The black-robed woman released a pair of sheers in a streak of golden light, clearly intending on freeing Old Man Fu from the cocoon of Ghostfiend Threads .
Han Li looked on with a frown . He would be able to save them, but they were too far away .
Bang . When the sheers approached, a green silhouette emerged from the ground and arrived in front of the cocoons in a blur . Then, it swiped at the air with a red hand and released several claw-streaks towards the sheers, blocking its path .
When they saw this, they had believed it was the Silver-winged Nightfiend, but when light faded away, they were thoroughly shocked .
The green silhouette had a wolf head, a human body, and scarlet eyes . It was the giant Corpse Wolf from before, but it had taken human form through some unknown method . Now, it was glaring at the black-robed woman with clear malice .
But what Han Li noticed in particular was that the Umbra Yin Horse had disappeared . Could it be underground, or conceal itself elsewhere?
As these thoughts ran through his mind, blue light flickered from his eyes and he looked downward .
His face twisted with alarm and he hurriedly shouted, “Behind you!”
Then, he flicked his fingers, releasing an azure swordstreak in the direction of the black-robed woman .
When she heard him, she felt her heart tremble and instantly reacted, pointing to the small azure shield in front of her . It arrived behind her in a blur and she concentrated all of her magic power into the dharmic wheel floating above . Radiance shined from it, strengthening her protective barriers with its seven-colored light .
Just as she strengthened her defenses, a golden silhouette flashed close behind her . It was the Silver-winged Nightfiend!
He had underwent a massive transformation . He no longer had any of his green fur and was instead covered in faint golden scales . As for his silver wings, they now glowed with azure and white light . Even his stark silver eyes also had faintly golden irises, but what was most astonishing of all was that he no longer emitted any corpse Qi from his body; rather, he appeared to lack any Qi at all as if he were a spiritless existence .
As soon as the nightfiend appeared, he raised his arm and it surged several times in size .
His pitch-black claws flared with golden light before swiping at her, but the small azure shield had rushed behind her as well .
As soon as it appeared, the shield wildly grew several times in size and brilliantly glowed in a display of fortitude .
The nightfiend, however, paid this no heed . With his golden glowing arm, the claw passed through as if it didn’t exist and moved onto the woman’s protective barrier .
Then, the clear sound of an explosion sounded out . The glowing claws trembled for a moment before tearing through the protective barrier .
Following the sounds of tearing flesh, the claw tore into the woman’s chest and destroyed her heart before penetrating the entire way through .
Han Li’s heart sank at the sight .
As soon as the corpse had approached her, disaster was unavoidable .
It was only then that his azure sword Qi had arrived from the distance, but with a simple wave of nightfiend’s wings, the light easily absorbed the sword Qi .
However, Han Li’s actions hadn’t been in vain . The strike had given the woman an opportunity to save herself .
Red light flashed from the crown of her head, followed by the appearance of her Nascent Soul holding onto an inch-large sword . As soon as it appeared, it instantaneously moved over thirty meters away in a flash, terror struck its face .
After teleporting several more times, it managed to make a clean escape .
The Silver-winged Nightfiend sinisterly grinned and flung away the woman’s corpse before disappearing again .
Then, a faint silhouette appeared at the Nascent Soul’s side and spat out a net of grey threads, capturing the Nascent Soul just as it attempted to teleport once more .
“Please, save me!”
Her Nascent Soul loudly cried and attempted to use her sword to cut through the net, but without a body, she was without strength, and her strike was repelled .
The nightfiend didn’t give the woman another opportunity . He reached out to the Nascent Soul and a grey hand appeared, grabbing her out of the net .
Then in a flash, a foot-long grey cocoon took shape and floated in the air .
When the nightfiend’s figure became fully visible, he turned his eyes from the cocoon to Han Li and let out a chilling laugh, “I thought you would’ve tried to save her, but it seems you’re not as selfless as I thought . ”
With a calm expression, Han Li indifferent said, “I would’ve saved her if I could, but wouldn’t that just put me into your trap? You can put that huge net away now . ”
“Huh, so it wasn’t a coincidence you were able to see through my illusions,” the nightfiend uttered with some surprise .
A huge grey net appeared thirty meters above him . It was unknown what sort of technique he had used to wonderfully conceal it .
If it weren’t for Han Li’s well developed Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he wouldn’t have been able to see through such a sinister trap .
But even if he hadn’t detected the net, he still likely wouldn’t have taken action .
The new form of the Silver-winged Nightfiend was truly weird . His wind movement techniques were far more powerful as if he had reached the stage of obscuring windflow .
If it weren’t for the spirit eyes, he wouldn’t have been able to detect any trace of him .
Additionally, his recent strike was able to easily penetrate the black-robed woman’s defenses, a display that left him stunned .
The demon coldly snorted and raised his hand, beckoning to the Corpse Wolf .
It immediately flew over and arrived at the nightfiend’s side in the blink of an eye . It then maliciously glared at Han Li .
However, a howl sounded out from beneath and the Weeping Soul Beast pounded its chest in a display of might .
In their last battle, the Weeping Soul Beast had remained still as per Han Li’s orders . It was only able to observe the battle and felt stifled at its inactivity . Now that the Corpse Wolf arrived, it bared its might without reservation .
The wolf instantly revealed an expression of terror and cowered in the face of the Weeping Soul Beast’s stare .
When the Silver-winged Nightfiend saw this, he sullenly spat out a grey pearl . He then flung it into the Corpse Wolf’s mouth .
After it swallowed the pill, its body began to emit grey corpse Qi and its fear was suppressed .
Han Li used this opportunity to observe the black-robed woman’s azure shield .
Now masterless, the shield floated in the air, its dim surface as smooth as ever .
He frowned at the sight and turned his attention to the faint gold scales on the nightfiend’s body . His expression suddenly stirred as something came to mind .
Then, the Silver-winged Nightfiend raised his head to the sky and let out a long screech . His body blurred and disappeared into wind . The Corpse Wolf let out a snarl as well and spat a stream of corpse flame at the Weeping Soul Beast down below .
It snorted out a cloud of yellow light without another thought .
The wolf blurred and began to circle around the Weeping Soul Beast with multiple copies of itself, not daring to touch the mist . Additionally, while far more nimble due to its smaller size, but the wolf didn’t dare to rashly approach the Weeping Soul Beast .
The Weeping Soul Beast had snorted out more light, cleverly turning the yellow mist into a protective barrier around itself, then sweeping its large fists around in a wild fury .
Given the giant form of the Weeping Soul Beast, its fists covered a large area and possessed great strength . If struck, the damage to the wolf would be quite severe .
For a time, the two beasts found themselves in a deadlock .
Meanwhile, the Silver-winged Nightfiend and Han Li were intermittently blurring across the air .
Arcs of lightning twisted from Han Li’s back and thunder roared without end as he shifted location without pattern . In one moment, he was west before arriving at the eastmost corner . In another, he was at the very top before arriving only ten meters above the ground .
As for the Silver-winged Nightfiend, he was using an unknown technique to become nearly incorporeal . He was able to relentlessly pursue Han Li’s lightning movements .
Soon, Han Li found the affair difficult to manage .
The nightfiend’s wind movement technique was far swifter than his own and as time passed by, the gap between them was only shrinking . As of current, the nightfiend was arriving as soon as he departed .
When Han Li’s figure blurred once more, he didn’t immediately set off . Instead, he pointed to the Snow Crystal Pearl in front of him and had it spin, immediately releasing a sea of purple flames around him . Then, he had his tens of small golden swords erupt, creating a barrier of swordlight over thirty meters wide around him .
With all this arranged, he looked at a place twenty meters away, and the air warped, followed by the appearance of a faint silhouette .
The purple flames and golden swordlight then surrounded the nightfiend .
Han Li raised his hand and thunder boomed . A dense bolt of lightning coiled around his arm, becoming like a python of lightning .
The nightfiend felt alarmed as soon he realized what was happening, and the scales around his body blazed with golden light .
Soon after, a dazzling barrier of gold appeared around him .
For a time, deafening explosions sounded out as swordlights, purple flames, and lightning erupted in a blinding display, completely submerging the nightfiend’s golden barrier in their attacks .
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