Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 229: The Giant Tiger
Originally, a few cultivators who were very annoyed by a companion's sudden disappearance had their curses vanish without a trace. After exchanging a few glances, they all saw a faint fear in each other's eyes.
Although they had been in a very unfavorable situation just now, inside they were only a little frustrated, not really worried. They believed that even if they couldn’t defeat these mechanical puppets in a fight, escaping through the air was still an easy matter!
But now, the fate of the runaway immediately shattered their pleasant dreams! That person was protected by so many defensive spells and even held a magical artifact for defense, yet he was still unable to withstand even a bit of that light pillar’s power. How could this not make them shudder with fear!
Moreover, the more so for these cultivators who had reached the foundation establishment stage— they were extremely afraid of death! After all, it was hard work to live longer than ordinary people, sometimes even much longer. How could they be willing to die so easily?
However, that thick, terrifying light pillar was simply too powerful!
If it hadn’t been aimed at the fleeing cultivator but instead struck their protective shield, the few of them really wouldn’t have been confident in surviving.
The more these cultivators thought about it, the more panicked they became! They felt an urge to retreat.
But now, even if they wanted to withdraw, the enemy would not easily stop while holding the upper hand! This put them in a dilemma, stuck between advancing and retreating.
High above their heads, hidden in the clouds, Han Li was also chilled to the bone by the power of that super light pillar! He dared not show himself recklessly any longer.
Yet, he was reluctant to leave just like that.
Relying on the Divine Wind Boat’s superior speed he had just obtained, even if discovered, he could still escape in time. So Han Li remained suspended in the air, watching everything unfold.
However, the blue-red cloud formed by Han Li’s magical artifact hovering above the cultivators and puppets was quite conspicuous! Fortunately, when Han Li piloted the boat, he had raised its flight altitude extremely high — over a hundred zhang above the ground.
Therefore, until now, neither the surrounded cultivators nor the people controlling the puppets in the forest had detected him.
Still, Han Li knew this couldn’t last forever. But if he retracted the cloud, he would be fully exposed in the air.
Besides, the top-grade magical artifact "Azure Flame Miasma" forged with the eyes of two flood dragons not only concealed his form, making it impossible to pinpoint his exact location, but the mist also contained residual elixir from an ink flood dragon. Anyone who unwittingly touched this cloud would become dizzy and poisoned slowly without noticing!
Such a magical artifact that was both defensive and treacherous—how could Han Li easily give it up?
In desperation, Han Li suddenly noticed a gray low cloud floating not far above him. His heart leapt with joy as he slowly approached it. Finally, he dove into the cloud with his body and protective mist.
Now, Han Li’s movements were completely concealed!
With no worries behind him, he could focus entirely on watching the battle below.
Obviously, that super light pillar had shattered the confidence of the few foundation establishment stage cultivators. Although they continued to summon various magical artifacts and fought back energetically, Han Li could clearly see their power was no longer as strong as at the start.
It was obvious that everyone was harboring their own suspicions and no longer willing to cooperate against the enemy.
Just as Han Li was shaking his head in secret, an older cultivator within the protective shield seemed to sense something was wrong and suddenly shouted loudly toward the forest:
“Sir, do you really want to kill us all? We are disciples of several sects from Yuanwu Country. If you kill us, it will be equivalent to offending the entire immortal cultivation world of Yuanwu Country. Aren’t you afraid of bringing death upon yourself?”