Chapter 783: Experience

In the face of Tong Yu's formidable attack, Han Li didn't retaliate with his sword or his fists. Instead, he merely tossed the green gourd forward, and a green vortex emerged from the mouth of the gourd, then released a beam of dark green light that struck the wall of devilish qi.

The destructive law powers within the beam of green light were released, and the wall of devilish qi was instantly destroyed.

At the same time, Han Li channeled his Reversal True Axis ability, allowing him to reach Tong Yu in the blink of an eye before swinging his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword down upon Tong Yu's head.

Tong Yu was very startled by this turn of events, and his body immediately began to disintegrate into devilish qi again.

Unbeknownst to him, this was exactly what Han Li had been aiming for.

Han Li thrust a palm into the underside of the Profound Heavenly Gourd, and a green vortex instantly re-emerged from its mouth, releasing a burst of tremendous suction force.

Plumes of devilish qi were instantly drawn into the gourd, and by the time Tong Yu realized that he had fallen for a trap, it was already too late.

In the blink of an eye, he was sucked into the space within the gourd, and the dozens of Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords inside immediately swarmed the cloud of devilish qi, forcing it into the gourd's second internal space.

Immediately thereafter, a blood-curdling howl rang out from within the gourd.

Han Li raised the gourd, then tipped it upside-down before gently shaking it, and a pile of mangled remains fell out of the green vortex onto the ground.

Even though Tong Yu possessed a High Zenith Stage nascent soul, there was nowhere for it to escape in the Profound Heavenly Gourd, and it was destroyed by the destructive law powers inside. At this point, all that remained of Tong Yu was a golden storage ring, which was still hovering in the first space within the gourd.

All of this had taken place in the blink of an eye, and in response to Tong Yu's sudden demise, Yin Yu was much more surprised than angry.

All of a sudden, he forced his longsword with tremendous power, and the spatial barrier conjured up by the Virata Lute was instantly destroyed by the mountain of sword qi.

Shi Chuankong felt a burst of fearsome power descend upon him, and he plummeted out of the sky before crashing into a mountain down below.

A resounding boom rang out as a large section of the mountain was shattered, causing a massive avalanche.

Shi Chuankong flew out of the dust and debris, stroking a white mark that had been sliced into the Virata Lute with a pained expression, yet before he had a chance to do anything else, he was caught by a giant white serpentine tail.

In the wake of Tong Yu's demise, Yin Yu displayed no intention to avenge him, choosing to prioritize Shi Chuankong's capture instead.

However, as soon as he turned to depart, he immediately felt the entire world slow down around him, and he looked around to discover that he had been caught within Han Li's time spirit domain.

"Isn't it a little rude of you to be leaving without a word like this?" Han Li asked in an indifferent voice as he appeared in Yin Yu's path, and the Essence Fire Raven was hovering behind him.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before all of his bones were snapped, and at that point, he would be truly powerless to resist.

However, right at his moment, Shi Chuankong's spatial law power reserves were completely exhausted, and the silver light emanating from the jade pendant in his hand instantly faded.

The entire array also ceased operating, and at the exact same moment, the two treasures acting as the cores of the array on the two mountains below exploded.

The entire array began to fall apart, and an alarmed look appeared on Han Li's face as he immediately stowed his jade pendant away without any hesitation before sweeping a sleeve through the air, sending eighteen Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords hurtling directly toward Yin Yu.

However, Yin Yu had already been freed from the array at this point, and a giant waterfall of sword qi cascaded down from the heavens at his behest, scattering all of the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords before also razing a tall mountain down below to the ground.

By the time Han Li summoned his flying sword back to his side, the waterfall of sword qi had already faded, while Yin Yu was nowhere to be seen.

Han Li summoned his Essence Fire Raven back to his side, then turned to Shi Chuankong to discover that the front of his robe was drenched in blood, while his aura was very unstable, clearly indicating that he had suffered very severe injuries.

With a sweep of his sleeve, he released a burst of azure light to support Shi Chuankong, who was looking rather unsteady on his feet, and a wry smile appeared on Shi Chuankong's face as he said, "It's going to take some time before I recover from these injuries. What a pity that we let one get away..."

"We're already very fortunate to have survived this ordeal at all," Han Li said.

"You are truly a man of many talents, Brother Li. If we had followed my plan and focused solely on fleeing, perhaps we wouldn't have been caught so early, but at the very most, we would've still been intercepted after just a few more days, and we would've been in a far less advantageous situation," Shi Chuankong said.

"I've been hunted many times in the past, and with experience comes insight. Sometimes, it's better to set up a surprise ambush rather than fleeing with no concrete plan. Time is of the essence, so let's get out of here. Next time, it'll most likely be the Golden Rhinoceros King coming after us in person," Han Li said.

Shi Chuankong nodded in response, while Han Li summoned his green jade flying carriage, and both of them flew onboard.

All of a sudden, a thought occurred to Han Li, and he swept a sleeve through the air to release a few puppets, then adhered several talismans onto each of them.

"Brother Shi, pick a few of these puppets and leave your aura on them," Han Li instructed.

Shi Chuankong immediately realized what Han Li was doing, and he chuckled, "It seems like experience really does pay off in situations like these. Having said that, I don't think this is going to be a very effective ruse."

"Like you said, it's just a ruse. If it works, then that's great, but if not, it's not like we lose anything," Han Li replied with a smile.

With that, the two of them left their auras on the puppets, following which the puppets darted away in different directions at their behest.

After that, the green jade flyng carriage flew away into the distance as a streak of green light.