Chapter 1047: Clueless

Han Li made a hand seal upon seeing this, and bursts of golden lightning instantly erupted out of his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, forming a blade of golden lightning that swept through the air.

The blade of lightning tore through the golden light in the air with ease, revealing an area of clarity in which Han Li's vision wasn't impeded.

The winged metal beast seemed to be rather wary of the oncoming lightning blade, and it flapped its wings and sprang up into the air.

Meanwhile, Han Li was peering through the opening in the golden light that had just been created by the blade of lightning, and he spotted no fewer than a hundred golden stone pillars in the distance, with a different metal beast perched on top of each one.

Right before Han Li's eyes, these metal beasts opened their eyes one after another before leaping down from their stone pillars and silently approaching Han Li like a pack of predators stalking their prey.

As the swordlight unleashed by Han Li's Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword faded away, the surrounding golden light filled his field of view again, concealing the approaching metal beasts from him.

"What's going on?" Yu Kuohai yelled upon hearing the commotion up ahead, but he received no answer.

At this moment, a sense of foreboding had begun to well up in everyone's hearts, and they instinctively gathered a little closer to one another to form a more tightly knit group.

"There seems to be something in the golden light," Elder Yang said in a hesitant manner, and everyone felt even more uneasy upon hearing this.

Right at this moment, the sound of urgent footsteps suddenly rang out from up ahead, and everyone hurriedly raised their weapons, preparing for an attack.

All of a sudden, a figure burst out of the golden light, and Yu Kuohai was already prepared to strike, yet right as he was about to lash out, the figure yelled, "Stop! It's me, Shi Mu!"

Yu Kuohai hurriedly raised a hand to stop everyone, then asked, "How did it go, Fellow Daoist Shi?"

"There are metal beasts in here, Fellow Daoist Yu. Lots and lots of metal beasts," Han Li replied in a panicked manner.

"Metal beasts? That's it?"

Yu Kuohai was rather relieved to hear this.

Right as his voice trailed off, several severely maimed bodies flew through the air from different directions before tumbling down onto the ground nearby.

Han Li focused his gaze upon them to discover that they were the cultivators who had been sent out to scout the array.

"They're coming!" Han Li warned, and at the same time, he took a subtle glance at the Lan siblings.

The two of them had clearly already detected that something was amiss, and they had distanced themselves slightly from the rest of the group while standing with their backs facing each other.

Maybe this will force you two to show your hands,

Han Li thought to himself.

Right at this moment, countless blades of golden light converged from all directions, forming a massive golden tornado around everyone.

Much of the golden light in the surrounding area was scattered, improving visibility for everyone.

As a result, everyone was horrified to discover that over a hundred giant, golden metal beasts had appeared around them, and all of them were giving off extremely formidable auras.

Yu Kuohai was left kicking himself upon seeing this.

During all of the years that he had spent in the Golden Origin Mountain Range, he had encountered all types of metal beasts and even ventured into a few metal force fields, but never had he seen such a formidable lineup of metal beasts before.

"Disciples of the Worry Not Pavilion, get into formation!" Pavilion Master Zhao yelled, and the Worry Not Pavilion disciples immediately heeded his call, gathering around him before each of them summoned a golden wheel, which they tossed up into the air.

Immediately thereafter, they began chanting an incantation, and the dozens of golden wheels began slowly revolving, forming a golden array that was constantly releasing proliferations rings of golden light.

"Let's work together!" Yu Kuohai hurriedly yelled upon seeing this.

There were far fewer Spirit Heaven Sect and Blazing Light City cultivators present compared with the Worry Not Pavilion, so if they were to form an array on their own, then it definitely wasn't going to be a particularly powerful one.

"We're using different cultivation arts, so I'm afraid we won't be able to work together cohesively. I suggest you and the cultivators of your Spirit Heaven Sect establish an array of your own, Fellow Daoist Yu," Pavilion Master Zhao said as a hint of derision flashed through his eyes.

Yu Kuohai gave him a resentful glare upon hearing this, then hurriedly turned to Elder Yang, and the cultivators of the Spirit Heaven Sect and Blazing Light City immediately sprang into action, creating an array of their own.

Even though they were working together, all they actually did was set up two separate arrays before arranging them together. After all, it simply wasn't possible for them to create a joint array without any advanced rehearsal.

"What are you standing there for, Fellow Daoist Shi? Hurry up and join us!" Yu Kuohai yelled.

Han Li turned to discover two light barriers above the cultivators from the two sects, one crimson and one azure, and a hint of sympathy appeared in his eyes as he dropped the act altogether.

"I even went out of my way to come back and inform you of the dangers ahead so that you could get away, but you really are a clueless bunch. What could you possibly hope to keep out with such a pathetic array?"

"What the hell are you saying, you bastard?" Yu Kuohai snapped in a furious voice.

"So be it. I can only wish you all the best of luck," Han Li said with a nonchalant smile, and right as his voice trailed off, a giant golden wolf sprang out of the surrounding pack of metal beasts before swiping its front paw through the air, sending it crashing down upon the array established by the Worry Not Pavilion cultivators.

"Bolster the array!" Pavilion Master Zhao yelled, and all of the Worry Not Pavilion cultivators immediately began injecting their immortal spiritual power into the array with all their might.

The array above them began to glow as radiantly as the sun, glowing even brighter than the surrounding metal forcefield.

The claws of the giant wolf struck the array with a sharp screeching sound, instantly tearing three huge gashes into the array.

The array was far from weak, but in the face of this metal beast, it may as well have been constructed from paper.

The golden wheels were all shattered into countless pieces, and a string of bloodcurdling howls rang out as most of the Worry Not Pavilion cultivators were torn to bits by the giant wolf's powerful claws in the blink of an eye.

A horrified look finally appeared on Yu Kuohai's face upon seeing this.

Even the Worry Not Pavilion's array stood no chance against these metal beasts, so their makeshift array most certainly wasn't going to be able to protect them.

"We have to split up and run!" Yu Kuohai yelled.

The cultivators of the Spirit Heaven Sect and Blazing Light City were already extremely on edge, and they immediately scattered and fled for their lives upon hearing this.

However, their attempts to escape only stirred all of the metal beasts up into a hunting frenzy, and they sprang into action all at once, pouncing on the fleeing cultivators.

The entire area instantly descended into complete chaos, with cries of agony and despair ringing out from all directions.

A layer of golden scales had appeared over Yu Kuohai's robe, and with the emergence of these scales, he was able to weave his way freely through the chaotic crowd like a fish in water, seemingly no longer affected by the metal forcefield at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the entire area was surrounded by metal beasts, he would've already been able to flee back to the main group outside at this point.

Elder Yang of Blazing Light City had changed into a fiery crimson robe, and he was darting through the crowd as a fiery dragon that was around ten feet in length.

Many of his allies were scorched by the flames burning over his body, but he held no regard for them as he evaded the attacks from the surrounding metal beasts while searching for an opportunity to get away.

Right at this moment, a golden eagle came swooping down from above, grabbing down at him with its sharp talons.

Elder Yang hurriedly sprang forward to just barely evade the eagle's talons, but as a result, began barreling headfirst at Han Li.

"Get out of my way!" Elder Yang yelled in a furious voice.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as he turned to Elder Yang, then began swinging a hand in his direction in a slapping motion.

Elder Yang was even more furious upon seeing this, and he opened his mouth to release a plume of scorching flames that instantly inundated Han Li.

"What a pathetic fool," Elder Yang sneered, but right at this moment, a hand came swinging out of the flames up ahead before crashing heavily down onto his head with a loud slap.

Elder Yang immediately felt a burst of tremendous force crashing down upon him, scattering his consciousness for a moment, and by the time he returned to his senses, he had already fallen into the clutches of the golden eagle.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"No!" he roared in despair, right before his body was torn into three pieces by the golden falcon, and the pieces of his body fell out of the sky before being devoured by three separate metal beasts.

Yu Kuohai just so happened to witness this as he was frantically fleeing for his life, and he was momentarily rooted to the spot, following which a sinking sensation welled up in his heart.

On one hand, he was cursing Han Li for hiding his true power, while on the other hand, he was praying that Han Li wasn't going to come after him for vengeance.

Of course, Han Li could hardly care less about them, and he wouldn't have killed Elder Yang if the latter hadn't been so intent on rushing to his own demise.

At this moment, his gaze was focused on the Lan siblings.