Chapter 437: Vendetta

Chapter 437: Vendetta

"This is the work of karma! You took my sword essence and spoiled my sword array, but looks what's happened now! Everything is still mine in the end!" Xiong Shan chortled with glee, and his voice rumbled across the sky like thunder.

He had made many enemies in order to gather so many spirit swords for his Thousand Edge Spirit Gathering Sword Array, yet all of his efforts had been for nought thanks to Han Li.

He had been made the laughingstock of the entire Blaze Dragon Dao for years over this matter, so how could he not be ecstatic to exact his vengeance now?

"If you hadn't tried to refine my bonded flying swords, I wouldn't have foiled your sword array. You and I are both from the Blaze Dragon Dao and the Transient Guild, and we've worked together multiple times in the past, so how about we let bygones be bygones, and you let me recover my bonded flying swords?" Han Li proposed.

His voice wasn't very loud, but it was able to pierce through all of the layers of obstruction like a sharp sword to travel into Xiong Shan's ears.

"Shut your mouth! You've treated me like a fool this entire time! While it's true that I gradually came to realize your involvement in foiling my plans, there was no good opportunity to strike, so I continued to bide my time, but now that you've presented yourself to me on a silver platter, I'm going to refine both you and your bonded flying swords into my unmatched immortal sword!" Xiong Shan harrumphed coldly.

"If you're not willing to resolve this matter peacefully, then don't blame me for taking you down by force!" Han Li said in a cold voice.

"What a joke! Your death is imminent, yet you're still spouting nonsense!" Xiong Shan scoffed, but for some reason, he couldn't help but shudder internally in the face of Han Li's threat. This chapter was originally shared via N0v3l-Bijn.

All of a sudden, Han Li let loose a thunderous roar, and his body rapidly swelled to over 1,000 feet tall while tufts of golden fur appeared over his skin as he took on his Giant Mountain Ape form.

He then stomped down viciously onto the ground, launching himself up into the sky in the face of the layers of sword qi above.

As it drew close to the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, the giant golden ape reached out with a thick and muscular arm, and a layer of golden scales appeared over its fur as it lashed out at the stream of swords flowing toward the fiery vortex.

A resounding boom rang out, and the entire stream of swords curved outward amid a chorus of chaotic clangs.

All of a sudden, all of the flying swords that were hurtling toward the fiery vortex were knocked off their original trajectory, and that included the 72 Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

Immediately thereafter, the giant golden ape reverted back to its human form, and a pair of translucent wings abruptly appeared on Han Li's back as he twisted around, changing direction in mid-air to fly directly toward his bonded flying swords.

However, before he had a chance to get close, a burst of invisible force erupted out of the entire sword array, gathering all of the flying swords and dragging them back on course to flow into the fiery vortex.

"I'm not letting you get your way a second time!" Xiong Shan declared in a cold voice.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he made a string of hand seals before pointing a finger at the metal scripture that was hovering in the air before him.

Waves of scorching heat erupted forth in all directions, causing the entire space to warp and shimmer, to the point that even the golden ripples released by the Mantra Treasured Axis had begun to warp, thereby significantly shrinking their effective area.

In the face of the oncoming fiery dragons, Han Li raised a hand before sweeping it through the air, and his Heavy Water True Axis flew out of his sleeve, then swelled to the size of a millstone while revolving rapidly as it positioned itself in front of him.

At the same time, the Water Dao Runes on its surface began to glow radiantly as it released bursts of heavy water, which converged to form a huge heavy water vortex that surged toward the five fiery dragons.

The five fiery dragons opened their cavernous mouths, and there was molten lava bubbling inside while releasing plumes of black smoke, making them resemble five volcanoes that were on the verge of eruption.

Immediately thereafter, a burst of thunderous rumbling rang out as vast torrents of lava and fiery rocks came pouring out of the five dragons' mouths down upon the Heavy Water True Axis.

A string of deafening booms rang out as the entire sky was illuminated bright red.

As the ferocious storm of fire crashed down onto the Heavy Water True Axis, enormous black waves were instantly raised, and even though the axis was able to hold its own, it was clearly struggling under the formidable barrage.

Han Li's arms were raised aloft, and his entire body was trembling uncontrollably, indicating that he was clearly also struggling to keep the assault at bay.

All of a sudden, he let loose a thunderous roar, and instead of retreating, he thrust his palms forcefully against his Heavy Water True Axis, which instantly released an enormous wave of black heavy water that swept toward the five fiery dragons in retaliation.

The fiery dragons also swooped down from above, and a clash of tremendous power took place as fire and water intertwined with one another, causing a cloud of white mist to rise up into the sky.

Right at this moment, Han Li suddenly declared, "All-encompassing black wave!"

A burst of earth-shattering instantly rang out in the sky above the floating altar, and a bolt of white lightning flashed past, tearing an enormous black gash into the heavens.

What seemed like an infinite volume of heavy water surged out of the black rift, forming a gargantuan black waterfall that came crashing down from above.

Xiong Shan could only stare up at the heavens with his eyes wide with despair and incredulity.

How was it possible that a True Immortal could be capable of wielding such incredible power?

However, at this point, it was already far too late to try and call a truce.

With that in mind, he could only grit his teeth as he swept his sleeves through the air, releasing one incantation seal after another into the metal scripture.

The golden light radiating from the metal scripture immediately began to flash while releasing a string of golden runes, which fell upon the eight golden pillars around the array.

The golden pillars instantly began to glow radiantly, and the eight golden dragons coiled around the pillars raised their heads as beams of crimson light shot out of their eyes, then converged directly above the altar to form a crimson light barrier that was riddled with draconic patterns, just in time to oppose the vast torrent of heavy water that was crashing down from above.