A startled look flashed across the golden beetle's eyes, and the golden light on its body rolled violently before rapidly diminishing at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually disappearing completely.

With the golden light gone, the vast aura emanating from the golden beetle also vanished, and its body plummeted towards the ground like a stone.

The white archway and the white paperweight-transformed mountain, having expended much of their power to confine the golden beetle and then suffering severe damage, were already at their limit. They had just been caught in the blast wave caused by the clash of the two Taiyi Jade Immortals and had been sent flying away.

The golden beetle was horrified. The Nascent Soul within its body was imprisoned by a strange power of law, rendering it unable to mobilize even a trace of immortal spiritual power.

The Nine-tailed Azure Fox also sensed the situation within the golden beetle's body, glancing at Han Li with some surprise. At the same time, a surge of azure-black light erupted from its body, and it swiped its front claws.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several azure-black arrow shadows emerged and shot out like lightning, striking the golden beetle in a flash.

The golden beetle was already falling. Now struck by the arrow shadows, the impact of the immense force caused its speed to increase sharply, slamming heavily into the ground.

With a loud crash, dust billowed into the air, creating a large pit.

The Nine-tailed Azure Fox was about to pursue when a look of pain suddenly appeared on its face. The azure light on its body flickered violently before quickly dimming, and the azure spiritual domain also disappeared.

"Father!"

Su Liu hurriedly flew over, supporting the Nine-tailed Azure Fox's body. At the same time, two beams of azure light emanated from his palm, injecting into its body.

The Nine-tailed Azure Fox's expression eased slightly, and its aura stabilized somewhat.

But at that moment, a golden light suddenly shot out from the dust, and it was the golden beetle.

Its golden carapace was now open, revealing a pair of gilded wings, and it shot away like a meteor.

Although the immortal spiritual power within the golden beetle was sealed, its physical strength remained. Flying with its wings, it was still extremely fast, reaching the distant horizon in an instant before disappearing without a trace.

"Stop!" Su Liu roared, seeing this scene, and was about to give chase.

"Forget it. Although that insect spirit's immortal spiritual power is sealed, its physical body is incredibly powerful. With your meager cultivation, you wouldn't be able to kill it even if you caught up," the Nine-tailed Azure Fox said slowly.

Hearing this, Su Liu stopped reluctantly.

The Nine-tailed Azure Fox turned its head to look not far away. Han Li stood there, also not giving chase.

Han Li had returned to his human form, his face pale, and a trail of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Although he had only participated in the battle for a short time, his opponent was a genuine late-stage Taiyi Devouring Gold Immortal. Any means he employed were used to their utmost, consuming a great deal of immortal spiritual power. At this moment, he had less than 10% remaining.

If that Devouring Gold King had not left immediately but had lingered for a few more breaths, he might not have been able to hold on, even with pills and immortal essence stones to replenish his energy.

"Thank you for your assistance earlier," the Nine-tailed Azure Fox nodded towards Han Li and said.

"You are too kind. If that insect spirit had won, my situation would probably not have been good either," Han Li said, raising his hand to wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

The Nine-tailed Azure Fox gave Han Li a deep look and then silently flew towards Dark Star Canyon.

Su Liu was about to follow when the Nine-tailed Azure Fox's voice drifted over from afar:

"You stay here."

Hearing this, Su Liu's face showed displeasure, but he still stopped and turned to look at Han Li. He opened his mouth and said:

"Kid, I didn't realize you had some skills. When you're healed, we'll have a good fight."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flickered, and he flew towards the battlefield below on his own.

Han Li smiled wryly, took out a pill and swallowed it, and did not go down to join in the fun.

The sudden defeat of the golden beetle, the insect spirit, greatly reduced the morale of the insect army.

Su Liu appeared on the battlefield, directly plunging into the insect army, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, unstoppable.

The insect army was soon in chaos, retreating like the tide.

……

Deep within Dark Star Canyon, two towering peaks faced each other, and a ten-thousand-foot waterfall cascaded down from their center, splashing thousands of silver beads and reflecting dazzling rainbows.

The water rushed down, forming a huge, deep pool, which rippled under the impact of the waves.

In the middle of the pool stood a tall and magnificent black stone palace.

At this moment, a huge brazier was lit in the center of the palace, and the flames rising from it illuminated the palace brightly.

Surrounding the brazier were animal skin chairs, on which sat the chiefs of the various beast tribes.

The seat facing the stone palace gate was occupied by Nuo Qinglin, the chief of the Youchen tribe. Ulu and others sat next to him on his left, while several seats on the right were vacant, temporarily unoccupied.

Several members of the Youchen tribe stood behind Nuo Qinglin, including his daughter Nuo Yifan.

"Have any messages been received from the Qingzhi, Hushi, and Yexiao tribes? When will they arrive?" Nuo Qinglin asked coldly, his expression stern, his gaze sweeping over the crowd in the hall.

"Reporting to the chief, the Qingzhi tribe sent a message two days ago, saying that they will arrive in three months. The Hushi and Yexiao tribes will be a little later, probably within half a year," an older member of the Youchen tribe stepped forward from the side and said respectfully.

"Immediately release the Qingyu Harrier, inform them of what happened today, and urge them to speed up their journey," Nuo Qinglin ordered, his expression darkening.

"Yes." The member of the Youchen tribe obeyed and left the hall.

After he left, the hall fell silent again, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat stagnant.

In the previous battle, the insect spirit's appearance was too powerful, and it had a strong impact on the various beast tribes. In addition, the chaotic battle with the insect army was clearly at a disadvantage, so the morale of the beast tribes was very low at the moment.

"This sudden attack by the insect spirit with a large army is really unreasonable. We were caught off guard, and it is already not easy to get to this point, so everyone does not need to be too concerned. We should be vigilant now to prevent them from returning. When our beast tribes gather together, it will be time to regroup and launch a counterattack," Nuo Qinglin said after a long while.

"Yes," everyone in the hall replied in unison, regardless of whether they were truly encouraged.

After the other beast tribes dispersed, the chiefs of the Violent Bear and Unicorn tribes remained in the hall.

"That human... where is he now?" Ulu asked hesitantly.

"According to the reports from the clansmen I arranged, he is still in the tribe. He has returned to the cave I arranged and is staying behind closed doors," Nuo Qinglin replied.

"In the previous battle, that person's performance was really too strange. He was able to force back the insect spirit by himself. This is something that even our... our King cannot do. I think he has not yet shown his true strength. It is better to issue a more detailed map and hand it over to him so that he can leave our beast tribe as soon as possible," the Unicorn chief said after pondering for a long time.

"I'm afraid it's easy to invite a god, but difficult to send him away..." Ulu said with a grim expression.

"You are overthinking it. If he really had ulterior motives, he would not have come forward to fight the insect spirit this time, but would have taken the opportunity to take advantage of our misfortune. Moreover, I have already told them to keep a close eye on this person. Once he makes any movements, I will know immediately," Nuo Qinglin waved his hand and said.

"I hope so... I always feel that this insect tribe's attack has been strange from beginning to end. No matter how you look at it, the insect tribe should not gather on such a large scale to attack here at this time," Ulu scratched his head and said.

"By the way... I seem to have heard that this insect spirit seemed to be looking for something?" The Unicorn chief suddenly slapped his head and said.

"Yes, I heard it too. It seems to be saying something about handing it over," Ulu also seemed to have thought of something.

"No matter what it is looking for, this is our Youchen tribe's territory, and we will never compromise," Nuo Qinglin said, looking at the two of them, word by word.

"Chief Nuo is right. The majesty of our beast tribe cannot be violated. When the tribes gather, we must make the insect tribe pay their blood debt!" Ulu rubbed his hands together and nodded.

The Unicorn chief did not speak, but nodded noncommittally.

After the two chiefs left, only Nuo Qinglin and his daughter Nuo Yifan were left in the empty hall.

"Father..."

As soon as Nuo Yifan opened her mouth, she saw Nuo Qinglin waving his hand at her, signaling her not to say more.

"I know what you mean. You think that person is kind to our Youchen tribe, and we are so wary of him, which makes you feel guilty?" Nuo Qinglin sighed and asked.

Nuo Yifan did not speak, but nodded slightly.

"The human race is more cunning and fierce than the insect race, so I have to guard against them," Nuo Qinglin sighed.

"Isn't mother also a human? It can be seen that no matter what race or person, there are good and evil," Nuo Yifan said in a low voice.

Hearing this, a trace of memory appeared on Nuo Qinglin's handsome face, and he said:

"Your mother is indeed a special case. Otherwise, I would not have disregarded the opposition of the entire tribe and insisted on marrying her. But it was precisely because she was too kind that she died at the hands of her own people."

When Nuo Yifan was young, her mother was murdered by a human cultivator. Although her father avenged her mother afterwards, his resentment towards the human race was deeply rooted.

"Don't worry, as long as he doesn't harm our beast tribe, I won't make things difficult for him. On the contrary, when he leaves, in addition to the agreed map, there will be other gifts to reward him for his help today," Nuo Qinglin raised his hand and gently stroked his daughter's head, his tone gentle.

Only then did Nuo Yifan show a little smile and nod.

On the other side, in the cliff cave in the middle of the canyon, Han Li was sitting cross-legged on the stone bed in the inner room, bathed in a layer of hazy azure light, meditating with his eyes closed.

Jin Tong was less than three feet away, lying on the edge of the bed, staring at Han Li with wide eyes.

After a long while, Han Li exhaled a long breath of turbid air and slowly opened his eyes.

"Uncle, how are you?" Jin Tong asked quickly.

"It's nothing serious. I'll take some more pills later and recuperate for a while, and there will be no problem," Han Li waved his hand and said.

"That's good." Hearing this, Jin Tong patted his chest and said slowly.

"As for you, you encountered such a powerful clansman who wanted to devour you wholeheartedly. Are you afraid?" Han Li teased with a smile on his face.