Chapter 178: Taking the Pearl from the Clam

This thunderstorm of immense scale lasted for a long time, showing no signs of abating even now.

At the center of the vortex, the giant clam's two shells opened and closed slightly, and the purple pearl it spat out was entirely entwined with arcs of electricity. Under the interweaving of these arcs, a massive lightning mouth vaguely formed, greedily devouring the endless lightning power around it.

Clearly, amidst this awe-inspiring heavenly thunder was its most ideal cultivation ground.

Just then, a strange cry came from afar!

The sound was piercing and loud, not drowned out even by the endless thunder around.

The giant clam's shells suddenly moved, and a faint green light emerged from the darkness within, seemingly the clam's eye, looking toward the direction of the sound.

In the distant sky, a dark shadow appeared amidst the thunderstorm and rapidly approached, arriving nearby in an instant.

It was a purple whale as large as an island, its two huge eyes fixed on the purple pearl above the giant clam, revealing a hint of greed.

A terrifyingly vast aura emanated from it, seemingly even surpassing that of the giant clam!

The giant clam did not immediately retract the purple orb. Instead, its shells suddenly opened wide, and two thick purple lightning bolts shot out, like two lightning dragons, striking fiercely toward the giant whale.

Crackle!

Where the purple lightning passed, the void trembled violently, and a scorched smell spread, as if the void itself had been burned by the purple lightning.

A hint of solemnity appeared in the giant whale's eyes, as if it dared not take these two lightning bolts lightly. It opened its mouth wide, revealing a full set of huge, snow-white fangs, and bit down hard on the two purple lightning bolts.

A layer of pitch-black electric light suddenly emerged on its white teeth, then it clamped down sharply, biting the two lightning bolts in two.

With a series of crackling thunderclaps, the two purple lightning bolts dissipated.

A pitch-black hole appeared on the giant whale's back. With a flash of black light, a jet-black lightning bolt shot out, transforming in a flash into a black thunder dragon hundreds of feet long, crackling with thunder as it lunged toward the giant clam, reaching it in an instant.

The giant clam let out a low roar. The purple orb above its head stopped devouring the surrounding lightning, flickered, and appeared before it, colliding with the oncoming black thunder dragon with a tremendous crash.

An earth-shattering thunderclap!

The black thunder dragon exploded, turning into clusters of pitch-black lightning bolts of varying lengths, instantly enveloping an area of over ten miles, trapping the giant clam within, wrapped tightly without a gap.

Dazzling black electric arcs darted about, interweaving with thunderclaps and explosions, creating an immensely grand spectacle.

But just then, countless black electric arcs suddenly converged toward one point like a whale drinking water, vanishing in an instant, as if devoured by something.

The giant clam's figure reappeared, without a single scratch.

The purple orb before it now flickered with a few black electric arcs, clearly having devoured the immensely powerful black lightning.

The giant whale let out an angry roar, swung its massive tail, and black electric arcs emerged all over its body. Its enormous body, like a meteorite, charged fiercely toward the giant clam.

The giant clam showed no sign of weakness. Purple electric arcs also appeared on its shells as it met the charge.

The two colossal creatures began to battle on the sea surface, causing earth-shattering sounds, thunderclaps, and violent tremors in the nearby void, stirring up massive storms.

The two battling giant beasts did not notice a blurry figure standing in the void over ten miles away—it was Han Li, who had quietly lurked there.

He had completely concealed his aura, and with the support of the Taiyi Purification Talisman, even if someone stood right beside him, they would not detect him unless their spiritual sense surpassed his.

At this moment, he was staring intently at the earth-shattering battle on the distant sea.

He clearly sensed the astonishing law fluctuations from the purple orb, and a hint of fervor flashed in his eyes.

If he judged correctly, what emanated from the orb should be the law of lightning. He had seen some precious materials containing law power before, but whether it was the Tai Fei's single eye, the Earth Sun Fruit, or the Condensed Sea Crystal, the law power they contained was far inferior to that of this orb.

This giant clam must have spent countless tens of thousands of years nurturing this item.

Han Li took a light breath, suppressed his excitement, and maintained his invisible form as he slowly approached the two giant beasts.

According to his judgment, the giant clam was at the early True Immortal stage, and the thunder whale at the mid True Immortal stage. Of course, this was only relative to human cultivators. As immortal beasts with innate talents, their immortal power often far exceeded that of human cultivators at the same level, allowing them to contend with cultivators one realm higher without being at a disadvantage.

Though he was not afraid to fight them, it would be very troublesome.

How to obtain the item between the two, which seemed slow, and leave safely, was the problem he was currently considering.

Ten li!

Nine li!

Eight li!

Han Li slowly approached, but he did not notice the faint purple mist around the giant clam, and his invisible body brushed against it.

At that moment, the battling giant clam suddenly turned, and the green light hidden in its shells brightened sharply, as if it suddenly looked toward Han Li's location.

The next moment, the shells suddenly opened, and a thick purple lightning bolt struck toward Han Li's direction with lightning speed.

"Damn, exposed!"

Han Li's expression turned cold. Silver electric arcs emerged on his body, and he instantly transformed into a silver lightning bolt, dodging the purple lightning at the last possible moment. In a flash, he appeared between the two giant beasts, reached out, and grabbed the purple orb, attempting to lift it.

His expression changed. The head-sized orb was incredibly heavy, like a massive iron mountain.

Even with his formidable physical strength, he could not lift it!

This sudden turn of events enraged the giant clam and the thunder whale, and they immediately stopped fighting each other.

Crackle!

Two thick purple lightning bolts and one pitch-black lightning bolt simultaneously struck toward Han Li.

Moreover, the purple orb itself suddenly erupted with spiraling purple lightning, like purple lightning blades, slashing at Han Li's hand.

Han Li's expression darkened slightly, but he showed no intention of dodging.

He let out a low shout, and his entire body blazed with golden light, instantly transforming into a golden giant ape. Golden scales appeared all over his body, and golden scales also emerged on his hand.

Boom, boom, boom!

The purple and black lightning bolts struck the golden giant ape simultaneously.

Crackle!

The golden giant ape staggered. The scales where the lightning struck shattered, revealing charred flesh beneath, but the wounds were not deep.

The lightning from the purple orb slashed at the giant ape's hand, also shattering the scales and causing blood to gush out.

The golden giant ape paid no heed to these injuries. Its large hand grabbed firmly, finally seizing the purple orb, and then its massive body shot backward like lightning.

Dazzling golden light emanated from the giant ape's palm, enveloping the purple orb, attempting to sever its connection with the giant clam.

The purple orb trembled violently, purple electric light flashing wildly, turning the giant ape's hand translucent purple as it tried to break free.

Roar, roar!

The giant clam let out furious roars. Its massive body suddenly rose from the sea vortex, like a great mountain, charging toward the giant ape.

Mid-air, its two shells opened, and dazzling purple electric light emerged on them. Lightning bolts from the thunderclouds above fell vertically, converging onto the two shells.

Light flowed on the shells, and all the purple electric light vanished, transforming into a layer of deep purple halo that emitted a faint purple glow, yet looked fearsome.

The giant clam's two shells moved again, and two crescent-shaped purple rays shot out. Where they passed, the void rippled like water, slicing toward the golden giant ape with incredible speed.

The thunder whale also roared and charged at the giant ape. Its huge mouth opened, revealing countless black lightning bolts that coalesced within.

The thunder whale spat out over a dozen massive black thunderballs, emitting a terrifying lightning aura, and shot toward the giant ape with great speed.

The golden giant ape's pupils contracted. Though it was retreating quickly, the attacks from the two thunder beasts were faster, catching up in an instant.

The golden giant ape was not flustered. Golden light blazed on its body, and behind it appeared several giant dharma projections—golden dragon, rainbow phoenix, thunder peng, azure luan—which then flashed and merged into its body.

The giant ape's body swelled wildly, instantly transforming into a thousand-zhang demon god. Purple-gold light flowed on its surface, and countless purple-gold scales emerged, emitting a terrifyingly fierce aura that made one's heart tremble.

Violent power erupted from its body, causing the incoming purple rays and thunderballs to pause momentarily.

The demon god's arm holding the purple orb blazed with purple-gold light. With a dull shattering sound, the electric arcs on the purple orb were crushed, revealing its true form, and its connection with the giant clam was severed.

The giant clam's body trembled, extreme malice in its eyes. It roared, and over a dozen thick purple electric arcs shot out toward the demon god.

The demon god flipped its hand and stored the purple orb away, while black light flashed in its other hand, producing a black long blade—Fang Pan's acquired immortal artifact.

Boom!

A layer of dazzling black light appeared on the surface of the black long blade. The spiritual energy in the nearby void trembled and converged into the black blade, forming a massive spiritual energy vortex.

The black long blade blurred, then wildly expanded, turning into a hundred-zhang black giant blade.

Countless pitch-black runes emerged, densely covering the blade. Waves of black halos radiated outward, mixed with strong law fluctuations, causing the void to tremble.

Seeing this, Han Li's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Though this black long blade was not weak in Fang Pan's hands, it had never shown such astonishing power. Could it be that his Nirvana Sacred Body was more compatible with the law power in this black blade?

These thoughts flashed through Han Li's mind. His arm thickened as he swung it violently and slashed out fiercely.

With a loud crack!

Black runes surged wildly, and a crescent-shaped black blade light hundreds of feet long shot out, colliding with the incoming purple rays and thunderballs.

Black light flashed, and the blade light swept through the purple rays and thunderballs with irresistible force, annihilating them easily.

The crescent black light continued undiminished toward the giant clam and thunder whale. Vast law power descended, enveloping the two giant beasts, and the nearby void suddenly became a hundred times harder, like metal and stone.

The two giant beasts halted their charge, seemingly wary of this attack.

The giant clam's two shells snapped shut, and purple electric light blazed around it, forming a massive purple thunderball that shielded its body tightly.

The thunder whale roared, opened its mouth wide, and spat out a millstone-sized black ball, entwined with black electric arcs, emitting a vast aura.

Once the black ball flew out, it rapidly expanded, soon reaching the size of a small mountain, blocking in front of it.