Wang Yu
Chapter 1117: A Sudden Awakening (Fellow Daoists, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)
The white giant sword was blocked, but Han Li was directly sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his aura in disarray.
With his Time Law power greatly suppressed by the Timelight Divine Lamp, he was clearly unable to directly face an attack from a Grand Luo existence.
However, a flicker of shock flashed in Dao Yin Zhenren's eyes. He clearly hadn't expected that his strike, infused with the power of Law, would fail to kill a Taiyi Realm late-stage junior on the spot.
Equally astonishing to him was the endless stream of methods the other party possessed.
Jiao San ignored the fight, her figure darting like lightning towards the Five-Colored Altar. In the blink of an eye, she reached the altar's front.
However, the altar was currently covered by a layer of fire screen formed by the Timelight Divine Lamp's flames.
She chanted incantations, raising both hands upwards.
Strands of dark red crystal silk shot out from her body, weaving and entangling in front of her. The dark red light within the surrounding spirit domain also swiftly converged.
As more and more of these dark red crystal silks emerged, Jiao San's face grew paler, and her aura became somewhat unstable, as if all the strength in her body was being drained away little by little.
Her gaze, however, held a trace of determination, and the speed of her incantation chants increased once more.
The void rumbled and trembled. Under the dense weave of dark red crystal silks, a phantom of a dark red wheel, the size of a house, emerged.
Six pitch-black circular holes were arranged on the wheel's surface in a hexagonal plum blossom pattern. Each hole contained churning darkness, forming a vortex that slowly rotated.
An indescribable, eerie power emanated from the wheel, causing the surrounding, incredibly stable void to shake.
Jiao San gave a delicate shout and waved her hands forward. The dark red wheel shot out, rotating rumblingly as it crashed into the golden fire screen.
"Chi Chi" sounds arose!
The golden fire screen trembled violently, raising golden fire tongues that wrapped around the surface of the dark red wheel. However, upon contact, they were extinguished directly by a layer of pitch-black light.
Dao Yin Zhenren felt a surge of urgency in his heart. He switched his hand seals and, without bothering to kill Han Li, sent several seals into the golden fire screen, causing its flames to intensify.
Jiao San opened her mouth and spat out several balls of blood essence, leaving her weakened and utterly exhausted.
However, a large amount of thick blood mist entered the dark red wheel, causing its rotation speed to suddenly increase. A large patch of black light, carrying an invisible force, pressed down on the fire screen.
The fire screen's surface was covered by the black light from the wheel, and with a "poof" sound, it burst open, turning into scattered embers.
"The Law of Reincarnation!"
Dao Yin Zhenren's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the sight.
He never expected that these two Taiyi Realm cultivators had cultivated the Time Law and the Reincarnation Law, both belonging to the Three Supreme Laws, and that their attainments were no less than those of a Grand Luo Realm cultivator.
Unfortunately, all of this happened in the blink of an eye. Lei Yuce and the others were already struggling to maintain the great formation, making it impossible to spare any help.
"Daoist Han, now's the chance! Act quickly!" Jiao San shouted.
At this moment, her face was as pale as paper, and she knelt on the ground, completely drained, the rotation of the dark red wheel slowing and threatening to collapse.
Before Jiao San finished speaking, Han Li's figure had already transformed into a stream of light, passing through the fire screen in a flash.
However, he didn't charge towards the altar, but towards the Timelight Divine Lamp on the altar.
"Daoist Han, what are you doing?" Jiao San exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, the reflection of the Divine Lamp was in the depths of Han Li's pupils. His eyes were somewhat dazed, as if he could see nothing but the Timelight Divine Lamp.
"You suicidal fool!" Dao Yin Zhenren roared in fury, his eyes spitting fire.
After his roar, he formed a hand seal and pointed remotely towards the Timelight Divine Lamp, forcefully spitting out a mouthful of golden-tinged tongue essence.
The Timelight Divine Lamp trembled violently, and the oil in the lamp seemed to boil, churning violently. When droplets splashed out, they immediately turned into blazing golden flames that pounced towards Han Li.
Han Li, however, seemed completely oblivious. The desire in his eyes had devoured his rationality. His expression became frenzied, and he pushed the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art to its limits.
The Mantra Treasure Wheel and the other five manifestations of the Time Law appeared around him, forming a golden spherical light screen that enveloped him as he charged into the sea of fire.
As he entered the depths of the flames, a howling sound arose around him. The five manifestations of the Time Law were immediately compressed by the flames, drawing closer to him, and the golden light screen around him gradually thinned under the scorching flames.
Han Li clenched his teeth, showing no intention of backing down.
At this moment, he was exactly like Qi Mozi before, or even more so.
After only a few breaths, the five manifestations of the Time Law finally couldn't hold on any longer, and the light screen they had condensed was completely melted. Han Li's body was directly exposed to the flames.
An incredibly intense burning sensation arose, causing Han Li to furrow his brow and the light in his eyes to dim slightly. But then he snorted coldly, and his expression became resolute once more.
His hand shot out from the flames and grabbed the Timelight Divine Lamp's lamp post, making ready to pull it outwards.
The flames on the Divine Lamp immediately condensed into a single stream, like a flood dragon coiling up Han Li's arm and instantly engulfing his entire arm and half of his body.
In the scorching flames, Han Li could clearly see the robes, skin, and muscles on his arm melting away bit by bit. The remaining bones were also gradually turning charred black under the flames.
He wasn't oblivious to the unbearable pain, but at this moment, in his mind and deep within his soul, a voice was constantly urging him:
"Hold on a little longer, it's almost there... As long as you get the Divine Lamp, it will all be worth it..."
"Almost there, put in a little more effort..."
"Get it, get it..."
Han Li's expression was absent, and he muttered, "Get it..."
As he spoke, the Heavenly Fiend Suppressing Prison Art began to operate on its own, and all the True Spirit Bloodlines in his body also boiled at the same time, regardless of whether simultaneously activating so many True Spirit Bloodlines would invite a bloodline backlash.
At this moment, all he wanted was to use all the strength in his body to get that Divine Lamp!
Dao Yin Zhenren's hair stood on end in fury, his robes billowing, his figure carrying a series of afterimages as he rushed towards the Divine Lamp.
Jiao San, however, didn't know where she had found the strength. Once again, she urged her magic, and the dark red wheel spun quickly again, rushing directly towards the Five-Colored Altar.
"Not good!" Dao Yin Zhenren was shocked again, but it was too late to turn around.
The altar bloomed with five-colored light, seemingly to resist the dark red wheel, but the power of the five-colored light was limited, and it was easily crushed by the dark red wheel.
Accompanied by a loud "boom," a large hole was blasted out of the altar, revealing pitch darkness that seemed to lead to the depths of hell!
Almost at the same time, the Refinement Art in Han Li's sea of consciousness began to operate on its own, and a flash of lightning appeared in his mind, clearing his spirit platform a bit.
"Daoist Han!" At this moment, a sharp shout pierced his ears.
Han Li looked back in a daze and saw Lei Yuce roaring frantically at him, "Are you really going to disregard the common people of the Jin Yuan Immortal Domain and release that demon for your own selfish reasons? The altar has been broken, and if this lamp is taken, that demon will have nothing to fear!"
Demon? Selfish reasons? Common people?
Han Li was struck by a thunderbolt, and his mind was suddenly shocked. When he looked at his situation again, he suddenly realized what was happening.
He hurriedly released the hand that had almost turned into a skeleton and retreated violently. The flames wrapped around his arm refused to let go, continuing to cling and chase after him.
With a thought, Han Li hurriedly removed the green gourd from his waist. He patted the bottom of the gourd, and a green vortex appeared at the mouth, drawing in the flames attached to his arm.
As the flames entered the gourd, the originally green skin was immediately burned red, and it took a long time to recover.
Han Li re-hung the gourd on his waist, glanced at his charred arm, and felt a chill run down his spine, his clothes instantly soaked with cold sweat.
"What's wrong with me? Was my mind controlled by someone?" he muttered to himself.
No, the problem wasn't here, but had been subtly planted long ago.
Han Li quickly recalled the events after entering the Pagoda of Time, and then he discovered some clues in horror.
He was certain that his mind hadn't been controlled, but that along the way, a desire in his heart seemed to have been magnified little by little, without his knowledge.
Moreover, it seemed that everyone who entered the Pagoda of Time had been affected by some kind of force in an invisible way, and a certain desire in their hearts was being guided, constantly growing in a subtle way.
That was why they were unscrupulously destroying the altar and collecting treasures, and all of this would ultimately lead to the Timelight Divine Lamp. Anyone who had a bit of possessiveness towards this object would eventually be guided to compete for it.
Having come to his senses, Han Li's gaze fell on the large hole that had appeared in the altar, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
As soon as the hole in the altar appeared, the sound of "clang clang" came from within. Streams of thick black smoke rose like demonic dragons twisting, rushing out of the hole and dissipating, turning into rolling black gas that submerged the entire hall.
The shadow of the Eastern Azure Divine Wood appeared on Han Li's arm, and the muscles and skin began to repair at a speed visible to the naked eye, but there were still hidden injuries, and it would be impossible to recover in a short time.
His figure suspended in the air, purple light lit up in his eyes, and he used the Nine Serenities Devilish Pupils to stare into the hole in the altar.
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