Chapter 767: Domain of Baleful Lightning

Just as Yin Kuo, holding his baleful lightning spear, was about to pierce Han Li's head, the nearby void suddenly rippled, and several crystalline chains materialized without warning. In a flash, they plunged into his mind, his protective light barrier unable to block them in the slightest.

His thrusting motion with the baleful lightning spear abruptly halted, his expression froze, and his entire body stiffened in place.

At the same time, golden scales turned up on Han Li's arms, and he clenched his fists and surged forward. The black baleful lightning缠绕 around him was stretched and elongated, with electric light crackling, but it did not break.

With each detonation of the baleful lightning, a powerful force burrowed into Han Li's body, leaving him feeling numb.

Seeing this, Hu San hesitated for a moment, then his figure flickered and appeared behind Yin Kuo.

He grasped the void with one hand, and the silver-edged long sword from before materialized again. Its surface blazed with light, and bursts of sword qi surged forth, stabbing straight toward Yin Kuo's back.

Just as the sword tip was about to pierce Yin Kuo's back, Han Li's heart tightened, and he shouted, "Fall back!"

Hu San was startled and, without any hesitation, retreated explosively.

The next instant, a black orb appeared on Yin Kuo's brow. With a loud bang, it burst with black light, shattering the divine念 chains that had entered his mind.

A powerful aura then erupted from his body. Eight baleful lightning spider spears extended from his back, thrusting in all directions with black electric light. If Hu San had not retreated in time, he would have been impaled.

Yin Kuo's body trembled slightly but made no further move. It seemed he had just broken free from the divine念 prison and his divine sense was still sluggish; he had only released the eight baleful lightning spider spears out of self-protection.

Seeing this, Han Li's mind stirred. Green light flickered at the mouth of the Xuan Tian Calabash suspended behind him, followed by a crackling sound. Then a brilliant silver electric light gushed out, forming a snow-white electric net that enveloped him.

This silver lightning was none other than what Han Li had collected with the Xuan Tian Calabash while washing off baleful energy in the silver lightning pool. The silver arrow that had repelled Yin Kuo earlier was also fired from the calabash.

Unfortunately, the Xuan Tian Calabash had limited tolerance for the lightning in this washing pool. Storing the silver lightning already risked damaging the calabash's spiritual nature, so Han Li dared not attempt to introduce the golden lightning.

The silver electric net intertwined with the black baleful lightning, emitting clouds of smoke, and the black lightning缠绕 around him mostly dissipated.

Han Li shook his arms again and finally broke free.

By now, retreat was no longer possible. With a flash of golden light, he shot forward over a hundred zhang, charging straight at Yin Kuo.

At that moment, Yin Kuo had also recovered his divine sense. Sensing Han Li approaching, he thrust all eight baleful lightning spider spears forward, converging before him to form a black lightning ball the size of a human head, which flew toward Han Li.

The black lightning ball had little lightning leaking out and looked unremarkable, but inside, dozens of miniature dragon-shaped lightning bolts swam restlessly, ready to burst forth when the ball shattered.

Han Li's heart tightened.

He could sense the peculiarity of the lightning ball, but his figure did not pause. He summoned the Sky Fox Blood-Transforming Blade with a wave of his hand, raised it with both hands, and slashed down at Yin Kuo's head.

His immortal spiritual power rapidly poured into the blade. The blood patterns on the blade blazed brightly, and a狂暴 blade force erupted, coalescing with the blade light into a giant, almost tangible blade shadow that struck the black lightning ball.

At the edge of the washing pool, Shi Chuankong had recovered considerably. He sat cross-legged, holding immortal essence stones to absorb immortal spiritual power, a strange expression flickering in his eyes.

After washing off baleful energy in the silver lightning pool, Han Li's strength had clearly increased. The might of this slash was now comparable to when they had联手 cut the first chain.

"Boom!"

The blade light collided with the lightning ball, and a deafening roar suddenly erupted!

A patch of black lightning burst like flames, causing the entire great hall to tremble violently.

Even Yin Chengquan and Patriarch Liu Qi were drawn by the commotion, stealing glances in that direction. Ti Hun was also sweating for Han Li.

Within the fierce lightning radiating from the ball, the shadows of lightning flood dragons struggled, suppressed by the Sky Fox Blood-Transforming Blade and unable to break free. Only residual electric sparks leaked toward Han Li.

Han Li's hands gripping the blade trembled incessantly. Baleful lightning struck his body repeatedly, raising wisps of green smoke. Blood trickled from his mouth and nose like small snakes.

Yet he clenched his teeth, his strength undiminished, and even pressed the blade downward bit by bit. The eight spider spears behind Yin Kuo were gradually bent back.

A ferocious expression appeared on Yin Kuo's face. He chanted silently for a moment, and a light flickered in his gray-white eyes. Deep within them, a faint insect shadow emerged.

Almost simultaneously, the slug-like soul-devouring insect in Han Li's sea of consciousness, after a long silence, suddenly displayed strange runes on its body and began to squirm again.

"Taste that long-lost pain once more!" Yin Kuo sneered. With his remaining arm, he clawed down from the void.

Five streams of black light shot from his fingertips, passing through the black baleful lightning ahead and heading straight for Han Li.

"Seal!" Han Li frowned but curled his lips slightly, shouting.

As the words fell, the Art of Refining the Divine in his sea of consciousness operated rapidly. The divine念 crystal chains缠绕 around the soul-devouring insect tightened, and several more, thinner but with凝实 light, emerged from the void, piercing the insect's body and pinning it in place.

These crystal chains were imbued with powerful divine sense force, with tiny runes appearing on them, once again firmly restraining the restless soul-devouring insect.

As for the five streams of black light, when they approached Han Li's head, they were directly dispersed by a sudden burst of powerful divine sense波动.

"Impossible?" This time, Yin Kuo was truly astonished.

He knew better than anyone the fearsome nature of the soul-devouring insect, but Han Li's divine sense, bolstered by the fifth layer of the Art of Refining the Divine, was now formidable. Coupled with his baptism in the previous three lightning pools, he could now counter the insect.

Han Li's expression remained unchanged. His immortal spiritual power surged again, and he pressed down on the blade handle with both hands.

The eight spider spears supporting the black lightning ball could no longer withstand it. They were forced apart by the blade light, and the black lightning ball was cleaved in two.

Seeing this, Han Li's pupils suddenly contracted. A bizarre scene appeared before him.

The Sky Fox Blood-Transforming Blade fell straight down. From the top of Yin Kuo's head down through his chest and abdomen, a distinct black line appeared, and his body split in two.

"For a mere half-step Tai Yi cultivator to force me to use a baleful spirit as a substitute for death is something to be proud of. But that's all it amounts to!" Yin Kuo's split mouth opened and closed eerily.

Then, his body flashed with black light and exploded with a bang, transforming into a state between black baleful lightning and physical substance, spreading out as a curtain of lightning.

At the same time, the black lightning ball also burst violently. The lightning flood dragon shadows coiled within rushed out like wild horses, crashing directly into Han Li's chest.

The Xuan Turtle Armor on Han Li's body materialized again but could not withstand it at all. Upon contact with the lightning flood dragon, it immediately collapsed. His body thundered like a drum, with continuous explosions.

Large patches of blood burst out in a spray. Before they could fall, they were vaporized into a pink mist by the lightning.

The long blade fell from Han Li's hand. He could not even utter a cry of pain. His body drifted like a lone boat in a storm, tossed about.

Hu San, watching from afar, felt a sense of helplessness rise in his heart.

"Master!" Ti Hun, disregarding her entanglement with Yin Chengquan's separated soul, wanted to break free.

"Want to save him? A fool's dream..." Yin Chengquan's separated soul, his face full of smiles, blocked her way.

At this critical moment, how could he let Ti Hun go to rescue her master?

"Crackle..." The baleful lightning curtain that had spread out converged, forming a black light curtain sphere dozens of zhang in radius, enveloping Han Li.

The sphere was solid and almost completely opaque. Inside, baleful energy was dense, and lightning roared. Thick black lightning bolts, like ropes of lightning, bound Han Li's limbs and neck, stretching him into a cross shape, suspended in midair.

Not far before him, a mass of black baleful lightning condensed and reformed into a human figure—Yin Kuo.

"You have quite a bit of true spirit bloodline, including the true blood of the Roc, along with abundant vitality. If I refine you completely with baleful lightning, I should be able to replenish my消耗 from this battle, and perhaps even solidify my cultivation base," he said, drifting slowly toward Han Li, his face unusually pale, clearly having expended too much.

As he spoke, his figure swelled to over ten zhang tall. A huge裂口 suddenly opened in his abdomen, as if a pitch-black giant mouth had materialized from within. With a mighty inhale, he swallowed the already battered Han Li into his belly.

"Domain of baleful lightning! Master, be careful!"

Ti Hun sensed Han Li's aura suddenly vanish. She quickly turned to look but only saw the huge black sphere. The moment she was distracted, Yin Chengquan's separated soul flung her away with a wave of his hand. She crashed into the wall of the great hall and was embedded in the rock face.

Just a few breaths later, lightning surged from the black sphere. Wisps of baleful lightning threads flew out, and the sphere gradually became transparent. Yin Kuo's figure emerged from within.

"Brother Li... Am I, Shi Chuankong, truly destined to die here?" Seeing Han Li had vanished, Shi Chuankong sighed in his heart, a trace of despair flashing in his eyes.

Yin Kuo waved his hand, and all the baleful lightning threads converged into his palm. The domain he had凝聚 also disappeared.