Han Li let out a cold snort, secretly forming a hand seal in his mind, and the surface of the gray barrier of light immediately surged with bizarre ripples.
The moment those slender threads made contact, they shuddered and shattered inch by inch.
Meanwhile, the golden fist shadows surged upward into the sky like tidal waves, each one brimming with tremendous power. Even though the three enormous serpent heads spewed streams of multicolored light, each appearing extraordinarily ferocious, they were forcibly smashed apart amid deafening booms.
As for the pitch-black giant foot stomping down from the other side, after being bombarded by the relentless barrage of fist shadows, it trembled violently but still pressed downward bit by bit as runes on its surface flashed frantically.
Seeing this, a cold gleam flickered across Han Li's face. Without any apparent movement from him, the colossal dharma image behind his back blurred and vanished into thin air.
The next moment, the void behind the giant that Heavenly Lord Bumie had transformed into twisted violently, and a towering golden figure that rivalled the giant in height flickered into existence — it was the Golden Body manifested from the Brahma Saint Dharma Image.
The Golden Body's three faces were utterly expressionless. Two of its arms merely blurred, then eerily pressed down upon the giant's shoulders.
Heavenly Lord Bumie was startled. He jerked his shoulders violently, attempting to wrench free.
But suddenly, blinding purple-gold light erupted from the Golden Body's two palms, as if boundless power came surging forth from within.
Heavenly Lord Bumie felt his body grow impossibly heavy, and his form was involuntarily frozen in place for a brief moment.
Seizing the opportunity, the Golden Body's remaining four arms moved in uncanny unison, and four fists struck with devastating surprise at the giant's chest, mere inches away.
The giant let out a furious roar as dark light swept across its body, and a dark green suit of armor instantly enveloped it from head to toe. At the same time, it lowered its massive head, and the two curved horns upon it swelled into blade-like weapons of black, driving savagely toward the Golden Body.
Two muffled thuds rang out.
Two of the purple-gold fists were deflected the instant they made contact with the horns, but the remaining two fists struck the giant's chest without a sound.
The sound of shattering bone erupted immediately.
Han Li had cultivated the Brahma Saint True Devil Art to its ultimate state. Combined with several other secret techniques for enhancement, the sheer physical might of his Brahma Saint Golden Body was far beyond what any ordinary Mahayana cultivator could imagine.
Heavenly Lord Bumie felt a searing heat in his chest as golden light and dark radiance interwove. The dark green armor immediately caved inward, two enormous deep dents forming, then cracked apart inch by inch. At the same time, two massive forces surged through his entire body.
The giant's colossal body shuddered, and before it could even make a sound, it was sent hurtling diagonally downward.
Below, a thunderous boom shook the earth to its foundations.
The giant that Heavenly Lord Bumie had transformed into was driven several zhang deep into the ground, more than half its body buried in the earth.
All of this happened in the span of a single lightning flash.
Han Li let out another cold snort and reached out with one hand into the void. A flash of green light and a long azure sword materialized. He grasped it firmly, flicked his wrist, and a torrent of azure sword qi cascaded downward like a mountain of blades.
Though Heavenly Lord Bumie was seething with both shock and fury, the Golden Body's devastating strike had thrown his meridians into chaos, leaving him temporarily unable to dodge. He managed only to open his great maw and spew forth a massive black shield, which expanded into a barrier of light to block the attack.
A sizzling sound erupted as the barrier — which appeared utterly unremarkable — managed to block the vast majority of Han Li's azure sword qi.
However, several streaks of green light, far sharper than the rest, pierced clean through the barrier in a flash and slashed savagely into the giant's body.
Blood sprayed into the air.
Several deep sword wounds appeared across the giant's body, so grievous they nearly cut it into multiple pieces at the waist.
But then something eerie happened.
Faced with such catastrophic damage to his physical form, Heavenly Lord Bumie merely let out a low roar!
Countless threads of blood erupted from the wounds and intertwined, visibly knitting the flesh back together at an astonishing speed.
"An Indestructible Body!"
Han Li stared at the sight for a moment, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, a trace of cold mockery crossing his features. The azure sword in his hand trembled as he prepared to unleash an even more devastating attack upon the giant.
But at that very moment, the air around him suddenly constricted. Banner flags roughly a zhang tall materialized from thin air, spun rapidly, and immediately coalesced into a small-scale formation array that trapped Han Li squarely at its center.
Every banner merely trembled, and countless luminous runes surged forth from within.
Han Li felt the air tighten around him, his entire body becoming impossibly heavy as layer upon layer of restrictions were imposed upon him out of thin air.
With a sweeping glance downward, Han Li took in the full picture.
It was the Daoist, forming hand seals with one hand while driving three enormous command tokens, attempting to trap him within the formation.
As for Huang Yuanzi nearby, he had produced a crimson crystal ring, its surface flickering with threads of red light, seemingly preparing to cast a spell for a sneak attack.
Han Li's expression darkened. The azure sword in his hand and the Brahma Saint Golden Body high above both vanished in a flash. Then he threw his head back and let out a long roar. Amidst a churning sea of golden runes, his body swelled to a colossal size, transforming in an instant into a towering golden-furred giant ape over a hundred zhang tall.
The giant ape merely swung both arms with tremendous force, and a deep humming reverberated through the surrounding void as a vast, sweeping power radiated outward.