Chapter 454: Assistance

After the giant cyan silkworm was slain, the cocoon that had wrapped around the black banner shattered inch by inch and collapsed.

The black banner regained its freedom and immediately turned into a black shadow, flying back above Han Li's head.

But before Han Li could breathe a sigh of relief, a furious roar suddenly came from deep within the spirit domain, causing his expression to change slightly.

"How dare you betray me! You're asking for death!"

A streak of silver light shot over, arriving in a flash, revealing the figure of Qu Ling, her face ashen.

As soon as she appeared, she flipped her hand, and with a flash of red light, a blood-red token appeared in her palm.

She clenched her five fingers abruptly, and with a "crack," the token was crushed.

The golden beetle immediately showed pain in its eyes and spat out a mouthful of golden blood, but the next moment, it returned to normal.

Seeing this, Qu Ling was momentarily stunned.

"A mere mind-control token thinks it can control me? You're too naive." The golden beetle buzzed, its form flickering into a golden shadow, and the next moment appeared beside Han Li.

"So you are the original master of this Gold Devouring Immortal." Qu Ling's gaze shifted between the Gold Devouring Beetle and Han Li, speaking coldly.

This golden beetle was none other than the Gold Devouring Immortal "Jin Tong," with whom Han Li had lost contact.

"I'll hold her off; you take the chance to escape!" Jin Tong said to Han Li, then radiated dazzling golden light, its body growing larger as it lunged at Qu Ling.

Han Li looked at Jin Tong with a complex expression, then radiated azure light, turned around, and continued flying forward.

"Don't even think about it!" Qu Ling's expression changed, and she pointed at Jin Tong with one hand.

A streak of white light shot out, heading straight for the golden beetle—it was the same white rope immortal artifact from before.

The white shadow flickered and vanished, then suddenly emerged from the gray shadows near Jin Tong, wrapping around its body like lightning, binding it tightly.

Jin Tong's flying form came to an abrupt halt.

Qu Ling did not immediately attack Jin Tong; instead, she formed hand seals and waved them out.

The gray shadows within the gray spirit domain began to change, transforming into clumps of gray flames, and the entire gray spirit domain instantly turned into a sea of gray fire.

A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she muttered incantations as a vast expanse of gray flames roared forth, sweeping toward Han Li.

Han Li's expression changed slightly, and he was about to cast a spell to counter.

Suddenly, streaks of dazzling golden light shot out from the side, turning into golden shadows that charged and tore apart all the gray flames near Han Li.

Within the golden shadow, the figure of the Golden Child emerged, each of its front claws gripping a length of white rope, which had been severed at some unknown moment.

"You think you can deal with me with such tricks? That's far too arrogant," the Devouring Gold Immortal sneered, waving its front claws and tossing the two severed rope ends into its mouth, chewing a few times before swallowing.

The extremely tough immortal artifact seemed as fragile as clay in its hands.

Qu Ling's pupils contracted at the sight.

Golden light flickered on the Golden Child, and its aura fluctuated strangely, sometimes surging high, then rapidly weakening and fading away.

"Damn it!" Qu Ling roared inwardly.

At this moment, she realized that the Golden Child had likely been concealing its true strength all along.

Han Li cast a deep glance at the Devouring Gold Immortal, then burst forth with golden light, his muscles swelling, his body expanding several times, and golden fur growing on his skin. In an instant, he transformed into a golden giant ape and continued flying forward.

Having flown this far, he also noticed that the present spirit domain greatly suppressed cultivation power, but had little effect on physical strength.

Transformed into the Mountain Ape, Han Li radiated immense power, greatly increasing his speed, and soon reached the edge of the spirit domain.

Qu Ling's expression changed, then she let out a low shout and pointed a finger.

A beam of crystalline light shot out, swift as thunder, and disappeared into the edge of the spirit domain.

At the edge of the spirit domain, gray light flickered wildly, and a layer of gray clouds instantly formed, with streams of law power flowing rapidly within.

The entire spirit domain instantly transformed into a completely independent space.

With a dull thud!

Han Li's body slammed straight into the gray clouds, but it was like hitting an extremely tough soft wall, and he was rebounded.

His expression darkened, and he immediately spat out a beam of green light, which disappeared into the body of the green dragon.

The green dragon let out a long roar, and green electric light flickered wildly on its massive body, transforming once again into a giant green sword.

Han Li waved both hands, and the giant green sword shot out, like a heaven-splitting sword, slashing fiercely at the gray clouds.

With a thunderous roar!

The gray clouds shook violently, rippling like water waves, but did not shatter.

"Trying to escape my spirit domain? Wishful thinking!" Qu Ling sneered at the sight, forming hand seals with both hands.

The gray flames within the spirit domain converged toward Han Li and the Devouring Gold Immortal, and the gray flames around them instantly thickened several times, their color turning black.

A law power several times stronger surged from the black flames, striking fiercely at Han Li. Besides the weakening law, this powerful law power also contained another strange law.

Boom!

The temporal law force around Han Li was shattered with a loud crash, and this law force slammed into his mind, coiling around every part of his body.

His expression changed. The luster on the golden fur of his body surface dimmed rapidly, and his originally mighty frame even showed signs of withering. The flow of immortal spiritual power immediately slowed tenfold, and a wave of weakness swept through his entire body.

Not only that, but layers of illusions arose in his mind, as if he were being invaded by inner demons. A surge of wild and violent intent welled up from within his heart.

Han Li was startled. He tried his best to circulate his cultivation technique, mobilizing the law of time to block the invasion of the domain law and suppress the wild thoughts in his heart.

But the feeling of weakness and madness spread uncontrollably within him, like a flood bursting through a dike, utterly unstoppable.

A faint red light appeared in his eyes, quickly growing denser, slowly filling his entire eyes.

Not far away, Jin Tong saw this scene. A trace of anxiety flickered in his golden pupils. A flash of golden light appeared on his body, and he was about to do something.

At that moment, the surrounding black flames rolled and transformed into black fire dragons, surging in from all directions.

"Want to go save your original master? Don't even think about it. This is within my domain. Just stay here obediently!" A silver shadow flickered, and Qu Ling appeared in front of Long, blocking his path.

Long snorted softly. Golden light blazed around his body. Sword-qi-like golden rays surged out from his frame, quickly forming a golden light zone that instantly shredded the surrounding black fire dragons.

Not only that, but the golden zone spun rapidly, vaguely forming the shape of a golden vortex. It emitted waves of devouring force, absorbing a significant amount of the shattered black flames.

Then, with a flicker of movement, Long suddenly pounced toward Qu Ling.

Within the golden zone, light flashed, and two massive crystal rays, each a hundred zhang in size, shot out, slashing at Qu Ling from left and right. Wherever they passed, the black flames within the domain were easily extinguished.

"What, not going to save your master anymore? Instead, you're coming to entangle me?" Qu Ling giggled and let out a delicate shout. Her hands swiftly formed hand seals.

Streams of black flames converged, instantly transforming into two black light threads.

Waves of powerful law force emanated from the black threads.

Qu Ling flicked her fingers, and the two black threads shot out, colliding with the two massive crystal rays.

With two dull thuds of "bang, bang," both the crystal rays and the black threads dissipated simultaneously.

"If he can't even withstand such a minor difficulty, then he's not fit to be my master. All I can do for him is to hold you back and prevent you from attacking him directly. If he still can't escape this domain under these circumstances, then it's his lack of skill, and dying here would not be unjust." Jin Tong said calmly, waving his two front paws again.

Two more crystal rays shot out, slashing toward Qu Ling.

Qu Ling snorted coldly. She waved her hands, and streams of black flames flew over. The two sides clashed in a tumultuous battle.

The red light in Han Li's eyes grew even denser. His eyes were on the verge of turning completely blood-red.

At that moment, the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, which had been lying still in his spiritual sea, suddenly trembled.

Suddenly, thick golden arcs of lightning emerged, emitting a tremendous thunderclap as if a primordial beast was provoked and roared.

Immediately, streaks of Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning appeared all over Han Li's body, and he was instantly enveloped in golden lightning.

A pure and gentle aura emanated from the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning, flooding into his mind.

The frenzy in Han Li's mind subsided somewhat, his clarity partially restored, and the bloodshot tint in his eyes faded considerably.

His eyes snapped wide open, and he let out a low shout. Golden light blazed from his body, and the Truth Dharma Wheel materialized again, spinning rapidly.

Perhaps because he was within the spirit domain, the golden ripples that usually appeared when he activated the Truth Dharma Wheel were absent this time.

Streams of time force surged from the Truth Dharma Wheel, enveloping Han Li's entire body, once again resisting the laws of the spirit domain.

At the same time, he immediately activated the Soul-Refining Art at full power.

Waves of coolness gradually spread from his mind, slowly suppressing the wild impulses within. The feeling of weakness in his body also faded quickly, strength returned to him, and the flow of his immortal spiritual power returned to normal.

"What's going on..." Qu Ling watched from afar, a look of disbelief in her eyes.

She snorted coldly and pointed a finger.

A strand of the black flames around her immediately separated, transforming in a flash into a black arrow wreathed in black fire.

With a "whoosh," the black arrow shot forth, speeding straight toward Han Li.

At that moment, a crystalline light flew in from the side and collided with the black arrow.

With a "bang," both the crystalline light and the arrow exploded simultaneously.

"Haha, we haven't settled our match yet, and you want to switch opponents? Better keep fighting me," Jin Tong laughed heartily, blocking in front of Qu Ling.

Han Li let out a breath, ignoring the distant battle, and suddenly looked ahead at the gray cloud, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

He abruptly opened his mouth and spat out three beams of green light, which instantly vanished into the silver bell, the fanged strange sword, and the black banner—three immortal artifacts around him.

The three immortal artifacts trembled violently, emitting a radiance several times brighter than before.

The light was dazzling, almost unbearable to look at, and it churned and surged fiercely, growing increasingly intense.

"Go!" Han Li formed a hand seal and pointed.

The three immortal artifacts shot forth, transforming into three brilliant beams of light that struck the gray cloud with force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As soon as the three immortal artifacts touched the gray cloud, they exploded, turning into three sun-like spheres of light—one silver and two black.

The gray cloud trembled wildly, rapidly thinning, and the surrounding black flames were swept away, clearing a large area. The entire spirit domain also shuddered violently.