, its surface light dim, and a golden figure shot out from within, growing larger as it rose until it reached a hundred zhang in size.

It was a three-headed, six-armed golden-furred giant ape. The yellow lights that had been缠绕 around its body had all shattered into pieces and disappeared.

But immediately, the giant ape’s six arms quickly formed hand seals in front of its chest.

Countless dazzling silver electric lights emerged, coalescing around it into a massive lightning formation.

This series of events happened as swiftly as a falcon swooping down, taking no more than a single breath!

“Don’t think you can escape!” Fang Pan’s eyes were wide with rage, and he let out a wild roar. He spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which merged into the black chain before him.

The black light emitted by the chain brightened, suddenly swelling several times in size. It blurred and vanished from its spot, reappearing the next moment in front of the giant ape, and with a whoosh, it pierced straight through its chest and abdomen.

Almost at the same time, a dazzling thunderous light burst from the silver lightning formation, engulfing the giant ape’s figure, which then vanished, leaving the chain to pierce empty air.

Fang Pan stared at the fading remnants of silver electric light in midair, his face as dark as if it could drip water.

Taking a deep breath, his expression slowly recovered, and with a single hand gesture, he retrieved the black chain.

“I didn’t expect this man to have such a technique, able to forcibly break free from the law power of the Earth Net Umbrella!” The brocade-robed old man flew over as well, his expression somewhat grim as he spoke solemnly.

“The technique is one thing, but the key is his lightning formation. If we can’t break it, and he keeps escaping like this, we’ll never be able to kill him! Brother Feng, you are skilled in the art of formations. Do you have any ideas?” Fang Pan put away the black chain with a flip of his hand and said slowly.

“I’ve observed this lightning formation twice and have a general understanding of its principle. It combines spatial power with lightning power. Breaking it is not actually difficult, but it requires special talismans to prepare. However, this time we left in too much of a hurry…” The brocade-robed old man hesitated and said.

“Is there no other way? If we can obtain the secrets this man carries, the bottlenecks that have trapped us for years might no longer be a problem.” Fang Pan said meaningfully upon hearing this.

“Well… it’s not entirely impossible. I once learned a secret technique called Blood Burning Breath, which requires burning one’s own essence blood and vitality to perform. Within the technique’s range, it can cut off the flow of spiritual power within formations, and it should be able to break Han Li’s lightning formation.” The brocade-robed old man said after a moment’s thought.

“Good! When we catch up to him, you will use that secret technique to break his lightning formation.” Fang Pan’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

“However, performing this technique consumes a great deal of blood and qi. If my blood and qi are severely depleted, I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you deal with that Han Li.” The brocade-robed old man said hesitantly.

“Don’t worry. You only need to break his lightning formation; leave everything else to me.” Fang Pan laughed heartily.

Saying this, he waved his arm.

A beam of light enveloped the two of them, transforming into a streak of light that shot off into the distance at incredible speed, vanishing at the horizon in a flash.