Chapter 804: Uncanny Methods

Han Li’s heart jolted, but he did not panic.

He let out a low shout, and golden light suddenly blazed from his body as a golden wheel emerged behind him, spinning rapidly.

A powerful wave of time law surged forth, sweeping through his body like a raging tide, instantly clearing away the two opposing law forces.

But then his heart sank.

For some unknown reason, the incense had lingered, refusing to be expelled by the time law, leaving his body trembling and weak.

“Third Sister, well done! Die, villain Gao Feng!” the dark-faced elder roared, grinning grimly at Han Li before forming a hand seal and pointing at him through the air.

The shadows around him swelled, and five house-sized black giant turtles materialized once more, all opening their strange eyes.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Black beams shot from the thirty-six strange eyes of the six giant turtles, then condensed into slender black threads that pierced toward Han Li.

These threads exuded an intense, bone-chilling cold and a sharpness that rivaled Han Li’s Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

At the same time, the ice spikes on the turtles’ backs trembled and shot off, emitting a piercing shriek as they hurtled toward Han Li.

The pink-robed young woman also formed a hand seal and waved her hand, sending a pink flying sword shooting out, which then transformed into a sky full of pink sword shadows, all slashing down at Han Li.

Facing the onslaught, Han Li snorted coldly, formed a hand seal, and spat out a silver fireball a zhang in diameter.

With a thunderous roar, the silver fireball instantly expanded into a mu-sized sea of silver flames, engulfing his body.

Giant waves of fire several zhang high rolled, unleashing an indescribable scorching heat.

Within the sea of fire, a silver firebird danced and soared—the Essence Fire Bird.

The black threads and ice spikes melted and vanished upon being enveloped by the silver flames, and the countless pink sword shadows also disappeared, reverting to a single pink flying sword that was licked by the surrounding silver flames, its spiritual light rapidly dimming.

The pink-robed woman’s face changed color, and she was about to recall her sword.

But at that moment, a silver flash streaked by—the Essence Fire Bird swooped in, snatched the pink flying sword in its beak, and swallowed it like a worm.

The connection between the pink-robed woman and her sword vanished instantly. She let out a muffled groan, her face turning pale.

“Third Sister!” the dark-faced elder cried out, raising his hand to act, but the Essence Fire Bird moved, turning into a silver streak that shot toward him at astonishing speed.

Before the fire bird arrived, a scorching heat like the sun crashed down, causing the void to tremble violently as if about to ignite.

The shadows around the elder evaporated like snow under the sun, dispersing rapidly.

The dark-faced elder’s expression shifted drastically. He blurred backward, while black light burst from his body, expanding outward to form a ten-zhang solid black domain.

An extreme cold law force churned within the black domain, freezing all fluctuations within its range.

At the same time, light flashed from his body as he summoned seven or eight treasures, which turned into layers of shields before him.

Seeing this, the Essence Fire Bird’s eyes showed a hint of human-like mockery. It spread its wings, which suddenly doubled in size, and a dozen silver spots the size of bowls appeared on them.

With a “puff,” silver flames shot backward from those spots.

The Essence Fire Bird’s speed surged dramatically, turning into a silver rainbow that instantly caught up to the dark-faced elder and flew into the black domain.

The solid black domain had no effect on the Essence Fire Bird; it broke through in an instant and slammed into the layers of shields before the elder.

A series of crisp cracks!

The seven or eight shields shattered like paper, scattering into specks of spiritual light.

The Essence Fire Bird’s speed barely slowed as it pierced through the dark-faced elder’s body in a flash.

The elder’s body was cut in two at the waist, and both halves were engulfed in silver flames, burning fiercely.

Seeing this, the pink-robed woman finally showed fear. Gritting her teeth, she turned into a pink rainbow and fled into the distance.

But she had barely flown a hundred zhang when the nearby void rippled, and several crystalline chains shot out, wrapping around her like lightning and binding her tightly.

At the same time, the void shimmered, and Han Li’s figure materialized, his body apparently recovered.

The pink-robed woman’s expression shifted again. The pink light around her blazed and expanded rapidly, forming a pink domain.

A dozen streams of varying scents appeared out of nowhere within the pink domain, merging with the domain’s law force, and all surged toward Han Li.

Han Li's pupils contracted. Golden light radiated from his body as strands of Time Law Force emerged, completely blocking the Law Force in the nearby spiritual domain, preventing it from approaching him.

At the same time, he flicked his fingers, and several golden arcs of lightning shot out from his fingertips, striking the pink-dressed young woman's brow and dantian in a flash.

A crackling thunderclap sounded. The pink-dressed young woman's body turned charred black, convulsed violently a few times, then slumped unconscious with her head tilted to one side.

As the pink-dressed young woman fell unconscious, the pink spiritual domain also vanished, and the dozen or so fragrances immediately dispersed into the surroundings.

Han Li flicked his sleeve, and a patch of emerald light flew out from it, emitting a powerful suction force.

The surrounding seductive incense immediately converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, quickly vanishing into his sleeve.

At that moment, a dull thud suddenly sounded from the distant sword formation. Then a green shadow flashed, and a small green figure shot out from the formation—it was Old Man Qi's nascent soul, which had somehow escaped the Flood Dragon Sword Formation using some unknown technique.

Once the green nascent soul flew out, it immediately transformed into a green rainbow and fled into the distance.

Just then, Shi Chuankong's figure flickered and appeared ahead. He waved his hand, releasing a burst of purple-black light that formed a large purple-black hand, which grabbed down like lightning and seized the green nascent soul.

The green nascent soul struggled fiercely, but strands of purple-black light shot out from the large hand, forming dense nets that firmly imprisoned it.

Shi Chuankong looked at the green nascent soul, his hands clenched into fists, and asked in a deep voice, "Old Man Qi, you were a close aide to my mother. I have regarded you as a dear relative since childhood, and I have never done anything to wrong you. Why did you betray me?"

"You won't capture me or learn anything about the Young Master!" The green nascent soul seemed not to hear Shi Chuankong's words. A resolute expression appeared on its small face, and after a furious roar, it suddenly emitted a blinding green light, buzzing and trembling.

Hearing this, Shi Chuankong was momentarily stunned.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, stop him! Don't let him self-destruct!" Han Li's exclamation came.

Upon hearing this, Shi Chuankong's large hand blazed with purple-black light, and strands of purple-black light were about to invade the green nascent soul, but it was already too late.

The light emitted by the green nascent soul flashed wildly, and then with a thunderous roar, it completely self-destructed.

A green sun appeared out of nowhere, then rapidly expanded and scattered.

Shi Chuankong hastily retreated, but he was too close to the green sun. Despite his lightning-fast reflexes, he couldn't dodge in time and was about to be engulfed.

At that moment, a golden bolt of lightning descended from the sky, landing in front of Shi Chuankong. It flashed and transformed into a golden lightning shield, within which two crossed golden flying swords were faintly visible.

The green sun erupted completely, violently impacting the lightning shield. The shield trembled incessantly but showed no signs of breaking.

After a few breaths, the azure sun rapidly dimmed and then vanished without a trace.

Han Li's figure flickered and appeared off to the side. With an expressionless face, he made a hand seal and pointed. The golden lightning barrier also flickered and disappeared, transforming into two Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords that flew back into his sleeve.

"Brother Li, what just happened? I wonder who this 'Gao Feng' they mentioned is." Shi Chuankong turned to look at Han Li.

Han Li did not immediately reply. He closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

At that moment, a loud boom erupted from the void several hundred zhang away.

The void there churned violently, and then a yellow figure shot out from within.

Following the yellow figure, a clear shadow pursued closely, which turned out to be another Han Li.

He raised his hand and waved, and six beams of golden light shot out from his hand. They were six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, which slashed through the void toward the yellow figure ahead.

A sound of air being torn rang out, and six golden sword shadows, each dozens of zhang long, materialized above the yellow figure's head, then descended with earth-shattering force.

"Hmph!" The yellow figure ahead let out a sharp, thin snort. He turned his hand and waved, and a brilliant crystalline light shot out from his hand, within which a hazy yellow bronze mirror could be faintly seen, meeting the six golden sword shadows in midair.

With a thunderous roar, a colossal sound erupted!

The six golden sword projections rebounded back, but that dazzling crystalline light also burst apart.

The yellow figure seized the opportunity to dart out, flickering and vanishing, reappearing hundreds of feet away as a figure in a yellow robe.

Judging by the silhouette, it was a man, but his face was obscured by a layer of yellow light, making his features invisible.

Shi Chuankong's expression shifted again at this sight.

"If I'm not mistaken, everything is the doing of this man. Though I don't know what methods he used, Elder Qi and the others must have fallen under some secret technique of his, mistaking us for others, which is why they attacked us with lethal intent," Han Li said, looking at the masked youth.

Shi Chuankong, hearing this, seemed to think of something, and his expression instantly turned extremely grim.

Han Li did not pursue further but instead waved his sleeve.

The Han Li beside Shi Chuankong transformed into a mass of green light that shot out, merging into Han Li's body in a flash—it was actually a doppelganger.

The Flood Dragon Sword Formation beside him also collapsed with a rumble, turning into twelve Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, which filed into his sleeve.

With the sword formation gone, the bodies of the hulking man and the others fell from midair, landing on the ground.