Wang Yu
Chapter 1223: Strike First
With an order from the elder presiding over the event, various colored spiritual lights erupted on the arenas, accompanied by earth-shattering collisions.
On arena "Wei," Han Li and Si Kongjian stood facing each other, not immediately making a move.
"Fellow Daoist Chang, long time no see. Your cultivation has improved significantly, congratulations. But Fellow Daoist Chang did not display your true strength in the previous two matches, did you?" Si Kongjian said with a slight smile, his eyes flickering.
"Sikong Sect Leader, you flatter me. Speaking of strength, you also didn't show your full power in the previous two battles. Are you planning to suddenly explode and catch Chang off guard? If so, you might be disappointed," Han Li said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Si Kongjian narrowed his eyes, a strange light flashing within.
"Fellow Daoist Chang has a big mouth, I wonder if your strength matches your words!" He shouted coldly, waving his sleeve.
Fifty to sixty streaks of azure light shot out from his sleeve. Each streak was a spiritually imposing flying sword, covering the sky and heading towards Han Li, with tremendous momentum.
Han Li's figure swayed slightly, and the arena beneath his feet cracked open with a "boom," forming a large hole. He himself vanished instantly.
Seeing this, Si Kongjian's expression changed. He immediately flipped his hand and took out a small dark green bell, tossing it into the air.
The small bell spun rapidly, its surface flashing wildly with green light. It swelled in size against the wind, transforming into a huge dark green bell. Large swathes of green light cascaded down, forming a cylindrical green light barrier, enveloping his body within.
As the giant bell slowly rotated, ancient patterns could be seen engraved on its surface, with countless green runes, as fine as mosquitoes, swirling around it. It appeared to be an extraordinary defensive treasure.
As soon as the dark green giant bell appeared, a spatial fluctuation occurred behind Si Kongjian. A golden fist, radiating dazzling golden light, flashed out from the nearby void, looking as if it were cast from gold. It struck the green light barrier formed by the dark green giant bell, seemingly slow but actually very fast.
Han Li's figure then emerged behind the golden fist.
With a "boom," a buzzing sound reverberated!
The green runes on the surface of the dark green giant bell rolled violently, then disintegrated along with the green light barrier. The bell itself shattered as if made of paper, turning into countless fragments that shot out in all directions.
Si Kongjian's figure reappeared, his face filled with shock, as he retreated backward with extreme speed.
Han Li roared softly, and all nine hundred plus Mysterious Apertures on his body bloomed with flame-like starlight. Another golden palm struck the void like lightning.
A star-light giant palm, the size of a house, appeared out of thin air above Si Kongjian's head and slammed down fiercely.
A terrifying force emanated from the golden giant palm, causing the nearby void to collapse.
With a loud "bang!"
Si Kongjian was smashed from mid-air onto the arena like a meteor, creating a large pit.
Han Li's expression was stern as he unleashed the full power of the nine hundred plus Mysterious Apertures on his body. The starlight in the Mysterious Apertures flashed rapidly, and he waved his hands in a cross.
With a "boom," the void above Si Kongjian resonated, and two more star-light giant palms appeared, slashing towards Si Kongjian's body in a cross.
The first star-light giant palm transformed into a fist and smashed towards Si Kongjian's body like a meteor.
Han Li's successive attacks were as swift as lightning, relentless like raging waves. He held the thought of striking first and gaining the upper hand, hoping to take advantage of Si Kongjian's underestimation of him to end the battle instantly.
Otherwise, with the opponent's peak Great Luo realm early stage cultivation, if he dragged it into a protracted war, the strength he could currently exert would be limited, and he might not be able to win, and might even risk exposure.
The series of dramatic changes happened almost instantaneously, faster than anyone could react. Few people present could keep up with Han Li's speed.
On the high platform, Chun Jun Daoist exclaimed softly, showing a look of surprise.
Chi Meng looked at Han Li, her delicate eyebrows also twitching.
The faces of the others also changed slightly, but their expressions were different.
Celestial Star Honored One was beaming with joy, but Huo Yuan frowned.
In the pit of the arena, Si Kongjian's eyes were about to burst. He had just been struck by the star-light giant palm, and the hidden force in the star-light giant palm was surging. At this moment, the meridians in his body were trembling, and he was temporarily unable to gather his immortal spiritual power.
He gritted his teeth fiercely and roared lowly. A layer of azure runes appeared on the surface of his skin, blooming with soaring azure light.
The next moment, it flew out of his body, instantly transforming into a layer of azure light curtain, blocking the upper air.
The two palms and one fist struck the azure light curtain, making an earth-shattering noise.
The azure and golden lights collided fiercely, erupting towards the surroundings. The huge spiritual pressure shook the light curtain near the arena violently, and the arena also shook violently.
The cultivators maintaining the restrictions near the arena changed their expressions, hurriedly casting spells to stabilize the nearby restrictions.
The azure light curtain was deeply concave inward and flickering violently, but it held firm and blocked the two palms and one fist for a breath before shattering.
However, Si Kongjian took advantage of this gap to recover. A large green light bloomed on his body, rapidly spreading towards the surroundings, covering the entire arena, opening his spiritual domain.
At the same time, countless green lights flickered within the spiritual domain. Dark green trees grew out of thin air, wriggling like living things, piercing towards the three star-light giant palms.
The branches at the top of the trees emerged with an eerie green light, emitting a strange wood-based law.
With a soft "poof!"
The three star-light giant palms were easily pierced by the branches. Then, the starlight on the giant palms quickly dimmed, as if the energy within had been swallowed. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.
Seeing this scene, Han Li's expression sank. His figure, which was about to pounce out, stopped abruptly.
This wood domain in front of him was very strange, so he couldn't act rashly.
"Oh, this wood-based law is quite unique," Chun Jun Daoist nodded and said on the high platform.
"That Chang Qixuan's cultivation methods are indeed quite sharp and astute, but Xuan cultivation is ultimately a minor path. Although he caught Si Kongjian off guard just now, once Si Kongjian recovers, he will definitely not be a match," Huo Yuan said with a hint of complacency on his face.
"The battle is not over yet, so we don't know what the result will be," Celestial Star Honored One snorted softly and said indifferently.
"Then let's wait and see," Huo Yuan chuckled.
On the other side of the stone platform, Zhou Xianyang clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with tension.
"Fellow Daoist Chang was having a good time hitting me just now, now it's my turn," Si Kongjian flew out of the pit, his face filled with coldness, waving his hand.
The heaven and earth spiritual energy near the arena fluctuated violently, crazily converging towards the green spiritual domain. The trees in the entire spiritual domain wriggled wildly, like countless green pythons, pouncing towards Han Li from all directions.
Han Li was probing the characteristics of the wood-based laws contained in the surrounding spiritual domain in order to find a way to break them. Seeing this scene, his expression sank.
His body spun rapidly, and at the same time, his two arms blurred, suddenly conjuring countless phantoms and striking out wildly in all directions.
In an instant, whistling sounds rose sharply!
Countless golden fist shadows emerged, sweeping towards the surrounding green giant trees.
The golden and green lights collided fiercely. Although those giant trees could absorb spiritual power, they were not too tough themselves. They were shattered by the enormous force contained in the fist shadows.
Moreover, after Han Li learned about the nature of these green trees, he did not integrate the starlight power into the fist shadows. Those green trees could not absorb the starlight power in the fist shadows, making them even easier to shatter and tear apart.
Seeing this scene, Si Kongjian's expression did not change. Instead, he sneered and continued to urge the spiritual domain to grow more and more green trees, sweeping towards Han Li.
At the same time, he pinched a tactic and waved his hand.
The dozens of azure flying swords flew out, hovering above his head. After the azure light flashed on the flying swords, they transformed into strands of azure silk.
Then, these azure silks trembled and turned into countless azure rays that burst out.
Wherever the azure rays passed, the entire void darkened, and they all struck towards Han Li like a torrential rain.
These azure rays were extremely sharp, but Han Li's fist shadows were limited in power because they did not contain starlight power.
The sky full of azure rays flashed and pierced through those fist shadows, appearing in front of Han Li, covering him like a torrential rain.
Han Li's expression did not change. He took a deep breath, and his belly suddenly swelled several times, like a pregnant woman who had been pregnant for several months. Dozens of Mysterious Apertures in his throat bloomed with strange brilliance, hissing.
"Roar!" He roared violently.
A circle of white sound waves erupted, condensing into thousands of sound blades and sound spears. Wherever they passed, the nearby void shattered like a mirror, fragmented and broken.
Many green trees in the spiritual domain near Han Li were also swept into it, exploding.
The restrictions near the arena flashed wildly, rapidly weakening. No matter how hard the nearby cultivators tried to maintain them, it did not work. Cracks appeared on the arena under their feet, as if it was about to collapse.
He was using the "Prison Suppressing Roar" divine power from the *Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppressing Art*, which was much more exquisite and powerful than the "Vajra Roar" used by the Mountain Giant Ape transformation. He had just barely learned to use this divine power after the *Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppressing Art* was completed some time ago. He didn't expect to use it directly to fight the enemy this time.
However, he deliberately modified it a lot when using this divine power, so as not to be recognized by others, and thus associate it with his identity.
On the high platform, Chun Jun Daoist raised his hand and waved it without showing any expression after seeing this scene.
A golden light shot out from his hand and merged into the restrictions near the arena.
Those restrictions immediately turned golden yellow and stabilized. The arena below instantly turned golden, like diamond, becoming countless times more solid. Those cracks also healed and disappeared.
On the arena, Si Kongjian's expression changed when he saw the power of Han Li's sound waves.
However, he regained his composure the next moment. With a shake of his shoulders, a large amount of green mist emerged from behind him. The mist was mixed with specks of cold light, merging into the green trees in the spiritual domain.
A layer of steel-like color appeared on the trees, and the hardness increased greatly. It became much more difficult for Han Li's fist shadows to shatter these trees. On the contrary, as the trees danced wildly and swept away, they shattered and swept away those fist shadows, quickly pressing towards Han Li.