Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 576: Dark Encounter
Han Li was stunned. Just as he was about to fall heavily onto a pile of rubble dozens of meters below, his body suddenly twisted sharply, his waist bending at a strange angle. At the same time, his feet tapped each other on the insteps, and with a swift “whoosh,” he shot diagonally towards a nearby large tree, landing steadily on a branch.
Cold sweat finally broke out on Han Li’s forehead.
Fortunately, he had learned the luo smoke step here, which required no spiritual power or magical power. Otherwise, a core formation stage cultivator like him falling to his death like this would truly become a laughingstock in the immortal cultivation world!
However, those foundation establishment stage cultivators certainly wouldn’t be as lucky as him. Many of them were probably seriously injured or even dead.
Han Li calmed himself slightly. Before making any further moves, a series of “clang clang” sounds came from nearby. Han Li’s expression shifted as he hurriedly looked over.
Sure enough, the two sets of green bamboo bee cloud sword that hadn’t been stored away fell to the ground with crisp sounds. Not far from them were the Eight-Sided Golden Mirror, Flower Basket Ancient Treasure, and a silver little bell.
At this moment, all of them appeared dim and lifeless, as if their spiritual energy had vanished.
Han Li’s heart tightened as he quickly tried to release a trace of spiritual awareness to scan these treasures. But as soon as his spiritual awareness moved, his heart turned ice cold.
His previously incredibly powerful spiritual awareness was now completely immobilized within his body, unable to leave it by even a fraction.
Han Li gasped.
Now that both his magical power and spiritual awareness were disabled, he was just like an ordinary mortal.
Forget about using magical abilities — even his storage pouch and spiritual beast pouch couldn’t be opened.
Han Li turned his head and saw the rolling black mist clearly approaching. His face paled.
At the speed this ghost mist was moving, his mortal body simply had no chance to escape by luck.
After a brief grim thought, Han Li gritted his teeth, shook his body, and landed beside the treasures. Then he clawed at the ground wildly, grabbing all the treasures into his hands.
Because he couldn’t use his storage pouch, he could only stuff these items into his怀内. Luckily, the treasures were all relatively small; otherwise, he really wouldn’t have been able to gather them all.
Just as Han Li finished gathering the treasures, the boundless black mist, hundreds of meters tall, suddenly enveloped the small island.
Han Li had just stood up when an enormous sucking force emerged from the direction of the ghost mist. Before he could understand what was happening, he was forcibly drawn into the air.
Han Li’s heart shuddered with terror. He tried several times to twist his body, attempting to use the luo smoke step to break free, but to no avail.
Moments later, he was sucked into the pitch-black mist.
Countless black lightning bolts intertwined and instantly wrapped around him.
A low, rumbling roar sounded as Han Li abruptly vanished in the flashes of black light, disappearing without a trace from the ghost mist.
...
Han Li’s ears buzzed fiercely, strange and chaotic voices flooding his mind. His entire body spun wildly, unable to see anything clearly — everything was pitch black before his eyes.
Suddenly, Han Li felt his body stop, then dropped helplessly as if unsupported.
With a dull “thud,” his body landed heavily on something. The landing spot was soft and thick, and he wasn’t hurt. This finally eased the tension in Han Li’s heart.
As far as he could see, it was still pitch black. But a strong stench of blood and fish surged into his nose.
Han Li silently reached down and touched the ground — it was slippery, sticky, and something was crawling around.
He was actually lying in a pile of fish and shrimp, all still wriggling and lively.
Han Li frowned. He wanted to slowly get up, but his head suddenly pounded with pain, and his limbs went limp. A wave of dizziness rose unexpectedly from his heart.