Mortal's Journey: Immortal World

Outside the Heavenly Gate, Han Li cried out miserably, his entire body flying backward, crashing heavily into the Heavenly Gate before collapsing to the ground.

The hands with which he gripped his sword were devoid of flesh, transformed into a pair of stark white bone claws, a terrifying sight.

On the other side, Yue Qing's arms also sunk, and he retracted his giant sword.

Of the seven mountain-shaped runes on the sword, five had become blurred and indistinct, leaving only two intact.

"I didn't expect that the Tongtian Sword Formation in your hands could unleash such power, it has made this one look at you with new eyes." Yue Qing frowned, and when he looked at Han Li, the previous contempt was gone, replaced by a hint of admiration.

"This sword formation is already the pinnacle of the world, and this junior has not even unleashed a tenth of its power. Otherwise, you would not be standing here, uttering these words of praise." Han Li spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood, struggling to his feet as he spoke.

His bone-white hands were emitting wisps of white mist as flesh and blood began to regenerate.

Yue Qing did not rush to attack upon hearing this, but rather looked at Han Li with a strange expression, seemingly not expecting him to say such words at this stage.

"It is not this junior boasting, but if you had struggled free from control later, allowing me to gather more power, you might not have been able to withstand that attack." Han Li waved his hand, storing away the exhausted Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, speaking seemingly casually.

The golden thunderclouds in the high sky and the magnificent golden Heavenly Gate also vanished like smoke.

"Heh heh, I merely praised you, yet you boast in return. That sword strike should have been your trump card, wouldn't you rather surrender now?" Yue Qing chuckled and said.

Han Li looked at his hands, which had returned to normal, a smile appearing on his face as he said:

"That is not necessarily the case, this junior still has another sword, I wonder if you dare to take it?"

Yue Qing frowned upon hearing this, and as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed drastically as he looked around.

Han Li's spiritual domain had not yet dissipated; the silver moon still hung in the high sky behind him, and the fluctuations of the power of time law in the surrounding void were still clearly visible.

"I didn't expect that your half-baked Celestial Realm spiritual domain would have such troublesome power, but unfortunately, this little increase or decrease is nothing to this one. Even if this one's cultivation regressed by a million years, you would still not be my opponent." Yue Qing's eyes narrowed as he said coldly.

"In the end, you still noticed it. I originally wanted to delay for a little more time, but it seems that is not possible." Han Li sighed and said.

"Enough nonsense, if you don't surrender, this one's attack will no longer spare your life." Yue Qing had not originally intended to kill Han Li, but rather to capture him alive.

"If you want this junior to surrender, please take another sword from me." Han Li's lips curled into a smile as he said.

As he spoke, in the ruins of the already dilapidated Jade Teapot Peak below, a golden light suddenly shone, and thirty-six golden lightning pillars shot into the sky. A thundercloud re-condensed, and the majestic Heavenly Gate reappeared.

Yue Qing's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise upon seeing this.

Han Li had already left thirty-six Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords behind when he was first struck down to the bottom of Jade Teapot Mountain by his sword, and the Tongtian Sword Formation was formed by thirty-six other flying swords after they flew out.

He originally wanted to use the second sword formation as soon as the first one was exhausted, unexpectedly dealing a heavy blow to Yue Qing, but he did not expect Yue Qing's strength to be so powerful that he missed that opportunity under his strong counterattack.

After his hands had returned to normal, Han Li immediately made a secret hand seal and re-mobilized the second sword formation.

Han Li stood outside the golden Heavenly Gate, clasping his hands together again and raising them above his head.

Behind him, the Heavenly Gate rumbled and slowly began to open inward. Then, clumps of golden thunderballs flew out from the golden sea of thunder above, gathering toward Han Li's palms.

Seeing Han Li repeating his old tricks, Yue Qing's face darkened, and a touch of anger flashed in his eyes.

Although he had spoken lightly earlier, Yue Qing was still quite concerned about Han Li's Tongtian Sword Formation. After all, judging from the momentum of the previous sword strike, as long as Han Li's body could withstand it, allowing him to continue absorbing the thunder and lightning power in the sea of thunder would indeed pose a threat to him.

Now, he would naturally not give Han Li this opportunity.

"You refuse a toast, you will be forced to drink a forfeit."

Yue Qing snorted coldly, gripped his giant sword with both hands, stepped into the void, and his figure suddenly darted out, rushing straight towards Han Li.

Han Li's eyes flashed, and his thoughts followed.

In the void, a series of "rumbling" sounds suddenly resounded, and golden fireballs roared down from the ninth heaven, like a meteor shower, smashing down on Yue Qing's head.

With a "bang",

Yue Qing split open a fireball that came head-on with one sword, and then the third and fourth fireballs smashed down.

The fireballs had limited power and could hardly withstand a single blow, but there were a large number of them, each with the blazing flames of the Years God Lamp and the power of the time law of the Intermittent Flowing Fire.

After chopping away dozens of fireballs in one breath, Yue Qing suddenly realized that the speed of his sword swinging was becoming slower and slower, as if he was once again bound by the Mantra Treasure Wheel.

He did not know that the sparks from the broken Intermittent Flowing Fire that splashed on him applied a sprinkling of time law power to his body, and as it accumulated to a certain extent, it made his movements slower and slower.

Dazzling golden light was already radiating from Han Li's hands, and electric threads began to wrap around his eyes. His entire body began to have wisps of electric arcs shooting out.

But he knew in his heart that this bit of power was far from enough.

Han Li moved his mind, and the golden Heavenly Gate behind him opened inward a little more. The golden sea of thunder inside surged, and twice as many golden thunderballs flew out, gathering toward his palms.

"Ah..."

He let out a painful roar, and the flesh on both sides of his eyelids, all the way to the area behind his ears, began to crack open, revealing shocking gaps, in which golden electric light could be seen piercing through his body.

Hearing this, Jin Tong and Xiao Bai looked over at the same time, both shocked in their hearts.

"Uncle, you can't continue, your body can't take it..." Jin Tong shouted loudly.

Xiao Bai didn't even have time to say anything before he was suppressed by Po Feng again.

Wu Hui, who had been steadily suppressed by Jin Tong, was relieved, and grinned as he killed Jin Tong again.

"Not enough, more..." Han Li gritted his teeth, roaring in his heart.

Thousands of feet away, although Yue Qing's speed had slowed down a lot, he was still approaching step by step. He also noticed that the power of thunder and lightning gathered on Han Li's body had reached a terrifying level.

"Boy, it ends here." Yue Qing suddenly stopped his forward momentum and shouted loudly, having already moved his murderous intentions in his heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised one hand and lifted it towards the high sky.

A gray, misty giant mountain peak appeared in the void. As he held it up with one hand, it flew directly high into the sky, colliding with the Intermittent Flowing Fire that was falling from the sky, immediately blocking all the golden fireballs.

At the same time, he turned the long sword in his hand, the runes on the sword body lit up, and slashed horizontally towards Han Li.

In the high sky, a yellow cloud of gas suddenly rippled out, and a visible void ripple appeared in the void, layering upon layering like a stormy wave, surging towards Han Li.

Wherever the sword light ripples passed, the void was annihilated inch by inch, and huge space cracks appeared in the high sky, not healing for a long time.

Seeing that the ripples were about to come before him, Han Li's accumulated thunder and lightning power had not yet reached his expected level, so he could only smile bitterly and give up, turning his hands to change to a sword-gripping posture and slash down.

But at this moment, a golden talisman suddenly shot from a distance, flying up from the lower right and colliding with the sword energy ripple, exploding with a bang.

A dazzling golden light bloomed, bursting out from it an extremely powerful barbaric aura, directly shattering Yue Qing's sword energy ripples, and pushing the void air currents, constantly forcing Yue Qing back.

The air currents that spread around flattened most of Teapot Mountain, including Jade Teapot Peak. All the rocks, trees, and forests collapsed, completely turning into a desolate ruin.

"You are indeed a desolate true spirit!" Yue Qing was pushed back thousands of feet by this powerful air current, and his heart was filled with horror. His gaze immediately fell on Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai ignored his words, but felt a little annoyed in his heart.

When Bai Ze gave him this golden talisman, he said that it contained a blow with 30% of his power, but it failed to hurt Yue Qing.

On the other hand, Po Feng, who was fighting him, was frightened by this scene. If the golden talisman had been used on her, she would have been reduced to ashes by now.

Although Han Li did not directly withstand the attack, the explosion was too close to him, and he also suffered a huge impact.

His whole body trembled, and not only his cheeks, but even his arms were covered in cracks, in which strands of golden electric silk could be seen surging.

However, his hands still maintained their original posture, and he did not remove the Tongtian Sword Formation.

His eyes were blurred, and his divine consciousness was already a bit chaotic.

"Can't hold on, right? Come on, release me, with my power, it's not impossible to kill him, hehe..." A gloomy voice sounded in his sea of consciousness.

Han Li knew that it was the Evil Incarnation speaking, but he did not respond.

At this moment, his whole body was almost numb, and the golden thunder pouring out of the Heavenly Gate had almost spread throughout his body, reaching a point of loss of control. Even if he wanted to remove the sword formation, he could no longer do it.

If he continued, it would not be long before his body would be forcibly burst open by the golden thunder.

Yue Qing obviously also discovered that Han Li was already on the verge of collapse, so he sneered and did not attack immediately, but chose to wait and see, waiting for Han Li to explode and die on his own.