Chapter 764: Desperate Fight

"Well done!"

Ancestor Liuqi's face showed great joy. He let out a long roar, and gray-white light burst from his body.

A domineering aura radiated from him, causing the entire great hall to rumble and tremble.

"Hmph!"

Yin Chengquan's separated soul swept a cold glance at Han Li and the others, then his face darkened as he slapped both hands outward into the void.

With a dull thud, four gray giant palms flickered into existence above the gray-white giant fox phantom.

Gray light rippled on the surface of the four giant palms, which then merged into a single palm hundreds of feet in size, descending like a mountain.

"Haha, Yin Chengquan, now that I've unsealed the second seal, do you still think you can suppress me?" Ancestor Liuqi laughed heartily. His massive body moved, dragging the silver and gold chains that clanked loudly, and he actually stood up.

The crystal light on his brow blazed, and the gray-white giant fox in midair suddenly grew a size larger. It stood upright, its front claws gleaming as they swelled several times in size, then thrust upward.

A thunderous roar shook the heavens and earth!

The gray giant palm exploded. Yin Chengquan's body shook violently, and he staggered back several steps before barely steadying himself.

The gray-white giant fox was also slapped down from midair, plummeting downward, its surface gray light somewhat unstable.

But it swayed left and right, quickly stabilizing, and pounced toward the still-unsteady Yin Chengquan.

...

The Falling Lake District meeting hall.

The domain lords began to express their opinions once again, and the hall regained its former liveliness.

Yin Chengquan sat with a smile, occasionally interacting and chatting with several nearby domain lords, once again appearing as if everything was under control, which disappointed Huangfu Yu, who had been secretly watching.

At that moment, Jiao San behind Huangfu Yu's eyes suddenly flickered.

"Palace Master Huangfu, our people have gathered intelligence that something indeed happened in the Soul-Washing Zone, but it's not the accident in the refining workshop as Yin Chengquan claimed. Someone has infiltrated deep into the Asura City, causing quite a stir. The defensive forces in the city are now gathering there." Jiao San's voice echoed in Huangfu Yu's mind.

"Oh? Someone has infiltrated Asura City at this time." Huangfu Yu's brow twitched.

"Palace Master, the situation has changed. Should we have our people continue to gather information?" Jiao San transmitted her voice, asking.

"Have them continue gathering information, and also stir up some commotion, but be careful not to be discovered by the Nine Nether Domain." Huangfu Yu's gaze sharpened as he immediately replied via telepathy.

"Palace Master Huangfu, you mean... I understand." Jiao San's beautiful eyes lit up, and she promptly agreed.

Yin Chengquan was discussing something in a low voice with a Domain Master beside him. His gaze swept toward Huangfu Yu, and a strange glint flickered deep in his eyes.

At that moment, his fingers tightened again. The purple horizontal stripes on them flickered briefly before quickly dimming and turning gray.

The smile on Yin Cheng's face instantly froze.

...

Within the Forbidden Ground.

Han Li's face was somewhat pale. He flipped his hand to put away the Tianhu Blood-Transforming Saber, then took out a pill to restore his immortal spiritual power. Only after taking it did his complexion improve slightly.

Hu San and Shi Chuankong also immediately took out pills and swallowed them to recover their consumed immortal spiritual power.

At this moment, the light on the Crab Immortal was extremely dim, and his aura had plummeted.

He used immortal essence stones to drive his internal structure. After just activating the Tianhu Blood-Transforming Saber, the immortal essence stones inside the Crab Immortal were drained dry, and he now had difficulty moving.

Han Li glanced at the Crab Immortal, raised his hand to emit a beam of green light, and stored him into the Flower Branch Space.

He had stocked up on immortal essence stones inside the Flower Branch Space, so the Crab Immortal could replenish himself there.

Hu San looked up and saw the gray-white giant fox continuously forcing Yin Chengquan back. Joy appeared on his face, and then he cupped his hands toward Han Li and the other two, saying:

"Brother Li, Brother Shi, after you rest a bit, we'll cut the remaining two chains in one go. Once the Ancestor is completely freed, he will protect you. Then you can enter the third Thunder Pool without any risk."

"No." Han Li shook his head and said.

"Why? The situation is dire now. Let alone Yin Chengquan's separated soul, external enemies could arrive at any moment. And without the Ancestor's protection, you can't enter the third Thunder Pool at all, can you?" Hu San frowned, seeming somewhat displeased.

"Brother Fox Three misunderstands. This Thunder Chain is no ordinary restriction; Senior Liu Qi already mentioned its backlash problem earlier. Since you two have not directly touched the Thunder Chain, you feel nothing. Each time the chain is severed, the restriction force within it recoils and backlashes, affecting both Senior Liu Qi and me, who wielded the blade. This lightning restriction force is extremely terrifying. It's not that I am cowardly; without prior baptism in a corresponding lightning pool to imbue the body with a trace of the pool's origin aura, it is utterly impossible to withstand it. Senior Liu Qi must have known this all along, which is why he had us cleanse the baleful aura first before severing the chain." Han Li raised a hand, and a layer of purple light once again appeared on his body.

"So that's how it is. But now the Ancestor is probably unable to protect you. How will you withstand the remaining two lightning pools..." Fox Three suddenly understood, but then thought of something and spoke hesitantly.

"Brother Fox Three just said that the situation is dire now, and we could face mortal danger at any moment. If we don't risk everything now, we might not even have the chance later. My fate can only be grasped in my own hands."

Han Li spoke, then flickered and flew to the side of the silver lightning pool, looking into it.

Inside the pool, silver arcs like spirit snakes danced. These arcs were much thinner than those in the cyan and purple pools. The silver arcs intertwined, producing a sound like thousands of birds chirping in unison, making one's heart pound with fear.

He took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and leaped into the silver lightning pool.

Immediately, countless silver lightning bolts swarmed toward him, entangling his body in an instant.

The silver arcs struck his body, easily tearing long, deep wounds. Each silver arc was like a lightning flying sword.

Han Li couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, a flicker of shock passing through his eyes.

This silver lightning was several times more powerful than the purple lightning. His extremely resilient body was almost useless against the silver arcs.

In a flash, his body became tattered, even revealing white bones.

The silver lightning also invaded his body, surging like angry waves to every part, tearing apart meridians and flesh wherever it passed. Blood spurted from all over his body as if he were being sliced by a thousand knives.

At the same time, various colored lights flashed on his body, and the true spirit projections emerged again, clearer than before, revolving around his body.

Han Li's muscles involuntarily bulged, manifesting various true spirit forms. Several true spirit bloodlines within him surged wildly, as if about to burst out of his body, worsening his injuries.

Anxiousness appeared in his eyes. If this continued, even his body would not be able to withstand it.

But to use the lightning pool's power to cleanse the baleful aura, he could not try to resist these lightning forces.

Han Li gritted his teeth again and activated the "Great Cycle Star Origin Art," only protecting his internal organs while letting the silver arcs roam freely over his body.

The baleful decline was also triggered again. A trace of blood light flickered in his eyes, and the divine sense power in his mind churned once more.

But by now, the baleful decline's influence on him was no longer significant. The most important thing was for his body to hold out.

The silver arcs rampaged inside his body, and at the same time, as if sentient, they drilled into his immortal apertures that had been tainted by baleful aura.

Han Li's body trembled, and thick black qi surged out from his body like a raging tide.

This expulsion of baleful aura was extraordinary, much faster than with the previous two lightning pools. The baleful aura in his body and immortal apertures visibly decreased rapidly.

With the expulsion of this baleful aura, a feeling of lightness emerged from within him, as if he were gradually being freed from a burden of ten thousand jin.

Han Li's mind stirred. He flipped his hand, and silver light flickered in his palm, revealing a silver pill covered with dense silver patterns that faintly formed a three-legged golden crow—the last Taiyi Pill.

He tilted his head and swallowed the pill, then immediately closed his eyes.

Shi Chuankong watched the strange phenomena in the silver lightning pool, his brow furrowing involuntarily.

"Brother Shi, are you also going to take the risk? Fellow Daoist Li had no choice, but you can wait until the Ancestor is freed before trying." Fox Three raised an eyebrow and asked.

"That may be true, but the situation changes rapidly. Who knows if there will still be an opportunity then? After all the dangers we've been through to get here, how could I be willing to not take this gamble?" Shi Chuankong's lips curled into a faint smile as he spoke.

"You..."

Just as Fox Three was about to persuade him further, a sudden black light flashed at the edge of the great hall. A light array materialized out of thin air, and as gray light radiated, a figure appeared on the array.

Sensing the person's aura, Fox Three's expression changed, and he stopped mid-sentence.

"Yin Kuo!" Shi Chuankong also turned around, his face full of surprise.

The newcomer had a pale complexion, a gloomy expression, and somewhat effeminate features. It was none other than the Great Luo Gray Immortal Yin Kuo, who had given them such a hard time in the Hundred Depths District.

As soon as Yin Kuo appeared, he first swept his gaze over Shi Chuankong and the others, then his expression changed drastically as he looked toward the midair.

There, Yin Chengquan's separated soul was in the midst of a violent collision with the gray-white giant fox, after which they separated and faced off in midair, hundreds of zhang apart.

Below, at the center of the four lightning pools, on the giant cross, Liu Qi Ancestor looked up at the arriving Yin Kuo, then glanced at Yin Chengquan's separated soul in the air, and sneered.

"Domain Lord, you... I..." A flicker of fear passed through Yin Kuo's eyes as he spoke hesitantly.

"Elder Yin Kuo, how did you come here? Do you not know what this place is?" Yin Chengquan's separated soul's gaze darkened as he spoke slowly.

"Reporting to Domain Lord, You Luo betrayed our Nine Nether Clan, releasing these outsiders from the Nether Prison without authorization, and led them into the forbidden land to release Kun Hou. Your subordinate had no choice but to pursue them into the clan's sacred ground. Please punish me, Domain Lord." Yin Kuo quickly bowed, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke.