A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality c1-2248

by Translator: Johnchen

  As for Tie Long, he was situated far behind this devilish army, and whenever the giant beast threatened to burst out of the devilish army, he would appear in its path to force it back to its original spot.

  Of course, he was also occasionally directing vicious attacks toward Master Azure Dragon to keep him on his toes as well.

  Even with the Aura Integration Beast's formidable powers, it was unable to force its way out of this devilish army in a short time.

  At the same time, Tie Long and the devilish army were unable to defeat or harm this beast, either, so an impasse had ensued.

  Meanwhile, the situation elsewhere was completely different.

  Fairy Silver Light and Fairy Lin Luan had joined forces, and they were in a very bad situation.

  One of them had radiant silver light shimmering around her body, while the other had three-colored flames burning around her, and the two types of abilities had fused as one to complement one another's powers.

  However, Fei Ya and the Fairy Yu had also joined forces, and the projection of a giant green clam had appeared behind Fairy Yu. Every time the clam opened its mouth, it expelled forth balls of green light that was able to nullify the silver light and three-colored flames.

  If it weren't for the fact that the giant clam projection had to rest for a while after expelling each burst of green light, Fairy Lin Luan and Fairy Silver Light's defenses would've most likely been overwhelmed already.

  However, what was of the greatest concern to the two were the attacks from Fei Ya.

  Aside from the dozen or so translucent flying daggers Fei Ya had released, he hadn't employed any other forms of attacks. However, these simple-looking attacks were imbued with a type of incredible glacial power, and the two women were forced to expend a vast amount of magic power to keep the daggers at bay.

  Thus, their magic power was being whittled down at a rapid rate, and if it weren't for the fact that both of them were carrying some extremely precious magic power restoration pills, they would've most likely been defeated and killed already.

  Even so, their situation was still becoming more and more perilous as their supply of pills was quickly being depleted.

  A cloud of white glacial Qi that was several acres in size had appeared around the silver light and three-colored flames that they had conjured up, and Han Li was very surprised to see this.

  It was clear that not much time had passed since he had been drawn into the giant pagoda, yet he knew that he had spent close to half a day in there.

  This meant that the pagoda was able to manipulate the flow of time within itself to be different from that of the outside world. In that case, this really was an extraordinary treasure. After all, he hadn't heard of any treasure aside from Profound Heavenly Treasures that were capable of altering the flow of time.

  Despite his astonishment, Han Li still had the presence of mind to search for the silver-robed middle-aged man that had trapped him in the pagoda in the first place, only to discover that he was nowhere to be found.

  He immediately swept his spiritual sense through the surrounding area, but aside from some remnant restriction fluctuations, he was unable to find any trace of that devilish lord.

  This was rather alarming to Han Li, and when he thought back to the voice that had spoken to him inside the pagoda, a strong sense of foreboding immediately welled up in his heart.

  He had to get away from this place as quickly as possible! With that in mind, Han Li immediately prepared to leave, but he couldn't help but hesitate at the sight of the perilous situation that the human army was in.

  "So be it, I'll help them kill two more devilish lords before I leave. If I use my full power, it shouldn't take too long," Han Li murmured to himself.

  It wasn't that he wanted to turn the tide of the battle; it was just that if he were to desert the battle at a time like this, then his reputation in the human race would most likely be completely ruined.

  Even if the voice transmission had indeed come from Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang's true body, he found it very difficult to believe that Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang would be able to pose any threat to him unless his true body was to descend into this realm.

  This was virtually impossible for the Sacred Ancestors of the Elder Devil Race during the early stages of the devilish tribulation. At the very least, something like this had never happened during past devilish tribulations as far as he was aware.

  As such, even though Han Li had been struck by a bad premonition, he still decided to help the Heavenlean City cultivators one last time before he left.

  As for that giant pagoda, it was naturally a very appealing treasure to Han Li, but it was clearly something that belonged to Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang, just like that purple cauldron.

  He most likely wouldn't be able to erase the mark left within the treasure by the spiritual sense of a Grand Ascension cultivator, so he wouldn't be able to claim it for himself anyway.

  This was most likely why Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang had been willing to give his subordinates these two outrageously powerful treasures.

  With that in mind, Han Li shot forth as a streak of azure light to reinforce Fairy Silver Light and Fairy Lin Luan, as opposed to Master Azure Dragon and the giant beast.

  Fairy Silver Light and Fairy Lin Luan had naturally also caught sight of Han Li approaching from the distance, and they were ecstatic.

  As soon as he reached the two women, he swept his sleeves through the air, and countless azure lotus flower projections emerged. At the same time, he summoned his silver ruler, and Fairy Lin Luan called out in an elated voice, "I'm so glad you're safe, Fellow Daoist Han! Please keep these two devilish lords at bay so I can control the Aura Integration Beast to kill that devilish lord and those mutated devilish beings." As soon as her voice trailed off, the three-colored flames around her instantly vanished, and she quickly made a series of hand seals. The crimson talisman appeared over her glabella again, and she really was leaving herself completely defenseless.

  Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, but he still raised a hand into the air to summon his black mountain. The mountain swelled to over 1,000 feet in size, then descended right in front of the translucent flying daggers that Fei Ya was directing toward the two women.

  White light flashed, and a layer of ice appeared over close to half of the entire Extreme Essencefused Mountain.

  The glacial powers that Fei Ya was displaying now were far more powerful than what he had unleashed at the beginning of the battle, and it was even capable of freezing the Extreme Essencefused Mountain.

  As opposed to being disgruntled by Han Li's intervention, Fei Ya's eyes immediately lit up, and he directed all of his flying daggers toward Han Li as streaks of white glacial light.

  Han Li's heart stirred upon seeing this, and he immediately made a hand seal. All of the azure lotus flowers around him instantly vanished into thin air, and in the next instant, hundreds of pillars of azure light emerged.

  A giant azure sword formation was formed, and it encompassed Han Li, as well as the two women. It was quite clear that this Fei Ya was going to be quite a formidable opponent, and Han Li wanted to end this battle as quickly as possible, so he had unleashed one of his trump cards: the Azure Coil Sword Formation that he was yet to fully master.

  The glacial power unleashed by the flying daggers was extremely powerful, but it vanished without a trace as soon as it came into contact with the sword formation.

  "Hehe, that's an interesting formation, but you're severely underestimating me if you think that's enough to stump me!" Fei Ya said with a hint of mockery in his frosty voice.

  As soon as his voice trailed off, he made a hand seal, and his flying daggers converged to form a massive blade that was 500 to 600 feet in length. The blade then crashed down toward the sword formation with devastating might, and even before it had even reached the formation, a layer of white light had descended from the heavens.

  A string of crackling sounds rang out from the su
rrounding space, and it was as if the very heavens had been frozen by this glacial Qi.

  Even the streaks of sword Qi surging throughout the Azure Coil Sword Formation became very sluggish in the face of this burst of glacial power, and the operation of the entire sword formation was slowed down significantly.

  Chapter 1927: Azure Coil

  Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this before extending a pristine white hand out of his sleeve. Five white skull projections instantly shot forth from his fingertips before expanding to the size of wagon wheels.

  These were none other than the Unbroken Cinque Devils that Han Li had refined to become a part of his hand, and they cackled in a sinister manner as they expelled bursts of five-colored flames out of their mouths.

  With the current powers of the five devils, they were no longer able to provide much assistance to Han Li, which was why he very rarely summoned them in battle after entering the Spirit Realm. However, after Han Li absorbed that type of glacial power that he stumbled upon in the primordial world, the five devils had become a lot more powerful than before.

  They were still extremely vulnerable against attacks from high-grade cultivators, but the new glacial flames they were able to expel were incredibly powerful.

  Under normal circumstances, Han Li was able to borrow the power of the five devils to unleash a fraction of the glacial flames' powers, so he wouldn't need to summon the five devils. However, the glacial powers that Fei Ya was displaying were the most powerful that he had ever seen, so he decided to summon the five devils as well.

  In the face of the new five-colored glacial flames being expelled by the giant skulls, the glacial power in the surrounding air was significantly nullified, and the sword formation was able to function as normal again.

  Han Li's glacial flames were slightly inferior in power to Fei Ya's glacial powers, but they were still capable of absorbing part of his glacial powers.

  Han Li quickly made a hand seal, and countless streaks of azure sword Qi immediately emerged within the sword formation, then converged to form a massive ball of light at the center of the formation.

  A thunderous dragon's roar erupted from the ball of light, and it shattered to reveal an azure coiled dragon.

  The coiled dragon had azure scales all over its body, and every single one of those scales was as bright and smooth as a mirror. It was giving off an extremely fearsome aura that threatened to destroy heaven and earth, and it pounced directly toward the oncoming giant flying blade.

  An earth-shattering boom rang out as the giant blade clashed with the azure dragon, and the glacial power being released by the blade became even more potent amid a flash of scintillating white light.

  However, upon striking the coiled dragon's neck, a metallic clang rang out, and the blade was repelled while the dragon remained completely unscathed.

  As a result of the clash, a thick layer of ice immediately appeared over the upper half of the dragon's body, but it merely shook its body, and ice instantly cracked.

  It then let loose a roar of fury before biting down upon the giant blade and also extended its claws toward the blade in a menacing manner.

  The massive blade possessed formidable power, but it wasn't actually all that resolute. Upon being attacked by the coiled dragon, a string of loud cracks rang out, and the entire blade was quickly shattered before disintegrating into countless specks of translucent light.

  A surprised expression finally appeared on Fei Ya's face upon seeing this, but he merely pointed a finger up ahead, and several tens of unharmed translucent flying daggers reappeared amid a gust of glacial wind.

  Han Li's expression changed slightly upon seeing this. Only now did it become clear to him that these flying daggers weren't actually treasures; they had been manifested from Fei Ya's glacial powers instead.

  As such, as long as Fei Ya still had sufficient magic power, he would be able to recreate these blades indefinitely. This was truly a surprise to Han Li. However, that didn't stop him from instructing the azure coiled dragon to pounce directly toward Fei Ya.

  At the same time, a thunderclap erupted behind him, and a pair of translucent wings appeared on his back. A cold light flashed through his eyes, and he vanished on the spot amid a flash of lightning.

  The more fearsome his opponent was, the greater the necessity for Han Li to kill him as quickly as possible. This was the best course of action for both himself and the entire human army in Heavenlean City.

  Fei Ya's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this, but he then harrumphed coldly, and the translucent flying daggers hovering before him shot forth high up into the air. The daggers converged up above to form the same translucent giant blade, while Fei Ya stomped a foot into the air and shot forth as a streak of translucent light.

  The streak of light then fused as one with the massive blade, and it slashed toward the azure coiled dragon in a vicious manner.

  This giant blade was almost twice as powerful as the previous one, and before it had even made contact with the coiled dragon, the entire surrounding air had already been filled with glacial light.

  However, the azure dragon wasn't fearful in the slightest upon seeing this. The scales all over its body stood up on end, and it transformed into a vast expanse of azure light that clashed with the giant blade.

  Glacial light and azure light intertwined as they clashed in a ferocious manner, and the two seemed to be evenly matched.

  Right at this moment, silver lightning flashed, and Han Li appeared up above before immediately grabbing downward with both hands.

  Two giant hands that were each several tens of feet in size emerged out of thin air. One of them was as pristine white as jade with layers of five-colored glacial flames around it, while the other was as black as ink and was enveloped in a layer of silver flames.

  The two giant hands thrust downward, and glacial and scorching powers intertwined, creating a strange combination that enhanced rather than weakened one another.

  Glacial light flashed down below, and Fei Ya emerged before transforming into a giant frosty hand that rose up into the air.

  This hand was as translucent as ice, and the entire surrounding space congealed in the face of its glacial powers.

  The three massive hands clashed violently, and the five-colored flames around the giant white hand were immediately snuffed out, following which the hand itself was shattered.

  However, the glacial power emanating from the giant frosty hand was also nullified somewhat, and it shrank slightly in size.

  After that, the inky-black hand clashed with the glacial hand, and the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames immediately enveloped the giant frosty hand. Not only was all of its glacial power nullified, the frosty hand began to melt at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye.

  Right before all of the glacial power was depleted, a burst of glacial light shot forth out of the silver flames before flying away like lightning.

  However, it was followed by a thin golden and silver thread that vanished into the glacial light in a flash.

  A cry of shock and fury rang out from within the glacial light, and Fei Ya stumbled out of it with a hand clasped over his chest.

  Through the gaps between his fingers, a purplish-black wound could be seen, and he had a look of astonishment and rage in his eyes.

  The wound had been inflicted by the Revolving Evil Spirit Light that the Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames had devoured in the past, and Fei Ya had been caught completely off guard by the attack.

  Han Li chuckled coldly as a layer of black Qi quickly surged throughout Fei Ya's body, and he knew that even if the poison within the Revolving Evil Spirit Light wouldn't be able to kill him, it would definitely have at least weakened him significantly, thereby making him a lot more vulnerable.

  He quickly cast a glance toward Fairy Yu to find that she was engaged in a fierce battle against Fairy Silver Light and his silver ruler, so there was no way she would be able to intervene to assist Fei Ya.

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p; As such, Han Li didn't hesitate any longer as he flapped his wings, and he immediately pounced toward Fei Ya amid a rumbling thunderclap.

  However, right at this moment, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted in the air above the battlefield, and the entire sky abruptly dimmed. Immediately thereafter, an inky-black vortex that was around an acre in size emerged hundreds of thousands of feet up in the air. An extremely terrifying aura seeped out of the vortex, and the aura was only growing more powerful at an incredible rate.

  Han Li immediately stopped cold in his tracks and cast his gaze toward the vortex with a stunned expression.

  This aura was rather familiar to him; it was identical to the one released by the spiritual sense that had communicated with him in the giant pagoda. However, this aura was even more fearsome than the one that had appeared in the pagoda.

  What was even more alarming to him was that there was a humanoid figure standing right under the massive vortex, and upon closer inspection, Han Li discovered that it was none other than the silver-robed middle-aged man, the male half of the Yin Yang Twin Devils.

  Both the human and devilish beings on the battlefield were stunned to see this.

  Many of them stopped what they were doing and turned to stare up at the massive vortex with shock and awe in their eyes.

  Han Li's expression darkened significantly, and before he had made up his mind about whether he should focus on killing Fei Ya or make a detour to destroy the vortex first, the silver-robed middle-aged man suddenly made a hand seal before opening his mouth to expel a crimson ruby-like crystal.

  All of a sudden, the terrifying aura emanating from the vortex abruptly vanished, but in the next instant, a burst of blackish-red devilish Qi flew out of the vortex before vanishing into the crystal in a flash.

  Crimson light flashed from the surface of the crystal, and it was suddenly drawn back into the silver-robed man's body.

  In the next instant, crimson light erupted from the silver-robed man's body, and he threw his hands onto his head as he let loose a howl of excruciating agony. At the same time, a string of loud cracks and pops rang out from all over his body, and his face and aura underwent an astonishing transformation.