Chapter 1069: Lekima

Chapter 1069: Lekima

The space beneath the hoof projection rippled like the surface of a disturbed lake before exploding to create a massive spatial hole.

The hoof projection continued onward without pause, stomping straight through the spatial hole and onto the tip of the giant, illusory sword.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as the two clashed, causing the entire surrounding space to tremble and ripple.

The hoof projection exploded upon contact, but the illusory sword was also shattered before disintegrating into countless pecks of golden light.

The white tornado shuddered violently from the resulting shockwaves, and a series of gashes appeared over its surface.

In the wake of the hoof projection's implosion, all of the white law threads reappeared, glowing just as brightly as before.

However, right as the law threads were about to fade back into the white spirit domain, two blue spirit domains abruptly appeared without any warning to capture them.

At the same time, a blue ice sword that was over a thousand feet in length and a blue fist the size of a small mountain appeared in unison before the tornado before crashing into it with astonishing power.

The tornado shuddered violently once more, and the gashes on its surface widened even further, but it remained intact.

"Did you think I hadn't noticed the two of you sneaking around this entire time? You could've perhaps lived a little longer had you remained hidden, but seeing as you two are so eager to rush to your graves, I'd be more than happy to send you on your way!" the white figure chortled, following which a giant, white hand appeared in his spirit domain before grabbing down onto what appeared to be nothing but empty air.

A resounding boom rang out as a ball of piercing blue light abruptly appeared in the giant hand's grasp, following which Su Anqian and Jin Liu stumbled out of thin air before being captured.

However, right at this moment, a golden finger projection that was over a hundred feet in length and as thick as a water vat descended suddenly out of the sky, giving off an aura that suggested it was capable of piercing through anything in its path.

The surrounding space was so severely warped by the finger projection's aura that countless golden spars had appeared around it, and the white tornado was only able to pose some brief resistance before a huge hole was pierced into its surface, following which it exploded with a deafening boom.

Lei Yuce and the others were both astonished and ecstatic to see this, and they hurriedly combined their powers to force their way out of the white spirit domain.

"Who's there? Come out, you coward!" the white figure yelled in a bewildered voice as he frantically scoured his surroundings.

Han Li appeared within the white spirit domain amid a flash of golden light, and there was a smile on his face as he said, "I've been standing here this entire time, it's just that you failed to notice me."

After close to a day of rest, all of his time-attribute law treasures had recovered somewhat, allowing him to use both the Myriad Acupoint Tranquility Technique and the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra to conceal himself. In doing so, he was able to sneak over to the white tornado completely undetected before destroying it with his Heaven Piercing Figure.

The white figure was very much taken aback by the fact that Han Li had managed to completely avoid the detection of his spiritual sense, and taking advantage of his momentary lapse in concentration, Su Anqian and Jin Liu were able to force their way out of the giant hand projection around them before flying to Han Li's side.

The white figure was furious to see this, and he lashed out without any hesitation.

The giant, white hand shot forth through the air at his behest, reaching Su Anqian and Jin Liu in the blink of an eye before grabbing down on them once again.

At the same time, it was giving off a terrifying aura that threatened to crush the very space beneath it, and Su Anqian and Jin Liu were instantly slowed down in their escape as a result.

Fierce battle intent was glowing in Lekima's eyes as it set down its pipe before approaching Han Li, but all of a sudden, it stopped in its tracks as a peculiar look appeared on its face.

Immediately thereafter, the white spirit domain around it faded away, and it flew away into the distance as a streak of white light, traveling at an astonishing speed.

Han Li was already prepared for a grueling battle, so it felt rather anticlimactic that Lekima had suddenly departed without any warning, and everyone else was also exchanging perplexed looks with one another.

However, Lekima's abrupt departure was certainly good news for them.

In particular, Lei Yuce's group was suffering from severe immortal spiritual power depletion in the wake of their battle against Lekima, and they eagerly took this opportunity to take some pills and recover.

"When did the three of you get here, Fellow Daoist Su?" Lei Yuce asked after taking some pills.

Su Anqian was looking into the distance, completely ignoring Lei Yuce, while Han Li offered no reply, either, seemingly lost in thought.

Jin Liu stepped in to respond to Lei Yuce's questions, giving him a brief recount of their journey up to this point. However, he made sure to omit certain details, such as the firefly hives that they had obtained and the Heavenly Water Sect elders that he had concealed within that spatial pagoda of his.

Han Li turned to Jin Liu with an intrigued look in his eyes upon seeing this.

He could understand Jin Liu keeping the matter of the firefly hives a secret, but it felt to him like Jin Liu had some type of ulterior motive for refraining to mention the elders in the spatial pagoda.

Jin Liu noticed Han Li's gaze, and he immediately looked back at Han Li with a hint of warning in his eyes.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, but ultimately looked away without exposing Jin Liu's omission.

Jin Liu was quite relieved to see this, and he continued chatting with Lei Yuce, asking him about his journey up to this point.

As it turned out, the experiences of Lei Yuce's group were quite similar to those of Han Li's group. They had also encountered many perils on the way here, gradually losing members as they went, and all that remained was this group of five.

With retreat no longer an option, they continued onward, searching for both a way out and potential opportunities.

Close to a day ago, they encountered Lan Yan, who was traveling on her own, and she joined their group, shortly following which they were attacked by Lekima.

Jin Liu was also rather skeptical about Lei Yuce's recount of events, but seeing as he had also kept many secrets from Lei Yuce, he was in no position to say anything.

A forlorn look appeared on his face as he sighed, "It looks like the Eon Pagoda is fraught with peril regardless of which path we chose. We entered the pagoda with hundreds of fellow daoists, yet there are fewer than ten of us left now."

Sullen looks also appeared on the faces of Lei Yuce and the others upon hearing this.

1. This is a play on words involving Typhoon Lekima, the fourth costliest typhoon in Chinese history. Its Chinese name (利奇马) ends in the character 马, which translates to horse, so this thing is basically a typhoon horse. ☜