Wang Yu
Chapter 114: Life for a Life
“Go!”
As Jiao Sixteen pointed a finger, the three-edged black cone erupted with a thunderous roar, transforming into a black lightning bolt that shot out and slammed heavily into the blood-colored light curtain above.
Almost at the same time, Jiao Nine frantically urged his spell, and circles of runes appeared on the surface of the blue long saber, the light becoming dazzling. Meanwhile, the dense fist shadows formed by Han Li's fists also landed on the blood-colored light curtain.
A deafening roar erupted!
The surface of the blood-colored light curtain flashed wildly, deeply dented, but it showed no signs of breaking.
At that moment, the blood-colored patterns on the surrounding walls suddenly emitted a great blood-colored light, accompanied by gurgling strange sounds.
The enormous blood cloud suddenly churned violently, splitting into strands of blood-mist serpents that flew in all directions, seeping into the blood-colored patterns on the walls like long whales absorbing water.
In the blink of an eye, the blood cloud vanished without a trace, making the underground space seem even more empty.
The blood-colored patterns on the walls suddenly thickened, and the bizarre blood eyes also grew much larger, appearing wide and round, making them look even more hideous and terrifying.
To the astonishment of Han Li and the others, the blood-colored light curtain blocking the top of the stone wall also became much more solid. The dents caused by the combined attacks of the three even emitted a dazzling blood-colored light.
With a "bang," the three-edged black cone and the blue long saber were directly bounced away.
Han Li was also staggered by a huge force, a look of horror flashing in his eyes.
Before they could make any other moves, the blood eyes all around suddenly blazed with blood-colored light. The dazzling blood-colored light instantly enveloped the entire underground space, dyeing it into a blood-red world.
"Thump, thump…"
Han Li frowned. He could clearly feel that an even stronger power of law was continuously pouring into his body through the blood-colored light, causing his heart to beat several times faster.
Even with his tough body, he felt somewhat overwhelmed.
Han Li grunted and immediately activated the Little Big Dipper Stellar Skill with all his might. Seven starlight patterns appeared on his chest and abdomen, and a starlight enveloped his body.
All the muscles and bones in his body immediately tightened like iron, and a layer of starlight also appeared on his heart, finally slowing down the beating speed a bit.
Jiao Nine, on the other hand, had already turned ashen. Without saying a word, he pinched a spell, and a flash of water-blue light appeared around him. A black light flew out of his body and quickly grew larger, transforming into a black-robed old man covered in a dazzling water-blue halo.
Countless blue runes danced in these blue halos, emitting bursts of intense power of law.
Jiao Nine made a hand seal and waved again.
The blue halo on the black-robed old man immediately shot out and merged into his body.
Jiao Nine's body shone with blue light, and the shield formed by the power of law became twice as bright, once again resisting the surrounding blood-colored light.
Unlike Han Li and Jiao Nine, Jiao Sixteen had neither a powerful body nor the ability to activate the power of law to protect himself as a Loose Immortal. Under the surge of blood-colored light, his face instantly turned pale.
A stream of constantly increasing power of law poured into his body, transforming into a strange force that struck his heart.
His heart beat rapidly, and finally, with a muffled "puff" inside his chest, he coughed up blood mixed with many fragments of internal organs, and his body fell to the ground with a thud.
The three-edged black cone lost all its light and fell to the ground with a "clang."
Jiao Sixteen's eyes were full of unwillingness as he reached out, trying to grasp something, but his body suddenly swelled up like an inflated balloon, and then exploded with a "bang," turning into a large expanse of bright red mist, emitting astonishing spiritual power fluctuations.
He, along with the nascent soul within him, was eroded by the power of the blood-colored law and died from the bursting of his body.
The blood mist he transformed into was like something controlled. As soon as it formed, it rolled and divided into dozens of strands, all of which disappeared into the surrounding walls, being completely absorbed like the previous blood cloud.
This series of changes happened in a flash. After absorbing the blood mist transformed by Jiao Sixteen, the power of law that filled the space increased again.
Han Li only felt the sound of his heart pounding in his ears again, but although he was shocked, he was not flustered. After taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes.
Since he had entered the immortal path as a Mysterious Immortal, he had a very thorough understanding of the physical body. The heart is the foundation of the human body, and he naturally understood it very well.
This strange heartbeat was not simply getting stronger and faster, but contained a certain pattern.
At the moment when Jiao Sixteen's body exploded, he vaguely grasped something.
On the other side, Jiao Nine had blood gushing from his mouth and nose after Jiao Sixteen's death, and his face became even paler.
He obviously realized that the increase in the power of the blood-colored law around him was greatly related to Jiao Sixteen's death.
However, he had now retrieved the power of faith and the power of law from the Earthly Fiend Avatar, but unfortunately, he was still unable to isolate the strange law in the blood-colored light.
Bang bang bang…
He could feel that his heartbeat was already close to the limit his body could withstand!
"No, I am not willing to accept this!"
Jiao Nine roared in his heart, but unfortunately, he was powerless, unable to even shout, and watched helplessly as the protective law shield gradually dimmed, despair appearing in his eyes.
With a "bang!"
A fist appeared out of nowhere, piercing through the shield around him and hitting him in the back of his heart.
A wave of fist energy penetrated his body and acted on his heart.
This fist energy was extremely subtle, like cotton and silk, undulating and uncertain. It destroyed the frequency of the heart's violent beating and dissipated most of the strange force that was rampaging in his body.
Pfft!
Jiao Nine spat out a mouthful of blood, but his face had greatly eased. Turning his head, he found Han Li standing behind him, slowly retracting his arm.
He was slightly stunned. Although he didn't understand why the other party's punch could break the erosion of this law power, he still nodded gratefully to the other party.
At this moment, the blood eyes on the walls began to slowly close for some reason, and the blood-colored light filling the entire underground space also dissipated rapidly.
However, the blood-colored patterns remained, and the layer of blood-colored light blocking the rock wall above had not dissipated.
However, the heartbeats of Han Li and Jiao Nine returned to normal. After exhaling a long breath, they had a feeling of being reborn.
In the distance, a figure fell from the sky. Looking at the figure, it was Jiao Eight, but at this moment, he was covered in blood, looking quite miserable. Obviously, his vitality was greatly damaged. However, being able to resist the previous violent blood-colored law erosion showed that the power of law he had comprehended was also quite special.
However, apart from the three of them, there was not a single living person in the huge underground space. The air was still filled with a disgusting bloody smell.
Just now, Han Li and the others were unable to take care of themselves, let alone observe the surrounding situation. They did not pay too much attention to the situation of Jiao Eight and the others.
Now it seemed that Jiao Eight and the four others had obviously used all their means to break out of this space without success. In the end, apart from him, the other three had fallen.
In other words, in this battle, four True Immortal-level cultivators had fallen on the spot, even annihilated in both body and soul.
In addition, the purple-robed dwarf man on the high platform in the center of the blood-colored space had also disappeared without a trace, leaving only a blood-colored banner with dim spiritual light, standing there alone.
Han Li did not show any joy because of the fall of the purple-robed dwarf man. On the contrary, his brows were slightly furrowed.
The person who set up this trap was very likely the Red Moon Island Master Gongshu Hong. This person was indeed ruthless. In order to attract himself and others here, he even sacrificed a Loose Immortal like this. Obviously, he had decided to kill them.
While Han Li's thoughts were churning, he took out some pills and swallowed them, quickly circulating his energy to refine them.
He didn't think that the other party would really let himself and others go.
"Jiao Fifteen, thank you for saving my life just now. I am very grateful."
Jiao Nine also took a few pills in one breath at this moment and felt a little better. He quickly cupped his hands to Han Li to thank him.
After speaking, he waved his hand, and the black-robed old man standing next to him quickly shrank, turning into a black light that disappeared into his body.
"We are all in a dangerous situation, so we should take care of each other. Fellow Daoist Jiao Nine, you don't need to be so polite." Han Li had obviously discovered the Earthly Fiend Avatar released by the other party, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly.
He not only recognized the avatar, but also fought against it. It was the avatar of the old ancestor Lu Kun who came to Wumeng Island with Han Qiu that day.
He didn't expect that this person was also a low-level member of the Impermanence Alliance, and he happened to be performing a mission with him.
At this time, Jiao Eight in the distance also flew over and landed next to Han Li and the two. He cupped his hands to the two, with a bitter smile on his face:
"It seems that we were still one step behind and were calculated by this Gongshu Hong."
"The cultivation technique of this Gongshu Hong is so evil that he slaughtered so many cultivators and mortals at once. He is simply insane," Jiao Nine said fiercely.
"Two fellow Daoists, we are still not out of danger. Let's consider how to get out of this predicament first," Han Li said slowly, looking around.
As a result, as soon as his voice fell, a strange laugh came:
"Hehe, I didn't expect that the three of you could still survive. The Impermanence Alliance is really a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons!"
Then, the high platform in the center of the space shattered and collapsed in a series of rumbling noises, revealing a large hole.
A cloud of blood shot out from it, and after a slight fluctuation, it dissipated, revealing three figures.
One of them was the purple-robed old man who ambushed Han Li and them in Tianshui City. The other two were a middle-aged man also wearing a blood moon purple robe, with a burly figure and a slight beard on his face, and a pair of eyes flashing with bursts of essence.
The other was a black-skirted woman, with a bloated body, flat features, and dark skin like the bottom of a pot, looking very ugly.
The aura emitted by the three of them was all True Immortal.
In terms of aura among the three, the middle-aged man with the beard was slightly stronger, and the other two seemed to implicitly take him as their leader.
The bearded man looked at Han Li and the three with gloomy eyes, and a sneer still hung on the corner of his mouth.