Chapter 840: Twofold Bone-Illuminating

At this moment, within the sea of consciousness of the Bone-Illuminating True Man, a massive phantom of an oil lamp flickered dimly, appearing and disappearing. The four strange beasts beneath the lamp's base all opened their mouths, their eyes flashing with a ghostly green light, and made sucking motions in all directions.

The Bone-Illuminating True Man's divine soul, already severely damaged, immediately felt a violent churning in his sea of consciousness. The soul, which had only just stabilized after many days of effort, once again became turbulent and unsettled.

Seeing this, Han Li raised a single arm and beckoned. A green bamboo cloudsword sword flashed once and then materialized.

With a thought, he took advantage of the moment when the Bone-Illuminating True Man's divine soul was being seized, and his body shot forward, instantly closing the distance.

The azure longsword in his hand suddenly blazed with golden lightning, which shot straight through the sky, forming a massive golden bolt like a whip of electric light, slashing down toward the Bone-Illuminating True Man.

Crackle...

Where the lightning passed, the void was scorched. Just as the sword's electric light was about to engulf the Bone-Illuminating True Man, a sudden change occurred!

The runic patterns on the Bone-Illuminating True Man's brow blazed with golden light. Within his sea of consciousness, a powerful shockwave of divine soul erupted, instantly transforming into a狂暴巨浪 that crashed down like an overwhelming tide, rolling toward the massive phantom of the oil lamp.

Yet as the giant wave passed through, the oil lamp phantom was swept along but remained completely motionless, showing no signs of dissipating.

But then, the giant wave seemed suddenly struck by extreme cold, instantly freezing into frost, sealing the oil lamp phantom within it.

This entire process, though seemingly lengthy, was completed in the instant the runic light flared.

Han Li's sword was nearly upon him when his heart suddenly leaped. He immediately sensed something amiss and forcibly reversed the true wheel within him, curving his body in front of the Bone-Illuminating True Man and shooting straight up into the high sky.

At that moment, the front of the Bone-Illuminating True Man's robe was slightly open, and a stark white bone sword tip protruded from his chest. On the sword tip, a drop of something like white liquid was凝聚.

Han Li hovered high in the air, his gaze falling on that milky-white droplet, and his expression could not help but change slightly.

That single droplet of pure liquid, condensed from the Bone-Illuminating True Man's law power, if shot out with full force at such close range, Han Li knew he could not possibly block it. If struck, even if he were lucky enough to survive, he would likely suffer severe injury.

Although this was a time-traveling projection, the physical body was still his own. If it were damaged or destroyed, no one knew what the outcome would be.

Han Li looked up and glanced at the golden ring above his head, finding that over a hundred time patterns had already gone out. This speed was somewhat slower than when his divine soul had first traveled through time.

But at this moment, he had no time to ponder this, and soon shifted his gaze back to Bone-Reflecting True Man.

Bone-Reflecting True Man now seemed to have awakened from the control of the Soul-Devouring Lamp. He formed a hand seal, and the surrounding white-bone city of skulls scattered on its own, wrapping the glazed lamp within.

Han Li immediately felt his connection with the treasure severed.

"Good lad, this Soul-Devouring Lamp in your hands might be even more formidable than when wielded by the Purple-Green Sisters. But since I've sealed it, let's see what else you can bring out," Bone-Reflecting True Man said through gritted teeth, his face dark.

As his words fell, a flicker of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Han Li frowned, and the true wheel in his body immediately reversed, causing his form to vanish from the spot in a flash.

The next instant, another white-bone city of skulls silently crashed down from above, with blazing green flames surging out, transforming into a ghostly green fire dragon that pursued closely.

As Han Li's body shifted sideways, another white-bone city of skulls blocked his path ahead, its green flames also surging forth.

In an instant, within the entire Bone Nether Domain, the seven white-bone cities of skulls alternated in appearance, drawing tighter and tighter, compressing the space around Han Li smaller and smaller.

At the same time, Han Li himself felt that the discomfort he had sensed earlier grew more pronounced with each passing moment, like layers of snowflakes piling up until they were about to collapse the roof.

Indeed, having traversed into a time not his own, the entire world rejected him.

"I can't delay any longer..."

Han Li's expression darkened. He formed a hand seal, and the eighteen Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords shot out simultaneously, spinning around him with crackling sounds of electric current.

He felt a slight stir, vaguely noticing that since returning from the purgation, the seventy-two Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, which had also undergone refinement in the golden lightning pool, seemed to have undergone some secret change.

Not only had their connection become tighter, but the swords' spirituality had also greatly improved.

With a thought from Han Li, the runes on the eighteen Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords blazed brightly. A layer of azure Eternal Sword Qi and a sheet of golden lightning erupted simultaneously, coordinating and reinforcing each other as they swept in all directions.

A massive golden orb expanded outward from Han Li, instantly driving back the patches of green flames blocking his path, forcing them to rapidly retreat into the white-bone cities of skulls.

"Chi!" But at that moment, a faint sound rang out.

Han Li's heart jolted at the sound, and he immediately turned his head to look back.

He saw that the strange bone sword in front of Zhaogu Zhenren's chest had transformed into a blurry afterimage, shooting out from a gap in a white bone pyramid and stabbing toward his lower back at a very tricky angle.

The milky white droplet at the tip of the bone sword, without the slightest tremor, also rapidly approached him along with the sword.

Under such circumstances, even if Han Li reversed the True Wheel, he could no longer dodge in time.

In haste, Han Li raised his wrist, and a green gourd emerged, its mouth flashing with light.

A strange sound came from within the gourd, and a dark green ray shot out, instantly colliding with the milky white droplet.

With a thunderous roar!

The dark green ray, imbued with the aura of destruction laws, instantly scattered, while the milky white droplet on the tip of the white bone sword only paused briefly before continuing to fly toward Han Li's chest.

But this brief pause bought him precious time.

A brilliant golden light blazed behind him, and the True Word Wheel emerged, radiating dazzling golden rays.

Wherever the golden light reached, the flow of time slowed abruptly, and even the milky white droplet was caught as if in a quagmire, its speed greatly reduced.

Seizing this opportunity, Han Li turned the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword in his hand, its runes blazing brightly, and the violent lightning within surged out. Pouring all his strength into the strike, he heavily slashed at the milky white droplet.

Rumble—

A tremendous sound shook heaven and earth, and a vast expanse of void was engulfed by countless golden electric threads.

The milky white droplet exploded with a bang, scattering into a mist, while the white bone flying sword trembled violently and flew backward.

Seeing this, Han Li withdrew the True Word Wheel into his body, flashed forward in pursuit, and once again raised the Xuantian Gourd to draw in the white bone flying sword.

A green vortex immediately appeared at the gourd's mouth, emitting a powerful pulling force that dragged the white bone sword directly into the gourd.

Zhaogu Zhenren, watching from afar, narrowed his eyes, formed hand seals, and waved his hand sharply.

The entire Withered Bone Spirit Domain trembled violently. On the eight white bone pyramids, the ghostly green flames in the eye sockets of the white skulls extinguished layer by layer from the bottom up, until only the eight giant skulls at the top still glowed with green fire.

At this moment, the light within the Withered Bone Spirit Domain grew even dimmer. Han Li's heart stirred slightly, sensing that the surrounding environment was subtly changing.

"To force me to this extent, you, a mere early Taiyi Golden Immortal, have truly impressed me. But unfortunately, the gap in cultivation cannot be bridged by powerful soul secret techniques alone," Zhaogu Zhenren said slowly, stepping through the void toward Han Li.

"Senior, your words are mistaken. I haven't exhausted my soul secret techniques yet. How do you know the gap cannot be closed?" Han Li replied with a smile, his expression calm despite his vigilance.

Hearing this, Zhaogu Zhenren's steps faltered involuntarily, clearly wary of Han Li's soul attacks.

"Your Soul Devouring Lamp has been sealed by me, and you've already used that crystal light sword that consumes great power once. In such a short time, you absolutely cannot use it again, so there's no need to bluff me," Zhaogu Zhenren said slowly.

"Whether I'm bluffing, Senior can try," Han Li said with a smile, holding the sword in one hand and the Xuantian Gourd in the other.

"Then let's try," Zhaogu Zhenren sneered and shouted.

With that, his body blazed with white light and suddenly swelled.

His clothes tore inch by inch, and ferocious white bones pierced through his skin, extending outward. He no longer had any trace of an immortal's grace, having directly transformed into a white bone giant demon.

At the same time, his aura surged several times over, reaching a terrifying level.

The entire Withered Bone Spirit Domain seemed affected by his transformation, its light growing extremely dim, and the oppressive pressure emanating from it also multiplied several times.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression could not help but change slightly.

The hundred-zhang-tall bone giant demon's eyes had turned blood-red, but the golden rune on his brow remained.

He let out a wild roar, took a large stride, and charged toward Han Li.

Wherever he passed, violent waves rolled through the void, shaking it so fiercely that space itself seemed compressed and stacked backward.

The golden light released by Han Li's True Word Wheel was also forced back by the spatial compression, unable to affect Zhaogu Zhenren's movements.

The bone giant demon stepped forward in one stride, raised a massive hand, and slammed it down toward Han Li's head.

His five fingers had all turned into white bone, like five bone scythes, tearing through the void and enveloping Han Li, as if intending to cleave him into several pieces.