Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 571: Shadow Demonic Slash and Six Extremes True Demon
In stark contrast to the great commotion of the gray-white cloud mass, Han Li’s side remained silent and still. Suddenly, a faint layer of black energy enveloped his raised right arm.
This black energy contracted and expanded continuously, gradually becoming denser. Once it turned as black as ink, a serious expression appeared on Han Li’s face.
His entire right arm rapidly swelled, becoming two to three times thicker than before. A layer of glaring blood aura surfaced on the surface, making it look extremely eerie under the cloak of black energy.
At this moment, Han Li lifted his head and glanced at the opposite side.
The gray-white cloud mass was still booming loudly, rapidly swelling in size, and within moments, it covered an area tens of meters across. A sharp glint flashed in Han Li’s eyes as he suddenly whispered the word "Break."
His thickened arm contracted sharply, then suddenly thrust forward.
A black-red shard of light shot out from his palm. After release, it was several meters wide. Then a "crackle" sound echoed as the shard left a long trailing light, instantly flying toward the cloud mass.
Wen Tianren seemed to sense danger. The bronze ancient shield, which was entangled with his giant sword overhead, flashed with light and positioned itself in front of the cloud mass.
The light shard did not hesitate at all and slashed through as if the shield and cloud were invisible.
The bronze shield shattered silently into two halves like clay breaking, then fell to the ground in dust.
From within the cloud mass behind the shield came a muffled grunt. Soon after, a black slit appeared in the center. Moments later, the cloud mass split like a torn painting into two parts.
The giant shard of light, after cutting through the cloud, shot out more than ten meters before disintegrating into scattered starlight, vanishing completely.
At this moment, a furious and angry roar came from the half of the cloud mass.
“How dare you sever my limb! I will make you pay with your life!”
With the roar, the other half of the cloud suddenly dissipated, revealing a withered half arm floating in midair.
Judging from the attached sleeve, it was clearly Wen Tianren’s left hand.
“Great Tribulation Transformation Technique!”
At this scene, Han Li’s eyes narrowed sharply as this legendary demonic path secret technique immediately surfaced in his mind.
This technique involves refining a part of the body beforehand into a substitute puppet. When an unavoidable attack suddenly comes, the cultivator can use their will to let the puppet take the hit instead. It is especially effective against curse-type dark spells.
But this top-level demonic path secret art is said to require a nascent soul stage cultivator to practice. The fact that the opponent could use it shocked Han Li greatly.
As for the terrifying attack just now, it was one of the secret arts Han Li had chosen to cultivate from the profound yin scripture, the "Shadow Demonic Slash."
This technique shares some similarities with the “Blood Spirit Drill.”
Both methods refine part of the body’s essence into a special entity with tremendous power. When battling, this power is released all at once, capable of destroying anything in its path.
The "Shadow Demonic Slash" varies in power depending on the cultivator’s cultivation base, the amount of refined essence, and the length of refinement time. It is rumored that at the deepest level, it can even slice through space and shatter the void.
Of course, such a one-time attack technique is rarely cultivated to its full extent. Even Han Li only refined a small fragment.
After his previous two attacks failed, Han Li suspected the opponent’s cloud mass had some teleportation or spatial displacement effect. So he decisively unleashed his partly refined "Shadow Demonic Slash."
Though this slash couldn’t break the dimensional barrier or cut through space, it was enough to negate the opponent’s displacement trick.