The tiny figure transformed from the Gold Devouring Beetle King showed no intention of holding back upon seeing this. Its ten fingers flicked out rapidly once more.
A sheet of eerie crystalline light swept out again.
But this time, before it could truly plunge into the black wind, an enraged roar rang out from within. Suddenly, a blue, gleaming giant blade over a hundred zhang long cleaved outward from the storm.
The giant blade had a bizarre shape—slightly curved, neither saber nor sword—but with a thunderous hum, a layer of extreme cold surged violently from its surface, its momentum truly astonishing.
The Gold Devouring Beetle King merely glanced at the blade with an expressionless face. The crystalline sword light it had released immediately intensified, and over a dozen streams of crystal merged into one, transforming into a dazzling rainbow dozens of zhang long that slashed forward.
The moment the two made contact, the crystal light and cold energy flashed simultaneously, producing a crisp "pop."
The blue giant blade was severed clean in two in the blink of an eye.
That crystalline sword light was astonishingly sharp—no ordinary treasure could withstand it in the slightest.
Unimpeded, the crystal light merely flickered and, without the slightest hesitation, slashed back into the black wind.
A startled, furious shout rang out. The black wind suddenly churned upward in rolling torrents, transforming into a sky-reaching hurricane.
The hurricane howled as countless crystalline lights flashed wildly within, actually slicing the storm apart by sheer force.
With a thunderous boom, a massive figure was blasted out of the black wind by the crystal light. It swayed several times before finally steadying itself over a hundred zhang away.
It was the grotesque giant transformed from the Invincible Heavenly Venerable!
He was in a wretched state—his body covered in wounds, one thigh completely missing, and the massive bone shield in his hand, which radiated layers of black haze, now missing nearly half its mass and badly damaged.
And the giant's gaze toward the tiny figure in the distance, beyond its extreme fury, was filled with deep wariness—and even threads of fear.
Despite having sustained such grievous injuries, the Invincible Heavenly Venerable threw back his head and let out a long howl. All the wounds on his body began to fade at an inconceivable speed, and even the missing thigh sprayed out countless threads of blood that wove together, rapidly regenerating.
Seeing this, the Gold Devouring Beetle King narrowed its crystalline eyes, raised an arm, and pointed a single finger at the giant.
A loud hissing erupted!
In an instant, countless invisible strands of sword qi sprayed from the void surrounding the giant, shooting inward from every direction.
At the same time, the tiny figure shifted and drifted lightly toward its opponent.
The giant's expression changed. With a furious roar, it hammered a fist against its chest. A layer of black crystalline light rapidly circulated across its body's surface, and the white bone spikes protruding from its form immediately trembled and shot free, transforming into streaks of white light to meet the invisible sword qi on all sides.
The giant itself hurled the broken ancient shield at the approaching tiny figure. The bone shield hummed and transformed into a gray-white wheel of light that shot outward.
Then the giant twisted its body and vanished in a blur.
The next moment, spatial fluctuations rippled through the void several hundred zhang away, and the giant's form reappeared.
With a tremendous boom, the tiny figure merely raised a fist and shattered the incoming bone shield into fragments. Then a flash of cold gleamed in its eyes as it suddenly transformed into a crystal rainbow and charged straight at the distant giant.
The Invincible Heavenly Venerable's heart trembled. He glanced down at the thigh still being rebuilt—it remained drenched in blood, barely a quarter complete. Gritting his teeth, he blurred away once more, teleporting to another location.
But the tiny figure transformed from the Gold Devouring Beetle King had no intention of letting its opponent go. The dazzling rainbow curved mid-flight and gave chase.
One constantly teleported to evade the onslaught; the other pursued relentlessly. For the moment, they had reached a stalemate.
By this time, on the other side, Daoist Sanquan had only just finished uttering the word "ten"—but when he saw the giant ape standing high in the air opposite them, gazing down coldly, his face changed drastically.
"Impossible! That blood poison is overwhelmingly potent—even an Invincible Body afflicted by it wouldn't be able to take three steps! How are you completely unharmed?!" the young Daoist cried out in panic, his face a mask of disbelief.
"You thought a paltry bit of blood poison could deal with me? What a delusional fantasy. Still, for that little serpent to actually break through my skin is quite remarkable," the giant ape said with a savage grin. It raised the bitten finger, and its other furry hand slapped it with lightning speed.
With a muffled pop, a jet-black line of blood sprayed from a faint, almost invisible bite mark on the fingertip.
The strange serpent's blood poison had been forced out of
Given the immense strength of Han Li's transformed body, even if the blood poison had truly spread, it would likely have caused nothing more than mild discomfort—hardly a serious threat.
Moreover, he had previously cultivated the Myriad Poison Primordial Body, which was specifically designed to counter extraordinary poisons. These blood toxins naturally couldn't harm him in the least.