Chapter 1115: Breakthrough

"What do you think, Brother Han?" Fox 3 asked as he turned to Han Li.

"Releasing the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity is going to be very risky, but if Fellow Daoist Wyrm 3 has a way to keep him from attacking us, then I think it's a feasible solution," Han Li replied as an inexplicable sense of urgency welled up in his heart.

Fox 3 was clearly quite surprised that Han Li had chosen to side with Wyrm 3, and he said, "I still think this isn't a sound plan. According to what Lei Yuce said, the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity is far more powerful than us, so what happens if we release him, only to be unable to control him? In my opinion, it would be best to break the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array, then try to resolve things peacefully with Daoist Master Dao Yin."

"You need to have more confidence in me," Wyrm 3 said as her brows furrowed slightly with displeasure. "Having said that, seeing as you insist on exploring other options first, then let's try and deal with the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array for now. If the situation doesn't take a turn for the better, then we can resort to our backup plan of freeing the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity."

"Alright," Fox 3 acquiesced.

"Regardless of which course of action we choose to take, our top priority right now has to be to break through this light barrier, and that's not going to be an easy task to accomplish," Han Li interjected.

"You can rest assured on that front, Fellow Daoist Han. I've already planted something in the Vast Earth Seal that allows me to disrupt the law powers within the seal for a duration of five seconds at will. Those five fourth-tier immortal treasures are the foundation of the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array, so if something goes wrong with the Vast Earth Seal, then the light barrier will definitely be left vulnerable," Wyrm 3 said with a sly gleam in her eyes.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, and only now did he realize that those were five fourth-tier immortal treasures. Given the tremendous power of the immortal treasures, he had thought that they would've been at the third tier.

With that in mind, he couldn't help but heave a forlorn internal sigh. He had been cultivating on his own for all these years, and even though his cultivation base had been progressing smoothly, he was severely lacking in experience when compared with someone like Wyrm 3, who had been nurtured by a major power.

Wyrm 3 had noticed the change in Han Li's expression, and she asked, "Is there something wrong, Fellow Daoist Han?"

"Not at all," Han Li replied with a shake of his head. "Time is of the essence, so let's begin."

Wyrm 3 nodded in response, and the three of them quickly discussed the strategy that they were going to adopt.

Shortly thereafter, the time spirit domain around Han Li expanded rapidly to encompass the entire palace and everyone within it, following which Han Li's trio pounced at the altar from three different directions at once.

The five-colored jade plate in front of Daoist Master Dao Yin had only just lit up again when Han Li's trio launched themselves at the altar.

The three of them were traveling at an astonishing speed, and reaching the five-colored light barrier in the blink of an eye.

A cold sneer appeared on Daoist Master Dao Yin's face upon seeing this, and the five-colored light barrier instantly began to glow radiantly at his behest.

Even though he had been enshrouded in Han Li's time spirit domain, his movements hadn't slowed down at all, and somehow, Han Li's time law powers were also proving to be completely ineffective on the five-colored light barrier as well.

Han Li was rather bewildered to see this, but before he had a chance to ponder the situation, another flurry of balls of five-colored light erupted out of the light barrier.

Perhaps it was because this was a rather rushed barrage from Daoist Master Dao Yin, but the number of balls of light was far fewer than that of the previous wave.

Initially, these balls of light were as fast as ever, but after flying for some distance, they suddenly slowed down to a crawl.

A perplexed look appeared on Han Li's face upon seeing this, only to be replaced by a look of realization as his gaze fell upon the Eon Divine Lamp beside Daoist Master Dao Yin.

It seemed that everything within a certain range of the Eon Divine Lamp was able to remain unaffected by his time spirit domain.

With that in mind, it occurred to him that the Eon Divine Lamp was even more profound and powerful than he had anticipated, and he couldn't help but wonder how many time law threads he would be able to attain from refining it.

Even at a conservative estimate, the number surely had to be in excess of a thousand.

All of a sudden, an irrational urge to obtain the Eon Divine Lamp at all costs welled up in his heart, and he was startled by the intensity of this urge.

He hurriedly suppressed this impulsive thought, returning his attention to the crisis at hand.

There was still some agitation in his heart, but he had no time to address that for now.

In the face of the oncoming balls of five-colored light, he continued onward without pause while sweeping a sleeve through the air to release the Almighty Sword Array diagram.

Meanwhile, Wyrm 3 and Fox 3 immediately sprang back in retreat without any hesitation.

They had only pounced forward as a bluff in the first place so that Daoist Master Dao Yin's attention wouldn't be entirely focused on Han Li, and now that they had successfully attracted some of the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array's firepower, they had accomplished their objective.

Even though there were fewer balls of light than in the previous wave, this was still too ferocious a barrage for them to withstand.

Daoist Master Dao Yin's expression changed drastically at the sight of the Almighty Sword Array diagram, and he frantically made a string of hand seals, upon which all of the balls of light shooting out of the five-colored light barrier veered away from Han Li in a desperate attempt to avoid striking the array diagram.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief upon seeing this. Just as he had predicted, the array diagram was of sufficient importance to the Almighty Sword Sect that it could serve as an effective shield for him.

Immediately thereafter, he abruptly accelerated to roughly twice his original speed, instantly flying through the storm of balls of light to arrive before the five-colored light barrier.

He then stowed the array diagram before thrusting his palms forward, and all of his time law threads erupted out of his body, while the time spirit domain around him also began to glow radiantly.

A metallic clang rang out as a giant, golden sword that was around a hundred feet in length and roughly five feet wide appeared in his hands.

The sword was enshrouded in a layer of fiery, golden light that was as bright as the sun, and Han Li swung the sword down with all his might, aiming it at a section of the five-colored light barrier near the yellow jade pillar.

A derisive sneer surfaced in Daoist Master Dao Yin's eyes upon seeing this, and he pointed a finger at the Vast Earth Seal above the yellow jade pillar.

The seal released a thick pillar of yellow light at his behest, and the yellow light surged into the section of the five-colored light barrier in front of Han Li, significantly bolstering it.

All of a sudden, Wyrm 3 abruptly stopped in her retreat, then began making a rapid string of hand seals, and a layer of dark red light suddenly appeared over the surface of the Vast Earth Seal, cutting off the pillar of yellow light that it was releasing.

The yellow-faced elderly man seated on top of the yellow jade pillar was very much taken aback by this, and he hurriedly made a string of hand seals to try and free the Vast Earth Seal from the restrictive layer of dark red light, but to no avail.

At the same time, the section of the five-colored light barrier near the yellow jade pillar began to rapidly thin out, to the point that it had almost disappeared altogether.

The balls of five-colored light hurtling through the air also disintegrated into specks of spiritual light, and before any of the Almighty Sword Sect cultivators had a chance to do anything, Han Li's giant, golden sword had already struck the vulnerable area on the light barrier.

A loud, tearing sound rang out as a rift that was dozens of feet in length was sliced into the light barrier, much to the elation of Wyrm 3.

She began to chant an urgent incantation, and her spirit domain also erupted out of her body to encompass the entire palace.

Immediately thereafter, she launched herself at the rift in the light barrier as a streak of dark red light.

At the same time, Fox 3 summoned his Heavenly Fox Bloodform Saber, then transformed into a streak of gray light that adhered itself to the saber, which shot forth toward the rift in the light barrier at an even faster speed than Wyrm 3.

The expressions of Qi Mozi, Xiong Shan, and the remaining three devilish beings changed slightly upon seeing this, and the Turtle Back King turned to the Eagle Nose King as he asked through voice transmission, "This is a great opportunity to destroy the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array! Should we help them?"

"There's no need for that. The ideal outcome would be for them to wipe out each other. None of the humans here are to be trusted. While those three are drawing all of the firepower to themselves, we should take this opportunity to find a way out of here," the Eagle Nose King replied.

A hesitant look appeared on the Turtle Back King's face upon hearing this.

"He's right! This place is far too dangerous for us. We should've never believed Qi Mozi's lies! We've already lost two brothers here, it would be foolish to stay any longer!" the White Bone King urged in a grief-stricken manner.

"Alright, in that case, let's see if we can find any weak points in the light barrier around this palace," the Turtle Back King replied.

Right as the three devilish beings were about to depart, a cold voice suddenly rang out beside them.

"You three are not going anywhere!"

Immediately thereafter, a golden spirit domain fell upon them, and Qi Mozi was hovering in the air above them with a mocking sneer on his face.

"What's the meaning of this, Qi Mozi?" the Eagle Nose King yelled as he struggled against the spirit domain with all his might, but to no avail.