Wang Yu
Chapter 389: Layers of Fog and Shadow
Suddenly, streaks of golden lightning appeared on the surfaces of the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords that had slashed into the black tentacles. The sword bodies instantly swelled, transforming into two golden thunder swords, each tens of feet in length.
The golden thunder swords rotated and sliced down with lightning speed, emitting a series of muffled "bang bang" sounds. The two black tentacles entwined around him were instantly chopped into several sections, which then dissipated into puffs of black gas.
"Roar..."
A slightly hoarse screech emanated from the depths of the vortex, filled with pain.
Han Li steadied himself and gazed into the depths of the vortex, a flash of blue light in his eyes.
He saw a massive black shadow emerging from the depths of the vortex, rapidly approaching his location.
Seeing this, Han Li did not retreat or evade. The tearing force that permeated this void was still present. Although he could still move with his current strength, it was becoming difficult.
As thoughts raced through his mind, he made a grabbing motion with one hand. A golden flash of lightning appeared in the black gas not far away, and the thunder giant sword that had previously slain the toad-like Yin beast flew back and stopped beside him.
Three golden thunder swords floated beside him, their bodies wreathed in golden light, slowly rotating.
The next moment, the vortex churned, and a massive black shadow shot out, revealing a giant octopus, its body tens of feet in size, resembling a mountain.
This beast was completely black, except for a pair of eyes as large as water vats, which gleamed with red light, filled with a mixture of coldness and resentment.
A dozen or so tentacles waved behind the octopus monster, stirring up gusts of wind. Two of the tentacles were broken in the middle, but at this moment, black light flickered from the broken parts, and they were rapidly regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye.
An immense and chilling aura emanated from this beast, more than ten times stronger than the previous toad-like Yin beast, comparable to a late-stage True Immortal Realm cultivator.
As soon as this beast appeared, all of its tentacles blurred and intertwined into a black net, sweeping towards Han Li.
Seeing this, Han Li frowned slightly.
These Yin beasts seemed to possess considerable strength, but their intelligence was not high. They were simply bloodthirsty and murderous, without considering the difference in strength between the two sides. He had specifically studied one or two secret techniques that allowed him to communicate simply with alien beasts and spiritual creatures that could not speak, but only if the other party's intelligence was clear.
As a result, his original plan to capture this beast to investigate the situation in this black mist area could not be implemented.
Han Li shook his head and pinched his fingers, pointing.
The three lightning giant swords beside him formed a triangular formation and shot out like three golden bolts of lightning.
With a "chi la" sound!
The golden lightning on the three giant swords suddenly intensified, and golden arcs of electricity rose on the surface, connecting with each other to form a golden electrical network.
Countless thick golden arcs of electricity bounced and exploded on the electrical network, colliding with the net formed by the octopus tentacles.
A series of muffled "chi chi" sounds filled the air as black gas and golden light intertwined, scattering light and color!
The black gas on the surface of the tentacles immediately collapsed and dissipated upon contact with the Evil-warding Divine Lightning. Golden arcs of electricity spread across the tentacles, and crisscrossing scars appeared on most of them.
Although the black tentacles were also formed from the unique Yin energy of this clan and were restrained by the Evil-warding Divine Lightning, they were too thick and solid. Even the power of the Evil-warding Divine Lightning could not shatter them with a single blow.
The octopus Yin beast let out a scream, and a hint of fear finally appeared in its eyes, as if it had just realized that the enemy in front of it was beyond its ability to resist.
The beast moved its body and turned to flee into the distance.
How could Han Li allow it to escape like this? A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately urged the sword incantation.
The three giant swords immediately spun rapidly, and golden sword shadows emerged, chasing after and slashing at the octopus tentacles.
Chi la!
These octopus tentacles were already much weaker, and they were easily severed by the sword shadows.
The sword shadows flashed continuously, and in the blink of an eye, almost all of the tentacles were severed.
The octopus Yin beast screamed again, and without regard for the severed tentacles, it opened its mouth and spat out a mass of pitch-black liquid.
As soon as these liquids appeared, they immediately expanded, transforming into a pitch-black cloud about an acre in size, instantly enveloping the sword shadows and the three golden giant swords.
The three golden giant swords immediately sank, restrained by a force in the cloud, unable to move.
The octopus Yin beast moved its severed tentacles, its whole body radiating black light, transforming into a black shadow that shot away into the distance at an extremely fast speed.
The tearing force of the vortex here seemed to have no effect on this octopus Yin beast.
Han Li snorted coldly and pointed out with a hand seal.
The three golden giant swords shone brightly and blurred into one, transforming into a giant sword hundreds of feet long. Thick golden arcs of electricity appeared on it, dazzling and radiating a terrifying pressure.
The hundred-foot giant sword turned slightly, and an extremely powerful force erupted from it.
With a "boom," the surrounding black clouds were immediately torn apart and scattered.
The golden arcs of electricity on the giant sword flashed suddenly, and with a loud roar, the golden giant sword disappeared. The next moment, it appeared out of thin air above the octopus Yin beast in the distance, slashing at the octopus Yin beast's body with incredible speed.
Chi la!
The octopus Yin beast had no resistance at all, and its body was immediately split in two by the giant sword.
Accompanied by two muffled sounds, the two halves of the remains exploded, transforming into a sea of black gas that dissipated.
Han Li waved his hand and pinched his fingers, and the golden giant sword shot back, all the lightning on the surface disappearing, transforming into three green flying swords that disappeared into his sleeve.
But the next moment, a flash of blue light appeared in his eyes, and he uttered a soft "eh," waving his hand to release a stream of green light that disappeared into the black gas.
The green light quickly shot back, enveloping a dark green ball and pulling it to his side.
The green ball was the size of a fist, and its surface was covered with a layer of pure emerald green light. It looked crystal clear, very much like a wood-attribute spirit stone, but this object emitted an extremely Yin and cold Yuan Qi fluctuation, which was completely different from wood-attribute spiritual energy.
"What is this? Could it be a demon core?" Han Li examined the ball up and down, muttering to himself.
But then his eyes flashed, and the soul stones he had collected in the Yin Underworld when he was still in the Mortal Realm appeared in his mind.
The aura emitted by this green ball was very similar to that of the soul stones back then, only this ball's aura was a thousand times stronger.
Han Li turned his hand and put away the green ball, looking around with a thoughtful expression.
This Fallen Soul Gale area was indeed somewhat similar to the Storm Mountains of the Yin Underworld back then, and there was also this green ball. Could there be some connection between the two?
Han Li thought for a while, then quickly shook his head and looked outside.
He had no time to worry about these things now. Leaving this vortex was his top priority.
Although the tearing force in the depths of this vortex was extremely strong, it could not cause any substantial damage to his current physical body.
It was just that the suction force was so strong that it would be a bit troublesome to leave.
Han Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly let out a light shout. Green light burst forth from his body, and golden electric arcs appeared at the same time.
With a twist of his body, he transformed into a golden and azure escape light and shot towards the outside of the vortex.
Rumble!
As soon as he left the central area of the vortex, the surrounding storm suddenly grew larger and stronger than in the center of the vortex.
Han Li felt the surrounding air tighten, and then his body was involuntarily swept up by the storm and began to rotate.
He groaned softly and urged the magic formula in his heart. The escape light on his body suddenly intensified, and instead of forcibly resisting the storm's rotational force, he flew outwards while rotating with the vortex.
A moment later, the black mist at the edge of the giant vortex churned, and a figure shot out from within, revealing Han Li's figure.
His face was somewhat pale, and he did not stop immediately, but flew out a distance before stopping and exhaling a long breath.
The power of this giant vortex was greater than he had imagined, and it had consumed a lot of his Immortal Spiritual Power before he could escape.
Han Li took out a recovery pill and swallowed it. After a burst of red light flashed on his body, he returned to his original appearance.
After putting away the mask, the green light on his body intensified, and he continued to fly forward.
In the blink of an eye, he advanced for several days in the black mist sea.
There were no other dangers in this black mist sea, only the occasional appearance of the strange giant vortexes he had encountered before.
These vortexes varied in size, but most of them were larger than the one he had encountered at first, even several times larger. The suction force they emitted was so strong that he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. If he got a little closer, he would probably fall into eternal doom.
As for some of the relatively smaller vortexes, he would occasionally kill the Yin beasts entrenched within them, thus obtaining a number of green balls.
"Rumble!"
As Han Li was flying forward, the mist sea behind him suddenly churned violently.
His figure stopped, and at the same time, blue light flashed in his eyes. Then, as the green light on his body intensified, he quickly flew towards the other direction.
Just as he had flown not far away, a huge vortex quickly swept through the churning mist sea behind him, and then disappeared into the mist sea ahead.
Seeing this, Han Li paused in place for a moment before continuing to fly forward.
Over the past few days, he had gradually figured out how to avoid these vortexes and had gradually become more comfortable.
He had not flown far when a strange sound suddenly came from the mist ahead, causing it to churn and fluctuate.
Han Li's face turned cold, and without a word, he waved his hand, and a clear cry rang out on his body.
A green flying sword shot out from his hand, and after swaying in the wind, it suddenly transformed into a giant sword more than a hundred feet long, blooming with dazzling green light and slashing into the churning mist ahead.
The giant sword had just disappeared into the mist when a loud bang came from within.
The green giant sword shot out from within, and the green light on its surface was slightly scattered.
A vast force came from the giant sword across the air, and Han Li's body shook, involuntarily taking a step back, while waving a single sleeve.
Swish swish swish!
More than a dozen Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords shot out, and after a flash of green light, they swelled up and all transformed into giant swords hundreds of feet long, slashing fiercely into the mist.
Although Han Li had not yet seen the other party's appearance, he knew that the Yin beast that had come this time was far stronger than any he had encountered before.
Rumble!
Streaks of hazy sword energy shot out from the mist ahead, and the mist immediately churned violently.
Then, with a loud bang, the dozen or so green giant swords shot back again.
Moreover, each giant sword's blade was covered with a thick layer of black ice crystals, and the sword light they emitted was much dimmer.