Chapter 52: My Turn

Almost the moment Han Li and Liu Le'er appeared in the square, a sudden change occurred!

The ground around the vast square rumbled, and nine pitch-black stone pillars burst forth, encircling the central area into a circle.

Each pillar was as thick as a man could embrace, over a hundred feet tall, and from top to bottom were spiraling inscriptions of countless characters and array patterns. The surfaces were also inlaid with many glittering black crystals, seemingly some special spirit stones, shining with bright black light.

In addition, atop each pillar stood a ghostly statue, some with long tongues protruding, others with wings on their backs, each different, but all lifelike and ferocious, chilling to the heart.

Dazzling black light emanated from the ghostly figures atop each pillar, rapidly connecting with each other, forming a black hemispherical light screen in the blink of an eye.

On the surface of the light screen, dense black runes rolled and flickered incessantly. Under the surging baleful aura, countless blurry ghostly shadows materialized, and eerie ghostly howls rose and fell, appearing extremely bizarre.

Seeing this, Liu Le'er's heart trembled, and she moved closer to Han Li.

Although this woman was no longer the naive little fox girl she once was, she had never witnessed such a grand formation, and her face turned pale.

Han Li, without even glancing at the vulture-faced elder above, waved his hand, and a silver fire bird flew from his palm, instantly transforming into a silver fire net that covered Liu Le'er entirely.

Stay inside, don't be afraid.

Hearing Han Li say this, Liu Le'er felt much more at ease.

At that moment, sounds of breaking air came from all directions.

From the surrounding buildings, streaks of light frequently flashed, converging on the square, all of them disciples of the Heavenly Ghost Sect in black robes.

Before long, the vast square's sky was filled with dense figures, several hundred in number, somewhat noisy, and more people kept arriving from all sides.

Han Li, however, seemed oblivious to the commotion around him. With blue light flickering in his eyes, he calmly examined the nine stone pillars and the black light screen.

The gathered Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples, initially thinking a powerful enemy had invaded the sect, were stunned to see only a young man of ordinary appearance in his twenties and a little girl of about ten in the great formation at the center of the square, and they exchanged bewildered glances.

But seeing the vulture-faced elder above the formation with a gloomy expression, naturally no one dared to step forward and say anything.

The vulture-faced elder paid no attention to those around him either. His form flickered as he landed on a black stone pillar, muttered incantations, waved his sleeve to produce nine black array disks, and swiftly formed hand seals.

The nine array disks shot out one after another, landing on the nine giant stone pillars below, instantly merging into the black light emitted by the pillars.

The black light screen flickered, and as more black runes surged and rolled, it visibly thickened by nearly half. The originally blurry ghostly shadows also became solid and clear amid the rune flickering.

Seeing this, the vulture-faced elder finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his hand seals continued without pause.

At that moment, two magnificent beams of light shot over from afar, arriving above the square in the blink of an eye. The light converged, revealing two figures.

One was a white-haired but ruddy-faced old man, the other a dark-skinned burly man.

Like the vulture-faced elder, these two were also cultivators at the Deity Transformation stage.

Seeing three inner sect elders appear simultaneously, the surrounding ordinary Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples instantly fell silent.

As soon as the white-haired old man and the dark-skinned burly man appeared, without even greeting the vulture-faced elder, they released their divine sense to scan Han Li and the girl below, and also swept the surrounding void.

Elder Jiang, what exactly happened? Why did you use the Small Teleportation Void Spirit Disk to directly bring these two juniors into the sect, and even activate the Nine Ghost King Heavenly Pillars? Activating this array each time consumes no small amount of resources,” the white-haired old man asked solemnly, looking at the vulture-faced elder.

The dark-skinned burly man also looked at the latter, clearly equally puzzled.

You two have arrived just in time. Help me activate the formation and refine these two,” the vulture-faced elder said urgently while forming hand seals.

Activate the formation to refine these two low-level cultivators? This Ghost King Heavenly Pillar Array can even trap a Combined Existence powerhouse. Elder Jiang, are you joking?” the dark-skinned burly man chuckled lightly, not following the other's instructions.

The white-haired old man also did not move.

The nearby disciples stirred restlessly, but due to the vulture-faced elder, they dared not make too much noise.

Many had already noticed that the man and woman trapped in the array were at the Nascent Soul and Core Formation stages respectively. Even among these disciples, there were plenty who could kill them. For the vulture-faced elder, a dignified Deity Transformation cultivator, to insist on activating the famous Nine Ghost King Heavenly Pillars in the Spirit Realm would be laughable if word got out.

Don't underestimate them. This green-robed youth, though low in cultivation, is actually an extremely powerful physical cultivator,” the vulture-faced elder said urgently.

Powerful physical cultivator...” The dark-skinned burly man still shook his head with a smile.

The white-haired old man looked down at Han Li, who was still looking around inside the light screen, even appearing somewhat leisurely, and frowned slightly, about to speak.

At that moment, Han Li raised an eyebrow, his wandering gaze stopped, and he murmured to himself:

Since I'm here, I might as well settle things together.

As soon as he spoke, his form flickered, appearing before one side of the light screen with a series of afterimages. Then he extended a fair finger and, seemingly casually, tapped a spot on the light screen.

An unbelievable scene occurred!

With a soft "pop," the entire black light screen suddenly shook violently, flickering wildly. The originally menacing ghostly shadows began darting up and down as if lost.

The dark-skinned burly man's smile froze, and his eyes widened involuntarily.

The vulture-faced elder's body trembled, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His hands formed seals like a wheel, trying desperately to stabilize the formation.

Not good! Quickly reinforce the formation, don't let that man break out!” the white-haired old man shouted, his form shooting out to land on a black stone pillar.

The dark-skinned burly man also reacted, shocked, and was about to fly to another pillar, but it was too late.

A dark light flashed on the surface of the black light screen, and all the ghostly shadows vanished. Then, on the surface of the light screen opposite each of the nine pillars, nine huge ghost faces appeared, their expressions pained, opening their mouths to emit piercing, harsh screams.

The screams were like needles piercing the ears. The disciples in the square clutched their heads and screamed in agony; some with weaker cultivation had blood flowing directly from their ears and noses.

After the screams, countless black runes surged from the nine huge ghost faces, then blurred and collapsed directly.

Then, with a "crack," the entire light screen shattered and dispersed like glass, turning into countless black specks of light floating away!

Not only that, the ghost statues on the nine black stone pillars also cracked with numerous fissures and shattered with "bang, bang" sounds.

By now, Han Li had withdrawn his finger, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked toward Liu Le'er not far away amid the drifting black specks of light.

Liu Le'er, under the silver fire net, was elated, and would have cheered out loud if not for being surrounded by a large number of enemies.

The three elders, seeing the sect's great formation so effortlessly broken by the opponent, were struck as if by a heavy blow, utterly shocked.

The hundreds of Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples were completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at everything before them.

How dare you destroy my sect's precious formation! Die!

The vulture-faced elder shouted, spat out a white light that turned into a white bone blade, with nine large silver rings inlaid on its spine.

His ten fingers changed like wheels, rapidly forming five or six hand seals.

The nine silver rings on the bone blade emitted a clinking sound that disturbed the mind. Countless blood-red runes suddenly appeared on its surface, and a dazzling blood-red blade light nearly a hundred feet long burst forth, slashing down at Han Li's head.

At the same time, the white-haired old man's arm moved like lightning, sacrificing an ancient black staff topped with a black dragon head.

Spinning in midair, the staff grew in the wind, transforming into a black strange flood dragon with wings on its back.

The dragon opened its mouth wide, and with a "pop," spewed a large swath of black flame that rushed down.

The dark-skinned burly man also unhesitatingly flipped his hand to produce a gray feather fan, seemingly made from some spirit bird's feathers. He poured his magic power into the fan and then fiercely fanned it.

The world changed color. A gloomy gray wind howled out, then turned into seven or eight gray wind dragons that charged at Han Li.

Seeing the three elders act, the surrounding Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples no longer hesitated, offering various magical treasures and muttering incantations.

In an instant, multicolored spiritual lights flickered one after another.

Han Li saw this, and a crystal light flashed from between his brows. A vast divine sense shot out, instantly covering the entire square with lightning speed.

Buzz buzz buzz!

An indescribably powerful soul force pressed down.

Everyone in the square felt their minds sink.

The surrounding Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples saw countless golden stars flash before their eyes, then their vision went black, and they fell from midair one after another, landing on the square, collapsing limply, unable to move.

The countless magical treasures lost control and clattered to the ground.

The three elders, being at the Deity Transformation stage with considerable soul cultivation, trembled for a moment but quickly recovered.

The attacks from their magical treasures—blade light, black flame, wind dragons—surged to Han Li in the blink of an eye.

Han Li stood motionless, showing no intention of dodging.

Three loud bangs!

The blood-red blade light violently shook and exploded, turning back into the white bone blade that flew back. The black flame and wind dragons directly dissipated, failing to cause any harm to Han Li, not even damaging his green robe.

As for Liu Le'er beside him, since most of the attacks were blocked by Han Li, she remained completely unharmed under the silver fire net.

How is that possible!

The three gasped, hardly believing what they saw.

Now, is it my turn?

Han Li raised his head and said calmly.