BXBX NOVEL Chapter 1094: Warding Off the Enemy
Chapter 1094: Warding Off the Enemy
Han Li could sense that this creature's aura was no less formidable than that of the copper lion devilish beast, and his brows furrowed slightly at this observation.
"Were you the ones who freed me?" the devilish being asked as he swept his gaze over Han Li's group.
Han Li and the others didn't know what its intentions were, so they remained silent as they looked up at the creature with wary expressions.
All of a sudden, the devilish being's gaze settled upon the blue pouch in Lan Yan's hand, and it remarked, "If that pouch is in your possession, then you must've been the ones who broke the seal. I may be a devil, but even I know the importance of repaying kindnesses, so you can have these as a gesture of gratitude from me."
The devilish being swept a hand through the air as it spoke, releasing several fist-sized blue crystals that were giving off potent water law power fluctuations.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly upon seeing this, clearly taken aback by this turn of events.
"So you won't answer my questions, nor will you accept my gifts. Honestly, you're beginning to hurt my feelings," the devilish being said in a cold voice, then swept a hand through the air once again, sending the blue crystals flying toward everyone at an alarming speed.
As the crystals hurtled through the air, a ball of black light appeared within each of them, and they swelled rapidly before exploding, sending powerful shockwaves and plumes of acrid, black mist erupting in all directions.
The black mist seemed to be capable of eroding the very space itself, but everyone was already prepared for this, and they immediately sprang back in retreat while adopting defensive measures.
"I can't even remember how many years I've been trapped here, so I'm certainly overdue for some exercise," the devilish being cackled, and as soon as its voice trailed off, the entire cliff collapsed violently.
Giant devilish creatures of all types of descriptions sprang out of the ground before pouncing at Han Li and the others, who weren't able to retreat very far due to the restriction around the mountain.
Hence, they had no choice but to engage the horde of devilish creatures in battle.
With a flick of his wrist, an Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword appeared in Han Li's grasp, and he swung it through the air at an oncoming late-High Zenith Stage three-headed falcon.
A bolt of golden lightning erupted out of the sword, forming a golden lightning sword that struck the middle head of the three-headed falcon, but to Han Li's surprise, a burst of radiant, golden light erupted out of the falcon's head to oppose the golden lightning sword, deflecting the attack away.
Immediately thereafter, its two side heads opened their beaks in unison to let loose a shrill shriek, sending two bursts of corkscrew-shaped golden ripples hurtling toward Han Li from either side.
However, the pair of golden corkscrews had only flown around a thousand feet through the air before slowing down drastically, as if they were gliding through treacle.
Han Li had summoned his Mantra Treasured Axis to slow down the oncoming attack, following which he launched himself straight at the three-headed falcon, channeling his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts as he plunged his sword directly into the creature's heart.
A burst of golden lightning erupted out of the sword, and arcs of golden lightning instantly began to pour out of the wound on the three-headed falcon's chest.
At the same time, a burst of silver flames enveloped the creature's entire body.
All of this had taken place in the blink of an eye, and in the face of the lethal combination of Han Li's Divine Devilbane Lightning and Flame of Essence, the three-headed falcon was instantly slain.
In contrast with Han Li, who had only been attacked by a single assailant, Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan were currently being harassed by seven or eight High Zenith Stage devilish creatures, all of which seemed to be very much drawn to the blue pouch in Lan Yan's hand.
It immediately occurred to Han Li that just like the golden sword that Xiong Shan had obtained, the blue pouch had also been serving as the core of the array in the blue palace. Hence, it had to have been a treasure of a very high caliber, so it was no wonder that the Lan siblings were being targeted for it.
The combined powers of these devilish creatures far exceeded that of the Lan siblings, who had already severely exerted themselves after unleashing their nascent soul fusion secret technique earlier, so it didn't take long before they were forced firmly onto the back foot.
A hesitant look appeared in Han Li's eyes upon seeing this, and right as he was about to lend them his assistance, Lan Yan suddenly cast an incantation seal into the blue pouch in her hand.
The pouch immediately began to billow violently, and the sound of rumbling thunder rang out as a blue vortex abruptly emerged from it.
The vortex was flashing with lightning, and there seemed to be a water lightning array inside.
At the moment, Lan Yan and Lan Yuanzi were standing with their backs against each other, and the former suddenly tipped the pouch toward the oncoming horde of devilish creatures.
The blue vortex at the mouth of the pouch accelerated drastically in its revolution as seven or eight blue water dragons erupted out from within before hurtling toward the oncoming devilish assailants.
At the same time, Lan Yan's complexion instantly turned deathly pale, a clear sign of immortal spiritual power overexertion.
Han Li couldn't help but be a little alarmed upon seeing this.
Just how high a caliber of an immortal treasure did this blue pouch have to be to have exerted Lan Yan so severely after just a single use?
Furthermore, it seemed like her law power reserves had also been severely depleted in addition to her immortal spiritual power.
With that in mind, it was more than a little suspicious that Xiong Shan was able to wield that Primordial Ancient Sword as a mere late-Golden Immortal cultivator.
Before Han Li had a chance to ponder this matter any further, another devilish creature pounced at him, and he gave a cold harrumph before engaging it in battle.
The blue water dragons were extremely fast, and as they moved through the air, there seemed to be a pervasive barrier of water law powers around them, preventing the devilish creatures from getting away.
Several of the closest devilish creatures weren't in time to take evasive measures, and the water dragons instantly chomped down onto them.
The devilish creatures screeched and struggled frantically, but were unable to free themselves as they were forcibly dragged back toward the blue pouch.
Their bodies shrank down rapidly as they drew closer to the pouch, and ultimately, they had shrunk down to the size of pebbles before being sucked into the pouch.
As soon as the devilish creatures entered the pouch, they were immediately plunged into the water lightning array within, and the blue vortex began to churn violently while giving off bursts of deafening rumbling.
Before long, strings of agonized howls had begun to ring out from within the pouch, but they were only heard for a brief moment before fading into silence, at which point the devilish creatures inside had already been reduced to nothingness.
Using the blue pouch seemed to have sapped Lan Yan of all of her strength, and she immediately collapsed in a feeble manner.
Lan Yuanzi hurriedly caught her, then propped her up before feeding her a pill while taking the blue pouch from her.
The white bone devilish being let loose a loud shriek upon seeing this, and all of the remaining devilish creatures immediately stopped in their tracks before staging a retreat.
The white bone devilish being's gaze lingered on everyone for a moment long, following which it flapped its bone wings and fled with all of its brethren.
After taking a moment to recover their treasures, everyone gathered together, and Lei Yuce's gaze fell upon the blue pouch in Lan Yuanzi's hand with a displeased look on his face, but he ultimately refrained from assigning any blame.
Instead, he cupped his fist in a salute as he said, "The array here has been severely damaged, so it will take some time to repair. In the meantime, all of you can scour the surrounding area to see if there are any other treasures around."
After that, he departed with Wen Zhong to repair the array, not waiting for a response from everyone else.
Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan immediately sat down with their legs crossed to continue their recovery.
Lan Yan seemed to have exerted herself even more severely than anticipated, and even after taking some pills, she was still very frail and feeble.
Han Li took a glance at the two of them before departing like everyone else to search the nearby area.
However, at this point, the entire cliff had already been destroyed, so no one was able to find anything aside from some water-attribute materials.
Some time later, Lei Yuce and Wen Zhong returned, and the former declared, "The array has been repaired, we can proceed onward now."
He then called out to Su Anqian, and the three of them continued to make their way up the mountain, followed closely by everyone else.
Han Li was just about to follow along when he suddenly seemed to have sensed something, and he turned his gaze to a certain direction as he peered into the distance with a perplexed look on his face.
However, ultimately, he made no attempt to investigate and departed with everyone else.