At this moment, Han Li had not only activated his Wind Lightning Wings, but in one palm he also held a small cauldron only several inches tall.
It was no bigger than a palm, flashing with dazzling purple light!
"The Purple Word Cauldron! Isn't that that brat Blood Light's treasure? How did it end up in your hands? Never mind — even so, do you really think a mere imitation Heavenvoid treasure can withstand a single strike from the Black Demon Dagger? What a delusional fantasy!" The black-robed young man's eyes widened briefly upon seeing the small purple cauldron in Han Li's hand, but he quickly scoffed in cold dismissal.
The moment his words fell, a sharp hissing erupted from the void around Han Li as dense clusters of black threads materialized once more, hurtling toward him from every direction like parasites burrowing into bone.
Han Li's expression darkened at the sight. He flung the small purple cauldron high into the air, formed a single-handed seal, then pointed rapidly at it while uttering the word "Seal!"
A pillar of cyan-hued light erupted from his fingertip, dissolving into waves of refined spiritual power that poured into the small cauldron.
Instantly, the treasure blazed with radiance, and an ancient character for "Seal" flew out from within it. In the blink of an eye it expanded a hundredfold, transforming into a vast, shimmering phantom of purple light that enveloped Han Li's entire body.
It was at this very moment that those black threads flickered and vanished, then slammed savagely into the four-sided phantom from every angle.
A thunderous boom shook the air!
Black light and purple radiance intertwined and flashed against one another, erupting into spheres of luminescence the size of human heads.
Though those black threads were incomparably sharp, the Purple Word Cauldron was among the very finest of the imitation Heavenvoid treasures — and it had long since been fully refined and attuned to Han Li's will. Now, with Han Li pouring every last drop of his Magical Power into driving it, the cauldron unleashed its full twelve-tenths of power, and the phantom purple character it had conjured hummed as it crystallized into something approaching a solid form.
Those black threads, even if they were strikes from a true Heavenvoid treasure, were still only a casual blow from the black-robed young man. After penetrating roughly a foot into the purple phantom, they could advance no further, and for the moment were forcibly held at bay.
The black-robed young man's face betrayed no change at the sight, but a sliver of cold light flashed through his pupils.
At the same time, the hand gripping the massive black blade flickered with a subtle pulse of dark light.
The next instant, a piercing shriek erupted from within the enormous purple character phantom!
The black threads trembled violently, and their power surged more than twofold. The seemingly indestructible purple phantom cracked and shattered apart in rapid succession.
The black threads, bathed in purple light, converged from every direction toward Han Li at the center.
Han Li's face shifted involuntarily. He changed the seal in his hands, about to drive the Purple Word Cauldron into unleashing some other profound transformation.
But it was already too late!
The small cauldron, still radiating purple light, let out a mournful wail. A sharp cracking sound rang out, and countless white fracture lines spread across its surface. In the next flash, it burst apart into a ball of light and flame and was utterly destroyed.
The phantom purple character blurred and vanished instantaneously into nothing.
The dense swarm of black threads flashed once more, and with no obstacle left in their path, surged inward toward the center — looking as though they intended to slice Han Li into a thousand pieces.
Han Li's pupils contracted sharply. Without a moment's hesitation, he clenched both fists and unleashed a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth.
In the space of a single breath, black qi roiled across his body as countless black runes poured wildly out from within him. They condensed and coalesced into a suit of battle armor as black as ink.
At the same time, golden light blazed behind him as a three-headed, six-armed golden Dharma idol materialized and soared skyward. Its six arms swung in unison, each palm launching a sphere of golden luminescence that converged before Han Li's body, merging into a colossal golden vortex.
A deep rumble echoed from within!
The vortex spun with mad abandon as countless golden runes surged forth from it, coalescing into waves of tremendous force that forcibly drew a portion of the black threads into their pull.
As for the three-headed, six-armed Dharma idol, its surface gold light flowed and shifted as it solidified into a resplendent golden form. A faint golden armor materialized across its body, and then it flickered forward, positioning itself directly before Han Li.
The Dharma idol's six emotionless golden eyes snapped open, and its arms blurred into a frenzy of movement.
In an instant, innumerable golden fist projections materialized out of thin air in the surrounding void. With a single flash, they swept outward in every direction like a violent gale.
Meanwhile, Han Li's true body stomped down on the void with one foot and shot violently backward.
Behind him, his twin wings crackled with thunder as countless golden lightning arcs sprang from their surface. Coalescing mid-air, they transformed into clusters of golden thunderballs that screamed toward the black threads pursuing him from behind.
But that was not all. At the very instant the golden lightning was released, a flash of cyan light erupted from behind Han Li's back, and seventy-two small swords no longer than an inch shot forth.
The swords flickered and split apart into seventy-two streaks of cyan sword light that slashed downward with devastating force. Thousands of sword beams, each roughly a zhang in length, erupted forth in a torrent. Blurring together, they condensed into a phantom mountain of cyan sword light that descended upon the black web of threads behind him with a howl of wind and thunder.