Chapter 1369: Making a Move

Han Li injected his starpower into his arms before crossing them in front of himself to form a protective barrier, but the arrow passed through his arms as if they didn't exist before nailing itself into his chest.

In the instant that the arrow flew into his chest, it immediately reverted back into a substantial form, and Han Li was involuntarily sent flying back through the air as a burst of indescribable scorching pain speared through his chest.

Not only was the arrow capable of phasing between a substantial and insubstantial form, it had ignited in his body, and he felt as if his immortal spiritual power had been sealed away, leaving him unable to get up.

"Kill him while his body is sealed by my purple flames!" Zi Shan yelled, and even without her instruction, Dong Lihu had already sprung up into the air before swooping down upon Han Li.

A projection of a mountain-moving giant appeared behind him, and the mountain that the giant was carrying above its head was said to have been Mount Tai, the ancestral mountain of all mountains.

If this projection of Mount Tai were to fall upon Han Li, then he would undoubtedly be crushed under it, even with his tremendous physical constitution.

However, right at this moment, the Essence Fire Raven suddenly appeared over his chest as a burst of silver flames.

As it turned out, the Essence Fire Raven had blocked the arrow for him, and he had only been putting on an act this entire time. However, the Essence Fire Raven was no match for the power of a Dao Ancestor, and it had sustained very severe injuries from the arrow.

As it returned to his body to rest and recuperate, Han Li sprang up into the ground while delivering it an apology.

Immediately thereafter, he channeled all of his true spirit bloodlines and his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts at once, instantly transforming into a giant devilish deity with twenty-four arms and twelve heads, all of which were displaying different emotions.

A burst of dark purple light erupted out of the devilish deity's body, causing Dong Lihu to involuntarily slow down in his descent.

What the hell is he?!

Zi Shan was very alarmed to see this, and she hurriedly set off after Dong Lihu.

As for Dong Lihu himself, it was already too late for him to turn back, so he could only accelerate in his descent toward Han Li, who let loose a thunderous roar as he began swinging his twenty-four fists upward in a ferocious barrage of attacks.

The entire surrounding space trembled violently as bursts of formidable power swept through the air in all directions, forcing back the approaching Zi Shan.

The barrage of punches from Han Li was so fierce that it was keeping Dong Lihu aloft high up in the sky, unable to descend any further.

Moments later, a loud crack rang out, and countless cracks appeared over the surface of the mountain-moving giant projection behind him, following which it exploded violently.

However, Han Li wasn't done with him just yet, and he sprang up into the air before continuing to rain punches down upon Dong Lihu.

In the blink of an eye, Dong Lihu had already been struck by a million punches, at which point he had already fallen unconscious. After ten million punches, his entire body had been reduced to a pile of mincemeat, and only then did Han Li cease his merciless barrage.

At this moment, all twenty-four of his eyes were brimming with triumph and fierce battle intent, even though his twelve faces were still wearing different expressions.

He turned his gaze to Zi Shan, who shuddered slightly as she took an involuntary backward step.

She took a glance at Dong Lihu, who was completely out of commision, and the thought of retreat began to take root in her mind.

However, right at this moment, a peculiar look suddenly appeared in her eyes as she cast her gaze toward the mountain range formed by Illusory Dawn Sand behind Han Li.

Almost in the exact same instant, Han Li's expression changed slightly as he also turned to the same direction.

A large section of the lush Eastern Vicissitudes Divine Tree forest on the mountain range had completely withered away, as if all of its energy had been leached away.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense over the area, but didn't notice anything amiss.

However, he suddenly realized that he was no longer able to detect the aura of Zhu Yan, who had been crushed under the mountain range earlier.

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Inside the Jade Pond Paradise, the tension in the air was becoming more and more palpable by the second, and all of the Heavenly Court cultivators were watching the approaching devilish and primordial forces with fearful expressions.

With the departure of True Lord Cang Wu's trio and the betrayal of Li Yuanjiu and Chi Rong, the Heavenly Court was at a severe disadvantage when it came to top-end power.

As for the few banquet attendees that remained, it was clear from their expressions that they had no intention of helping the Heavenly Court.

"The situation has become very unfavorable for us, Supreme Lord," Dao Ancestor Bai Yun said through voice transmission.

"It's fine," Gu Huojin replied in a calm manner, and his composure was very reassuring to the Heavenly Court's forces.

Gu Huojin had ruled over the entire True Immortal Realm for countless years, so he was sure to have some tricks up his sleeve.

"Very impressive, Palace Master. You've managed to significantly weaken our Heavenly Court's forces without having to incur even a single casualty," Gu Huojin praised.

"I didn't have to do anything. You brought all of this upon yourself," the Reincarnation Palace Master harrumphed coldly as he swept a sleeve through the air, and a streak of light dark red light that was over a hundred thousand feet in length and several hundred feet thick swept toward the Heavenly Court cultivators like an almighty wave.

In response, Gu Huojin made a hand seal to conjure up a thin streak of golden light in retaliation, and as soon as the two streaks of light clashed, the dark red wave instantly melted away like snow tossed onto fire.

However, the thin streak of golden light had also become extremely dim, and it faded away shortly thereafter.

With the Reincarnation Palace Master making a move, the Devilish Monarch and Bai Ze also issued the order to attack, and their armies pounced onto the Heavenly Court's forces.

Even though they were clearly at a severe disadvantage, Dao Ancestor Bai Yun and the Heavenly Court cultivators had no choice but to engage the enemy.

A chaotic commotion instantly shattered the peace and quiet of the Jade Pond Paradise as the two sides clashed, and countless immortal treasures and streaks of light of different colors flashed through the air, while spirit domains clashed and overlapped with one another.

Everything in the Jade Pond Paradise was instantly pulverized into nothingness, while the space also shattered like a mirror, releasing bursts of violent spatial turbulence, which were then also quickly eradicated.

The entire area had transformed into a vast expanse of dark, shattered space, and the entire Heavenly Palace Continent was trembling incessantly.

Thankfully, the continent was enormous, and it had become extremely resilient thanks to the efforts that the Heavenly Court had made in bolstering it over the course of countless years, so it was able to remain intact.

The cultivators that had already evacuated the Jade Pond Paradies hurriedly evacuated even further to ensure their own safety, and in the meantime, the Dao Ancestors from both sides had also begun making their moves.

The four devilish Dao Ancestors outside of the Devilish Monarch launched themselves through the air as four streaks of light, while Bai Ze's trio also did the same.

In contrast, Li Yuanjiu and Chi Rong remained by the Reincarnation Palace Master's side as both of them stared intently at Gu Huojin.

Gu Huojin turned his gaze to Yin Ming, who was already opposing the devilish army, then asked, "Can I leave the devilish army to you and Fellow Daoist Ruyan?"

Even though it was a question, it was clear that he would only accept one answer.

"As one of the Seven Heavenly Dao Lords, it's only right that I fight for the Heavenly Court, but we are outnumbered, and the Devilish Monarch hasn't even made a move yet, so the two of us may not be able to keep them at bay for long. Hence, I implore you to make a decision soon, Supreme Lord," Chen Ruyan said.

"Sure," Gu Huojin replied with a faint smile, and with that, Chen Ruyan flew toward the four devilish Dao Ancestors as a streak of blue light.

With a sweep of her sleeve, a dazzling, blue wheel of light shot forth, then split up into eighty-one radiant, blue dragons.

These eighty-one dragons were all formed by blue light, but they appeared no different from true dragons, and all of them were giving off astonishing water law power fluctuations.

In the blink of an eye, all of the blue dragons intertwined with one another to form a blue array that descended upon the four devilish Dao Ancestors.

Meanwhile, Yin Ming raised his hands, and countless black shadows appeared around him.

These shadows weren't physical entities, but they weren't completely insubstantial, either, and they were able to take on all types of different forms in accordance with the thoughts of the beholder.