Chapter 120: Battling the Island Master
Inside the underground cavern.
Around a dozen dark caves had opened up on the surrounding rugged mountain faces, and blood was gushing out of the caves incessantly like a series of waterfalls. All of the blood was converging into the crimson lake down below, causing the blood inside to churn and froth incessantly.
In the air above, the giant array formed by the pillars of crimson light was buzzing loudly, and countless balls of crimson fire were springing up all over the array. Hints of power of laws were emanating from the balls of scorching flames, causing the nearby world's origin qi to boil and surge.
At the same time, the power of laws filling this entire space instantly became several times more pronounced.
An unnatural flush immediately appeared on the faces of both Wyrm 8 and Lu Kun, and both of them threw up a mouth of blood in unison. Immediately thereafter, they shuddered before falling back, and their auras were also rapidly diminishing.
Almost at the exact same moment, two bursts of crimson light shot forth in pursuit of the two of them in a flash, and they were none other than the two crimson humanoid creatures from before.
Wyrm 8 was greatly alarmed by this turn of events, and he opened his mouth to release a gust of fierce azure wind, which transformed into a crescent-shaped blade of wind that flashed through the air, leaving behind a thick white mark that was releasing powerful spatial fluctuations.
The crimson creature was unable to evade the attack, and it was split into two down the middle by the blade of wind.
However, that didn't slow it down in the slightest, and the two halves of its body transformed into two streaks of crimson light that reached Wyrm 8 in a flash before passing through his body. The streaks of light that came together to reform the body of the crimson creature, and held in one of its hands was none other than Wyrm 8's nascent soul.
The crimson creature cackled in a sinister manner as it opened its mouth before devouring the nascent soul whole.
At the same time, Lu Kun was still plummeting out of the sky, and for some reason, the magic power within his body had become stagnant and unwieldy, causing his heart to immediately sink.
The crimson creature was coming closer and closer, and he was completely powerless to evade it. All of a sudden, he gritted his teeth and made a decision. The head of his nearby Earthly Deity Avatar abruptly separated from its body, immediately following which its body exploded violently amid a flash of dazzling blue light.
Bursts of watery blue mist revolved through the air like a series of vortexes, releasing tremendous suction force that slowed down the crimson creature significantly.
Meanwhile, the head of the Earthly Deity Avatar flew toward Lu Kun as a streak of blue light, and it crashed into his body to accelerate his fall, sending him plummeting into the crimson lake down below, vanishing without a trace.
While Wyrm 8 and Lu Kun were both struggling against the effects of power of laws in the area, another fierce battle was taking place not far away, and the two combatants involved were none other than Han Li and the third crimson creature.
Han Li's face was slightly flushed, but his movements didn't seem to have been affected at all, and a barely detectable hint of surprise flashed through Gong Shuhong's eyes upon seeing this.
Right at this moment, a sharp screech rang out, following which a streak of swordlight that resembled a translucent fiery red thread swept through the air, giving off terrifying law fluctuations that caused the nearby space to tremble and buzz.
A cold sneer appeared on Gong Shuhong's face as he swept a sleeve through the air, and bursts of crimson light erupted out of the surrounding pillars of light. At the same time, balls of crimson flames rose up from the lake of blood down below, and the crimson light fused with the crimson flames to instantly form around a dozen layers of thick light barriers to protect him from the oncoming attack.
The fiery red swordlight struck the first crimson light barrier, tearing through it with ease.
One light barrier was torn apart after another, but the fiery swordlight was also constantly becoming dimmer and diminishing in size.
Finally, after slicing through the ninth light barrier, it fizzled out into nothingness after flashing a few times.
In the distance, Wyrm 3 raised his giant sword above his head once again, and a burst of scorching law of fire aura swept forth from his body to keep out the surrounding crimson light.
However, before he had a chance to swing his sword, an unexpected turn of events suddenly arose.
All of the surrounding pillars of crimson light suddenly flashed in unison, then formed a massive crimson cage in the blink of an eye, trapping Wyrm 3 inside.
Wyrm 3 remained calm and composed as the flames around him reared up, and the massive sword in his grasp transformed into a blooming fiery lotus flower, releasing several sword projections in all directions. Each sword projection was around a foot in length, and all of them struck the surrounding crimson cage.
The cage flashed erratically as one crimson pillar was severed after another, only to be instantly mended by the viscous blood gushing out of the pillars.
A hint of derision flashed through Gong Shuhong's eyes, and he began to chant an incantation while making a string of hand seals.
The lake of blood down below surged and churned, following which more giant crimson pillars rose from the depths. The surfaces of the pillars were burning with scorching crimson flames, and the flames wrapped around the enormous crimson cage like a mass of tentacles.
The water level in the lake was rapidly falling, and even though there was more blood constantly pouring in from all directions, it still wasn't long before the lake had virtually run completely dry.
Enshrouded within a thick layer of crimson flames, the giant cage began to slowly revolve as if it had transformed into a cauldron.
Inside the fiery cauldron, Wyrm 3 sat down with his legs crossed, and his face had become slightly flushed once again, while his blood was boiling within his veins.
The surrounding crimson flames were releasing an inexplicable type of heat that enveloped his entire body, seeping into his flesh and blood as if it were trying to refine him like a pill.
All of a sudden, he let loose a low cry as he made a rapid string of hand seals, and a series of fireballs swept forth from his body, revolving around him to form a fiery space that was several dozen feet in size.
Wyrm 3's flushed complexion instantly improved slightly, but it seemed that this still wasn't enough to completely ward off the effects of the laws of blood.
"I have all the time in the world! Let's see how long you can last!" Gong Shuhong chuckled coldly outside the fiery cauldron while continuing to make a string of hand seals, but his attention had turned to Han Li.
Somehow, Han Li was able to remain largely affected by the power of blood laws permeating throughout the entire area, and he was able to hold his own against the crimson creature.
Gong Shuhong's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and the other two crimson creatures instantly sped toward Han Li as a pair of crimson shadows at his behest. At the same time, the crimson creature that was battling Han Li sprang back in retreat.
Han Li also flew back in retreat upon seeing this, and he took a quick glance at Gong Shuhong, then turned to face forward again, not letting his guard down for even a moment.
To his surprise, he wasn't attacked by the other two crimson creatures. Instead, they crashed into the retreating crimson creature, following which a stunning scene unfolded.
The bodies of the three crimson creatures dissolved into blood, then fused together to form a crimson male figure that was identical in appearance to Gong Shuhong with the exception of its skin coloration.
Dazzling crimson light erupted from its body, then proliferated outward alongside an immense aura.
So this is Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar!
A grim look appeared on Han Li's face upon seeing this.
Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar let loose a wild screech, and crimson light flashed over its body a huge volume of blood gushed forth, then instantly intertwined to form a ball of blood roughly the size of a water vat. The ball of blood was giving off a rank odor as it sped toward Han Li as fast as lightning.
Han Li raised an arm, and a layer of shimmering golden scales appeared over his fist before clashing with the ball of blood amid a resounding thump, causing the surrounding space to shudder and ripple violently.
The ball of blood revolved on the spot momentarily before abruptly exploding into a vast expanse of blood mist, sending a burst of tremendous power of laws sweeping through the area.
Han Li's pupils contracted slightly in alarm, and he immediately attempted to fly back in retreat, but it was already too late.
The cloud of blood mist churned violently, transforming into around a dozen crimson chains that instantly wound themselves around Han Li's torso and limbs, chaining him to the spot.
Han Li's entire body was already covered in golden scales, and he clenched his fists tightly as he tried to struggle free from his restraints, but the more violently he struggled, the tighter the crimson chains became. The chains were grinding audibly against his golden scales, and Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar cackled in a sinister manner as he made a hand seal with both hands.
Half of all of the blood that was flowing out of the surrounding caves instantly split off to sweep toward Han Li at the avatar's behest, forming a giant vortex with a diameter of close to 1,000 feet to inundate his entire body.
However, in the next instant, a thunderous roar rang out from within the vortex, and a pair of incredibly thick golden arms reached out from within before grabbing viciously onto either side of the vortex.
A resounding thump rang out as the crimson vortex was forcibly torn apart, reduced to countless chaotic streams of blood that flowed away in all directions.
Immediately thereafter, a golden figure that was several hundred feet tall sprang out from within. It was none other than Han Li in his Giant Mountain Ape form, and there were still a few sections on his arms and torso that were drenched with blood.
As soon as he appeared, he immediately raised an arm, then made a grabbing motion with his hand. A ball of silver flames emerged on his palm, then rapidly elongated to form a huge silver spear that was over 100 feet in length.
Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar faltered slightly upon seeing this, then beckoned with both hands to draw a vast expanse of crimson flames up from the lake of blood, forming a fiery crimson wheel around him that was over 100 feet in diameter.
A sharp screech rang out as the giant silver spear flew out of the golden ape's hand, and it was burning with scorching silver flames as it hurtled toward Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar with unstoppable might.
Almost at the exact same moment, the crimson wheel of fire also began to revolve, then flew through the air like a scintillating crimson sun.
A resounding boom rang out as the fiery crimson wheel instantly exploded into a vast expanse of crimson flames, interspersed with wisps of silver flames.
The flames spread through the air in all directions in an extremely violent wave of scorching heat, causing the entire underground cavern to tremble and quake, while the blood in the crimson lake down below churned and surged.
The giant silver spear wasn't slowed down in the slightest. Instead, it was sped up even further by the shockwaves from the explosion, hurtling toward Gong Shuhong's Earthly Deity Avatar before piercing straight through his chest in a flash.
After summoning his Earthly Deity Avatar to deal with Han Li, Gong Shuhong had turned his full attention back to the crimson cauldron, attempting to incinerate Wyrm 3 as quickly as possible, and all of a sudden, his entire body shuddered as he threw up a mouthful of blood.
"No..." he roared as he lowered his gaze, just in time to see the giant silver spear protruding out of his Earthly Deity Avatar's chest transforming into a burst of dazzling silver flames that engulfed the avatar's entire body.
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