Chapter 654: Seizing the Initiative
Han Li's trio had been preparing for this very moment, and they immediately sprang into action.
Immortal Lord Hot Flame was the first to act, joining his palms before splitting them apart again to produce an antiquated golden mirror, the same time-attribute immortal treasure that he had used in that previous battle.
He then began to chant an incantation while rubbing his hands together, and two bursts of golden light shot forth before vanishing into the golden mirror.
The golden mirror instantly swelled to the size of a house, and a vast expanse of golden light surged out of its surface, then converged to form a giant golden rune that was over a hundred feet in size.
There was radiant golden light and tremendous time law power fluctuations surging out of the giant rune, and Immortal Lord Hot Flame thrust his palms forward, upon which the golden rune shot forward to strike the white light barrier with tremendous force.
The golden rune vanished into the white light barrier upon contact, and the latter shuddered violently, following which a flashing layer of golden light appeared over its surface.
The layer of golden light was quickly becoming dimmer and dimmer, but it didn't shatter like the layer of silver light from before.
At the same time, Fox 3 began to chant an incantation, and four figures that were identical to himself shot out of his body amid a flash of silver light.
The five Fox 3s each made a grabbing motion in unison, and bursts of menacing crimson light erupted out of their hands.
Immediately thereafter, all five of them opened their mouths, releasing five bursts of silver light that vanished into the crimson light in their hands in a flash.
The bursts of crimson light rapidly shrank down to form giant crimson axes that were each around a hundred feet in size, and arcs of crimson lightning were flashing over the axes.
The five giant crimson axes came crashing down viciously upon the white light barrier, and at the same time, nine Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords appeared in front of Han Li side by side, with all of them radiating dazzling azure light.
He opened his mouth to release a burst of azure light that injected itself into the nine flying swords, and they quickly fused as one to form an enormous azure sword that was over a thousand feet in size, with thick arcs of golden lightning flashing over them.
Tremendous sword qi erupted out of the giant azure sword, causing the nearby space to ripple and warp.
Having been nurtured in the Profound Heavenly Gourd for so many years, Han Li's Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had once again become significantly more powerful than before.
The giant azure sword came swooping down as a blurry shadow, appearing in front of the white light barrier in the blink of an eye before swinging down with immense power.
At this point, Shi Chuankong's complexion was looking quite pale, but he also took a deep breath before contributing to the collective effort by summoning a black wheel immortal treasure, which crashed down upon the white light barrier with an earth-shattering boom.
In the face of such a formidable assault, the layer of golden light had already been torn apart, and the white light barrier was also being rapidly whittled down until there was only a thin layer of it left.
Countless translucent white threads appeared within what remained of the light barrier, and they intertwined with one another to form a giant net.
Despite how thin it had become, the white light barrier was displaying incredible resilience, withstanding everyone's attacks in a herculean effort.
Not only that, but golden and silver light had emerged from the edge of the white light barrier, and they were rapidly converging toward the center.
A blurry golden and azure shadow then shot out of the mouth of the gourd before striking the white light barrier.
The ferocious assault unleashed by Han Li and his allies resulted in an enormous eruption of purple, crimson, silver, and azure light, and a devastating aura of destruction surged forth in all directions.
Amid the eruption of four-colored radiance, the purple and azure lights were glowing particularly bright, and there were countless purple and azure runes churning violently within them, stirring up the nearby world's origin qi into a frenzy.
The white light barrier rippled violently as countless cracks appeared over its surface, and finally, it was torn apart with a resounding boom.
The entire light barrier was shattered before disintegrating into a huge white cloud, and two flags, one golden and one silver, emerged from within the cloud.
Both flags had countless star designs embroidered upon them, and the golden flag was giving off formidable time law power fluctuations, while the silver one was giving off tremendous spatial law power fluctuations.
Han Li's eyes instantly lit up as he pointed a finger at his Profound Heavenly Gourd, and a burst of green light immediately shot out of the mouth of the gourd, covering a distance of several hundred feet in the blink of an eye to capture the golden flag.
At the same time, a giant purple palm projection emerged before grabbing onto the silver flag.
The hand belonged to the purple projection behind Shi Chuankong, and Han Li was rather dismayed at the sight of the other flag being captured.
The burst of green light sucked the golden flag into the Profound Heavenly Gourd at his behest, while the giant purple palm projection carried the silver flag back to Shi Chuankong.
By the time Fox 3 and Immortal Lord Hot Flame realized what had happened, the two flags had already been claimed by Han Li and Shi Chuankong.
The two of them exchanged a glance with each other, and both of them could see their own disappointment mirrored in one another's eyes.
It was clear that those two flags formed the basis of the restriction that they had just broken, and they were both immortal treasures of a very high caliber, with each imbued with the power of one of the paramount laws.
However, Fox 3 and Immortal Lord Hot Flame didn't feel any resentment toward Han Li and Shi Chuankong. Exploring a set of ruins was always a test of one's abilities and luck, and they only had themselves to blame for their slow reactions.
"Congratulations. We haven't even entered the ruins yet, and you two have already claimed a pair of powerful treasures," Fox 3 said with a smile as he reverted back to his original form.
"Brother Li and I were able to seize the initiative this time, but I'm sure there are many more treasures in the ruins for the two of you to claim," Shi Chuankong replied with a smile of his own as the purple devilish projection vanished into his body.
The dark purple hole in the sky also faded away, and right before it disappeared completely, Han Li took a glance into it with purple light flashing in his eyes.
The hole was filled with devilish qi, and it was so incredibly deep that he wasn't able to see all the way through it, even with his Infernal Devilish Eyes.
It seemed to be a spatial passageway, but he had no idea where it led to.
Casting aside that train of thought, Han Li made a beckoning motion, and the Profound Heavenly Gourd immediately descended out of the sky before vanishing up his sleeve.
The giant azure sword also flew back to him before splitting back up into nine Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords that returned to his sleeve as well.