Chapter 690: A Perilous Battle

Just as Gongshu Tian was hesitating, a disturbance occurred in a nearby area, where countless golden runes emerged, rumbling and trembling violently.

Gongshu Tian's body was enveloped by these golden runes, and his speed slowed once again.

Almost at the same time, the golden river of stars also brightened sharply, as if resonating with the Time Domain, and its expansion suddenly accelerated severalfold, catching up to Gongshu Tian and engulfing him.

Gongshu Tian's body immediately felt as if stuck in a quagmire; waves of immense force pressed down from all directions, and a tremendous power wrapped around his body, dragging him deeper into the starlight.

With a start, the sword light of the giant fire-flood dragon sword in his hand blazed brightly, and streaks of crimson sword qi shot out, shredding the golden starlight around him.

At the same time, he waved his other hand, and the five-colored spirit ruler shot out, growing wildly in the wind, landing in the hands of the Flame Domain Spirit.

The five-colored flames emanating from the spirit ruler suddenly condensed, merging into a single pure white flame.

The Domain Spirit raised its hand and waved, and clusters of white flame shot out from the spirit ruler, sweeping toward the surrounding golden starlight.

The nearby golden starlight, upon contact with these white flames, was easily burned away, turning to ashes.

Working together, they instantly cleared a large vacuum zone.

Gongshu Tian immediately waved his hand, and the giant fire-flood dragon sword in his hand emitted streaks of sword qi, enveloping himself and the Flame Domain Spirit, forming a diamond-shaped sword light that flew outward.

The diamond-shaped sword light was not only extremely fast but also incredibly sharp, easily cutting through the sea of stars ahead with a series of sharp hisses, seemingly about to break free.

But at that moment, golden light flickered in the void ahead, and streaks of golden crystal threads shot out, exuding a law of time aura—these were Time Law Crystal Threads, and there were as many as twenty or thirty of them.

These Time Law Crystal Threads intertwined with each other, weaving into a golden net in a flash, blocking the path of the diamond-shaped sword light.

With a dull thud!

The golden net dented inward but was not cut through, firmly blocking the diamond-shaped sword light.

At the same time, a figure flickered behind the diamond-shaped sword light, and Han Li's silhouette emerged silently. The thirty-six acupoints on his chest and abdomen lit up again, and without a word, he raised his fist and punched, striking the diamond-shaped sword light.

With a thunderous roar, the diamond-shaped sword light burst apart, and Gongshu Tian and the Flame Domain Spirit inside were sent flying by Han Li's punch, the former's face filled with shock.

Han Li's form blurred as he pursued Gongshu Tian closely, his whole body blazing with golden light. Golden monkey fur grew on his body surface, and his size rapidly increased, transforming into a golden-furred giant ape. He punched down with both fists.

With a thunderous roar, two massive golden fist shadows shot out from his hands, striking at Gongshu Tian.

Gongshu Tian quickly formed a hand seal with one hand, and rolling flames emerged on his body surface. Then, with a condensation, they transformed into numerous foot-sized blazing small shields, densely arrayed before him.

The two golden fist shadows struck these small shields, producing a series of booming sounds, continuously shattering them. But then, new shields emerged one after another, making it impossible to break through this defense.

Just as Gongshu Tian breathed a sigh of relief, crystal light suddenly blazed from Han Li's brow, and several crystalline chains flew out, appearing behind Gongshu Tian's head in a blur, drilling inward.

Behind Gongshu Tian, green light flashed, and the nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords reappeared, once again forming a green sword lotus. It spun rapidly, unleashing countless sharp green sword qi, descending upon Gongshu Tian.

The golden net also shot out, but instead of heading toward Gongshu Tian, it flashed and appeared before the Flame Domain Spirit, separating it from Gongshu Tian.

In that instant, Han Li unleashed almost all his strength, striving to kill Gongshu Tian in one blow.

As for whether using the Divine Thought Prison would be sensed by Su Liu outside, he no longer cared.

"Thinking you can kill me with such tricks? Not so easy!" Gongshu Tian sensed Han Li's killing intent but sneered, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of essence blood, which merged into the giant fire-flood dragon sword in his hand.

The giant fire-flood dragon sword flashed repeatedly, turning blood-red in an instant, emitting an extremely fierce and sinister aura.

He swung his sword, and the blood-red giant sword hummed and trembled, with countless blood-red sword qi emerging around him, densely packed, over a thousand in number, spinning and slashing rapidly.

The two golden fist shadows were first shredded by the blood-red sword qi, and the green sword lotus was also held back by the blood-red sword qi. The blood and green sword lights clashed fiercely, unable to advance further.

As for the several divine thought chains, just as they touched Gongshu Tian's head, a white light suddenly emerged from the top of his head, transforming into a white crystalline light shield in a flash.

With a crisp sound, the divine thought chains were immediately blocked.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression changed.

"Alright, my turn!" Without waiting for Han Li to react, Gongshu Tian roared in anger and slashed his sword horizontally through the air.

An unusually long crescent-shaped blood-red sword light shot out, flying toward Han Li at an astonishing speed, almost like teleportation, appearing before him in a blur.

An extremely cold and fierce sword intent emanated from the blood-red crescent sword light, causing the blood vessels in Han Li's body to feel as if they were freezing.

Han Li's whole body stiffened momentarily, but he recovered immediately, though it was too late to dodge. He could only raise his furry arm and punch out, blocking the crescent sword light.

With a splat, the crescent sword light cut into the giant ape's fist, rapidly spreading up along its arm.

Han Li shouted loudly, and purple-gold light blazed from his body. Behind him, numerous true spirit phantoms emerged, merging into his body.

The golden giant ape's body immediately expanded again, transforming into a three-headed, six-armed purple-gold demon god. Various silver spiritual patterns flowed on its body surface, and purple-gold scales appeared on its body, including on its right arm.

Although the crescent sword light continued to advance, its speed had slowed.

The two side heads of the purple-gold demon god simultaneously opened their mouths wide, each spitting out a beam of purple-gold light, striking the crescent sword light fiercely.

With a bang, the crescent sword light finally stopped, then shattered and dispersed.

"Eh?"

Seeing this, Gongshu Tian's face showed a trace of surprise, then his form flickered as he prepared to flee.

The purple-gold demon god's eyes were icy cold. Apart from the injured arm, the other five arms moved simultaneously, punching out at the same time.

Five golden orbs shot out from its hands, appearing near Gongshu Tian in a blur, and merged together with a bang, transforming into a dazzling golden vortex.

"Hole Vortex Golden Light!"

A terrifying wave surged out from the golden vortex, instantly enveloping Gongshu Tian's body.

He felt the nearby void tighten, and his body was momentarily unable to move.

Gongshu Tian's expression turned cold, and he let out a roar, his whole body blazing with flames.

His Flame Domain rapidly shrank, contracting to several dozen zhang in size. Within this tens-of-zhang domain, the flames rolled violently, their color turning to a reddish-gold, emitting a terrifying scorching aura that seemed capable of burning everything.

The golden vortex around Gongshu Tian was enveloped by these reddish-gold flames, immediately shattering inch by inch, quickly being incinerated and dissipating.

But at that moment, the purple-gold demon god's form blurred, appearing before Gongshu Tian.

Behind the demon god, golden light flashed, and a massive golden wheel emerged, spinning rapidly.

Large swaths of golden ripples radiated from the golden wheel, instantly covering a hundred zhang radius, enveloping both Gongshu Tian and his Flame Domain.

Gongshu Tian's body suddenly froze in place, motionless.

The reddish-gold flames within the Flame Domain also stopped rolling, completely still, as if frozen.

Although the Truth Wheel restrained everything, the power of Gongshu Tian's Flame Domain was too great. The golden ripples trembled violently and began to dissipate slowly, seemingly unable to withstand the terrifying heat of the Flame Domain.

Without any hesitation, Han Li formed a hand seal and pointed forward.

Green light flashed, and the nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords flew over again, striking Gongshu Tian's body in a crisscross pattern.

Sword light flashed repeatedly, and Gongshu Tian's body was instantly cut into dozens of pieces. His soul and nascent soul within his mind were annihilated by the sharp sword qi.

All this, though long to tell, happened in the blink of an eye!

Han Li's face was already pale as paper, but he still mustered his breath, formed a hand seal, and withdrew the Truth Wheel.

With the Truth Wheel gone, Gongshu Tian's Flame Domain dissipated and vanished. The Flame Domain Spirit in the distance flickered with firelight, then exploded and dissipated, quickly disappearing without a trace.

On the other side, the flame cage that had trapped Han Li's other nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords also dissipated, transforming into ten flame banners.

The nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords inside fell out and landed on the ground.

Han Li ignored these matters, formed a hand seal to dispel the Nirvana Sacred Body transformation, and focused his senses on the outside.

To some extent, the Truth Wheel was his greatest trump card. Given the complex situation within the Truthful Words Sect ruins, he absolutely did not want anyone to know about it.

This golden river of stars had the ability to affect domain perception, which was why he had gone to great lengths to drag Gongshu Tian into this battle.

The others outside were still engaged in fierce combat, with no signs of anything unusual. They probably hadn't sensed the aura of the Truth Wheel.

Han Li breathed a slight sigh of relief, put away the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, then waved his hand to emit a green light, which swept over Gongshu Tian's several immortal artifacts and his corpse before flying back.

The green light wrapped around ten crimson flame banners, a giant fire-flood dragon sword, a fiery red storage bracelet, and a white talisman.

Han Li ignored the rest and looked at the white talisman.

This item was retrieved from the top of Gongshu Tian's head. The white talisman was inscribed with several worm-like spiritual patterns, emitting a faint, peculiar aura, somewhat similar to soul power but also different.

He examined it briefly, then put everything away. Now was not the time to study them.

Han Li took out a tender green talisman and stuck it on his arm.

A dazzling green light radiated from the talisman, merging into his arm. The wound on his arm healed rapidly, soon leaving only a faint red mark.

With a satisfied expression, he formed a hand seal to dispel the golden river of stars, revealing his figure.

With the golden river of stars gone, Gongshu Tian's remains lost their support and fell to the ground.

In the distance, Su Liu and Chi Rong were startled by the scene before them, while Hu San and the others were overjoyed.