Chapter 745: Final Stand

Yin Xu's pupils contracted slightly as he swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a speck of black light that swelled rapidly in size at a rate that was discernible even to the naked eye, forming a black mirror that was revolving incessantly while releasing bursts of strange black light in all directions.

A series of projections appeared in the surrounding space in the wake of the black light, and they were either walking or flying around, seemingly belonging to the people who had previously passed through this point.

Some of these projections were quite clear, while others were very indistinct.

Among all of the projections, the ones belonging to Han Li and the others were particularly clear, and they were flying toward one of the paths up ahead.

"After them!"

Yin Xu and Gui Mu immediately set off in that direction.

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Deep inside the black palace, Han Li and the others were racing along, passing through a seemingly endless expanse of palaces, pavilions, and pergolas, which looked as if they belonged to an imperial city.

They didn't dare to fly too high, so they could only dart along between the buildings close to the ground.

As they traveled onward, the light became dimmer and dimmer, and wisps of black mist began to appear in the air. Everything that was beyond three hundred to four hundred feet away was blurry and unclear, and spiritual sense was also severely restricted.

With the eyesight of Fox 3 and the others, visibility was only just over a thousand feet, and even with Han Li's Infernal Devilish Eyes, he was only able to see about three thousand feet.

Aside from that, there was some type of immense spatial pressure hanging in the air, which wasn't enough to harm Han Li and the others, but it was slowing them down significantly.

"What the hell is this place? Why does it feel so strange here? Have you discovered anything, Fellow Daoist Weeping Soul?" Fox 3 asked.

"No, this is my first time here as well," Weeping Soul replied with a shake of her head.

"The fact that battles are prohibited works very much in our favor. How about we make a final stand here?" Fox 3 proposed.

"We can't do that. Even if such a rule is in place, those two may not follow it if it comes down to a battle of life and death, so it would be too risky to bank on that. Even if we're going to make a final stand, we have to make sure that it's at a place that'll give us a definite advantage," Shi Chuankong immediately said, and Fox 3 nodded in response.

All of a sudden, a peculiar look appeared on Han Li's face, and he remarked, "The layout of the surrounding palace is quite profound, almost like it's some type of array. Perhaps that has something to do with the spatial pressure in the air."

The layout of the surrounding buildings didn't appear to be remarkable in any way, but in reality, there was some type of pattern to them. On top of that, all of these buildings had many runes engraved upon them, and they seemed to be connected somehow.

"You're right," Baili Yan agreed with a nod. "This place appears to be very important, so it's rather strange that there are no guards stationed here at all."

All of a sudden, an alarmed look appeared on Weeping Soul's face as she exclaimed, "Gui Mu and Yin Xu are catching up to us!"

Everyone immediately sped up upon hearing this, but their cultivation bases were far inferior to those of Gui Mu and Yin Xu, and the spatial pressure in the air certainly wasn't doing them any favors, so the gap between them was rapidly closing.

"There's a passageway up ahead that leads underground, and there's a peculiar aura inside. Should we go in?" Han Li suddenly asked as he turned to a certain direction.

Right before it was about to make contact with the stone gate, Fox 3 made a hand seal, and a deafening thunderclap rang out as a radiant white sun appeared before exploding violently.

Countless incandescent arcs of white lightning erupted forth in all directions, completely inundating the stone gate in blinding white radiance.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as purple light flashed within his eyes, and the blinding white rapidly faded to reveal the conical white immortal treasure, which had struck the stone gate, but was kept out with ease by all of the restrictions.

Everyone's expressions changed once again upon seeing this.

They had all witnessed the power of the immortal treasure, but it hadn't even been able to leave the slightest mark on the stone gate.

"Sorry for getting us into this mess, everyone. Looks like we're in a world of trouble now," Han Li said with a wry smile.

"You have nothing to apologize for, Fellow Daoist Li. We all made the choice to enter this place, so we have to bear the consequences together. In any case, continuing to run like this isn't going to get us anywhere, and this confrontation was always inevitable, so let's make a final stand," Fox 3 said with a faint smile as the conical white immortal treasure flew back to him at his behest.

"I agree. Those people wouldn't dare to fight all-out here, but we have no such qualms, so our fate is far from sealed," Baili Yan chimed in with a smile of his own.

Weeping Soul remained silent, but she stood firmly by Han Li's side, making her stance clear.

In contrast, Shi Chuankong wasn't standing with everyone else. Instead, he flew over to the stone gate before making a hand seal to summon an antiquated golden mirror, which projected a beam of silver light onto the gate.

The restrictions on the stone gate immediately began to ripple, and in particular, the silver light barrier was trembling incessantly.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, do you have a way to unravel these restrictions?" Baili Yan asked with an elated expression upon seeing this.

"The restrictions here are very advanced, so I can't make any guarantees. I'll need some time to study them carefully," Shi Chuakong replied in a non-committal fashion.

"Alright, then take as much time as you need, Brother Shi, and I'll do my best to hold off our pursuers," Fox 3 promised.

Shi Chuankong nodded in response, then turned his full attention to the restrictions on the stone gate.

Han Li took a glance at Shi Chuankong, then quickly turned his gaze back to the entrance of the tunnel.

"Here they come!" Weeping Soul said in a low voice, and in the next instant, Gui Mu and Yin Xu emerged from the tunnel.

"You sure scurried away quite quickly for a ragtag bunch of rats!" Yin Xu sneered in a cold voice.

A cold sneer also appeared on Gui Mu's face, and he began, "I suggest you lay down..."

Before he had a chance to finish, Fox 3's conical immortal treasure hurtled directly toward him amid an explosive thunderclap.

"If you want to fight, then cut the chit-chat!"