Chapter 388: Deep into the Desolate Wind

Time passed little by little. Several days later, the surrounding Desolate Wind had formed enormous black tornado pillars that connected the sky and the earth.

These wind pillars roamed about, sometimes intertwining, sometimes separating, blotting out the sky and covering the earth. Everywhere one looked, it was all pitch black, making it impossible to see anything.

Han Li, within the black barrier formed by the Wind-Calming Pearl powder, weaved between the tornado pillars, trying as much as possible not to directly collide with them. At the same time, he focused his mind and guarded his sea of consciousness.

He could clearly feel the yin-cold power contained within these wind pillars; even he was unwilling to withstand them head-on.

Although he was still advancing, his speed had greatly decreased compared to before.

The ghostly wailing that seized the soul here was also much stronger than before. Although he could endure it, he no longer dared to extend his divine sense outside his body.

Divine sense power is an extension of the soul. When divine sense is emitted and touches the surrounding Desolate Wind, the ghostly wailing in the wind affects him even more.

Fortunately, he still had the Clear Spirit Eyes. With blue light flickering in his eyes, he could clearly perceive the movements of the yin wind around him without needing divine sense. Otherwise, he would probably be unable to move even an inch.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A huge black wind pillar howled as it swept in, moving extremely fast.

Han Li twisted his body, like an incredibly agile fish, and brushed past the wind pillar to dodge it.

But at that moment, a black shadow shot out from the wind pillar like lightning, charging straight at Han Li with incredible speed, like a black bolt of lightning.

Although the black shadow was fast, Han Li's reaction was even faster.

He brought his fingers together and waved, and a bright green sword qi rolled out, accurately cutting into the black shadow.

A soft sound!

The black shadow was cut in two by the sword qi, and the black qi on its surface dissipated, revealing its true form: a strange black snake.

This snake was about three meters long, with a triangular head, entirely pitch black, emitting a very strong yin-cold aura. Its eyes were actually dark red, looking extremely cold.

After being cut in two, the snake did not die. The two halves twisted and merged together, as if unharmed, though the yin-cold aura it emitted had weakened somewhat.

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

Once the strange black snake recovered, it did not flee. Instead, it let out hissing sounds, its eyes growing even more ferocious, appearing to have low intelligence.

It twisted its body again and vanished into a blurry afterimage.

The next moment, the black monster appeared out of thin air behind Han Li and lunged down fiercely.

Han Li smiled faintly and waved his hand.

Ripples appeared above the strange black snake, and a green, hazy large hand materialized out of thin air. Its five fingers separated and then grabbed down like lightning, catching the snake in its grip.

The strange black snake struggled violently in the green hand's grasp but could not break free at all.

The green hand, holding the snake, flew in front of Han Li.

"This is..." Han Li looked at the strange black snake a couple of times and frowned slightly.

This snake seemed to be a monster condensed from the yin-cold qi here, without a physical body, quite different from ordinary demon beasts.

Earlier, to cross the Desolate Wind, he had looked up many texts about it. One text mentioned that deep within the Desolate Wind lived some strange yin beasts that were hard to deal with.

This strange black snake was presumably one of those so-called yin beasts.

Han Li moved his hand slightly, and the green hand suddenly clenched.

With a soft "pop"!

The strange black snake was crushed and exploded, turning into a cloud of black qi.

But this black qi did not dissipate; instead, it writhed like a living thing, seemingly about to gather together again.

Han Li's expression darkened slightly. He flicked his finger.

Crackle!

A golden arc of lightning shot out from between his fingers and struck the black qi in a flash—it was the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning.

With a series of crackling sounds, the black qi, as if encountering its nemesis, immediately dispersed.

A faint scream came from within the black qi, and then it completely dissipated and vanished.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression relaxed slightly.

But he did not linger here and continued flying forward.

This strange black snake seemed to be a turning point. As he went further, yin beasts would occasionally dart out from the yin wind to attack him.

These yin beasts were not very powerful, but their bodies could shift between reality and illusion, making them quite troublesome to deal with.

Fortunately, Han Li's Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning could counter these yin beasts, so he didn't have too much trouble along the way.

"Eh!"

While flying, Han Li showed a hint of surprise on his face.

The huge yin wind pillars around him suddenly became fewer. The dense black tornado pillars that had filled his field of vision were now sparse and much smaller in scale than before.

Surprised, Han Li did not stop but continued forward.

The further he went, the fewer the yin wind pillars became, until finally they disappeared completely.

The howling yin wind was gone. All he could see was faint black mist drifting gently. The surrounding yin-cold sensation also greatly diminished, and the yin beasts vanished without a trace.

With the yin wind gone, the ghostly wailing sounds were almost inaudible. This place seemed to be a quiet area of black mist.

"Have I already crossed the Desolate Wind?" Han Li wondered inwardly, but immediately shook his head.

He had entered the Desolate Wind less than half a month ago; there was no way he could have traversed it already.

He must still be within the Desolate Wind, probably in a special area.

Unfortunately, the texts he had found about the Desolate Wind were few, and none recorded this situation.

Han Li pondered for a moment, then his green light intensified, and he continued flying forward.

However, he reduced his flying speed a bit more, while blue light flickered in his eyes, probing all movements around him.

He flew for half a day like this. The surroundings were always filled with black mist, but as he went further, the mist gradually thickened until it was almost substantial.

By this point, even with his Clear Spirit Eyes, he could not see very far.

Moreover, the mist was no longer as quiet as before. Strange, sharp sounds began to emerge, like the crying of a child.

Although these sounds were not loud, sometimes barely perceptible, their power was greater than the previous ghostly wailing.

Han Li raised an eyebrow. It seemed he had reached a new area.

He reduced his flying speed a bit more, and with a flicker of his eyes, shot out two beams of blue light about a foot long to examine the surroundings.

After advancing a distance in the black mist, his expression suddenly changed slightly. He abruptly stopped and looked ahead.

A rumbling sound came from ahead, and the originally calm, rolling black mist suddenly began to churn violently.

The sound grew louder, and the mist churned more and more violently, until finally, like boiling water, it suddenly erupted.

Han Li frowned more and more, considering whether to dodge to the side or behind.

At that moment, the black mist around him suddenly began to spin wildly. An enormous vortex materialized ahead.

Given his current field of vision, he could not even see the full extent of the vortex, let alone its center. He had no idea how large it was.

A powerful suction force emanated from deep within the vortex, enveloping his body.

The force was immense. Han Li's body was actually lifted off the ground and pulled toward the center of the vortex.

His expression darkened. Green light blazed from his entire body, thick and substantial, and only then did his body stabilize.

Han Li glanced into the depths of the vortex, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes. Then his green light brightened again, and he shot off to the side.

As soon as he moved, the mist ahead rippled slightly, and a black shadow shot out from within.

It was a house-sized black toad yin beast, with a short, thick neck and a body covered in bumps, looking quite terrifying.

The black toad opened its huge mouth wide and spat out a thick black light, striking at Han Li's head, seemingly intent on blocking his escape.

The black light beam emitted a startling yin-cold power fluctuation. Where it passed, even the void appeared to freeze, with ice marks forming.

Han Li snorted coldly and waved his hand.

A green, hazy flying sword shot out, then trembled and transformed into a giant green sword over a hundred feet long, with golden arcs of lightning appearing on its surface.

The giant green sword instantly turned into a golden lightning sword and struck the black light beam.

With a thunderous roar!

The black light beam was no match for the golden lightning sword. It held for only a moment before being crushed and exploding.

The golden lightning sword blurred and appeared above the toad yin beast's head the next moment, slashing down.

Rip!

With a flash of golden light, the toad yin beast's body was immediately split in two, and the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning spread over its two halves.

The two halves exploded with a "bang," turning into two clouds of black qi that dissipated.

Although Han Li had killed this beast, it had cost him some time.

The enormous vortex behind him rapidly closed in again, and the tearing force around him increased sharply.

Han Li's expression turned serious. He formed hand seals, and green light shone from his body as he prepared to use a secret technique to fly away.

At that moment, a thick black shadow flashed from within the huge vortex and shot out with incredible speed—it was a giant tentacle. At an unbelievable speed, it coiled around his body.

However, Han Li had activated the True Extremity Membrane. Although the tentacle wrapped around his body, it did not actually touch him.

His expression changed slightly, then he snorted coldly and formed hand seals.

Green light flashed on Han Li's body, and two Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords flew out, slashing at the black tentacle.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The black tentacle was surprisingly tough. The Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords only cut in a short distance before stopping.

Han Li raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face. He was about to do something else.

The black tentacle suddenly retracted with immense force. Caught off guard, Han Li was pulled into the huge vortex.

His vision blurred, and the next moment he found himself in a violently rotating storm eye. Around him, black qi spun rapidly, emitting a rumbling roar like thousands of horses galloping.

Waves of enormous tearing force surged from all directions, enveloping him, several times stronger than before.

The black tentacle was still coiled around him, writhing and tightening rapidly. But the True Extremity Membrane was incredibly tough; no matter how the black tentacle squeezed and pressed, it remained unmoved.

Now pulled deep into the vortex, Han Li instead calmed down. He ignored the black tentacle on his body and looked around, frowning slightly.

At that moment, a muffled roar came from the depths of the vortex, followed by a "whoosh!"

A black shadow flashed in the vortex ahead, and another black tentacle shot out, coiling around Han Li's body as well, squeezing just as fiercely.

Han Li withdrew his gaze and looked into the depths of the vortex. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and he formed a sword seal with his hand.