Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 779: A Distant Message
The disappearance of the Mulan sacred bird was soon noticed by the cultivators and spellmasters on the battlefield.
Immediately, the spellmasters’ expressions changed drastically, while the cultivators were invigorated, their morale soaring.
The gaunt old man and Tian Zhong, who were entangled with their opponents, also showed looks of disbelief.
The sacred bird disappearing now was definitely not due to the oil in the ancient lamp running out. It could only mean that the cultivators from Tian Nan had extinguished that Yuanming ancient lamp.
These two divine masters didn’t even realize that their Mulan Tribe’s treasured heirloom had once again fallen into Han Li’s hands.
In their view, all the late nascent soul cultivators on the cultivator side were already entangled. The rest of the cultivators, with the sacred bird’s support, had no chance to break through the defense of the woman surnamed Le.
The current situation was truly beyond their expectations.
At this moment, Han Li quietly flew close to the wailing soul beast and revealed his form again.
The giant ape that the wailing soul beast had transformed into had already reduced most of the corpse-refined zombies to ashes, while the remaining few were hastily collected by the black-robed cultivators of the Yin Luo Sect.
Otherwise, the entire corps of bronze-armored refiners would have been wiped out sooner or later.
Having absorbed so much corpse energy, the wailing soul beast’s giant ape form had grown even larger, its fur glossy and black as if it had just been nourished.
During this time, several waves of black-robed men and spellmasters had tried to kill the giant ape first.
But Long Han knew very well that this strange giant ape was the key to dealing with those bronze-armored refined corpses; they couldn’t let the enemy succeed so easily. He immediately assigned some men to block these attackers.
Occasionally, a few slipped through, but before they could approach the giant ape, Silver Moon, hidden nearby, continuously cast soul ensnaring illusions, causing them to lose their lives in confusion.
When Han Li returned, he saw from afar that the wailing soul beast had just finished killing the last bronze-armored corpse outside, and he immediately beckoned it over with a gesture.
At once, a black glow flashed across the wailing soul beast, which instantly shrank, transforming into a dark rainbow and flying into the spiritual beast pouch at Han Li’s waist.
Seeing this, Silver Moon also flew behind Han Li.
Having collected the wailing soul beast, Han Li was about to turn and say something to Silver Moon when suddenly, a rumbling roar came from the sky.
A vast swath of dark clouds descended from high above, hundreds of zhang wide, with countless green thunderfire rolling within the clouds. The sky’s color changed abruptly.
Han Li’s expression stiffened as he looked up to the sky.
“Who is it? Who killed the Lady of our Sect’s land? I will extract their soul and refine their spirit to avenge this hatred!” A thunderous roar came from the dark clouds, unmistakably the voice of the Sect Master of the Yin Luo Sect.
Hearing this, Han Li’s heart skipped a beat, and his gaze turned cold.
“Before the outcome is decided, why hurry to leave? I, Yi, was just about to learn a few tricks from your demonic arts, fellow cultivator!” Following the black-robed man’s voice, the voice of Heartsong Old Demon drifted faintly through the air.
Then, another wave of gray-white mist shot down from the sky, blocking the dark clouds ahead.
“Get out of the way. I have no intention to spar with you. If you don’t leave now, don’t blame me for being unkind,” the Sect Master of the Yin Luo Sect’s voice was icy and ruthless.
“Unkind? I, Yi, have lived this long and have never been treated unkindly without a fight. If you have the skills, just show them!” Heartsong Old Demon sneered, showing no sign of backing down.
The black-robed man in the dark clouds fell silent for a long moment before speaking coldly, “Very well, since you are so reckless, I have no time to waste. Let me show you the power of our Sect’s supreme treasure—the Ghost Luo Banner.”