Chapter 575: Desperate Situation

In the blink of an eye, several more months had passed.

Above a desert somewhere in the wildlands, a flying car, like a green bolt of lightning, flashed across the sky and disappeared over the horizon.

On the flying car, Han Li's expression was solemn as he formed hand seals with both hands, moving them like wheels.

Crab Daoist and Pixiu stood on either side of him, emitting a yellow light and a white light respectively, which merged into Han Li's body.

Although Han Li showed no abnormality on his face, he was actually quite agitated inside.

For the past month, that Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal had been chasing them like mad, using some unknown means that made it even faster than before, leaving him barely able to catch his breath.

In a short time, he had repeatedly used the Lightning Array to escape, and now his lightning power was finally exhausted.

At this moment, the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal was chasing closely behind, only a few hundred thousand li away. With Gold Boy currently inside Pixiu's body, they were temporarily safe, but once it came out, they would surely be caught up within a short time.

However, it had already been over an hour and a half since Gold Boy entered Pixiu's body.

In other words, in less than a quarter of an hour, he would likely have to face a powerful enemy whose cultivation was a whole major realm higher than his.

Faced with such a desperate situation, Han Li did not lose his composure. He spread his divine sense, constantly sensing his surroundings, while his mind raced, urgently thinking of a countermeasure.

"Eh?"

Han Li suddenly let out a soft exclamation and looked down at a certain spot.

The flying car had already left the desert, and below was a continuous range of green mountains. Both the ground and the rocks were a deep azure color, quite peculiar.

Not only that, but the spiritual energy here was much denser than elsewhere.

Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed in Han Li's eyes.

Based on his experience over the years, a place with such rich spiritual energy must be inhabited by some powerful creature, and there might even be a strong barbarian tribe, offering a chance to escape.

With this thought, Han Li immediately activated his Soul Refining Art, straining to release his divine sense and spread it in all directions.

At that moment, Pixiu's expression suddenly shifted, and it opened its mouth.

A beam of golden light shot out, transforming into Gold Boy's figure.

Her body's golden light was dim, her face pale, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. Her aura was also chaotic, clearly having reached her limit and been forced to come out.

"Uncle, I really can't hold on any longer..." Gold Boy said weakly.

"It's fine. Rest first, I'll think of something." Han Li's heart ached at the sight of Gold Boy's condition. He waved his hand and took out a pile of spiritual treasures, placing them beside her.

Gold Boy nodded reluctantly, sat down, grabbed a spiritual treasure, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Han Li took a deep breath, urged the flying car forward with all his might, and scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, trying to find an opportunity to escape.

The surrounding green peaks stood in abundance. Although the spiritual energy was rich, there was no dangerous terrain to exploit, nor any sign of a powerful tribe.

As he flew forward, his heart gradually sank.

...

Hundreds of thousands of li behind, a mass of golden light flew forward with incredible speed.

Within the golden light, the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal's two eyes stared ahead, flickering with cold golden light, the killing intent so intense it made one shiver.

The golden light around it grew denser, like clusters of golden flames blazing fiercely, and its speed actually increased again.

At this moment, it could clearly sense that the distance between itself and the target ahead was rapidly closing.

Just then, deep within the green mountains, a cliff face shimmered with green light, and the stone wall twisted, transforming into a huge face that looked in the direction of the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal.

The Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal paid it no heed. At this point, as long as something did not actively attack it, it would naturally avoid it and never provoke it.

The golden light around it roiled, its speed increasing, and it turned into a straight golden line that flashed past the cliff face without pausing.

Time passed bit by bit, and finally, at the edge of its vision, a green light appeared, fleeing forward, but its speed was much slower than the Devouring Immortal's.

Seeing this, the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal's eyes showed indescribable excitement. It let out a piercing shriek that pierced the clouds, and the golden light around it intensified again, its speed increasing once more.

A golden shadow flickered, and in a few breaths, it appeared behind the green light.

Within the green light was a green flying car, on which stood several figures: Han Li, Crab Daoist, Gold Boy, and Pixiu.

Seeing the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal appear, everyone, including Han Li, was filled with fear.

Seeing their expressions, the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal felt an inexplicable surge of great pleasure.

It opened its mouth wide, and a thick golden beam shot out fiercely. With a flash, it appeared behind the green flying car and struck down heavily.

On the flying car, Han Li's body radiated intense light.

The green light emitted by the flying car also brightened suddenly. It spun around and shifted sideways several li, narrowly dodging the golden beam.

But at that moment, the golden beam suddenly split apart, turning into countless fine golden threads, like countless golden flying swords, that enveloped the green flying car and twisted violently.

With a loud "Boom!"

The green flying car exploded, turning into a dazzling green light.

Then, a golden light flashed within, and a green rainbow shot out from the green light, fleeing into the distance.

The Devouring Immortal sneered, and one of its front claws suddenly reached out.

"Whoosh!"

A massive golden blade nearly a thousand zhang long materialized in the air and slashed down at the green rainbow.

This giant blade had a strange shape, curved like a scythe, its surface shimmering with rippling golden light, emitting a rumbling roar that was extremely imposing.

An invisible force erupted from the golden blade, causing the heavens and earth within a hundred li to suddenly sink, as if the void was drawn by the blade, pressing in on the green rainbow from all directions.

The green rainbow's speed immediately dropped sharply, slowing by nearly half.

At that moment, a furious roar sounded from within the green rainbow, followed by a dazzling golden light bursting forth. Then a massive fist covered in golden fur suddenly emerged from it, wrapped in countless rolling golden runes, and struck upward at the golden blade.

At the same time, a piercing screech rang out, and a massive golden crystal light shot out from the golden light, transforming into a thousand-zhang golden sword shadow that also slashed at the golden blade in midair.

The golden sword shadow moved extremely fast, leaving afterimages, and struck the golden blade before the fist, arriving first.

As the two met, both golden lights flashed simultaneously, and then with a crisp "pop," the golden sword shadow was instantly cut in two.

However, the golden light on the surface of the golden blade also flickered violently, and its downward momentum paused slightly.

At that moment, the golden fist struck like a meteor, hitting the golden blade.

The result was a thunderous "Bang!"

A blinding light like the sun burst forth from the point of impact, mixed with an indescribable rolling force that shattered the invisible confinement of the surrounding void.

The massive fist was almost cut in half, blood gushing out.

But the golden blade also snapped in two with a "crack."

A giant ape, huge in size and covered in golden fur, staggered out from the golden light, its body covered in blood, panting heavily, its chest heaving.

On one shoulder of the golden-furred giant ape lay a golden beetle, Gold Boy, while on the other shoulder stood Pixiu and Crab Daoist, both with unstable auras, likely injured when the flying car was destroyed.

Crab Daoist's left arm was missing, and Pixiu had a large wound on its back, looking quite miserable.

Gold Boy glared fiercely at the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal, but her eyes also revealed deep fear.

The Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal paid no attention to Han Li and the others, its gaze fixed solely on the golden beetle, a flash of greed passing by.

Its form flickered, and it suddenly vanished in the air.

Seeing this, the golden giant ape stomped its foot, and its massive body turned into a golden phantom, darting sideways.

But at that moment, another, faster blur of golden light appeared and swept across the golden phantom formed by the giant ape.

Blood spurted out, gushing like a waterfall, splashing everywhere.

The golden phantom flashed and shot into the distance, revealing the golden giant ape's form.

A huge wound had been cut from its chest to its lower abdomen, exposing white bones, with blood gushing out.

On the golden giant ape's shoulder, one of Gold Boy's front claws had been severed, and she showed a pained expression.

The blurry golden light stopped not far away, and the golden light faded, revealing the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal, holding a front claw in its mouth, apparently from Gold Boy.

A golden light shot from its mouth, wrapped around the claw, and swallowed it, chewing.

The Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal's eyes showed a satisfied expression, as if savoring an exquisite delicacy.

The golden-furred giant ape's pupils contracted. It pressed its hand over the wound on its chest and abdomen, and a layer of dazzling green light flickered in its palm, sweeping across the wound.

The large wound quickly closed, stopping the bleeding.

Without bothering to treat the other wounds, it rolled on the ground, and a surge of green light burst from its body, transforming it into a long-tailed green giant bird.

This giant bird had a phoenix crown on its head and a long green tail trailing behind. It was the Azure Phoenix transformation. It spread its wings and fled into the distance with incredible speed.

At the same time, golden light appeared on the Azure Phoenix's body, within which a golden wheel could be faintly seen spinning rapidly.

The Azure Phoenix's body flickered, and it transformed into a dozen identical green-gold phantoms, each emitting a powerful aura, shooting off in all directions simultaneously.

These phantoms were extremely fast, almost comparable to the Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal's earlier遁光.

The Taiyi-stage Devouring Immortal sensed the time law aura emanating from the golden wheel, and a hint of surprise flashed in its eyes. It waved both front claws simultaneously.

The void within hundreds of li rippled violently, and dazzling golden light emerged from it, filling the entire void in an instant, forming a tangible golden domain that enveloped all the Azure Phoenix phantoms.

An overwhelmingly powerful law fluctuation rolled within the golden domain, and the speed of all the Azure Phoenix phantoms immediately slowed by more than half.