Chapter 1085: Defeating the Enemy

Chapter 1085: Defeating the Enemy

The lightning sword clashed against the club projection with a deafening boom, sending incredibly powerful shockwaves sweeping through the air in all directions.

Amid the shockwaves, a projection of a golden dragon and a Kun Peng could be seen crashing into the club projection one after the other to tear it apart, immediately following which a giant ape projection descended upon She Chan while swinging its fists down with tremendous power.

The club projection was the first to break, allowing the giant lightning sword to crash down from above unopposed.

"Impossible!" She Chan exclaimed as a large crack appeared over her club, following which a long gash was sliced into her body from her shoulder to her chest, and she was sent flying back through the air.

Arcs of golden lightning clung tenaciously to her wound, and instead of dissipating, they infiltrated her body to attack her internal organs.

She Chan's skin was extremely resilient, even among early-Great Encompassment cultivators, but her internal organs were rather special and were far more vulnerable.

Hence, if she were to allow the golden lightning to wreak havoc in her body as it pleased, then even her cultivation foundation could be permanently damaged.

With that in mind, She Chan plunged straight down into a swamp below, clearly having decided that her best option was to flee.

Jin Liu immediately also fled the scene upon seeing this, but he was confronted by Wyrm 3 and Fox 3 before he could get away.

Instead of pursuing Jin Liu, Han Li remained hovering up in the sky in his three-headed devilish deity form, scouring his gaze over the landscape in search of She Chan.

Right at this moment, an agonized howl suddenly rang out from down below, following which a figure with silver flames burning all over their body flew up into the air.

Their clothes were in tatters, their hair was completely disheveled, their body was riddled with wounds, and it was none other than She Chan.

Chasing after her in hot pursuit was the Essence Fire Raven, and Han Li immediately pounced at her as well while swinging his sword through the air again.

Another giant, golden lightning sword came crashing down from the heavens, and conflicted looks appeared on the faces of the Lan siblings upon seeing this.

The two of them were very close with She Chan, and if her life were under threat, then they would be forced to intervene.

However, before they had a chance to do anything, She Chan suddenly roared in a resentful voice, "You'll pay for this!"

As soon as her voice trailed off, a gash suddenly appeared over her glabella, following which a longan-sized white bead flew out from within before rising up toward Han Li's giant lightning sword.

"Look out! She's going to detonate her own beast core!" Lei Yuce exclaimed as he reflexively positioned himself in front of Su Anqian.

"No, that's her Toad Moon Jewel!" Lan Yuanzi yelled, and Wyrm 3's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

It was said that there was a special type of toad demon beasts that possessed a Toad Moon Jewel in their bodies in addition to their beast cores, and the jewel allowed them to enhance their rate of cultivation progression by absorbing the power of moonlight.

The importance of this Toad Moon Jewel was third only to their nascent soul and demon core.

"There's no need to thank us, Fellow Daoist Han. You dealt with her purely through your own powers," Lei Yuce said.

"My eyes have truly been opened, Brother Han..." Xiong Shan mused with mixed emotions in his eyes.

"Time is of the essence, so let's continue onward," Han Li said, and everyone nodded in response before making their way into the spatial door one after another.

Han Li's vision blurred momentarily, following which he found himself standing in a gray cave.

The cave was quite large, and it extended into shadowy darkness up ahead, making it impossible to tell how long it was.

Gusts of yin wind were blowing toward everyone from up ahead, and the air temperature in the cave was quite low, as evidenced by the layer of black frost on the stone walls on either side.

Lei Yuce and the others appeared nearby one after another, then also began inspecting their surroundings.

All of a sudden, Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as he noticed that Qu Lin was nowhere to be seen, even though he had come through first.

Everyone else's expressions also darkened slightly upon noticing Qu Lin's absence, but Han Li chose not to bring up the matter as he said, "Let's go. Make sure to be on your guard, everyone."

In the wake of his most recent display of power, no one felt it inappropriate for him to adopt a leadership role, and everyone was content to follow him.

Spiritual sense was suppressed even further on the seventh level, so as a safety precaution, everyone chose to proceed on foot rather than by flight. Thankfully, given everyone's lofty cultivation bases, they were still able to make very fast progress, nonetheless.

However, this underground cave was unexpectedly long, and even after traveling for over ten minutes, there was still no end in sight. On top of that, the further they went, the more fierce the surrounding yin winds became.

All of a sudden, Han Li stopped in his tracks as he warned, "Be careful, everyone!"

As soon as his voice trailed off, seven or eight monstrous creatures with human faces and wolf bodies appeared up ahead.

Each of these creatures was several dozen feet in length, and their bodies were covered in long, reddish-brown fur that resembled bamboo fiber cloaks, and as they pounced at Han Li's group, they displayed exceptional speed and offensive prowess.

Gust of black wind erupted out of the claws, easily leaving deep marks on the ground and walls of the cave, the edges of which were charred black as if by some form of corrosion.

Lei Yuce and the others were alarmed by this sudden turn of events, but they remained composed as they lashed out in retaliation against these creatures.

The wolf-like creatures seemed to have realized that they had bitten off more than they could chew, and they opened their mouths to release a sea of reddish-black flames in an attempt to ward off everyone's attacks.

However, this proved to be futile as the barrage of attacks tore through the sea of fire with ease before destroying the wolf-like creatures on the other side.

After they were slain, the bodies of the wolf-like creatures quickly disintegrated into black smoke, but each of them left a fist-sized reddish-black bead behind.

"What are these things?" Wen Zhong asked with an intrigued expression as he raised a hand to release a burst of golden light toward the beads.

"Don't touch them!" Han Li hurriedly yelled, but it was already too late, and as soon as the golden light released by Wen Zhong came into contact with the beads, they immediately exploded into balls of radiant reddish-black light that swept through the air in all directions.