Wang Yu
Chapter 941: Encirclement and Interception
Han Li and Shi Chuankong, suspended in mid-air, looked down towards the source of the sounds, their expressions changing slightly.
As the surface layer of the ruins constantly shifted, one arm after another stretched out from within, followed by bizarre-looking heads emerging.
One figure after another crawled out from underground, revealing themselves to be golems.
These golems were not particularly large, mostly around two zhang tall. Their lower bodies were humanoid, clad in bright aquamarine armor, but their upper bodies and heads differed slightly, falling into three main categories.
One type had the head of a wolf and the body of a human, with slender frames. Each of their arms held a blue longsword, the blade curved like a crescent moon.
Another type of golem had the head of a tiger and the body of a human, with thick arms and torsos. They wielded gleaming, chilling cleaving greatswords in one hand.
The last type of golem had the head of a snake and the body of a human, without any armor. Their bodies were covered in a layer of fine scales, and a blue, shimmering snake-shaped bow and arrow were strapped to their backs.
These swords, sabers, bows, and arrows all emanated subtle fluctuations of star power.
The number of golems was extremely large. Not just near the two men, but as far as the eye could see, golems emerged continuously from the ground in all directions.
Han Li swept his gaze around, his face betraying his apprehension.
Although these golems didn't seem like much, their strength was clearly considerable, and their numbers were staggeringly large. Even if he could fight a hundred opponents, being entangled would mean almost certain death.
His mind raced, and the star points all over his body shone brilliantly. His feet stepped rapidly in the void, flying forward with all his might.
However, although he could fly in the air with the help of the Yu Hua Flying Ascension Art and the Starmoon Boots, his speed was limited, especially with Shi Chuankong in tow. Despite his best efforts, he still wasn't fast enough.
As soon as these golems emerged from the ground, they turned their gaze towards Han Li and Shi Chuankong speeding through the air, their eyes immediately filled with human-like hatred.
"Roar!"
An exceptionally tall snake-headed golem raised its head and let out a beastly roar.
The snake-headed golems on the ground moved their arms, nocking arrows on their bows.
Then, blue arrows shot out like shooting stars, emitting terrifying, sharp whooshing sounds as they flew towards the two men from all directions, as dense as rain, impossible to avoid.
Han Li cursed inwardly, the star points all over his body blazing brightly. With a thought, they condensed into a layer of starlight crystal membrane, enveloping every part of his body.
At the same time, he waved his empty arm, and a white curved blade appeared in his hand, transforming into countless white blade shadows, slashing at the incoming blue arrows.
Shi Chuankong's body surface also flashed with crystal light, activating the True Zenith Membrane, while the long staff in his hand spun rapidly, creating a mirage of shadows to protect his entire body.
A series of explosive sounds erupted!
The blade light formed by the curved blade in Han Li's hand danced around him, creating a dense white curtain of blades, shattering all the blue arrows.
However, the power contained within these arrows was extraordinary, causing a tingling numbness in his arm.
Shi Chuankong wielded his purple-black staff, also blocking all the arrows, but his arm trembled continuously.
Under such a dense onslaught, the two men's rapid forward movement faltered.
At that moment, dozens of nearby wolf-headed and tiger-headed golems sprang up, easily leaping tens of zhang high, with extreme agility. The knives and swords in their hands transformed into blue shadows, slashing at various parts of the two men's bodies.
The three types of golems cooperated seamlessly, as if they had practiced countless times.
Before Han Li and Shi Chuankong could catch their breath, the sharp sound of arrows returned, and countless blue arrows rained down again.
Han Li frowned, waving the curved blade in his hand to deflect the arrows, while his feet stepped continuously, his body rising higher, soaring towards the sky.
The sky above was also filled with thick yellow clouds, with white light faintly visible within. The two men were already in mid-air, and now continued to ascend, reaching the vicinity of the yellow clouds in the blink of an eye.
Although they had increased their altitude, they still hadn't escaped the range of the arrows fired by the golems.
Han Li glanced at the yellow clouds above his head, hesitated slightly, and was about to raise his altitude again.
"Don't go high into the sky, those yellow clouds are untouchable. I'll block these attacks, Li Daoyou, just focus on traveling!" Shi Chuankong said anxiously, stopping Han Li's movements.
Before his voice faded, the star points on the purple-black staff in his hand shone brightly. As he waved it rapidly, the staff transformed into a purple-black tornado, engulfing all the incoming blue arrows and easily shattering them.
Han Li was puzzled by these words, but seeing Shi Chuankong's solemn expression and him doing his best to defend against the enemy, he didn't ask any questions. The star points on his legs lit up, and he stepped into the void continuously, flying forward.
Seeing this, the golems on the ground roared angrily. Those wolf-headed and tiger-headed golems leaped up again, pouncing towards the two, and the other golems also surrounded them.
Shi Chuankong roared, waving the staff in his hand to push back the approaching golems again.
However, these wolf-headed and tiger-headed golems were large, unlike the arrow rain that was easy to deal with. Although Shi Chuankong blocked their attacks, his face turned pale, and he grunted.
Before he could catch his breath, sharp whooshing sounds attacked again, and Shi Chuankong hurriedly concentrated to deal with them.
Han Li glanced at Shi Chuankong's pale face as he flew, and his heart tightened.
Shi Chuankong's previous injuries had not yet healed, and he probably wouldn't last long.
At this moment, the golems on the ground, while launching attacks, were closely following the two, as if they would not stop until they were killed on the spot.
Han Li frowned, and had to continue forward while blocking.
In the blink of an eye, the two had suffered dozens of waves of attacks from the golems below, all of which were blocked by Shi Chuankong. Han Li, apart from occasionally helping, put all his energy into traveling.
However, golems were still emerging from the ground in all directions, joining the siege. As far as the eye could see, they were dense and countless, like an ocean composed of golems.
Accompanied by low roars, nearly a hundred wolf-headed and tiger-headed golems leaped up again, the weapons in their hands interwoven into a net of death, covering the two.
Shi Chuankong's face was as pale as paper at this moment, and as he waved his hands, the purple-black staff turned into a purple-black whirlwind again, sweeping towards these golems.
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang", a series of loud noises!
The golems that pounced were all blown away, but Shi Chuankong spat out a large mouthful of blood.
The True Zenith Membrane on his body flickered, immediately becoming much dimmer, and he almost couldn't hold on to the purple-black staff in his hand, nearly dropping it.
"Shi Daoyou, you can't go on like this," Han Li's expression changed slightly.
"It's just that the injury has recurred, I won't die," Shi Chuankong said reluctantly.
"Shoo, shoo," the sounds suddenly grew louder!
A new round of arrows shot over, even more numerous than before.
"You first try to recover, and leave the rest to me," Han Li moved his left arm, sandwiching Shi Chuankong under his ribs, and said.
As he spoke, he waved his right arm, and the curved blade in his hand transformed into countless blade rays again, blocking all the blue arrows from the left, right, and front, leaving only the arrows shot from behind unattended.
Bang, bang, bang!
More than a dozen blue arrows from behind hit Han Li's back hard, blocked by his True Zenith Membrane.
The True Zenith Membrane trembled violently, but quickly stabilized. With the help of the force of these arrows, Han Li's speed suddenly increased, flying a long distance forward.
Seeing this scene, Shi Chuankong secretly admired Han Li's courage and supernatural power, took out a pill and swallowed it, and hurriedly closed his eyes to adjust his breathing.
After the arrow rain, hundreds of golems below leaped up again, pouncing towards the two, the knives and swords in their hands slashing together, so many that it was impossible to see.
Han Li's legs flashed with white light, and his body lunged forward, plunging headlong into the group of golems, the curved blade in his hand slashing horizontally.
A snow-white blade light flashed past, and the dozens of golems in front were all cut in half at the waist.
At the same time, his feet kicked in the air, transforming into leg shadows, knocking away the approaching golems on the left and right.
At this moment, the knives and swords in the hands of the golems behind fell, slashing on Han Li's back.
He copied what he had done before, not dodging, and used the True Zenith Membrane covering his body to take the hit.
In a series of loud "bang" sounds, Han Li was knocked forward, but the True Zenith Membrane on his back trembled violently, causing his face to turn slightly pale.
Han Li grunted, silently running the Heavenly Fiend Suppressing Prison Art, his body not stopping at all, using the force to fly forward like lightning, hitting dozens of golems, and breaking through the encirclement.
But he had only flown a few hundred zhang, and accompanied by a series of ear-piercing whistling sounds, countless arrows rained down again.
He moved his arm, and countless blade lights reappeared, engulfing the flying arrows.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.
Han Li didn't know how many attacks he had received from the golems below. Even with his strength, he was gradually feeling tired, his face revealing a pale color, and the True Zenith Membrane on his body was also much dimmer and thinner.
Shi Chuankong's previous injuries had erupted. Although he had taken pills and recovered some vitality, he still couldn't move, and could only watch anxiously.
The area of the ruins below was truly beyond his imagination. Until now, there was still no sign of it ending, and tens of thousands of golems were attacking the two.
At this time, the golems were no longer just those three types. A giant ape golem wielding a mace had appeared. Although they were few in number, they possessed incredible strength and were extremely agile. They almost possessed intelligence, and were much more difficult to deal with than the other three types of golems.
Shoo, shoo, shoo!
Countless blue arrows came from below. Mixed in the arrow rain were also black rocks, emitting terrifying screams, which were the objects thrown by those giant ape golems.
Han Li shouted, waving the curved blade in his hand again to shatter the arrow rain and rocks, while dodging.
At this moment, the True Zenith Membrane on his body had weakened a lot, and he no longer dared to use it to take the attacks of the golems below head-on, and his forward speed had also been greatly reduced.
Just then, with a "swoosh", a huge blue shadow rushed from below, it was a giant ape wearing blue armor, twice as large as the other golems. It was the giant ape golem.
The giant ape golem ignored the surrounding arrow rain, and taking advantage of Han Li's dodging, it swung its thick ape arm, the mace turning into a blue shadow, "whooshing" as it slammed towards Han Li's heart.